Whether it was the betrayal of the new Wubao or the alliance of the hostile Wubao, it was not a big problem for Xu Shiyang militarily.

He was absolutely confident that as soon as the new army came out, these dock forts would be completely defeated.

But Xu Shiyang is very worried about the problem of people's hearts - his father's approach is obviously feudal and annexing other people's tribes, even if it is successful, those people will definitely not be willing to support the Xu family's rule in Qingzhou, and cannot be regarded as a core population.

This is not good news for the future war with the Tartars - the core population is already less than the Tartars, and it would be funny if the Tartar army was killed and there was still civil strife here.

Of course, Xu Shiyang also knew that his original policy direction was too slow, and it took two years to unify one county and turn another county into a semi-controlled area, but there are thirteen counties under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou alone, when will Qingzhou be unified according to Xu Shiyang's speed?

Not to mention the whole of Qilu, as well as Jiangbei and Huaxia.

Therefore, Xu Shiyang plans to have a good talk with his father, unify the policy of the two, and see if he can find a way to win people's hearts and expand rapidly.

This approach may be a compromise between the two policies, but it is much better than going to the extreme.

After determining this, Xu Shiyang planned to leave Rizhao and return to Juzhou immediately, but before leaving, an important problem had to be solved - how to unload the original materials in Jiangnan faster.

In this regard, the owner of the dock fort of the Zhang family kept complaining: the Zhang family made a living from the port, and the land and tenants under their names were already small, and the master of Xu Muhe Xu requisitioned Dingkou cattle in Rizhao some time ago and set up two new military camps, in which the Zhang family contributed a lot.

Later, Master Xu launched the Qingzhou Unification War and further recruited the Zhang family, resulting in the lack of people to carry materials in the Zhang family.

The Zhang family hoped that if the fighting on the front line was not so tense, the Xu family would be able to return some of the population in unison, or distribute more newly captured prisoners to the Zhang family in order to complete the unloading task.

This request was immediately rejected by Xu Shiyang, and now it is a war, and there is a lack of population in the rear and it is impossible to find a way from the front line.

As for the newly captured captives, Xu Shiyang had other arrangements for them, and it was impossible to casually distribute them to the owners of the Dock Fort (whether old friends or newcomers) as tenants.

But logistics is equally important, and it is also a trouble for materials to be piled up in the port and cannot be unloaded, and Xu Shiyang is not like Rommel.

Therefore, he gave the Zhang family an idea - the Zhang family gave up all other jobs, including farm work, and all the remaining people who could be used were concentrated in the port loading and unloading work.

As compensation, the Xu family can give the Zhang family more compensation in terms of grain, salt and other materials.

If the Zhang family does not agree to this request, or if they cannot complete the loading and unloading work after agreeing, then Xu Shiyang hopes to transfer some of the ships to other ports for unloading.

For example, the east side belongs to several ports under the jurisdiction of Laizhou Prefecture.

They should be willing to help Xu Shiyang transfer supplies from Jiangnan for a large financial subsidy, and Xu Shiyang thinks that they dare not be greedy for ink.

Although the transportation lines on land will be lengthened and the cost will be a little larger, it is better than letting supplies float at sea.

Xu Shiyang's approach to this issue was based entirely on practical interests, but the Zhang family did not see it that way, and their first thought when they heard the proposal was that the Juzhou side might want to disperse the dependence of shipping on the Zhang family.

In this way, the special status achieved by the Zhang family in the Qingzhou power by relying on the port will be shaken, and it may even make the Xu family have the idea of replacing it.

With the current power of the Xu family, this is not a threat that can be laughed off.

In order to avoid this from happening, the Zhang family finally agreed to Xu Shiyang's first plan, which was to give up their meager agriculture and spend all their manpower on unloading incoming materials, except for skilled craftsmen.

After getting this promise, Xu Shiyang can only temporarily give a certain amount of trust, after all, the Zhang family is already regarded as the second-tier core of Qingzhou's forces.

However, Xu Shiyang also reminded them that the materials from Jiangnan will be very important to Qingzhou for a long time in the future, and it can even be said that they are more important than the materials produced locally.

Therefore, timely unloading is of great significance to Qingzhou, and if Zhangjiajia Private Port is still unable to complete such an important task, Xu Shiyang will not be able to accept delay.

He would inevitably choose to cooperate with several ports under the jurisdiction of Laizhou, although they were not allies.

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After a brief meeting with the Zhang family, Xu Shiyang immediately headed north to return to Juzhou.

When he actually returned home, he found that his father had left Juzhou with the main force of the New Army and rushed to the front line.

Fortunately, the time to walk was not long, and the speed of the army was not fast, so it was not difficult to catch up.

Xu Shiyang even had the opportunity to get intimate with Zhao Shan and his son in his own nest - no matter what he thought, the concubine was born in a certain disadvantageous position in this era, so Xu Shiyang always felt a little sorry for this child who was destined to work harder than some brothers.

Of course, it may also be because he only has this one child now, Xu Shiyang always tries to find time to spend more time with his wife and children.

That being the case, he had no choice but to sacrifice his rest time.

After an hour with his wife and children, Xu Shiyang left home again and led his guards to chase after the main force.

In the evening of the same day, Xu Shiyang met with Xu Muhe near the county seat of Juzhou.

The head of the Xu family was a little surprised that his son returned early, although the communication distance between Jiangnan and Qi Province was long, but the two had never broken contact, Xu Muhe actually knew that Xu Shiyang was scheduled to return time.

Since Xu Shiyang returned early, something must have happened to Jiangnan.

Xu Shiyang didn't bother to explain it when he saw a person, not to mention that he still needed to discuss the next step with the main leaders of the alliance, so as soon as he entered the barracks, after a brief greeting, he immediately asked for a large-scale military meeting.

Soon, all the major powerful family leaders in the Qingzhou Army and the new army battalion commander-level officers arrived.

This was the first time that many new members of the Qingzhou Alliance had met Xu Shiyang, the commander of the new army who had defeated the Tatars twice.

In the legend, this is a legendary figure.

Before he became the owner of Wubao, although the Xu family was strong, it was only the first strong in a county in Juzhou, and there was nothing special about it.

But after this legendary man became the lord of Wubao, the Xu family in Juzhou suddenly became stronger, not like a local tyrant in Jiangbei.

In the first battle, they completely annihilated the Tartars and a Mouke, and then exterminated the bandits in Fulai Mountain, and then defeated the Japanese bandits, and united the two counties to suppress the bandits.

In the end, the Xu family was able to develop to such an exaggerated strength that could completely annihilate the Tartars in just over a year!

Among so many exaggerated victories, Xu Shiyang, a young fierce general, was like the sun, shining on all the dock castle lords in Qi Province who couldn't look at it directly.