Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

However, at this moment, my lord, may I discuss something with you?"

Facing Gao Yao's trust, Han Xin was extremely grateful, and at the same time, Han Xin showed full confidence without hesitation. But after agreeing, Han Xin spoke again with a little embarrassment:

"that……"

"What's the matter? Tell me now!" Gao Yao was somewhat curious about what questions Han Xin would ask at this time.

"It's about my salary. Why don't you just deduct two years' salary from me? But please don't stop supplying me with this delicious wine!" Han Xin made the request cautiously.

"Someone, come here! Capture Han Xin and teach him a lesson..."

Hearing this, Gao Yao was instantly furious. He slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and shouted to his soldiers to prepare to attack Han Xin. Han Xin was so smart that when he saw the situation was not good, he ran out of the county governor's mansion without saying a word.

"Hahahahaha..." Xiao He and Cao Shen couldn't help but burst into laughter when they saw this scene. They knew very well that Gao Yao had no intention of punishing Han Xin. Moreover, Han Xin had no malicious intent in his original intention of committing the crime this time, and he had no intention of usurping power. He just wanted to vent the anger of the people. As for being ambushed, it was indeed a mistake, but it was mostly due to his excessive pride.

If they were in each other's shoes, Cao Shen would not have made a similar mistake. After all, they had different personalities. Cao Shen always took stability as the basis for marching. However, the opponent's ambush was indeed unexpected. Han Xin was still too proud, which led to the failure of arrogant soldiers.

"My Lord, should we go visit Zhao Tuo tomorrow?"

"That's right, lord. Since you arrived in the southern border, first it was Ren Xiong, then it was Zhao Tuo. Now you have completely seized the military and political power of the southern border. This time you should deal with Zhao Tuo properly."

At this time, Xiao He and Cao Shen both talked about the most critical issue, which was how to deal with Zhao Tuo. In the past few years, Zhao Tuo had taken advantage of Gao Yao and extorted money. In total, he had taken more than a million yuan. Now that the situation had reversed, the two naturally wanted to retaliate against Zhao Tuo as soon as possible.

"Xiao He, do you really think so?"

"What about Cao Shen? Do you think so too?"

Facing the two people's questions, Gao Yao was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he began to ask the two people about their true thoughts. After hearing this, the two people's expressions froze slightly. After looking at each other, they looked at Gao Yao with eyes full of admiration.

"My lord is wise. I am just worried that you will act too hastily. It would be great if you really think so."

"How do you say it? Tell me."

"If you don't mind, I suggest that you should not rush to take action against Zhao Tuo. Instead, you should treat him with more courtesy, or even better than before. Zhao Tuo has been in the southern border for the past few years. Although he does not have the power to mobilize the southern border garrison, many officers at all levels have already relied on Zhao Tuo for money and food. If you rush to deal with Zhao Tuo, it will inevitably cause panic among a large number of officers in the garrison."

"Now that the lord has been ordered to completely pacify the southern border within a year, the best strategy at this time is to stabilize the morale of the army and secretly cultivate your own confidants to slowly take over the entire southern border army."

At this time, Cao Shen directly gave his opinion. Gao Yao nodded after listening to Cao Shen's words. Gao Yao deeply agreed with Cao Shen's words. Gao Yao was not in a hurry to take action against Zhao Tuo. He just felt that it would be a pity to kill Zhao Tuo. He had been smiling for so long, so he should give him a good beating.

Cao Shen gave a suitable view from the overall perspective, especially thinking more about the next comprehensive deployment of troops in the southern border, which is very important.

Although Gao Yao now has nearly 100,000 troops under his command, it is impossible to use these people to fight the southern border. The main force should be the original garrison troops in the southern border. If the officers at all levels of the garrison are panicked because of Zhao Tuo's affairs, how can this war be fought?

"Well, that's right, Cao Shen. This time, I will lead the army to completely pacify the southern border. You will be the deputy commander, leading the three armies. Kong Gang will be the vanguard, and Han Xin will be the general."

"Here"

Hearing Gao Yao talking about serious matters, Cao Cao immediately responded without any delay. Gao Yao either kept silent, or once he spoke seriously, it meant that he had already made up his mind about the matter.

"Old Xiao, the army is going to go out, and I'll have to ask you to take charge of all the affairs of the counties. Everything depends on you."

At this time, Gao Yao still entrusted all the matters in the rear to Xiao He. This was not the first time Xiao He took over, so it was naturally meaningless.

"Well, my lord, rest assured, Xiao He will definitely do his best. But there is one thing that my lord should still be prepared for in advance."

"Oh? Go ahead."

"My lord, you should prepare for the food and fodder early."

"Food? No more food?"

Li Mo was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said in disbelief, not to mention the rice that has matured twice a year, all kinds of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, and wheat are also planted. It is obviously unlikely to say that there is a shortage of food now.

"My lord, of course there is food. The total amount of food and grass in the three counties now exceeds five million stones of various grain and grass."

Gao Yao was slightly surprised when he heard this number. Five million dan of grain and grass was indeed a lot. Even if these grain and grass were used for marching and fighting, they would be enough for an army of 200,000 to fight for a year.

The monthly grain consumption of Qin soldiers was roughly between two and three dan. This number is a bit exaggerated compared to modern times. On the one hand, there is a certain difference in weight. On the other hand, the Qin Dynasty did not have the rich food of modern times. A meal of several dishes and a little rice was enough. In the Qin Dynasty, especially when soldiers were marching and fighting, they relied on dry food to restore their physical strength and fill their stomachs. There was no question of whether the food tasted good or not.

Especially when marching and fighting, the armor, weapons, and marching all consume a lot of physical strength, and all need to be replenished by dry food and water. Naturally, the consumption of staple food alone will be much more.

"Then what do you mean?"

"My lord, this grain is real, but it is also true that the court has no grain. It is fine for you to supply the grain to the southern border, but you cannot supply it for nothing. And now that you have offended the Meng family, I am afraid that it will be troublesome for the court to escort the daily money and grain to the southern border. My lord should make preparations early. We can provide the grain, and do you plan to pay the salary as well?"