Ding Yan was overjoyed when he received the news from Yang Gan.
During this time, Ding Yan has been worrying about the salt road. Since Hezhou cut off their salt road, the price of salt in Taizhou has skyrocketed.
At the beginning, each household might still have a little inventory and the like, and they could barely survive for a while.
But as time goes by, it becomes troublesome.
Without salt, food will have no taste.
Not only that, but more importantly, without the supplement of salt, the whole life will be greatly hindered.
After the last battle with Hezhou, Taizhou did not dare to attack Hezhou easily.
Fifty thousand men and horses were lost in one fell swoop, and Taizhou also suffered heavy losses.
While Hezhou said it was about suppressing bandits, how could Ding Yan not know that it was Zhang Bao who was responsible?
Recently, I was thinking about finding a way to deal with Zhang Bao, but I didn't expect that this Yang Gan actually took the initiative to find him.
And from what Yang Gan said, he planned to unite Shaanzhou and Jeju to attack Hezhou from three sides.
In this case, why worry about not being able to kill Zhang Bao?
Although Yang Qian's side in Dongzhou is not strong in troops and his combat effectiveness is a little weaker, Guang Yantian still has a great say.
"Mr. Wu, what do you think about this matter?"
Ding Yan asked his staff.
"Sir, since Dongzhou has taken the initiative to unite with us, we have nothing to worry about. In my opinion, we might as well have our troops stationed at the border of Hezhou first. In this way, Hezhou's attention will definitely be on our side. , I believe Dongzhou, Jeju and Shaanzhou will definitely wait for the opportunity to take action!"
"In this way, Hezhou will definitely divide its troops to resist the other three sides. This is our opportunity. If we attack again, Hezhou will be in panic. Isn't it easy to win Hezhou?"
"And we have the experience of attacking Xihe County and Beihai County before. After quickly capturing Xihe and Beihai, we will have a huge advantage. Going south will be a pure profit!"
"However, this matter must be kept confidential when taking action, and the other state pastors should also be informed. When everyone takes action, it should be carried out as quietly as possible. In this way, Hezhou can be caught off guard!"
Ding Yan's staff said.
"Okay, as Mr. Wu said, I will make arrangements immediately!"
Ding Yan nodded.
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Hezhou.
Recently, Zhang Bao's faith plan has been going very smoothly.
I specially found a famous painter in Hezhou to draw Lao He on the huge canvas of the hot air balloon, and not just one side, but all four sides were painted with Lao He's appearance.
In this case, no matter which direction you look from, you can see Lao He's huge head with melon seeds flying in the air.
The effect is still very obvious.
This time, Zhang Bao went up in person for the hot air balloon experiment.
Although the forward speed cannot be controlled normally, the rising and falling speeds are basically no problem.
Of course, at the beginning, Zhang Bao still tied a thick rope under the hot air balloon to a tree. After the test showed no problems, he completely let go.
Zhang Bao and Bai Fang ascended all the way to the sky, reaching a height of one to two hundred meters. After testing the explosive fuses they made, they found a similar height.
Make sure that the explosive explodes almost as soon as it hits the ground.
The experiment was very successful, but the cost of the hot air balloon was too high, and the production cycle was also long.
With the help of Zhang Bao's hot air balloon, Lao He has become the Godly Grandpa of Heyang County.
The effect is very significant.
Take the matter of military conscription, for example.
As long as Lao He said a word, the recruitment office would be full.
For example, Zhang Bao wanted to build a road in the mountains to connect villages, and everyone was very enthusiastic!
For them, the gods have made a decree, and if they follow it, they will definitely be blessed. If they don't do it, there may be thunder from the sky to punish them.
So they are very cooperative now.
Moreover, there is a tablet of Lao He in every house, so Lao He dare not go out. As soon as he goes out, everyone will kneel down and worship him.
Previously, Lao He managed to disguise himself and sneak out to eat in a restaurant.
In the end, he was recognized accidentally.
Everyone put down their chopsticks, why don't you eat? They all didn't dare to eat.
There was no other way, Zhang Bao could only offer Lao He as a mascot.
Throughout Hezhou, whenever there was a situation, Lao He was carried there, and everyone was honest.
Under the influence of Lao He, the entire Hezhou military force expanded rapidly, and now there are nearly 200,000 people!
And the reserve force is sufficient.
Zhang Bao asked Lao He to say several slogans, one of which included: If you want to be rich, build roads first, have more children and plant fewer trees!
In addition, the food production and living conditions of various families in Hezhou have improved a lot.
Even if you have a lot of children now, feeding them is not a problem.
All of this can actually be attributed to Zhang Bao's reform of Hezhou's overall tax policy and land policy.
In Heyang County, the effects of these two policies were very obvious.
After Zhang Bao became the state animal husbandry of Hezhou, he was forced to promote it in Hezhou.
This is also a good opportunity to establish authority.
If you are obedient and do what I say honestly, then nothing will happen. If you have a lot of opinions, worry about this and that, and even use the imperial court as an excuse, Zhang Bao will put it down and come back. Go farm at home.
What about the imperial court?
No matter what the situation is now.
If this bastard court really worked, what would the court have done when Taizhou attacked our Hezhou?
I, Zhang Bao, am the prefect of Hezhou, and everything in Hezhou must be done according to my wishes.
It was because of Zhang Bao's strength that he had the capital to take action.
Sanhe County, Yueyan Restaurant.
Zhang Baozheng was holding a letter and looking at it quietly.
"What do you think about this matter?"
Zhang Bao handed the letter in his hand to Fan Hanzhong.
After Zhang Bao received the letter, he specially called Fan Hanzhong back.
This letter stated that at this time Dongzhou was conspiring with Taizhou, Jeju and Shaanzhou to deal with Hezhou.
Judging from the handwriting of the letter, it is the same as the last time I received the reminder from the Zheng family.
In other words, the person who sent the letter last time sent it specially.
"Sir, if it is still that force, I think the content of this letter is still credible."
"Dongzhou may indeed have a motive because of the salt road incident, and Yang Qianxiang is a big man, so he will definitely not listen to what you say."
"It's this organization that delivers the message that makes me feel a little...undecided."
Fan Hanzhong looked at the letter and shook his head.