Yuanzhou, in the middle of Yichun city. Looking at the newly submitted statement of accounts and the detailed project budget for subsequent expenditures, Zhou Huaian couldn't help but sigh.
The so-called "A cannon fire, gold ten thousand liang", this not only refers to the plundered wealth and trophies harvested in the war, but also represents the expenses paid out like running water.
Apart from other things, just the extra clean-up action added on the way back has shrunk the gains brought back by more than half. No way, the soldiers were allowed to burn, kill, and looting to restore morale, thinking that the price and sequelae of the reward were too serious and infinitely poisonous. Especially on the turf of his own.
Therefore, in order for the soldiers to execute the details of each order without compromise, in addition to the strict military laws and regulations, they must also have relatively favorable treatment and supplies, and even longer-term. Welfare guarantee measures are the most incentive and competitive means in different periods.
In contrast, the Taiping Army has more ideological shaping and a sense of identification with the organizational system, as well as a consistent pursuit of long-term goals. In this case, the hidden and direct maintenance cost of daily investment is even higher than that of the traditional military.
On the other hand, the main content of the public security war in the way of purging the land is not to disturb the people or even to devote resources to win the support of the people, and to subsidize those supporters to maintain the daily claims of the Taiping Army, the cost will not be more economical than the direct large and small battles. How many;
Therefore, just by paying back the corresponding unplanned budget, there will be an increase of about 300,000 to 400,000 yuan. This is still in the case of a smooth initial strategy, rather than encountering hard bones or needs that are difficult to solve. New situation for follow-up support.
Of course, the number of people who should be killed and exiled will not be few, and those who ransack their families and have no clan will not be merciful. At best, it can only ensure that it is justified and the process and cycle of correcting punishments. As for the corresponding income after the early netting, it is now a little bit better than nothing.
After all, for any factors and hidden dangers that may cause instability under any rule; it is always easy to kill a hundred people in the short term. The reputation of horror brought about by cruel methods is also an indispensable part of the ruling power; in other words, it is a composition of political resources.
Just like the later generations of Maozi's father and steel uncle, enough fear and brutal prestige can also bring strong execution effects under a relatively sound system, which solves the dilemma of confusion in the early days of entrepreneurship. Then let the knowledge of right and wrong to the subtlety of time.
Of course, during the busy time between marching and handling official duties, Zhou Huaian will still try to find time to meet and accompany this little lady Cao who has been run to him in disguise, the girl whose best-in-law is Cao Hongyao. .
For example, listening to her telling some recent things, and also telling her some memorable classics and stories from later generations.
"She already has everything I want to give her. In fact, what I want is to give her happiness?..."
"Let the years go by, and stay with you to accompany you, and even if we are all old enough, you are still the most beautiful person in my heart."
"In the next life, if you don't recognize me, I will say, your tea is cold, and I will refill it for you, and you will know that that person is me."
(For details, see Yu Feihong's film "If, Love Has An Afterlife!") It is probably a tragic story of a heterogeneous literary teenager in a thief stockade who hates his lover with his family, and his past and present lives.
Putting it under the current background of the times and the mutual relationship, there are also some intrigues that move people. Seeing that Cao Hongyao was already full of tears in his eyes, it was obvious that he felt very empathetic, and only after wandering in his heart, did he speak. :
"Then... do we also have a future life... what about Zhou Lang's previous life?"
However, she couldn't help thinking, and asked a question that was consciously full of sillyness, shyly and timidly; then she shrank down like an ostrich, hiding her red face in her arms and dared not show it.
Zhou Huaian shook his head with a smile.
"I really can't remember or think of things like this in my previous life; so, I have to cherish what I have now and enjoy this time..."
Speaking of this, Zhou Huaian couldn't help lowering his head, holding the petite body sitting horizontally on his knees, and gently tasting the girl’s cherry lips that she wanted to refuse. As the saying goes, it’s just a kiss, and occasionally stretched in and stirred. , But the first base stage that will never come out without a suffocating roll of eyes;
And I'm trying to "just touch it, never get in easily" to start at second base, and the next step is to get to the stage of "just not getting in", but it's actually not too far.
The reason for persuading her to accept this level step by step is also very simple. Anyway, she has "shared the bed"; then it doesn't matter how close the partners are too close. Anyway, there is no other person around her who can decide and influence her, the only one who is close is a kind of internal response.
And not far away from the curtain, Cui Wanting was smiling and biting her lips tightly, looking at the figure that almost merged into one body; and the sound and twitching movements, there were bursts of sadness and bitterness in her heart.
Why can she enjoy this kind of warmth and thoughtfulness, and she can only be put into various embarrassing postures and appearances, and sent to the door to do whatever she wants, so that she can protect herself and become independent for a while.
Of course, for Zhou Huaian, as long as he can grasp the moment and enjoy it in time. Women of different types and preferences have their own different styles and characteristics; it would be better if they could develop something other than pure desire and the duty of reproduction.
After all, as a high-ranking person, he wants to have a pure feeling without reservation and impurity. It has become a luxury; because the right demands and the various desires derived from power are enough to destroy everything. The beautiful things are distorted into something beyond recognition.
So I can only ask for something that is relatively real. Such as the desire for protection, such as family affection, such as the need for mutual comfort. Even if it is for political needs to be together as a guest, it will eventually develop into a dull life,
. . . . . . .
And in Haozhou,
After breaking out overnight, he ran all the way along the upper reaches of the vortex water; after running to death many mounts and dispersing some people, the remnant of the balance army led by Cao Xiang finally got rid of the seemingly ubiquitous thieves. Interception and pursuit.
Looking at him, there were only a hundred riders left, and he couldn't help but feel sad and looked around at a loss; why didn't he understand the so-called decision to go to the rear for help and why he wanted to. It's just the way back to Yunzhou that the Tianping Army had learned, but it still had to pass through several states indefinitely.
"Duya, the former convenience is Tangong City..."
At this time, a cruiser came to report.
Cao Xiang couldn't help but move in his heart. This Tangong City was the former site of Shansang County in Haozhou; it was also the Southern Dynasty Liu Song Taiwei Tan Daoji who was competing with the Northern Wei Dynasty for Huaibei. He wisely retired the Wei soldiers and took the opportunity to escape the predicament. The location of the story. Now it is a fortress and important town for war preparations under the jurisdiction of the Xuanwu Army in Haozhou.
Thinking of this, he suddenly made up his mind, and suddenly turned his horse's head and waved the crowd's shouting:
"We go to Dongdu for help, I don't believe that Zheng Sanggong and Cui Dutong will sit back and do nothing..."
"The thief army is chasing here again..."
At this time, someone around him exclaimed again, but the smoke and movement were faintly visible in the distance.
After a while, he retreated to Tangong City to request assistance and temporarily avoid Cao Xiang and his party. However, he kept the door behind him by screaming and shot down arrows as a threat.
At the same time, in Tangong City, Xu Si, who was observing the secretary in charge of the secretary, was tightly guarded in the town’s Zhenshu Yamen, just to prevent him from leaving the city. Outside the door, there are more old acquaintances and old friends who persuade them with all their heart.
"Yu Zhangshu, I should understand your heart to serve the country... It's just that I am in the danger of protecting the city's military and civilians. I really dare not make a big mistake because of small mistakes.
"The current situation is not something that you and my generation can easily stop.. Please stay calm and wait until you have overcome this difficulty..."
And Cao Xiang, who delayed his final escape opportunity under the front and rear chase, could only swear and curse hoarsely with tears on his face; with the exhausted force of Tianping, he returned and rushed towards the chasing soldiers. They died in heroic battles one after another outside the city gate. Then Tan Gongcheng unexpectedly opened the door and left.
"Have you caught the leader... Haosheng took it back to humiliate that old Piocao..."
Later, Zhu Lao San, who led this chasing army, couldn't help but exclaimed.
. . . . . .
At the same time, in Xuzhou City where Yang Fuguang is seated, the adopted sons/Zhongwu Badu, headed by Lu Hongyan, will just retreat. And Yang Fuguang could only sit on the rope bed, and sighed heavily at Xi Xiang.
"The old slave is really unfavorable to the country..."
Because the eight generals of the loyal military army who had just joined forces to make a statement, although they promised to defend the land and imperial thieves for the country, they refused to take the initiative to fight the thieves before the funds and grains allocated by the imperial court arrived.
And in the city of Ruzhou.
"My generation still has the heart to serve the country, but there are no soldiers to serve the country..."
Leading troops back to the east of Dao Ruzhou, the leader of the thief camp, Qi Kerang, also pleaded with the envoy who came to question.
"The soldiers are all thinking of their hometown and don't want to fight again. I can't just go it alone.. Please spend some time with me to rectify the army before you can make a difference..."
And in the Ouchi where the East Capital is staying and working as a camp, a weeping middling suddenly rushed to Zheng Tian and Cui Anqian, who were discussing strategies in front of the copper plate map, and gasped out of breath. :
"Everyone, everyone is unified, something has happened, something big has happened..."
"Are there any bad news... but where did the thief army go..."
Cui An said in a deep voice without looking up
"It was the Pinglu Jiedu who returned to Qingzhou, who made An Shiru, and his troops suddenly changed. Since then, after the general publicly recommended Wang Jingwu to stay, he has exiled the handsome minister An Shiru, the supervisory officer Li Xizheng and more than ten people, etc. ;"
"The nearby Taining, Probation, and Yicheng armies all rejected the imperial emissary's call to send troops again to discuss thieves on the grounds that they needed to prepare for battle and protect the territory... and they will all be detained or expelled in the future..." (End of this chapter)