Yuanzhou, Yichun City. Looking at the newly submitted account sheet and the detailed project budget for follow-up expenditures, Zhou Huaian couldn't help but sigh.

The so-called "cannon fires, gold ten thousand taels", this not only refers to the wealth plundered by the war and the spoils harvested, but also represents the expenses to be paid out like water.

Not to mention the rest, just the additional clean-up operation on the way back this time has shrunk the harvest brought back by more than half. There was no way, let the soldiers burn and loot to restore morale, and thought that the price and sequelae of the reward were too serious and infinitely poisonous. Especially on the territory of their own design.

Therefore, in order for the soldiers to be able to enforce the details of every order without compromise, in addition to the strict military laws and rules to restrain and shape, there must also be relatively favorable treatment and supply, and even longer-term welfare measures, the most different incentives and competition means.

In contrast, the Taiping Army has more ideological shaping and a sense of identity with the organizational system, as well as a consistent pursuit of long-term goals. In this way, the hidden and direct maintenance costs of daily investment are even higher than those of traditional armies.

However, the main content of the local law and order war is to clean up the people, and even to spend resources to win the hearts and minds of the people, and to subsidize those supporters to maintain the daily claims of the Taiping Army, the cost will not be much less economical than the direct battles of large and small;

Therefore, just by paying back the corresponding unplanned budget allocation along the way, there will be an extra 300,000 or 400,000 yuan at once; This is still when the initial strategy goes well, rather than encountering a hard bone that is difficult to solve, or a new situation that requires follow-up support.

Of course, there will be no shortage of people who should be killed and exiled, and those who should be exiled will not be merciful. At most, it can only ensure that it is a reasonable, well-documented, and canonical process and cycle; As for the corresponding income, after the early dragnet, it is now a small head that is slightly better than nothing.

After all, for the factors and hidden dangers that may cause instability under any rule; It's always easy to make an example in the short term. The reputation of terror brought about by brutal methods is also an indispensable part of dominance; Or rather, the composition of political resources.

Just like the iron uncle of Maozi's loving father in later generations, enough fear and murderous prestige can also bring strong execution effects under a relatively sound system, which solves the dilemma of confusion in the early days of entrepreneurship. Then leave the cognition of right and wrong to the subtle influence of time.

Of course, in the busy interval between marching and arranging formations and dealing with official business, Zhou Huaian will still try to find time to meet and accompany this little lady Cao who has been disguised as a girl named Cao Hongyao.

For example, listening to her tell some recent things, and also telling her some classic jokes and stories that will be evocative in later generations,

"She already has everything I want to give her, in fact, what I want is not to give her happiness?。。"

"Let the years go by, grow old with you, and even if we are all old enough to have goosebumps, you are still the most beautiful person in my heart."

"In the next life, if you don't recognize me, I will say, your tea is cold, I will go and renew it for you, and you will know that that person is me."

It's probably a heterogeneous literary teenager in a thief village, who has a family feud and hatred for his lover, and the tragic story of wrong love in the past and present life.

In the context of the current era and the interrelationship between each other, there are also some sideways touches that move people. Seeing that Cao Hongyao's eyes were already full of tears, he obviously felt a lot of empathy, and after some wandering, he opened his voice. ：

"That... Do we also have an afterlife? What about Zhou Lang's previous life?"

However, she still couldn't help but think about it, and asked a question that she felt full of stupidity with shyness and timidity; Then he shrank down like an ostrich, and clutched his little red face in his bosom and did not dare to show it.

Zhou Huaian shook his head with a smile.

"In my previous life, I really can't remember or think about this kind of thing; So, I have to cherish the present and enjoy this time. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but lower his head, put his petite body sitting on his knees, and gently tasted the girl's cherry lips that he wanted to refuse.

And is trying to "just touch it, never easily reach in" second base, the next step is not too far away from the stage of "just rubbing and not going in".

The reason that persuaded her to accept this level step by step was also very simple, anyway, she had "shared the same bed"; It doesn't matter if the partners are a little too intimate with each other. Anyway, there are no other people around her who can decide and influence her, and the only one who is close is still in a sense.

And outside the curtain not far away, Cui Wanting was smiling and biting her lip tightly, looking at the figure that was almost integrated; and the sound of movement, a burst of sadness and bitterness in my heart.

Why can she enjoy this kind of warmth and thoughtfulness, and she can only be made into all kinds of embarrassing postures and appearances, and sent to the door to do whatever she wants, so that she can protect herself and stand on her own feet for a while.

Of course, for Zhou Huai'an, as long as he can grasp the moment and enjoy it in time. Women of different types and preferences have different styles and characteristics; It would be better if we could develop something else beyond mere desires and the duty of reproduction.

After all, it has become a luxury for a superior to want to have a pure affection without reservations and impurities; Because of the demands placed on him and the various desires derived from power, it is enough to distort all good things into unrecognizable things.

Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing, and only ask for something that is relatively real. For example, the desire to protect, such as family affection, such as the need for mutual comfort. Even if it is for political needs, they respect each other like guests, and finally develop into a dull relationship.

。。。。。。。

And in the territory of the state,

After breaking out overnight, he ran all the way along the upper reaches of the whirlpool; After killing several mounts and scattering some people, the remnants of the Tianping Army led by Cao Xiang finally got rid of the interception and pursuit of those seemingly ubiquitous thief troops.

When I looked at the more than 100 riders left around me, I couldn't help but feel sad and looked around at a loss; He didn't understand why the so-called decision to go to the rear to ask for help was what he wanted. It's just that the road back to Yunzhou, where the Tianping Army is rightfully located, is still at a loss to pass through several states.

"Duya, in front of you is Tangong City."

At this time, a cruiser came to report.

Cao Xiang couldn't help but move in his heart, this Dangong City is the former site of Shansang County, Maozhou; It is also the location of the story of Tan Daoji, the Taiwei of Liu Song in the Southern Dynasty, who was fighting for Huaibei with the Northern Wei Dynasty, and adopted the method of "singing and measuring the sand" to outwit the Wei soldiers and take the opportunity to escape the predicament. Now it is a stronghold and important town in the territory of Maozhou that belongs to the Xuanwu Army to prepare for war.

Thinking of this, he suddenly made up his mind, and suddenly turned his horse's head and waved the crowd and shouted:

"Let's go to the eastern capital for help, I don't believe that Zheng Xianggong and Cui Dutong will sit idly by."

"The thieves are chasing after them again."

At this time, someone around him exclaimed again, but smoke and movement were faintly visible in the distance again.

After another half of the ring, he retreated to Tangong City nearby to ask for reinforcements and temporarily avoid Cao Xiang and his party, but no matter how much he shouted under the city, he closed the door and shot arrows to threaten.

At the same time, in the city of Tangong, Xu Si observed that Yu Hui, who was in charge of the secretary, was kept tightly guarded in the city's town yamen, and he was not allowed to leave the city. Outside the door, there were more old acquaintances and old friends who persuaded them bitterly.

"Yu Zhangshu, we should understand your heart to serve the country. It's just that my generation is in danger of the safety of the military and civilians in the city, and I really don't dare to lose a big one because of a small one. ”

"The current situation is no longer something that you and I can easily stop. Please stay calm and wait until you get through this difficult time. ”

And Cao Xiang, who delayed the last chance to escape under the front and back chase, could only cry hoarsely and swear and curse; With the exhausted Tianping army, they turned back and rushed to the pursuers, and died heroically outside the city gate one after another. Then Dangong City actually opened its doors and surrendered.

"Did you catch a leader? Good students take it back and humiliate that old man Cao. ”

Subsequently, Zhu Laosan, who led this chasing army, couldn't help but be overjoyed.

。。。。。。

At the same time, in the city of Xuzhou, where Yang Fuguang was sitting, the adopted sons/Zhongwu generals led by Lu Hongyan had just retreated. And Yang Fuguang could only sit on the rope bed and sigh heavily to the west.

"The old slave is really a debt of national grace."

Because the eight generals of the loyal army who had just joined in series to make a statement, although they agreed to defend the land and defend the thieves for the country, they refused to take the initiative to attack the thieves before the equipment and grain allocated by the imperial court arrived.

And in the city of Ruzhou.

"My generation still has the heart to serve the country, but there is no soldier to serve the country."

Qi Kerang, the commander of the camp of thieves in the east of Daoruzhou, who led the troops back to Ruzhou, also pleaded with the envoy who came to question.

"The soldiers are all thinking of their hometown and do not want to fight again, and I can't go my own way,。。 Please also spend some time with me to rectify the army.,Can make a difference.。。 ”

And in the Ouchi who stayed in the Eastern Capital and was also a camp, a Chinese envoy with a crying face suddenly rushed over, and said breathlessly to Zheng Zhen and Cui Anqian, who were discussing the strategy in front of the copper plate:

"Everyone, all of you, something has happened, something has happened."

"What's the bad news? But where did the thief army go? ”

Cui An said in a deep voice without raising his head

"It was the Pinglu Jiedu who returned to Qingzhou to make An Shiru, and the soldiers and horses under his command suddenly became chaotic; Since then, after the public promoted the general Wang Jingwu to stay, he exiled the marshal minister An Shiru and the prison envoy Li Xigang and more than ten people; ”

"The neighboring Taining, Reform, and Yicheng armies all refused the call of the imperial envoy to urge them to send troops to fight the thieves again on the grounds that they needed to prepare for war and protect the territory. And in the future, all of them will be detained or expelled. ”