(0790) The original Ming Dynasty, in terms of expanding its territory, to be honest, did not do well. Ordinary people know that the imperial court basically loses more and wins less in foreign military affairs. Especially after the rise of women's straightening in Liaodong, this is even more so. The people of no country would want to see their country so weak, so vulnerable, and bullied.

However, for ordinary people, it was impossible for them to interfere in the affairs of the imperial court. They don't have such qualifications, and they don't have such strength. Therefore, they can only suppress their dissatisfaction in the bottom of their hearts. The arrival of the white-clothed army just made up for this shortcoming. Through the white paper of the White Army, ordinary people learned a lot of new information, and found that the White Army was constantly expanding outward, and their pride was slowly stimulated.

Now Xi'an and other places have gathered many people from the Central Plains. They came to beg for a living, and they also came to join the army. Among them, the number of people who came to join the army was the largest. The strong combat effectiveness, good treatment, and glorious image of the white-clothed army have indeed attracted many young people. If nothing else, it's a good thing to have the opportunity to go for a walk in a distant place.

"Hehe, the next step for the white-clothed army, I'm afraid it's going to do something to Yarkand, right? Looking at Abdullatif's posture, he should be about to surrender. It's a pity that Rosalind and Martha Tini weren't caught, it's a bit of a pity! Ye Xianggao said quietly.

"I'm afraid that his target is not just Yarkand." Star said indifferently.

"Hey, don't say it, we old men, we really don't know how big this Xu Xingxia's appetite is? What line will his army stay at? Or is there no boundary at all? Genghis Khan, all the way to the west, almost crushed the entire West. It's a pity that in the end, it fell short and had to retreat. With Xu Xingxia's age, I'm afraid that he will do better than Genghis Khan. Ye Xianggao said with interest.

Xing frowned and said, "I don't think so." Those places in the Western Regions are not easy to do! The farther west, the more difficult it is. The foundation of the white-clothed army was originally in the area of Ningxia Town. If he wants to march to the Western Regions, I'm afraid that he won't be able to do enough in terms of logistics and supply! ”

Ye Xianggao said meaningfully: "The white-clothed army is desperately building momentum for the construction of the railway, attracting a large number of businessmen to invest in the construction of the railway, but I am afraid that the drunkard does not mean to drink!" With the transportation capacity of the train, as long as the railway is connected to the Western Regions, the logistics will not be a problem at all! ”

Xing still shook his head and said cryptically: "If you want to open a train from Xi'an Mansion to all parts of the Western Regions, I'm afraid that you won't have more than ten years, so you can't do it, right?" ”

Ye Xianggao said with a smile: "This estimate is only clear to Xu Xingxia himself. ”

Now their mentality has changed a lot, and when it comes to the topic of Xu Xingxia, they don't have so many scruples. They are not so resistant to Xu Xingxia's vulgarity. In fact, in their hearts, they already have to admit that this young man named Xu Xingxia has now climbed to the top of their heads and decided their fate.

"Xu Xingxia ......"

The two then read the newspaper silently.

The latest issue of "The White-Coated Army's News" mainly publishes the content of the white-clothed army's war in the Western Regions. The latest focus news, of course, is the fighting in the Turpan area. The actions of the White Army in the Western Regions have indeed attracted the attention of many people. The common people in the Central Plains, the concept of the Heavenly Empire is still very thick. Everyone likes to see the news of themselves bullying others, and no one likes to be bullied by others, right?

Xu Xingxia made up this newspaper to cater to the general public's desire for respectful status. Even people who don't care much about political affairs can spend the price of a copper plate to bring themselves a lot of pleasing and relaxing news. As long as you are not an enemy of the White Army, after reading the newspaper of the White Army, your mood will definitely improve.

As a traverser, Xu Xingxia is the most understanding of the newspaper propaganda of later generations. The readership of a newspaper is very important in itself. The so-called "Important News of the White Army" is actually an easy-to-understand newspaper, which provides the common people with after-dinner conversations. Its function is to convey the most ordinary information to the most ordinary people. If you can make the morale of the people change a little bit, it will be an unexpected gain.

What kind of information do ordinary people like? Of course, it's delightful, delightful good news. As long as you are human, you only want to hear good news, not bad news. You have to get some news all day about the defeat, the reparations for the land cession, the total annihilation and so on, and the ghost is willing to pay for your newspaper. It's pretty much the same to wipe your butt.

As for those high-level people who are not ordinary people, there are naturally other channels to get more accurate and secretive information from the white-clothed army. Like Ye Xianggao and [***] Xing, they don't actually need to rely on "The News of the White Army" to collect information about the White Army. They have specialized intelligence channels. However, the two do like to see good news in the newspapers. Even if it is good news from the white army, it will make them feel better.

"What a tempting description of the Turpan area! Grapes, wine, cantaloupe, qanats, it does seem very tempting. There is no mention of the local heat, drought, wind and sand. I'm afraid that I don't know how many people will be introduced into the chime again. This Xu Xingxia is really cunning. [***] Star suddenly said to himself meaningfully.

Ye Xianggao smiled noncommittally and did not speak. Regarding Xu Xingxia's cunning, he actually didn't have much opinion. He even felt that Xu Xingxia's hand, if he did it well, could greatly reduce the cost of personnel migration. No matter how you feel about the local area after you come to the Western Regions, I'll fool you first.

As for the fact that after you were fooled, you found that the situation was wrong, and it was too late to regret it. Or, you go back to your place of origin. Or, it's a home. If it is the former, not to mention the fatigue of traveling back and forth, it will cost a lot of money, and in the end there will be no gain. To be honest, this result is actually quite tragic. Good things didn't come to pass, but they were deceived. If it is the latter, it will just achieve the dirty purpose of the white-clothed army.

It must be known that it is not ordinarily difficult to attract the people of the Central Plains to the border areas. Even in the past, when there was a military household system, there were often major problems when military orders were used to forcibly order military households to relocate. Especially in terms of cost, it is very fatal. If you forcibly send someone to the frontier, you have to subsidize a little bit of the cost anyway.

If a military household subsidizes five taels of silver, 10,000 military households will be 50,000 taels of silver. If it is 100,000 military households, it is 500,000 taels of silver. This is not a small amount, and it is natural to save it. Xu Xingxia's deceptive approach as a liar is understandable. In fact, there is not much difference in the quality of the surname between being deceived and being forcibly pulled over. However, when it comes to the cost of the planner, there is a world of difference.

The cost of newspapers for the White Army is actually not very large. The cost of a newspaper is only three copper plates. Even if 100,000 copies of a newspaper were printed in one issue, the total cost would only be three hundred taels of silver. The total cost of publishing ten issues of a newspaper in a month is only 3,000 taels of silver. The month-to-month distribution is actually not very large. If you put it together, the numbers will be a little conspicuous.

In fact, consciously or unconsciously, "The News of the White Army" is secretly encouraging some people to consider migrating to the Western Regions frontier, or migrating to live in Liaodong. After the white-clothed army took control of the Turpan region, the relevant immigration policies were even more complicated. These areas have more preferential policies and are very light in taxes. Under the same conditions, they may live a better life in these frontier areas.

As for the security aspect, it is certainly guaranteed. The existence of the white army is the best security guarantee. According to the newspaper, the White Coats will be stationed in the border area for a long time. If an enemy situation is detected, it will take the initiative to remove the danger. For this, the common people are still relatively acceptable. The previous battles have shown that no matter what kind of enemy, in front of the white-clothed army, they will only be beaten to slag.

In the Western Regions, the White-Coated Army has recovered the city of Turpan and is currently recuperating and stockpiling supplies to prepare to advance towards Yarkand City. With the combat effectiveness of the white-clothed army, there is no problem at all in taking Yarkand City. This means that the White Army will soon take control of the entire Yarkand Kingdom. This also means that the White Army can control the entire Western Regions.

In addition to the Western Regions, the war in the eastern Liaodong region is estimated to end soon. In recent issues, the important news of the White Clothes Army has repeatedly mentioned that it is necessary to completely solve the problem of Liaodong in the second year of Taichang. The white-clothed army unequivocally demanded that Nurhachi surrender unconditionally. Presumably, this is an ultimatum to Nurhachi. If Nurhachi does not accept the conditions of the White Army, the result will inevitably be war. Of course, it is unclear whether Nurhachi will accept this ultimatum.

One thing is for sure. The white-clothed army will definitely not be soft in the Liaodong region. The white-clothed army is in full swing preparing for the attack. During this period, the newspapers all mentioned Chi Hu's name. It is basically certain that in the next time, under the command of Chi Hu, the Baiyi Army will definitely increase its offensive in the Liaodong region.

In fact, in the first half of this year, the white-clothed army in Liaodong was mainly changing equipment and getting familiar with the new equipment. Once this familiarization process is over, it will be time for a full-scale war. Perhaps, in Xu Xingxia, there is no thought of a peaceful settlement with Nurhachi.

(To be continued)