Chapter 952: Strengthen Old 3

Emperor Wen had a long conversation with Yun Zheng for the entire night.

No one knows what the father and son talked about.

However, judging from what Emperor Wen said during breakfast, many people guessed that he would never come to Shuobei again.

After breakfast, Emperor Wen and his entourage prepared to set off.

Qin Qihu also came to see them off with a few children.

Before leaving, Emperor Wen took off the jade pendant he carried with him and hung it on Yun Cang, and pinched Yun Cang's little face, "Grandpa Emperor came in a hurry, and I don't have anything else to give you, so I'll give you this jade pendant!"

Shen Luoyan held Yun Cang in his arms and bowed, "Your son thanks the emperor on behalf of Cang."

"Thank you for everything."

Emperor Wen smiled and glared at Yun Zheng, "I have made Changle a princess, so I can't favor one over the other, right?"

Yun Cang is Yun Zheng's eldest son.

Even if Yun Zheng didn't become the emperor, Yun Cang would definitely be a prince.

Even if he gave more rewards, there would be nothing left to reward him.

As he spoke, Emperor Wen extended his hand to Shen Luoyan again.

Shen Luoyan quickly handed Yun Cang to Emperor Wen.

Emperor Wen held Yun Cang in his arms and teased him, with reluctance written all over his face.

He came in a hurry this time. The two children could not speak, and Emperor Wen felt a little regretful that he could not hear them call him "Grandpa Emperor".

After teasing Yun Cang and Yun Jin for a while, Emperor Wen finally made up his mind to set off.

Yun Zheng led everyone and escorted Emperor Wen out of the city.

Arriving at the south gate, Emperor Wen ordered his men to stop the carriage, lifted the carriage curtain, and waved to Yun Zheng and the others who were following the carriage, "Go back! Go and take care of your own affairs. The mess in the Northwest Protectorate is enough for you to clean up!"

The territory of the Northwestern Protectorate was conquered, but this was only the first step in incorporating it into the Daqian territory.

There is still a lot to do in the future.

The father and son chatted all night last night, and talked a lot about the things in the Northwest Protectorate.

"Yes!"

Yun Zheng turned over and got off the horse.

Emperor Wen told him about this last night.

Sending it too far is not a good thing.

Seeing this, Shen Luoyan and others also dismounted.

"My son, I respectfully send my father off!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stopped and saluted in unison.

When Emperor Wen left, they were secretly happy, but also somewhat reluctant.

When Emperor Wen was in Dingbei, they were all somewhat uncomfortable and could not be as casual as usual.

Now, Emperor Wen is leaving Shuobei, and he probably won't come to Shuobei again.

This also means that if they don’t return to the imperial city, it will be basically impossible for them to see Emperor Wen again.

Thinking about it this way, I still feel a little reluctant.

Emperor Wen did not say much, and ordered Mu Shun to lower the curtain of the carriage after departure.

Watching the carriage restart, Yun Zheng called Zhou Dai over and instructed: "Before you leave Fuzhou, there will be people protecting you along the way! After Fuzhou, it will be up to you! Just in case, you can ask the garrison in Juzhou to send troops to protect the safety of the imperial carriage!"

Yun Zheng didn't know whether the third brother would take risks for the throne.

Or maybe they are being targeted by the mastermind behind the scenes.

The mastermind behind this has always wanted to instigate a fight between me and the third brother!

All in all, it never hurts to be careful.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will understand!"

Zhou Dai nodded heavily, bowed to Yun Zheng, and quickly followed the imperial carriage.

Looking at the imperial carriage going away, Yun Zheng bowed again.

They didn't know when they would see each other again.

……

With Emperor Wen's departure, Yun Zheng and his men became busy again.

The process of moving the administrative center to Shuofang also officially began.

Before they went there, they first had to expand the original government office and turn it into a vassal government office, which would later be the office for officials at all levels under the Jiedushi.

There was no need to expand Yun Zheng's palace. Although the previous palace was a bit small, it was more than enough to accommodate them and the servants.

However, it is necessary to rebuild the stables and residences of the guards around them.

Otherwise, Yun Zheng's three thousand personal guards plus the Suzaku Guards supervised by Wei Shuang would have nowhere to live.

While Chen Bu submitted a plan for the relocation of the administrative center, he also submitted a piece of advice.

Chen Bu persuaded Yun Zheng to disarm.

Today, the military forces of Shuobei and Northwestern Protectorate are too bloated.

The Guiyi Army alone numbered a full 100,000.

Although 60,000 of them played the role of Tian soldiers, it was still an army of 100,000!

Because of the previous war, the regular army of the Northern Army also increased to 80,000.

In addition, there are 50,000 reserve troops.

The combined garrison forces of Shuobei, Northwestern Protectorate, and Fuzhou numbered nearly 100,000.

In addition, there were 70,000 old and weak soldiers.

If you calculate it this way, that’s a total of 400,000 troops!

Relying on Shuobei and Fuzhou to support an army of 400,000, the financial and supply pressures are extremely enormous.

Chen Bu suggested that at least 150,000 troops should be laid off.

All the laid-off personnel were transferred to Changle County in Fuzhou to serve as Yunjin's fief.

In this way, even if they purchased grain from inside the country and sent it to Changle County, a lot of consumption would be reduced.

"What do you think?"

Yun Zheng handed Chen Bu's advice to Ye Zi.

Ye Zi took a look and nodded, "Master Chen's advice does make sense. Although a large part of these 400,000 troops are used as miscellaneous soldiers and field soldiers, it is indeed difficult to supply them! If we can lay off 150,000 people and move them to Changle County, it will indeed greatly reduce the supply pressure on the army."

In fact, the cities in Shuobei no longer need so many garrisons.

Including Beilu Pass, there is no longer a need for so many garrisons.

Just from the city defenders, 30,000 to 40,000 people can be laid off.

Their current military strength is indeed a bit bloated.

Moreover, Chen Bu has not yet settled the account with Yun Zheng for the prisoners.

There are nearly 200,000 captives in Shuobei and Northwestern Protectorate combined!

Although those people are laborers, they also consume a lot of food!

Yun Zheng is now collecting food from here and there to supplement Shuobei.

Otherwise, Shuobei would have started to run out of food long ago!

“There is some truth to that.”

Yun Zheng nodded, "How about this, the other troops will not be moved for the time being, and 30,000 city defenders will be transferred from various cities to Changle County! It's just right, and it will also strengthen the third brother!"

He hasn't received the food sent by the third brother yet, which makes him extremely unhappy.

If I don't scare the third brother, he will really think he is easy to talk to!

"No layoffs?"

Ye Zi frowned and asked.

“There is no need to lay off.”

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "We can just dispatch another 50,000 farmers to Changle County to cultivate the land! However, Changle County doesn't have that many official fields, so those farmers can only go to open up wasteland..."

There is indeed no need for large-scale disarmament.

The reason why Chen Bu suggested disarmament was because supply was too difficult.

Transferring 80,000 people to Changle County can greatly alleviate the supply pressure.

Ye Zi thought about it and nodded slightly...