"Victory is a good thing, but for victory, we have also suffered a heavy price. The court is facing financial difficulties now. The treasury is empty and it is difficult to continue to support it. However, in order to restore the Central Plains, we must support it. In addition, we are also facing a shortage of soldiers. From a more profound consideration, I do not plan to recruit soldiers now and send the children to the battlefield." Li Jun continued to analyze the situation to them and said: "These are the reality we must face now. The problem of embezzlement is mainly because corruption has become a trend. The silver that should have belonged to the treasury has been shattered to the corrupt officials. This problem will be dealt with soon. I roughly estimate that if I collect these silver, it will be barely enough for us to use."

He paused and said, "I believe we will win this war, but we are not ready yet. This preparation is not only military but also internal affairs. Our current internal affairs are frankly unacceptable. There are redundant officials and staff, and their work efficiency is extremely low. It is tantamount to dreams to rely on the current internal affairs to govern the areas we have recovered."

People like to watch wars, but how many people know how much work is behind a war? Not to mention the military consumption is enough to make people busy. When a place is restored, it has to be managed and sent to manage it, which requires a lot of people. Not to mention anything else, look at how many cadres were sent to manage it when the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River and marched into Southern China in 1949. If these people were not managed, it would cause anarchy and cause greater trouble.

Some people may say that military control can be adopted. Military control is just a special measure, and it will eventually move towards the civil service system. The government agencies of the Southern Song Dynasty are probably the government with the lowest administrative efficiency in Chinese history. There are so many redundant officials and staff, and people are overdoing their work. In today's terms, they are just going to work and can get a salary while sitting there, but they don't do anything.

Li Jun knew very well that the possibility of success in relying on the current government to manage the revived areas is very small.

Besides, post-war reconstruction requires a large amount of funds, but now the Southern Song Dynasty treasury is almost at its bottom, so how can we pay for it? If this funds are not started, if the post-war reconstruction is delayed, the people will still be unlucky.

After World War II, in order to rebuild Europe, the United States launched the famous "Marshall Plan". Only when a large amount of funds were in place could Europe recover quickly. It can be assumed that if there were no American funds, would Europe recover so quickly? The answer is very obvious, and that is impossible.

If there is no funds to rebuild and if an effective government cannot be established to manage these revival areas, a very obvious consequence will be that bandits will be rampant and the people will suffer.

As for the current situation of the Southern Song Dynasty, Li Jun would not be confused, and Li Tingzhi and others would not understand it, and they were all silent.

"Don't be too pessimistic, even though the matter is serious, there is no way. We just need to repair our internal affairs." Li Jun comforted them.

Li Jun's performance made people say nothing. It was naturally Zhizhu who said this. Gundam stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "I love to listen to what the emperor said, I love to listen to, and I love to listen to very much." Looking at his appearance, it was as if the listeners who were listening to storytelling were happy to hear it.

Gundam's words attracted a burst of chuckles.

"General Gao, you are too happy too early, I still want to say something bad." Li Jun didn't like being a good person a little bit, and said with a smile. He walked to the map and said, "You can see that the current court has a large number of areas in name, but in fact, the only places that can be ordered are very limited. Jiangnan, Lingnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan are only part of the areas in Sichuan, Huaidong and Huaixi are extremely unstable. In a word, what the court now has is only half of the country and half of the country. If we want to complete the great cause of restoration with half of the country and half of the country, the burden is too heavy.

"I thought about it for a few days. I think we should adjust the direction of our strategic offensive now, and not attack the Central Plains in the North for the time being, and set the main offensive direction here, Sichuan."

Li Tingzhi, Liao Shenggong, Liu Hezi and Zheng Jinghe looked at each other, nodded slightly, thinking to himself: "As expected, this is why the emperor asked for the establishment of a mountain master."

Li Jun continued: "I decided to send troops from five routes. Huaidong and Huaixi naturally wanted to send troops. Taking advantage of the defeat of the Mongols, they could not go south to compete in the short term. This would be of great benefit to the court and would never give up.

"After the stability of Huaidong, the troops of Yangzhou went directly north to restore Shandong, establish necessary ports, and prepare a dock for the navy to transport supplies from the sea. This was commanded by General Zhao Liangchun."

Zhao Liangchun has extraordinary military talent, so he will be in charge of the war in Huaidong. There will be no problem, and everyone has nothing to say. In this way, Li Tingzhi, who has been operating in the Huaidong area, will arrange for someone who is very familiar with it? Everyone was puzzled and looked at Li Jun curiously.

Li Jun understood their thoughts and said, "Xiangfu has another appointment. Zhang Shijie is still in charge of Huaixi Road. After stabilizing Huaixi, he will develop westward, stabilize the Qihuang land, go up from the Han River, and be prepared to attack Xiangyang."

The word Xiangyang was a sensitive word for the Song people. As soon as Li Jun finished speaking, the princess gritted her teeth. It was from Xiangyang that the Mongolian army began a great march to advance south, and the war continued to cause constant disasters, so Gundam and others were naturally angry.

Gundam stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to attack Xiangyang."

Gundam is a highly respected general. Logically, no one can compete with him. This time, Huang Han, Jie Jin, and Zhao Qian also stood up suddenly and said, "Your Majesty, let me go."

"Sit down, you can fight if you have any battles." Li Jun waved to them and asked them to sit down, and then said, "The walls of Xiangyang are high, thick and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they cannot be defeated in a day or two. I guess it will be impossible to conquer Xiangyang in less than a month or two. General Gao is familiar with the land of Yinghan, so you will be responsible for the war here. A Shu is still active here, and annihilation of A Shu's army is General Gao's mission."

Gundam was a little reluctant and said in a negotiated tone: "Your Majesty, can you please change me and Zhang Shijie? Zhang Shijie is also familiar with the situation here."

Li Jun had no intention of discussing it at all, and said, "Zhang Shijie is very familiar with the situation in Huaixi. Do you think he is familiar with him?" This is the truth. Among these generals, Zhang Shijie is the most familiar with Huaixi. If he doesn't go to Huaixi, who else can there be? Gao Da opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak.

"Jun Yu still returned to Sichuan and commanded the Sichuan army to wipe out the Mongolian army in Sichuan." Li Jun pressed his left hand on the Sichuan location on the map and said, "This time, Jun Yu can rest assured that the troops in your hands will be greatly strengthened. I have initially decided to increase 200,000 troops to Sichuan. The mountain division is also all deployed in Sichuan for your dispatch."

Looking forward to the increase in troops in the court, Zhang Jue didn't know how many days and nights he had been looking forward to, but he didn't expect that today was waiting for it. The bitterness and sorrow of the years suddenly surged into his heart. Tears burst into tears in his eyes, and he stood up and said, "As long as he finished speaking, he covered his face with his hands and sobbed.

"A man doesn't cry easily, but he is sad." This is a well-known saying. In fact, it should be just before he is excited. Zhang Jue is a strong soldier. He has been struggling to support the situation in Sichuan over the years. What he most wants is to increase troops to the court and defeat the Mongolian army entrenched in Sichuan. But the court has not even given him a grain of rice. Li Jun gave him 200,000 troops at once. How could he not be excited?

All the generals empathized with his feelings, with tears in their eyes.

Gundam, who was sitting next to him, patted his back gently and comforted him: "Junyu, don't worry, this time, even a Tartar can't escape. Junyu, listen to me, sharpen your knife, slash the Tartar's dog head, and cut it at one person's head, which is exciting."

Zhang Jue nodded and sat down.

Li Jun continued: "Jun Yu, you have to know that your task among these five routes is the heaviest. You must not only annihilate the Mongolian army in Sichuan, but also march from western Sichuan, from the source of the Dadu River, enter Dali, and also annihilate the Mongolian army in Dali."

Zhang Jue stood up and said confidently: "Prince, please rest assured, I will complete the task."

Li Jun greeted Zhang Jue and sat down and said, "Don't worry, Jun Yu, you are not fighting alone, I will leave you a reinforcements. This route is led by General Huang Han, enter Guizhou from here, first capture the border to prevent the Mongolian army from fleeing abroad, and then lead the army to Dali and meet with Jun Yu in Dali."

Huang Han was good at the infantry, and Dali, Guizhou (mainly now Yunnan Province) was mountainous. It was a paradise for infantry. In addition, the mountain divisions, the Mongols had no choice but to escape.

As soon as Li Jun's words fell, Li Tingzhi and the others stood up and said with a 120-year-old admiration: "The emperor is wise! I admire you!"

They said they admired it not just flattery, but Li Jun's layout was really superior, and he could not help but admire it. There were two famous "strategic dialogues" in Chinese history that were highly praised by later generations. One was the "Longzhong Pair" presented by Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, and the other was the strategy of quelling the "Anshi Rebellion" offered by Li Mi to Emperor Suzong of Tang. Because Emperor Suzong of Tang was eager to take back Xijing, he did not adopt his suggestion and missed the opportunity to quell the Anshi Rebellion in the short term. He fought for eight years after only one fight. If it weren't for the internal discord between the rebels and the rebel killing incident, he would not know how long it would take to fight.

Li Jun's strategy is no less inferior to these two famous strategies. The current situation is whether there is no Mongolian army south of the Yangtze River, but there is no Mongolian army south of the Yangtze River, and there is a large number of Mongolian army entrenched south of the Yangtze River. If Li Jun's plan is realized, it can be said that not only does there be no Mongolian army south of the Yangtze River, but also a large area of ​​rich land is recovered, and the population increases sharply, and the problems of tax revenue and soldiers will be solved.

After obtaining these places, there will be no problem not even if you advance to the Central Plains in the Northern Expedition, even if you advance to the grassland.

The Huaihe River Basin was developed from the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period. By the Song Dynasty, it had a very high level of development, with fertile land and a large population. It has always been a major area for the court. However, in recent years, it was caused by the attacks of the Mongols, and a large number of people fled, with a sharp decline in population and barren fields. This important area, which was originally a money bag of the court, suddenly had no money, which was also an important reason for the tight financial resources of the court.

If we stabilize this place and take measures to restore business, it will not take much time to reappear in the grandeur of the past, and the function of the money bag will appear again, and a large amount of tax revenue will enter the national treasury, which will be full.

Besides, Shandong is also a rich place, just like the Shandong Peninsula is even richer. If it is brought back, it would be like another wallet of money.

Shandong was the land of Dongyi in ancient times and was a barren place. The first person to develop Shandong was a famous historical celebrity. Whenever he said his name, his friends would definitely make a laugh. He was Jiang Ziya, who "only take it in straight lines, not seek it in the song" and fished directly. Jiang Ziya was a famous military strategist, a famous strategist, a famous politician, and a famous metaphysicist. Many mysterious things in later generations were related to him.

He assisted King Wu of Zhou to destroy King Zhou of Shang and granted his feudal title to Shandong. As soon as he arrived here, he met the barbarians at that time to grab land with him. With his outstanding military talents, the barbarians were naturally no match for him and quickly cleaned up. Under his governance, the land of Shandong was developed, and his descendants continued his legacy until they were replaced by the Tian family. The famous Duke Huan of Qi was also his descendant, and his full name was Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Taigong's fiefdom is mainly on the Shandong Peninsula. There is also a famous historical figure in Shandong. He is also here. He is Zhou Gong who can interpret dreams. Zhou Gong is the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, with his surname Ji and name Dan. His historical achievements are not inferior to those of Jiang Taigong. He "rebelled Kings and Princes", established Luoyang, and set up the ritual system. It has had an impact on China for thousands of years and is still there.

There is a saying that "read Confucius and Mencius books and recognize Zhou Gong's etiquette". This Zhou Gong is him. The influence of the etiquette system he formulated was too far-reaching. Some people who were dissatisfied with Confucianism should actually scold Zhou Gong. Confucius and Mencius were just taking the blame.

The Confucius Temple is in Qufu, and people think that the historical celebrities in Shandong are Confucius. In fact, Confucius, Jiang Taigong and Zhou Gong are all famous people in Shandong.

Once you take down Huaixi, develop westward, go up the Han River, and recover Xiangyang, a place that hurts the Song people, is a natural thing. After regaining Xiangyang and closing the North Gate, the strategic situation faced by the Southern Song Dynasty will be greatly improved, and even if the status quo is maintained, it will be restored to the old.

The land of Qihuang is also a wallet. It was because A Shu was attracted by this that he was entrenched here. A large part of the supply of Boyan’s army was raised here. If he took it back, wouldn’t this wallet be more?

When talking about Sichuan, people first think of Li Bai's famous saying "The road to Shu is more difficult than climbing to the sky." In fact, Li Bai is too exaggerated. Sichuan is a basin and is surrounded by mountains. The road is not as difficult as Li Bai said. The Chengdu Plain is flat and fertile, how fertile it is. As long as a seed is lost, no one needs to manage it or fertilize it, the seedlings will grow very well, not inferior to the Jiangnan area.

The Chengdu Plain has been a fertile land since ancient times, a famous granary, and enjoys the reputation of "the country of heaven". The prefect of Qin, Li Bing, and his son, built Dujiangyan. After irrigation from the Minjiang River, it was even more fertile. This wallet is definitely not bad compared to the land in the south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, the population here is large, so it is no problem to make a country of its own. If it is not brought back, it would be fine.

It can be said that Qin State unifies China and the Chengdu Plain has made great contributions. After Shang Yang's reform, Qin State first adopted a strategy of defending eastward and attacking westward, annexing the Western Rong, gaining the people to fight and farming the land, so it became stronger in a short time and then competed for hegemony with the six Shandong countries. Later, Qin State annexed the Bashu land and obtained the Chengdu Plain, and its strength suddenly increased a lot. The reason was that the Chengdu Plain was too rich.

The Chengdu Plain and the Guanzhong Plain became the bases for Qin to unify China. If there were no Chengdu Plain, it would be hard to say whether the Qin War of Unification could be so smooth.

Li Jun is familiar with historical facts and knows the great role of the Chengdu Plain. After deep thought, he decided to increase troops to Sichuan, annihilate the Mongolian army entrenched in Sichuan, and manage the Chengdu Plain well, which is tantamount to another Jiangnan. How much benefits does this east, west and two Jiangnan have for the court? It is not an exaggeration to describe it in all the words.

Since Mengge implemented the great detour strategy, Dali at that time was mainly conquered by Kublai Khan in the current Yunnan Province and has been under the control of Mongolia. Although the development level of Yunnan at that time was not high and not as rich as Sichuan, Li Jun would never eliminate evil and naturally had to take it down to avoid the royal army's efforts.

The Mongolian army in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou has been cleared out, and the strength of the court can almost double, and the population has increased significantly. There will be no problem with the national treasury. Anyone can see the benefits of it. Liao Shenggong and others cannot admire Li Jun's wonderful move.

As an excellent strategy master, Li Jun was already staring at the Guanzhong land on the map and said to Zhang Jue: "Jun Yu, you have another task, which is to take it back to Sichuan, pacify Dali, and then head north, cross the Qinling Mountains, and go out of Lueyang, take Han Xin's old road from Chencang, or follow Zhuge Liang to go out of Qishan. You can deal with it as appropriate according to the situation: enter Guanzhong and take down Guanzhong."

The importance of Guanzhong has been explained before and will not be repeated here. Guanzhong is the place where Zhou became famous, the fundamental reason for the Qin State to unify China. The place where the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties was established, the dangerous place of the Guhan in the east, the Qinling Mountains in the south, the mountains in the west, and the mountains in the north, it is the most famous "Four-bridge Country" in Chinese history.

There are thousands of miles of fertile land, thousands of hectares of fertile land, a large population, and a strong people. If you want food, you have money, you have money, and you have soldiers. The famous "Guanzhong Han" is an excellent soldier. In a word, you have whatever you want here. At the same time, the troops leave Tongguan, head straight to Luoyang, and head to the Central Plains, and you can attack Bianjing directly. At this stage, in the next stage of combat, its strategic significance is indescribable.

Zhang Jue stood up and said confidently: "Prince, please rest assured, I will definitely take Guanzhong!"

Even before Mongolia suffered a crushing defeat, there was no way to take these places. After the defeat, Kublai Khan would definitely concentrate his efforts to defend the fundamental land of the Central Plains. He could not take into account the places like Huaidong, Huaixi and Sichuan. It would not take much time to take these places. This is a time-consuming opportunity.
Chapter completed!