After Lu Su left, looking at the document on the table, his heart could not be calm for a long time.

"Come on, go and invite me, Yao Guangxiao and Xu Guangqi."

The guards outside quickly agreed, and immediately went to invite the two important ministers of Jiujiang.

Yao Guangxiao and Xu Guangqi had already announced Lu Su's arrival.At this moment Lu Su had just left, and the two of them came uninvited before the envoy sent by Cao Anmin left.

In the study room, the three monarchs and ministers sat and looked at each other, and Jiang Dong's documents were circulated several times before they stopped to discuss important matters.

"My lord, there are so many things on the documents, how many times does Jiang Dong plan to pay them off?"

"Twice, half of them are already on the way, and the other half are recruiting in the rear."

Yao Guangxiao squinted his eyes and twitched his beard. He thought for a moment and said, "My lord, Jiangdong's foundation is not strong. Where can we get so many things out of it. You must know that our army ransacked Jiangdong. 60 catties of iron feet More than ten thousand gold, is there anything else that we haven't detected?"

Although Yao Guangxiao was resourceful and resourceful, after all, the era he lived in was very different from the end of Han Dynasty.

In this era, the power controlled by the aristocratic family far exceeded his imagination.

"My lord, if I guess correctly, it must be Sun Ce who contacted the Jiangdong family and used the family as a help to tide over the difficulties." Xu Guangqi joined Cao Anmin himself. Although he served as an aide, he spent most of his time with the people below. His understanding of the world is far better than that of Yao Guangxiao.

"That's right, it should be the aristocratic family. No matter what, now is not the time for us to explore this thing. The Spring Festival has passed, and it's time to do something. Mr. Xu, first count the materials available in our territory."

Xu Guangqi was also ecstatic, patted his chest and said: "I have been waiting for this moment for a long time." Then, he took out a silk from his bosom and read: "Except for the consumption of continuous battles, there is still food and grass in the land of Jiujiang 120 Ten thousand stones, 22 gold, [-] silver, and [-] million copper coins."

Cao Anmin was speechless when he heard the words. He really didn't expect that in just half a year, his family was so rich.Even if it is his uncle, Sikong Cao Cao is not necessarily richer than himself.

"Where's the army?"

"The Xuanjia army is eight hundred, the Beifu army is 4000, the Beiwei army is three thousand, and the navy army is five thousand. There are about [-] people in total."

"My lord, the current population of Jiujiang, if we add the 35 Shanyue people, it will be 120 million. The [-] army is indeed a bit small. My suggestion is to expand the army as soon as the spring begins, in case Jingzhou in the east of the Yangtze River is attacked. .”

The princes at the end of the Han Dynasty had tens of millions of people at the beginning, but there were tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of huge legions later.

In the land of Jiujiang, with a population of 120 million, according to the highest standard of ten to one conscription, it can support 12 troops.

Although I don't need so many troops, for the sake of overall stability, I still have to have [-] troops.

"Conscription needs food, grass and equipment, Mr. Xu, these trivial matters are up to you."

Xu Guangqi is in charge of ordnance. With a large number of people fleeing to Jiujiang, the number of boatmen and blacksmiths under his command is also expanding. If you add this time from Jiangdong, the number of boatmen can reach 2000, and the number of blacksmiths can reach 500. There are so many people.

"My lord, worry too much. Yang Hong and the others are looting wantonly in Jiangdong. According to preliminary statistics, there are as many as [-] sets of leather armor alone, and more than [-] sets of iron armor. An army of [-] is more than enough. As for food and grass, the Jiujiang Plain is plentiful, and after the spring, the Shanyue people can be ordered to reclaim it. I believe that within three years, Jiujiang will be strong again."

Don't panic if you have food at home, never panic if you have soldiers at home.

"Okay, according to what the two gentlemen said, expand the army and prepare for war after the spring."

"Ding, the host has achieved an achievement - a million county officials, a purple gift bag will be rewarded."

Chapter 96

In Changle Palace, all civil and military officials arrived.

According to the usual practice, at the first court meeting after the Spring Festival, the emperor and his ministers pay New Year's greetings to each other, ignoring the government and discussing political affairs.

This Spring Festival is probably also the most comfortable festival for the little emperor Liu Xie. There is no government troubles, no traitors oppressing him, eating and sleeping well all day long, which made the thin little emperor gain a lot of weight.

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing."

"Report, Jiujiang urgent report." Just as everyone was about to get off work, a guard outside the main hall quickly ran in.

"Why are you so panicked?" General Wu Pinghou Sikong Cao Cao looked at the guards outside the palace dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, the General, and the messenger from Jiujiang are asking to see you outside the hall."

Liu Xie frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy, he had already moved half of his buttocks away from the dragon chair, and he had no choice but to move back.Cao Cao on the side did not dare to neglect, Jiujiang is Cao Anmin's residence, Cao Anmin must have something important to tell him.

"Your Majesty, Jiujiang is an important town in Huainan of the Han Dynasty. It is related to the state of the Han Dynasty. I suggest that it is better to invite envoys into the palace." Cao Cao spoke, and others dared to object.

Outside the main hall, Li Tong was panicked.This is the first time he has come to Xuchang, and it is also the first time he has come to the imperial palace, the core area of ​​power of the big man.

When meeting the emperor, I don't know what to say or do.

"Xuan Jiujiang envoy has an audience."

Li Tong tidied up his armor, Qi Yuxuan walked in with his head held high and his chest held high, his heroic aura of fighting on the battlefield attracted everyone's attention.

Walking to the front of the imperial court, Li Tong lowered his eyes, calmly, with a hint of humility.

"Li Tong, the captain under the command of the prefect of Jiujiang, pays homage to His Majesty." Li Tong bowed to the ground and bowed to Liu Xie.The extraordinary appearance, humility and respect immediately made Liu Xie feel good.

"Exemption."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Tong stood up, his face was full of sincerity, and he glanced at Liu Xie on the throne from the corner of his eyes from time to time, feeling a little muttered in his heart.

This is the Son of Heaven?Why is it just an ordinary kid.

"What's the important thing for Lieutenant Li to start?" Cao Cao looked at Li Tong and couldn't help nodding his head. Judging from his momentum and appearance alone, this Li Tong is also a good general.Time has not seen, Cao Anmin has grown wings, and the talents under his command are really extraordinary.

"Qizuo Your Majesty, the great victory in Jiujiang."

Many civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty knew about the Jiujiang War.It's just that most people are not very optimistic about Cao Anmin.

Three thousand against fifty thousand, the odds of winning are zero.But hearing what Li Tong said, everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Could it be that Cao Anmin, who has always been underestimated, won?

"On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Cao Anmin, the prefect of Jiujiang, led the 22 navy of the headquarters to face the Jingzhou navy. On the [-]th of January, in the first battle of Dangli, our army broke the front army, destroyed [-] enemy naval warships, and beheaded the enemy. [-]; on January [-], in the battle of Niuzhu, the iron chain crossed the river and defeated more than [-] people from the Jingzhou navy, and captured the enemy's naval commander Cai Mao alive."

There was a tongue-stopping sound in the hall.

"Good, good!" Cao Cao couldn't help admiring.Jiujiang is very different from the Central Plains, and the two are indispensable.Unexpectedly, in just half a year, Cao Anmin not only formed elite infantry, but also such a powerful navy.

The news of Cao Anmin's victory made the veterans of the Han Dynasty feel even more chilled.

Liu Biao and Liu Yan are one of the few clan members of the Han Dynasty who are in charge of one side in the world today.Even though the two of them have evil intentions and sometimes have the heart of spying on the country, but at least with them, Liu's Han Dynasty will not be complete.

But now, the emperor Liu Xie is deeply in the hands of Cao Cao, and he is still unable to get out.Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, was severely injured by Cao Cao's nephew Cao Anmin. Could it be that the heavens were really warning the Liu family.

"Lieutenant Li, what you said is true? I heard that Jiujiang has a population of only more than [-] people. How did you form a navy to defeat Liu Biao in such a short period of time?" Although Dong Cheng had heard the Jingzhou battle report earlier, he always thought about it. They didn't want to believe that Liu Biao would lose so quickly and so badly.

"Reporting to my lord, let me correct a mistake first. Right now, my population in Jiujiang is not 20, but 120 million." Li Tong's face was full of glory. Xuchang emperor's feet are not much better.

"120 million? Absurd. I have been in charge of household registration for many years. How can I not know how many people there are in Jiujiang?"

Li Tong sneered, completely ignoring the sacred hall in front of him and the important officials and emperors in the hall.

"When my master entered Jiujiang, Jiujiang originally had a population of 22, and 7 people moved from Lujiang. If the 5 people in Shanyue were added, the population would be about 35. The drought and flood in the south of the Yangtze River gathered refugees, and another 30 40, war with Jiangdong Jingzhou, another 120 million, and then Jiangdong Sun Ce moved in for peace with a population of [-] million. I said [-] million because I didn’t want to scare you adults.”

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