Since the beginning of the war, the Xian army has captured more than 60,000 prisoners, and more than 50,000 have been sold to the Jin State, in exchange for a total of more than 700,000 stone of grain and grass, and these more than 50,000 people, only with manpower can cultivate 400,000 mu of land, with an average output of two stones, a season can harvest 800,000 stone of rice, according to the limit of 70% of the forced expropriation of land, the Jin State treasury can get nearly 600,000 stone of grain and grass, two seasons is 1.2 million stones, two years is 2.5 million stones, it is really a good business to make a lot of money.

Now that the Black Turban Army has withdrawn north, the Xian army has been able to free up its hands to solve the problem of prisoners of war, but now there is no more manpower to produce except for the captured defectors of the Xianguo, so it can only take the initiative to arrest people.

Hearing the news of the captives, Jiang Hai, the king of salt, was taken aback

"Captives!"

"Yes, captives. The most appalling thing is that the Black Turban Army forcibly relocated two million people in the northwest of Zhiguo in one go, resulting in the Zhiguo Gongliang Army having no people to use in the northwest counties and counties, so it had to transfer manpower from the rear.

As a result, the loss of grain and grass was huge, and it was difficult for the Gongliang army to go north, precisely because the Black Turban Army took a strong wall to clear the wilderness, which made it difficult for the Zhiguo army to move. ”

"Although General Wei's plan is good, I'm afraid it won't be easy to do." Jiang Hai was skeptical.

As the king said, it is easy to arrest people, but it is difficult to settle people, depending on how the king views the people who have returned to him. The two counties of Xianxi and Qiunan are mostly Xianguo people, and the Black Turban Army has been in trouble for half a year, and its spirit has been greatly reduced, and the grain and grass accumulated and plundered before have been consumed very much.

After the rice harvest this autumn, grain and grass will be forcibly requisitioned, and the people under its direct jurisdiction will not be able to have a good life. Even though the evil magic is successful, it is true that there is not enough to eat, and the common people do not have enough to eat, or they flee the famine, or rebel. But the Black Turban Army itself is a thief, killing people without blinking, and these coerced people have words of suffering.

If our army can first capture some of the Xianguo people in the two counties of Xianxi and Qiunan, the loss is the manpower of the Black Turban Army, which will inevitably continue to move into the people from the outside, and so on, the fewer their people, the more people in our army, so that the other will grow, even though the two counties of Xianguo have become scorched earth, they can get more people and reclaim land, this comes and goes, Xianguo does not suffer. ”

"Did General Wei ever think about how the rations and rations needed for these displaced people to settle down came from when a large number of people moved into the eastern part of Xianguo, don't forget that Xianguo is now stretched thin to maintain an army of more than 300,000 people."

The acute problem of the current sin pointed out by King Xian - grain and grass, Bailiyan (Wei Xian) also said with emotion:

"If we can get 1 million stones of grain and grass, first settle more than 100,000 people, survive for half a year, and there will be a harvest in the fields in the second half of the year, and the situation will improve next year, the king is extremely worried."

"Alright, the hour is coming. The widow has one last thing to discuss with you. ”

"If the king is sent, Wei Xian must do his best."

"General Wei has not yet married a wife in his twenties, and the widow has already found a family affair for you, and I hope General Wei will not refuse."

Jiang Hai said undoubtedly, Baili Yan's heart haired:

"King, there is something ......"

"Zhao Qing's letter, the widow already knows that Guangxin Gong doesn't want Zhao Qing to get off the boat, so he dragged you into the water."

"The king clearly sees that the matter of Guangxin's marriage will not help him."

"The widow knows it, but the widow gives him a marriage, and General Wei can't refuse it."

"This ...... The lord of Guangxin has already set a family affair, and there is a wife who has not passed the door, if he marries another house, how will he deal with himself. ”

"What's the matter with a man's three wives and four concubines, not to mention that the Xianguo war has been going on for many years, the young and strong men have suffered huge casualties, and a large number of unmarried women have been lonely and old for life, which is very unfavorable to the people of Xianguo. General Wei is eloquent and strategic, and since he should have more children to serve the widow, how can it be too little. ”

"This ...... I don't know whose lady the king wants to marry to the last general. ”

"General Wei thinks that the daughter of Princess Lan Yuan, the widow's sister, is a worthy general."

"The daughter of Princess Lanyuan, the king, is this?"

Bai Liyan was surprised, King Xian wanted to completely win him over, enter the royal family, and tie him to the same boat.

The alliance of blood relatives is obviously more reliable and solid than any loyalty, not to mention that Bailiyan is now young, more than twenty years younger than Zhao Xun, if there is no accident, at least he can fight for Xianguo for forty years, this step of King Xian is really powerful.

I really looked down on King Xian before, but he was a faint king, and he never thought that for his own interests, King Xian could also lose the country's capital and start over.

Jiang Hai, the king of Xian, has several sisters, Princess Lanyuan is Jiang Hai's half-sister and the closest sister, and her husband Xuanting Hou Qiao Lian is one of the richest families in the city.

Of course, in the matter of Xiangguo Gongsun Yue's new policy, the Xuanting Hou family has not made a lot of money, but as long as there is a relationship with Princess Lanyuan, even if the brother-in-law is a bastard, King Xian, who is an elder brother, has to help wipe his ass.

Seeing Bailiyan hesitating, King Xian asked in a deep voice:

"Why, does General Wei think that this family business hand-picked by the widow is not a good match?"

"No, it's not." Bailiyan said in fear.

"Why is that, doesn't General Wei want to show his talents and serve the widow?"

"Under the Qi people, the king uses the last general so much, I am afraid that he will give others the truth, and the last general is sincerely afraid of worrying in his heart."

"What's the matter, the widow is showing the public with nepotism because of the reuse of General Wei, otherwise how can the Manchu Dynasty be convinced."

"This ...... It's just that according to the etiquette system, the daughter of the Duke of Guangxin is the county lord, and the title of Princess Lanyuan is the same as that of the duke, if so, the daughter of Princess Lanyuan should also be the county lord. ”

"Hehaha......" King Xian laughed: "Guangxin Gong just wants to tie you up with marriage, and this matter is also tricky." Guangxin Gong's family affairs, push can't be pushed off, in terms of seniority, the widow still has to call him a cousin, or let him be better.

In this way, I wronged my niece, and let the county lord of Guangxin pass through the door as the main room, and Princess Lanyuan and the Xuanting Marquis went to appease them. ”

King Xian made the final decision, and Bai Liyan refused again, and he didn't know how to lift. Jiang Min can turn his face when he gives marriage, and if King Xian refuses to give marriage, then he will really become a person inside and out.

People can only stand firm once in their lives, and unless the last time is to strengthen their position, once they get on the boat, it is not so easy to get off the boat again.

King Xian firmly tied him to the chain of interests of the royal family, in order to consolidate the power of the Jiang family, not only to win over Bailiyan, a capable general, but also to make Zhao Xun die for King Xian, and at the same time stabilize the Guangxin army, even if he does not want to put his fate on the chessboard and be at the mercy of others, he is involuntary at this moment.

Even if it is not for himself, he must gamble everything for his life and heirs.

The conversation with King Xian lasted for three quarters of an hour, which seemed to be a few minutes less than the previous five, but the content was all dry goods.

Bai Liyan believes that no one has ever talked about it before, and King Xian has never talked about it like this, and presumably these details were arranged in advance by Uncle Guang.

Before leaving the palace, Jiang Hai transferred a thousand palace guards to serve as a guard, nominally to his nephew and son-in-law's guard, but in fact it was surveillance and stealing teachers.

"In the future, I will be fortunate that General Lu will sleep in the open with Wei on his expedition to the east and west, and Wei will definitely not treat you brothers badly."

"General Wei's words are serious, the king entrusted the matter, the last general will not dare to slack off, I don't know when the general will leave for the Antai Marquis Residence."

Bai Liyan looked at the sun, the hour was not early, it was not polite to visit An Taihou at this point, he said:

"Wei's pioneer camp is outside the city at this time, so it's better to go to the pioneer camp with you first and then make arrangements."

Lu Gao, the right capital of the forbidden army, and the guard of the king of Xian. The establishment of the forbidden army is roughly equivalent to that of the garrison, the county soldiers, and the guest army, and the guards and guards are the monarch's trusted generals, and those who receive the titles of the guards and guards are the cronies of the monarch, even if they are soldiers, can be promoted to middle and low-level military attachés at any time.

Of the 1,000 forbidden troops sent by Jiang Hai, there were nearly 200 guards and seven guards, and no one could pull away such a team that was highly loyal to the monarch.

Led Lu Gao out from the south gate, Sikong Nan and Su Hong led their troops to garrison five miles outside the city for two days, and the defenders of the tomb sent a cavalry of 500 men to patrol the vicinity day and night to prevent the vanguard battalion from causing trouble.

"General Wei, why have you been there for so many days, I'm worried about making me wait."

Sikong Nan was worried, and Shen Yunqing said lightly:

"What is there to worry about, it's not a mountain of knives and a sea of fire. By the way, what about Su Hong and the others? ”

"Su Hong went to the city to drink to the brothers, Yongxing River was in a hurry, and the brothers had not drunk for several months, so they relaxed their strength in the past two days, and wanted to get some wine to satisfy their hunger."

"It's fine, but don't give me mud, and beware of hanging you up to feed the mosquitoes. In the evening, tell the brothers to prepare for it, and go to the camp of the Liang army in a few days, cheer me up, and don't look down on the people of the Liang country. ”

"No!" Sikong Nandao looked at Lu Gao in a blink of an eye: "General Wei, who is this general?" ”

"This is General Lu Gao, the right commander of the forbidden army, and this time he will go on the expedition with the general."

Shen Yunqing gave a detailed introduction, and Sikong Nan raised his hand to give a slight salute:

"It turned out to be General Lu, and I am fortunate to be there!"

"General Sikong is polite, this general is here, please take care of me in the future." Lu Gao's eyes were different, he looked Sikong Nan up and down, and couldn't help asking, "General Sikong, what is the use of the strange clothes you are wearing." ”

"This is an iron cloth shirt, created by General Wei, the pioneer battalion is equipped with three hundred pieces, Ruitianzhai battled, but it was the earthen wall that relied on the iron cloth shirt to resist the strong bow and crossbow and blade, otherwise he would have died thousands of times."

"Oh, it's so wonderful." Lu Gao couldn't help but be taken aback.

At present, the iron cloth shirt is only spread among the Guangxin army, and other guest troops and garrisons have only heard of it, but have never seen it. Lu Gao was a forbidden army and knew very little about the details of the front line, and at first glance he mistook it for clothes when he saw chain mail.

Presumably Zhao Xun has privately informed King Xian that he should secretly imitate it, the number must be more than that of the Guangxin Army, and it will not be equipped in large quantities for a while, Lu Gao does not know the chain mail, which is also expected, if he knows, there will be a problem.