Xiao Rong looked at Qu Yunmie who was silent with his eyes downcast. He thought for a moment and said, "I won't be gone for too long. The anthology is still being prepared. How could I miss such a grand event? I will definitely be back before the anthology starts."
The collection of essays probably began in mid-to-late June and ended before July, and grain had already been collected in July. Qu Yunmie Ding set out in late July and marched quickly to meet up with Yuan Baifu, Wang Xinyong and others. If they marched quickly, they could reach Yanmen Pass in less than half a month, attack the Xianbei in August, and return victorious in October if all went well. If not, they would have to come back next year.
The Xianbei emperor was probably like an ant on a hot pan at this time. He knew that the other side was going to attack him, but he could not think of any solution. The Xianbei had occupied the grassland for hundreds of years. Shengle City and Shuofang City were their current bases. Since the Xianbei proclaimed themselves emperor, their nobles have not grazed their livestock again. While they were looting the Central Plains, they had unknowingly turned themselves into half Central Plains people.
But the people of Central Plains cannot abandon their hometown.
All affairs of this year were arranged in full swing, with almost no time for rest. Others were also prepared for a protracted war with the Xianbei. Even Qu Yunmie would not be so arrogant as to say that they would win this battle. But Xiao Rong had already made up his mind that they would definitely win this battle, and that they had to win it this year and not drag it until next year.
The situation in the world is changing rapidly, and his clumsy tricks can only deceive those people for a short period of time. Once it exceeds a certain point, they will react collectively, and by then they will no longer live in harmony as they do now, but will collectively counterattack.
This is Xiao Rong's style, with high investment, high returns and high risks.
How could a normal person do so many things within a month, and each of them seems to be unrelated. Although Xiao Rong did this in the hope of breaking away from Qu Yunmie as soon as possible, his personality also played a very important role.
He wanted to strengthen himself quickly and did not want to take the time to form alliances with others.
Even when the Hu people broke through the Yanmen Pass and Qu Yunmie watched them kill countless of his compatriots, Qu Yunmie did not doubt himself much, because he knew that two fists could not beat four hands, and he also knew that he actually had nothing at that time.
On the contrary, after meeting Xiao Rong, Qu Yunmie always doubted himself, wondering if he was incompetent, which was why Xiao Rong looked like he was desperate to save his life every day. …
Even though he promised that he would come back soon, Qu Yunmie still kept his head down and said nothing. If it weren't for its huge size, Xiao Rong would have felt like he was looking at a lost dog.
Forget it, who has a good dog that bites people all the time. …
After a moment of silence, Xiao Rong simply diverted his attention: "After I set off, the military affairs and the internal affairs of the city will be entrusted to the king. Now there is nothing in the city that needs to be repaired, and those soldiers can only leave one or two hundred in the city, and the others can return to the barracks. The king will select those who have average fighting skills and get along well with the residents of the city. These one or two hundred people can temporarily serve as patrol guards. If there are petty thefts or difficulties for the people, they can be asked to deal with them."
Qu Yunmie hummed, then said: "I thought you would let them build Baibao Street."
Xiao Rong laughed, "Repairing the houses is a way of giving extra gilding to the Zhenbei Army, but if we ask them to build Baibao Street, it would be a waste of talent. Let's save it for building the city defense in the future. As for Baibao Street, I want the common people to build it. With two meals a day and some wages, I'm sure many people will be willing to do it."
Of course, after all, other officials would not give anything in return if they asked people to do work, and would simply issue a notice of conscription.
Xiao Rong didn't even have to pay workers. As long as he said he would provide two meals, a lot of people would come to work.
But this won't work. This kind of head cannot be opened. The Zhenbei Army has a different development history and is independent of other forces, so it can form its own style. Xiao Rong has finally laid a good foundation. He will not destroy it himself and let everyone go back to the years of hard labor. ... However, due to the tight accounts, the wages must be a little low. That's all. The government is like this, so the people below should make do with it. From top to bottom, everyone should tighten their belts and live together.
Qu Yunmie didn’t understand why Xiao Rong had so many rules. It didn’t matter who made them.
But he still nodded, which meant he agreed.
Xiao Rong approached him at this time, leaning forward slightly, looking up at Qu Yunmie from below, his eyebrows curved: "While I am out, can the king do this for me?"
Qu Yunmie was stunned: "You want me to come?"
Xiao Rong straightened up and nodded as if it was a matter of course: "Yes, besides the king, who else in this world can have such high prestige? With just a wave of his hand, he can attract the people of the whole city. In addition, with the king's sharp eyes and overwhelming momentum, no one dares to be lazy and slack under the king's supervision. Maybe when I come back, this Baibao Street will have been built."
Qu Yunmie: “…………”
He admitted that sometimes he did not think enough. But he could still see that it was obvious to coax him. What was the difference between this and adults coaxing children to stay at home to take care of chickens and ducks?
Staring at Xiao Rong, he wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly changed his mind, and even gave Xiao Rong a smile as if he had been fooled, and then he hummed heavily.
This was the excuse he gave in front of Qu Yunmie, and another one when he faced Yu Shaoxie.
He handed over the tasks of supervising the script and promoting the collection of essays to Yu Shaoxie, praising him as the most reliable writer in Chenliu City, saying that handing these tasks over to him was equivalent to completing them ahead of schedule.
After coaxing Yu Shaoxie around, he went to find Gao Xunzhi. Things like material distribution, product production, negotiations with the wealthy families, and the confidentiality and supervision of woodblock printing were all handed over to Gao Xunzhi. He also had to help deal with all the big and small problems in the city.
When it came to Gao Xunzhi, Xiao Rong did not praise him because there was no need to, as he had indeed entrusted the most important tasks to him.
Even if he didn't say it, Gao Xunzhi would have taken it over. What's more, these were his responsibilities. It was Xiao Rong who assigned him the responsibilities, not him who assigned Xiao Rong the responsibilities. He wrote down everything Xiao Rong said. Looking at Xiao Rong's frail appearance, Gao Xunzhi wanted to sigh.
He still didn't want Xiao Rong to take risks, but his opinion alone didn't count.
What's more, Xiao Rong would never listen to him.
No, I'd better not think about it. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Xiao Rong and Qu Yunmie don't know what it means to respect the elderly. ...
After a moment of silence, he asked another question: "Who are you going to take to Jinling?"
Although others were not allowed to follow, Xiao Rong agreed and said that he could bring a general along, as long as he was not too famous.
There were many unknown generals in the Zhenbei Army. Gao Xunzhi thought of several names at once. However, Xiao Rong smiled and said to him, "I plan to take General Zhang with me."
Gao Xunzhi responded, "General Zhang?"
Do they still have a general named Zhang?
Xiao Rong: "That's General Jian's brother-in-law, Zhang Biezhi, also known as General Zhang."
Gao Xunzhi: “…………”
He is also a general?!
That brat is just a deputy general, and he was given the job by his brother-in-law! Since he joined the Zhenbei Army, he has been annoying this person today and that person tomorrow. He has not achieved much, but has only caused trouble. How can Xiao Rong take such a person to Jinling! This is simply nonsense!
Gao Xunzhi immediately expressed his opposition, but Xiao Rong thought he was a very good person.
He even smiled at Gao Xunzhi with narrowed eyes: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. There won't be anyone more suitable than General Zhang to accompany me on this journey."
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