"I approve it!"

"I encourage it!"

Zhang Zhun said without hesitation.

"Commercial trade is a top-notch competition. Whoever has the best skills can end up laughing. In Yanzhou Prefecture, you can compete with your own abilities and actively fill the gap left by the Lu Prince's Mansion. As long as your behavior complies with laws and regulations, I will actively support this. You can ask the Qilu Chamber of Commerce to see if I have deceived you."

"In addition, I can tell you with certainty that since King Lu ran away, he will not come back in the future. Without the approval of the Hu Ben Army, no one related to the court will want to come back. Therefore, you can do business with confidence, and no one dares to hurt you!"

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun said affirmatively again.

Every time he acted as such a great reassurance role. With his reassurance, the Hu Ben Army can quickly gain a foothold in every occupied town, and commercial trade will be restored quickly, and the normal life of the people will never be affected by the strike. The same is true for Yanzhou Prefecture. With Zhang Zhun's promise, those representatives left with confidence.

After the representatives left, Chen Lieshu came. He came to report to Zhang Zhun the basic situation of Yanzhou City. The current registered population of Yanzhou Prefecture is about 1.2 million, and the arable land area is more than 11 million mu. If a certain amount of funds are invested to build water conservancy facilities, the arable land area can be increased by another 3 million mu.

“There are a lot of refugees…”

Chen Lieshu said with some concern.

Due to the war in Henan, a large number of refugees flocked to Yanzhou Prefecture, causing the number of refugees here to double. The original Yanzhou Prefecture government did not want to accept these refugees, which led to frequent conflicts with the government, and the scene was once quite chaotic.

Now, a large number of refugees were very happy when they heard that the Hu Ben Army had arrived. They all warmly hoped that Zhang Zhun could provide them with a living field, in other words, they would include them all in the ranks of the Juntian Order and share them with their own fields.

“Accept them all.”

"Distribute to the fields according to the equal field order."

Zhang Zhun said without hesitation.

The original government was afraid of refugees, but Zhang Zhun was not afraid. As long as the equalization order was implemented, many refugees could be digested. Yanzhou Prefecture has the largest land area in Shandong, with arable land area exceeding 10 million mu. According to the five mu of land per person, it can accommodate two million people. Obviously, the current population is far from saturated.

"clear!"

Chen Lieshu agreed to go.

Zhang Zhun silently looked at the military map on the wall.

To the west of Yanzhou Prefecture is Zhangde Prefecture in Henan. To the south of Yanzhou Prefecture is Huai'an Prefecture in Nanzhili. The Hu Ben Army controlled Yanzhou Prefecture, which was equivalent to a knife on Henan's lower abdomen, and a sword hanging above the head of Nanzhili, and attacking these two provinces at any time.

Perhaps, it is time to deal with the bandits in Shaanxi. The Hu Ben Army took over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan and did not have much ability to put pressure on the court for the time being. The court will definitely seize this opportunity and concentrate all its troops to attack Gao Li and Zhang and others. If they can't resist it, they will most likely be extinguished.

Once the court eliminated the Shaanxi bandits, it would definitely turn back to deal with the Hu Ben Army. In the past, the court had always fought on two fronts and wasted the other. Now, it could concentrate all its efforts to deal with the Shaanxi bandits. In terms of the chance of success, it would have been much higher. If Emperor Chongzhen had good luck, it would indeed be possible to destroy the Shaanxi bandits.

From this perspective, Zhang Zhun should raise Li Zhang and others, let them continue to deal with the court and consume the strength of the court. After the Hu Ben Army pacified Liaodong, they immediately returned to the army and eliminated the court in Northern Zhili, and then found a way to eliminate the bandits in Shaanxi and finally pacify the world.

However, from another perspective, letting the court eliminate the Shaanxi bandits first and then destroy the court itself can pacify the world faster. Even without the scruples of fighting on both sides, Zhang Zhun estimated that it would not be so simple for the court to destroy the Shaanxi bandits. It would be impossible to achieve it in two or three years. To destroy the Shaanxi bandits, the most fundamental policy should be started from the *** rather than pure military.

Why are the bandits in Shaanxi rampant? The reason is the same as the rise of the Hu Ben Army, that is, the local people can no longer survive under the oppression of the government and powerful. They can only take up weapons to rebel, and fight back to the court's ***. Therefore, the court did not give them a way out for a while and did not make any improvements in the fundamental ***. Even if the court army kills many bandits, there will still be a steady stream of people joining the bandits and will never be able to extinguish them.

However, it is not easy to make fundamental changes to Emperor Chongzhen, and even other ministers? Zhang Zhun estimated that Emperor Chongzhen would also take the military clearance method stubbornly, hoping to wipe out all the bandits in Shaanxi within two or three years. Similarly, it would take about two or three years for the Hu Ben Army to completely pacify Liaodong.

In other words, it is equivalent to the Hu Ben Army racing against the court to see who will first destroy his opponent. The first one can gain the initiative in the war. Therefore, the next two or three years will be the most critical two or three years.

Because they had never had contact with the Shaanxi bandits, Zhang Zhun could not judge their combat effectiveness and could not estimate how long they could support them under the full suppression of the court. The biggest disadvantage of the Shaanxi bandits was that they had no clear program and no clear purpose, and were used to shooting and changing places. This meant that they could only destroy but not build, and that they could not become a big climate.

Zhang Zhun cannot measure which plan is good for the time being. Without enough information, Zhang Zhun can only take a look. After staying in Yanzhou Prefecture for five days, Zhang Zhun set off for Jinzhou. The battle of the Hu Ben Army will open a new chapter.
Chapter completed!