Chapter 1 Chaos

Yingzhou will definitely be lost again!This is the first sentence that Zhang Wulang's confidant Cai Bin secretly said, which sounds a bit alarmist.

Cai is Zhang Wulang's father-in-law's family. He is from Lingnan. He used to have no family. He was just a merchant family.

When Zhang Wulang was in Shanzhou, he did not have the status quo as prominent as he was today. Occai's mother who was worshiping her dead relatives, she fell in love with her at first sight and got married with others.

People in the world pay great attention to marriages that are of equal status, but there is nothing absolutely necessary. Wu Zetian was born into a timber merchant.

And no one expected that Xue Chongxun would become a throne and Zhang Wulang would be granted the title of marquis and generals.

Cai is the wife who was married by Zhang Wulang's Ming matchmaker. She has a daughter and is pregnant again this year. Cai is from Lingnan, so the people from their Cai family are very close to Zhang Wulang.

Cai Bin, who followed him to Hebei Road this time, was a relative of the Cai family. He used to be a person who followed Cai Weng to make suggestions on business transactions and was still a businessman's mind. So even if he was exaggerating, Zhang Wulang was still very calm and didn't look down on Cai Bin's insight from the bottom of his heart.

So Zhang Wulang touched the zither on the desk and looked at it, sighed: At this time, I don’t know when I can return to Yingzhou, and my family can’t go home even if they have children.

Cai Bin was stunned and hurriedly advised: Big things are important, this is not the general's concern when his family was young.

Zhang Wulang ignored it and was still fiddling with the piano in front of him. In fact, he didn't understand the rhythm at all, and he was often suspected of being artifice.

Just because Xue Chongxun is also a half-baked person, he likes to play music with Du Xian, this trend has unknowingly influenced a group of self-proclaimed Confucian generals below. I heard that Yin Ci is also asking famous artists to give advice on the music.

Cai Bin said anxiously: Yingzhou is the key to the Northeast Silk Road. The Khitan made a lot of profits when he occupied this place. Now they will never be willing to fall into the hands of the Great Jin Dynasty, and they will not let it go. At this time, they are already ready to look for opportunities.Although the general had three towns of troops, the elite troops of the Mingguang Army were transferred away, and Yingzhou's military equipment was greatly damaged, and the situation was worrying.

Zhang Wulang thought to himself that Cai Bin could not change the mind of a businessman, and that his mind was full of profit.He couldn't help but say: The situation in Yingzhou is not good, I have noticed it a long time ago, but you didn't say it to the point.The dangerous place is first in China. First, if the city is to be built, it will inevitably recruit people to be recruited, which will cause dissatisfaction among the people in all parts of Hebei. Even if the Beiya sends people to make cement, it cannot change this situation. Second, Yingzhou is in opposition to the surrounding ethnic groups. The elite troops in the Hedong Governor's Office and Youzhou Governor's Office are all in Yingzhou. Beware of the rebellion of the traitors in Hebei. At that time, the elite troops in Yingzhou will be transferred south and give foreign races an opportunity.So I have submitted a submission to the Ministry of War, asking to increase the number of soldiers in the Andong Governor's Office and move the Andong Town District to Yingzhou to prevent this place for a long time.

Secondly, Ying Governor Shi Xuene made suggestions that Yingzhou's previous policies on the Hu people were too harsh, which was not conducive to long-term stability.I have the same view as Xue Changshi, so I changed the government orders and set up schools in Liucheng to gather some of the Hu people who were inclined to the Jin Dynasty, and then appointed them to serve as officials in prefectures and counties where the Hu people lived, and implemented the use of Hu to govern Hu, thereby changing the tense situation of rebellions in Yingzhou.

Cai Bin said: Recruiting soldiers and training the Hu people are not a way to achieve results in a short period of time. I am afraid that the distance cannot save the nearby fire... He took two steps closer and whispered, "The current crisis is caused by Du Xian's improper governance, but the general has to bear it."If the emperor was in the palace when the new Hebei general was appointed, he would definitely not have chosen a general to trek into this muddy water.As far as I see, if something happens in Hebei, we have no choice!

Zhang Wulang remained silent.

There was snow everywhere outside the piano room. The winter in the northeast was very cold, and the sky outside was gray on a cloudy day.

There are no lights in the house in broad daylight, only two pots of charcoal for heating, and the hazy light seems to be at night.

Cai Bin lowered his voice and continued to persuade: We must write to the court as soon as possible and speak in advance about the current situation. The emperor and the ministers knew at a glance that the current situation was not the responsibility of the general, but the problem left by Du Xian.In this case, if something happens, the general will not be responsible.In addition, Yingzhou is just a place outside the world compared to the territory in Yuguan, Hebei. If the two lines are in chaos, the general should be in Youzhou and put the responsibility for the loss of Yingzhou on the guardian. In addition, the emperor is nostalgic and remembers that the general has followed him for many years, he will definitely not be held accountable for the general's crime of losing Yingzhou.It is unpleasant to say good things. Generals should make plans early and must not ignore them.

Why is Zhang waiting for someone?!

Zhang Wulang was suddenly a little unhappy. I will write a letter to the situation in Yingzhou, but you must never do anything like shirking responsibility!When there is a war, I will stay in Liucheng to defend the city to the death. Only when the people are there will be people who will live up to the heavy trust of the imperial court.

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The land in Yingzhou was frozen and the land was as hard as stones, but the matter of digging coal, coking, and burning cement never stopped for a day.

The government orders for the large-scale construction of fortifications on Hebei Road are covered with seals from the yamen at all levels in Chang'an. From the Yingzhou General Office to the local prefectures and counties, everyone must make progress, and no one can afford to dereliction of duty.

The workshop where Ruluo guards the cement smelting is located in the outskirts of Ruluo City, but the fuel is about to be transported from the Jade Mountain fifty miles away, because there is a coal mine there, and after mining the coal, you can repair kilns nearby to refine coke.

The soil had long been frozen hard, and the craftsmen and slaves who built the kiln had to soften the soil first. Several large fires were burned around the earth kiln. The trembling slaves unconsciously leaned against the fire, and if they were not careful, they would be whipped by the supervisor.

There were several craftsmen sent from Chang'an on the scene, and some local sergeants who were drawn to work as supervisors, most of them were slaves and criminals who worked hard.

In such a cold weather, the wind is so strong that it can almost blow people down. Working in the wild is simply a burden. Ordinary people stay at home for winter in this season. It is very difficult for the government to serve the people, so most of the time they can only drive slaves and exiles.

Fortunately, many families in China who have committed death row and were sentenced to exile in Yingzhou recently, which has indeed brought a lot of labor to Yingzhou.

Just like the Cui family in Huazhou was in trouble again, implicated by Cui Mingshan, the official in the family, there were more than a thousand people in the clan who were exiled to Yingzhou.

Among the exiles who are working on kilns here, dozens of them are from Cuimen.

Cui Mingshan died, but the forgiven living people suffered here, and the ground could freeze hard temperature. The wind blew on his face like a knife, which was even more uncomfortable than whip whips on his back and neck from time to time.

What crime did Cui Mingshan commit?

Jia Huan, who had committed the crime of marrying his daughter to falsely accusing the emperor of his ill-belief, became his father-in-law. In addition, the grudges between the former minister Cui Riyong and the emperor, it was very difficult not to be implicated and sentenced to a heavy sentence.

A young man with a white face and a load on the edge of the kiln is Cui Mingshan's eldest son Cui Qigao. So what if he comes from a scholarly family?

Now he is not as good as a peddler. There is a blood-red mark on his face. It was just pulled out, and the whip was hit on his face without any barrier. If he whipped it down without clothes, he would immediately see blood. No wonder he had that expression.

A young man from the rammed earth in the kiln was also surnamed Cui. When he saw Cui Qigao coming, he responded casually. He was not as good as a fellow villager than Cui Qigao's relative. He had no contact with Cui Mingshan's family before the accident and had a very unfamiliar relationship. But now he is arranged to work as a hard worker, and he is familiar with him in times of distress.

The young man named Cui took the opportunity to take a break, straightened his waist and looked at the coal mine at the foot of the mountain, and said casually: My cousin was ordered to dig coal. Before, he envied me for just building a kiln outside.Now it seems that it is better to drill a coal hole here by the wind!

Cui Qigao didn't say anything. He had just been whipped and held his breath and was in no mood to talk nonsense with others.

His father used to be an official in Beijing, and his family was also a wealthy family. He was never treated like a cow or a horse?

Besides, he couldn't resist, so he knew very well what the consequences would be.

The young master standing in the earthen kiln wanted to speak, but he saw a soldier holding a whip walking towards him angrily. Three black lines suddenly appeared on the young master's forehead. He knew that it was inevitable that he would be beaten twice and be scolded.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, I suddenly heard a loud bang. Something happened to the coal mine at the foot of Yushi Mountain not far away, and it immediately attracted the people who built the kiln. The soldier who was supposed to punish the young man in Cui also forgot about this. His attention was attracted, and he immediately turned his head to look at the foot of the mountain.

People looked sideways, and saw dust rising from the coal cave, sand and stones rolling down, and then someone shouted.The kiln repairman here quickly came to his senses, and someone shouted: The coal cave has collapsed!

Soon, the kiln riots began to break out because the coal mine and the coal kiln were originally the same factory. Many of the people working in the coal cave were relatives and fellow townsmen or acquaintances here. When the cave collapsed, people were naturally worried about the lives of the people inside. For example, the cousin of the young son surnamed Cui was in the cave.

There were many hard workers working, and they ran to the other side of the mountain with excitement. There were few supervisors and soldiers, and the scene quickly lost control.

The hardworking workers did not listen to the sergeant's shouts at all. Someone was furious when he saw this. A man in front of him hurriedly grabbed the sergeant's wrist: What do you want to do?Now that we move this thing, as long as we see a drop of blood, we will be trampled to death by the crowd!

After hearing this, the soldiers no longer stopped the out of control and let the place go in a mess.

After a while, a small official riding a horse came and hurriedly found a few soldiers and ordered: Go back to the city immediately to report to the guard and call the troops!Others, put away their weapons and took hoes to help dig people.

A large group of people rushed outside the coal cave where the accident was dug. Some of them were so shallow that they were dug out and still alive, but they were injured, but more miners inside were probably out of help.

The officials and a general present seemed very nervous. There were very common turmoils in Yingzhou where fortifications and mining areas were built in Yingzhou. At present, as long as someone climbed the high ground and called it, it would turn into a rebellion.