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Over the years, the Song Dynasty has been particularly serious about doing something, and something will most likely go wrong.This is the case with the administration of officials, the finances, and the frontier military administration.

After the opening of the jubilee, the Song and Jin countries renewed the peace treaty, and the Jianghuai River has been fine for the past ten years.With the civil strife in Daikin, the situation where the east and the west are divided will become.

These two Jin kingdoms are sworn enemies to each other, and they don't know how many times they will fight each other in the future.The Ding Navy, which controls the central capital, has always relied on maritime trade as its biggest source of income. The King Sui's lineage, which controls Kaifeng Mansion, needs to completely receive the military force of the Guanzhong Fourth Route, and huge expenses are indispensable.

Therefore, Jia She always felt that in Huaidong's military affairs, all he had to do was to build the city and secure the border without any special actions, and more energy should be put on maintaining the north-south trade route.All because the more prosperous the business, the deeper the dependence of the Eastern and Western Jin Kingdoms on the Great Song Dynasty.At this time, Song Dynasty did not need to take any action on the frontier, and could move freely between the two Jin kingdoms in the east and west by virtue of the financial resources in the south, always taking the initiative.

So when it comes to military and political strategy, Jia She agrees with Cui Yuzhi.

It's a pity that Cui Yuzhi was not liked by Shi Xiang, and he got too close to him, which greatly hindered his family's official career.

As for Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi, they are generally active in the main battle, trying to recover, with many ideas and outstanding methods.But what Jia She was always worried about was that to the north of Huaidong was Shandong, and Shandong was the base of the power minister Guo Ning.

If Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi have achieved something, someone will advocate for them after they report to work, but if these operations cause Guo Ning to be furious and raise troops, how can the two of them get along well?

In the final analysis, Shi Xiang and most of the scholar-officials in Lin'an wanted to be successful, but also wanted to be stable.Merit in the frontier is just an excuse to get promoted and get rich, while the stability of the frontier is related to life and the destiny of the country.In the eyes of the imperial court, the biggest truth has always been in the words "a country cannot be built without harmony".Whoever dares to cause war on the border is a national traitor.

Jia She didn't even need to think about it, he knew that this time the northerners mobilized troops, no matter what the outcome of the battle was, it would definitely cause a stir.But after tracing the history, Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi are absolutely at odds.The trouble is, Jia She has done many things for these two, and these two will inevitably push many responsibilities to the little Baoying Zhixian.

So, don't say anything, get rid of the chaos in Huaidong, and leave quickly.When we get back to the line, we have to manage it up and down, so there is no delay!

Jia She and his companions galloped along the road on the west bank of the canal, and quickly left Chuzhou City behind.

About ten miles away from the city, they passed the Liuwangcheng military camp.According to legend, this abandoned ancient city was built by Liu Bi, king of Wu in the Han Dynasty, and is now used as a barracks for the new army planned by Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi.

When Jia She passed by on horseback, he saw soldiers in the barracks running and lining up, the sound of their footsteps was like thunder.Their red military uniforms and helmet fringes jumped up and down, like a red lake began to pour out of the barracks, accompanied by the flash of big axes and Maza knives.Obviously, they are all well-trained soldiers, and their actions are fast and efficient. They are much stronger than the hundreds of soldiers stationed in the city of Chuzhou.

This is a troop recruited by Ying Chunzhi himself in Chuzhou. Most of its officers and men are from the Guizheng people who crossed the south, including many remnants of the Shandong Red Coat Army.I heard that Li Jue also provided rations for 5000 soldiers according to the example of Huaixi Wuding Army back then, called "Loyalty Grain".

It's a pity that although this army has been formed, it is not used by Ying Chunzhi as a means of defending the city.

Jia She dared to bet that when they rushed to Chuzhou City and planned to enter the city to help in the battle, they would be stopped by the defenders.At that time, there will naturally be another fun, I am afraid that the internal strife of the Song army will be much more intense than the Jin army's advance in the north.

But Jia She couldn't control these things.

He rode and galloped for ten miles, the horse's muzzle and nose made a noise, and its four hooves stamped on the ground like the wind.This is the performance of the horse running out of temper, and it happened to rush back to Baoying in one breath.

He has been doing a lot of things for various parties these days, too many and too complicated. Although the big men at the top attach great importance to him, and there are some guarantees for his safety, Jia She will not entrust his wealth and life. On the guarantee of others.

This time I followed Cui Yuzhi to Chuzhou for an inspection tour. Others took sedan chairs and cars, but he and his subordinates rode horses, and everyone had at least two horses.

These horses are all high-quality horses, with an average price of more than [-] guan.Now is the time when autumn is high and horses are fat. Every horse is fat and strong, with long and strong legs and full of energy.A group of four or five people exchanged ten horses to save horsepower, and fled straight along the canal. On the way, they had to make a slight detour and cross a ferry on the west bank of Xinkai Lake.

The whole journey is 120 miles, and it only takes more than an hour to return to Baoying County, and then switch to a fast boat or a convoy.

Even this route was carefully calculated by Jia She.The Shanshui villages and Zhuangding people's associations that they passed along the way almost had friendship with Jia She, and there was no danger of blocking them halfway.

In order to ensure the safety of his own family, he also worked hard and practiced equestrianism!

At dusk, Jia She and his party waded across the Huangpu River and returned to Baoying County before the city gate was closed.

Because of his capable county magistrate, the people in the county generally lived a good life. In the past two months, the city wall was built and repaired, and the county government did not give less money.At this moment, both sides of Chengbei Avenue are full of aromas. It is the people who start cooking. In the alleys on both sides of the two roads, you can see the lights lit up.

Jia She's spirit suddenly became relaxed after he returned to his familiar place.The leader of Jue Cong had to remind his subordinates: "Cheer up! Then we have to drive all night!"

According to Jia She's previous arrangement, it was indeed necessary to travel overnight.Back in the backyard of the county government office, I had to move money and materials quickly, which was a lot of hard work.

But Jue Cong finished admonishing his subordinates, but when he turned around, he saw Jia She suddenly rein in his horse.

With a puzzled expression on his face, he raised his head and scanned the streets and alleys repeatedly.When an old man passed by tremblingly, he bent down and asked in the local dialect: "Is the old man doing well today?"

The old man knew Jia She. He heard the words and looked up, his wrinkled face was full of smiles: "An Xian, very at ease. Master Jia, do you want to try my newly bought distiller's grains?"

"Haha, no need. Old man, you can enjoy it yourself."

Jia She straightened up and muttered to himself with a blank face, "How can you be at ease?"

The expressions of the servants also suddenly became strange, and they all suddenly realized... The entire Baoying County is too stable, and there is no sense of tension about the imminent war.

When Jia She ran out from Chuzhou City, it happened that the military reports from the north arrived in droves. No less than a dozen messengers said that the large force dispatched by the Jin army might cross the Huaihe River and go down at any time, and then go straight to Chuzhou.Chuzhou blocked the Huaihe River and the sea, and it was the first gateway to the northeast of the Song Dynasty. If this place was captured by soldiers, it would be no small matter, and it would be urgently reported to various military states.

Jia She rode his horse and galloped. Of course, his speed was much faster than that of the pawns, but no matter what, it was impossible to be faster than the beacon signal sent from Chuzhou.As for the beacon system in the Jianghuai area, although it has been up and down several times, it has been rebuilt at this time. It is one of Cui Yuzhi's political achievements, and Jia She has also contributed to it.

But what about the beacon signal?

Baoying County is so comfortable up and down, it is obvious that no beacon signal has been received at all.

From Chuzhou to Baoying, there are only two beacon towers in such a small distance. Could it be that these two beacon towers were destroyed?No, even if there is a problem with this transmission line, what about Huaiyin, Yancheng, Xuyi and other directions?Could it be that something earth-shaking has happened in Chuzhou, and the beacon signal has not been sent from Chuzhou?
Many questions suddenly popped up in Jia She's mind, so that he couldn't recover for a long time.

He frowned, trying his best to understand the reason, and at the same time subconsciously shook the rein, and arrived at the county government office.

In the absence of the magistrate, the gate of the county government is closed.Seeing that Jia She was out of his mind, Jue went up and called to open the door, leading Jia She to urge his horse in.

After entering the county government office, Jia She only felt that the lights in front of him were too bright, and he was startled out of deep thinking.

So many big lamps and candles, don’t they cost money?
He raised his left hand to cover his eyebrows, and was about to scold the people below for not knowing how to save money, when suddenly he heard a loud "bang", someone behind him closed the main gate of the county government again.

In the lobby of the county government office, surrounded by lights and candles, someone smiled and said: "I just said, as long as there is any trouble in the front line of Chuzhou, a smart person like Jia Xianzun will be the first to come back to collect the gold and silver. "