Wang Mang thought for a moment, and then set his eyes on Zhang Gongqiong.

Zhang Gongqiong has two hearts, and Wang Mang knows this.

But in Wang Mang's view, although Zhang Gongqiong has two hearts, he has no intention of harming the people, so Wang Mang ignores this matter and still entrusts him with important tasks.

He is not afraid that his subordinate generals will have two hearts, and he even wishes that his subordinate generals would have two hearts. Because he is sure enough to shake these people who have two hearts.

In his plan, anyway, after he unifies the world, he will still turn against the generals in the future, and drive them out, let them become self-reliant and self-reliant, and destroy the established dynasty with his own hands.

He thought that if these people had been loyal, then he really didn't know how to get rid of them in the future. Only when they have a rebellion will he not have any burden in his heart.

Sweep away the heroes and establish a dynasty, promulgate benevolent government, cut off servility, lead the people through the war years, heal the wounds of Kyushu, and help the people to seek freedom. The overthrow of the imperial dynasty stimulated the arrogance of the people and strengthened the people's desire to resist and freedom. This is his wish and his goal.

He wants to let the people have an indelible heart of resistance imprinted in the midst of prosperity and decline, he wants to oppress these people at the lowest cost, and he wants to let the gene of yearning for freedom be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it will never be worn out and will never be extinguished.

Zhang Gongqiong saw that Wang Mang had set his eyes on himself, and Wang Mang had just arranged tasks for other generals, so he expected that Wang Mang would also have tasks to himself.

So he didn't wait for Wang Mang to speak, and took the lead in standing up and said: "Lord Wang, all the other generals have heavy responsibilities, but the last general is not, my lord is so unfair." The last general begged the adults to give him a task, and he didn't want the last general to sit on the cold bench. ”

Wang Mang smiled: "General Zhang, you are so anxious." I do have one of the most important tasks entrusted to you, and that is at the heart of all the tasks I have laid out before. I don't know ..... General Zhang"

Zhang Gongqiong didn't wait for Wang Mang to finish speaking, he hurriedly said again: "My lord, the last general is willing to make a military order to ensure the completion of all tasks." If it doesn't work, I'm willing to come and see you. ”

He wanted to fight for credit, and he was afraid that other generals would surpass him in the future.

Wang Mang said: "General Zhang, you have been in charge of grain hoarding before, let me ask you, how much grain have we hoarded in total at present?" ”

Zhang Gongqiong replied: "Not counting the one million deniers brought by Lord Huo Rongsheng. At present, we have hoarded more than 7 million dan, including 4 million dannies sent by Dawan and 1 million dannies exchanged with the Xiongnu and Loulan countries. ”

"That means not counting the others, you have a total of two million deniers in storage? We currently have a total of eight million deniers? Less, too little, far from enough. ”

Wang Mang sighed, "General Zhang, such a little food still doesn't meet my needs. Of course, you've done your best. The task I set for you was to store two million deniers over a two-year period. Now it's only been a year and a half and you've achieved your goal, which is good and deserves a lot of credit.

There is still more than half a year left before the two-year deadline I set, and during this time, you should continue to strengthen the progress of food stockpiling, the more the better. Also, I will allocate you an army of 100,000, and every time Huo Rongsheng takes a pass, you will strictly control and store the grain at that pass. And you will store our existing grain in batches and transport it to the front gate in Gansu.

Remember, you can't choose a low-lying place to store grain, and you can't choose a place with a lot of mountains and water, you must choose a granary on the plain. At the same time, it is necessary to cheer up the soldiers guarding the granary, and not to slack off in the slightest. I must not let anyone neglect their duties, day or night, while carrying out their duties. And the number of guards in the granary must not be too small.

An army of 100,000 guards 8 million deniers of grain, and you can distribute it reasonably. It is necessary to ensure that in the event of an accident, these soldiers can ensure food security in a timely manner. And it is possible to quickly move food to another safe place.

In other words, even if an earthquake comes, all the soldiers need to move the food out intact as soon as possible. This is the task I have given you, this food is our real foundation, and it is also something that will be determined in the world in about half a year or even a year, can you do this task? ”

Zhang Gongqiong said: "The end will ensure the completion of the task." It's just that with the remaining half a year, I'm afraid we won't be able to store much, after all, now everything we can use in Gansu as food has been looted. ”

"As much as you have, even if you can accumulate one more grain of rice, it is a credit." Wang Mang said.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Gongqiong replied.

Wang Mang said to the few other generals who had no task: "Ladies and gentlemen, just now I transferred to Huo Rongsheng's 200,000 troops, General Zhang Gongqiong's 100,000 troops, plus more than 10,000 soldiers who were taken to Jingzhou and Yizhou, and the 50,000 troops taken away by the Tianhan battalion, the remaining troops we have at our disposal are 190,000.

Now, I will allocate another 150,000 of you, and you will lead these men and horses to be on standby at all times, not to participate in any action, but to make them able to move quickly at any time. These centaurs must be physically fit and able to work at high intensity. ”

The rest of the generals said in unison: "Yes, my lord, the last general will take orders." ”

"That's very good." Wang Mang said: "I have allocated these armies, if you have any problems, you can discuss them privately." Remember, it was the 150,000 troops that chose the troops first. These centaurs must be the best of the best. ”

When Huo Rongsheng, Zhang Gongqiong and many other generals heard this, they all looked at each other and did not speak again.

Wang Mang said to the remaining strategists: "He Jin, Li Yuan, Wang Xun, Song Ren, Jin Zibo, you and others lead the last 40,000 horses to assist the people in the autumn harvest, and assist the major city lords, prefects and other local officials to connect all the Langzhong in the city under our control, so that these Langzhong can be called at any time, and their safety must be guaranteed at all times."

Also, you have to collect herbs extensively, especially herbs for emergency hemostasis. You can buy these herbs from other places, and our treasury is at your disposal, and no one has the right to stop them. Even if you consume all the money in the treasury. All in all, the most emergency herbs should be as much as food. ”

Many strategists said in unison: "We will ensure that the task will be completed." ”

"Good!" Wang Mang said to everyone in the hall: "Everyone, I have already assigned the task, and in this half a year, I hope you can all successfully complete the task." If you have difficulties in carrying out your mission, please report to me in time. At that time, I will consider supplementary reinforcements as appropriate. ”

"Do as your lord commands!" Everyone received their own tasks and got up and left.

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