Shao Haitang's request that the 300 children of Xiangfan Hui who were temporarily incorporated into the Qingjiang Water Camp Protector Army return to the Xuancheng Water Camp was conveyed in the words of Xu Jingcheng, the capital of Xuancheng. Xu Ruyu crumpled the light yellow silk book into a ball, threw it on the bookcase, and looked at everyone in the audience, the blood on his lips faded, leaving only an angry paleness.

In addition to Shengyun Village, which moved people to the valley on the south bank of Lishui as always, the other three villages stopped contact with Xu Ruyu, and the three villages secretly sent people to the north bank yesterday.

The letter of appointment of the Xuancheng Water Camp and the Xuancheng Metropolitan Government caused the Lishui River Valley to overflow from Xu Ruyu's control. Xu Ruyu's efforts in Xuancheng for more than a month are very likely to make a wedding dress for Xiangfanhui. Although there will eventually be 30,000 or 40,000 people on the south bank, hundreds of thousands will settle on the north bank. The forces of the Blue Flame Army will be suppressed on the south bank and will not be able to develop to the north, and Xu Ruyu's plan to rise to the southeast may be delayed indefinitely.

Xu Boying, Meng Yi, Uncle Sun Fangwu, Ao Fang, Liang Bao, Ming Xi, Wei Yu, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xu, and Gu Mingchen all sat in front of the desk with a sigh of relief, frowning at the sudden situation, and thinking hard about what to do.

The Xiangfan Society has a water camp system, which not only breaks the monopoly of the Qingyan Army on the Qingjiang waterway, but also competes with it for the right to govern the Qingjiang River and Lishui.

Xu Jingcheng obtained the appointment of the Xuancheng Metropolitan Government from the Zhu family, and nominally had the right to govern the area of Taishan, Lishui River Valley, and Wuling Mountain. At that time, Xu Jingcheng demanded the realization of these powers, and the conflict between the two parties could not be avoided.

Xu Boying said in a low voice: "My father decided to stay in Shangnan and help Ding Zheng run Shangnan Shangdao. In the letter, he said that the military advisor's move was undoubtedly treacherous and chilling, and urged Bo Ying to follow the Qingyan Army unshakable. The 200 horse gang children I brought into Xuancheng were all my father's, and my father asked Ru Yu to rest assured that he would be incorporated into the Qingyan Army. ”

Xu Ruyu nodded slowly and said, "Chen Pre's undisguised support for Xiangfan will suppress my Qingyan Army, which means that he has completely seized the power of Donghai County. In addition, we want to build two more dock forts between Gaotang Fort and Benzhai, one is located at the confluence of the Jiuqu River and Lishui, and the other is located at the confluence of the Kaiyang River and Lishui, which are named Jiuqu Fort and Kaiyang Fort respectively, Mingchen, I can only hand over 2,000 reserve soldiers to you, can you complete the construction of three dock forts in two months? ”

Gu Mingchen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "There is no problem, it's just that the Kaiyang River Estuary can't build a dock for more than 200 warships." ”

Everyone was very puzzled by Xu Ruyu's discussion, and Xu Boying asked: "These two dock forts are not very urgently needed for defense, and they will only make the north bank feel our hostility?" ”

Xu Ruyu sighed: "Shao Haitang has forced us to such a point, how can we not fight back in the slightest?" These two dock forts not only improved the coastal defense, so as not to be subject to the Xiangfan Society in the future, but more importantly, forced the Xiangfan Society to rebuild the Xuancheng City. Xu Jingcheng announced that the people of Taishan Cottage would build the city, and I don't know what Yunyi would think. ”

Xu Ru was foolish and worried that Xiangfan would have limited financial resources and could not take care of the two things of land reclamation and city building, so he forced Xu Jingcheng to build the city. If Xiangfan really wants to recruit nearly 100,000 villagers in the surrounding area, the consumption of grain alone will be as high as 500,000 quintals. This does not include the cost of building a city and administering an army. In recent years, the Xiangfan Association has mainly relied on the Ma Gang for financial resources, but the Ma Gang does not have a deep sense of identity with the Xiangfan Society, just look at Xu Tingyi, Xu Boying's father and son sparing no effort to support Xu Ruyu. Xiangfan will establish a foothold in the Lishui River Valley, and the initial investment will not be less than 2 million gold.

"So is it necessary for us to continue to supply food to cottages at low prices?" Uncle Fang Wu asked.

"If the Xuancheng Metropolitan Government doesn't stop it, we have been supplying grain at a low price, but the price of the grain sold to the Xiangfan Association will be increased to two gold."

"Didn't Shao Haitang bring sixteen boatloads of grain, there should be fifteen or six thousand quintals, how could he still buy grain from us?" Listen to Xue Xue said.

Xu Ruyu said: "Xu Jingcheng still claimed to be the lord of Xuancheng yesterday, how could he tolerate me being the master here." This time, we shipped 80,000 quintals of grain, of which 30,000 quintals continued to be transported to Wuling Mountain, 20,000 quintals were used as strategic grain storage, and 30,000 quintals were openly sold to the people of the Qing Dynasty at a low price. Brother Zi, this time I brought a batch of farm tools with the ship, and I bother you to preside over the reclamation of the wasteland, and the missing livestock will make up for it next time. ”

In addition to leaving 2,000 villagers and 300 soldiers to guard the dangerous pass of Shengyun Village, the rest of the nearly 10,000 villagers and 1,100 soldiers have come down the mountain. Xu Ruyu formed the Qingjiang Light Armored Infantry Battalion, and selected 400 people from 1,000 soldiers to form the three forward posts of the Qingjiang Light Armored Infantry Battalion.

On 8 February, at the repeated requests of Shao Haitang and Xu Jingcheng, Xu Ruyu reluctantly agreed to meet with them to discuss the issue of the caravan.

Xu Ruyu's ship, the Baishao Flywheel Qingfeng, slowly sailed into the center of the river, and saw from a distance the sixteen large-wing warships of the Xiangfan Society sailing from the river port on the north bank into the Lishui channel, and the broken white waves surged backwards one by one.

Shao Haitang's long gray hair blew Jiang Feng a little messy, brushing his thin cheeks, so that Xu Ruyu couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. Xu Jingcheng was full of spirit, and his eyes swept over everyone on the Qingfeng. Xu Ruyu's eyes shone brightly, and fell on Shao Ruyan, who was almost tired of cowering in Shao Haitang's arms, her pale cheeks lined her lips more and more delicate, and her eyes that were as bright as the crescent moon had a little bit of misery like light smoke.

Shao Haitang's deep voice came slowly: "After a season, Ru Yu is more energetic, but I have added a little gray hair." Can we go on the Qingfeng and say goodbye to you? ”

Xu Ruyu smiled, pressed his hands on the women's wall baffle, looked down at the white waves between the two boats, and ignored Shao Haitang's words. The two sides fell into a strange silence, Xu Jingcheng's nose moved slightly, and a trace of cold breath quickly spread, covering the Qingfeng. Xu Ru foolishly captured Xu Jingcheng's slightly imperceptible murderous intention, his heart was uncontrollable, his eyebrows were raised, his eyes were like torches looking directly at Xu Jingcheng, and he said word by word: "If I failed to congratulate Xu Dufu on taking charge of Xuancheng, will Xu Dufu blame me Xu Ruyu for being slow in etiquette?" ”

In Xu Jingcheng's afterglow, dozens of warships of the Qingjiang Water Camp were moored far and near, and the cold light of the blades reflected the sparkling water.

Shao Haitang coughed, attracting the eyes of both parties to him. Shao Haitang said: "Xiangfan will only want to live in peace with the Qingyan Army, and has no other intentions, why does Ru Yu refuse to give people a thousand miles? ”

"Haha......" Xu Ru laughed a few times, hid the anger in his heart, and said calmly: "Shao Junshi wants to divide one side, and he does not hesitate to send sixteen warships to meet him. ”

This time, Mi Yusheng brought back sixteen large-wing warships and thirty-two Mengchong ships from Yongyang, making the combat power of the Qingjiang Water Camp far superior to that of the Xuancheng Water Camp in the founding period of the Xiangfan Society. Xu Jingcheng insisted on sending sixteen warships just to prevent the Qingjiang Water Camp from suddenly attacking, how could he have expected Xu Ruyu to meet in a lonely boat.

The people and horses who entered Qingjiang Mansion in the early stage of Xiangfanhui, under the leadership of Xu Jingcheng, were active in the Fuzhou area on the east side of Taishan, and later saw that Xu Ruyu wanted to gain a foothold in the Lishui River Valley, and followed closely behind, occupying the favorable terrain on the north bank, so that Xu Ruyu suffered a dark loss. This time, Shao Haitang decisively gave up Xu Ruyu, formed an alliance with Chen Pre and Zhu Lianzhi, and with the support of Chen Pre, established the Xuancheng Water Battalion, and transported all the elite combat forces of the Xiangfan Society to the Lishui River Valley at one time without warning. With the support of Zhu Lianzhi, Xiangfan will gain the nominal right to rule Xuancheng, and the Qingyan Army will ally with Xiangfan at this time, but it will be controlled by Xiangfan.

Shao Haitang and Chen pre-calculated Xu Ruyu, and the news blockade was naturally tight, and when Shao Haitang led sixteen warships to follow the Qingjiang Water Camp and suddenly appeared on the Lishui River, Xu Ruyu was caught off guard.

The fleet led by Mi Yusheng and Wei Yu was completely held hostage by Shao Haitang and returned to the Lishui River Valley. The only place Shao Haitang left was that he did not eat the huge supplies of the Qingjiang Water Camp casually.

Xu Ruyu thought to himself: It's not that Shao Haitang doesn't want to eat it, but he has deep scruples.

Xu Ruyu looked at Shao Haitang's almost desolate eyes, chuckled, and said, "Shao Junshi knows that he can't do it, why do he still want to be so forceful? ”

Shao Haitang avoided Xu Ruyu's eyes, and said in a desolate voice: "Since Xiangfan will survive, I have to try my best to fight for a piece of land that can survive. In today's world, there is no morality. You should understand my good intentions, how could I Shao Haitang ever have selfish thoughts? ”

"Hahaha...... My father once said that there are six handsome people in the world, Yijun Shao Haitang is the first for the people, pouring thousands of gold and family wealth, forming a gang to win profits for the people, and the world is beneficial. And where is Yijun now? In order to let Xiangfan Hui breathe longer, he did not hesitate to use it for the family, trying to divide the place. ”

"How can you count the military divisions like this, the two tigers are fighting, and they do everything, do you want us to tell you what benevolence and righteousness? We now have the strength to expel you from the Lishui River Valley, and the military advisor remembers the old feelings and does not want to do it. Behind Shao Haitang, a white-robed young general stood up and pointed at Xu Ruyu and reprimanded loudly.

"If I withdraw from the Lishui River Valley, will you Xiangfan Society be able to gain a foothold?" Xu Ruyu snorted coldly, looked at the white-robed general with contempt, and thought: He is probably a young general trained by the Xiangfan Society. Xu Xu said: "Yes, but there is nothing to talk about benevolence and righteousness. Then please ask Shao Junshi not to think about the old feelings again. Hmph..."

Now the Chen and Zhu families support the Xiangfan Society, but they are just using the Xiangfan Society to suppress the development of the Qingyan Army in Qingjiang. If the Qingyan Army really withdraws, as long as the Liyang Water Battalion blocks the Qingjiang Waterway, the Xiangfan Society will still fall into a difficult dilemma. Now the Zhu family is afraid of the power of Yongyang and Xu Ruyu, and is forced to open the Qingjiang waterway.

Shao Haitang also calculated that Xu Ruyu could not withdraw from it, so he voted for Chen and Zhu to fight for a gap in the survival of Xiangfan. Shao Haitang couldn't bear to look at Xu Ruyu's cold eyes, and thought: Xiangfan will go through more than 30 years, how can I be willing to let it fall apart? Maybe in the end, it is Chen and Zhu who make a profit.

On the issue of the two hundred Ma Gang disciples going to stay, Xu Ruyu's attitude was extremely resolute. Although the Xiangfan Society and the Qingyan Army were interdependent, Xu Ruyu did not hesitate to withdraw the Qingyan Army from the Lishui River Valley to Yongyang, forcing the Xiangfan Society to commit the crime. Two hundred of the caravan children remained on the South Bank, and nearly 1,000 family members related to the two hundred also moved to the South Bank. This move undoubtedly represents a break between Xu Ruyu and Xiangfan to some extent.

Xu Ruyu built two high platforms ten zhang square at the mouth of the Lishui River, each with two strong crossbow machines and one stone-throwing crossbow to block the 400-step-wide Lishui estuary. The Xiangfan Society was forced to rebuild the port on the Qingjiang embankment on the outer edge of the estuary.

Because of the relationship between Xu Tingyi and Xu Boying's father, the Ma Gang's power was divided by Xu Ruyu by nearly one-third. Xiangfan, who is congenitally lacking in financial resources, will feel the pain of the skull. Xu Tingyi and his family have been operating various livelihoods in Shangnan, and they dissolved into Nan'an and immediately brought a touch of business to Nan'an. In the area planned by Gu Mingchen in advance, some shops and wine shops have appeared one after another. However, the purchasing power of the people who have just come down from the mountain is extremely low, and the daily necessities and grain and salt are rationed.

The shop was depressed, three or two birds pecked in front of the door, and the shopkeeper lazily propped his chin on the counter with his hands on his chin.

Xu Ruyu and Xu Boying paced on the hard road of loess. At this time, it was the middle of April of the 53rd year of the new dynasty, and the tense atmosphere on both sides of the Lishui River gradually eased. In February, with the support of Yunqiao Village, the Xiangfan Society carried out a surprise attack on Yuantun on Taishan Mountain, and wiped out this group of thousands of rogue forces. This battle not only lifted the threat to the east of Xiangfanhui, but also raised the prestige of the first battle, so that the villages on Taishan gave up waiting and saw and came down one after another.

In the land where the Qingjiang water network is crisscrossed, the advantage of the cavalry is not easy to play, and Xiangfan will sell 2,000 fine war horses to Wanling for 400,000 gold. With this fund, Xiangfan will carry out both the construction of the city and the reclamation of the land at the same time. At this time, there were about 42,000 people who attached themselves to the south bank, and as many as 60,000 people who joined the Xiangfan Society on the north bank. With the congregation of the Xiangfan Society itself, the number of people on the north bank will reach 100,000 this year, and the number on the south bank may be only 50,000.

"The only thing to be proud of now is that our affairs are carried out earlier than the north shore, spring ploughing has begun, the north bank is a month or two late, and some people of the Baiyi tribe are gradually returning to settle in the western area of Wuling Mountain. Xu Jingcheng wants to form an alliance with us, Bo Ying, you go to the north shore tomorrow and sign casually, I don't bother to see him. Everyone knows that the toys written on paper are unreliable, and they are still rare. ”

Xu Boying smiled and said, "I'm afraid Xu Jingcheng doesn't want to see you." Ruyan came to the South Shore to play three or four times, what do you say? ”

"There is no confrontation between the north and south shores now, as long as Shao Haitang has no opinion. Ah, Bo Ying, the shops are too depressed, I'm afraid it's not a good thing, I think that the current recruitment of military workers is half of the hourly salary, half of the money and half of the food, and a little salary is also paid in the Qingyan Army, in this case, the shops may be a little better. ”

"I said that how could you fool me out for no reason to hang out, in business, businessmen are floating people living all over the world, and the government has always suppressed business travel, why did you have this idea?"

"You can't tell the truth, you grew up in a caravan, how can you not know the benefits of business? The merchant most wanted the road to be unobstructed and the four seas to be one, so that it would be convenient for him to make profits, so the merchant was also the most opposed to the division of the family. It seems that you said this, right? ”

"I admire your father, but unfortunately I haven't seen him. The rise of Yongyang City can be said to be the credit of your father. The Yongyang Futian tax, Ding tax, miscellaneous taxes, etc. add up to only 500,000 gold, but the commercial tax is as high as 1.5 million gold, not counting the windfall profits of various families. If it can really effectively suppress the power of the family, Yongyang's business tax will increase several times. This shows the benefits of businessmen. ”

"In the early days of the old dynasty, there was no 'end' or 'light', and Emperor Wen once said: 'Scholars and doctors are not mixed with industry and commerce, business is not thick, work is not skillful, agriculture is not strong, and it cannot be governed.'" My father once said that agriculture and industry are the source of wealth, business, and profit. In the old dynasty, the merchant city was triple profitable, and it was destroyed as a 'minister of the market'. Liujun Kou Zichan once costed the Jinshui Cao Yun during the 12 years of the Emperor of the Old Dynasty. Cao grain goes north every year for 4 million quintals, transporting troops as high as 120,000 people, about 18 quintals of foot fee to transport 1 quintal of rice, and the grain transportation cycle is one year. Merchants are only three times the profit of the city, from the south to the north, it takes less than a month, which is better and which is worse, isn't it clear at a glance? The taxes in the old dynasties were not too heavy, taking the twelve years of the Apocalypse as an example, each tax was not more than 100 yuan, but the people were not able to make a living, and there was no surplus profit in the land, why here? Inefficient administrative functions consume a lot of wealth, which is the result of excessive repression of business. A hundred years ago, the Tutu people invaded Fenjun and Qinzhou, broke through Xijing, and the counties in the south sat and watched the tiger fight, and none of them sent troops to help. Therefore, when Xijing was besieged, the southern counties would be indifferent and sit back and watch the inner court of Xijing being severely damaged by the Tutu people. If you can make all parts of the country interdependent, non-business can not cause it, and if one is blocked, business travel will be blocked, and the world will feel the pain, so you will not sit idly by. My father admired the idea of both agriculture and business, and once commented that businessmen and merchants are indispensable for contact, like the blood of the body. ”

It is not surprising that this statement came out of Xu Ruyu's mouth, and Xu Xing implemented a policy of emphasizing both agriculture and commerce in the East China Sea, which made the East China Sea rich in the world.

Xu Ruyu saw a cloth shop, crossed the high threshold, and secretly thought: I am afraid of letting the money flow out, so I made the threshold so high. All kinds of flower cloths were neatly stacked on the counter, and the shopkeeper was busy ushering, ready to salute Xu Ruyu and Xu Boying.

Xu Ruyu stopped him and said with a smile: "Aren't you tired when you see every customer making a big salute?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, and a deep wrinkle appeared on his forehead: "If someone really patronizes, I would admit it, but it has been open for three days, and General Qingfeng is the sixth person to walk into the shop." ”

Xu Ruyu pulled it into his arms and said with a smile: "Unfortunately, I didn't have any money on me." You can pull two pieces of this cloth for me and leave it, and I'll have someone pick it up later. ”

"How dare you take your money? General Qingfeng can afford to be small, so I will send this cloth to the camp. ”

"The way of businessmen, fair trading, how can there be a reason for you to give it away for nothing? I personally formulated the iron law of not fishing for the people's profits, so how could I blatantly violate it? Now that the city has not opened, you have to stay up for a while. In the past, we used to work on grain, but from now on we will be paid in gold, and the shops will be better, and by next year, the people will have more surplus money in their hands, and the grain and salt trade will also be liberalized, and this place will not be deserted. ”

Xu Boying asked the boss about the price, counted the money to pay for Xu Ruyu, and asked the boss to send it to the barracks. Pulled Xu Ruyu to the door and asked, "When did you put money on you, and you just pretended to take out it for a long time?" ”

Xu Ruyu chuckled, didn't argue, and went straight to the martial arts hall.

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