In the prison office, the supervisor Yu Yunzheng and more than a dozen officials discussed the recruitment of shipwrights, and the supervisor was mainly responsible for engineering maintenance and management of craftsmen, but also responsible for the research of some new tools, and the general supervisor of the Northern Sui Dynasty was even involved in the development of weapons. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Because of the burning of the warship in Yidao County, Yu Yun was called by Li Yuan to reprimand him fiercely, if it were not for the delay of the shipwright, the warship in Yidao County would not have been repaired for half a year, and Li Yuan thought that he would have an unshirkable responsibility as a supervisor.

"Don't make excuses, I know it's hard to find shipwrights now, but we can't tell the saint that we can't find shipbuilders, let's all think of a way!"

Jiang Yuhua, the young eunuch on the side, sighed and said: "We are also recruiting shipwrights in Bashu and Guanlong, and it is not that we have not recruited, but most of the shipwrights recruited will only build small boats, like large ships above a thousand stones, they will basically not be built, and of course they will not be repaired, sometimes they can't just have drawings, and they have shown the drawings of the Hengyang boat to two slightly experienced shipwrights in two months, and they all said that they can't build it, without that kind of ability, we can understand the mood of the saint, but this needs to be accumulated, and after a few years or ten years, we will be able to build a big ship." ”

"For a few years, are you kidding me?"

Yu Yun glared at him dissatisfied, and then said to everyone: "The others will talk about their thoughts." ”

At this time, Jiang Cheng Yang Wen stood up and said: "The shipwrights in the world have been recruited by the Northern Sui with high salaries, this is something that everyone knows, and the saint must also know, in fact, there is a workaround for the humble position, I don't know if the envoy wants to hear it." ”

"That's it."

Yang Wen said slowly: "In fact, warships don't have to be big ships of more than 1,000 stones, like fast boats, sentinel boats, etc., which are small boats of about 100 stones, and we can't say that they are not warships. ”

Yang Wen's method made everyone agree, but Yu Yun did not say anything, this so-called method is, to put it bluntly, he is fooling himself, and he is fooling the Son of Heaven, but in the end, he has to bear the responsibility.

But Yu Yun also knew that it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and without an excellent shipwright, they couldn't build a big ship just by relying on their group of officials to break their brains, so they could only take one step at a time.

"Alright! According to Yang Jiancheng's method, Jiang Shaojian was responsible for drafting the plan, and then began to implement it, and it could not be delayed any longer. ”

Everyone agreed in unison, and at this time, Yu Yun saw a guard standing at the door of the lobby, so he said to everyone: "You continue to discuss, I will come when I go." ”

He walked out of the inner hall and smiled at the guard, "What's the matter with the virtuous nephew?" ”

This guard is Dugu Baizhen, the son of Dugu usurpation, he saluted and smiled: "I haven't seen my uncle for a long time, I have come to greet my uncle!" ”

"You're welcome, is your father looking for me?"

Dugu Baizhen nodded, and when he saw that there was no one left and right, he took out a note and handed it to Yu Yun, "This is the news from my father to my uncle, saying that it is urgent." ”

"I see, thank you father."

Yu Yun took the note and put it directly into his arms, Dugu Baizhen bowed and left, Yu Yun quickly read the content of the note, then turned around and walked back to the inner hall, and smiled at everyone: "It's time for lunch break soon, let's pack up and get ready to eat!" In the afternoon, we will continue to discuss the matter of shipbuilding. ”

Everyone got up and went out, and Yu Yun instructed his entourage: "Go and prepare the carriage, I'll go to Qingyun Liquor Store at noon!" ”

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As the bell for the lunch break rang, the officials walked out of the imperial city in twos and threes, and the carriages also drove out through the east side door, and these officials were ready to go home to rest.

Yu Yun usually has to go home at noon to take a nap, but today he came directly to the Qingyun Wine Shop not far from the imperial city, Qingyun Wine Shop is an industry resold by the Dou family to the Yu family, because of the fear of causing internal conflicts in the family, Yu Yun transferred it to a big businessman in Longyou at the beginning of the year, so that the children of the family are dead to it.

At this time, Chang'an and Zhongdu are the same, there are still a few days to hold the annual imperial examination, almost all the wine shops and inns in Chang'an are crowded with scholars from the counties of the Tang Dynasty, Qingyun wine shop is no exception, because this is a place where officials often hang out, it is even more scholars flock to it.

When Yu Yun came to the Qingyun Wine Shop, the officials who came to eat had not yet arrived, but the wine shop was already crowded with scholars who participated in the imperial examination, and the bartender knew Yu Yun's carriage, so he hurriedly walked to the window and said apologetically: "Yu Yuanjun, I'm sorry, there is really no seat now, all of them are full of these scholars, and the envoy will be harassed by them when he enters." ”

Yu Yun didn't come to eat, he had important information to tell Gao Jin, so he said: "In that case, go and find your high account room, I have a few words to say to him." ”

"Wait a minute!"

The bartender rushed in, and after a while, Gao Jin walked out quickly, bowed and saluted: "Little nephew, see uncle!" ”

"Huh! I don't have anything to do, I brought the book you asked for last time, you put it away, don't show it to others. ”

After speaking, Yu Yun handed out a book from the window, Gao Jin understood what Yu Yun meant, there must be something in the book, he quickly took the book, and said, "Thank you, uncle!" ”

Yu Yun instructed again: "The content of the book is very important, read it immediately." ”

"Nephew understands."

Yu Yun immediately gave an order, and the carriage immediately started, leaving Qingyun Liquor Store and heading towards his own mansion.

An hour later, a carrier pigeon flew up in the suburbs of Chang'an and flew towards Qichun County.......

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The situation in the south was also relatively calm these days, and after the Sui army captured Baling County, it immediately divided its troops to occupy Changsha County and Jiangling County, which were not garrisoned, and cut off the retreat of the Tang army in the east, so the Sui army no longer continued to move, but patiently waited for the action of Li Xiaogong's army.

The Sui army camp is located in Qikou, where the water enters the river, and it is also the largest wharf in Qichun County on the Yangtze River, which became the temporary station of the Sui army's water division, and when the Northern Sui army arrived, the Sui army camp also appeared on the shore.

With the continuous arrival of the assembled troops, the Sui army that gathered in Qikou has reached 150,000 people, if you count 30,000 water troops, then the army that is ready to participate in this southern campaign has reached 150,000 people, which makes the military camp occupy an extraordinarily large area, the large camp is built on the north bank of Qishui, built next to the water, occupies thousands of acres of land, rammed earth is the wall, like a medium-sized county town.

Although the army was relatively quiet, the river was extremely busy, and a large fleet of cargo ships drove from Baling County to transfer all the grain and other military supplies that the Tang army had hoarded in Baling County to the Qikou barracks, so the Sui army had to continue to expand the warehouse area in the southwest corner to accommodate the overflowing grain materials.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Xuan, the military advisor Fang Xuanling and several generals were standing in front of the sand table to discuss the military situation, although Li Xiaogong pounced in Pengze County, and triggered the prerequisites for Zhang Xuan to launch the western expedition, but through the infiltration of a large number of scouts, Zhang Xuan found that he still underestimated the defense system that Qu Tutong had painstakingly built up over the years.

Jiangxia is mountainous along the river, Wulong Mountain, Baining Mountain, Fan Mountain, Feng Volcano and so on are all famous and precipitous mountains, 40,000 Tang troops are stationed in more than 20 military cities of all sizes, most of these military cities are built according to the mountains, less than 1,000 troops, then 35,000 garrisons, all of them are made of big bluestone, tall and solid, the terrain is precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the military cities echo each other, if the attacking forces are not much, it is likely to be besieged by the troops of several military cities.

Although Li Shenfu is mediocre, he is not stupid, and he will not destroy the defense system that Qu Tutong has painstakingly managed, but continue to use it as it comes.

It was the strong defense system of Jiangxia County that made Zhang Xuan a little difficult, if he forcibly attacked Jiangxia, he was sure that he would succeed in the end, but the price would be very large, Zhang Xuan did not want to take Jiangxia County with heavy casualties.

Winning victory at the lowest cost was his consistent principle of war, and this principle he made every general must remember, and he himself was no exception.

At this time, Xu Shiji said on the side: "Your Highness, the humble position suggests that we use the tactics of occupying the periphery first and then attacking the inner circle, first occupy the six counties of Xiangyang, Anlu, Yiyang, Handong, Yong'an, and Chungling, and finally attack Jiangxia County. ”

Xu Shiji also smiled and said: "Mao Gong's strategy is good, it is worth considering, we might as well start Xiangyang County, attack from west to east, and leave the Chuyang County in the west to Li Shenfu as a retreat channel, as long as they evacuate Jiangxia, our opportunity will come." ”

Zhang Xuan was silent, although this was also his idea, but Xiangyang County also had 20,000 Tang troops, and how to annihilate the 20,000 Tang troops in Xiangyang County was also a practical problem that he had to consider.

At this moment, a soldier's report came from outside the tent, "Marshal Qiyu, there is urgent information in Chang'an!" (To be continued.) )