Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 775 Reorganization and Reduction
In the official hall, Wang Xiaolie was discussing matters with Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi, and Wang Yang and the manager He Jianzhong walked in quickly to sign the sentence.After entering the official hall, he saluted Wang Xiaolie and said, "Prefect, a serious case has occurred in Henan Prefecture!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at Chen Qiudao at the side, frowned and said, "What case?"

Wang Yangdao: "When Meng Bangxiong was in charge of the Henan government, he was greedy for treasures and robbed the imperial tomb. When his property was confiscated, most of the treasures have been recovered. However, there are still a few scattered pieces in his nephew. Recently he My nephew was short of money, so he wanted to sell the treasures for money. Two gangsters, known as the Huainan Shuanghu, came to buy them. Fortunately, the police from Henan Province were clever and captured them this morning."

Wang Xiaolie said: "When we entered the city that day, Meng Bangjie was submissive and helped us stabilize the order, so he didn't make things difficult for him. I heard that now he runs a restaurant to make a living, and the business is good. Why is his son's life difficult?"

Wang Yangdao: "His son recently fell in love with a prostitute in Deyue Tower, spending money like water. How did Meng Bangjie pay him too much money? So he decided to resell the treasures of the imperial tomb. But this matter , don’t know if Meng Bangjie knows?”

Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and thought for a while.Said: "Call Meng Bangjie to Henan Mansion and ask if he knows. Don't make it difficult for him. If he doesn't know, let him go. So as not to cause gossip, saying that we are taking the opportunity to retaliate."

Wang Yang said yes.

He Jianzhong said: "In addition, when we were capturing the Huainan Shuanghu, we happened to bump into a painting boat that set up gambling. After counting, the gambling money is really quite a lot."

Wang Xiaolie's heart skipped a beat.Looking at Chen Qiudao, he hurriedly asked: "Are there any officials involved? It doesn't have to be the current officials, even family members!"

He Jianzhong said: "That's not true. But besides the rich and noble people in Luoyang City, almost one-third of them are in it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's good to have no official. Gambling is the most harmful word. Once it gets involved, it will be difficult to avoid it, and trouble will happen sooner or later. Therefore, we prohibit large-sum gambling. Yes, it’s also a small mistake. But some people, the more banned you are, the more they want to commit crimes. There is no way to think about it. Now that they are caught, everything will be dealt with strictly according to the law. Those who participate in gambling will be severely punished. If they can’t get it out You got the money, and you will be assigned to the Prison City Army for three months of hard labor!"

He Jianzhong said yes.

Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Qiudao: "Consultant, when it comes to gambling, Fuchang and Shou'an are even more powerful. There are many small factory owners there, and many of them like to gamble twice when they make money. And the gamble is big, and there are many Gambled away the factory. It’s almost Chinese New Year, so it’s good to have a crackdown there.”

Chen Qiudao nodded: "That's right. It's not easy for these small factory owners to make money. They have to throw it away in the casino. I don't know what to think!"

Speaking of this, Chen Qiudao sighed: "When I was in Xiangyang, because of my ignorance, my family's officials were involved in the gambling house. After thinking about it, I really couldn't open it. Especially the people in the government must Ban it!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's good to follow the law. Small fights are just for fun, as long as you are consistent, you will be dealt with."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xiaolie said: "Stealing and selling the treasures of the imperial tomb is a serious case, and the king signed the sentence to deal with it strictly according to the law! As for the gambling boat, let He Canjun handle it. Don't let the players who participate in the gambling be let go, let them pay a fee." Pen fine, long memory. In a few days, I will go to the front line of Shizhou, and the matter of Henan Mansion will be discussed by Wang Zhipan and Qualcomm. Now for us, the most important thing is war, and we can’t waste it on other things energy."

Wang Yang cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate obeys!"

After finishing speaking, he bid farewell to He Jianzhong and left the official hall.

Looking at the backs of the two, Wang Xiao said: "It's winter, and it was supposed to be the time to start the war. However, the Jin army didn't come this year, so it seemed a bit quieter. Five days later, Staff Officer Wang and I will go to the Shijiazhuang City. State, let’s see what’s going on there. I’ll trouble the two of you for the affairs in the rear.”

Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi agreed together.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the snow outside and sighed: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year, I hope the coming year will be a bumper harvest year. I thought that Xiangyang and other prefectures could support 12 troops. Now that there are so many more places, how can we raise 12 troops?" It is not difficult to have an army of [-]. Now it seems that I overestimated the place. Henan Prefecture and other places were ravaged by the Jin army, and the production was too damaged. Without a few years of recuperation, it is not suitable for raising an army."

Chen Qiudao said: "What Xuanfu said is true. Moreover, the roads in the north are not repaired, and it is difficult to transport materials."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right. Now the Bian River water transport has not been opened, and the grain from the south cannot be transported. It is difficult to rely on land transport alone. Although we have thought of many ways, it is still far from enough. I count However, in the north of Taiyuan, we will not be able to supply more than [-] troops. How are we going to fight!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie said decisively: "I decided to take advantage of the absence of a major battle this winter to reorganize and reduce the army. Instead of forming another army, we will form three more divisions, including Jiang Min. The extra All the troops have been turned into battalion troops, and they are cultivating around Henan Prefecture. Only when more fields are opened up, can more troops be raised. In the area of ​​Kaifeng Prefecture, it is better to give up, so as not to create a gap with the puppet Qi. If you want to counterattack the Kingdom of Jin, you must eventually We still need 30 troops. But raising [-] troops, we can’t do what we do now. We need to rest for a while, and wait for the place to recover slowly.”

Chen Yuyi said: "I'm afraid the court is in a hurry and can't wait for such a long time."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "It's different with the help of the imperial court. The imperial army has 10,000+ people, it's not the same thing."

Chen Qiudao nodded and said, "The army of the imperial court can attract a group of Jin troops. At that time, we may face a group of Jin troops, with a maximum of 10,000+ people."

Wang Xiaohun nodded.

Over the years, Wang Xiaolie's biggest worry was that Zhao Gou's determination to fight against the gold was not firm, and the imperial army would not be able to help him.If the imperial army can't attract all the golden troops to confront each other and let all the golden troops come to him, things will be troublesome.

At that time, I could only protect myself and had no energy left to attack.Just like now, if the Golden Army on the East Road was not attracted by the imperial army and unable to transfer to the West, how could I fight so well on the West Road?As long as there are tens of thousands of gold troops in Hedong, how can it have the advantage of its own strength like it is now?

Regardless of whether the imperial army is defending or attacking, the Jin army on the East Road is firmly attracted, and the Jin army facing itself is nothing to worry about.In terms of military strength, he has a firm advantage.Waiting for the soldiers to practice proficiently, they can march northward in a big way.If Hedong Road is occupied, the strategic situation of the Song Dynasty will be completely changed.

(End of this chapter)