Li Hong didn't take Li Wei's worries to heart. He was ignorant of any of these matters, and had no idea of the systems involved or the intricacies of implementation. He thinks that since the ancestors of the Great Han Kingdom have already done it, and they have done it very well, why can't the current people do it? Today's people have the mature experience and successful cases of their ancestors, and the land that their ancestors have worked hard to reclaim and the Yanchi iron mine that they have developed.

As for the various problems mentioned by Li Wei, Li Hong did not consider them. At the moment, he only wants to know if he can resettle the displaced people, whether there is a way to make money, and whether he can make money immediately. As long as there is a way to resettle the displaced people and a way to make money, he has the bottom in his heart, and he has the confidence to convince Zhang Yan. Of course, he can't reveal this kind of thought to his subordinates.

At present, there are quite a few generals in the army who are full of fighting spirit and are ambitiously trying to make meritorious contributions through this counterinsurgency. There are also some generals who want to finish the Yellow Turban Army as soon as possible, and immediately rush to the battlefield in Youzhou and return to their hometown. Other generals who surrendered from the Yellow Turban Army were demoralized and war-weary. In this case, how to deal with the counterinsurgency in Bingzhou, of course, Li Hong can't say, he also has to guard against accidents within the army.

Although Li Hong expressed his sympathy for the Yellow Turban Army and the idea of appeasing the Yellow Turban Army at the military conference several times, in the eyes of some generals, the general was just a little tired and emotionally unstable because he had fought too many wars, and he did not expect that Li Hong, who had killed hundreds of thousands of Zhang Niujiao's army and had a deep hatred with the Yellow Turban Army, would give up force and ******** only think about appeasement.

Li Wei, Song Wen and Xie Ming and others were all born as scholars, and all they learned since they were children were classics of scripture and history, and they were deeply rooted in loyalty and righteousness in their hearts, believing that this was the foundation of human beings, so although they hated the corruption of the imperial court, they still couldn't accept rebellion in their hearts. Like the imperial court, they must first resolutely suppress rebellion and killing, and then solve the problem of rebellion. Li Hong's proposal, in their view, was just a means for the General to try to find a solution to the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves outside of force, and what the General really wanted to do was to settle the displaced people in order to solve the root cause of the ongoing rebellion.

There is a big difference between the rebellion in Li Wei's heart and the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army. Li Wei hoped that Li Hong would use the powerful force in his hands to eliminate the traitorous eunuchs and the Qing monarch, and rebuild a great Han country with clear politics, rich people, and peace and security, instead of directly proposing to overthrow the Liu dynasty, destroy the Han Dynasty, and rebuild the world. Therefore, he, like Song Wen, Xie Ming and others, had a great disgust and resistance to Li Hong's recruitment of the Yellow Turban Army.

He privately discussed Li Hong's proposal with Song Wen, Xie Ming and others many times, and in the current corrupt imperial court, it was simply an extravagant hope and absolutely impossible to realize Li Hong's proposal. If it weren't for Zuo Yan, who was bent on helping Li Hong appease the Yellow Turban Army, trying to get them to give up their political problems, they would not even be willing to propose anything to supplement the peasants with business. Without the participation of merchants in the operation of the salt and iron industry, it is impossible to make money quickly, and without money, it is impossible to settle the displaced people, but is it possible for His Majesty and the imperial court to revise the ancestral system that has been used for hundreds of years? Li Wei thinks that Li Hong is doing useless work and dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival.

The frustration of Li Wei and the others soon affected the enthusiastic Li Hong. Li Hong repeatedly inquired about the details of land reclamation and the operation of salt and iron, but Li Wei and others had no practice and experience in this area, and second, they had no confidence in implementing these policies, so they were perfunctory and talked casually without a word.

Li Hong saw that they were seriously lacking in confidence, but he already knew the approximate extent of the matter, so he was still very happy, and after complimenting them a few words, he told them to go and rest.

When Li Wei left, he said: "Since we followed the adults out of Luoyang, although we have not done anything, because of the light of the adults and the soldiers who defeated the Xianbei people, we have not only been promoted, but also added to the ranks, and we are ashamed. If you have any assignments, even if you say it, I, Zhizhi, Changfeng and others will not give up. ”

Li Hong laughed and said, "Zhong Yuan has seen the outside. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be at a loss today. Now there's one thing, I wonder if you can help me do it? ”

Li Wei, Song Wen and the others looked at each other, thinking that this general was really not polite. Only a few kind words were said here, and he made a request there.

Li Hong said: "It is really enviable to see that you scholars who are too learned are talented and can solve any problems you encounter, and it is still good to be knowledgeable." You see, I am short of people here, especially a talented Peng Shi Liecao like you, if you want to Tuntian in a while, there will be even more shortage of manpower, so I want to ask you to help me recruit some manpower, what do you think? ”

Li Wei, Song Wen and the others glanced at each other, and they all felt that the general was full of confidence, and he seemed to be sure of the matter of Tuntian. Could it be that when he was in Luoyang, he really made any promises to His Majesty? With His Majesty's support, he may be able to solve a series of problems, but the terrible thing is, what will happen in the future? What kind of fate is it for his gang to follow him?

Li Hong looked at their shocked eyes, and then said: "Whether it is a scholar from Taixue or a scholar from all over the world, as long as you can invite it, I will definitely report it to Your Majesty and reuse it." ”

Li Wei hesitated for a moment and asked, "My lord, if the affairs of Tuntian are in charge of the Assassination History Department of the Prefecture......

Li Hong shook his hand with a smile and said, "Zhong Yuan, even if he is in charge of the Assassin History Department of Bingzhou, he still needs manpower. The population of the state has increased by one million all at once, and there are no officials, how to manage, you still have to recruit people as soon as possible, in case of urgent needs. ”

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Zuo Yan saw Li Wei walking out of the big tent, and immediately said worriedly: "My lord, this matter of recruiting Shi Liecao should be played by Your Majesty, and then Your Majesty will select the Taixue Bachelor to come and join the state." ”

Li Hong looked at Zuo Yan and asked, "What are you worried about?" ”

Zuo Yan didn't make a sound. Li Hong smiled: "Junyi, we've been together for so long, can't I still trust you?" Are you careful that they are all Li Wei's roommates and will form a force in the future? ”

Zuo Yan sighed and said, "Adults know too. ”

Li Hong was silent. It is not that he has not considered this kind of thing, and now there are more and more large and small forces formed among the officers and men of the army due to different races, regions, and different origins, and although he has eliminated this influence through continuous reorganization of the army, the effect is not ideal. He always comforted himself, thinking that this kind of thing happened because the army was formed for too short a time and the soldiers were not very familiar with each other, but he knew in his heart that if this kind of thing was not dealt with, it would become more and more serious with time.

At present, the infantry army is dominated by the Yellow Turban troops and the Xiliangbian army, and the cavalry army is dominated by the Hu people. The Han people's natural hatred of the Hu caused friction between the soldiers. When there was a war, there was a situation where they did not support each other, and when there was no war, there would be more fights, and he even heard that the camp prostitutes in the military market were unwilling to receive the Hu people. Although some Han generals commanded Hu Cai, there were antagonistic feelings among the soldiers, and some Shangguan even beat Hu soldiers under the pretext of beating them.

The Hu people in the cavalry army now have all ethnic groups, Xianbei people, Qiang people, Karasuma people, and Huns, and there is also hatred and friction between them; The situation is even more serious in the infantry army, the soldiers of the Xiliangbian Army and the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army have fought several times in a row because of various trivial matters, although Wei Zheng and the generals of various departments have dealt with it privately from Li Hong, but Zheng Xin still reported these things. Li Hong was reluctant to meddle in these matters. He went from a soldier to a general step by step, and he has seen too many of these things, and they are nothing more than some battles of will. He knew that in order to avoid these things, it would not be enough to rely on military discipline and punishment alone, and he had to find a way to solve it, but to solve the problem of non-commissioned officers, he must first solve the contradictions between the generals of various ministries. The reason why the assassin Wei Zheng has been concealing it and not reporting it is because behind these brawls are actually conflicts between the generals of various ministries.

The conflict between the generals first originated from the horse bandit officers of Lulongsai and the officers of Youzhou. Fist and beard, they were all opponents on the battlefield in the past, and later came to Li Hong's tent together because of the invasion of Xianbei people. Later, Jizhou officers were added. The Jizhou officers were divided into officers and soldiers and Yellow Turban generals, and these people were also opponents on the battlefield in the past. When they arrived in Xiliang, the situation was even more complicated, and Xiliang had border troops, county soldiers and Qiang generals. Every time Li Hong convened the generals of various ministries in the big tent, he was not happy to see them sitting together according to their respective small factions. He ordered them to take their seats according to the various parts several times, but when it came to the next military meeting, these people still went their own way and took Li Hong's words as wind in their ears. After Li Hong said it a few times, he felt bored, so he stopped talking and sat down with them to make love.

This time he went to Bingzhou, and the reason why Li Hong was not in a hurry to defeat the Yellow Turban Army and went north to Youzhou was for this reason. He had to find a way to deal with it, otherwise, the next battle might have to be lost.

As for the problem of Li Wei and others being arrogant, Li Hong has only recently noticed it. When leaving Luoyang, Li Hong brought out a group of scholars from Taixue in accordance with Li Wei's request. In the early days in Jizhou, he didn't feel Li Wei's appeal, but he felt that Li Wei was very bold in speaking and doing things, and his little brothers liked to revolve around him and obey him, but this time Li Hong obviously felt Li Wei's influence. Because Li Wei lacked confidence in Li Hong's proposal, he didn't come up with any opinions, until Li Hong forced the order, and Li Wei and the others hurriedly came up with a plan. This matter was supposed to be dominated by Zuo Yan and convened everyone to discuss, but Li Wei and others have been rejecting him because Zuo Yan was once the leader of the Yellow Turban Army. Zuo Yan was a gentle and honest person, although he knew that Li Wei, Song Wen and others looked down on him and didn't want to listen to him, he still smiled open-mindedly and took the initiative to invite them to the tent to discuss matters. However, from Li Hong's point of view, he still hopes that Li Hong can be aware of this problem.

Now there are contradictions between the generals, but they all obey Li Hong, and when they fight, no one does not listen to Li Hong, and the friction between them has not affected Li Hong's authority so far. Zuo Yan was wary of Li Wei, Song Wen and others. If Li Hong needs their advice on political matters that he is not familiar with, and these people deliberately mislead Li Hong's decision-making or oppose Li Hong's orders because of political issues, then the problem will be serious. If Li Hong's authority in political affairs is provoked by Li Wei and others, it may directly endanger his authority in military affairs.

For Zuo Yan, the lessons of the internal struggle of the Yellow Turban Army were too profound. Whether it is Zhang Jiao or Zhang Niujiao, the energy in this area is far greater than when there is a war. In many cases, it is not power but political disagreements that are at odds. Now Li Hong seems to be in the same situation. To appease the Yellow Turban Army, first of all, it is not a question of whether His Majesty agrees or disagrees, but whether Li Hong's subordinates can comply.

The army was already approaching Jinyang City, but Li Hong was unusual, and he had not come up with a winning strategy so far. Was it that Li Hong was not sure to convince his subordinates or was he not sure to persuade Zhang Yan? Zuo Yan thought that it was the former, and Li Hong must have feared that his subordinates would use His Majesty's holy decree to force him to give the order to attack. But fortunately, 50,000 people in today's army are Hu people, and these Hu people all listen to Li Hong, which is the absolute strength of Li Hong to control the army. When the subordinates have more military exploits and the officials become bigger, many things will change. Li Hong now has three Zhonglang generals under him, and these three Zhonglang generals can lead the army to fight alone, although they are all under his control at present, but there is only one holy decree from the Son of Heaven, and any one of the three can immediately replace Li Hong to command the army. Zuo Yan felt the crisis, and Li Hong also saw the crisis. If the affairs of the state are not handled properly, disasters may come one after another.

When Zuo Yan slowly finished talking about his worries, Li Hong put his arm around his shoulders and said thank you.

Zuo Yan smiled bitterly: "After so many years, I have followed a few old masters, and you are the most stupid." Adults have no scheming, treat people honestly, and give up losses, although there are many people who believe in you, but if it goes on like this, it is not a thing after all. I think the personality of an adult has a lot to do with your loss of memory. I'm going to send someone to Luoyang to ask a few famous doctors to come and see you. ”

Li Hong shook his head and said with a smile: "Junyi, although I have a little problem with my brain, it is not enough to affect the war, what kind of doctor do you please?" Forget it. Actually, it's just a matter of having your brothers by your side. Think about it, what can I do alone, it's not for everyone to do it together. It's okay if I'm stupid, as long as you're smart. ”

"With the knowledge of Li Wei, Song Wen and others, there is no doubt that the manpower they recruited must be better than that sent by the imperial court, so let's ask them to do this matter. As for the future, you can think of it this way. If the annexation of the state is stabilized and the Youzhou rebellion is quelled, there will be no war in the Great Han Kingdom, and when the time comes, whether you are an official in the court, Zhong Yuan, or Yu Xing, you will either be an official in the court, or you will be an official in the local state and county, and it has nothing to do with me. I, a general, have not fought in a war, so naturally I am not a general, and His Majesty may let me guard the border at that time. So, in another two years, everyone will have to go their separate ways, and let's live one day at a time. ”

Zuo Yan sat there in a daze for a while. He thought about it, and what Li Hong said was right. I may have been in the Yellow Turban Army for a long time, always thinking about how to survive in the future, but forgetting my current identity. Li Hong is an important minister of the imperial court, and he can't control his own fate, just like Huangfu Song, he is the general of the left chariot after making military achievements, and if he offends His Majesty, he will be dismissed and go home, without a reason. It's not like yourself, the official is small, and you don't want to do it, so you can resign and go home with an excuse. Li Hong is no matter how scheming he is, and in the future, he will be nothing more than Jiuqing who is mixed with two thousand stones. But looking at him like that, he didn't want to do it, probably still wanted Lu Longsai to be a border general. Since Li Hong has no ambitions, of course he will not be like Zhang Jiao, who has to calculate everything foolproof. Think about Zhang Jiao, a god-like person, why didn't he calculate that he would die when the Yellow Turban Army was in the most danger? If everyone was like Li Hong, Zhang Jiao would certainly not have created Taiping Dao and raised troops to rebel. In the final analysis, Li Hong is just a martial artist.

Zuo Yan was thinking nonsense there, and Li Hong spoke again.

"Junyi, you go to the old man in the Bingcao camp and ask the old man to send a cronie to Chang'an."

"What are you doing in Chang'an?" Zuo Yan couldn't help but ask strangely.

"Invite Yuntian's brother." Li Hong said, "Although Zhong Yuan and the others have come up with a solution, they have no experience, and they can't say how to deal with it at all, so we have to invite a businessman to come." Of course, you have to ask the merchant about this business. ”

"My lord, this merger hasn't started yet, we haven't even seen Jinyang City, so you ......"

"The matter of merging the state is not something that can be solved in a day or two, so let's make money first." Li Hong said with a smile, "Zhongyuan, they are timid, and they are too upright, always thinking about whether the court can agree to this matter, and whether it violates the laws of the Han Dynasty." He didn't want to think about it, if all the corrupt officials in the court thought so, would there still be corrupt officials in this Han Kingdom? I saw it through when I was fighting corruption in Xiliang, and in these years, there are only those who can't think of it, and there is nothing that I dare not do. If you go to Luoyang and see how many taels the bureaucrats there get a month, which of them is not a fine food? Which one doesn't have a mansion? What family doesn't have dozens of servants and servants? Where did all this money come from? I don't believe it's all left by their ancestors. ”

Zuo Yan was uneasy in his heart, he looked at Li Hong with an indignant face and asked, "My lord wants to ...... in private"

"Yes." Li Hong patted the case lightly and said in a low voice, "It's still good as Wenlong said, if he makes a little money, it is better to resell it privately and make a lot of money." ”

Zuo Yan's face changed color.

"Don't be afraid." Li Hong said with a smile, "Anyway, this money is used to resettle displaced people and state affairs, as long as we are not greedy, there is nothing to fear?" ”

"My lord, if you let Your Majesty know about this......"

"Do you think that if I don't resell, no one will falsely accuse me of reselling?" Li Hong shook his head and smiled, "There are many people in Luoyang who want to kill me, if I shrink my head and be a man, I will die faster." It's okay, I have my own way of coping. ”

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