After a big victory, Heifu did not live in Jiangling, but after taking a turn around the county guard mansion where his father-in-law lived in the past, he took his subordinates and staff back to Yingxian.

According to the rules of the Qin Dynasty, the county lieutenant and the county garrison generally do not coincide, so the southern county lieutenant is generally in Bingying County.

As a newly appointed soldier, Yuan Yong, like his father, is very good at doing things, and has sent people to occupy Nestle, and escort the wife and maid of Nanjun Lieutenant as "criminal officials' families", and let people quickly clean up so that Wu Zhonghou can live in.

Unexpectedly, Heifu didn't even glance at the tall county governor's mansion, and walked straight into the row of small courtyards next to the back door of the county governor's mansion.

Everyone was stunned and hurriedly followed.

In addition to three or four brick houses with cracks on the walls, there are vegetable beds surrounded by fences, wells covered by wooden covers, and empty chicken pots, which are not big toilets, and the southernmost side is a kitchen, because the people who live here are in a hurry, and the kettles and pans in it are broken......

"Let's stay here."

After turning around, Hefu decided to place the command post here!

Yuan Yong saw that this small courtyard was not as spacious as his own, so he persuaded: "Junhou, this narrow courtyard is for the Baishi officials to live in, as a prince, how can you condescend to this?" ”

Heifu instructed his guards to lay out new bedding, leaned back on the couch timidly, and said with a smile: "More than ten years ago, when I was a soldier in Jiangling City, didn't I also live here for more than half a year?" ”

"You can't forget your roots, just live here! and thou shalt divide the houses that are by the side, and divide them among yourselves. ”

As he spoke, he ignored the soldiers and turned over on his own, as if he had fallen asleep.

Yuan Yong and the others were not persuaded again, so they could only gently close the doors and windows and arrange for a group of people to guard outside the courtyard.

Looking back at this courtyard, Yuan Yong did not feel shabby anymore, but admired Marquis Wu Zhong even more.

"I heard that the newly appointed 2,500 and 500 lords of the Wuchang Battalion were used to being poor in the past, and they suddenly got their will, and when they entered Jiangling City, they shouted for the high-rise compound of the official temple to live, and jokingly said that they would share the crime of the officials and their daughters to warm the beds, and after being stopped by the military judge, they were full of complaints."

"I really should let them come and see the residence of the prince!"

Heifu didn't think about it so much, since he left Huarong County, he hadn't closed his eyes for two days and nights, lying on this strange and familiar bed, but it was a little difficult to sleep.

The general died in a hundred battles, and the strong man returned in ten years.

Fourteen years ago, in the twenty-third year of the reign of King Qin, when Heifu was only nineteen years old, he had just come to the provincial capital to take up his post, worked under Li You, and Feng Jing was a colleague, and was assigned to this house as a residence.

But he couldn't remember that the maid who served him two meals was an old woman with goosebumps. Or a fair-skinned girl of sixteen or seventeen with clear eyebrows?

It doesn't seem to matter, all kinds of things in the past are now things and people.

Heifu only remembered that sentence, Qin Shi Huangdi's evaluation of himself through Li You.

"Among the thorn oaks...... Is there also a catalpa material? ”

Like a dream, like a waking whisper, it muttered from his mouth.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what you like is a good wood that can be placed in the Imperial Mansion as a pillar at will, always impartial, and can be overturned with the building."

"It's a pity that my black wood has already gained the power of the spirit and has become a spirit, and I want to dig the corner of your temple and set up another center......"

……

"Has the reward been paid?"

After a sound night's sleep, when Heifu got up the next day, he called Licang and asked him about his reward.

The reward is not overdue, and the people want to get the benefits of doing good quickly; The punishment is not moved, and the people want to see it as a harm to the good. Both of these things have to be seen immediately.

Therefore, those officers and soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army who did not obey the military orders, committed misdeeds in Gangneung City, and committed adultery and plunder, all took one of them and dragged them to the market, where the military judge pronounced the verdict and executed them on the spot in front of the people of Gangneung.

As for the promised reward, it must also be put in place immediately, after being deceived by the imperial court several times, the soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army no longer trust the title and the fields linked to it, and the tinkling half a tael has become their only yearning, this thing can buy wine, but also buy grain, and it is also practical to carry in your arms.

So the first thing he did when he entered the city, Heifu asked Licang to open the treasury of the Nanjun Prefecture, take out the baskets of money and silks that were piled up, distribute them to the lieutenants, and then distribute them one level at a time.

"It's been sent."

Li Cang said with some pain: "Junhou, Jin Bucao of Nanjun told me that there were tens of millions of money in the warehouse, all of which were newly collected in the spring, and now after distribution, there are only one million left......

Before the start of the war, Heifu promised that if those who were trapped in the army with big axes could split the enemy's formation, five hundred people, each of them would be knighted and rewarded with a thousand dollars!

Under the heavy reward, there is a brave man, this money must be spent, if the other teams look red, they will also be the death squad.

As for the remaining 30,000 soldiers, the money received varies according to the number of meritorious services of the troops, with an average of two or three hundred per soldier.

"Even so, it's only enough for them to buy a summer dress, but the treasury is almost beyond its means."

Li Cang said: "In order to win the support of the people of Jiangling, the prince has announced that from this year, the land rent will be reduced to May Day, and the Qianshou in the city will not be able to pay the official debt on time, and all the bonds owed to the government will be burned and written off, so that it will be difficult for the people to collect money in the future." ”

"Money is not an issue."

Heifu smiled: "I'm afraid you have forgotten, now, the Southern Expeditionary Army has no constraints from the imperial court, and can open mines and mint money on its own!" ”

The Qin Dynasty's right to mine and mint money has always been firmly controlled in the hands of local copper officials under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

But now, as long as the copper mine in Tonglu Mountain is controlled, Heifu can mint as much as he wants, which is a huge profit......

Li Cang patted his head and reacted: "I was confused, I forgot about it, no wonder the prince and the marquis are giving money and rewards to the soldiers!" ”

Heifu shook his head and said: "But this money, sooner or later, it will become less and less valuable, a few years ago it was only worth 30 yuan per stone of rice, but now it has risen to 100 yuan, and then in the future, the money will become more and more cheap, in the troubled times, the most important hard currency is still food!" ”

The matter of food was handed over to Wu Chen and Gongwei.

The two of them finished counting the grain in Jiangling Cang, and happily reported to Heifu: "Junhou, the grain in Jiangling Cang is two million stones, enough for the army and people of the Southern Expedition to eat for a year!" ”

Heifu pursed his lips and corrected the two stupid children: "It's only enough for more than half a year, don't forget that there are more than 10,000 captives outside the city, and I'm afraid there will be more and more captives in the future." ”

At the same time, he laughed and scolded: "This Changwu Marquis Gongzicheng, as a prison army, claims to us that Jiangling Cangsu has been accumulating for three years, but in fact, it is only less than a year!" It seems that the grain turnover in Bashu and Nanyang is really a little tight, and if the Lingnan war drags on for a few more years, it will really gather 500,000 soldiers and civilians, and Jiangling Cang will see the bottom...... No, half of the world is going to bottom! ”

Although Gangneung Cang is not as big as expected, at least, there is no need to worry about food before autumn.

It can also support the next military operation to take all the southern counties.

But what about after autumn? What about next year?

Before thinking about anything, he thought about retreating, so Heifu ordered: "Let the soldiers and the soldiers strengthen control, stabilize the order inside and outside Gangneung City, and be sure to let the people return to the fields as soon as possible, resume production, and finish planting rice seedlings." ”

But if you think about it, is it too late to make amends? The spring planting in Anlu County was completely delayed, and to the east of Jiangling, tens of thousands of hectares of plastered fields were also destroyed because of the battle between the two armies, and the rest of the counties will definitely be affected after they are taken, whether they are fighting or surrendering.

Where the division is, thorns are born. After the great army, there will be a fierce year.

"This autumn, South County must be a bumper harvest, and there must be no famine!"

The situation is not optimistic, whether it is Li Cang, Wu Chen, or Lu Jia, who is still on the way, it is not enough to entrust this important task.

Heifu decided to immediately transfer a person to Gangneung and let him lead the future soldiers of the three armies and millions of people's money and food!

Marquis Wuzhong, who set up another central government, now does not need the emperor's seal, does not need the documents of the prime minister and the imperial historian, and directly brings the silver seal and blue ribbon of the former county guard, and then asks the weaving room to make a set of official uniforms, with a big stroke of the pen:

"Sosu Commander Xiao He, diligently, except for the southern county guard!"