After saying this, Yang Fang looked at Zheng Dutong carefully, Zheng Yunming was still half-closed, with an indifferent expression, when he heard Yang Fang's voice stop, he raised his hand to signal him to continue.

Yang Fang settled down and said: "If the enemy army attacks Jiancheng, they will play the old routine and copy Sichuan's flank from elsewhere, which is a plan to cut off the abdomen. This road can only pass through Luzhou and Xuzhou to attack the southwest Yi region in southern Sichuan, and the greatest threat of invasion is Banzhou and Sizhou. The capital must not only be on guard in person, but also contact the local officials of Sizhou and Banzhou, command them to be on strict alert, train soldiers and horses, guard dangerous points, and always guard against the sudden attack of the Mongols. Otherwise, just as the Jin State was attacked by the Mongol army on its flank, and the front line was lost, and the elite army in the rear was annihilated, Sichuan would inevitably fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

"Hmm." Zheng Yunming responded: "Go on." ”

Yang Fang was a little settled in his heart, and continued: "To govern Sichuan, we must rectify the army, and the first step in rectifying the army is to reward and punish fairly. It's not that I fell into the trap after the fact, but the previous Xuanfu envoys handled the issue of rewards and punishments the most inappropriately. Since the Mongol invasion in Shaoding year, many armies have been scattered, and the Xuanfu envoys only care about appeasing the defeated troops and fighting bravely with the Mongols, and there is no reward for a penny, and there is no corresponding compensation for those who have been defeated and sacrificed, but those who have broken down to kill people and set fires, and the envoys must bribe them with money and food to appease them not to make trouble, isn't this a cart before the horse? How could an army resist the elite Mongol army if there was no reward for fighting bravely, and if those who violated military rules were not held accountable but received money and food? ”

Yang Fang said, watching Zheng Yunming's eyes slowly open, and there was a strict expression on his face, he was secretly happy in his heart, and said: "Since Shaoding in Sichuan, how many millions of scholars and civilians have been killed by the Mongols? Just in Shukou, there are tens of thousands of strong men who died in battle, from the states and counties below the Sword Pavilion, they were looted and killed by the enemy, and in the suburbs of the city and countryside, there is not a single living person in sight, only zombies everywhere, white bones and wilderness, how not to chill the people of Shu? Dutong should have heard that Qin Mugong paid tribute to the victims of the Battle of Kunshan, which aroused the people's anger and finally achieved a generation of hegemony. One of the great things that the metropolitan should do now is to lead the whole army to bury the victims of these national disasters in accordance with the etiquette. Officials in the prefecture and county were strictly ordered to bury the bones exposed in the wilderness, and they were strictly forbidden to use the excuse of clearing the wilderness to loot the victimized people, and after the enemy retreated, the families of the victims were not taken care of, but they were oppressed by the officials. Orphans and widows have died too many because of this, and what happened to them has made the neighbors uneasy day and night, and the clan has suffered as a result. If such a people can't take care of themselves, how can they produce with peace of mind and support the war of resistance? ”

"Therefore, it is imperative now to widely implement benevolent government, so that the inheritance and orphans of those killed by the Mongols are properly cared for by the clan, and if the government dares to get their hands on these properties, they will be severely punished, and the lives of orphans and widows will be guaranteed, and the clan can settle down, and then the army and the people can work together to defend the fortress."

Yang Fang said: "The army must be elite, the lesson since ancient times is that soldiers are not expensive, Liu Jiaozhi with 8,000 people across the north, Li Ling with 3,000 soldiers to fight thousands of miles, this is because of the strict selection and training of the skillful, now the army in Sichuan is panicked by the Mongolian soldiers, blindly only know how to expand the army, and do not train them at all. When they were fighting, they would scatter and flee as long as they saw the shadow of the enemy's cavalry, and they all wanted to fight against the Mongols, so they had to be strictly trained and made to abide by strict military discipline, and those who were well-trained and skilled in martial arts were rewarded, and those who were lazy in training and could not pass the assessment were severely punished. ”

What Yang Fang said was some of the facts of the local army, and the troops stationed in some wealthy prefectures and counties in Shu were indeed quite well supplied, not only could they wear Shu brocade and silk for all the sergeants, but they even kept drinking and meating every day. But the training was a mess, some cavalry could not ride on horseback, and some archers had dozens of arrows without hitting the target. When Zheng Yunming had not yet arrived in Sichuan, he had already heard a lot of similar jokes told by Cao Wenqi, and it was natural for him to enter Sichuan this time and retrain the army. The next thing to do must be what this down-and-out scholar is about to say.

I only heard Yang Fang say: "While rectifying the army, it is necessary to strengthen spies." Before using troops, the ancients had to send spies extensively to find out who the enemy generals were, whether they were wise or stupid, how many troops there were, and how many elite soldiers were capable of fighting. Due to the proper preparation in advance, the division will win and conquer everything. Today's army in Shuzhong, since the destruction of General Cao, there is no one who knows the soldiers, I heard that many people heard that the army that came to attack was Tahai, Zhuer, Wang Shixian, these famous generals, even after giving up the city overnight, running away by themselves, in fact, the enemy is out of the strategy, how can these enemy generals take care of everything? It's just a pretext to scare our army. Therefore, the use of troops must wait for the enemy's actual situation before planning the operation, how can we detect the enemy's exact information? Pick out brave and alert soldiers, motivate them with ten times the reward, take proper care of their wives and children, and then send them deep into the north of Xingyuan to investigate in detail the exact information of the Mongol army. ”

Zheng Yunming still said simply: "Go on." ”

Yang Fang continued to say one by one: "Now that Wang Shixian has not long been attached to Mongolia, the Mongols do not fully trust him, and they can take this opportunity to vigorously carry out the rebellion, if they can separate the relationship between Wang Shixian and the Mongols, it will be beneficial to our army to defend Sichuan. ”

In this regard, I hope that the capital will urge all prefectures and counties to vigorously clarify the rule of officials, and only when the officials are clear can the people's hearts be stabilized, and when the people's hearts are stable, the enemy's counter-plots will not be so easy to work."

"In the financial aspect, in fact, there is still room for salvage, Sichuan has accumulated a lot of defects over the past 100 years, officials of all sizes have made a lot of money, but the state's treasury is empty, if the clarification of the administration of officials and the cleaning up of accumulated defects are carried out at the same time, and the officials are strictly dealt with for their greed and interception, Sichuan's treasury will certainly be enriched again, and the great plan for the restoration of the capital will have a fundamental guarantee."

"The power of one person is limited, the wisdom of all is infinite, although Sichuan is broken, but there are no talented people with lofty ideals in the mountains and wilderness? If the metropolitan government can extensively select and promote talents, as long as one or two upright and courageous and skilled personnel are promoted in each prefecture and county, and they can clearly understand the real situation of local government affairs, it will be easy for the localities to be blocked, and the army will be able to concentrate its energies on dealing with foreign enemies. ”

If Dutong was able to implement these provisions, the situation in Sichuan would not be difficult to stabilize, and Dutong personally paid more attention to seeking the principles of governing the country and clarifying people's hearts from the books of the sages, and encouraged them to be shared with his subordinates and colleagues. Everyone follows the example of the ancient sages, is there anything in the world that cannot be done? ”

His last sentence was purely a scholar's usual sycophant, but unfortunately he did not find out the details of this foreign Zheng official, if he knew that this young general had always been famous for his lawless ancients and great innovation, he was afraid that he would talk about something to push the old and chase the sages.

Rao is so, Zheng Yunming is also very happy, Yang Fang talked about many problems, really concentrated the current key points in Sichuan, fortunately the Mongols are only new to Sichuan, the destruction of Sichuan has not yet reached the point of irretrievability, from now on, down-to-earth efforts to improve, there is still the possibility of recovering the whole of Shu.

In order to achieve this goal, Zheng Yunming must rely more on the power of local scholars like Yang Fang.

"It's easy to sit and talk about the Tao, but it's difficult to get up and practice." When Zheng Yunming finally began to speak, Yang Fang's mood also became nervous: "Mr. is easy to say, but I know how many difficulties and obstacles I will encounter if I want to implement it." ”

Yang Fang shrugged his shoulders: "There are honor guards in and out of the capital, living in the tall mansion, and receiving rich rewards from the imperial court, I am just a nameless and profitless scholar, shouldn't the capital take all the responsibility, or should I push this responsibility to the people who support the country?" ”

Zheng Yunming laughed: "It's a big thing, the Tartars are coming, but it doesn't matter whether you are an official or a citizen, whether you eat the court's money or farm with peace of mind, in the face of such a fierce and abnormal enemy, if you still hold the view that you can resist with the court's talents, isn't it that you have become a lamb who will be killed?" So you have to not only take responsibility, but also let more people take responsibility. ”

His words had clearly confirmed his intention to bring Yang Fang under his command, and Yang Fang was naturally secretly happy in his heart, and asked, "But I don't know what responsibility the students are responsible for?" ”

Zheng Yunming walked to the window, pointed to the southeast and said: "Tomorrow, a brand new army will be established there, and if you want to save your own life and save the lives of the entire people of Xishu, you can start by recruiting new people." ”

The southeast corner of Chongqing Mansion is the school ground used for the drills of the local guards and the forbidden army, because Peng Daya seized the time to build Chongqing, and many people who built the city were allowed to rest in this place. On this day, the government suddenly sent someone to notify the school yard to be cleaned up, and the school yard was cleaned up overnight, and preparations were made to arrange recruitment.

There are so many refugees gathered around Chongqing that although the government is constantly evacuating the refugees downstream, it has also carried out a large-scale cash-for-work operation, recruiting many young and middle-aged people to participate in the construction of the city.

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