I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 313 Gaizhou Shipping
"Come here, take down all the people in charge of the Weitao warehouse in Gaizhou!"

Gaizhou Guard and Liaodong Governor Yang Lian looked at the scene in the warehouse with a livid face, full of disbelief, and immediately called for people to take down all the personnel in the granary.

"Governor, have mercy on me. I'm wronged. I'm wronged. After Denglai brought these grains, they were kept well, but I didn't expect it to become like this. I don't know the specific reason why."

"It's wrong! Even if I cut you all down, I won't be wronged. Shandong worked hard to raise grain and transport it to this place, and you just store it like this? The imperial court spends so much money every day to buy and transport grain. Sometimes the soldiers on the front line even eat You are starving without food, and yet you are willing to let the food rot and refuse to transport it. You really deserve to die!"

Yang Lian looked back at the grain in the Gaizhou warehouse. He was so angry that his hands were shaking with anger.

He originally didn't know there was so much food, but when he was inspecting the fields, the Gaizhou guard official who accompanied him said that Denglai had been transporting food one after another before, which made him curious.So I brought someone to check it out, but I didn't expect the quantity to be so large and the waste was staggering.

He just made a rough calculation and found that from the 46th year of Wanli to last year, the grain that Shandong had shipped to Liaodong intermittently amounted to 40 shi.

According to the current price of rice in Liaodong, which is eight taels of silver per stone, and millet, which is two taels of silver and one stone, this amount of grain would be a full 200 ​​million taels. However, he did not know that so much grain was placed here, and Gaizhou did not report it at all.

Moreover, the Gaizhou Guard did not pay attention to the storage of these grains, and completely exposed these precious grains to wind, rain, rot and moisture. The wolf was extremely cruel. Most of them were rotten and moldy without anyone taking care of them. It really made him angry. died.

"Why didn't anyone tell Liaoyang that Denglai had transported these grains? Why didn't anyone protect them? What do you want?"

The people in the warehouse who were kneeling on the ground looked at each other in shock and fear. They couldn't explain this kind of thing clearly. Finally, the elderly manager had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Sir Governor, since the 46th year of Wanli, the sea ban has been opened and closed, and it was not fixed until last year. These are the grains that have been shipped over the past two or three years, and they are also intermittent.

These low-level uses of grain and grass were reported to the Liaodong Chief Secretary, but they all replied that the Shandong Chief Secretary wanted to take the grain back and should save it first until the dust settled.As for the grain rot caused by storing it here, it is because there is too much grain and the Gaizhou warehouse is too small to hold it, so this is the only way. Please forgive me, the governor. "

Yang Lian listened to his explanation, his face full of disgust, and then he waved his hand and dragged all these people away.Now I know it's too late to beg for mercy and die.

"My Lord Governor, please spare my life. My Lord Governor, please spare my life."

Listening to the shouts of the warehouse manager and others gradually fading away, everyone in the Gaizhou Guard who was following Yang Lian on his inspection looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Yang Lian ignored them and asked the warehouse staff to lead the way. He led everyone straight in.Then I looked at several piles of grain and found that the outermost grain was somewhat moldy, but the grain inside was still intact and ready for consumption.

"Bian Tongzhi, the war in Shenyang is tense now. Governor Xiong and the Ministry of Revenue are sleepless at night trying to raise food and grass. Now there is so much food that we should not put it here. Except for part of it being kept as rations and seeds, the rest will be sent to Liaoyang. For military supplies.”

Although Yang Lian felt sorry for so much moldy food, he had no choice but to punish everyone in Gaizhou Guard.

Killing one person to scare others is the quickest way. The next step is to think about solving the food problem.So he clapped his hands to brush off the dust, and turned to Gaizhou commander Bian Weipeng to give instructions.

When Bian Weipeng heard what Yang Lian said, he immediately raised his hands and said:

"What the governor said is that this matter was a dereliction of duty. Now that the governor has given me a chance to make a difference, I will be grateful."

"As long as Bian Tongzhi knows, you have done a good job in the field affairs in Gaizhou, so I don't want to blame you. I just need to do things well."

The Bian family of Gaizhou has been an official in Gaizhou for generations. Since Jiajing, he has served as the commander or magistrate of Gaizhou for generations. It can be said that it is deeply rooted that even Yang Lian cannot lightly touch it.

Moreover, Bian Weipeng was quite methodical in doing things. He may have known his previous attitude towards the farmland, so he had already allocated all the farmland to the local refugees before he came. Even if he checked it himself, he would not be able to correct any mistakes.Therefore, Yang Lian was willing to sell him a favor, otherwise he would have been impeached long ago.

"His Majesty re-established the maritime ban last year, appointed Guan Yingzhen as the governor of Denglai, and Zuo Guangdou as the governor of Tianjin, and prepared to restart maritime transportation.

Now that I think about it, it has been more than half a year. As Gaizhou is the throat of southern Liaoning, I believe that the imperial court's grain ships will arrive soon. When the time comes, Bian Tongzhi must do a good job in responding, warehousing and shipping in time. He must not miss the important events of the imperial court. . "

Listening to Yang Lian's words, Bian Weipeng already understood in his heart that this was a warning from the governor. Forget it this time. If there is a next time, then don't complain about being impeached.

"Bizhi understands that the Liaodong Dusi has previously issued a document mentioning this matter. Beizi is also repairing the docks and building new ships on the shore of Gaizhou to prepare for the needs of the court. The governor can go to the port to check later."

The repaired pier had been completed before. This time, Bian Weipeng specially repaired it again in order to cope with Yang Lian's inspection. It can be said that he had put in a lot of effort. He was afraid that Yang Lian would find the problem. After all, he did not want to offend this ruthless man.

"Okay, since Bian Tongzhi said so, let's go and have a look later. This is related to the imperial shipping plan and must be taken seriously." The port situation in Gaizhou is not very good. Its coast is narrow, shallow, and covered with rocks. , it is difficult to accommodate a large number of ships to berth in the bay at the same time, and it is easy to damage the ships in the event of a hurricane.

Yang Lian had done enough homework before coming, and found that the ships from Denglai had to go through the dangers of Tianheng Island, Baipengtou, Chengshanzui, and Sanshan Haicang to transport grain and grass to Gaizhou. These places were covered with dense reefs, and then they had to sail into Gaizhou. The state port has suffered particularly heavy losses, so Denglai has been deeply worried.

Therefore, Yang Lian was dissatisfied with the Gaizhou Port. This grain and grass incident had further strengthened his idea. He must re-select a location to see if he could find one that is close to Liaoyang, Tianjin, Denglai and other places, and has the right time and location. Natural harbor.

But these are things for later. Before that, the status of Gaizhouwei Port was still extremely important, which he had to pay attention to.

"Then let's go now. Let the guard office handle the matters here. Clean up the food and grass immediately, and then take them to Liaoyang immediately."

Seeing that Yang Lian agreed, Bian Weipeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved his hand to let Yang Lian invite him first. He just wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible and didn't want Yang Lian to get into more trouble.

"Let's go then."

When Yang Lian saw this, he smiled and didn't expose him, so he just let him lead the way and take her there.

"Emergency military report!"

After everyone left the warehouse, they got on their horses and prepared to go to the dock to find out what was going on. They saw a shout coming from the distance. After hearing the words, everyone immediately followed the call.I saw a fast horse galloping from a distance and quickly ran in front of Yang Lian and others.

"Sir Governor, urgent military report from Liaoyang."

The messenger didn't even have time to catch his breath when he dismounted. He quickly took off the military newspaper from his back, knelt down and handed it to Yang Lian.Yang Lian grabbed the military newspaper and looked at it. Everyone looked at him anxiously, wondering what was going on.

Yang Lian's face looked uncertain as he looked at the military report. After a while, he folded the military report and handed it to Bian Weipeng.

"The incident in Nekalkha has come to an end. Jianlu defeated the Zharut tribe in Nekalkha."

Bian Weipeng looked at the military report in his hand, and his heart was full of shock and confusion.They had already received reports from Liaodong about the Inner Khalkha incident, and they knew the whole story, but he was surprised why the Zarut tribe was defeated so quickly.

"This Zharut tribe was defeated too quickly. I heard before that Lin Dan Khan of Neichahar sent Hong Lengtaiji with [-] elite cavalry to assist Neikalkha. Could it be that they were also defeated?"

"I'm afraid I didn't go at all."

Regarding Lin Dan Khan's dispatch of troops, Yang Lian had heard about it as early as February, but had not seen any news until May. He knew that Lin Dan Khan had no intention of helping Inner Khalkha.

The so-called sending troops to assist is just rhetoric and cannot be trusted.However, he couldn't figure out what Lin Danhan was thinking. Could it be that Jianlu was allowed to bully Inner Khalkha like this?Aren't you afraid that your subordinates will become disloyal?

"Now only the Jishit tribe has followed my Ming Dynasty's suggestion to go south. They are the only remaining forces in Inner Khalkha. If they accept the remaining forces of the Zalut tribe, their strength will definitely increase greatly. I believe that Jianlu will not do it either. We will let them go easily, or we will try our best to win over them, or we will send troops again soon."

Bian Weipeng was born in a family of generals, and he knew the key as soon as he saw the battle report.

In this battle, the Ming Dynasty and Jianlu each had their own victory, and only Inner Khalkha fell apart.And Jianlu would not let the Jishit tribe surrender to the Ming Dynasty so easily.

Yang Lian nodded when he heard this, but he was not worried. Before Heshun left, he and Xiong Tingbi had already thought of Jianlu's possible actions.

The best way to win over the Jishit tribe is to release the detained Zasai Taiji.If this is the case, then you have to take a closer look at the attitude of Zasai Taiji. If he is afraid that Jianlu wants to join forces with him, he and Xiong Tingbi would not mind replacing Taiji with the Jishit tribe.

"They have no choice. If Jianlu takes action, will I, the Ming Dynasty, ignore it?"

Yang Lian waved his hand, looking nonchalant, making Bian Weipeng and others feel relieved.There has been a lot of good news in recent days. The battles were fought with vigor and vigor, and two consecutive major victories have made the generals in Liaodong no longer afraid of Jianlu. Now there are many fewer people who have escaped to the pass and Liaodong.

"Okay, it's getting late. Let's go check out the port quickly. We can't be careless about this."

　Historically, the food of Gaizhou Guards was not only not escorted to Liaoyang, but was not burned after the Jianlu captured Liaoyang, which greatly alleviated the food problem of the Jianlu.

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