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Sending Mo Lun away, Xiao Tang fell into contemplation again, Lord Li had already led the army eastward, and there was no battle report on the specific battle, hoping that good news would come. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info said in his heart, Xiao Tang is not very in favor of this expedition to Gerlock, although Gerlok has offered such generous conditions, but he is still not very optimistic about this expedition.

Not to mention how much time it will take for the seemingly vague promises of the heir to the throne of Gerok to be realized, just using such a large number of troops to cost nine is enough to put the originally nine-ton Northwest finances into crisis again, but as the director of administration and finance, he must obey the overall situation, when Wufeng's determination is set, he can only obey unconditionally, and he must do everything possible to create conditions to serve the current war.

The consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is not a small amount, and it seems that fighting a war is a matter for the army, but in fact, the logistics department knows the bitterness of the inside story. Although the War Readiness Administration had made quite adequate preparations before the war, the preparation of these materials required money to purchase, and Rao was already a capable person who made careful calculations and planned reasonably, but it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and without funds, everything was still pure empty talk.

Every war always makes Xiao Tang exhaust his efforts to prepare funds, the finances of the northwest have gradually improved, but in any case they can't withstand such a toss, the huge cost of each war is enough to make any financial director vomit blood and die, this is the conclusion that Xiao Tang has given it since he took charge of the northwest finance. Thinking about the possible expenses of this expedition to Gerlock, Xiao Tang couldn't help but have a headache, the pension of the fallen soldiers alone is an astronomical amount, Xiao Tang once wanted to make a suggestion to Wufeng on the amount of the pension of the fallen soldiers, hoping to lower the standard appropriately to reduce the financial pressure, but Wufeng refused categorically without hesitation, so he could only hope that this expedition could bring back a little income to make up for the huge deficit.

Xiao Tang didn't quite understand why his boss was in such a hurry to expand outward, ignoring the actual situation in the northwest. In the past few years, the northwest has been in good weather, industry and commerce have flourished, and agriculture has been bumper year after year, but even so, it cannot withstand the continuous war attrition. Such a reluctant attack on all sides, once there is any natural disaster [***], and the northwest local political axe has almost no strategic reserves, it is easy to put the northwest in a predicament.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tang also sighed softly, maybe as his boss, he considered it from a different angle than himself, and he could only make suggestions to his boss from the perspective of a political axe, as for whether the boss could accept it, it was a matter for the boss.

A gentle knock on the door woke Xiao Tang from his contemplation, frowning slightly, Xiao Tang said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, the two elders, Kapok and Shiliu, are waiting for you in the reception room. The guard replied respectfully outside the door.

"Oh?" Xiao Tang was stunned, the two leaders of the Gao Yue clan came together, and he didn't know what the situation was, so he settled down and said, "Then invite the two of them to the study." ”

When Kapok and Shi Liu came to the outside of the study, Xiao Tang was already waiting outside the door.

"Hehe, two elders, I haven't seen you for a long time, and the two of you are getting more and more energetic?" Xiao Tang, who was smiling, stepped forward with a smile, held their hands tightly, and entered the study with his arms.

"Lord Xiao, let's not be separated for three months, I think you seem to have lost some weight, you have to pay attention to your body, now that Lord Li is not here, this northwest depends on you." But it seems that your spirit is quite good, is there any happy event?" Le Hehe replied that it was Kapok, he and Xiao Tang are old friends, the two are quite familiar, and they speak quite casually.

"Hehe, Elder Kapok, you know me, what good news can you have? Alas, it would be nice to have two less troubles. Xiao Tang replied with a wry smile, and warmly beckoned the two of them to take their seats, "Elder Shiliu, don't come, it's okay, you look much younger." ”

"Lord Xiao is really joking, Shi Liu is in trouble and will come to Lord Xiao for help. "Shiliu is also a very shrewd person, and he goes along with it.

"Oh?" Xiao Tang's heart sank, but he knew that the support of the Gao Yue people for the Northwest Military was very important at the moment, no matter how difficult it was, he had to find a way to ensure that the other party was still very sober in these major matters. Wu Feng also admires him for this, thinking that he is a person who can be entrusted with big things and can clearly distinguish priorities.

"The two elders came to find Xiao Tang together, there must be something important, if there is anything to bring up, Lord Li has already said that Gao Yue people are the most loyal people in our northwest, and any difficulties must be solved to the letter, the two elders do not need to be polite, just say anything. Xiao Tang responded happily.

Seeing that the other party was so refreshing, the two were no longer polite, so they explained their intentions in detail.

In the past few years, the living environment of the Gaoyue people in Jinzhou has continued to improve, and rumors have spread one after another in the Dahengduan Mountains, which run thousands of miles from the north and south of the mainland, and in the past few years, many Gaoyue people from other regions have crossed the mountains and mountains to come to Jinzhou, especially after the Gaoyue people in Luzon were subordinated to the Northern Luzon under the control of Li Wufeng last year, and the living conditions have also been greatly improved, which has once again aroused the hope of the Gaoyue people living in the south-central part of the Dahengduan Mountains to pursue a better life. Originally, only a few families secretly moved in, but in the first half of this year, many Gaoyue tribes living in the south-central part of the Hengduan Mountains directly sent representatives to contact the Gaoyue people living in Jinzhou and Luzon, hoping to accept them to move to these two places to settle down.

At first, Kapok and Shiliu didn't care much after learning of their intentions, but more and more large tribes came to contact, especially after several large tribes in the central and southern parts of the Great Hengduan Mountains also sent people to contact, which attracted the attention of the two, because the combined number of these tribes exceeded 300,000 people, distributed in several countries on both sides of the foothills of the Hengduan Mountains, such a large-scale migration not only could not be mastered by the two, but also the existing conditions and facilities in Jinzhou and Northern Luzon could not withstand such a large-scale migration, not to mention whether the large-scale migration of these tribes would be allowed by the political axe of the place of relocation and the area through which it passed is also unknown。 But although these tribes do not belong to the same area as the Gaoyue people of northern Luzon in Jinzhou, after all, they are of the same clan and the same clan, and in the face of each other's requests, the two of them could not shirk the matter, so they had to come to Qingyang together to hear the opinions of the northwest.

After listening to the introduction of the two, Xiao Tang also felt a big headache, this is not a small number, hundreds of thousands of people, once they move over, it is enough to crush the entire northwest political axe and the local political axe of North Luzon, and it is even very likely to stimulate the contradictions and conflicts between residents of other races and Gaoyue residents.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Tang's face gradually became heavy, and he spoke after a while: "I wonder what the two elders think of this matter?"

After exchanging glances with each other, Kapok and Shiliu both felt that it was difficult to answer, there were many questions involved, originally under the constraints of the Northwest Political Axe, the residents of other ethnic groups in the local area have gradually become friendly with the Gaoyue people, but the arrival of such a large-scale flow of people, how the situation will change, no one has a bottom. Moreover, once these people arrive and see the conditions enjoyed by the residents of Gaoyue in these places, after all, they will make the same demands if they want to compare themselves, and with the financial and material resources in the northwest at present, they simply cannot afford it, which will inevitably lead to many contradictions. But if they refuse, it will lead to discord and even division among the tribes of Gaoyue, which is also something that the two of them, especially Kapok, who has always been committed to reviving Gaoyue people, will never want to see.

"Lord Xiao, to tell you the truth, the two of us have discussed it for a long time on the way here, but we have never been able to discuss a way to get the best of both worlds, so the purpose of our visit to Qingyang is to ask Lord Li and you to consider it to see if there is any workaround to properly handle this matter. Jiang is old and spicy, and Kapok quietly pushed the ball to Xiao Tang.

"Hehe, my opinion, if the two prefectures of Jinzhou and Vito can bear it, I don't think Lord Li has any objections, of course, even if he wants to move here, he must have a proper and thoughtful plan, otherwise it will inevitably cause many incidents. Xiao Tang smiled slightly, and said generously.

Kapok shook his head solemnly, "Lord Xiao, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the power of the local political axes in Jinzhou and Vito to support, we have consulted Lord James and Lord Mu Haoran, and they both said that they are unable to solve this matter, so we will come to Qingyang." ”

Nodding slightly, Xiao Tang was also thinking about it, of course such a straightforward refusal was inappropriate, not only would it leave a shadow in the hearts of the two people in front of him, but also Lord Li had far-reaching ideas and far-sightedness, and losing the support of the Gaoyue people in the central and southern part of the Hengduan Mountains would definitely not be in line with his style, but how to win the favor of the other party and be realistic at the same time needs to be carefully considered.

"Hmm, two elders, these relatively large tribes now mainly live in that area, which country does it belong to?" Xiao Tang asked softly.

Most of them were found in the hilly areas on the south-central sides of the Hengduan Mountains, and a few lived in the plains and valleys near the foothills, where they belonged to the Pasha Kingdom, Burma, and several small states and city-states near the southern end of the Hengduan Mountains. Kapok replied.

"Oh, Burma?" Xiao Tang's heart moved slightly, "And the Pasha Kingdom, are those small countries and city-states those countries and city-states adjacent to the southern passage of the continent?"

Hearing Xiao Tang's question in such detail, Kapok and Shi Liu were stunned for a moment, and Shi Liu hurriedly continued: "Yes, as for whether it is the countries and city-states near the Southern Passage that you are talking about, we don't know very well, but it is indeed at the southernmost tip of the Hengduan Mountains. ”

"Then how many Gaoyue people live in Burma now?" Xiao Tang obviously became interested in the Gaoyue people in Burma, and asked more carefully, and his keen sense of smell has always been his strength.

"Well, it's about 100,000 people, and it's made up of a large tribe and a few smaller tribes. Kapok's thick eyebrows wrinkled imperceptibly, obviously vaguely feeling something, but he couldn't say anything, if you want to get it, you must be prepared to pay, this rule applies at all times, not to mention that sometimes even if you are willing to pay, the other party may not be willing to accept the transaction.