Chapter 385 Selection
There are troops stationed in the northwest.
The victims outside were making a fuss, but the garrison could not be short of rations. If there was a shortage, the garrison would have heard the news long ago.
The military rations were either produced by the garrison itself, supplied by some old local family, or looted. There were only three reasons.
At the beginning, Su Qingqing wanted to recruit troops there in order to gradually erode and divide the local garrison and replace them with her own troops, but the timing is not right now and this is obviously impossible. Not to mention now, it won't be possible in another year or two. This is not a problem that can be accomplished overnight.
Zhao Kangjie guessed what Su Qingqing meant, "Madam, do you want to use the local garrison to seize the grain stored by the noble families?"
Su Qingqing said to him: "What do you think?"
Zhao Kangjie shook his head. "The chances are slim. The garrison has been there for many years and has long reached a coexistence model with the local noble families. Let's put it this way, our eradication of the noble families this time actually undermines the interests of the garrisons in various places to a certain extent.
So during this flood in Guangdong and Guangxi, even though the southwestern garrison was so close, no one sent troops to support. This shows their attitude.
Everyone is waiting and watching."
They all knew Su Qingqing's identity. To put it bluntly, they were afraid of Su Qingqing.
Who wouldn't be afraid of General Su, who once had troops under his command?
"We are now going to the southwest to rob food. If we do it ourselves, maybe we can succeed. But if we want the garrison to attack the noble families and then we sit back and reap the benefits, the possibility is almost zero. The garrison will never attack the noble families."
Su Qingqing had thought of this before coming here, "Everything depends on human effort. How can you know if you don't try?"
Zhao Kangjie looked at Su Qingqing, "Your Majesty is going to the northwest?"
Su Qingqing hummed, and Zhao Kangjie immediately said, "Your Majesty, please be careful. You just came back from Guangdong and Guangxi, and you are pregnant now, so you can't stand the tossing. Besides, if we go to the northwest at the speed we are going, by the time we get there, I'm afraid the riots there will have already happened. By then, we won't be able to solve the food problem, and we will be tasked with suppressing the rioters for nothing."
Su Qingqing shook her head. "As things stand now, no matter who goes there , they will waste a lot of time on the road. But if only we go, we can buy in the time we have wasted on the road."
Zhao Kangjie immediately refused, "Your Majesty, you want to march quickly? No way!"
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Why rush? My rush is not as fast as letting you set off with the light cavalry alone. Why rush? Think about it, who can give hope to the people now?
That is the imperial court.
If we were to go and solve this problem on behalf of the imperial court, wouldn't the people feel more reassured and trust us? Without mentioning the past, just looking at the disaster relief in Guangdong and Guangxi this time, isn't our Su Family Army a well-known brand?
If other people were to solve the food problem, the people would be so hungry that they might not have the patience to wait for others to solve the problem and would have rioted long ago.
If we go, they can at least hold on for a few more days thanks to this trust.
As long as they can hold on, we can buy back some time."
Zhao Kangjie said, "But I am not good at logistics support. All these things were done by Wang Yu before."
Su Qingqing said, "Wang Yu is now keeping an eye on Duke Xue's son and cannot spare any time. He cannot leave. I will give you two other people, Xiao Yu and the illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites. What do you think?"
Zhou's son was assigned to work in the Su family army. Zhao Kangjie knew him, but only a little. "That man is educated, but he has been in the manor for so many years. He has no knowledge, no courage, and is so timid. Is he suitable?"
Su Qingqing said, "What's the point of that? Some things are not suitable for people with courage. Just tell me, in your opinion, is this person trustworthy?"
Zhao Kangjie said, "He is a filial son. There is no need to trust him. His mother is in Kyoto, so he will definitely listen to the Queen's orders. There should be no problem. But didn't Xiao Yu escort the Minister of Rites and the Princess of Da Qi to Da Qi? Why did the Queen include him?"
"I'll be back soon. The escort of the Daqi princess was originally a cover to muddy the waters. Now the people of Daqi know that their princess committed a crime and was sent away. Our people also know that the Daqi princess committed a crime and was sent away. However, Daqi didn't receive her, and we did send her away. What do you think the result will be?"
"Of course it was Da Qi who sent someone to ask for the princess."
Su Qingqing said, "That's right. They are going to send someone to ask for the princess. And the person they are sending must be from the royal family and have a certain status in the court."
"Prince of Da Qi?" Zhao Kangjie reacted subconsciously.
Su Qingqing said: "Even if he is not the crown prince, he must be a member of the crown prince's party. After all, the princess of Daqi is the crown prince's biological sister. It is most appropriate for him or his people to come and ask for the person."
Zhao Kangjie didn't quite understand what Su Qingqing meant.
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Our Majesty has set up such a big plan just to meet the prince of Da Qi. Even if he can't meet the prince in person, he can meet his confidant."
Zhao Kangjie rolled his eyes silently in his heart.
We all grew up eating, but how come my brain can only see the second level of the problem, or at most the third level, while you have already seen the fifth level of the problem long ago?
Dimensionality reduction attack is the most deadly.
Zhao Kangjie didn't waste any more words and said directly, "I will obey your majesty's orders."
Su Qingqing said, "You should start preparing. The imperial edict will be delivered this afternoon. You will set out with your men tomorrow morning. One thousand men are needed. They should be good at martial arts and smart. It would be best if they have been to the northwest or are locals. Also, bring more carriages and rice bags.
Go find Zhou's son and tell him about it. You don't have to tell him that he has to go. If he refuses, ignore him and give him half a day off to go home."
Zhou is a person who knows what is going on.
Her son might have been a talented person in the past, but he was destroyed at such a young age when he was at the peak of his career. His pride and self-esteem had long been worn away.
Zhou is different.
Zhou was a concubine. Before she became a concubine, she was a maid. She had always been a person who had to endure hardships. Her character was much more resilient than her son's, otherwise the mother and son might not have been able to hold on for so many years.
And there is also the task that Su Qingqing assigned to me before.
She had no connections, but she found the most important thing, which cannot be attributed to luck.
For four months, she has been following Bai Er, rain or shine. This persistence is enough to explain everything.
After leaving the military camp, Su Qingqing returned to the city and went directly to the Broken Red Tower.
