"I have a headache! Mr. Sun, sometimes I wish that the imperial court in Jinling could hold on for another two years and annex the entire Ming Dynasty with the power of three provinces, people! There are not enough people!" Li Xiao really feels a headache now, especially asking Mao Wenlong for people.

After being rejected again.

"Lao Mao has the same problem as Lao Mao. He is a military academy. If you ask him for officers, they won't be enough. You ask him to find local officials who can read and write for you. For the time being, it is better to draw some people from the local officials.

, conduct some training. Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, and there are still many scholars.

Be an official! Anyone is willing to do it! Character and integrity are a rare quality. There are not many people in the world. Don’t worry, there are a lot of people who want to be an official. We just need reliable people.

Don't worry, the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge." Sun Chengzong smoked a cigarette, looking nonchalant.

After all, he is a veteran in officialdom and has reached the level of insight into people's hearts.

Li Xiao was right when he thought about it. There were a lot of people waiting to become officials. But what he needed were reliable and capable people! He had a vulgar vision and always thought about working in the army. Let retired officers and

Veteran soldiers serving as officials may be reliable enough, but they may not be capable!

The problem now is that the army is far from enough, not that it is overstretched.

The direct lineage in his hands is only four field divisions and one cavalry division. With this number of troops, it is impossible to control the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, many militiamen have been organized and trained in Liaodong, and now they serve as local garrison temporarily.

The troops are also good.

The peace on the northern border is so peaceful now that it's painful. Geritu sells glass, silk, and truckloads of salt produced in Liaodong. The tribe is getting stronger and stronger, and he will never allow any Mongolian tribe to attack the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty is here

, his begging department will become stronger and stronger, and he knows very well that he and Daming are companions.

Geritu knew clearly that as long as he hugged Li Xiao's thigh, it was not impossible to achieve achievements like his ancestor Genghis Khan.

"Isn't it too cruel to ask Yang Sichang to reorganize the surrendered army? He has deep resentment towards Nanming! If he doesn't do it well, it will lead to a mutiny."

"Don't worry! Yang Sichang knows what he wants. His enemy is the Jiangnan Shilin people led by the Donglin Party. They are not these bitter soldiers. He knows what he wants. If he wants to break through Jinling and abolish the Nanming regime, he must rely on these surrenders.

Soldiers are good at it! Anyone who has served as Minister of War must be a sensible person."

Li Xiao really admired Sun Chengzong's sophistication! It seemed that the things he worried about were no longer problems when it came to him. It was so worry-free to have such an old guy in charge of internal affairs.

Li Xiao has always known that his military thinking is far higher than his political thinking. Thanks to a person like Sun Chengzong, otherwise he would never have risen so quickly in just a few years.

"There are some things here! It takes time to understand. Sometimes geniuses can't do anything with experience. You have to practice the ability to understand people's hearts! Now you are only in your early twenties, and your days will be long in the future. I am an old man

Bones can help you survive for a few more years." Sun Chengzong took a big puff of smoke.

Li Xiao was very worried whether this old guy could fulfill his promise if he continued to smoke like this.

"The idea you came up with to allocate land to large households is very good. This ensures that farmers, who account for the majority of the population, support us. With the support of farmers, our political power can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. Whoever wants to rebel against you must ask

Only the farmers in the world can do that.

A rebellion without the participation of farmers can definitely be called a rebellion. Don’t worry!

Now the land of big households in Hebei and Shandong has been divided. The land is their own, and it is time for farmers to be more energetic. Lu Xiangsheng has a memorial saying that the call for corvees can be described as a response to a hundred calls. In one year, the official channels between major cities in Shandong

It’s all been repaired.”

"If you want to get rich, build roads first. This is always the right way. With roads, you will have stronger control over various places."

"Yes! Controlling the local area is so important. Xuzhou has been captured. It's time for Ao Canghai to continue to advance southward, passing through Suqian and Yangzhou all the way. Drinking from the Yangtze River!"

"Across the Yangtze River is Jinling. I always feel that this is a bit fast. We are not ready yet!"

"Brother Xiao! Don't think so. Sometimes a war is just a one-stop affair. If you don't capture Jinling in one go, do you think you still want the imperial court in Jinling to reorganize and expand?

The imperial court in Jinling is supported by the Jiangnan Consortium. They have money, people, and resources. But they do not have well-trained soldiers. If you are weak, they can raise a team of 100,000 people in just half a year.

Old Chen Fu said that Kui Yi is now in the court of Nanming. Wu Sangui is also probably in Nanming. With the two of them here, it will be a matter of time before we come up with new artillery. By then we will have no advantage.

We must take advantage of the surrender of Shi Kefa and his son to directly capture Jinling and destroy the Yongli court!" Sun Chengzong flicked the ashes from his cigarette and sat up straight to show that he was serious about what he said.

"Wu Sangui! I don't know what happened to his big hammer. It belongs to his grandma. If I catch this little bastard, I will definitely tear him to pieces." Li Xiao's teeth itched with hatred when he mentioned Wu Sangui, this bastard.

Pi Island was so damaged that the old fishermen had to rebuild the gunpowder workshop on Changxing Island. This caused the Liao Army's ammunition supply to be very tight for a time. Fortunately, the Liao Army has not engaged in large-scale fighting in the recent period. They want to restore the previous production level.

, it is estimated that it will not happen until next summer.

This is also the reason why Li Xiao took the risk of adopting old Chen Fu's idea and instigating rebellion against Shi Kefa and his son. With the current ammunition reserves, it is impossible to fight a long-term war of attrition.

Fortunately, this adventure was successful, and both Shi Kefa and Shi Dewei surrendered to the Liao army.

"Don't worry about that little bastard! After Shi Kefa received Shandong, let him lead the troops to attack Jinling. Let the second master, Ao Canghai, and Yuan Chonghuan follow behind Shi Kefa. How can he surrender without getting some blood on his hands?

.”

The old fox is the old fox. This is to make Shi Kefa and his son surrender! Shi Kefa and his son betrayed Nan Ming. It can be said that they were temporarily deceived. They may not really be towards themselves!

But if he takes Nanjing, it will be different. If there is a battle, there will be casualties, and if there are casualties, there will be hatred. Once there is hatred, it will be difficult to repeat it.

As for Li Xiu, Ao Canghai, and Yuan Chonghuan! These are the roles of supervising the team, how cruel! Li Xiao is very lucky that this old bastard belongs to him. Otherwise, if this old guy takes control of the government, he will definitely be cheated

There was even no panties left.

"I guess! Emperor Yongli of Nanming will definitely run to Yunnan!"

"Yunnan? Why Yunnan?"
Chapter completed!