As eunuchs who are deeply trusted by Emperor Ling, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others are no longer Emperor Ling's domestic slaves, but retainers and relatives.

Emperor Ling even often said that "Zhang Rang is my father, Zhao Zhong is my mother", and he closed the coffin after his death, and his nickname was "Ling", which is really well-deserved.

Because he was a minister, Emperor Ling gave the ten permanent servants a mansion outside the palace.

At this moment, Zhang Rang was meeting Tian Jian.

"This is a gift from my lord to the lord of the Chang Servant, and it is not a tribute. When he comes to Beijing in the future, Hou Ye will definitely visit the adults in person. ”

"Hehehe, Cangting Hou is so polite."

Zhang Rang opened the box, and there were rows of gold cakes stacked inside, looking like it was about a thousand gold.

It made him smile even more. The wrinkles on the face are all clustered together, and it looks even more slick.

Ordering the servants to carry the box down, Zhang Rang asked with a smile: "Since the Marquis of Cangting sent you into Beijing, there should be something important, right?" ”

Tian Jian said: "Your lord's eyes are like a torch, yes, Master Hou ordered the villain to enter Beijing, in addition to escorting the war captures, I also want to ask the adults to say a few kind words in front of the Son of Heaven." ”

"Oh, I don't know what?"

"The people were ignorant and bewitched by the Taiping Dao and joined the Yellow Turban Bandit Army. Although it is still rampant today, the time of defeat is not far off.

Although the rebels committed great crimes, they did not sin to death. My lord hopes that the Son of Heaven will only punish the leaders and send the rest of the people to the border counties to enrich the population of the border counties. ”

Zhang Rang showed an embarrassed expression: "I'm afraid this is a little difficult, but Your Majesty hates this group of rebellious untouchables to death, and vows to kill them all."

I also feel that if they are not punished, if they feel that they do not need to die if they rebel, will they not be encouraged to become rampant? ”

Tian Jian smiled and said: "My marquis said that if the imperial court can accept the surrender of the Yellow Turban Army, it will definitely be able to break its determination to resist desperately. This will help the imperial court to quickly suppress the rebellion, and it will show that His Majesty is more generous and benevolent. ”

Then he said with some meaning: "For example, the subject country and Liaodong County also have vast plains within their borders, but unfortunately they are sparsely populated and have not yet been fully developed.

My marquis was originally the county magistrate of Fang County, and he estimated that if all the rebels who surrendered were sent over, once they settled down, the taxes collected by these two counties alone could add up to 50 million yuan a year. ”

Zhang Rang was taken aback by this number, and he wanted to drive Tian Jian out of front of him.

He also knows the bitter cold land of Youzhou, and the three places of Yuyang, Guangyang, and Zhuojun are better. The other border counties are not making ends meet, and they need to allocate money and grain from Qingdao and Xu Prefectures every year.

The total annual taxes of these two places, such as the subject country and Liaodong, are less than 10 million yuan, and in order to guard against foreign enemies, it costs 30 or 40 million yuan.

If 50 million yuan can be collected, doesn't that mean that the finances of the two counties can be completely self-sufficient, and there is still excess to give back to the central court?

At this time, Zhang Rang came back to his senses, and suddenly smiled: "I think this big talk is false, Cangtinghou wants to be the head of the two counties is true." ”

He felt as if he knew Zhang Hao's purpose, and he was overjoyed. As long as the person has desires, then he can be controlled.

Tian Jian did not deny it, but continued: "My marquis said that if the rebel prisoners are moved to the second county and let him take charge of them. After five years, he could turn the tax into ten thousand. In addition, every year after that, 500 gold or 5 million money was given to adults. ”

Zhang Rang looked at Tian Jian dumbfounded, and after a long time, he found that his expression had not changed at all.

He wondered in his heart: Saying such big words, could it be that this Zhang Hao is not empty and white-toothed, but really confident? Not to mention whether this is true or not, just this filial piety of 500 gold per year is enough for him to pull him.

Although this Zhang Hao is still very young, only twenty-four years old, his own military exploits and background are enough to be a county guard. If you say a few nice words yourself, you can still take down this matter.

Zhang Rang thought about it for a long time, and finally said: "With the talent of the Marquis of Cangting, it is still a bit condescending to manage the land of the two counties." It's not as big as the place, but you have to pay for it. ”

……

It didn't take long for Emperor Ling to summon Tian Jian in the main hall of the palace, and at the same time, hundreds of officials were present.

"Wechen knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

To tell the truth, any common people will feel excited, frightened, honored, and uneasy when they see the emperor for the first time, even if the emperor has already made everyone angry with the people.

Tian Jian was already trembling when he knelt on the ground at this time, a month ago, he was just a grass farmer who wanted to win wealth and wealth, but now he was fortunate to see the face of the sky.

"Flat." A lazy voice came from above.

If it weren't for the box of gold and silver treasures worth 50 million yuan that was sent, and the grand blueprint of 10,000 yuan in taxes per year that Zhang Rang said, Emperor Ling would not have wanted to see a small army Sima with a rank of less than 200 stones.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Tian Jian got up, he told the spoils of war to be handed over to the state treasury and Zhang Hao's proposal to move rebel prisoners to enrich the border counties, and then submitted the five-year development plan for the northeast formulated by Zhang Hao.

It tells about the joint development plan of agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery. It's just that the Spirit Emperor lacks interest, and after a few flips, they are together.

For him, as long as he can make money, it's all good, and he doesn't care where the money comes from.

At the same time, copies of the transcripts were distributed to the ministers.

Yuan Kui coughed lightly after reading it, and at this time, a Qianshi official walked out from behind Shaofuqing, Shaofucheng.

"Your Majesty, this Zhang Hao was just a small county magistrate before, and he dared to say that he would let the two barren lands pay tens of thousands of taxes, which is just nonsense. Please ask Your Majesty to punish Zhang Hao for the crime of bullying the monarch and talking nonsense. ”

Immediately afterwards, several people came forward to accuse Zhang Hao's plan.

Emperor Ling hated these ministers the most, they didn't know how to share their worries, but they always picked on themselves.

The army is short of money for war, there is a lack of money for their own pleasure, the country is short of money everywhere, and when you need it, you have to find someone to collect donations. He had no choice but to sell his official beard, but he was pointed at by them.

Now it is difficult to find a minister who is willing to do practical things and make money for himself, and these people stand up to make things again.

"Your Majesty," Tian Jian said, "Weichen is a lowly position, and he is not the Marquis of Cangting himself, so he cannot justify the accusations made by this lord.

But Cangtinghou said to Weichen that facts speak louder than words. Since the land of Liaodong is already barren, why not let Cangtinghou give it a try?

If it fails, the imperial court will not have any loss, but if it succeeds, then the imperial court will not only no longer be able to send money and grain to Liaodong, but Liaodong can also feed the imperial court. ”

It's just that these words did not satisfy the princes in the palace, and some people even scolded Zhang Hao for bringing disaster to the country and the people.

Zhang Rang whispered next to Emperor Ling: "Your Majesty, what Cangting Hou said is not unreasonable, and it doesn't hurt to give it a try." The counties in Liaodong fill in the amount of money and grain in the imperial court every year, and if they can turn losses into profits, then with these extra money and grain, Your Majesty can build a few more palaces and palaces. ”

Emperor Ling's eyes lit up: "That's right, it's just a barren territory and some damn pariahs anyway." ”

"It's better to take Linyu as the boundary, set up another state to the east, let this Zhang Hao do the assassination history, and wait for the counterinsurgency to achieve the goal he said within five years, if not...... Hey, hey, hey. ”

Zhang Rang's words made Emperor Ling very happy, and he said with a fluttering eyebrow: "If you can't do that, you will be punished for his crime, well, a capital crime." ”

"Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Ling sat down and said solemnly: "Okay, don't argue anymore. Although the Marquis of Cangting is in the field, he is concerned about the court. Before the ant thieves subsided, he was already thinking about the post-war problems, and his loyalty was commendable.

These captives should indeed find a place to settle down to avoid further incidents. Moreover, he is right, facts speak louder than words, and some things do wait for the results to know whether they are right or wrong.

I have decided to divide Liaoxi County into two, with Linyu as the boundary, and the west will return to Beiping and be renamed Beiping County. It was returned to Liaodong in the east and renamed Changli County.

Then divide Youzhou into two. To the west of Linyu, the six counties of Daijun, Shanggu, Zhuojun, Yuyang, Guangyang and Beiping are under the jurisdiction of Youzhou; Pingzhou is set up to the east, and the four counties of Changli, Liaodong, Xuansu and Lelang are under the jurisdiction of Pingzhou.

Feng Zhang Hao was the general of Duliao, served as the assassin of Pingzhou, and presided over the development of Pingzhou. ”

Then he looked at the map on the desk and found that Linyu was a place near the mountains and the sea, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "After quelling the rebellion, Zhang Hao, the Marquis of Cangting, led the captives to build a pass in Linyu." Well, it's called Shanhaiguan. ”

Then he said to Zhang Rang: "Zhang Changzhi will draft an edict." ”

"No."

The ministers below suddenly exploded and knelt down to persuade one after another.

"Your Majesty, no, this Zhang Hao is young, how can he be a state leader!"

"Your Majesty, don't listen to the villain's slander!"

"Liaodong is bitterly cold, half of the year is ice and snow, how can you produce more money and grain than the Central Plains counties."

"Please retract your order."

Shaofu Cheng is even more desperate: "If Your Majesty does not withdraw his life, Weichen will die on this hall, and he will die a clear will!" ”

The ministers were furious, but Yuan Kui and several Jiuqing-level ministers did not say a word, including Liu Yu.

He thinks that Zhang Hao, a young man with wonderful ideas, can succeed.

The sitting Spirit Emperor was already furious, and this group of bastards wanted to hinder themselves.

Zhang Rang said faintly: "Shaofu Cheng, are you threatening your father with death!" ”

Shaofu Cheng raised his head and glared at Zhang Rang angrily: "You eunuch, it is because of you who reverses black and white and frames loyal and good ministers that the world will always be turbulent!" ”

"Bastard, then you're saying I'm a faint king!" The Spirit Emperor scolded.

"The minister didn't mean to......"

"Come on, put this traitor who has no king and no father into the court lieutenant prison!"

No matter how Shaofu Cheng cried out, he was still forcibly dragged away by the guards.

The Spirit Emperor said sharply: "Who still has objections now!" ”

The ministers were silent and said no more.

"Then it's decided."