"Sir, please get up quickly." Qin Feng, who walked off the carriage, saw Zeng Lin lying in front of him, rushed forward and helped him up with both hands. For the Ming Dynasty, Zeng Lin was an extremely important figure. It was precisely because of his existence that the Ming Dynasty could easily include the six most important eastern counties of Chu State, and at the same time, using this as a springboard, extending its tentacles to the four counties in Jiangnan, and then recovering the four counties in Jiangnan in one fell swoop.

The six counties in the east and four counties in the south of the Yangtze River are the most important grain-producing areas and wealth-heavy areas of Chu. After losing these ten counties, Chu was basically broken and completely lost the possibility of confronting the Ming Dynasty.

You should know that when Qi State invaded a large-scale invasion, Cheng Wuben used the power of the six eastern counties and four Jiangnan counties to establish a second line of defense here. After Cheng Wuben took away all the wealth in these places, it also made the Chu court difficult to operate. In the end, it had to accept the assistance from the Ming State, thus falling into the financial trap of the Ming State. He then embarked on the road of no return step by step. When the Ming people launched an economic attack, the national economy and people's livelihood collapsed instantly.

After Zeng Lin led the six eastern counties to announce his submission to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty immediately announced that Zeng Lin had entered the Ming Dynasty Political Affairs Hall and also served as the governor and minister of the six eastern counties. If there is real power, this person is useless. He is the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty today, because he not only has territory, but also army, and has prestige. In the six eastern counties, Zeng Lin was definitely more effective than the Chu emperor in the past, but now, he is naturally more effective than the Ming emperor.

He held Zeng Lin's hands tightly with his hands, looking at Zeng Lin up and down, and Qin Feng said comfortably: "The old man is in good spirits and healthy, and I am so happy."

"No, no!" Zeng Lin was a little uncomfortable with Qin Feng's intimacy, but he was naturally happy to be so valued by the Emperor of Ming. "Over the years, he had to hold on with one breath, and now that the old man's heart has finally been let go, and he can relax and have a good rest."

Qin Feng laughed: "My elders, don't want to give up. Our Ming Dynasty still cannot live without you as a loyal minister. We will have some hard work in the future. If I let you go, you will be scolded. Besides, you are in your early sixties. Our Xiao Li tribe in the Ming Dynasty is over seventy years old, and we are still running around all day long. To contribute to the Ming Dynasty, you are still early to rest!"

After hearing Qin Feng say this, Zeng Lin finally felt completely relieved. His previous words were half of his heart, but his other half was also tempted. They all said that the birds were gone and the good bow was hidden. The Ming Dynasty now has completely controlled the six eastern counties. Will people like him be demolished by crossing the river? There are countless such things in history.

Now that Qin Feng said this in front of everyone, he completely dispelled his doubts.

"I have heard that Yuejing City has surpassed Shangjing City and Chang'an City, becoming the largest city in the world. Its prosperity and glory make people fascinated. Now I am thinking about where to visit you as soon as possible!" Zeng Lin said with a smile.

"The old man is my Ming Dynasty Political Affairs Hall to discuss politics. It is a good idea to go to the capital city. But I have to ask the old man to stand in the last shift. When the Ming Dynasty flag is planted into the capital city, the old man can leave here. The position of governor of the six eastern counties will not be able to be lifted at that time!" Qin Feng said.

Zeng Lin smiled and nodded repeatedly, "The old minister will do his best. Your Majesty, the old minister will introduce you to you. This is General Zhou Jiyun."

"The last general Zhou Jiyun, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor." Zhou Jiyun, wearing armor, stepped forward, stroked his right hand and saluted Qin Feng.

"General Zhou, I have been acquainted for a long time. After Mr. Yue went to Yuejing City last time, I have always thought of seeing General Zhou as soon as possible, and today I finally got what I want." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"The General of the Majesty has been fascinated by Your Majesty for a long time. Today I can see the holy face, which is enough to comfort my whole life." Zhou Jiyun said. "As a general, the General of the Majesty is even more impressed by His Majesty's way of using troops. He has never suffered a defeat in a hundred battles. Only Your Majesty has achieved such a record throughout history."

"When General Zhou was dominating the world, I was just a soldier. When it comes to commanding the army to fight, you are the senior." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Cao Yun, Guo Xiancheng, and General Zhou, as well as General Cheng Wuben of Chu, and General Li Zhi of Qin, many of the classic battle examples you commanded were role models I learned back then. When I returned to Yuejing City, I will discuss some of my experiences back then with General Zhou to see if there are any fallacies. Speaking of which, you are still half of my teacher!"

"There is no successive learning, and those who are good at it are the teachers." Zhou Jiyun shook his head and said, "Mo Jiang has suffered repeated defeats over the years, and Bian Wushuang has caused the general to suffer losses one after another. How dare you be the emperor to praise him like this?"

"Sometimes, large-scale combat is not just an army matter, but involves more aspects. In many cases, General Zhou's failures are not a crime of war." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if you want to discuss the battle with General Zhou, you should wait for the future." Zeng Lin smiled and interrupted the road, "There are still many people who want to see Tianyan!"

"Okay, okay, let's talk later." Qin Feng walked forward with a smile. When he saw Jiang Shangyan, he patted Jiang Shangyan's armor with his strength. "The whole Baoqing Camp misses you very much! Jiang Shangyan, after many years of separation, you still look the same!"

Jiang Shangyan smiled and bowed with fists. "Jiang Shangyan was so happy that he could fight under His Majesty's command again."

After walking along the way, he met the generals of the army from the Ming Dynasty. Qin Feng just smiled and waved his hand, but he was very intimate with Zeng Lin's subordinates. He always stopped and said a few more words to the other party and chatted casually, which made these officials and generals who were originally a little nervous completely relax.

Qin Feng was originally a legend on this continent. More than ten years ago, he was just a small captain with only more than 2,000 troops under his command. However, in more than ten years, he built a huge country that was comparable to Qi. Such people, they really couldn't find anything else to feel except looking up at them.

I originally thought that this must be a god-like figure, but when I saw it today, I was so approachable and amiable, without the attitude of being successful in a young man and looking down on the world as if nothing had happened.

After approaching these generals simply and friendly, he entered Zeng Lin's county magistrate's mansion in the county town. In front of Qin Feng, only Zeng Lin and Zhou Jiyun were left. Yang Zhi went to Xiaoshi City to discuss the meeting between the two emperors together. In Jinghu, Wen was led by Zeng Lin, and Wu was Zhou Jiyun.

"General Zhou, you should report to Your Majesty the situation of the army reorganization first!" Zeng Lin said.

"Yes." Zhou Jiyun stood up, but Qin Feng waved his hand," General Zhou sat down and said, "Sit down and said, "No need to be so polite, you will know in the future that there are not so many rituals among the wise rulers and ministers."

Zhou Jiyun smiled and did not refuse, and sat down generously and said, "Your Majesty, after Bian Wenzhong joined Qi and Bian Wushuang committed suicide, the six eastern counties completely belonged to our Ming Dynasty. The troops gathered in the six eastern counties, strictly speaking, came from four different systems. They were troops from the Ming Dynasty, subordinates of ministers, and troops of Zeng County Magistrates. There were also some of them, including Guanning, Han Huafeng's subordinates and some of the troops originally belonged to Bian Wushuang. The number of the entire army was as many as 150,000, with different orders and different military orders, so reorganization was an urgent matter."

Qin Feng nodded.

"The Ming Dynasty pursued the strategy of elite troops, so the first part of the reorganization was to streamline the troops, and this mainly involved the subordinates of the Imperial General and the Governor Zeng. The Imperial General had a total of 50,000 soldiers. After the reorganization, there were still 20,000 people left, and they were organized into four battle camps."

"So much streamlining?" Qin Feng was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, the last general's former subordinates actually had only 30,000 combat soldiers, and the remaining 20,000 were all logistics and supplies and auxiliary personnel. In the Ming Dynasty, these people were not needed." Zhou Jiyun said: "After cutting this part, the remaining 30,000 combat soldiers survived the fittest, and then only 20,000 were left. The troops affiliated to the county magistrate Zeng, including the cavalry of Jiangshangyan, only 20,000 were retained, of which 10,000 cavalry of Jiangshangyan had not moved, and only 10,000 infantry were retained, and they were organized for two battle battalions."

"There is so much cut, has the resettlement been properly settled? The resettlement fee cannot be reduced." Qin Feng said.

Zeng Lin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this place is not the land of the Ming Dynasty. Before the reorganization, they were not considered real Ming soldiers, so we did not implement the severance regulations of the soldiers of the old camp of the Ming Dynasty, because we could not afford so much money. Of course, we gave them houses, land and future tax reductions. In fact, these people were very happy. The most important reason for the reduction of so many personnel is that the wars over the years have caused serious young and strong personnel reductions in the six eastern counties. The lack of labor is the most serious problem in the six eastern counties, among which Kunling County, Wanzhou and other places are the most serious. Most of the soldiers who have been reduced are also placed in these places."

"With these young and strong joining, the six eastern counties should be able to take a breath and increase the construction of these places in the future. Zeng County Governor, in the near future, the six eastern counties will become one of our base camps for attacking Qi, and we cannot be lazy at all." Qin Feng nodded.

"General Zhou, continue."

"Your Majesty, after the reorganization, the troops gathered here are now, including Canglang Camp, Ruijin Camp, 5,000 people each, Mingwei Camp, 5,000 people under Han Huafeng, 20,000 people under the last general, 20,000 people under the command of the county magistrate Zeng, 5,000 people under a battle camp reorganized from Bian's headquarters, and 3,000 Navy Marines stationed in the Jiangnan area. In the four counties of Jiangnan, the local county soldiers are still retained, and the main function is to maintain public order. Now our number of soldiers is nearly 70,000. If you add the personal guard camp and miner camp brought by Your Majesty this time, our combat force has exceeded 80,000."

"Enough."
Chapter completed!