choke element

Chapter 338

"The news was delivered in a timely manner, and it gave us time to respond, so we won't be caught off guard." Xu Yu returned to her seat and looked at the first few people: "But how to respond, according to the meaning of Jie Shuai, please invite a few more people Negotiate and decide."

Guo Ning gave himself a few days off. He couldn’t leave anyone to deal with official business. He had already discussed with his ministers. For trivial matters, please work harder for the officials in charge; Report to Guo Ning.

At the moment, Jing'an Min Xian said: "Recently, Caozhou, Guide and other places are raging with flames. The two armies under Sui Wang and Yang An'er's troops are no less than [-]. The movements on both sides, the balance of power will continue until this autumn and winter, and there must be major changes. As for the affairs of Liaodong, I have never been interested in it across the vast sea. According to the military newspaper, the Khitans and Jurchens there We're going to fight together, I don't know, will this hinder us? I don't know, who is the enemy and who is the friend of those people."

Jing Anmin's attitude was very tactful, meaning that his side's attention should always be on the changes in the war situation in Shandong and the Central Plains, and to seize benefits at any time.As for Liaodong, it is separated from Shandong by the sea, so even if the Khitans and Jurchens are out of their wits, they can ignore them.Anyway, at the end of the day, there is always something to do.

In other words, he is not willing to cause trouble.

And Chu Cai responded, "There is an obstacle, and the obstacle is not small."

"how to say?"

"Since last year, Shandong has been repeatedly attacked by war. The houses have been completely destroyed, and the city walls and ruins have been destroyed. We have tried our best to restore people's livelihood and collect household registration. Before the summer harvest, we have also paved the way for saltworks, mines, roads, bridges, cities, water conservancy, etc. A lot of construction... Ladies and gentlemen, the food and materials we seized from the Mongols and the powerful households in Denglei are consumed too quickly. Especially the more than 1 military households and the more than 6000 private households, They need military training and labor, and we will definitely give them generously; among the military households, there are many old, weak, women and children left after the sacrifice of the head of the family, and they should be treated extra favorably."

That's right.Jing'an Min and other generals and schools led their own troops, and they all went out as if they were seeing their monthly grain, rice, and salary flowing.The money, rice and silk that should be given are all solidly given to everyone and every account.The Ding Navy is not the Mongolian army, with hundreds of thousands of mouths, it cannot be supported by fighting and looting alone.

After a pause, Yicha Chucai continued: "In the past six months, 20% of the food that supports the military government has been smuggled in from the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. It is expected that the military government will have to hoard additional food before the autumn harvest. It is estimated that more than [-] stones will be obtained from Song State..."

"Could it be..."

"No, no, the summer and autumn harvests in the three prefectures of Denglai are fine. There is one stone per mu of wheat and millet. The profit from fishing and salt and the output of mines are also increasing. But after the autumn harvest, we will probably develop to the whole of Shandong, At that time, the consumption of military rations will inevitably be huge, and so will money. Therefore, it is better to keep more on hand."

Wang Shixian laughed softly: "Fortunately, those who paid for the food were wealthy businessmen from Zhongdu. What we do is a business with no capital to stop money."

That's true.

"We took money from rich merchants and tycoons, used the money to buy food, and then deducted more than half of each sum for our own use. The problem is that the amount of food we need is too large, even if the sea merchants have someone on top, It also needs to be explained to the higher-ups. In the past two months, several powerful maritime merchants have suggested that gold and silver are not enough, and they want corresponding goods... furs are very good, but horses are the best."

"Liaodong is the inland area of ​​Jinyuan. The weather is cold and bitter, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and alien races are rampant. It is useless for us to acquire that piece of land. The people on that piece of land... are just tribes that drink blood. To govern that place, It needs a huge investment, and it is like a bottomless pit for Ding Haijun in front of him. Therefore, Ding Haijun didn't reach out to it, and the people who are in charge of operating there have always been Li Yun and others under Qun Mu's department."

Yi Chucai looked around at the crowd: "However, in order to seize the entire Shandong, we need to prepare for a big war. We have to hoard food, medicinal materials, weapons, and war horses, and Liaodong is the source of war horses. With war horses, we can also get a lot of war horses." Food, medicinal materials and weapons. Just these few months, gentlemen, we need the benefits from Liaodong."

Jing Anmin frowned and remained silent.

Wang Shixian murmured: "So, Brother Anmin is right. We don't need to care about the chaos in Liaodong. But Jin Qing also understands what Liaodong represents for us. Liaodong represents real interests. During the month, these interests are quite important to us."

"Yes."

"However, how much power do we need to invest in safeguarding our interests in Liaodong? Difficult to do your best?"

Wang Shixian hesitated: "What we have now is just this military newspaper. To be honest, it's a bit confusing and I can't understand it. It was Brother Yeluliu who fought Puxian Wannu, and Brother Yeluliu was behind the scenes. It’s a Mongol, that’s fine. But why was Li Yun captured by Puxian Wannu again? Why is this fellow hostile to us? What does he want to do?”

Speaking of this, he glared at Xu Wei: "Old Xu, does your secretary of affairs have someone in Liaodong? Why didn't you send any news back in time?"

Xu Yu opened her mouth.

Just as he was about to explain, the military report that everyone had seen was transmitted using the fast boat and fast horse of the recording department, but Wang Shixian didn't look into it carefully, and instead sighed: "After all, we are separated by the sea. I don't know..."

When these people were discussing, Monk Luo put on a bored expression and listened.When Wang Shixian complained, he laughed, got up and stretched.

He is Guo Ning's life and death friend, and his status in the army is of no small importance.When he got up, Wang Shixian quickly asked, "Monk, what are you laughing at?"

"It's a simple matter, why think so much?"

Yi Ra Chu Cai asked: "What does Master Hui Feng mean?"

"At the moment our Jieshuai is in Fuzhou. He knows the situation in Liaodong best, so it's up to him to decide how to deal with it. Why should we worry about it?" Monk Luo waved his big hand like a cattail fan: "Listen to Guo Liulang , don’t you have it?”

"Ahem, monk, even if Marshal Jie makes a decision, we must send a letter back before we can follow through. The fast boat will go from Fuzhou to Penglai, and then transfer to Ye County, at least..."

Halfway through Wang Shixian's speech, Monk Luo stared, waved his hand, and said in a loud voice: "What kind of person do you think Guo Liulang is? With his temperament, he always takes the initiative and can solve things with a knife." , I will never use my mouth! I dare to bet with you two sheep, no matter what the situation in Liaodong is, we just send a few troops to Guo Liulang, and we will definitely not go wrong!"

"This……"

Monk Luo added: "Whether it's okay or not, Guo Liulang has soldiers in his hands, so we don't worry about him losing money, right?"

Wang Shixian pondered for a moment, then slapped his thigh: "This is indeed the truth!"

Jing Anmin laughed wryly: "This is so true."

Xu Ting raised her thumbs up: "Master, you are very clever!"

All four of them went to see Yica Chucai.

Chu Cai bowed his head and thought for a moment: "It will take some time to reorganize the large-scale fleet. Zhao Jue has hundreds of cavalry. You might as well call out a batch and go to Sanshan Port today. I have a powerful leader to call Liang Jushi is there, and he has ready-made luggage. Thirty fast boats, carrying three hundred riders, will go first. They will arrive in Liaodong two days later, and together with Zhang Qian's men and Jie Shuai's original companions, there will be thousands of them. People, you can use your urgency."

Everyone nodded.

Monk Luo said: "Li Ting's 2000 men are all elite soldiers ready for battle at any time. What's more, the general is in Liaodong, commanding you well. Let them also go to Sanshan Port to stand by and follow the next fleet. Then, me, Lao Wang He and Guo Zhongyuan all prepared, and then notified Han Xuan and Qiu Huiluo. This group of troops will take five days to prepare. By then, the fleet should be moved out. Jie Shuai has a follow-up military order. We will do as we are told."

"So good."

These five people are not procrastinating. Now that a strategy has been set, the follow-up matters will be straightforward.

In less than half a moment, more than a dozen messengers rode out on horses and galloped out.Half an hour later, the gate of the barracks adjacent to Jieshuai's mansion was opened, and iron hooves slammed. Zhao Jue led [-] elite cavalry directly under Guo Ning's command, with bows and arrows, and rushed out of the city like a whirlwind.

After several months of operation, although Ye County can't say how prosperous it is, it has regained some vitality and the number of residents is also large.At this time, the people in the city were bustling with people going to and from the streets.Seeing the dispatch of troops and generals suddenly, although some people looked suspicious, most of them were not panicked. They even walked along the street to watch the gallantry of the knights and praised them again and again.

(End of this chapter)