Han Dao world

Chapter 255

Yang Biao must practice what he says, and write memorials when he returns home.

He not only wrote it himself, but also dragged Situ Zhao Wen and Sikong Zhang Xi to sign it.

Zhao Wen signed his name after listening to Yang Biao's explanation, but Zhang Xi hesitated for a long time, and finally wrote his name reluctantly.

That night, the memorial was delivered to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie did not reply immediately, but waited for a day.

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Shang Shu ordered Pei Mao to come back with a reply from Bai Bojun.

The Baibo army accepted the recruitment in principle, but when it came to the specific conditions, the two sides had a big difference.

There was a disagreement, and the two sides quarreled.One of the commanders, Li Le, became furious and drew his knife to chop Pei Mao.

Thinking of that scene, Pei Mao still couldn't calm down, and said that if he hadn't taken the overall situation into consideration, he would have accepted the challenge and killed Li Le with his own hands.

Looking at Pei Mao, who was talking about being a teenager, Liu Xie was also a little speechless.

He believed in Pei Mao.

Pei Mao is good at swordsmanship.It may not be possible to go into battle, one-on-one duels, he is really not afraid of anyone.

When Pei Mao's mood calmed down a little, Liu Xie showed him Yang Biao's memorial and asked his opinion.

After Pei Mao finished reading, he looked at the next three names and was silent for a while.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection."

"If you have a different opinion, you might as well speak up." Liu Xie encouraged: "The speaker is innocent."

"I am originally from Hedong. Your Majesty is here in this county, and Xun Yu is the county general who is in charge of the county's affairs. I should avoid suspicion."

Liu Xie nodded without any further force.

He knew that Pei Mao was uncomfortable and still angry.At this time, it is already rare to be able to control emotions without speaking out against them.

If he didn't know that there would be a lot of opposition, why would Yang Biao take this responsibility and drag Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi to sign it.

Liu Xie put away Yang Biao's memorial. "There is one thing that I have always been puzzled about. Can Shang Shuling clear it up for me?"

"Please speak frankly, Your Majesty."

"Hedong used to have more than [-] households with nearly [-] people. Why are there only [-] households with more than [-] people?"

Pei Mao was silent for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty must have seen that the change in the number of households in Hedong is not consistent with the change in the number of people."

Liu Xie nodded, but did not speak.

In the Western Han Dynasty, there were four people per household in Hedong on average, but now it has six people per household.

In fact, the average population of ordinary households has not changed significantly. There is such an obvious gap because there are more large families, which raises the average household number.

It's like a group of poor people suddenly has a few rich people, and the average wealth has increased, but the wealth of [-]% of the people has not increased, but has been increased by the average.

"If your majesty thinks that this is due to the increase of the rich families in Hedong, although it cannot be wrong, it is not fundamental." Pei Mao raised his head, his eyes became firm. "Compared to Shandong, the big families in Hedong are not worth mentioning. Living together is not only to respect the blood of relatives, but also to protect ourselves."

"Go ahead," Liu Xie said.

Confucianism emphasizes relatives, and the growth of clan power basically coincides with the establishment of the dominant position of Confucianism.This is not unique to Hedong, it is like this all over the world, even more serious than Hedong, especially represented by Ruying.

But the need for self-protection is a special situation that Kanto does not have, and Liu Xie didn't think so much before.

Hearing Pei Mao's mention, he came to his senses a little bit.

"Actually, this is also very simple. Your Majesty can understand the reason by comparing the Bingzhou in front of you with the Bingzhou in Xiaowu's time. In Xiaowu's time, the Han army drove the Huns to Mobei, and the south of Yinshan Mountain was all Han territory. Huma. Therefore, Bingzhou is stable, and its household registration is several times that of today. Hedong is no exception, and it is called fertile soil. Anyi is a big city and is famous all over the world."

An angry light appeared in Pei Mao's eyes, and his voice became louder.

"In this dynasty, Yanwu Xiuwen, the DPRK Zhong Gongqing advocated appeasement of the barbarians, and lured the Hu people into the fortress. Not only did they not collect taxes, but they also rewarded a large amount of money and food every year. Although these money and food were not all provided by Hedong, but when the envoys communicated, Hedong was often harassed. , The corvee is heavy, forcing many people to choose to move out. This is one of the reductions in the household registration."

"Over time, there are more and more Hu people in Bingzhou, and more and more Han people. When the autumn wind is tight, every family will police themselves to prevent the Hu people from harassing. However, the prefect and county magistrate are officials, and most of them are concealed. The losses are borne by the people. .If the common people can’t live together as a family, they can only become ghosts under the sword of the barbarians. The reduction of this household registration is also the second.”

"The Hu people occupy the land of Henan, imitating the Han people to cultivate the land, but they are not skilled in farming, recklessly reclaiming wasteland, and rotating and abandoning it. Because of the residence registration, the grazing is excessive, the cattle and sheep are full of grain, and the grass and trees are exhausted. Therefore, soil erosion and flooding are increasing day by day. Hedong is the first to bear the brunt. This account has been reduced by three."

"With these three, how can there be many households in Hedong? How can the tribe not gather together?"

Looking at the angry Pei Mao, Liu Xie didn't know what to say for a moment.

It seems that he is not the only one who is wronged, Pei Mao is also very wronged.

"In your opinion, if the Huns' rebellion can be quelled and the scenery of northern Xinjiang restored in Xiaowu's time, can Hedong be prosperous again?"

Pei Mao frowned, thought for a moment, and let out a long sigh. "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, this is a dilemma that cannot be solved by force."

"Why?"

"There must be food for military use. It consumes too much to transport thousands of miles, so we can only farm in Henan. Although the Han people's farming is more sophisticated than the Hu people, the army that can be supported is still limited. If there is less, it is not enough to resist the enemy. If there is too much, the consumption is too much. Big. Back then, the imperial court had no choice but to take measures of appeasement."

"If you don't transfer from the inland, and only use the land in Henan to farm without harming the water and soil, how many soldiers do you think the northern border can support?"

Pei Mao frowned, and said after a while: "I haven't calculated it carefully, I think Wanqi should have some."

Liu Xie laughed silently, and tapped his finger on the case twice. "If you don't have your son's writing, ten thousand horses will not be enough. If you have your son's writing, five thousand horses will be enough. Your lord, let me see how I can pacify Meiji with three thousand iron horses."

Pei Mao was greatly surprised and took a while to react.

"Your Majesty is saying that the ordnance made by the dog, Pei Qian, can double the combat power of our Han army?"

Liu Xie didn't say much, and led Pei Mao out of the tent, and ordered someone to bring a war horse and put on the vest.

"With this heavy cavalry sitting in northern Xinjiang, can you ride lightly and drive the Huns and Xianbei like dogs and horses?"

Pei Mao touched the cold vest piece, couldn't help but laugh out loud with joy in his heart.

Putting on such a vest, the protection ability of the war horse is greatly increased, and the light cavalry of the Huns and Xianbei can only escape.

With the heavy cavalry of the Han army as the main force, and the Huns and Xianbei as eagle dogs, chasing death and chasing the north, it is not difficult for the big Han to recapture Yinshan.

It can be said that the emperor can come up with such a method, which can be described as bold and brilliant.

What made him even more happy was that part of the emperor's confidence came from his son Pei Qian, and from the weapons made by Pei Qian's iron officials.

It is with these armaments that the emperor can use a small number of elites to control the light and regain northern Xinjiang without increasing the burden.

"Your Majesty, this...is this really feasible?"

"Whether it is feasible or not, you might as well wait and see." Liu Xie smiled confidently: "Civilization is used for internal moisturization, and military equipment is used for external refinement. If such iron cavalry can't run rampant in the world, I really can't think of anyone else who can run rampant in the world. Ling Jun , the future of Hedong is not in other places, it is in your hands."

Excited, Pei Mao arched his hands and gave a deep salute.

"Father, son and brother, I would like to follow His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)