Hou Fangyu looked at the master in front of him with emotion in his eyes.
Hearing the words of the prefect, the master was stunned for a moment, and then a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
"The Northern Expedition is a good thing for the prefect. Hejian Prefecture is on the front line, and it only requires the prefect to do the logistics well, which is a great achievement!"
The master smiled slightly and said to Hou Fangyu in front of him.
"It is indeed a great achievement for me, but what about the ordinary people in front of me? Why do they deserve it? They are just trying hard to get a bowl of food and clothing in the fields, but the war turns everything in front of them into scorched earth!"
After saying that, Hou Fangyu shook his head.
"Master Magistrate, there is no need to sigh, the Northern Expedition is a good thing for the people! If there had not been a Northern Expedition, Hejian Prefecture would have always been the front line, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty could target the people of Hejian Prefecture at any time.
Although in recent days, due to some of our positive reactions, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are temporarily afraid to attack, but if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days???
If we cannot completely defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty, our people will never have a peaceful life! The current peaceful life of one or two days seems indeed wonderful, but it is indeed a dream!"
The master's tone was very serious.
After hearing the master's words, Hou Fangyu's eyes showed a sudden look, and he woke up from his thoughts.
"Thank you Master for reminding me!"
To be honest, although Hou Fangyu has indeed become closer to people's livelihood during this period, his indecision as a scholar is still there. For many things, he only sees the surface and ignores deeper things!
Now that he heard the master's words, Hou Fangyu admired the master in front of him.
The master smiled slightly and was about to say something.
"Da da da!"
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the side.
The master and Hou Fangyu all looked aside.
A military messenger came galloping over on horseback.
"Hush!"
The horses were soon pulled by the reins and stopped.
The messenger jumped off his horse and knelt down on one knee in front of Hou Fangyu.
"Lord Fu Zun! General Lin Yi's letter to you!"
Hou Fangyu was stunned for a moment and looked at the letter handed to him by the messenger.
Picked it up.
I opened the letter and took a look.
It was indeed a message from General Lin Yi, asking Hou Fangyu to prepare supplies. Within half a month at most, the Ming Dynasty would launch the Northern Expedition!
Northern Expedition!
Looking at the words on the letter, Hou Fangyu showed a wry smile in his eyes.
After taking a look at the writing on it, he hesitated for a moment, and then said to the messenger in front of him: "Please wait here for a while!"
After saying that, Hou Fangyu said to the master on the side: "Master, please go and prepare a set of paper and pen for me!"
"Yes! Sir!"
The master hesitated for a moment, then quickly found a charcoal pen and white paper from the side.
Looking at the two things in front of him, Hou Fangyu frowned slightly. He was a scholar and actually didn't like charcoal very much. He usually used brushes in the mansion. This was his insistence.
This habit has been with him since he became the prefect.
The master also knew Hou Fangyu's preferences. At this time, he looked at Hou Fangyu with a wry smile on his face and said: "Master Fu Zun, it's hard to find writing brushes in the fields! These banknotes are also from a rural primary school.
Found it..."
"Okay, okay!"
Hou Fangyu shook his head. He knew that it was really difficult to find a writing brush in such a wilderness.
After a slight hesitation, Hou Fangyu replied to Lin Yi with a letter.
"This is a reply to General Lin Yi!"
Hou Fangyu handed the letter to the messenger in front of him.
"Yes! Sir! It must be delivered to the general!"
Soon, the messenger left quickly.
Within half a day, the letter was delivered to Lin Yi's hands.
Ji Yi looked at the letter in his hand with some amusement. At this time, Ning Zhi, who was standing beside him, curiously asked Lin Yi in front of him.
"General, what did Hou Fangyu say??"
"He wants us to attack later. Wheat is being harvested here, and it will take some time! So..."
"This is impossible! This is the attack time that His Royal Highness has discussed together before, and it cannot be changed! And what we are launching this time is a comprehensive general attack! Even the intruders don't know it at all!"
Ning Zhi looked at Ji Yi in front of him with a serious face.
"You can answer a letter for me! Just tell me that the military order is like a mountain. Your Majesty, don't make it difficult for us! Harvest the wheat faster!"
Ji Yi smiled and said calmly to Ning Zhi in front of him.
"Yes! General!"
There was a faint light in Lin Yi's eyes.
"Now is the best time, summer harvest, we are in summer harvest, they are also in summer harvest, at this time, their precautions are already at their lowest! At this time, a sudden attack!"
As he said that, the corners of Lin Yi's mouth raised slightly.
Soon, Hou Fangyu received this letter.
Hou Fangyu showed a wry smile in his eyes.
It seems that His Highness is determined! But there is no other way, since the policy has been set...
"Master!"
"Lord Fu Zun, what's the matter??"
The master walked in quickly and looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him respectfully.
"Go ahead and tell everyone to start the summer harvest as soon as possible, and strive to return the grains to the warehouse within fifteen days! Also, use the silver stored in the Treasury to buy food with the people!"
"Yes! Mr. Fu Zun!"
Soon, the master slowly left.
At this time, Daming Mansion.
The red lady came over from behind and covered Li Yan's back with a cloak.
Li Yan was slightly startled, turned his head and saw the red lady beside him, and felt a little more at ease.
"Husband! What are you doing standing on top of this city wall? It's windy on top of this city wall!"
The red lady said to Li Yan in front of her.
"nothing!"
There was emotion in Li Yan's eyes.
"I was thinking about the war in half a month! Originally, I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would have to wait at least another six months to a year before choosing to start a war. I didn't expect that it would be at this time..."
"It's normal!"
The red lady smiled and looked at Li Yan in front of her.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made too many preparations in the past six months. All the elites under our command have been equipped with flintlock guns! I have to say that this flintlock gun is really convenient and fast!
Whether you are loading bullets or firing, you only need to pull the trigger, hit the flint, and then you can fire. Unlike the previous muzzle-loading guns, reloading was too troublesome!"
"really!"
Li Yan nodded.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and said to the red lady in front of him: "Although this gun is a good thing, I still have to warn my brothers not to throw away the ability to fight in close combat!"