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The army needs weapons and armor, food and winter clothing, and money and materials, and in the final analysis, these still have to come from the localities.

Although we have now obtained some support from Daliang, Nanyang and Ehuang, this is not a long-term solution after all, and if we want to maintain the support of an army, we must also need the support and cooperation of the local gentry, especially if the local government loses their support, all kinds of fetters and constraints will follow.

Of course, the two sides will reach a dynamic compromise to a greater extent, Jiang Feng is certainly unwilling to offend the gentry too deeply, and the gentry will not easily offend Jiang Feng, who currently holds absolute military power.

But if Jiang Feng wants to touch the most fundamental thing that the gentry and noble clans such as the Chen family and the Huang family rely on for survival - land, then it is a different matter, even if these gentry are no longer willing to offend and anger Jiang Feng, but in this case, they may only have to embark on the road of breaking with Jiang Feng.

However, Jiang Feng has no plan to break with these local gentry for the time being, judging from the current situation, the local gentry of Gushi are still relatively supportive, of course, this is also due to the pressure of strong enemies.

Jiang Feng felt that he could find a suitable solution between himself and the Gushi gentry, and in fact, he had vaguely mentioned this plan to Chen Wei, but it depended on whether Chen Wei could comprehend and accept it, and whether he had confidence in himself.

"Aman, there is no such thing as satisfying everyone, and we can now say that we have gained a firm foothold in Gushi, if before the war some people could still use this to blackmail us, but now they need to rely on our snorts. ”

Jiang Feng was limp and walked slowly with Zhang Wanshan's support.

Zhang Wanshan is a relative of Zhang Yue and is loyal, so Jiang Feng doesn't have too many scruples.

Seeing Ding Man's worried face, Jiang Feng laughed again, "Of course, I don't mean to hurt anyone's interests, but I know where my confidence comes from, and I also hope that they understand that they need to take out a part of the benefits to reward the soldiers who fought for the safety of their families and property." ”

Ding Man sighed, of course he understood this truth, but he understood that it was not easy for others to accept it, land is the foundation of the clans, and it is more difficult to get land from them than to cut meat on them.

"Okay, Aman, I only have a sense of proportion, for these guys, donkeys, they need to whip them and give them a taste of the root radish, not to mention that I believe that there is no shortage of smart people among these guys, and they can see the current development momentum of our Gu Shi Army. Jiang Feng said casually: "Don't worry, maybe they are more shrewd than we imagined, when I draw the big pie of Huzhou, everyone will be enthusiastic and salivating." ”

Ding Man laughed, "Erlang, are you painting cakes for us, or are you painting cakes for them?"

"The bread is drawn, but once we get it, it's not the painted bread, it's the real cake. Jiang Feng's eyes flashed with a fierce gleam, "If Tianyu doesn't take it, he will be blamed, Shouzhou is now in a mess by ant thieves, if we don't reach out to pick this fruit, then we can really only be trapped in Gushi." ”

Hearing Jiang Feng say this, Ding Man's spirit was greatly lifted, the children of Daliang came to Gushi not to settle the poor and keep the old, but to seek meritorious deeds, the male son was born in the world, and the strong should be a feudal marquis;

Even if he has only experienced a vicious battle of life and death, it can't stop Ding Man's desire to conquer and attack the outside world, not to mention that the previous battle was just a defensive battle, so why not go out to attack the city?

Dan Ding Man was not a brainless person, so he immediately realized the problem and asked in a deep voice: "Erlang, with the strength of our Gushi Army now, can we gnaw on the fleshy bone of Shouzhou?"

"Aman, Shouzhou is a piece of meat with bones, not bones with meat. Speaking of Shouzhou, Jiang Feng couldn't help but smack his lips.

This place is too important, the importance of geographical location is needless to say, the origin of Huaixi, the shoulder of Jiankang, the tiger looks at Huainan, and looks at Huaibei from afar.

And Shouchun since the Qin and Han dynasties has been known for its developed commerce, Huaishui, Yingshui, vortex water to the water, the four rivers converge here, the boat is vertical and horizontal, the businessmen gather, no matter who wants to plot the Central Plains from Huainan, or want to go south from the Central Plains to Jianghuai, can not weigh it, how to take Shouchun.

"Hehe, Erlang, you said this interestingly, is there any difference between fleshy bones and bone-bearing meat?"

"Aman, if you compare the whole Shouzhou to a piece of meat with bones, then Sheng Tang and Huoshan are meat skins, and Huoqiu is semi-lean meat, and Anfeng is extremely fatty meat, as for Shouchun, it is a bone, it is not easy to gnaw, but there is the most essence of bone marrow in the bones, only by knocking on the bones, you can absorb the most essence of bone marrow. ”

Jiang Feng used the most vivid metaphor to describe the counties of Shouzhou.

Anfeng has the advantage of Shaobi irrigation, it is the granary of Shouzhou, Shaobi is extremely rich in aquatic materials, and it is also urgently needed for magic, and Huoqiu is second only to Anfeng, it is also a large grain-producing county, and it is close to Guangying Erzhou, and the geographical location is also very important.

In contrast, the two counties of Shengtang and Huoshan are located in the south of Shouzhou, but they are mainly hilly areas, with a small population, many mountains, forests and swamps, and the power of the gentry and wealthy families is relatively weak.

Ding Man couldn't help but smack his lips and weighed it, "Erlang, I'm afraid that the only ones we can salivate about now are Huoqiu, Shengtang, and Huoshan counties, and Anfeng and Shouchun are afraid that we can only watch from afar." ”

Jiang Feng nodded, "That's true, even Huoqiu we still have to weigh it, and now the ant thieves are still besieging Huoqiu, and it is clear that we will win, our little strength is going to fight with Han Baling, and it is still a little weaker, if we can give us a year or two to recover and recuperate, we can give it a try." ”

Taking a deep breath, Ding Man couldn't help but ask: "Erlang, since we want to plot against Shouzhou, then we have to re-recruit troops immediately and rebuild the Gushi Army as soon as possible. ”

"The rebuilding of the Gushi Army must be done as soon as possible, but I am afraid that the situation in Shouzhou will not be so easy to change for a while, and even if it changes, it may not change in a direction that is not favorable to us. Jiang Feng said confidently: "The key to Shouzhou is in Shouchun, and I estimate that there will be no fewer people who have the idea of Shouchun, Huainan, Huaibei, and Qin Quan, I am afraid that they are all staring at Shouchun, you see that Qin Quan is delayed in crossing Huai, is he really interested in Yingbo and Yingbo? He is not afraid that Huaibei will ease up? Obviously not, I think he may be waiting for an opportunity. ”

Waiting for an opportunity? What opportunity to wait? If you want to wait any longer, it should be even more detrimental to the ant thief.

Once Huaibei adjusts, the combat effectiveness of the probation army is not weak, and with the support of the local gentry, don't look at the ant thieves now, but if the army really wants to fight hard, the ant thieves may not have much chance of winning, Ding Man was a little puzzled.

But Jiang Feng didn't say it deeply, and Ding Man didn't want to ask deeply, but he knew that this army commander made the adults scheming deeply, and the consideration of the problem was even more far-reaching, so he naturally had a reason to say this.

The efficiency of the scouts' actions was still very high, and along the retreat route of the Caizhou army, the scouts basically mastered the movements of the Caizhou army.

It can be determined that this time the Caizhou army really withdrew from the territory of Gushi, and even Yincheng did not have the slightest nostalgia.

The whole city of Gushi is in an atmosphere of ecstasy and sorrow, wine and meat are the best sellers, and wine shops and restaurants are full of revelers.

Many people were already desperate at the beginning, especially the gentry, who were even ready to contribute their own family property in exchange for Yuan's forgiveness, and Yuan's bloody actions in Gwangju made all the gentry tremble.

Now that all this has passed, the Caizhou army has retreated, and looking at this posture, for a long time, the Caizhou army has been unable to attack the south.

Zhengyang Building.

Chen Gu sat quietly at the wine table, waiting for the guests.

The Gushi Army has officially taken over Yincheng, and the only remaining Liangdu soldiers in Yincheng have also withdrawn from Yincheng County and returned to Yinshan Pass.

The Yincheng Tan family, represented by Tan Zheng, the commander of Yincheng County, can barely be regarded as a gentry family in Gwangju.

It is a very reluctant and objective statement, because although the territory of Yincheng is not small, the population is sparse, but it is only a little more than 100,000 people, and even the era when the Xu clan controlled Gwangju did not garrison in Yincheng, it is really because Yincheng does not have much garrison value.

The only one in Yincheng who can be called a gentry is probably the Tan family, although there are also some big surnames such as Qian, Sun, Yang, etc., but these big surnames are at most considered big squires.

In addition to having more land, more family resources, and a larger family population, these families have neither a special reputation, nor have they ever served as high-ranking officials, so they have always looked forward to the Tan family.

Looking at the time, the guests had not yet arrived, and Chen Gu was a little irritable.

As the patriarch of the next generation in the family, Chen Gu was a little skeptical of the opinion of his second brother Chen Wei.

He also knew that the position of the second brother was rather awkward, but if he lost this position, then the Chen family's position in Gushi would be shaken, but to sit firmly in this position, you would have to accept the Jiang family's request in some aspects.

Now is the era when martial artists are in power, Chen Gu couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. (To be continued.) )