If Jinyang could be owned by the Han Dynasty, its impact on the Northern Zhou Dynasty would not only be political.
Jinyang is not only an important political and military town in the north that extended from the Northern Qi Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also from Jinyang to the north you can get out of the fortress, and to the east is Taihang.
Taihang is a natural barrier that isolates things from the east and west, but there are no passages in between, such as the Taihang Eighth Routes. Among the Taihang Eighth Routes, Jingxing is one of the important passages that connects Jinyang and Yecheng. Later, it was built here during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Niangziguan.
After capturing Jinyang, the Han army could also pass through Taihang and attack Yecheng or directly attack Youzhou. At that time, the Northern Zhou Dynasty would have to face threats from the flanks.
In addition, the previous Battle of Bailangdui had severely weakened the strength of the Northern Zhou army in Jinyang, so Li Xingchen also hoped to go north through Qinshui and cooperate with Yang Su to capture Jinyang as soon as possible.
Zhang Xutuo pointed to the books and documents placed on the table next to him: "After I took over the Hanoi County Government, the first thing I did was to collect official documents and materials related to Qinshui. Fortunately, the Zhou people did not destroy them. Now they have been notified
Navy, ask them to send someone over to check. I just took a cursory look and found that there are many villages and forts along the Qinshui River, and there are also records of sailings, so I personally think that this plan is feasible."
Li Xingchen nodded: "Let the navy make a decision as soon as possible."
There are specialties in the art, and few of the staff in the Taiwei Mansion have experience on board ships, so it is up to the navy to judge whether they can leave in the end. Otherwise, if the time comes, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will be killed.
The gain outweighs the loss.
"I'll see you, Your Majesty!" The accompanying officials from the six ministries have also arrived one after another.
"Hanoi is connected to Jizhou to the north and the Central Plains to the south. We must work hard to stabilize Hanoi's internal affairs, appease the people, and use this as a center to mobilize grain and grass northward." Li Xingchen said directly, "Especially because there are many remnants of aristocratic families in Hanoi, we must not take it lightly."
The Three Rivers family has long been a concern of the Central Dynasty. Now the Hedong family has gone into decline, and the Henan family has disappeared in years of war. As for the Hanoi family, it has been tepid since the birth of a Wen County Sima, but
It doesn't mean that they don't have their own way of survival in troubled times.
Along the way, Li Xingchen saw a lot of Wubao. It was obvious that the once aristocratic families had now become the local tycoons who guarded the Wubao. These tycoons were the most typical wallflowers, especially after three hundred years of troubled times, they could still survive to this day.
Of course, they are even more of a loser among losers. Regardless of whether they can cooperate with the big man's work now, once the battle situation on the frontline changes, these guys are likely to become the biggest hidden danger.
Behind the battle line, it is unlikely that they will rise up again. There are also conflicts between the various forts, making it difficult for them to gather together to form a joint force. However, they can completely rely on their own advantages of guarding key points or gathering a large number of people.
Making things difficult and blackmailing the court, such as refusing to cooperate in farming or helping to transport grain and grass. If the battle situation on the front line is not smooth and the grain and grass rear cannot keep up, it will be a disaster.
When the Han army attacked before, these forts expressed support one by one. Now that Hanoi is owned by the Han, the Han will definitely start to implement the policy of dividing the fields and terminating the aristocratic families. In this way, these forts will bear the brunt and will inevitably be affected.
reacted.
Li Xingchen's eyes fell on Li Yuan.
When he went north, Li Xingchen was mentally prepared for the complicated and difficult situation in the north. Therefore, the officials transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Agriculture were all elites. For example, Li Yuan came on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture.
This kid has become famous in the court because he is good at "reasoning" with people.
Of course, every time this guy tries to reason, he usually spins a blunderbuss in his hand, followed by several musketeers with bayonets attached. If you don't want to reason with him, then you have no choice but to argue with him.
The firecracker spoke.
Even in a seemingly harmless department like the Ministry of Agriculture, Li Yuan showed his heroic demeanor.
However, Li Xingchen was very relieved. What the Han Dynasty lacked the most now was young talents. Generations of future elites in the academy were rising. There was no need to worry about anyone being able to check and balance Li Yuan, so now Li Xingchen could completely let Li Yuan do what he did.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and coupled with its ruthlessness, it is enough to make those Wubao masters who do not obey orders drink a pot.
Li Yuan went straight forward and cupped his hands: "The Ministry of Agriculture will start counting the land and population immediately, and will submit a report to His Majesty within a month."
"Is it enough?" Li Xingchen asked.
One month is not a short time, but given the current complicated situation in Hanoi, and the fact that many of the Ministry of Agriculture's manpower are not available due to previous spring plowing, there is no need for Li Xingchen to complete all farming distribution matters in Hanoi within one month.
, all he needs is for the forts around the main road to bow their heads.
Li Yuan gritted his teeth: "It's not enough now, but Jinling Academy and other academy ministers have already contacted each other before. Now is the time when the new students of each academy need experience, and they all tend to be the same as the former ministers.
The same kind of experience students receive will allow these students to have better access to grassroots work, so we are organizing students to go north. It seems that most of them should be halfway there now and will arrive within half a month."
"I forgot about this." After a brief moment of astonishment, Li Xingchen remembered that he should have read the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture to cooperate with several academies more than ten days ago, but that time was when the war was about to break out.
, Li Xingchen's attention was not focused on this, "But we must ensure the safety of these students. After all, Hanoi is still the front line. It is more dangerous than Jiangnan at that time. We must not take it lightly."
These students trained by the academy need experience in grassroots work, and Li Yuan needs free labor in the short term, so it is reasonable for the two parties to hit it off. But these students are treasures. If something unexpected happens, it will be very difficult for the big man.
It's a huge loss.
Li Yuan hurriedly agreed: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have already communicated with the Imperial Guards. The specific security measures will be listed out in the next two days and handed over to Your Majesty for review. In addition, they will be accompanied by officials from various ministries, and there will be attendants."
The guards will be able to protect their safety."
Li Xingchen didn't know what to say for a while.
Maybe this is the benefit of having his subordinates who are so capable. Even if he doesn't take care of things, Li Yuan will take care of everything in order.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Qingzhou." Bao Xing walked over quickly and said in a low voice, "The navy has set sail."
Li Xingchen nodded, and then asked: "Does Pingcheng know about it?"
The navy's attack on Youzhou also required cooperation with Han Qinhu.