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    The Wu army's civil war became more and more fierce, and the civil unrest in the Qing Dynasty became more and more troublesome. The Fatty Army who ruled the south of the Yangtze River also ushered in a golden age of development and expansion. It didn't even need the Fatty Army. The Fatty Army's territory is close to the prefecture and county.  The Jiang Shu Jiang Biao had already flown to Nanjing like snow flakes, took the initiative to cut their braids and change their banners, and accepted the jurisdiction of the Fatty Army.  Refugees from the flooded areas of the Yellow River and hungry people from the north flooded into the south of the Yangtze River like a tidal wave, which brought sufficient soldiers and labor resources to the Fat Army, and accelerated the recovery of the war-torn land around the south of the Yangtze River.

    This is driven by the general trend and the will of the people. Among the territories of the major forces in the world, only the Fatty Army has the lowest taxes, the most abundant food, and the most stable public security and political situation. The common people hope to live and work in peace and contentment under the governance of the Fatty Army  At least they would not starve to death; officials, gentry, and landlords did not expect the Fat Army to give them their leftovers, but they longed for the legal protection of the Fat Army and the good security atmosphere created by the Fat Army.  Otherwise, the more money and food they have in their hands, the more dangerous they will be.

    In fact, there is nothing particularly brilliant about the administration of the Fat Army. It basically copied the civil administration model left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The so-called benevolent government praised by the gentry and the common people has only three points. One is to improve the Baojia system and organize a large number of  Xiangyong maintains law and order, and focuses on cracking down on robbery and theft that disturb people's livelihood; second, vigorously protects the most important land ownership in this era, recognizes the land contract issued by the Qing government before, admits that the wasteland reclaimed by the people is owned by the people, and severely cracks down on illegal occupation  The third is to vigorously develop the industrial and commercial mining industry, abolish the mining ban imposed by the Qing court, and allow the landowners and gentry in the controlled areas to hire northern refugees to open mines at a low price in exchange for money.  A mouthful of food will not lead to civil uprisings due to the lack of food for refugees.

    Of course, Fatty Army also has a few points in terms of governance that are quite criticized. For example, because the boss of the Fatty Army's genius doctor and criminal department has some special hobbies, the crime rate of sex crimes in the Fatty Army site is a bit high, and the crime of buying and selling women  Occasionally, he would turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye to let it go; there is also the boss of the fat army, who had suffered because of his appearance, which led to a certain degree of obvious decline in the average appearance of the newly elected officials of the fat army  .  But fortunately, these are trivial matters in times of war, and it doesn't matter-it doesn't matter if an official is ugly, as long as he can serve the people, he is a good official, for example, a certain gangster; occasionally buying and selling women is always more direct than other warlords.  Robbing women is good.

    This is a worse world, and even a not-so-perfect governance is a hundred times better than no governance. Compared with the tax of six dollars per mu on the land of the Wu army, compared with the poverty of the people and the soaring food prices in the areas controlled by the Qing Dynasty.  Ten times, and compared to Geng Jun¡¯s control of land, one or two taels of silver per mu of land plus fodder money, salt tax of two cents per month, and more than twenty kinds of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, the lowest tax and the best public security  The place controlled by the Fat Man Army is undoubtedly the paradise in troubled times.  In addition, there are quite a few good politicians in the area controlled by the Fatty Army, such as Mu Tianyan, Wu Xingzuo, Xie Dong, Li Zhifang, and Huang Ji are actually quite good at governing the people, so the Fatty Army really can't think of it.  It is also difficult to get the support and aspirations of the people.

    ?Thanks to the so-called benevolent government and the good situation, Fatty Lu's prestige and reputation also rose. In the area controlled by the Fatty Army, the gentry and common people only knew that there was a thousand years old king of Yue, but not a long live emperor Zhou.  In the fat army that has expanded to more than 250,000 people, although the main backbone is still the old Wu Jun, the new soldiers and generals only know to follow the King of Yue, and most of the old Wu Jun who has been severely diluted have forgotten to follow.  The old traitor Wu endured hardships and suffers, but he only remembers eating and drinking hot and sleeping beauties with Fatty Lu.  As for Fatty Lu's direct line team and the nearby Guangxi team, there have been calls for Fatty Lu to be called emperor.

    In view of the favorable situation and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for expansion, even though the Li Tianzhi Army of the Fat Army is still fighting Geng Jingzhong's army in Zhejiang, there are still strong voices within the Fat Army to open up the second and third battlefields.  Gao Dejie on the northern line unanimously asked for permission from Fatty Lu, returned to Nanjing on the same day, and made a request to Fatty Lu face-to-face, requesting to send troops to attack Qingzhou Prefecture, which is empty in the surrounding defenders and refuses to surrender voluntarily.  Further expand the territory and strengthen the strength.

    Gao Dejie, who is good at cavalry combat, simply proposed to launch the Northern Expedition immediately, taking advantage of the Qing court's breathlessness to take down Shandong and Zhili, open trade channels with Mongolian tribes, and obtain war horses through trade or war.  Form more fat army cavalry to lay a strong cavalry foundation for the next national battle of the fat army.

    Fatty Lu certainly didn't want to give the Qing court a chance to breathe, and more than Gao Dejie wanted to launch the Northern Expedition immediately, taking advantage of the Qing court's chance to win in one fell swoop.No.  "

    "General Li, it is impossible for our lord to agree to such a condition." Geng Jun's envoy said with a mournful face, "Little emissary has the courage to warn General Li in his personal capacity. Your army has been chasing and killing our army all the way. The soldiers and horses are very tired.  It is becoming more and more difficult to transport food and grass, and if the fight continues, it will be bad for our army, and it will also be bad for you, General Li, and it will ruin your invincible reputation as a general."

    "Thank you for your kind reminder, you are telling the truth." Li Tianzhi said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, I never care about the reputation of being invincible, and it doesn't matter if I suffer a few defeats. Also, as for the fatigue of our soldiers, it doesn't matter  If you stop, we will stop. My brothers have plenty of time to rest. If you run slowly, we will chase slowly. If you run fast, we will chase fast. Anyway, we will have time to rest, but what about your army, wait  Back in Fujian, will you have time to rest?"

    Li Tianzhi's rogue has reached this point, the envoy of Geng Jun couldn't cry anymore, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "General, what about the food and grass? The envoy reminds the general again that as long as Jinhua is passed, the water volume of Yongkang River will be reduced."  But there is no way to support your army to transport food by water. Does your army really want to fight with our army and let Zheng Jing choose the cheap one for nothing?"

    "There is no waterway, we can go by land. Anyway, Zhejiang has been ravaged by you, and the homeless people have gone to sea. As long as you can afford to pay for food, are you afraid that you won't be able to hire people to transport food?" Li Tianzhi said with a smile: "Indeed  Your army, if the Prince of Yanping takes down Yanping Mansion, which is under attack from both sides, and takes away your largest grain production area, your army will still have to buy the rations needed for Fujian, right?"

    Envoy Geng Jun was completely speechless, and tears really leaked from the corners of his eyes. Seeing his pity, Li Tianzhi put away his hippie smile and said with a smile: "Your envoy, don't worry. For the sake of your sincerity, I will give  You have a way to make a difference."

    As he said that, Li Tianzhi picked up two letters from the table and said: "These two letters are from Guangdong Shang Zhixin, Lord Shang, one is for me, the other is for our Lord Lu, and the other is for Lord Lu."  I dare not open my letter without permission, but Lord Shang has passed me a letter, and your envoy can copy a copy and bring it back to Lord Geng, so Lord Geng will naturally not blame you for being an envoy to our army in vain."

    "What did Prince Shang say to the general in the letter?" Geng Jun's envoy tremblingly asked.

    "What do you think?" Li Tianzhi asked with a smile: "Gaozhou, Lianzhou, Leizhou, Luoding and Zhaoqing of Lord Shang are in the hands of our Great Zhou army, while Chaozhou, Jiayingzhou and more than half of Huizhou were robbed by Zheng Jing.  In fact, only Guangzhou, Shaozhou, Nanxiong and a small part of Huizhou are controlled. How could Prince Shang be satisfied with such a small piece of land?  With the news of Nanzheng's war against your army, don't you want his relatives to help him find some money from other places to make up for the loss?"

    "boom."

    Envoy Geng Jun sat down on the ground, his face was as pale as a dead man, and his teeth could not help but fight.  Li Tianzhi looked at him sympathetically, and said: "Your envoy, don't worry, Lord Shang didn't say that you must cut meat from your body. As long as Lord Geng agrees to our conditions, Lord Shang will not only not attack your army, but will definitely do it."  Send troops to help your army, attack the prince of Yanping from north to south, and recover his lost land in Guangdong by the way." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is  My biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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