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Chapter 322 On Protracted War
This autumn, Hebei has a bumper harvest, and it has encountered a good year that has not been seen in decades.The Northern Wei Dynasty, whose capital is Yecheng for the time being, is the grass-roots team built by Gao Huan, and finally stabilized the previous panic.

At the suggestion of some members of the Hebei family, Gao Huan, the great prime minister, promulgated a new land equalization system in the name of Yuen Long, the emperor of Wei, during the autumn harvest season:
All people in Hebei, regardless of gender, receive land from the age of 18.

80 mu of open fields are awarded to men, 40 mu to women, and 60 mu to small cattle, with a limit of 4 small cattle per household; another 20 mu to mulberry fields or hemp fields.All open fields are unowned wasteland.This scale can be called appalling, because Emperor Xiaowen's land equalization system is 40 mu of open field for men and 20 mu for women.

Although there are so-called "Bei Tian" factors in it, the land system collapsed in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, and it was difficult for the self-cultivating farmers to even guarantee the land in their hands, let alone "Bei Tian"?Gao Huan abolished the Beitian system, but doubled the acres of land granted. This move is very bold, but it is in line with the current reality.

In fact, there were not so many wastelands in the Taiping period. Because of the war, many fertile fields that had been reclaimed before were deserted, forming a large number of unowned wastelands.Granting land with high standards is conducive to increasing farmers' enthusiasm for land reclamation.

Gao Huan established a bureaucracy in Yecheng, absorbed a large number of low-level officials from the original Northern Wei Dynasty, and distributed the wasteland in Hebei after statistics.For a time, the hearts of the people in Hebei were settled, and the bandits who had emerged in endless streams returned to the villages to accept the government's land distribution, because if they continued like this, they had lost their mass base.

The strategy of Gao Huan and his team (now not a grass-roots team) is not surprising. It is to exchange the land resources obtained for no reason in exchange for popular support, and use the means of dividing the land to open up wasteland to settle down a large number of refugees in Hebei. Productivity destroyed.

The scale of this land division is much higher than the land equalization system promulgated by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Gao Huan almost spared no effort in buying people's hearts!The place where this system is implemented is only Hebei, and it does not include the war-torn Xingyang and other places south of the Yellow River.

Because Gao Huan could not control the scale of the war at all, once the flames of war ignited, everything in those places would be wiped out. Instead of doing this, it would be better to ignore everything.

From this point, it can be seen that Gao Huan and his team have given up the vast area south of the Yellow River, concentrated all their energy on Hebei, and then built Hebei into a country with a population, food, land, and The basic disk of popular sentiment.

Then take this basic land as the starting point, gradually encroach on the surrounding areas, control a new place, stabilize a new land, and advance steadily.Don't panic even if you fight for another ten years!

Gao Huan's thinking is actually somewhat similar to someone entrenched in Shouyang.

Only that person took advantage of Liang Guo's situation and gradually built it based on the Shaobei of Lianghuai Granary, while Gao Huan relied on the Hebei family and the land of Hebei to advance steadily.The two have the same purpose, and it is not clear who is better and who is worse for the time being.

It was a sunny day in autumn.At the exit of Fushuixing, Gao Huan and his civil and military cronies waited by the Fushui River, waiting patiently.

At this moment, from the exit of Fushuixing, a man and a horse came galloping. This man was tall and handsome. When he saw Gao Huan after dismounting, he came over excitedly and said, "Prime Minister, everything is fine. I My father is right behind, and I can reach Yecheng today."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Gao Huan, who was wearing the official uniform of Wei State, was a little high-spirited at the moment.He held the young man's arm tightly and said with emotion: "Hulu Guang! Hulu Mingyue! Good! Your father and son are not afraid of the brutal Erzhu clan, and even escorted my wife back to Yecheng. You are not only loyal ministers of Wei, He is my benefactor, Gao, please accept my respect!"

Gao Huan wants to kneel down with Hu Luguang, how can Hu Luguang bear such a big gift?He quickly supported the other party, if Gao Huan really knelt down this time, their father and son would not be able to survive in Ye City.

Gao Huan was just making a gesture, and didn't really want to kneel.Soon the majesty was restored.

He asked curiously, "How did you escape from Lucheng?"

Hu Luguang replied honestly: "All the people in my department are soldiers. In a hurry, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that can be used. The Erzhu clan was newly defeated. He was worried that we would counterattack Jinyang. My father sent someone to send a letter to Er Zhurong, He said that he would lead his troops to the south. Er Zhurong didn't say anything, and ordered Yuan Tianmu to let go of Hukou Pass and let us leave safely."

I see!Gao Huan suddenly realized.

Many things are complicated and complicated, and simple and simple.Hu Lujin saw that Er Zhurong couldn't help Gao Huan, but his potential was far inferior to Gao Huan's, and he still held many heirs of Lou Zhaojun and Gao Huan.

If you don't take refuge at this time, do you have to wait for Gao Huan to rule the world before taking refuge?
On the other hand, for Er Zhurong, the core lineage had suffered heavy losses, and if there was a man like Hu Lujin with tens of thousands of elite soldiers dangling around, he would not be able to sleep soundly.

Hu Lujin was worried that Er Zhurong would "close the door and beat the dog", and Er Zhurong was also afraid that Hu Lujin would counterattack Jinyang and take away his foundation!At this time, Hu Lujin wrote a letter, saying that he was not suitable for the water and soil of Lucheng, and wanted to lead his troops to the south.Er Zhurong saw that it was just what I wanted, so he got off the donkey and asked Hu Lujin to lead the people away quickly.

So there is today's scene.

An hour later, Hu Lujin led a large team out of Fushuixing to meet Gao Huan.The two met like old friends and talked very happily.Gao Huan had been chatting with him all the time, and didn't go to see Lou Zhaojun and their children who were sitting in the carriage.

I don't know if it was intentional, but Gao Huan even talked cordially with Hu Lujin's brother Hu Luping, but never asked about Lou Zhaojun's situation.He knew that the other party was in the team, but he didn't take a look.

After the group returned to Yecheng, Gao Huan didn't stop, and issued several edicts in the name of Emperor Yuan Long in Ba Mansion.

Article [-]: It is a great honor to be appointed as the governor of Youzhou, the governor of Youzhou, and other idle officials who can be assigned to the top.Except for the commander's headquarters, the soldiers and horses of all counties in Youzhou are under his control.

Article [-]: Related to Article [-], Hu Lujin was ordered to lead his troops northward to Youzhou, and the soldiers pointed directly at Hanlou, which supported its own self-respect.

Article [-]: Disband the Xingtai in various places in Hebei (set up by Er Zhurong at the time when Er Zhurong settled Ge Rong's trilogy, and this strategy was proposed by Liu Yishou), take back the military power and redistribute it.

Youzhou is the backyard of Hebei, the northern frontier, and its strategic position is extremely important.Han Lou's thorn got stuck in Gao Huan's throat, making him unable to sleep well.Now that Hulu Jinxiong has a strong army, he can finally use troops against Youzhou!
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In the cold autumn, it is a pleasant thing to take a bath in the big pool.In the past, Hu Luxian only heard that this was the place where Liu Yishou led his subordinates to discuss matters. Today, he also had the opportunity to come in to "join in the fun", and he was really honored.

There were many wooden plates floating in the pool, with seasonal melons and fruits on them. Hu Luxian took a look and found that only Peng Le was eating, and the others were quietly waiting for Liu Yishou to speak. He resisted taking the plates. The impulse, just did not move.

"Everyone, I recently received news that Hulu Jinhu Luguang and his son have taken refuge in Gao Huan, along with tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Now Gao Huan is ready to attack Hanlou in Hebei."

Liu Yishou ate tangerines while talking, and found that everyone except Peng Le didn't eat them, so he said with a smile: "We are all old-fashioned, and we don't care about these details."

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt relieved and started eating.Liu Yishou thought to himself, now that he is becoming more and more majestic, no one dares to show off in front of him.

Everyone in the hot pool looked at Hu Luxian from time to time, which made the "Condor Shooting Boy" very uncomfortable.

He hangs around here, his father and elder brother Hu Luguang hang out under Gao Huan's subordinates, it has to be said that this is a very common survival strategy.But Liu Yishou mentioned it now, but it can't help but make people think about it.

"What are your master's plans?"

Dugu Xin, who doesn't talk much on weekdays, has become more active recently.Yu Jin led troops to the outer town of Xuyi, and many people felt that their chance had come.

"Gao Huan also promulgated a new land equalization system, and he wants to build Hebei into an iron barrel. I guess he will have no problem flattening Hanlou. As for us, we can just have some fun for Gao Huan recently."

This year, Gao Huan's upward trend is obvious. He has issued a series of security decrees based on the people's will. In addition, this year's weather is suitable and the fields have a bumper harvest.The right time, place, and people are all on Gao Huan's side. It's true that this thief's climate has become established, so he can't compete with him.

"My lord, this year's Shouyang is also a bumper harvest. After the construction of Sun Shu'ao's ancestral hall this year, we have formulated water regulations, and the use of Shaopi has gradually become more standardized. Gao Huan is developing well, and we are not bad."

Yang Xiuzhi said calmly at the side, he is now a veritable flattering emperor, and every time he flatters a horse, he can hit the vital point.Everyone said in their hearts that what they said just now was really good, and they felt relieved after hearing it.

"That being said, our territory is much smaller than Gao Huan's, and our potential is much weaker than theirs!"

Liu Yishou said with emotion.

To be honest, he felt that the development of Shouyang should be better than that of Hebei, especially this year when Jia Sixie organized a "training course" to guide farmers in farming, and exchanged information with Liang Guo, which brought a lot of money.

If we talk about the quality of development, we really beat Gao Huan and others.

But the problem is that your base is limited, and no matter how large the coefficient is, there is a limit to growth.This is an inherent disadvantage, and there is no solution at all.The only solution is to take up more space!
"General Dugu, General Zhao, after winter, when the river freezes, lead your troops to attack Xiapi County and Donghai County to the east of Pengcheng. In this way, this area will border on Liang State's existing territory. Pengcheng has no worries."

Liu Yishou's deployment seemed a bit strange.Because these two places can be occupied, and it is easy to occupy, but there is no support point, so they cannot be defended.To defend, it depends purely on the number of troops.

"The last general takes orders!"

Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui said excitedly.Liu Yishou only said to attack there, but he didn't say that they should defend after the attack.As long as it is captured, it is a victory, and we will talk about the rest later.

"My lord, this battle is completely meaningless. After we regain it, we won't be able to defend it. If we could defend it, Liang Guo would have done it long ago. It's a waste of money and food for us to attack there."

Wang Wei couldn't help but interrupted Liu Yishou to continue talking.

The so-called counselor is to make up for the lord's decision-making mistakes.Liu Yishou's order just now, to be honest, was really out of standard, basically down to Xiao Yan's level.

At this time, he had no choice but to stand up and stop, even if he would offend Dugu Xin, Zhao Gui and others.

"After taking down these two counties, we will hand them over to the people of Liang Guo for management. I will write a letter to Xiao Yan, saying that our strength is limited and the land we have won is not a fiefdom, and it is extremely inappropriate for us to occupy it.

Ask Liang Guozhong to send local officials to take over this place, and re-appoint the governor to be in charge of the defense of the second county.After conquering these two counties, we will retreat to Pengcheng and join forces with Wu Mingche. "

Eh?Can you still play like this?

Everyone was shocked, they didn't understand what Liu Yishou wanted to do.

"It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. These two counties are the springboard for us to attack Lanling County. If we fight down and Xiao Yan gets the land, his ambition will definitely expand. There will be people in the court who want to pick peaches and lead troops. Attack Lanling County and take back the ancestral home of the clan.

If they want to do something, then let them do it.Do you understand this truth? "

Liu Yishou said with a smile.

Some people have already shown a look of sudden realization.

My lord's move is really damaging. Liang Guo won the three counties of Gao Huan, and the opponent will definitely not give up. If Gao Huan even endures this tone, then Qing Xu, whose control is already very weak, may break away from Wei State control, seek refuge in Nanliang.

Isn't this sensational, isn't Yang Kan the most direct evidence?

So after Gao Huan knew about these actions, he would definitely respond strongly, and he would never escape a fierce battle with Liang Guo.Can Liang Guo stop it at that time?There is a big question mark here!

Liu Yishou's "four or two pulls a thousand catties" this time is tantamount to setting Gao Huan and Xiao Yan on the fire.

As far as Xiao Yan is concerned, I have already attacked Lanling County for you. Can you resist sending troops to attack Lanling County?

For Gao Huan, Qing Xu lost ground one after another, and his rule was crumbling, so he had to deal with it.

At that time, both sides fought life and death, would Xiao Yan miss that cheap son-in-law who held a heavy soldier, was good at fighting, and was good at fighting?

"Wonderful, my lord's skill of picking chestnuts from the fire is really brilliant!"

Hu Luxian imitated Yang Xiuzhi's tone and praised.

"You can tell the chestnut out of the fire, it's really hard for you."

Liu Yishou put his arm on Hu Luxian's shoulder, and said loudly to the crowd: "Now the battle for the general situation has begun.

The former state of Wei has already existed in name only, Gao Huan took the initiative and wanted to recover the lost ground steadily.

The success or failure of He Bayue's attack on Guanzhong is still unknown, so it should not be underestimated.

Liang Guo's government is corrupt, there are many square towns, and the various places are not coordinated with each other, just like tribes on the grasslands.It looks powerful, but it is actually vulnerable.

We already have the capital to gain a foothold, and what we need to do now is not to plunder land indiscriminately, to hit this today and hit that tomorrow.

I summed up nine words, that is: build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly.

This is a struggle that will last for a long time, maybe five or ten years will tell the winner.Gentlemen, our career has just begun, and it is far from the time to lie down and enjoy it! "

(End of this chapter)