This is destined to be a sleepless night.
Just in the evening, Zuo Mu's troops of the First Navy Army arrived. The tired soldiers did not rest. At Zuo Mu's command, their morale soared in that instant.
They rushed towards the scattered enemy forces, and gunshots once again rang out across the vast sky and earth.
Thunder Army commander Lou Yingzong never expected that the enemy would arrive so quickly!
He hastily ordered the entire army to launch a resistance.
At that moment, He Sandao issued a crucial order - all the remaining Marines should go out of the city to fight!
Under attack from both sides, the Thunder Army was defeated after three hours!
Lou Yingzong's 300,000-strong army left behind more than 100,000 corpses, and he fled north with the remnants.
He Sandao grinned at Zuo Mu and patted him on the shoulder: "You are my good brother! After we clean up this mess, I will buy you a drink!"
"Come on, get down to business! Give me the ships built in Shimono Harbor first!"
"That's not the case, my good brother. Don't let your imagination run wild. I'll leave the rest of this shabby place to you!"
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to bed!"
He Sandao slept until dawn and resurrected with full health and mana.
Instead of running to find Zuo Mu, he sent someone to find Cui Mingyue.
It's in the imperial study.
"Old Cui, now that we've won, it's time to honor our promise, right?" He Sandao rubbed his hands and looked at Cui Yueming with a happy face.
"Redeem what?"
"No, how could you pretend to be ignorant? We agreed on two million taels of silver... but the treasury has counted out thirteen million taels."
Cui Yueming laughed, "Sandao, the treasury silver has been registered, along with the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. After the battle ended last night, it was sent to Guanyun City by express horse."
"What?"
He Sandao glared and pursed his lips, like a cat with its fur standing on end: "Lao Cui, you, you are being so unkind! Our soldiers are risking their lives to defend this city wall!"
"How am I supposed to explain this to my brothers? Aren't you putting me in an unkind and unjust position?"
"No..." He Sandao stood up suddenly. "Since you're not keeping your word, I'll take my soldiers and rob them. Half of the people in Dading Prefecture are still alive. I must take back two million taels of silver!"
Cui Yueming didn't know He Sandao was so aggressive. He was suddenly startled and shouted, "Stop!"
"Robbery of civilians' property is a major taboo in the Great Xia army. Do you no longer wish to be the commander?"
"If I break my promise to the soldiers, what does it matter if I am not the commander of the army?"
Cui Yueming was at his wit's end. He had seen many tyrannical people, but never anyone as tyrannical as this. He glared at He Sandao fiercely and said, "This will not happen again! Bring your personal guards and move two million taels of silver. Not a penny more!"
He Sandao grinned, very happy, "Old Cui, you are still sensible. Don't worry, this matter can be kept secret, and Zuo Mu, that bastard, won't know about it."
Cui Yueming looked at He Sandao's departing back and laughed, what a talented person!
No wonder this guy can gain the trust of His Majesty and the support of his subordinates, but how should we handle the accounts?
I definitely can't hide it from His Majesty, so I'll just tell His Majesty about it. I think His Majesty will acquiesce.
So, a report of the great victory in Dading Prefecture and a letter of complaint flew to Chi Lechuan at the same time.
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Chi Lechuan Autonomous Region.
Fu Xiaoguan's tour group walked slowly on the green grassland.
He did not go to any city. At night, he set up his tent and fell asleep under the high sky listening to the sounds of nature. Then he got up early, pushed Jia Nanxing, and took Yan Beixi and Qin Bingzhong to look at the various wild flowers. They talked about the story of Chi Lechuan, or perhaps the story of the future Great Xia.
"We're here purely for sightseeing, so if you feel tired or find a beautiful view somewhere, you can stop by and rest."
Bathed in the morning breeze, Yan Beixi seemed to be in much better spirits, but he was still concerned about state affairs.
"Your Majesty... the results of the war against the Liao Dynasty should be coming soon. After defeating the Liao Dynasty, shouldn't you also start preparing for the follow-up arrangements?"
"I have sent a letter to the Secretariat, appointing Ning Yuchun as the Governor-General of the Liao Dynasty... The Liao Dynasty was renamed Yuanbei Dao."
He pushed Jia Nanxing forward, thought for a moment, and then said, "In this way, Daxia will be divided into nineteen autonomous regions. Of course, the Far North and Far East regions are a bit too big, so we can subdivide them in two years. There's no rush now."
"The Ministry of Personnel will handle personnel appointments and dismissals. My opinion remains that Liao people should govern Liao. We shouldn't worry too much about it while we're out enjoying ourselves. By the way... I've accepted your suggestion and will transfer Yan Xiwen to Tailin City as governor. Let him gain experience there for another three to five years."
"That's good. It's not that I'm selfish, but it's best for officials to be promoted to the central government after going through layers of experience, especially now that Daxia has stabilized. This is even more necessary. It's not that young people can't be reused, but experience allows them to experience more things and understand more principles. Only then can they hold their own in the central government."
These were Yan Beixi's heartfelt words, and Fu Xiaoguan agreed with them deeply.
Young officials should also be given important positions, but their positions should not be too high.
It's a good thing that they are daring and willing to take risks. It's okay for them to make trouble in a county or a state, just treat it as exploration.
But if he causes trouble to an entire country... he can certainly correct the mistakes in time while he is still the emperor, but if he really retires, it may bring uncertainty to Daxia's current stable policies.
"The promotion of officials must also be institutionalized. Once all the systems are perfected and everything in Daxia is carried out according to the system, then everything will be stable."
"Your Majesty is right."
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Qin Bingzhong and said with a smile, "Brother, I have transferred Qin Dingfang to Jingxi South Road to take over Ning Yuchun's position as the governor... After this tour, how about you follow me to Guanyun City?"
Qin Bingzhong thought for a moment and shook his head. "Dingfang's ability... is limited to that of a Daotai. I'm already old, so I'll go to Xishan to teach after I return."
"I can't teach for many more years, so I'll teach as long as I can. Besides, my granddaughter is also in Xishan, so it won't be a problem if she takes care of her."
This was Qin Bingzhong's belief, and Fu Xiaoguan did not force it.
He turned around and called out, "Liu Jin."
Liu Jin hurried over and asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"After returning, select a few capable palace maids and eunuchs and send them to Xishan to serve my brother!"
"I obey your order!"
"Brother..." Qin Bingzhong turned to look at Fu Xiaoguan, his face full of excitement.
"Brother, you have to let me do something for you. Besides, it was me who proposed the idea of providing for the elderly. You're my brother, so of course I can't leave it out, right?"
Qin Bingzhong was not pretentious. He looked at Fu Xiaoguan and smiled with satisfaction.
Only by keeping one's original aspiration in mind can one achieve success. Such an emperor will certainly lead Daxia to greater glory!
"Looking at the weather, I'm afraid it will rain. Let's go back."
Fu Xiaoguan pushed Jia Nanxing and turned around, his eyes vaguely sweeping across the distance. There was an eagle soaring in the distant sky, and there seemed to be nothing else.
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