Cai Yong cupped his hands with a hint of excitement and said, "My Lord, you once said that there are still many such elite troops, right?"
Qin Bin nodded, "Yes, if necessary, I can provide another 200,000 or 300,000 elite soldiers. I wonder what Duke Bo Ji means by this?"
"Huh..." Cai Yong took a deep breath, as if to calm himself down. "Since you have hundreds of thousands of invincible troops at your disposal, why don't you use your overwhelming strength to change the world in one go, so that the people will suffer less from the disasters of war?"
Qin Bin paused for a moment, then said, "I have also thought carefully about what Duke Bo Ji said, but I not only want the throne, I also want the hearts of the people."
"Human heart..." Cai Yong was stunned.
Qin Bin added, "It is not a simple matter to want 200 million people to understand that following me to overthrow the Han court is directly related to having enough food to eat and living a good life. There are many layers of barriers.
It is true that I can rely on military force to overthrow the Han court in one go, but what I want ultimately is great peace and order. If I want great peace and order, the people must trust me. If I want the people to trust me, two things are necessary. First, the people must be completely disappointed with the Han court that has ruled them for hundreds of years, and second, I can really give the people hope and really lead them to realize this hope.
These two points are also the most time-consuming and labor-intensive.
In my personal opinion, these two problems are not suitable to be solved after overthrowing Hanting. The best solution is to solve them step by step in the process of overthrowing Hanting.
The ideal situation is that the moment I take over the last inch of Han territory, the 200 million people in Han territory will become full of longing and enthusiasm for a better life in the future.
In addition, there are also issues concerning the aristocratic families and local tyrants, which must also be resolved, and it is best to resolve them during a time of war.”
Aristocratic families... local tyrants...
Cai Yong's face was covered with sweat.
If what Qin Bin said before was the attitude of governing the people that a true sage should have, it would make Cai Yong happy, even surprised. However, the last sentence, combined with the corruption and decadence of the powerful families in Han land, seemed full of blood.
Cai Yong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but speak, "Yong is well aware of the harm caused by the aristocratic families and local tyrants, but... but..."
"Don't worry, Lord Bo Ji." Qin Bin consoled him gently, "I am not a bloodthirsty person, and I know that it is impossible to kill all the noble families. After all, under normal circumstances, after I ascend the throne, the civil and military nobles under my command will eventually become new noble families or local tyrants, so killing people will not solve this problem. This matter must be carried out slowly."
After hearing what Qin Bin said, Cai Yong felt relieved and bowed quickly, "Ming Gong is wise."
"May I ask, Your Majesty, how do you solve the problem of powerful families?"
At this moment, Cai Yan suddenly spoke up, as if she was impatient to know how Qin Bin planned to solve the problem.
The way Cai Yan addressed Qin Bin is also very interesting, as it directly refers to Qin Bin as "monarch" or "master".
Cai Yong felt it was inappropriate to see his daughter jumping out at this time, but he was relieved when he saw that there was no dissatisfaction on Qin Bin's face.
At the same time, Qin Bin also answered Cai Yan's question, "My plan is not complicated to explain. To put it simply, I hold a knife in one hand and a law that can restrain the powerful families in the other. If they follow the rules, everyone will be fine. If they don't follow the rules, they will be dealt with according to the law."
"Qin Fa?" X2
Cai Yan and Cai Yu asked subconsciously in unison.
Qin Bin smiled and said, "You are very dissatisfied with Qin Law? Do you think Qin Law is too harsh?"
"this..."
Cai Yu and Cai Yan looked at each other, and Cai Yu spoke first.
"Your Majesty, my sister and I do know Qin Law very well. Among my father's collection of books is a copy of Qin Law from Emperor Gaozu's time. Some of the punishments are indeed too harsh, but now that troubled times are imminent, we need to enforce severe punishments to scare away those evil spirits."
Cai Yan agreed, "Sister is right. Severe punishments should be used in troubled times. However, the Qin law was hundreds of years ago and the situation has changed. I don't know if it is still applicable. Please use it with caution, Your Majesty."
After listening to the two women, before Qin Bin opened his mouth, Cai Yong said, "Fool, it seems that you are not a frivolous person. You are the leader of hundreds of thousands of elite troops. How could you not know that it is inappropriate to follow the summer rules in winter?"
As he spoke, Cai Yong gave his two daughters subtle glances.
Upon hearing this, the two women were stunned, and then looked embarrassed.
Of course, the reason why the two women said those words, in addition to what Cai Yong said, was actually because they were worried that Qin Bin, a descendant of the Qin Dynasty, would insist on recovering everything of his ancestors, so they mentioned it.
However, after seeing their father's reaction and his look at the two sisters, telling them not to talk nonsense, the two sisters came to realize that it was not a good thing to make random suggestions without fully understanding Qin Bin's temper.
Seeing Cai Yong, his daughter and the other two like this, Qin Bin felt a little emotional, but he also knew that this kind of gap that would naturally appear after being a human being was inevitable.
So Qin Bin quickly collected his thoughts and said to Cai Yong with a smile, "Mr. Bojie, the two young ladies are just reminding me with good intentions. Besides, I am also a human being, and I am careless sometimes, so I hope Mr. Bojie and the two young ladies can give me more advice in the future."
"My lord, you have said something. How dare I not fight to the death?"
Cai Yong hurriedly saluted, and the Cai sisters also followed their father in saluting Qin Bin.
"That's great." Qin Bin smiled and stretched out his hand to help Cai Yong up, and then said, "We shouldn't stay here for long. When we get to Ju County, we can have a good chat with Lord Bo Ji and the two young ladies."
"It's all up to you, sir."
"it is good."
Qin Bin nodded, and a luxurious carriage team and more than a hundred elite cavalrymen of the Han army appeared.
Under the escort of elite cavalry, Qin Bin and his entourage's carriage set off towards the Beihai County capital at a moderate pace.
In the most luxurious carriage, Diao Chan was making tea while Qin Bin was leaning against the window, looking at the scenery outside in a daze.
Seeing Qin Bin like this, Xiao Bai said, "This isn't the first time you've encountered this, is it that serious?"
Qin Bin turned his gaze to Xiao Bai and said, "I'm still a little uncomfortable after all. Don't worry, I will get used to it slowly."
"Okay." Xiao Bai paused, then said, "By the way, the Cai sisters are pretty good. After we get to Ju County, I'll ask Cai Yong to propose to you."
Qin Bin was stunned, then shook his head, "I'm anxious."
Xiaobai blinked, "Are you anxious? How long do we have to wait?"
"Let's wait until we take over Qingzhou."
"That's fine." Xiao Bai nodded, and then said, "Besides historical civil officials and military generals, what other functions does Liu Xin's system have?"
Qin Bin smiled, then pulled Xiaobai into his arms, let her sit with her back against him, and then put his arms around her.
He could see that Xiaobai was deliberately finding topics to distract him from thinking about trivial things.
"That system is called the Strongest Monarch System. In addition to obtaining historical civil officials and generals by completing tasks, and giving these historical civil officials and generals the three major marks of this world, there is also a mall exchange function. This mall exchange function is actually somewhat similar to our wish realization function, which is to collect item data, and then use special energy to exchange the items with the collected data in batches."
Xiao Bai, who was sitting in Qin Bin's arms, said in a slightly bored tone, "Huh~ There's nothing new about this."
"It's really nothing new. Maybe the prototype novel of this world is a very 'ancient' fan fiction. But no matter what, Xiao Meng has also absorbed the various laws of this system and greatly improved the efficiency of analyzing the laws of this world..."
While Qin Bin and Xiao Bai were chatting as the carriage moved forward, Yue Pengju also reorganized his troops and divided them into several groups, launching an attack on the two counties, four states and sixty-five counties of Qingzhou...
Chapter 348: History, Civil and Military
Currently, the highest government office in Qingzhou is the 'Qingzhou Provincial Governor', and the position of Qingzhou Governor is vacant. Not only is the highest official vacant, but among all the counties and kingdoms in Qingzhou, only Pingyuan and Donglai counties currently have prefects. The prefects and prime ministers of the remaining counties and kingdoms have either died in office or have been vacant for a long time.
The reason for this is that since the first year of Zhongping, Qingzhou has never been free from natural disasters and man-made disasters.
First was the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the first year of Zhongping. The scale and destructive power of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were no less than those in Jizhou. In fact, due to the lack of direct restraint from the three Zhang Jiao brothers, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were even more destructive to people's livelihood than those in Jizhou.
After the Yellow Turbans declined, starting from the second year of Zhongping, Qingzhou was hit by drought and locust disasters. These natural disasters not only ravaged the entire Qingzhou, but also affected You, Ji, Yan, Yu, Xu, and even the northern part of Yangzhou, sweeping across most of the Han Dynasty.
Around the fourth year of Zhongping, the natural disasters in Qingzhou had finally eased, but it was swept by Zhang Ju and the Wuhuan again, and wars broke out one after another. In addition, the Yellow Turbans rose one after another, and bandits became more and more rampant, almost uprooting the last bit of order in Qingzhou, causing Qingzhou to fall into chaos as if it were the end of the world.
This apocalyptic chaos lasted until the beginning of this year. Zhang Ju's rebellion was crushed, but the people's livelihood in Qingzhou was almost destroyed, and they fell into an almost irreversible famine.
As a result, Qingzhou has now changed from the fertile shores of the East China Sea to a purgatory-like fire pit. If someone does not have great ambitions in his heart, he will not be willing to come to Qingzhou to be an official. Even when Dong Zhuo wanted to harm Kong Rong, he only thought of sending Kong Rong to Qingzhou to be an official.
From this we can see how chaotic Qingzhou was at that time, and how desperate the people living here were.
What's even more outrageous is that this is not the end yet. According to history, within two years, after Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan began to fight for hegemony over Hebei, and Qingzhou was also one of the main battlefields for the two sides. This fight lasted for seven or eight years. After that, it was not until Gongsun Zan was completely defeated and Qingzhou belonged to Yuan Shao that a brief peace was ushered in.
But what followed was the decisive battle between Cao and Yuan, that is, the Battle of Guandu. Qingzhou was adjacent to Yan and Xu states controlled by Cao Cao, and was the front line. Although the main battlefield was in the Guandu area in Yinzhongmou County, Henan, Qingzhou inevitably became one of the tactical focus points, and was inevitably hit by successive military disasters.
This is the Qingzhou in history and novels, but the Qingzhou in this world faces even more severe natural and man-made disasters.
Because the population of Qingzhou at this period in history was only about 2.9 million, but in this world the population of Han land exploded to 200 million, which meant that Qingzhou at this time had a population of about 8 million after the chaos.
With the people's livelihood completely destroyed, food supply almost cut off, and the population nearly four times larger than in history, what kind of humanitarian tragedy will arise from this large population? It makes my scalp tingle just thinking about it.
Yue Fei and other generals were very clear about this information. Because they knew this clearly, these famous Chinese generals, who had an extremely strong sense of belonging to this land and were mostly influenced by Confucianism that "take the world as one's own responsibility", also seemed extremely impatient.
Saving people from danger is the mission and honor of these classical soldiers.
Of course, no matter how impatient they are, Yue Fei and others will not act rashly.
However, before dividing the troops and setting off, Yue Fei also modified Qin Bin's somewhat conservative advancement strategy. For this reason, Han Shizhong, who had an old acquaintance with Yue Fei in his "previous life", came to find him.
"General Yue, is it a bit... reckless to modify your Majesty's strategic plan like this?"
Han Shizhong, who had regained his youth and looked heroic, rode over with a slightly worried look and spoke softly to Yue Fei.
Han Shizhong's words also have two meanings. If it was Yue Fei in his youth, he probably would not understand, or would not think about it carefully. However, this time it was Yue Fei who had been dead for a while and was resurrected by his monarch with supreme power - at least Yue Fei and a group of famous Chinese generals and ministers thought so.
In short, Yue Fei was not only full of passion, but also had sorted out many things. He smiled and shook his head, "Liang Chen (Han Shizhong's courtesy name), Your Majesty is not Zhao Gou. Can you and I let go and conquer the world for Your Majesty? "
Han Shizhong was stunned for a moment, then he laughed out loud, "Yes!"
While his father-in-law was talking to Han Shizhong, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, who were standing side by side on their horses in front of a cavalry unit in the distance, also withdrew their gazes from admiring Yue Fei from afar.
"This is really Wu Mu's reincarnation. Tiande (Xu Da's courtesy name), we, the Ming generals, cannot lose." Chang Yuchun said with a smile.
"Bo Ren (Chang Yuchun's courtesy name), be careful with your words. All the things in our past lives are just dust. Now you and I are just the subordinates of the emperor, so don't talk about wise generals." Xu Da smiled helplessly, but said, "But we really can't lose, even if he is a real hero that we have heard about since childhood."
"Haha, that's how it should be."
"General Xu, General Chang, raise the flag." At this time, a young general rode forward.
Xu Da and Chang Yuchun looked serious and waved their hands to signal the cavalry belonging to their camp to set off as planned.
The same thing happened to the generals from all sides. In an instant, the army of more than 100,000 was divided into dozens of groups, each advancing according to the new plan.
After they rode off together, Chang Yuchun smiled and said to the young general from afar, "Yuan Jing, according to history, you are the most famous general after our death. You look gentle and refined, and you have the demeanor of a Confucian general."
The young general named Yuan Jing smiled calmly, "General Chang, thank you for your praise. Among the same generation, I am not as good as General Yu."
Yuan Jing was Qi Jiguang's courtesy name. The 'Yu Shuai' he mentioned was Yu Dayou, who was equally famous in the same era. The two were known as 'Yu Dragon and Qi Tiger' during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty.
"Yu Zhifu, it seems he is in the Tang army, following Li Yaoshi...Tang army...I need to find Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde to have a discussion when I have time..."
Chang Yuchun's words made Xu Da, who was riding a horse beside him, couldn't help but speak out.
"Boren, it's better not to bring up the dynasty—"
"Alright, alright. Tiande just loves to worry about things. Judging from your subjective memory, it is impossible for you to care about these things."
"This is, indeed, just..."
"Tian De, stop nagging about that. By the way, according to General Yue's order, my troops will go south to the border between Qing and Xu, and wait for an opportunity to capture the counties of Langya County in Xuzhou and Dongwu, two key points entering Qing. After we capture the two counties, Tian De will allow me to have a hundred cavalrymen, and I will go into the heart of Xuzhou."
"What are you going to do?" Xu Da frowned.
Chang Yuchun smiled and said, "Since Your Majesty wants to eliminate the resistance of the people here through marriage, how can we, as ministers, not share Your Majesty's worries? I will capture the young lady of the Mi family in Xuzhou and present her to Your Majesty.
If I remember correctly, the young lady of the Mi family was also described as a rare beauty in history. Liu Bei seems to be still serving as a county magistrate in Gaotang, Jizhou, so they are not related at all. The Mi family of Xuzhou is a well-known merchant family. If Your Majesty marries the Mi family, it will be easier for us to take control of Xuzhou in the future."
“?!!” Qi Jiguang’s eyes widened.
"......" Xu Da couldn't help but cover his face in silence.
At this time, Liu Ji, who was riding forward in light armor, smiled and said, "It would be better if General Chang could find Gan as well."
"Haha...the fortune teller still understands me. This is going to cut off all of Zhaolie's luck. Good!" Chang Yuchun laughed.
Liu Ji didn't take being called a 'fortune teller' seriously. He just smiled and said, "General Chang, don't just think about finding a wife for the king. You also have to show some interest in the Xuzhou clans. If the king wants to shed less blood, then we, as his subjects, have to share his worries."
Chang Yuchun, who had spent his whole life in the military, looked rough, but in fact he was a bold and careful person. He immediately understood what Liu Ji meant, "Qingzhou is short of food, but we have money, silver, silk and other things. Why don't we give some good benefits to the Xuzhou clans?"
"Yes." Liu Ji nodded with a smile.
"I understand. I will take care of this matter." Chang Yuchun said confidently.
But Xu Da couldn't help but say, "Sir, is it appropriate for Boren to go at this moment?"
Xu Da was talking about this moment, not 'this matter'.
"General Xu, shall we hear General Qi's thoughts?"
Xu Da and Liu Ji, who was smiling, looked at Qi Jiguang together.
Qi Jiguang suddenly realized it and said with a smile, "This is the perfect time. The vanguard will have both the sword and the sweetness, which is the best."
Xu Da nodded, "Since you and General Qi have said so, I will report to you after we take over those two counties. If Marshal Yue allows, Bo Ren will go there."
"Very good." Chang Yuchun was very happy.
Chapter 349: Destruction and Repercussions
Not to mention Xu Da and others, at this moment, it was not just a group of Ming Dynasty civil and military officials who were reminiscing about the past while on their journey, but also civil and military officials from all walks of life in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Five Dynasties, Song Dynasty, etc., who were doing the same.
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