In the lobby of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion located in Datong City, after listening to Wei Zheng's analysis of Shaanxi Province, Zhou Shuyuan's brows furrowed directly. After some contemplation, he analyzed to Wei Zheng.

"Dashuai, the lower official thinks that in addition to your worries just now, we still have a few problems that we need to face immediately."

"First, after taking Shaanxi Province, you will become a veritable governor of Shanxi. In terms of power, in the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the emperor on the throne, no one can compare to you. ”

"So, we have to face a series of problems from the suspicion of the imperial court."

"Second, after the elimination of the tens of thousands of Mongols under the command of Dolgon, the military threat from the Mongols in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi will disappear completely. In addition, Shanxi has become more and more prosperous, and more and more civil and military officials in the imperial court have begun to look at Shanxi and our tiger and leopard army. ”

"In this case, we are also prepared to be unloaded and killed by the imperial court..."

"As for the 300,000 victims in Shaanxi... Although it is a big burden, it is not worth mentioning at all compared to the more than one million people in our hands. As long as we increase the amount of grain purchases, we will hold out for another four months. When the first batch of grain taxes comes up, there is no need to worry about food matters. ”

"When the time comes, even if another one or two million people come, we can handle it."

At this time, Wei Zheng's brows furrowed even deeper.

Under Zhou Shuyuan's gaze, he replied with a deep understanding: "Strategist, you are right, even if the emperor sitting on the dragon chair will not be suspicious of me, the ministers of the court." Especially the ministers who have always held a grudge against us. Will definitely take advantage of this opportunity. It is better to drive us out of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, which no longer has much effect, and it is better to drive us outside the customs again......"

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed loudly.

"No, we still have a role to ......"

Seeing the puzzled expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face, Wei Zheng subconsciously asked.

"Military advisor, if we report the situation in Shaanxi to the imperial court. Throw the 300,000 victims of Shaanxi to the imperial court, you say, what will the imperial court do with these victims? ”

Zhou Shuyuan replied thoughtfully: "According to the intelligence, the imperial court ran out of money a month ago....even the officials' salaries were subsidized by the emperor from his own treasury. ”

"Under such circumstances, in the face of the 300,000 mouths of the 300,000 victims, the court has no other way than to stare dryly....Unless the emperor is willing to take money from his underwear, there is no way to treat these victims..."

Wei Zheng nodded and continued, "You're right. The imperial court had no way to treat these victims. However, if the imperial court let these victims alone. What awaits the imperial court will be a new round of uprisings....these victims who have no food to eat will definitely raise their banners to rebel for food. When the time comes, the rebels we have worked so hard to extinguish will once again resurge..."

"Do you think the imperial court will allow this kind of thing to happen?"

Zhou Shuyuan shook his head and replied: "Dashuai, the lower official understands... Deliver 300,000 victims to the Imperial Court....If the Imperial Court has no way to solve this matter, then it can only be handed over to us. In this way, it will be impossible for the imperial court to transfer us out of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. As long as we develop in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces for a maximum of half a year, we will no longer need to worry about the threat of the imperial court to us. ”

Wei Zheng nodded, and affirmed with a confident face: "After half a year, it is not that we act according to the eyes of the imperial court, but that the imperial court will act according to our colors..."

After the problem that worried Wei Zheng the most was solved, Wei Zheng's mind once again resurfaced the desolate scene of Shaanxi.

Then, he asked the military advisor: "Shaanxi Province is now vast and sparsely populated....although because of the drought, many places cannot be cultivated. But as long as we find a way to dig deep wells and find water sources... That land could be turned into fertile land, so we can't let so much land go waste..."

"And if we want to make use of all this fertile land, we will produce food for the Haw Par Army. In addition to the solution of digging deep wells, there is another crucial factor, and that is the population..."

"In Shaanxi Province, there are less than 300,000 people. Even if one person divides ten acres of land, he can only use three million acres. However, as far as Ben Shuai knows, there are tens of millions of acres of land in Shaanxi Province that have been abandoned due to drought alone. Not to mention the land that has not yet been cultivated. ”

"Therefore, if we want to make use of all the land in Shaanxi Province, we must immigrate one million to Shaanxi Province."

"Ben Shuai can confidently say that as long as we can complete this immigration goal, at the latest in one year, Shaanxi Province will become the granary of our Haw Par Army..."

Zhou Shuyuan shook his head and replied: "Dashuai, although we have more than one million tun people in Shanxi, although they are all from Shaanxi. However, these tun people are now allocated their own tuntian. ”

"In addition, the land in Shanxi is better than that of Shaanxi, and if you put them in Shanxi, the grain produced will definitely be better than that of Shaanxi."

"Besides, even if we decide to let these tun people return to Shaanxi, these tun people who are already living in Shanxi will be very reluctant. Therefore, as far as the Shanxi we have in our hands is concerned, there is not a single superfluous people. ”

Wei Zheng nodded in affirmation: "There is indeed no surplus population in Shanxi to immigrate to Shaanxi......

"Military Division, you know better than me about the situation of our Ming Dynasty....you help Ben Shuai think about it, except for the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi that we control, is there a way to immigrate millions from other provinces into Shaanxi..."

Hearing this, Zhou Shuyuan fell directly into contemplation.

At this moment, a piece of information from Shandong suddenly came into Zhou Shuyuan's mind.

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Zhou Shuyuan quickly turned over this information. Then, he handed it to Wei Zheng and said.

"Dashuai, the latest situation in Shandong at this time... According to the reports of our intelligence officers who entered Shandong, the current Shandong is also in turmoil due to drought..."

"Especially in those health centers near the sea in Shandong, because of the drought and the harsh food and salary of the health chief, those military households have fled from the guards in large numbers in large numbers in order to survive, and wandered in Shandong Province as displaced people, looking for a new way to live..."

"And the governor of Shandong and the imperial court, because there is no silver and food for disaster relief, can only watch the scale of Shandong's displaced people become bigger and bigger..."

"Xia Guan thought that as long as we could bring these displaced people to Shaanxi, we would be able to obtain the population we urgently needed. Although it is not as many as a million, there are still hundreds of thousands. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied: "The benefits of bringing the displaced people from Shandong to Shanxi are definitely very huge. However, will the imperial court, which has become suspicious of us, allow these displaced people to enter Shaanxi and further increase our strength..."

"Hundreds of thousands of displaced people, if they are used well, are enough to conscript tens of thousands of soldiers. Coupled with the sense of attachment of these displaced people to the imperial court, they have long been wiped out due to natural disasters and the inaction of the imperial court. As long as we settle these hundreds of thousands of displaced people, they will become civilians and soldiers who are completely loyal to our Tiger and Par Army......"

Zhou Shuyuan nodded, and replied with a mysterious face: "Great Marshal, the imperial court will indeed not allow these homeless people to enter Shaanxi and enhance our strength in disguise." ”

"However, the lower officials think that in this matter, we can avoid the imperial court and directly trade with the Yamen of the governor of Shandong..."

"The reason why the Yamen, the governor of Shandong, did not go to the disaster relief was because they did not have food and silver. Under such circumstances, the Yamen, the governor of Shandong, wanted to see the number of displaced people in Shandong getting bigger and bigger, and finally raised the banner in Shandong to rebel. Or send these outcasts into our hands and exchange them for food and silver from us......"

"In the eyes of these civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty, as long as we can afford the silver, there is nothing they dare not sell."

"Especially those officers of the guard, they can't wait to exchange all the military households under their command for silver."

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he said thoughtfully: "Use the silver to exchange the people from the Yamen of the governor of Shandong....This is indeed a good way....military advisor, let's do this..."

"What we have is silver, as long as we can exchange it for the people, no matter how much silver we have, Ben Shuai can afford it..."

"In this way, the immigration matter will be handed over to you... After going down, I will first receive 500,000 taels of silver from the treasury of the governor's palace, and if it is not enough, I will continue to receive it..."

"As for the problems of the imperial court, it will be handled by Ben Shuai himself...."

"This time we have won such a big battle in Shaanxi Province, we must let the imperial court give us a big reward, even if it is some false names, to increase the prestige of our tiger and leopard army in the imperial court and the people, we can..."

Since Zhou Shuyuan himself proposed a way to exchange silver for displaced people, Zhou Shuyuan had a general idea in his heart, even if there was no specific solution.

In addition, the current Haw Par Army no longer needs to worry about the matter of silver.

Facing Wei Zheng's gaze at him, Zhou Shuyuan took the order without thinking about it: "Please rest assured....Xiaguan will definitely get at least 500,000 displaced people from Shandong Province to join Shaanxi in the shortest possible time..."

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Here in the imperial court, Ben Shuai plans to go to the capital in person, take Dolgon's head and a group of prisoners over, and also bring a division of cavalry to show off his might......"

"Although it is not yet time to turn against the imperial court, this commander wants to let the imperial court know: our tiger and leopard army is a lion with fangs, not a sheep to be slaughtered..."

"Before you want to deal with my Tiger and Leopard Army, you must first weigh it and see if your strength is enough." (To be continued......)