Fu Han General's Mansion.
In the backyard hall. Wu Nian was dressed very casually and sat in the main seat with a thoughtful look on his face. On the coffee table next to him, there was an opened letter.
"General. Are you looking for us?" Not long after, Liu Zhixing, Li Yong, Wang Youxiao, Zhang Haiping walked in from the outside. Liu Zhixing led the crowd and bowed in salute.
"This was sent quickly by Lu Sheng, the prefect of Guangchuan. You all have a look." Wu Nian picked up the letter and stood up, handed it to Liu Zhixing and sat back.
This is an ordinary official correspondence. The information from Lu Sheng, the prefect, will be delivered to General Fuhan's office first. In other words, the person who saw it first would be Liu Zhixing.
And this letter was handed directly to Wu Nian.
Something unusual must have happened.
Liu Zhixing and others all showed strange expressions, and then looked down at the letter.
"Huh?!!!" Everyone was surprised at first, then showed joy, and finally became confused.
"General. This Kyogoku family is really unfathomable. Not only can her fleet break through the pirate blockade, but it can also buy food from Chu. It's incredible."
Liu Zhixing frowned, raised his head and said in a deep voice.
"Sit down first." Wu Nian raised his right hand and asked everyone to sit down first. Then he nodded and said: "I have underestimated the Kyogoku family very much before. Now it seems that this family has greater power than I thought. And the conspiracy is definitely greater than imagined."
"We have to be vigilant. But don't worry too much. When I had three hundred elite soldiers in the year of Wu, I dared to go to war with the Meng Yuan people. Not to mention this little Kyogoku family? Although I am very grateful to Kyogoku Yuki for this timely help, But I won’t be so stupid as to do something that I can’t do or that will harm us greatly.”
"Yes." Everyone nodded slightly. You must be grateful for providing help in times of need. But if the other party demands repayment for a favor, it depends on the situation.
It would be foolish to rigidly hold on to the idea that "favors must be repaid."
It is natural to repay a favor, but it must also be within the scope of one's ability.
"The letter said that Kyogoku Yuki will come to Jiang County. When she comes, I will ask directly. Let's put this matter aside for now."
Having said this, Wu Nian showed a smile on his face and said, "No matter what. We have six million kilograms of grain, and we can survive until next autumn."
"There is no need to take the initiative to go to war with Meng Yuan, Goguryeo, and Chu. It is really a big stone in my heart and my whole body has lost several pounds."
Wu Nian was not afraid of a war, but he was afraid that there would be too many casualties after the war started. and. He was very unhappy to be led by Chun Yuan.
Now that Chunyuan's situation has been broken, he can take the initiative and start the war whenever he wants.
Two words.
happy.
"The general is right. I really lost a few pounds." Li Yong raised his right hand to wipe the non-existent sweat on his forehead and said with a wry smile.
Now the total number of common people and refugees in Yingqing Prefecture and Guangchuan Prefecture exceeds two million. And there was not enough food. It was really hard for them to hold on.
"Hehehe." The other three people also laughed, looking relaxed.
"And now not only do we no longer need to fight one against three. We have also accepted four to five million refugees and expanded Li Tianbao's navy to reach ten thousand households. It can be said that our strength has been greatly increased and we are even more powerful."
A smile appeared on Liu Zhixing's face, he looked up at Wu Nian, cupped his hands and said, "Chunyuan drove the refugees here in an attempt to starve us to death. But the end result was that the chicken was stolen but the rice was lost. It gave us an advantage. .”
Although a little cruel.
But in this era, the development of the country cannot be separated from the population. With the influx of refugees, Wu Nian's population increased by almost a quarter.
This is very scary. This means that next spring plowing can open up more acres and produce more food. Mining more ores will lead to a larger source of troops.
Yingqing Mansion, Guangchuan Mansion. Before the plague in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the population was densely populated and land development was approaching its limit. Later, the plague spread and many people died.
The Mongolian people went south, and many people fled to Liaodong.
Wu Nian raised troops in Yingqing Mansion, and the people of Yingqing Mansion suffered many casualties. The fields are deserted everywhere. These refugees can be resettled quickly.
This time.
Chunyuan threw his flesh into the tiger and brought humiliation upon himself.
"Hahaha!!!" Wu Nian and others laughed heartily after hearing this. The depression was gone, and the feeling of relief suddenly came over.
After laughing for a while, Wu Nian put away his smile, raised his head and said to everyone: "Although we won this time, the victory was not honorable. It was not due to our strength. It was thanks to Kyogoku's rice. Be happy. Forget it, it would be bad if you forget about it."
"We are too thin and have too many troops."
"And the problem of refugees is still there. When opening a porridge factory, you have to be careful not to cause trouble."
"Send the order. Let Chen Jiagui continue to keep an eye on Wang Zhongbi's situation in Nanhai Mansion."
"The captains of all departments are still stepping up their preparations for war. The battle in Nanhai Mansion is inevitable."
"Let Li Tianbao step up his military training and wipe out the pirates. Also, we need to keep in touch with the Kyogoku family and other big businessmen. Make bids and pay high prices. Stock up on grain."
"Every time you suffer, you gain wisdom. We must collect a lot of food to prevent this from happening again."
"This time I was lucky, next time I will be at the mercy of others."
At the end, Wu Nian's tone and expression were very serious. This time it was not because of strength that we got through the difficulties.
Wu Nian didn't like this approach.
Only when you have food in hand can you stay calm. Whether it is grown in the land, bought, or robbed. Gather grain, harvest grain in large quantities.
That's the kingly way.
"Yes." Everyone was also frightened by what happened this time. When they heard this, they were suddenly awe-inspiring and responded loudly with fists clasped.
"Haha. Let's all go down." Wu Nian chuckled and raised his hand to let everyone go down.
"Kyogoku Yukiri, what is your identity?" Wu Nian stood up and walked to where Liu Zhixing was sitting. He bent down and picked up Lu Sheng's letter from the coffee table, with a look of suspicion on his face.
Intuition told Wu Nian that Yuki Kyogoku might not be a Fuso person.
Is that from Chu?
Why should she help me? What is she planning?
Two more days passed.
This morning. In front of the gate of General Fu Han, Wu Nian was wearing a purple robe with narrow sleeves and a golden crown on his head. He stood with his head held high without a sword.
Shortly after. Amidst the sound of rolling wheels, a group of warriors came to the door surrounded by a carriage. The carriage stopped, and a small, white and smooth hand opened the curtain, revealing Kyogoku Yuki's almost perfect face.
With the help of the maid, she got out of the carriage and walked to Wu Nian in small steps. Bowing and saluting, he said: "Excuse me, General. I'm waiting here to greet you. I'm in a state of panic in the snow."
"No. This is what it should be. You have saved the lives of many Han people. I am very grateful to you." Wu Nian shook his head, and then invited: "Please."
