The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 737
Another four days passed, and during this period, the main forces of the Yong Army rushed to the capital one after another.

All of a sudden, banners were flying outside the city, troops came and went in an endless stream, and the entire city was besieged to death.

In addition to nearly [-] cavalry cruising, there are also a large number of infantry, including [-] elite infantry, and [-] rout soldiers recruited by Zhao Yanxun.

The remaining 2 elites were placed near Yongshun Mansion by him, and Lu Liqing who was trapped inside was crucified to death.

Of course, outside the Yongshun Mansion, there were also [-] routs he gathered.

After the Jishui War, the most indispensable thing on the land of Gyeonggi is the rout of soldiers.

In order to ensure the tranquility of this land, Zhao Yanxun collected these people to prevent them from causing damage outside.

What needs to be explained is that Zhao Yanxun's out-of-control population has exceeded 90, and the actual control population has increased by 40.

In other words, Zhao Yanxun had [-] more first-level soldiers and [-] second-level soldiers.

Up to now, there are four thousand households of the Southern Guards Army, each of which has expanded to 2000 soldiers, all of whom have been promoted to the first level.

As for the Northern Army of the Guards Division, there are four thousand-household offices, each of which has [-] second-level soldiers, which is not far from the complete thousand-household office.

As for the remaining promotion places, Zhao Yanxun distributed them to the officers of the [-]st to [-]th guards according to their military merits, so that he could strengthen his control over his subordinates.

Of course, Zhao Yanxun returned the very few promotion quotas to the officers in the defeated army, turning these people into his diehard loyalists.

So Zhao Yanxun's strength is getting stronger and stronger, or he is getting stronger every moment.

In the few days after the Jishui War, his affairs were much busier, but the focus was no longer on the war.

He never spared a moment on the way to the people's livelihood issues in the occupied areas, the restoration of dilapidated villages, and the reception of officials who appointed a large number of defectors.

Zhao Yanxun did not resume his status as a "general" until he approached the capital at this time. After all, the battle was not over yet.

Hitting the horse forward, Zhao Yanxun was wearing a gray round-neck gown, which was really simple in terms of clothes, making it difficult to connect him with King Yong, who had hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves under his command.

"Wang Zhaolin..."

Beside Zhao Yanxun's horse, an official followed quickly, and he hurriedly replied: "The minister is here..."

"I heard that you worked in the household department before?"

"His Royal Highness, a year ago, the minister was in charge of the household department, and later he was transferred to the magistrate!"

It was precisely because this person had worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs that Zhao Yanxun brought him here in order to understand the situation of the Jin court.

"Since you have done business in the Ministry of Household Affairs, you must know the wealth and wealth of the world's population!"

"I do know something!" Wang Zhaolin was extraordinarily humble.

It's okay to be humble, and it would be embarrassing if you can't answer.

"Before the disaster, how many people were there in the whole country?"

Wang Zhaolin immediately replied: "His Royal Highness, the Ministry of Household Statistics has 300 million households, with a population of about 700 million!"

These data are not secrets, they are common sense to officials of the household department, and Wang Zhaolin can naturally answer them easily.

Sixty-seven million people, to be honest, is indeed a lot, after all, the productive forces were not developed in ancient times.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun asked again: "After that disaster, how many people are there in the imperial court?"

"This... the five southern counties have not suffered any disasters, and the population has basically remained the same, about 800 million!"

"Gyeonggi County, Qinghe County, Huaiyang County, and Nanyang County, although they suffered from monsters, they still saved a lot of people. There are all kinds of people... I'm afraid there are more than 1000 million people!"

Thinking of these data, Wang Zhaolin is like a treasure, which shows that this person has strong professional ability.

In the end, Wang Zhaolin concluded: "These people just now, plus those who fled from the north, the current population of the imperial court is probably more than 3000 million!"

More than 3000 million people, this is a very large population base, which allows Zhao Yanxun to have more powerful troops.

Of course, what Wang Zhaolin said also revealed a cruel truth.

After the zombie outbreak, more than 2000 million people died, which can be called a mass extinction.

After a short period of sadness, Zhao Yanxun began to think about the next thing.

At present, it is not an easy task to control these 3000 million people. After all, the people in various places are under the control of local officials.

If these people rebel, it will take a lot of effort to subdue them.

In comparison, the matter of winning the capital has become much easier.

"Before Gu came to the feudal clan, I heard that there were refugees making trouble. Where do you think the refugees came from?"

Without waiting for Wang Zhaolin to answer, Zhao Yanxun continued: "Except for natural disasters, in fact, it is more caused by man-made disasters, do you think so?"

The so-called man-made disaster refers to the annexation of land. Wang Zhaolin's family has thousands of acres of fertile land and is also the beneficiary of the so-called "man-made disaster".

Hearing Zhao Yanxun's question, Wang Zhaolin tangled for a while, but still answered: "The rich have promising land, but the poor have no land to stand on... What Your Highness said is very true, the so-called exiles are mostly caused by land annexation!"

This is a real person, Zhao Yanxun gave an evaluation from the bottom of his heart.

"Nowadays, monsters are rampant, and there must be more people in the landless. Since I am alone, I have to solve the people's urgent needs!"

"Wang Qing..."

From direct calling by name to the word "Wang Qing", it shows that the relationship is getting closer. At this moment, Wang Zhaolin said more humbly: "The minister is here!"

"If you are the Minister of the Household Department, can you take on the responsibility of relocating refugees?"

Hearing the words "Hubu Shangshu", Wang Zhaolin felt ecstasy in his heart.

Now he is only a fifth-rank magistrate, if he directly becomes the Minister of the Household Department, it is equivalent to being promoted to six levels in a row.

King Yong's rise of troops was a bad thing for the court and the emperor, but for middle and low-level officials like them, it was a rare opportunity to soar into the sky.

As for whether he can become the Minister of the Household Department, as long as there is a word from Zhao Yanxun, Wang Zhaolin has no doubts.

So right now, Wang Zhaolin felt that he had to seize the opportunity to make King Yong fully trust him.

"Reporting to Your Highness, I am willing to share your worries for His Highness, and I will go through fire and water, and I will die!"

At this time, Wang Zhaolin did not answer whether he could, but directly expressed his loyalty to Zhao Yanxun.

To be honest, officials who have been officials for more than ten years have not much difference in personal ability, and it is more useful to show loyalty if they want to win favor.

"As long as His Highness has an order, no matter how difficult the job is, I will finish it with my life!"

Good guy, what Wang Zhaolin said back and forth really made Zhao Yanxun feel nauseous.

Of course, it's just a numb feeling. If you hear this kind of flattery a lot, you will actually have immunity.

"very good!"

This is the response given by Zhao Yanxun, which made Wang Zhaolin feel uneasy. Should the Minister of the Household Department give it or not?

At the same time, Wang Zhaolin still has doubts in his mind, where will the relocated people go?
Should the big landlords spit out the land, or should the imperial army open up a safe zone.

If it is the former, it will be very difficult for him, because he has offended too many people.

And if it is the latter, it is easy for him personally, but it is more difficult for the court.

There are endless zombies in seven or eight counties, and it is impossible to completely clean them up in a short period of time.

Before Wang Zhaolin could answer the question, he saw Hu Dabiao riding back from the front.

"My lord, that is the city wall of the capital!" Reining in the reins, Hu Dabiao pointed in the direction of the capital.

Sure enough, the capital was already in sight at this moment.

Looking at a small hill ahead, Zhao Yanxun rode over to it.

There is a better line of sight here, and you can see the city ahead.

But at this moment, upon hearing the news of his arrival, a group of senior generals were rushing over.

Everyone gathered on the hill, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "We have besieged the city for several days, I am afraid that you have already thought about fighting!"

That's right, in the face of the mighty strength of the Yong army, although there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, they are still confident of winning the battle.

(End of this chapter)