Soon after Xihuan learned the news, Ji Kang and Li Yi slowly got the news from the palace, and Ji Kang was overjoyed when they heard that Xianguo was about to send troops

"Great, Xianguo finally can't bear it anymore and wants to send troops to attack and defend and divide the land, it seems that the situation is going to change greatly."

At this time, Li Yi was worried

"I can't see it, my uncle has always been a planner and doesn't make decisions easily. At the moment, the eldest grandson has not agreed to cede the land, and the attack and defense of the Xianguo do not seem to have much benefit, so I think there must be nothing good. ”

Ji Kang said disdainfully

"Hmph, no matter how powerful Bailiyan is, he is also born and raised by his father, the 600,000 guards on the other side of the river are not clay figurines of Nini, this battle will not break a few teeth of Bailiyan, and the Xianjun will not want to win.

The two tigers must be injured when they fight, either they are defeated or killed, as long as Bailiyan is greedy for the land of defending the country, it is inevitable to send troops. I immediately sent a letter to my father, and my cousin must go to the Yongxing Marquis Mansion again tonight to find out the truth. ”

At the same time, Gongliangsong, Gongliangxu's uncle and nephew were chatting in the teahouse, which was very comfortable

"Xu'er, I think that Bailiyan's eldest lady and Miss Xiang are quite fond of you, and this pair of relatives and cousins will definitely be able to do it."

"It doesn't matter if you can become someone else, the key is still Yongxinghou. His wisdom is very great, and if he doesn't see me thoroughly, he will not easily agree to this family business. In addition, he must have been worried that his father had other plans, so he was still hesitating. ”

"There are gains and losses, there are advantages and disadvantages, marrying my Gongliang clan is beneficial to it, it is beneficial to Xianguo, Bailiyan will agree to it regularly, my nephew can rest assured."

While the two were talking, the guards of the Gongliang clan quickly came to report

"The two masters of Qiyu have just received the news that Xianguo has declared war on Wei."

Gongliangsong was taken aback when he heard the news

"Is the news exact?"

"The envoy of the Xian foreign country has sent the war letter to Lu Jia in a word, which is absolutely true."

"This ...... Could it be that the eldest grandson has agreed to give up the two counties! ”

Gongliangsong guessed, Gongliangxu frowned and said

"It doesn't seem like it, with the temperament of the Marquis of Yongxing, if the eldest grandson agrees to give up the two counties, he will first send troops to Sangnan and Sangbei counties, and then send troops, otherwise once defeated, the eldest grandson will also be defeated again, and he will not fulfill his promise.

Now there is no news at all, and my nephew thinks it is strange. ”

"Well, what the virtuous nephew said makes sense. Bailiyan is not a loser, and he really won't stand up for others before he gets benefits. But there is no benefit, what is Bailiyan doing when he sends troops! ”

"The nephew thought that if Bai Liyan took the initiative to send troops, and the cabinet military attachés did not object, it could only show that not only Bai Liyan was sure to defeat the country, but also most of the military attachés were sure. If this is the case, the nephew dares to assert that the Xianguo must be able to easily defeat the Wei Guo and grab the greatest benefit.

When the victory is very certain, the benefits that can be collected are also the greatest, what reason does Bailiyan have to continue to wait for the two counties of the eldest grandson, wouldn't it be better to simply send troops to take it for himself. The nephew dared to assert that the Xianguo might win a great victory in this battle. ”

It can be seen from the leopard in the tube, Gong Liangxu, with his keen observation, perceived the mentality and strategic trend of Bailiyan when he sent out the army. When everyone judged this war from a traditional perspective, they all thought that the troops sent by the Xian State must be a bitter battle, but only Gong Liangxu stood at a higher height to re-examine the trend of the times.

Gong Liangsong is deeply concerned about this, he said

"The virtuous nephew is reasonable, this Baili Yan has always been deviant and unusual, and the battle is even more disorderly. Thinking of being trapped in the south, no one could think of taking a boat along the river to burn, kill and loot all the way, only he could think of it. No one thought that he could blackmail such a huge fortune in the end, only he did it. When you think about it, you really can't underestimate him, maybe this battle can really be unexpected.

I'll hurry back to my house, and when he comes back, I'll ask him what happened. ”

"Uncle Cousin, anyone can ask about this matter, but we can't ask, and it may not be a good thing to ask."

Gongliangsong was puzzled when he heard the news, and he was busy asking

"What are you doing?"

"The Yongxing Houcheng Mansion is deep, not to mention the salty news, even if I wait to ask, I won't know more than the news in the market. Rather than this, it is better to be more comfortable, so that he can be impressed with his nephew, so as not to be felt by him and other things, which is self-defeating. ”

Gongliangsong listened to a lot of reason, and asked busily

"Why does the virtuous nephew think so?"

"The nine sons of this dragon are different, and the people are also divided into three, six, and nine, and the talents are even higher, middle and lower. If it is also divided into inferior, inferior, inferior, and so on.

This kind of inferior talent will only do his job well, and rarely make innovations, and this kind of person can only do some complicated and trivial mundane affairs in his life, which is not worth talking about. Medium-sized talents, not only can do their jobs well, but also do things outside their duties, and they are under the influence of the officials, and this kind of talent can be at most subordinate officials. However, at present, it is rare for high-ranking officials to have moderate talents, and more high-ranking positions are stolen by mediocre and ordinary people.

And the superior people are the kind of people who can both go down and up, do more and say less, and can solve thousands of difficulties and dangers with a few words and two sentences, but such talents are very rare, no less than the sun and moon in the sky, and the pearl of the river. ”

Gong Liangxu said that the head was the Tao, Gong Liangsong listened to the reason, and he asked

"What kind of person is that nephew?"

"Hehe......" Gong Liangxu smiled leisurely and said, "The great talent is like a faint fragrance, smelling it and watching it endlessly, picking it is a pity to abandon it, this is the real talent." Just as Baili Yan was hidden in the common people of the Lingling Junction back then, who could know that he had such a heroic talent to help the people in the world, which was roughly far away in the sky and close in front of him. ”

Gong Liangxu saw early on that Bailiyan has its own uniqueness, and his own experience also shows that the core of employing people lies in "meritocracy, knowing people and being good at their duties", and the right people are used for the right positions, and those who only say but do not do are often difficult to be reused by Bailiyan.

Now that the news of Xianguo's dispatch of troops is known all over the city, it is impossible for the Gongliang clan not to know, and there will be countless people who will come to inquire about the news. On the contrary, waiting quietly can attract the attention and appreciation of Bailiyan.

Gong Liangsong's personality and strategy are far inferior to the two brothers Gong Liangchen and Gong Liangxiu, his behavior is more influenced by Gong Liangxu, Gong Liangsong's attitude is Gong Liangxu's attitude, Bailiyan will not be surprised.

In the afternoon of the same day, the news of Xianguo's declaration of war against Wei spread throughout the city, and at dusk the text was posted on the streets and alleys, and after several months of warm-up and hype, public opinion did not react aggressively, but it still caused a lot of shock.

As soon as they heard that they were going to go on an expedition, these pampered uncles and sons were busy hugging their thighs and shouting bad luck.

"Phew, Bailiyan, this bastard, who is looking for death and pulling the back, what a fucking bastard!"

Qing Xijun Mi Yuan scolded, and the eldest son Mi Yi answered

"Dad, Bailiyan has sinister intentions, knowing that it is difficult to defend the country, and wants me to wait for the army to go on the expedition, and clearly wants me to wait to send him to death!"

"Needless to say, this bastard offended him in his last life, and he can't get along with me. When he falls into my hands, he will be killed sooner or later! ”

"Dad, it's useless to say these things now, what should our people do, there are more than 2,000 people, and they really look at being pulled to the pit by Bailiyan!"

"Phew! Where is it so easy, the prince said, this time it is the private soldiers from all over the country who put the town army alone, and the Marquis of Lu sent someone to command, and he will not do his Bailiyan's business. ”

The reason why Bai Liyan coerced the private soldiers of the powerful to go out to the battle was that he didn't expect them to charge into battle at all, if he really went to charge into battle, Bai Liyan was even more worried that they would sell themselves. But he had to give them a chance to make meritorious contributions, otherwise he would be able to say that Bailiyan was cronyistic and excluded dissidents, and did not give them meritorious performance.

It is precisely to seize the mentality of the elite class who are full of warmth, lust, greed for life and fear of death, but greedy for power, that we have to give them a chance to perform meritorious service.

Of course, if there are really a few sporadic elites who shine with a bit of star temperament, as long as they are on the road, they will help him to lead him to the right path at the right time.

The next day, the war work was fully launched, and the first thing was to harvest the summer grain. As soon as the news came out, the envoys stationed in Xianguo were in an uproar, and they only heard the truth of requisitioning grain in wartime, but never heard of the precedent of not levying grain in wartime.

Due to the limitation of grain production capacity in the agricultural era, the war mainly focuses on grain and people, so a long-term war not only requires sufficient grain reserves, but also needs to coordinate domestic agricultural production.

The war drained a large number of young and middle-aged people, and the war pension required more money and food, so it was inevitable to levy additional taxes during wartime, and there were almost no foreign wars that did not levy taxes at home.

But there was no refusal, and Bailiyan's decision to cancel the autumn grain levy was also a matter of weighing the gains and losses of all parties.

First, all the people's strength in the country has been transferred to the western front, and the domestic young and strong labor force will wither, the sown area for summer planting will be greatly reduced, and the harvest of the autumn harvest will be sharply reduced, and taxes will be levied again, which will have a great impact on the lives of the people in the lower classes.

Second, Xianguo imported grain from the Jin State year after year, and the treasury had abundant reserves of grain, grass, and non-staple food, and a high livestock stock rate, which was enough to supply one million people for three years, and the value of taxation was not large.

Third, the stored things must always be digested, and relying on institutionalized transportation and shipment can solve the problem, but it is not as fast as eating into the stomach, because the long-term storage of war readiness not only has losses, but also has to waste warehouse space and expenses.

Finally, this is the first time that the Xianguo has launched an all-round war, and it is a practice to test the achievements of the past 20 years and more, and the cost of launching an all-out all-round war is too great, it requires mobilization in all aspects, and the economic and social cost pressure is enormous.

At the same time, excessive tension and heavy pressure can easily cause problems in the operation of internal affairs, and comprehensively considering the pros and cons, Bailiyan tends to mobilize partially, test the national defense strength, and at the same time reduce the social burden and eliminate the hidden domestic dangers brought about by the war.

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