Collie had long expected that he would be like this, but fortunately he had already made a plan in his chest, and said unhurriedly: "Although we should take economic construction as the center, the results of economic construction are relatively slow, and it is difficult to see the results without a few years or even more than ten years of hard work. Teacher, there are already many people who are jealous of you when you get this fat difference in the court, and if you have been in office for a few years and have never been able to make outstanding achievements, it will leave an excuse for those who are jealous of you to attack you. And the suppression of bandits is the easiest to produce results, and it is a prominent achievement, as long as there is this achievement, you can block the mouths of those people. ”

"Secondly, bandits are rampant in the three counties in the north, which has seriously endangered local law and order, and people in many places have always been hiding in castles and dare not come out, so since then, the trade routes are blocked, and there is no way to develop the economy. Only when the bandits are pacified and the local residents are given a stable life will they be able to work with peace of mind and make the economy of the three northern counties prosperous. ”

"Again, the scourge of bandits in the three northern counties has reached the ears of the old king Frederick VII and the ministers of the court, who are eager for this situation to change. The previous officials were not effective in suppressing bandits, and they could shirk their responsibilities with insufficient troops, but Teacher, you have 15,000 elite soldiers of the Fourth Legion, and if you still let them go, someone will definitely impeach you. ”

"Very well said!" The old fox Taylor showed a rare sincere smile, and laughed: "O Clifford, Clifford, you are really a blessed general sent to me by God, with your words today, my heart is like a dark cloud that has covered the sky for a long time suddenly dispersed, and suddenly it opened up." ”

"Thank you for the teacher's compliment, it is the honor of the student to be praised by you, and the student will definitely do his best to assist the teacher." Clifford smiled slightly, bent down slightly, and replied.

"When you get to the north, if you have any difficulties in life, you must tell me, and I will help you solve them." Taylor looked at Clifford with concern and smiled.

"Thank you, teacher."

Although the northern border is a long way, and there are many bandits and robbers along the way, Taylor and the others are escorted by more than 15,000 soldiers, and the journey must be smooth sailing without encountering any danger.

Not long after, the group came to Chao'en City, one of the three counties in the north, Chao'en County is the southernmost county among the three counties in the north, and it is also the most prosperous and wealthy county, Taylor naturally wants to set up the governor's palace here.

To the north of the county is the county of Dorai, and to the north is the northernmost county of the kingdom, the county of Heihe, and these three counties are located on the northern peninsula and are arranged in an almost straight line. On the left and right sides of the strait are the mighty kingdoms of Frankfurt and Prussia.

These two countries have long coveted the vast three counties of the north, and the turmoil here is basically singled out by them.

Upon arriving at the city, Taylor first arranged for the people to live, and then convened a plenary meeting in his newly established governor's yamen.

At the meeting, Taylor said clearly: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have borne the entrustment of the old king and the people of the country to develop the three counties in the north, and the burden on our shoulders is already very heavy. However, the three counties in the north have been in turmoil for a long time, and bandits are rampant here, which seriously threatens the stability of the place, so I have decided that the many matters of the governor in the north should start with the suppression of bandits. Now, I would like to ask you to share your views on the suppression of bandits. ”

This sentence can be regarded as setting the tone of this meeting, that is, to discuss how to suppress bandits, and other matters will be discussed later.

The suppression of bandits, of course, is inseparable from the Fourth Legion brought by the army Taylor. Charlie, the commander of the Fourth Legion, stood up first, wanting to perform well, patted his chest and said, "Lord Governor, please rest assured. These thieves are not taken seriously by our Fourth Legion. Although there are many bandits in the three counties in the north, there are only three of the most powerful, the first of which is the horse bandits led by Von Bock, but he has surrendered. The second group was led by Joseph, mainly in the county of Dolai, to the north, and the third group was led by Dupont, which operated mainly in the mountains between the county of Chaoen and the county of Dolai. ”

"Joseph and DuPont two bandits, and DuPont is the most arrogant, I suggest that DuPont be defeated first, first, he is relatively close to us, second, he is the most famous, after defeating him, it can deter the bandits in the whole territory, and help us open up a favorable situation."

The people who said this nodded frequently, and for a while they echoed it very much, and said, "Yes, yes." General Charlie is a battle-hardened veteran, and he sees the problem thoroughly. ”

Taylor also felt that what Charlie said made sense, but he was a man who always sought stability, and he never made decisions lightly when it came to major matters, and he had to listen to the opinions of all sides. ”

Clifford stood up, bowed to Taylor first, and then greeted Charlie, the commander of the Fourth Legion, and said, "Teacher, General Charles is very familiar with the bandit situation in the three northern counties, and he is worthy of being a famous general in a hundred battles, but I don't agree with Charlie's point of view, I think the bandits led by Joseph should be eliminated first." ”

"Why?" Although Clifford praised Charlie in advance, Charlie is also a seasoned person, and he will not be poured down by his few words of ecstasy, seeing that he disagrees with his opinion, he said with some dissatisfaction: "DuPont is the closest to us, and it is the most arrogant." Who do we not beat him ?! ”

"yes, Clifford." The old fox Taylor was also a little puzzled, and asked Clifford with a frown: "Tell me, why did we attack Joseph first?" ”

Charlie also stared at Clifford, which clearly means that if you don't say that you are ugly today, you will simply mistreat me and see how I clean you up.

Collie knew that Charlie was already dissatisfied with himself, he had a thin foundation, and he never dared to offend people easily, but he knew that the matter of suppressing bandits was inseparable from Taylor's future, and Taylor's future was his future, and it was a matter of personal future, so he couldn't back down, and said politely: "What General Charlie said is very reasonable." I also believe that General Charles's army can wipe out Dupont's bandit nest in one fell swoop, but we should be clear about this, DuPont is arrogant not because of how powerful he is, but because he occupies a unique terrain advantage. The place he occupies is the border between our Choun County and the Dalai County to the north, and it is all mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If I'm not mistaken, General Chaoen and General Duolai joined forces to exterminate him before, but the result was a failure, that is, a loss of terrain. ”