"The Duke of Wuguan County has a lot of intentions for you, what do you think?" Wang Xu pondered for a while before he said: "You don't need to worry about your family, since the Huaiyou Army occupies the city, it will be difficult to withdraw, although the lake bandits are rampant, but they dare not compete with the official army on land, so you don't have to worry, just act according to your own wishes." ”

"The county prince loves him, and of course his son must catch it. Wang Pu is quite decisive, "Xuecheng was sold to the emperor's family, although the county prince is still only the county prince, but the son is optimistic about him, eclectic to reduce talents, most of the generals and ministers under his command come from all over the country, and the township party is very few, which shows his open-mindedness, and the son thinks that the county prince will replace the Liang in the future and become the overlord of the Central Plains. ”

"Overlord of the Central Plains?" Wang Xu was slightly moved, which meant that if his son followed the other party, he would have the merit of following the dragon.

"I'm afraid it's not just the overlord of the Central Plains, now the county prince has the land of Jianghuai, now Wu Yue is fighting with the ant thief, it is difficult to see in the short term, if the situation in the north changes, the county prince can deal with it calmly, Heshuo and Pinglu can be the next target of the county prince; if the situation in the north has been deadlocked, then the county prince can also launch an offensive in Huainan, and the land of Chu Yang Erzhou is rich, if it is taken by the county prince, it can lay the foundation of wealth to win the world. ”

The more Wang Pu spoke, the more excited he became.

Wang Xu frowned, "Da Lang, I'm afraid it's a little far away, although the county prince has Huaiyou as the foundation, but Yanyun Huaibei has been delayed for a long time by Zhu Mao and Shi Yu Eryong, the county prince has taken it for the first time, it will take time to recuperate, the two years of drought in the north, the people are not living, if they blindly raise troops to fight, Yanyun Huaibei can't afford to support it, if it is not good, it will regenerate the people's changes, and the speed will not reach it." ”

If it is said that Yanyun has been abandoned for a long time, it is also true, but Huaibei may not be, Shi Yu is because the generals under his command are too big to lose, and the ant thieves are in trouble, so they have to expand the army and raise troops, which is far beyond their own bearing, and now the county prince has taken over Huaibei It is different. ”

"Why is it different?" Wang Xu asked puzzled.

"Huaiyou's financial resources are spent on raising the army, Yingbo Xu Sihai five states, the population is only more than one million households, but the number of soldiers is more than 100,000, the elite are all drawn into the army, plus the war is chaotic, the people are also requisitioned in large numbers, the fields are barren, how to make a living?"

Before Wang Pu's voice fell, Wang Xu was already a little impatient, "You haven't said that the county prince has taken over, so what's the difference." ”

"The county has Hushou Luhao four states as a granary, these four states were originally Huainan anointed land, rich in grain, plus in recent years without a major war, water conservancy irrigation canals are also all over, just a little raising, is the land of fish and rice, its grain can be fully supplied to the needs of Yanyun Huaibei, as long as Huainan grain is transported north, Yanyun Huaibei grain prices will not rise, the people will not worry about starving to death and flee, the people's hearts are stable, everyone is subdued, and the surrounding Heshuo Pinglu also has a great impact, the people of the other side, know my political line, up and down the same heart, the amount of wealth is sufficient, people will be peaceful, there must be a dog situation, then know the other situation, willing to spy, know the other mountains and rivers, willing to be the leader。 His people are of the same mind as this people, that is, they are of the same as the will of heaven. With the will of heaven, nothing can be done. ”

Wang Xu was speechless when he heard his son's endless words, in terms of eloquence, he was not his son's opponent, and his son was also prepared in this regard, he could only admire.

"Do you mean to stay?"

"If the county sees love, of course the son can do his best. "Wang Pu is not rigid.

"Well, it's okay, if you want to get a background, it can be regarded as the leader of our Yunzhou Wang family, and there are still many children in the clan who want to make a difference in the future, so you can find a way." Wang Xu stroked his hands and nodded.

"Oh, this father and son duo are also interesting. After listening to the report of the post house staff, Jiang Feng turned his head and smiled: "Jiulang, how is it? It's not the same as you think." ”

"I didn't expect that this father and son are not the kind of pedantic people, so it's just right, since the king values Wang Pu so much, it is better to recruit him, and the king will stay in Yanzhou for a few days in the near future, and you can also investigate it nearby and listen to what other amazing things it has to say. ”

Wang Miao didn't care too much, but Jiang Feng sighed with emotion in his heart.

He was vaguely aware of Wang Pu's Pingbian Ce, but he didn't expect some of these views to be triggered in advance.

He also knew that Wang Pu was extremely intelligent, and he must have realized that he had sent someone to eavesdrop on his grand arguments, so he took advantage of the situation.

However, he also likes the other party's straightforwardness and neatness, in history, this Wang Pu is a straight person, so although he is extremely talented, his relationship is not very good, and I don't know if this life will change because of his appearance.

Jiang Feng knew that this Dongping was also quite talented, in addition to this Wang Pu, there was also a He Ning, not only had excellent poetry and songs, but also had a great study of the law, but let people search, and learned that He Ning had been traveling for more than a year and had not returned, which also made Jiang Feng very regretful.

"After the Yanzhou business is over, we must start Yunzhou, but it will take time for the reorganization of the Wuning Army, I wonder if the king can make a decision?"

Wang Miao was more concerned about the major matter of army reorganization, and when he came to Yanzhou in the north, in addition to meeting with the generals of Yanzhou one by one to discuss the thoughts and opinions of the Cypriots, he also had the intention of examining the combat effectiveness of the Yanzhou armies.

Wang Miao and Mei Guo already had a general situation of the inspection of the Yanzhou armies in the early stage, and the total number of soldiers in the original Taining armies was about 18,000, and the elite of the original Taining army was about 18,000 people, and about 16,000 people could be retained by selecting their elite and placing the old and weak soldiers, which also won the basic recognition of the Yanzhou generals.

At the same time, Lu Qiming and Yu Mingzhen of the Huaibei Army, as well as thousands of personal soldiers left behind by Shi Yu, plus the ... The Huaibei soldiers captured after the battle of the county, as well as the troops of the two armies urgently recruited by Zhuang Yongsheng after arriving in Tengxian, this number is not small, about 32,000 people.

However, because many of Lu Qiming and Yu Mingzhen's troops were newly recruited after the great losses in the Ant Thieves Rebellion, their combat effectiveness was relatively weak, and both Lu and Yu supported the reduction of some troops, so these 32,000 people would probably remain at about 25,000 after being streamlined.

These two departments together have more than 40,000 people, which can reach 16 armies, which can be regarded as the foundation of the Wuning Army.

If the Wuning Army is built up according to this scale, the total establishment and strength of the army have already surpassed that of the Huaiyou Army.

On the contrary, due to the severe drought in Yanyi and some prefectures and counties in Xusi, it is necessary to transfer a large amount of grain from Huainan to provide relief, otherwise a large wave of disaster victims will flee south.

So from this point of view, Huaiyou Wuning) will never be able to support such a large army scale.

"The number is too big, Huaiyou can't support it, Jiulang, if you report this, Chen Wei will be sick, and he feels that the sky is about to fall. Jiang Feng smiled bitterly.

To say that such a large territory, 70,000 or 80,000 troops is not much, and it can even be said that it is a little small, but the key is that the five states of Xusi, Yanyun and Yi are now in a mess.

In addition to Xuzhou and Sizhou, which are still a little angry, then Yanyun Yi Sanzhou is purely a big hole, a bottomless pit, just waiting for you to fill it, otherwise why would Zhu Mao go to Jeju so happily?

The generals of Yanzhou are not stupid, why don't they follow Zhu Mao? Why did they accept Huaiyou's reorganization so readily? They know very well that if it drags on any longer, these soldiers under him will naturally flee completely, and you can't even afford to eat, what kind of soldiers do you recruit, what kind of battles do you fight?

When you are a soldier and fight, the most fundamental thing is to be able to manage two full meals a day, and if you can't do this, you can stay where it is cool.

"As long as we can survive this year, the situation in Huaibei and Yanyunyi will improve, but the army can't be disbanded first and then re-recruited for training. Wang Miao tried to convince Jiang Feng.

"Jiulang, you don't need to say this to me, I also know this truth, but Chen Wei and Du Tuo both think that they can't support it, even if all the grain from Huainan is transported, but the army is not just as simple as having enough food, military armor and equipment, horses and grass, vehicles and tents, clothes and robes, all of them are indispensable. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Feng felt bitter.

It turned out that he always envied the hundreds of thousands of people with armor, and the Hedong Iron Cavalry galloped tens of thousands, and it was really his turn, not to mention hundreds of thousands, how much was this? 80,000 troops, they almost died of sorrow, Chen Wei and Du Tuo were so miserable that they almost quit their jobs.

But with such a large piece of territory, it is necessary to attack Haizhou and Yunzhou, and to fight against Pinglu, the future wars will be more frequent and more tragic, and the 80,000 army is really not much, if you change others, I am afraid that 100,000 troops are the minimum.

Worried, you need money, silver and grain everywhere, but he is just a traverser who doesn't have many golden fingers, let alone any talents who have passed through the heavens and latitudes, and can be mixed into what he is now, Jiang Feng feels that he has taken the ability of the golden finger to the extreme.

It is a good idea to build an iron-smelting center in Xuzhou, but it takes time, funds, and talents.

As a liberal arts student, I also know a rough idea of coke steelmaking, how to make steel and water, how to decarbonize and quench, are all vague, and I don't know if the current fire magic and gold magic can be organically combined with that science, if you can really understand it, maybe you will become a master craftsman who opens the world.

However, if we could first build an experimental smelting furnace and let those Sogdian merchants who could diverge their minds by smelling meat and see their knowledge, maybe they could fool these Sogdian merchants into coming up with a large sum of money to solve the present predicament?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this seemed to be a way, but it had to be played well, and the Sogdian merchants had to take the bait automatically.

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