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Chapter 405: Restoring the Old Capital

Mr. Zhong is trusted by Tong Guan, and his methods are not comparable to others. He has always been a decisive person in the fight for decades. In the Hebei army, he is afraid that he will be turned upside down this time.

But a clever woman is hard to cook without rice. She is a matter of training soldiers. Faced with these old, weak, sick and disabled people, there is nothing to do with great means. In the difficulties, Master Zhong is already prepared in his heart, and he can only do his best to leave his destiny.

In Hangzhou City, Fang La worked diligently and was very busy every day, so she couldn't even sleep. Fang La, who had not been asleep for a night, forced to go to court again with fatigue.

There were dozens of civil and military personnel, but they did not seem crowded in the lobby of the government office in Hangzhou City. Fang La sat upright on the chair and everyone began to discuss important matters. Internal affairs were nothing more than weapons and nothing else. This matter was already the most important thing in Fang La's mind.

"Report!!!" A man rushed in and knelt on one knee.

Fang La heard the shout, suddenly stood up and asked hurriedly: "Where is the emergency?"

Obviously, Fang La also had some premonitions and expectations in his heart, and what he was worried about would happen in the end.

"Report to the Lord, the officers and soldiers besieged the city and returned to the city to be in a hurry."

When Fang La heard this, he was shocked. He really didn't know why Gui'an in Huzhou would be in a hurry, so he asked again: "What do Gong Wen say? How many officers and soldiers are there?"

"The Gong Liuliu sent someone to report that outside Gui'an City, nearly 10,000 elite officers and soldiers were attacking the city. Gui'an City was in danger. Please send troops to help quickly!" Gong Wen was naturally the governor of Huzhou under Fang La.

Fang La waved his hand and signaled the person who sent the message to go down, then asked: "Huzhou is in an emergency. Marshal Fang has gone south to attack the king. Who is willing to lead troops to Huzhou to support?"

The left chief Lou Minzhong stepped forward and bowed, "The Lord of the Condor He has reported that more than 30,000 defenders in Huzhou are in a hurry. Gong Liuguan will inevitably mobilize the troops and horses in other parts of Huzhou to Gui'an to guard. If there are less than 10,000 officials, Gui'an should be worry-free. The Lord of the Condor He does not need to be anxious."

Fang La listened to the words and thoughts changed a few times, and said, "Gui'an is the center of Huzhou and is also a barrier in Hangzhou. There are tens of thousands of elite troops in the official army besieged the city. How can we take it lightly? We must send additional reinforcements to prevent any mistakes. Who is willing to go?"

Fang La obviously attaches great importance to the overall situation. The direction of Hangzhou is Huzhou Gui'an, and once there is a mistake, Hangzhou will inevitably be in a hurry. Only by sending more people can Fang La feel more at ease.

When Lou Minzhong heard the words, he stopped saying anything. The reason why he said that before his head was that there were not many soldiers who could fight in Hangzhou. Although there were 200,000 to 30,000, the weapons were only 300,000 to 40,000, and the remaining people were still not in hand. He raised his pole, which was to say that the rod was a bamboo pole and a wooden stick. When he raised his pole, he was holding a bamboo pole and a wooden stick. If he raised his pole, he would revolt with a bamboo pole and a wooden stick. If Hangzhou was only 30,000 to 40,000, and sending troops to rescue would inevitably lead to more than 10,000 people and horses to be taken away. Lou Min always had some bad premonitions in the center.

Sure enough, Fang La asked out of the question, and another military man rushed in outside the door and shouted loudly: "Report!!!"

Before Fang La sat down, she heard the news again and frowned and shouted: "Tell me quickly!"

"Reporting to the Lord of Heaven, Guangde is urgent. The official army has three thousand, and the city gate has been broken. The defenders are fighting hard in the city. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible."

Fang La was furious when he heard the words, and his palm slapped on the table and shouted, "It's outrageous, how could the city gate be broken? There are tens of thousands of soldiers in Guangde City, why are they so vulnerable?"

"Reporting to the Lord, I heard from the news that the officers and soldiers were all heavy cavalry with iron armor. The city gate was blown up by the enemy. The knights had already entered the city, and the soldiers in the city were fighting hard."

When Deng Yuanjue heard this, he stood up and said, "It's Zheng Zhi, Jiangning Zheng Zhi. I'm afraid Guangde will not be able to be saved this time. Please make plans early."

Lou Minzhong heard Deng Yuanjue's words and said, "Shenggong, if Guangde is lost, Huzhou Anji will be the first to be affected. We must urgently send reinforcements to Anji to garrison."

Fang La didn't know where the situation was. He took a breath of vigor and suppressed his anger. He asked again: "What about Wang Bing? Does Marshal Fang have a war report?"

The King of Wuzhou (volunteer) is also a great threat to Hangzhou. It takes three hundred miles from Wuzhou to Hangzhou. Once the King of Wuzhou gains power, it will take only three days to go north to Hangzhou. The battle between Fang Qifu and Wang Bing is particularly important at this time. If the war in the south is defeated, Gui Anyi will be lost and Anji will break again. The three armies will be surrounded, and Hangzhou will inevitably be attacked from both sides.

The right chief Zu Shiyuan came forward to report: "Marson Fang has not reported to Hangzhou in recent days. The Holy Lord doesn't have to worry. Marshal Fang is very good at fighting, and the south is worry-free."

Fang La nodded after hearing the comfort, and asked, "Who is willing to lead troops to help Gui'an and Anji?"

Shi Bao looked around and walked up and said, "I am willing to lead the troops to help you."

"Okay, General Nanli quickly brought people to Gui'an City. He must block the attack of the officers and soldiers and ensure that Gui'an is not lost." Fang La knew Shi Bao's martial arts well, and although he had just lost the battle, he also trusted him very much.

Shi Bao took the lead in saying that he would go back to his hometown, but it was not An Ji in Zheng Zhi's direction. Of course, he had thought about it. The dangers of the iron-armored cavalry are vivid in my mind.

Li Tianrun also stepped forward and said, "I am willing to lead troops to guard Anji."

"Excellent. I ordered General Li Tianrun, the general of Zhenguo, to lead 10,000 people to garrison Anji, and ordered General Shi Bao, the general of Nanli, to lead 10,000 troops to rush back to An. Send troops quickly and do not make any mistakes." Fang La had many masters under his command, even better than Liangshan. Li Tianrun was also a master. He killed Zhou Tong, slaughtered Zhang Qing, and defeated Dong Ping. His methods were also extremely powerful.

The two generals received the order and immediately turned around and came out to lead their troops to aid.

After the matter was temporarily dealt with, Lou Min's mind was in a flash and he said, "Shenggong, all the officers and soldiers of Jiangning have entered Guangde, why not let Yu Qing send troops to Jiangning to cut off the enemy's back?"

Fang La was also thinking in his mind when he heard the words.

Deng Yuanjue came out first and replied: "This plan is not possible. The officers and soldiers entered Huzhou in two groups. The real purpose is Hangzhou City. At this time, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers who can fight in the city. It is useless to march into Jiangning at this time. Xuanzhou still has heavy troops. For the current plan, the only way is to urgently transfer Yu Qing to bring his troops back to Hangzhou is to ensure that it is safe."

When Lou Minzhong heard the words, he spoke again: "What the national teacher said is that Jiangning is Zheng Zhi's retreat. If Jiangning is in trouble, how could Zheng Zhi not lead his troops back to rescue him?"

"The Prime Minister's idea is too superficial. At this time, the gate of Guangde City has been broken, and the defenders in the city will be defeated. Once Guangde is broken, Gui'an is in a hurry, and Wang Bing has not yet been destroyed. In this way, the three officials, soldiers and horses are all in Hangzhou. What's the point of going to attack Jiangning at this time?" Deng Yuanjue was really good at being a national teacher.

After hearing the two of them, Fang La naturally had some confusion in his heart and said, "Oh... I asked Yu Qing to lead his troops to help Hangzhou."

Fang La knew it clearly in his heart. As long as Hangzhou was not lost, with the help of Hangzhou's material and manpower, there would be a steady stream of soldiers, including 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, and 300,000. If Hangzhou is not protected, there would be no room for a turnaround.

The war in Guangde City had already been settled. Zheng Zhi saw that the devastated city of Guangde City could also see what kind of wealth Guangde was from this devastated city. Guangde is not a small city, with a population of 60,000 to 70,000. It is located in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River and is also a must-pass land from Jiangning to Hangzhou. There are also rivers passing by. Although it is not as good as Jiangning and Hangzhou, it is not comparable to ordinary places.

Now in Guangde, you can see the darkness after the fire everywhere, and the broken doors of houses are everywhere. There was no pedestrian on the street. It was not until the war in the city that people came out one after another to find out the news and found out that the official army had won.

The Fang La Uprising poisoned the entire Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and seriously traumatized the foundation of the Song Dynasty. This prosperous era of the Song Dynasty will never return. Without the support of Jiangnan, Bianliang will change rapidly, and the Bianliang, which is singing and dancing to peace, will gradually become depressed.

Tong Guan waited until the war was completely settled before entering Guangde. When Tong Guan entered the government office, he smiled endlessly. Tong Guan, who was in charge of military affairs, could not control the devastation, only the joy of victory in the war.

"Zheng Zhi, this battle was extremely beautiful, much easier than the attack on Lingzhou City. If you go south like this, you will enter Hangzhou soon, which is another great achievement." Tong Guan was a compliment when he met. Tong Guan also stayed in Hangzhou earlier. To be honest, the predecessor of Yingfeng Bureau was Tong Guan. Tong Guan was responsible for collecting artworks for Zhao Ji in Hangzhou. It was also at that time that Tong Guan helped Cai Jing re-enter Beijing.

"Em, along the way, there is no place in Guangde without military disasters. I think this is the case in Huzhou, Xuanzhou, Hangzhou, and Jiangnan and Zhejiang are so devastated." Zheng Zhi said. Although Zhao Ji was so unstoppable, the people in Jiangnan were really innocent.

Tong Guan nodded and said, "The land in Jiangnan is rich and there are countless fertile lands. It will return to its previous prosperity in one or two years, so there is no need to worry."

Zheng Zhi didn't say much. Tong Guan was well versed in politics, strategy, and military affairs. However, Tong Guan was a eunuch after all, and knew nothing about people's livelihood and economy. The prosperity of Jiangnan was developed step by step by step by generation, and it was the hard-working savings of generations that made it possible to achieve this today. Such a destruction in the war could not be restored in one or two years. It is true that there is a lot of fertile land in Jiangnan, but it does not mean that the food in the year has come out, and Jiangnan has returned to its past.

Business development cannot be separated from capital, and capital is the foundation for the operation of the entire commercial chain. If the capital is large and small, the silk produced by the people is sold to? Who will organize the production of silk, how can silk become clothes? With finished products, who will organize the sale to a distance to obtain benefits?

Without capital, all division of labor and cooperation cannot be integrated. The people produce some silk themselves, spun them into threads, weave them into cloths, and make ready-made clothes. Who are they selling them?

The whole society fell into a stagnation. The city people could not afford to buy grain without work, the farmers could not sell things for prices, or even sell them. Without business, the court could not collect taxes, and everything was a vicious cycle of linkage.

So where did the money go? Naturally, the money is in Fang La's hands, and all the money is concentrated in Fang La's hands does not mean how rich Fang La is. When there are enough goods, money, such as economic and trade intermediary, will be valuable and will become higher and higher. The fewer goods, the less money will be valuable, and the price will only become higher and higher.

Just like the economic relationship between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom later, the Jin Kingdom plundered all the metal products from the north of the Song Dynasty and brought them back to the country. The Southern Song Dynasty also had to pay gold and silver to the Jin Kingdom every year. The consequence was not that the Jin Kingdom became richer, but that it only caused one situation, and the Jin Kingdom had a serious economic crisis.

Gold and silver are not worth anything themselves. Excessive gold and silver will only cause inflation. Just like later banks constantly over-printing and issuing paper money is one reason, which will only cause soaring prices. The aristocratic class can still support it, and ordinary soldiers have long been unable to sustain it.

In the middle and late Jin Dynasty, domestic prices rose to unimaginable levels. A soldier from a team of 100 people had to use a carriage to drag money to pay. This was also one of the means by the Song Dynasty to counter the Jin Dynasty, and it should be regarded as the earliest economic war.

It is naturally a similar truth to Fang La gathering so much money. If you have money, you can't buy things, and the prices are getting more and more expensive. Fortunately, Fang La doesn't have to worry about food at this time, and there will be no real crisis.

The reason is extremely simple, but there are not many people who can see through it. The reason why Fang La is getting slower and slower in armament construction is because normal business can no longer operate. Without commercial circulation, Fang La relies so much raw materials alone, so where did so many raw materials come from?

The management method is to enrich the people and strengthen the country.

More than 10,000 new recruits are training in the Cangzhou school ground in Hebei, and the land of Qizhou in Yunzhou is also sending new recruits in a steady stream.

The three families in Dulonggang also sent thousands of men on time, and only a few hundred people were left to stay in the Erlong Mountains of Baihu Mountain. All the strong men had gathered in Cangzhou.

In the land of Cangbei, there are horses and sheep everywhere, and there are still a few cattle. If people from other places come here, they are afraid that they have entered the grassland.

At the shipyard, there are three large sea boats that are about to be launched. The newly built sea boats are completely different from the two previously built. Not only are the hulls narrower and longer, but there are more masts to set sail. There are two rows of windows on both sides of the hull. These openings were designed by Zheng Zhi himself at the beginning of the construction.

As for the purpose of these holes, it goes without saying that in the future, it will be a black cannon. The ocean is too important for Zheng Zhi, and he also has such feelings in his heart.

Li Gang was running around Qizhou at this time. The scholar who was originally weak in this article is now like a dark farmer. The continuous stream of money and food slowly supported the operation of everything in Cangzhou.

The Xiping Prefecture of Guazhou to the west of the northwest desert, the Emperor of Xixia is now the capital.

The emperor sat on the palace, and the palace was no longer as magnificent as before. The emperor held a momentum in his heart, and his face was full of longing. He sat down and listed all officials. Today's affairs were really important, and it was related to the future of the Xixia Dangxiang and the future of the entire country and nation.

In the main hall, there were no one who had white hair and hair like before. The young face was almost in the battle.

Li Renzhong, Li Renli, and the number one warrior in the Western Xia, Li Renming, are all in front of the hall and are already in important positions.

Emperor Li Qian stood up on the throne and said, "The Western Army of Song Dynasty has long been declining, and the old dog of the farmer is not in Qin Feng. It is the time to regain the old capital. What plans do you have?"

Li Qianshun raised this matter today on the court discussion, and it must be that he had prepared for a long time.8)
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