In the first year of Yuanhe, the new emperor ascended the throne. King He and Liu Qing contributed a lot in the war to defeat the prince's rebel army. He was rewarded repeatedly by the new emperor. There was no silver in the treasury. Rewards for meritorious deeds, the new emperor ran out of money, listened to Liu Qing's words, and opened the way of selling officials.

    "When I heard that I could buy an official, I knew it was time to come back." Cheng Yuanxiu asked Zhou Chu to go back and have a good rest. Compared with Zhou Chu, a weak scholar who had been ill after a few days on the road, Cheng Yuanxiu's physical condition was much better.

    "It's time to come back, once this happened, I don't know when the world will be in chaos." Selling an official position is definitely a bad move. Jiang You really doesn't understand, Jiang You Nuo had given up his daughter for the sake of power, but now he can't stop the new emperor for the sake of power.

    According to Liu Feng's actions, it is uncertain whether Anguo can survive next year.

      King Ho."

    Jiang You's ability to manage a place is really strong. Under her management, the people of Lianhuashan can realize the situation that everyone has food and clothing, even in a prosperous age , it may not be possible to do this.

    Cheng Yuanxiu thought about the people she met all the way back to Lianhua Mountain, and the scene she saw made her mood complicated. In the Lotus Mountain, the people live and work in peace and contentment. Only the newcomers who live outside are relatively poor, but at least they have a place to live and have a bite to eat, so they won't starve to death.

    And outside?

      In the past two years, there has been a severe drought and a plague of locusts. Most of the rich people holding food in their hands did not dare to take out the food, and they did not even dare to make porridge, for fear of being forcibly recruited by the government or robbed by passing rebels.

    "The price of food is getting higher and higher." Jiang You handed Cheng Yuanxiu a piece of paper, "This is the record of the price of food in Jiu'an City last year."

     Cheng Yuanxiu looked at it and was shocked. The piece of paper said the price of food for twelve months last year. It can be clearly seen that the price of food is more expensive every month. The price of food has increased tenfold compared to the price of one month's food!

    "The price of food in Jiu'an City remains high and is increasing day by day. At the current price, the people of Jiu'an City can no longer afford it." Lianhua Mountain, where Jiangyou is located, is not far from Jiu'an City. Jiang You found that many people from Jiu'an City came here to buy grain, and some people received food from Lianhua Mountain at a low price and sold it in Jiu'an City at a high price.

    However, the Lianhua Mountain and Jiu'an City are far away, and reselling is strictly prohibited by Jiang You, and there is not much food flowing out.

    Jiang You mentioned the price of food, but he wanted to tell Cheng Yuanxiu that many people in Jiu'an City lost a lot, and the national treasury was really poor, and the food production decreased significantly.

    The city of Jiu'an is the capital of a country. The reduction in food means that the city of Jiu'an is not collecting enough taxes. With such a high tax outside, the people of the capital of a country are starving, which is enough to show that Jiu'an city and other places are close to each other. The ties between the two countries are weakening, and the power of the central government is disappearing.

    Jiang You's next words are the key point, "Capture the fishing bay, take this as a point, and use shipping, whether it is transporting troops or food, it can save a lot of time."

      I mean, after Yuwan is captured, the next step is to take Heze?"

    Heze is the county seat. If Heze is captured, the entire Heze County will be in your pocket.

    Jiang You lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, the most urgent task is to eliminate the threat. This new emperor is cowardly and has no opinion. He grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and he does not understand the dynasty. Even in the world, he doesn't know how to govern the country. But he has a lot of ministers around him, as well as King He."

    "He Wang, it's not like he wants to help the new emperor stabilize the country." Instead, it seems to have a plan for the country.

    This sale of officials was mainly proposed by King He. This kind of move to shake the foundation of a country can be put forward. King He is so pitiful of the new emperor, he probably also has a high-ranking heart.

    He Wang will not be the help of the new emperor, but the stumbling block of the new emperor.

      Most of them were bought by bandits and insurgents. The gold and silver in the hands of bandits and insurgents were put into the treasury, and they were recruited as officials. Although they would not listen to the royal family, in a short period of time, they would not There's trouble."

     

    "Let a group of illiterate bandits become officials, do they know how to rule and how to administer? In addition to letting them settle down in a short period of time, they will also raise tigers, and make The people suffer more." Cheng Yuanxiu understood after thinking about it, this is the king who used the people in exchange to feed the wolves!

    Most of those guys who buy officials are to make another money! How many really have the heart to rule the world? To put the people in their hands is to feed the wolves with the people as food!

    Jiang You laughed lightly: "In their eyes, what is the difference between the people and pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep? Losing some of the people and keeping their status is a good deal."

    Anyway, for King He, the people of his country are the foundation. For ministers, there is a tenant in the fief of the family to plant, and the people live or die, what does it have to do with them?

    After all, in the end, only the new emperor Liu Feng will eat the bitter fruit of buying an official.

     "However, King He is a bit too good at abacus. He thinks he has the chance to win, but he doesn't know that in the face of power, he is not much more important than the lives of the people." Jiang Youchong Cheng Yuanxiu Smiling, Cheng Yuanxiu was covered in hair.

    "The intention of the lord is to do something to King He?" Cheng Yuanxiu thought about it and didn't know how to deal with King He, "King He is in Jiu'an City, are we going to attack Jiu'an City? ?"

    In Cheng Yuanxiu's mind, the first means of killing is on the battlefield.

     

    "King He entered Jiu'an City, he felt that he was the master of Jiu'an and could do anything to the throne at any time, but he didn't know that he was giving his life to others." I know what King He is thinking, and I don't know what King He is thinking, what the legendary male protagonist thinks, maybe they really despise Liu Feng, feel that Liu Feng doesn't have the guts to do something to them, and feel that he is in the city for a long time. It's all waste.

    People who are used to being praised by others have forgotten that they are also human.

    Jiang You called An Lin.

    An Lin is now doing scientific research in Lotus Mountain every day. Before that, An Lin was also a part-time teacher.

    Jiang You opened a simple school in Lianhua Mountain, and everyone under her was thrown into it to learn to read and write. Anyway, An Lin was literate since she was a child. no problem.

    Now that there is coal and iron in the back mountain, Jiang You asked An Lin to study how to use coal to burn better steel.

    An Lin has read about this in Jiang You's book, Jiang You's book to An Lin, tells a lot about chemical physics Lin used it to gain Liu Yi's trust, and the former was what An Lin mainly studied.

     

    "Get up." Jiang You waved his hand and told An Lin to avoid etiquette.

    An Lin straightened her waist and bowed to Cheng Yuanxiu again, "Seeing Miss Cheng, Miss Cheng, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your style is even more beautiful than before."

    At the time, An Lin brought Jiang You with soldiers, and handed over the military power to Cheng Yuanxiu. At that time, he saw Cheng Yuanxiu's ability to lead troops and admired Cheng Yuanxiu very much.

    Cheng Yuanxiu bowed and said two polite words to An Lin. The two took their seats. Jiang You waited for them to finish their chat before saying, "I called you here because I have something for you. You know a few eunuchs in the palace, right?"

    "Yes, Lin lived in the palace for a while, and the eunuchs in the palace don't say they know all, but they know most of them. Especially the new emperor's most trusted **** Chen Qi, speaking, in Lin also helped him when he was in the palace."

    Liu Feng, the youngest son of Liu Yi, and the deceased prince are brothers of the same mother, that is, the first son. When An Lin was in the palace, the queen was newly mourned, and the conflict between the prince and the emperor became more and more intense. Liu Feng was not taken seriously, and was feared by the prince's party. Without the care of the queen, his health was still poor, and there were not many people under him. being mistreated by others.

    Of course, Liu Feng is definitely fine. No matter how he is said, he is also a prince, and no one dares to deal with him.

    It's just the eunuchs who are close to him. The people in this palace are the best at watching people serve dishes, and they are the best at stepping on people and torturing people.

    Jiang You didn't expect that there would be such an appearance, it was convenient for her. "In your opinion, what is Chen Qi's temperament?"

    "Similar to the new emperor, cowardly and sinister." An Lin frowned slightly, obviously not a good impression of this eunuch. At first, he helped Chen Qi, but it was out of dislike for others to rely on. Just bullying the weak, "Those eunuchs who bullied him were involved in the witchcraft affair within a few days, and lost their lives."

    An Lin can confirm that Chen Qi did it, because the eunuchs in the harem are the most likely to seek profit and avoid harm. It's certainly no coincidence that all of them died.

    "He is ruthless, and when threatened, he will completely remove the other party. He is also the new emperor's confidant. Does the lord want to use him to provoke the relationship between He Wang and the new emperor?" At that time, Cheng Yuanxiu encountered similar schemes to provoke alienation, but she was always persistent, and she stayed by Jiang You's side for a while, and learned Jiang You's character of using people without suspicion. has not been successful.

    But Cheng Yuanxiu has seen successful examples, and most people in high positions are very suspicious.

    The tactic of alienating them is often more effective than other tactic.

     "Why is it provocation? It is through his mouth to tell the new emperor how big the threat of King He is. If you want peace in the world, you must not let such wolf-like ambitions help." Jiang You said a word , said that she seemed to be the most loyal to the monarch, "If Your Majesty has no soldiers, we will go to the capital and are willing to help."

    Beijing is the capital of a country.

    Jiang You wanted to build a city called Tianshangjing. This name informed everyone in the world of her ambition, but no one cared.

    Because Jiang You is a daughter, they are more willing to believe that Jiang You's father, Jiang Nuo, has ambitions than Jiang You.

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