"Another very important point is the fighting will of the Henan Army...

"There is no shortage of food in Yujing now. According to the information from the Coordination Office, the food in Yujing's warehouse can last for at least three months. Under such circumstances, even if the First Army blocked Yujing's contact with the outside world, it would not be able to survive in a short period of time.

It is also difficult to cause too much damage to Yujing. Coupled with the Qi army's dispatch of troops, it is likely to double the confidence of the Henan army and make them more determined to hold on to the city!"

"Under these factors, I believe that our army is now concentrating its forces to attack Yujing City. Although it is possible that we can capture the city, this is not the best choice for our army. Even if our army captures Yujing in the end, we will have to pay a lot of effort."

The casualties will also be very large, conservatively estimated to be at least tens of thousands!"

After finishing his thoughts in one breath, Luo Gang looked at Ye Mingsheng with some anxiety, wondering what Ye Mingsheng's attitude would be towards his thoughts.

After thinking carefully about Luo Gang's answer, Ye Mingsheng did not give any statement but continued to ask:

"So you want to besiege Yujing without attacking?"

Although he didn't know what Ye Mingsheng's attitude was, Luo Gang knew that now was the time for him to express himself, so he simply relaxed and nodded and said:

"Yes, Commander, although Yujing is important! But at this moment, it plays a very limited role in the overall situation in Hebei and Henan. The main force of the Henan army of nearly 100,000 people has been completely annihilated by our army!"

"Although there are a lot of troops defending the city in Yujing City, only 23% of them are regular troops. Most of them are young men organized by Gao Zongchang. Under the protection of the city, these young men can play a big role in defending the city.

, but once out of the protection of the city, they will be a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of our army..."

"Commander, there is still more than a month to winter, less than two months, and the general predicts that Shangguan Hongyuan will probably take over the southern inspection court before the end of the year. After a whole winter of rest, and three

The sowing date of the month, the date when Shangguan Hongyuan launches an attack on our army, is likely to be in May or June next year!"

"As for the Anqing Army under Xu Zhaojie, his financial and logistical situation is even worse. If Shangguan Hongyuan hadn't given him a hand this time, he probably wouldn't have been able to pay out military pay this month. At most, he could ensure that his soldiers could eat well.

meal!"

"And according to the accounts of the prisoners of the Anqing Army, the Anqing Army has spent more than half a year in war. Although they have achieved considerable results, the lower-level soldiers of the Anqing Army have become very tired and have begun to develop war weariness.

Emotions, so Xu Zhaojie can completely defeat Feng Keqin this time, but it will take at least several months for him to be unable to launch a new campaign."

"In addition, although Xu Zhaojie and Shangguan Hongyuan are in cahoots, neither of them is willing to sacrifice themselves for others, so I think Xu Zhaojie will never join the war from the beginning. He will wait until the main force of our army is mobilized to deal with Shangguan Hongyuan.

Only then will he attack our army, because he wants to be like a snipe and a clam fighting with each other, and the fisherman will get the best out of it! So if Shangguan Hongyuan takes action in May next year, he will at least send troops in July!"

"Therefore, our army can fully afford to delay the Yujing issue. Even if it is delayed until winter, our army will have no problem at all!"

After listening to Luo Gang's long speech, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while, and then under Luo Gang's expectant eyes, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"Go back and have a good rest..."

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng did not give a clear signal of support for him, Luo Gang, who was full of expectations, was undoubtedly a little disappointed, but he could only leave respectfully.

After Luo Gang left, Ye Mingsheng was silent for a long time, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his heart. After burning a stick of incense, Ye Mingsheng ordered Ye Kui beside him:

"Fetch Wang Xuecheng for me!"

"yes!",

Half an hour later, Wang Xuecheng appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng.

"Commander, are you looking for me?"

Looking at Wang Xuecheng who looked respectful, Ye Mingsheng asked lightly:

"How's the house cleaning going?"

Seeing this question asked by Ye Mingsheng, Wang Xuecheng immediately looked serious. Before deciding to send troops to Jiyu, Ye Mingsheng convened a meeting with the senior officials of the Fengwu Army. The focus of the meeting was to discuss how to solve Jiyu.

The problem of peasant uprisings within the country.

Regarding this issue, the top officials of the Fengwu Army have reached a consensus, that is, although the large-scale peasant uprising in Hebei and Henan appears to be caused by the reduction in food production caused by natural disasters, the underlying reason is still Hebei and Henan.

Caused by the unbalanced distribution of land and food, a very small number of powerful landlords and gentry occupy most of the land and food!

Therefore, if we want to restore peace and stability to Hebei and Henan, the first priority is to solve this problem. If we do not solve this problem, even if Ye Mingsheng transfers Youyan's grain to provide disaster relief, it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. When the disaster occurs again, we will not be able to survive.

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Regarding solving the problem of land and grain distribution, the think tank headed by Gu Sansi and other Ye Mingsheng also provided Ye Mingsheng with some solutions. However, Ye Mingsheng did not adopt any of these solutions. This was not because the think tank proposed

The methods are ineffective because it would take years for these solutions to be effective!

But what Ye Mingsheng needs most now is time!

Shangguan Hongyuan is facing a formidable enemy, Xu Zhaojie is ready to make a move, and Ye Mingsheng does not have so much time and energy to waste on this!

So Ye Mingsheng asked the Coordination Office to formulate a cleaning plan, hoping that this plan would clean Jiyu's house so that Ye Mingsheng would have a more relaxed space to perform.

The specific content of the plan is very simple. It is to secretly command the rebel army to physically destroy the landlords and gentry in the countryside. Then the Fengwu Army will clean up the mess in the past, redistribute land and food, and finally bring the leaders of the rebel army to justice.

, to calm the anger of the landlord class and the gentry class, to ease class conflicts and restore stability to Hebei.

Facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Wang Xuecheng subconsciously said in a low voice:

"The areas around Yecheng and other northern Hebei areas have almost been cleared. We originally planned to go to the Fengqiu area, but because Xu Zhaojie's invasion was afraid of affecting General Guo's performance, we did not go to Fengqiu and other areas for the time being. Now the rebels

There are already more than 10,000 people..."

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and asked again:

"How many results have been achieved?"

Regarding Ye Mingsheng's question, Wang Xuecheng said in a deep voice;

"There are more than 1.3 million taels of silver alone, more than 900,000 shi of grain, and countless gold, silver, jewelry, cultural toys, calligraphy and paintings left. The exact value is still being calculated, but roughly speaking, it is at least 300,000 taels.

To five hundred thousand taels!"

Although he knew that these gentry and landlords were very rich, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this number. Although this wealth is very hot, if it can be obtained, it can still have a great impact on the financial situation of Fengwu Army.

Great relief, thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng immediately asked:

"Find an opportunity to hand over this wealth to our army! Ask Zhang Meng to coordinate the specific situation!"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's order, Wang Xuecheng nodded and said:

"I understand, I will let Feng Sanxi suffer a big defeat, and then I will take advantage of the opportunity to hand over this wealth to Lord Zhang Meng!"

"very good!"

After sending Wang Xuecheng away, Ye Mingsheng silently calculated the distribution of this wealth in his heart. At least half of this wealth must be used to relieve the victims. According to incomplete statistics, since the large-scale peasant uprising broke out in Hebei and Henan, tens of thousands of people have been arrested every day.

Thousands of people became refugees, and many of these refugees fled south, planning to start a new life in the wealthy south...

In today's feudal era, population is wealth and the basis for establishing a dynasty. Therefore, although Hebei is one of the provinces with the largest population in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it cannot sustain the loss of population every day, so it is necessary to provide relief to the victims of disasters in Hebei and reduce the number of people.

Loss of population.

As for the remaining half of the wealth, most of it will be used to subsidize the finances. Yesterday, Zhang Juning wrote to himself, telling him that the silver and grain reserves in the bank are now less than half, and must be replenished as soon as possible to ensure the smooth operation of the Fengwu Army system.

This last small part should still be given to meritorious soldiers as rewards to boost morale. Finally, if there are any remaining gold, silver and jewelry, you can consider returning them to the landlords and gentry to appease their emotions and maintain social stability!

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Yi Jing, Governor's Mansion

An Miaoyi looked at the fallen leaves outside the window, but her expression was very solemn, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

A moment later, familiar footsteps came to her ears, and An Miaoyi ordered the maid next to her:

"You guys get out!"

"Yes, madam!"

After all the maids left and closed the door, Qiqige returned and said softly without waiting for An Miaoyi to ask:

"I met Master Tian Yu! But in order to avoid alerting others, I didn't recognize him!"

An Miaoyi's heart trembled as soon as these words came out. Just two days ago, someone bribed the maid of the Governor's Mansion and handed her a note, telling An Miaoyi that her brother Yasuda Yu had arrived in Yi Jing.

An Miaoyi was very happy about the news at first. She and Yasuda Yu are siblings from the same father and mother. They have been very close since childhood. If she can see her biological brother in Yi Jing, it will be a natural thing.

Very happy thing!

However, the happiness was not long before the thoughtful An Miaoyi realized something was wrong. Although after the Luo'an Incident, the value of Anjia's use was completely lost in Shangguan Hongyuan, but with the rise of the Fengwu Army,

Shangguan Hongyuan, who felt deeply threatened by Ye Mingsheng, also regarded the An family as a weapon against Ye Mingsheng, so he kept the An family under strict supervision and did not allow members of the An family to leave Luo'an without authorization...

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So how did Yasuda Yu leave Luo An?

As for her younger brother, An Miaoyi still knows his nature very well. Although the nineteen-year-old Yu Yasuda comes from a family of military commanders, because he was born prematurely, his health is not very good by nature. He even suffered from poor health several times when he was young.

He died at a young age. Because of this, Yasuda Yu's character was a bit weak and he was not very courageous. It was absolutely impossible for him to sneak out of Luo'an and come to find his sister.

Since he didn't sneak out, the way Yasuda Yu came to Yi Jing is self-evident!

Although she really wanted to reunite with her sister An Tianyu, An Miaoyi finally kept her head and did not act rashly but let Qiqige explore the way for her first!

"Is there anyone from the Supervision Department around him?" An Miaoyi asked calmly:

Facing An Miaoyi's inquiry, Qiqige was obsessed for a while and nodded and said:

"There is indeed a suspicious person around Master Tian Yu, but we are not sure yet that he is a member of the Supervision Department!"

An Miaoyi showed a wry smile when she heard this. Seeing this, Qiqige continued:

"Madam, what are your next steps?"

An Miaoyi did not answer Qiqige's question, but changed her voice and asked:

"How's that maid's investigation going?"

Qiqige nodded and said:

"Everyone has been recruited. She has a good friend outside the house named Su Chunsheng. It was Su Chunsheng who encouraged her to pass the news to Madam. I have already investigated this Su Chunsheng. He is a gambler and has disappeared now. Very soon.

Maybe he has been silenced..."

An Miaoyi sighed after hearing this and said:

"Tell Ye Cheng what happened and ask him to find Huo San. Leave this matter to the Coordination Office!"

Hearing An Miaoyi's words, Qiqi Ge was very surprised and said incomprehensibly:

"Madam, Master Tian Yu is still under their control. If the Coordination Office comes forward, it will be difficult to guarantee Tian Yu's safety. What if these people jump over the wall in a hurry? Master, you and Master Tian Yu are the only direct bloodline.

, in case Master Tian Yu has three long and two shortcomings."

An Miaoyi shook her head in pain and said:

"I am the mistress of the Fengwu Army. This matter should focus on the overall situation. Now the battle on the front line is imminent. They asked Tian Yu to come to me at this time. Most likely they want to disturb the morale of the Fengwu Army at this time. I

We absolutely cannot fall for their tricks!"

Having said this, An Miaoyi paused for a moment, then closed her eyes and said with determination:

"This is Tian Yu's destiny. If he does not survive this calamity, then this is his fate! Qiqige, please stop talking and do as I say. Leave everything to the coordination office!"

Qiqige originally wanted to persuade An Miaoyi again, but seeing An Miaoyi's resolute attitude, she could only nod her head and follow the situation.

After Qiqige walked away, An Miaoyi looked guilty and murmured in a low voice:

"Tian Yu, don't blame your sister for being cruel! If you are safe this time, my sister swears that she will not let you be harmed in any way...
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