Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 186 Daughter of Gold

Generally speaking, the Yanyun government is not short of money, but its finances are always very tight, because a large amount of money is used almost every month, so it also brings about a hidden problem - once someone wants to embezzle a large amount of money, , the gap will be discovered almost immediately.

No money has been received from the bottom, and there are special channels to respond quickly, so the incident will happen very quickly.

Liu Ling didn't even give too much warning when he killed two officials who hadn't figured it out. Others were able to stop after they figured it out. In fact, you may not have that intention in your heart, but the possibility of being exposed is 100%, so who would dare to be greedy again?

Liu Ling finished flipping through the account books and began to review the documents submitted by the subordinates. Compared with fighting, he was actually more tired when he was sitting in Yanjing, because now that he was here, the officials below him did not dare to go beyond the limits. Everything must be submitted here for the old man to review.

When someone outside announced Han Fang's arrival, Liu Ling put down his pen and leaned back on his chair to rest for a while.

When he heard the footsteps, Liu Ling looked up and saw Han Fang standing at the door, bowing to him, nodding and saying, "Come in and talk."

"Zhao Heshou took another concubine," Han Fang said.

Liu Ling frowned slightly, guessing what Han Fang wanted to say next, so he said directly: "Send him three thousand strings directly as a congratulatory gift from the king, and his concubine must be done in a grand manner."

Zhao Heshou's biggest problem is that he is a little greedy for money. Gao Feng is actually the same, the latter is lustful.

These two people are now leading the local garrison, which is considered a relatively important position. Previously, Liu Ling turned a blind eye to their problems, but now Han Fang specifically mentions them, which shows that it is indeed a bit excessive. .

"Just a warning."

"Then you."

Hanging on the wall is a huge map, which was recently drawn and covers Yanyun and some surrounding states, including the seven states in Hebei.

"Here."

From Han Fang to Kang Gongbi and several staff and advisers, they are now regarded as Liu Ling's think tank. After everyone arrived, they looked at each other and understood immediately - if it were not for the war, the King of Han would usually not call them all here. of.

"These people can be killed."

Han Fang shook his head slightly and replied: "The food and salary provided in the army are really too high, but these generals are a little special. Even if they are greedy, no one dares to take care of them. Now the situation in Yanyun is determined. In the early stage, it will cost thousands of gold to buy horse bones. But now we also need to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.”

Han Fang was slightly startled.

After discussing for a while, Liu Ling stopped Han Fang who was about to resign, and then shouted outside: "Call Kang Gongbi and the others over."

It is actually a bad rule in the officialdom to kill people on charges of corruption, because most people have dirty butts, not to mention that Yanyun here emphasizes "welfare treatment". If you can avoid killing, it is better not to kill as much as possible.

Liu Ling raised his hand to signal him to stop talking, took a book handed by Han Fang, and flipped through the amount of corruption recorded by various generals.

"There is not much peace in the grassland and Xia Kingdom. After sending the gifts, I sent an order to Zhao Heshou, asking him to lead the army to Yunzhong to supervise the process of building the mountain customs. For the rest of the people, just watch the deployment. Send people to deal with all corruption matters. Clean it up again, as for the propriety, you can decide it yourself."

Liu Ling knocked on the table lightly and said calmly: "But no matter who it is, they must not die for being greedy for money."

"Recently, there have been fewer and fewer rebellions in the newly conquered seven states. However, Liang Zhe's troops must be rotated on time to pull Yan Yun's garrison over in turn for fighting and training."

The war in Hebei has not subsided, and the Song people are not fools. They privately encouraged the refugees and bandits to rebel against Liu Ling. Liang Zhe has suppressed three "rebel armies" in Hejian Prefecture. He was called "Liang Zhe" in the Song Dynasty. "Beheading Liang".

Compared with Liang Zhe's brutal methods, many of the seven state officials were former Liao officials sent by Liu Ling to assist the surrendered bureaucrats from the Song Dynasty. The overall framework was quickly established. After just two months, Most places have returned to normal operations. In addition, most of the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were reduced. Liu Ling deliberately used extremely high treatment to attract the common people of the Song Dynasty. Anyway, he did not plan to receive much tax and food from these seven states in the past two years. As for the missing money and food items , it can be supplemented from the Sui coins of the Song Dynasty.

Someone immediately asked: "It is a taboo for military strategists to not know the generals. Even the Song Dynasty people later had generals and tactics. Although the king's move was to train the soldiers, was it too reckless? If the Song Dynasty counterattacks, Liang Zhe What should I do if something suddenly changes if I don’t respond in time?”

"The Song people no longer have many soldiers to fight in the two rivers. It is impossible for the Song people's officers and soldiers to move northward in large numbers for at least two years," Liu Ling replied, pointing to the location in Hebei.

"Jingxing in the north of Hebei has been ceded by the Song people, and the eight military villages and Yanmen Pass in the northeast of Hebei are also in my hands. It means that the key to the gate of the Song Kingdom is now in my possession."

Fight whenever you want. Even if Liang Zhe misses, he will just lose some land that does not belong to him.

The situation in the seven states of Hebei actually far exceeded Liu Ling's expectations. Although they surrendered quickly on the surface, the series of problems caused by it still gave him a big headache.

When he captured Yanyun, both places were devastated by war and the population was depleted. The land of Yan was even a piece of white land at the beginning.

But precisely because it is as clean as white paper, it is easier for future generations to apply it.

"Another 6,000 victory troops were sent to Hebei, and the auxiliary soldiers and civilians asked Liang Zhe to recruit from the local area. In the Yunzhong area, in addition to the Ningyuan army under Zhao Heshou, Han Shizhong and his army were also sent to Wuzhou, and informed Cai Jing, the prefect of Yunzhong, that half We will be waiting outside the city in a few months."

Upon hearing this, several officials looked at Liu Ling with doubts in their eyes.

"You all know that our soldiers and horses cannot stay at home. Every day we eat horse chews and consume a lot of money. Of course, the money and food given by the Song Dynasty people are enough for us to raise soldiers, but if we want to develop the place and restore people's livelihood, we need money everywhere. of."

Liu Ling rubbed his fingers and said softly: "The day before yesterday, Empress Dowager Yelu of the Xia Kingdom told me that the Heishan Weifu Army Commander in the northeast of the Xia Kingdom has rebelled, and I need to put an end to it for her. Everyone, let's start the military discussion."

He did not leave time for others to raise objections. Seeing that the King of Han had already made a decision, he started preliminary discussions around the map. For specific matters, they would have to summon their subordinates to make clear target requirements after they returned.

In this battle, Liu Ling did not plan to make any big moves. He mainly wanted to take out the elite members of his family and hone them again.

It is now March, half a year has passed since we withdrew from the Song Dynasty, and the army is almost in repair.

Everyone was discussing until very late. Liu Ling walked to the door and ordered his servants to prepare supper. He looked up and saw the grandmother and several clerks in the back house standing at the door. They had obviously been waiting for a long time. Seeing Liu Ling coming out, the nun stepped forward, knelt down, and shouted:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the princess!"

Liu Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Cao seemed to have given birth today.

"reward."

He nodded and was about to subconsciously go back to start military discussions with others again. He hesitated for a moment and turned around.

"Take me and have a look."

(End of this chapter)