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Chapter 627 Difficulties

Since the gathering of troops to feed the army, Guo Ning's military strength has been growing rapidly, from the predicament of having no place to stand, to covering more than forty military states.There are few forces that have flourished since ancient times like Guo Ning.But the expansion is too fast, and there are many adverse effects.

For example, there are too few reliable officials, and local control is superficial. After the two Mongolian invasions, the people in large areas were completely out of control, and grassroots management did not exist at all.

Officials affiliated to the two Privy Councils of the Marshal's Mansion have recently been dispatched to replace the original magistrates of the Dajin court.But after they took office, because they were not familiar with human customs and customs, they often encountered all kinds of inexplicable resistance in order to implement the Navy's government orders.

For another example, in order to solve the problem of lack of officials, Ding Haijun had to promote talents from the Dajin court or local tyrants. There are quite a few people who have no loyalty at all, they just regard the establishment of the naval regime as a channel to gain wealth and honor.

For another example, with the expansion of the army, whether its combat effectiveness can be maintained is also a problem.

Among the surrendered soldiers, although there are many elite soldiers available, there are also a large number of soldiers who have been mixed in.If they cannot be wiped out during the reorganization, it will be very easy for these people to pollute the atmosphere of the army.As for the low-level officers of the Ding Navy, a lot of them have been transferred to fill the vacancies of local officials. Most of the remaining group of people have been promoted rapidly in the past two years.

Although they had the process of studying in a military academy before being promoted, it is a severe challenge whether they can manage a larger number of subordinates well.Don't talk about them, Guo Ning himself doesn't know whether he can manage an army of tens of thousands, and he doesn't know whether those freshly released Jiedu envoys and governors are competent.

However, in the past few months, he has not been able to take ruthless measures to rectify the army and teach the officers and soldiers a lesson.Because the surrendered soldiers were panic-stricken, they had to be pampered to bring them back to their hearts, and the backbone veterans of the Ding Navy had been fighting almost non-stop for two years since the first year of Zhenyou, and many of them were exhausted.

Soldiers are people, not machines.They follow Guo Ning because Guo Ning promises them a better life.For this reason, they have already risked their lives.Next is the time for Guo Ning to further fulfill his promise and reward for his merits; it is also the time for them to settle down with their families, or marry wives and start a family.The minds of the soldiers may not be concentrated on the army itself in a short time.

If there is a huge gap in the follow-up grain, Guo Ning will not only have to train hard, but also have to urge the soldiers to go home to farm, so as to guarantee the spring plowing and summer plowing in their hands, so as to ensure that there will be no famine before and after autumn.

In addition to these, there is also the balance and conflict with the old political forces in the central capital, and the exchanges and agreements with the Xuanfu envoys from all over the Dajin Kingdom and the left-behind Zhujing, etc., cannot be said to be smooth.

Difficulties in all kinds of trivial matters have been exposed continuously with the advancement of the administration of the Marshal's Mansion these days.

The officials of the Ding Navy who were in the central capital complained secretly: the marshal said that he wanted to accumulate food widely and build walls high, which was really wise.However, Dajin was so unbearable that he was like tofu, so that his expansion was so rapid that it was almost too late to prepare.So there are thousands of mistakes, and the mistake is that Daikin is too disappointing.

As for Guo Ning himself, he was studying as usual a few days ago.Liang Chisheng, who was in charge of the affairs of the Marshal of the capital and the Privy Council of Zhongdu, was a wonderful person. He told a story about the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms. It's the part where my son wants to burn me by the fire."

Guo Ning laughed when he heard this, and said that if there was a fire under Mr. Cao's position, there would be a hot volcano under my Guo Liulang's buttocks, which would be much more embarrassing than his old man.

All these situations add up to one place, Guo Ning is really unable to fight.

Ten thousand steps back, the Marshal's Mansion is in Shandong, and there is still food in storage.In the past year, they did not hesitate to exchange war horses and other materials at high prices, mainly food, and there were quite a few of them.But that is the property left behind to prevent the Mongols from making a comeback, and it must not be emptied.

And there is an embarrassment that because most of the grain is transported into Shandong by sea, in order to reduce loss, several large granaries in Shandong are built directly near the port.At that time, in order to prevent the moisture and water of the granary, Xu Yu had secretly reported some things, and Guo Ning had beheaded people accordingly.

The navy of the Southern Dynasties was more than ten times the size of Dajin, and it could not be faked.And many of the Tongzhou-like fleet in the hands of the Ding Navy were left by King Hailing.Those are all old guys of almost 50 years. They can run and transport, but they can't fight naval battles.

If the Marshal's Mansion clashed with the Song State in the Southern Dynasty because of the food issue, if the Song State's giant ships went north, they would only need to disturb a few ports a little bit, and once they were fired, Ding Hai's family property would be in danger.

Thinking of this, Guo Ning was really depressed.

Even if Song Guo in the Southern Dynasty was just a mad dog or a stupid dog, if his family couldn't bite back, it would be uncomfortable after all.But there is no decent way to counter it by force.This boring loss seems to be settled.

With such emotions, when he broke into the side hall where Yiba Chucai worked, he had a bad face.Two subordinate officials were holding paperwork and reporting something to Yicai Chucai. Seeing Marshal Du rushing in angrily, he hurriedly withdrew.

And Guo Ning found a chair to sit on, and let out a long sigh.

Yicha Chucai was a little nervous at first, but he put down his pen and looked at Guo Ning's expression, and he relaxed instead.

He has been following Guo Ning for more than two years, and he has gradually become familiar with the character of this reckless hero.If Guo Ning really wanted to make up his mind about something, his uncontrollable ferocity was simply suffocating.But at this moment, seeing how angry he was, it was obviously not a sign of seriousness, but he just felt that he was at a disadvantage and was not happy.

Outsiders think that Guo Ning is a warrior with a mind full of fighting, but Yicai Chucai knows that Guo Ning has extraordinary hills and valleys in his chest. In fact, he does not need anyone to remind him of this kind of major political direction. He knows it well and will not make mistakes. .

Since the lack of food is inevitable, the next step is to tighten the belt and eat something thin, so it is not impossible to persist.Next, the wheat will be harvested in June, and the grain will be harvested in October. With so many military farms under the Marshal's Mansion, as long as the grain taxes for these two crops are collected normally, they will always be able to get rich gradually.

At the moment, he wanted to make a joke to ease Guo Ning's mood, so he said: "Song's army on the frontier has some merits. The most weak and timid are actually their nobles who walk in the court. If the marshal really swallows Let Wang Shixian and Liang Jushi choose a few good ships, add Zhao Bin and the others, and gather an army. Then..."

"And then what?"

"Then the marshal led them south along the Zhejiang Sea, rushed into Lin'an, and fought them. Maybe they can scare the king and ministers of the Song Dynasty and make them obediently hand over the food."

"Hey!"

Guo Ning shook his head: "Unfortunately, when I was in Hebei, I was almost drowned in the water... I was really flustered when I rushed to the sea."

Chucai laughed out loud.

Guo Ning's words were of course a joke.Before that, he took people across the sea to fight in Liaodong, which was also a long voyage, but he didn't say anything about panic.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Chucai took the newly written note from his family, and told Guo Ning about the methods of the Marshal's Mansion to deal with the food shortage in terms of governance.His ability in government affairs is indeed outstanding, and he explained it one by one eloquently. Guo Ning listened slowly, confirming some details from time to time, and gradually felt that it is not impossible to live with food shortages.

While talking about entering the port, someone outside suddenly knocked lightly on the door.

"What's the matter?" Guo Ning asked loudly.

Ni Yi's voice sounded outside the door: "Report to the Marshal, there is a report from the Liao Navy."

Guo Ning got up and went out, took the documents and looked at them.It was not a big deal. After the Mongolian army retreated, the attached troops surrendered one after another, but there were also many die-hard people who were unwilling to surrender.For example, Brother Yeluliu, who founded the country in Liaodong earlier, had a younger brother called Yelusibu. He once led his troops to follow Yeluke to pay Bar to fight near Zhongdu Road.

After Mongolia's defeat, he abandoned his men and fled back to Beijing Road.Actually, taking advantage of the turmoil of the war and relying on Yeluliu's remaining prestige, he gathered more than 1 to 2 people.They immediately opened a road across the mountains and built a bridge when they met the water, and headed east in one breath, escaping the Yalu River.

Such fugitives are nothing to be concerned about.Moreover, it was related to the Khitan people, Guo Ning was unwilling to make a scene too harsh in front of Chu Cai, so he ordered a few words casually.

Yicha Chucai suddenly thought of something, and immediately lifted his spirits.

(End of this chapter)