nanming man

Chapter 294

Autumn passed and winter came, and in the blink of an eye, it was the end of the Jiashen year, and the New Year was approaching.

Since the two forces of the Qing army retreated one after another, the war between Shun and Qing in the north has temporarily ended.

After the Qing army gained a foothold in Henan and northern Shaanxi, they temporarily silenced their flags and drums, waiting for the opportunity to continue their westward expedition.

Although the New Year is approaching in the south, the war is endless. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Xianzhong's main force to enter Sichuan, the Huguang Ming army is eager to capture Jingzhou. Duke Mu is also gathering troops to fight against chieftain Sha Dingzhou.

In southern Henan, at the end of the year, the refugees who gathered in Yancheng were finally evacuated.

Refugees were assigned to households as units, and were assigned to the homes of gentry and military families in various counties to act as tenants and work for the proprietor in exchange for food relief.

Because of the sudden incident, lack of preparation before, and the worries of the gentry and common people about the future situation, the whole resettlement process lasted for more than three months before it was finally completed.

Gao Yihuan said that everyone had food to eat, but thousands of people starved to death during the period.

In times of troubled times, the people in the city rushed to buy food to save food, and the price of food in southern Henan soared from three taels to six taels per shi.

At this time, the New Year is approaching, and the city is gradually getting a new look, but because of the worries about the situation in the world and the future life, the atmosphere this year is obviously not as good as last year when the Shun Dynasty was in full swing.

The people in the city are a little worried about whether the days of peace can continue.In order to cope with the unknown changes, the residents unanimously chose to be frugal for the new year, not as extravagant and wasteful as last year.

During the New Year last year, every household in the city slaughtered pigs and sheep, put up door signs, and bought new year's goods. This year, there are only sporadic firecrackers in the city, and the atmosphere is relatively deserted.

If Gao Yihuan hadn't won a big victory, also known as Wei Hou, and given rewards and deployments to stabilize people's hearts, the atmosphere in the city would have seemed like the end of the world.

In the mansion of Weihou, just after dawn, Gao Yihuan walked out of the room wearing a black python robe with a leather belt around his waist and a crown of seven beams on his head.

Zhao Dajuan had already brought two maids to bring hot water for washing her face and tea for rinsing her mouth.

Gao Yihuan rinsed his mouth first, then washed his face, and then said to Zhao Dajuan: "Juanzi, the new year will be in two days, and I will leave it to you to distribute money to the servants in the house."

Da Juanzi nodded slightly, and gave a salute, but it was not quite standard, "Don't worry, the general, I know."

Gao Yihuan hadn't taken a wife yet, so he finally took a concubine first.

He is a big man, it is inevitable that he will be lonely, and he will inevitably make mistakes.

However, he did not waste his time taking concubines. After doing it a few times, everything came to fruition.

After having some breakfast in the mansion, Gao Yihuan rode on the black horse, left Hou's mansion under the guard of the guards, and went to the Yamen of Jiedushi.

Today is December 28th of the Jiashen year, and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in two days. Gao Yihuan plans to hold a meeting with his subordinate officials before the year to discuss things for next year, and then give everyone a few days off to let everyone Take advantage of the new year to rest for a few days.

The horses stopped in front of the yamen, and all the officials who came to the meeting had arrived. In addition to the Liucao officials, there were more than 20 staff members from his shogunate.

Because of the Nanjing Xingshun case, Gao Yihuan took the opportunity to recruit many officials, which made him gather many civil servants and enriched his administrative team.

In a hall, people were chatting in twos and threes. They talked about two things, one was the difficulties they faced when handling government affairs, and the other was talking about the current situation.

At this time in the hall, a soldier suddenly shouted loudly, "Jie Shuai is here!"

The lobby suddenly fell silent, and everyone stood up to greet him. They saw Gao Yihuan coming out from behind the screen and sat down in the middle of the lobby.

Although Gao Yihuan was the Marquis of Wei in the Dashun Dynasty and wanted to collude with the Ming Dynasty in private, many people knew in their hearts that Gao Yihuan was actually an independent force, and the land he controlled was like an independent vassal state. Gao Yihuan was the ruler of the country. , and did not really surrender to any party.

"See Jieshuai!" Everyone saluted one after another.

Gao Yi smiled and waved his hands, "Everyone sit down, there is no need to be polite."

At this time, after everyone sat down and the guards served refreshments, Gao Yihuan continued: "The situation in the world is changing now, and Zhongzhou is the place of the Fourth World War. I and you are both in the whirlpool. In order to be able to cope with the changes in the situation next year , so the commander-in-chief summoned everyone to discuss the preparations for next year."

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he looked at the crowd, and said with a smile: "Chen Juanshu, you lead the army, so let's talk about your plan for the next year."

After having enough civil servants, Gao Yihuan no longer allowed military generals to participate in political affairs. The generals only trained and fought, and made various plans, which were completed by Gao Yihuan's staff and Liucao officials.

Of course, when Gao Yihuan makes a plan, he will definitely listen to the opinions of the generals.

Originally, Gao Yihuan took the soldiers himself, but after having enough manpower and the six Cao officials were ready, Gao Yihuan was no longer in charge of the soldiers.

At this time, Chen Mingxia stood up, bowed to Gao Yihuan, and then bowed his hands to everyone in the hall: "The world is in turmoil this year, and it will not be peaceful next year. In order to cope with the changing situation, Bing Cao thought that the commander would have at least [-] Elite soldiers, and another [-] militia regiments are needed to deal with the crisis."

The land of the three prefectures raised a hundred thousand troops, and everyone took a deep breath, discussing among themselves.

Gao Yihuan looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you have any opinions?"

Lu Yifang said: "I don't know how to expand the [-] soldiers. If they are all paid, Hu Cao will definitely not be able to afford it."

"The commander-in-chief originally had 2 elite soldiers, and the soldiers planned to select 2 people from the new attached battalion and more than [-] rebel captives for training. The [-] people were paid according to the treatment of the small battalion, and the [-] militia regiments were paid from The rest of the captives are selected from the young and strong in various counties, and they don’t need to pay at ordinary times, they only pay soldiers, and only pay during wartime.”

After Gao Yihuan finished listening, he looked at Lu Yifang, "Will Hu Cao have money and grain to support this plan of Bing Cao?"

"Marshal, a lot was seized from Shouzhou last year, but it took seven or seventy-eight eighty-eight to resettle the refugees. Now there is still money in the warehouse, but there is not much food. If the new recruits are given food according to the army's standard , then the food is not enough to eat." Lu Yifang replied.

To resettle the people, give them thick porridge twice a day, and some dry food when the farming is busy, but if you follow the army's standards, almost every meal will be dry, and the food consumed will at least double.

Gao Yihuan's face darkened, "How much food is probably short?"

"At least [-] shi!" Lu Yifang saluted.

Gao Yihuan is not a crop, and he can't change the food himself, so he can't help being a little upset.

At this time, Chen Mingxia saluted and said: "Commander, in the last battle of Meishan, the army captured more than [-] war horses. It is better to select a group of old horses, use Ma Shiying's relationship, and exchange horses for food. War horses are urgently needed by the Ming Dynasty. What is lacking, I think Ma Shiying will not refuse."

Gao Yihuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he frowned and thought.

War horses are his favorite thing, and he is also a big food producer. One horse can support several soldiers.

It takes too much time to train the cavalry, and the infantry can go to the battlefield after three months of training. Relatively speaking, in the current situation, it is better to recruit more infantry~
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