Han Dao world

Chapter 245 Curve to save the country

Song Guo turned pale with shock and was at a loss.

He didn't expect Shi Sun Rui to have such a reaction, and it was so intense.

"Junrong..."

Shi Sun Rui raised his hand and interrupted Song Guo. "It took so much effort to get rid of the malignant tumor of eunuchs, and we must not let them revive."

Shi Sunrui sighed. "My personal gains and losses are insignificant. Your Majesty intends to return to the foreign court. This is a rare opportunity in a century, and it must not be missed because of a momentary negligence."

Song Guo blushed. "Junrong, this is not for me, the Song family, but for the entire Guanzhong..."

"Since Your Majesty wants to solve Liangzhou's troubles, Guanzhong will naturally get the attention it deserves. You and I can try our best to help the emperor, and you don't have to think too much about it." Shi Sunrui looked into the distance with a look of loneliness in his eyes. "We are all over half a hundred years old, how many days can we fight? It is up to them to pacify the world after all. Instead of doing it for us, it is better to watch them go and help them when necessary."

Song Guo nodded helplessly, and said goodbye.

Sun Rui returned to the tent, Wei Jie and Ju Jun looked over.Although he didn't speak, the concern in his eyes was palpable.

Sun Rui waved his hand. "Bojun, Yuanying, we may need to adjust our training plan."

"How to adjust?"

"The Son of Heaven goes out, and the northern army will inevitably follow, but the infantry can't keep up with the speed of the cavalry, so we can only defend the pass and be ready to respond at any time. From now on, it will be changed to attack and defense of the pass. Especially the Shesheng Battalion, we must improve our shooting accuracy increase the efficiency and reduce the use of arrows as much as possible. The arrows you use are too demanding to obtain local materials, and the transportation costs are high, which cannot afford too much consumption.”

Jujun nodded in agreement. "I also have the same intention. Bingzhou has a small household registration, and there is no possibility of attacking Jizhou in a few years. The defense should be the main focus. When bows and crossbows are used by force, the Shesheng Battalion is duty-bound. It's a pity that there are no skilled archers in the battalion. The level of archers is improving too slowly."

Scholars Sun Rui and Wei Jie were also helpless.

This problem is not a problem of the Shesheng Battalion, but a problem of the entire Northern Army.

Since ZTE, the Northern Army has lost its original intention.The number of troops continued to decrease, and talented people were lost. Most of the rest were children from the surrounding areas of Luoyang, who were poorly trained and focused on making friends.Now that the world is in chaos, the Northern Army simply cannot afford the task of defending the emperor.

The emperor wants to march north, and the three cavalry battalions can only pick out a thousand people.

And most of these thousand people were just selected from the captives of Xiliang, and there were only a handful of them who belonged to the Northern Army.

"Do your best and obey the destiny." Shi Sun Rui said: "You pick a few who are good at archery, and then transfer to Yulin to protect the emperor with you."

Ju Jun nodded in agreement.

"Bo Jun, you choose some people who are familiar with geography among the people who came from all over the country to join the army, and find out what land is available in Hedong."

"Here."

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Liu Xie ran for thirty miles in a row and completed today's training subjects.

The war horse has already begun to breathe, which is basically in line with previous expectations.

Even the best Liangzhou horses cannot march rapidly in succession.It is not impossible for one person to travel thousands of miles a day with many horses, but the wear and tear will be staggering, and many war horses will die as a result.

Two hundred miles a day and a night is probably the limit that a war horse can bear.

Liu Xie jumped off the horse, and Shi A led him to relax and eat grass.

Having received the order a long time ago, Yang Feng, who was waiting on the side of the road, hurried up to greet him, bowing his hands and saluting.

"Your Majesty, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Yang Feng raised his hand to invite. "I prepare some thin wine to wash away the dust for His Majesty."

Liu Xie followed Yang Feng to the high platform by the side of the road, sat down, looked at the Yanchi in the distance, and unexpectedly remembered Liu Ba's suggestion.

Using salt and iron as a pledge to borrow food from the Hedong clan, this plan seems feasible, but it does not satisfy him.

It is obvious that these people have invaded the household registration and land of the imperial court, but now I want to borrow food from them?

The reason why he didn't veto Liu Ba was not only because he wanted to see what Liu Ba could do, but also because his foundation was unstable and he couldn't rush for success.

Shi Sunrui cut first and then played, and the other ministers expressed their support in silence, which shows that the drastic means are unpopular and cannot be acted too hastily.

"Did Baibogu reply?"

"Yes, they are waiting for His Majesty's presence at any time."

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction.In order to avoid attracting the attention of the ministers, the contact with Baibogu has always been carried out through Yang Feng.

"How many people are there in Baibo Valley now?"

"Total of men, women and children, there are more than [-] households with more than [-] people."

"According to your estimation, how many registered permanent residences does Hedong have now?" Liu Xie picked up his wine glass and drank it down. "Is there really more than half of the account loss?"

"How is it possible." Yang Feng laughed with a "chi" sound. "It's all for the sake of paying less taxes. I estimate that the number of people who really escaped or starved to death will not exceed [-] households. The rest of them are either falling into the grass, or they are attached to the big clan and become part of the big clan."

Liu Xie secretly made up his mind.At its peak, there were more than [-] households in Hedong, or [-] or [-] people.According to Yang Feng, there were only more than [-] households who fled or starved to death, so there should be [-] to [-] households left.

But there are only more than [-] households left in the counting book of Hedong County, and [-] to [-] households have been embezzled by the rich.

Wang Yi, this bastard, really deserves to die.

But killing Wang Yi will not solve the problem.

After Xun Yu took over as governor of Hedong, even if he didn't know the specific figures, he knew the fact that the big clan embezzled the household registration.But he didn't say a word, obviously he didn't approve of directly snatching people from the big clan.

Even Liu Ba only suggested borrowing grain from the big clan with salt and iron as pledges.

Whether they are out of prudent considerations, or they are opposed to restraining the powerful from the bottom of their hearts, they can't be expected.

So he could only find another way to recruit the Baibo army and let them occupy the abandoned land and become registered households that the imperial court could control.

Since more than half of the account holders have fled, the abandoned land is unclaimed land, which can be taken back by the court and redistributed.

Whoever dares to stand up and oppose is to expose his shortcomings and oppose the court.

Before that, what Liu Xie wanted to make sure was that these Baibo troops could accept the control of the imperial court, rather than become an unstable factor.

"Don't you want a teacher? I brought you one." Liu Xie called Fu De. "This is the elder brother of the queen. He has been a teacher in the Weiwei camp for a few days and is very popular with the soldiers. Originally, the right general refused to let him go. If you are in a hurry, I had no choice but to personally come forward and bring it to you."

Volde stepped forward to salute.

Looking at the gentle and elegant Fu De, Yang Feng was surprised and delighted, and while returning the gift, he said happily: "Your Majesty, this makes me... how can I feel sorry?"

The son of the Great Confucianism, the brother of the Empress, was snatched by the Son of Heaven again from the camp of the Rear General, this is too much face.

"If I'm really sorry, the next time I invite you to fight, general, just don't push back." Liu Xie said half-truthfully.

Yang Feng was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear to be ashamed, and repeatedly bowed his hands to plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, I don't dare anymore." He poured a glass of wine and raised his hands. "I punish myself with three cups."

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