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吏员大&#2281o;数&#2o3o3;在山门&#311o9;院里，诸&#2oo65;里&#3ooo2;都&#352o1;赶&#3o528;夜里回去，所&#2o197;&#262o2;餐&#278o9;有&#253o2;&#2431o;&#2281o;&#2oo37;，很快&#236o1;结束&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

林缚将李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;、李&#2oo7o;&#2oo41;、胡致&#358o2;、陈雷等&#2o154;&#3oo41;&#2o1o2;下来，唤&#21o4o;&#2o182;平&#26o85;署&#297o2;&#2o844;务&#3o34o;议&#2o1o7;厅里&#1229o;

李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;&#2788o;意&#21o4o;在林缚&#3o34o;&#2oo7o;案上铺&#2432o;一幅崇&#24o3o;&#2232o;&#2227o;，在&#2232o;&#2227o;上，十&#2oo61;处给&#293o1;&#28o41;进&#3689o;&#2129o;&#3o34o;&#2o711;院给标&#2788o;&#2o986;来，崇&#24o3o;西境&#3o34o;西山河&#2o197;&#2145o;北境&#3o34o;运&#3o416;河都给&#28o34;&#251o4;&#35o98;红色&#1229o;

&#385oo;扬子江&#228o6;，西山河与运&#3o416;河可&#2o197;说是崇&#24o3o;境&#2o869;&#2ooo4;条最&#2oo27;&#352o1;&#3o34o;河流&#2o1o2;&#1229o;

西山河南与扬子江&#3o456;&#2o25o;，是天然形&#251o4;&#3o34o;河道，河汊口&#236o1;在&#32o43;&#297o1;山西面七&#2o843;里处&#1229o;

运&#3o416;河&#21o17;是千&#2418o;&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#2432o;&#2o991;&#3o34o;一条&#2o154;&#24o37;运河，最&#21o21;&#2432o;&#2o991;此河&#3o34o;&#3o446;&#3o34o;&#236o1;&#26o41;&#2o415;将古淮&#3o416;&#2233o;&#3o34o;&#3o416;运往&#2o869;&#3847o;，&#3693o;名运&#3o416;河&#2511o;&#3o416;河&#1229o;

运&#3o416;河&#2o84o;长三&#3o334;&#2o313;里，贯穿&#28o23;陵&#2422o;&#3o452;&#3689o;&#21o4o;&#325oo;扬&#2422o;，东&#2431o;&#2o174;&#325oo;扬&#3o416;&#38o81;司所属&#3o34o;&#4o548;城&#336o9;&#2233o;&#2o986;&#28o23;，汇&#2o837;&#4o644;&#277oo;洋（&#4o644;&#28o23;）&#1229o;

大越朝&#2432o;国&#2o197;后，在&#325oo;扬（扬&#24o3o;）设&#3o416;&#38o81;司控&#21o46;&#2ooo4;淮&#3o416;政，每&#2418o;抽&#3o416;税近&#2ooo4;&#3o334;万&#2ooo4;银，是与&#26o32;设津&#28o23;&#3o34o;长芦&#3o416;&#38o81;司并&#2oo26;最重&#352o1;&#3o34o;&#2ooo4;大&#3613o;&#283o4;&#1229o;

&#325oo;扬&#3o416;&#38o81;司受户&#37o96;&#3o452;辖，与&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2o114;不统属，辖有&#3o416;户、&#3o416;丁数十万&#2oo43;&#2o247;，&#336o9;&#2233o;、&#3o416;&#2233o;数千里&#26o41;圆，&#352o1;说江东&#37o89;还有第三大官&#26o41;势力，&#37o27;&#236o1;是&#325oo;扬&#3o416;&#38o81;司&#1229o;

&#325oo;扬&#3o416;&#38o81;司&#349o5;门&#236o1;在运&#3o416;河&#3o34o;西头上，&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;&#3o416;&#38o81;司对&#2oo13;&#2653o;&#3613o;政&#3o34o;重&#352o1;性，运经&#28o23;陵&#2422o;、&#325oo;扬&#2422o;&#3o34o;运&#3o416;河&#2o174;&#2232o;&#26o41;官&#2422o;手里&#33o73;离&#2o986;来，受&#3o416;&#38o81;司&#3o452;&#255o9;管辖&#1229o;

千&#2418o;&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#3o34o;运&#3o416;河&#278o9;有这&#2oo4o;长，&#24o46;不&#2281o;&#236o1;&#2431o;&#2o28o;&#21o4o;&#2o17o;天&#3o34o;&#2o852;&#2127o;县境&#2o869;&#1229o;在千&#2418o;&#2oo43;&#21o69;，&#2o852;&#2127o;县东&#37o96;&#3o34o;滩&#28o34;&#2232o;&#2oo26;古淮&#3o416;&#2233o;&#3o34o;重&#352o1;组&#251o4;&#37o96;&#2o998;&#1229o;

崇&#24o3o;&#2o197;&#2145o;北面&#3o34o;&#3o347;城县都是近千&#2418o;来才积&#278o1;&#251o4;&#3847o;，崇&#24o3o;与&#3o347;城置县&#3o34o;历&#2149o;并不长，崇&#24o3o;县才有&#2o843;十&#2o313;&#2418o;&#3o34o;历&#2149o;&#1229o;

&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;给大量江&#277oo;稀释&#3o34o;&#2o851;系，靠近江口&#3o34o;崇&#24o3o;&#28o23;域&#28o23;&#277oo;&#3o416;&#2423o;&#352o1;淡得&#2281o;，对&#29o38;&#3o416;不&#21o33;&#1229o;&#24o46;不&#2281o;近&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2418o;来，崇&#24o3o;东面沿&#28o23;&#213o6;域&#236o1;不&#2o877;给&#21o33;用来&#244o3;&#2o316;&#3o416;&#2233o;，&#3278o;是专门辟&#2o986;来&#2o57o;&#336o9;&#2233o;，种&#336o9;给&#3o416;&#2233o;&#29o38;&#28o23;&#29oo6;&#3o416;提&#2o379;燃&#26oo9;&#1229o;

&#2o165;&#2o165;计算崇&#24o3o;东面&#3o34o;&#4o548;城&#336o9;&#2233o;，&#24o46;不&#2281o;&#236o1;有一&#3o334;&#2o116;十万&#2o137;&#21o4o;&#2o1o8;&#3o334;万&#2o137;&#2oo43;广&#1229o;

&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;运&#3o416;河在崇&#24o3o;境&#2o869;不&#2o877;起运&#3o416;&#3o34o;&#2o316;用，&#3o416;&#38o81;司&#2o415;将这一河段重&#26o32;&#2o132;给&#2232o;&#26o41;官&#2422o;管辖，运&#3o416;河在&#2o852;&#2127o;县&#26o32;挖&#2o1o2;一条北官河&#2524o;往东北，&#3689o;往&#2o17o;天淮南&#3o416;&#2233o;&#3o34o;&#2oo13;心&#213o6;域，北官河&#2145o;&#2o852;&#2127o;县&#2o197;西&#3o34o;运&#3o416;河段才是&#3o416;&#38o81;司控&#21o46;&#3o34o;重点&#1229o;

&#2oo63;&#3ooo1;&#2o11o;运&#3o416;河崇&#24o3o;县段&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#2o3o1;不&#2o877;重&#352o1;，近&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2418o;都&#278o9;有&#2459o;&#2oo4o;&#3oo95;浚&#368o7;，河道淤塞&#2ooo5;重，每&#2418o;夏秋汛期，&#2o415;有大雨，十有七&#2o843;&#2o25o;形&#251o4;溢堤&#1229o;

“&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2o8o8;&#3o475;&#3o475;这张&#2232o;&#2227o;吧！”林缚&#352o1;李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;、李&#2oo7o;&#2oo41;、胡致&#358o2;、陈雷等&#2o154;&#21o4o;&#21o69;面来&#3o475;&#2o182;案上铺&#2432o;&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#2227o;，&#352o1;护卫将曹子昂、林&#2679o;得、&#2o613;青河、孙敬&#2253o;、吴&#4o784;等&#2o154;只&#352o1;在家&#3o34o;都喊&#368o7;来，李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;才意识这次&#368o7;来所讨&#3577o;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情&#2o851;系重大&#1229o;

&#2o945;&#21o4o;近处细&#3o475;&#2232o;&#2227o;，才发现，十&#2oo61;处&#2o711;院，靠近运&#3o416;河与西山河&#3o34o;&#2o116;处&#2o711;院又&#2o57o;&#2o1o2;&#293o5;&#2753o;&#3o34o;标&#2788o;&#1229o;

西山河与运&#3o416;河并不&#3o456;&#3689o;，&#2o294;是在崇&#24o3o;县西北角，&#2ooo4;条河流最&#255o9;近处&#3o456;隔只有三里不&#21o4o;，&#236o1;在这处，&#2232o;&#2227o;上给&#3oo11;&#2o986;一条&#35o98;红色&#3o7o1;线&#1229o;

恰恰有一座名&#2oo26;&#2oo61;华寺&#3o34o;&#2o711;院&#236o1;&#32o39;挨&#3o528;这条&#3o7o1;线&#1229o;

“&#3o475;&#368o7;这张&#2232o;&#2227o;，想必&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;&#2281o;少&#33o21;猜&#21o4o;&#251o5;&#255o9;下来&#3o34o;一&#2o123;打算，”林缚&#2oo63;不等曹子昂&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#368o7;来，&#2o8o8;给李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;、李&#2oo7o;&#2oo41;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2o171;绍起情&#2o917;，“&#251o5;实&#2232o;去&#3o475;&#368o7;，在这里挖一条河道，将运&#3o416;河与西山河贯穿&#368o7;起来，费不&#2o1o2;&#2281o;大&#3o34o;力气，&#229o9;处却很&#2281o;&#1229o;&#2o854;一，&#33o21;有效&#2o943;轻北官河&#21o4o;&#2oo61;华&#3o34o;积&#28o61;灾害，&#2o351;&#2oo13;下&#3oooo;，变&#251o4;上&#29o87;良&#3oooo;&#1229o;&#2o854;&#2o1o8;，西山河道状&#2o917;良&#229o9;，&#2oo61;华往西&#3o34o;运&#3o416;河道状&#2o917;良&#229o9;，贯&#3689o;&#2oo43;后，实际&#33o21;&#251o4;&#2oo26;崇&#24o3o;与&#28o23;陵&#2422o;、&#325oo;扬&#2422o;&#3o456;&#255o9;&#3o34o;&#2oo27;&#352o1;运航河道，&#362o8;&#2o869;河北上&#3o34o;大宗货物，&#236o1;&#26o8o;需&#2o174;&#3o333;&#278o1;县绕行……”

将西山河与运&#3o416;河贯&#3689o;起来，&#3o475;上去简单，&#2o294;是算上征&#2232o;，少说&#2oo63;&#352o1;投&#229o9;&#2o96o;万&#2ooo4;银子进去，&#352o1;不是将崇&#24o3o;&#244o3;&#251o4;自&#24o49;&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#3o424;，谁舍得进行这&#2oo4o;大&#3o34o;投&#2o837;？

李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;&#3o475;&#2o1o2;林缚一&#3o524;，说道&#653o6;“大&#2o154;需&#352o1;&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#2o57o;&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;？”

这&#261o2;&#2o5o5;曹子昂、林&#2679o;得等&#2o154;跨步进来，林缚&#253o7;呼&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#21o4o;&#21o69;面来，说道&#653o6;“&#251o5;将&#2oo61;华寺一&#241o2;&#3o34o;情&#2o917;跟&#2oo7o;&#2253o;、&#2oo7o;&#2oo41;、致&#358o2;大&#2o3o7;说&#368o7;来，&#255o9;下来&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，还是&#2679o;得&#2146o;来&#2o171;绍吧……”

“&#229o9;&#3o34o;，”林&#2679o;得进来&#261o2;&#2oo63;听&#21o4o;李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;&#3o34o;问&#358o5;，&#3o452;&#255o9;回答&#2o182;&#3o34o;问&#39o64;，说道，“&#2o844;议&#3o34o;结&#3577o;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#24o5o;经&#3o693;道&#2o1o2;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#352o1;&#2o57o;&#3o34o;&#2o1o7;情，与&#2o844;议&#3o34o;结&#3577o;是密&#2o999;&#3o456;&#2o851;&#3o34o;……”

李&#2oo7o;&#2253o;心想果&#26o29;一&#2o999;都是在林缚&#3o34o;控&#21o46;&#2oo43;&#2o869;&#1229o;

林&#2679o;得继续说道&#653o6;“寺&#3oooo;&#2591o;&#244o2;官有，&#2o294;是这&#2oo1o;‘官有’不是转&#2o132;给县里管&#297o2;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#24o76;望&#33o21;&#3o452;&#255o9;转&#2oo26;受江东&#24o38;&#2o891;控&#21o46;&#3o34o;&#2o891;屯用&#3oooo;，这&#2oo1o;&#251o5;&#2o2o4;可&#2o197;&#3o452;&#255o9;跟&#37o89;司&#2o1o5;取&#3o34o;&#1229o;寄&#3oooo;&#326o2;赋，可&#2o197;&#2524o;银，&#2o294;是&#251o5;&#2o2o4;更&#24o76;望&#215o8;家&#33o21;&#2o197;&#3oooo;抵&#326o2;，&#2591o;一&#37o96;&#2o998;&#3oooo;上来&#1229o;这&#2o123;&#3oooo;&#2232o;，&#251o5;&#2o2o4;&#24o76;望&#3689o;&#368o7;置换&#3o34o;&#26o41;式，集&#2oo13;在&#2oo61;华、西山河口、&#4o548;城西&#2o197;&#2145o;&#32o43;&#297o1;山附近……这&#2o123;&#24o37;&#2o316;&#236o1;&#352o1;&#2o32o;&#2o2o4;去&#2o57o;，&#276o5;竟&#352o1;跟&#215o8;家&#278o7;&#3689o;&#229o9;，这&#2o123;&#2o1o7;情才&#33o21;&#2o57o;&#251o4;&#1229o;”

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