Chapter 111: Thanksgiving for the Exiles (II)

The snow flakes were in mid-air, falling quickly and quickly.

Yu Zhao was old, and when he rushed to the Secret Pavilion, he was already covered in snow.

A eunuch hurriedly saluted, brushed away the snow, Yu Zhao took off the big hat and handed it to Wang Xin, listening to Wang Hongyi's voice: "Yu Zhao, come in"

"Yes" Yu Zhao agreed, stepped in, felt warm all over his body, settled down slightly, and bowed to the ground: "The minister greets the Marquis of Shu"

After that, I raised my head and saw Wang Hongyi sitting behind the table, the table was full of twists and turns, surrounded by Li Gang, Wang Yan, Hu Ce, Li Xian, Ding Huchen, Zhang Youzhi, Yu Liangbo, and even Zhang Yuwen.

"Get up, sit down first and then talk about things" Wang Hongyi looked at the snowflakes in the courtyard opposite the window, was stunned for a while, turned his face, and said to Ding Huchen: "You first talk about the situation in the military department." ”

"Yes, my lord, according to the order, there are a total of 20,000 soldiers, all of whom are assigned to the guard battalions, and now the six counties have built guard battalions, and the ministers have personally gone to see them, and the training is very hard, and the unqualified ones are eliminated, and now among the 20,000 soldiers, 12,000 soldiers are qualified, and the rest are assigned to the county as government servants or van soldiers. ”

Ding Huchen said: "According to the orders of the lord, soldiers who have killed people cannot be disarmed and returned to the field at will, there is always an errand. ”

Speaking of which, Yu Zhao has a relative, this kind of killer, professional tooth soldier, nothing but war, if he is allowed to return to the place, it will be a disaster.

Ding Huchen said again: "According to the system, the current number of soldiers is 52,000, and this time the battalion training has been replenished, and the whole army is 42,000, and there is still 10,000 to make up." ”

Wang Hongyi nodded and said, "Let's add these to the army first, and there are still 10,000 to take your time...... Reclamation also needs manpower."

After thinking about it, he asked, "How is the reclamation situation now?"

Although Wang Yan was his uncle, he still owed himself and said: "My lord, in the past three months, I have only roughly counted the household registration and land of the three counties of Xinde, and in the spring of next year, I will have to preside over the division of land and reclamation, and it is expected that all the work will need to be completed at the time of the autumn harvest -- my lord, Dongyi Prefecture can support 2 million people, and now the population is barren, only 700,000, and some are land. ”

"Yu Zhao, you Lisi, how is the situation?"

"Lord, I first built the Casting and Printing Bureau and the Official Clothing Bureau, which is the casting of internal and external official seals and official uniforms, and now it has been basically completed, for the adjustment and establishment of the officials, in the exploration of the situation, once completed, the minister will ask the Lord to give instructions to the Lord's order, to determine, and also, the candidates for promotion and entry from all over the country, a total of 160 people, if the Lord is allowed, let them enter the office, transferred to the jurisdiction of the officials. ”

"What about the Ministry of Engineering?" Wang Hongyi asked again.

Li Xian stood up and saluted and said: "The Paper Armor Division has been changed to the Paper Armor Bureau, and the number has been expanded to three hundred, which can produce 15,000 paper armor every year, which is enough for military needs." ”

"The minister asks for two things, one is weights and measures, and the other is to mint money, the minister has brought the mother money, please watch. As he spoke, Li Xian took out a penny.

took the money, only to see that the money was shining brightly, and smiled at the moment: "Just use this." ”

"Lord, but this money is copper six lead four, the money is golden, the people naturally accept it, you can produce this product, I am afraid that the court will not make much money, and the people will also collect this money to melt and recast copperware, but I am afraid that the copper mine and copper production will not be enough in the future. Li Xian said very seriously: "In the humble opinion of the ministers, the money is also made by the law, the copper is five and the lead is five, and the fineness is not bad, and it is convenient for the people to come and go." ”

This is a big policy, Li Xian is familiar with the inside story, and he said it very clearly.

Wang Hongyi thought for a while and said: "Copper five lead five, the color is not bad, but it does not show results, there is a lot of copper in Shu, and it is not in the way to use copper six lead four, but it can circulate quickly. When the people's livelihood is dying, the money will be light and thin, and you can't just look at the cost. ”

"Shuzhong is stable, it is necessary to have many aspects, money is a big aspect, the money is thick, the people are stable, and the field is also willing to trade with us, which affects all aspects of the big, we can't lose big because of the small. ”

There are many gold, silver and copper in Shu, remember that on the earth, the Qing Dynasty Wang Hongyi Dynasty, or Sichuan coinage is the important part of the country.

Moreover, the problem of copper coins has plagued the dynasties for thousands of years, and the solution is actually very simple, that is, a trade surplus.

When large quantities of silver and gold flowed into Middle-earth, special silver and gold dollars could be made for circulation, especially silver dollars, which greatly reduced the need for copper coins.

A silver dollar is worth one tael, which is equivalent to a thousand yuan, and in fact, once it enters the peaceful and prosperous era, a silver dollar can already be used as currency, which is not too big.

Wang Hongyi naturally has an idea in his heart, these days he has figured out the context of the times in this world, and at this time he is probably between the Song and Ming dynasties on the earth.

Many traversers start with some kind of sea trade, but they don't want to think about the two major problems.

The first is seafaring technology, and the second is that if you want to trade, you must have a trading country - who do business with when you are in the three countries?

Now although the Western Qin is in turmoil, the countries of the Western Qin continent have developed, so as long as the south is captured, as soon as it is developed, the financial resources will immediately roll in, and the Song Dynasty has 20 million customs revenue a year, and it is not difficult now.

There is another thing, which is weights and measures, but Wang Hongyi still modified it slightly, it was originally 500 grams is a catty, but it makes ten taels and one catty, instead of sixteen taels, and ten dollars and one tael.

Now one zhang is equal to ten feet, and one foot is equal to ten inches, Wang Hongyi checked it, and roughly estimated that one foot in this era is equal to about 35 centimeters, so it is directly three feet and one meter, and there is an extra "meter" out.

It's for his own habits.

Li Xian cautiously said: "But mining requires a lot of manpower, lord, it's too late to reclaim now, how can there be so many copper workers?"

Wang Hongyi listened carefully, smiled and said: "That's why I want to discuss the matter of Xiyizhou with you - Zhang Youzhi, you talk about the situation." ”

"Yes, there are two towns of Yueshan County and Yongchang County in Xiyi Prefecture, the key of which is Yongchang Town, with 10,000 soldiers, is an important town in Xiyi Prefecture, and its vassal Qian Qingfu is rigid and self-serving, thinking that 10,000 soldiers can resist the army, and Yueshan County has 6,000 soldiers, which is not enough to cause trouble, as for Jianshan, Yuecheng, Qinghe, Guangning, and Dingnan counties, they can be pacified as soon as they are paid, but the Han population is not large, and the mountain tribe is strong, but it is difficult to govern. ”

"Historically, this kind of problem has been easy to settle and difficult to deal with. Wang Hongyi asked, "What are your opinions?"

Ding Huchen bowed down and said: "In the opinion of the minister, this matter is very easy, it is nothing more than cutting words, killing, and if you are afraid of killing, you will naturally obey it." ”

Wang Hongyi was silent when he heard it.

Li Gang had a different opinion: "There are 300,000 mountain tribes, how can they be killed? Yi Yiliang will directly serve as the county commander in the busiest area of the mountain tribe, and use the county guard to coordinate them, fight and pull, and can be pacified." ”

That's how to hit and stroke.

"The minister is against it, this method is good, but it is absolutely not possible to contain most of the military strength of our town in Xiyizhou. Yu Zhao immediately objected.

Wang Hongyi asked again: "Zhang Youzhi, what about you?"

"I heard just now that the three adults are all reasonable, and the minister thinks that he should first use the army to deter and order each to protect the border, and then divide the troops to choke the dangerous places, divide and surround the mountains, and only repair the fence during the period, and do not confront each other. When the grain is about to ripen, the army plunders, and starves the mountains to survive, so that they can be used to harvest the cages. Zhang Youzhi said.

This method synthesized the above opinions, and everyone immediately scolded secretly, but at this time, they looked at Wang Hongyi together and begged him to decide.

Wang Hongyi has been thinking about it for a long time these days, and he is recalling how to deal with the earth in history, at this time, he has decided to make an arbitrary decision, stood up, and said: "It is now the winter of the fourteenth year of the Vertical Rectification, and in another month, it will be the fifteenth year of the Vertical Rectification.

Speaking of this, he sighed for a long time, and without waiting for everyone to reply, he said: "The mountain clan is deep in the ground, and the henchmen are not at peace, and it is difficult to go far, but there are great changes in Qinchuan and Jingzhou, and the strong enemy is rising.

At this time, Wang Hongyi's eyes were blazing, and the snow outside the hall was a little smaller at this time, but it still fell one after another, and he was obviously heroic and upright.

Yu Zhao and other ministers, for the first time, heard Wang Hongyi reveal his heart, looking at the world, they were also excited, and they got up together and said: "The lord has this ambition, which is the luck of all the people."

I wanted to say more, but I was intercepted by Wang Hongyi: "Your opinions are all good, but the pacification of Xiyizhou, including the mountain tribes, must take a year"

The words "hiss" caused all the ministers to gasp.

Pingxi Yizhou for a year, no one is afraid, but the Pingshan clan must be within a year, which is too shocking.

Wang Hongyi took a sip of tea, smiled at everyone, and said: "You may seem to be in a hurry, but if you use tens of thousands of soldiers and take several years, you won't have to fight in the future." ”

"At extraordinary times, with extraordinary means, Lone already has a proposition, let me say a few points for you to listen. ”

At this, everyone could not stand still, and they all got up and knelt down to listen.

"First, as soon as the spring of next year begins, I will lead a large army to the expedition and level Xiyizhou in one fell swoop. ”

And when he had said this, the people had no opinion.

"Secondly, along the way, if there are mountain tribes who send troops to hinder each other, Lone's opinion is very simple, defeat it, and all the men of his tribe will be punished to the copper mountain and silver mountain as slaves. ”

"Li Xian, listen, these war slaves, just torture, only ask them to work for only three years, and after three years, even if they don't die, they will all be killed. ”

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but move their bodies uneasily, Li Xian raised his head in shock, and wanted to speak, but at a glance, he saw Wang Hongyi's face was blue, staring fiercely, and suddenly remembered the old handsome Zhu Tianji, so he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and kowtowed: "Yes"

"Don't think I'm ruthless, these people can't stay, if Lone has decades, he can assimilate it calmly, but Lone doesn't have time, so he can't stay. ”