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In the Dengzhou Assassin's Mansion, Li Jing was watching a piece of information that Li Wei had just delivered. The information was sent from Changyuan, which was the result of Li Jing arranging a group of scouts disguised as merchants to lurk in Changyuan County after hearing that Wang Xianzhi had kidnapped Shang Junchang in the court.

At the beginning, Li Wei felt a little inexplicable that Li Jing asked him to arrange people to go to Changyuan, Changyuan is in the territory of Huazhou of the Yicheng Army, and Dengzhou, which is separated by several states of the Tianping Army and several states of Ziqing Town, such a small county town, suddenly something special?

Now the scout below has finally sent back a report, the content of which he has read first, it is the rebellion of the salt dealer and his gang of Changyuan County who were once captured by the lord, and have captured Changyuan County. Thinking of the last time, Li Jing suddenly sent the salt dealer Shang Junchang, who came to buy salt, to Dengzhou, Li Wei couldn't help but feel that this matter was a little strange.

Li Jing didn't notice Li Wei's thoughts, he was looking at the grass army text that was sent with the report.

The text was transcribed by the spies on the notice posted in Changyuan County, "Since Gaozu Jinyang raised the army, and later passed on to Emperor Taizong, appointed Wei Zheng and other virtuous people, and the social economy developed rapidly, so there was the rule of Zhenguan, but in the later period of Xuanzong, eunuchs were appointed, the government was controlled, and the people were excluded and framed, and the people were in dire straits, which was a crime; Since Yizong, the use of troops has been incessant, the taxes are heavy, and the states and counties have not been able to make disasters, so that the people have nowhere to complain, and these two crimes are also; The court's rewards and punishments are unfair, meritorious deeds are not rewarded, and crimes are not punished. The third sin; The officials were brutal to the extreme. Selling officials can be seen everywhere. The imperial court turned a blind eye, which led to the corruption of officials, these four crimes; When today's son is young and mediocre, and does not sympathize with the people, these five sins. Here, we will only list some of the sins of the imperial court, but the sins of the imperial court are difficult to mention. Although we are not sages and capable people, we know how to eat the world and manage the affairs of the world. Today, we are waiting for the army to attack the Tang Dynasty, which is the crime of the imperial court, and I hope that all heroes and heroes will respond to it. ”

It is said that Huang Chao has some literary talents, but looking at this notice, it is also written more ordinary, compared with the text of Chen Lin's crusade against Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms, and the text of the crusade against Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, it is far worse, but it is also written in a popular way.

"How's the grass army going?" Li Jing asked.

"Back to the Lord. When Wang Xianzhi heard that the righteous army had made Du Xian lead his troops to fight, he rushed into Caozhou under the jurisdiction of the Tianping Army. Du Xian's soldiers and horses stayed in Changyuan County for three days. Then he returned to Huazhou. In his opinion, Wang Xianzhi and the others immediately fled as soon as they heard about the crusade of the official army, and they were simply a group of rogue bandits, and dog meat could not be put on the table.

Li Jing didn't think much of it, he had already seen Huang Chao's name in the report. Huang Chao actually hung a deputy general of Tianbu and the deputy capital of all the heroes in the sea, which shows that Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi have merged, and the two biggest thieves in the late Tang Dynasty have united together. And now, Huang Chao did not withdraw from Wang Xianzhi's army in Caozhou, thinking of the historical situation, Li Jing had already concluded in his heart that Huang Chao must have returned to his hometown to launch another rebellion.

On the contrary, it is guessed that the grass army was not frightened and fled into Caozhou, but transferred in with a plan. This grass army should not be underestimated, they have fully taken into account the current situation of relative independence between the feudal towns. Entering Caozhou from Changyuan, although it was only a short distance apart, this cross-border, Du Xian, who had already chased after the Yicheng Army, could only retreat.

Because if you chase it any further, it will be the territory of the Tianping Army. Crossing the border to suppress bandits is a major taboo, and if it is not done well, it is easy to cause war. And many feudal towns have a similar idea, that is, to sweep the snow in front of their own doors, and not care about the frost on the tiles of others. As long as the bandit is out of his own territory, he will not be left alone.

Historically, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao were able to run rampant in the world, not because the officials and soldiers were not good, but because the feudal towns were unwilling to contribute, only caring about their own territory, and for the rebels on other territories, they were not willing to really contribute, just for show. As a result, the rebels seized on this most fatal flaw and wandered among the crusading armies of the various feudal towns, and even broke through the official army.

"Lord, it's just a gang of smugglers doing trouble, why do you care so much? Even if they are rampant, they are still in the territory of the Yicheng Army, and now even if they enter Caozhou, they are still in the territory of the Tianping Army, separated by thousands of miles from us. Levi said.

Li Jing nodded helplessly, if he can do it now, it is the best time to fight the grass army. They haven't achieved momentum yet, and they can be destroyed with a single blow. But Li Jing knew that such a great opportunity was in front of him, but it was difficult to realize it at all. Even if he told Xue Chong, the envoy of the Heavenly Army, how these grass troops were harmful, it was estimated that people would not pay attention to Li Jing. That's their own business, and Li Jing can't interfere.

Not to mention that Li Jing led the army to cross the border but suppressed the bandits, it would only be regarded by Xue Chong as Li Jing's invasion, and perhaps, Xue Chong would abandon the grass army and come to fight with Li Jing first. The world is so strange, knowing that the Dao Grass Army will disturb the Tang Dynasty and completely break the sky of this Datang that has leaked everywhere, but he can only be powerless.

"Continue to pay attention to the movement of grass thieves, and report back as soon as there is any new movement." Li Jing had no other good way, so he had to arrange it for Li Wei like this.

When Li Wei went out, Li Jing thought about it, but he still wrote a letter to Song Wei. Tell Song Fengcao that the army has entered Caozhou, and it will even be possible to move to the Jeju area, and it is very possible to join Wang Jingwu later. In the letter, Li Jing took the initiative to propose that he was willing to lead the Zhendong Army to send troops to Qizhou to completely exterminate Wang Jingwu's rebels in order to stabilize the situation in Ziqing. and also mentioned that he hoped that Song Wei could propose to Xue Chong that as long as the Tianping Army was in need, Li Jing was willing to lead the Zhendong Army to help the Tianping Army exterminate the grass thieves. “

After the letter was sent out, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no more movement. However, Cui Yunqing sent another letter to Li Jing, in which she euphemistically mentioned that Qingzhou was short of food. Hearing that Dengzhou has recently accepted a large number of displaced people, Cui Yunqing praised Li Jing's benevolence, but also proposed that Li Jing should not be too benevolent. The food of the people of Zhendong Army and Dengzhou should be preserved, and as for the displaced people, opening a porridge shed to give porridge is already a great good deed. He asked Li Jing again if there was any food. I hope to lend some of it to Qingzhou temporarily. ”

Cui Yunqing used borrowed words in the letter. But he didn't say what Song Wei meant. And the number is not said either. Only say borrow a part. However, Li Jing thought about it, now there are more than 50,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Zizhou, and the people in Qingzhou are more than Dengzhou, with more than 500,000 people. One or two thousand stones is absolutely not enough.

"That's what a dissatisfied mouth is." Li Jing sighed. Giving, reluctance, food is precious. can't give it, Cui Yunqing has said it.

Li Zhen happened to send an official document in, and when he saw Li Jing's embarrassed appearance, he asked out loud. Li Jing said the difficult thing, Li Zhen thought about it and said: "Since the general thinks so, then I think I should borrow some." But you can't borrow it for nothing, it's better to let the Shuai Mansion buy it with money. Or exchange ore and wood for armor, horns, cowhides, and tendons. ”

There is no shortage of food in Dengzhou now, under the operation of crazy commodity exchange of grain. Dengzhou's grain storage has been increasing. It's okay to lend some to Qingzhou, but as Li Zhen said, you can't borrow it for nothing. The armory workshop produces weapons in large quantities, and the supply of materials has been insufficient, so it is just right for Qingzhou to send some materials. The weapons produced in this way can also be exchanged for food.

"Well, it's decided that grain can be borrowed, and we can lend grain within 500,000 stone to Qingzhou, but we have to exchange materials for it." Taking money to buy this practice, Li Jing feels that it is not very cost-effective. In these years, the purchasing power of money is getting weaker and weaker, and many things are now bartered.

After Li Jing's reply was sent to Qingzhou, Cui Yunqing immediately came to Dengzhou in person, bringing hundreds of truckloads of various materials. There were not only iron materials, but also fine wood for bows, and fine wooden poles for spears and spears, and a large number of materials for making armor and weapons. When these things came, they were all calculated, and they could be converted into millions of stone grains at market prices.

Originally, it was only 500,000 stones to exchange, but Cui Yunqing personally came forward and brought all the things, and it was impossible for Li Jing not to change them. In desperation, Li Jing had to give Cui Yunqing this face. However, one million stone of grain is not a small number, and even if it is transported, it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. After the last incident, Li Jing made an appointment with Cui Yunqing that the grain would be transported by Qingzhou itself, and Li Jing would not be responsible for transporting it. When they can be transported, until they are finished.

Li Jing's bold performance made Cui Yunqing very satisfied, and took Li Jing's hand and stabbed back to Shifu cordially. Entering the Thorn History Mansion, Cui Yunqing was also full of stone emotion. A year ago, he was still the owner here, and Li Jing at that time was just a piece of good jade material that he found in the dust. Although it is a good material, it has not been polished after all. Unexpectedly, in just one year, the young farmer at the beginning has now sat in the position he was in. And he has more control than when he was in Dengzhou.

Along the way to Dengzhou, passing through Qingzhou and Laizhou, all I saw was a bleak scene. But as soon as he entered Dengzhou, it immediately seemed to change the sky. Although the fields were also barren, there were not half of the displaced people on the way, let alone the starving bones on the roadside, and the villages were all inhabited, and there was no such scene that several villages were empty in a row. In the field, there was a fire, and the people digging ditches and wells were busy.

Especially when I entered Dengzhou City, I couldn't see a single person asking for food on the street.

"Actually, it's nothing, all the young and middle-aged people who want to eat are sent to the mines to work, and they earn food with their strength. The orphans and the elderly were sent to orphanages and nursing homes, where they did what they could, with rations provided by the government and some volunteers to help take care of the elderly and children. The government of the elderly helps the elderly to die, and the orphans are sent to raise adults. "Orphanages and nursing homes are new. Since Dengzhou even takes in the displaced people from outside, there is no reason to ignore those lonely old people on their own territory.

Not only the widows and orphans will take them in, but even those who are stupid and disabled will also find a way to arrange it. However, if there are good hands and feet, but they are unwilling to work, they will be forcibly sent to Liaodong for labor reform.

Cui Yunqing sighed very much: "This is really the world of Datong, which is hard to believe." You have done a good job, a benevolent and righteous act, and you are proud of your teacher. ”

Li Jing is also a little proud, this can be regarded as a special thinking of a modern person. After all, although there is corruption and so on in later generations, many ancestral associations have achieved very different benefits in terms of welfare. At the beginning, Li Jing only raised the children and pensions of those soldiers who died in battle, and now it is gradually implemented to these orphans and widows in the entire Dengzhou. Although it costs a lot of extra money, the fame and popularity achieved are also extremely high.

"I plan to wait until this famine is over, and at that time I will open some schools in Dengzhou and Liaodong, with at least one Mongolian school in each township, at least one primary school in each county, and a large academy in the prefecture city. Not only should tuition fees be waived for children who are willing to go to school, but also subsidies should be given to those who have excellent grades. In order to make more people literate, at least every child must read for a few years, and be able to read, write and count! ”

Cui Yunqing listened to Li Jing's description and looked at the brilliance revealed in his eyes, and couldn't help but be shocked. He had never seen that Li Jing still had such a side. So simple, yet so innocent. I can't see it at all, he is not only the assassin of Dengzhou, but also the envoy of the 25,000-strong Zhendong Army, a horse general who has been invincible so far!

"Take your time, don't rush it, and don't blindly pursue goals that are hopeful but unattainable. You've done a good job now, the moon is full, you don't have to be perfect in everything, you can't get past it. Cui Yunqing kindly reminded.

After a pause, he said: "The matter of being willing to send troops to exterminate Wang Jingwu mentioned in your last letter was brought up by Marshal Song on the military council, but it was vetoed by everyone. I'll tell you about this, and you shouldn't have any other thoughts. It's just that tens of thousands of people are gathered in Zizhou, and if you are invited to come out like this, it will inevitably make the generals feel disgraced. At present, the marshal is reorganizing the Pinglu army, and at this time, the morale of the army is also very important. ”

Hearing this result, Li Jing was only slightly disappointed in his heart. Anyway, he didn't have any ambitions, this time he really wanted to help Song Wei. Since he had other ideas, it was fine.

"Did the big marshal and Xue Shuai talk about the Cao thief and the grass thief?"

"Yes, but Xue Shuai rejected your kindness. He said, just a grass thief, the Tianping Army can be settled, and you don't need your kindness. Cui Yunqing's face was a little strange when he spoke, and he couldn't understand why Li Jing was so enthusiastic now. One will send troops to help exterminate Wang Jingwu, and the other will propose to send troops to help exterminate the grass thieves. Could it be that this proud protégé hasn't fought for a long time and has itchy hands? (To be continued......)