A project of this scale is not impossible to do in this world, but the scale of civilian labor that needs to be requisitioned is huge, and it cannot be completed in a short time.

Of course, just because others can't do it, doesn't mean Tangyi can't do it.

Looking at the large amount of blue bricks piled up on the east bank, it is obvious that Han Qian wants to use green bricks that are easier to bake to replace the stone strips to build the dam body. The green brick dam body is easier to be eroded by the river water, far less than the stone strips, but

If Han Qian's purpose of building the weir and dam was only to store water and hit the west bank, using blue bricks instead of stone strips would undoubtedly save a lot of time.

In fact, even if the dam is not built high enough to store enough water, the existence of this dam will force the Xiangbei Army to not dare to approach the Gushui River at will, and tight areas like Dushanjin will

The camps adjacent to the west bank of the Gushui River will be abandoned.

Of course, after next spring, even if the Tangyi Army releases water and destroys the road between Lingshan Camp and Luoshan City, it will be enough for them to eat a pot.

Zhang Qian, who was assigned by Shen Yang to rush to Luoshan to inspect the war situation and coordinate the relationship between Xiangbei Army and Tangyi Army, met Gao Shao and Kong Xirong in Le'an City yesterday, and crossed the Gushui River today and just arrived.

Dushanjin had not seen Li Zhigao's face when he was dragged here by Xu Jing and Yao Xi. However, he was also secretly surprised when he saw this scene. He did not expect that Han Qian was so blatant that he did not hesitate to attack the Xiangbei Army.

The fangs are dry.

Is Han Qian so eager to stop Li Zhigao from recruiting the Luoshan garrison?

"Are the imperial court and Prime Minister Shen going to sit back and watch Han Qian, a traitor, act so wantonly and ignore it?" Xu Jing stared at Zhang Qian and asked angrily.

Zhang Qian had a sullen face and remained silent.

Xu Jing, as the head of the Privy Council Staff Department, looked outraged and unabashedly favored the Xiangbei Army. Xu Jing and Yao Xishui also came from Jinling with him this time. What is the situation in Jinling now? , it’s not that they don’t know clearly, what’s the use of questioning him, what’s the use of pointing the finger directly at Prime Minister Shen?

Just as most people in the court looked down upon Han Qian's kindness, most people did not want the Luoshan garrison to surrender for Li Zhigao.

Even so, so many princes and ministers in the court were unwilling to wade into this muddy water, so they pushed the insignificant him out to go north with Xu Jing and Yao Xishui, but what was the use?

Can he run up to Han Qian and show his teeth?

When he came this time, he didn't even see Han Qian's face, but he actually knew that Han Qian was in Le'an City yesterday.

Even though Zhang Qian knew that Shen Yang would never want to see the Tangyi Army and the Xiangbei Army start a fight, he didn't want to be involved at this time. He cleared his throat and said: "The Marquis of Qianyang didn't cross the line very much. Mr. Xu denounced his wanton behavior, which was a little too much. Besides, the mountainous area in the upper reaches of the Gushui River belongs to Luoshan County, but the Xiangbei Army delayed for more than half a year and failed to capture Luoshan City. It also failed to effectively control the mountainous area in the upper reaches of the Gushui River. How can you blame the Marquis of Qianyang for taking advantage of me?"

Seeing that Zhang Qian also had a conciliatory attitude, Xu Jing's face darkened, but he could not argue.

It's not that they don't know the importance of directly controlling the countryside, but knowing it doesn't mean they can do it.

And even in the prefectures such as Xiang, Deng, Jun, and Ying that they focus on, they can only place their own people in core official positions in prefectures and counties. However, a large number of assistant officials and grassroots military attachés armed by prefectures, counties, and township soldiers are all They can only rely on the children of local wealthy rural families to fill the role.

At the grassroots level in the countryside, they can only let the big rural families control them completely.

Otherwise, today there will be bandits and thieves here, the people there will protest against donations and taxes, and the 40,000 to 50,000 elite soldiers and horses of the Xiangbei Army will be exhausted, and it will be difficult to control the place without leakage.

After all, in the late Honglou, the children trained by the Xinchang Hou Mansion, including Li Zhigao's direct relatives over the years, after the Right Shenwu Army suffered a devastating blow, have gradually filled in the Zuo Longque Army, Zuo Wuwei Army and Zuo Wuwei Army over the years. The Shenwu Army's command of 40,000 to 50,000 elite troops is still insufficient.

Not counting Guangzhou, there are 32 counties in the five prefectures of Xiangbei. At the prefecture and county levels alone, a thousand core government officials are needed. If the township level is to be directly controlled, the number of government officials will still be small. To be expanded twice.

How can they get so many government officials who are proficient in official affairs, knowledgeable about laws and regulations, and proficient in pen and ink to control the place?

And as long as they rely on the children of the rich rural families to rule the place, it is a joke to mobilize the poor people and slaves at the bottom.

Compared with their shortage of political talents, the East Lake School run by Han Qian in Liyang City had an extremely luxurious staff of more than 400 teaching staff.

For a series of major projects such as the repair of Anfeng Canal and the excavation of Yongyang Canal, Han Qian appointed little-known people as chief engineering officers.

Over the years, Han Daoxun, Han Qian and his son have cultivated a large number of useful direct descendants in Xuzhou, which is difficult for any family to catch up in a short period of time.

The three armies in Xiangbei are still affiliated with the Forbidden Army system.

Even though Li Zhigao has tried his best to reduce the burden on the generals in recent years, he can only barely do so without requiring the generals or soldiers to bear the cost of repairing and maintaining the armor, war horses, and military horses. There is currently no way to get an additional five or six hundred thousand a year. , pay each general and soldier.

It was impossible for them to detach two to three thousand elite troops and station them in the remote mountainous area upstream of the Gushui River beforehand to prevent the Tangyi Army from barbarically intervening, right?

However, the Tangyi Army barbarically intervened, unscrupulously launching mobs to suppress the wealthy and powerful households in the countryside, restoring local order at an unimaginable speed, and recruiting a large number of young and enthusiastic laborers into the army. They had no way to prepare in advance, nor could they Measures should be taken to stop it in a timely and effective manner.

"Han Qian wrote a letter and urged that the Luoshan defenders should be eliminated within a month so that Chu's hundreds of thousands of elite troops would not be restrained by the more than 10,000 Luoshan defenders. The reason is also valid - -Furthermore, there has been a lot of discussion in the court recently about Xinjinhou’s siege of Chaozhou for a long time and the defeat of Hongzepu and Zhongli. This makes it difficult for Prime Minister Shen to speak for Xinjinhou in the court. "

Zhang Qian saw Xu Jing fell silent and continued,

"According to Zhang's humble opinion, the Xiangbei Army is no less elite than the Tangyi Army. It is ruthless and ruthless. I believe that capturing Luoshan City within half a month will not be a big problem. And since Wen Bo insists that he has no intention of accepting the surrender of Xinjin Marquis, Instead of arguing about these things at this time, Mr. Xu might as well try his best to help the Marquis of Xinjin capture Luoshan City as soon as possible - if the Marquis of Xinjin can guarantee that Luoshan City will be captured within half a month, Zhang will risk his life. If we can block the main force of the Tangyi Army from crossing the Gushui River even a little bit, I believe the Marquis of Qianyang will have nothing to say."

Xu Jing almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but he could not refute Zhang Qian's words that it would not have been possible to capture Luoshan City within half a month if the Tangyi army had come.

When it comes to whether the destruction of the Dachu Navy and the main force of the Youshenwu Army was Li Zhigao's responsibility for the long-term siege of Chaozhou, Xu Jing could not refute it with any confidence; after all, he had fled back to Jinling in embarrassment like a dog. Save your life.

Yao Xishui stood aside and didn't say much, but hearing these words from Zhang Qian undoubtedly represented the attitudes of Shen Yang, Yang En and others. They were actually concerned about the Xiangbei Army's insistence on incorporating the Luoshan defenders instead of resolutely annihilating them. Dissatisfied, he couldn't help but ask: "According to Master Zhang's opinion, besides attacking Luoshan City by force in half a month, is there any other way that can work?"

"I haven't met the Marquis of Qianyang in person yet, but I came over yesterday to meet with Gao Shao and Kong Xirong. Their message was very simple and clear. The Xiangbei Army cannot guarantee that it can capture Luoshan City in half a month, so it will withdraw in the near future. After arriving at the west side of Luoshan City, the Tangyi Army entered the east side of Luoshan City to persuade him to surrender. If Wen Bo insists on being unwilling to leave the city and surrender unconditionally, the two armies will attack together. Tangyi Army will ensure that the East City is captured within half a month. If If the Xiangbei Army cannot capture Xicheng within half a month at the same time, Luoshan County will be under the jurisdiction of Tangyi Xingyingzhifu..."

"Is this what Prime Minister Shen means?" Yao Xishui asked.

"Of course Prime Minister Shen hopes that the Xiangbei Army can capture Luoshan City alone as soon as possible and make another great contribution to Chu." Zhang Qian said.
Chapter completed!