The next day, Gu Mingshan went to Jinhua with Fan Wenlong.

The passage between the Lishui River Valley and Fuzhou, in addition to Taishan, is mainly the Taishan channel controlled by Jizhai and Shaozhai. The other passages are all mountain roads that extend in all directions between Taishan villages, which are rugged and narrow, which is not conducive to the passage of cars and horses.

After the crowd gathered in the old man's peak dispersed, Liang Bao led the guard camp to abandon the siege of the village and returned to the Lishui River Valley.

Gu Mingshan went to Jinhua to discuss this matter with the Fan family.

The original 500 soldiers of the light armored infantry battalion, 150 soldiers of the teaching cavalry battalion, and 50 high-level students of the Yanwutang, a total of 700 people formed the Fuzhou light armored infantry battalion.

Among these 700 people, a total of 200 soldiers of the cavalry battalion and high-level students of the Yanwutang were sent to various villages in Fuzhou to assist the villages in training the army. More than 400 people from the more than 10,000 soldiers from the more than 10,000 villages in Fuzhou followed Xu Ruyu back to the Lishui River Valley, where they would practice in the Yanwutang for a short time.

Yang Shang took Yantan Village for Xu Ruyu without much effort, and his 400 horses were compiled into a front of the Fuzhou Light Armor Infantry Battalion, which was still stationed twenty miles away along the river.

In addition to the 500 soldiers brought by Zhang Xu, those who were drawn from the refugees and the people of Fuzhou formed a front of the Fuzhou Light Armored Infantry Battalion, which was full in number, but it was impossible to expect them to go to the battlefield in the near future, after all, nearly half of them had only picked up their weapons a month ago.

"Zixu, you are sitting in Yantan Fort, mainly to work with various villages in Fuzhou to ensure the smooth entry of materials in the direction of Jinhua and Yuhang into Fuzhou, and to contain their offensive in Yueqing behind the back of the Puji bandits. The formation of the Fuzhou Light Armor Infantry Battalion must rely on the strength of the Fuzhou Minzhai, and the final number of people should be controlled at 4,000 to 6,000, and you will take up the post of command, and the battalion lieutenant and the first rank of the left lieutenant must ensure that more than half of them are from the Fuzhou Minzhai, and I will consider the opinions of the three of you in the selection of candidates, and the strength must be slowly accumulated, and I estimate that the situation in Qingjiang Prefecture and even Yue County will not change greatly this year. ”

Ban Biao and Zhang Yi, the leaders of the Fuzhou Minzhai, did not dare to compete with Zhang Xu for the position of commander of the Fuzhou Light Armor Infantry Battalion, but after receiving Xu Ruyu's assurance, most of their hanging hearts were put down. When Zhang Xu was in Taishan, he was famous for his acquaintance, not to mention that his two brothers made great contributions to the Qingyan Army's foothold in the Lishui River Valley.

Zhang Xu watched the battle of the 5,000 soldiers temporarily gathered in the Fuzhou Minzhai a few days ago on the west side of the Old Man Peak, and knew that he could not have too much expectation for the combat strength of the soldiers in the Minzhai, at least there would not be much change before next spring.

Zhang Xu originally hoped that Xu Ruyu would leave Wei Yan and the Qingjiang Cavalry Camp in Fuzhou, but knowing what happened on the banks of the Wulun River, Zhang Xu couldn't wait for Wei Yan and the Qingjiang Cavalry Camp to leave with Xu Ruyu. Although he stayed in Fuzhou and was controlled by Zhang Xu, Wei Yan was a disciple of Xu Ruyu himself, and Zhang Xu did not dare to expect that Wei Yan would obey his dispatch.

"Puji Island is anxious to open up the passage between Wenling and Fuzhou before winter, and there should be no time to take care of it. In another three months, the new army of Minzhai will be successful, and at that time, the 400 generals of Fuzhou Minzhai will also be able to return from Lishui, and it should not be a problem to hold on to Minzhai. Zhang Xu suppressed the excitement of being able to take charge of himself and replied cautiously.

"Jizhai and Shaozhai cannot be attacked for the time being, but before winter, the Lishui River Valley will send troops to open one or two winding mountain roads, so that Xuancheng and Fuzhou can restore contact to a certain extent, but the real change in the situation of Qingjiang Mansion will not be until the problem of the Twelve Kou Leagues is resolved, you must have this patience. The matter of Fuzhou, the three of you will discuss it, listen to Mr. Gu's opinion, if you are really undecided, you can fly to the book village, and I will deal with it personally. ”

Xu Ruyu arranged the affairs of Fuzhou in early September, and followed him back to the Lishui River Valley, in addition to the more than 200 Qingjiang cavalry battalion soldiers led by Wei Yan and Ziyang Yalan, as well as more than 400 elites from Fuzhou Minzhai who were ready to enter the Yanwu Hall, as well as the young Luo Xiaohu who he met on the edge of Yunxi.

In Gaotang Village's slight rectification, the next morning along Gaotang River into the Lishui River, in the evening can already see the murky water of the Qingjiang River.

Although the news of Xu Ruyu's return to the Lishui River Valley did not spread, the Qingfeng battleship that was easy not to leave the village was located in the position of the fleet ship, and the generals who stayed in the village stood on the high dam and waited for nearly an hour.

In addition to Xuancheng, the north bank of the Lishui River Valley is actually under the control of the Qingyan Army, and the people on the north bank can't take into account Xu Jingcheng's feelings in Xuancheng, and together with the people on the south bank, they gather on the river embankment to cheer the fleet.

When Wei Yan left the Lishui River Valley, the village at the mouth of the Lishui River had only just been built, and both sides of the river were barren fox graves. When I just got down to Gaotang Village, I saw that behind the stone fort at the mouth of Gaotang Creek, there was a town with more than 100 families, and I was already surprised. The soldiers from Fuzhou also crowded onto the deck to watch the scenery that had not appeared for decades, thinking that in the near future, the people of Fuzhou would also be able to walk down the mountain, and their eyes were full of tears.

Ban Zhaolin is the leader of the four hundred soldiers in Fuzhou, and said in a stirring voice: "If we can let Fuzhou have this situation, we and the other four hundred people will be willing to spill all the blood, Zhaolin now understands how correct the decision of the eldest brother and Zhang Yi was, and the 800,000 people in Qingjiang have been looking forward to the arrival of General Qingfeng." ”

When Xu Ruyu appeared in Fuzhou, Ban Biao and Zhang Yi, the leaders of the Fuzhou villages, suppressed the different voices in the villages, and resolutely led the 46 villages in Fuzhou to join Xu Ruyu, who had not yet become a climate.

"The Ban family's great contribution to the people of Qingjiang is obvious to all, and I am suspected of being greedy for merit."

The Ban family was originally a Fuzhou township tyrant, Meishan, Xiaoni Mountain, Tianmu Mountain between the 10,000 acres of fertile land was originally the private property of the Ban family, Baiyi and the Yue County family dispute, resulting in Qingjiang Mansion became a barren land, the people went to seven or eight out of ten, robbers were rampant, and their ancestor Ban Ti took the lead in forming a village, maintaining neutrality between the family and Baiyi, and was jealous of the Yue County family. In the following decades, he gradually became the leader of the Fuzhou village with the Zhang family.

"General Qingfeng is humble, the people in Qingjiang Mansion have not lived on flat land for more than ten years, these are the changes you have brought, for the sake of the people of Fuzhou, the Ban family is willing to be driven."

Xu Ruyu nodded, looked at the land on the north bank, and said: "There are still many things to do to let the people of Qingjiang go down the mountain, even now, the situation in the Lishui River Valley is also complicated, you look there." After a bandit attack, and because the contradiction between Xu Jingcheng and the Qingyan Army could not be adjusted, no one was willing to replant the damaged farmland, which was much more depressed than the south bank.

Ban Zhaolin knew a little about the contradiction between the Qingyan Army and the Xiangfan Society, and knew that he had not really dissolved into the Qingyan Army, so it was not appropriate to say more about this matter and stand silently on one side.

The Qingfeng approached the river port, and Xu Ruyu searched for familiar figures in the crowded people at the port. Youli and Tingxue, Jue'er, Shao Ruyan, Xu Boying, Uncle Sun Fangwu, Ming Xi, Wei Yu and others, surrounded by many Jingwei, walked towards the Qingfeng that was revetmenting.

Xu Ruyu ignored the presence of everyone, took Youli's tender hand, felt her warm body, looked at each other and smiled, trying to suppress the stirring emotions of getting together after a long time of separation, and greeted everyone one by one. Seeing Shao Ruyan and thinking of Shao Haitang who was in Beiling Fort at this time, Xu Ruyu was quite emotional.

The river port is only a thousand steps away from the newly built Lishui City, and there are eight horses running parallel to the gallop road between the river port and the Lishui City, and the two-story small buildings of red tiles and blue bricks are arranged on both sides of the relaxation road.

Xu Ruyu said: "In the coming year, it is a good place to hire people to plant lush green pines on the side of the road. ”

Xu Boying said with a smile: "The Mei family has one out of three points in the real estate here, and this is naturally considered by the Mei family." ”

"Oh, Mei Tierui is not lagging behind in this regard."

Although the Tea and Horse Trade Road has not been fully opened, and there are only more than 3,000 households in Lishui City, the products of Wuling Mountain, Taishan and Lishui River Valley every year make the merchant ships here endless. As long as we solve the river bandits on the Qingjiang River, the merchant ships can be navigated freely, how can the Mei family, known as the merchant family, not take the lead? ”

Xu Ruyu thought for a moment and said: "Try to support the local merchants, and the horse gang can also participate, but you can't let the Mei family have too many opinions." ”

Xu Boying nodded, knowing what Xu Ruyu was worried about.

Lishui City was only built with bricks and stones to a height of more than one zhang, and the rest of the city body had to wait until winter to be rammed with raw soil and lime, but the city gates on all sides were built first. The city gate built of big blue bricks is two and a half zhang high, four zhang wide, four zhang deep, there is no city tower, and more than ten soldiers stand on duty behind the female wall that is heightened and deepened.

Xu Ruyu estimated that the entire city gate was three zhang high, and asked: "Didn't you say that the city wall was only built two and a half zhang, do you think it would be better to set up the Qingjiang Mansion in Lishui City in the future?" ”

Xu Boying looked at his uncle Fang Wu and motioned for him to explain to Xu Ruyu.

Xu Ruyu waved his hand and said to Xu Boying: "It is about the future of the Qingyan Army, everyone is more qualified than me to decide everything in Lishui New Town, I just want to listen to your plans." ”

Xu Boying sorted out the thoughts in his heart and said: "With the revival of the tea and horse trade road, Lishui New City and Xuancheng Old City will surely rise and become the center of Qingjiang Mansion." Compared with the river port of Lishui, the old port of Xuancheng is more suitable for military port, if possible, Lishui port will be converted to civilian use next year, so the development of Lishui new city is more beneficial. ”

Xu Ruyu thought for a while and said, "Lishui City is only nine miles in radius, isn't it a little smaller?" ”

"If it is the center of the tea and horse trade road, the surrounding sixteen miles of Xuancheng is far from enough......"

"Wait, let me think about it..."Xu Ruyu interrupted Xu Boying's words, "Oh, who came up with this idea of the inner and outer cities?" ”

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, but the idea was mentioned by everyone on a whim."

"Seeing the houses on both sides of the road, it is naturally not difficult to guess the idea of the inner and outer city, the inner city is fortified with high walls, and the houses and shops in the outer city are scattered, the idea is really good, I'm afraid it is Bo Ying, your idea, right?"

Youli took Xu Ruyu's hand and said softly: "Bo Ying originally intended to ask you for instructions before making a decision, you were in the deep mountains of Wuling at that time, and when you replied, I don't know how long it would be delayed, and when you left, the decision of Lishui New Town was handed over to everyone, and I asked them all to second." ”

Xu Ruyu glanced down at Youli, knowing that her words were to dispel the concerns in Xu Boying's heart, so she smiled and said, "Seeing that you are all smiling, it seems that there is something else to hide from me?" ”

Youli smiled at each other, ignored Xu Ruyu's suspicions, and walked towards the city with his generous palm.

The village built at the mouth of the river is now used as a place for the Yanwutang, the garrison, and the warehouse, and other corresponding departments have moved to the newly built Lishui City.

Turn the corner, step on the main street with six horses galloping side by side in the east-west direction, the two-story high-rise buildings with brick and wood structures on both sides of the cornices, restaurants, restaurants, and shops with various miscellaneous items and utensils, generally downstairs are shops, and people live upstairs. Rouge gouache shop, gold and silver shop, jade shop and other stores selling luxury goods, also opened one or two, Lishui locals just came down not much time, few people watched, the village on Huaiyu Mountain is now with the south bank of the relationship eased, from time to time someone came to Lishui New City to procure, smoothly for the village in the female dependents to buy one or two. At that time, the small and medium-sized families who lost power in Jingjun hegemony had a lot of money wrapped around their waists.

The villagers of Siye knew that Xu Ruyu was returning to Lishui today, and many people poured into Lishui City, which had not yet been completed, making Lishui City, which was a little deserted, look very lively.

Approaching the official office, there is a veritable restaurant, the second floor cornices are hung with apricot yellow wine flags, downstairs sit three or two diners, the second floor lacquered wood railing, is according to three or five brightly dressed people looking down.

Xu Ruyu sniffed his nose and smelled the smell of Pingcheng autumn dew, which can only be regarded as an ordinary wine in Yongyang, but in Lishui City, there are no townsmen, rich people, and businessmen are not profitable, Pingcheng autumn dew has become a luxury for a while, and very few people in Lishui City can afford to drink it. I saw that several liquor shops only sell homemade rice wine, and the restaurants also mainly sell noodles. Xu Ruyu couldn't think of anyone who would open this high-end restaurant here.

Xu Boying saw the confusion in his eyes and said: "Merchants who come and go to Qingjiang, there are picky mouths, this restaurant is naturally indispensable, the Mei family does not do restaurant business, but the house here is too close to the official office, and I dare not give it to people who don't know the details, so I asked a family member surnamed Zhou to buy this house and open a restaurant, I heard that it can be maintained now." ”

Xu Ruyu saw that Xu Boying wanted to speak and stopped, thinking that it was inconvenient to say something in front of Youli, and he felt strange in his heart, but he didn't ask him. Xu Ruyu heard him mention the family members of the Ma Gang and asked: "Xu Ji and Ji Ziheng declared their separation from the Xiangfan Society in Beiling Fort, how did their families settle down, and how did the families of the generals of the Minzhai Village in Xuancheng settle down?" ”

"Xu Jingcheng can't maintain Xuancheng's ordinary use, and he can't detain these family members as hostages, seeing that we have to accept these family members, he hurriedly kicked out the baggage, Xu Jingcheng still has 2,500 people under his command, except for the immediate family members of these people, everyone else was expelled from Xuancheng by Xu Jingcheng. At present, there are only 2,500 garrisons and 14,000 dependents in the northern city, and the materials of Xuancheng are only enough for them to support for a month. ”

"Xu Jingcheng will make a decision within a month, but unfortunately we can't wait for a month, Wu Sheng, Wei Yu, you are ready to clear the Qingjiang bandits soon."

"Wei Yu has no position for the time being." Liang Bao reminded in a low voice.

"Oh, then let's get back to where we were." Xu Ruyu looked sideways at Wei Yu, who was following up, and said, "I believe you thought about it for a long time before making this choice, but those more than 100 people will not be returned to you, and I will be of other use." ”

Meng Yi smiled and said: "You Yu have seen it through, I have been thinking about what kind of wording to use to intercede for Wei Yu." ”

"The northern line defense from Beilingbao to Ulunburg, because of the absence of the elite soldiers of the Xiangfan Society, has become more than 100 loopholes only by relying on the weak soldiers of the people's villages, but so far there has been no infiltration of the rogues, which is to be intimidated by the battle of the Ulun River."

"Sir..." Wei Yuping said very little, at this time there were words choked in his throat, his face was flushed, but he couldn't spit out a word.

Wei Yan put his arms around his neck and said in a loud voice: "Wei Zi, I heard that you are going to restore the bandit name of 'human cook', did that battle kill his grandmother?" ”

Wei Yu unexpectedly grabbed his armpit and pushed him back.

Wei Yan staggered a few steps before he stood on his heel and did not fall, and when he heard Xue turn around and see him like this, he laughed out loud. Ziyang Yalan looked at him gloatingly.

Wei Yan followed Xu Ruyu to live a master's addiction in Fuzhou, and when he was in Fuzhou, Ziyang Yalan, Zhang Xu and other generals were not his opponents, not to mention the generals from the people's village, which made his self-confidence extremely inflated, and he didn't think of letting Wei Yu take the key point by surprise. Wei Yan's strength in life and death in Wuling Mountain is actually one line higher than Wei Yu, and he can't afford to fight with Wei for this face at this time. remembered that when he left Gaotang Village, he also promised Ban Zhaolin and others to mention their martial arts, I don't know what he thinks now.

Wei Yu saw that he didn't come over as usual, took a step behind and walked side by side with him, and asked him curiously: "Why are you bored behind?" ”

Ziyang Yalan said with a smile: "In the morning, someone offered to mention our martial arts, I guess he wanted this." ”

Wei Yu laughed softly: "I just locked my armpits, and I only took two steps back to stand firm, you are better than me now, did Mr. teach you something else in Fuzhou?" ”

When Wei Yu saw Wei Yu say this, Wei Yan's face immediately returned to normal, he glanced at Ziyang Yalan arrogantly, and asked Wei Yu in a low voice: "Mr. took back more than 100 of your people, do you want to be assigned to the Qingjiang cavalry camp?" ”

Wei Yu was stunned and said, "After you mentioned this, there is this possibility. However, listening to the discussion between my uncle and grandson and Mengjiaoxi, you may have to be investigated for leaving your post without permission. ”

Hearing Wei Yu say this, Wei Yan's face sank again, no matter how much everyone led him to speak, he didn't say a word, Wei Yu's words were on his valve.

Everyone was about to walk through this restaurant, and suddenly a person floated down from the upper floor, dragging a spear, in front of everyone, when he turned around, a shot came, and a fierce gun rushed straight to Xu Ruyu's face.

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