She thought for a long time, until she spread out the map and analyzed the situation in the country of Dagan, then everything became clear in front of her. She chuckled and said, "So it was a feint to the east and attack in the west, huh! So cunning." He sent the younger ones to confuse her, and the older ones were the main event.
She said, "Xing'er, ask Lord Lu to come in." She continued to look at the map. After a while, Lu Gu came in and saw that the master was looking at the map, while Prince Pei stayed there. He couldn't help but wonder what the master meant by asking him to come here?
Seeing that the light was blocked, Tong Wenyao looked up and saw Lu Gu, and said, "You came at the right time. We will attack the Pei King's territory in half a month. Come and see where to attack from."
Lu Gu walked over to the sand table and looked around before pointing to that spot and saying, "There are a lot of rocks in that mountain. We can set up an ambush in advance and push the rocks down once their army passes. We already have artillery carts, so we can blow up any rocky area to prevent them from coming to support us. If we let the southern soldiers steal the Southern King's lair, we can also take the opportunity to swallow up Shangxi Prefecture.
Tong Wen Yao frowned after hearing this and said, "But we don't have enough weapons." Most of the weapons in their cities are old and worn out, and the weapons are not updated enough. Even if they send people out to buy them, the control is relatively strict.
After hearing this, Lu Gu pinched his beard and said, "Sir, as long as we take Shangxi Prefecture, the problem of iron ore will be solved naturally."
Hearing this, she looked at Lu Gu and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"I grew up in Shangxi Prefecture. There was a landlord who illegally mined iron ore. That mine hasn't been discovered yet. If we could find one, the weapons problem would be solved."
"In that case, I'll leave this matter to you and He Chuan. There must be no mistakes."
Upon hearing this, Lü Gu immediately said, "Yes!" Lü Gu and He Chuan set out after receiving the order. She then called Guo Qi and said, "Take your troops to the Rocky Mountain in Shangxi Prefecture and ambush there. When Prince Pei's troops arrive, blast the rocks into pieces and push them down."
After hearing this, Guo Qi's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes!" Ever since Lu Gu came by his side, the general's tactics have become more and more despicable, but sometimes he can win the battle without any effort, which he likes very much.
She went to Jijiang City to wait for news. News of the battle came in frequently. Finally, on the fifth day, they finally took Shangxi Prefecture, which was also one of the ports leading south! With this port, it would be more convenient to go out to sea.
Now that business at sea has begun to develop slowly, she also encourages people in the city to go into business, and sometimes sends troops to suppress pirates, and the city is thriving.
After taking Shangxi Prefecture, Lu Gu led his men to capture the landlord, sent troops to guard the location of the iron mine, and led his men to mine.
Tong Wen Yao also recruited skilled craftsmen, and even arranged housing for skilled people who came to their place. As long as they worked for five years, the house would belong to them. Once this policy came out, a large number of people moved to their place.
There are even many dignitaries.
The houses are all cement houses, but they are unfinished. However, even so, they are much better than thatched houses. As long as they are not exposed to the wind and rain, Tong Wen Yao has many believers because of this policy. Every time she goes out, someone will chase her and give her eggs or meat.
She even declared that all her efforts were to ensure that the people had enough food to eat, and that her taxes were lower than those of other countries. She also promoted the cultivation of potatoes and corn, so that the people under her jurisdiction had surplus food and enough clothes to wear.
When she was in Changjiang Village, she discovered that the villagers planted rice without raising seedlings before planting. After promoting this method, she found that the yield increased significantly. Some of the rice was even sold to the barbarians and other towns.
However, she tacitly agreed to all of this. She sent soldiers to purchase food for the army. In addition, she had a lot of businesses on her hands, so even if there were tens of thousands more soldiers, she could still afford to support them.
Of course, the bulk of the tax still goes to Yuguan County, which is rich in glass. In addition, dignitaries come here to buy houses or relocate, so they also make a lot of money.
Tong Wen Yao also opened a compulsory primary school so that both boys and girls could go to school. This initiative took her two full years to achieve some results.
She also opened a newspaper. Because of the development of rubbing, she had people record what happened in these towns every day and then sold newspapers in the city...
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When King Pei saw that he could not capture Jijiang City, he wanted to retreat, but found that he had already been surrounded by the Song army. But it was too late. He had lost many generals in the Rocky Mountain before. After he finally crossed the Rocky Mountain, he was ambushed by them again. The King of Nan, who had cooperated with him, fled early, leaving only their army to fight desperately.
In this battle, the Southern King fled in panic, the Pei King died on the battlefield, and the Tong family army won! When the news reached the capital, the Regent could not wait any longer and directly summoned the Minister of War to discuss the matter. This discussion lasted until late at night.
The Regent was quite angry. The number of people in the Dagan Kingdom was decreasing, and there were even one or two deserted cities. When he asked the county magistrate, he would say that they had followed the large army to the north.
The country was at war, so paperwork became less important. They heard that in the towns managed by the Tong Family Army, those who were able to go there would be given a house, and even those who did not have a house would be given a room to settle down in, and even two taels of silver would be given to each person as resettlement fee. These benefits were not available in the Da Gan Kingdom, and what the Da Gan Kingdom had was only increased taxes.
Ji Huaixin sat on his lap and said, "Then we should also distribute money to the people. We will distribute as much as the Tong family army does."
The Regent thought about it and said that it was a bit inappropriate, but Ji Huaixin kept talking and he couldn't stand it, so he asked his ministers to do it!
But where would the ministers have the money to give out? If they did, who would be held responsible for the inflation? The people would only suffer more. But the regent was determined to carry out the plan. The previous opponent's head hadn't been removed from Xuanwu Gate yet, so he had no choice but to proceed.
However, it had only been a few days since they had achieved their goal, when the Southern King came with his troops and surrounded the capital, shouting loudly. He was determined to redeem himself here for the face he had lost at the hands of the Tong family army. Little did he know that when Tong Wen Yao learned that the Southern King was heading towards the capital, she took her troops on a boat, intending to take advantage of the situation.
When they arrived, the King of the South had already broken through the Xuanwu Gate, and Tong Wen Yao led her troops into the capital. This was the first time she had set foot in the capital after so many years of exile.
Xing'er's face also showed a hint of excitement. She still remembered the previous grudge. She must find that person and cut him into pieces.
After receiving the news, the King of Nan panicked. He was now under attack from both sides. He thought that the palace had not been broken into yet. Otherwise, if he attacked and guarded the palace, maybe he could hold it.
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