Linqu is where Yu Zhilong started, pull out this nail, Yu Zhilong and others are rootless trees, even if he temporarily gets several other nearby county governments, it will be difficult to gain a firm foothold in a short time.

There is no other reason, one is that the number of registered households in these prefectures and counties is not much, and now it is winter, this day is cold, and most of the local displaced people have already been displaced to Yidu, Bindi and other places. Except for the local mines and salt pans, which are inadequate and insignificant, it is difficult to provide more soldiers than thieves for a while; Second, because this year, the Yuan Court, including Yidu Road, continued to use troops and levy grain, and most of the Yicang and official warehouses in these county capitals have been emptied, and some granaries are so empty that even rats have to move! The local surplus grain is estimated to barely support the local less than three months, even if the thieves temporarily occupy these counties, it is okay to survive this winter, but it is not easy to survive the next summer!

Some of the staff members made fun of it and deliberately asked: If it is smaller than the place where the thieves plundered, and only one effort is made to supply its own soldiers and horses, regardless of the life or death of the place, it will naturally be able to support until the summer grain is ripe next year. So, what can I do?

I listened first, but just smiled contemptuously. There was no need for him to speak, and a school Zuo, who was familiar with the war, stepped forward and replied: If he wantonly plunders the place and loses the hearts of the people, although he can relieve the temporary hardship, he will drink to quench his thirst, and he will only die faster.

Jia Daozhen, a thousand households standing in the hall, took the opportunity to interject: "The handsome man has already made up his mind in his heart: although the small people in this place have thin millet and rice, it is still not enough to survive the winter, how can he give him a surplus less than a thief?" As for the local gentry and wealthy households, they have a lot of family assets and rice savings, but this is less than the thief who goes to a place, harms the place, and it is difficult to write, and the local gentry are not enough to protect themselves, let alone leave these money and grain for the thieves to use. The former commander has issued an order, calling on the localities to donate money and grain, recruit volunteers, and assist the officers and soldiers in defending the territory. In just one month, the rebel army in these counties has reached no less than 10,000 people, and they have received more than 100,000 quintals of corn, which shows the desire of the people. ”

Jia Dao really reinstated his old position, and now he is bent on taking it first. Others have to wait before and after, pick up as much as possible, and be happy to flatter first, and see the opportunity must be grasped. As for the long-awaited conversation with Yu Zhilong, he had already hidden it deep in his heart.

The Great Yuan Dynasty has deep roots and leaves, and it will last for a long time, how can it be destroyed if it is less than a thief's false words? It's ridiculous that since he easily released himself with the prisoners of the Yuan army, although he accepted his love, he could only seek fame and wealth here in the Great Yuan Court. If it is goodbye on the battlefield, Lao Tzu can consider letting him go a little.

It's just that at that time, are you really willing to give up this credit?

Jia Daozhen had secretly asked himself many times in his heart, and he couldn't help but hesitate. I have a headache when I think about it, no matter what! In order to be promoted, he can't even care about his life, so why bother with this kindness?

There are still short-sighted subordinates in the hall who say: "Even so, after all, the officers and troops of these prefectures and counties cannot gather in the prefecture city, and it is always bad for our department to lose an arm." ”

Another person said: "The marshal can issue an edict to the marshal, instructing them to go west secretly and forcibly, or they can catch up with the marshal's military strategy this time." As for the local worries, it is enough to leave a partial division, plus the local rebel army to defend the territory! ”

"No! Smaller than the thief's strength is impressive, if the main force is withdrawn, it is inevitable to take care of one or the other. ”

"Is it possible to abandon the benefits of the overall situation?" Soon the staff members in the seat argued loudly.

The little good emotions that could be soothed by Jia Daozhen just now were gradually consumed by them, and a pair of silkworm eyebrows couldn't help but squeeze together.

"Marshal Qi, this matter is not a complete violation of the local order, but that Zhaoyuan is a major vein of the national gold mine, and the former is reported to have been specially decreed by His Majesty to the Privy Council, allowing these counties in Jiaozhou to temporarily stay in the garrison and form an army to protect themselves." The chief bookkeeper standing behind him also looked uncertain and replied tremblingly.

"Humph! Why don't you know? It's just that Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi abandoned their foundation and attacked all sides for a long time, and their military strength was scattered, which was the time for our army to turn the tide in the first war. Don't they know that there are no eggs under the nest? ”

These dozens of subordinates and subordinates in the hall no longer dare to respond.

Jingshi's consideration is to ensure that the country's gold resources are unharmed. Zhaoyuan withdraws gold, with an annual output of about 10,000 taels, which is always valued by the Yuan court. In particular, after the defeat of Totok, the Yuan court had to raise taxes again, not only to fill the financial loopholes that had been riddled with holes, but also to raise military funds to deal with the rebellions in Gaoyou, Haozhou, Wuchang and other places.

At this time, Zhaoyuan's gold became a lifeline for the Yuan court. Not only is it highly valued by many people in Jingshi, but also the many great clans in Yidu City are also inextricably linked to the gold mining in these two states.

The city of Yidu was extremely strong, and with a large number of officers and soldiers gathered, they would never worry about their safety.

Although the gold mines were owned by the imperial court, only a part of the red gold mined was delivered to the imperial court, and many of the gold mines secretly flowed into the hands of local magnates, wealthy families, and large families in Yidu through various means. In addition to donating money and food to suppress bandits, they also secretly set up relationships with the imperial court, and explicitly or covertly supported these prefectures and counties to keep their garrisons local.

This difference in thinking has led to some differences in the strategic thinking of Yidu Road to suppress bandits.

I don't know first, but he was born in the army, and his foundation in the local area is far inferior to that of the big and powerful families in these places, and the profits from it are just a small head, and he has long been unwilling in his heart. This time, seeing that they didn't know the severity, they simply secretly pushed the boat down the river, and had already dispatched thousands of elites to Yidu, and most of the local garrisons were second-rate and third-rate.

According to Ye Xian's assumption, Yu Zhilong either stopped in these prefectures and counties, and it was best not to break through for a long time, and then he destroyed the main force of the thief army in Linqu, and then turned around and killed Ben Rizhao, completely exterminating Yu Zhilong. As for Zhao Shi, he is just a clown with carved beams, without Yu Zhilong, how long can he jump?

If Yu Zhilong really has to occupy Zhaoyuan, Dengzhou and other places, it will be even better! He destroyed the Linqu thief army, and then waved his army to the east to exterminate Yu Zhilong, and the interests of those big clans in the place who must have been destroyed by Yu Zhilong can naturally be included in his own pocket.

It's just that this thought can't be said to outsiders, and it is still important to focus on national affairs first.

The deputy commander who sat down made Battle embarrassed and answered: "Since Zhang Thief Shicheng got out of trouble, the small people in various places are ready to move, Liu Thief Futong and Du Thief have sent their henchmen to contact each other. Although Jiaozhou and Dengzhou are far away on the coast of the East China Sea, they have been infested with their thieves. The Intelligence Department has arrested and tortured dozens of traitors, and some local families have even been involved! ”

He was also impatient at first, waved his hand and said: "Anyone who dares to harm the country will be killed!" Chishuer, Zoligetu, Mungen, and Hada have the orders of the Privy Council, and they should obey them. Let it cooperate carefully now, and there can be no loss! ”

He said it magnificently, but he deliberately did not know who was the leader. These are all military households, so they do not belong to each other, and it is inevitable that they will hinder each other.

Zhuo Sicheng, the chief steward who was also sitting opposite, bowed his head slightly and said yes.

Battle frowned, and said again: "This matter involves a wide range of people on the road, according to the order of the prince: the Intelligence Department has sent out a wide range of secret agents, and there are also capable personnel hiding in the thieves' dens to detect the thieves' rebellion. ”

also nodded lightly, this Battle is in charge of the Intelligence Department of the Road, and he has contributed a lot recently. In terms of achievements, they are much better than those uncompetitive generals in the army.

After the last war, the center of the Yuan court invited from Mainu to transfer several Tanma Red Army and Han Army reinforcements from Zhending Road and Jinan Road to reinforce Yidu, and now at least three have arrived and are stationed in the camp in the south of the city. The Han army, including the rebel army, which had been damaged last time, was gradually replenished by new soldiers and began to recover.

Under the city of Yidu, the army gradually formed a scale again, but the grain and military salaries were insufficient. After King Yi's slave was severely reprimanded, the governor's office successively issued a letter to the subordinate counties to urge grain and levy again. Now the local grievances are boiling, and there is a tendency to ignite fires.

In order to stabilize the locality, Zhuo Sicheng had to implore the Marshal's Office to suspend the forced requisition, but instead allocate some money and grain for relief. But the slave buyer also wanted to pacify the thieves as soon as possible, and he didn't care about the pleas of the governor's office.

Zhuo Sicheng had no choice but to secretly point out his henchmen, this time, officials and officials at all levels must no longer arbitrarily embezzle money and grain, and all of them must be handed over to the government treasury.

The boss had an order, and many officials on the road had to go in a hurry. Since ancient times, the court has levied money and grain, apportioned and assigned servitude, and the officials below have all increased their share of embezzlement, and they have deceived their superiors and subordinates, and the degree of harm to society is no less than that of greedy bosses at all levels.

Zhuo Sicheng knew it, but the overall situation was important and had to be reined in.

With the reprimand, the officials naturally knew: This should be a filial boss, or a lot of money, but the opportunity to make their own oil and water has been greatly reduced, and they are indignant in their hearts, and this resentment is vented to the people, and it is even more difficult to mention it.

In the hall, he also urged his subordinates again to step up the training of new pawns. The new soldiers must be trained to form an army within a month. The main responsible Qianhu Jia Daozhen and Zhanping Han generals had to accept the order.

Jia Daozhen was captured by Mingxiong in Linqu City, and there was a stain, no matter how difficult it was at this time, he waited for his boss to pay attention to it, and after the war, he was assigned to cooperate with Zhanping to train the new pawn with all his might. He was unwilling, and he was helpless at this time.

Although the record of Zhanping was not good this time, he had a meritorious service for the army, and after returning to the city, he had a hot fight with the little prince and others, and it was rumored that he was promoted to the Han army under ten thousand households. As the chief officer of the training of new soldiers, Zhanping is far more motivated than Jia Daozhen, who is worried.

He also asked Zhuo Sicheng to speed up the raising of food so that the army could spend it in the near future. Zhuo Sicheng had no choice but to agree, and the two chatted about some recent news, and then served tea to the guests. Today's meeting has just come to an end.

Zhuo Sicheng bowed his farewell, went out of the Marshal's Mansion, and returned to the Governor's Mansion with his entourage by car and sat down for a while.

The subordinate official Ji Zongzhou was already walking in the courtyard of the governor's mansion. Knowing that Zhuo Sicheng had returned to the office, he hurriedly entered the room and asked for a meeting.

"Zhili, what's the surprise?" After Zhuo Sicheng sat down, he took a sip of tea, and saw that Ji Zongzhou's face was strange and strange.

Ji Zongzhou is the Shandong Yidu Road to persuade the agricultural department to persuade the agricultural envoy, the post to persuade the agricultural mulberry, water conservancy, township learning, Yicang and other things. It is a very powerful position in the Governor's Office. In recent years, Yidu Road has experienced wars, thieves, natural disasters and other twists and turns, and Ji Zong's Zhou has made great contributions. Zhuo Sicheng regards it as a humerus, and whenever there is a major event, he must consult with him carefully.

Before Ji Zongzhou could speak, a civil official outside the hall stepped in proudly.

This governor's office is the office of the general manager of the people, and it is not allowed for ordinary people to enter without permission. Those who can enter without waiting for the subordinates to pass on it are either prominent or expensive.

"Lord Zhuo, please!" The man smiled on his face, and after striding in, he came directly to Zhuo Sicheng and made a respectful salute, "The incident happened suddenly, and the lower official was offended!" I hope you will forgive me! ”

Zhuo Sicheng ignored Ji Zongzhou for the time being, and stood up to greet him with a smile, which made people look at the seat, and the other party didn't wait for the pass to enter, he didn't care.

The person who came was Lin Daoran, the Tongzhi of the Shandong Salt Transfer Division.

The Yuan court is known together, and the rank is four products. The general manager, is the third product. Although this Lin Daoran's rank is two levels lower than Zhuo Sicheng. However, the Salt Transshipment Division is the exclusive central household department, which oversees the distribution of local salt introductions, salt inspections, transfers, etc., and is one of the most lucrative yamen, and is not a direct subordinate of the general government of the people, and the two have known each other for a long time and have no governing relationship.

Ji Zongzhou hurriedly leaned over and saluted Lin Daoran.