Luzhou has been smashed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoMore than 100,000 Chu troops are trapped in Luzhou, even if the Qi army does not attack, these people alone are enough to toss Luzhou to nothing.

The most unlucky are always the common people. The Qi army besieged the Chu people here, originally planning to trap them alive, at least until they ran out of ammunition and food before launching an attack, which made the occupied people suffer. Under the looting of the Chu army, not to mention the food at home, even the bark and grass roots have been stripped clean, and now in Luzhou, I am afraid that I can't even find a few mice.

After paying a huge price, the Chu army broke through the siege, leaving countless people who had nothing and were like ghosts, dying waiting for the rescue of the victorious Qi army.

In fact, Cao Yun, the commander of the Qi army, did not personally chase after the fleeing Chu Emperor Min Ruoying after the war, and stayed in Luzhou, which was exactly what he was doing.

In his opinion, the Qichu war, at this stage, has basically come to an end. The Chu army will not be able to launch another eastward invasion for at least twenty years.

In front of the Qi people, it is no longer the threat of the Chu State, but the chaotic political situation in the country. A big war and a big victory have brought the morale of the Qi army to an unprecedented peak, but it has also laid the domestic contradictions in front of the people.

Compared with the struggle with the Chu people, I am afraid that how to solve domestic problems is more difficult.

From the outside, Cao Yun is definitely a personable and elegant scholar, and it is difficult to associate him with a decisive military commander, but it is such a person, for nearly twenty years, he has been on the front line of Kunling Pass with Cheng Wuben, so that Cheng Wuben has exhausted his life's efforts to confront him. But it's just confrontation.

When Luo Liang became the commander, Cheng Wuben's life's hard work was ruined, and under Cao Yun's successive blows, the most powerful eastern border army of Chu State had been wiped out by now, and from then on he could only passively wait for the attack of the Qi army.

Cao Yun has already achieved fame and will inevitably go down in history.

However, at this time, Cao Yun did not have this consciousness at all, but acted as the county guard of Luzhou in Luzhou City. The Chu army invaded Luzhou, and the former county guard and others had been killed by the Chu army. Now that the Luzhou group of dragons has no leader, Cao Yun served as the captain of the firefighting team after the war.

There is only one task before him, disaster relief.

The army left in Luzhou and Cao Yun's personal guard battalion now act as the captain of the transportation team, and the grain in the military camp is continuously transported to all parts of Luzhou.

"Lord Wang, the food stockpiled in the army is less than ten days." A person who looked like a master walked in with an account book, bowed to Cao Yun, and said.

"What position has the follow-up grain team reached?" Cao Yun stopped the pen that was replying to the official document, raised his head, and asked.

"Back to the prince, now the grain transported to Luzhou is gradually decreasing, after all, the most important thing now is to supply the needs of the army, the war has not finally ended, and the Chu people are not without the power to fight back." Master said: "According to the current supply rate, even if we add the grain in stock, we won't be able to support it for half a month." ”

"In your opinion, what then?"

"Lord Wang, at the beginning, it was to save your life, but now the most dangerous stage has passed, and it can be appropriately reduced." Master said, "And Lord Wang, this kind of thing, you'd better not get involved in it yourself." It should wait for the arrival of the Luzhou county guard appointed by the imperial court before making a decision. ”

Cao Yun smiled: "Now where can the imperial court still care about appointing the county guard of Luzhou for a while?" An Ruhai made such a big fuss, the government and the opposition were up and down, boiling against the sky, I have already transferred 50,000 main forces back to the division, some people are not satisfied, and they actually wrote to the emperor to ask my whole army to return to the division, and exterminate An Ruhai as quickly as possible, hum, it is really ridiculous. ”

The brush was still heavily placed on the table, and the splash of ink immediately splattered the freshly approved document with ink.

The master also smiled bitterly: "Those people are just worried about their property. Lord Wang, but the energy of those people should not be underestimated, I got the news that many people have begun to attack the prince above the court, saying that you have ill intentions, support the army and respect yourself, and let the domestic mob make trouble. ”

Cao Yun laughed and patted a thick fold on his left hand, "I know, Your Majesty has sent all these folds to me." ”

The master was stunned: "Lord, Your Majesty will transfer the excerpt to you, this is not a good thing." ”

Cao Yun was noncommittal. waved his hand, "According to what you said, the grain sent to the affected areas should be reduced as appropriate, but there is one thing, no one must starve to death." ”

"Yes, lord."

"In addition, I will send an official document to the surrounding counties and counties, stamp my big seal, and transfer all kinds of spring plowing seeds to Luzhou, which will be completed within a time limit without delay." Cao Yun instructed: "The spring ploughing in Luzhou must start immediately, otherwise next year, Luzhou will still not be able to turn over." ”

"Luzhou is like this, who will farm? A large number of landlords were killed, the gentry fled, and no one organized? The master said with some doubts.

Cao Yun sneered: "No one? How could there be no one, and if there was no one, who would have eaten all the food I am transporting to all over the place? Luzhou naturally has people. Organize the granting of fields, give all these ownerless fields to the surviving people of Luzhou, seize the time, and start spring ploughing to ensure the autumn harvest. ”

"Granting land?" Master's eyes widened. "Lord Wang, think twice before you act."

Cao Yun picked up a file from the case and raised it in his hand, "This is Your Majesty's will, this is a good opportunity, the Chu army will sweep away the landlords of Luzhou, Haoqiang, and will not grant land to the landless people at this time, when will it be?" ”

"Lord, Your Majesty is roasting you on the fire!" The master was in a hurry, and he actually rushed to the big case in one step, holding the big case with both hands, and looked at Cao Yun: "Lord Wang, now that you have made great achievements, many people are touching the holy will and attacking you above the court. There are fifty-eight counties in Daqi, where can't this kind of thing be carried out first, why does it fall in Luzhou? In this way, you will become the target of the public, now in the land of Luzhou, I am afraid that I don't know how many powerful landlords have been targeted, are preparing to feast, a full meal, cut off people's money, such as killing parents, how can these people be willing to give up with you? ”

"I know, I even know that many people have contacted some local guys who escaped from Luzhou, and even more, many people have forged land documents and passed the big seal of the household department, and now those people are afraid that they have already left for Luzhou to accept it." Cao Yun laughed: "So, I want to get ahead of them and give all these lands to the landless people, I want to let them run empty, and rejoice in vain." ”

"How do you know that?" The master muttered.

"Cao Hui told me." Cao Yun said lightly.

"Lord Wang, you can't get involved in this hot thing." The master looked at Cao Yun steadily. "This is the way to take trouble, if Luzhou sets this precedent, then what will happen to Wanzhou in the future? What about the counties that were plagued by the sea of peace? Your Majesty is using you as a detest of the world! It is also to pave the way for what follows. ”

"Of course I understand His Majesty's intentions." Cao Yun looked at his master and said, "Hongyuan, how many years have you been with me?" ”

"Hongyuan has been with you for almost thirty years." Cao Yun's chief staff, Master Yi Hongyuan, bowed down, with a look of remembrance on his face.

"yes, it's been almost thirty years." Cao Yun said with emotion: "Hongyuan, do you know how many people are in my Daqi now? How many people pay taxes each year? Do you know how much land I have available for cultivation now? ”

"This?" Yi Hongyuan opened his mouth and stammered, he had always been Counselor Cao Yun's military aircraft and logistics deployment, and he really couldn't answer these things.

Cao Yun didn't let him answer, but said to himself: "Before the expedition, His Majesty once talked to me about this issue. In the past 10 years, the number of registered people in Daqi has decreased by more than 2 million, and the number of cultivated land has decreased by 30%. ”

"How is this possible!" Yi Hongyuan was shocked, "In the past ten years, I have been in good weather and harvesting every year, how can the population not increase but decrease?" In the western part of the empire, reclamation has been going on all the time, so how can arable land be reduced? ”

Cao Yun looked at him deeply: "Of course, the population is increasing, and the arable land is also increasing, but where does this increase go?" In someone's private pocket, of course. Conceal the population, exempt from paying taxes and all kinds of taxes and servitude. Encroaching on the land, and then making the land disappear from the account books for various reasons, Hongyuan, Daqi looks very bright on the outside, but on the inside, it is about to be hollowed out by those moths. His Majesty has long had the intention to change this situation, but the problem is that the Chu State is watching from the side, and His Majesty does not dare to act rashly. Now is the best time to break the game. ”

Yi Hongyuan was silent for a moment, "If the situation is broken like this, the prince will become a victim of this game, no matter whether the emperor wins or loses, the prince, you will definitely lose." ”

Cao Yun laughed: "Personal honor and disgrace, what is the reason? What's more, how could those people really threaten me? It's just that I'm just a free prince from now on, I'm tired of fighting all my life, and it's rare to have such an opportunity to take off my armor and enjoy life. It's just that when he leaves, he will do a little more for Daqi. ”

Looking at Cao Yun, Yi Hongyuan opened his mouth, but finally did not speak.

Cao Yun patted Yi Hongyuan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I am also a disciple of the Cao family, how can I be willing to look at the world of the Cao family, I was scarred by those things, and I have long wanted to clean them up, this time Your Majesty has made up your mind, and I welcome it with both hands." Hongyuan, after this incident, I will definitely retire to the countryside, you are such a talent, but you have to continue to serve for Daqi, I have recommended you to be the county guard of Luzhou, Hongyuan is not allowed to resign, as His Majesty's pilot Luzhou, only allowed to win, not to lose. ”

At this point, what else could Yi Hongyuan say, he could only clench his fists with both hands and slam deep to the ground: "Hongyuan will live up to the prince's trust." ”