At the Jinling City Mansion, a group of core members under Song Xuan held a meeting again.
Li Shanchang came last.
As soon as he entered the government office, he complained: "My lord, I kept you waiting for a long time!"
As he spoke, he smiled and said: "I led people to seal up all the documents and materials from the Household Registration Department in the government office. With those things, we can handle the people, taxes, fields and various situations in Jinling City and counties and villages.
Master it as soon as possible.”
Song Xuan nodded in approval and said: "With the victory of Jinling City, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have been completely brought under our control.
Our territory is getting bigger and bigger, and we need more and more talents.
You can go back and discuss it, select some suitable officials and submit the list."
Li Shanchang and others nodded in agreement.
Then several people discussed the issue of whether to continue sending troops next.
On this issue, several people rarely disagreed.
Liu Bowen preferred to continue sending troops to capture the territory of Anqing.
Anqing is the boundary of Anhui Province in later generations.
According to him, the situation in Anqing today is not yet stable. The two rebel armies, Liu Futong and Guo Zixing, are fighting on their own. Although their strength is not weak, it is still much worse than the Hangzhou army.
By sending troops at this time, Anqing can be captured at a very small cost. If we wait another year for the two rebel armies to integrate Anqing's forces, if we want to capture it again, the price we have to pay will increase several times.
Li Shanchang suggested that it would be better to be more prudent. Now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang are in control, we can develop well in the past year and continue to recruit and train troops.
What he was most worried about was that the troops sent to Anqing here were empty. If Xu Shouhui from Jiangxi led his army to attack, wouldn't he be in trouble?
There were differences between the two civil servants under his command. Song Xuan thought for a moment, but did not make a decision directly. Instead, he ordered the green-clothed guards to lead Lao Liu.
"Go and call that boy Lan Yu!"
Lao Liu took the order and went out. After a while, the high-spirited Lan Yu was brought to the handsome manor.
"Lanyu, meet the commander-in-chief!" Seeing Song Xuan, Lan Yu subconsciously knelt down on one knee.
"We Han men don't need to kneel down and worship at every turn!"
Song Xuan opened his mouth and motioned for him to sit down first, saying, "I called you here today because I want to ask you, if I give you a force of troops, are you sure you can defeat Anqing?"
"Anqing?"
Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly: "That's our hometown, the commander-in-chief wants to send troops to conquer it?"
"right!"
Song Xuan nodded and said: "Over in Anqing, there are mainly two rebel armies, Liu Futong and Guo Zixing, with a total of more than 200,000 troops. If you are the one to lead the army, will you have the courage?"
"Why don't you dare!" Lan Yu patted her chest and said, "The commander-in-chief only needs to give me 50,000 soldiers and horses, and I will definitely capture Anqing for you!"
This was not an arrogant boast of his.
But after today's battle with the Yuan Army, he had already realized the true strength of the Hangzhou Army.
Even the Mongolian cavalry, which is said to be invincible in the world, can be easily defeated. A group of so-called rebels, no matter how many there are, in his eyes, they are just a group of bandits.
"I'll give you 80,000 people!"
Song Xuan said seriously: "I have said that you are a born general, and you were born to gallop on the battlefield. I don't ask too much. Before the cold winter, your troops must at least take root in Anqing. Can you
Do it?"
Lan Yu immediately knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I will live up to the commander-in-chief's trust! I am willing to issue a military order. If I cannot gain a foothold in Anqing, Lan Yu will come to see you!"
Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang looked at each other, both of them looked a little unhappy.
They agreed with their lord's evaluation of Lan Yu and knew that this man had the talent of a general and would definitely be of great use in the future.
But now, Lan Yu is still too young!
A young man who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old was in charge of an army and went out on an expedition. This order from my lord was too risky.
In fact, they were not worried that Lan Yu would be defeated. Given the current situation, with the lord sitting on the rich land of two provinces, even if he lost 80,000 horses, he would not be hurt.
What they worry about is that they will be outside and their orders will be compromised!
What should Lan Yu do if he suddenly assumes power at a young age and wants to support his own army?
At this moment, Song Xuan's voice sounded.
But his eyes turned and fell on Song Yuanqiao first.
Since the last time they had some unpleasantness with Liu Bowen and others, Yu Lianzhou and other Wudang masters stopped coming to attend meetings in the commander's office on the grounds that they were not familiar with military affairs.
In this regard, Song Xuan did not force it, as long as Song Yuanqiao, the Wudang representative, attended the meeting.
"Father, General Lan's safety depends on you!"
Song Yuanqiao nodded and said with a smile: "I from Wudang don't know much about military affairs, but I can still use my martial arts skills. Don't worry, I will go out with your second uncle personally this time and go out with the army to ensure that Lan Yu is safe!"
The father and son looked at each other and smiled slightly.
How could Song Yuanqiao not understand what Song Xuan meant?
It is said to protect Lan Yu, but is it also a form of surveillance?
Lan Yu didn't understand this, she just felt that the commander-in-chief was too considerate of him, so much so that he even sent experts from the Wudang sect, just to protect his safety.
The only way to repay the kindness of knowing me is with death!
After the meeting, everyone left one after another, but Li Shanchang stayed.
"Lord, we really don't need to be in such a hurry. Frequently sending troops will easily attract Yuan Ting's attention, which is really bad for us!"
Song Xuan waved his hand and said: "It is late autumn now. Even if the Yuan Ting army defeated the Ming army in Henan, if they want to go south, they will have to wait until spring next year.
This period is an excellent time to send troops, we cannot leave the Anqing Rebels alone, otherwise they will be in serious trouble in the future!"
Li Shanchang was a little puzzled, "My lord seems to value the rebels in Anqing very much? But in my opinion, Xu Shouhui, who is sitting in Jiangxi and is constantly building ships, is our biggest enemy!"
If my lord must send troops, I would be more inclined to send troops to Jiangxi!"
Song Xuan smiled and said, "The order has been given, sir, just do it!"
Li Shanchang was silent for a moment, accepted the order with clasped fists, and left.
Watching his figure leave, Song Xuan stood still and did not move.
There are some things that he is not comfortable saying directly.
If we look at the current situation alone, Xu Shouhui in Jiangxi is indeed more powerful and needs to be solved more.
But as a time traveler from later generations, he knew very well that compared to Xu Shouhui or Chen Youliang in Jiangxi, Zhu Yuanzhang and his group who were now dormant under Guo Zixing were more worthy of his attention.
If we only talk about martial arts, Zhang Wuji, the leader of the Ming Cult, is naturally the protagonist.
But if the scope is expanded to the entire land of China or even the entire world, the real protagonist of this world, the son of destiny, is actually the future Ming Taizu, Zhu Yuanzhang!
Today's Zhu Yuanzhang has not yet matured his wings and his power has not yet grown. It is the time to conquer or kill him!
As for whether to collect or kill, it depends on Lan Yu's performance next.