As soon as Chen Wen's incitemental words and actions came out, all the generals of Kuidong were moved, but Wen Anzhi's face immediately turned pale.

Sichuan has always been a big province with a large area and a wealthy country. Its land is fertile and its resources are rich. It is by no means comparable to the mountainous areas in eastern Sichuan and western Hubei.

Especially now, the Qing army withdrew from Chongqing, and only Baoning and some Qing troops in Sichuan remained defensive. In addition to the Kuidong area they occupied, there were only 10,000 Sichuan Ming troops stationed in Chengdu Prefecture. However, they were only limited to the Prefecture. In other areas, the powerful Daxi Army was occasionally lingering in the Sichuan Xingdusi area in southern Sichuan, and the other areas were all the uninhabited places mentioned by Chen Wen.

At this moment, Chen Wen threw Sichuan out to support supplies and build a warehouse. It was clearly necessary for the generals of Kuidong to develop Sichuan and no longer continue to get entangled with him in the Huguang area. In addition, I am afraid that there are some other intentions, some intentions that make Wen Anzhi even more difficult to accept.

"What Your Highness of the King of Qi is not a false statement. Sichuan is indeed easier to develop than Kuidong, Hubei and western Hubei." Wen Anzhi affirmed what Chen Wen said, and then said to the generals: "However, Sichuan has been in war for many years, and most prefectures and counties now have no individuals. His Highness of the King of Qi is generous, giving silver, money, food, and seeds and farm tools, but no one is afraid that no matter how many of these things are, it will be in vain."

Wen'an's words hit the nail on the head. Although people are not as good as peaceful dogs in troubled times, talent is the most important resource in the world. Especially in the current agricultural society, the manpower required by arable land is very large, and even other industries are indispensable for human investment. Wen's previous work in Guizhou, Wen'anzhi had already received news from the Yongli court, and this time he happened to attack.

Seeing that the crowd's eyes turned back from the map to him, facing this distrust, Chen Wen smiled and said to everyone present: "Governor Wen is worthy of being the Sichuan-European General appointed by the court, and he is indeed well aware of the current situation in Sichuan."

"But, are all the people in Sichuan really killed? With my experience in the mountainous areas of eastern Zhejiang back then, there are probably some people who hide in the mountains and forests. Even if these people are not easy to find, the people in the areas controlled by you will be more than enough to impart ten or a hundred times the land, and there will be many unwillingness to them. What's more, except for Sichuan, there is no other place to recruit people to farm."

"I would like to ask His Highness to condescend, and we are willing to hear the details."

Chen Wen remembered that the polite military general in front of him was a confidant general of Duke Jingguo Yuan Zongdi. He seemed to have the surname Zhou, but he had the same surname as his wife. This time he came here on behalf of Yuan Zongdi.

Seeing that everyone was sending it to the post again, Chen Wen pointed to the map and said to everyone present: "It is true that Sichuan's population has dropped sharply, but not all places are like this. For example, the occupied areas of the Tartars, such as the Dugandus, and those chieftains who treat the local people extremely badly and cannot tolerate them by benevolent people, there is no one there. In this world, as long as you are willing to use your brain, there is nothing that cannot be done, right?"

Chen Wen's thinking direction broke the frame of the Sichuan Basin and focused his attention on other directions. The Qing Dynasty occupied the area of ​​Baoning, and even Shaanxi; the Dugandusi in western Sichuan not only did not experience any wars, but also many Sichuan people fled there; as for the chieftains, they were even more unworthy opponents, especially the Shizhouwei controlled by Wang Guangxing. There were many chieftains in western Hubei. Chen Wen clearly did not like these local emperors who were not within the Ming army system of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It was probably more in line with his thoughts to use their swords to harvest a round.

"This matter must not be done!"

After hearing Chen Wen's words, Wen Anzhi was stunned for a moment and hurriedly stopped: "Your Highness, the chieftains around Sichuan are basically loyal to the Ming Dynasty, how can they attack each other? You are obviously causing evil. If you don't take back these words, I will submit a memorial to impeach this act of instigating internal aggression!"

Wen Anzhi was furious and pointed his halberd in front of him. All the generals spoke out, for fear of making the old governor angry. Chen Wen knew that this was a bit too much and immediately apologized to Wen Anzhi. However, after his expression was relieved a little, Chen Wen explained two other ways out.

"You guys, the Tartars are in Baoning, but now it is clearly a strategic contraction, otherwise they would not have given up the strategic location of Chongqing Prefecture. Even if there is no mention, as far as I know, the Dogandus is no longer loyal to our Ming Dynasty. A few years ago, the Hoshuote tribe of Moxi Mongolia was forced to go south by the Junggar tribe and quickly captured Dogandus and Uszangdus."

"You guys, just a group of Sao Tartars who bully the weak and fear the strong, not to mention how many Sichuan people are forced to migrate in the Daxue Mountains west of Sichuan, fearing the war and being forced to migrate. It is time to welcome these Han people home. But if we do not take action now, let the Tatars occupy Duogan and Uszang. In the long run, the Sao Tartars of the Hoshuote tribe will inevitably carry Uszang and Duogan Qiang people to advance eastward. I am afraid that Sichuan, a place like the homeland of the Han family since ancient times, will fall into the hands of barbarians."

In history, the eastward advance did not happen, and there were frequent civil strife in Heshuote. Junggar was in Xinjiang, and Central Asia killed all over the world. After decades, he even crossed the grassland to compete with the Qing Dynasty for the world, but did not pose any threat to Sichuan. However, this did not prevent Chen Wen from elevating the redevelopment of Sichuan to a new level of defense between the barbarians and the Xia.

The Qing Dynasty's method was to force the people of Huguang to fill Sichuan. This method was to forcefully move the people of Huguang to fill Sichuan. This method was two times. One was to solve the Ming army in the southwest, and the other was to Kangxi quell the Three Feudal Rebellion. However, the background of Huguang filling Sichuan was that Sichuan was seriously insufficient in population, and even reached the point where "the county was not complete with villages, the village was not complete with households, the household was not complete with people, and the people were not complete with women". This led to the policy of Huguang's wars that lasted for more than ten years and moving the people to fill Sichuan.

If the population declined for the first time, it was not only the Qing Dynasty's work, but also the Western Army suppressed the landlord armed forces and the Sichuan Ming army's internal strife, then the second time this was completely a sin of the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Wen encouraged the generals of Kuidong to restore Sichuan. In addition to eliminating their threat to Huguang, it is more important to establish an economic colony and strengthen the strength of the Ming army other than Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to form the ultimate goal of restraint.

The Northern Expedition is imminent, and Chen Wen does not want to be disturbed by any interference, but he does not want to kill all the heroes in his heart.

He has been stained with too much blood in his life and his hands are completely unable to wash them, but he is almost always the blood of traitors, barbarians, and heroes who are unwilling to touch them.

In this case, only during the Northern Expedition, the hands and feet of the heroes who might pose a threat to him were tied up, encourage Zheng Chenggong to attack Taiwan, support the Kuidong generals to restore Sichuan, and even hollow out Guizhou, kill Sun Kewang, and release Ma Jinzhong and other captured Qin vassal troops.

Wen Anzhi obviously saw Chen Wen's intention, so he blocked him. However, after staying in a poor place like Kuidong for a long time, there were only one or two counties in these controlled areas, and they were all military generals in the mountainous areas. The temptation of the Sichuan basin to them was no longer possible to be resolved in a few words, not to mention that there are subsidies from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

What's more, if there were the Qing army in Chongqing who blocked their migration to western Sichuan before, and Huguang, which was closer and more populous, were the first choice, now they were left with only the uninhabited land of Sichuan.

"His Highness of the King of Qi said he would support us and other materials, but it is true? Our Kuidong divisions also have more than a dozen troops, and there are quite a few materials needed."

"Mr. Qi's words are reasonable, and His Highness King Qi is not easy to deceive us."

He Zhen and Hao Yongzhong sang together, and the generals also turned their ardent eyes to Chen Wen. The changes in the faces of the generals of Kuidong all appeared in Wen Anzhi's eyes, and the grief and anger in his heart became deeper. The Ming Dynasty had been enjoying the country for nearly three hundred years, and now it was finally easy to drive Jiannu out of the south of the Yangtze River. Just wait for the army to fight north to achieve the great cause of Zhongxing.

However, at this moment, there is no atmosphere of revival at all. Even if it is not as good as the Southern Song Dynasty - at least the Southern Song Dynasty controlled local administration, and the generals of the Zhongxing were all restricted by the court in terms of logistics. Now the south is dominated by Chen Wen's family, and other vassal states have their own thoughts. At this moment, Wen Anzhi suddenly felt a sense of fatigue coming, as if he was about to crush his body.

"His Highness of the King of Qi occupies several southeastern provinces, and there are quite a few wealth that can be called. Not to mention anything else, this Huguang alone is enough to support you."

Wen Anzhi's cold tone immediately poured a basin of cold water on the heads of these Kuidong generals. What the old supervisor said was the fact, but the tone was not directed towards Chen Wen, but clearly told them that when Chen Wen gained a firm foothold in Huguang and the army advanced westward, no matter how well Sichuan was built, it would be Chen Wen's on-the-trade meal. They tried their best to get nothing until they ended up.

Seeing all this happening, Chen Wen also smiled bitterly, and then pretended that he had not heard what Wen Anzhi said, and continued to explain to everyone: "What Governor Wen said is very much, and the supplies that I can mobilize are enough to support you."

"However, the amount of support needs to be discussed again. After all, our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division is now confronting the Tartars in Huainan and now recovering Huguang province. The Tartars in Henan and Shaanxi are within reach. The army's food and wages and military expansion require a large amount of material support in many aspects. So you agree to my plan, and the amount of materials will not be endless. I will still consider it based on your actual situation to determine it."

Chen Wen spoke out and emphasized his pressure, directly shattering what Wen Anzhi suggested - Chen Wen's momentum is good now, but it will take several years for them to completely eliminate the Qing Dynasty. After all, Chen Wen's rise was too fast, and his foundation was still much worse than the high walls and grain accumulation of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu who successfully expelled the Tartars.

However, it is a recognized fact that Chen Wen is so strong. After supporting them in developing Sichuan, Chen Wen once again declared his dominance. Whether each family eats meat or drinks soup, it must be Chen Wen's arrangements. At this moment, even Wen Anzhi, the Sichuan-European Inspector, was directly under the ban.

The generals of Kuidong are not monolithic, and there are many conflicts between the various departments. Even if they are hesitant, they will inevitably ignore the factors that cause hesitation when they see their opponents have the opportunity to expand their strength.

The struggle for the influence of the generals of Kuidong has reached the stage of exploring the situation. Wen Anzhi was helpless. This time the generals also had to ask Chen Wen for an explanation. He knew that Chen Wen was not easy to meet, so he had already predicted it, so he had to come. As a result, who knew that Chen Wen would have such a means. With such a method of hurting people, he would not be able to compete with Chen Wen. Even the Yongli court, or even the Qing Dynasty, might not be able to beat Chen Wen.

However, at this stage, Wen Anzhi had to show his final killer move. Even if this move was used, he would still be unable to avoid the fate of being undermined by his authority and would still have to make such a desperate attempt.

"Your Highness the King of Qi should not be in a hurry to discuss what matters. I have received the imperial decree from the court and sent the King of Dong'an back to the fiefdom. It is better to implement the imperial decree first and then discuss the matters you are waiting for."

Wen Anzhi was very prestigious in the Kuidong Army, and all the generals were ashamed when they heard this. However, since Chen Wen had proposed it, who would not want to take this opportunity to improve their strength essentially? Even if they didn't think about how they could do it, those guys who had conflicts in the past would also cause great uneasiness to them.

However, when Wen Anzhi mentioned the imperial edict, all the generals' eyes lit up, especially Hao Yongzhong, who was now serving in his army. At this moment, he almost praised Wen Anzhi for his concern for the generals in front of Chen Wen.

Suddenly there was a trump card for bargaining, and all the generals turned their attention to Chen Wen, trying to find even a slight different look from it. However, at this moment, Chen Wen was still in the face of a sure victory, without any sign of being shaken.

"I have already submitted a memorial to the court for what Governor Wen said. I believe that the emperor will soon issue an imperial edict to take back the decree."

Speaking of this, Chen Wen took a leisurely sip of tea, then smiled and said, "If you don't believe that your reason is enough to convince the court, then I can send someone to take you to see it. I believe that after you have seen it, you will understand why I have such confidence."

Wen Anzhi wanted to understand that Chen Wen was sure to win, because this imperial edict was a secret edict, and the angel also conveyed the emperor's intention, to attack the same time as the imperial edict issued to Chen Wen, in order to try to restore the authority of the court and exchange it for some practical benefits from Chen Wen. As for returning to the fiefdom, he would not have the idea of ​​success at all, because Chen Wen would never let go of this hole.

"Okay, okay, okay, since Your Highness King Qi has said that, I will take the lead and go and see in person what His Highness King Qi is going to use to convince the court!"

After saying that, Wen Anzhi stood up and walked towards the side hall of the headquarters with his personal soldiers. The 76-year-old man walked with his head held high, as if he was a revolutionary martyr heading towards the execution ground under the sunset.
Chapter completed!