It's not that Ding Yi is a workaholic, but there is a sense of oppression that is constantly pushing him forward, and now, he really understands the feeling that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. It is very difficult for Shu to enter Tibet, a large number of topographical research does not need to mention, the single seven words "Dadu River Hengtie Suohan" is the only way to enter Tibet, and there is no highway in these years.

Although at this time, the throat of Tibet was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no encirclement and interception, but this rugged mountain road, steep mountain peaks, and turbulent river water were definitely an extremely difficult road. As for the number of injuries caused by falls, although the battle report did not write the number, only two words were mentioned, "very many," and it can be seen that it is completely impossible to count, and even the officers and men of the First Ming Division who escorted it all had double-digit non-combat casualties.

"Sir hasn't stopped these days, but do you have a plan?" Zhang Yu is a character who can communicate with Ding after all, knowing what Ding Yi is anxious about, and after the ridicule is over, he will also care about the serious things that Ding Yi is doing.

Ding Yi didn't smile at all, shook his head with an extremely bitter face, and said, "I'm afraid that there is nothing to be done for the time being." ”

"The Shu branch should be more than 20,000 in the first division of the Ming Dynasty, and in terms of the country of abundance, it should still be able to support; However, all the materials needed for the fleet's expedition, Liangguang is afraid that it will be difficult to bear it alone. Zhang Yu also felt a headache, Guangxi has been completed for a few years after the land reform, but Guangxi was originally the location of 100,000 mountains, and it used to rely on Uncle Zhong to organize a fleet and sell rice to raise soldiers. Now after the land reform is completed, after the past few years of operation, it is very good to be able to self-sufficiently raise the Fourth Division of the Ming Dynasty.

As for Guangdong. There is no Hou Dagou, even if Wang Yanshan is pinched by Ding Yi and no longer stumbles inside, he can only implement it slowly after all.

"Sir, sister, this is not right!" Zhang Mao listened on the side, but said, "Previously, Guangxi relied on the Zhancheng rice sold to raise soldiers. Now that they can be self-sufficient, can't the grain and grass they sell be used as the materials needed by the fleet? "I'm not done yet. With a scream of "ahh

This joint dares to knock on the head of the British Gong Zhang Mao, needless to say, it is Ding Ruyu.

"The bigger, the stupider. There are three more Marine brigades on the Arakan side. Don't even have to eat? Although Ding Ruyu commanded the new army and was constantly complained by the officers who came out of Hu Shan and Rongcheng Academy, in the big picture, she also led the troops for so long, but she was all in her heart.

Whether it is the expedition of the fleet or the entry of the first division of the Ming Dynasty into Tibet, it all needs food, grass and ammunition, and it all depends on manpower this year. If the whole of China serves the war planes, it is good to say, if there are still internal pressures and squabbles. How's that going? Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang, the places where the scholar class is most concentrated, must be the most stubborn, and Ding Yi must definitely investigate.

Ding Yi sighed and said: "If it doesn't work, put the labor propaganda team down, organize a peasant association, and use the strategy of surrounding the city in the countryside to get it, the hinterland of Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, don't touch it first, we can't afford to drag it out, if we can't take the lead in the Age of Discovery, the countries in Europe will not wait for us, there are a lot of capable people in Europe, you look at the design of the gunwales, they quickly learned, alas." ”

If it is not possible to effectively implement the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry, or, to put it more simply, the land reform cannot be carried out, then Ding Yi must consider isolating these places for the time being, starting with Liangguang, Fujian, and Sichuan.

Zhang Yu frowned, but asked Ding Yi: "But no matter what, the expeditionary fleet always needs material funds. ”

Ding Yi could only smile bitterly, but soon he comforted Zhang Yu: "Don't worry too much. ”

It's not a matter of worrying or not worrying, the problem will always be there, if you want to go to sea, you have to have ammunition supplies, you have to have food...... These are actually secondary. The more important problem is that the military fleet alone cannot be colonized, and if there is no private capital to follow up, it will be a big problem, but if the war is won, there is no manpower and material resources to snatch the fruits of victory, and the plundering method of getting some money and population is not ideal in essence -- the bear blind man pulls corn, pulls one and throws the other, and in the end he is holding those two in his hands.

"Ruyu, you have to go to Guangdong next." Ding Yi thought about it, and still made such a decision with great difficulty, "At that time, when Pinghuang was raised, you dealt with the gentry of Guangdong, and went to tell them about the huge profits of sea trade and the wealth overseas. Saying that, Zhang Mao was also assigned an errand, "You go back to Beijing, and do your best to organize the nobles who want to participate in the sea, and let them assemble at the mouth of Tianjin." ”

Ding Yi is preparing for the worst.

Ruyu was naturally not very happy, but she knew the severity, but she didn't resist too much, and Zhang Mao was a little difficult: "Sir, this, the disciple is back in Beijing, what can you do with your guards?" ”

"Didn't Lao Cao take down the mansion of the king's big family? The guard unit is stationed there, and there are two battalions in the guard post near Chun'an, what can happen? Could it be that Cheng Shilin still dares to do a black hand? Ding Yi shook his head and said disapprerovingly, "Governing the local area and coordinating the overall situation is a chore. ”

Zhang Mao listened but could only nod, Ding Yi really had the confidence to say this.

After following Ding someone on an errand for a long time, whether it was the British Duke or Ding Ruyu, they were used to the rhythm of vigorous and resolute action, and everything was explained clearly, and before they had lunch, they took their personal guards out of the city, all of them with one person and two horses.

Seeing Zhang Mao and Ruyu disappearing, Ding Yi said to Zhang Yu softly: "Ruyu is compatible with you." The latter left Zhang Yu with a platoon of female soldiers, these female soldiers are basically heroines on the rivers and lakes, and they all followed her to see blood outside the customs, not to mention wearing a gun, a knife in hand, ordinary men can be teased in a moment.

"Sir, you don't have to comfort me, where can you tell the difference between this and this?" Zhang Yu responded lightly, but there was a deep sadness on his brows. Not for anything else, but for her younger brother Zhang Mao, who is here to lobby Xungui, then it must be one with someone Ding, all glory and loss.

This is not the same thing as her entering the door of the Ding family, because she and Ding Yi are not only married by the Queen Mother, but she is also the daughter of the concubine, and when she goes out, she cannot represent the attitude of the British government. Zhang Mao is different, the contemporary British public, if he advocates for Ding Yi like this, he is tied to death.

"Just get it up and running." What Ding Yi can do is to comfort her, perhaps to comfort himself, "The whole mechanism teaches it to work normally, and it will get better slowly. ”

Zhang Yu didn't say anything more, because in fact, in this situation, it is no longer the season to choose neutrality. is not only the British government, but also not as transcendent as the Xu family in Nanjing Dagongfang, more important is Zhang Mao, his father was the previous generation of British princes when he died, Zhang Mao was only nine years old, and Zhang Fu was in his seventies to get Zhang Mao's son, the age gap makes the relationship between them closer to the feeling of grandchildren.

And for Ding Yi, it is different, his age is just about ten years different from Zhang Mao, and when Zhang Fu was martyred in Tumubao, Ding Yi was the season when he shined and began to become a legend in the Ming military. Zhang Mao naturally pinned his dependence on his father and brother on Ding Yi.

Most obviously, Zhang Yu looked up into the distance faintly and said to Ding Yi: "Xiao Mao has never called Mr. brother-in-law. ”

No matter how much Zhang Mao played, Ding Yi was a combination of Mr. and Yan's father in his heart, and he really never called Ding Yi brother-in-law.

There is no need to ask, he feels that his master-apprentice relationship with Ding Yi is closer than that of his brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

Or even more holy.

Ding Yi held Zhang Yu's hand, and did not say anything more comforting, nor did he say that he was not good, and taught the British Mansion and the Zhongguo Mansion to be tied together. There is no need, for people who know each other, this seems fake, he just said to Zhang Yu: "Trust me." ”

He believes he can complete his plan to restart Huaxia.

Then there is no need to apologize, Zhang Mao will not be affected by him, but will follow Ding Yi and be included in the sweat, and the British government does not have to worry about becoming the target of public criticism after being tied to the Zhongguo Mansion, because after the social transformation, the problem of land annexation will be solved, and the scholar class will find that there is a more cost-effective business in this world than seeking farmland.

Zhang Yu raised his head and looked at Ding Yi, and his lips opened lightly: "I admire Mr. and I am willing to stay with him, but I never believed that Mr. could achieve your ambitions, and I never believed that Mr. could achieve your ambitions, and I never believed it." She said very sincerely, there was no decisive taste, and there was no categorical tone, just plain and bland, and the heartfelt heart was dyed a little gentle in the autumn coolness.

It's not that she doesn't believe that Ding Yi can get ahead, the so-called generals and prime ministers, although they don't have the right to grasp the prime minister, but the two major metropolitan governors and overseas places, the fact of the domain town is obvious to all. is according to the standard of singing outside the Donghua Gate to be a good man, and Ding is also the honor of picking flowers; On the rivers and lakes, Ding Yi's name has long been a heroic role in storytelling, and he has been recited in many state capitals in China. If this is not to get ahead, how can there be anything to get ahead?

But she and Ding Yi know each other, and she knows that his ambition is not in this.

"You say this, teach people to be sad, but don't you break my ambition?" Ding Yi looked at her with a smile and held her hand.

She smiled and shook her head again: "I don't believe that anyone can teach a gentleman to lose his will." Even if the years are fleeting, I have an end to my life, and there will be a day when I can't bear to speak, but I can't break it, Mr. Lingyun's ambition. ”

"Even though you don't believe I can do it?"

"Even though I don't believe it." In Zhang Yu's gentle voice, there was a steady firmness.

Even if Ding Yi wants to rebel, she will not make such an assertion, but what Ding Yi wants to do is not to change the dynasty, but to change the system for thousands of years, that is to really teach the sun and the moon to change the sky: "I don't believe it, but I am by my husband's side." ”

She held Ding Yi's hand instead, in the autumn breeze, the white and slender soft wattle had a warm warmth. (To be continued......)