Gao Yihuan has been gone for a few months, and there are a lot of things that need to be handled by him.

When he came back yesterday, the officials knew he was tired, so they didn't come to disturb him.

After he rested for the night, the officials made an appointment to come over together to meet the tall handsome.

Gao Yihuan listened, put down the porridge bowl, "Prepare some refreshments, let them wait in the flower hall, Ben Shuai will come over later." ”

The pro-soldier clenched his fists and said yes, bowed and withdrew.

Gao Yihuan immediately got up, and the maids took python robes, jade belts, and black leather boots, helped him put them on, and finally put a beam crown on his head, and went to the flower hall.

Not long after, Gao Yihuan came to the flower hall and saw more than a dozen officials sitting in the hall, in addition to Li Yan, Lu Yifang and other civil officials, many generals also arrived.

At this time, everyone was talking quietly in the hall, and suddenly a soldier outside shouted: "The handsome man has arrived!" ”

The lobby suddenly fell silent, and everyone stood up in unison to welcome the tall and handsome inside.

Although the conflict between Wei Wujun and the imperial court was resolved, in fact, Wei Wujun and the Nanjing imperial court had actually split.

Although Wei Wujun did not integrate into the Ming Dynasty in the past, but maintained considerable independence, Wei Wujun's attitude at that time, after all, was not very clear, which made people feel that Wei Wujun would eventually become a part of the Ming Dynasty.

But now it seems that this possibility no longer exists.

In the past, there were still people who couldn't tell the difference, but now those who are a little politically minded know in their hearts that Wei Wujun is an independent political force, and Gao Dashuai is actually the head of a country, and if he wants to establish a title, it is just a matter of one sentence.

Now it is just out of consideration of the situation and the overall situation, and it is still under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, once Gao Dashuai feels that the time is ripe, then the establishment is king, which is a matter of course.

Gao Yi walked in happily, sat down, and then waved his hand with a smile, signaling everyone to sit, looking a little high-spirited.

At this time, the maids made up some tea for everyone and exited the lobby, Gao Yihuan glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone came to see me today, but there is something to say." ”

Although the conflict between Wei Wujun and Nanjing has been resolved, and everyone is also harmonious on the surface, everyone knows in their hearts that the imperial court must hate them.

Needless to say, the old people of Gaojiazhuang and Gao Yihuan's township party have both prosperity and loss, and they are attached to Gao Yihuan's lineage, and they also need Gao Yihuan's protection, and the civil officials are also marked with Gao Yihuan's imprint.

Now that Gao Yihuan has offended the imperial court, the big guys have to run this small group well, because they have realized that everyone has no way out.

The political struggle is cruel, especially for separatist forces like theirs, once they are defeated, the vast majority of them will be beheaded, and even if the rest of the people do not die, they can only hide incognito, avoid the liquidation of the imperial court, and lose their future.

Now that they got into Gao Yihuan's car, they cheered up and could no longer have illusions about the peaceful coexistence of Wei Wujun and the Ming Dynasty.

Li Yan stood up on behalf of everyone and arched his hand: "Dashuai, I came here today for two things, to suggest to Dashuai. ”

Gao Yihuan smiled and said, "Mr. Li, please speak." ”

Li Yan then said: "Let's talk about the first thing first, after discussing with a few colleagues, I feel that the strength of our Wei Wujun is still not enough. At present, our Wei Wujun has a total of 150,000 people, which seems to be a lot, but there are too many places to defend, and it is still not enough to really use it. Although there is no problem with defense, if you want to forge ahead, the force is stretched. ”

The elite men and horses of the Wei Wu army have more than 50,000 people, and there are more than 50,000 new troops that have been recruited for more than a year, and the other 50,000 horses are the 30,000 Shun troops that have been recruited, and the 20,000 horses selected from Zuozhen, in addition to the 6,000 naval troops being recruited.

If the 150,000 army is used well, Gao Yihuan feels that it is enough to defend the existing territory, but if he wants to continue to expand, the number of troops is indeed insufficient.

If Gao Yihuan wants to expand, whether he wants to take Sichuan, Guanzhong, or Jiangnan, he must bring more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Without more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is impossible to take any land, but if more than 100,000 troops are dispatched, the home will be empty immediately.

At this time, he was suddenly attacked by a black hand, and the nest was attacked, and he was immediately in a dilemma, and he couldn't take care of each other.

Gao Yihuan also has plans to expand the army, "What does Mr. Li mean to continue to expand the army?" ”

Li Yan nodded, "Back to the marshal, I think that the army needs to be expanded by 50,000, and these newly recruited soldiers will mainly come from the militia groups in various states and counties, as well as the tunding of Tunpu, and the lowly will give the marshal a specific plan." ”

After Gao Yihuan heard this, he looked at Lu Yifang, "Can Hu Cao's side support it?" ”

Gao Yihuan knew that his current finances had an annual deficit of nearly two or three million taels, all supported by previous seizures.

There are only 4,000,000 taels of silver left in the treasury, and after surviving this year, there will be big problems in the finances next year, and if the government expands by another 50,000 people, the financial situation will deteriorate even more.

Originally, Hu Cao was not very supportive of continuing to expand the army, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was not enough for Wei Wujun to defend itself, and it was necessary to continuously enhance its strength in order to meet the challenges of all sides, and finally have a way to live.

Originally, I still wanted to rely on the Ming Dynasty to enjoy the coolness, but now I have to dispel this thought.

When the Ming Dynasty eases up, it will definitely not be able to spare them.

Lu Yifang said: "Dashuai, after we take Xiangbei and control Huguang's taxes, the finances will improve, but the pressure on Hucao is indeed very great." If the marshal decides to expand the army, Hu Cao can only guarantee that there will be no problems this year, but from next year, he can only ensure that there is enough food to eat, but the salary will definitely not be paid. ”

When Liu Biao ruled Jingzhou, it is said that there were 200,000 soldiers, Gao Yihuan's territory was much larger than Liu Biao's, and there should be no problem in raising 200,000 soldiers, but Gao Yihuan's treatment of the soldiers was too good, and the military salary was relatively high, so it was so difficult.

If he only gives food to eat, then he pulls out 500,000 yuan, and even has no problem with many people, but if he wants to give him a salary, it will be a big problem.

Although the problem is huge, it is also imperative to expand the army. The newly recruited men and horses can be treated like a pawn in the left town, and the treatment of a battalion of C will be much less.

Gao Yihuan was slightly silent, and then spoke: "Ben Shuai agreed to expand the army, and Ben Shuai will find a way to deal with the matter of money." Controlling the granary of Huguang, are you still afraid that there will be no silver? ”

In the next few years, it will inevitably be a year of conquest, even if the army is not expanded, there will be financial problems for the Wei Wu army, and after the expansion of the army, it will be possible to fight out and change the situation.

In addition, now Wei Wujun has enough food in his hands, which is equivalent to a reassurance, so although everyone hesitated, they did not object.

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he looked at Li Yan again and asked, "What about the second thing?" ”

Li Yan looked at Liang Yizhang, who was sitting on the side, and said, "Mr. Liang, say it!" ”

Liang Yizhang stood up and saluted Gao Yihuan, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "Dashuai, now that we control southern Henan, there is still most of Huguang, and we need a lot of officials. I think we should establish a system for electing officials, opening imperial examinations, and running academies! ”

This is indeed a big problem, since sooner or later we have to turn against the Ming Dynasty, we must go to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

After listening to this suggestion, Gao Yihuan already understood that whether it was the expansion of the army or Liang Yizhang's suggestion, it was the staff who were thinking about it for the future.

The current imperial examination system is to select officials for the Ming Dynasty, not for Wei Wujun. Now under the rule of Wei Wujun, many talents will choose to go to Nanjing for the exam and go to the Ming Dynasty to be officials.

If Wei Wujun wants to grow, in addition to the strong military strength, the administration must also keep up, and this situation must be changed.

It is indeed necessary to establish a set of personnel selection system to gather the hearts of the people under his rule, and it is also a means to appease the scholars and gentry under his rule.

Once this system is established, Gao Yihuan will be able to gradually eliminate the influence of the Ming Dynasty on the gentry and literati under his rule, even if the Ming Dynasty turns against him in the future, he will not panic, and he will not have to worry about too much problem with the civil officials.

Gao Yihuan thought for a while, then nodded and said: "The opening of the imperial examination has to have a name, and it has to be distinguished from the imperial examination in Nanjing." In this case, the commander set up a military government, and in the name of the military government, he opened up a military government to recruit talents. ”

Gao Yihuan's train of thought was opened, and many thoughts came to his mind, and he smiled and said to everyone: "Today, you will have dinner in the Shuai Mansion, let's have a good talk and settle these things." ”

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