Decoration?"

"Let me put it bluntly, I do not agree with starting a war, fighting a big battle, or fighting a decisive battle now." Zhang Xing certainly knew the core issue to be discussed today, so he did not hesitate to turn to this issue. "A war is inevitable.

We are not afraid of a big war, but there is no need... I know that rest and recuperation is for all parties to rest and recuperate together, but don't forget that we and Great Britain are both exhausted at this time. Once a bad war breaks out, the casualties will definitely increase greatly, and Dongdu City

It’s a great place to relax.”

"I have some opinions on this..." Even though he roughly knew the other party's basic attitude from his reply to the previous question, Xu Shiying still gave his own rebuttal without hesitation. "There has been no fighting in Dongdu for a long time.

, no one knows what their combat power is. Sima Zheng is stronger, but what if the politics are in a mess? What can we say when they collapse at the first touch and are robbed by Bai Hengqiu? "

"So, once Bai Hengqiu leaves Tongguan, we will immediately leave Hanoi, Longqiao Pass and Nanyang." Zhang Xing responded. "I have said that we are not afraid of a war, but we don't need to take the initiative to start a war...including this time,

The original intention of letting Xiao Zhou go directly to check the situation is to avoid a big war."

"If this is the case... we should concentrate our troops and horses around Yecheng to avoid being unable to respond in time." Chai Xiaohe suggested seriously.

"But if such an arrangement is made, the people's livelihood in Yecheng will be in trouble." Wei Xuanding immediately refuted. "The entire Hebei, the North, the east, and Huaibei will be unified. The most obvious place for economic recovery is Yecheng. This is what you guys

Witnessed with my own eyes...dare I ask

If at this time, there are suddenly hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses around who are not engaged in production, how much land will be occupied to set up camps? How many schools will be set up? And the Zhangshui River is now blocked like this. If we transport another ten

With tens of thousands of people’s arms and food and fodder, can it still be accomplished?”

"Indeed." Chen Bin held his forehead and acknowledged.

Chai Xiaohe nodded repeatedly to admit his mistake.

"To put it bluntly, now that the territory is so large and the population is so large, it's hard to say whether our soldiers and horses are recruiting soldiers or government soldiers." Xiong Bonan lamented from another angle. "It is said to be recruiting soldiers, but it is still a land grant system.

from

Each county selects soldiers, who are said to be government soldiers, but the salary is enough to support their families. After retirement, they can still work as petty officials. Some petty officials have even been promoted. It is inevitable that everyone competes for the first place, and soldiers and horses are in the camp almost all year round.

Training security inside.”

"Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes." Zhang Xing muttered.

The people around them all looked troubled, because it seemed that it was really difficult to make a decision... There was no other way, who allowed Yecheng to be so close to the front line?

After a while, Zhang Xing suddenly turned to look at Wei Xuanding: "Master Wei, I think it is possible to add a proposal to repair the Zhang River channel and expand the dock."

"Of course." Chen Bin responded first. "And not only the two docks in Yecheng, but also Zhucheng, Cheng'an, Qingzhang, Linqing...all the way to Changlu, the docks should be renovated and warehouses should be built...even non-stop

Speaking more broadly, not only the Qingzhangshui, Zhuozhangshui, Hutuo River and Sanggan River in front of us should be renovated."

"Then the whole of Hebei will take on a completely new look." Xiong Bonan blurted out. "This is a good thing."

"Having said that, if the garrison can be adjusted at any time, how can the project be completed in time?" Wei Xuanding retorted. "Not to mention renovating the entire Hebei water system... How much money, how much food, how much labor will it cost? Didn't we just say that it is difficult to equip ordnance?

"

The atmosphere at the table seemed a little anxious, and everyone was a little irritable and uneasy.

Let's say that after Wei Xuanding became the leader of the country, he didn't have any unnecessary ambitions or simply set himself up. He quickly and unexpectedly found a direction for his work, which not only prevented him from getting too involved in military affairs and causing fear from above and below, but also prevented him from

Just sitting idle, on the contrary, this work direction is very satisfactory to him, and it is very pragmatic, and his achievements are obvious. He even trained some of his own personnel to build up the factional foundation that he has always lacked, and no one can say anything.

This job is capital construction.

There was no way, Yecheng was developing too fast, and Wei Xuanding was not only the king of the country, he also served as the prefect of Wei County in the name of the commander of Yecheng Xingtai. When Yecheng Xingtai was disbanded, and when he became the king of the country, he also

He didn't abandon it, so not only in the past six months, but also in the past few years, the expansion and planning of Yecheng were all done by him in a logical and personal way.

And Yecheng's project is not a project within a county, but a project for the entire emerging country. This is a feat that can be demonstrated in the entire Ming Dynasty and the gang.

It is precisely because of this that Wei Xuanding, who should have been humble after becoming the leader of the country, became extremely tough at high-level meetings and executive levels. He did not allow others to interfere with the capital's construction and economic and people's livelihood matters.

He is both senior and old, and he has replaced Zhang Xing as the leader of the country. He does not interfere in the military and does not interfere in politics. Now he only guards Yecheng and does not let go, and everyone has to give way.

"This is the original intention of our meeting here. Why don't you raise your hands first?"

At this time, Zhang Xing finally picked up the iced sour plum soup in front of him, but only took a sip. "It's because the situation is now big, and everyone can only care about one thing in front of them, but many things are intertwined. Resources

It is also limited, so everyone must discuss the matter clearly, make the main strategic decisions first, then arrange the political sequence, allocate resources, and finally pass it unanimously.

"So, everyone should not be afraid that the proposal will not be passed, and do not overly care about the results of a single proposal. It is best to put all the problems out and explain them clearly. If you really keep things to yourself, if something goes wrong, it will be your own fault.

It’s a problem, but if you say it and publish it from here, there will definitely be fewer problems.

, I really made a mistake, and we all made a mistake together. Not to mention, you can't do it by yourself if you just sit back and do something. But here it is announced that no matter how big the changes are, they can still be pushed forward. Because from this swallowing wind

Things announced by Taiwan are the results that everyone has unanimously agreed on. They have authority and will definitely be implemented.

"As for the idea of ​​renovating the entire Hebei river, I completely agree. I even want to build roads in the north, but resources are indeed limited, so this can be slowed down and done when resources are available. Now we can only renovate the roads near Yecheng.

What do you think about the Zhangshui River Channel, the expansion of docks, and the widening of roads?"

"Can!"

"Agree."

"Just come here..."

After everyone listened carefully, they responded one after another. Shan Tonghai even wanted to raise his hand, but put it down halfway.

"What about the garrison?" Chen Bin cheered up and returned to the original question.

"Can we station ourselves along the river?" Xiong Bonan suddenly asked. "With the river at our back, supplies are convenient. If something happens, we can gather directly in Liyang area!"

"Should we put all the troops and horses over there? Isn't it clear from the military point of view?" Xu Shiying immediately shook his head. "People in Dongdu can figure out everything as long as they pretend to be merchants and go down the river."

"It's clear at a glance, right? When it comes to a decisive battle between a large army and more than a hundred thousand, how can we deal with it properly, and what's the use of any troop configuration?" Wei Xuanding was not as aggressive as before, but he still persisted.

"You can't say that... The most direct truth is, if Sima Zheng realizes that a war is about to start, what if Sima Zheng turns around and attacks us first? He knows our military layout, goes down the river, and sweeps away our troops. How should we respond?" Shan Tonghai

He immediately refuted it. "Wei Gong, no matter how good Ye City is, it must be protected by soldiers!"

Wei Xuanding took a deep breath, but did not refute.

"What about setting up a large camp?" Chen Bin suddenly said. "The concentration of troops makes it impossible for the enemy to defeat them urgently. Moreover, due to the complicated dispatch of troops and horses, it is not easy to detect properly. And the locations are not all located in Yecheng.

Instead, they set up one camp next to the river in Liyang, Ji County in the south, one camp on the west side of Yecheng, and one camp in Wu'an in the north. They each placed seven or eight battalions, or even ten or twenty battalions... This way, both

It is easy to dispatch and can also defend Ye City."

Everyone was stunned, and each of them pondered.

"I think it's pretty good." After a moment, Zhang Xing, who thought about it for a moment, was the first to agree, then went around and asked, "Is there anything obviously inappropriate about this? Let's talk about it."

Everyone looked at each other, and in the end, it was Xu Shiying who raised the key question: "If it is arranged like this, it will inevitably be necessary to set up a person in charge of the big camp. This will actually break our small camp system and turn it into a general responsibility system..."

"This is inevitable." Zhang Xingqian laughed. "There will soon be hundreds of battalions, and there will be a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people. How can we not set up generals? But there is no need to worry that the battalions will be abandoned.

I said, it is precisely this small battalion system that can control the situation that has existed for hundreds of years when generals are jealous when they have soldiers. After a war, each battalion is deployed at any time, and the leader of each battalion is either a leader or a big leader. How can you convince others?"

"It's the other way around. We need the leading level to suppress these battalions and provide unified command." Shan Tonghai sighed. "We set up the leading level for this from the very beginning."

"That's the truth, so there is no need to be afraid." Chen Bin said proudly. "To be honest, since the chief has personally helped build this wind swallowing platform, if anyone else can be domineering, it is because he is stupid, and it is inevitable.

Idiot, but what if there are actually a bunch of leaders down there, it would be weird."

"Yes, Chang Fu's incident is an example." Xu Shiying answered lightly.

"Then let's do it!" Xiong Bonan quickly expressed his stance before Chen Bin could hold his breath.

"Xu Dalang should pay more attention here in Yecheng." Zhang Xing thought for a while and gave the most important personnel arrangements under the camp system. "Let Wang Wulang go to the south, and let Chief Xu Shiren go to the north... It happens that there are eight people today.

Here, I want to hear your opinions. Can you give these two first?

People add a dragon head? After all, the merits of the Northern Expedition and the Northern Expedition were only given to the leaders one level below. They haven't given it to them yet. They can't treat it as a treasure and refuse to give it to others just because the dragon head's position is restricted... And even a single dragon head is not given to others.

Having said that, this is the basic principle behind setting up faucets back then."

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Everyone was surprised and excited.

Indeed, since Zhang Xing set the upper limit of twenty-four leaders last time, the gang has not promoted leaders again. The fourteen leaders who now occupy the positions are Wei Xuanding, Chen Bin, Xiong Bonan, Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, and Yin Tianqi.

, Dou Lide, Chai Xiaohe, Li Ding, Niu Da, Wu Jingfeng, Hong Changya, Du

After breaking the formation, none of the first thirteen people stayed still. Even the other dragon head promised by Beidi to Danmowei, Yin Tianqi also said that he would wait until he finished visiting Henan before replying because he wanted to find out whether he came out of Yecheng on his own.

Or send someone over, and this choice will directly affect the appointment of another leader.

In this case, the emergence of any new leader will inevitably affect the current internal political structure and power division of the gang. This is the only matter that is obviously Chief Zhang’s power and responsibility. Although everyone has already had various speculations and ideas,

I have never been able to comment.

Therefore, now everyone feels that it is time to promote the leader, but they all have their own opinions, and no one expected that this motion would be proposed at such an extraordinary meeting.

Just thinking about it again, it is indeed logical that he was forced to do this step by step by the sudden military conflict. Moreover, Yin Tianqi has not yet been officially included in the organization, and another leader has not appeared at all, including Du Po.

The formation also has an internal practice, that is, if he comes, his number will be counted; if he doesn't come, his number will not be counted.

So according to the current organizational procedures, the resolution meeting above the leader has a total of twelve chairs. Today, there are eight including Zhang Xing, who has the temporary authority of the leader. It is indeed possible to discuss and pass this issue, and according to usual practice, Chief Zhang

There are more than half the votes there. As long as there are not three or more people present today who object, it should pass.

But who would object?

And what role will the emergence of the two military leaders play?
To be continued...