Fan Kang and the others listened to Jia Ke's words, and they all went through the matter just now in their minds, and then felt that this idea was not bad.

"The lord went south with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, thinking that it was those small countries, and it must be a descent from the wind." Zhang Chaoxin was naturally the first to step forward and pat himself on the back.

Fan Kang also nodded beside him, thinking that this matter was not difficult.

Peng Bi made another suggestion on the side, "Lord, if that's the case, then we don't have to prepare so much grain and grass." ”

"Oh, what do you think?"

"Then the southern countries, since they are three crops a year, and I think that the domestic food is very sufficient, wouldn't it be better to let the army eat the enemy."

Jia Ke slapped his face after hearing this, then pointed at Peng Bi and said with a smile: "If you don't say that I really didn't think of this one, then according to your opinion, prepare 1/3 of the less food, and then we will raise food on the spot in the enemy country." ”

After Jia Ke finished saying this, he said to Fan Kang, who was standing aside: "After I leave, the affairs of the capital will be handled by you with full authority, if there is anything wrong, you don't have to report it, I can cut it first." ”

After Fan Kang heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he turned Jia Ke's words over in his heart, tasted it, and heard the murderous intent in it.

"Then I don't know what to do with Master Sun, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department?"

"Let Sun Yan follow me south, so that he won't hinder you."

After listening to this, Fan Kang nodded and agreed to this matter.

And Peng Bi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, knew that Jia Ke's trip to the south this time was decided, so he arched his hand and said: "My lord, this south is very different from our north, and there are a few things to prepare in advance. ”

"Oh, let's hear it."

"First, the climate in the south is hot and humid, and there are still many miasma in various places, so you must prepare in advance, otherwise when you get to the south, if the soldiers are not accustomed to the water and soil, and a large area of illness occurs, then I am afraid that the achievements will be wasted."

After listening to Jia Ke, he was a clever man, he had never considered this matter, and now he was reminded by Peng Bi that he knew the danger in it.

When Cao Cao went south to attack Sun Quan, although it was said that he was attacked by the other party's fire attack, but in history, those Cao Cao's sailors and ships that were burned by fire were not one-tenth of Cao Cao's total troops, and the main reason for Cao Cao's retreat was that the water and soil were not adapted, and the soldiers were sick in a large area and could not continue to fight.

Since Jia Ke thought that he naturally couldn't make such a mistake again, he hurriedly instructed Peng Bi, "This matter should not be underestimated, I will immediately send a few doctors from the Tai Hospital to find you and ask them to study a few useful recipes for going south." You prepare your herbs in advance in case you need them. ”

Peng Bi nodded, and then said to Jia Ke: "There is a second question, I heard that there is a kind of elephant soldier among the southern countries, which is unstoppable once it charges. I don't know if the lord can deal with it. ”

After listening to this, Jia Ke pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I also know about elephants, but I seem to have heard that they are very timid, and when the time comes, as long as we prepare more crossbows and hurt each other, I don't think these elephants should be afraid." ”

Peng Bi saw that Jia Ke had a way to deal with her two essay topics, so she was relieved.

So they went down and prepared to go separately.

In the next few days, the capital began to be lively again, first of all, the three major battalions and the Xiaocai battalion, these commanders began to fight for each other, just thinking about going south with Jia Ke.

They have already seen that Jia Ke becoming the emperor is already an ironclad thing, and these old men who followed Jia Ke to fight in the south and north will definitely be knighted in the future, but the specific status to be awarded depends on their own merits.

Therefore, this time Jia Ke wanted to take a battalion south, and the four of them were simply red-faced.

In the end, Jia Ke still decided to let Xiao Yue take the Fenwu Battalion to the south with him, the reason why he was chosen was because he had been with him for a long time, but he did not have as many credits as a few other people, in order to balance this time, he took him south to make some contributions, so that he would not bow his head in front of others.

At the same time, Jia Ke ordered his own soldiers to pass orders to the grassland, ordering each of the Eight Banners to select 10,000 horses to join him in the capital.

Then he asked the military department to send an order to the south, and let those southern toasts select 80,000 elite wolf soldiers and wait for his order.

Jia Ke changed the established principle this time, originally wanted to destroy the Tatars in the north first and sweep the south, but now it seems that the strength of the imperial court is still a little weak, even if it can suppress the Tatars, the imperial court will also suffer heavy losses.

And Jia Ke also remembered the war between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu in the north.

Although in later generations, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty completely defeated the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu had to move west and flee to the western continent.

But in fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also won not so easily, not to mention the side, let's talk about the population, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died, the population and household registration of the Han Dynasty were halved.

From this point, it can be seen that decades of war are not so easy for the Han Dynasty, if it were not for the fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a strong emperor, and a slightly weaker one, he would have reached a non-aggression agreement with the Xiongnu in the middle of the half.

This time, Jia Ke's purpose was to completely defeat the Tatars, so that it was necessary to mobilize the forces of the whole country, although this could achieve Jia Ke's goal, but it would have a huge impact on the country's political economy.

If so, it would be better to first go south to acquire a large amount of land and slaves, and then replace the people of your own country with the blood and flesh of these foreigners.

In this way, there will be no great turmoil in the country, and the gentry and peasants of the world will not oppose Jia Ke too much.

And those dignitaries and nobles in the capital, when they heard the news that Jia Ke wanted to go south, they all had different reactions.

Some people think that Jia Ke is simply a poor soldier, and if this continues, the world will not be able to support these soldiers.

However, some people are just the opposite, these people think that Jia Ke is opening up a living space for the Han nation, and his merit is in the world and in the future.

In particular, many wealthy merchants, the last time Jake went north to face the Tatars, they donated a lot of silver, and the land promised by Jake was also fulfilled for them one by one after the great victory over the Tatars, so these people were particularly active.

And this time, Jia Ke went south again, and he was fighting those small countries in the south, so naturally he was able to capture them, and these people are now starting to find a relationship with them, so they want to hand the silver to Jia Ke again, so that Jia Ke can share some of their benefits after the big victory.

But Jia Ke didn't go as they wanted this time, because Jia Ke thought that this time he must be able to capture it, and the land in the south was too fertile, Jia Ke also needed them to reward the soldiers and raise grain and grass for the north.

No matter what these people said, Jia Ke's preparations there were not any delays, and in less than half a month, the cavalry of the Eight Banners had already gathered near the capital.

These Eight Banners cavalry were very happy to go on the expedition, because every time they fought with Jia Ke, although there were casualties, each time they plundered the materials were very rich, and the property obtained from a battle could make their families live for several years.

Because of this, every time Jia Kedao recruited cavalry from the Eight Banners tribe, these people were scrambling, and the men and horses sent were the most elite, because the slightly weaker ones could not pass the selection.

This time, these cavalrymen who came to the capital from the Eight Banners were the most brave and good at fighting in the Eight Banners tribe, they were wearing three layers of iron armor and carrying dozens of catties of broadswords, and every time they were the main force of Jia Ke's charge.

And the Fenwu battalion in the capital has also been fully prepared, the current Fenwu battalion, only not like the original paper armor, since Jia Ke came to power to vigorously develop the iron-making industry, most of the current Fenwu battalion is wearing iron armor, only some soldiers who need to move flexibly are still wearing paper armor.

After these hundreds of thousands of horses gathered in the capital, the day when Jia Ke would go on the expedition was not far off.

Jia Ke first arranged the affairs in the court, and this time Jia could let Sun Yan go to the south with the army on the grounds that he needed someone to give advice in the south.

And once again let Fan Kang sit in Beijing to preside over the world's government affairs.

Jia Ke is a family affair after dealing with these, and this time he still has to report to Jia's mother first.

When Jia Ke arrived in front of Jia's mother's room, someone naturally informed him in advance, and when Jia Ke came to the door of the main house, the mandarin duck was already waiting there.

The mandarin duck smiled when he saw Jia Ke coming, first gave Jia Ke a blessing, and then said softly: "Uncle, is this to see the old lady?" ”

"Yes, I want to report to the old lady."

After listening to this, Yuanyang hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door curtain, and then Jia Ke lowered his head and entered Jia's mother's room.

And here, Jia Mu is talking and laughing with Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu there.

Jia Ke entered the room, and Jia's mother immediately saw him, and then beckoned him to his bed, took Jia Ke's hand and asked, "Big brother came just in time, I was talking to Baoyu, I have a few things to share with your brother." ”

Jia Ke said with a smile when he heard this: "Where do I dare to ask for the old lady's private room, you still save it, in case there is another use." ”

Jia Mu smiled and said: "How many years have I stored this thing in the box, it seems that I can't use it, now I will give you a point as soon as possible, so that I won't be there anymore, and you will fight." ”

After hearing this, Jia Ke quickly stood up and arched his hand: "Don't say that to the old lady, it's the grandchildren who make the old lady worry." ”

Jia Mu shook her head with a smile, and then said to the mandarin duck next to her, "Go and bring my red box." ”

As soon as the mandarin duck listened to Jia's mother's instructions, and then went through the things in Jia's mother's warehouse in his mind, he knew what he wanted.

After a while, the mandarin duck came back from the warehouse, holding a one-foot-square wooden box in his hand.

The mandarin duck sent the wooden box to Jia's mother, and Jia's mother reached out to take it, and then kept stroking it with love, and finally opened the wooden box.

Jia Ke and Jia Baoyu thought that this wooden box contained some kind of rare jewelry, so they both poked their heads to see what it was.

When they look at you, they are disappointed to see that the box does not contain any rare jewelry, but only a few thin books.

Mother Jia glanced back at their brothers, and then said with a smile: "What a thing I don't know, I know those gold and silver pickled goods, these books are the foundation of our Jia family." ”

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