Volume Four, Three Southern Counties Chapter 451 Abandoning Nanyun County
The mighty army marched towards the outside of the city. The warriors in the city did not know what was going on, so they could only follow the army towards the outside of the city in a daze.
"Master Jiu, do you really want to abandon Nanyun County?"
Zhou Zheng was still a little reluctant to give up.
Stationed in Nanyun County, keeping monsters out of the Zhou Dynasty's sphere of influence, how majestic would it be to spread the word?
"The plan has changed. There are uncontrollable factors in Nanxiang County."
Lu Jiuzhang said.
If you stay in Nanyun County all the time, I'm afraid you will be on tenterhooks.
With such a strong person always by your side, you won't be able to sleep peacefully.
"By the way, Master Jiu. The Demon Slayer Division plans to send a group of warriors over to train in the Iron-Blooded Camp." Peng Qiang said.
The current Demon Slayer Division has almost ceased to exist in name only.
A large number of counties and cities were lost, and many strong men were sent to the trial field, and were later brought out, and are now in the Iron-Blooded Camp.
It can be considered to have something to do with the Demon Slayer Division.
Lu Jiuzhang also carries the title of Demon Slayer Envoy, the Chief of the Demon Slayer Division.
"Is it your father's intention, or is it?" Lu Jiuzhang asked.
"Of course this matter is not what my father meant, but what Emperor Chang'an wanted." Peng Qiang said, "I could see Emperor Chang'an's little thoughts at a glance. I guess he wanted to use the men of the Demon Slayer Division to come over.
Instigate rebellion against the people in the Iron-Blooded Camp."
"After all, they have the same origin, so they were probably colleagues in the past."
"After instigating the rebellion, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Battalion left and returned to serve Emperor Chang'an."
Lu Jiuzhang nodded, that was pretty much what Emperor Zhou Gan of Chang'an had in mind.
"Then Master Jiu, do we want to refuse or stop him?" Peng Qiang asked.
"Why stop it?"
Lu Jiuzhang asked rhetorically.
You can't keep people who want to leave.
"An order will be issued tomorrow. Those who want to leave the Iron Blood Camp can leave the Iron Blood Camp as long as they report." Lu Jiuzhang said.
"Master Jiu, judging from the situation, you don't seem to be worried at all?" Peng Qiang said.
"This is called self-confidence! In many cases, instead of preventing others from leaving, it is better to improve your own strength and improve the treatment of the Iron-Blooded Camp. Look for the reasons from yourself!"
Lu Jiuzhang patted Peng Qiang on the shoulder, "The army continues to move forward. The next stop is Shuizhou County, and Shuizhou County will be directly occupied."
"You lead the army forward, and I'll go do something."
Lu Jiuzhang gave Peng Qiang some instructions and then left.
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In a simple carriage, Lu Jiuzhang found the empress Zhou Yao.
For the past few days, Lu Jiuzhang had been avoiding Third Senior Sister Zhou Yao most of the time, but today he actually took the initiative to find her, which made Empress Zhou Yao a little surprised.
"What's the matter?"
Zhou Yao asked directly.
"Third Senior Sister, how can you think of me like this? Am I just looking for you to ask you to do something?" Lu Jiuzhang said with a bitter smile.
"Otherwise? What else can you do with me? Fall in love?"
Empress Zhou Yao asked rhetorically.
"That's not true!"
Lu Jiuzhang quickly refused, "Let's get down to business. Can you lend me some more money?"
"How many?"
Zhou Yao asked.
"One hundred million taels of gold!"
Lu Jiuzhang said a number.
"This is not a penny!" Third Senior Sister emphasized.
One hundred million taels of gold, this is an astronomical figure!
However, the third senior sister did not ask Lu Jiuzhang why he needed so much gold. She just said, "The amount is too large. You know that I have a small treasury. Last time you took away 100 million taels of gold and you haven't paid it back yet!"
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"Third Senior Sister, I don't like hearing what you are saying anymore. What do you mean by repaying? Does the relationship between the two of us still need to be repaid? Isn't this a betrayal?" Lu Jiuzhang said.
"You were the one who saw it first!"
Third senior sister Zhou Yao rolled her eyes at Lu Jiuzhang and said, "Go find Luo Yidao, he will make arrangements. Besides, Xiaojin doesn't have much gold in stock, so save some."
"Okay, thank you, Third Senior Sister!"
Lu Jiuzhang was happy.
The feeling of being next to a rich woman is so cool!
One hundred million taels of gold was obtained easily.
"By the way, I'll change my name from now on."
Third senior sister Zhou Yao gave instructions.
In the carriage, Lu Jiuzhang had already left, and a voice came from a distance, "Got it!"
The third senior sister shook her head helplessly.
On the way, Lu Jiuzhang repeatedly recalled the words of third senior sister Zhou Yao. The first sentence was said by Lu Jiuzhang in advance!
Could it be that Lu Jiuzhang was asking her to borrow gold out of spite?
Then wouldn’t it be right to go directly to the secret guard leader Luo Yidao to get the money from now on?
The other thing is about the title given to Third Senior Sister!
She said many times that Lu Jiuzhang should change his title.
But how to change it?
Lu Jiuzhang has a big head.
Bao's words are a bit strange.
It seems that no one in the Zhou Dynasty addressed the opposite sex in this way.
What the wife said was a bit premature. The two were not married yet. They were planning to discuss it, but the engagement gift was taken away by Lu Jiuzhang.
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore, we’ll talk about it later.
Lu Jiuzhang went straight to Luo Yidao.
Let him take out 100 million taels of gold from Empress Zhou Yao's treasury.
When Lu Jiuzhang was chatting with Peng Qiang just now, it seemed that Lu Jiuzhang was very confident, but in fact he was still a little flustered.
It seems like the treatment in the Iron Blood Camp needs to be improved.
Otherwise, if some more people leave, the loss will be huge.
After finishing this, Lu Jiuzhang returned to the main team.
Knowing that Lu Jiuzhang wanted to take Shuizhou County, Yao Wuming did not stop him and retreated to other places with the remaining two to three hundred thousand demon soldiers.
Then there is the need to open up transportation between Yiyun County, Shuizhou County and the two nearby counties.
Let these four counties be completely connected.
After completely taking control of Shuizhou County, Lu Jiuzhang withdrew and only controlled Iron Blood Camp. The management of these four counties was handed over to the empress Zhou Yao.
The first thing she did after taking office was to reorganize farmland.
At the same time, it was announced that anyone who comes to Shuizhou County for farming will get the largest and best quality land immediately.
Not only that, Zhou Yao even photographed some refugees and went to other counties to promote this initiative.
In just one month, millions of refugees flooded into the four counties and cities.
Because of the war, these refugees have been displaced.
Empress Zhou Yao not only gave money, fields, and seeds, but also promised these people that taxes would be extremely low within three years.
For a time, the people all praised Zhou Yao as a wise king.
There are also a steady stream of refugees coming from various places, entering the four counties and cities, and reclaiming wasteland for food.
Empress Zhou Yao knew very well that the people are the foundation of a country. Although they are at the bottom, they are just like the foundation when building a house. If the foundation is unstable, it may be difficult to support the development of a political power.
We need money to fight the war, and we need money to maintain the iron-blooded camp. Where does this money come from?
Annual payments are collected from the people. At the same time, the people also have to spend money, such as going to a restaurant to drink some wine, going to a tailor shop, a medical center...
As long as there are enough people, the business of restaurants, tailor shops...these places will get better, and then taxes can be levied on restaurants and tailor shops.