In an era when all transportation relied on people and horses, it was already more than a month later when Dong Ping left office and returned to Yecheng.
Dong Ping, who had not seen him for a long time, gave Liu Yu the first impression that he was too fat.
"You have a broad heart and a fat body. I think your life in Xuzhou is really great."
Liu Yu joked like an old friend.
"I was thinking about government affairs every day in Xuzhou and didn't dare to slack off. That's why I neglected my martial arts training and became a little obese."
Dong Ping said without hesitation.
Liu Zhan was very happy when he saw the situation.
Now people around him have become very cautious.
Everyone is looking up to him, being extremely careful in front of him, for fear of irritating him with just a small tone of voice.
In other words, everyone is trying hard to express themselves, but it is difficult to make people feel relaxed.
"Haha, I asked you to come back to Yecheng because I don't want you to be idle anymore."
As Liu Yu spoke, he ordered someone to seat Dong Ping.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you are planning to attack Huainan?"
Dong Ping asked impatiently as soon as he sat down.
Ever since he heard the news, Dong Ping actually had some opinions in his heart.
He felt that he was not a natural general like Han Baiweihuo.
However, it is still very safe to deal with the Jin army in Huainan.
"Yes, I think we can't wait any longer."
Liu Yu took a sip of warm wine and continued.
"So, I want to capture Huainan first and capture the waterway city of Hefei, and then capture Jingzhou, at least the Xiangfan area."
"In this case, whenever we want to send troops to attack the Jin army in the future, it will be our own decision."
"The Battle of Huainan, although it is the first battle, I think it is not too difficult."
Dong Ping felt less awkward when he saw Liu Yu being so calm.
Just listen to Dong Ping ask.
"Your Majesty, I am qualified to attack Huainan. Why don't you give me an army and guarantee that we will capture all the land north of the Yangtze River."
Liu Yu felt a little ashamed when he heard that Dong Ping took the initiative to ask for help.
Dong Ping's words showed that he had never considered anything that would cause suspicion between the emperor and his ministers.
In Dong Ping's mind, Liu Yu must have other plans to transfer him away from Xuzhou.
It's definitely not about being suspicious of yourself, or worried about having too much credit in the future.
It's just a simple transfer.
Dong Ping was so pure and loyal, and Liu Yu's so-called care about the future seemed a bit stingy.
"Haha, the Battle of Huainan is at most just about driving out some powerful locals from Jiangdong. It's not a serious war, and there's no need for veterans like us to go through it."
"That's killing a chicken with a sledgehammer. I've already made arrangements for the battle of Huainan to use those newly promoted generals in the army."
"Firstly, it is to give them a chance to show off. Secondly, it is also to let everyone in Jiangdong see our strong strength."
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he told Dong Ping the general arrangements.
After hearing this, Dong Ping understood Liu Yu's intention.
"Your Majesty is still thoughtful. Now the military soldiers in various states have not made any great achievements for several years."
"In addition to conquering Bashu, there are also small battles in Xiazhou and Yunzhou. It will be difficult to get any credit for three full years. Many people are already itching."
The situations Dong Ping mentioned basically took the military soldiers in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou as examples.
Although the military soldiers in these prefectures and counties all have good jobs and titles, compared with the life goal of achieving "financial freedom", most of the military soldiers in these prefectures and counties are far behind.
In this case, almost most of the military soldiers still want to fight and be rewarded.
Only by receiving rewards for military exploits can we achieve leapfrog progress.
Otherwise, it will still be difficult to achieve a big improvement just by cultivating those 100 acres of farmland.
This situation does not only occur to ordinary military soldiers, but also to generals and officers above the seventh rank, who still have such anxious emotions.
Everyone wants war.
What they are looking for is no longer an additional 100 acres, or 200 acres of farmland.
What these generals are considering is to increase their military merit by one level.
A seventh-level 'Gong Dafu' can get the hereditary privilege of having one more heir.
If you go up to the ninth level and the fifth level doctor, you can realize the privilege of exempting a family of ten from corvee money.
If he were promoted further, he would be enough to become a prominent figure in a small county.
As for the princes with top military merit, it is already the ultimate dream of all military soldiers.
"I have already thought of this situation, so I decided to give them a chance after conquering Huainan this time."
Liu Yu said with a smile.
"To capture Huainan, what I want is to proceed step by step, steadily, and we don't need any thrilling victory."
"What I want is to use full strength to crush them and make everyone in Jiangdong understand that as long as we don't make mistakes, they are destined to be the losers."
Liu Yu's intention was to achieve "killing people and killing people".
Not only did he want to capture the land in Huainan, he also wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the psychology of everyone in Jiangdong.
This is what I told them openly.
The soldiers and horses sent by Liu Yu are all young and newly promoted generals. There are no victorious generals and no veteran generals on the battlefield.
Some of them are just a group of "good family members" who have strict orders and are extremely eager for military glory.
"Furthermore, I am not afraid of any minor setbacks. As long as we can ensure that we don't make any big mistakes, Jiangdong's reinforcements may not even be able to see the city walls of Hefei and Shouchun."
The reason why Liu Yu was so confident was that in Xuzhou alone, there were nearly 70,000 military soldiers.
Coupled with the additional troops from Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Yanzhou, the entire Han army in Xuzhou will reach 150,000.
This is not a bluffing number, but based on actual data specific to each military soldier.
"When Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army went south, it was actually only 170,000 to 800,000 people. Your Majesty has gathered so many soldiers and horses, why not also send an 800,000-strong army to go south."
"First use the name of the 800,000-strong army to scare those raccoon slaves in Jiangdong!"
Dong Ping said happily.
"Eight hundred thousand..."
When Liu Yu heard this, he always felt that it was really unreasonable.
"Forget it, I don't like this figure of 800,000."
Liu Yu shook his head wildly.
Just kidding!
Since ancient times, this '800,000 army' is not a good sign!
Starting from the defeat of Cao Mengde's "800,000 troops" in Chibi, there was the subsequent disastrous defeat of Fu Jian's 800,000 troops.
Even, time has entered the modern era.
Principal Chang Kaishen's '800,000 Army' was defeated again!
Liu Yu didn't want to take the initiative and get into trouble.
"Then who does your Majesty plan to use?" Dong Ping asked again.
In fact, Liu Yu has not yet made a final decision on this issue.
"I haven't made a decision yet. There are a few people who are good. Let's wait and see."
Liu Yu said.
This is not because Liu Yu is indecisive, but because his family is now big and prosperous.
Be sure to take it all into account, especially for such an important opportunity to be seen.
When Dong Ping saw this, he stopped asking further questions.
He then became concerned about what kind of errands he would be assigned when he returned to Yecheng.
"I want to organize and train an army in Luoyang. It will be different from the military soldiers who are half-farmers and half-soldiers, but a standing army." Liu Yu said.
"Standing army?" When Dong Ping heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Yes, it's a standing army."
Liu Yu nodded and said seriously.
"Luoyang's location is unique. It will inevitably return to the position of the capital in the future. It must have a standing force to prepare."
In Liu Yu's vision, the status of Yecheng will gradually be allocated to Chang'an and Luoyang in the future.
Chang'an has the fertile Guanzhong Plain. As long as the population is restored and the Di and Qiang tribes that have moved in are eliminated, it can quickly return to the glory of the former Han Dynasty.
As for the foundation of Luoyang itself, Chang'an, which has been empty for a long time, can recover more quickly.
Therefore, Liu Yu planned to focus on Luoyang, the eastern capital.
"It will cost a lot to organize and recruit a standing army!" Dong Ping said with some worry.
After so many years of experience, Dong Ping has long understood a truth.
Regardless of how powerful the soldiers are, the most important prerequisite is to have enough money and food.
"Haha, you don't have to worry about this!"
Liu Yu didn't care at all.
He waved his hand and ordered the attendant to bring up a heavy tray.
Dong Ping looked at the pile of white stuff on the tray, a little confused.
"Catch it and take a look." Liu Yu said with a smile.
Dong Ping stretched out his palm and grabbed a piece of silver-white stuff on the tray.
Wow!
"Is this all silver?"
Dong Ping noticed it immediately as soon as he got it.
"That's right, it's silver!"
"Your Majesty, what does this mean?" Dong Ping said.
"My men discovered three silver mines on the island of Japan, which can be stored for hundreds of years. Naturally, they will be used as coins!"
"From now on, my recruits in Luoyang will no longer be given job fields, but all will be given out silver coins!"
"In the future, all military soldiers and common people will use these silver coins."
"This silver coin is shipped from Japan and then sent out in coins. The profit is five times as much!"
"It's like it costs nothing." Dong Ping was stunned in surprise.
He quickly looked at the coins in his hand.
"But the people are accustomed to using five-baht copper coins. Are they really willing to use this silver coin?"
"Besides, with such a high profit from this silver coin, someone will definitely cut and steal the silver coins."
Dong Ping's words hit home.
Not to mention expensive gold or silver coins, even ordinary copper coins are indispensable for greedy people to steal the copper on them.
They melt and mint every dollar, and then it becomes frivolous.
The stolen copper is another kind of money.
"Haha, look at the pattern on the coin. How could it be stolen so easily?" Liu Yu said with a smile.
