Han Tong has fought countless battles and seen countless enemies, but this time, he was not happy at all, and his heart kept falling, as if he had fallen into the abyss.

He glanced at Zhao Kuangyi sadly, and found that Zhao Er was also biting his lip tightly, and his eyes gradually turned terrifying blood red!

"Are we wrong?"

A veteran general actually raised such a question...... Perhaps it is really not time to use troops on a large scale, and it is time to recuperate.

"It's not that we're wrong, it's those people who regard Wufu as a dog, wanton exploitation, and put the burden of war on Hedong, so they crushed Hedong and forced Peng Hai to rebel!" Zhao Er cut his teeth and said.

Han Tong pondered for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The people who can watch those people are nothing more than Your Majesty and Hou Ye, if Hou Ye was in charge of the expedition to the Western Regions, and Your Majesty was in charge of the Jingshi, maybe it wouldn't be like this." ”

Zhao Erke didn't agree with Han Tong's opinion, he sneered, "There are hundreds of thousands of troops, hundreds of millions of military expenses, and millions of people...... This power is enough to change the dynasty in anyone's hands, and in three years, how many people can be instigated from it? Can the relationship between the monarch and the minister be bearable? ”

Han Tong was dumbfounded, he was Chai Rong's loyal minister and Ye Hua's friend. He didn't believe that His Majesty the Emperor would be suspicious of his ministers, nor did he believe that Ye Hua, who only wanted to be the champion marquis, would rebel...... But he also knows what it means to be involuntarily!

Han Tong held his head in pain, and for a long time, he said in a tone that was almost crying: "You say, what should I do?" ”

Zhao Er pondered for a while, and said sadly: "It's nothing more than two choices, either stop fighting abroad, or give the martial artist more power!" You can't let Takefu fight hard in front, but hand over the power to divide the pie to others! ”

Han Tong took a deep breath and shook his head with a wry smile, "Blatantly asking for power, even the queen is dead, what else can anyone else do?" After Han Tong finished speaking, he shook his body and walked towards the Peng family step by step...... Peng Hai is dead, he still has a wife and children, no matter what, Han Tong will not let others hurt them again.

……

Kaifeng Yefu.

There was only a big pot of thick millet porridge in front of the whole family, which was really rare, and I actually found this bag of millet from Linzhou in the kitchen.

Ye Hua boiled it for three hours with his own hands, he stood in front of the iron pot, enduring the fumigation of steam, he boiled not porridge, boiled his own heart!

The whole family could feel the unusual atmosphere, even the three most noisy little ones did not dare to speak, they honestly held the bowl, one bite at a time, and drank all the millet porridge. Peeking in, Daddy had already put the bowl down, and Mother's eyes had been staring at Daddy.

"Brother!"

Fu San said softly: "Don't blame yourself too much, I can still find a way to mobilize some money and provide some preferential loans, the difficulties will always pass, it is enough for you to have this heart." No one is a god, don't drill the horns...... Besides, you are also familiar with the annals of history, which emperor who is wise and martial and expands his territory is not stepping on the white bones to advance, there are enemies and his own people! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Xiongnu, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, and suffered a lot more losses than this, the uprising was in flames, and the wolf smoke was everywhere, in comparison, the situation in front of him was really insignificant......" Fu San kept saying, but there was a different feeling in his heart, and he couldn't even say it anymore.

Ye Hua just smiled at her, "It's okay, it's not the kind of situation you were worried about!" ”

Ye Hua smiled at the children again, "Do your homework at home, don't run around, don't make trouble for your mother, and don't bother the ancestor." ”

After explaining everything, Ye Hua changed into official clothes, packed up meticulously from top to bottom, got into his carriage, and went to the palace to meet him.

Ye Hua of the palace often comes and goes, and it is similar to his own home, and he doesn't even need to hand over signs. But this time was different, Ye Hua insisted on letting the little eunuch pass through, and he got the will, so he went in.

Compared with Ye Hua's formality, Chai Rong seemed much more casual, he was wearing a wide robe, and he also prepared tea, and when he saw Ye Hua coming in, he asked him to sit down.

"I wanted to have some wine with you, but I was afraid of making a mistake, so I prepared a little tea and said it...... To put it bluntly, straight to the point, I want to hear your opinion. ”

Ye Hua's upper body leaned slightly, and he muttered for a moment: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the matter of Linzhou is extraordinary. A rebellion may not mean anything, but I have one of the biggest problems in Da Zhou, and I can't help but solve it...... That's the fairness of taxation! ”

"The farms in Hedong, in terms of yield per mu, are not much higher than those in the Central Plains, or even less. The reason why so much grain can be taken out is because of the use of slaves and the strong pressing. But there is a limit to everything, beyond which the farms and ranches in Hedong will go bankrupt. ”

Chai Rong intervened and listened silently, "I don't know, but if you don't collect grain from Hedong and from the Central Plains, it will provoke a popular uprising." Which is more frightening in comparison? Chai Rong said again: "Ye Qing, you won't persuade me to suspend the expedition!" This is impossible, I must destroy the Khitan, and as soon as possible! I'm going on a second expedition to the Western Regions! ”

Ye Hua was speechless, Chai Rong's ambition was instigated by him...... In fact, any traverser wants to occupy thousands of miles of territory and create an unprecedented prosperous world.

But few people have noticed the price of prosperity!

In particular, an expedition of more than 100,000 people was pressed on a few places, which was absolutely unbearable.

Just like the Guanzhong Plain in the Han and Tang Dynasties, sooner or later there will be a day when it will be squeezed dry. When Guanzhong declined, the empire lost the courage to expand abroad......

"Your Majesty, if it is true that you want to continue the war, the minister has only one plan."

"Will the plan be released?"

"Fully implement cooperatives!"

"What do you mean?" Chai Rong was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the reason for collecting more grain in Hedong is that the farms in Hedong are highly efficient and have more grain in stock. The small farmers in the Central Plains are scattered, unable to supply as much food, and their efficiency is also very poor...... If we take villages and towns as units, we should organize the peasants and let them consciously hand over the surplus grain to the cooperatives. It turned out that the imperial court needed to trade with thousands of peasant households, and it was like having messy hair and not having a clue. But if it becomes hundreds of thousands of villages and towns, the situation will change suddenly, and it will be much easier to extract surplus food, and the supply will be more abundant! ”

"And after doing this, every time we fight, we will extract grain from all over the country, so there will be no problem of more grain from Hedong and less grain from the Central Plains. Fair taxation can naturally eliminate people's grievances and convince everyone! ”

……

The conversation between Ye Hua and Chai Rong was not tense, on the contrary, it was completed in peace.

Ye Hua's point of view is very clear: the small-scale peasant economy cannot withstand large-scale mobilization, whether it is the use of foreign troops or large-scale road construction, none of which will work.

The only way to solve this problem is to organize the peasants.

It's a no-brainer.

However, there has always been a rule, the more things seem to be foggy, to put it bluntly, there is nothing to make a fuss about.

On the contrary, the simpler and more understandable things are, the more they can't be pushed!

At present, there are less than 1,000 prefectures and counties in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even so, the bureaucratic system is already very large, and the cost of operation is extremely high.

If we add hundreds of thousands of villages, just one person in each village who collects taxes and collects grain will be hundreds of thousands, and in fact it is far more than that!

Where did the officials come from?

How to ensure integrity and self-discipline?

And how to manage the appraisal?

Moreover, in the past, Chai Rong has always opposed the control of the local area and the division of the power of the imperial court. If cooperatives were formed, would it void the power of the imperial court?

Can the existing local officials agree?

Chai Rong had a strong sense of powerlessness for the first time, and after thinking about it, he fought abroad, which was his established national policy...... In fact, it doesn't have much to do with Ye Hua's encouragement. Chai Rong inherited Guo Wei's world as a righteous son, and he must glorify the foundation of the first emperor and make achievements far beyond the past dynasties, so as to prove himself, to convince everyone, and tell everyone that it is natural to give him the throne!

The war cannot be stopped, this is the bottom limit of Chai Rong.

But the trouble is also in front of you, how to solve it?

Chai Rong called Prime Minister Wang Pu to the palace.

"Your Majesty, in fact, there are precedents for this matter." Wang Pudao: "Take Lingnan as an example, the imperial court has established many military cantonments, let some meritorious soldiers settle in Lingnan, hire people, use slaves, and cultivate acres. If the power of the villages and towns is handed over to the soldiers, who have fought battles, have prestige, and have the means, they should be able to complete the mission of the imperial court. It's just like this......" Wang Pu didn't continue, but the meaning couldn't be clearer...... And continue to empower Takeo!

Don't look at Chai Rong's constant suppression of civilian officials, in fact, he has never been soft on military generals, Zhao Kuangyin has made great contributions, and as a result, a loyal and brave uncle took down the inspection, and Zhang Yongde, obviously framed, also took advantage of the situation to remove the official position, until now, the position of the inspection is still vacant.

If it was really according to Ye Hua's idea, the establishment of countless cooperatives would not be equivalent to abolishing the gentry group and replacing it with a more powerful martial arts group?

Moreover, these warriors not only master the people, but also penetrate into all villages and towns, and can directly control every common people.

At this point, the civilian-bureaucratic clique has no strength to resist, and it is even difficult to imagine that the literati will collectively kneel down and become the minions and lackeys of the martial arts.

Chai Rong still has the confidence to be able to face Wufu, except for one Ye Hua, the others have no difficulty in dismissing the official or beheading them with a word.

But what's next?

What about the crown prince Guo Zongxun?

Does he have a way to fight the warriors?

And after the crown prince?

……

"Master, go back!" Fu San stood behind Ye Hua and said softly: "It's late at night, a big family, I still have to rely on you!" ”

Ye Hua nodded slightly, and suddenly said: "You say, I claim to be a best friend, but I came up with an idea to dig into the corner of the wall, is it still a good friend?" ”

Fu San grabbed Ye Hua's arm and walked step by step towards the house.

"How can I figure things out that my lord can't figure out...... The slave family only knows that there are too many things in this world, and they can't be solved by friends' righteousness! ”

Next...... There was a decree in the palace to fully reduce and exempt the taxes over-levied in Hedong, and in addition, the original Hedong transshipment made Guo Wuwei greedy for ink and mislead the country, provoked a civil uprising, and was sentenced to death!

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