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Updated: 2O12-11-O7

The quarry rock that lies in the north of Taipingfu City and the south bank of the Yangtze River is called the "Three Rocks of the Yangtze River" together with the Yueyang City Tomb Rock and the Nanjing Yanzi Rock, which has always been listed as the three rocks with steep mountains, beautiful scenery and numerous historic sites, and is known as the reputation of "a show through the ages". Quarry rock abrupt in the river, the cliff is in the air, the big river is to rush, the water flow is turbulent, the terrain is dangerous, since ancient times, it is the place where the soldiers must fight.

In the 31st year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1161), there was a "quarrying battle" related to the national fortune of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the commander of the Song army, Yu Yunwen, defeated Wanyan Liang, the king of Hailing, which made the national glory of the Song Dynasty continue for more than 100 years; In the fifteenth year of Yuan Zhizheng (1355), Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just set up his own door, defeated the Yuan Dynasty's Taiping Road Alu Gray with the general Chang Yuchun as the vanguard, and then opened the door to march into Jiqing Road (Nanjing), laying the initial cornerstone for the birth of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the ancient battlefield that makes people hang, Quarry Rock has always been a famous spot in the south of the Yangtze River, throughout the ages, attracting countless literati and celebrities, such as Bai Juyi, Wang Anshi, Su Dongpo, 6 You, Wen Tianxiang, etc., have come here to inscribe poems and sing, especially the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty drank and wrote poems here, according to legend, he finally drowned because he was drunk and went to the water to catch the moon, which added a bit of mystery to the resort.

However, whether it is to enjoy the beautiful scenery or recall the magnificent Jin Ge scene, it is not the main purpose of Zheng Kezang's trip. When the cautious Taiping Prefect and Tu Zhixian were surprised to follow Zheng Kezang's patrol team to the undulating hills east of Quarry Rock, only the personnel who were ordered to secretly explore the iron ore reserves in Ma'anshan at that time knew the true purpose of Zheng Kezang's trip.

"This mountain." After Zheng Kezhang stretched out his hand to grab it, he nodded and shook his head and sighed. "Treasure land, real treasure land." In Zheng Kezang's remaining memories of his previous life, the wasteland under his feet is one of the seven major iron mining areas in China, with iron ore reserves calculated in hundreds of millions of trillions, as well as countless associated resources such as gold, copper, phosphorus, alum, potassium feldspar, kaolin, etc., although some resources cannot be used in this era, but copper and iron alone are worth his salivation. "Hateful, hateful."

Zheng Kezhang yelled at the sky with some dissatisfaction, his hysterical appearance made countless local officials who were honored with His Holiness subconsciously turn their heads, of course these people didn't know what Zheng Kezhang was thinking, and even some people thought that Zheng Kezang suddenly lost his mind and went crazy. Of course, there are also smart people, seeing Zheng Kezang's crazy appearance, thinking that there is a treasure in the mountain, and they are smart enough to prepare to secretly send people to mine after going back.

"Cai Qing," After venting for a while, Zheng Kezhang turned his head to look at Cai Tong, the former official of the Salt and Iron Experience Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the servant of the Salt and Iron Department of the Shogunate. "What is the progress of the Shilu iron ore mine, and when will the road be opened?"

Cai Tong responded with a wry smile: "There are 160 miles from the Shilu mining area to the sea, and there are many hills during the period, although the Salt and Iron Division has invested nearly 10,000 slave laborers in rotation, but because of diseases, dangerous roads and other reasons, only more than 80 miles of cement roads have been built so far, but more than a quarter of the slave labor has been lost. ”

"You don't have to worry about slave labor." Zheng Kezhang gritted his teeth and said that in order to open Shilu, Zheng Fan had invested nearly 500,000 taels of silver in four years, not counting the materials, and it cost nearly 150,000 taels to buy black slaves from the Yingguili people. "Lone will take care of the Grand Trial, in the future, all death row prisoners and assassins will open mines in Qiongzhou, in addition, the flag soldiers captured from all over the country will also be assigned to you, Lone has only one request, to go out of the mine within three years."

Cai Tong's brows tightened even tighter, you must know that don't look at Zheng Kezang's time seems to be very wide, but building roads is only one aspect, on the other hand, it is necessary to dig out the mine, although Zheng Kezang's words are scorching and sure that there is only a very thin layer of rock on the ore vein, but even if this omniscient monarch is right, it is not so simple to get out of the mine.

But thinking about it, Zheng Kezhang was waiting for his statement, so Cai Tong, who didn't dare to show too much hesitation, had to grit his teeth: "Your Majesty, the minister will go to Qiongzhou in person in a few days, and if he doesn't go out of the mine, the minister will not be ready to come back to meet the lord." ”

"Yes, great!" Zheng Kezhang happily patted Cai Tong's shoulder. "If Qing is successful, he will not forget Qing's exploits." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezhang seemed to think of something. "In this way, the Ordnance Department of the 6th Military Headquarters of Lonely Life allocated one million catties of gunpowder for the opening of the mountain, so that Qing does not have to be sad."

At this time, the accompanying housekeeper came to remind Zheng Kezhang that the time was not early, so Zheng Kezhang went down the mountain unsatisfied, got on the carriage and went to the Taiping Mansion City, before getting on the car, Zheng Kezhang explained to the magistrate: "According to the edict attached to Guo Licheng, when the Tu County is settled, if it is not decided, move here." ”

Zheng Kezhang said that he lowered the curtains of the car, and the convoy started immediately, leaving only a group of dumbfounded officials to send them off

Zheng Kezang's tour this time is not only Taiping, he will also go west to Xuanzhou, Chizhou, then north to Anqing, Lufeng, and then through Xinchang, Yangzhou to Yancheng Zhili Prefecture, and then across the south to Taicang, Songjiang, Jiaxing and Hangzhou, and after inspecting Hangzhou, through Huzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang back to Nanjing. It's just that Zheng Kezang's original scheduled tour time was the end of June and early July, but by coincidence, Wuding Emperor Zhu Yougeqia died at this time. The turmoil of the national funeral and the trivial matters after the new monarch succeeded to the throne forced him to delay his trip to this day, but fortunately, although the time of his tour was delayed, the divisions scheduled to go to Jiangxi, Huguang, and Hunan at the end of June to rotate the local troops still left on time

Just when Zheng Kezhang inspected the school troops all the way, talked to the gentry, gave preferential care to widows and widows, and commended the widows, Kangxi received a report from Wu He, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, that as the Sichuan side paid a sum of tea and silk worth more than 200,000 taels, the satisfied Jungger army had all withdrawn to Yumen Guanxi. It is rumored that the Dalai Lama, who is plotting to make an arrogance against Alabutan, has fallen out with the Dalai Lama, who complained about his retreat, and the Dzungar army has already moved south, and the front of the army is directed towards Lhasa.

After receiving this good news, Kangxi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, so he immediately ordered Shaanxi to move the landless and landless displaced people to Shibian, Gansu. Subsequently, Kangxi officially ordered that the original post of governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi be changed to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu on July 17 of that year, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was stationed in Lanzhou, hoping to strengthen the defense of Gansu and deal with the comeback of the Jungars.

On July 19, the 35th year of the reign of Kangxi, in view of the relationship between Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan, the important geographical location and the economic indispensability, the Qing court upgraded the post of governor of Sichuan to the governor of Sichuan, and appointed Wu Lu, the former governor of Huguang, as the governor of Sichuan, and transferred the governor of Shanxi, Gartu, to take over as the governor of Huguang.

On 20 July, Kangxi added a member of the governors of Henan and Shandong on the grounds of coordinating grain and straw and organizing troops to reinforce Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo in the direction of Xuzhou nearby, and Guo Shilong, who was formerly the governor of Zhili and was born in the Han military banner, was appointed by Kangxi as the first governor of Henan and Shandong because of his honest official reputation and loyalty to the Qing court.

After arranging the western and southeastern defense lines, Kangxi used the celebration of the victory over Galdan as an excuse to gather the Mongol princes of Chahar, Xilin Gol and Khalkha and the living Buddhas of Inner and Outer Mongolia.

Out of the "admiration" for the "great and mighty" of the Qing court, after that, the Mongolian princes of all ministries, leagues, and banners, as well as the living Buddhas of the Yellow Sect below Jebtsundamba, carried various gifts and rushed to the Tuergeng Yizar (i.e., Mulan Enclosure) of the Keshiketeng Banner to make a pilgrimage to the Venerable Bogda Khan in a month's time.

On August 15, Kangxi's chariot arrived at the paddock. Kangxi took a short break and changed his clothes and armor, and inspected the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade that arrived in the early stage of the school. After the inspection, the firearms battalion's bird guards and artillery armor were ordered to demonstrate the guns. The rumbling cannons and the heroic posture of the Eight Banners horse team shocked the audience, and a large number of Mongolian princes bowed to Kangxi on a white horse, and for a time the slogan of "Long live the emperor, long live" soared into the sky.

After displaying the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners and relatively sharp firearms, Kangxi ordered a royal banquet, although the Qing court's treasury could already run mice, but Kangxi still relied on the harvest in North Korea, staged a good show of a strong and powerful country. Faced with endless delicacies, endless wines, and rich rewards, even some Mongolian princes who had heard about the recent situation of the Qing court were confused by external illusions and willingly attached to Kangxi's surroundings.

However, Kangxi did not convene the Mongolian ministries to show off, so after three rounds of wine and five flavors, the meat came up.

I saw Bandi, who was the secretary of the Imperial Court at the time, get up and speak: "Your Majesty, although the Kaldan who has violated the realm has been granted, the Dzungar people still occupy Kobdo to peep into the Khalkha tribes, so they must not be guarded against. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was solemn, the military might of the Jungger army was still vivid, and no one wanted to face such a threat again.

At this time, I heard Kangxi ask, "What is Qing's opinion?" ”

Bandy replied: "The minister thought that when a member of the Dingbian General was placed in the western border of Khalkha to monitor the movements of the Jungar army, only the desert west was not barren, and the imperial court garrison would inevitably be limited, and he also asked the emperor to order the four Khalkha departments to send troops and horses to assist in the defense. ”

Kangxi swept the four Khalkha princes in front of him, Tushetu Khan, Chechen Khan, Sanyin Noyan Khan, Zasaktu Khan, and the princes and living Buddhas of Outer Mongolia below Jebtsundamba came out to kneel, expressing their willingness to listen to the dispatch of the Qing court, and asked the emperor to have mercy on the Khalkha Mongolian people, garrison Moxi, and shock Zhunger.

Seeing that the princes of Outer Mongolia were obedient, Kangxi pushed the boat along the river, so the military power of Outer Mongolia fell into the hands of the Qing court. However, Kangxi was not very satisfied with his gains, so after ordering the establishment of a deputy general in Dingbian, he directly ordered Horqin, Uzhumuqin, Zalu, Sunit, Bahrain, Keshiketeng, Naiman, Aohan, Balhu, Karaqin, Kulun, Abaga and other banners to send 50 to 300 cavalry each to Korea to replace the Eight Banners of the garrison in Jilin and some of the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade.

These Inner Mongolian princes are no better than the current Khalkha people of the great enemy, and when they heard Kangxi's order, of course they were unwilling.

In this regard, Kangxi said: "North Korea is rebellious and disobedient, and it should be severely punished, since the various ministries send troops, what they get will naturally belong to the banners."

Hearing that Kangxi offered free plunder as a reward, these Mongolian princes who were dazzled by the golden light prospect promised one after another.

Next, Kangxi did the same, and ordered the Chahar banners, Tumut banners, and Urad banners to send 3,000 troops to Hubei Province to help in the war. The Chahar Department is the descendant of the Son Jin clan, and the Tumut Department is also a descendant of Altan Khan, the two departments have always peeked into the fertile land in the Guannei, and now they are more enthusiastic when they get the opportunity, and the princes of each department together not only fully meet Kangxi's requirements, but also provide an additional 2,000 cavalry, so that the total strength of the Mongolian army transferred to the south has reached 5,000 people

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