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The journey was stress-free, but it was quite easy and enjoyable. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But as soon as he returned to the island, a series of cumbersome government and military affairs swept towards Li Yuanqing's face.

First of all, the problem of harvesting sweet potatoes is the problem.

At this time, it was already early September, and I walked to the middle of the year, and the sweet potato fields all over the mountains were full of lush and green sweet potato seedlings.

In less than five days after returning to the island, Li Yuanqing had inspected almost all the sweet potato planting fields.

Except for the middle of the island, where there are some fields that are shaded by leaves, the growth of sweet potatoes is slightly worse, and the rest of the sunny places are in a good situation.

In each area, Li Yuanqing also dug up some samples of sweet potatoes that were not fully ripe and tasted them personally.

To this extent, even a fool can foresee that this year's harvest of sweet potatoes on Changsheng Island is already a sure thing.

It's a pity that although a bumper harvest is a great thing, Li Yuanqing can't be completely happy at this time.

Unlike wheat and corn, which are traditional food crops, sweet potatoes are a bit nerve-wracking in terms of storage due to their large size due to their abundant moisture.

The key is that except for a small half of these sweet potatoes, they will be reserved for the military and civilians on the island for their own use and consumption, and most of the rest will be purchased by Li Yuanqing at market prices and converted into armaments.

This time, the storage of sweet potatoes is even more important.

The persons in charge of the Political Affairs Bureau, such as Shang Lao Liu, Ma Steward, Ren Qizhu, and Qi Gangcheng, have also been troubled by this matter during this time.

According to their original plan, they wanted to dry these sweet potatoes like ordinary grains and put them directly into storage.

But the water in the sweet potatoes is too much, it is impossible to dry in the sun, even if the island is dry and cool, but it is difficult to guarantee that the sweet potatoes will not become moldy and spoiled.

This was supposed to be a great joy of harvest, but it was as difficult as a famine for the heads of the political affairs department, such as Shang Lao Liu.

In later generations, Li Yuanqing's fiancée likes to eat roasted sweet potatoes very much, but they are generally very fresh sweet potatoes, Li Yuanqing's hometown, because the mountainous areas are cumbersome, and they are all sandy land, generally planting peanuts, for sweet potatoes, Li Yuanqing does not have much in-depth understanding, especially in storage.

Fortunately, Li Yuanqing is a child in the countryside, and he is born with some sensitivity to these crops.

That is------ the sweet potato is sliced, then dried, and then stored in the warehouse.

When it comes to eating, either mash these dried sweet potatoes and use them directly to make porridge, or grind these dried sweet potatoes with wheat and corn into noodles to make 'miscellaneous grains', whether it is pancakes or steamed steamed buns, they are very simple, nutritious and delicious, and they can be regarded as many birds with one stone.

Originally, Li Yuanqing entered Beijing this time to be rewarded and promoted to the right governor, and a large-scale celebration was to be held on the island, which was inspiring.

But the sweet potato harvest is imminent, and Li Yuanqing can't be distracted at this time, so he postponed the celebration to mid-October, and when the sweet potato is harvested, it can be regarded as a double happiness.

The Political Affairs Bureau reached an agreement, Li Yuanqing made the decision again, and the next thing left was implementation.

It was the first time for the islanders to welcome such a fat harvest year, and they were all full of energy, and they had to prepare everything before the sweet potatoes were ripe, and only waited for the season to start work.

After the affairs of the sweet potato were handled, the time had come to the end of September, Mao Wenlong and Chen Zhong rushed to Changsheng Island one after another, and they will watch and participate in the harvest of sweet potatoes on Changsheng Island together.

In the official hall, Li Yuanqing held a grand banquet to entertain a group of old brothers from Dongjiang and Guangludao.

None of them are outsiders, and they are on their own territory, and everyone is also open to a 'life and death' contest.

Regarding the wine fighting of these old brothers, Li Yuanqing, Mao Wenlong, and Chen Zhong all smiled and acquiesced.

In the end, it's not easy for the brothers. It was not easy to have such an opportunity to relax and communicate, and everyone had to be open-minded, to win fame among the brothers, and to fight for their respective lords.

However, after simply eating some meals, padding the stomach, and going through the process of group toasting, Li Yuanqing, Mao Wenlong and Chen Zhong came to Li Yuanqing's outer study and asked Xiaolian to make a pot of fragrant tea to discuss the next battle plan.

In front of the huge sand table, Mao Wenlong's eyes were bright, and he looked at Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong with a smile and said: "Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, in the offensive in the first half of this year, our army has achieved quite fruitful results, in the second half of the year, to the end of the year, especially after the autumn harvest is over, we must not slack off, we must be more vigorous to maintain the pressure on the main force of Houjin!" ”

Chen Zhong hurriedly smiled and said: "Marshal, this is true, but the sons and daughters have been working hard for more than half a year this year, especially our logistics supplies, which are not abundant. If we continue to maintain such an intensity of offensive, I am afraid that next year, we will have a hard time! ”

Mao Wenlong smiled and nodded, "To maintain the offensive, it doesn't necessarily have to be on the frontal battlefield, the further the Tartar defense line shrinks inland, the more room we can move." Our supplies are not abundant, and this year, there is a flood in Liaoning, and presumably, the materials of the Tartars are even less abundant. In this regard, we must intensify the blockade to prevent the flow of materials from the Ming Dynasty into the Tartar territory. ”

Chen Zhong also understood what Mao Wenlong meant, but said: "Dashuai, ninety percent of my Daming's materials flow to the Houmetal, and ninety percent of them pass through Liaoxi and Mongolia, and our southern and eastern Liaoning, which is really a bit beyond the reach of the whip!" This matter is really a headache! ”

Mao Wenlong said with a smile: "So, in this matter, let's use our brains more." Even if you burn and destroy these things, you must not let them fall into the hands of the Tartars! ”

Saying that, Mao Wenlong looked at Li Yuanqing, "Yuanqing, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Marshal, I completely agree with your strategy. However, if we want to complete this strategy, we must send elite troops to block the Sancha River and the Liao River, and force the Tartars to go north. This time, even if there are materials to be shipped, their costs will definitely increase a lot! ”

Mao Wenlong also smiled and nodded, talking to Li Yuanqing, it was to save worry and trouble, he only pointed out one concept, and Li Yuanqing would soon perfect this concept.

"So, Yuan Qing, on the Western Front, it still depends on you and Chen Zhong! However, at that time, I will also send more people to support here. ”

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong meant at this time, and said with a busy smile: "Marshal, in this matter, Yuanqing and I will do our best." ”

To cut off Houjin's supply line, Mao Wenlong has not been thinking about it for a day.

It's just that in the past, even if Mao Wenlong had the heart, he was powerless.

But at this time, with the victory of Liaozhong and Liaodong, Mao Wenlong also has greater confidence in this regard.

And once Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong can complete the blockade of the Liaohe River and the Sancha River, at least, they can cut off the supply line of Houjin by three or four percent, or even four or five percent, and at that time, he will have a 'black tiger digging out his heart' on the eastern front to see how the old slave will take over!

After discussing the matter, Chen Zhong and Mao Wenlong were very excited, but Li Yuanqing seemed a little silent.

Mao Wenlong hurriedly smiled: "Yuanqing, what are you thinking?" Just say it. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and looked at the sand table, "Handsome, big brother, according to my thoughts, our plan is indeed very strict, but have you ever thought that we are so extreme, we are simply going to cut the life of the old slave~ Root, this old dog is likely to jump off the wall in a hurry!" ”

"Huh?"

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked at Li Yuanqing.

Chen Zhong also looked at Li Yuanqing busily, "Yuanqing, what do you say?" ”

Li Yuanqing no longer reserved it, and directly said his thoughts, "Marshal, big brother, don't hide it from the two of you, although we have won the battle of Liaozhong, don't forget about Ma Shilong, Lu Zhijia and Li Chengxian in Liaoning." If we force the old slave too hard, this guy is likely to turn his attention to Liaoxi! ”

Li Yuanqing's words are already so straightforward, how could Mao Wenlong and Chen Zhong not understand what Li Yuanqing meant?

For a moment, both fell into a deep silence.

After a moment, Chen Zhong said: "Yuanqing, can't you?" Liaoxi is the heart of my Liaodi, the old man has been in business for so many years, and the soldiers are strong, even if the old slave leads the main force to come, what can he do? I'm afraid, he's going to touch a gray nose! ”

Mao Wenlong understood the deep meaning of Li Yuanqing's words better, and he let out a long sigh: "Chen Zhong, this matter may not be!" ”

As he spoke, he played with the teacup in his hand and said: "Lu Zhijia and Li Chengxian have nearly 10,000 people, including cavalry, fleets, and killers, but they were killed by hundreds of Tartars, and they were crushed and killed. Although Ge Lao has worked hard for several years, Liaoxi is full of new troops, if he is caught by the old slave, it is likely that he will repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Guangning! ”

"W-can't do that, can it?" Chen Zhong couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

He couldn't even dream that the impregnable defense line of western Liaoning would repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Guangning.

This......

Are those generals in Liaoxi really eating dry rice?

Li Yuanqing also had to admire Mao Wenlong's keenness, because he had historical foresight, he had always been full of precautions against Liaoxi, and Mao Wenlong made an accurate judgment on Liaoxi through his experience and his personal experience.

"What the marshal said is good. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if. In everything, we have to prepare with both hands. Blockading the Liaohe River and the Sancha River is one of them, but we must not neglect the early warning of Liaoxi. Of course, we also have to guard against the possibility that the old slave may jump over the wall in a hurry and directly launch a war against southern or eastern Liaoning. ”

Li Yuanqing said, personally poured tea for Mao Wenlong and Chen Zhong, and said: "Handsome, big brother, it's not easy for us to get to where we are today!" At this point, the Tartars are already in a position to be destroyed, and it is simply unrealistic to destroy them in a short period of time. Therefore, against the Tartars, we can only be more patient than them, catch their mistakes, and hit their vitality more. When the time is ripe, we can pull out this cancer in one go!! ”

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The banquet in the official hall was coming to an end, Mao Wenlong and Chen Zhong also went back to rest, and in the inner study, Li Yuanqing leaned on the soft couch, but fell into slow deep thought.

Tartars, in fact, are not terrible.

They want to take advantage of Daming's hands, but they can only look for Daming's loopholes.

As the old saying goes, 'A hundred-legged worm dies but does not stiffen.'" ’

Although Daming is old and terminally ill, its roots are still there, the background is still there, the skeleton is still there, in the face of such a behemoth, there are no loopholes, no flaws, even if it is the old slave and the main force of Houjin, it is difficult to get a real bargain.

What a pity!

In this state of the Ming Dynasty at this time, from the emperor and the elders, down to the military leaders and pawns, everyone's mentality is really a little too impetuous!

I want to eat a big fat man in one bite of everything, this, how is this possible?

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