"The climate in the south is relatively mild, Jiangdong doesn't know, but if the year is good, the rice and wheat in the two Huaihe areas can be harvested twice a year. I heard that since taking office, Jin'er, besides guarding against Jiangdong, is most concerned about

For this matter, if we can ensure that most of the fields are harvested twice a year, and the land of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River is produced every year, we can support an army!" After Shouchun, the journey of Chen Mo and his party slowed down, looking at the fields in the fields.

Pieces of crops that were about to mature, Chen Mo explained to his wife and several women with a smile.

In fact, Chen Mo's time here was not long. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out when he was ten years old, he left his hometown. Before that, he had only encountered the two-year-old man once.

"My son is fighting against God for his life, don't do this!" Chen's mother did not agree with Chen Mo on this point. She felt that by doing this, he was robbing God of something, and he might be disgusted by God.

"According to what my mother said, building water conservancy is also competing with God. No matter how best it is, a lot of people will die." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled and said: "You see, my kid can't compete with God.

"Young Master, I haven't seen God punish me, so I say this is not a fight with God for fate, but a good deed on behalf of God, and God should reward me."

"That's ridiculous!" Mother Chen shook her head helplessly, but she didn't argue anymore. After all, no one knew what God was thinking.

The sound of rapid horse hooves was heard in the distance. Dian Wei and others quickly formed a formation to protect Chen Mo and others. Chen Mo looked up and saw several horses galloping towards this direction. When he looked closer, it was Chen Jin.

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"Your Majesty?" Dian Wei waved his hand, signaling for everyone to leave, and then he went up to greet him and said, "Why are you here?"

"Uncle Dian, a message came from Xuzhou saying that my father is here. I have been waiting here for the past few days." Chen Jin explained with a smile, then came to Chen Mo and saluted: "My son, see your father.

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"Get up." Chen Mo waved his hand and looked at the people behind Chen Jin. He recognized Xu Zhi, Dianman and Guo Huai, but Chen Mo had no impression of the other people.

"Father, these are some of Haier's new friends. This person's name is Deng Ai, a new barbarian. When Liu Bei attacked Nanyang, he came to Runan to avoid the war. Later, Haier went to farm here, so he came.

There is quite a lot of talent and learning here." Chen Jin pulled a young man to his side and said with a smile.

"Deng...Deng Ai...see...the king...the king!" The young man quickly bowed to Chen Mo and said.

This kid...

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, his eyes a little strange.

"Father, although Shizai stutters a bit, he is proficient in knowledge and military arts. He is now managing the farming affairs for his son, and it is quite effective." Chen Jin explained quickly.

"I've heard of it." Chen Mo nodded, looked at the young man and said, "He is also a man of inner wisdom."

Chen Jin introduced the other two people to Chen Mo respectively. They were both from the Jianghuai area, but Chen Mo was obviously more interested in Deng Ai. This boy's destiny was not low. He was only nineteen years old, but his destiny was already close to ninety.

In a few years, they may be able to gather their destiny, and such talents will definitely make great achievements in the future.

Of course, as the parties involved, Deng Ai and the other three seemed to feel the importance of Chen Mo. Only Chen Jin, who had been with Chen Mo for a long time, could vaguely understand his father's thoughts.

After Chen Jin met Chen's mother, Cai Yan and others one by one, he did not go to Hefei, but followed Chen Mo to Shouchun.

Chen Jincai came to Jiujiang not long ago, and the only thing he has done so far is to cultivate crops, which can be considered as initial results. In addition, he moved the administrative office to Hefei and strengthened the city walls of Hefei to guard against attacks from the east of the Yangtze River.

"The head of this county is different from the county magistrate. No matter what he wants to do, he must do it slowly. It will be difficult to achieve results within three to five years. I'm afraid you will have to work for a long time as the prefect of Jiujiang."

In the office, after sending away Deng Ai and others, only Chen Mo and Chen Jin, father and son, were left in the room. Chen Mo did not shy away from it. He was not going to let Chen Jin get involved in the court affairs too early. At least he had to have some merit.

Only then can he return to the court. After all, Chen Jin is Chen Mo's scholar now, and his ability is still lacking. It will be a bit slow to put him in the court.

"My child understands that Jiujiang is now in ruins. Even if my father asks my child to go back, I'm afraid he won't be able to go back." Chen Jin said with a bitter smile.

"Oh?" Chen Mo nodded, looked at Chen Jin with some surprise and said: "I understand the situation in Jiujiang almost now. Let me tell you what you are going to do?"

"Here!" Chen Jin nodded and said, "Actually, when Uncle Meng De was here, the former prefect Liu Fu did a good job. I plan to continue his policy, focusing on water conservancy and education!"

Needless to say, we need to build water conservancy projects. There are many waterways in the Yangtze and Huaihe River areas. If you are not careful, you will become a flood. Building dams to guide water flow to irrigate farmland is a must. As for education, we are obviously planning to open more academies in Jiujiang.

After all, books are becoming more and more easy to obtain nowadays, and they are no longer as difficult to obtain as before, so it is appropriate to practice enlightenment.

"It's a pity Liu Yuanying." Chen Mo nodded. Liu Fu had surrendered to Chen Mo back then, but he died not long after. The situation in Jiujiang began to collapse from then on. In addition, Jiangdong was constantly harassed and a large number of people migrated. Only then did Chen Mo

Now that I think about the drama about Jin borrowing a marriage to seize Hefei, if Liu Fu had not died, it might not have been so troublesome.

Chen Jin nodded and felt a little sad when he mentioned the late governor. To this day, many people in Jiujiang still remember this governor well.

"Since you already have a case against you, let's not talk about being a father. Go and stay with your mother. We will stay here for a few days. Please spend more time with her." Chen Mo waved his hand.

"Here!" Chen Jin stood up and bowed.

Chen Mo also got up and went out. Dian Wei went to get close to his son. The guards around him were all soldiers from the personal guard camp. Chen Mo was going to sit with Han Qiong. Sooner or later, there would be a fight with Jiang Dong, and Han Qiong would also be one of the main forces.

Han Qiong was stationed in Shouchun, but the army was moved to the front line, and Han Qiong was in charge of the command. Now there was no need for Chen Mo to go far.

"Have there been any intruders from Jiangdong recently?" Chen Mo asked after coming to Han Qiong and exempting himself from the common etiquette.

"There are no major battles, but ordinary harassment is common. Your Majesty, our army does not have naval forces, so we can only defend passively. I have thought of a few ways, which may be useful in the future." Han Qiong said with a smile.

"Oh?" Chen Mo said with a smile: "Please give me some advice from the old general."

"I don't dare. The veteran just wanted to prevent them from easily landing on the river, so he dug a lot of wooden stakes underwater to prevent the ships from Jiangdong from approaching the river bank. In this way, he could only shoot some arrows."

Joan smiled.

"It's also a method." Chen Mo nodded, but he was thinking about how he would break it if he invaded Jiangdong one day and the opponent used this trick? But no matter what, this method seems difficult to crack, or it can be created

Some boats with low drafts are used for landing?

After thinking about it, Chen Mo looked at Han Qiong and said: "Old General, the navy our army is training in the East China Sea is also quite effective. The navy will arrive in the future. If Jiangdong also uses this trick, it will be difficult for us to crack it. After a while, it may

Liu Yi will come here, and when the time comes, tell him this method and see if there is any way to crack it."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, Jiangdong has been immersed in this way for many years. I have tried to find some fishermen who know the water to form a navy to pursue the river, but they were all defeated by the bandit army. After all, our army is still short of strength. I think

To be able to compete with the Jiangdong navy, I'm afraid..." Han Qiong was somewhat disdainful of Chen Mo's navy.

"Just tell him." Chen Mo nodded. In fact, he was not sure about having a water fight with Jiangdong. It would be best to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses. However, this river is an obstacle that cannot be overcome. He must face it no matter what.

Yes.

"Veteran general, take your orders." Han Qiong nodded, and then the two of them stopped talking about this matter and started talking about the art of war, Jiujiang defense and other things.

"Your Majesty..." At the end, Han Qiong looked at Chen Mo hesitantly.

"The old general has something to say, but it doesn't matter." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"The old man is now nearly eighty years old and feels exhausted. I wonder if he can be allowed to retire and return home?" Han Qiong said with some hesitation. At the moment, it seems that he will not be able to fight Jiangdong for a while, but he feels that he may

We can't wait until that time. When people get old, they eventually want to return to their roots.

"This..." Chen Mo did not answer immediately. He looked at Han Qiong and saw that his fate was on the verge of dissipation. But now all the generals had their own things to do. Chen Mo couldn't think of anyone who could replace Han Qiong.

After a moment of silence, Chen Mo asked: "Does the old general have a suitable candidate in mind?"

Han Qiong hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that the Crown Prince is more than qualified for the job."

"Him?" Chen Mo frowned and shook his head and said, "He has never really experienced the battlefield. The incident in Hefei was just a ruse. I'm afraid he won't be qualified."

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate the prince. The defenses in Jiujiang are all done by the prince. Not to mention how the prince leads the troops, but in terms of employing people, he has the style of a king, and he is quite popular in Jiujiang.

The scholars and people in the area love him, and both Xu Zhi and Guo Huai have the qualifications to be generals. The old ministers believe that leaving Jiujiang in the hands of the prince will surely ensure the peace and tranquility of Jiujiang."

"Let's talk about this later..." Chen Mo nodded, but did not directly agree. Once Han Qiong leaves, no one in Jiujiang can support Chen Jin. A group of young people have no problem governing Jiujiang, but if

Can these people really improve the military as well?

"The veteran remembers that when the king became famous, he was still younger than the prince, and he was already able to compete with the ministers in the court and the princes of the world. Now the prince has reached the top, has learned a lot, and is brave and resourceful. He is only one in Jiujiang.

In terms of local military affairs, the veteran thinks he is competent enough." Han Qiong said with a smile.

"Since the old general has said so, let him try it. However, if the old general is willing, he can help train new soldiers after returning to Jizhou." Chen Mo nodded. It was appropriate for Han Qiong to retire and return home at this time, but after all, it was

A veteran with a lifetime of experience, it's a shame that he doesn't have to do this. Chen Mo hopes that he can use some of his remaining energy.
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