Chapter 242: Taxes on the Disappeared Population

Zhao Yun came back with 30,000 elites.

The various voices of Youzhou suddenly became much quieter.

Receiving that Zhang Yan was coming to join him, Zhao Hui sent Zhang Wangliao Hua and brought a team of men to meet him.

Although Zhang Yan didn't send charcoal in the snow, it was impossible for Zhao Hui to push him out.

The 100,000 Black Mountain Army in Zhang Yan's hands was of great significance to Zhao Hui.

It can replenish the strength of Gongsun Chan and Gongsun Du after the battle.

Before, Zhao Hui could not care about Zhang Yan.

But Zhang Yanzhen came with 100,000 people, and Zhao Hui had to pay him enough attention.

Even Zhang Yan was forced to defect to Zhao Hui because he couldn't persevere.

But he is not alone, he is holding a real 100,000 Black Mountain Army in his hands.

Even if the combat power of the Montenegrin Army is not strong, this is a force that cannot be ignored.

When Zhang Yan arrived, Zhao Hui personally greeted him outside the city.

If Zhang Yan was when Gongsun Chan sent troops, he would have come to defect to Zhao Hui. If Zhao Hui was in Jicheng at that time, Zhao Hui would go out of the city for two hundred miles to greet him.

But not now, even if Zhao Hui wants to, his subordinates Dian Wei Zhao Yun and others will not agree.

Sometimes, the opportunity is missed, the time is missed, and even if it is the same choice, the results will be very different.

And there are very few people who can see the opportunity clearly and seize the opportunity.

Changli County guarded Lu Bing too much, and Zhang Yan couldn't make up their minds when Zhao Hui needed them.

Zhao Hui would not blame them for this, and he couldn't blame others for not sending charcoal in the snow.

Because after they send carbon, they don't know if they will freeze to death.

Few people have the courage to risk their lives on others. Especially the people to choose, who look precarious at the moment.

"Zhang Yan, the general of the middle of the difficulty, has seen Zhao Zhoumu."

In front of the city gate, Zhang Yan bowed and said.

Before him, he had already chosen to be edicted by the imperial court, but he only had the title of a general in the middle of the difficulty, and the others did not change much.

"Zhang Ping doesn't need to be polite, it's my luck that you can come to Youzhou." Zhao Hui said.

At the moment, Zhang Yan and the main generals of the Montenegrin army are invited to the state governor's mansion.

As for the 100,000 Montenegrin army, they were camped outside the city, waiting for arrangements.

In the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, Zhao Hui and Zhang Yan chatted very happily, and no one mentioned the matter of borrowing grain before.

Zhao Hui looked at the atmosphere and said: "Zhang Pingnan, 100,000 troops outside the city, I want to select the elite among them, and all the rest will be dismissed, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Let the state pastor decide." ”

chose to defect to Zhao Hui, Zhang Yan already knew that these 100,000 people would definitely be handed over to Zhao Hui.

Even if Zhao Hui didn't speak, Zhang Yan would take the initiative to bring it up.

100,000 people held it in his hands, not only Zhao Hui was not worried about him, but Zhang Yan himself was also very weak-hearted.

Zhang Yan came to Zhao Hui with 100,000 Montenegrin troops, not for the 100,000 Montenegrin troops in his hands, but to run for a future for himself.

Otherwise, because of the lack of food and grass, he could completely disband most of the Montenegrin army by himself.

Zhang Yan was not reconciled, and only became a bandit leader.

It can be seen from his willingness to accept the imperial court's edict.

It's just that he and Zhao Hui chose two different directions.

Now Zhao Hui has his own territory, and he has nothing else except an identity that he doesn't care about.

The only thing that deserves to be wooed by other princes is because he still has 100,000 Black Mountain troops in his hands.

Without these 100,000 Black Mountain Army, no matter who Zhang Yan goes to, it will be difficult to get a high position.

His abilities are not very strong. In the hands of the princes of all walks of life, they can almost only mix a middle-level position.

But with these 100,000 Montenegrin troops, Zhang Yan has bargaining chips.

No matter who he goes to, he can get a lot of attention.

Zhang Yan now brought 100,000 Black Mountain troops to defect to Zhao Hui.

Zhao Hui gave him high-ranking officials Houlu, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Xu Shu and others, they would not say anything.

But if Zhang Yan just came to Zhao Hui alone.

And Zhao Hui also gave him high-ranking officials, and the people below must be unhappy.

As more and more people follow Zhao Hui, Zhao Hui has more and more things to consider.

It's impossible to do things to your liking all the time.

It is impossible to say that you like someone and promote it.

If you don't like it, you will suppress it.

If Zhao Hui really did this, he would end up with a group of sycophants around him.

Youzhou Mu is already the peak of Zhao Hui, and he will be destroyed by Yuan Shao immediately.

When he followed Zhang Jiao at the beginning, Zhao Hui was very relaxed.

When establishing Heifeng Village, Zhao Hui was also at ease.

When he became the Taishou of Shanggu County, Zhao Hui could still do everything in an orderly manner.

But after becoming the pastor of Youzhou, Zhao Hui now feels a little powerless.

It is impossible to do one thing to everyone's satisfaction.

Heifeng Village, Shanggu County, Zhao Hui can rely on insights beyond others to do things successfully.

But when it comes to the position of Youzhou Mu, it is not just an opinion.

The knowledge of his previous life was of more and more limited help to Zhao Hui.

It's not just about getting things done, it's about controlling people.

The territory is getting wider and wider, the team is getting bigger and bigger, the interests are getting more and more, and people's hearts are becoming more and more chaotic.

Everyone will always think about their own interests, and it is impossible to really do everything for others.

If there is, then it is really a saint.

The human heart is the most elusive.

Of the 100,000 Montenegrin troops, 30,000 were selected.

The remaining 70,000 were sent to Tuntian by Zhao Hui.

Taxes alone cannot support the grain and grass of the army.

Today, 50 out of 10 percent of the people do not have to pay taxes.

In addition to the people who are attached to the big families, there are also some people who have their household registration concealed.

Obviously, there are 100,000 households in a county, but the reported data is only 70,000 or 80,000.

Most of Zhao Hui's grain and grass were collected from the homeless people before.

Bingtun and Mintun are now the main sources of grain and grass for Zhao Hui.

There is also through the Zhen family, which was acquired from Jizhou and other places.

The 30,000 selected Montenegrin Army replenished the previous war attrition and soon began a new round of training.

Zhao Hui didn't interfere in the training anymore.

Whether it is Dian Wei Zhao Yun, as well as Zhang Wang, Liao Hua and others, they have long been able to independently conduct various training for recruits.

In terms of administrative matters, Zhao Hui also handed over more to Xu Shu to deal with.

After Xu Shu was transferred back from Yuyang County, he served as Zhao Hui's governor.

Although the official position is not as big as before, it is the real person around Zhao Hui.

Xu Shu is more skilled than Zhao Hui in handling these administrative matters.

Zhao Hui's ability in this regard is not at the same level as his martial arts.

Zhao Hui never deliberately trained this ability.

When he realized that he was a little powerless, Zhao Hui wanted to hand over these things to talents like Xu Shu.

A person's energy is limited, and Zhao Hui is not interested in administrative matters.

He just needs to be able to know people well.

Zhao Hui prefers life on the battlefield.

However, the work of counting household registration still needs to be completed as soon as possible.