Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 113 He Shuo

"Brother Huang, according to my younger sister, this is not worth your anger. Your treatment of Heshuo refugees is not appropriate. The number of refugees gathered in the western border area of ​​Zhongzhou has exceeded 500,000. And it is still growing. You use the army to block them on the outskirts of the imperial capital. Few people are quite critical of your handling of this matter. Just look at what Li Wufeng did in Tianshui. This has greatly won the hearts of these Heshuo refugees. Gradually changing your views on Li Wufeng, my younger sister suggests that you should follow Li Wufeng's example and set up a refugee camp on the outskirts of the imperial capital to win people's hearts. Anyway, Li Wufeng's first batch of food is coming soon, just to use it for emergency." Situ Yushuang endured it. I can't stop interrupting my brother's words, and now I'm still blaming others.

"Thirteen sisters, it's easy for you to say, even if Li Wufeng sells the second batch of grain to the empire, but as you said, next year's summer harvest is unknown, we have to continue to stockpile grain, and now the price of grain in the imperial capital is close to thirty For each load of gold coins, at a price lower than half of the market price, 10 million loads of food will cost us 150 million gold coins. If the East China Sea or Jiangnan is still in our hands, the money may not be much, but now the East China Sea It has been lost. The war in the south of the Yangtze River has started, and it is not known when it will end. It is estimated that even if the war is over, it is impossible to provide much financial support for the central government of the empire. Reaching out is already very good, what else can we expect? How can the fiscal revenue of a central state support six legions and so many officials? If this continues, the foundation left in the treasury can last for another year at most. What should we do this time next year?" Situ Lang couldn't care less at this time, he doesn't know how expensive he is if he is not in charge of the family, and only by sitting in this position can you truly know that this position is not something that ordinary people can just sit on. In front of my sister. Situ Lang simply pointed it out directly, revealing his true background to Situ Yushuang.

Sighing softly, Situ Yutang looked sadly at his elder brother who had been tossed by successive troubles and aged a lot since he ascended the throne, and said quietly: "Brother Nine, but have you ever thought about it? If you let go of millions of refugees, this will undoubtedly give other people a perfect target. How will the eldest brother attack you? As the emperor of the empire, he does not even care about the life and death of the people under his rule, so he is still qualified to be the emperor? It won't be long before the speeches will fill the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, and if they are used by those who want to use them, the storm will be enough to overturn any large ship! Besides, so many refugees are not unstoppable. Once riots are triggered, it will bring us more doubts No matter what, we have to settle down these refugees first. Li Wufeng is helping us solve the food problem, so I think we can ignore it for the time being, but the epidemic in the Heshuo area has to be prevented.”

"Yes, the plague is spreading in the Heshuo area. I heard that many people have died. If these refugees are allowed to flood into the imperial capital, it will be unimaginable once the plague spreads in the imperial capital." Situ Lang quickly continued, From the bottom of his heart, he is still unwilling to accept this batch of refugees.

"It's not very feasible to let refugees enter the emperor, but we can follow Li Wufeng's example and place them in the western suburbs of the imperial capital. In addition, we will send more doctors and doctors to cook medicinal materials to strengthen epidemic prevention and prevent the spread of the plague. My little sister is still thinking about another question Now, the actions of the Kaman people are undoubtedly affected by the food shortage in their country. It is estimated that they have no choice but to plunder in Heshuo. It seems that they will not stay in Heshuo for a long time. The drought in the mainland has affected the entire Liberian countries. Even the Dorton Kingdom had to temporarily give up the war with the Japanese because of the food problem. The younger sister deduced that the Kaman people might shrink their defenses, and even abandon Longquan and Montenegro. The control area has been withdrawn to the front line of Qinghe, and now the Taiping Rebel Party in Heshuo has obviously lost the ability to control the situation in this area, if we can collect intelligence to confirm this, can we take the opportunity to regain Heshuo?"

Situ Yushuang's idea seemed to come too suddenly, and Situ Lang didn't realize it all of a sudden. He was still struggling with how to deal with the refugees just now, but now he wants to take back Heshuo in one fell swoop. This role change is too fast. a little bit.

"Take back Heshuo?" He asked back, and Situ Lang was stunned for a while before he said, "Sister Thirteen, I'm afraid this is not possible. What to appease the people? We don’t have food, medicinal materials, and all kinds of daily necessities, not to mention the Kamans who are eyeing you. You know the combat power of the army in our hands. Doing so will undoubtedly set you on fire!”

Situ Lang shook his head again and again, obviously unable to accept this too bold and advanced plan.

"The Kaman people are nothing to worry about. They should not have the energy to meddle in their own business for the time being, otherwise they would not behave like this in Heishan and Longquan. As for food, medicinal materials and daily necessities, we can find a way to buy them from Li Wufeng. Li Wufeng will not risk the disgrace of the world under the big hat of the interests of the empire." The corners of Situ Yushuang's mouth curled up slightly, coldly, "I know this guy, he cares about the people's opinion more than anything else. At this time, it is time for us to play the orthodox central role of our empire."

"But what if he uses various means to delay, prevaricate or even refuse?" Situ Lang asked.

"That's better, the responsibility is not on the side of the empire but on Li Wufeng's side. We can go to Luzon, Komini and other places to buy food, we just need to let Li Wufeng out of the way. Even if he doesn't make things difficult, we can still let him take the blame. In order to avoid suspicion, he may have to try his best to maintain the safety of our food purchase channel from the mainland." Situ Yushuang looked at Xixi, "In addition, after careful observation and analysis, the little girl feels that Seventeenth Sister may not have completely devoted herself to Li Wufeng as we imagined. If she can be allowed to return to Xijiang, she may be able to play an unexpected role, at least for the sake of In order to solve the problems of Heshuo refugees, she can help us to speak up for the empire's demands on Xijiang, after all, it will not harm Li Wufeng's interests, and it can help the empire resolve difficulties, she should be able to do it."

Situ Lang was indeed somewhat moved by Situ Yushuang's plan.

The looting of the Kaman people in Montenegro and Longquan caused anger and resentment. Although this was a helpless move, it also proved that the Kaman people were also worried about logistical support, especially food issues. When it was worth the plague, the Kamans were unlikely to stay in these two places, and it was very likely that they would withdraw their southward invasion stronghold-Qinghe.

Judging from the information obtained now, both Hejian and Jinzhong have fallen into full-scale turmoil. Situ Lang's information is naturally much more accurate and detailed than his sister's. The Taiping Army assembled in Jinzhong and Hejian was already in trouble. The upper-level figures of the Taiping Army who were short of food and medicine obviously did not estimate the severity of the food shortage and the huge crisis it brought. In order to fill their stomachs, the refugees and refugees It has already gathered unscrupulously to loot everywhere.

Originally, the Heshuo area, which had already been plundered by the Taiping Sect, did not have much for these mob groups to rob. Later, more and more mobs gathered and gradually turned their targets to the Taiping Army, which still had some savings. From a small-scale sneak attack to a blatant attack on the Taiping Army to rob food, a riot that swept across the entire Heshuo area firmly shocked the already distracted Taiping Army to the point of collapse ~IndoMTL.com~ Especially the considerable number of soldiers of the Taiping Army They are all from Heshuo. If this trend continues, the rule of the Taiping Army in Heshuo may not be maintained for too long.

He groaned and turned around in the study room, Situ Lang gently rubbing his hand under his jaw. This is an opportunity, but of course it also has quite a risk. It is greatly weakened, and it is still the main force guarding the western pass of the imperial capital. The combat effectiveness of the third and fourth legions is indeed a bit disappointing. Defeat the Taiping Army in one fell swoop. I really hope that the Taiping Army can collapse on its own, but such an illusion is somewhat unrealistic.

"Thirteen sisters, do you think the other legions in our hands besides the City Guard Corps and the Imperial Guard Corps are sure to completely defeat the current Taiping Army?" I want my sister to make a prediction for me.

"Brother Huang, it seems that this question should not be answered by my younger sister. My younger sister is just offering you a reference suggestion. Whether it is feasible or not, you should discuss it with your Minister of Military Affairs. Maybe the Duke of Jilin can give you an answer. A satisfactory answer. However, I heard that the fourth army seems to have improved its combat effectiveness recently. Although the army leader is recognized as a waste, the deputy army leader seems to have some skills. I heard that the first division he brought out is actually To be able to face the Kamanian Rangers head-to-head, no matter what the result of the battle, at least daring to fight will prove that this army is not a pussy."

Situ Yushuang's casual remark made Situ Lang overjoyed. He didn't know the situation himself, but if there was such a situation, it would undoubtedly give him a choice, who had been suffering from having no good generals in his hands.