Chapter 6 Success in the eleventh day Looking at the jade man crying in his arms, smelling the refreshing fragrance, and holding his little hands that were as soft as boneless, Li Hong's heartbeat intensified, and he felt a little dizzy.

I don't know if it's because I'm too tired from rushing for days, or because the beauty is in my arms, Li Hong can't support it a little.

He shook his body slightly, and the arm hanging in the air gradually stretched towards the eldest princess's waist.

Zhang Wen outside the lobby saw it from a distance, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and he wanted to shout when he opened his mouth. Zhao Qi's eyes were quick, he grabbed him and shook his hand at him again and again.

Cui Lie gestured to everyone. Everyone understood and lightly avoided the eaves of the corridors on both sides.

A few old ministers, you look at me, I look at you, all with anger on their faces. The eldest princess has a deep affection for the general, which is no secret in the line, even among the officials of the Hebei Prefecture, but the general seems to know nothing and respects the eldest princess.

The general didn't stay in Xingyuan for a long time, and many times he led the army to fight outside, so all the time, Xingyuan was calm, there were no rumors in Hebei, and everyone was safe.

The eldest princess is sixteen years old, which is the age when love first blossoms, and this kind of thing happened to her, which can be forgiven.

If it weren't for the chaos in the world and the devastation of the society, the eldest princess would have married another woman two years ago. However, the eldest princess can fall in love with the great general, but the great general must not have any thoughts about the eldest princess.

Not because the general has a wife, nor because of the general's humble background, but because of the situation in the world today, because of the great cause of Zhongxing.

Originally, people in the world were suspecting that the general was plotting and had the intention of usurping, and it might be Dong Zhuo's second.

At this time, if it is rumored that there is a personal affair between the general and the eldest princess, the consequences can be imagined. At that time, the rumors were very unfavorable to the general.

Back then, Dong Zhuo was the concubine of the first emperor, and now the general's wife is a princess, and there is nothing more than that. Then the charge of conspiracy and usurpation was naturally added to the general, and then the general was ruined and became the target of public criticism.

Some Hebei officials who did not understand the truth might betray the general, and Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Cao Cao and others could legitimately hold high the banner of righteousness and join forces to deal with Hebei.

Li Hong's hand suddenly stopped before touching the eldest princess's thin waist.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, several elders are coming soon, you ...... You'd better listen to the minister's explanation first, okay? Li Hong stiffened his body and whispered, almost pleading,

"Your Royal Highness, the minister just said that King Qin failed, but he didn't say that King Qin would no longer be King." The eldest princess's cry gradually became a little quieter, but she still hugged Li Hong tightly.

"Your Highness, this year, the minister may still have a chance to save Your Majesty......" Li Hong persuaded in a soft voice,

"Your Highness, don't be in a hurry. Since the minister promised His Highness, he must do it for His Highness. The eldest princess raised her head and sobbed softly, her cherry lips trembled slightly,

"You didn't lie to me?" Li Hong looked at the tears on the eldest princess's face, and trembled in his heart, and suddenly had the urge to bow his head to kiss her and love her.

At this moment, a few whispers suddenly came from outside the house. Li Hong was taken aback, his right hand hurriedly broke free of the eldest princess's small hand and put it on her waist and abdomen, and his left hand hugged the eldest princess's thin waist, picked her up in the air, and put her in front of him.

The eldest princess was blushing in the moment, ashamed and happy, and her pride was as gorgeous and moving as a flower. Li Hong's heartstrings trembled, and his heartbeat intensified again.

The eldest princess lowered her head and stretched out a small white hand to Li Hong again. Li Hong suddenly thought of something, smiled slightly, took out a small red bag from his arms and put it in the hand of the eldest princess,

"Your Highness, the minister came back in too much hurry and couldn't bring any good gifts......

"General......" The voice outside the house suddenly became louder. The eldest princess's face changed, and like a frightened rabbit, she turned around and ran into the back hall.

Zhang Wen walked into the lobby angrily, glaring at Li Hong with angry eyes, wanting to say something but not saying it. Li Hong looked embarrassed, his face was slightly red, and he couldn't justify.

"Well, it's not your fault." Cai Yong came forward to play a round,

"The general hurried back, and he must have been tired along the way."

"General, this is too dangerous." Zhao Qi sat down and said unceremoniously,

"Hebei has suffered this catastrophe, and it will be difficult to turn over in a few years, and we must not repeat right and wrong at this time."

"Forget it, forget it, the general himself doesn't know the severity of the matter." Cui Lie waved his hand and said,

"What is the situation in Guanzhong and Kansai? Will Your Majesty be in danger? Li Hong roughly explained the situation in Guanzhong, Kansai, and Kanto,

"Due to the bursting of the Yellow River, we had to withdraw from Luoyang, and the strategy to force Yuan Shao to withdraw from Guanzhong immediately failed, and the matter of King Qin became even more remote. Before leaving Hedong, I had already instructed Xu Rong to do everything in his power to ensure His Majesty's safety. If Your Majesty can listen to our persuasion and take the initiative to withdraw to the area of Tongguan and Taolin Fortress, then we will still have a chance to be King Qin in the future. After listening to Li Hong's account, Zhang Wen and the others were heavy and silent.

"Your Majesty is reluctant to go to Hedong, and we have no way to capture Guanzhong, so things are getting more and more troublesome." Li Hong looked at the old ministers and sighed helplessly,

"Hebei has suffered a rare flood in a century, and the financial endowment is very tight, so King Qin's affairs can only be put aside temporarily. Do you have a way to deal with the difficulties in front of you? ”

"Ninety percent of Hebei's financial endowment depends on Jizhou. Jizhou was hit by a disaster, and the wealth was sharply reduced, no matter what method we used, we couldn't conjure up money and food, so ......" Zhang Wen paused for a moment and said with a wry smile,

"We can only do everything we can to reduce our expenses."

"Cut back?" Li Hong pondered for a long time,

"That doesn't seem like a good idea."

"yes, it's not a good idea. To reduce expenditures, it is first necessary to cut the daily expenses of the Hebei prefectures and the salaries of officials at all levels in Hebei, and secondly, to reduce the salaries of the officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army. As for sending troops to fight, then don't even think about it, we can't afford to fight in the past two years. Zhao Qi said to Li Hong,

"Since the Northern Frontier Army has stopped fighting in the past two years, has the general considered reducing the army in large quantities?" Li Hong's expression was grim and he shook his head again and again.

"The main reason for the failure of King Qin this time, Guanzhong and Luoyang failed to fight in a battle, was the lack of troops. In my opinion, the Northern Xinjiang Army should not only not be reduced, but should be increased. In addition, Hebei has been hit by a disaster, the homeless victims have to be relieved, the affected counties and counties have to be restored and rebuilt, and officials at all levels have a lot of things to do. "Neither reducing the salaries of officials, nor reducing the army, nor increasing taxes, but also increasing the expenditure on relief and disaster relief on the basis of the original expenditure, where does Hebei get so much money and grain?

All the old ministers unanimously expressed their opposition.

"General, if you insist on doing this, it will be the people who will suffer in the end. Without food and without enough relief, the victims will die. Ma Riyan excitedly dissuaded.

"Whose fault is it that the victims are not receiving relief and are starving?" Li Hong said loudly,

"The officials worked hard, day and night, and in the end they couldn't get the money, so whose fault was it? The soldiers of Northern Xinjiang fought bloodily and finally couldn't even eat their stomachs, whose fault was it? Li Hong pointed to his nose and said,

"It's my fault." Then he pointed to Zhang Wen and the others and said,

"It's your fault, too. We have repeatedly said that we have restructured and rejuvenated the country, but after a few years of restructuring, we have not even been able to survive a disaster. I don't see any hope for the big man of ZTE. ”

"If the Yellow River breaks out in a major flood every three forks, if the desert and border counties break out from time to time with heavy snowstorms, if drought and locust plagues continue one after another, if Hebei falls into one disaster after another, will we just wait for death? Is it just watching the collapse of the society and the extinction of Hanzuo? There was silence in the lobby, and everyone was separated from each other in thought.

"General, in today's desperate situation, what better solution do you have?" Cai Yong thought about it for a long time, but he really couldn't think of any clever ideas, so he asked.

"Where does the food come from? Where does the money come from? Land, it's all land. Li Hong patted the ground with his hand and said word by word,

"Hebei has been affected by the disaster, and the financial endowment has decreased, but the land has not been less, and the population has not been reduced. We have land and population, so why can't we feed the officials and the army in northern Xinjiang? Why can't the bureaucratic system and the military system be combined with the land system, so that each can benefit from it? ”

"Why did we implement the military camp in the first place? Juntun can use idle wasteland to feed soldiers and feed the army, which is the advantage of Juntun. However, there is a great defect in the military cantonment, that is, the uncontrolled service of the tuntian soldiers has overwhelmed the tuntian soldiers, and there are many complaints, forcing us to gradually abolish the military cantonment. The abolition of the military cantonment has also caused us to lose the source of troops and the advantages of the military cantonment. But why can't we think of a way to make the most of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, and give full play to the advantages of the military cantonment, so that we can not only use the land to feed our soldiers, but also maintain an adequate supply of troops? In this way, the number of our army has increased, but the military expenditure has been greatly reduced, and is it not better than simply reducing the army and reducing the salaries of soldiers and soldiers? ”

"If we can further combine the military system, the land system, and the tax system, so that the three complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, so that the land can support the soldiers and their families at the same time, wouldn't it be more beneficial to stabilize Hebei, stabilize the morale of the army, and improve the strong combat effectiveness of the Northern Xinjiang Army? As long as we have land, we will have a source of soldiers, the soldiers will be able to support themselves and their families, Hebei will be able to save a huge amount of expenses, and the wealth will increase invisibly. ”

By analogy, if the problem of the army's financial endowment can be solved, why can't the officials' financial problems be solved? Governments at all levels in Hebei can have their own official fields. The harvest of this official field is the income of the officials. The official is gone, but the official field is still there, and he can continue to provide the successor with money. As long as there is land, the officials will have a fortune, which can not only solve the problem of the shortage of financial endowments in Hebei, but also increase the income of officials at all levels. There was silence in the lobby for a while, and then Cui Lie jumped up and raised his arms excitedly to cheer,

"Hebei has been saved, and Dahan has been saved. General, good way, good way......" Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan, Zhao Qi, Ding Gong, Cai Yong and others sat together, whispered a few words, and then applauded and celebrated.

"Can this method really work?" Li Hong was a little unbelievable at the strong reaction of the elders.

"Yes, it's a ZTE plan, it's a ZTE plan." Cui Lie rushed up and punched Li Hong hard, and his eyes were a little moist.

"The first emperor didn't see the wrong person, the first emperor didn't see the wrong person. General, this method can not only protect the strong Northern Xinjiang Army, but also save financial expenses. In the future, the world will be calm, and the Han Dynasty will have ten or twenty years of development, and it will be able to reproduce the 'Wenjing Shengshihong was taken aback.

"Master Cui, you're not kidding, are you? Does this really work? ”

"Yes, General. It really works. Cai Yong smiled happily,

"Although you are very simple, it will take a while to deliberate, and it will be necessary to carefully revise the official system, the military system, the land system, and the tax system. But the situation is indeed as you said, as long as there is land and population, we can solve the problem of shortage of financial resources and the problem of insufficient number of troops, and we can pacify the world and prosper the Han Dynasty. Zhang Wen smiled and looked Li Hong up and down.

"What do I think of you, you are still the invincible general on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang, why did you suddenly become a capable minister of governance?" Li Hong's face turned red, and he bowed again and again,

"The adults laughed. How much do I have in my stomach, you still don't know? ”

"And how did you come up with the idea?" Ma Riyan asked in surprise,

"Do you have any advice?"

"It's not a master, it's a few Tuntian veterans." Li Hong said with respect on his face,

"During the attack on Luoyang, because of the continuous rain, everyone stayed in the military tent and chatted. One day I went to patrol the camp, and a few Tuntian veterans said they were homesick. I said, "When the battle is over, I'll let you go home and see." Several veterans were very happy, saying that they had the greatest wish in their hearts, that is, to have a piece of land, to be able to plow the fields with their families when there was no war, and to be able to hold their mother-in-law and children for a few days to live happily. As a soldier, there will always be a day when you die on the battlefield, but if you can go home and be with your family when you are not fighting, what a happy thing it would be. Li Hong sighed, and then said: "Back to the big tent, I couldn't sleep, so I thought of such an idea. When there was no war, in addition to maintaining a certain number of iron cavalry and garrison troops, the rest of the soldiers were under the command of each Qu army, returned to a fixed place, and cultivated the fields with their families. When fighting, when he received a military order, he went to the battlefield to serve the country. ”

"These soldiers are different from ordinary people, they are separately registered, they are separately registered. They have more land than others, they don't have to pay taxes, they don't have to do forced labor, and the harvest is their own, but they have been my great soldiers for generations. They die, and their offspring grow up and have to go to war. Zhao Qi clapped his hands again and again, and praised loudly: "The people are the real foundation of my Han Society." General, in the future, you should thank these Tuntian soldiers, it is they and their heart's desire that helped the Han Dynasty to the road of Zhongxing. ”

"What if there is not enough land?" Ma Riyan asked a crucial question. Hebei is overpopulated and the land is already under-allocated.

"Forcibly bought from the clans and wealthy people from all over the country." Li Hong said without hesitation.

"Forcible purchase?" Cui Lie's brows furrowed,

"I am afraid that this will conflict with the system of 'counting and dictating fields' and intensify the contradiction between the government and the gate valve. This is very detrimental to Hebei's stability. ”

"When was this? This is the time when the Han lives and dies. Li Hong said sharply,

"Is it the interests of the Han Dynasty that are greater, or are the interests of these gate lord clans bigger?"

"General, I think so." Zhang Wen said with a smile: "Tell those gate lord clans, when we have conquered the Central Plains, let them buy the best land at the lowest price." As for the losses they have suffered over the years, we can convert them into money and offset them when they buy land in the future. ”

"Hmph......" Li Hong sneered dissatisfiedly,

"Won't I give them a lot of land for nothing?"

"General, in the future, if you kill Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, do you know how much land you can recover?" Cui Lie obviously agreed with Zhang Wen's suggestion, he patted Li Hong on the back and said with a smile,

"The Yuan valve family has a big business, and the land of their family together far exceeds the land sold to us by Hebei Gate Valve. Don't be so stingy, when you need help, be generous, it's good for us. ”

"I'm afraid it's good for you, right?" Cai Yong sneered,

"Your Cui family is the first gate valve in Jizhou, and you will ...... in the future"

"Good...... Okay......" Cui Lie hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt Cai Yong's words,

"It's time for deliberations, don't talk about private matters, don't talk about private matters." The crowd laughed. In July, Guanzhong, Xinfeng City.

The grain borrowed by Huang Fuhong was first supplied to the Son of Heaven and a group of ministers in the court, then to his own soldiers, and finally to the armies of Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, Yang Feng and others.

One day, the soldiers on both sides fought for food. Huangfuhong was furious and killed more than a dozen soldiers who took the lead in grabbing grain.

Zhang Ji and Wang Fang were very angry, and they secretly instigated Hu Cai and Li Le to go to the camp of the Son of Heaven to rob them. The Baibo Yellow Turban Army was probably extremely hungry, not only grabbing food, but even the palace maids.

Huang Fuhong rode into the camp of the Son of Heaven with his personal guards, Li Le, Han Xian, and Hu Cai did not show weakness, and fought with Huang Fuhong, long arrows flew all over the sky, and Xinfeng City was in chaos.

Zhang Ji and Wang Fang took the opportunity to attack Huang Fuhong and drove Huang Fuhong out of the city. Although Huang Fuhong was mad, he still had reason and knew that he couldn't fall for Yuan Shao.

At this critical moment, Taiwei Yang Biao returned to Xinfeng City with food and ordnance. Jump to