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Chapter 2706 The Bandit Suppression Command! (Part 1)

Even in this very Nan Commandery, the bulk of Guan Yu's taxes still came from!
Because Nan Commandery was of utmost importance, Guan Yu's army was mainly stationed near Nan Commandery, with troops stationed not only in Jiangling but also in Gong'an.

The remaining three and a half counties each sent about two thousand men to be stationed at the associated passes.

Even so, Guan Yu had a force of over 60,000 men. Of these, over 30,000 were stationed in Jiangling, while the rest had to guard against Cao Cao and Sun Quan!

In normal times, the grain tax revenue from the several counties of Jingzhou could reasonably support 6 troops, since grain supplies would decrease when there was no war.

However, once a battle breaks out, the soldiers can no longer eat until they are half full, which leads to a food shortage throughout Jingzhou and is the main reason why Guan Yu's expansion of his army is relatively slow.

Upon hearing Wang Yue's reminder, Guan Yinping also thought of the food shortage. She immediately panicked and hurriedly asked, "Sir, we've cleared out so many bandits, how are we going to settle these more than 1 people? The warehouses in Jiangling City don't have enough food to feed so many people!"

Under normal circumstances, Wang Yue would not have launched a campaign to suppress bandits at this time. After all, he would need to support the elderly, women, and children after the campaign. Of course, Wang Yue would not have expanded his army at this time either, because the tax revenue of the Jingzhou government could not support them.

However, Wang Yue knew that a major upheaval was about to occur in Jingzhou. If he couldn't withstand the crisis, Guan Yu would lose his life, let alone be able to manage Jingzhou's tax revenue.

In any case, compared to the current grain situation in Jingzhou, there is enough to feed these people. As long as we can hold out until Lu Meng of Eastern Wu crosses the river in disguise, we can take the opportunity to drag out and confiscate the property of those merchants who helped Eastern Wu, and then we will have enough grain.

However, Wang Yue could not tell Guan Yinping any of this; he had so much technology and temporary solutions.

Seeing that Guan Yinping was anxious, Wang Yue said casually, "Third Miss, I know a fishing technique that can easily yield a large amount of fish meat."

Therefore, as long as the Third Sister can supply the army of three thousand with provisions for a month, I can build enough ships to go fishing in Yunmeng Marsh.

By then, the families of the 3000 soldiers we recruited will be able to rely on fishing for food, and even have surplus fish to exchange for grain in the city, so they won't starve to death.

Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Guan Yinping immediately said excitedly, "Then let's hurry back. I will definitely ask for help from each household and try to raise enough food for a month. The rest will be left to the strategist."

When Guan Yinping said this, she also bowed respectfully to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue helped Guan Yinping up with a practiced air and said solemnly, "This is what I should do. Let's hurry back."

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Guan Yinping has been out suppressing bandits for three months now. He has heard that Guan Yu flooded the seven armies and shook the whole country, defeating Cao Cao's troops and making them run for their lives. He was extremely excited.

After Guan Yinping returned and settled the families of the able-bodied men, she led them to Jiangling!
Before Guan Yinping and Wang Yue returned to Jiangling, the news had spread throughout the city that Guan Jinping, the third son of General Guan, had successfully wiped out the bandits near Jiangling City, earning praise from the people of Jiangling for his son's bravery.

Some passing merchants even proactively prepared supplies to reward the troops, simply to thank Guan Jinping for ensuring their safety during this stretch of the journey. It's important to understand that for Jingzhou to trade with Shu, they had to pass through Jiangling and Yiling, but various bandits frequently raided the area around Jiangling and Yiling, causing them significant losses.

Therefore, seeing that although Guan Yinping had not completely eradicated the bandits, she had severely weakened them and made them no longer dare to commit crimes in Jiangling, they were naturally very happy to express their gratitude.

In fact, these merchants were very shrewd. They knew that these bandits were like leeks, they would grow back after being cut down, and they needed to be wiped out frequently, otherwise they would relapse in no time.

Therefore, after they gave them this money, they could also make the Jiangling constables see the benefits and prevent them from allowing the bandits to grow stronger.

Guan Yinping was surprised by this unexpected joy. She had been thinking of borrowing grain from her grandmother's house to get enough food for more than 1 people for a month, but she didn't expect these merchants to solve the problem so easily.

With food in hand, the next problem was how to give this army a proper organization. Fortunately, Wang Yue had already asked Guan Yinping to write a letter to Guan Yu, requesting the position of bandit suppression captain.

Actually, even without Guan Yinping saying it, news of Guan Yinping leading the bandit suppression campaign for the past three months had already reached Guan Yu.

Guan Yu was in a good mood recently, but he also encountered a problem: he was short of troops. He was happy to see his daughter's bandit suppression efforts.

Therefore, when Guan Yu heard that his daughter had successfully eliminated a large number of bandits by relying on the yamen runners of various counties in Jiangling, although he was somewhat worried that Jingzhou would not have enough food, he still praised her to his generals.

Thinking back to how Guan Yinping had clearly been somewhat angry before he set off, Guan Yu, as her father, agreed to her idea.

After all, in Guan Yu's view, most of the bandits on the mountain were no different from those who took in refugees.

Previously, Guan Yu had nowhere to settle so many refugees, but now that his troops are insufficient, he doesn't have time to consider this for the time being.

If we can successfully capture Xiangfan, then we will have a place to settle these refugees.

Therefore, Guan Yu thought that eliminating the bandits near Jiangling and securing Jiangling as a transportation hub to obtain more grain through merchants was a good idea.

Moreover, Guan Yinping has made a contribution this time, so she must be rewarded in order to convince people. Besides, Guan Yinping is Guan Jinping, so there is no need to worry about others not being convinced.

Considering that Guan Yinping said in the county that the bandits she had taken over were settled in the swamp east of Jiangling City, and that they did not occupy other territories.

In addition, ordinary people were still somewhat annoyed by bandits, so Guan Yu directly announced the establishment of the Bandit Suppression Command, with Guan Yinping as the commander of the Bandit Suppression Command.

When Guan Yinping received this reward, she and Wang Yue had already switched identities. Guan Yinping was in the camp built by Constable Cai, who had sent away criminals and prisoners, training soldiers according to the methods she had learned from her father.

There weren't many criminals, but there were quite a lot of prisoners, the biggest of whom was Yu Jin!
(End of this chapter)