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"Huangfu Zhai looked down on me too highly. Pacifying troubled times cannot be achieved by one person. What is needed is that everyone works together to have the opportunity to seize..."

After saying that, Liu Ce got up and poured Ye Yin a glass of water.

"However, this military governor will not disappoint him. At least for now, this military governor is based on this land, so he should take on this responsibility..."

Ye Yin took the hot water handed over by Liu Ce, held it in his palm, nodded at the same time, and said, "Husband, my identity is no longer suitable to continue to serve as the Chief General of the Staff Department. I think it's time to hand it over..."

Liu Ce agreed and asked, "Then do you have a suitable replacement?"

Ye Yin turned his mouth and smiled slightly: "You should have a choice, my husband should already have it in his heart, why bother asking me again?"

Liu Cezhi glanced: "Since that's the case, Zhuge Zhi will temporarily serve as the Chief General of the Staff Department. Later, he will order someone to send a letter to the Far East, so that Zhuge Zhi can come to Shangling to take office quickly.

This military governor has a premonition that our current situation is not as calm as it appears, but has entered a huge vortex..."

Ye Yin heard this, put down the teacup and said slowly: "Husband is worried that our current position is awkward. The north must resist the Monroe people's attack at any time, and the south must guard against the Great Zhou court to take action, right?"

Liu Ce smiled: "Madam really knows the idea of ​​being a husband. The current situation is indeed not optimistic. The Military Governor's Office occupies such a vast territory. It would be impossible for the imperial court and the major families in the Central Plains to be without worries.

Compared to facing the threat from the Monroe people, I am afraid that these aristocratic families will ignore the overall situation and secretly use their means. Once they fall into a situation of war on both sides, no matter how strong the military strength of the military governor's office is, it will cause extremely huge losses.

I believe that no one in the military governor's office wants to see this…”

Ye Yin thought for a while and said, "Husband, I have studied under the Zongheng School. There is a famous saying in the Zongheng lineage that the social relationship between people is called friendship.

Any intimate action between countries is called interest. When a conflict occurs between interests and friendship, friendship will become very fragile.

Friends will have differences and breakups in the face of interests, and enemies will also become allies in the face of interests. Everything is not absolute. The key is how to deal with this delicate relationship..."

Liu Ce agreed: "Madam, continue talking..."

Ye Yin said: "In fact, the husband can ignore the relationship between the court and the aristocratic family in the south. The husband has formed an alliance with the Jiang family, and the strategy of distant friendship has been achieved.

The Jiang family is the largest aristocratic family in the Great Zhou court, and you also have a great mutually beneficial relationship. As long as the Jiang family does not interfere, those aristocratic families in the court are not worth worrying at all. Just be careful and precautions..."

Liu Ce nodded: "The Jiang family is all smart, so naturally I know how to choose..."

Ye Yin continued: "As for the Monroe people, it is not a monolithic piece. Although the Hachiman system established the Monroe military and political policy, it allowed him to rise rapidly with the grassland and desert,

However, the flags have also laid huge hidden dangers between the military and political parties. As time goes by, the conflicts will gradually continue to amplify, and in order to gain more benefits, they will start to suspect each other.

If your husband wants to clarify the conflicts within Monroe, he must start to understand their hidden dangers closer. Among them, necessary negotiations are inevitable and the only way to obtain information and make the right choice."

"Yin'er..." After hearing Ye Yin's description, Liu Ce sat next to her and called out gently, "It's really good to have you by my side. I can accurately analyze the overall situation for me and thus clarify the layout policy I received, alas..."

Liu Ce sighed slightly, recalling the situation of taking Jiang Ruoyan in march back then, and comparing Ye Yin's wisdom, he could only be helpless in his heart. The gap between the two is really too big.

Ye Yin's beautiful eyes and wrinkles said: "Husband, I am still far from you, and I can't stand your praise like this..."

Liu Ce gently stroked Ye Yin's hair, took a breath and said, "The military governor will send someone to negotiate with the Monroe..."

Ye Yin shook his head when he heard this: "No, it's us waiting for the Monroe people to come to negotiate. I believe that it won't take long. The Monroe people will come to test the bottom line of your husband. How to negotiate at that time will be determined by your husband..."

"You are so sure that the Monroe will come to find this military governor on his own initiative?" Liu Ceqi said.

Ye Yin nodded slightly and stopped talking.

Liu Ce clicked his finger a few times, suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go and see how the training progress of the Northern Mansion Army..."

"Do you plan to take three provinces north of the Wei River?"

As soon as Liu Ce walked to the door, Ye Yin suddenly asked.

"That's right..." Liu Ce did not deny it, "This military governor has agreed to the Northern Army's brothers and took them to Liangzhou to save his wife and daughter, so he naturally cannot break his promise.

What's more, taking down the three provinces will put a lot of pressure on the capital and the northwest. Whether to move west or south, the choice is all in the hands of the Military Governor's Office..."

Ye Yin thought for a while: "If this is the case, then the beginning of the next spring should take action. The three provinces have weak military strength and the people are dispersed. The husband can do his best to achieve the three provinces without bloodshed.

However, the next choice must be very cautious, whether to move south or west, it has a great connection with future strategic achievements..."

Liu Ce thought about it carefully and said, "As for this point, it depends on the situation. The most urgent thing is to prepare for the troops and reach a consensus with the Monroe people. Calculate the time. Jiang Pei should come back. It depends on what information he brings to the capital..."

Ye Yin stood up and came to Liu Ce, and tightened the Junrong on his chest for him: "That's right, now the main energy is to negotiate with the Monroe people. Everything else will be decided after the eight northern provinces stabilize..."

Liu Ce held Ye Yin's palm, and after he agreed, he pushed the door and left the room...

As soon as he left the door, the cold wind blew his face. Liu Ce narrowed his eyes and then walked out of the city.

On the outskirts of Weiyuan City, there were 500 catapults, advancing towards Xuanwu Pass under the protection of the baggage team. The sound of the wooden wheel shaft echoed in the cold wilderness.

Countless civilians are repairing the newly planned road along the way so that in the future, the defenders from all over Qianzhou can arrive at Xuanwu Pass as quickly as possible and join the battle.

At this moment, He Shou, director of the Statistics Department, wrapped himself tightly with a cotton coat, and shrank his body and walked towards Liu Ce's place.

Seeing this, Liu Ce hurriedly greeted him: "Secretary He, why don't you go there in person for such a cold day?"

He Shouwu's face turned purple, but he was still in good spirits. When he saw Liu Ce asking, he hurriedly took out a book of the chief clerk from his arms, handed it to Liu Ce tremblingly and said:

"Mr. Military Supervisor, the population and land acres of the eight northern provinces have been released. The total number of farmed fields in each province is 578.445 million. Due to the drought, nearly 70% of the fields are in waste.

In addition, the population is expected to be too different from our previous ones. I thought there were at least 150 million people, but after preliminary verification, the current population of the eight northern provinces is no more than 120 million.

The subordinates are estimated to be around 112 million. Of course, the hidden population must be carefully investigated before they can be finally settled, but with the subordinates' experience, it will probably not exceed 8 million people..."

After listening to this, Liu Ce became very heavy and the damage brought by the war was amazing. What accompanied it was not only huge economic losses, but also large-scale deaths that were indirect or direct.

Behind every war is countless families are broken, and one general has achieved success and thousands of bones are woven. Therefore, war is definitely not a romantic thing, especially an unjust war launched for personal gain.

After sighing, Liu Ce said to He Shou: "Thank you for your hard work, Director He, please go back to the city to rest first..."

"I'm leaving..."

He Shou bowed to Liu Ce and walked towards the city gate with his body shrank.

After adjusting his feelings, Liu Ce continued to go to the "Beifu Army" camp in the suburbs...

"Drink~~"

“Ha~~”

As soon as he entered the camp gate, Liu Ce heard bursts of passionate shouts...

Looking closely, the soldiers formed a military formation, and under the reprimand of the Guard Commander, they practiced step by step in the cold wind.

These members of the former beggar army have now completely transformed. Due to the oil and water replenishment for several months and high-intensity training, the soldiers have become rosy and strong in shape, and are wearing exquisite armor on their bodies. Their whole body is very energetic, and a faint murderous aura bursts out in every move...

"Stop~ rest for a quarter of an hour!"

After the military formation drill was over, the commanders and commanders of each battalion blew the disbanded copper whistle, these soldiers of the Northern Army sat down in an orderly manner, began to recover their physical strength, and carried out the next exercises.

"The military governor is here~~"

I don’t know who was sharp-eyed, but when I found Liu Ce in the military camp, I immediately exclaimed.

The next moment, the soldiers of the Northern Mansion Army who were supposed to rest immediately stood up and stood up straight, and their eyes were filled with admiration and awe.

Liu Ce saluted to them and waved his hand and said, "Sit down and rest. This military governor is just a routine inspection..."

When the soldiers heard this, they sat down according to the order, but their eyes never left Liu Ce.

After all, the young general in front of him saved himself from the brink of life and death, and the treatment he gave was not the same as when he begged before.

In addition to these, more importantly, Liu Ce promised that he would take him back his lost relatives. They believed that Liu Ce's promise was sincere, otherwise he would not have trained everyone with such high intensity, and liars would not have been so attentive at all.

Liu Ce called Chen Wu to his side and asked about the recent situation of the soldiers of the Northern Army: "Are these brothers satisfied with staying in the army?"

Chen Wu nodded: "Mr. Military Supervisor, there is no need to ask more about this. We refugees are really blessed to meet Military Supervisor in their previous life. Everyone eats well and lives well, and don't have to endure hunger. How can we be dissatisfied..."

Liu Ce smiled slightly: "Chen Wu, last month, this military governor distributed military pay to your Northern Army, two yuan7 yuan per person. Why did they return it the next day?"

Chen Wu bowed and said, "Mr. Military Governor, it is already a great fortune for us to serve you. We have arranged our food, clothing, housing and transportation. How can we collect our salary again? What is the difference between this and the ungrateful wolf?"

Liu Ce frowned: "That's what you deserve. Everyone in our army is like this. How can you be exceptional?"

Chen Wu shook his head and explained: "Mr. Military Governor, we will never collect this money. Even if we want to collect it, we have to wait until we go to Liangzhou to save our relatives before we can accept it with peace of mind.

What's more, although we are refugees, we also know that under the rule of the Military Supervisor, we have just experienced a great war and there are places where we use money everywhere. Let's treat this money as a helper for the Military Supervisor... "

After hearing this, Liu Ce stared at Chen Wu for a while, patted his shoulder for a long time, and left without saying a word...
Chapter completed!