Zhang Li put down the documents in his hand, holding a half-burned cigarette in his hand, and listened to the adjutant next to him.
"Sir, that's all we have to do at the moment. The commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition has also benefited a lot, and our territory has expanded a lot.
But don't worry, the brothers will definitely fulfill their duties and handle all the affairs assigned by their superiors. "
The adjutant made the final summary of the report.
Hearing this, Zhang Li waved his hands helplessly and let out a sigh of relief while lying on the chair.
"Go down. Let the brothers work harder recently. We won't treat them badly on the summit."
Regarding this point, Zhang Li is still very confident. Dashuai may not be outstanding in other areas, but he does have considerable experience in making money wisely.
Let the brothers be fed and clothed, and that is not a problem.
Although Marshal Yan now hangs the blue sky and white sun flag on the surface, these top bosses all know that this is nothing more than a superficial article. When it comes to real interests, everyone can still rob them however they want.
This is like the Eighteen Route Princes during the Three Kingdoms period. Yuan Benchu was known as the leader of the Eighteen Route Princes. In fact, everyone still played their own role, but they just followed each other on the surface and recommended someone to talk to.
And with the second Northern Expedition, many people ate meat with them, and their Marshal Yan ate a big fat piece of meat.
The more you eat, the more people down there will naturally have to work.
"Sir, there is one more thing..."
"What's the matter?"
Zhang Li was not surprised to hear that the adjutant was still busy. This was considered the first thing he had done as a new officer. Although he had been in office for a long time, things had never stopped.
"There is a conflict between Outer Mongolia and the Chabei Xinmeng. Recently, there seems to be some action on the part of Outer Mongolia. Secondly, the Chahar Ranch will be handed over this year... There is still no news yet."
As he spoke, the adjutant lowered his head and did not say any more.
Zhang Li couldn't help but rub his brows after hearing the news.
The most troublesome thing, which he urgently needed to deal with, was clearly stated.
"Outer Mongolia has always coveted the Chabei region. Haven't the grassland ministries been fighting with them back and forth before? Let the grassland ministries resolve this matter on their own.
Now that the commander-in-chief has just gained territory, many local areas are still unstable and he cannot mobilize many troops for the time being.
As for the matter of handing over..."
Having said this, Zhang Li stopped talking.
But at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and a soldier stepped forward quickly. After saluting, he took a few steps forward and whispered a few words after receiving Zhang Li's signal.
"Let him in."
After hearing the answer, the soldier quickly exited, and the messenger soldier from before walked in after a while.
"Meet sir!"
"Tell me, is it an urgent report on the grassland?" Zhang Li waved his hand to interrupt the other party's politeness and signaled the other party to speak directly.
"Yes, sir, we just received an emergency report from the grassland that something serious happened..."
The messenger immediately recounted the information he had received in detail.
After listening, the study fell into silence for a while, until the cigarette burned out and almost burned him, and then he came back to his senses.
"Sir, although Zhao Ming was sent here, he has communicated with you to some extent, and Chief Song has a good relationship with you. If he died here for nothing..."
The adjutant's words also reminded Zhang Li.
"Yes! I didn't expect that the situation in the grassland is so serious now. The field director sent down by Tangtang was attacked in broad daylight. How brave he is!"
Zhang Li lit up a cigarette again, his face a little uncertain, and the smoke was so thick that people didn't know what he was thinking.
"Then...Sir, should we send someone over to check?" the adjutant reminded again.
"Check? Check what?"
Zhang Li asked with a chuckle, shook his head and sighed,
"It can't be checked, it's impossible to check! The people on the grassland are very united. There is no point in checking one person alone. Moreover, this situation did not form overnight.
You have also seen the appointments and performance reports of field directors in the past five years. How many of them have ended well? "
Zhang Li's words made the adjutant a little speechless.
Indeed, in the past five years, except for the previous director who is still active and active, the rest either resigned before the end of their term of office, and the rest basically encountered accidents.
This shows how unruly these unruly people on the grassland are.
"Then sir...it's not an option to let things go like this...It's not easy to explain to Chief Song..."
The adjutant was a little embarrassed, but he knew that Chief Song had a good relationship with his chief officer. Although they were followed by different commanders, the two had a really good relationship in private.
Zhang Li shook the ashes from his cigarette and appeared to be very slow and not anxious at all.
"We don't need to worry about anything. Old Song specifically asked me to take good care of this Zhao Ming. Judging from Old Song's tone, he should be very optimistic about this Zhao Ming~"
Hearing this, the adjutant breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his superior was determined to protect Zhao Ming for the sake of Chief Song's face.
Now that Marshal Feng and his own Marshal Yan are in the honeymoon period, some things should not be overdone.
It was just Zhang Li's next words that made the adjutant a little stunned.
"Since he is so optimistic, we can't control him anymore. If he can survive, it means that his ability is indeed outstanding.
If I can survive for half a year, I can apply to the commander for more manpower. If I can survive for a year, I can sort out the prairie.
One year, as long as this Zhao Ming can hold on for one year, not to mention one year, half a year is enough.
As long as half a year, I will be free.
But if he dies, that's good, and he has an excuse. If you propose to the commander-in-chief to use great efforts to clean up the prairie, the commander-in-chief will agree, right? "
Zhang Li's words made the adjutant feel a little chilly.
Is this a choice of interests in official circles?
He was a little surprised, but the adjutant fully recognized the decision made by his superior.
The reason for combing the prairie is not because there are really not enough manpower, but because the commander needs to prioritize.
There are still many rebel forces in the newly occupied territory, and they all need manpower to suppress and clean up. Naturally, things on the grassland can be dragged on and off as long as they can.
But if Zhao Ming is dead or alive, it will be beneficial to them without any harm.
Being alive means that the situation has not completely deteriorated. If he is dead, he will have an excuse and the commander-in-chief can relax, which will give him the determination to sort out the grassland.
"Sir, the tasks handed over to the grassland this year..."
"Don't rush! Don't ask! Don't care!" Zhang Li said lightly.
Hearing this, the adjutant suddenly understood.
In fact, he would not take the initiative to ask for this year's handover task. After all, Zhao Ming's mission at the moment was to stay alive. It would be a bit difficult to force the other party to hand over horses and livestock.
