Horse on the World

Chapter 369

The whole Great Chu was in a mess. At this time, only Dingzhou Fuzhou Bingzhou Liqing Town Xihou ruled this piece of pure land. After the Western Man was wiped out, Dingzhou ushered in a rare few months of peace, no war, Without the invasion, even the bandits were wiped out. Under Li Qing's governance, these three places can really be described as not picking up things on the road and not closing the doors at night.Houses are owned by those who live in them, and fields are owned by those who cultivate them. If you don’t have any of these and you are an outsider with nothing, it doesn’t matter. If you know how to farm, a piece of land will be allocated to you immediately, and basic living expenses will be provided for you in the first year. You only need to pay in installments later, and you can enjoy the benefit of exempting all taxes for one year.If you don't even know how to grow fields, there are countless handicraft workshops here that allow you to work and earn what you need for life.

The tranquility here has caused countless people displaced by the war to swarm here. In just a few months, the number of people under Li Qing's rule has increased by nearly 10 people. , what is needed most is the influx of a large number of people. The refugees who are regarded as scourges by other wealthy families in Dachu, in Li Qing's view, are the income of one or two taels of silver in the future. He only needs to invest a small amount in the early stage to exchange for future Lots of taxes, and an endless supply of soldiers.

Everything was going according to Li Qing's wishes. The northern army led by Lu Fengchun stormed Zeng's family, but Zeng's family knew that their strength was not enough, so they wisely carried out fortified walls and cleared the country, giving up a large area of ​​land, and sticking to some big cities and towns. , These big cities and towns are well prepared to support a long-term defense, which buys precious time for the rear to rearrange the second line of defense, and Zeng is even more relieved that the support promised by Li Qing has already started, and as long as they support The longer the time, the more likely it is that Li Qing will send troops to the Lu family in the north.

Trade space for time!This is the general war strategy formulated by Zeng.It seems that Shunzhou, the frontier of the Zeng family's resistance to the Lu family in the north, was cut to pieces by Lu Fengchun, leaving only isolated cities struggling to support them. But in turn, because of the existence of these isolated cities, most of Lu Fengchun's troops were also cut into branches. A single independent unit lacks effective support for each other.

The Lu family seems to have acquired a large area of ​​territory in Shunzhou, but the previous strategic goals have not been realized at all. Under such circumstances, the Lu family has been reluctantly dragged step by step into the quagmire of the long-term war. Lu Fengchun did not dare to march into these isolated cities, but it was not easy to pull out these nails.

But in Qinzhou, the southern army fought more fiercely with the Xiao family. The two sides came and went, and fought fiercely in Qinzhou. Xiao Shi was suppressed for the time being, but it is believed that as Xiao Shi sent more reinforcements, Qinzhou would become a new meat grinder.

What Li Qing couldn't understand the most was Qu Yongjie from Xingzhou. Originally, in Li Qing's estimation, Qu Yongjie could only choose one side to join after the war between the south and the Xiao family started, but the fact surprised Li Qing. For some reason, Qu Yongjie managed to raise a large amount of military supplies, and in a short period of time, he trained tens of thousands of very good troops, making King Ning and Xiao Haoran throw their hands at the same time, and unexpectedly let him have a good fortune in Xingzhou. Prosperous, and Qu Yongjie, who was originally a military general, is actually well-organized in terms of cultural governance. Xingzhou, which has been repeatedly poisoned by rebellious bandits, has been greatly stabilized after Qu Yongjie took over, and a large number of bandits have been wiped out. The rest can only huddle in the deep mountains and swamps. Xingzhou actually presents an atmosphere of great order.

All of this forced Li Qing to re-examine Qu Yongjie, the former commander of the Royal Forest Army.The intelligence brought by Qingfeng made Li Qing feel a little bit jealous of Qu Yongjie. Yuan Fang, the former commander of the party secretary, also defected to Qu Yongjie. Qu Yongjie needs to be taller. If this capable minister can also willingly serve Qu Yongjie, it can be seen that Qu Yongjie is indeed outstanding.

It was Li Qing's order to Qingfeng to monitor everything in Xingzhou. Suddenly, a large number of field workers from the Statistics and Investigation Department poured into Xingzhou.The contest between Baihu Qingfeng, a rising star in the spy circle, and Yuan Fang, a veteran spy chief, kicked off in Xingzhou.

Although there is an uncertain factor in Xingzhou, this does not affect Li Qing's good mood. He has always been self-centered, and he only needs to do his own thing well. As for enemies or people who are temporarily indifferent , it is best if you can restrain it, if you really can't restrain it, then you have to rely on your own strength to compete in the end.Li Qing didn't think Qu Yongjie would bring him much trouble.

Today, under the rule of the Xihou Mansion in Liqing Town, it owns three prefectures in Dingfu and the vast grasslands and a large piece of land outside the customs. The total number of Dingkou has millions, and it has Master Lu, Master Qi Nian, Master Yishan and the recent The established Changsheng Division led by Jiang Kui, these four main divisions have more than 15 soldiers, plus more than [-] garrison troops from the three states led by Feng Guotong. More than [-] people, Li Qing can actually mobilize as many as [-] troops.

In terms of people's livelihood, the three prefectures are on the right track. After Bingzhou is brought under the rule, the three prefectures are basically self-sufficient in terms of food, but Li Qing still ordered the Department of Commerce to do everything possible to purchase food from the Central Plains. Tunji, although the Central Plains War, food has become a strategic material and has become an embargoed material for the states, but in the face of a large amount of wealth, there are always some people who will take the risk and secretly smuggle food to Dingzhou, and apart from these shady transactions , Dingzhou even sold weapons, salt, etc. to the various forces, but the settlement did not use gold and silver, but specified that it could only be settled with grain. Various measures were taken, and Li Qing had collected all the money in just a few months. This is enough food for three states for a year, and this number is increasing every day.

In troubled times, what is most important is food. With food, the stability under the rule can be maintained, and the combat power of the army can be maintained. In war, the first thing to fight is logistics. In this regard, Li Qing compared with other heroes Have a clearer understanding.Gold and silver are indeed lovely, but at a certain time they are the most useless things.

Dingzhou is now the most relaxed time. Except for the necessary strategic security forces, the other troops have been released from the state of war and transferred to training and rest. After three or four years of war, most of the soldiers have also arrived One pole, it's time to let them relax and relax.

And during this period, it became the most festive day in Dingzhou. A large number of bachelors found their wives and got married one after another. In various places in Dingzhou, the sound of festive Suona gongs and drums could be heard almost every day.Li Qing also began to appear at the weddings of some middle and high-level officials all day long, especially in the military. The army officers brought out by Li Qing are basically new military attache groups. The average age of senior officers is relatively low, and senior officers do not need Li They didn't dare to expect Li Qing to go to Qing's attendance, but Li Qing, from Zhenwu Colonel, as long as he had time, would go to send a congratulations, sit down for a while, and drink a glass of wine, even if it was really If there is no time to go, Iron Leopard will also be sent to send happy money and congratulations.

But this period of time has made Tang Hu extremely difficult. Tang Hu is a bachelor, he is bold, and he is easy to make friends. His friends are all over the army. A large number of officers get married, and he is always indispensable in the wedding posts. A congratulatory gift had to be prepared, and after a few months, Tang Hu's face turned pale when he gave the gift.There was nothing in his pocket, and in his hand, he was now holding a very important wedding note, the wedding of General Lu Dalin's only younger brother, General Lu Dabing's wedding.

Sitting at the door of Li Qing's study with a sad face, Tang Hu was thinking hard about where to get some not-for-worth congratulatory gifts. Others saw that Tang Hu was very glamorous. Can be poor, but in fact Tang Hu is very careless, and often when money comes, it comes with his left hand and goes with his right.But Lu Dabing's status is different, and his friendship with him is also extraordinary, if this congratulatory gift is poor, not only will he lose face, but Lu Dabing will also lose face.

Tang Hu was so engrossed in his thoughts that Li Qing didn't even hear him calling him a few times in the study. When Li Qing walked out of the study, he saw Tang Hu with a sad face, tilting his head, and looking at the sky with one eye. Bai Yun didn't know what he was thinking.

"Tiger!" Li Qing shouted.But Tang Hu was taken aback, and when he saw Li Qing standing in the door of the study, he jumped up all of a sudden, "What orders does the commander-in-chief have?"

Li Qing looked at his expression, and said with a smile: "Huzi, what are you thinking, I didn't hear you a few times, let Mr. Shang know, I'm afraid I will beat you again."

Tang Hu said with a sneer: "Master, please forgive me, but you can't let Mr. Shang know about it. Although you won't be punished now, scolding is inevitable." Tang Hu and Li Qing have been together for a long time, and he knows that Li Qing is actually quite An easy-going person, although he respects him, he is not afraid of him, but Shang Haibo makes him a little afraid, always so serious, always so businesslike, sometimes Tang Hu can't see it from Shang Haibo What a human touch.

"I can't see that we Huzi have something on our minds? What are you thinking? Tell me and let me go into the details for you?" Li Qing was a little tired from reading official documents, and Li Qing also wanted to relax.

"Actually, actually..." Tang Hu hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind, "Marshal, I actually want to ask you to borrow some money."

"Borrowing money?" Li Qing couldn't help laughing, "See if you will still be extravagant in the future, um, your rank as a general is not low, how did you make it look like this, besides, if you are short of money, just tell me , is it possible to make my personal general worry about money?"

Tang Hu was overjoyed, "Marshal, with your words, I feel at ease. You know, I always get money with my left hand and spend it with my right hand, but during this period of time, there are too many happy events. They have given away hundreds of taels of silver, there is really nothing to do, now, Lu Dabing is also here to join in the fun, I don't know if I will wait until next month when I send money, it makes me extremely embarrassed."

Li Qing laughed loudly, "It turns out that it's a gift to the poor, well, you're right, this is also a problem, Huzi, do you have any ideas? You can also find a daughter-in-law to marry and get back all the money you gave away earlier. If you get married, how about I give you a big gift? By the way, Huzi, you follow me all day, do you have someone you like? If so, I will do this for you, no matter which one you like, If I were to be a matchmaker, the other party would have to give me some favors, right?"

Tang Hu's black face turned red in an instant, turning purple. He looked at Li Qing uneasily, took a look, lowered his head, looked again, and lowered his head again.

Li Qing was amazed, he never expected that Tang Hu would really have someone he likes, and he would always look at him without humming, it seems that he is not unsophisticated when it comes to matters between men and women.

"I really like someone, who is it, tell me, and I'll do it for you." Li Qing patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him. Tang Hu was sincere to him, let him start a family and start a business earlier, and forget his own worries , to be honest, after getting along with Tang Hu, I have regarded him more as my relatives.

"Marshal, there is one, but it's a bit difficult, and I don't know if the other party thinks highly of me! You see, I can't lead troops to fight, and I can be a decent general, and I can't know the books and etiquette, or I will be disabled at once. " Tang Hu said anxiously.

"Damn!" Li Qing was a little angry, "Huzi, how can you look down on yourself so much? It's not like everyone has the talent to lead soldiers and fight. Your talent is not in it, and even though you don't have an eye, But the missing eye, in my opinion, is your medal, who dares to look down on you? Tell me who it is, I want to see, who dares to look down on my General Tang!"

Tang Hu spit out a name lightly, but this name made Li Qing a little pale, and felt very troublesome.

Mom, you bastard, why did you fall in love with this woman, Huzi?Li Qing rubbed his forehead.

(End of this chapter)