Chapter 209: Thousands of Thoughts (Third update, please vote and subscribe)
The three war zones are limited to one city or one prefecture, which is better to control them.
As for military regions, they are basically based on provinces. Similarly, they can also be converted into war zones at any time.
Qin Yiming represents the interests of the chieftain, and Zhao Guangyuan represents the guards, officers and soldiers.
Similarly, the two men represented the interests of King Yu in Sichuan and jointly supervised Wang Yingxiong.
Then again, in a sense, military regions are also provinces, a preliminary attempt to divide provinces.
Huguang Province is really huge.
At this time, the Hunan area is different from the decaying battlefields of Hubei, and it still retains its vitality.
Provincial division is expected to become a reality, and military regions are such an attempt.
Although Sichuan is also big, it is not the right time now, and the troops must be used on the edge.
"Hunan region?"
Zhu Yixi looked at the generals, hoping that one of them would volunteer, but all he saw were dodges in their eyes.
Finally, Zhu Yixi looked at the somewhat honest Li Jizu: "Li Jizu, Hunan will be handed over to you."
"You will be the commander-in-chief of Hunan, General Yang will be the deputy commander-in-chief, and your headquarters will be in Changsha!"
"Ah?" Li Jizu was a little stunned. He didn't expect that he would be involved in this matter.
But after all, he obeyed Zhu Yixi and agreed very submissively.
After all, it is still a command position, one level higher than that of a general soldier.
Yang Zhan, who comes from Sichuan, is even more surprised. You must know that he is a general and a recent subordinate.
In the envy of some people, he and Li Jizu knelt down on one knee to accept the order.
When the number of general soldiers began to increase, the glory of control began to emerge.
Chen Yongfu, You Shiwei and others with far-sighted eyes looked deeply at Li Jizu, filled with emotion in their hearts.
Zhu Yixi nodded. How could he not value this little brother Li Jizu?
In the future, the Lingnan region will be the biggest target for military expansion, and then the Hunan Military Region will show its power.
This is military merit, a lot of merit points.
"As for the Hubei region, Zhu Meng from the Sanguan camp is the commander, and Chen Dong from the personal camp is the deputy commander."
This arrangement was negotiated and completed after Zhu Yixi spent a whole meal.
The direct lineage, bandits, officers and soldiers, the three major factions, were all taken care of, and no one had anything to say.
Managing an army means managing generals and people. Balance and fairness are a must.
The king of Yu gave me promotions and fortunes.
I'm just disappointed with the scarcity of controls, but it still doesn't extinguish everyone's happiness.
The banquet officially started. King Yu sat high on it, looking down at everyone from a high position. Every word and every action was reflected in his eyes.
Claiming to be a direct descendant of the Qin army, Li Jizu discussed the bandit war with Zhu Meng affectionately, and was somewhat interested in its prosperity and decline.
However, the official and military camps are the most powerful, but they are divided into two factions.
The frontier troops led by You Shiwei looked down upon the inland officers and soldiers led by Chen Yongfu, such as Zhao Guangyuan, Yang Zhan and other Sichuan troops, so they simply divided them into two.
The rogue camp, headed by Prime Ministers Bai Wang and Hui Deng, is not so divided, with a fleshy face, bright eyes, and full of momentum.
The Qin army gathered in the camp headed by King Yu, but there were factions in the party and people's hearts were different.
Orderly competition is what Zhu Yixi likes.
"Congratulations to His Highness on the title of King of Yu—"
Zhao Shu looked at the drunken generals and couldn't help but stand up, raised his glass and congratulated.
"Congratulations to Your Highness on the title of King of Yu!"
The generals also hurriedly stood up and said respectfully.
"Same joy——"
Zhu Yixi also laughed: "This is not the joy of me alone, but the joy of everyone."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
In this way, the atmosphere reached its peak.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yixi left wisely.
When his master is around, no one can let him go.
Seeing that King Yu was gone, the generals became even more cheerful. They made endless jokes and slang words.
"Your Highness, just now Chief Yan spoke about the copper coins."
Zhao Shu also took the opportunity to leave the banquet and found King Yu who was breathing some air.
Described in detail the matter of copper coins.
“Since the finances are overwhelmed, let’s do it!”
Zhu Yixi looked at the palace of Xiangyang Mansion and said in a deep voice: "Brother Kong Fang can't do it, then just imitate the solid copper coins of silver coins!"
"The copper content must not be less than 60%, and its size must be controlled."
The profit from minting is really too high.
Others don't know it, but Zhu Yixi understands that she single-handedly brought China from a copper-silver dual standard to a silver standard.
But that's not enough. The safest option is the gold standard.
It seems that only after trade with Japan will there be enough gold to mint coins.
Perhaps, you can participate in gold mining in South America...
It is a pity that banknotes cannot be issued, and treasure banknotes are just like useless paper and have no credibility among the people.
With drunkenness, Zhu Yixi thought more and more.
Return to the palace and go directly to the sisters.
With the help of Buddhist teachings learned from Miao Xian, Zhu Yixi was very interested in the Arhat folding method.
The top and bottom were surrounded by softness. For a moment, the waves were turbulent and it was difficult to control themselves. Billions of Buddhist sutras spewed out...
Buddhism is boundless and the sea of learning has no boundaries. Zhu Yixi developed a serious attitude towards learning and became more and more sincere.
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"General?"
Runing Prefecture, Xinyang Prefecture.
After being accepted, the Red Lady and her group also found a place to stay.
Although Runing was a large city with 14 prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction, because Li Zicheng decided to use Xiangyang as his base, he adopted the policy of plundering Henan, which resulted in Runing being abandoned.
As the saying goes, if you look at the plateau, it will cover dozens of miles. The high ones are lush grass, and the low ones are luxuriant grass.
The King of Hanyang also gave them three thousand stones of food and grass, which relieved their urgent need.
But all this comes at a price.
For example, at this time, Hong Niangzi had the military order of the King of Yu, and with Hong Niangzi as a member of the army, she led two thousand troops and marched into Ruyang.
Ruyang is the prefecture of Runing.
"Red Lady, do you really want to go to Ruyang?"
The dignified and virtuous Mrs. Tang, her beautiful eyes were full of concern, couldn't help but said: "If something happens to you, what should we do?"
"I have to go!"
Lady Hong sighed, wiped the dust from Lady Tang's face, and said coldly: "We are staying in Xinyang, it is him, King Hanyang, no, it is the kindness of King Yu."
"But there is no pie in the world. Everything has a price."
Thinking of this, she held tightly to the military appointment and dismissal order for generals, and she was even quite happy in her heart:
"I heard that the intruders were operating in the Luoyang area. They must have attracted the attention of King Yu. Let's march into Ruyang to intimidate the intruders."
Seeing the happy expression on Madam Hong's face, Madam Tang was stunned. Being smart, she immediately asked: "You don't want to avenge your husband, do you?"
"Red Lady, the intruders are powerful, so don't hit them with eggs!"
"This is the best opportunity."
The red lady's eyes flashed with tears, showing a resolute face, shaking her cloak, and said in a deep voice: "This is the best opportunity."
"I must take Li Zicheng's dog head to pay homage to Li Lang's spirit in heaven."
Her plump chest rose and fell, revealing her extremely excited mood.
Seeing this, Mrs. Tang looked dazed and said, "You can avenge your husband, but what can I do?"
"You take good care of the Li family."
The red lady said decisively: "Adopt an heir and inherit Li Lang's legacy."
As she said that, she looked up at the sky: "If I leave and never come back, I can also eat some incense in the future."