Chapter 685 Government Affairs

No matter how unwilling Li Shimin is to admit it, and how dissatisfied he is with his father Li Yuan, he must accept the reality.

That is, Li Tang once again missed a good opportunity, and this is not the first time that such a thing has happened, when he led his troops to defeat Xue Rengao, a big victory, but no one could laugh, because Li Yuanji threw Jinyang to Li Ding'an.

This time, Li Jiancheng defeated Wang Shichong, but the result was to marry someone else......

Li Shimin even felt that there was a providence in the underworld, and Li Ding'an was the nemesis of their Kansai Li family.

What makes Li Shimin even more helpless is that in the current situation, the competition between him and the prince is a bit out of place, and in the coming days, he may have to make concessions or compromises to the prince's party in some things, because if their brothers continue to fight, the cheaper ones will be outsiders.

Of course, this requires the prince to understand this truth as well...... Just like Pei Lin and Li Yuanji, even if they understand the overall situation, what can they do?

There are also concubines in the palace, it is estimated that there will be more delicate crying voices in the Wude Hall for a while, and I don't know if his father will soften his heart again, thinking about giving his son some color.

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It was difficult for the disturbances in Chang'an City to reach Jindi, so Li Po stayed very honestly on the edge of the Yellow River, and mobilized various armies unhurriedly.

Zhang Lun and Xu Shiji are stationed in Hongnong, and are leading the troops to eliminate bandits, the biggest thief is Shan Xiongxin, Li Po has already passed the order to the two, Shan Xiongxin's subordinates should be killed, once the bandit leader Shan Xiongxin is caught, he does not have to ask for his life, and he will be killed in front of the army.

In other words, Li Po had no intention of recruiting this Henan rebel army, and he felt that he also needed such a head to show the Henan tribes and fugitives who had surrendered.

Zhang Shigui and Wei Chi Hui led the army to station on both sides of the Fengling Ferry, and Xue Wanche led the cavalry to guard the Fengling Ferry with Zhang Shigui.

Wei Chigong and Buqun, Chen Yuan, and Li Nian were divided into Puban and Longmen, and the grain and grass supplies of each department, and the winter of the army were all in full swing.

And even if the generals of all departments are reluctant to return to the army, the various military offices on the shore and Hongnong need to rotate some of the troops who were damaged in the war, or whose morale is not high, or even has problems.

In general, there are a lot of things that are very complicated, but unlike when facing those complicated personnel problems in Jinyang, Li ** is very patient when managing military affairs, and after years of fighting, he has become accustomed to this kind of life, but after entering the role of King Han, he is a little unaccustomed to it.

And Li Po, who does not have an emperor above, is enough to realize any of his intentions, and he doesn't have to worry about the issue of heirs fighting for power, which is far away from him.

So he had a better life than Li Yuan, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, couldn't catch up with him.

Of course, as a prince of a place, he also has a lot of troubles, just like now, seeing the grain flowing over, Li Po is very distressed, and the little family is angry to support his own soldiers, constantly patrolling between the warehouses, not because he is afraid that someone will steal his grain, but because he is afraid that people will waste it.

His own soldiers really caught a few big guys, and after a few whips, everyone was obviously careful, and the reputation of His Royal Highness the King of Han for being a little stingy gradually spread on the shore, so the veterans recalled the story of the year, so that the recruits listened to the laughter, but their hearts yearned.

In fact, the loss of grain and grass at this time has dropped a lot compared with the previous war, because the autumn harvest in the counties of Hedong has been completed one after another, and the new grain has been put into storage, and the old grain has been used as military supplies and sent to the garrisons of various departments on the shore.

The grain and grass in the north were transported to Jiangxian and other places to make up for the shortage, so that the loss of grain and grass was reduced, and it was especially gratifying that this year Daizhou had begun to collect taxes, which was undoubtedly a harvest year for the Jindi regime.

The cattle and sheep snatched from the Turks, and the grain and rice transported from Youzhou, have supported Li Po to the present, and since this year, in terms of grain and grass alone, Jindi has finally entered a virtuous circle.

After three years, the people of Daizhou have barely recovered from the war, and with a certain amount of savings, after paying taxes this year, even if they are not rich, they can still leave a lot of surplus in addition to the family's annual expenses.

Without Li Po's order, Yu Wenxin, the governor of Daizhou, has already begun to buy grain from the people, and will inspect various warehouses after the autumn, so as to be the first to come out when the year is over.

At this time, Li Po's policy of lightly repaying the meager endowment and not blindly expanding the army finally achieved phased results in this year.

Li Po was very relieved on the shore, but he didn't know what the situation of this year's autumn harvest was, and he couldn't hear the detailed report from the household department until he went back to Jinyang.

Fortunately, although the war has been going on for a long time this year, most of the time it has been in a state of waiting, and there has been no decisive battle with Li Tang, which means that this year's war is far from fierce.

In addition, the number of Henan people who surrendered to the army and fled to Jindi was not as large as expected, so even if the grain production in Jindi this year was not satisfactory, it would not hurt the muscles and bones.

In addition to the establishment of the Household Department, he is also continuing to determine the population, land, etc. of Hedong County, as well as supporting the needs of the war ahead, plus the collection of Daizhou taxes this year, all of which are enough to make the Hubu people complain.

It's just that although Su Yan, the head of the household, is a little weaker, he is there, ambitious, and energetic, and he doesn't feel that there is anything he can't do at all.

In the middle and end of July, Su Jian wrote a letter, suggesting that the white coins of the great cause be abolished and that copper coins should be minted separately to be used.

Such a suggestion was mentioned more than two years ago, when it was the head of Yu Wenxin, the governor of Daizhou, in addition to solving some practical problems, this person was actually inviting Li Po to favor, the purpose was to let Li Po become king as soon as possible, so that he could also make some contributions to support or something.

At that time, Li Po brainstormed and finally decided to mint silver coins to solve Daizhou's needs, and the matter of minting coins was omitted, because at that time, in the eyes of Li Po and his subordinates, it was purely to make trouble for himself.

But time has changed, more than two years have passed, Li Po has become the king, and the situation in Jin has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

His reasons are also very sufficient, first, the coins minted during the great cause are owned by the old dynasty, Li Po has not been called the king before, and he will use it, but now Li Po is already the king of Han, and abolishing the old and adopting the new is the proper meaning of the title.

Second, the material of Daye white coins is inferior, and after using them for many years, they have been gradually abandoned by the people, and it has become a top priority for the government to mint new coins to replace Daye white coins.

Third, after the recovery of Hedong, there were already several large copper mines under Li Po's rule, and the conditions for minting his own coins were ripe.

Outside ...... Well, Su Yan didn't say it, but everyone understood that the smooth circulation of Jin Yin gave the new household servant a lot of experience and great confidence.

At the same time, this also means that the government has won the trust of the people, and it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Su Jian is very young, but in terms of official experience, he is no longer inferior to anyone, and he is very disciplined, in this matter, he first played in the Chinese book, and then discussed it with the Chinese book Ling Chen Xiaoyi, and then reported to Li Po to know.

In other words, he and Chen Xiaoyi have reached a preliminary consensus, as long as Li Po nods, the matter will be transferred to Zhongshu for everyone to discuss, and after the specific matters are decided, Li Po will decide.

And the follow-up meaning is also very clear, after the abolition of the great cause of white money, it will be replaced with new coins to open the emperor's five baht, when a set of processes go down, it means that the new government or the household under the rule of the Han Dynasty has completely mastered the power of wealth.

It can be seen from here that Su Kang's ambition is not small, in addition to the above, there is also the intention of establishing the authority of the household department, such a rhythm, even the old ministers who have been up and down in the sea for many years are estimated to have to say that the martial arts Su clan is really worthy of its reputation.

In addition, what made Li Po sneer was that he also sent him a private letter, in addition to adding bricks to his own suggestions, he also replied shyly in the letter that he had accepted two concubines and asked the lord to forgive his sins.

What sin do you give to me, your mother's concubine? Could it be that you went to the Han Palace, stealing people? Then it's useless for you to apologize, I will screw off your dog's head if I go back.

Li Po thought about it, forgive this guy for not having the guts...... There are some problems with the way of the two concubines who must be Na, which should be a tentative move like the abolition of the great cause of white money that he suggested.

Thinking of this, Li Po was also a little funny, you said that you are Su Yuanzai, how good you used to be, hard-working, since when did you become so cunning and cunning? Where did you get that humble gentleman back then?

In fact, he should self-reflect, the so-called good at the top must be very good, and the so-called close to Zhu is red and close to the ink is black, where has he, the king of Han, gone crookedly, if the people below are still honest, then it is called a ghost.

Of course, no matter what, it can't wipe out Su Yan's talent, and his suggestion Li Po almost didn't have to think about it carefully, he knew that this should be a practical strategy, and the timing was also very good......

Li Po thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter was not in a hurry, and he had to discuss it with his subordinates, casting money has always been a big deal, and it must not be ignored, it is impossible for him to decide with one word, let alone what Su Yan said.

As the weather gradually cooled and the situation by the river stabilized, Li Po knew that it was time to go back......

(It's still not broken, Ah Cao thinks it's amazing, tomorrow Ah Cao's birthday, try not to disappoint everyone.) )