Pan Mei replied hesitantly: "I guess the official family has its own tricks." ”

The Central Plains Dynasty used troops on a large scale in Nanling, only during the Qin and Han dynasties, the Qin Dynasty once sent 500,000 troops, and the scale of the Han Dynasty's use of troops was not small. Either it was Li Jing, but Lingnan scared Li Jingping into the battle of Xiao Milling, and one by one he looked at the wind and fell, and Li Jing easily got more than 600,000 households in more than 90 states. That's not even a war, it's not worth a lesson.

This is not the answer, and Song Jiu is not puzzled.

Either the economy, this is possible, this year the Yellow River flooded again, the imperial court has been relieved and exempted, a lot of money has been used, and even the amount of various pit mines in Hunan has also been reduced, not to let them open mines, that is, the amount of ore handed over to the imperial court has decreased, and the rest has been sold by themselves to ease the people. Then the discussion was held, there were many officials, it was difficult to seek their treatment, and they were not responsible. It is not as good as a provincial official to pay a heavy fee, but it is not as good as a provincial official.

It's a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't see this passage. Even the descendants of the Zhao family did not look deeply.

If there are too many officials, the salary will not be thick, and they will not be able to support their families, so they can only be corrupt. Lao Zhu mistakenly saw all kinds of Song Dynasty, such a high salary is greedy, and high salary can't solve the problem, only to come hard, kill tens of thousands of greedy people at a time, and the result is that the wildfire can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows again. But the descendants of the Zhao family did not pay attention to the premise of high salary, which is that the total amount of expenditure remains unchanged, and high salaries are achieved at the cost of downsizing. After the actual implementation, even Zhao Pu did not do it, the high salary was there, but the number of employees was not reduced.

At least the edict is good, the number of officials is limited, and there are three people in large states with more than 20,000 households, and those with less than 20,000 households will be stopped from joining the army and joining the judiciary. By the judiciary and the household, one full 10,000. One person from each of the judicial households was suspended, and the household was also a clerk to join the army. Less than 5,000. There is only one person in the household, and he also participates in the judiciary and the military. For those with more than 1,000 counties, there are still three commanders and three commanders, and if they are less than 1,000, one lieutenant is stopped, and the county commanders are also the chiefs. If it is less than 400, the main book and the county lieutenant will be stopped, and the main body will also know the county, and even the county will be saved. Less than 200. Stop the main book, and the county lieutenant knows the county. The number of officials was controlled, and the monthly income was increased by 5,000 yuan.

In fact, however, the costs have not remained the same, and the officials have not cut them, on the contrary, the expenses have risen significantly.

So just this point of soldiers and horses to attack the Southern Han?

Song Jiu couldn't figure it out.

Lingnan is not a small country, although there are only 100,000 households, that is the number of households under direct control, not counting those in various prefectures. In fact, there are more than 100,000 households, and the area is so large, much larger than Jingnan Hunan and Shu. This point of soldiers and horses should not be used in the south of Pingling, that is, to the five mountains. Not even a figure can be seen.

It is also a miscellaneous army, and the proportion of the forbidden army in it is less than a third.

Suddenly, he heard a loud laugh, and Qin Zaixiong rushed over from the side. hugged Song Jiu: "Brother, you came to Hunan." Why don't you go to Chenzhou for a seat? ”

"Brother Qin, it's too late."

"It doesn't matter. Kill that little bastard of the Southern Han Dynasty, and when you return to the capital, you must go to my place to eat and drink. ”

"It's a word, Brother Qin, didn't you stay in Chenzhou, why did you come too?"

"I sent fifteen hundred sons over, and then I went back, and when I heard that you were coming, I stayed in the barracks for a few days."

Song Jiu nodded.

Qin Zaixiong can't lead the troops south, there are more things in the west, Pan Mei took away the forbidden soldiers of the ten states, and even the barbarian soldiers, the whole Hunan is empty, if there is no Qin Zaixiong guarding the west gate, it is indeed not very reassuring. Suddenly, at this time, Song Jiu understood why Zhao Kuangyin wanted Li Yu to write a letter. Ambition! Otherwise, the Southern Tang Dynasty took advantage of the emptiness of Hunan and the army went west, and Hunan could change hands in the blink of an eye. Of course, Li Yu also has to consider the consequences, even if he succeeds, the Song army really does not have many soldiers and horses, only thousands of forbidden soldiers. Then what followed was the rolling iron horse, which crossed the south of the Yangtze River in a steady stream.

There is also a life-saving move, that is, Qian Yu, Liu Gang and Li Yu and Chen Hongjin joined forces, and then communicated with the Khitan, maybe the Song Dynasty will be beaten back to its original form, but that may be almost none, on the contrary, it gave Zhao Kuangyin an excuse to send troops.

"How is Chenzhou?"

"Chenzhou, it's very good, I guarantee that you don't recognize it, especially your cotton," Qin Zaixiong smiled proudly, but he was also sober: "Of course, it's not as good as your Hezhou." ”

The strategic significance behind Qin Zaixiong probably can't think of it, Chenzhou is also the location of the barbarians, they can plant well and carry well, which means that the southeast and northwest, anyway, one is more ferocious than the other, including the southwest Tian clan, the south Nanjiang man, the northeast Meishan man, the north Beijiang man, the northwest Kuixia barbarian, and the small barbarians in the southeast, these barbarians can also learn to plant. At least for the sake of wealth, the barbarian chieftains will force their barbarian slaves to do it. Once these people are gradually civilized, it will be easy to govern. The most feared thing is not civilized, such as giving birth to Jurchen, and the powerful Khitan is gone.

Maybe Qin Zaixiong knows the Dao, that is, he knows the Dao, and he will not reject it.

dragged Song Jiu to drink, and he also asked his barbarians to hunt a few wild meats, and chatted with Song Jiu to eat, drink, and chat, Qin Zaixiong said: "Brother Jiu, I heard that you opened a academy?" ”

"It was set up by the imperial court, and I was only responsible for the proposal."

"I want to make a request, when you go back, bring my youngest son back to the capital, and let him study in the academy."

"Okay," Song Jiu readily agreed, although it is becoming more and more difficult to go through the back door of the academy now, it is still very easy to leave, of course, you have to teach at home for a period of time, at least have a foundation, before you can go through the back door, otherwise you will not be able to get through, and this back door will still not be able to go.

Song Jiu had a wit and said, "If you want, I can take out ten places, and when the academy was established, I set some rules, and release some people every year to take in the loyal barbarian disciples, and you can negotiate with them when you go back." Before I return to the capital, I will take a look at you. If it is convenient, I will bring them to the capital together. Anyway, my family has built a new house, and there are many empty houses, so I can live in them. ”

The two were talking, Pan Mei and several lords were discussing, and there was another person who had written before, Zhang Quhua, the former deputy head of the Daozhou Tongju Academy, had written a book, proposing that the imperial court take Guizhou first through Yuechengling Road. This road is a low-level avenue, which has always been the main passage for the northern army to enter Lingnan. The roads are developed, the supply and transportation are easy, and if you take Guizhou, you can attack any place in Lingnan from the waterway. At the same time, waterway transportation is also easier than the complex mountain roads in Lingnan.

Some people are still very happy when they are transferred to the college, while some people are not very happy. For example, Zhang Quhua, his heart is on politics. It's not education. Unless it's a sacrificial wine in Taixue. If it weren't for Zhao Kuangyin concurrently serving as the mountain chief, he would rather retire and return to his hometown than come to teach.

Therefore, I occasionally write books and write some proposals, and I want to enter the official career again. A real career.

After the book was on, Zhao Kuangyin looked at it carefully, but did not listen, if the troops were sufficient, he could choose this path. But now Pan Mei does not have many soldiers in his hands, and Guizhou is an important shipbuilding base in the Southern Han Dynasty, so it is impossible not to send a large army to guard it, so this plan is not enough. So he handed this note to Daozhou and asked Pan Mei to act cheaply, of course, Pan Mei would not agree.

The scout came to report that Wonju was gathering a large army.

Liu Gang didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and the Song army went south and didn't want to find a way to defend. In turn, he prepared to mobilize a large army and conquer Daozhou. This is a war between countries, and it is not easy, and it is a mess on the Daozhou side. Soldiers and horses from all walks of life must be transferred, as well as logistics food, grass and weapons, as well as various teams of people. The same is true for the Southern Han side. Gather troops in Fuzhou, south of Daozhou. Both sides were preparing, and both looked very cluttered.

Several people's eyes lit up.

Pan Meidao: "What does General Yin think?" ”

"General Pan has a plan. Why do you need to ask me. ”

Wang Jixun also smiled on the side.

Soldiers!

The transfer of troops in Fuzhou by the Southern Han Dynasty gave the Song army a great opportunity, and Pan Mei said: "The soldiers are expensive and fast. Let's go. ”

When Song Jiuzheng and Qin Zaixiong were drinking and talking, they were puzzled when they heard the order to send troops, and ran over to ask, Pan Mei said: "You don't understand, we have few troops, so we have to find a way." ”

Song Jiu didn't understand.

It has nothing to do with Qin Zaixiong, the Song army set off, and he also sent the barbarian soldiers cooperatively, and the mission was over, saying goodbye to Song Jiu. The Song army immediately set up the camp, the speed was very fast, but the back was even more chaotic, the army behind was rushing one after another, the people were at a loss, and the iron cavalry in front had already rushed to Fuzhou.

What is most afraid of war, is the current situation.

Song Jiu didn't believe that Pan Mei was a mediocre general, so he ran behind, but saw a person, Fan Yu, Fan Zhen's son. For a long time in the Song Dynasty, Song Jiu also heard some gossip. Why did Zhao Pu suggest killing Chai Rong's child, because Chai Rong had punished Zhao Pu before, and Zhao Pu was not a kind person and had always held a grudge. Fortunately, Fan Zhen rescued him and sent him to Zhao Kuangyin's account, and since then, Zhao Pu has become a dragon when he encounters a storm, and he has developed with Zhao Kuangyin. But the feelings for Fan Zhen are different, and the personal relationship between the two is very good. Even if Zhao Pu took Fan Qian's position, including Fan Zhen, Wang Pu and others still praised Zhao Pu. Since Fan Yu is here, it has nothing to do with framing.

It was not too far, across a Yongming County, Song Jiu rode a horse behind, the Song army in front ran faster, and by the time Song Jiu ran to Fuzhou, the battle was over. Song Jiu thought that it was a messy mess, but in fact, the Southern Han side was even more chaotic, and he didn't expect the Song army to arrive suddenly, more than 10,000 troops and horses were defeated, and they didn't fight, and those who surrendered, those who fled, and Fuzhou was captured.

Song Jiu looked at the group of captives and muttered, "That's okay." ”

If every battle is fought like this, the troops in Pan Mei's hands are enough. At the end of the battle, Wang Ming, Fan Yu and Song Jiu took over the government affairs. What kind of virtue is Song Jun, Song Jiu now has a deep understanding, it is a fierce soldier who is competing with the Khitans to play the grass valley.

As for the few possessions in Fuzhou, all three of them acquiesced to a small division of the GIs. If they don't give anything, the soldiers will lose their enthusiasm, but there is one rule, the people will be burned, killed, and looted, and the offender will be put to death. However, Song Jiu was still not very relieved, there were not many forward troops, only a few thousand people, Song Jiu came to the barracks and read out the decree loudly, all actions were under command, not to take a stitch from the people, and at least half of all the seizures should be handed over to the public, as for books, classics, maps, etc., all of them had to be handed over to the public, so as not to be damaged. Speak kindly to the people, buy and sell fairly, return what you have borrowed from the people, compensate you for the damage to the people's property, do not beat and curse people, do not damage crops, do not molest, and do not abuse captives.

The group of soldiers looked at each other when they heard this, and one of the soldiers said, "Deputy Commander, then how can we still fight?" ”

"It's a battlefield, whatever you want to fight, but after you fight, you must implement these terms, the light one will be flogged, and the heavy one will be dealt with by military law. But what else do you want, I believe that the third clause will be transmitted back to the capital, and I don't know how many people will impeach Lu Dao. Isn't it for money? With money, there are more beautiful heads in the capital, and they know more about customs. Why rob women? However, as long as it is executed, the rewards of the court in the future will not be counted, and I will reward the best ten catties of wine by myself. ”

"Yay!" The soldiers made a commotion in protest, ten catties of wine and a few dollars.

"That's the wine of Shundian, the best wine can reach two or three yuan a pound, and even Your Majesty has not drunk it a few times so far, what are you making trouble!"

There are also a few soldiers who know the Tao, and they pass on the word one by one, and then they applaud. And unlike Bashu, Song Jiu is the deputy capital eunuch, the fourth in command in the army, and Pan Mei's son-in-law, as long as Song Jiu doesn't go too far, Pan Mei will definitely support it.

Song Jiu said: "If you want to drink, come with me." ”

With these soldiers, they renovated the houses for the people.

The common people watched groups of soldiers break into their homes like wolves, and they wept in fright. But after a while, they were all puzzled, and did not touch any of their property, on the contrary, they brought in new thatch, replaced the old grass, and some of the earthen walls were not tight, and after politely inquiring, they knocked down the earthen walls and rebuilt the foundation of the wall to build a house.

There was not a single bad incident in the middle, because Li Chao took the law enforcement team to watch from behind. Pan Mei's eyes widened, staring blankly at all this in front of her...... (To be continued......)