Lord of the House

Although Tao Chun agreed to abolish 20,000 soldiers and move them to Shouzhou as a colony, after Tao Chun left, Dong Yuan was still frowning and puzzled.

Chen Jingrong, an aide, came in, and he was sitting behind the screen while he was talking just now. At this time, he saw Dong Yuan frowning and said, "Tao Chun and your lord were both born in the East Fujian Army. After all, I can take it for my own use…”

"Chen Xiyan is an old traitor and is very slippery. He recommended me to leave the town of Huaixi, and he made the Changhuai army under my control. How could he just sit and watch Tao Chun subdue me?" Dong Yuan shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "If you let Tao Chun stand side by side with me, The old feelings may be useful. Before Tao Chun was one of the four towns, he retreated to Huaixi, but he was subordinate to me. How could Tao Chun have no idea in his heart? Maybe he thought that Huaixi should be guarded by him. How can he obey me?"

When Dong Yuan came to know Weiyang, Chen Jingrong was his aide, and he stayed with him all these years.

When Dong Yuan left Hangzhou, he brought more than a dozen confidants and more than two hundred soldiers by his side. He came to Huaixi almost bare-handed to take up his post. In comparison, many hilltops under his control, Dongyang Lin Tingli, Lin Zonghai and Pengcheng County Gong Lin Fu. From the same clan, they didn’t buy his account at all. Dong Yuan couldn’t transfer one soldier and one money from Dongyang; Luzhou Xiedan always followed Yue Lengqiu’s horse. After Yue Lengqiu went to Jiangzhou to supervise the war, Jiangzhou and Luzhou were only separated by Following Yijiang also gave Xie Dan the confidence to obey Dong Yuan's orders; Xiao Kuian was Liu Tingzhou's direct line, and Tao Chun's army was the strongest, but when he was guarding the Liang, he was a one-sided general. Changed to Huaixi's temperance, and he is full of resentment. How can this psychological change make Tao Chun subdue Dong Yuan?

Dong Yuan suspected that Chen Xiyan and other old traitors and giant slippery people, considering the change of Tao Chun's mentality, finally made the Changhuai Army withdraw into Huaixi and be controlled by Huaixi, right?

"In the end, there is still no one in the hands of the adults, which makes the generals feel contemptuous." Chen Jingrong said.

"Alas!" Dong Yuan sighed softly, he naturally knew the truth, he could still use the prestige of the imperial court to control the generals and deploy Huaixi's defense, and the supply of grain, food, money and wages in Huaixi was actually controlled by Liu Tingzhou , making Dong Yuan even more lack of means to restrain the generals.

At first, Dong Yuan thought that when the situation in eastern Zhejiang was eased, and the military pressure on northern Zhejiang was not so great, he could transfer the elite part of his belt in northern Zhejiang to Huaixi for emergency. No matter how good the calculation is, it is difficult to stop the delicate development of the situation.

The She family's troops and horses entered Jiangxi, and after the capture of Yuzhang, the She family's threat to Jiangning moved from the east to the west. Huaidong also took the opportunity to write to Jiangning, suggesting that troops should be transferred from Hanghu and Huinan to Jiangzhou with Yue Lengqiu. Strengthen combat readiness on the Western Front.

Meng Yishan pushed the boat smoothly and threw all the 20,000 soldiers and horses left by Dong Yuan to Yue Lengqiu.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind by Dong Yuan can be regarded as elites, but they hold the soldiers together and cannot integrate with the original generals of the Ninghai family. Meng Yishan naturally finds a way to kick these people out.

If it weren't for Jiangzhou's emergency, these soldiers and horses would likely be transferred to Huaixi and controlled by Dong Yuan.

Yue Lengqiu is also the master of eating meat without spitting up bones. These soldiers and horses entered his pocket, and Dong Yuan did not expect to get them back. It seemed that everything had to start all over in Huaixi. Thinking of the difficulties, Dong Yuan sighed in his heart.

At this time, the concierge came in and announced, "Master Ding is here..."

"Ah, please come in, Mr. Ding!" Dong Yuan hurriedly stood up and walked out of the line with Chen Jingrong to meet Ding Zhiru.

When Dong Yuan came out to know Weiyang, Ding Zhiru came out to know that Weiyang belonged to Baisha County. He was his subordinate and a talented official. He had a good personal relationship with Dong Yuan.

Dong Yuan wanted to guard Huaixi, but he did not have a few capable officers, so he recommended Ding Zhiru to go out to know Shouzhou and help him preside over the affairs of Huaixi.

Huaixi governs Dongyang, Luzhou, Haozhou, Shouzhou, Xinyang five prefectures and the Guoyang defense area on the north bank of the Huaihe River.

Dongyang and Luzhou were the least damaged by the war and had the most taxation, but Dong Yuan could not get involved in the affairs of these two prefectures. Tao Chunlai was in charge of the military, and Dong Yuan was able to manage the three prefectures of Haozhou, Shouzhou and Xinyang.

Before that, Liu Tingzhou also led Haozhou, and moved the family of the former Guoyang Army Xiao Kuian to the Haosi area for resettlement, which enabled the production of Haozhou to recover to a certain extent. However, the degree of recovery is quite limited. The population is only slightly denser. Most people have no relief, and even living is a problem. Even if Haozhou can get tax revenue, it will be in Liu Tingzhou's hands.

In comparison, Shouzhou and Xinyang were almost ruined. Dong Yuan invited Ding Zhiru to come over to clean up Shouzhou and Xinyang for him.

Dong Yuan brought Chen Jingrong to the gate of Xingyuan to meet Ding Zhiru in person. When he saw a carriage parked outside the gate, he said in surprise, "I thought that Zhiru would come over in a few days, but I didn't expect you to arrive today..."

"I received the letter and seal at the official department, and there was no delay. I hired a carriage to come here. I hope I didn't delay the important matter of the adults." Ding Zhiru saluted.

"Don't delay, don't delay," Dong Yuan hugged Ding Zhiru's arm affectionately, and invited him to enter the mansion side by side with him, pointing to the four walls of Jiajie Street where all the Huaixi armies were in control, and smiled, "It's just that the conditions here are too much. It’s tough, I’m afraid I’ll be wronged by you, Zhiru! When I recommended books to the imperial court, I was hesitant and hesitant, but I really lack a capable official like you, Zhiru!”

"Zhiru is ashamed to be honored as an adult!" Ding Zhiru said moved, remembering one thing, took out a letter from his arms, and said, "Sir Shen has a letter, asking me to hand it over to Duke Dong in person."

After Dong Yuan left Weiyang, Ding Zhiru served as the court judge and partnered with Shen Rong to rule Weiyang together.

Dong Yuan didn't have much contact with Shen Rong, but he knew that when Shen Rong was in Dongyang Mansion, he was at odds with the Lin family. Now that Huaidong is big and has a strong penetration into Weiyang Mansion, Shen Rong should be the first one who doesn't want to watch. Those who continue to expand the Huaidong forces.

Dong Yuan took the letter from Shen Rong to Ding Zhiru, and stood in the courtyard to open it to read, and said, "Okay, Zhiru and Lord Shen are really timely!"

Ding Zhiru smiled and said: "When I received the letter from the adults in Weiyang, I was thinking about the issues of Shouzhou and Xinyang. The money and food that Jiangning can allocate is limited, and Huaidong also relies on Huaidong Qianzhuang to raise military funds. The experience of Huaixi and Huaidong must be learned from. In the early years, there was a saying, 'the richest people in the world and Weiyang are two', this is not a nonsense. Relying on salt and profit, the wealth of Weiyang merchants is the best in the world, only Jiangning can compare One or two. Lord Shen is willing to lead the way, and will soon raise 500,000 taels of silver from the salt merchant, as long as Duke Dong sends someone to take the letter of escrow, the money can be shipped to Shouzhou!"

"Xuzhou took the taxes as collateral, and borrowed money from Huaidong Bank to restore people's livelihood; I took the taxes of the five Huaixi prefectures as collateral, and whoever borrows money to Huaixi today, I will never forget this affection, he Even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I will pay back the money!" Dong Yuan said.

"When the lord ruled Weiyang, he made his name far and wide, and when the calamity ravaged Huaisi, only the lord guarded Weiyang, called Weiyang not an inch, and kept the peace and peace. It is still unforgettable for the people of Weiyang, and it was so easy to facilitate this matter." Ding Zhiru said.

Chen Jingrong thought to himself: It should still be affected by the Ma Fu case.

Weiyang salt merchants are almost inseparable from private salt. Mafu, a big salt merchant in Huai'an, offended Lin Bie. He was convicted of private salt and ransacked his family to destroy his family. This method is extremely harsh, but it cannot help that Weiyang's salt merchants are saddened by the death of a rabbit and a fox. sense. Huaidong's power was growing day by day, and the Weiyang salt merchants who were beside him naturally had trouble sleeping and eating. It was hard to see Dong Yuan leaving the town of Huaixi to compete with Huaidong in the court, and Shen Rong and Ding Zhiru were beside him to instigate, naturally A swarm of swarms came to support the "old master".

The court's annual profit from salt in the two Huaiyang provinces is nearly 2 million taels of silver. Huaiyang salt merchants have accumulated for more than ten generations, and it is not nonsense to be rich in the world.

If Huaixi can get the support of Weiyang salt merchants, there is indeed a lot to do.

Dong Yuan was worried that Shouzhou was poor and poor, and could not use his hands and feet. When Ding Zhiru came over, he brought him an extra sum of money that amounted to 500,000 taels. How could he not be excited?

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At this moment, Liu Tingzhou learned that Ding Zhiru had arrived in Shouzhou, and also came to meet him upon hearing the news. He was also very excited to learn that before Ding Zhiru came, he and Shen Rong, the prefect of Weiyang, had raised a large sum of money from the salt merchant.

Dong Yuan also specially sent people to the palace of the king of Chu, and invited Yuan Hancheng and Huaixi officials and generals in Shouzhou City to wash the dust for Ding Zhiru. At the banquet, Tao Chun learned that Dong Yuan actually had the support of Weiyang salt merchants, so he remained silent about Dong Yuan's request to divide his troops and move to Shouzhou as a colony.

Chu Wang Yuan Hancheng sat with Dong Yuan during the banquet, listening to the matter of borrowing money from Weiyang Salt Merchant Branch, and said, "This is indeed a wonderful way to solve the urgent need. Lending it to Huaixi to restore people's livelihood can be considered a good deed..."

Mafu, a big salt merchant in Huai'an who died under the sword of Huaidong, was the son-in-law of the king of Chu. Such a statement by the king of Chu would only make Weiyang salt merchants turn to Huaixi. The people are very grateful to the lord for his righteousness..."

"Money alone is not enough, you need talents," Yuan Hancheng said with a smile, "In the battle of Xuzhou, hundreds of generals in the guard camp defended the palace, and they cooperated with the Huaidong Army to win the East City, and finally achieved the battle of Xuzhou. Victory. These deserving generals will not be promoted in the guard camp, and they will be humiliated. This king would like to recommend it to Master Dong..."

"Dong Yuan is here to thank the lord even more..." Dong Yuan stood up and saluted and thanked him, as if Yuan Hancheng sent people to the Huaixi Army, which was more worthy of gratitude than borrowing hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

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