"Ishikawa Prefecture is the same as the prefect Kowei, see the prefect."

"The Ishikawa Prefecture sentenced Yang Shuo, see Lord Prefect."

"The lord of the Ishikawa Mansion, Bo Zhou Duhan, see the prefect."

"Wang Xuansong, the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture, see the prefect."

"Sima Zhaoyang of Ishikawa Prefecture, see Lord Prefect."

"He Songnian, the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture, see Lord Prefect."

"Zhang Huaimin, the academic administrator of Ishikawa Prefecture, see Lord Prefect..."

A group of officials from Ishikawa Mansion walked into the prefect's lobby and greeted Wang Xu one after another.

Wang Xu nodded in response, just in terms of age, these people are one or twenty years older than him, and Kou Wei, the oldest of them, looks like he is enough to be his grandfather.

It's just that there is no order to learn, and the master is the teacher.

Facing Wang Xu, who was born as a champion and became a Confucian at a young age, these subordinates did not dare to underestimate him.

"Sit down..."

Wang Xu waved his hand to everyone, then looked at the officials standing behind everyone, and said, "You also sit." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Everyone took their seats one after another, lined up in order of grade.

When everyone sat down, Wang Xu waved his hand to let the servants retreat, and then he spoke: "Who is this official, I believe you have already expected it after hearing the name." Thanks to the Son of Heaven not giving up, let me be the prefect of Ishikawa, the ruling party, of course I can't disappoint the Son of Heaven, right? ”

Glancing at the people on the left and right, Kou Wei, who was a fellow intellectual, was the first to stand up and responded: "What my lord said is that now that the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect has just been pacified, everything is in ruins, and a learned person like my lord is needed. ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Kou is really a good old man." Hearing Kou Wei's words, all the chief officials present nodded yes.

Seeing this, Wang Xu nodded with a smile and said, "You are all capable ministers of the world, and with concerted efforts, the small Ishikawa Mansion is of course not a problem." However, the first thing I want to talk about next is not the resumption of the border mutual market, nor how to rectify the people's mind, but the training of troops. ”

"Training?" Everyone looked at each other, waiting for Wang Xu's next words.

Wang Xu didn't delay, and said: "The rebellion of the White Lotus Sect has eroded the two states, and it will take a long time to pacify. To this day, the government soldiers in our Jiaozhou land were either defeated by the White Lotus Sect during the uprising, or rebelled with the White Lotus Sect. At present, the Jiangnan battalion is about to be dismantled, the soldiers and horses are returning to the prefectures and prefectures, and the city defense work in Jiaozhou still depends on ourselves.

This official came down this time, but he came with His Majesty's holy decree, in addition to taking charge of the people's livelihood in a government, he also took on the important task of training a new army for Jiaozhou.

As expected, in a few days, the generals from the military department should also arrive, and they will inevitably have to train the troops at that time. ”

Wang Xule said hehehe, he didn't tell these people at all that the purpose of training the army was for the barbarians, just to protect Jiaozhou as an excuse.

Everyone listened to the thoughts, although they couldn't understand why all the soldiers of Jiaozhou had to be trained in Ishikawa Mansion, but they also felt that this was a good thing.

The training of the troops must always be eaten and drunk, and the household department must always allocate funds.

The training of the Jiaozhou soldiers in the Ishikawa Mansion will naturally be tilted in terms of resources, and at present, the Ishikawa Prefecture is in ruins, and it will undoubtedly be able to greatly alleviate the financial pressure if it can get an additional appropriation.

Wang Xu saw that everyone did not object, and said: "In the next few days, the military salaries and grain and grass of the imperial court will be delivered, and Lord Zhou will be responsible for handing them over and sorting them into accounts and storing them." In addition, the matter of soldiers is recruited from various prefectures and sent to Ishikawa Prefecture in a unified manner, Lord Zhao, as a city Sima, in charge of the military, you must also work more for those who are capable. ”

"Don't worry, sir..."

Lord Bo Zhou Duhan got up and arched his hand, and said solemnly: "I will definitely check the grain, grass and military salaries of the imperial court one by one to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

When Zhao Yang saw it, he also got up and went out of the ranks, and said, "The camp, training ground, and equipment needed by the soldiers and horses can rest assured that the adults will hand them over to me." ”

"Good!"

After talking about the military training, Wang Xu nodded with satisfaction, looked at Kou Wei who was sitting on the left-hand side, and said, "Lord Kou, you go and count how many powerful businessmen there are in my Ishikawa Mansion at present."

In five days' time, I will give them a banquet and consult with them about the exchange of markets at the border. Right now, the White Lotus Rebellion has subsided, and the small actions of the barbarians have also been put away, and then the border market will be closed, which is not only the loss of the barbarians, but also the loss of my Ishikawa Prefecture's finances. ”

Ishikawa Mansion looks inconspicuous, but because it borders on the barbarians and has the innate conditions of border mutual markets, it has always earned a lot of money.

It is no exaggeration to say that the people of Ishikawa Prefecture rely on the border market to feed, and ninety percent of the fiscal revenue is on this.

"My lord, can you give a few more days of grace, the current chaos is preliminary, many fleeing businessmen have not returned, and I am afraid that it will not be able to open the border market at this time." Kovi touched the beard on his chin and said worriedly.

After hearing this, Wang Xu pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Don't wait for them, since these people abandoned the city and fled back then, it means that these people are just grass on the wall." Those businessmen who have not left are conscientious businessmen who are of the same heart as the people and can afford to take on great responsibilities.

As for the size, this is not a problem, with our support, coupled with the backing of the barbarians, it is not easy to make the business bigger.

The territory of the barbarians is mountainous, foresty, and river, and there are not many others, and there are all kinds of medicinal materials and furs. In the past few years, the border market has been closed, and the barbarians don't know how much inventory they have accumulated in their hands, and they exchange it for salt, cloth, spices, and wine. ”

"That's not right, is it?"

Kou Wei wanted to say something more, but even all the officials present had strange faces.

Wang Xu felt something, glanced at everyone's expressions, and whispered: "Aren't you worried that after those big businessmen are missing, there will be less filial piety and taxes?" ”

"Uh..."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether to answer this sentence or not.

Wang Xu didn't care, and said: "Don't worry about this, as long as the market is there, there is no shortage of businessmen who want to do business." The rules, it's still the same as before, I think compared to those big businessmen who occupy the barbarian trade and eat the marrow, the newly supported small businessmen are easier for us to control.

All of you here must have read my new book.

If you have read it, you should understand that the Confucian concept I advocate is self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world.

Before the Qi family was still governing the country, how could it block your financial path, don't you say? ”

When everyone heard this, they felt a little relieved.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to draft water, everyone relies on the border trade, and of course this is what they eat.

As long as everything is business as usual, their silver is indispensable, and it is not in their consideration who will trade with the barbarians.

After all, what Wang Xu said also makes sense, those big businessmen with a lot of money are not so easy to control.

The White Lotus Sect revolted, shattered the original interests, and after the interests were redivided, the new small businessmen were not at their disposal.

talked about laughter and jokes, and talked about some trivial matters, and the matter was closed and settled.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Someone from the military department came, and two generals from the forbidden army came who were attached to the military department, accompanied by 12 partial generals who assisted in military training, and hundreds of lieutenants of the middle army.

Wang Xu warmly received these people, two of the generals are even more famous, one is called Qin Yun, the other is called Qin Wu, who is a descendant of the Qin family of Xungui, and the ancestor is the famous Wu God of War Qin Shubao.

These two people don't ask, they represent today's eyeliner.

In this regard, Wang Xu didn't care, before Dong Zhongshu respected Confucianism, there was still a situation where martial artists led troops to battle.

After respecting Confucianism alone, martial artists can only act as vanguard generals, not commanders, which has become the consensus of the world.

He doesn't need to worry at all, if he appoints the two of them as his deputies, he will not be taken away from the position of the main general, if he has this idea today, Confucianism will definitely force him to abdicate and be imprisoned for the rest of his life, so these two people are here to monitor him, and they can only monitor him.

Wang Xu doesn't plan to rebel, he is not afraid of surveillance at all, as long as the two of them have real skills, he will not only use it, but also use it greatly.

"Qin Yun, Qin Wu, do these people you brought know the method of military training?"

"Back to the governor, the brothers who came with us are all good sons in the forbidden army, skilled in bows and horses, and they are all familiar with military books, battle formations, and strategies."

Facing Wang Xu's question, Qin Yun and Qin Wu were full of confidence.

Wang Xu liked this kind of confidence, and said: "The soldiers I want to train are not ordinary soldiers, but elites who are familiar with rear operations and special operations." I have a training manual here, and when you are training, you should practice according to it, and if you don't understand it, you will ask me again. ”

The land of the Southern Barbarians is mountainous, forested, and river-bound, and it is difficult for large forces to deploy.

In contrast, a small force of less than 100,000 people is the main force in the battle against the barbarians, as long as they do not encounter large tribes, among the millions of barbarian mountains, it is difficult for small and medium-sized tribes to resist the 100,000 elite soldiers of the human race.

In Wang Xu's thoughts, his soldiers should focus on special operations, raiding, burning grain, outflanking the rear road, and running long distances, just like leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight the exhausted Huo Quai.

As long as the enemy is disabled, tired, and tired, the central army will naturally press on it.

On the other hand, if he fights hard, his 500,000 people will be a drop in the bucket, and if he barely defeats two or three large tribes, he will injure 1,000 enemies and lose 800 of himself, and he will have to withdraw from the battlefield.