Chapter 711: The Young Phoenix’s Cry Shakes the World (14)

When Gao Yuan appeared in the meeting hall, the civil and military officials who had been waiting here could not restrain their excitement. Under the leadership of Jiang Jiaquan, they all clasped their fists and bowed, and the voices of congratulating Gao Yuan echoed in the hall.

After half a year, he returned to Jishi City again. Seeing these familiar faces, Gao Yuan was quite excited. He looked around at everyone, including Jiang Jiaquan, Yan Shenghao, Wu Ci'an, Zheng Jun, Wu Kai, He Lanxiong, Ye Zhong, Ye Zhen and others. All the important officials of Dongfu gathered here.

"We are happy together, we are happy together, let's all sit down!" Gao Yuan pressed his hands together, and Gao Yuan could not suppress his joy. After a table and chair noise, everyone sat down and turned to look at Gao Yuan.

"Hetao defeated tens of thousands of Donghu's cavalry. We have finally gained a firm foothold and can take a breath." Looking at the crowd, Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Now when you go to bed at night, you don't have to be woken up by nightmares. You can sleep peacefully."

There was laughter in the hall.

"However, we have only established a firm foothold and officially stepped onto this stage. If we want to avoid being kicked off this stage by others, we must work together with you."

As soon as Gao Yuan finished speaking, Jiang Jiaquan stood up, "What the Governor said is absolutely true. The battle in the Hetao has fundamentally improved our imminent crisis, but it has also brought us to the forefront of the storm. This battle has brought us to the forefront. The powerful powers of the Central Plains have seen the strength of our Eastern Expeditionary Army and our combat prowess, but on the other hand, we will also attract more attention from them, and even hostility, because a force that can defeat Donghu can already threaten Knowing their existence, it is conceivable that they will suppress us in the future.”

"What Jiang Yizheng said is absolutely true. Leaving aside Qin and Zhao, the biggest threat to us now is Dayan Chaotang." Yan Shenghao continued: "The Supervisory Yuan has sent news. When the news of our victory in Hetao came After that, the Yan army has begun to move, and the Hu Yanchao troops in Langya County and the Sun De troops in Yuyang County have begun to mobilize. "

Gao Yuan looked at Cao Tianci of the Supervisory Council. Cao Tianci stood up and said: "After the failure of the Yan Ting expedition to the east, they restarted their efforts to organize and train new armies. In the past few years, they have successively organized and trained new troops. The combat effectiveness of the 50,000 new troops should not be underestimated. In Yuyang, we fought with one of them. Compared with the previous standing army of Yan State, the combat effectiveness has indeed gone up to a higher level. According to the information obtained by our Supervisory Council, we went to assist Hu Yanchao's troops in Langya. The army of Tianhe County is about 20,000 in total, which makes Hu Yanchao's army in Langya already have 40,000 troops, while Sunde's army in Yuyang has received a new army of 10,000 people. This makes the Yan Kingdom under Kong De's command. There are more than 20,000 new troops.”

"The Overwatch Council estimates that if the Yan State wants to launch an attack on me, from which direction will it attack first?" Gao Yuan asked.

Cao Tianci was stunned. "These are still being analyzed, but according to my personal opinion, we should start with Langya. Hu Yanchao is an experienced veteran.

He currently has 40,000 troops under his command, and we are in the direction of Liaoxi. General Ye Zhong's new army only has more than 10,000 troops. There is a huge difference in military strength. If they want to attack, they will definitely choose to break through in western Liaoning. Western Liaoning is the place where we started. Once it is occupied by the enemy. A political shock may be more harmful than a military defeat. "

"What do you think, Mr. Jiang?" Gao Yuan's eyes turned to Jiang Jiaquan.

Stroking his long beard, Jiang Jiaquan pondered for a moment and said: "My opinion is contrary to Dean Cao's. I think that if the Yan State wants to attack, they will definitely choose Yuyang. Because the Anlu Iron Mine depends on us. There is really no room for error, and losing Anlu is simply unacceptable to us."

"Who is this Kongde?"

"The Kong family is one of the old aristocrats of the Yan Kingdom. However, in the past ten years, it has begun to decline. The main reason is that the Kong family did not deal with the Linghu family who had controlled the Yan Kingdom's government for nearly twenty years. Later, the Ye family revived and the Kong family began to recover. Yuan Qi didn't really start to reuse the Sun family until Zhou Yutanfeng came to power. Kong De was the leader of the Kong family in the Mesozoic era. Before he became an official in the court, he was the military chief of Cangzhou, the Kong family's fiefdom. "Cao Tianci immediately said. replied.

"Go and investigate again immediately. Find out the details of this person, his hobbies, his characteristics of using soldiers, and his temper." Gao Yuan said immediately.

"Yes!" Cao Tianci nodded and said, "I will arrange it immediately after we get down."

Gao Yuan turned to look at Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen bowed and said, "Commander, our Central Field Army has trained a total of 10,000 troops in Hejian County and two divisions. After Yan Haibo led the cavalry into Dai County, Naha's 3,000 infantry have been withdrawn. Hejian is currently deployed in Yuyang Anlu, but the infantry remains in Hejian and commands all the cavalry in Dai County. Compared with the opponent's strength, our strength in Anlu is really weak. "

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment, "The infantry will stay in Dai County for the time being, let Bai Yucheng enter Anlu, temporarily integrate him into your command, and then add two thousand troops to Anlu to strengthen Anlu's defense."

Ye Zhen nodded, "Yes, but Commander, the strength of our Eastern Expeditionary Army is still too weak, and they are scattered in a vast area. They are far apart from each other. Apart from the four major armies, there is basically no mobile force. , This is a fatal weakness. The general suggested that we expand the army and train new troops so that we can cope with the attack that may come soon. "

"I am also considering this matter. Now the Eastern Army Group is concentrated in the Panshan area, and the Northern Army Group is stationed in Hetao. These two main forces must not be weakened when facing Donghu. However, the Southern and Central Army Groups have just been formed and their strength is weak. In addition, we only have some local troops left, which are burdened with heavy responsibilities. It is urgent to organize and train new troops," Gao Yuan said. "Now that our army has won a great victory in Hetao, it is a time when morale is high. It is a good time to recruit troops. Chiang Kai-shek is discussing politics. This matter must be put on the agenda immediately. Make an announcement and raise funds, and we must ensure that it can be done in the first half of the year Complete the recruitment of the army.”

"Issuing an announcement and mobilizing the whole people are easy, but the funding issue may hinder them." Jiang Jiaquan's eyes looked at Wang Wudi, the Minister of Household Affairs.

Wang Wudi's face grew long, and when he saw that everyone's eyes were focused on his face, he couldn't help but shake his head, "Captain, the battle in Hetao cost a lot of money. Now the soldiers' silver rewards and pensions are a huge amount." The bonds issued last year were paid back together with the principal and interest according to the governor's instructions. Adding in the cost of spring plowing, the Ministry of Revenue is now too poor to open the pot. "

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to squeeze out this money." Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "In the battle of the Hetao, we did not make money, but lost money. But in the long run, we made a lot of money, but we have to keep this Once the battle is over, we must have a stronger army. The army is the foundation to ensure our victory. Yan can afford to lose, but we cannot afford to lose. If we lose once, everything we have worked hard for may be turned into a mirror. In the middle of the month, there is a danger of flowers in the water. Therefore, the military expansion cannot wait and must be carried out immediately. "

"But where does the money come from?" Wang Wuyi sighed repeatedly.

"Reissue bonds." Gao Yuan knocked on the table, "With last year's experience, this year should be easier. What I mean is that this year a total of 500 bonds will be issued to Liaoxi, Hejian, Jishi County, Dayan County, and Hetao County. A bond of ten thousand taels of silver."

"Five million taels!" There was an exclamation in the hall.

"Five million taels!" Gao Yuan stood up. "Our most difficult period has passed. Next, is the harvest period. These five million taels can be divided into one-year, two-year, and three-year periods." For bonds with equal terms, the longer the term, the higher the interest rate, which is freely chosen by the people. At the same time, Zhengdong Mansion officials must be the first to subscribe, and they must subscribe for the bond with the longest term. "

"Issuing bonds is only one step. Secondly, I am going to reorganize Sihai Trading. Sihai Trading used to only subscribe for shares from businessmen. Next, it will issue public shares to ordinary people. Each share of this public share will be set at ten taels of silver. Anyone under my Zhengdong Mansion, regardless of officials or citizens, can purchase it. As for the amount of issued capital, Tiancheng and Sihai Trading will make a careful calculation after it is determined."

"Public offering to the public?" Cao Tiancheng was surprised, "Captain, this has never happened before, and the risk is probably too great."

"It hasn't happened before, so let's start with Sihai Trading Co.," Gao Yuan said without a doubt: "In the past two years, whether in Liaoxi or Hejian, the people have surplus money in their hands, and among them, the more important thing is our soldiers. Our soldiers' military pay is relatively high, and many soldiers have a lot of money in their hands. However, they are in the army and there are not many places to use the money. The money remains in their hands and cannot be used for breeding, but when it is in the hands of Sihai Trading Co., Ltd. It is possible to generate money. The army must vigorously publicize this matter and tell them that if they subscribe to the shares of Sihai Trading, their money will go to waste. The annual interest will be high. Tiancheng Sihai Trading must calculate it carefully. , roughly how much annual interest will there be?”

"Yes, I will try my best to do it. I am just afraid that many shareholders of Sihai Trading will not agree!"

"Whoever disagrees will be eliminated from Sihai Trading!" Gao Yuan said coldly: "This is the decision of our Zhengdong Mansion, and they cannot be questioned. With sufficient money, Sihai Trading can expand faster, and there will be no redundant money." The money can flow back to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ensure that the financial crisis of our army in the past two to three years is resolved. Tell those businessmen that I, Zhengdong Mansion, will guarantee their commercial interests wherever they are. Whoever dares to infringe on them will be levied by me. The Eastern Army used knives to talk to people."

"I understand!" Seeing Gao Yuan's determination, Cao Tiancheng gritted his teeth and agreed. (To be continued)

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