Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 707
When the news of Lu Zheng's capture of Fuzhou Cheng came, the Southern Wu Restoration Organization was naturally very happy, and held a large banquet at the lord's mansion to celebrate.

This is a good omen. Taking a city at the beginning will help spread the power of the Restoration Organization and radiate to the surrounding counties.

In Quanzhou alone, there are only nine small counties, namely Jinjiang, Nan'an, Putian, Xianyou, Yongchun, Tong'an, Dehua, Qingxi, and Changtai.

There are three counties in Zhangzhou, which add up to two prefectures and twelve counties. The population and army are limited, and there are too many soldiers, so it is difficult to be self-sufficient.

Because the taxes of the two states here can support the expenses of 5 horses at most, Chen Hongjin's soldiers and horses at that time after the Qingliu Army stayed did not exceed the upper limit of this number, because they paid miscellaneous taxes and could not support so many generals. and soldiers.

Now that the Fuguo organization has migrated back from the island, the population has increased, the number of troops has increased, and with the recruitment and march, several waves of soldiers and horses add up to almost 10 people.

Such a huge army of [-] requires a huge supply of food and grass.

According to a young and middle-aged man who eats two catties of rice every day, it is 60 catties for one month, and 120 catties for two months. In the early Song Dynasty, one stone of rice was equal to the current 120 catties. A stone of rice.

For a 200 army, [-] shi and [-] million catties of rice in two months is not a small amount.

Counties such as Zhangzhou and Quanzhou alone have limited arable areas and cannot afford it.

Therefore, more territory, more people who pay taxes, and expanding trade are needed to earn gold, silver, treasures, cattle, sheep, horses, and food from outside. This is what Su Chen is planning now. This is the duty of the prime minister of a country. up.

After deliberation, Lu Chaoqun decided to lead the army, leave Quanzhou, and march towards Wuyue Kingdom.

Wei Dongqiang and Qi Ying also agreed to send troops together to conquer cities, build meritorious service, and control the army. This is what they all care about, because they are military generals, and they all hope to have military power in their hands.

Therefore, the three generals set off.

The [-]-strong army, accompanied by the head coach Lu Chaoqun, deputy commanders Wei Dongqiang and Qi Ying, rushed to the border of Wuyue to formally attack Wuyue.

After these men and horses left, the defensive forces of Citong City in Quanzhou were suddenly empty. Except for the Shence Army, there were only 2 troops stationed there.

Lu Chaoqun left his confidant general Liao Wei in charge of the defense of Citong City. Duyu Hou Dong Jiujie and Zhang Zhicheng obeyed Liao Wei's orders. One was in charge of the imperial guards, protecting and supervising the lord Yang Ling'er, and the other was in charge of patrolling the security of the city and the access control of the gates, etc. .

However, these people's fighting experience and thinking are naturally not as good as Su Chen's. Therefore, Su Chen soon turned his back on the customer and proposed to recruit a thousand elite soldiers of magic tricks to serve as Yang Linger's personal guards, and Dong Jiujie's guards in charge of management. Gang protects Yang Linger.

This is Su Chen's desire to arrange his soldiers by Yang Linger's side, so as to gradually get rid of the supervision and control of General Lu and others on Yang Linger.

At the same time, Su Chen continued to increase his recruitment. The Shence Army has reached 1 people, and the number of cavalry has reached 500.

In this way, Su Chen's strength increased greatly, and he sent people to Jinling and Runzhou City to search for him with his letters, portraits, and roster.

Han Xizai and Xu Xuan are the people that Su Chen mainly wants to win over. These two are excellent candidates for governing the government and building a top team.

Secondly, scholars like Jiang Tao, Liu Dong, and Xia Baosong, who he has supported, are also on the list he collected, and they can come to handle military and government affairs for him, and act as advisers.

There are also Zhou Jiamin, Xu Cainv, and Su Chen who also thought about sending someone to secretly protect them, and when the time was right, they took over to recognize each other.

As for Princess Yongning, I heard that she has become a monk and has followed Buddhism, so Su Chen doesn't want to disturb her for the time being.

The other party has already cut off the world of mortals. Su Chen doesn't want to use mundane things to influence her anymore. Moreover, both Yang Linger and Hei Yun took revenge and killed the Li clan. Princess Yongning is just sad. Come here and meet with the Restoration Organization. Once there is a disturbance, Yongning will know the truth, and it will be even more cruel at that time.

At least, now the dirty water has been splashed on Wu Yue and Khitan.

As for the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the comatose Second Prince, they heard that they had been sent to Bianjing City of the Great Song Dynasty, so Su Chen should never see each other again.

In order to gain a deep understanding of the real life of the people in several counties in Quanzhou, Su Chen took his bodyguards and visited these counties to observe the conditions of the people, as well as the cultivation of farms outside the city and the operation of shops in the city, etc., to infer the economic level and the living conditions of the people.

Due to the unevenness in these years, the establishment and demise of Fujian, Chen Hongjin's exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were very heavy, so the people at the bottom were searched, and life was very difficult.

If the Southern Wu Restoration Army further intensified its raids here, it would only force the people to rebel against the government and cause resistance.

Therefore, Su Chen has always emphasized not to over-exploit and plunder, give the local people a chance to recuperate, reduce taxes, and recruit many strong men into the army to reduce the living pressure of each household.

By doing so, the people will benefit, but the tax revenue will naturally decrease, and it needs to be replenished from other sources, otherwise the food and salaries of the [-] troops will not last long, which requires commercial operations, foreign trade, and income generation.

Weapons and equipment, etc., are completely self-made, and will reduce purchases and reliance on these things. These are all planned and considered by Su Chen, which maintains the normal operation of the Southern Wu Restoration Army as a whole, and there is no chaos.

Most of the peasant uprisings and local uprisings in history were due to insufficient strategic planning, limited vision, and lack of understanding of the importance of system planning and operation. If they are not good at waiting, the overall management of the rebel army is chaotic. When they arrive at a place, they rely on looting supplies to maintain the army's expenses, so it will not last long.

After spending half a month inspecting the counties, Su Chen returned to the city of Citong. When Bai Susu saw him, he announced the good news: "Master, we have already stocked up several large ships for porcelain, tea, liquor, soap, etc., enough to go on board." [-] boxes, it can be traded overseas in a few days."

Su Chen was also very happy when he heard the words, nodded and said: "Great, the first batch of business, I hope it can go well, and bring back war horses, cattle and sheep, bows and arrows and other northern strategic materials."

Bai Susu smiled and said: "The Liao people are short of these things, so they should be able to exchange them for what we want. Gold, silver and jade and valuables from the Liao Kingdom can also be used for settlement. We can bring them back and sell them to the rich people around us. turned into coins."

Su Chen also smiled, and agreed: "It makes sense, communicate more about trade, and exchange what each needs. Now that the Song and Liao countries are gearing up, and the trade has been cut off, we will make up for it in the past by providing some materials from the Central Plains. The necessities are also what the Liao people need to use."

"By the way, the toothpaste toothbrush, mosquito repellent toilet water, and glassware you mentioned last time are all in production, and they can be brought out for sale next time." Bai Susu mentioned the new products.

Hearing this, Su Chen became more confident. In terms of business, with Bai Susu's help, he is really a virtuous housemate who continuously provides him with commodities, profits, supplies, etc. Raising soldiers and fighting wars are very costly, so there must be enough economic backstop.

"I still have some ideas, write them all out, Susu will find someone to make them, and then mass-produce them for civilian use. Even if they are sold to Liao, Nanyang and other dynasties, it will not affect our safety."

Bai Susu nodded, looked at Su Chen, and said with admiration: "I don't know, how did Mr. Xiang come up with these ideas, all of them are ingenious, and they can indeed change the current daily necessities of the people. It is much more convenient and the price is not high, but it can be consumed quickly. Constantly."

Su Chen said with a smile: "There are some products that are likely to be imitated by other craftsmen and workshops soon, but blue and white porcelain, glassware, soap soap, strong-flavored liquor, etc., they don't know the technology and craftsmanship, so it shouldn't be easy to imitate. We will still occupy the largest market, and the financial resources will flow in to fill our internal treasury. It will not be difficult to build an elite magic trick army of 10 horses. At that time, we will use this as our husband to rule the world!"

(End of this chapter)