Xiao Cheng and his party were sent to Zhuangzi where they were staying, which was the villa of a local gentry family.

As Xie Hong walked out of Zhuangzi, got on the other side's carriage, and sat cross-legged on the soft cushion, Lu Wan suddenly sighed heavily.

Looking at Lu Wan's appearance, Xie Hong smiled slightly, held a hand stove in his arms, and said: "What's the matter? I have a lot of feelings after meeting the chief minister!"

Lu Wan nodded: "Director Xie, I do have a lot of emotions. In the past, I always felt that the chief assistant has achieved today's achievements. Although he has his extraordinary talents, it is more or less due to his background. After all, the Xiao family

Most people simply don’t have that kind of starting point.”

"Are you a little unconvinced?"

"Originally, there was! I always felt that if I were in his position, I wouldn't do much worse than him. But this time, even though it was only a few days, I realized that the previous

What a ridiculous idea!" Lu Wan shook his head and said: "The gap between me and the first assistant is really higher than the sky and deeper than the sea!"

Xie Hong leaned against the car wall and said: "If I hadn't been optimistic about him, why would I have taken such a big risk and hugged his thigh tightly! This man is the most amazing genius I have ever seen.

He is deeply involved in the military and is an expert in economics. But what is even more impressive is his foresight in long-term planning. Of course, he is also quite mature in politics and will never put personal feelings above others.

When it comes to political matters, he is quite clear-headed."

Lu Wan nodded and said: "Indeed, he promoted you, Governor Xie, to your current position all of a sudden, and took Liu Liangchen to Min and Zhejiang, which is a clear proof. You look very beautiful now, but you are also sitting in a big crowd

You're being roasted on the fire! Looking at the court, except for a few people, I'm afraid most people don't like you! And Liu Liangchen must be having a hard time in Fujian and Zhejiang now. If he wants to open up the situation, he has to rely on the Prime Minister.

He cannot help the forces in Fujian and Zhejiang. In this case, you two will become his vassals."

Xie Hong laughed: "Your analysis is correct, but isn't this exactly what I want? Brother Lu, if I don't do this, what position do you think I can occupy in the newly established court?

"

"I'm afraid I won't have a place!" Lu Wan told the truth.

"That's right. If you gain something, you must lose something." Xie Hong reached out and patted Lu Wan and said, "Don't think about being perfect. You want to have everything. In the end, you will get nothing."

Lu Wan laughed: "I just have to follow you closely, Governor Xie. The chief assistant is too far away from me and I can't climb up."

"You are wrong!" Xie Hong said: "This time, whether it is resettling refugees, carrying out sanitation in the city, building factories, or composting the fields, it is all in line with the chief minister's wishes. It won't take long for you to be promoted.

And there is a high probability that he will be transferred from Liangjiang to work elsewhere."

"Ah?" Lu Wan was startled. "Leave here?"

"Here, you are just the magistrate of a county, but if you leave here, with the eclectic way of hiring people, you may be directly promoted to the position of governor of a state."

"This is impossible. How is it possible to jump several levels in one go?"

"You have already jumped two levels. As soon as you know the state, the sixth rank is enough. But if you want to be the elder of Shangzhou, you still have to make meritorious deeds." Xie Hong said: "As long as you have eloquent achievements, our

The chief assistant dared to vigorously promote and use it. Just look at me and you will know. I used to be just a governor of a state. I just crossed the fifth level. But after taking Xuzhou and dedicating it to the imperial court, how is it now? Not only a succession of

Upgrade to level three?”

"What a critical position Xuzhou is in! It can be said that once the imperial court captured the area along Xuzhou, it could advance and attack, and retreat and defend. At least in the Huaihe River Basin, it had the strategic initiative. Naturally, such extraordinary achievements would be rewarded with extraordinary rewards.

Unlike me, I just do some daily work."

"Isn't there an opportunity to make meritorious deeds now?" Xie Hong looked at Lu Wan with a smile.

"What I'm talking about today is all military. I know nothing about military affairs!" Lu Wan said: "At most, I can raise some military pay and food for the army. What else can I do?"

"No, no!" Xie Hong shook his head repeatedly: "Does the first assistant need you to prepare food and grass? No. What does the first assistant want to do most now?"

"Of course it's an entire army!" Lu Wan said.

"Yes, reorganize the Southern Forbidden Army and dismantle the Xiang Army!" Xie Hong said: "If you can come up with a way to resolve this matter smoothly, wouldn't it be a miracle?"

"What can I do about this?" Lu Wan smiled bitterly: "This is a matter of destroying people's jobs. In the past, I could only think of ways to increase the number of jobs and work hard to make more rice in the pot. I really didn't dare to destroy people's jobs.

"

Xie Hongmo stroked the stove and said, "If we combine this matter with this military operation, wouldn't a solution come out?"

Lu Wan blinked and thought carefully, and suddenly realized: "Thank you very much for reminding me, I understand."

"If you make this move, many people will follow suit. At least in our Liangjiang area, this matter will be resolved quickly!" Xie Hong said, "This is a great achievement."

"But just because Liangjiang has been completed, it doesn't necessarily mean that other places will follow suit!"

"This is the brilliance of the Chief Assistant!" Xie Hong said: "A big victory will make the halo on the Chief Assistant's head even more dazzling, and it will also make his reputation even higher. In the imperial court

, will be even more precise. If Guizhou, Yunnan and other places are not exemplary, then the successful restructuring of Liangjiang and the victory on the battlefield will leave the opponents speechless."

"The first assistant always has several purposes hidden behind one thing when doing things!" Lu Wan marveled: "This ability is amazing!"

Xie Hong laughed: "And if they don't move by then, I'm afraid the chief assistant will be cruel and mobilize all the forbidden troops in the south. The Xiang army has gone to the front line. Since they stay in the army and won't leave, give them

If we don't take the chance, let them die naturally on the battlefield."

"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"

Lu Wan shuddered.

The so-called natural death means, of course, sending these people to the battlefield.

Up to now, the major battles fought in the New Song Dynasty in Jiangning have been mainly composed of Guizhou Army, Yunnan Army and Guangdong and Guangxi Army, plus Lu Wenhuan and Fan Wenshun's Xiangfan Army. However, the Jiangnan Army has never been on the battlefield to fight the enemy.

Have fought.

For this reason, the Jiangnan army could not refuse.

Serving as a soldier and eating food, going to the battlefield to resist the enemy invaders, and going on the Northern Expedition to regain his homeland are all operations that no one can find fault with at all.

It's just that Xiao Cheng doesn't want to make such a fatal move now. After all, people are not leeks. One hair can grow back quickly after being cut.

"Whether it's Guizhou, Yunnan, or Guangdong and Guangxi, all of them are actually short of people!" Xiao Cheng looked at Luo Xin and said: "And what about the places in the south of the Yangtze River? The population is densely populated, and the fields have basically been cultivated.

A little bit, they already have owners. These people who lost their land have either been reduced to doing odd jobs to survive the day, or they have been incorporated into the Xiang army, and they have even become some so-called rangers. If the army is reorganized this time,

By allowing most of the hundreds of thousands of Xiang troops to voluntarily move to the southwest, it will improve public security in Jiangnan and lighten the burden on the court. It will also enrich the southwest and create more

Wealth is obviously a good thing for everyone, but now, it is difficult to implement it and it is difficult to advance."

"It's hard to leave my hometown!" Luo Xin poured a cup of tea for Xiao Cheng and said: "Chief Assistant, when my uncle sent me to come to you, I was actually unwilling in my heart, but it was difficult to disobey the family's decision.

Ah! Jiangnan is rich and life is comfortable, but in the eyes of Jiangnan people, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places are barbaric and smoky places! If you want people to go there, how can they be willing?"

"What nonsense!" Xiao Cheng looked up to the sky and sighed: "We all came from the southwest, so these people just turn a blind eye?"

Luo Xin smiled and said: "It is not a day's work to solve the stupidity of the people. What's more, there are still people pushing it as a starting point to fight against the chief minister? I think some people who don't care about the overall situation will even try to find ways to

Make this matter a big deal to force you to make concessions in some aspects in exchange for them to appease these people!"

Xiao Cheng sneered: "It's not that Xiao has never compromised or made concessions in his life, but this is all of my own free will. No one can force me or threaten me. Your trip to Yingzhou this time is

Excellent opportunity.”

"Once Shangqiu and Songcheng are captured, Liu Yu and Qu Zhen will all give up their usual disputes and fight against us together. Even the Liao people on the Hebei Road will definitely send troops. In this way, we will mobilize our troops.

It's just as the saying goes. When the time comes, we have to take a look at the faces of those people." Luo Xin sneered. "When the time comes, we will go to the battlefield and either die in battle or be tempered by the war and become veterans. This is a good thing for us.

Of course, it would be better if these people become deserters. Chief Assistant, we can arrest these people directly and send them to the southwest to Shibian. By that time, they will become prisoners.

It’s not up to us to decide what we want to do!”

"Let's not talk about these troublesome things!" Xiao Cheng waved his hand: "Compared with us, I am more worried about the northwest. Brother, he did not accept our official position, nor the position of the Liao Kingdom's King of the West. Instead, he

The title of King of Great Xia is used to satisfy the ambition of his subordinates to gain promotion and nobility, but in the future, I am afraid that the Liao Kingdom will not let it go."

"Yelumin was appointed as the Northwest Road Recruiting Division, so he went to the northwest." Luo Xin said: "Xuanlei Village, Xijing Road, the Western Army will encounter a real test this time, because we can't help him too much.

, I just hope that those weapons can give them more hope of victory. Chief Assistant, I have seen that the industrial system of the Western Army is still very complete, and there are many craftsmen. In addition, under the guidance of the master craftsmen we stayed there,

Soon, they will have the most powerful repeating crossbows, powerful crossbows, and artillery in the world! And these can help the brave Western Army defeat the enemy. If the Western Army wins again, it will be a big deal for us.

The benefits.”

"When we launch this attack, we can also help the Western Army from the side. Otherwise, Qu Zhen and Liu Quanyi will definitely cooperate with the Liao people's attack and jointly attack the Shaanxi Road. Shaanxi Road is now occupied by the Western Army, the puppet Jin, and

The puppet Zhao family is divided among the three families. If the Western Army has to resist the Liao attack with all its strength, it is very likely that the Shaanxi Road will be completely lost. At least in the future, Qu Zhen will have no chance. Just Liu Quanyi and his family may not necessarily be able to take advantage."

"It's all something that affects the whole body!" Luo Xin sighed: "Chief Assistant, it's so complicated. Sometimes I feel that this brain is not enough. I'm afraid that sometimes a little oversight will affect the whole situation.

ah!"

"That's why I implement the court consultation system in the court." Xiao Cheng said: "One person is short-term, and ten people are long-term! Even if our opponents sometimes put forward opinions, they may not be without reference.

value."

"But in this case, the efficiency has been reduced! Chief Assistant, you can obviously decide this matter with just one word!" Luo Xin said.

"Efficiency is of course important, but we can't just look at the present, we also have to look at the future. Luo Xin, if you don't think about the overall situation, you can't think about a region, and if you don't think about the world, you can't think about a moment. This point has been made since we started to establish the Federation.

It has been determined. This goal can never be changed. This is for the foundation of eternity, so no matter how difficult it is, we must persist. Even if there are many bumps on the road."

"Can't we wait until the world is unified before doing these things?" Luo Xin said.

"I'm afraid that if I do this, I will slowly lose myself in the process of controlling power." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Luo Xin, power is poison wrapped in honey, and it is easy to become addicted. Once you get addicted,

It is difficult to let go of addiction. Therefore, I must not allow myself the opportunity to become addicted."

"But now, it's too difficult!" Luo Xin said distressedly: "Sometimes I really don't understand what those people think."

"It's nothing more than profit!" Xiao Cheng spread his hands and said: "Everyone in the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. If you touch the meat in other people's bowls, others will naturally fight with you.

"

"Chief Assistant, how are we going to solve these things? We can't fight in such a way that both sides suffer, right? This way, it's not good for the overall situation, right?"

"Yes, so we can add more meat in the pot so that everyone can get not less, or even more, then there will be less obstruction! As long as the resultant force is greater than the resistance, then we will

Successful." Xiao Cheng said: "Don't expect everyone to support you. Even if you are a saint, there will still be opponents, let alone ordinary people like us?"

"Chief Assistant, I have learned a lesson!" Luo Xin said with cupped hands: "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Opponents are not our obstacles, but the driving force that encourages us to work harder. As long as we are stronger than them

, then the winner must be us."
Chapter completed!