In order to prevent the emergence of piracy, the land bond is printed on an iron plate, that is, only one layout is printed, and multi-color plate technology is used to increase the difficulty of anti-counterfeiting. The entire land bond is predominantly red. Because this is the cheapest technology out there, of course. Some colors will also be used for use. According to the different denominations, the technical difficulty is increased in order to make the anti-counterfeiting more beneficial to them. The current issue is one acre, two acres, five acres. and ten acres, fifty acres. For the time being, no bonds of 100 acres of land with a maximum face value have been issued. It was the circulation of these land bonds that helped Shangwu solve his financial problems.

"War brings a lot of speculation. And land is clearly one of their best speculation spots. It is only under such speculative demand that land bonds will be bought by merchants. Shang Wu explained to Jia Xu.

"It's not just businessmen who are buying. There were also some eunuchs, which was perhaps a kind of irony. Jia Xu said.

"It turned out to be a group of eunuchs who supported our war. Among them, Zuo Feng alone bought more than 500,000 yuan in bonds. Of course. Recently, a new big man is also buying bonds, and he has bought 900,000 yuan of land bonds at once. Jia Xu said as he took out a report and handed it to Shang Wu. After Shang Wu hurriedly looked at it, he was not surprised at all, in this country, there is only one group that can come up with such a large amount of money at once. Eunuchs and businessmen also have to consider the liquidity of funds, they will not buy bonds on a large scale, they just see it as speculation to deal with it. But the eunuchs, they have a lot of money, and in addition to gold, there is only land, which can provide them with a large guarantee of investment.

"It's really surprising and ironic, but we have to pay attention to the fact that without them, our war can't go on, and on economic issues, we also have to pay attention to one point, that is, we have issued a lot of land bonds, and if the future cash-out happens, there is a situation where the land and the bonds issued do not match, what should we do?" Shangwu asked.

"At the moment our base looks very large, but in fact, with the population of the base area and the number of troops that may be set aside in the future, we simply cannot afford to feed such a large number of troops. The people's food problem still cannot be effectively solved. Food still needs to be imported. Shang Wu said.

"But all of this requires money, and although some goods can bring us a lot of money, such as arms, we will need to trade with them in the future, but this way. Our financial revenue will be reduced a lot, there will be many things to do, and many places will need money. We can't issue bonds anymore. Jia Xu said.

"Well, there is no way, it is foreseeable that we and the imperial court cannot fight. There are other ways to fight. However, it will be difficult for our economy to continue fighting. What's next? That's a bit of a concern. Shang Wu said. As a matter of fact. For example, the Red Turban Army was reorganized into four infantry divisions and an independent brigade, and the strength of the army would be more than 70,000 or even more, because there were more troops in the Shangdang area, but the combat effectiveness of the reorganized army temporarily declined. This will take time to recover, and it will be difficult for the treasury to maintain such a huge military expenditure, and in addition, the base areas also need to grow, because they have issued a large number of land bonds, and once they know that the number of land bonds issued is very large, and the land is actually very small, in such a situation, there will inevitably be a catastrophic scene, which will make the land bonds instantly become waste paper. In order to solve the problem on the land, the Red Turban Army will inevitably continue to fight abroad, because this is the best way to divert the target and attract more investment. This is one of the best things Shang Wu can come up with at the moment.

"You mean we're going to expand externally?" Jia Xu asked worriedly.

"Yes, that's the way it can be. That's the best way to do it at the moment. You know where we are at the moment. We have a lot of troops, and the land resources are relatively small, it is obviously not cost-effective to increase the yield per mu through technical means, and the most important thing is that we need a large amount of imported grain, and the financial pressure is very great, but in a short period of time, we cannot raise more funds, and there is only one way. That's expansion, robbery. Like the nomads of the north, the method of war was used to solve such problems. Shang Wu said.

"The war between us and the imperial court is over. We can't expand in the Jizhou area, to the north, there are Gongsun Zhan, and the Bingzhou army, they are all border troops, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, we really can't expand, expand to the east, that's the imperial court area, we can't do this. To the south, this is even more unlikely. Jia Xu looked at the map and said.

"So, there's only one direction. To the west. To the west is the east of the river. After crossing the Yellow River, it was the territory of the Huns. Shang Wu said.

"You mean to say that we are going westward and fighting the Huns, and they are all cavalry. The mobility was far faster than we thought, and we had to cross the river. In such a war, logistical supply is very troublesome for us. Jia Xu said to Shangwu.

"Hmm. That's right, but at the moment we can support one person. Shang Wu said.

"Mrs. Guo?" Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu and asked.

"Yes. It's him, this person, I don't think his ambition is simple. The fact that he was able to take a group of backbone members of the Yellow Turban Army to Hedong to develop new forces shows that this person is very ambitious, and whether he succeeds or not, they will definitely learn from some of our methods to do it. Shang Wu said.

Not all of the Yellow Turbans will join the ranks of the martial Red Turbans, and many of them are still full of hope for the Yellow Turbans, after all, this is a personal ideal. At the same time, it is also in their interests, after all, most of the people who have taken refuge in the Red Turban Army are some people with simple ideas, or have lost everything and have to join. And there are some people who are reluctant to join the Red Turban Army, first of all, the discipline of the Red Turban Army is too strict, which makes it difficult for them to accept, and the loose Yellow Turban Army is more suitable for them, so some people choose to go to other places, for example, Mrs. Guo is like this.

But Mrs. Guo didn't leave like this, he learned a lot of things from Shangwu that were different from the Yellow Turban Army, such as the formation of the first soldiers. Second, weapons and equipment should be upgraded to a higher level, and how to improve this grade is the use of firearms, which are the only effective combat weapons against the official army, so Mrs. Guo feels that the demand for weapons is also very large. This is mentioned in Xu Dou's report.

And supporting Guo Tai can, to a large extent, give the martial Red Turban Army a reason to attack and the possibility of fighting.

"We can support Mrs. Guo and let him launch an uprising, so that the situation in Hedong will become chaotic, and only the chaotic situation in Hedong can give us a chance to intervene." Shang Wu said. Jia Xu shook his head and smiled, obviously, Jia Xu thought that Shangwu's strategy was farther than he thought.

"People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, and this is what we are talking about. You've thought it through. But how do we gain a foothold in Hedong, is it to fight with Guo Taibu, or to make peace? After we cross the Yellow River, to the north, or to the south? Jia Xu gestured on the map.

"First of all, the first step, we have to gain a firm foothold in Shangdang County, and then cross the Nakajo Mountain. Judging by the speed of development of the Yellow Turban Army, they will definitely develop and grow. We should not have a big conflict with Guo Taibu, this is not good for us, and in this case, it is not good for the feelings of some Yellow Turban soldiers, we try to cooperate with them, we have to tell them that we are borrowing the way, if we can buy grain from them, it is better, and then cross the Yellow River and fight north first. To the north, there is the Hetao Plain, with horses, which can meet our needs for the development of cavalry, and at the same time there is a large amount of land to meet our needs for establishing another base area. Shang Wu said.

"Well, it's still hard to fight like this." Jia Xu said. Shang Wu and Jia Xu have already conceived on strategic issues.

"Yes, so, I plan to let the 3rd Infantry Division enter here, and at the same time, let the 1st Infantry Division fight along the east of the river and fight against the Bingzhou Army. Form protection on the flanks. At the same time, the two are separated by a Yellow River. It can be regarded as a big development, and the independent brigade is temporarily placed near Nakajo Mountain Wangwu Mountain. Shang Wu said. Jia Xu nodded.

The Red Turban Army did not have many strategic directions to choose from, because in the next step, they could not fight with the official army, and the only place that could break through was Hedong, and they must first support Guo Taibu to carry out a larger uprising and strike a blow at the strength of the official army there. Only after the situation was chaotic could they move further into the east of the river, then cross the Yellow River and fight north. The target is the Hetao Plain, which is not only rich in agricultural resources, but also provides a large amount of fertile land, as well as horses. This is a must for the development of cavalry, in addition, Shang Wu also knows that the resources there are extremely rich, oil, rare metals, coal, these are important bases for the development of the steel industry. Without the resources there, everything is in vain, so Shangwu's goal is there.

"There's a lot we need to do to sit down. This is also a very big test for us. Jia Xu looked at the steps and said.

"yes. At present, it is necessary to solve Huangfu Song, and this battle is still very difficult to fight. How do we deal with such a situation? Jia Xu asked.

"Therefore, this requires us to sum up the lessons well, launch an attack without hurry, and let Huangfu Song hang. At the same time, try to talk to the Luoyang side, if it can be solved peacefully, it is still resolved. If it can't be solved, let's talk about other situations. Shang Wu said.

"It's too extravagant for three brigades to eat Huangfu Song. It's better to spread it out, what do you think? Jia Xu looked at the map and asked.

"I think it's okay, it's better to follow our plan, the three brigades will be transferred first, involving the country, crossing the country, and entering the Taihang Mountain Military Region to support their operations, and all the weapons and equipment along with artillery and muskets will be taken away." Shang Wu said.

"After the Third Brigade arrived at the country, the first brigade followed closely and entered the country, and the third brigade opened the Huguan Pass, and we must not let things go too wrong." Shang Wu arranged it this way.

"Yes, I think it can be set up this way." Jia Xu said to Shang Wu.

There is basically no big problem with such a configuration. As long as it is coordinated, there will not be too many problems. Before this war ended, Shang Wu and Jia Xu had already begun to think about other wars. In their opinion, their war is far from over, and there are many, many more situations in which the Red Turbans are in a dangerous period.

Outside the palace gate of the North Palace of Luoyang, the capital division.

"This matter needs to be concealed and a settlement should be reached as soon as possible. Your Majesty has been a little unsafe lately. Be sure to bring back good news. Zhang Rang said to Zuo Feng. This matter can only be done by Zuo Feng. Other people they can't do that. Huangfu Song knocked out the roof beams of the two imperial courts. How to fight next has become a great suffering, and the situation has become so unstable recently. Zhang Rang was very anxious.

"In addition to this matter, there is also the matter of land bonds. Buy more, these lands are all places for you and me to settle down, and they must be properly managed. Zhang Rang cautioned. Zuo Feng nodded. It means that the other party can rest assured. The sudden rise of the Red Turban Army made Zhang Rang see the possibility of speculation, after the end of the war, there will be a large number of borderless lands, these lands are all money, land picked up for nothing. With this land, they can make a lot of money. Zhang Rang is still very accurate about such things.

Zuo Feng immediately got in the car and left here, in the past, he was not very unhappy to let him go to the area controlled by the Red Turban Army, but this time, he was very happy to go to such a place, because he represented the Red Turban Army, and his interests with the Red Turban Army were closely related. He represents the Red Turban Army.

And inside the palace gate, Firefox noticed this scene.

"Isn't that Zhang Rang, Zhang Changshi? Who is he sending it? Firefox asked with interest.

"Oh. It seems to be Zuo Feng. It's the one who was unlucky to go north. Xiaohe and gossip said.

"Zuo Feng?" Firefox asked Xiaohe.

"Yes, it's him, this person is still good, I heard that there is also a project called investment, in short, many people have invested money." Xiaohe said.

"Investment, project? Did I hear me right? Firefox looked at Xiaohe and asked.