Another four days passed. During this period, the main force of the Yong Army arrived in the capital one after another.
For a time, flags were fluttering outside the city, troops were coming and going in an endless stream, and the entire city was besieged.
In addition to nearly 20,000 cavalry roving, there were also a large number of infantry, including 40,000 elite infantry, and 30,000 broken troops recruited by Zhao Yanxun.
He placed the remaining 20,000 elites near Yongshun Mansion and crucified the trapped Lu Liqing inside.
Of course, outside Yongshun Mansion, there were also 30,000 defeated troops that he gathered.
After the Battle of Jishui, the most indispensable thing on the land of Gyeonggi was defeated troops.
In order to ensure the peace of this land, Zhao Yanxun gathered these people together to prevent them from causing damage outside.
It should be noted that Zhao Yanxun's out-of-control population has now exceeded 900,000, with an additional 400,000 actually-controlled population.
In other words, Zhao Yanxun had 4,000 more first-level soldiers and 2,000 more second-level soldiers.
Up to now, the number of soldiers in each of the four thousand-household stations of the Guard Sinan Army has been expanded to 2,000, and they are all soldiers who have been promoted to the first level.
As for the Guards Division, there are four thousand-household stations in the northern army. Each thousand-household station has 800 second-level soldiers. It is not far from the complete thousand-household station.
As for the remaining upgrade quotas, Zhao Yanxun allocated them to officers from the 1st to 18th Guards according to their military merit, so that he could strengthen his control over his subordinates.
Of course, Zhao Yanxun gave a very small number of promotion quotas to the officers in the defeated army, turning these people into his die-hard loyalists.
Therefore, Zhao Yanxun's strength is getting stronger as he fights, or in other words, he is getting stronger every moment.
In the days after the Jishui War, his affairs became much busier, but the focus was no longer on the war.
He was not idle for a moment along the way, dealing with people's livelihood issues in the occupied areas, restoring the ruined villages, and meeting and appointing a large number of officials who had defected to him.
It was not until this time that Zhao Yanxun resumed his status as "general" as he approached the capital. After all, the battle was not over yet.
As he marched forward, Zhao Yanxun was wearing a gray round-collared robe. Judging from his clothing, he was really simple, making it difficult for people to connect him with King Yong, who had hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves under his command.
"Wang Zhaolin..."
Beside Zhao Yanxun's horse, an official followed him quickly, and he hurriedly replied: "I am here..."
"I heard that you worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs before?"
"Your Highness Ming Jian, a year ago I was in charge of the household department, and later I was transferred to the prefecture!"
It was precisely because this person had worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs that Zhao Yanxun found him in order to understand the situation of the Jin court.
"Since you have worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs, you must know the wealth of the world's population!"
"I do know something!" Wang Zhaolin was particularly humble.
It’s okay not to be humble. If you can’t answer the question, it will be embarrassing.
“How many people were there in the country before disaster struck?”
Wang Zhaolin immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, according to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are 13 million households, with a population of approximately 67 million!"
These data are not secret, they are like common sense to the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so Wang Zhaolin can naturally answer them easily.
Sixty-seven million people. The teacher said it was indeed a lot. After all, productivity was not developed in ancient times.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun asked again: "After the disaster, how many people will the imperial court still have?"
"These...the five counties in the south have not suffered any disaster, and their population has basically remained the same, about 17 to 8 million!"
"Gyeonggi County, Qinghe County, Huaiyang County, and Nanyang County, although they suffered from monsters, they still saved a lot of people. Added together... I am afraid there are more than 10 million people!"
Thinking of these data, Wang Zhaolin knew all the treasures, which shows that this person has extremely strong business ability.
Finally, Wang Zhaolin concluded: "With these people just now, plus those who fled from the north, the actual population of the imperial court now is probably more than 30 million!"
More than 30 million people, this is a very large population base, which can allow Zhao Yanxun to have more troops.
Of course, what Wang Zhaolin said also revealed a cruel truth.
After the zombie outbreak, more than 20 million people died, which can be called a mass extinction.
After a brief moment of sadness, Zhao Yanxun began to think about the next thing.
It is not easy to control these 30 million people at present. After all, local officials are in charge of the people in various places.
If these people are rebellious, it will take a lot of effort to subdue them.
In comparison, capturing the capital became much easier.
"Before Gu established the vassal state, I heard that there were refugees causing trouble. Where do you think the refugees came from?"
Before Wang Zhaolin could answer, Zhao Yanxun continued: "Except for natural disasters, most of them are caused by man-made disasters. Do you think so?"
The so-called man-made disaster refers to land annexation. Wang Zhaolin's family owns thousands of acres of fertile land and is also the beneficiary of the so-called "man-made disaster".
After hearing Zhao Yanxun's question, Wang Zhaolin struggled for a while and replied: "The rich have a lot of hope, while the poor have no place to stand... What your Highness said is absolutely true. The so-called refugees mostly arise from land annexation!"
This is a real person, Zhao Yanxun commented from the bottom of his heart.
"Now that monsters are running rampant, there must be more landless people. Since I have my destiny, I want to solve the people's needs!"
"Wang Qing..."
From calling him by his first name to the word "Wang Qing", it shows that the relationship is getting closer. At this moment, Wang Zhaolin became more and more humble and said: "I am here!"
"If you were the Minister of Household Affairs, would you be able to take on the responsibility of relocating the refugees?"
Hearing the words "Minister of the Ministry of Finance", Wang Zhaolin felt ecstatic in his heart.
Now he is only a fifth-rank magistrate. If he directly becomes the Minister of Household Affairs, it would be equivalent to being promoted to six levels in a row.
King Yong's rise of troops was a bad thing for the court and the emperor, but for middle and low-level officials like them, it was a rare opportunity to soar into the sky.
As for whether he could become the Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Zhaolin had no doubts as long as Zhao Yanxun said a word.
So now, Wang Zhaolin felt that he must seize the opportunity and let King Yong fully trust him.
"Reporting to Your Highness, I am willing to share your worries for Your Highness, go through fire and water, even to the death!"
At this time, Wang Zhaolin did not answer whether he could, but directly expressed his loyalty to Zhao Yanxun.
To be honest, the personal abilities of officials who have been in office for more than ten years are not much different. Showing loyalty is more useful if you want to gain favor.
"As long as His Highness is alive, no matter how difficult the task is, I will complete it even if I risk my life!"
Good guy, Wang Zhaolin's two sentences before and after really made Zhao Yanxun feel numb.
Of course, it's just a feeling of numbness. If you hear such flattering words often, you will actually become immune.
"very good!"
This was the response given by Zhao Yanxun, which made Wang Zhaolin feel bad. Should the Minister of Household Affairs give it to him or not?
At the same time, Wang Zhaolin still had questions in his mind: Where should the relocated people go?
Should the big landowners vomit out their land, or should the imperial army open up a safe zone?
If it were the former, it would be difficult for him to handle it, because he would offend too many people.
If it was the latter, it would be easy for him personally, but it would be more difficult for the court.
There are endless zombies in seven or eight counties. It is impossible to completely clean them up in a short time.
Before Wang Zhaolin had time to answer his question, he saw Hu Dabiao riding back from the front.
"Your Majesty, that's the city wall of the capital!" Hu Dabiao pulled the reins and pointed in the direction of the capital.
Sure enough, the capital was already in sight at this moment.
Looking at a small hillside ahead, Zhao Yanxun rode over and hurried over.
There is a better line of sight here, and you can see the city ahead.
At this moment, after hearing the news of his arrival, a group of senior generals were rushing over.
Everyone gathered on the hill, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said: "Besieged the city for several days, I'm afraid you have long thought of surrendering with a fight!"
Yes, in the face of the powerful strength of Yong's army, even though there were tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, they were still sure of defeating them in a single battle.