In the evening, Yun Zheng had a great drink with this group of generals whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
However, with the war approaching, no one dared to drink more.
Although Yun Zheng had a lot of things he wanted to tell them, he didn't say them at this time.
We spent the whole night chatting and catching up.
They drank happily and sang the Great Army Song on the spot.
"The smoke of war rises, and the country looks northward..."
Everyone sang over and over again, and vaguely, it seemed as if they were back on the exciting battlefield.
After breakfast the next day, Yun Zheng learned about the situation of Andong Protectorate in detail from Lu Xing.
Andong Protectorate was divided into two parts.
Part of it was the territory of the Li Kingdom, and part of it was the territory of the Gaoqin people.
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Lu Xing was the Grand Protector of the Andong Protectorate, and Pang Jinjiu and Wang Qi were deputy protectors.
Originally, Pang Jinjiu should have been the Grand Protector General, but Yun Zheng took into consideration that Pang Jinjiu still needed to lead the army to wipe out the remaining enemies of the Gaoqin tribe and clear out the entire northeast of the Andong Protectorate, so he let Lu Xing be the Grand Protector General.
There is not much to say about the situation in the Gaochin territory.
The cleanup is still going on there.
In the former Li Kingdom, many people died this winter.
This situation was caused partly by deliberate actions of Lu Xing and others, but also partly out of necessity.
After all, after the great war last year, the food of many people here was looted and their houses were destroyed. When winter came, with nothing to eat and no place to shelter from the cold, large-scale deaths were inevitable.
Lu Xing had no way of counting the exact number of deaths.
A rough estimate is that there are at least 200,000 to 300,000 people.
Among them, Gyeonggi Province and Pyeongsu Province are the hardest hit areas.
Originally, Lu'an Dao should have been a severely affected area, but because Jia Yao guarded the granary there when he captured Juncheng, and many starving people in Lu'an Dao were sent to Hezhou, many people in Lu'an Dao were able to survive.
Because the country of Li was in rebellion, the nobles there were massacred by Lu Xing and his men.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Li were almost all slaughtered.
All the property of those nobles was confiscated, and the land in their hands was distributed to the people.
It was precisely because of this action that although there were large-scale deaths in the State of Li, they received a certain amount of support.
After nearly a year of chaos, things are gradually settling down here.
This year's spring ploughing has been carried out in an orderly manner, and sweet potatoes have been introduced in large quantities from Hezhou.
However, before this season's grain comes out, people will continue to starve to death here.
But Lu Xing and his colleagues have now begun to carry out work-for-relief on a small scale.
According to Lu Xing's judgment, it will take about two years for this side to fully recover.
"What are your subsequent plans?"
Yun Zheng asked again.
"I do have some ideas, but they are not very mature."
Lu Xing replied: "My main goal now is to prevent unrest here. We should reduce the number of officials as much as possible and let more people farm. All soldiers should start farming on the spot and grow food first, then we can think about other things..."
After being appointed as the Grand Protector by the court, he also went to Hezhou to visit Ji Ran.
Considering their current situation, Ji Ran gave him a suggestion.
shipbuilding!
Lots of shipbuilding!
The Andong Protectorate has an advantage that neither the Zhen nor the He states have.
That's a ready-made port.
As long as they have a large number of ships, they can trade with Shuobei and even the southern part of Dagan.
There are still many resources in the Kingdom of Li.
Especially gem resources.
A high-quality gem could easily be exchanged for several thousand dan of grain in the dry south.
Including the high-quality fur here, which is also an important resource.
As long as they had a large number of ships for trade, the food problem would soon be alleviated.
Moreover, developing trade can also better promote national integration.
"Well, that's true."
Yun Zheng nodded slightly: "Currently, a lot of grain in Shuobei is used to make wine. You can send ships to Xinjin for trade! I will not move the warships in Yujin. You can use them for small-scale trade first! You can also build larger merchant ships..."
He was also asking Hou Shikai to organize a maritime trade caravan.
It will still take some time for Hou Shikai to get there.
Lu Xing can do some exploration first.
Once he has some experience, he can form an official trading fleet in the future.
"yes!"
With Yun Zheng's words, Lu Xing felt relieved.
Although the warships of the Andong Protectorate are not big, they are still more convenient than traveling by land.
After this matter was settled, Yun Zheng told him about the third brother and others.
After hearing Yun Zheng's words, Lu Xing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Avengers...Alliance?
This name is quite appropriate.
Even though they have fallen to this point, they still want revenge?
After Yun Zheng finished speaking, he ordered: "Tell Pang Jinjiu later that if there is nothing else going on over there, send some people into Menghu and find a chance to wipe them out right after winter is over!"
Lu Xing took the order and asked tentatively: "What if Lao Pang can't spare time?"
"You decide for yourself!"
Yun Zheng smiled and glared at him, too lazy to say more: "The Mongols have also been incorporated into Dagan. It will not be announced to the public in the short term. If you want to send troops there, just tell Ji Ran in advance!"
How could he not know what Lu Xing was thinking.
He probably hopes that Pang Jinjiu is not available.
"yes!"
Lu Xing obeyed the order loudly.
After explaining, Yun Zheng waved his hand and drove them away: "Okay, there's nothing for you to do here, get out of here!"
"Your Highness, are you going to chase me away now?"
Lu Xing looked at Yun Zheng bitterly, "At least let me have some lunch before you chase me away!"
"If you have the time, you might as well go find a suitable woman!"
Yun Zheng glared at Lu Xing with a smile, "You are now a big shot, and you are already an adult, but you don't even have a wife. How can this be?"
"I will leave now!"
Lu Xing immediately stood up and ran away.
If he continues talking like this, His Highness will assign him a task.
Just like what happened to Shen Kuan.
"etc!"
Yun Zheng called Lu Xing and said, "Tell Wei Jianshan to find time to send someone to pick up his family!"
"yes!"
Lu Xing agreed and ran away immediately.
Looking at Lu Xing who seemed to be running away, Yun Zheng couldn't help but complain secretly.
What's the situation with these generals under my command?
It is understandable that they had no time to think about personal problems when they were fighting in the war.
There are fewer and fewer wars now, and most people are stationed in one place. Why don’t you consider your personal problems?
Have you all gone stupid from fighting this damn war?
Not interested in women?
Or do they look down on the women here?
well!
I have to issue an order later, requiring these older unmarried generals in the army to resolve their personal problems within the specified time!
Otherwise, I will help them solve it myself!
There are many officials in the court whose daughters and granddaughters are still waiting to be married!
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