During my stay in Youzhou, what I dealt with the most were all kinds of new personnel appointments, as well as all kinds of thick evaluation sheets and budget forms from behind that were reviewed and approved by the group of women in the back house. As the saying goes, even if you are far away, you still have fame and power, and personnel and financial rights cannot always be completely faked in human hands. For example, Liu Jiye, the most senior general under the command of Huai Town, will serve as the aftermath ambassador and general office of the newly established Yanshan South Road Eight Prefectures; therefore, it is foreseeable that after everything is on track in the future, he will at least be The basic rank of chief envoy, transfer envoy, inspector, and even a deputy governor; and another important prisoner, Yang Keshi, should also be brought out to make an appearance and pave the way for the next step of planning. . This is not only a reward for his hard work in playing the leading party and mascot for so many years, but also a symbolic hope and direction for the vast number of Northern Dynasty personnel and surrendered prisoners in Huai Town; and even a direction for future hostile camps. Set an example and give the illusion of luck to potential losers and hesitant speculators, so as to reduce unnecessary losses and consumption during military operations. Youzhou itself will be independent from Yanshan South Road, and at the same time, a Jingzhou will be established in the six further counties. From then on, it will live up to the original layout of a large state and become the fourth direct-controlled army of the Peking Metropolitan Governor's Office. The state is used to centrally locate and allocate the exclusive and distinctive features of military subdivisions, service fields, support farms, and military-affiliated factories that may occur on a large scale in the future. But all of this is boiled down to the word "money". Money is used everywhere, money is spent everywhere, and huge amounts of money and food are consumed all the time. It costs money to provide relief and manage the population under the new rule. It also costs money to prevent local plagues from causing too many deaths due to war, famine and famine. It also costs money to restore production and rebuild farmland water conservancy, and to dredge rivers and pave roads to ensure the smooth flow of goods. It also costs money. . . . And so far, the expenditure on various military supplies since the war has reached 970,000 yuan, which is approximately equivalent to more than 100,000,000 yuan in military expenditures. It has been spent like water in less than a month. This is because the victory was relatively quick and did not involve the consumption of a protracted siege; it also does not include various indirect incidental consumption and inputs, as well as the small costs of internal allocation and mobilization, as well as the low-cost production of a large number of slave labor. There are implicit subsidies and bonuses on raw materials, etc. Of course, in addition to the direct expenses of sending troops northward and the successive additional rewards and pensions, most of the others are the additional expenses incurred by subsequent large-scale military mobilization, labor recruitment and rear resource mobilization, as well as the clearing and maintenance of newly occupied areas. and budgeting. Of course, if I can adopt the traditional approach and collect local corvee services for free along the way, at least in theory, I can save a considerable amount of maintenance costs and consumption; After all, any military operations and large-scale projects under the current control of Huai Town Projects must provide different levels of remuneration to civilian laborers and laborers recruited for long-term or temporary conscription according to the distance and length of participation, and corresponding compensation will be provided at the local level based on the possible delay in farming time and production activities. However, in the long run, it will inevitably damage the prestige and centripetal force of Huai Town in a long-term and chronic way, and even harm the potential of local mobilization and enthusiasm for active recruitment. It is suspected of killing the goose that lays eggs for quick success. Although all kinds of money and inventory materials are paid out, it also creates a series of corresponding economic activities, commercial needs and currency circulation, and even develops and matures corresponding work points, ration coupons, exchange notes, banknotes, etc. , the credit system and daily usage habits under daily economic payment methods. In addition to the most basic output of land, population and resources, victory in the war also brings new business opportunities and markets, and broader development and expansion space. It¡¯s just that under the current circumstances, there is no way for these interests and benefits to be turned into practical resources and wealth that can be put to use in the short term. Therefore, this continuing deficit will continue to continue or be prolonged as the situation evolves. Or a short period of time; however, the strength and foundation of Huai Town today are not what they used to be. For this attack on Pinglu Road, enough military supplies, money and food have been prepared for more than half a year. ; In addition, two to three local wars of similar scale can be maintained at the same time without affecting basic production investment; of course, this is limited to internal operations or regional battles with less consumption and supply lines Focus on limited counterattack. If that doesn¡¯t work, you can further squeeze those affiliated and peripheral forces under the expected risks and costs of local riots and mass resistance, so as to squeeze and replace more war potential in the short term. Or simply use bidding, auctions and bundled sales to exchange for large amounts of military expenditures and material gains in the short term at the expense of various long-term and short-term rights and output expectations in the newly occupied areas.? Or, at the expense of local future production capacity and mobilization potential, mobilization troops that are several times the current standing military strength can be temporarily mobilized and assembled as a temporary emergency and temporary supplement. However, these measures are typical "seven-injury punches" that hurt others first at the cost of hurting yourself. They are the last resort measures that are adopted only under forced circumstances. Therefore, the means of replenishing military expenditures that I can currently allow are, at most, limited to some short-term bonds with the output of precious metal resources as collateral; at most, after reaching a certain amount, they will have priority and qualifications in certain bidding projects, or participate in It is only about the convenience of corresponding resource extraction and management. And I also understand that in this worldly environment where everyone is blue and clearing the lower limit, as long as there is sufficient strength and foundation support, or Chi Guoguo's tyrannical force as a guarantee, plus the stability and operation of the book A good system, as a long-term expectation, no matter how big the accumulated deficit is, no matter how high the debt is, it is still a high-quality asset with unlimited potential and people are willing to make additional investments. This can be seen from the fact that after the capture of Youzhou, the maritime merchant power that was gradually separated due to the break between the North and the South became deserted and depressed, and the port was revived due to the return of a large amount of overseas capital and the influx of maritime commercial activities. A promising trend that follows the trend. At least between the East China Sea and the Beihai north of Yizhou, there are no longer any forces that can compete with Huai Town on the sea route. Even the pirates and smugglers who originally emerged due to the emptiness of the war between the North and the South are no longer able to compete with Huai Town. Because through the annexation of coastal shipping resources and shipbuilding capacity, the navy of the two oceans was gradually strengthened and expanded, and the corresponding scope of activities and presence continued to strengthen. As the tide gradually receded and subsided, it began to shift to a more chaotic and more chaotic situation. Weak southeast sea area went. Therefore, the approximately 300,000 yuan of naval bonds sold in this period alone have already been subscribed. As for the local livelihood reconstruction projects from Pinglu Road to Hebei, the bidding is bundled with the priority of commercial activities in the corresponding fields. It also went very smoothly. It can be said that the bidders were extremely enthusiastic. The pre-paid deposit alone was equivalent to 170,000 and 4,000 yuan. . There are also people who express their willingness to donate large sums of military expenses and materials to the army for free through various channels, or to give them to the current Peking Governor's Office, but only hope to obtain a corresponding identity and position in it. Or specific ministry in the newly occupied area; Of course, in addition to the need for expressions and rewards for those who were relatively close to each other in the early years, this kind of thing that is tantamount to selling one's official position and may affect internal stability and self-purity is still I was overwhelmed by the thank you. Therefore, for this current plan, the Huai Army led by me is not short of money, but is relatively short of sources and channels for certain specific products. In contrast, the war in the area behind the mountains has progressed relatively slowly. On the one hand, it is the need to accumulate strength and offensive, and to consolidate the vested local control. On the other hand, the relatively complex and tortuous mountainous terrain behind the mountains limits and It hindered the deployment of firearms clusters and the investment of heavy equipment such as artillery vehicles and flying fire mines. Therefore, Zhang Xian's strike force launched several small-scale infiltrations and probing attacks from Wuzhou. In front of the mountain barrier where the Hebei soldiers had an advantage, they only sneak attacked and killed a few patrol teams. Had to return without success. In contrast, what is surprising is that the flank offensive temporarily decided to launch in the direction of Hebei is progressing very quickly; relying only on some temporarily mobilized and organized miscellaneous troops, the containment and response offensives have been piled up. They left the five states of Bao, Shen, Qi, Yong, and En in Hebei Province, and advanced to the outskirts of Jizhou! ! . I thought of summoning the soldiers on duty here and dictating an order, asking the newly formed Sixth Defense Army, which was heading north to Pinglu Road in batches by water tanker tugboat, to station in Cangzhou for preparation, and Together with the originally garrisoned Fourth Defense Army, they served as the backup and response force for these offensives. With the order written in fresh ink, I had just signed and stamped it, when a new piece of breaking news came to me for some reason. However, it was the Dapeng bird who was the first to attack the partial division and advanced rapidly, and actually penetrated several military states at once, and directly hit Zhang Bangchang's home base of Jizhou; then he encountered many enemy groups near Hengshui County. The army's ambush and siege suffered a big loss; although they stabilized their position in time and did not collapse on the spot, they were also trapped by the superior enemy. Therefore, after requesting support from surrounding friendly forces, there is a tendency for it to develop into a regional battle.