"Young Master, Third Young Master." As soon as Xu Hongyu stepped into the restaurant, he heard a shout of joy.

That's right, it's no one else who can call him that, his follower Xu Xiaoqi rushed over.

"Little Seven!" Xu Hongyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed, took two steps forward, and hugged Xu Xiaoqixiong who stopped in front of him.

Xu Xiaoqi is already a petty officer, and he is no longer Xu Hongyu's servant in name. Although he still regarded Xu Hongyu as a young master, Xu Hongyu regarded him as a robe.

The third young master's bear hug stunned Xu Xiaoqi, and when he put it down, he only cared about hehe and smirked.

"When did you come back?" Xu Hongyu knew that Xu Xiaoqi had a task to escort a group of prisoners to Mekong Province.

Xu Xiaoqi scratched his head and said, "I came back yesterday and wanted to see the young master, but you know the military regulations and can't rely on the military camp." ”

The rebellion of luxury in history has not been pacified for a long time, and one of the main reasons is the old routine of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Wang Sanshan was a gullible local official, and was lured into ambush and died.

As soon as the emperor changed his previous way of fighting, the front-line officers and soldiers did not use native soldiers, except for Qin Liangyu's men and horses, the counterinsurgency was basically all Ming troops.

Not only was the front line full of Ming troops, but the barracks that were not affiliated with each other were not allowed to move around indiscriminately, and ordinary people were isolated from the battlefield.

This prevented the leakage of military information to the greatest extent, so that the rebels did not know which direction the main force of the Ming army was in and where they would launch the main attack.

The emperor's meaning is also very clear, by quelling the rebellion of Lu'an, he trained a strong army for jungle and mountain warfare, deterred other Tusi, and completely changed the territory of the rebellious Tusi such as Shuixi.

Using toast to fight toast can certainly save the cost of the imperial court and reduce the mobilization of the imperial army.

But similar to the Banshu Rebellion, if people send troops to help, and you don't give benefits, a group of resentful toasts will be added, and a lot of unstable factors will be added.

There is a reward for paying, whether it is the toast or the court. A large amount of funds were smashed, and a large number of weapons and equipment were replaced, which was a lot of investment in the present, but in the long run, the benefits outweighed the disadvantages for the imperial court.

At that time, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty had declined, and there was no army that could fight except for the border army. By the time the Japanese rebelled against them, they had already exposed the weakness of the southern army.

Later, there were generals such as Grandpa Qi who rebuilt the army, which could be regarded as reinvigorating. However, after the death of these generals one after another, there was no war to polish it, and the combat strength of the inland army began to decline rapidly.

The emperor didn't just barely survive, he wanted external expansion. Liaodong and Southwest China are the best battlefields for training two strong armies in the north and south.

Therefore, the emperor spared no effort to invest in his own life, and his goal will be achieved soon.

The meeting between master and servant was just a small episode. They are all soldiers, and they have developed a bold temperament, and they become familiar with each other after saying hello. The crowd joined two tables and ordered food and drink, and men cultivated feelings in eating and drinking the fastest.

"Only came back yesterday?" Xu Hongyu put down the wine glass, remembered something, looked at Xu Xiaoqi and asked, "Why is it so long?" ”

Xu Xiaoqi hurriedly replied: "There are also people in Guangxi who have moved to Mekong Province, and the government is afraid that something will happen to them, so they let us send them twice." ”

"Prisoners of war? Or is it voluntary? Shama Buda casually asked, "Is Mekong a poor country or a rich place?" ”

"A land of abundance, of course." Xu Xiaoqi said very firmly: "The rice there is three crops a year, and there is too much grain to eat." A lot of the military rations we ate were brought from there. ”

"Champa rice." Xu Hongyu also has some knowledge about this, and said to Shama Buda: "The Champa rice planted in the south since the Song Dynasty is there. In Liangguang, it can also reach two or three crops a year. ”

Two or three times a year, that's really not enough to eat.

Shama Buda nodded, and said with some emotion: "It turns out that I am a little excited, but I am afraid that it is fake." Now, I know the place. ”

"Want to go?" Xu Hongyu raised his eyebrows in speculation and said, "It's very easy, just wait for the rebellion to be quelled, and you can apply for transfer to Mekong Province." ”

At present, there are two places in Daming that both the people and the soldiers are needed. One is the east, mainly for the coastal areas of Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang; The other is Mekong Province, which is mainly the provinces of Liangguang and Southwest China.

Liaodong will also need to be filled by civilians, but according to the plan, it will take at least a year to recover before large-scale migration is encouraged to reduce the input of transporting grain.

The people of Shandong, Beizhili, and Henan will be the main population exported to Liaodong. In the northwest, it will be Sichuan and Qinghai, as well as the Hetao region.

Isn't it true that there are more people and less land, so diverting the population and developing the land is also the main means of surviving the catastrophe.

In particular, the northern region was the hardest hit by the disaster, but the population was still quite large.

However, according to historical data, disasters last for a long time, but they are not confined to a single province. In other words, the provinces still have years of disaster mitigation and respite.

Of course, for Xu Hongyu and others, they didn't think so far. But for their military status, they don't want to put Nanshan after the counterinsurgency.

In particular, officers and soldiers from poor backgrounds like Shama Buda have much better military salaries than farming. It is still drought and flood to ensure the harvest, which is enough to feed a family.

"Mekong Province is still developing, and the wars with those barbarians are not large-scale, but they are very frequent." Xu Xiaoqi introduced: "Of course, barbarians do not resist. According to the sailors of the port, a few hundred people can beat them by thousands. ”

Xu Hongyu smiled and said, "The sailor is quite capable of blowing." If you want me to say, if we fight on land, we have to be more powerful. ”

Everyone nodded their heads again and again, deeply agreed. Not to mention anything else, according to the current equipment and firepower of the Ming army, the rebels already have a clear advantage in fighting the Lu'an rebels, not to mention those overseas barbarians.

Xu Xiaoqi hesitated a little, ate and drank for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind, and said to Xu Hongyu: "Young master, I want to go to Mekong Province, I hope you can-"

Xu Hongyu glared, and said unhappily: "What young master and many masters, how many times have I told you, we are robes and comrades-in-arms." You are now an officer, not my servant, and you can go wherever you want. ”

As he spoke, he raised his glass and said to Xu Xiaoqi: "It's good to go to Mekong, I support it." I heard that when I got there, I not only gave land, but also gave my wife and children! ”

Everyone laughed, making Xu Xiaoqi blush, as if he was going to do this.

Shama Buda patted Xu Xiaoqi's shoulder vigorously and said with a smile: "I'll go too, just rush to eat the grain that can't be eaten three times a year." ”

Xu Hongyu heard the sound outside, turned his head to look through the window, and slowly blinked his eyes, looking thoughtful.

Diagonally across the restaurant, a businessman-like guy with a few guys was recruiting ordinary people. From the paper with large characters written on it, you can know that they are immigrants to Mekong Province, and the conditions are still very good.

Mekong's reputation has spread, and it is a good choice for the poor landless people. And this seems to be a Han businessman, but behind it may be a certain toast, or he wants to make a fortune from it.

That's right, some toasts have already taken action and are seeking the position of local officials for their sons and nephews.