Great Han Empire

Chapter 447
The next day, a little Huangmen came from the North Palace in Luoyang and asked Xu Rong, Zhang Yan, Zhao Qi, Zhang Baiqi and Ding Yuan to receive the order together.

Zhang Yan, Zhao Qi, Zhang Baiqi and Ding Yuan hurried to Longshan Camp.Xiao Huangmen saw that the five adults had gathered, and hurriedly announced the decree.

The emperor moved Zhao Qi, the school lieutenant of Hutian, as the general of Hutian Zhonglang, and Zhang Baiqi, the captain of Diannong, as the general of Diannong Zhonglang.

The emperor agreed to Xu Rong's petition, and moved the [-] Yellow Turban Army and the [-] Taiyuan Tuntian soldiers to the banks of the Fen River to farm fields, and at the same time moved Diannong Zhonglang's mansion to Anyi City in Hedong County.

Xiaohuangmen then took out another imperial decree: the emperor asked Bingzhou to resettle 60 victims of the disaster.

This time, the generals in Zhenbei's mansion were not dumbfounded, but out of their minds. Even Xu Rong's expression changed drastically, and he was terrified and restless.From the beginning to the end of the imperial decree, no money was mentioned at all. To put it bluntly, whether the 60 victims of the disaster are alive or dead is a matter for your Zhenbei General's Mansion.Li Wei said something very idiotic, my Zhenbei General's Mansion is only in charge of the military affairs of the three states and two counties, regardless of civil affairs, it seems that we shouldn't be in charge of resettling the victims, right?
Xiao Huangmen who came to proclaim the decree said with a pleasant smile: "Master Sima, this imperial decree was given to you by Your Majesty to Zhenbei General's Mansion. Now there are four mansions in Jinyang, and the four mansions are headed by Zhenbei General's Mansion. Don't you want to let the governor of Bingzhou, who has the least authority, take care of it?"

Xuanzhi's Xiaohuangmen resolutely rejected Xu Rong's persuasion. He didn't even eat any food, so he turned around and went back to Hedong.He saw that the camp was full of bearded Hu soldiers, and when he thought of the tragic deaths of several middle officials, he was already terrified.

The five adults and the governors of the Zhenbei General's Mansion gathered together, all of them looked dignified and did not say a word.

Last year, Li Hong and his subordinates tried almost every means to get money in order to house millions of refugees, but in the end they almost robbed them.Up to now, the Zhenbei General's Mansion has owed huge foreign debts to rich merchants from all over the world.Although it is said that there is still money in the treasury at present, it is all borrowed money and has to be repaid. Moreover, in October, the grain must be harvested, the winter wheat must be sown, and the ditches must be repaired in winter. They are all in a hurry to spend money.Today, the emperor and the imperial court suddenly sent 60 victims of the disaster to ask for proper resettlement in Bingzhou. Where is the money going?
Zhao Qi suddenly said in a low voice: "Mr. Zijiang has been in Jinyang for quite some time, I should ask him, where can I get money? Ask him if something will happen in Bingzhou?"

Xie Ming comforted in a low voice: "Teacher, don't worry too much, there is always a way. When it comes to the art of class counting, teacher, Mr. Cai, and Master Xiangkai are all masters in it. You can't tell it, and Mr. Xu may not." ..." Zhao Qi shook his head repeatedly with a painful expression, Xie Ming hurriedly stopped talking, so as not to upset the teacher.

Ding Yuan smiled wryly and said: "Forget it, no matter what Mr. Zijiang says, the 60 disaster victims have to be resettled, so let's raise money and food first." Ding Yuan looked worried, but in fact he was very relaxed.His governor's mansions include General Zhenbei's Mansion, Pingnan Zhonglang's Mansion, and Hutian Zhonglang's Mansion. These 60 refugees are related to them, but they have nothing to do with him.His governor's mansion was originally a decoration.

After the Battle of Yanmen Pass, his Hanoi soldiers were basically killed and injured. Except for a few military officials under his tent, almost all the soldiers were killed.It was precisely because the Hanoi soldiers had finished fighting and he had made military exploits that Sikong Dinggong had a good reason to recommend him as Bingzhou Shepherd.The governor of the state is in charge of the military and political power of a state, but now the situation in Bingzhou is very special. There is a general in Zhenbei who is in charge of military affairs. Hutian Xiaowei's mansion is in charge of the power of the Mintun. Fortunately, the Diannong Duwei's mansion has moved to Anyi, otherwise there will be one more person in charge of the army.In such a complicated situation, if another Bingzhou pastor is appointed, the affairs of Bingzhou will become more complicated. The powers of the various governments are crossed, and the responsibilities are unclear, which is very prone to conflicts.The emperor discussed with the ministers for a long time. Considering that the official position of state pastor may cause misunderstandings among the prefectures of Bingzhou, it was finally decided to let Ding Yuan be transferred from Captain Wu Meng to be the governor of Bingzhou. The military and political power of other counties and counties except Taiyuan and Shangdang counties.Although it is not a state shepherd, it has similar powers as the state shepherd, and can still control the county soldiers of Yanmen, Xihe, and Shangdang counties.The other counties and counties in Bingzhou were either occupied by the Hu people or belonged to the Pingnan Zhonglang General’s Mansion, so his job as governor of the state was actually very boring. The only three counties he could talk about were half of them in the hands of the Hu people. The other half is also barren and desolate, and the soldiers of the county and state have all finished fighting at Yanmen Pass, and the entire governor's mansion is just a hollow shelf.

General He Jin specially wrote a letter to Ding Yuan for this matter.He comforted Ding Yuan and said that there is currently no position for Jiuqing in the court, and he is waiting in Bingzhou for the time being.However, he reminded Ding Yuan that in consideration of future events, the Bingzhou county soldiers still need to be rebuilt, and they cannot hand over all the garrison of important pass cities to the Zhenbei Army and the Yellow Turban Army.Ding Yuan understood.General He Jin said at the end of the letter that His Majesty's Xiyuan Army still has a vacant position as a military commander. If you have a suitable candidate, tell him to come to the capital as soon as possible, so that I can arrange for him.Ding Yuan was very happy and chose Zhang Yang specially.Zhang Yang is his disciple, and it is most suitable for him to make military exploits and be loyal to himself this time.

That day Ding Yuan went to congratulate Yanmen prefect Guo Yun on his title of Marquis of Juxiang. While drinking, he inadvertently mentioned this to Guo Yun.Guo Yun said that if he can serve in the West Garden Army, his future is boundless.Since you are very familiar with the Great General and Sir Sikong, can you do me a favor and recommend me a person, Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, he is my most proud disciple.Ding Yuan couldn't refuse, and said, okay, I'll write a letter to the General and Sir Sikong, even if Zhang Liao can't serve in the West Garden Army, he can also serve in the General's Mansion or Sikong Mansion as a secretary, that's also very good.Guo Yun was overjoyed and thanked repeatedly.He suddenly thought of the brave and invincible Lu Bu, so he asked Ding Yuan, why didn't you give Lu Bu such a good opportunity?Ding Yuan said disdainfully that he has the blood of the Huns on his body, which is unreliable and unusable, and it is okay to ask him to charge forward and kill people.Guo Yun suddenly realized that Lu Bu was half a Hun, no wonder he was so powerful.However, he was very uncomfortable with Ding Yuan treating Lu Bu like this. He is from northern Xinjiang and has never discriminated against Han people with Hu blood.Ding Yuan was very happy to see Guo Yun, and took the opportunity to mention the rebuilding of the army.Guo Yun had this idea a long time ago. In his opinion, it is of course safest to use his own soldiers to garrison the Juzhu Fortress.The two immediately figured out how to ask Xu Rong for money.

Ding Yuan excitedly ran to the Longshan camp, preparing to formally propose to Xu Rong the matter of rebuilding the army of the county, hoping to get military support from the Zhenbei General's Mansion.As a result, the imperial decree of the emperor poured cold water on him.Don't talk about rebuilding the county and national soldiers now, even whether everyone can have enough food is a problem.

When Zhao Qi heard that Ding Yuan said that he had to find a way to raise money and food, his sad face turned into anger, "We have plenty of money and food in the Han Kingdom. The treasury of the Han Kingdom is empty, but your Majesty is in danger." The money, silk and silk in the Jintang are piled up like a mountain; the grain depots in the prefectures and counties are empty, but the grain in the private warehouses of the wealthy businessmen and wealthy businessmen everywhere is moldy and spoiled. Our Han Kingdom is declining day by day, and the people of our Han Kingdom are suffering from hunger and cold , but the emperors of the Great Han Kingdom, the powerful and rich people of the Great Han Kingdom are making money day by day and living extravagantly. This world is becoming more and more incomprehensible. If our Great Han Kingdom goes on like this, the country is in danger, and the society is in danger. "

"Raise money and food? Where do we raise it? Do we want us to rob, steal, steal and break the law? Your Majesty and the ministers in the court have gone too far. Jizhou has been fighting continuously for the past few years, and it may indeed be unable to provide disaster relief, but Sili, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, which one is not the rich and prosperous land of our great Han country? Can't the victims of the disaster move southward and cross the Yellow River? Why do they have to move to Bingzhou, which is desolate and barren and full of wars?"

"Warning the fields? This is also called garrisoning the fields? This is pushing more than 100 million people in Bingzhou to their death. How did we survive last year? The refugees who came down from the Taihang Mountains only had one meal a day. They relied on That poor meal lasted through the long winter. The soldiers of the northern Xinjiang army were also very miserable. Whether they were fighting or training, they only had two meals a day, and the general even only ate three black cakes a day. I saw The general buried his head in eating meat at Mr. Li’s wedding banquet, I wanted to cry. A dignified general who suppressed the north of the Han Dynasty could not taste the taste of meat for several months, would anyone believe it?”

"Bingzhou is so poor, why are there still officials who take bribes and take bribes? Suffering is because it is too bitter. That's why when the general wanted to kill them, I strongly opposed them. Their faults can be forgiven, because we, the superiors, did not handle the affairs of Bingzhou. Well, we didn't let them live the life they should live. We can't ask the officials to do the same because the general only eats three black cakes a day, and because I donate all my family wealth and only wear a linen old clothes Their death is actually the fault of us superiors. Looking at the Bingzhou bureaucrats today, how many people resigned because they couldn't bear the hardship? No, everyone is serving Bingzhou and the great man without complaint or regret. The reason why today's Bingzhou has such achievements is inseparable from the efforts of these officials. But, we are so hard, who knows? Who can understand? Just after our spring plowing, just after we defeated the Xianbei people Afterwards, just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of relief, His Majesty and the imperial court gave us a heavy blow. Send us 60 victims? This is Your Majesty, and this is what the court ministers understand about our Bingzhou? The people of our state are dying."

"We originally estimated that under the best and smoothest conditions, the five years of farming in Bingzhou would be effective, but now let alone five years, it will not work even in ten years. With an increase of 60 people in Bingzhou, the difficulty of farming is not doubled, but It has been multiplied dozens of times."

"We have to write a letter to His Majesty and ask the court for money, otherwise, all our hard work and painstaking effort over the past year will be in vain."

Zhao Qi complained angrily.Everyone in the big tent held their breaths and were speechless, not daring to make a sound, fearing that they would add fuel to the fire and anger the boss.If the boss falls at this time, the matter of Bingzhou will be even more troublesome.

After a long time, Zuo Yan said in a low voice, sir, His Majesty said in the imperial decree that the purpose of relocating the victims is to guard the border and prevent riots. We resettled the victims' money.According to the current situation of the imperial court, it is unsustainable for the imperial court to provide disaster relief by itself, let alone give us money.In fact, lack of money is not our biggest problem at present. Our biggest problem is lack of arable land.Last year, in order to resettle the refugees, we moved 25 field soldiers to 20. After the war, we also moved the last [-] field soldiers. Diannong Zhonglang’s mansion was also moved to Anyi. That's it, there is still not enough arable land.Now, the refugees from Montenegro are still coming down the mountain one after another, and the refugees from Jizhou and Youzhou are still coming in a continuous stream. The population of Taiyuan and Shangdang is increasing, and we can no longer bear it.

Li Wei sighed, if we can take back all the four northern counties now, or at least take back the territory north of Yanmen County, we can at least send the tens of thousands of people who fled from the north back to their original places, and then we can send If some of the victims moved northward, the population and land issues of Taiyuan and Shangdang counties would be resolved.At that time, the situation of Bingzhou can be improved quickly because of the grazing that should be grazing, and the farming that should be done, and the results of farming can be seen earlier.

Xu Rong smiled slightly when he heard this, and quietly made a gesture of appreciation to Li Wei.Several staff members who participated in the discussion at the General's Mansion in Zhenbei yesterday all looked at Li Wei.What Li Wei said at this time was not just a casual sigh, but a deep meaning.Everyone has complicated eyes and a heavy heart.

Zhao Qi, who is familiar with Northern Xinjiang, frowned when he heard Li Wei's words, and closed his eyes in thought.

Tang slowed down and said that it is impossible to recover the four northern counties now. The Han Kingdom does not have this capability yet. If they want to go out to fight, it will take at least ten years. 60 refugees will soon enter Bingzhou. What we urgently need to solve is their survival. The time left for us is running out. Let's talk about some practical issues.In my opinion, the banks of the Yellow River in Xihe County can be reclaimed. Although not 60 people can be resettled, at least half of the population can be resettled.For the remaining half, I think you should write to His Majesty to move them to Hedong?
Xie Ming immediately retorted that if His Majesty agreed to move the victims to Hedong, it would be better to move them to Hanoi, Henan, or even Yuzhou.Why did His Majesty spend a lot of money to send them all the way to Bingzhou?Your Majesty is worried that the victims will riot and bring disaster to Gyeonggi.This is the main reason for His Majesty to move the population to Bingzhou, and guarding the border to farm is just an excuse.In addition, there are already 12 Yellow Turbans in Hedong, 60 Tuntian soldiers, and the remnants of Baibo Yellow Turbans are active in Wangwu Mountain. Under such circumstances, will His Majesty and the court agree to move the victims to Hedong?Isn't that spending money to find trouble?Your Majesty intends to change Diannong Duwei's Mansion into Diannong Zhonglang General's Mansion, not just to appease the Yellow Turban Army and Tuntian soldiers, and worry about their troubles.In addition, the population of Hedong was already large, and the wasteland on both sides of the Fen River was requisitioned by the Diannong Duwei Mansion as military land, and there was no extra land in Hedong to house the victims.To resettle the [-] disaster victims, only Bingzhou can find a way by itself.

Zhang Yan looked at Tang Fang and asked in surprise, "Is there still room for reclamation in Xihe?"

The two counties of Taiyuan and Shangdang, which are managed by the Yellow Turban Army, suddenly came to 60 victims, which made Zhang Yan helpless. If he was not supported by the General Zhenbei's mansion, he would almost collapse.

Tang Fang nodded and said: "From the beginning of reclamation to the success of farming, we have to spend an astonishing amount of money, because in the early stage we have to reclaim wasteland and dig ditches, otherwise there will be no arable land and no water to irrigate the cultivated land. Farming in Taiyuan and Shangdang did not have this trouble, because the predecessors left us enough wasteland and ditches, which saved us a lot of time and money."

Li Wei said: "Xihe farming will not only fail to solve the survival problem of the 60 disaster victims, but also increase the huge financial burden on Bingzhou. What's more serious, its consumption will directly ruin the farming in Taiyuan and Shangdang. Bingzhou may It was completely dragged down because of this bottomless pit of spending money. Therefore, I think that unless the money for Xihe farming is spent by the imperial court, we must not make such a bad policy."

When Ding Yuan heard that he was going to farm in Xihe, he was very nervous.Xihe is under his jurisdiction. If Xu Rong and Zhao Qi agree, he will be busy, and he may not be able to do any good. Once the victims of the disaster riot in Xihe, he will be completely finished.His status cannot be compared with that of Li Hong, Zhang Yan, and Zhao Qi.These three people are better than the other, which onion is he?Therefore, Ding Yuan hurriedly followed Li Wei to oppose, and the voice of opposition was particularly loud, and the reasons were very detailed. He clearly proposed to use the method of recovering the four northern counties to solve all the problems in Bingzhou and northern Xinjiang.In the end, he said that compared with going out to fight to regain lost land, our cost is much less than that of farming in Xihe. Moreover, after we regain the four northern counties, we can solve the population and land problems of Bingzhou once and for all, stabilize the entire northern border, and Solving the problem of frequent invasions by Hu people can even inspire the hearts of the people and revive the great Han Tianwei.

Zuo Yan immediately retorted that the critical situation in northern Xinjiang has not improved in any way because of the victory in the Yanmenguan Battle. Now the general is still fighting in Youzhou, and Master Qu is still fighting the rebellion in the Great Wall Fortress. It is already very good to keep the counties and counties in the central part of Youzhou.

Ding Yuan said, what if the general put down the rebels in Youzhou and regained Yuyang and Lulongsai?
Zuo Yan said, even if the general won a big victory in Youzhou, how much would it cost to go out to fight?How many troops are needed?How much food and supplies are needed?How many civil servants are needed?How long does it take to prepare?can we do it
Ding Yuan said that the Xianbei people were defeated in the battle of Xijiang last year and this year's Yanmenguan battle, and they suffered heavy losses. There should not be many cavalry left?Now the number of troops in northern Xinjiang has an absolute advantage.Lord General has tens of thousands of cavalry, Lord Zhang also has 60 Yellow Turban Army, the number of troops going out to fight is definitely not a problem.Civil servants are even less of a problem. Now we have 30 disaster victims, plus the people from the four northern counties who fled to the customs last year, we can recruit at least 40 to [-] civilian husbands.It is true that it takes a long time to prepare for the war outside the fortress, but if we start to prepare now, it will be almost the same by next spring.

Zuo Yan asked, what about the money for the war?What about food?What about ordnance?

Ding Yuan thought for a while, and said, from the experience of the army of this dynasty in the past, if the general leads an army of 50 to the fortress, it will take seven to eight months to fight from spring to autumn, and it will cost about 60 yuan of military funds. From [-] million yuan to [-] billion yuan, if there is any excess, it will not exceed a lot, because our purpose is only to recover the lost land of the four counties, and we can stop fighting when we reach Yinshan.As for food, after the autumn harvest in various states and counties in October this year, we can buy and stockpile in large quantities.Then there's the ordnance.I remember that your Zhenbei General's Mansion expanded the Jinyang Ordnance Workshop, and built a large Ordnance Workshop in Anyi?With these two workshops rushing to make them day and night, plus recruiting a batch from the arsenals of various states and counties, the quantity should be more than enough.

Zuo Yan shook his head and smiled wryly, and asked, money, the most important thing is money, where did these billions come from?

The excitement on Ding Yuan's face was instantly wiped away, and he fell silent.

Zuo Yan sighed, and said helplessly, this battle is not because our Han Kingdom can’t afford it, nor is it because our Han Kingdom is unable to provide relief for the millions of disaster victims, but because the money is not in our Han Kingdom’s treasury, and the grain It is not in the grain depot of our Han Dynasty either.On the one hand, border counties are lost and refugees wailing, on the other hand, mountains of money and food are moldy.This is the Han Kingdom today.I remember that during the time of Emperor Wu of this dynasty, I also encountered this situation today. Emperor Wu wanted to fight, but he had no money. The wealthy businessman Fu Jia was also copied and killed.But the situation in the Han Kingdom today is better than that of Emperor Wu, because His Majesty still has money in his hands, and there is still money in the treasury of the Shaofu, and there is still a lot of money.Take this disaster relief as an example, His Majesty and the Shaofu paid 30 billion yuan. It is reasonable to have this 30 billion yuan, and the disaster relief is basically enough. What about Bingzhou?

Why?The people in the big tent knew it in their hearts.

Zuo Yan went on to say, this is a natural disaster, but more a man-made disaster, just like the war-torn northern border, the reason is not the invasion of the Hu people, but the man-made disaster of the Han Kingdom, but your Majesty and the ministers in the court still think of our Han Kingdom There were not enough man-made disasters, and 60 victims were moved to the precarious northern Xinjiang, and the Han Dynasty was in danger.He looked at Ding Yuan, shook his head and said, if he went out to fight again at this time, the Han Kingdom would not be in danger, but very dangerous.

He solemnly looked at the people in the tent, and said loudly, "If you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside. At this time, the big man is in trouble, and the country is turbulent. Even if we have the 60 billion yuan, we can't go to war."In the early years of this dynasty, to quell the scourge of the Huns, the two emperors Wen and Jing endured for decades to stabilize the country. It was not until the country was peaceful and the people were safe under Emperor Wu that they began to go out to fight.Could there be something wrong with the ancestor's way of winning?

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