Xuchang, Office of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The court meeting has ended, and the court officials' dignity these days almost gave Chu Nan the illusion that everyone in the court was one of his own.
He knew that these people would not change their beliefs so easily. The two sides had been opposed to each other from the beginning. Even though the concept of destiny was gradually becoming more and more popular, in the eyes of these people in the court, Chu Nan was not worthy of sitting on this destiny.
.
Today's peace is just a temporary compromise in exchange for a backstab at a critical moment.
"Your Majesty, this is the calculated budget. According to the official document given by the Ministry of War, the main force of our army this time is 110,000, of which Zhang Liao and Gaoshun each have 30,000. They are stationed in Taishan and Dongjun areas respectively. Xuzhou Zangba
We have a total of 10,000 troops and horses, and the remaining 40,000 are the main force of the imperial court." Prince Fu respectfully handed the official document to Chu Nan.
After a pause, the prince continued: "In addition to the 110,000 troops participating in the battle, there are a total of 20,000 troops stationed in Jianghuai, Guangling, and various important places within the territory. There are 20,000 troops left in Xuchang, and the Runan garrison and various important places within the territory.
There are 30,000 garrison troops, which is the entire strength of our army."
With the surrender of Cao's army and the new troops recruited in the past two years, our own forces have expanded to as many as 180,000 in the past three years. Looking at the princes in the world, in terms of military strength, this is already second only to Yuan Shao.
It is a pity that Chu Nan's forces are now surrounded by enemies on all sides, so it is difficult for him to concentrate his troops in one place, and he must leave enough troops to provide stability in the rear.
One hundred and ten thousand is the largest force Chu Nan can mobilize now.
If Chu Nan is given another two years, it will not be a problem to gather an army of 200,000. However, now, 110,000 is the limit that Chu Nan can mobilize.
Chu Nan looked through the files and nodded silently.
Prince Fu continued: "Last year was a year of great prosperity, but our military tax rate was low, and the court did not get much food and grass from taxes and taxes. Then, according to the king's method, coins and cloth were exchanged for a large amount of surplus food and grass among the people, which made the national treasury full.
, With the current food reserves, our army can support our army without food and grass for three years. If the rule is as good as last year in these three years, with good harvests every year, the food and grass can last for ten years."
The new year has passed and the new year has begun.
Last year, Chu Nan traveled to various cities to solve not only farming and landline problems, but also solved possible locust plagues and water conservancy problems. In the past few years, under Cao Cao's rule, the Central Plains has been prone to natural disasters, droughts, locust plagues, and epidemic diseases among the people.
Continuously.
Chu Nan walked around twice, in addition to refining luck, he also solved these problems.
He did not strengthen the locusts. He strengthened the locusts and transferred the harm of the locusts to the people in other areas. However, this method hurt people and the Central Plains could be saved, but the people in other areas would definitely suffer.
Sooner or later, the world belongs to him, and he does not want to accept a world that is thousands of miles away from people, so Chu Nan strengthens frogs and other beneficial insects that eat locusts.
The next three years should be good years, and the food problem will not be Chu Nan's problem. It is absolutely impossible for Yuan Shao to defeat him in a protracted war.
However, Chu Nan did not want to delay the war for too long.
When the war started, there were more civilian men to be mobilized. He and Yuan Shao were not fighting a single point, but a full-scale war. One water canal could only solve the problem of transporting food for the main army. Other soldiers and horses still used civilian men.
Large-scale recruitment of civilian workers will definitely have an impact on next year's grain production.
"Zi Fu... did a good job." Chu Nan raised his eyes and looked at Wang Zi Fu. He paused for a moment and Wang Zi Fu's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. In the end, Chu Nan just said a few words of encouragement:
"If you continue like this, you will be promoted to minister one day."
"Thank you, Lord Ling!" Wang Zifu quickly said to Chu Nan with a grateful look on his face.
Chu Nan nodded and motioned for him to retreat.
The prince bowed and left.
Chu Nan continued to handle official duties. After the prince had left for a long time, a figure appeared from the shadows beside Chu Nan. He bowed to Chu Nan and said, "See you, my lord."
"The war is imminent, but people in Xuchang City have changed their minds. The secret guard is staying in Xuchang. There are two things to do." Chu Nan looked at Huang Xu, not surprised by his sudden appearance.
"Please give me your orders, my lord." Huang Xu bowed and said.
"First, protect each family member. You should be able to distinguish between ourselves and our enemies." Chu Nan looked at Huang Xu and said.
"What if someone breaks the law and is arrested by the Ministry of Punishment?" Huang Xu said in a deep voice. If what happened to Song Xian's son happened during this period, then Chu Nan's law would conflict with the laws of the Ministry of Punishment, and the nobles were playing with this.
This kind of conspiracy was sneaky, and Song Bin was trapped in it unknowingly at that time, and finally lost his life.
"If this really happens, you show up and hand over this order to Man Chong. Although he is strict with the law, he is by no means a person who doesn't know how to adapt. The things you are worried about will probably not happen. If it does happen, you will only be under house arrest, not in prison.
Everything is focused on ensuring the stability of people on the front lines." Chu Nan handed a token to Huang Xu.
Although Man Chong was strict with the law, he was not a stickler for the past and was single-minded in doing things. He believed that at this juncture, Man Chong would not make such an unwise move. However, to avoid any accidents, Chu Nan still left this backup.
"Remember, this order must not be revealed to others unless absolutely necessary." Chu Nan looked at Huang Xu and said seriously. This order is the highest order issued by Chu Nan. It is almost as if I are here in person. While he is away from Xuchang, this order
The card can directly mobilize the various garrison troops in Xuchang. If Huang Xu had not been strengthened by him and was loyal enough, Chu Nan would not have given the token to him.
"Second point, the supervisory officials only need to investigate and find the evidence. Don't give it to anyone. Just keep it and deal with it when I come back." Chu Nan looked at Huang Xu and said.
During the war, everything was in the service of the war, and no matter how big the issue was, he could still take charge. As long as he won the battle, no problem would be a problem.
"Here!" Huang Xu understood and bowed to Chu Nan.
Seeing that Chu Nan had no other instructions, he carefully hid the token, said goodbye to Chu Nan, bowed and took a step back, and disappeared into the shadow of the room like a ghost.
Chu Nan approved another batch of official documents. Near noon, officials came to report and asked to see him.
"See my lord." Man Chong frowned and glanced at the messy documents. After sitting down on his knees, he first helped Chu Nan arrange the files neatly.
Chu Nan: "..."
It wasn't until he finished all this that Chu Nannan said: "The war is about to begin. I want Boning to also order the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Yingchuan Prefect for me to be responsible for the allocation of grain and grass in the rear."
The logistics of food and grass is originally a matter for the household department, but Chu Nan will be the head coach of this battle, so someone else must be responsible for the logistics.
In fact, the most suitable ones are Chen Gong and Liu Ye.
However, Chen Gong has already gone to Guanzhong and is responsible for solving the problems in Guanzhong. After Liu Ye digs the canal, he will be at Chu Nan's side. The logistics of food and grass in the rear becomes a problem.
After much thought, Chu Nan decided to hand over this important task to Man Chong.
As a surrendered minister, Man Chong is obviously not qualified in terms of qualifications, but there is no way. Although Chu Nan has many top talents around him now, it is still not enough for such a war. He can only be among the many surrendered ministers.
Choose.
Man Chong is undoubtedly the most suitable. Now that Chu Nan's treasury is full, there is no need to be too careful with calculations, and Man Chong's meticulous character is also suitable for such a thing.
In this kind of matter, Man Chong is definitely more reliable than Guo Jia, not to mention that Guo Jia also has to go with Chu Nan. Firstly, he is responsible for borrowing business from Hedong to invade the opponent's officialdom. Secondly, he has to make suggestions for Chu Nan. Thirdly, he encounters strange things.
Men Dunjia, Chu Nan needs someone who can break the situation.
Upon hearing this, Man Chong raised his head and glanced at Chu Nan and said, "Take the order!"
To give a simple and straightforward answer, if it were anyone else, Chu Nan would really be hard-pressed to rest assured, but with Man Chong here, Chu Nan felt relieved.
This obsessive-compulsive disorder patient is most reassuring at this time.
"One more thing." Chu Nan knocked on the table five times, took back his hand and wanted to speak, but saw Man Chong looking at him with a constipated face. Chu Nan first looked at him in confusion, then understood, and then
After knocking on it, Man Chong immediately looked much more relaxed.
It was a little funny, and my thoughts were a little disrupted. After reorganizing, I said: "After I left Xuchang, all matters were focused on war. Nothing could shake the morale of the military. Even if it conflicts with the law, nothing should be done.
You have to pay attention and wait until I come back to talk about everything."
"Here!" Man Chong obviously understood this and nodded immediately.
"That's all. Regarding your appointment, the imperial court will issue a formal appointment letter in three days." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"My lord, there is one more thing. Although the land east of the Yangtze River has suffered a setback from our army, we must take precautions. Please recommend someone who can help my lord guard Jianghuai." Man Chong bowed and said.
"Oh?" Chu Nan looked at Man Chong and said with a smile, "Who asked you to come here?"
Obviously, some of the old generals of Cao's army did not want to fight with the former Paoze, so they sought Man Chong here.
"Yu Jin." Man Chong didn't hide anything.
In fact, not only Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Lu Qian, Li Tong and other well-known generals in Cao's camp in the past did not want to participate in this battle, it was not because they had bad intentions, but because if they participated in this battle, they would most likely meet their former friend, Pao Ze.
Chu Nan was silent for a long time, sighed, shook his head and said: "The people stationed in the Jianghuai area have been decided. Please tell Yu Jin that they will not be allowed to meet the former battlefield of Paoze unless it is necessary."
These people might be merciful if they fought against the former Paoze, and Chu Nan would definitely consider this, but this is not a reason not to join the war. If forced, they still need to fight against the former generals of Cao's army.
"Understood." Man Chong nodded. Seeing that Chu Nan had no other explanation, he immediately stood up and left.
After watching Man Chong leave, Chu Nan looked at the neatly piled files he had piled up. He was a little speechless and couldn't help but reach out and push the files to shuffle them again.
You are really my lovely subordinate. If you are an enemy, I just wanted you to understand what life is worse than death!
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disease and must be cured!
Looking at the messy desk, Chu Nan felt inexplicably much better. The matter was done, and he didn't want to stay in the office anymore. He stood up and staggered out of the office, going straight to Zuiyue Tower...
(End of chapter)
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