Chapter 1496: Inspection of the New Capital

Four days later, Shen Kuan led his troops back to Longqing Prefecture.

However, Duyang's troops had already withdrawn to Longqing Prefecture one day earlier than them.

Because a lot of weapons and armor were seized, Shen Kuan recruited another 5,000 troops in Longqing Prefecture.

Originally, he could have recruited more troops.

But considering that they had little food and supplies, he did not dare to recruit too many people.

At the same time, Shen Kuan followed Jia Yao's order and sent an additional two thousand troops to Xiongjin.

In Jia Yao's words, no matter whether the enemy's navy is of great use or not, it is always better for them to be on guard.

Xiongjin must not be lost!

"Report..."

Just as Shen Kuan was inspecting the city defenses, a scout came hurriedly to report: "30,000 enemy troops from Duyang are marching towards Longqing Prefecture!"

"Oh?"

Shen Kuan's eyes showed a hint of joy, "Explore again! Remember, no one is allowed to explore near the river on the west side of Duyang!"

The scout received the order and left quickly.

After the scouts left, Tao Shu, who was following Shen Kuan, immediately asked with a smile on his face: "General, do you think the enemy will really cross the river and attack Xuangui as Madam Jiayao expected?"

This was the strategy Madam Jiayao used when she raided Longqing Mansion last year.

If the enemy asks about it, they will probably hear something about it.

Madam Jiayao used the same strategy last year. If the enemy uses it again, isn't she afraid that they will find out?

"To the enemy, the Black Turtle is more important than Longqing Mansion!"

Shen Kuan smiled, "As long as the enemy occupies Xuangui, they can attack Xiongjin at any time! Once Xiongjin is occupied by the enemy, our reinforcements will not be able to arrive! Therefore, the enemy will most likely pass through the lower reaches of that river!"

The Black Turtle is not an important place.

But since Xuangui lies between Xiongjin and Longqing Prefecture, it becomes an extremely important place.

Once the enemy captures the Black Turtle, they will definitely try their best to take it back.

By then, they would no longer be able to hold on to Longqing Prefecture.

It would be impossible for the enemy to resist such a temptation.

"hope so!"

Tao Shu's eyes showed some hope. "If it is as Madam Jiayao expected, the enemy will suffer heavy losses after this battle, and will not be able to launch another attack in a short time!"

"That's a good thing and a bad thing."

Shen Kuan shook his head and smiled, "If the enemy army stops attacking, it will be troublesome for us to defeat them! It is better to let the enemy army maintain the momentum of attack!"

Listening to Shen Kuan's words, Tao Shu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Did he think the enemy were fools?

If Madam Jiayao's plan succeeds, the enemy will lose at least tens of thousands of soldiers.

In addition to the previous losses, the enemy had to defend the city with heavy troops, and there were not many soldiers available.

Shen Kuan smiled and instructed Tao Shu, "Pay close attention to the enemy's movements in the direction of Heji. We must also take some actions to disrupt the enemy's sight and make them mistakenly think that we have ignored the Black Turtle point!"

"Ah."

Tao Shu nodded heavily, his heart full of anticipation.

Shen Kuan stood on the city wall and looked into the distance.

I don’t know whether His Highness has sent reinforcements.

According to the current situation, they probably don't need reinforcements.

If we try to recapture Juncheng, the enemy will launch a full-scale encirclement and suppression.

I hope the enemy doesn’t run too fast!

Only a few enemy soldiers died, but it is not enough to quell the anger of Daqian and His Highness!

It would be best if the enemy army was completely wiped out!

And that damn Gaoqin tribe, it’s better to wipe it out completely!

Shen Kuan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes cold.

……

Juzhou, Guangling.

Yun Zheng has already rushed to Guangling on horseback.

Upon learning that Yun Zheng was coming, Du Jun, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works who was in charge of supervising the construction of the new capital, hurried over with a group of officials to greet him.

"Alright, no need to be polite!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand gently, briefly introduced Qin Pu and others to them, and then looked at Du Jun: "Master Du, please take me around first and tell me about the progress of the construction of the new capital."

"Yes Yes!"

Du Jun nodded repeatedly, "How about I take His Majesty to the Technology Research Institute first? It just so happens that the Technology Research Institute is the closest to here."

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "You really understand what I am thinking!"

Du Jun smiled apologetically and raised his hand to invite him: "Your Majesty, please come in, everyone, please!"

Does he still need to understand Yun Zheng’s thoughts?

All officials in the court knew how much importance this prince attached to the Institute of Technology.

The Institute of Technology is directly under the jurisdiction of Yun Zheng.

No department may interfere!

If he doesn't even understand this, then he has served in the court for so many years in vain.

On the way to the Technical Research Institute which was under construction, Du Jun briefly reported to Yun Zheng on the construction progress of the new capital.

At present, Xindu is only laying the basic outlines of various important areas.

The so-called basic outline is the foundation.

Including the inner and outer city walls of Xindu, only the outlines were revealed.

Xindu not only incorporated the entire Guangling, but also extended forty miles around Guangling. The current Guanglin City will be the east of Xindu in the future.

The future imperial palace, military academy, technical research institute and other important places are all on the extended side.

Currently, there are more than 500,000 people building the new capital. In addition to a large number of people doing corvée labor, there are also many prisoners and people from the surrounding areas who come to work to earn some money to support their families.

"and many more!"

When Du Jun said this, Yun Zheng suddenly stopped him and asked meaningfully: "Are the wages and food of the working people being withheld?"

Since ancient times, such large-scale construction projects have always been accompanied by a lot of corruption.

And Yun Zheng happens to be the type of person who hates corruption the most.

Although he also knew that no one could eliminate corruption, as long as he knew about it, he would definitely deal with it!

"To be honest with you, Your Highness, there was indeed such a thing before."

Du Jun replied cautiously, "Half a month ago, I dealt with a group of people and sent them all to the quarry to quarry stones! I haven't heard of anything similar recently."

"That's good!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, half jokingly saying: "Later, I will send people to visit each construction site. If there are similar situations, I will punish you first!"

"This one……"

Du Jun had a bitter look on his face. "I did investigate and punish a group of people for the things Your Highness mentioned, but Your Highness also knows that these people will always come up with some tricks. There must be some corruption and abuse of power that Your Highness doesn't know about..."

Du Jun feels so miserable!

He also knew that some things could never be fully investigated.

No matter how high the pressure is, there will always be people who take chances.

There are so many people below, it is impossible for him to check them one by one!

Seeing Du Jun's miserable look, Yun Zheng couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't worry, as long as you didn't participate or didn't sit back and do nothing, I won't punish you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Du Junru was pardoned.

But he knew that this prince had just come down from the battlefield.

I guess at this moment, he is very murderous.

If anyone does something shameful and is discovered by this prince, he will definitely suffer the consequences.

They rode their horses and talked.

Almost half an hour later, they arrived at the Daqian Technology Research Institute which was under construction.

The entire technical research institute covers an area of ​​more than 3,000 acres, and an original hill here has also been preserved.

The Institute of Technology not only has a place for research and innovation of various technologies, but also has a large number of houses, and a circle of tall and thick walls around it. Guard buildings such as watchtowers and bow towers will be built along the walls.

Just as Du Jun was introducing the situation of the Technical Research Institute to Yun Zheng in detail, several people came galloping over on horseback.

Soon, the county soldiers approached with an almost exhausted messenger.

"Your Highness, I have received an urgent report from General Shen Kuan from Hezhou, traveling eight hundred miles away..."