The most direct purpose of Li Qi's transfer of the Beidi Grassland and the Hexi Cavalry Army into the Central Plains to fight was to cultivate the habit of abiding by the rules of these troops and to make them understand what it meant that military law was ruthless. For those unruly steppe cavalry, he would rather slaughter than be trusted.

The habit of following the rules is made, and the sense of law is cultivated with a knife.

The newly promulgated "Tang Law" abolished many of the old brutal punishments compared to the previous "Tang Law", but the "Tang Military Law" has always been known for its harshness, and it is about to catch up with the "Qin Law". Especially for the crime of rebellion, it is not only a capital crime, but also will be caused by the cause of harm to the family, and the relatives are not allowed to be officials within three generations, and those who know about it and do not report it are also guilty.

It took him eight years to promote sugar beet cultivation on a large scale in the north, and finally reduced the price of sugar in his jurisdiction to 20 wen a catty, although the price still seems a little high, but it can basically be regarded as a guarantee that it can be distributed as a non-staple food welfare for ordinary military households.

In addition, with the development of aquaculture in various tuntian areas, the output of non-staple foods such as meat, eggs, and milk has increased year by year, and with the growth of population, the annual grain consumption has remained at a stable level, and has not increased accordingly with the growth of population.

This is a symbol of a society's gradual affluence.

Compared with the entire Tang Dynasty, the lives of ordinary people in Hedong and the surrounding Shanbei, Hebei and Guanzhong have undergone great changes. For example, the people of Hedong have now begun to get used to using all kinds of iron tools in their daily lives, and even ordinary people can eat meat every few days.

Due to the high number of livestock, the price of pork is cheaper than in the mainland, and the price of beef and mutton in this region itself is much lower than in the mainland. As a result, all kinds of meat, poultry eggs and other non-staple foods in Hedong and Shanbei have gradually entered the daily life of the common people. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that the income of ordinary families has more than tripled in recent years, which has greatly increased their spending power.

The government-led selection and breeding, the promotion of excellent crop varieties, and the increasing availability of water conservancy and irrigation facilities have nearly tripled the grain output of farmland.

After returning to Jinyang from the north, it was time for the royal family and the imperial court to routinely go to the "Hot Spring Palace" in Xinzhou in winter every year.

Li Qi returned to the harem, but found that Wang Qiang, who was sitting in Kunning Palace today, had a radiant face, looking particularly bright and moving, surrounded by more than a dozen palace maids waiting for her.

Li Qi couldn't help frowning when he saw it: "How can the queen be so squeamish like the ladies of other families?" ”

"The concubine has seen Your Majesty!" Wang Qiang was not angry, but still smiled and gave Li Qi a light salute, his movements were lazy and slow.

Li Qi was about to speak, but saw Xue Yao, the female official behind Wang Qiang, kneeling down and saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the queen has good news!" ”

Li Qi was a little puzzled: "What's the good news?" ”

Wang Qiang glanced at Li Qi: "Your Majesty, it's the concubine who is pregnant." ”

Li Qi felt that his head was a little dazed, and he stood in place for a long time without relieving himself. He hadn't seen any news of anyone in the palace being pregnant for several years, and he thought that he really had no offspring as the history books said, but he didn't expect to hear such unexpected good news.

He was stunned for a long time, then he came to his senses, jumped up and hugged Wang Qiang and kissed him fiercely on the face: "This is true?!" Wha...... I didn't expect me to have a queen! Wowha......"

His burst of wild laughter startled the room full of people: The emperor saint won't go crazy like this, right?!

Wang Qiang struggled in Li Qi's arms: "You light, don't move the fetus." ”

Li Qi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I came to help the queen sit down." ”

Wang Qiang glanced at Li Qi: "The concubine will not be able to serve the emperor in the future, but I heard that His Majesty has accepted a Tatar princess back to be a wife, which can be regarded as a relief." No wonder the emperor likes to patrol the grasslands, is it more comfortable for them to serve? ”

Li Qi smiled and said, "This ...... Isn't this for the sake of unity with the tribes? ”

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Fu Yanqing was transferred to Weizhou Xuanyi Jiedu envoy, and after taking office, he went to Mengzhou with some depression and found He Fujin, the envoy of Heyang Jiedu.

"The Son of Heaven wants to lead the army to cross the Yellow River from Dezhou, and the army gathers in Qizhou, preparing to attack Yunzhou and Puzhou. Between the banquets, Fu Yanqing couldn't help but complain.

He Fujin smiled: "You have been in the army for a long time now, and it seems that you have trained your muscles in your brain." This day the Son of Heaven gave our brothers a great creation, and you are still complaining?! ”

Fu Yanqing said: "Are you saying that the Son of Heaven brought more than 100,000 horses to Qizhou, just to contain Li Conghou's troops, and create conditions for us to cross the river to the south and take Luodu and Bianliang directly?" ”

He Fujin said: "When it comes to the military, your brain will immediately become bright. This Yuan Xingqin, Xia Luqi, Fu Xi, Lu Wenjin and others are already outstanding military achievements, and there is no reward for them, will you let them take new credits in the Son of Heaven? In that case, isn't it appropriate to be crowned a king?! Therefore, half of the merit of this military general is his own ability, and half is due to the Son of Heaven. You should be so powerful when Huo Hussar is really good, it's just because Emperor Wu needs to set an example, of course, he himself has real skills. ”

Fu Yanqing took a sip of wine: "Yes, no one is much better than anyone else in this world, but the situation is very different." ”

"So...... If the forecast is not bad, I estimate that An Xianqi will also be transferred to Xiangzhou in the near future. He Fujin took a piece of horse meat and stuffed it into his mouth, "This time, the great work will be divided equally between the three of us." However, the heart of heaven is unpredictable, and in the end, it is not necessarily. ”

"Is Zhang Jingda not moving over there?"

He Fujin shook his head: "The Son of Heaven asked Zhang Jingda to sit in Xingyuan Mansion in order to keep an eye on Liangchuan and not get involved in this war." Now that everything is in place, it is only a question of when. ”

"After pacifying Luoyang, will you take the opportunity to conquer the south?" Fu Yanqing asked.

"I don't think so, it's not that I don't have the ability now, but that the Son of Heaven doesn't have the will. Our credit is enough to seal the marquis, and we almost have to change a group of people. This southern expedition...... I'm afraid it won't be with us. He Fujin smiled, "There are dozens of heroes on this Lingyan Pavilion, and it is impossible for several families to take advantage of this benefit." After this battle, you and I are ready to hand over our military power and take up posts in the DPRK. ”

"Are you saying that the Son of Heaven will officially use the academy people?"

"This is natural, the protégé of the Son of Heaven, these people occupy a name, how can they not have the credit to match it. This Huaiyin general, the more the merrier, whoever has 300,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, as long as he is not too stupid, he can win the opponent. This just depends on who the Son of Heaven is willing to give credit, and after pacifying Luoyang, the number of soldiers and horses in the world that the Son of Heaven can recruit by then will definitely not exceed this number. ”

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