"There are two problems now, the first is Jiangnan's support, and now it seems that there will be a big problem in the future." Xu Muhe said with some concern: "The second is the safety of Shiliu in Jiangnan. ”

For Xu Muhe, the second question is much more important than the first.

If there is a war going on in the south and north of the country, then it doesn't seem like a good idea to let the most beloved son leave him.

At least, Xu Shiliu fought in Jiangbei for the sake of his family.

What's the deal with adventuring in Gangnam? Fighting for others?

In Xu Muhe's opinion, if Xu Shiliu can't study and become an official in Jiangnan, it is better to come back and help him realize his newly raised ambitions.

Xu Shiyang didn't know what his father was thinking, so he said from his own point of view:

"No matter whether the support from the Jiangnan side can still be obtained, our strategy cannot be changed - after intercepting and pro-ship fleets, a big battle with the Tartars will definitely come, sooner or later."

"Therefore, in my opinion, the most important issue now is to enter a state of readiness as soon as possible, accumulate supplies, train soldiers, and build fortifications."

"If the supplies from Jiangnan really can't come, then buy some of them with the cash obtained from the Heqin fleet."

The rich people of Jiangnan are not much different from the capitalists of later generations, they purely belong to the nature of being rich and not making bastards, if you use cash to buy grain, they would rather resist the pressure of the court and sell it to you without paying taxes.

As for whether the people who bought the grain were from their own court or the enemy power, or even simply bandits and bandits who came to ask for their own lives, it did not make much difference to the rich people, except for a slight difference in price.

The capitalists dare to sell the ropes that hang themselves for profit, and the rich men dare to sell the guillotines that cut them to death.

There may be a slight difference, that is, the rich people are more willing to spend money for their children and nephews to study and become officials.

Therefore, Xu Shiyang firmly believes that as long as there is cash, there must be people in Jiangnan who are willing to sell their grain.

In this case, it is not too much of a loss to use the money obtained from the interception and pro-ship fleet to buy food instead of the support that cannot come from Jiangnan.

With the addition of stocks, it seems that there is no problem in ensuring food security in Qingzhou for at least 2 to 3 years.

What's more, there may be no support on the Jiangnan side, not that there is definitely no support, and it is not certain that there is no support at all.

"As for the safety of the fifth brother, there is actually no need to worry too much."

Xu Shiyang continued:

"Shiliu made it very clear in the letter, he is not a small soldier in Jiangnan, and there are thousands of troops around him, so there will not be much danger in thinking about it."

At least one thing can be confirmed, the Fang La army is much easier to deal with than the Tartars.

The current Fangla army is actually completely relying on a huge number of people to snowball, and the quality of soldiers, equipment, and techniques and tactics are far from being poor.

When it is smooth, it is okay to rush up, but once facing the headwind, Xu Shiyang doubts that even if it is the combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou official army, hundreds of cavalry, iron armor and heavy swords, can chase tens of thousands of people.

"Actually, in my opinion, not only is it not dangerous on Shiliu's side, on the contrary, this is a good opportunity."

Xu Shiyang thought for a while and said:

"If the main battle faction can really gain power, even if it is to make an appearance, it has to be a general, and someone like Shiliu who can really do it will naturally have a better future."

In any case, Xu Shiliu's war experience is much stronger than those in Jiangnan - stronger than civilian officials, and probably much stronger than most military generals.

If it weren't for bad luck, there was no reason why he couldn't come out.

With military merits, first transfer to official, then scientific examination, plus the support of the Wen family, it is really not impossible to strive for a phase within 30 years.

As is the case, there is a crisis and there is an opportunity.

Xu Muhe's current situation is purely concerned and chaotic.

The other core figures of the Xu family at the level of the dock lord also supported Xu Shiyang's idea - one was that they did not have the same kind of licking affection for Xu Shiliu as Xu Muhe, and the other was that everyone really needed to care more about it.

In a situation where the Tartars may move south at any time, and the war will break out at any time, it is too funny to think about the war in the south of the Yangtze River thousands of miles away.

Xu Muhe also gradually calmed down from the anxiety of learning that his son was in danger, and Xu Shiyang was at least right about one thing, Jiangnan was safer than Jiangbei anyway.

Xu Shiliu has thousands of soldiers and generals in his hands, and it is indeed easier to fight the mob than to deal with the Tartars, not to mention that there are so many court officers and soldiers in Jiangnan.

Xu Muhe sighed, including Xu Shiyang, everyone didn't care much about Jiangnan, and he, the head of the family, couldn't act happily, not to mention that he also had his own ambitions now.

"In that case, let's disperse and go do our work."

Xu Muhe said a little tiredly:

"Shi Yang, you stay, for your father, there are some things I want to discuss with you alone."

……

After the dock castle owners left, Xu Shiyang asked curiously:

"What else does Father have to command?"

"There's nothing to command, just one thing, and I'd like to hear your opinion."

Xu Shiyang has the strongest military strength of the Xu family, which is the reason why the Xu family dares to unify Qingzhou and intercept and pro-ship fleets, not to mention that his political status is not low, he can be regarded as the "deputy head of the family" plus the military commander of the family, and his actual status may be a little higher than that of Xu Muhe, the head of the family.

Therefore, Xu Muhe felt that his ambition must be supported by this son.

Fortunately, judging from his previous words and deeds, Xu Shiyang is not a loyal minister of Da Zhou - Xu Muhe always has a feeling that this son neither wants to invest in Da Jin, nor does he like Da Zhou, and no one looks down on him.

So, Xu Muhe pondered and said:

"The war in the south of the Yangtze River is chaotic, and it is not a paradise over there now."

"Yes, it's just that it's not a paradise over there, and the imperial court is just living in Jiangnan." Xu Shiyang said disdainfully: "If you don't have a little aggressiveness, there will be a big mess sooner or later." ”

In Xu Shiyang's view, the situation before the Great Zhou Dynasty moved south was actually Jiangbei sending troops to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and Jiangnan subsidized Jiangbei economically.

But this balance was upset by a crushing military defeat, and after the collapse of Jiangbei's main frontier armies, such as the Western Army, Jiangnan was reluctant to continue to allow the imperial court to levy large taxes to subsidize the front.

Having lost the main field army, and being unwilling to bear heavier responsibilities due to heavy financial resources, the Great Zhou was completely untenable in Jiangbei, so it had to move south.

If we want to change this situation, unless the Great Zhou can rebuild a strong army, and convince the people that this army can overwhelm the Tartars, the Northern Expedition or expansion, and the acquisition of new territory is a profitable action, rather than filling the bottomless pit with money and food in the past, so as to change the strategic disadvantage.

The Great Zhou court obviously did not have this ability to change itself, so all the prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River was a castle built on the beach, and the foundation was fragile and pitiful.

Now, it's just high tide, and the beach castle is starting to crumble.

Xu Shiyang's statement was not Xu Muhe's expectation.

After confirming his son's general thoughts, he then asked:

"Shi Yang, what do you think of the current situation in the world?"