Wang Ningan had a lot of things to deal with at hand, and one of the most troublesome was the problem of wounded and dead soldiers.

In the early stage of the entire Yokoyama operation, about 50,000 soldiers were killed, 8,000 were wounded and disabled, and 7,000 people had reached the upper age limit and needed to leave the army and settle down.

A mistake in the Lingzhou operation killed 80,000 soldiers and 18,000 wounded who needed to be cared for.

Coupled with the sacrifice of combat in peacetime and the attrition of non-combat personnel, there will be a small 200,000 people who need to be resettled in one or two years of war.

really picked up this burden, Wang Ningan knew how heavy it was!

The majesty of the Han and Tang Dynasties seems to be very powerful, but in any battle, it is not the loss of thousands of people, tens of thousands of people, and the family business accumulated over the years, no matter how big the family business, it can't withstand the toss.

Within a few years of fighting, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty squandered the wealth of Wenjingzhizhi, and then he had to appoint cool officials and ministers who collected money, and tried all means to loot wealth in order to maintain the needs of the war.

How is the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, when it comes to Wu Zetian, it will not be able to fight, and when it comes to Li Longji, he will simply appoint Hu people and let them lead the troops to fight and garrison the frontier, for what? Is it the emperor who is mediocre? Of course, you can understand it this way, but so many of the pillars of the court, the civil officials who are more shrewd than the monkeys, can't they see the risks?

It's not that you can't see it, but you can't do it!

Spend too much money!

Even the superpowers of later generations cannot start wars casually, once they fall into it, the national strength will be depleted at the lightest, and the bones will be broken at the worst, and even the country will disintegrate.

In fact, from this point of view, some of the things advocated by Confucianism are not wrong, but they overemphasize one aspect, giving up the battles that should be fought, and giving up the things that should not be given.

It's funny to say that Wang Ning'an is in charge of the overall situation in the northwest, and he actually has to take time every day to read the Analects and Mencius, and he has a lot of experience in reading.

"The way of Confucianism, the law of Confucius and Mencius, can last for thousands of years, and it will be prosperous for a long time, so there is naturally a truth in it, Erlang should read more and understand more! If there is anything you don't understand, you can find the old man, and I will explain it to you! ”

"You give me-gun!"

Wang Ningan threw away the book in his hand and glared at Wen Yanbo fiercely, our Wen Xianggong didn't care at all, he took care of himself, grabbed the luminous cup, drank the grape wine of the Western Regions, and looked intoxicated.

"If the climate in the Western Regions can be better, the old man is willing to bury his bones here!"

Wang Ningan was really speechless, "I said Brother Kuanfu, listening to you, I should have made a lot of money, right?" ”

Wen Yanbo smiled, "All I earn is hard-earned money, where can I compare to Erlang." Your Majesty has given you all Liangzhou, the Hexi Corridor, all the way to the Western Regions, but it is your fiefdom, Your Majesty is rich all over the world, how can you also have a sea! ”

"Phew!"

Wang Ningan took a sip fiercely, "The surname is Wen, you don't fool me!" Is our Majesty really rich? His books are all debts! Not to mention anything else, it is the battle in the northwest, nearly 200,000 people were killed and wounded, how to deal with it, even if one person gives 100 guan, he will have to take out 20 million guan, does our majesty really have money? ”

Wen Yanbo knew the financial situation of the imperial court better than Wang Ning'an, and he smiled slightly, "Erlang, listen to what you mean, do you want to relieve your worries for the king?" ”

"It's also for us!"

Wang Ningan confessed: "If you want to gain a firm foothold in the Western Regions and expand your power, battles are indispensable. If there is no morale and no fighting spirit, sooner or later we will be driven out of the Western Regions, just like the Tang Dynasty! ”

"That's right." Wen Yanbo smiled and said, "Erlang, tell me, what are your ideas?" ”

"What else can be done, but to resettle on the spot." Wang Ningan said: "Lao Wen, how many people do you need in your trading center?" ”

"This ...... At least 3,000 people, more and more merchants from the Western Regions and the Great Song Dynasty entered the territory of Lanzhou, they had to inspect the goods, determine the value, organize transactions and pay taxes, and also prevent smuggling and provide protection...... Three or five thousand people is not much, but the problem is that I need experienced scribes, and Master Qiu can't even write his name, I'm afraid it won't work! ”

"Who said that!"

Wang Ningan snorted angrily, "Don't underestimate people, don't talk about others, eighty percent of the soldiers transferred from Hebei are literate, they know simple arithmetic and drawing, and the discipline is excellent, as long as a little training, it can come in handy!" ”

"Really?" Wen Yanbo was shocked, "They have such great ability, why do they still come to be soldiers?" ”

"It's a literacy class I arranged!"

Wang Ningan said: "Most of the soldiers can't work all their lives, some are not in good health, some are injured and disabled, and some can't be promoted...... In short, they will leave the barracks one day. All soldiers in Youzhou, enter the barracks for a year, at least learn 300 words, more than 3 years, can write simple official documents, basic arithmetic, scouts can also measure drawings, engineering soldiers must understand construction projects, and soldiers in charge of procurement, they are familiar with goods, no worse than the merchant court! ”

"Oh my God!"

Wen Yanbo jumped up suddenly, patted his buttocks, and rushed directly to the barracks.

It's really unbelievable that Wang Jiajun still hides so many treasures!

Wen Yanbo is really short of people at hand, and he can't wait for a moment.

In fact, recalling that back then, Wang Ningan implemented cultural classes among his own subordinates and utility people, which was full of resistance. A bunch of big-headed soldiers couldn't figure out why they wanted to read and write, and why they wanted to work harder than the students!

A stinky hill eight, you have to compare with the literati!

At that time, Wang Ningan had no choice but to coerce and lure, whoever had good academic performance would be rewarded, and whoever had bad grades would not be allowed to be promoted.

It wasn't until after the Battle of Youzhou that the resistance in the army disappeared, because everyone saw the benefits of reading!

Newly defeated Youzhou, people must be employed everywhere!

In the past, literati said that they could only fight the world immediately, not rule the world immediately!

This is actually true, you only know how to fight and kill, you can't even read official documents, you don't know how to collect taxes, and what the laws and regulations are, all of them are blackened, aren't you still being played and applauded by civil officials!

The fruits of good deeds should be given to others with both hands.

Wang Jiajun changed this phenomenon, although they are not more shrewd than the literati, but they are more down-to-earth, the literati understand, they work hard, and they can also understand that the literati can't do it, but they can master it with ease, especially the hardships!

Nowadays, among the small officials in Youzhou, thirty percent are retired veterans, localities, farms, pastures, horse farms, trading houses, and dart bureaus...... Almost every industry is filled with a staggering number of veterans.

They unite as one, pull each other out, and occupy a very important position in the entire Youzhou, and no one dares to ignore their existence.

Finally it was the turn of the northwest, Wen Yanbo took a turn in the barracks, I have to say, the wounded veterans in Youzhou are of excellent quality, through the conversation, Wen Yanbo found that it is difficult to let them manage a county and a state, but there is no problem at all just to be responsible for inspecting goods, verifying prices, and collecting taxes.

And they are fierce enough, they bring their own force, and when they encounter the arrogant merchants of the Western Regions, they will be directly settled!

These people are simply a godsend baby, the most important thing is that they are cheap, each person's monthly basic salary is only 10 yuan, plus various benefits, and commissions, the overall labor cost is only equivalent to one-fifth of the scribe.

Ya, I knew that Song Qi would have been fired!

What kind of big cloves of garlic do you pretend, thinking that the old man has no one to use?

Wen Yanbo took the 100 people he picked out, swaggered and went to the trading center, he deliberately passed by the residence of the group of people in the Elder Society, wanting them to see, no one is the same!

Lao Tzu doesn't eat hairy pigs!

The first one is the smelly and hard Sanyuan Song Xianggong.

When he arrived at the door, he noticed a wooden sign with two large private school characters on it, which was quite stylish.

Wen Yanbo hesitated and couldn't help laughing.

If you are poor, you will think about change, this Song Xianggong is going to run a private school to make money! Pushing yourself to such a miserable level? Wen Yanbo couldn't hide his smugness, he simply asked the veterans to wait first, and he went to knock on the door.

Someone inside asked, "Who is it?" ”

Wen Yanbo deliberately choked his throat and said quietly: "Come to study!" ”

Oops hey!

This sentence made the people inside very happy.

Song Zhen jumped up from the dilapidated recliner and almost laughed!

There is no oil and salt shop that is not open!

I hung out the sign by myself, and the family still said something whimsical, now I know the wisdom of the old man, right? In less than two days, students came to the door.

The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys!

Song Qi looked down at his clothes, a little embarrassed.

"I've never been so poor and sour in my life! Mirrors, bring them! ”

"The mirror is the one, this morning's steamed bun is!" The lady grabbed the water scoop, filled it with water, and sent it to Song Xianggong's hands.

Song Qi looked at the blurred figure in the clear water, it was quite clean, "I can only deal with it, it's okay, waiting for the private school to start, just with the name of the old man, it is enough to attract scholars from all over the world, and when the old man is bound to surpass the Six Arts Academy, Ouyang Xiu's little ink, I don't deserve to lift my shoes!" ”

Song Zhen dusted off his body and hurriedly walked out.

While walking, he also said, "There is a road in the book mountain, and the sea of learning is boundless." Although the burrow is hidden, Zhilan is fragrant. There is an old man who personally teaches to ensure that the Toad Palace will win the laurels and have a smooth ride......"

He stretched out his hand and pushed the door open, but when he looked up, he saw Wen Yanbo's nasty old face!

Song Zhen's smile froze in an instant.

"You? What are you doing here? ”

Wen Yanbo saw Song Zhen's embarrassed appearance, and suddenly laughed, laughing so much that his stomach hurt.

"I said, Brother Gongxu, what are you doing here? Just write a private school? You have to come out and shout, or who knows who you are!" This is Lanzhou, not the capital, and your fame is not as big as a tiger! ”

"A tiger? Who is he? ”

"It's a sand thief rampant in Liangzhou, specializing in robbing homes and houses!"

"You?" Song Zhen's old face turned purple, "Wen Kuanfu!" You deceive people too much!! It's not a gentleman's doing!! ”

"Gentleman? The gentlemen are starving to death, I am sending students to you, and look, there are more than 100 people, enough for you to fill your stomach! Wen Yanbo said, pointing to the veterans behind him.