Just like the last time Li Hongli took the lead in appeasing the Yellow Turban Army, this time Li Hong's policy of reopening salt and iron also caused an uproar in Beijing, especially in the case of Tuntian's need to continue to invest huge money and the country's **** finances are exhausted, this wave is a bit opportune and thrilling.

This is something that Li Hong, who is far away in the state, could not have imagined at all.

Both inside and outside the court, both in the government and the opposition, were caught up in endless heated debates. The Shangshutai and the middle officials of the inner court were arguing, the three princes' mansions, the generals' mansions, the princes and magnates, and the bureaucrats at all levels of the outer court were arguing, and the famous scholars and scholars of the capital were also arguing, and the heads of the family of the gate lord clan, and the wealthy businessmen were also arguing.

The first debate was only whether the imperial court could reopen salt and iron, but later it was debated about the financial policy and statecraft of the Great Han Kingdom, which later evolved into academic disputes, Confucianism and Huang Laozhi and other schools of thought.

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Salt and iron, like land, are the two pillars of national finance, especially the benefits of salt and iron are far greater than the benefits of farming, which highlights its importance to the country. If the monopoly of salt and iron is properly controlled, it can indeed be very profitable, but over time, under the influence of various factors such as poor circulation and corruption, the profits of salt and iron will be greatly reduced. This is the same reason that land annexation has led to a sharp reduction in agricultural taxes. In particular, the current dynasty implemented the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, and the status of merchants was low, and in order to get rid of the predicament, merchants bought officials and knights one after another, and broke away from lowly status, and there was no clear boundary between officials and businessmen. Since the government and commerce were integrated, salt and iron were a profiteering industry, and the imperial court was corrupt, so the profits of salt and iron naturally flowed to the private treasury, and the country's finances were naturally exhausted.

In this case, the reopening of salt and iron, and the intervention of private businessmen in the operation, in theory, can indeed quickly restore the finances of the Han Kingdom, because the intervention of private businessmen in the operation, first, to break the monopoly of the government on salt and iron, whether it is price, output, quality, will fluctuate flexibly with the needs of the people, benefiting not only businessmen, but also the Son of Heaven and the royal family, the country and the people; Second, it can effectively curb corruption in the salt and iron industry, crack down on collusion between officials and businessmen, and reduce the losses of the Shaofu and the Dasi Nongfu. In the early days of the founding of the dynasty, private businessmen intervened in the salt and iron business, which made great contributions to the country's recovery and prosperity.

But the problem is that when the merchants get involved in the salt and iron business, they will immediately form rich businessmen, who, like the powerful men who have annexed a large number of land, will obviously damage and threaten the country.

The mobility and usual shrewdness of the merchants, as a unique social role, were extremely destructive to the simplicity of the people pursued by the dynasty, and there were many prominent people among the merchants, who often relied on their economic strength to form a huge force that influenced national policy.

Historically, there have been many such people. Zigong, a student of Confucius, was a great merchant, and as soon as he went out, the caravan was lined up, and the carts were full of gold and jade silks, and he was very large, and he traveled back and forth between countries to fight against the kings of various countries. There is also Ba Qing, the widow of Qin. She is a native of Bashu, started a mine, at that time the world was rich, Qin Wangzheng in order to meet with this Ba widow, to discuss the business of the rich country, specially opened up a gallop road, invited her from Bashu to sit and talk. As for the famous Lü Buwei, not to mention, he started from business until he was in charge of the affairs of the Qin State for more than ten years, and he was a typical example of influencing national politics with the power of businessmen.

The test of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly. As representatives of the centralization of state power, successive kings naturally could not tolerate the erection of a force in society that could divide their power. As a result, since the Qin Dynasty, successive kings have begun to use various means to attack other social forces that can divide their power, and Shang Jia has borne the brunt.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to the wars of the nations, the princes of various countries were eager to find social forces to strengthen themselves, so the Shang and Jia forces at that time survived and developed. However, after the Great Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, the First Emperor and his ministers noticed the influence and threat brought to the country by the Shang and Jia forces, so the First Emperor gradually adopted a policy of attack. The first is to take many commodities under the government in terms of state policy, so as to cut off the source of profit-making for businessmen. Second, it is to use all kinds of academic theories and social education to crack down on and harm businessmen, and to create a kind of atmosphere among the common people in which businessmen are cheap. Under this double suppression, the living environment of the merchants became more and more difficult, and their power shrank rapidly, and it was difficult to form a social force independent of bureaucratic control and capable of having a greater impact on their lives.

While cracking down on the power of the merchants, in order to appease the resentment of the scholar class and the common people, the monarch also fully realized the advantages of the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

"Because of the profiteering nature of salt and iron itself, once the business is liberalized, it is bound to quickly produce merchant forces, so shouldn't this policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business be completely overthrown? The reason why this dynasty adopted the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce at the beginning was because land annexation had seriously endangered the stability of the country, but now land annexation has also seriously endangered the community. The princely magnates and gate lords who opposed the release of salt and iron asked in unison.

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Here, it is necessary to explain the origin of the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business.

The policy of heavy agriculture and suppression of commerce was produced in the Warring States Period, which was first reflected in the reform content of the Wei State by Li Kui, and then Shang Ying clearly put forward the policy of heavy agriculture and suppressing business for the first time in the reform of the Qin State, and put it into practice as the basic content of vigorously promoting the policy of agricultural warfare.

After Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, it immediately unified weights and measures, currency and writing, established galloping roads and straight roads extending in all directions, built spiritual canals, and developed Cao Yun, laying an institutional and material foundation for the transportation and exchange of materials throughout the country. Of course, at the time of Qin Shi Huang, the country had just experienced more than 100 years of war, everything was very backward, and commerce was even less developed. However, since the Gaozu of this dynasty pacified the world, the system and material foundation laid by the Great Qin State have been fully and effectively utilized, and the trade of goods and colonies has developed rapidly.

This dynasty learned the lesson of the fall of the Great Qin State, lightly collected the thin tax, and only collected the land rent of fifteen taxes and one. In its attitude towards commerce and trade, it also adopted its own policy of letting nothing go and not suppressing annexation, and as a result, commercial and trade activities were very active, resulting in many wealthy businessmen and tycoons. However, these wealthy merchants quickly turned their money into land, and the land was quickly concentrated in the hands of a few, when the rich had no land and the poor had no place to stand. The wealthy and powerful had a strong ability to avoid taxes, and the country's tax revenue was further reduced, forcing the minister at the time to come up with the strategy of "Nasu Baijue" to alleviate the crisis. In the period of Emperor Wu, in order to raise money for the expedition, he began to sell officials and lords, and the rich people had titles, and they no longer seemed to be merchants, but the treasury of this dynasty was empty, and as a last resort, Emperor Wu had to order heavy taxes on the rich and hit the merchants with heavy punches. If the rich conceal their taxes, half of the property goes to the whistleblower, and the other half goes to the state treasury. For a time, "Yang Ke was told all over the world, and most of the middle family and above were killed."

Although the laissez-faire economic policy of the early years of the dynasty and the equal emphasis on agriculture and industry helped the country to quickly recover its vitality and move towards prosperity and strength, the excessive expansion of merchant power and the large annexation of land in the later period seriously threatened the stability and security of the country. The large annexation of land by the plutocrats has caused a large number of peasants to live in poverty and be displaced. The people are the foundation of the country, and when the people move, the foundation of the country's rule will also be shaken.

Beginning with Emperor Wu, the current dynasty realized that the merchants had a powerful power to accumulate social wealth and crisis the stability of the country, so he immediately adopted a policy of killing merchants, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, and balancing the interests of merchants and farmers. Since then, successive kings have faithfully implemented the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of commerce as the basic national policy of the state.

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Proponents believe that although the policy of suppressing commerce and valuing agriculture won the support of the scholars and won the support of the people in the process of cracking down on the rich businessmen and tycoons, the excessive crackdown on commercial and trade activities ultimately harmed the people who cultivated the land, harmed the country, and endangered the community.

Over the past 400 years, 1.5 billion acres of land have been cultivated in this dynasty, and there are almost no forests on both sides of the Yellow River and in the Central Plains, but why is the country still so poor?

In the years when the population of this dynasty was the largest, it reached more than 56 million, and the military expenditure of this dynasty in the past 100 years has reached more than 50 billion. Land.

The huge financial expenditure of the state is beyond the support of the land and the people of the dynasty. Under the national policy of "heavy agriculture", the people of this dynasty bear a heavy burden that exceeds their ability to pay, and they are miserable. But what was the result of the "suppression of business" in this dynasty? Due to the particularity and necessity of the goods themselves, and due to the fact of the existence of salt and iron commerce, behind the superficial "suppression of business", there is no distinction between officials and businessmen, and officials and businessmen collude to make profits and harm the people.

This is the fundamental reason for the repeated prohibition of land annexation, the depletion of the national treasury, and the crisis of social agriculture in this dynasty, and this is the final result of the policy of heavy agriculture and suppression of commerce in this dynasty.

From the Son of Heaven to the Scholars, due to many reasons, they knew that "business" was irrepressible, but they had to suppress it, and they knew that "agriculture" must be important, but it was rare to find it heavy. Under the excessive intervention of the princely magnates and the gate lords and bureaucrats, the peasants and merchants of this dynasty have been in a precarious state of existence for a long time, and if they do not try to change again, the society of this dynasty will surely overturn one day.

"Now that the country is in danger and the people's livelihood is withering, the only way to do this is to reactivate the policy of freedom and openness and governing the country according to law in the early days of this dynasty, in order to revitalize the society." Supporters did not budge and spoke out.

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But this persuasion of the supporters touched the most sensitive area of the Han Kingdom, that is, the controversy between Confucianism and Huang Lao? The debate between the rule of law and the rule of virtue?

Suddenly, the controversy in the imperial court extended to Taixue, to Confucianism, and to academic controversy.

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Confucianism dominated the dynasty in this dynasty, and its doctrine directly influenced and determined the implementation and implementation of the policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

Confucianism advocates the granting of heavenly monarchy, which leads to the centralized rule of "great unification". The centralized rule of the great unification requires a supporting economic policy, and the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business is precisely because it can crack down on the rich and powerful to win the hearts and minds of the people, stabilize the population, and be easy to manage, so it has naturally become the first choice of the state.

Promoting a policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce required a well-developed civil service system, and Confucianism also helped the monarch to do so.

After Qin unified the six countries, the county system was promoted throughout the country. This dynasty is from the Qin system. The establishment of the county system reduced the power of constraints for the implementation of state power, and also clarified a channel of communication between the upper and lower levels of the dynasty, and the tentacles of the bureaucracy of the dynasty also spread throughout the country. The bureaucracy of this dynasty was dominated by "scholars", and the status of "scholars" had the dual characteristics of "Confucianism" and "officials". This duality not only makes the "scholars" have a positive initiative in the implementation of national policies, but also makes the bureaucratic system of "scholars" have a partial affinity because of the characteristics of "Confucian scholars" in their identity. This affinity makes it possible to create a culture of "heavy agriculture" among the people.

The bureaucratic system of this dynasty has been repeated and run-in several times, and finally formed a bureaucratic system of scholars and doctors with yang and Confucianism and yin law, and the combination of "etiquette" and "rule of law", Confucianism and scribes has become more and more perfect.

Because of their bureaucratic status, they became part of the rulers and participated in the division of privileges. The practical benefits of this privilege linked the interests of the scholars and the monarch closely, and they thus became the real participants in the formulation and implementation of the policy of "pro-agriculture and suppression of commerce". The scholars were soberly aware that the excessive development of commerce and trade would inevitably be followed by the revival of the power of the merchants, which posed a huge threat to their status and power, which was unacceptable to the scholars and Confucian scholars who undertook the great moral responsibility of the world.

In addition, after becoming an official, Confucian scholars did not completely lose their understanding of their true identity and social morality. In Confucianism, "enriching the people" and "teaching the people" have become the social responsibility and moral responsibility of Confucianism. On the issue of "enriching the people", Confucianism advocates "hiding the wealth from the people". This idea of hiding wealth from the people is nominally consistent with the state's policy of "valuing agriculture," which is one of the reasons why they actively advocate valuing agriculture and suppressing business.

Therefore, the bureaucracy, which was based on Confucianism, became the backbone of the opposition to change, not only against agriculture and industry, but also against the liberalization of salt and iron.

The Confucian, the famous scholar and some of the opposing scholars and bureaucrats gathered together to play, exhort, debate, and organize the Taixue scholars to petition in the Beigong, and launched a wave of opposition to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court.

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The Son of Heaven was frightened, and hurriedly ran to the harem to play with a donkey to pull the cart, he didn't care, and he didn't dare to go to court for more than ten days.

Taiwei Cui Lie was furious. He and a group of bureaucrats who supported the liberalization of salt and iron and tried to reform themselves did not hesitate in the face of the fierce wave of opposition, hoarseness, and roared when they opened their throats.

Officials at all levels in Shangshutai were too different to agree on their opinions, and they did not come up with the final agreed documents for a long time. Under Cui Lie's persuasion, Peng Shi at all levels of Taiwei Mansion basically agreed to the liberalization of salt and iron in Bingzhou, but Situ Mansion and Sikong Mansion both held opposing opinions, resulting in Shangshutai and Sanfu arguing every time and breaking up unhappily.

According to the law of the Great Han Dynasty, the decree of the edict to the whole country first needs to obtain the consent of the Three Princes' Mansion, and after being stamped with the golden seal of the Three Princes, it can be submitted to the Son of Heaven for approval, and then it can be stamped with the main seal. If this matter is delayed again and again, it will be extremely unfavorable to Tuntian.

Although Li Hong consciously avoided this issue in the concert, as soon as the matter came to the court, everything was clear, and it was impossible to hide it. The policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is not only related to the issue of order among the four strata of the court, peasants, industrialists, and merchants, but more importantly, it is directly related to the question of which stratum and the state will compete for financial resources.

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The Son of Heaven heard that the Queen Mother wanted to see him, so he left the harem.

On the way to Yongle Palace, the Son of Heaven asked Jian Shuo, what is new in Luoyang recently? Jian Shuo said that the bureaucrats, celebrities and scholars still get together every day to argue, and the Taixue Bachelor's Gate still runs to the north palace gate every once in a while to demonstrate and petition, and the other is that the queen mother is going to have a birthday next month, and people inside and outside the palace are busy giving gifts to the queen mother, and the rest is nothing.

"How's the Captain-sama doing? Are you okay? ”

Jian Shuo laughed silently.

"What are you laughing at?" The Son of Heaven smiled and asked, "Was he scolded miserably by others?" This old man is always looking for someone to scold. Last time, he said that he was going to give up the border county, but as a result, the people from all over the government and the opposition wanted to kill him, and this time he said that he would reopen the salt and iron, and as a result, the people from the government and the opposition not only wanted to kill him, but also dug up his ancestral grave. Why bother? ”

"Your Majesty, he was beaten this time?" Jian Shuo laughed.

"Who? This is worth it, and you dare to beat the three ministers? I'm going to kill him nine clans. ”

"It's Da Changqiu, Zhao Zhong, Zhao Houye."

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment and stopped talking.

"That day, the ministers were discussing in Shangshutai, Lord Taiwei and Zhao Houye quarreled, Zhao Houye scolded him for begging for food, relying on a woman to make the third duke, Taiwei was probably mad, and he picked up the bamboo slip and broke Zhao Houye's head. Marquis Zhao was furious, grabbed Lord Taiwei's beard and punched him, causing Lord Taiwei's eyes to swell. ”

The Son of Heaven burst out laughing.

"And then, and then?"

"In the afternoon, Lord Taiwei went to Taixue to debate, and quarreled with the doctoral students of Taixue, the scene was chaotic, and the bachelors of Taixue took the opportunity to splash the ink of Lord Taiwei, and surrounded Lord Taiwei to prevent him from leaving. In the evening, the Taiwei was rescued by the guards Liu led the troops. ”

The Son of Heaven shook his head again and again while laughing.

"How many recitals to impeach Li Hong have been there recently?"

"Your Majesty, recently the bus order uses several carriages to send the recitals to Shangshutai every day, most of which are for the impeachment of Master Li, the general of Zhenbei. Lord Huangfu didn't look at it now, and directly ordered someone to throw the impeachment chapter outside the study. ”

"Shang Shutai's recital of Li Aiqing has been agreed?"

"Lord Huangfu and Lord Lu have different opinions, not to mention the squire and Peng Shi below, it is estimated that it will be difficult." Jian Shuo said worriedly, "Lord Li's hornet's nest has grown up this time. ”

The Son of Heaven laughed and said, "Good stab." Every time he poked the hornet's nest, a large number of people gave me gifts, which was great. This time it happened to be the Queen Mother's birthday, and it is estimated that the Queen Mother received more gifts than in previous years. ”

"Your Majesty, how is this going to end?"

"What are you doing with them arguing with them? I hid and didn't go to court, and after a long time, naturally big things turned into small things, and small things turned into small things. ”

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When they arrived at Yongle Palace, the Son of Heaven gave Xiao Donghou and the princess a small gift as usual, and the father and son laughed for a while and went to see the Queen Mother together.

The Queen Mother received many gifts and was in a very good mood. She came to the Son of Heaven, and she didn't have anything to do, just to ask the government and the opposition how to deal with the matter of reopening salt and iron, which had been arguing endlessly.

The Son of Heaven knew that his mother must have been the first to be entrusted with intercession. Sure enough, the Queen Mother clearly expressed her opposition to the Son of Heaven, how could the system used by the ancestors for hundreds of years be changed? The Son of Heaven nodded again and again, don't change, don't change, absolutely don't change.

When I returned to the harem, I happened to see Da Changqiu Zhao Zhong. Zhao Zhong came to complain, and the wound on his face was still swollen.

The Son of Heaven laughed at him a few words and said, what are you doing to provoke Lord Taiwei if you have nothing to do? You don't know he's been in a bad mood lately? Forget it, go home and rest for a few days, and don't come to serve me.

Zhao Zhong cursed Cui Lie a few words, and then played: "Your Majesty, Cui Lie and Li Hong are not well-intentioned, they joined forces to deceive Your Majesty, they want to rob Your Majesty's money." ”

"What does Aiqing mean?"

"Your Majesty, after the salt and iron were released, most of this money went into the Shaofu, and a small part of it became a commercial tax into the Dasi Nong Mansion, but Your Majesty didn't get a single amount of money. In recent years, has the Shaofu subsidized the Dasi Nong Subsidy less? Last time, His Majesty wanted to go back to Jizhou Hejian Country to worship his ancestors and ask him to give some money, did he come out? These people are so bad, what they say in their mouths is good, and the money in Shaofu is His Majesty's money, but in fact? In fact, they tried their best to force His Majesty to turn the money of the Shaofu into the money of the Dasi Nongfu, so Your Majesty must not agree to them. It's still as good as it is now, and the salt and iron officials from all over the country together have to pay at least four or five billion yuan a year to His Majesty's Wanjintang, which is His Majesty's own money. ”

"Yes, yes." The Son of Heaven smiled, "I know in my heart. You tell the salt and iron officials everywhere to double the tribute to me this year, otherwise it will ......"

"Your Majesty, there are many wars now, and the benefits of salt and iron are very thin." Zhao Zhong said with a wry smile.

"Really?" The Son of Heaven smiled, took out Li Hong's secret music and handed it to him, "Aiqing see for yourself, who of you are cheating?" ”

Zhao Zhong took a cursory look and immediately said angrily: "These people are too disrespectful. Your Majesty, those who should be killed must be killed, and you must not be soft-hearted. ”

The Son of Heaven glared at him and said nothing.

Zhao Zhong's eyes rolled twice, and he was angry. Your Li Hong's hands are too long, and you dare to come to the inner court, hum......

"Your Majesty, there is still a chance to make a fortune now."

"Oh, tell me, what's the chance?" The Son of Heaven asked happily.

"Your Majesty, now the goods transported from Guanzhong to Bingzhou are endless, and those merchants have made a fortune. Your Majesty, they are all walking on Your Majesty's galloping road, Your Majesty's Fen River, the road is broken, Your Majesty wants to pay for repairs, the river is silted, Your Majesty wants to pay for dredging, why? The minister believed that His Majesty should issue an order to send people to the east of the river to collect the transportation fee. ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, yes, the imperial court is in Tuntian, and in order to raise money for Tuntian, they are now arguing, but what about those big businessmen? Not only did he not contribute to the court's fundraising, but he made huge profits from it.

"Okay, Aiqing's proposal is too good, Aiqing is really the mainstay of my Han Kingdom." The Son of Heaven excitedly patted Zhao Zhong's chubby belly and praised him again and again.

"Aiqing, then you say, who should you send to Hedong?"

Zhao Zhong sneered secretly, hum, Li Hong, you can throw a stone and hit the sky.

"The minister thinks that a person from the inner court should be sent to this matter, so that His Majesty's money will not be secretly withheld again and his own pocket will be filled." Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "Your Majesty, how is Xia Yun, the middle attendant?" ”

The Son of Heaven was just about to nod, and suddenly remembered that Xia Yun's son was not killed by Li Hong? If Xia Yun is sent to Hedong, wouldn't it be troublesome for the two to make trouble.

The Son of Heaven immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, Aiqing, have you forgotten that Xia Aiqing and Li Aiqing have a grudge against their sons." ”

"Your Majesty, Xia Yun went to Hedong to collect money, not to collect money in Bingzhou, and the two couldn't see each other." Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "Hedong Taishou Han Ying is Xia Yun's former official, with his help, things will be much easier." In addition, His Majesty can let Xia Yun set up a few more checkpoints to collect money in Hedong, so that His Majesty's income will be more. ”

If the Son of Heaven thinks about it carefully, it makes sense.

"Okay, okay, you do it right away." The Son of Heaven urged, "Tell Xia Yun to leave for Hanoi overnight, and if you arrive a day early, you will be charged an extra day's money." ”

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Recently, Li Hong has received letters from Shangshutai Huangfu Song every day. Huangfu Song firmly supported the proposal to reopen salt and iron, but the resistance he encountered in Shangshutai was too great, and the resolute opposition of Lu Zhi, Jian Shuo and a group of ministers made him helpless. He told Li Hong everything that happened in Luoyang through letters, and it was obvious in the letter that he was agitating to release salt and iron in Bingzhou in order to raise money in Tuntian. Li Hong was anxious. Without the will of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, it would be illegal for him to do so after all, and the benefits of salt and iron in the state could not support the needs of the tuntian in the state. He also needs more money.

At this time, there was a crisis in Tuntian, a state of union. Not because there is no money, but because there is not enough land.

With the cooperation of the county officials in various places, Zhang Baiqi's Diannong Governor's Mansion and Zhao Qi's Hutian Commander's Mansion measured the land and distributed the land in Juntun and Mintun, but there were too many displaced people, and even some displaced people in Montenegro also crossed the Taihang Mountain and rushed to Shangdang County after hearing the news.

The number of Tuntian soldiers in Taiyuan and Shangdang was huge, reaching 350,000, equivalent to one-third of the displaced people. They occupy a large amount of land, which seriously restricts the progress of Mintun.

Zhao Qi found Li Hong and asked him to discuss with Zhang Yan and Yang Feng that they should either immediately reduce the number of Tuntian soldiers, or immediately requisition some of the Tuntian soldiers to reclaim land in other counties and counties.

Reducing the number of Tuntian soldiers, of course, is impossible, and this will shake the morale of the Yellow Turban Army. However, if some of the tuntian soldiers were requisitioned and reclaimed in the Yanmen and Xihe areas, the completion time of the military tun would be seriously delayed, and the money invested in the tun would also increase exponentially. Li Hong was in urgent need of food, and his request was that the military tun should produce results next year, and there should be a large army of food supplies.

Li Hong immediately summoned Zhao Qi, Zhang Yan, Yang Feng, Zhang Baiqi, Zuo Yan and others to discuss.

Zhao Qi spread out the map, pointed to the lower reaches of the Fen River in the east of the river, and said that there were 300,000 or 400,000 mu of wasteland here, which was developed in the early days of the dynasty. If you want the military camp to be effective immediately, you need to have a ready-made field, and this is the right place.

Li Hong asked Zhang Yan and Yang Feng, "Do the two adults think it's okay?" ”

The two hesitated. Li Hong said: "No, it's okay, there is no room for negotiation." Solving the problem of displaced people should be put in the first place, and other things should make way for the people. ”

"Which of the two adults led the troops to Tuntian, Hedong?"

Zhang Yan and Yang Feng looked at each other and did not make a sound.

"Brother Qi, go. Brother Feiyan is too famous, and it is easy to cause unnecessary trouble. Li Hong looked at Yang Feng and said, "What does Brother Qi think?" ”

Yang Feng thought to himself that you are the official here, who else dares to say no. Then he nodded in agreement.

Li Hong immediately sent Sima Li Wei of the Zhenbei General's Mansion to Beijing overnight to meet His Majesty, demanding that all the wasteland in the lower reaches of the Fen River in Hedong be transferred to the Commandery Department of Diannong in Bingzhou, and that Yang Feng, the captain of Montenegro, lead 200,000 Tuntian soldiers to Hedong to implement military cantonment.

"Zhong Yuan, you must do three things when you go to Luoyang." Li Hong confessed, "First, the matter of Tuntian, Hedong, this matter is the most urgent, and it must be fast. Second, the matter of liberalizing the operation of salt and iron in the state is the most difficult, and we must find a way. Third, the matter of Xiaolan. You said to Lord Zhu Jun that I robbed the person, and the matchmaker was made by the boss, and I hope he can agree to this marriage. When you come back, we'll give you a happy event. ”

Li Wei said in embarrassment: "My lord, this is a private matter, and if this matter is known to Lord Situ......

"Isn't that the pockmarked problem?" Li Hong sneered, "This time, Ling Ming and He Feng will go to Luoyang with a hundred black panther followers. He Feng is familiar with everything in Luoyang and will help you. If Lord Zhu Jun doesn't give you a good face, you ask Ling Ming to cut that pockmark. ”

Li Wei was dumbfounded.

He felt that Li Hong's temperament had become more and more irritable and violent recently, and Li Hong's habit of liking to consult with his subordinates before doing things had been unconsciously replaced by arbitrariness and arbitrariness. The pressure on Li Hong's back was too heavy, the pressure of counterinsurgency, the pressure of Tuntian, the pressure of the displaced people, and the pressure from the imperial court, he could no longer bear it.

"Your ......, my lord"

"I know what you're worried about?" Li Hong patted him on the shoulder and said, "I can still bear it, with the boss here, I can't make a big mistake, you can go with confidence." But before winter comes, you must get the salt and iron affairs done, otherwise, we will be in trouble, big trouble. ”

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The controversy in Luoyang is still in full swing.

General He Jin has been very low-key recently. He neither expressed his opinion on the salt and iron theory, nor did he participate in any kind of debate, and he always acted as a peacemaker on both sides of the debate during the court discussions.

On this day, he returned to the house exhausted, and he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and scolded him. He scolded Cui Lie and Li Hong, he had nothing to do, he made Luoyang into a miasma, everyone didn't deal with any state affairs, they just quarreled all day long, and they fought endlessly, and he was almost annoyed. The salt and iron industry is the biggest way for him to make money, and when the salt and iron are released, what does he eat and drink?

He Hao and Yuan Shao walked into the study one after another, with happy faces.

Li Hong agreed. He Hao twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Sima Li Wei of the Zhenbei General's Mansion is going back to Beijing in the next two days, and he is accompanied by Pang De and He Feng. ”

He Jin's face changed, and he asked in surprise: "He agreed?" ”

"As soon as He Feng arrives, we will be clear." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "Li Hong first let Liyi's iron cavalry stay in Hedong, and then let He Feng return to Beijing, doesn't this explain the problem?" ”

He Jin thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Do you believe him?" ”

"General, think about Li Hong's current situation, he has now ridden to the back of the tiger in Tuntian, can he get down?" He Hao said with a smile, "The boss is really capable, he dared to really be in Bingzhou Tuntian at this time, I convinced him." After the matter is completed, we have to thank him, without him forcing Li Hong to this desperate situation, we are really not sure. ”

He Jin looked at the two of them and asked, "What do you think about the matter of salt and iron?" ”

He Hao and Yuan Shao said in unison: "Of course, it's good to let go." ”

He Jin's face showed dissatisfaction.

"General, let go of salt and iron, pay equal attention to agriculture and commerce, in the long run, it will be beneficial to the Great Han Kingdom and the Great General. If the people are rich, the country will be strong, the country will be strong, and the general will be invincible, and in the future, the general will be under one person and above ten thousand people, and I am afraid that there will be no money? He Hao said with a smile, "As long as the traitorous eunuchs are successfully eradicated, even if His Majesty is today, he will have to rely on the general." ”

He Jin hesitated for a long time and said, "I don't like Li Hong, and I don't like him more and more." ”

"If you want to get rid of Li Hong, there are too many ways." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "Why should the general be in a hurry at this time. Now, we still have to help him, mutually beneficial. What's more, if Tuntian succeeds, won't the prince's country be more stable? ”

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Eight hundred miles of fast riding rushed into Luoyang City.

The stars of Changsha County in Jingzhou gathered people to rebel, attacked the city, and were unstoppable.

The Xiongnu slaughtered all ethnic groups and rebelled, and its leader, the Tiger King Baima Tong, led the crowd south, and confronted the Hun Zhonglang General Xian Yufu in Huze.

The Xihe Baibo Yellow Turban was defeated by the captain Yan Rou and his remnants, led by the leader Guo Tai, who had already crossed Luliang Mountain and went to the east of the river to kill.

After Zhang Chun's rebels defeated Liu Yu, they were already approaching Handan, while Jizhou Mu Yangqi was defeated by Bai Huan at this time, and the two rebels were about to converge.

Luoyang shook.

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