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Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty One: Abolition

In a corner of the camp, two lonely tents stood opposite each other. There were two special people living in the two tents, one was Zhang Ning, the left prime minister of Yue, and the other was Eunuch Le, the eunuch beside Wu Jian.

Eunuch Le originally wanted to return to Yuejing to report the news, but unfortunately, halfway through, he was intercepted by Yinggu and became a captive. Now his true energy is blocked, which is even worse than an ordinary person.

In this small corner, there were only two guards guarding here. It would be better to take care of the two of them here. When it was time for dinner, they brought food to them and then took it away.

At this moment, Zhang Ning had no longer had the majesty of the left prime minister and the graceful demeanor of a scholar. He held his knees and sat at the door of the tent, raised his head and squinted his eyes, and looked at the sun in the sky.

Although he is basically isolated from the world now, he still generally understood the entire situation from the cheerful conversation between the two guards. The emperor was cut off his head by Luo Yishui and died of a violent death. Kang Qiao committed suicide at Nanping Mountain. The remaining Hu Ben Army put down his weapons and became prisoners of war. The place where he lives now is just a single arrow from him, and there is only a camp of the Taiping Army Battle Camp in the middle.

He could clearly hear the sound of sorrow and joy coming from there. It was the Taiping Army holding a funeral for Kang Qiao. Although Kang Qiao was dead, the Taiping Army still gave him courtesy. If he died, would there be such treatment from Kang Qiao?

He shook his head, no.

What made him feel lucky was that Luo Yishui really ignored him again. This was a kind of luck for him, but more of a kind of loss. Yes, the old fox of the Liu family said it right. He did not have that importance at all. His power needed to be reflected by the emperor's authority. When the emperor died, he became worthless.

An old dynasty is rapidly falling, and a brand new dynasty will rise from the ruins, which makes Zhang Ning feel very frightened. Yes, Qin Feng promised him that he would not pursue his past affairs again, but this is not enough to reassure him. It is a very simple truth. When he has no power and everything, even an ordinary lieutenant in the yamen can control him at will, and those old subordinates of the Luo family will not let him go. If that is the case, I am afraid that my life will be very difficult in the future.

It's okay for me, but what should I do if my whole family is together?

The whole family ran away? He said that he would not leave without saying that he could leave without leaving. Even if he left, where could he go? Qi State or Chu State? Where did he go? What are the differences between him and Yue State?

What he had to do to change his current predicament. Emperor Yue was no longer there, and he had to plan for Zhang. He didn't want to, one day in the future, the entire Zhang clan would be taken to the guillotine by the Luoshui River.

If there is no power, those people will have too many ways to deal with him.

He stood up and glanced at the small tent opposite him, Eunuch Le, who was also his old acquaintance. He had never come out since he was taken in and left here.

He walked over, and when he lifted the tent, a bad smell of urine came to his nose. The eunuch Le, like a wild dog, curled up in a corner of the tent. When he saw him lifting the tent and walking in, he just rolled his eyes and glanced at it, then drooped his eyes and lay there half-deadly.

Zhang Ning couldn't help frowning, but in the end, he forced himself to walk in.

In the central army's tent, the two Chen Zhihua brothers sat there quietly, watching Qin Feng.

"Two Generals Chen." Qin Feng smiled and walked up to the two of them, pouring a glass of water for each of them. The senior leaders of the Luo tribe left with Luo Yishui. The current more than 30,000 soldiers of the Luo tribe were almost headed by the Chen brothers. The matter of adapting the Luo tribe was naturally to discuss with the two. "What I just showed you is the specific plan for this military reorganization. If you have any opinions, please put it forward."

The two of them got up, took the tea, turned around and placed it on the coffee table. Chen Jinhua looked at his brother, and Chen Zhihua pondered for a moment, "General Qin, you will cut 15,000 people in one go. Is this a little too large? They are all experienced soldiers, so it would be a pity to cut them like this."

Qin Feng nodded: "General Chen makes sense, but we do this, of course there is a reason. First, our Taiping Army has never won by number of people. We are taking the elite military route. I believe the two have also seen that although our Taiping Army was established for a short time, the quality and equipment of the soldiers are first-class, not inferior to the Hu Ben Army. However, these are all based on large sums of silver. You know the situation of Yue Kingdom now. The chaos is in chaos. I am afraid that this chaos will last for a long time, and there will be silver everywhere, but the investment is limited. Moreover, after we take over Yue Kingdom, the first thing we have to do is to restore people's livelihood rather than expand outward. Therefore, the number of troops does not need so much."

After walking around the big tent for a few times, Qin Feng continued: "Secondly, over the years, the country of Yue has been in constant wars, and many places can be said to be uninhabited for a hundred miles. You haven't gone to Changyang County to take a look. The situation there is like a no-man's land. Therefore, we also need a large number of people to return to the place to plant the land, develop the business again, and restore people's livelihood bit by bit. Without a strong economy, nothing is nonsense."

Chen Zhihua nodded silently. He helped his father lead the border army for many years. Of course, he knew that the army has always been a big family who spends money. Spending money like flowing water is really not a joke for the army. Maintaining a huge army is a huge expense for any country.

Today, Yue Kingdom is indeed full of holes.

"So, this time, the two generals Chen need to pay more attention and do more work to make a smooth transition. I don't want any trouble." Qin Feng said.

"General, don't worry, we will do this, just lay off the soldiers, what should they do?" Chen Zhihua asked.

"Of course we will take care of it all, rather than just sending a severance fee." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Any area controlled by the Taiping Army can apply for it. As long as you go, local officials will prepare everything, houses, fields, and farm tools for them. If you want to do business, these soldiers who have been lifted will be exempted from tax for three years."

"Three years of tax exemption?" Chen Zhihua said in surprise: "But I know that in the Taiping Army controlled areas, commercial taxes are relatively heavy."

Qin Feng laughed, "It seems that General Chen is still very dedicated. Yes, in the area controlled by the Taiping Army, the commercial tax is much heavier than the agricultural tax. But we will not focus on these small businesses. If they do business, they will promote the circulation of goods and make money flow instead of being hidden in the cellar and rust. They will hire people and pay these people. When these people have money, they will take it out and buy things. As for all, in the end, the money will still be returned to the treasury in various ways."

Chen Zhihua could not understand what Qin Feng said, but from Qin Feng's words, he also understood that retired soldiers would still be taken care of, which was enough.

"Since that's the case, I'm more sure." He nodded.

Qin Feng nodded in admiration: "Okay, military reorganization, you should worry more about this important matter in recent times. The monk will go to where you can help you first. First, after the reorganization, he will bring a battle camp and go to get familiar with the grassroots officers first. Second, the military orders and laws of our Taiping Army are very different from those of you before. When the monk goes there, he can also help you adapt as soon as possible. Many things need to be changed."

"Yes, welcome General Huang." Chen Zhihua said to the monk sitting aside.

"You're welcome." The monk grinned: "General Xiao Chen, please be honest, your border army's combat effectiveness may be very good in your eyes, but in my eyes, it's still far from it. Don't dislike me at that time, I won't be polite. Since the boss gave me a battle camp, I can't let him lose to the wild dog's Canglang, the kitten's Rock, and the miner of Lufeng."

"I don't want to lose to them either. I'll ask Brother Huang to give me more advice." Chen Zhihua was truly impressed by the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army. Although the monk was not polite, he also knew that he was telling the truth. At present, their army is indeed far behind the Taiping Army.

"Okay, it's basically it. Monk, two generals Chen, I won't keep you. You should hurry up and go and do it. It will be the greatest benefit for us to finish this matter earlier." Qin Feng waved his hand with a smile.

"Abide by the military orders!" The three of them stood up, bowed to Qin Feng, and turned to leave the tent.

Looking at the monk who stepped out of the tent with one foot, Qin Feng suddenly asked with a smile: "Monkey, has your wife's injuries healed?"

"With Shu Crazy, what big problem can arise? This silly woman has never fought such a war before, and there will be no such thing again in the future. Now the kitten and the wild dog are making fun of me for this!" The monk scratched his head, "Ge, my wife said that when she recovered from the injury, she would come to the door to tell me a reason."

Qin Feng laughed loudly. With Yu Xiu'e's martial arts cultivation, he really got to the door, and some kittens and wild dogs had headaches. With the current skills of kittens and wild dogs, it was really difficult to deal with Yu Xiu'e.

This brother-in-law is a bit 2, and the monk's blessing is really good.

After sitting back to the big case, a petite woman dancing with a big knife in her hand and fighting a galloping horse with a strong force, she still couldn't help laughing wildly again. This Yu Xiu'e is a perfect match with the people from the Death Camp.

Just as he was laughing, Mahou rushed in, "Boss, Boss."

"What's up?"

"Just just now, news came from Zhang Ning. Does this old guy want to see you? He said there is something very important to tell you, will you see me?" Ma Hou said.
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