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As soon as Li Wei led his troops across the river to Fenglingdu, he received news from Luoyang that the imperial court had issued an edict. Li Wei was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the commanders Guo Xun and Liu Yu to take 10,000 horses to garrison Fenglingdu and Maojindu, and at the same time requisitioned the soldiers of Hedong Prefecture Cao Zhi Zhang Ying to lead 5,000 Tuntian soldiers to garrison Pubanjin and guard the three major passes in the north to Hedong. Li Wei said to them, "Tell them that the Gyeonggi merchants will flee when they hear the news, so you should prepare more boats and help them escape to the east of the river for refuge."

After Li Wei arranged the garrison along the river, he immediately rushed to Anyi. Li Wei told some of the things that happened in Luoyang to Taishou Wang Han, Hedong Governor Shi Sangyang, and Yantie Governor Xie Ming in detail, and then several people discussed the situation. Wang Han believed that the purpose of the imperial court in issuing edicts in individual prefectures and counties was obviously not to collect the taxes that merchants had evaded, but to confiscate the property of merchants to fill the state treasury, which was a way to quench thirst by drinking doves, and the consequences were worrying.

Sang Yang said that although this edict can ruin the families of ordinary merchants on the ground in Gyeonggi, behind these merchants are the clan of the gate lords, and if the decree is implemented for a long time, the clan of the gate lords will inevitably be involved. Now many gate valve clans are actually giant businessmen, like Yuan Valve, Yang Valve, and Ma Valve, which one does not have billions of family property? How can they accumulate so much money with their wealth and the reward of the Son of Heaven? The Wei valve in Hedong is a prominent example, since they can't enter the court as an official to participate in the government, they simply tear off their faces and become a gate valve who is also a scholar and a businessman, so that they can also influence the decision-making of the court from another aspect. Once the edict affects the survival of the clan lords in various places, the imperial court will be in a predicament. Although this method has temporarily solved the depletion of the food and salaries of the expeditionary army and the empty treasury, the impact on the gate lord clan is too great, and their power has been seriously jeopardized, and Luoyang will have another dispute.

"As long as the expedition is successful, Northern Xinjiang will be stable, Northern Xinjiang will be worry-free, and no matter how chaotic Luoyang is, it will not be able to shake the safety of Sheji." Li Wei said with a smile, "The imperial court has made up its mind to issue a decree, which shows that they see this very clearly. This policy is only good for our northern Xinjiang and has no harm, and it should be fully supported. More on the future. ”

Li Wei then diverted the topic and asked if Sima Zishao, the main Bo Zhao, and Shi Lu, who were in the former Hussar General's Mansion, were still in Hedong. Li Wei said, if they are still here, I plan to recruit them to work in the palace in the name of the general of the chariot and cavalry. Wang Han said that they all went to Jinyang. Before Mr. Lu left Hedong, he recommended his disciple Zhang Ying to me. I admired Zhang Falcon's martial arts and talents, so I recruited him to be a soldier in Hedong Mansion, but I was requisitioned and transferred away by you in a blink of an eye. Wang Han smiled and pointed at Li Wei, who looked disappointed, and said, "Zhong Yuan, you have collected a lot of history for the Cheqi General's Mansion in Luoyang, and there should be enough manpower." You don't want to borrow someone from me again, don't take it as an example. ”

Li Wei sighed: "There is a shortage of manpower in the border county government, but there are too few people who are willing to go to the border county. When I was recruiting Pengshi in Luoyang for the border counties of northern Xinjiang, some of the sentient beings would rather have nothing to do in Luoyang than go to the border counties to serve the country. In this world today, there are too many people who covet comfort and pleasure. No way. I had no choice but to recruit everywhere in the name of the Che Riding General's Mansion, but there were still too few people with both ability and political integrity, such as Xiang Zishao, Zhao Zhao, and Shi Lu. ”

Li Wei said goodbye to Wang Han and the others hurriedly returned to Linfen. He hurriedly wrote to Zhao Qi, who was in Jinyang, and begged him to leave Zishao, Zhao Zhao and Shi Lu for the northern Xinjiang.

A few days after the imperial court issued the edict, the merchants in the places where the northern army's iron cavalry had not yet arrived had received news that some merchants with a fortune of about one million and a small backer took the lead in carrying their relatives' property to Hedong, Hanoi, Jizhou, Jingzhou and other places in a panic. The catastrophe of the ban on merchants launched by Emperor Wu made the merchants of the Han Kingdom almost dead, and the edict had already become a death order in the hearts of the merchants, and all the merchants knew that the end was coming again. However, some wealthy businessmen still have a trace of illusion about the powerful people in the DPRK, they are not willing to give up their luxurious mansions and huge estates, and they do not believe that the powerful people in the DPRK and China who are related to their interests will kill them.

Taiwei Dong Zhuo mercilessly waved the bloody butcher knife and killed it to the end. The wealthy businessmen woke up, and while cursing Dong Zhuo's atrocities and the viciousness of the powerful in the court, they abandoned their family wealth and fled in all directions.

The merchants of Yin, Hongnong County and Sanfu in Henan poured into Hedong like a tide, and many merchants fled alone. After Li Wei heard the news, he immediately sent people to spread the news, saying that the order was about to be delivered to Hedong, and everyone should flee to Jinyang and Saiwai, otherwise it would be difficult to escape the disaster of death after all. The merchants were panicked, and everyone was in danger, and they all headed north.

Xu Ling and Lu were faithful and hurriedly rushed to Linfen to inquire about Li Wei. Li Wei said with a smile, so many businessmen who have avoided disasters have crossed the river to come, I am afraid that it will cause the anger of the imperial court, if Dong Zhuo is angry, the fake emperor edict promulgates an edict to the east of the river, you will be miserable. Now that the big city of Jinyang has prospered, and Saiwai is in Tuntian and preparing to build a mutual market, there are opportunities to make money everywhere, and it is of course better to go north to avoid trouble than to stay in Hedong.

Xu Ling and Lu Zhong immediately understood Li Wei's thoughts. He wanted to drive these merchants to Jinyang and Saiwai, so that the Tuntian and Hushi outside Saiwai could get more help. Xu Ling said that these people are used to living a good life and will not stay outside the country for a long time. Li Wei smiled, I just need them to take a look and let them know that there is money to be made there. As long as there is money to be made, these merchants will go on a second or third trip, and even stay on the prairie for a long time. Then he asked the two of them, "Are you two interested in going north too?" I suggest that you first go to Yunzhong County to have a look, then to Hetao Tuntian District, and finally to the desert. The county governor of Hanbuk County is in the Golden Snow Plain, and Lord Xianyu and Lord Tian are in charge there, and the two of them can enjoy the beautiful desert scenery. ”

Lu Zhong smiled and said, "Master Li, is this your order or your invitation?" ”

Li Wei laughed: "If the two of you go north together, the merchants will run faster, so please be sure to help." ”

Xu Ling said: "Okay, okay, this little thing, we should be effective." What's more, we are also thinking about the desert to see. As he spoke, he took out a brocade box from his arms, "This time, Koji Zhong and I are unscathed, thank you." This is a little bit of our heart, please accept it. ”

Li Wei didn't even look at it, waved his hand and said, "Take it." ”

Xu Ling wanted to persuade again, and Li Wei said coldly: "I still want to live a few more years, so you'd better not bother me." Also, I warn you both that since I can move you from Guanzhong, I can send you back again. ”

Ten days later, the news of the imperial court issuing the edict had spread all over the world. Today the imperial court is only implemented in Gyeonggi and neighboring states, so what about tomorrow? The merchants of Zhongyuan Prefecture and County invariably began a great escape. In the face of money and life, the businessmen did not hesitate to choose their lives. There were three directions for the merchants to flee. One is to go south to Yangzhou and Jingzhou, and the other is to go west over the mountains and mountains into Bashu, and more people choose to merge with the state in the north.

After the order was delivered to Chang'an, Jingzhao Yin Gaixun first violated Yang Feng Yin and allowed Guanzhong merchants to go to Hedong. Later, the arrest of the Northern Army's iron cavalry became more and more unscrupulous, and even the Guanzhong Gate Lords began to arrest them. Gai Xun was furious, and under the pretext that the Northern Army violated military discipline, he ordered the county soldiers of Chang'an to surround the thousands of iron cavalry of the Northern Army. Some of the wealthy merchants in Guanzhong and Kansai took the opportunity to flee. When Dong Zhuo heard the news, he hurriedly played the Son of Heaven and said that Gai Xun openly resisted the decree. The Son of Heaven discussed with Dong Zhuo, issued an order to remove Gai Xun, ordered him to be escorted back to Beijing for trial, and worshiped Dong Min, the commander of the Che capital, as Jing Zhaoyin. Dong Min then led a thousand horsemen to Chang'an.

After Gai Xun received the news from the capital, he immediately left the seal ribbon and fled to Hedong with his family. Li Wei hurriedly sent someone to escort him to Jinyang.

Li Wei played the Son of Heaven in the name of the general of the chariot and cavalry, exonerating Gai Xun on the one hand, and urging him for food and salary on the other. Dong Zhuo didn't dare to go too far, so he immediately played the Son of Heaven to take Gai Xun as the speaker and urged him to return to Beijing to take up his post. Gai Xun insisted on resigning and refused to return to Beijing.

Under Li Wei's repeated urging, more and more grain and grass were transported from Luoyang, Chang'an and Jizhou to Saiwai. Dong Zhuo promised Li Wei that he would speed up the delivery after the autumn harvest in October, and strive to send all the grain, grass and baggage needed for the expeditionary army to the outside of the fortress in November. At the same time, he fulfilled his promise and sent two billion dollars to Li Wei.

Li Wei immediately sent money and grain to several border counties such as Beidi, Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Shanggu, and the Taishou of each border county immediately accelerated the speed of moving north to the Hu tribe when they had money and grain. Li Wei also sent a batch of money and grain to Jinyang, and the relief situation of the victims in the prefecture was alleviated. Zhao Jian, the commander of Changshan's farm, also received Li Wei's money and grain, and the people of Mintun in Changshan and Zhongshan temporarily solved the food and clothing for the winter. Li Wei also allocated a sum of money to Zhang Baiqi, the general of Diannong Zhonglang, and asked him to start large-scale military training immediately after the autumn harvest in case of urgent need.

At the same time, Li Wei sent dozens of grain buyers to the prefectures and counties where the grain was harvested. Li Wei said to them, buy as much grain as you want, and no matter how high the price is, you have to buy it back for me. There is a Peng Shi asked, what does Master Li want so much food for? Do adults want to stock up on food in advance so that they can make a lot of money next year?

Li Wei smiled bitterly: "Hanbei County and the six border counties need at least eight to one hundred thousand garrisons to ensure the stability of northern Xinjiang and the desert. With so many troops stationed far away, how much food does it need to consume in a year? At present, outside the Great Wall, Hetao and Heping City have just begun to tuntian, there is no surplus grain at all for three years, and a bag of grain transported from Jinyang to the desert can only be left at most half a bag, you can think about it, in these three years, if domestic rebellions and disasters are frequent, or there are repeated wars and natural disasters on the desert, then what will our army eat? How does Hanbuk County still hold on? How can Northern Xinjiang be stable? I'm also taking precautions. This year, there is almost no war in the Han Kingdom, and the places that have suffered from floods are only a few counties and counties in the lower reaches of the Yellow River with a population of more than one million, and most of the prefectures and counties have a bumper harvest, so we must take this opportunity to buy a large amount of grain, at least let the 100,000 army have three years of grain storage. ”

Li Wei pointed to himself and said, "I don't want to have trouble sleeping and eating in the past three years, and live in fear." Then he put his hand on the side and sighed: "After the expedition is over, we don't count on Luoyang." You must control your own destiny, otherwise it can only be a dead end. ”

It was already late at night after Li Wei finished discussing with Peng Shi in the house, so he didn't go back to the backyard to sleep, but went directly to the study. He has to deal with a mountain of official affairs every day, and he has to discuss things with Peng Shi non-stop, and it is already difficult to sleep for two hours. In the study, Xiao Lan was reading at the desk. Xiao Lan is still engaged in Zhonglang in the General's Mansion, and if Li Wei is not there, she will act as the agent.

When Xiao Lan saw Li Wei coming in, she immediately picked up a scroll of documents and pointed at Li Wei and asked, "Do you want to kill Ji Zhi?" ”

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "What kind of joke did Madame say?" How could I kill it? ”

Xiao Lan shook her head, her big eyes full of annoyance. "You see for yourself, this paper accusing him of accepting huge bribes has been here for seven days, why don't you tell me? What do you want? Why don't you call him in and ask? ”

"I'm looking it up."

"Got it all figured out?"

"It's clear." Li Wei frowned and said, "But I'm not sure if I really received this huge amount of money." I'm struggling and trying to figure it out. ”

"Recently, businessmen have taken refuge in Hedong, and in order to find a way to make money, of course they will try their best to open up this joint." Xiao Lan said, "It is inevitable that someone bribes him, but as long as he does not accept the bribe, he has not violated the law." We are good friends with Jizhi, you can't treat your brother like this, we should help him, not fall into the trap. Back then, he sent you to Xiliang, more than a thousand miles away, after hardships and dangers, have you forgotten? ”

Li Wei thought for a long time, then slowly walked to the door and said to the attendant standing outside: "Order the thief Cao Jiewu to bring a hundred iron horsemen to Anyi overnight, and invite Lord Xie, the captain of the salt and iron capital, to me." ”

The next morning, Xie Ming came, and brought with him a book of accounts, which detailed all the money he had received during his tenure as Lieutenant of Salt and Iron. Xie Ming said that he handed over all these belongings to the treasury of the Salt and Iron Governor's Mansion, and that there were records in the account books of the treasury, and that he could send someone to check them at any time. Xiao Lan took a closer look at the account book, sighed, and handed him the paper that denounced him.

Xie Ming's face changed drastically, and he blurted out: "Who wants to harm me?" ”

Li Wei said: "At present, I am not sure whether the general has also received this document, so I plan to let you leave Hedong and go to the counties outside the Saiwai to inspect first, and when the expedition is over, we will explain it to the general." ”

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