Ah Fu was forced to make a living when he was a child, and sold himself as a slave to enter the Yang Mansion, and grew up with Yang Zhi since he was a child. was originally a member of the grassroots toiling public, but he was actually an honest man in his bones, and he became the current virtue, and in the final analysis, he was still used to it by Yang Zhi.

It is said that clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as before. On weekdays, not only the old man and Yang Zhi like to call him, but also Shen Yu and Zhao Yan after they entered the door, and now even the four children are like this. "Ah Fu", a very charming and loud name, is called many times in the Yang family compound every day.

Ah Fu had never seen the majestic formation of the general, and he was inexplicably beaten before he entered the door, and seeing that Yang Zhi's face was not good, he hurriedly put away his tears and said business.

Untied the burden on his back, and took out a neatly wrapped small burden from it: "Young master, these are the clothes that the four young ladies made for you." Before I went out, the ladies told me that you would know which one was made by whom. ”

He carefully took out a thick stack of letters from his arms: "This is a letter from the master, several young ladies, and three young masters and Miss Sun. ”

Yang Zhi took the burden and the letter, and an indescribable warmth surged in his heart. It's nice to have my family to worry about! Even the four children have learned to write letters, and I don't know what they wrote?

But this thought was fleeting, and he sank his face and said, "That's why you're here?" Are all the guards in the house dead? Why bother with your brother Fu's master? Say! What the hell is going on? ”

Ah Fu said aggrievedly: "Young master, the outside world says that you are fragrant,...... I don't know what kind of rice it is. But the second young master said it. Anyway, it's very majestic. The master, several young ladies, Young Master Sun, and Miss Sun all miss the young master very much, and they are not at ease when they send outsiders. Just let me see you. ”

Yang Zhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's it? ”

Ah Fu continued: "I have been out for a month, and I arrived in Suizhou first. They said again that the young master had arrived here. According to the instructions of the third lady, I stopped at the Qin family's business inn all the way, and it was very smooth. …… Young master, in fact, the master asked me to give you the good news. ”

Yang Zhi even had the heart to strangle him on the spot: "Can you finish the words at once?" ”

Ah Fu hurriedly said neatly: "Young master, you are a father again." On the first day of the second month, the fourth lady added a son to you, and the mother and son are safe. The master sent me to give you good news, and asked you to name the newly added young master. ”

"You mean, Ling'er gave me a son?!" Yang Zhideng was overjoyed: "Hahahaha! You said it earlier! ”

After a good laugh. He called Long Yu in again and instructed, "This is my servant Ah Fu, you pay him a thousand taels of silver, and take him down to live and settle down." Early tomorrow morning, he ordered two sergeants to send him to Suizhou. If it's not too expensive, you can go ahead and treat him, as long as you don't kill him. ”

Long Yu and Ah Fu looked at each other, and their faces turned green together.

Reading family letters is a warm and pleasant thing, and you can't get enough of it. The whole family replied one by one. It is not only technical work, but also physical work. Yang Zhi wrote every reply very seriously, and he was smiling from beginning to end.

"Son, now he is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops. You can't do it yourself, can you? Million....... "This is the old man's.

"Dad, I beat up Uncle Li's son, and grandpa promised to compensate his family for ten taels of silver. I only gave three taels ....... "This is the boss Yang Meng's.

"Dad, the dog raised by the third child is dead. He was sad. But I like braised and he likes to stew ....... "This is the second Yang Xiao's.

"Daddy. The second brother deceived us all, dog meat is braised and stewed ...... not as delicious as chicken. "This is the baby daughter Yang Ling and the third child Yang Long.

In fact, only Linglong brought the longest family letter, and Yang Zhi replied the most meticulously. Among the three wives and one concubine, Yang Zhi and Linglong also get along the most tacitly. The two are already old husbands and wives, and there are few private words between husband and wife, most of which are about many matters in Yizhou, as well as the situation of the hardcore old department of the customs governor's yamen. The battle must be fought, and the old capital must not be lost!

In order to protect the safety of the Yang family's old and young women and children, Zhu Linger has never given birth, which has also become her heart disease. Now that he has got his wish, it is not difficult to imagine how he feels, and Yang Zhi's reply is also written with a lot of warmth. In view of the current situation, Yang Zhi named his newborn youngest son Yang Zhan.

In the south of the Yangtze River in May, it has reached the season of gardenia fragrance when the plums are ripe, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day.

On this day, Yang Zhi looked through the many battle reports after the year in the handsome tent, and muttered to himself: "It's too fast, these fools are fighting too fast!" Haven't you heard that it's easy to pull eggs when you take a big step? Ye Chuang is still an understanding person, and he hit Fuzhou slowly, and he was forced out by those few fools! - Someone! Summoning the main bookkeeper Liu Dang to meet! ”

Liu Dang came at the order, and Yang Zhi said straightforwardly: "Liu Dang, over the past year, your kid has done a good job!" But I'm still the same sentence, I don't have the spare time to take care of you as a petty thief, if your hand is too long, be careful that I chop off your dog's paws! ”

The position of the general is not very imposing, but in fact, it is extremely powerful and rich in oil and water. There are tens of millions of assets in hand, if it is said that there is no meat at all, is it possible?

Liu Dang knew that Yang Zhi was also a big connoisseur from a businessman, so he neither wanted to fight for any false fame, but also did not dare to have the slightest slackness. It is said that contentment is always happy, the battle has been fought to this extent, not to mention that the waist is full, even if it is not as beautiful as those commanders, a military merit is not able to run steadily.

smiled awkwardly: "Dashuai, where can it be?" ”

Yang Zhi just knocked him down, and didn't intend to be serious with him on this issue: "After the year, the expenses of the army will increase significantly. Tell me, what's going on? ”

Liu Dangzheng said: "Marshal, generally speaking, the armies from all walks of life are advancing too fast, and our army's grain and ordnance support can no longer keep up." Don't hide it from the marshal, in the past three months, although the money and grain allocated by the imperial court have never been short, the delay time is as long as once. ”

"There are five reasons why various expenses have increased significantly after the year: First, some of the old debts owed from the previous year have been repaid. Second, a large number of ordnance was purchased. Third, the south is damp and rainy. The dry roads are narrow and muddy, and the important passes of the waterways are mostly controlled by the Chu army. The cost of transporting grain, straw and ordnance has increased considerably. Fourth, most of the officers and men of our army are northerners, and the unsuitability of water and soil has already appeared. Procurement of military uniforms, medicines and other goods adapted to the southern climate. This is a staggering number. ”

"The fifth reason is a bit more complicated. In the prefectures and counties captured by our army, most of the old officials and officials of Southern Chu fled from the wind, and it was difficult to appoint officials to govern Daxia for a while. It was the most cost-effective to entrust the local government to purchase grain and straw on the spot. Our army can't go door-to-door to negotiate business with local merchants everywhere they go, right? Not to mention the plunder. Now not only is no one to contact, but sometimes in order to appease the people, they have to put a lot of money into it. ”

Yang Zhi groaned: "The reasons you mentioned are extremely real. To put it mildly, the emperor is probably gritting his teeth. But none of these problems can be solved by throwing money alone, not to mention that the emperor does not have a few dollars in his pocket. ”

"Write a piece of music as you like! When the time comes, just play it in my name. The more detailed, the better. Don't say a word. Even if the emperor has a step down, we can also take a break. ”

"There you go! By the way, call one of the scribes in! ”

According to the official system of Great Xia, the general commander was not qualified to directly submit the chapter to the emperor. Dashuai, this is a chance to let us show a little face! Liu Dang came out of the handsome tent, and couldn't help but be a little excited.

Yang Zhi called the scribes, of course, to tell the generals of the army: due to the difficulty of military resources, all departments are resting in place and standby. Within one month, the battle damage will be reported in detail.

After thinking about it, he wrote a piece of music himself.

Due to the strict military discipline, the Xia army went to the place. The local people did not say anything about the welcome, but they did not encounter too fierce resistance. Although the four-way army of Shen Chong, Chen Zhun, Wei Feiyang, and Ye Chuang has formed an offensive posture of encirclement of Changsha, the capital of Chu, the main force of hundreds of thousands of Chu troops under the command of Wen Huanzhang and Zhang Bohu is still there. The elite sailors relied on by Southern Chu were unharmed, and the Chu troops stationed in various gateway towns were still waiting for themselves, and the real fierce battle had not yet come.

Nan Chu may not be a hard nut to crack. But it's not a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch, but a real behemoth. There must be no naïve illusions about swallowing it.

It is good to say that local fundraising and grain collection can solve part of the problem. But this is related to the post-war state politics of Great Xia, and the emperor does not open his mouth, so he cannot do it lightly. It is true that the supply of ordnance, especially firearms, is insufficient.

Yang Zhi said it well, the good news in front was frequent, and the emperor gritted his teeth in the rear. After receiving the two copies of the recitals sent to Chang'an by Yang Zhi, the emperor read them several times and ordered them to be transcribed and distributed to the official offices of the ministers and ministers.

The next day, the early dynasty was dismissed, and Wang Yunong, Chen Wenyuan, Liu Bingde, Geng Jin, Ning Wang Zhao Dang, Kang Wang Zhao Kang, Xu Wenhan, Zhang Qian and others were summoned to the imperial study to discuss matters.

Zhao Qiyang raised the music in his hand and said: "The two pieces of music submitted by Yang Zhi must have been read by all of you. As you all know, Yang Zhizuo has never talked nonsense, and has always had a distinctive style. Either go straight to the point, or just take matters into account and let me decide for myself. ”

"The war is going well, and so are the problems that need to be solved. I entrusted Yang Zhi with more than half of the strength of Great Xia, and poured the strength of the country to support the consumption, so I couldn't be busy in vain. If I can't defend it and can't manage it, how can I be worthy of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the bloody field? Today, I and Zhu Qing are working together, and we must come up with a steady response. ”

Wang Yunong cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, after attacking the city and plundering the land, you need to quickly take over the governance, pacify the people, and restore order. One of the key difficulties is that it is difficult to appoint so many officials at one time. ”

The old minister thought that the old example of the first emperor destroying the Northern Han and Southern Tang Dynasty during the dynasty might be a reference. The imperial court selected a part of the foreign officials from the Hanlin Academy and the six departments, and the military scribes who had experience in acting civil affairs in a place were appointed on the spot, and the old officials of Southern Chu were recruited and retained for some ....... ”

Wang Yunong has a wealth of experience in governance, and in his unhurried manner, Jin Zishan noticed that an attendant who was supposed to be on duty outside the imperial study shrank his head and looked outside the door. frowned, went out and asked in a whisper, "What's the trouble?" ”

The attendant on duty replied cautiously: "Yang Hou presents an urgent military report of eight hundred miles!" (To be continued.) )