In the flower hall of the Menzhou Yamen, Xu Ping was drinking tea leisurely.

The winter in Lingnan is suitable for him, a person from the Central Plains, which is cool and suitable, and he is in a comfortable mood. Since the war officially began that day, everything has been going well.

Sang Yi led his army to successfully break the Qiyuan Prefecture, and the order there has been stabilized in the past few days. The Nong family has developed too fast in recent years and does not focus on winning over the hearts of the people. Once the situation has lost its power, several other big families have taken advantage of the situation and organized their own troops to expel the Nong family's forces in some small places. The situation in Guangyuan Prefecture is gradually becoming chaotic. With the Qiyuan Prefecture as a stronghold, Sang Yi's march will be much smoother. The defense and transportation of food and grass in Qiyuan Prefecture can be organized by the Menzhou Province, and Sang Yi just needs to march.

There were only a few thousand Jiaozhi reinforcements coming from Jiadong opposite, but they were not the main force, and their combat effectiveness was a little stronger than the local soldiers. If it weren't for the changes in the situation in Guangyuanzhou behind him, Xu Ping could have taken the people at hand to level the Jiadong. Because the mountain road was difficult, Sang Yi only brought the infantry, leaving all the cavalry to Xu Ping. One command of the Zhongrui Army, one command of the village soldiers, a total of one thousand cavalry, and the two commands of the village soldiers, Xu Ping had two thousand horses and stairs, which did not include the nearly thousand scattered soldiers garrisoned.

When Sang Yi marched, Xu Ping told the Korean festival to arrive in Menzhou that the sugar sugar business was mobilizing.

This season is the busiest time for sugar sugar. The harvesting and squeezing sugar cane all take up a lot of manpower, which is the biggest problem facing Xu Ping. Fortunately, Zuo Jiangdao practiced the method of raising Ding and released tens of thousands of strong men from the local officials. They urgently needed money and grain, and Xu Ping urgently needed manpower. It just happened to be a match.

For the sugar sugar business, the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem. Korean general manager recruits a large number of local local cubs and sugar sugar business for short-term work. In Xu Ping's words, they are temporary workers. When the sugar-pressing season is over, they can become regular according to their performance. If Liangzhou is successfully won, Xu Ping has no reason not to extend the sugar sugar business there, and these people have just a place to go.

The retired wing army had to mobilize at least 15,000 people, and more than 30,000 strong men from Fujian had to mobilize 15,000 people. In addition, the local strong men picked out about 10,000, totaling about 40,000 people. This is the strength of the village soldiers of the Sugar Service, including 6,000 cavalry.

After capturing Liangzhou, depending on the situation of the troops coming from Jiaozhi, these forces will be put into operation in turn. Since the depth from the Menzhou to Liangzhou is shallow, the military-related civilians can only be satisfied with about 10,000 people. With the new manpower to supplement the Kuoding, the sugar service can barely maintain production operations.

If manpower is drawn, all the soil and cattle in the entire Zuojiang Road will be absorbed by the sugar service, and women and children will also mobilize to participate in production, which will face the soldiers of Jiaozhi.

Xu Ping did not believe that Li Foma could ignore the threats of Chameng and Qinzhou. He gathered all his troops to deal with him. The last step was just a foundation. The real war should not touch the muscles of Sugar Affairs.

Tan Hu took Jia Jirong into the flower hall and reported with his hands: "Official, Jiadong Xiaoya Nei has arrived!"

Jia Jirong became much more well-behaved and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Jia Jirong greeted the official of the tutor!"

"Sit in the Yanei, I don't need to be polite here." This time, there was a word of worship. Xu Ping looked at Jia Jirong and smiled, and then ordered Tan Hu, "Supply tea to Yanei."

After serving tea, Xu Ping said to Jia Jirong: "Yanei is a rare guest, why did he suddenly remember to come to Menzhou to see me?"

Jia Jirong smiled bitterly and said, "The last time I asked the officers' soldiers to come to Liangzhou, I can't even ask if it's reasonable, otherwise how can I explain it to the superiors and subordinates?"

"Oh, what are you asking?"

"The officials in the two territories of Liangzhou should send people there, and they should also inform my Jiadong."

"What are you saying? If I want me to know you, Jiadong has been in Liangzhou for decades. When did he come to inform me? Yanei, I don't like to hear what you said!"

Jia Jirong sighed in his heart. At one time, Xu Ping held thousands of soldiers and horses in his hand, with different strengths and weaknesses. If he was struggling with this issue, he would be an insult to himself. He might as well stop talking about this matter.

After drinking a sip of tea, Jia Jirong said again: "I don't know why the official was so angry last time? Thousands of horses were in Liangzhou for a night and our yamen couldn't sleep well."

Xu Ping said: "A little thing. Some mountain people under the rule of the Song Dynasty made an appointment to come here to find some food and clothing because life in the mountains is difficult. Somehow, the soldiers from Liangzhou chased after him. They beat and scolded the mountain people, but also chased them into Menzhou. Yanei, are you brave and you can do it without teaching a lesson?"

Jia Jirong said "yes" and did not answer.

Xu Ping said again: "Also, I heard that those pursuers have you Jiadong, I won't talk about the incident this time. In the future, you father and son can restrain your subordinates and never do such a thing again!"

Jia Jirong put down the teacup, was silent for a while, his eyes flashed, and he raised his head and said to Xu Ping: "No need to be tactful to the officials, those are the people from our Jiadong, and the members of my Jia family are also dead!"

"Oh, it's all your people. The people who came back couldn't explain it clearly. I thought there were just a few people who were mixed in for some reason."

Speaking of this, Xu Ping emphasized, "The two countries have borders and business is complicated, and something will happen if you accidentally cause a big problem. Yanei, you must take good care of your own people in the future, and don't have another time!"

Jia Jirong looked dark and said in a deep voice: "This kind of thing was not without it before. Whether it was Jiaozhi or the Song Dynasty, those who had crossed the boundaries were just expelling and deportation. Officials, this time you will not be able to keep a living, that's too much!"

"Excessive? Not excessive!" Xu Ping shook his head, "If you dare to send someone to arrest the people under my Song Dynasty, it is not enough to do so. When you arrive at the border, you still don't stop. Are you bullying me, no one in the Song Dynasty?"

"Those mountain people were originally ruled by Jiaozhi!"

"Is that true? Yanei, you can't talk nonsense! I asked clearly that their home is between Luzhou and Liangzhou. No matter where they count, it has nothing to do with Jiaozhi!"

Jia Jiguang was determined and said in a deep voice: "For decades, our Jiaozhi has been collecting taxes from those mountain people, and all of them are well documented! How can we say that it is not under Jiaozhi's rule?"

Xu Ping tapped the table with his fingers and watched Jia Jirong slowly speak: "The people in the mountains are poor, and the Song Dynasty has always thought that their lives are difficult. If you don't have taxes or pay, do you go and collect their taxes?"

Speaking of this, Xu Ping raised his voice: "You are broken! My people of the Song Dynasty do not collect taxes, but you dare to go! After collecting taxes, you dare to say that it is your Jiaozhi person. Are you here to tease me in person? Little Yanei, if you continue to say this, you will meet with weapons!"

Jia Jirong looked at Xu Ping and hadn't spoken for a long time.

The so-called reasoning is first of all, there is a principle that both sides recognize. In the past, the Song Dynasty first pursued border stability in this area. Although Jiaozhi and Jiadong were constantly disturbing each other, they would not pursue it if they could be argued. At that time, what Jia Jirong said was a person who could prove that people were Jiaozhi, and there was nothing wrong with pursuing them.

Now Xu Ping doesn’t want to be stable at all, and these principles have become nonsense, and they are all wrong no matter how you say it.

After a while of silence, Jia Jirong said, "It seems that the officials have made up their minds, so I will not say this anymore. Let the past go over. I just want to ask, what should Jiadong do? Can the officials ensure that the troops will not enter Liangzhou again?"

"In this world, who can guarantee what is it? I am an official here. As long as you Jiadong are peaceful and obedient, everything will naturally be peaceful."

"What is being content with oneself?"

"Simple, Jiadong is a subordinate of Jiaozhi, and Jiaozhi is a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. Remember this firmly and don't do anything beyond your identity. A great country is like a senior in Hengxian, such as the Song Dynasty. For the stability of the border between the two countries, you can tolerate and give in as much as you can. As a vassal state, you must be clear in your heart, be grateful and be good kids, so that you can be harmonious with the upper and lower levels! Don't be a rebellious son, treat tolerance as weakness, and treat restraint as being bullied, and act recklessly! You will be retribution for doing this!"

Jia Jirong said in a deep voice: "The officials are all talking about great truths. I am born ignorant and cannot understand them at once. Why not give some examples to listen to what is wrong with your identity? "

Xu Ping sneered: "Want to listen to the example? I'll give you an example! For example, the young Yanei of Zhongzhou, Huang Conggui, intended to rebel. He was a serious offender in the Song Dynasty and pursued him everywhere. Jiadong knew that this matter was still openly hiding. And hiding was not counting, so he gave money to others to incite him to rebel! Such a thing is to commit suicide!"

Jia Jirong said: "The officials are so serious. Our Jiadong didn't know what Huang Conggui did back then. He just had an old magistrate and took him in."

"Hmph, are you saying that Huang Conggui's confession is fake? He shouldn't have time to reincarnate underground yet. Do you want to go down and confront him?"

"The official has made a mistake—"

"Then why do you give me this excuse? It's as big as a father, and you should be respectful and obedient. Do you still don't understand what I said just now?"

Seeing that Jia Jirong didn't speak, Xu Ping said again: "It's not just Huang Conggui, but also Ashen. That's the mother of Huang Congfu, the current magistrate of Zhongzhou, and the daughter of Shendong Zhidong. Why are you detaining people with this status? You dare to detain them at will. No wonder you know what it means to be content with your own self!"

Speaking of Ashen, Jia Jirong couldn't help but feel bitter. For such a woman, Jiadong offended Xu Ping to death and did not get any benefits.

Taking a breath, Jia Jirong said, "Shen has been in a state of discomfort since he arrived at Jiadong. It's not that we don't send her back, but that she is in a state of physical condition and can't get the road."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "Little Yanei, are you serious about this excuse?"

Jia Jirong pretended to be a little bit, then said helplessly: "In recent days, Ashen's health has improved a little, and I will arrange someone to send her back as soon as possible."

"I'll wait." Xu Ping lowered his face, "Little Yanei, go back and tell your father, and there are other related people. In the past, you Jiadong had already gone too far on the road to offend the Song Dynasty. From today on, you can stop the cliff in time and be able to recover. Otherwise, you will continue to act recklessly and will receive the punishment you deserve. I'm here, and you will consider it yourself. When it's really irreversible, don't say I'm not going to make any decision!"
Chapter completed!