Li Jing likes the iron chair in the festival hall very much, although it is not as warm and comfortable as the down cushion, but sitting on it can always make people calm their heads and concentrate. After Daxingtai was moved to Yanjing, the original Yacheng became the office of various ministries, and the original marshal's mansion became Li Jing's Qin Wang's Mansion and the Generalissimo's Mansion. Daxingtai specially redecorated the Shuaifu, and also established a wolf statue like Dengzhou outside the Shuaifu, but this wolf statue is bigger, nine feet high, majestic in appearance, and it is a hidden military fortress inside, nine floors on the ground, three floors underground, secretly leading to the Shuaifu, there are usually a battalion of the Shengjie Army and the Silver Armor Army, and a thousand people are on guard at any time, densely covered with countless carts and cannons, and strictly guarding the Shuaifu.

The interior of the Shuaifu has also been renovated, the new festival hall is larger and more spacious and magnificent, Li Jing's throne has also been upgraded, and the original iron chair has become a gorgeous python dragon circling gilt chair.

This gorgeous throne sits on the north and faces south, on a small high platform, Li Jing sits on the iron throne, just overlooking the festival hall, and the whole festival hall is in his eyes. Sitting on the Iron Throne, I suddenly felt like I was on top and in charge of everything.

All the ministries of Daxingtai in Liaoyang have been moved to Yanjing, and the officials of various ministries have also begun to serve in Yanjing. On the Heavenly Wolf Festival Hall, the Qin Domain's civil and military affairs are all together, with two classes of civil and military, sitting upright according to their grades, like a prosperous small court.

Li Jing smiled and said to the prince of Mantang: "Recently, there has been frequent good news, my Qin army soldiers have worked hard, first to Youzhou, and then to Xuzhou, and now Li Ke fled back to Hedong in embarrassment, and Wang Jianchong also returned to Zhenzhou." And now, the household department has just reported that this year's provinces, states and counties in Daxingtai have completed the autumn harvest. The harvest was gratifying. The four provinces of Northeast China, Liaodong, Liaoxi, and Andong all enjoyed bumper harvests. Both the people and the army reaped a great deal of grain. That's all a great thing. Li Shangshu, now we have enough food to eat? ”

Li Rang, the head of the household, straightened up and said: "This year's bumper harvest in various places, the harvest is very large, plus in the past two years, we have vigorously developed livestock breeding, fishing and hunting, there is this canned food to start storage, and the people have a lot of potato medicine, taro and other crops with large yields. At present, we have enough grain reserves to support next summer's harvest, and even for next autumn's harvest. ”

"That's good, that's good." Hearing this news, Li Jing also breathed a sigh of relief. Before the end of this year, the Qin army had nearly doubled its territory and its population had increased by almost four million. The total population of the entire Tang Dynasty is only about 30 million, and even if you add those hidden slaves, slaves, and monks who do not pay taxes, it will be about 35 million at most. Li Jing's side already has a population of nearly 10 million, although there are also two or three million Hu people from various tribes in eastern Liaodong. But it's still quite impressive. In recent years, it has attracted countless displaced people. The population density is far greater than anywhere else in the world.

The increase in population is a good thing, and during the war years, manpower was also a resource, and recruiting soldiers, even production, farming, and running industry and commerce, all needed people. However, the rapid increase in population has also brought many pressures, the biggest of which is food.

Over the years, the issue of food has been a top priority for everyone. The persecuted Qin army began to promote breeding, fishing and hunting in large quantities, and planted high-yield potatoes and taro. Although potato medicine and taro are not delicious to eat for a long time, eating coarse and fine grains together at least solves the problem of eating a full stomach.

Cao Ye, the first assistant of the cabinet, clapped his palms with wat and praised loudly: "Under the rule of King Qin, in this troubled era, the people can still be fed and warm, so that the people can have food and clothing, this is really good governance and benevolent government, which is amazing." ”

Thanks to the Qin army's strategy of developing the northeast, the Qin clan owned a large amount of land, and was able to redistribute the land to the displaced people who had long been landless.

Moreover, the distribution of land to these people, who would have become the serf tenant farmers of the big clan, also added more taxes to Daxingtai. Although the tax on agriculture has now been reduced to very little, it has indirectly dealt a blow to the powerful and increased the number of yeoman farmers, which is extremely important for the stability of a regime. When the fields are annexed, the people all plant land for the landlords, but the grain they grow has to be divided with the landlords fifty-five, or even sixty-four, seventy-three, and the landlords account for the majority, and the people account for only a minority. Over the course of a year, it is difficult to have food and clothing, and whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster, there will be a sale of children and daughters, and the government will have to come forward to provide relief, and if the relief is not effective, it will even lead to civil unrest. However, in the development of the northeast, some land is distributed to those who have no land, and the people work hard to cultivate, and the government only collects a small amount of land according to the number of acres, and after the people pay taxes, most of the harvest can be retained, and the family has surplus grain, and life can be better and better. The Chinese people are the most simple, as long as they live their lives, no one will rebel, but will wholeheartedly support the government that gave them all this.

It is not enough to have a strong military in the air, and the tyrannical Qin and Sui were all sharp soldiers, but the most important ones were the rebellions of their own people. If the country is strong and the people are not rich, the country will not last long.

"Cao Shoufu's words made this king feel guilty." Li Jing lightly pinched the short mustache on his chin, "Li Shangshu just said that the people have food and clothing, but in fact, it only means that the people have two meals a day, and they have to take potatoes, taro, wild vegetables, and other coarse grains are barely enough." Even the people under his rule can't eat white rice and white noodles every day, so this king can't do enough. ”

Li Jing's words are sincere, he is from modern times, in that era, people no longer have to worry about food, they eat whatever they want. Therefore, for Li Jing, as a superior, the first thing he has to do must be to make people clothed. If you can't even solve this, what else can you talk about?

However, as soon as these words came out, the civil and military forces present in the festival hall were shaken together. In this era, or since ancient times, even if it is the so-called governing world and prosperous era, how many people can really make the country rich and the people rich, and the people of the world can eat rice and white noodles? This is simply the ideal era of Datong. It is today's Qin Domain, thanks to the development of the Northeast, there are countless new lands. There is also the development of industry and commerce. It attracted a large number of people to work. As a result, almost everyone now has a field to plant and a job to do, and everyone can support their families, and the old and the young can be supported. Even if they are widows and orphans, there are also government officials who provide money to support them, and orphans are also supported by the government. Although said. It is true that many families are still like King Qin, two meals a day, and they have to take coarse grains, but on such days, many officials here are already very proud, and it is enough to go down in history if they can do this.

"I believe that the king of Qin has this kind of love for his people, as long as he perseveres, so after three years and five years. The people under the rule of the king will definitely live a better life, and no one will worry about food and clothing. Life is healthy and the society is harmonious. Shangshu's right servant shot Li Zhen said very sincerely, no matter what, Li Jing can say such a thing, and has been working hard like this, then he believes that he, Li Zhen, is definitely following the right person, following such a benevolent monarch, he is willing to do his best for it, and then die.

"Although the situation is very good, it is not all going well." Li Jing interrupted everyone's praise and frowned: "We should also see that the continuous war has had a great impact on us. Especially in the past two years of continuous operations, our territory has expanded too quickly. Three years ago, we only had a corner of Dengzhou, but now, we have occupied half of the mountains and rivers in the east and own one-fifth of the world. Militarily, this is certainly a great thing, but on the other hand, territorial expansion and population growth have also brought many internal problems. ”

"Military and civil affairs are our two legs, two legs can only walk fast and steady, and now, our military legs have been extremely strong, but our civil affairs legs are still a little weak, if we can't balance, continue like this, sooner or later something will happen, it is very likely, we will fall hard at some point in the future."

Taishi, Shangshu Zuo Servant, and Cui Yunqing, the Duke of Hubei State, were very pleased that their protégés still had such a clear mind at this time, and raised their wat and said: "I agree with the proposal of King Qin, at the moment we are victorious in the military, but after all, the foundation is still shallow, and it will take time to stabilize the newly occupied land." I thought that in the next period of time, when it turned to the stage of stabilization, we would no longer attack, but train and rectify the soldiers and horses, repair the armor soldiers, develop production, and stabilize the place. It will take one to three years to thoroughly digest and stabilize the land we occupy now, and then there will be plenty of grain and grass and well-equipped equipment, and it will be the time when the army will sweep the world. ”

The eyes of the envoy of the General Staff and Hou Jingxiang of Sanchuan County swept over the faces of Li Jing and Cui Yunqing's master and apprentice, and he had some doubts in his heart. He didn't know if Cui Yunqing and Li Jing sang and harmonized, whether it implied that this was Li Jing's plan to decide. Maybe what Li Jing said has some truth, but as the envoy of the Qin Army, who is under Li Jing and is in charge of the Qin Army's military strategy, he considers the problem more from a military point of view.

In his opinion, the Qin army's series of military victories did not reach the peak of combat capability. With the current situation, the Qin army can completely continue to fight. Xuzhou in Huaibei has been taken, and the two important opponents in the south, Gao Biao and Huangchao, one has fallen into chaos in the southeast, and Huangchao has also shifted its center of gravity to the west and entered Guanzhong. There is no opponent in the south, and the Qin army can attack and defend in the south, and if you want to attack, you can gather troops to attack Luoyang directly, and seize the heart of the Central Plains in one fell swoop. Alternatively, you can directly go south with heavy troops, wipe out Gao Xiao, who has been greatly injured, in one fell swoop, and take the rich and fertile land of Huainan.

And if the King of Qin still intends to go north and then south, then he can also let Jianghuai go on the defensive and defend. Then in the north, you can strike with hot iron, and now there are more than 100,000 heavy troops in Hebei, which can be assembled at any time to carry out a battle to destroy the domain. Now that the anti-Li alliance has long been broken and the Lu Long army has been destroyed, it is now possible to swallow Yiwu Town in one fell swoop. Then, continue to attack, eat away step by step, and wipe out the feudal domains of Hedong and Hebei one by one. As long as you take advantage of this fire to sweep away Hebei and Hedong, and then go south to the Central Plains in one fell swoop, Henan can be leveled immediately, and then you can move westward in one fell swoop and seize Chang'an.

At that time, although only half of the country has been laid, in fact, the world must have been decided, and it is only necessary to spread the word to the world, and the world will be stabilized.

And it's a pity that the brakes stop at this time. If this great opportunity is missed, maybe the towns will recover soon, and it will not be so easy to fight.

Li Jing listened carefully to Jing Xiang's statement and suggestions, and what Jing Xiang said was not unreasonable. This is a big temptation, and now that the Qin army has played a rhythm, it is completely possible to roll the snowball up and roll it bigger and bigger until it flattens the world in one fell swoop.

However, Jing Xiang's plan is just a plan. If Li Jing continues to attack according to this plan, the probability of success is only half. It's hard to even say half of it. The stakes are high. The stakes are also high.

And does Li Jing need to take such a risk now?

Li Jing's answer is no. With the current situation of the Qin army, all that is needed is time, as long as it is steady and steady, step by step, three years at the earliest, ten years at the latest, and the world can get it. It's a much more secure solution, that being the case. Why take the risk?

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the proposal of the envoy of the General Staff?" Li Jing did not rush to veto, but threw the issue to others to discuss.

Shangshu Gaiyu of the Ministry of Officials is also a first-class military advisor and strategist, and he was the first to speak, "I think that it is not suitable to attack from the south at this time. From Liaoxi to Huainan, our army is thousands of miles long and narrow from north to south, and the battle line is too long to be suitable for two-front operations. Although Gao Yu was defeated, he still had the strength to fight. If we march south. We will surely achieve the ultimate victory, but it may allow the northern towns to take advantage of the opportunity to attack us. In this way, I will definitely find myself in a two-front situation, and I will end up in the same situation as last time. ”

"For the same reason, it is not suitable to attack Luoyang. At the moment, we and Huangchao do not violate the river water, and both sides have no intention of fighting, which is not only good for Huangchao, but also good for us. If we don't solve the trouble of Hebei, we can't conquer Huainan or attack Luoyang. ”

Gai Yu did not directly reject Jing Xiang's proposal, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he had already refuted the plan to use troops in the south.

"And what about the use of troops in the north at this time?" Li Jing had already seen that Jing Xiang also seemed to support stopping the attack, and asked with a smile.

"I think that it is not appropriate to attack Li Quanzhong at this time, firstly, although Li Quanzhong is weak now, he is already attached to me, Yiwu Town is very weak, so there is no need to worry about what he thinks about us, secondly, Li Quanzhong and Wang Jingchong and Li Keyong can be described as a life-and-death feud now, and there is no need to worry that they will collude together. And we keep Yiwu Town for the time being, which can be used to contain Li Keyong and Wang Jingchong, Li Quanzhong is among the three of us, and it will be difficult to escape the result of annihilation after the worst, and the greatest possibility is that Li Quanzhong will surrender to us after the last. ”

"And if we attack Li Quanzhong, the biggest possibility is that Li Quanzhong will either surrender to us, or defect to Wang Jingchong or Li Keyong, or directly join forces with Chengde and Yanmen to resist us. If we really want to push Li Quanzhong to the opposite side again, this is definitely not a good thing for us. Therefore, for Li Quanzhong, a certain thinks, we just need to sit back and watch, Chengde and Yanmen will inevitably want to annex Yiwu Town, and at that time, Li Quanzhong can only belong to us. ”

Cui Yunqing smiled and nodded: "That's right, Li Quanzhong, who is sandwiched between the three parties, is either annexed by us or by the other two." Now it depends on who can't help but attack him first, and the most likely result is who strikes against Yiwu Town first, and Li Quanzhong is very likely to be pushed to the opposite side. ”

Li Quanzhong still controls half of Yizhou, half of Dingzhou, and one Zhuozhou, and he still has some strength in his hands. However, if you want to swallow Yiwu Town, Qin Jun, Chengde, and Yanmen can do it. But now that all three are staring at this, things are a little delicate. A move by one family will inevitably lead to a chain reaction. The Qin army attacked Li Quanzhong, Li Quanzhong may fall to Chengde and Yanmen, and Li Ke used Wang Jingchong to attack Yiwu Town, so Yiwu Town may fall to Li Jing if there is no way down.

Therefore, for Yiwu Town, the best choice for the Qin army is to wait for the opportunity, and it depends on which of the three families can't help but make a move.

"If you don't attack Yiwu, you can also use it to cut down Li Ke. Shatuo Hu rides, cunning and ferocious, and should be eliminated as soon as possible. Jing Xiang said again.

Li Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Hou of Nanjun, objected: "It's not proper, Shatuo's one-eyed wolf is indeed fierce, but I think that we should still go north and then south, first Hebei and then Hedong." Even if you want to fight, you must first sweep Hebei. Hebei is not peaceful, and it is not the best policy to rush into Hedong to fight. ”

Although Li Jing also has some scruples about Li Keyong's reputation in history, what is the main reason for Li Keyong's failure in history?

The main reason for Li Keyong's failure in history is that Li Keyong is very good at fighting, but he is not good at governance, and there is no long-term strategic plan for fighting, and he always fights with a stick in the east and a stick in the west. And he is not good at employing people, and often his trusted generals always betray him in the end. As a result, he fought for a lifetime, and he also circled in Hedong.

Hebei has not yet solved the problem, and went to Hedong to fight Li Keyong, but this proposal was vetoed by most of the civil and military.

Gao Yu is not suitable to fight, it is not the right time to fight Huangchao, Li Quanzhong can't fight, and Li Keyong doesn't need to fight.

And if Li Quanzhong's side has no results, then it is not suitable to play Chengde and Weibo. Therefore, after the discussion reached the most important point, everyone gradually reached a consensus, and it was better to temporarily suspend the truce and enter the development stage.

Of course, the truce is not completely out of war, at least, there is one Li Jing who has decided to fight, that is, the Khitan that has been rampant again during this time. Now it's just right, you can turn around and repair the Khitan that is always making trouble in the backyard.

"Jianghuai and Hebei departments to strengthen vigilance, enter the strategic defense stage, at the same time, immediately transfer a few main cavalry troops, and another batch of township troops, this time, we take the Khitan people to train troops, directly into the Khitan Khan's tent, step on them!" Li Jing issued a mobilization order with some vigour. (To be continued......)