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Chapter 267 pretending to be pitiful

The Suirong City, which was originally stationed by the Suirong Army, was located more than 90 miles east of Qinghai Lake, while the Zhenwu Army, which was expanded on the basis of the Suirong Army, needed to be stationed in Fuqi City, more than 20 miles west of Qinghai Lake.

From Suirong City to Fuqi City, there is not only a vast Qinghai Lake, but also a land distance of more than 100 miles. This section of the road is not close at all.

After the war, Guo Yingyi took over the nest with a thick face without any hesitation, took the city that originally belonged to the Sui Rong army for himself, and set up the headquarters of the Shanzhou Governor's Office in Sui Rong City.

Such a small border town naturally could not accommodate Governor Guo and General Zhou, so Zhou Er had to order the troops to move quickly, and then handed over his careful management for a year, Suirong City, which has now changed a lot, to Lao Guo.

However, Guo Yingyi, who thought he had taken advantage of it, would never have thought that Zhou Chengye actually gave him a favor on purpose. General Zhou didn't care about the little possessions in Suirong City at all. General Zhou had a big blueprint in his heart, and he insisted that the territory of hundreds of miles west of Qinghai Lake was enough for him to describe it!

When they left Chang'an on Tuesday at the beginning of the year, they promised their beloved wife Yang Yuyao and her little maid Niannu, saying that when summer and autumn meet, they were cool and pleasant to the frontier, they picked them up and relaxed. As a result, the master and servant were not waiting for Tuesday to send someone to pick them up, and they couldn't wait to go from Chang'an with the caravan that was riding on the wind.

The young mistress was going to Longyou, so Qingshi, the big shopkeeper of the ride-hailing shop, naturally did not dare to take it lightly. Not only did he send out the most comfortable carriage, but he also arranged a group of high-quality martial arts and honest and obedient Qingchi to help his brothers escort Yang Yuyao's side.

Yang Yuyan, who had given birth to a son, and Guo Yuanjing, who was calm. I don’t know if it was because of the quiet and thoughts, or because I missed my husband and relatives who were far away from the border, I actually got involved and insisted on walking with Yang Yuyao.

Grandma Yang's plan to travel west was ruined, so she simply made a lot of noise. Not only did she accompany her to a large-scale opera troupe, but she also brought a group of boring children of officials who were staying in the capital in the team. In addition, some cultural people also walked with her. For a time, the team of the travel west was becoming more and more powerful, which caused exclamations to the place where she passed.

The troops traveling westward went through several twists and came to Suirong City without any danger. However, they did not see the main leader Zhou Chengye. Because when that was the time, it was the time when the Tang and Tu armies were confronting negotiations, the "negotiation group" strongman, who could cause huge psychological pressure on the Tubo people on Tuesday, naturally could not run back to Suirong City alone to hold his wife.

Now, everything has been decided. On Tuesday, when he was promoted, he returned to Suirong City in a grand manner. He was here to welcome the family's condolence group and also to plan the future development of the Zhenwu Army with Governor Guo. By the way, he also urged the left-behind Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan to seize the time to transfer all the good things in the city that were not suitable for being seen to Fuqi City.

Guo Yingyi lived comfortably in the courtyard where he originally lived on Tuesday, and then happily took a hot bath with the water-squirting hooded hair designed by Tuesday. While taking a bath, he did not forget to use shampoo and soap exclusively sold by the Suirong Branch of Changxing Department Store. The fragrant and slippery feeling made the governor who had been in the army for many years sigh.

The residence in Fuqi City on Tuesday did not occupy a huge area, but after he personally renovated it, all functions were very complete, and various living facilities were simple and suitable. Such residences were less luxurious and more neat and refreshing. It was Guo Yingyi's residence.

Lao Guo, who had just finished taking a shower, heard his nephew report outside the door: "Report to the Governor, Zhou Chengye, the chief general of Zhenwu Army, asked for a meeting outside the mansion!"

Governor Guo, who was soft-mouthed and short-handed, did not show off this time and immediately asked Guo Yuanzhong to invite Zhou Chengye into the middle hall of the reception.

When Zhou Tui entered the door, he adjusted the expression on his face. When Guo Yingyi saw him, Zhou Tui's face showed a realistic expression of pain and reluctance.

Guo Yingyi was a little guilty, so he seemed particularly enthusiastic.

"Well, that... Erlang, have you had lunch?"

"No appetite!"

"Ahem... Erlang, have you seen your wife?"

"Not in the mood!"

“…Erlang, that…Um…”

After being choked by Tuesday for a few words, Lao Guo didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Damn it! Young and I pretend to be dying! Isn't it just that the governor changed Suirong City to the headquarters? You should feel glory and pride. Don't cry and look like you're defeated!"

Lao Guo was finally forced to get angry and scolded Tuesday with some unconscion.

Zhou Chengye stretched out two fingers to Guo Yingyi, and then shouted with great pain: "You are talking lightly. Do you know how much money I have invested in Suirong City this year? It's a total of two million yuan! Now, you have taken the Suirong City that I have worked hard to manage for yourself in just one word. How can you bear it?"

Guo Yuanzhong, who had been wearing a pair of pants with Zhou Chengye, came out to help Zhou Tuesday and said, "Uncle, this time you can be promoted to the position of Erlang. We can't break the bridge when we are a human being..."

"Shut up, you two are not a good bird, you are confused when you want to collude, right?" Old Guo finally left wildly, sending all his depression on Guo Yuanzhong's head.

"Okay, don't hold a bitter face with me. Just say whatever you want. The governor is still in a hurry to go to Chengen Building to have a banquet!"

Zhou Er felt speechless. The banquets at Chengen Tower were originally paid for their own money to invite the children of the officials and their families of the labor camps. He was not in a hurry to treat the guests as the host. It was obvious that Governor Guo was anxious.

"After coming, I have a few unhappy requests, and I will ask the governor to fulfill it!" Before Guo Yingyi could speak, Zhou Chengye quickly expressed the conditions and policies he wanted in the future.

After hearing Tuesday's request, Guo Yingyi's face turned green. He tugged with teeth and said, "I'm going, do you want to be self-governance under my hands? It's okay to just catch the military and political forces, but it's fine if you have the final say in the appointment of civil and military officials. You still want to be exempted from food and tax for five years, you also want to make salt and iron alone, open copper and silver mines, and open border markets alone. Do you really think that I am Guanyin Bodhisattva who will always ask for it!"

Seeing that Lao Guo's saliva was about to come, he quickly stood up and said on Tuesday: "At that time, if salt is made, I will supply the troops in Shanzhou for free; after the iron is smelted, I will provide excellent military weapons to the troops in Shanzhou at a price of 50% off; after the copper mine and silver mine are opened, I will provide 10% of the income to Shanzhou every year!"

After hearing the huge benefits of Tuesday, Guo Yingyi immediately shut up and frowned and turned around in the hall.

"Boy, it's not that I don't help you. It's because these things are too sensitive. If someone in the court attacks you with this, not only will you have to go to prison, but I will be implicated by you and will be dismissed from office and title!"

"Governor, don't worry. I will personally explain this matter to Minister Yan of the Ministry of Revenue. I will also ask Gao Lishi to report to the emperor that 30% of the income from various industries will be sent to the inner treasury!"

"You mean, these businesses will have royal dry shares in it?"

"Hehe, that's true. Please don't spread it when the governor is away. After all, the royal face is very important."

"Okay, since you are sure not to capsize in the gutter, I will fulfill your wish this time and let you do whatever you want to do in the west of Qinghai Lake!"

After agreeing on these things that can only be done in the future, Guo Yingyi asked inadvertently: "The Sui Rong Army has expanded from 3,000 to 20,000 people at once. Have you ever thought about how to fill the gap between the seventeen thousand soldiers?"

Zhou Chengye, who had long thought about this, replied calmly: "In the past, the army led by the governors and the governors had insufficient troops to control the border, but once they led the army to guard the border, the garrison would be empty, but this would lose the source of the army and the town. Therefore, I think the court should change the existing recruitment system and recruit a large number of soldiers who intend to serve in the army for a long time in the future, and gradually replace the previous system of government soldiers taking turns to guard the border."

The meaning of this on Tuesday is to come to the later generations, which means that the Tang Dynasty should recruit a large number of professional soldiers to replace the previous system of young and strong people from all over the country to take turns to serve the military.

In fact, not only did he have this idea on Tuesday, but the governors from all over the country also discovered this problem, and some people even responded and suggested to the Ministry of War. So when Guo Yingyi heard about Tuesday's opinion, he was not surprised, but nodded and pondered for a moment.

"Erlang's idea is really good. I also think it's time for the imperial court to change the old recruitment system. Since the call for each army to recruit Long March is so high, our generals from the army in Shanzhou collectively wrote a letter to the Ministry of War, putting forward our suggestions and reasons, and I believe the imperial court will definitely pay attention to it."

Next, Guo Yingyi carefully discussed the details of how to recruit Long-term soldiers with Zhou Chengye. With his experience and insights in joining the army on Tuesday and two lives, he would naturally not be stumped by the various cultural and sports proposed by Guo Yingyi. He told Guo Yingyi a plan on how to recruit long-term soldiers that he had been thinking about for many days, which naturally attracted great praise from Guo Guo.

Experience from later generations told Tuesday that if a force wants to maintain and improve its combat power, it must be kept in the beginning of the selection process. It must carefully select from the widest range of military sources, and indeed recruit young and strong men with good physical fitness, innocent family background, obey orders and management into the army.

As for those veterans who are cheating and domineering, they are some black sheep who must be eliminated and eliminated without mercy!

Zhou Chengye had already thought that as long as the court agreed to the plan to recruit Long March in Shanzhou, he would recruit new soldiers from the entire Tang Dynasty and make sure to build the Zhenwu Army into the world's most powerful army!

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