stubborn thief

Chapter 224
On the day Liu Dawang left Pingliang Fucheng, Han Xiaowang saw him off ten li outside the west gate.

Watching the orderly formation gradually blurred on the dry land, Han Wang patted the dust on his body next to the official road, and sighed, unable to let go of it for a long time.

What he sent was not Liu Chengzong, who was the only one in the world who spoke to him on an equal footing, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to leave the feudal kingdom and go out to play.

But in the end he was defeated by his own cowardice, he didn't dare.

Afraid of leaving the domain without authorization, the emperor settled accounts after autumn.

He could only watch Cao Huachun being taken away with reluctance on his face, so angry that King Han scolded him for not being blessed.

Those who wanted to go didn't go, and those who didn't want to go went.

Looking back, he was still guarding the Pingliang City, wiping Liu Chengzong's ass.

The wounded soldiers were inconvenient to move, and they were afraid of traveling long distances with the marching army, and then turning their minor injuries into disabilities and raising them to death, so Liu Shizi left the left whistle chief Gao Xian behind.

Taking more than 400 wounded soldiers from Lion Camp and Guanning, let Han Fan take good care of them, heal their injuries, and then send them to Xining.

There are more than forty disabled people in the Lion Camp, and they are left to Han Wanghao to take care of them. The responsibilities of masters and servants and salary standards are all set by Liu Chengzong.

In fact, Han Wang was very happy about this at first.

In his eyes, the Lion Camp is a strong army, number one in the world.

Even disabled veterans, forty or so, are much better than the guards in Pingliang City who are just eating and waiting to die.

Later, I found out that Liu Chengzong set the standard, it was hard to say.

Each person has 24 liang of silver and 24 shi of rice grain every year, and they are divided into two rooms.

Han Wang was in charge of planning a small street and building a house next to Wangfubaozi, and hired two teachers.

When they beg for wives, the king of Han manages the matchmaking; when they are sick, the king of Han manages; when they give birth to children, the king of Han disciplines them;

They are responsible for living well.

King Han thought, they have become me, and I have become a civil servant!
He was so angry that the roots of his teeth were itching, isn't this the rule of Daming raising a vassal king?
How the hell is there more than forty servants who are looking after the home? It is obvious that there are more than forty fathers with different surnames!

King Han realizes for the first time that he is a huge burden to the country.

At least these forty or so fathers with different surnames are a huge burden to Han Fan.

King Han was very dissatisfied with this, and finally Liu Chengzong said, you have to agree, and you will cancel the money and food you owe me.

Han Wang thought to himself, then tick it off.

Who knew that just after signing the agreement in public, Liu Chengzong asked him to pay the bill, more than 1000 taels a year, how could King Han get it now?

Fortunately, Liu Chengzong is a good man. Knowing that he couldn't get it out, he helped him consider it, and then lent him 500 taels and an equivalent amount of grain. He gave.

He also told this group of soldiers that if there is a catastrophe, if you don't want to fight to the death, just run with the King of Han.

King Han was very happy at that time.

As a result, Liu Chengzong left Pingliang City the day before, and Han Wang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at night, thinking about it, this is not right!
Liu Shizi sold it with his money again!
Obviously the money came from Han Wangfu, now the wounded soldiers can be grateful to Marshal Liu.

Moreover, he raised disabled sergeants in order to avoid debts, but now he has more debts.

How could there be such an annoying person in the world as Liu Chengzong?

Fortunately, he didn't go with him, otherwise Han Wangfu would have to pay him.

That night, when King Han slept, all he could think about was the day he first met Liu Chengzong, what did Sunday Qiang say?

Yes, General Liu does not love money.

Doesn't this ass hole grow on the face?Talk like fart.

The contact between Liu Shizi and him can be summed up in two sentences.

It is to care about his safety first, persuade him to spend money, and lend him money.

Continue to care about his safety, persuade him to spend money, cancel his debts, and give him more loans.

Also General Liu doesn't love money, Sun Wukong fights Erlang God and turns into a temple of earth, leaving a tail exposed.

Your General Liu fights against Erlang God, and when he sits on the ground, he becomes a bank, and his whole person becomes a money bag, and no one can dismantle it.

"Dashuai Liu is gone, it's time for you to work."

In the Guanlan Pavilion of King Han's Mansion, King Han sat cross-legged among a group of accountants with his sleeves on his sleeves: "For this king, calculate how much autumn grain can be harvested this year, and then calculate after calculating, of which one-fifth... one-tenth Bar."

"The king pushes carts to transport grain within the walking range of the fief, and sends back one-tenth of the harvest to the tenants. Calculate how much the waste is lost in the middle, and how much the king can leave in the end. This is called Rent reduction."

"There are still debts. These are households that have been in arrears for a long time and have already paid three times the principal and interest. You find their homes and plan a route for me. I will come to burn the IOU."

Chang Shi said: "My lord, call them all over and set them on fire, why bother running to their house?"

"The king is idle and idle, what's wrong with strolling around, haven't you seen those fathers with different surnames in the mansion?"

King Han stared at the sky and scolded the sky in Guanlan Pavilion: "This king feeds them, heals their injuries, and finds someone to build a house for them. Do they thank me? No, why? Because Liu Shuai held their hands. Give them my king's money."

After all, Han Wang's tone was a little slow: "Run more, run more, look at the last time Jin Chanzi broke the city, and almost exhausted the king from running, don't just sit idle here, and go to the east of the city." Hundreds of shops said that this year will not be easy, let them owe the rent first."

Chang Shi was shocked when he heard this: "My lord, the rent is waived, and the palace is still building a castle. There are so many craftsmen spending money on food and clothing."

"You also know that we have craftsmen. The prince's mansion is free. Don't I have relatives? Go tell my relatives that Pingliang City is too big to keep them, and let them think about what they should do in the future. Learn the technique of raising pigs and feeding chickens."

"Go again in a few days and tell them that the castle of the Prince's Mansion is almost finished. It was designed by General Gao from the Lion Camp and cost 3000 taels of silver."

As he said that, Han Wang focused on the long history, and said: "1000 taels for the county king, 500 taels for the general of the Fuguo, 200 taels for the general of the Fengguo... Do you understand?"

Han Wang had already discussed this matter with Gao Xian yesterday.

General Gao was an honest man, he listened to what he said, when the King of Han said that Pingliang City was not safe, he hoped that General Gao would give advice to many clans in the future on where to build the fort, and General Gao immediately agreed.

No mention of money.

But no one bickered, and it was boring.

This made King Han couldn't help thinking about the world outside this tall palace city.

It was freedom, but it was also terror, which made him yearn for it and also made him anxious.

The world is eccentric, the sky and the earth are upside down and changeable, the people dare to loot the clan, and the clan dare to lead the hungry people to besiege the feudal kingdom.

No army can stop the rebels, neither can the Western Army nor the Eastern Army. The tall palace walls cannot be kept, and the small fortresses cannot be kept.

It was no longer possible for him to sit quietly in the palace and enjoy the flowers and watch the mountains.

When Chang Shi and the accountants left after receiving the task, Gao Xian was invited by King Han to come to Guanlan Pavilion.

"General Gao, between you and me, I hope the general will tell you the truth. That fort can really keep the bandits out?"

Gao Xian actually annoyed King Han.

Originally, he didn't have a good impression of the vassal king. When he picked up Liu Chengzong's son, Qin Wang Zhuangzi blocked the river and built a dam.
He was recovering from his injury here, and King Han kept asking questions all day long, making it impossible for him to sleep well.

I'm still here to open the question and answer, like a curious baby.

So he answered listlessly: "It can be defended, the fort is repaired, equipped with enough guns, it is not a problem to defend for ten days and a half months."

"After half a month?"

"Your Highness, Han Fan has been captured for half a month, so there is still no reinforcements?"

"Look..." Han Wang showed a look that I knew: "If you can't hold it, you still have to fight in the field, right?"

Gao Xian didn't say a word, so he didn't hesitate to answer this question.

After half a month, the thieves left early, what does it mean to besiege the city for half a month?It means that the officers and soldiers with a radius of five hundred miles can come to support.

That's all for a small town, a fan country, where there are thieves who dare to surround the fan country for half a month, not to mention Guyuan, soldiers from Xi'an, Lanzhou, and Ningxia are enough to run over.

Gao Xian persuaded helplessly: "Your Highness, as long as Your Highness wins the hearts of the people, reduces rent and interest and becomes a virtuous king, Pingliang City will be solid if people's hearts are with you."

"Well said! This king also means the same."

King Han applauded Joy, sat a little closer, leaned forward and asked, "General Gao, can you train people to be strong?"

Minzhuang?

This is a very old word for Gao Xian.

It's hard to say whether he will, anyway, he was training the people in Heilongshan back then, and now the group of people is either a thousand or a hundred, and the worst is a general banner.

The person with the highest official position in it is now following Yang Yanchang, his name is Liu Xiangshan, and he should be the commander-in-chief of the Yan'an camp.

But Gao Xian didn't know if the man was dead or not.

Gao Xian nodded: "I have practiced."

"My king has 46 veterans. Liu Shuai asked me to find them wives and aunts, but he didn't let me buy them wives and aunts. He said it was consensual." Han Wang spread his hands: "I don't even know what consensual love is. It's hard!"

Gao Xian was said to be fooled, from being a strong man to finding a wife and aunt for a veteran, the jump was too big.

He asked, "What do you want to say, Your Highness?"

"Your Majesty has approved the place of Baojia this year." King Han raised his eyebrows: "When the prefect of Pingliang did not take office, 46 veterans were divided into the countryside of Pingliang. Anyway, every village is my tenant, so it is easy for the subordinates. , registered as the leader of the Baojia regiment training."

Gao Xian leaned back, frowned, cursing his mother inwardly.

He didn't care about teaching the vassals how to save their lives, anyway, the fort was too small to contain wealth.

But this is too wrong, he said to Han Wang blankly: "Your Highness, do you know, how did Gao start with the commander in chief? He robbed the Wangzhuang, and the money and food in the Wangzhuang piled up like a mountain, blocking the river and building dams to starve the people to death."

"The common people wish they could eat your meat raw without bones and skin. You still want my people to practice Baojia for you, to be the leader of your regiment, and then to fight hungry people? Daydreaming!"

After Gao Xian finished speaking, he got up and left. King Han hurriedly grabbed him, but was pushed away. Seeing that he was about to reach the door, King Han shouted: "What else can I do other than making money? Who is to blame? This king is now I know I was wrong!"

Gao Xian sneered: "Know your mistakes and don't correct them."

"Change, I'll burn the IOU tomorrow!" Han Wang maintained the posture of being pushed down by Gao Xian, and slapped the floor with his big sleeves: "This year's autumn grain is handed in, and I will take [-]% to return to the tenants. What should I do? Killing me won't do anyone else any good."

After hearing this, Gao Xian's expression eased a little, and he sat down again: "Then what kind of group training are you still doing?"

Seeing him sit down, King Han returned to normal, and said, "Liu Shuai ordered a bunch of cotton jackets, cotton trousers, raincoats and shoes on the east side. Do you want my king's luck later? Is it safe to go this way?"

"There will be no drought any further to the west, and the road is not unsafe. Pingliang's guards are enough to do this."

"They are too weak." King Han was very dissatisfied with the soldiers of the Pingliang Guards, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, General Gao, just listen to what I have to say."

King Han stood up, walked around the window of Guanlan Pavilion, made sure that there was no one outside, and then said to Gao Xian, "Will Liu Shuai rebel again?"

Gao Xian glanced at King Han and said nothing.

"Okay, I don't ask this question. The Han Palace raises 46 veterans, and Wanshi Lumi takes out Qianshi. This king will feel very uncomfortable."

The king of Han looked at Gao Xian and said, "The imperial court takes [-]% of the rice to support us. When the people suffer from drought and the people cook oil, how many years can I live in Pingliang? It will be a matter of time."

"It's not my fault that I was born a prince. Who can give up Lumi Wanshi? I didn't intend to harm anyone. I...I don't want to die."

Speaking of not wanting to die, Han Wang almost cried out.

It's hard to say whether this period of time for Liu Chengzong is due to equality and closeness, or hypocrisy and obedience, or both, and the stimulation brought by seeing a different world.

But he couldn't help feeling anxious, he was afraid of death.

"The people who go to the battlefield are all ordinary people. There are many hungry people, but there are few generals. The general's soldiers are also very hungry. Sooner or later, the court will not be able to stop the hungry people. I will not be able to rescue all the people."

Han Wang bowed to Gao Xian: "Help me practice Baojia. I can give [-]% of the tax back to the tenants, and I can also give [-]% of rewards. There are craftsmen in Pingliang City, and Pingliang Guards have weapons. I can also deceive you." Money from relatives."

Gao Xian sighed helplessly.

He remembered Liu Chengzong's saying that a widow who is out of morals is not as good as an old prostitute.

Liu Chengzong talked so much in the army, why the court must be defeated, where did the court's taxes go, who are their enemies... a large part of the court's taxes were eaten by the vassals.

If it wasn't for supporting the prince, maybe he wouldn't have given his mother-in-law and aunt to others to make a living, and he wouldn't have separated his wife and children.

But at this moment, he couldn't hate King Han in front of him.

He thought, maybe what he hated was that high-ranking prince.

Gao Xian's tone softened a bit: "You practice Baojia, what do you want to do?"

"You Liu Shuai will rebel again. At that time, I will support you. As long as Han Fan's clan can be saved, I will fight Han Fan myself. I will snatch them all and make Liu Shuai a little boss."

Han Wangdao: "As long as I can save the lives of my relatives, it is better to be an ordinary person and die of old age and sickness than to hang on a tree."

Gao Xian was amused by the description of hanging on a tree, and it was rare for him to make a joke: "Among the clans and officials in the whole world, you are probably the only one who expects the commander-in-chief to rebel. If we die outside, wouldn't you practice Baojia in vain?"

"I've made up my mind. From today on, I will learn the art of war for an hour every day. If you don't come back, it will be a few years. I will die."

King Han looked at Gao Xian, pounding his fists on the table, his gaze fixed: "Jing Nan!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)