I’m The King Chapter 561: ：Countermeasures

"We must not let Zhou Yuan return to Jicheng!" Ji Ling looked at Tan Feng, Zhou Yu, and Chunyu Yan in front of him, and said loudly.

Zhou Yuan is different from Ning Zecheng. Ning Zecheng has always controlled Yan Lingwei. In Yan Kingdom, although he is powerful, he has few friends. Most of the courtiers and nobles fear him more than they respect him. People, Ning Zecheng fell, perhaps many people applauded secretly, but Tan Feng locked Ning Zecheng for so long, but it hardly caused any disturbances, so this fact can be clearly seen. But Zhou Yuan is quite different. This person has been the Taiwei of the Yan Kingdom for many years, and his disciples and old officials are all over the world. Most of these people hold military power. Like this time when Zhou Yuan arrived in Langya County, Hu Yanchao sent a large team to **** him It can be seen. The news has just been sent back to Jicheng, and Jicheng, which is calm on the surface, is turbulent again in the dark.

Zhou Yuan's return to Jicheng will break the form that Ji Ling managed with great difficulty, and the political balance of Jicheng will be broken. Gusts of wind and waves.

Ji Ling doesn't want Yan to return to the previous path, and he doesn't want the centralization of power that has just begun to be caused by Zhou Yuan's return. Let Zhou Yuan return, so that under his banner, the counterattack will be reckless.

"Taiwei Zhou really can't go back to Jicheng!" Chunyuyan glanced at Zhou Yu who was opposite him, "But Taiwei Zhou and Ning Zecheng are different and need to be treated differently, Your Majesty, the current Yan Kingdom needs peace, Stability is needed. More is worse than less.”

Tan Feng nodded, "Chun Yu Nei Shi is right. We succumbed to the State of Zhao and returned the four cities we had finally taken back to them. We tolerated Gao Yuan's domineering, just to let him and Dong Hu fight dogs and dogs." However, Qi State wants to take advantage of the fire at this time, and we also need to fight back. At this time, what we need most is internal unity, and it is not appropriate to go to war."

"Taiwei Zhou, what do you say?" Ji Ling's gaze turned to Zhou Yu who had been silent all along.

"I agree with Master Tan and Chunyu Neishi." Zhou Yu said simply.

"Okay, since you both agree, how can this matter be settled like this, tell me, how should Zhou Yuan deal with it?" Ji Ling rubbed his temples, this is still a difficult problem, and he can't make any big moves. It means that Zhou Yuan will be let go.

"Let Zhou Yuan and Zhou Taiwei go back to Fenzhou to retire!" Chunyuyan thought for a moment.

"Fenzhou is his old den. Not long after the court took over, if he were to go to Fenzhou at this time, wouldn't it be letting the tiger go back to the mountain?" Ji Ling said with some dissatisfaction, "I'm afraid this is not an appropriate proposal."

"Your Majesty, Fenzhou, which was taken over by the imperial court, is no longer the former Fenzhou. Officials at all levels in the whole prefecture are selected by the imperial court, and the garrison is also ours. It can be said that the old forces of the imperial court It has fallen apart under our blows, but anyone with a little vision knows that the past era is gone forever, and they want to live better. They can only be attached to us. Therefore, even if Zhou Taiwei returned to Fen State, there will be no troubles, let alone. I believe Commander Tan will make suitable arrangements."

Chunyuyan turned her head to look at Tan Feng, who smiled, "Compared to my arrangement, I believe Master Zhou Yuzhou can solve a lot of troubles with a word."

The eyes of the three people all turned to Zhou Yu. Indeed, apart from being like-minded with them, Zhou Yu also had another identity, that is, he was also a member of the Zhou clan. It can be said that as long as Zhou Yu is here, as long as Zhou Yu makes a promise to the Zhou clan, the Zhou clan who still has hope will not follow Zhou Yuan all the way to the dark.

If even the members of the Zhou clan are unwilling to follow Zhou Yuan, then Zhou Yuan who returns to Fenzhou is like a toothless tiger, what can he do?

"Zhou Qing's family, I will trouble you to run over this matter, and go and tell Zhou Taiwei that we will not hold him accountable for defeating Donghu in the army, and ask him to resign from all official positions and return to Fen Go to Zhou Pension, as long as he lives in peace, I am willing to let him spend the rest of his life in peace." Ji Ling said.

"Yes!" Zhou Yu murmured, "I'll go see Taiwei Zhou and ask him to go back to Fenzhou directly."

Yeah! Ji Ji nodded in satisfaction, "Zhou Qing's family has worked hard, how is the re-recruitment of the army going?"

Zhou Yu bowed: "It will take a long time to recruit new recruits, so now our first step is to issue orders to all states and counties in the world to deploy troops. The county soldiers and state soldiers under their command, Although the combat effectiveness is not strong, it is much stronger than the rookies, and retraining will save a lot of trouble. At present, 30,000 people have been assembled, and the training has officially started. I believe it will not take long for this army to be able to Possess a certain combat effectiveness."

Hearing that more than 30,000 people have been gathered, Ji Ling's brows stretched a little, "Taiwei Zhou is really vigorous and resolute in his actions. By the way, you talked to me about Gao Yuan's military training method a few days ago. There is really a unique secret to training soldiers, within a few years, we have such a strong army, if we can get his method of training soldiers, we will surely be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

Zhou Yu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Gao Yuan's military training method is not a secret. After I watched his army, I paid attention to this matter. I thought it would be difficult to get it, but it was beyond me Unexpectedly, in the hands of Lu Hong, the general under Zhang Shouyue's command, among the soldiers of Liaoxi County, he got this set of military training tips, and Gao Yuan didn't regard him as a treasure at all."

"Lu Hong has an extraordinary relationship with him, so it's not surprising that Lu Hong got it, but where did you get the full copy from Lu Hong? Don't hide any key points in it!"

Zhou Yu shook his head, "What I got from Lu Hong was written by Gao Yuan himself, and it's not bad at all. I've read it, and it's true that every detail has been taken care of, and nothing will be missing."

Tan Feng on one side smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are too worried. Zhou Taiwei is also a master of military art. If there is something missing, Zhou Taiwei can understand it with a word."

Ji Ling said excitedly: "So, it won't take long for us to have an army as powerful as the Zhengdong Army?"

Zhou Yu took a deep breath and was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, there is an extremely difficult problem here. The salaries of Gao Yuan's army are extremely high, and we may not be able to pay them."

Ji Ling asked strangely: "Is my Dayan's financial resources not as good as that of a little Gao Yuan? He can afford it, but we can't afford it?"

"That being said, the number of Gao Yuan's army is small, and his territory is also small, and all aspects that need to be taken care of are also small, and the area controlled by Dayan is much larger than his territory , daily expenses are naturally not the same. If compared with absolute wealth, we naturally have much more, but if it is really implemented on everyone, it is really not as good as him."

"Not only that, the centralized prefecture and county system has just begun, and my Dayan has been turbulent in the past few years, which has greatly affected income. The treasury is extremely empty, and military expenditures, according to previous standards, are all It's a bit stretched, let alone according to his standards." Chunyuyan nodded.

Ji Ling sat up straight, "How much is Gao Yuan's soldier's salary?"

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, and when he said a number, Ji Ling took a deep breath. An ordinary soldier under Gao Yuan's command has a monthly salary that exceeds that of an ordinary officer in the Yan Army, and so on. , the annual military expenditure must be an astronomical figure.

"Is there no other way?" He looked at the three ministers.

The three of them shook their heads, "At least for now, the imperial court really can't afford the money, but if it takes longer, as the national strength gradually recovers, the advantages of centralization will gradually appear, which should be eased." .”

"The salaries of soldiers in Qin are extremely low, why are they so powerful? Can't we follow the example of Qin?" Ji Ling proposed another possibility.

"Your Majesty, the situation in our country is unstable now, but we can't learn from Qin. If we are really like Qin, I'm afraid the country will be in chaos." Tan Feng said in a deep voice: "We must learn from Qin." The country's method of controlling the army, I am afraid that painting a tiger will not be a square dog. This matter can only be gradually figured out."

Ji Ling was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed grinningly, "Taiwei Zhou, pay our soldiers according to the high standard of soldier salaries."

Zhou Yu was startled, "Your Majesty, where do we get all this money?"

"Money, of course there will be." Ji Ling said: "The first is to increase income and reduce expenditure, Tan Feng, Chunyu Yan, you two, let me figure out a way, the first one is to increase income and reduce expenditure, and weed out redundant officials." There are only a few people in the Zhengdong Mansion in Gaoyuan, and they manage such a large area in an orderly manner. In comparison, we have too many officials here."

"Secondly, Commander Tan, it's up to you. There are so many corrupt officials, you have to make them pay the price, find out the real evidence, and then raid their homes."

"In this way, even if the income is not too much, it will still be able to support the 30,000 troops. Protect yourself, and it will get better in the future."

"Understood. This subject will handle this matter well!" Tan Feng bowed.

Zhou Yu and Chun Yuyan looked at each other ~IndoMTL.com~ This matter is certain, not only in Jicheng, but also in the whole of Dayan, there will be another **** storm, but the two of them have nothing to do now, Although Ji Ling's method was bloody, it was the fastest solution to the problem. And those who are about to fall under the butcher's knife, it can be said that they will not be wronged, these people already deserve to die.

One day later, at the gate of Jicheng City, Zhou Yu looked at Tan Feng who came to see him off, pondered for a while, and said, "Tan Feng, you must carefully consider the matter that the king ordered, and you don't have to be too careful about your actions. It is too intense. Leave a little room, and the adverse effects may be minimized.”

Tan Feng smiled brightly, "Don't worry about it, I have a sense of proportion in this matter. Zhou Taiwei must not give you any good looks, but this time you go, you will be a man with your tail between your legs."

"It's nothing. I'm not only his junior, but I'm also a person he has worked hard to support. Even if I feel wronged, I deserve it. After that matter is resolved, I will go directly to the border, Ji There are tens of thousands of new recruits in the city, but you have to keep an eye on them, they are the hope of the rise of our country of Yan."

"Okay, the five thousand veterans who came back from Donghu can also play a role. I will spare time to supervise their training." Tan Feng nodded, "Have a good trip."

"Take care!" (To be continued..)