Horse on the World

Chapter 873
Han Yong set up a trap in the Fukang County Prison to lure the escaped Xu Siyu to rescue Lan Yu, and perhaps catch all the hidden personnel in Zhong Ziqi's wolf den in Ningzhou. Although Han Yong waited patiently for nearly a month, But Xu Siyu, who was obviously still lurking in the border of Ningzhou, had never been heard from. Based on various intelligences, Han Yong judged that Xu Siyu would never fall into this trap. Looking at his tired subordinates, Han Yong sighed and underestimated his opponent.

That being the case, Lan Yu has no attraction for Han Yong. It is obviously useless for such a person to be in Ningzhou. If he stays here all the time, once he relaxes, maybe that Xu Siyu, who can't see the end of the dragon, will kill the general Come out, Xu Siyu's martial arts is extremely high, Han Yong knows it well, if his father is here, he will not be afraid of him alone, but himself, Han Yong shook his head, compared to Xu Siyu, it is really not enough.

"General Tian, ​​this sapphire is useless in Ningzhou. My lord wants to send him to Dingzhou. If such a big man falls into our hands, it will be of great benefit to Dingzhou's prestige."

"What about Xu Siyu, let's just leave it like this?" Tian Feng was a little dissatisfied, "General Han, if such a dangerous guy is not dug out, it will be extremely dangerous."

"I know that." Han Yong nodded: "Right now the other party is hiding in the dark, we are in the light, and Ningzhou is the lair of this guy, it is indeed difficult to dig him out, but Xu Siyu's biggest threat is Use his superb martial arts to assassinate our generals or high-level officials, so we have to ask General Tian to inform our officials, we must strengthen our guard, and we must not give him an opportunity."

Tian Feng laughed, "Most of our senior officials in Ningzhou are military generals. I, Mr. Li Sizhi, Guo Quan, Lu Dalin and others didn't fight out of the sea of ​​swords and blood. Xu Siyu is indeed superb in martial arts, but It's impossible for him to kill us easily, as long as he can't hit us with one blow, the guards around us are worth nothing, so I kind of expect him to come."

Han Yong laughed and said, "General Tian, ​​please don't be careless. A person like Xu Siyu, if he is not sure of hitting a hit, will definitely not make a move, so we must not relax our defenses against him."
Seeing Han Yong's serious attitude, Tian Feng nodded, "In this regard, you are an expert, I will listen to you, and at the same time inform all the senior officials in Dingzhou and Ningzhou, and the guards will add [-]%."

"That's great, as long as the adults are well-prepared, I can dig him out step by step in an orderly and orderly manner." Han Yong smiled and said, "Even though Ningzhou is big, there is no place for him to hide."

"I have always been convinced of the ability of the Overwatch Council!" Tian Feng chuckled. "Since Lan Yu is going to be sent away, I think it's better to go by water, and take him to Ningzhou City first, and hand him over to Lord Li Sizhi."
"Okay, I just want to go to Ningzhou City to borrow a few people from Mr. Li, so I can take this blue jade along the way."

Time has entered August, and the weather in Ningzhou is already extremely hot. Li Sizhi's mood is also changing day by day. The territory of Ningzhou has basically calmed down. Under the circumstances, people's livelihood began to gradually recover. In addition to the support from Liaoshen, the food squeezed out of the teeth of the local people in Dingzhou was also continuously transported to Ningdeng along the waterway. With food, there will naturally be a stable life. situation.The green seedlings replanted in May are also growing very well. Although it is not a good harvest in autumn, at least part of it can be harvested to meet the urgent needs.

The Dingzhou New Deal has already started to be implemented, Li Sizhi sees it very accurately, now is a good time, how similar it is to Dingzhou in the past, all the rich and powerful families were forcibly moved away by King Ning, and the original officials were able to leave and escape. Although there is a serious shortage of officials, the chief officials of the counties are all sent by Dingzhou, and they have a full understanding of Dingzhou's new policies, which minimizes the resistance to the implementation of the new policies.
Now Li Sizhi is in the first stage of publicity, so that the common people can fully understand the benefits of the Dingzhou New Deal. The Dingzhou New Deal is to rob the rich and help the poor, so that the landless people can have their own land, and let the rich with a lot of land vomit blood , to maximize the cracking of the land annexation situation.After the common people fully understand that the new policy of Dingzhou has great benefits for them, they will support the rule of Dingzhou from the bottom of their hearts, and those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. Li Sizhi has a full understanding of this. Relying on this article, the people under his jurisdiction were made to support Li Qing's rule wholeheartedly.

Different from simply robbing the rich and helping the poor, the Dingzhou New Deal did not simply and brutally execute the cleansing of the rich and powerful, but actively found another way for them to make a fortune. The promotion of Dingzhou's business was based on this.The well-developed commerce in Dingzhou made the big landlords under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou see an easier way to make money. Compared with collecting land, commerce can bring them more wealth.And now the development of overseas markets has opened the door for them to go out all the time. The several ships of gold and silver treasures brought back by Wei Zhihua, coupled with Li Qing's deliberate publicity, has discovered a picture of gold and silver everywhere on the New World It was deeply engraved in the minds of these big businessmen whose ideas had undergone great changes. This is how Long Sihai, Qi Yu and others responded, and in a short period of time, they raised a large number of ships to head to the New World. feat.

And Li Qing also took advantage of this. The warships that were eliminated were snatched by these merchants at a very high price, and the income was even higher than the cost of building a new ship. Who told these merchants to want to take the first step?All businessmen understand that no matter what kind of business it is, whoever is the first to do it will maximize the benefits.Digesting the old warships and raising a lot of money, the voyage of a large number of merchant ships will stabilize this sea route and form a steady stream of financial resources. At the same time, it will also stabilize overseas enclaves.Li Qing allowed these businessmen to enclose land overseas, which would also prompt these businessmen to try their best to immigrate overseas. The more overseas immigrants, the more they can consolidate overseas rule.There are many people in the Central Plains, and Li Qing must strictly guard against land annexation, but overseas, Li Qing does not have so many scruples.

The rich and powerful families in Ningzhou were almost forcibly relocated by King Ning. On the contrary, it made Dingzhou less difficult to implement the new policy. Otherwise, in order to buy land from these people, Dingzhou would have to spend a lot of money. Now it’s okay, a lot of money The unowned land was taken into public ownership by Li Sizhi, and then redistributed to landless peasants.
The problem that bothers Li Sizhi the most now is the shortage of young and strong laborers. It’s okay now. Unlike Dingzhou, where a large number of water conservancy facilities have to be built, Ningzhou is rich in water resources, which saves Li Sizhi, but wait until the autumn harvest or next year’s spring plowing , the seriousness of the shortage of young and strong labor force will be highlighted.

At the moment, I can't take care of this end. Dingzhou occupies the almost dilapidated Ningdeng prefectures, while Bazhou has almost completely fallen into the hands of Luoyang. Qiu Zhi has served as the commander of the Luoyang Army in Bazhou. Aggressive, seeing that another big battle is about to start, Qiu Zhi is a veteran, Li Sizhi knows him very well, the next contest between him and Lu Dalin, Lu Dalin will face a great test.

Fighting in the front is based on the commanding art of the general and the bravery of the soldiers, but it is the economic foundation in the rear that determines the victory or defeat, especially the army like Dingzhou, which relies more heavily on logistics. Every Dingzhou army has This is the reason why we have an independent supply camp.
Ning Deng was originally rich, but he could not count on it for the time being. King Ning, one of the [-] mountains, would definitely come out to make trouble. The next few years would be extremely difficult.

Li Sizhi had to save some of the food that was not much in the first place. Once the war broke out, the consumption of food would be much higher than usual. It is always good to be prepared. Now nearly 20 troops have gathered in the Ningdeng area. Dingzhou headquarters has tens of thousands of troops, plus He Ping, Liang Yi, Zhou Shuwen, and Guo Quan's Fengli division has more than [-] people.

Li Sizhi doesn't expect to be able to win quickly. Right now Dingzhou's ruling area is almost half of the country, but the Central Plains area under the control of Luoyang has a profound foundation and a wealth of talents. With Tianqi at the helm, Shang Haibo, Yuan Fang and others will implement it in detail. It is a confrontation, a confrontation in all aspects, not only the confrontation between Ningdeng and Bozhou, but also the Qinxingqing area, the Quanmin area, and the Youyan area.This will be a comprehensive contest involving all aspects and levels, who will win and who will win, at least it will be a few years before we can see why.
Qiu Zhi was in charge of Bozhou, which made Ningzhou really uncomfortable. This veteran's rich experience and clear strategy against the enemy made Lu Dalin and Li Sizhi feel great pressure.Bozhou is close to the sea. Originally, Dingzhou navy could get whatever they wanted, but when Qiu Zhifu came to Bozhou, he forced all the residents within [-] miles along the coast to retreat across the board, fortified the walls and cleared the fields. The team was unable to go deep, and built a strong fortress at the mouth of the Lai River to block the waterway, making the navy useless. Zhuang Youbao tried to attack once, and in half a day, several warships were damaged, hundreds of sailors were killed and injured, and they had to withdraw from the battle , It’s just a pity that the Kaitai, which is equipped with the Shenwei cannon, cannot come in. Otherwise, with the power of the Shenwei cannon, it may be able to capture the fortress. If the Shenwei cannon is removed and installed on a small ship with three thousand materials, a small ship It can also be equipped with two or three doors, and the river of Laihe can also enter two warships with [-] materials at a time, which is useless at all.

Facing Qiu Zhi, Lu Dalin didn't dare to divide his troops, and used his navy to send them to the coast of Bazhou. Many generals proposed this idea, but Lu Dalin didn't believe that Qiu Zhi didn't think of this possibility. Facing such a veteran, once he divided his troops, It is very likely that they will be defeated by the opponent one by one, Lu Dalin is unwilling to take this risk, and now he is taking an upright front to face the enemy, fighting with Qiu Zhi majesticly, Lu Dalin has great confidence in the fighting power of the Dingzhou soldiers.When arranging troops, he placed Wei Xin, Tian Xinyu, Lu Dalin, Jin Chao, Chang Liqing, Xiong Jiwang and other troops at the forefront, while the Liaoshen soldiers of He Ping, Liang Yi, Zhou Shuwen and others who surrendered, used their Covering the flanks, Lu Dalin wanted to defeat the opponent on the frontal battlefield.

(End of this chapter)