There is a river berth with a height of more than a thousand acres. The surrounding terrain is slightly higher, like a natural harbor. On a flat ground less than a hundred steps away from the river berth, a stone building covering an area of ​​100 acres has suddenly appeared. Not all of them have been completed, and many craftsmen are busy building stone houses.

"This is" Zhang Xuan looked at the scene in surprise and couldn't say a word.

Wei Yunqi smiled and said, "After the general entered Beijing, I began to build an inland river wharf. It is only thirty miles away from the estuary, and it can even be used as a dock to go to sea. I think it can play a great role in transporting supplies, food and army in the future."

Zhang Xuan's eyes were flashing with a light of surprise. He couldn't help but feel excited and urged his horse to rush down the hillside and run towards the stone building in the distance.

From the white lines drawn with lime on the ground, it can be seen that this is actually a huge building complex with at least five or six hundred acres. The current several buildings are just beginning.

Wei Yunqi caught up with Zhang Xuan and said with a smile: "These are warehouses that are built first, and there will be food transported soon. There will be storage places and people guarding them. So the next step is to build a little fortress. There are also offices for the management of docks and warehouses in the military camp. As for loading and unloading the civilians, their barracks are not too late to build, so set up a tent first!"

Zhang Xuan had fully understood the profound meaning of Wei Yunqi. Wei Yunqi thought more comprehensively and deeply than himself. He did not think about building a dock, nor did he think about what functions he needed. As the chief minister, Wei Yunqi thought about it all for him one by one.

Zhang Xuan nodded, looked at the square stones and asked again, "Where did these stones be picked?"

Wei Yunqi smiled, "General, why not look behind him!"

When Zhang Xuan turned around, he saw that a mountain ridge about two miles behind him had been chiseled open. The weeds on the rocks were removed, revealing gray-white rocks, and dozens of people could faintly see digging stones there. This is usually the matter of miners. The miners are experienced and have high quarry efficiency. So in just over a month, many houses have been built.

"What about the dock? How do ships dock and unload goods?" Zhang Xuan asked in confusion.

"Please come with me, General!"

Wei Yunqi took Zhang Xuan around several stone houses. The soldiers followed him slowly with their horses behind. They soon came to the side of the river bay. The terrain of the river bay was about one meter higher than the water surface, forming a natural embankment, but the soil was piled up and down. Then the embankment that Zhang Xuan saw was built of stones and became very flat and solid. Large ships with more than a thousand stones could be moored.

However, the stones were only about a hundred steps, and there were still about two miles of embankments to continue laying.

"Give me another half a year, I believe this place will change a lot!"

Wei Yunqi pointed to the large open space around the house and said with confidence: "I will turn this place into a prosperous river port town, with shops, wineries, inns, residential houses, warehouses, and more importantly, military camps. I even plan to build a shipbuilding station here to build a transport fleet. This was my dream back then. I could take a big ship to Liaodong directly."

Zhang Xuan was also infected by Wei Yunqi's ambitions. He nodded silently, "Sir, let go and do it. I will support you with all my strength!"

To the north of Langya County are steep mountains, with low and undulating hills in the middle, and to the south are endless plains. Dong'an County is located at the northernmost point of Langya County. It is a small county town built between high mountains and ridges. The mountains here are undulating and stretching for hundreds of miles, like a natural stone screen that separates Qi County, Beihai County and Langya County.

But there are also trails passing through the mountains in the mountains, and merchants' mules and horses cross these trails. The plains in the south are ahead.

There are only more than 10,000 people in Dong'an County, and there are only a few thousand people living in the county town. Less than a thousand families, and there are another thousand Sun Xuanya's troops stationed. They are led by a bandit general.

The general of the bandit army was named Hu, and no one knew what his name was. Everyone called him Hu Sanlang. He was a big man with a beard and a fierce face. He was either too bad or had a bad temper. He was furious when he said something wrong and immediately started to beat him. No one in the people and soldiers in Dong'an County were afraid of him.

As soon as dawn came, Hu Sanlang's rough roar came from the top of the city, "Close the city gate immediately and don't let anyone in. Who dares to release people into the city privately? I cut his eggs!"

The soldiers had just opened the city gate and heard his roar and hurriedly ran back to close the city gate again.

Although Dong'an County is a small county, it is located in a valley more than ten miles wide. It is also the widest valley in the Yishan Mountains. It can walk on people and supplies. Yishui flows close to the west of the county town. It is the only way to go south from Beihai County to Langya County. Its geographical location is extremely important. Since hundreds of miles south are deserted and there are no towns, the caravans must rest and replenish supplies here.

Hu Sanlang just received an emergency order from Linyi County. The Sui army in Beihai County was very likely to go south. Sun Yaxuan ordered him to close the city gate and not let anyone enter the city within a month. Hu Sanlang was very nervous. He knew that Dong'an County was the first fortress to go south by Beihai County. Once the Sui army headed south, Dong'an County would be the first to be hit.

On the top of the city, Hu Sanlang looked north nervously. In the distance, there were large dense forests covering the entire valley. One stretched to the mountain. Yishui passed through the woods and winded southward. So far, he could not see anything abnormal. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but after looking at the city, his relaxed mood became nervous again.

Because Dong'an County is a small county town, it is not for defense, so the city is very low and less than two meters high. The city is very narrow, allowing only three people to walk side by side. Moreover, there is no moat in Dong'an County, so the Sui army can go directly to the city to get off the shelves and climb.

More importantly, he only had one thousand men, and the soldiers did not even have leather armor. They wore military uniforms made of coarse cloth and their swords and spears were very crude. Sun Xuanya had 20,000 elite troops, but they were all deployed in Linyi County. They were like stepmothers raised.

"Damn it, how can I defend the city with such a ragged military armor?" Hu Sanlang cursed angrily.

At this moment, he heard someone shouting under the city: "Okay, let's go into the city!"

Hu Sanlang frowned and walked quickly to the city wall. He looked down and saw a caravan standing under the city. There were more than a hundred mule and donkeys loaded with goods behind him. There were more than a dozen people. The leader was a traveling merchant in his forties.

He also saw Hu Sanlang and hurriedly shouted: "General Hu, it's me!"

Hu Sanlang knew this merchant and was very familiar with him. This man was called *. He was a fish merchant in Donglai County. He specialized in trafficking dried sea fish. He often went south to Linyi. Because his surname was Hu, he recognized him as his own family. * often gave him some valuable products such as sea pearls and tortoiseshell. The two had a good relationship.

At this time, all the soldiers on the top of the city looked at him. Hu Sanlang was upset and waved his hand, "Let them enter the city, this time!"

The city gate slowly opened, and the mule and horse team entered the city. Hu Sanlang hurried down to the city and asked, "Old Hu, I'll ask you something!"

*Nodded quickly and smiled and said, "Please tell me, General!"

"I heard that the Sui army in Beihai County was going south to attack Langya County. Did you come from Beihai County and see the army gathering and mobilizing?"

* was stunned and scratched his head and said, "Nothing is true! I only know that the officers and soldiers of Qinghe County want to fight Gao Shida. If there is any movement in the Beihai County official army, they should fight Gao Shida. How could they go south to attack Langya County?"

In fact, * is saying common sense. Hu Sanlang also knew that if the officers and soldiers came to Langya County to suppress bandits, they would have to go north to attack Linyi from the south. It would have been too far. Hu Sanlang asked again: "You really haven't seen the Sui army assemble?"

"No!" * shook his head affirmatively, "If there were troops gathering, how could I go south to do business?"

Hu Sanlang believed it a little. Merchants are most afraid of war. If there are any signs of war, merchants will never take risks. Could it be that the prince’s intelligence is wrong?

Although Hu Sanlang felt a little relaxed, he still did not dare to disobey the order to open the city gate. He wanted to observe for a day before he said, but he still ordered loudly: "The city gate is not allowed to open. If anyone wants to enter the city, he must report to me first. Who dares to open the city without authorization? I will kill him with one knife!"
Chapter completed!