Sima De pointed to the location of Dengzhou City on the sand table and came to a conclusion: "This is the basic strategy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The Info Navy Division was stationed on Long Island to intercept the fleeing rebel fleet; The land division landed at Laizhou to join up with the counterinsurgency army, and if necessary, it could participate in the attack on the rebels; Wang Qinian took people ashore together, waiting for an opportunity to inquire about the news, and if possible, he infiltrated Dengzhou City. ”

The rest nodded, "That's pretty much it." ”

"There are just a few subtleties that need to be addressed." Sima De said, "The climate in Shandong is much colder than that in Qiongzhou, is the rattan armor worn by the Lu Division in peacetime combat not suitable, and does it need to be replaced?" In addition, the most important thing to go to Shandong is to recruit refugees, with a population of tens of thousands, we must have enough food, can our grain reserves support the harvest of the land? ”

As soon as everyone heard this, these problems were indeed very real problems and must be solved.

Lin Weiye muttered: "The rattan armor is more suitable for the hot Guangdong area, and the cold weather in Shandong is really not suitable." If the rattan armor is lined with cotton cloth and the like, this problem can be solved to a certain extent. However, firstly, the time was too hasty, and it was too late for all the staff to change their costumes, and secondly, the effect had not been verified in actual combat, so this time I still didn't bring rattan armor. I will urge the Technology Research Institute to come up with a plan and change the iron armor when the time comes. ”

Xia Nan said: "Can you borrow the cotton armor of the Tartar?" It is said that two layers of cotton armor are sandwiched between iron sheets, which can protect vital parts. ”

Lin Weiye nodded: "As long as it is practical, you can learn from it." ”

Sima De asked: "What about the problem of food?" There is no problem with the existing grain stocks to supply the Qiongzhou camp, and it can cope with bringing enough food to help the refugees, but if a large number of immigrants come to Qiongzhou, even if they get off the ship and start reclamation, there will be no output for a long time, and it will only be consumed. If it does not last until the time of grain production, the Qiongzhou camp and the refugees are out of food, I am afraid that it will cause a civil uprising of thousands of people, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"It's right to plan ahead, we can't take chances, we have to be well prepared." Xia Nan affirmed Sima De's idea.

Sima De proposed: "Should additional taxes be levied on farmers in the three counties to solve their urgent needs?" ”

Xia Nan shook his head again and again: "Two stones of grain per mu are fixed, and the rest is kept for themselves, this method has greatly improved the people's enthusiasm for production, and it cannot be changed overnight." Moreover, the increase in taxes is a sign of danger, and once this head is opened, it will habitually reach out to the people in the future. With the experience of the imperial court, we cannot take the detour that the imperial court has taken. "A very important reason why the Ming Dynasty walked into a dead end and finally buried the country is that most of the taxes were put on the peasants, which not only had little effect, but also overwhelmed the peasants, created many displaced people, and made the wanderers never be exterminated.

He thought about it carefully and said: "It is not advisable to squeeze the people, you still have to find a way from the government." Come on, go to the county government and call me if you have more money. ”

The county government was not far from Nanyuan, and it didn't take long for Qian Youyu to come over out of breath and salute Xia Nan: "General...... Look for...... Looking for a small thing? ”

"Let me ask you, do all the money and grain collected from it have to be released into Beijing?"

"General Qiyu, whether it is summer tax or autumn grain, will not be fully paid into Beijing......" Qian Youyu explained to Xia Nan.

In the earliest Hongwu period, the autumn grain was really transported thousands of miles into Beijing. The transportation of grain is in charge of the "grain chief" in Lijiali. The amount of manpower and material resources consumed is not known. Grain chiefs often go bankrupt because of this burden. Later, in consideration of local needs and to reduce the loss of round-trip transportation, it was stipulated that part of the money and grain should be shipped to Beijing, some of which would be directly transferred to the government for money and grain, and some of which would be kept in the Qiongzhou Mansion for later use, but only recorded in the household department.

"Oh? Where is this grain in Qiongzhou? ”

Qian Youyu stretched out his hand and indexed one by one: "They are Qiongzhou Mansion, Changhua County, Danzhou, Wanzhou, and Lingshui County." Among them, Fucheng and Changhua County accounted for the lion's share, with 21,800 stone for the officers and soldiers of Fucheng and 15,790 stone for 1,000 households in Changhua. The remaining three counties are less, Danzhou 10,000 stones, Wanzhou 12,000 stones, and Lingshui 9,000 stones. Of course, all the officials have been in deficit, and the money and grain in these places are not full of money. Most of these scattered grain storage sites are relatively important strategic areas, especially those where there is a danger of "chaos," so that in the event of war, they can take grain nearby for expedition.

Xia Nan Daxi: "Even if it is not a full warehouse, there are a lot of discounts." He said to Sima De and the others, "The source of the grain is there." IOUs were sent to the prefect's yamen and counties, and food was borrowed from them for emergencies. ”

Qian Youyu was taken aback and dissuaded: "These granaries are the 'anti-li' of the imperial court, and they must not be used according to the rules, once the incident happens, no one can afford this responsibility......

Xia Nan said with a smile: "There is more money, and if you return to the county government as a master, you will be a little confused." If the Qin prefect wants to refuse me, he doesn't have to wait for the imperial court to hold him accountable, I guarantee that there will be chaos in the city the next day, and the prefect's yamen will not escape this catastrophe. ”

Sima De and the others also laughed, and Qian Youyu was suddenly a little embarrassed. At this time, he suddenly remembered the scene when Huang Mengjia attacked Lingao County. Since it can be concocted in Lingao, it can also be in Fucheng. Qin Bingyan opened a warehouse to borrow grain in private, and the risk he took was just a possible punishment from the imperial court, and if he refused Xia Nan, he was likely to be cut off by a sudden "Li Chaos", how to choose, it is clear at a glance.

"Besides, in three or five months at most, I will be able to return these grains, and the Qin Governor should know what to do." The climate in Qiongzhou is pleasant, the rainfall is sufficient, and the rice crops three times a year, and in three or five months, you can harvest almost one season of rice, which is enough to make up for this shortfall. Xia Nan thought to himself, when the time is ripe, he will turn Qiongzhou Mansion into an independent small kingdom, and the decrees of the imperial court will become waste paper here, and the granaries of the entire Qiongzhou Mansion will become his own.

Qian Youyu sneered: "Then there will be no problem, does the Qin Governor dare to agree?" ”

"Very well, that's it. Master Qian, you are familiar with official documents, you can prepare a letter for me, polish my meaning, and then send it to Fucheng quickly, and let Qin Bingyan open a warehouse to borrow grain. Xia Nan said.

Sima De said: "This is indeed a clever plan, embezzling the granary of the government is enough to deal with tens of thousands of refugees." When the grain is harvested, you will be self-sufficient in the future, and you don't need to worry about this problem anymore. ”