Section 113 Heshuo
"Emperor, my sister's opinion, this is not worth your furious. Your way of dealing with Heshuo refugees is not appropriate. Now there are more than 500,000 refugees gathered in the western border area of Zhongzhou, and it is still growing. You use the army to block them outside the imperial capital, which is just a temporary measure. Over time, it will definitely cause turmoil, which will directly affect the situation in the imperial capital. And now many people have made some complaints about your handling of this matter.
Look at the way Li Wufeng played in Tianshui, which greatly won the hearts of these Heshuo refugees. Even many gentry in the imperial capital are gradually changing their views on Li Wufeng. My younger sister suggests that you should follow Li Wufeng to establish a refugee camp in the outskirts of the imperial capital to win people's hearts. Anyway, Li Wufeng's first batch of food will come soon, so it's just for emergency use first." Situ Yushuang couldn't help but interrupt her brother's words. She is still blaming the world and is useless. It is better to think of countermeasures early.
"Thirteenth sister, you said it's easy. Even if Li Wufeng sold the second batch of grain to the empire, but as you said, the harvest next summer is unclear, we still have to continue to reserve grain. Now the price of grain in the imperial capital is close to thirty gold coins per fulfilment. At a price lower than half of the market price, 10 million volts of grain will cost us 150 million volts of grain. If the East China Sea or Jiangnan is still in our hands, this money may not be considered a big deal, but now the East China Sea has been lost and the war in Jiangnan is about to begin. I don't know when it will end. It is estimated that even if the war is over, it is unlikely to provide much financial support to the central government of the empire. Wuhu
It is already very good that Brother Bian San and Lao Liu will not reach out to the empire. Where can we expect? How can one Zhongzhou's fiscal revenue support the six legions and so many officials? If this continues, the foundation left in the treasury can be supported for at most one year. What should we do next year?" Situ Lang didn't care much at this time. If he was not in charge of the family, he would not know that the firewood and rice are expensive. Only by sitting in this position can you truly know that this position is not something that ordinary people can sit steadily in front of his compatriots and sisters. Situ Lang simply pointed out and shine his true background on Situ Yushuang.
With a sigh, Situ Yutang looked at his brother who had been aging aged by many troubles after ascending the throne with some sadness, and said quietly: "Brother Jiu, but have you ever thought about it? If you let go of these dozens or millions of refugees, this will undoubtedly give others a good target. How will the elder 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? I am afraid that such remarks will not take long to fill the streets and alleys of the imperial capital. Once used by those who are interested, the storm will be enough to overturn any big ship! Moreover, so many refugees are not able to stop it. Once a riot is triggered, it will have a more impact on us, so we must settle these refugees first. Now Li Wufeng has helped us solve the food problem. I think we can ignore it for the time being, but the plague epidemic in Heshuo area has to be prevented."
"Yes, the plague spreads in Heshuo area. I heard that many people have died. If these refugees are allowed to flock to the imperial capital, it will be unimaginable if the plague in the imperial capital city is triggered." Situ Lang hurriedly answered, and from the bottom of his heart he still did not want to accept this group of refugees.
"It is not feasible to let refugees enter the emperor, but we can follow Li Wufeng and place them in the suburbs of the western suburbs of the imperial capital. In addition, many doctors and doctors cook medicinal materials to strengthen epidemic prevention and prevent the spread of the plague. The younger sister is still thinking about another question. The actions of the Kaman people are undoubtedly affected by the food shortage in their country. It is estimated that they are forced to plunder in Heshuo. It seems that they will not stay in Heshuo for a long time, and this battle is spread throughout the entire Dongda University.
The drought on the land has affected the entire Liberian countries. Even the Dutun Kingdom had to temporarily give up the war with the Japanese due to food problems. The younger sister inferred that the Kamans might shrink their defense, even abandon Longquan and Heishan, and withdraw their control area back to the Qinghe line. Now the Taiping Rebellion Party in Heshuo has obviously lost its ability to control the situation in this area. If we can quickly collect intelligence to confirm this, can we take the opportunity to recover Heshuo?"
Situ Yushuang's thoughts seemed to come too suddenly, and Situ Lang didn't react at all. He was just worried about how to deal with the refugees, but now he actually wanted to regain Heshuo in one fell swoop. The role change was a little too fast.
"Recover Heshuo?" asked back. Situ Lang was stunned for a while before saying, "Thirteenth sister, this may not work. Heshuo is in a mess. Even if we can drive away the storm, what can we use to appease the people? We don't have food, medicinal materials, and various necessities of daily life, let alone the Kaman people who are eyeing us. You know that doing this will undoubtedly cause trouble!"
Situ Lang shook his head repeatedly, obviously unable to accept this too bold and advanced plan.
"The Kamans are not worth worrying. They should not have the energy to meddle in other people's business for the time being, otherwise they would not behave like this in Heishan and Longquan. As for food, medicinal materials and necessities in life, we can find a way to buy it from Li Wufeng. Under the hat of national justice and imperial interests, Li Wufeng will not be willing to take the blame for the world." Situ Yushuang's lips curled slightly, and she was cold and cold, "I understand this guy. He regards people's hearts and opinions more important than anything else. At this time, it is the time when we play the role of the orthodox central government of our empire."
"But what if he takes all kinds of measures to delay and 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, Comini and other places to buy grain, and we just need to let Li Wufeng give up the passage. If he intentionally makes things difficult, it will only make him famous. Even if he doesn't make things difficult, we can still let him take the blame. In order to avoid suspicion, he is afraid that he will have to try his best to maintain the safety of our food purchase channels from Central and Mainland." Situ Yushuang looked to the West, "In addition, after careful observation and analysis, the little sister felt that the Seventeenth sister might not have completely turned to Li Wufeng as we imagined. If she could get her back to Western Xinjiang, she might be able to play an unexpected role, at least in order to solve the problems of Heshuo refugees, the Empire's requirements for Western Xinjiang can help us speak with confidence. After all, this will not harm Li Wufeng's interests, but also help the empire resolve difficulties. She should be able to do it."
Situ Lang was indeed a little moved by Situ Yushuang's plan.
The Kamans' looting in Montenegro and Longquan made the heavens angry and resentful. Although this was a helpless move, it also proved that the Kamans were also worried about logistics support, especially food issues. When Montenegro and Longquan had become worthless plagues, it was unlikely that the Kamans would stay in these two places. It was very likely that they would withdraw their strongholds in the south, Qinghe.
Judging from the information obtained now, Hejian and Jinzhong have been in full swing, and Situ Lang's intelligence is naturally much more accurate and detailed than his own girls. The Taiping Army gathered in Jinzhong and Hejian has been in trouble. The upper-class Taiping Army who lacks food and medicine obviously has not estimated the severity of the food shortage this time and the huge crisis it brings. In order to fill the stomach, refugees and refugees have gathered unscrupulously to plunder everywhere.
The Heshuo area, which had been plundered by the Taiping Tribe, had little things for these mob groups to rob. Later, the mobs gathered more and more and more, gradually shifted their targets to the Taiping Army, which had accumulated a lot of savings. From a small-scale sneak attack to a public attack on the Taiping Army to rob food, a riot that swept the entire Heshuo region firmly impacted the already disintegrated Taiping Army, especially since a considerable number of soldiers from these Taiping Army were from Heshuo. If this trend continues, the Taiping Army's rule in Heshuo will be really difficult to maintain for too long.
As he pondered and turned around in the study, Situ Lang gently rubbed his hands under his jaw. This was an opportunity, of course, there were quite risks. Although the city guard army in his hand had been replenished, its combat effectiveness was greatly weakened, and it was the main force guarding the western pass of the imperial capital. The combat effectiveness of the Third and Fourth Legion was really disappointing. The Eighth and Ninth Legion did not dare to place hope, making himself unable to believe whether they were absolutely sure to defeat the Taiping Army in one fell swoop. I really hope that the Taiping Army could collapse on its own, but this fantasy was a bit unrealistic.
"Thirteenth sister, do you think that the other legions in our hands, except the City Guards and the Imperial Guards, are sure to completely defeat the current Taiping Army?" Situ Lang was still not sure after much calculation, and in the end he wanted his sister to make a prediction for him.
"Brother, this question should not be answered by my younger sister. I just made a reference suggestion for you. Whether it is feasible or not, you should discuss with your Military Minister. Maybe the Duke of Jilin can give you a satisfactory answer. However, I heard that the Fourth Legion seems to have improved significantly recently. Although the commander of the Legion is a recognized waste, the deputy commander seems to have some skills. I heard that the First Division he brought out was able to fight head-on with the Kaman Rangers. No matter what the result of the battle, at least if you dare to fight, it would prove that this unit is not a pustule."
Chapter completed!