Li Hong frowned slightly, and sighed: "If the wind and rain are smooth, it can only feed two million people at most." ∮ Yan Moxuan∮ no advertisements∮ Zhao Qi Zhao has warned me several times, telling me to properly seal the pass in order to control the number of people who have taken refuge in Jin, but how can I bear to do such a thing? Why did the victims come to the state? It's because the state can give them hope to continue to survive, how can I shatter this last bit of hope for the victims? I can't stop them from getting in. This year, we went north to recover the border counties, and we crossed the Yinshan Mountains to expedition to the desert, just to give the victims of the state disaster this hope of survival. ”

"But it's a fact that the canton can't feed so many people." Tian Yu said, "In the past, there was only less than one million people in Bingzhou, but from the time adults came to Bingzhou to settle the millions of displaced people in Taihang Mountain, the population of Bingzhou has surged to more than 3 million in just three years. If you add the Hu people in Hanbei County, which is about to be established, the population of Bingzhou is about 4 million, and Bingzhou cannot afford to support these people. ”

"The solution of the adults is to resettle the victims in the north and south of the Great Wall, and in order to ensure the success of the tuntian, for the stability of the northern Xinjiang, the adults did not hesitate to expedition to the desert to expand the territory, and prepare to build Hanbei County north of Yinshan, and use the method of moving the Hu people north to increase the resettlement capacity of the border counties." Tian Yu said, "My lord in the north and south of the Great Wall, in the desert to build the northern Han County to move the Hu people, are a long-term plan to stabilize the northern Xinjiang, the former Great Qin Shi Huang, the current Dynasty Wu Emperor in the northern Xinjiang have implemented the same policy of garrisoning the border Tuntian, but the result should be very clear." Why did they all end up failing? ”

Tian Yu sighed lightly and continued: "With the recuperation of the northern frontier, as the strength of the Hu people recovers again, the Hu people will invade. However, the invasion of the Hu people was not the main reason for the failure of Tuntian in northern Xinjiang, and the reasons for the failure of Tuntian in northern Xinjiang were basically similar to those of the Hu people, that is, because of the barrenness of northern Xinjiang and the extreme poverty of the people. Because of the extreme poverty of their lives and the frequent invasions of the Hu people, the people of Tuntian immediately abandoned their homes and moved south in droves. Today, we are facing the same problem. ”

"The barrenness of northern Xinjiang is due to geographical reasons, especially the border counties north of the Great Wall. The output of one acre of land here is very different from that of the Central Plains. The barrenness of the land, the exploitation of the local government, and the invasion of the Hu people were the three main reasons for the extreme poverty of the people. Tian Yu said, "Adults can solve the problem of taxation and invasion today, but they are unable to solve the problem of barrenness of land." So, with today's state of affairs, we can only survive for a maximum of 2 million to 2.5 million people. Although there will be a certain increase in taxes after a few years after the adults vigorously promote the policy of paying equal attention to agriculture and industry in the prefecture, considering the needs of Tuntian and the need to appease the Hu people, if the northern Xinjiang wants to maintain a stable situation for a long time, it needs a large amount of continuous financial support, and it is necessary to immediately relocate the population to Jizhou. ”

Tian Yu looked at Li Hong solemnly and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, all the efforts of the adults will collapse in an instant." ”

There was silence in the tent.

Li Hong and the generals were worried, and the joy and excitement in their hearts disappeared in an instant.

"Guorang, can you be more careful?" Li Hong asked.

Tian Yu pondered for a long time and said slowly, "To maintain stability for a long time in Northern Xinjiang, more money and land are needed, but these two things are not available in the state now. ”

"I remember that in the best year of the Han Kingdom's tax revenue, six billion dollars went into the treasury. In that year, Jizhou's tax was 1.2 billion yuan, accounting for 20% of the tax revenue of the entire Han State. Although Bingzhou also handed over 200 million yuan to the state treasury, it then took another 300 million yuan from the state treasury to help the border counties, repair the fortress and pacify the Hu people outside the fortress. Before the Yellow Turban Army did not riot, the annual tax of the Han Kingdom was about 3 billion yuan, and the amount paid by Jizhou was 600 to 800 million yuan. ”

"Now, in order to stabilize the northern Xinjiang, the imperial court has given the military and political power of the fifteen counties in the northern Xinjiang and exempted the fifteen counties from paying taxes for ten years. But we have calculated that except for Hedong, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Changshan and Zhongshan, the other ten counties will not have tax revenue at all in the next ten years. On the contrary, we have to invest a lot of money to make up for it. In particular, the eight border counties of Beidi, Shangjun, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Daijun and Shanggu, if you add the Hanbei County that the adults are about to build, it is nine counties. At present, the five counties in Hedong have a maximum of 200 million yuan in taxes a year, which is far from satisfying the needs of the nine counties in Biansai. ”

"At that time, Emperor Wu built 600,000 border troops in northern Xinjiang, moved millions of disaster victims to farmland, raised millions of war horses, and allocated billions of money from the national treasury every year to support them. But now the Great Han Kingdom does not have this national strength, and the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will not transfer a single amount of money from the treasury to Northern Xinjiang, so we must think of other strategies. ”

"Don't we still have the benefits of salt and iron in Hedong and Bingzhou?" Jade asked.

"The benefits of salt and iron have to maintain the tuntian and the border, and we have to repay huge loans, not to mention ten years, even twenty years later, we will not be able to use them normally." Tian Yu smiled bitterly, "Unless those giant businessmen and rich men are dead, even their descendants are dead." ”

Yu Shi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty has allocated 15 billion money to Northern Xinjiang, in addition to Hetao Tuntian and Shubian, we will definitely be able to keep a little, and it should be enough to support it for ten years." Ten years later, all these troubles are the fault of His Majesty and the imperial court. ”

Tian Yu shook his head and sighed. Tian Chou, who was standing next to Tian Yu, said: "Lord Yu, that money can't last ten years. We hoped that the imperial court would give us food and supplies, but the imperial court sent us a truckload of money and silk. Why? Because the price of food has risen. In the past, it cost 300 yuan for one stone valley, but now it costs 1,000 yuan. Food has risen, and so have other supplies. If the imperial court gave us food and supplies, they would have to pay several times more money than in the past to buy it, so the imperial court was unwilling. Now that the court is giving us money, we are the ones who suffer. Even if there is a surplus of this money in the future, it will not be able to support it until ten years later, and it would be good to be able to barely support it for two years. ”

Tang Fang continued: "Lord Yu, ten years later, these troubles are not Your Majesty and the imperial court, they are still ours. And ten years later, the situation in northern Xinjiang will be even more severe than it is now. ”

Li Hong was thoughtful, Xian Yufu and Yang Feng and the others looked solemn.

"After the victory of the expedition to the desert, if the northern Xinjiang can be stabilized for ten years, the vitality of the Hu people in the desert will definitely be restored, and the tuntian of Bingzhou can also be completed. At that time, the strength of the adults was strong and the power was tilted towards the northern frontier, what would Your Majesty and the imperial court do? Tang Fang smiled helplessly, "Your Excellency will definitely not leave the border fortress for the sake of the continued stability of the Northern Frontier, and the Son of Heaven and the Imperial Court will definitely do everything possible to restrain and attack the Northern Frontier in order to weaken the power of the Great Frontier and eradicate the threat of the Great Han Kingdom." The results speak for themselves. ”

Xian Yufu and the generals looked at Li Hong, who had a bitter face, frightened and uneasy.

"Mu Yun, what do you mean by that?" Yang Feng asked, "Could it be that the adults have come to a desperate situation?" ”

"From the time the adults went to Bingzhou to appease the Yellow Turban Army, the adults have already sent themselves to a desperate situation." Tang Fang looked at Li Hong and said with a faint smile, "The adults themselves know that the several requirements that the adults put forward to the Son of Heaven are actually the way to save themselves. Ten years later, the Son of Heaven has already ruled, and the Great Han Kingdom has also recovered its national strength, and the adults who weigh the power of Northern Xinjiang will have to make a choice again, a difficult choice. ”

"If you make a choice after ten years, you will either be ruined in Northern Xinjiang or your adults will be shattered." Tian Yu said with a little excitement, "But the adults are broken, and the northern frontier is still ruined." So there is only one way for adults to go. Adults now have a choice to make. For the sake of Northern Xinjiang, but also for the sake of the Great Han Kingdom, adults should be duty-bound. ”

Li Hong patted Hanbei County on the map, and said with great emotion: "A small Hanbei County actually pulled out such a big thing, no wonder Zhong Yuan told me not to kill myself, or kill it in one go, sure enough." Then he pointed at Tian Yu and said, "Guorang, then tell me, how can you let Northern Xinjiang take the lead and avoid the scourge of war ten years later?" ”

"Jizhou." Tian Yu said, "After the expedition to the desert, my lord immediately wrote to His Majesty to request that he control the military and political power of the three states of Youhe and Hebei, so that all the problems in northern Xinjiang can be solved." ”

"Lord Taiwei Liu is now also the head of Youzhou Mu, and he will soon return to Beijing to take up his post, and Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fenwu Zhonglang, is an old friend of the adult, starting from the overall situation of Northern Xinjiang, he will definitely support you. There is Gongsun Zan Lord led the army to garrison in the right Beiping, and the border of Youzhou is foolproof. As for Jizhou, of course, the adults must send troops to garrison to ensure that the state and county are worry-free, and all taxes are paid into the two places. Tian Yu said risingly, waved his hand vigorously, "The lord is in the northern Xinjiang, leading the three states of Hebei, asking for money, food, and soldiers, who in the world can stop it?" ”

Li Hong said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you still can't forget the taxes in Jizhou. This time I went south, and His Majesty has promised to allocate 300 million yuan from Jizhou's taxes every year to subsidize the annexation of the state, and if I go back on my word, it will anger Your Majesty and the imperial court, which will not be beneficial to the northern Xinjiang. In my opinion, this discussion is abandoned, and there should be no further mention of it. ”

"My lord, you have to think about ...... ten years later" Tian Yu saw that Li Hong had no intention of adopting his opinion, so he hurriedly persuaded him again, but Li Hong had already shaken his hand at him and signaled him not to say any more.

"When Luoyang was in crisis, I led my troops south to coerce the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and I had committed a heinous crime, but for various reasons, I was fortunate not to become a sinner in the Han Kingdom, and I was not scolded by the people of the world, and the Son of Heaven and the imperial court also met my requirements in a very decent way. But if I intensify my efforts, ignore the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the laws of the Han Dynasty, and insist on garrisoning Jizhou and robbing Jizhou of all taxes, then what is the difference between me and supporting the army and rebelling? I will become a rebel of the Great Han Kingdom, and I will be scolded by the people of the world. I died with only one life, but why should I bury the lives of my brothers? Why have the lives of the people in northern Xinjiang been devastated and millions of victims ravaged by the war? ”

"My lord......" Tian Yu's face showed remorse, and his eyes showed deep fear. In a hurry, I said a few more words, and I actually said it. In fact, he wanted Li Hong to support the army and respect himself, but after these words came out of his mouth, it sounded like persuading Li Hong to support the army and rebel.

Li Hong saw that he was very nervous, and hurriedly comforted: "Guorang, I understand what you mean, and you are not alone in saying this, it doesn't matter." ”

"At present, the state can barely support itself, and as long as there is no snow disaster this winter, next year will be able to live. After the Battle of the Great Desert, I plan to disband the Iron Cavalry of the Hu Tribe, and let them each go home and move to the Desert with their tribes. In this way, military salaries can be saved a lot. In addition, the state is right, it is necessary to relocate the victims back to Jizhou, and the state will not be able to support them. Starting next spring, arrangements will be made for the relocation of the victims of the disaster to reduce the burden on the prefecture as much as possible. If 10 to 1.5 million victims can be removed before the spring planting, it will be much easier to annex the state. ”

Tian Yu heard that Li Hong didn't blame himself, his heart was relieved, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Hong immediately discussed with everyone about the establishment of Hanbei County.

Xian Yufu, Tian Yu and Tang Fang were all engaged in the history of the government in the past, and the three of them were very familiar with the affairs of the government office, and they talked about these things. Li Hong and several other generals listened quietly, interjecting a few words from time to time.

"Brother Yu Xing, who do you think is the most suitable person to hold the position of the first Taishou of Hanbei County?"

Xian Yufu smiled: "Mu Yun is the most suitable." But he is now the captain of Tuntian in Tuntian District, Hetao, and he is also the commander of Shuofang County, and he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and it is not easy to transfer, I think ......" he pointed to Tian Yudao, "Just let the country go." ”

Tian Yu looked at Xian Yufu in disbelief, and trembled excitedly. He didn't expect Xian Yufu to take a fancy to him. He was only twenty years old, and he was very lucky to be recommended by Yan Wuxing to be recruited into the government by Li Hong. Today, if he can be recommended by Xian Yufu to become the first Taishou of the newly built Hanbei County of the Great Han Kingdom, he will be the youngest Taishou in the history of the Great Han Kingdom.

Li Hong glanced at Xian Yufu in surprise, and then looked at Tian Yu, who was surprised, and hesitated. He originally meant to let Xian Yu be supplemented by the position of General Fenwei and Leader Taishou to sit in the desert, but his casual question asked a young Tian Yu. From a 20-year-old young man with no name to the county governor of the first desert county in the history of the Han Kingdom, this matter will be played to the imperial court, and it will surely become a major event that will cause a sensation in the government and the opposition, and he will definitely become the object of verbal criticism by the ministers of the court and the central government.

"Brother Yu Xing, I plan to let you sit in the desert, you see ......" Li Hong asked tentatively again, he wondered if Xian Yufu didn't understand what he meant.

"Okay, I will sit in the desert, and the country will govern the counties and counties to ensure that the northern Xinjiang is worry-free." Xian Yufu smiled, "Don't you think Guorang is too young?" ”

"No, no......" Li Hong shook his hand and smiled, "I'm just a little surprised." Zilong, Shooting Tiger, Lei Zi, and Xiao Lazy are all lieutenants and captains of 2,000 stones before the age of 20, which is normal in Northern Xinjiang, but he is still the first to be a county guard at the age of 20. ”

Xian Yufu and Yushi, Yang Feng and others looked at each other and smiled. Xian Yufu pointed to Tian Yu, who still couldn't believe it, and said: "Guorang, the lord has appointed you as the Taishou of Hanbei County, so don't hurry up and thank you." ”

Tian Yu suddenly woke up and bowed down. Li Hong hurriedly helped him up, "The wishes of the countless ancestors of the Great Han Kingdom are about to be fulfilled in your hands, you have to work hard, and you want to spread the heavenly power of the Great Han Kingdom to any corner of the desert." ”

"The lower officials will never live up to the trust of the adults, and swear to serve the country to the death." Tian Yu was so excited that his voice trembled a little.

After everyone congratulated Tian Yu, Li Hong immediately ordered the army to go north tomorrow and cross the Yin Mountain from Gaoque into the desert.

The generals left one after another, and only Li Hong and Xian Yufu were left in the big tent. Li Hong was very worried about Tian Yu's appointment as the Taishou of Hanbei County. Tian Yuyi was young and had never served as a prefect of a place, and secondly, he had no experience in dealing with the Hu people, so Li Hong was very uneasy.

"Yu Xing, are you too rash?" Li Hong asked, "Why do you insist on making Tian Yu the Taishou of Hanbei County?" ”

"Don't worry." Xian Yufu said with a smile, "I will lead the army to sit in the desert, and nothing will happen." ”

"Of course I'm worried." Li Hong asked bluntly, "Didn't you intend to balance the various factions in Northern Xinjiang?" It's too obvious that you're doing this, and others will say that I'm biased in favor of the people of Youzhou. This position of the Taishou of Hanbei County is very important, it not only has great responsibilities and rights, but also directly controls the safety of Northern Xinjiang, and can even make the first Taishou famous all over the world. ”

"I know your struggles." Xian Yufu said unhurriedly, "It's also difficult for you to do it, and it's not good for anyone, so just ask me to do it part-time." But have you thought about it, you always have to have a few loyal Youzhou scholars to govern the northern Xinjiang for you, especially this Hanbei County, which is directly related to the safety of the northern Xinjiang, so you can't use people you don't understand. I'm the same as you, I'm leading troops to fight, how long can I take the Taishou at the same time? I think Tian Yu is very suitable, he will govern Hanbei County well. ”

"This time, the fifteen county taishou were all arranged by you, although you considered the overall situation, and gave the taishou of the prefectures and counties south of the Great Wall to the scholars, the three counties north of the Great Wall and the two counties of Jizhou to the Yellow Turban Army, and the two lines of the Che Cavalry General's Mansion to Zhu Jun's son and son-in-law, but do you know what the soldiers who followed you to the south and the north to fight? These soldiers fought with you without regrets, and many of them have not returned home for five years, why don't you think about them? Have you forgotten that these people have not asked you to be an official or to ask you for a reward? ”

"Xian Yuyin fought with us when he was from Youzhou, I brought two thousand soldiers, and he also brought two thousand soldiers, now I am a general, Yan Rou, Yushi, and Yan Liang are also Zhonglang generals, but what about him? Did he complain? Has he ever been unhappy with you? Why don't you think about an old subordinate like Xian Yuyin? You see, these are your most loyal subordinates. ”

Li Hong sat behind the desk in a daze, silent.

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