Liu Mang rushed towards the meeting hall. After the banquet last night, he told Xu Shu and the others that he needed to know the current situation in Yangzhou. He had been away from Yangzhou for a long time. Although Xu Shu and the others helped to deal with it, Liu Mang could not always be a hands-off shopkeeper.
"Good morning, Yuanzhi!" Liu Mang walked into the meeting hall and saw that Xu Shu and the others were already there.
When Xu Shu and the others heard Liu Mang's voice, they wanted to turn around and greet him. However, when they heard the word 'Lord', they almost choked back their greetings. Therefore, their faces looked like they wanted to laugh but did not dare to.
"Eh?" Liu Mang looked at them trying to stifle their laughter and felt very strange.
Xu Shu came forward and said to Liu Mang, "Lord, you worked hard yesterday, causing your spirit to be a bit sluggish. Do you need to rest for a while?"
Overworked? Liu Mang was stunned. He looked at Liu Mang and did not understand. Xu Shu clapped his hands and asked a servant to bring a basin of water to wash his face. When Liu Mang's face was close to the basin, he found that his face was really colorful. Unfortunately, it was the place where Liu Mang could not take care of. The bright red lipstick mark was shining on it. Liu Mang only cared about escaping from the gentle village. How could he care about these things?
"Haha!" Liu Mang could only smile awkwardly. He used the basin of water to wash his face and rinse his mouth before sitting on the main seat. He looked at the civil and military officials who were holding back their laughter and said, "If you want to laugh, then laugh. Don't suffocate yourself to death!" “
Hahahaha! " Of course, this was Liu Mang's angry words. However, he did not expect that there would really be someone who laughed. The person who laughed was naturally the most naive. Liu Mang turned his head and saw Zhou Cang, that fool, laughing with his mouth wide open.
"Zhou Cang, stop laughing!" Guan Hai hurriedly stopped Zhou Cang, but Zhou Cang didn't appreciate it. "Brother Guan, why don't you let me laugh? Let me laugh for a while. Haha, I'm so happy!"
"Zhou Cang, it's been hard on you these days. Look, you've put on weight. I've decided that in order to help you regain your figure, you'll have porridge for every meal from today onwards! Let's drink for three days! "Liu Mang smiled and said to Zhou Cang.
"Ahhh! My lord, I, I was wrong, I was wrong! " Only then did Zhou Cang realize that he had gotten himself into trouble. For a glutton like Zhou Cang, restricting him from eating was like torture.
It was too late for him to admit his mistake. "If you say one more word, I'll add another day!" Liu Mang's words made Zhou Cang shut his mouth and retreat to the side. He looked at Guan Hai with resentment, as if blaming Guan Hai for not pulling him back.
Guan Hai could only wave his hand. What was wrong with him? He's already like that, but you, Zhou Cang, are still smiling happily.
"Yuanzhi, tell me, how much wealth does Yangzhou have now?" Liu Mang sat on the main seat and asked Xu Shu. When Liu Mang was not around, Xu Shu was the housekeeper of Yangzhou.
"Replying to my lord, Yangzhou has two battalions of heavy cavalry, Xiliang Cavalry, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, three thousand light cavalry, White Horse Volunteers, a total of thirteen thousand men. Heavy infantry, Breaker Formation, Urban Security, and Black Chess Battalions, a total of fifteen thousand men. Light elites, Taishan Battalion, Guangling Battalion, Yiyang Soldiers, and Shield Battalion, a total of thirty thousand men." The Shield Battalion was under Hao Shao's command. Originally, there were ten thousand men. This time, they had lost three thousand men at the Yangtze River Bandits, but Liu Mang would quickly replenish them. Thus, Xu Shu counted it as ten thousand men. The Guangling Battalion was also ten thousand men. Since the commander of the Guangling Battalion was Chen Deng, Liu Mang had arranged for Chen Deng to stay in Guangling so that Chen Deng would be able to recruit more local troops. What he needed to take care of was the Jianghuai Battalion.
This person had to be chosen carefully. First, he had to firmly control the Jianghuai Battalion. This way, he could ensure that Yangzhou could enter the sea and continue to trade with Liaodong Gongsun Du.
Secondly, he could not offend Cao Jun too much. If he really angered Cao Jun, then there would be a war.
Xu Shu was talking about Yangzhou's elite troops. There were a total of fifty-eight thousand men. These troops were the best of the best.
"There is also the Yangzhou New Army, fifty thousand regular soldiers and a hundred thousand reserve soldiers." The Yangzhou New Army was trained by Huang Zhong. Originally, there were three hundred thousand young men who were trained. However, in the end, only one hundred and fifty thousand were formed. Fifty thousand of these hundred and fifty thousand were ready to go to the battlefield. The remaining one hundred and fifty thousand were still waiting to be tested.
Liu Mang suddenly realized that his Yangzhou could now take out a hundred thousand soldiers. These hundred thousand soldiers were all land troops. When he and Lü Bu escaped from Xu Province to Shouchun, the entire army only had a few thousand people. Most of these people were either injured or surrendered to Chen Deng. Now, they could take out a hundred thousand soldiers.
"As for the navy, the East Sea Navy has seven thousand soldiers under General Gan's command. The Yangtze River Navy has forty thousand soldiers under General Lu's command."
"Forty thousand soldiers?" Liu Mang was stunned. When did the Yangtze River Navy have this many soldiers? Could it be that they were all new recruits? If that was the case, the Yangtze River Navy needed to be properly trained. The navy was different from the army. The navy needed to know how to swim and how to fight on a ship. If you were seasick when you boarded a ship, how could you fight a war? Or if you did not understand the effect of the tide on the hull of a ship, you would be exhausted after a short march on the water. How could you fight a war?
"They are not new recruits, they are all good soldiers!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang. Saying that they were good soldiers and not elite soldiers was because the Yangtze River Navy had not really been organized. "These are all Kongming's contributions!"
Liu Mang originally thought that Zhuge Kongming would at most burn down the Jiangdong and Jingzhou allied forces. He did not expect that Zhuge Kongming would bring his family to rely on him. He was truly an evildoer of the Three Kingdoms.
"Kongming will be rewarded!" Liu Mang nodded. Originally, he wanted to put Zhuge Kongming in an important position. Who would have thought that this evildoer would let him strengthen Yangzhou.
"What about the second line of garrison troops?" Liu Mang continued to ask.
"This, this …" Xu Shu was suddenly stumped by Liu Mang's question. The second line of garrison troops was really not within Xu Shu's control. This was because Xu Shu had too many things to do. The entire Yangzhou was under Xu Shu's control. Xu Shu was very talented, but there were some aspects that he could not take care of. The military and government were all in Xu Shu's hands.
The second line of garrison troops were selected by the local prefects.
"This servant was unable to complete the task entrusted by the Lord. Please punish this servant!" Xu Shu knew that he had neglected his duty. He knelt down and said to Liu Mang.
"My Lord, the military advisor's energy is limited. Every matter in Yangzhou is handled by the military advisor. This negligence was not intentional. I hope the Lord can forgive the military advisor!" The head of the generals, Huang Zhong, stood up and pleaded to Liu Mang.
When Huang Zhong knelt down, the generals behind him followed. Not only the generals, but even the civil officials also knelt down. Liu Mang smiled bitterly and shook his head. The generals spoke for the civil officials, and the civil officials helped the generals to plead for mercy. If this happened to other masters, they would be suspicious. If his subordinates were like a piece of iron, how could he, as the master, be put in their eyes? However, Liu Mang knew that Huang Zhong did not have bad intentions. This Xu Shu was wholeheartedly thinking for the good of Yangzhou.
"Yuanzhi, stand up! I am not punishing you! I am just reminding you that it was my negligence. A person's energy is limited. Yuanzhi, you have to work so hard! " Liu Mang mentioned the garrison because he had seen what it means to be a local tyrant in Xinye. If Liu Mang did not go to Guo Yi, he would not have known that Guo Yi had policies and countermeasures. Guo Yi's administration of Yangzhou was in compliance with Liu Mang's will. Liu Mang was not a local tyrant.
Xinye had a Guo Yi. Could it be that the other cities did not have a second or third Guo Yi? In the end, this was still due to the lack of supervision and coordination. If this continued, Liu Mang might be able to kill Guo Yi, but there would be more Guo Yi behind him.
This time, it was Liu Mang who took the lead and beheaded Guo Yi. If he were to encounter other people who took the lead or were to be used by ambitious people, then it would be the end of him if there was a civil uprising like what happened in Xinye.
Therefore, the most important thing now was to plan the second line of garrison troops. He had to let them know that the second line of garrison troops also needed to be coordinated. They were also people on the roster and could enjoy the treatment of the army. They would not need to compete with the common people.
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