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And moving them without evidence is not only what Yang Xingmi is unwilling to do, but also what Yang Wu is unwilling to do.

"As for those lawless profiteers, the so-called law does not blame the public, and they can't all be killed! And there is not a single law in the law today that says that if you don't sell food, you will be killed. ”

Gao Miao couldn't help but stagnate, he just said this in his anger, and he also knew that what Yang Wu said made sense, but the anger in his heart was difficult to calm.

"What does His Highness think he should do? Now that time waits for no one, hundreds of thousands of enemy troops are approaching, and it is necessary to reserve enough money and food as soon as possible, and it is very important to send troops to repel the enemy army! ”

"Mr. Gao's concern is chaotic, and although the situation is urgent now, it has not yet reached the most dangerous time." Yang Wu turned his head to look at everyone, saw that everyone was a little worried on their faces, and finally looked at Yang Xingmi, whose face was also a little dignified, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Dare to ask my father, how is the situation now compared to before the Qingkou War?"

When it comes to the Qingkou War, many old people who have experienced the scene of that year can't help but move their expressions and think of the situation back then.

At that time, the situation was much more chaotic than now, because Yang Xingmi was facing Zhu Quanzhong, who had just exterminated Zhu Xuan, the envoy of the Tianping Army, and Zhu Jin, the envoy of the Taining Army, and the 200,000 army went south, how huge was the momentum?

Among them, the 70,000 army led by Pang Shigu was in Lianshui in the east, the 10,000 army led by Ge Congzhou was in Shouzhou in the west, and Zhu Quanzhong personally led the 120,000 army to be stationed in Suzhou as the rear response.

And now, although the enemy army attacking from three sides is also very strong, in addition to Kang Huaiying's 50,000 people can be regarded as elite, there are too many new recruits among Qian Biao's 30,000 people; As for Zhong Chuan's 60,000 Jiangxi soldiers, it was not that the people present underestimated him, but that the Jiangxi soldiers had not fought for so many years, and their combat effectiveness was definitely not much better.

Therefore, the strength of the enemy army this time is definitely not as good as Zhu Quanzhong's army during the Battle of Qingkou.

On the other hand, on the Huainan side, when Zhu Quanzhong suddenly went south, Yang Xingmi could only piece together 30,000 elite soldiers to go north; Today, Huainan has more than 100,000 elites, and its strength has more than doubled.

So after Yang Xingmi listened to Yang Wu's question, he immediately understood what he meant, and replied with a smile: "Although the current situation is dangerous, it is still far from the time when he cleared his mouth!" When the mouth is cleared, our Huainan can survive safely, and we will win a big victory, and there will be no problems this time! ”

"Not bad! During the Battle of Qingkou, I Huainan was initially decided, and suddenly I heard that Zhu Quanzhong's troops were going south, and it was understandable that people's hearts were a little unstable. Now that Jianghuai has been stable for more than ten years, what I have encountered is just a few clowns who jump off the beam, why should you be so worried! Yang Wu smiled and continued.

Gao Miao and the others couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when they heard this, he was also an old man who had experienced the Qingkou War back then, but he didn't expect that he was not as calm as Yang Wu, a junior.

In fact, these people can't be blamed, but it is the first time they have encountered such a thing as hoarding and speculating on food prices, and they can't help but be a little panicked.

In these troubled times, you really don't need any special reason to kill someone. So even those businessmen who are called mercenary are much more honest, for fear that they will be taken by the government and cut off their heads if they are not careful.

However, after more than ten years of stable life, there has been no thunderous means in Huainan, so some people's courage has regained strength; In addition, this time Yang Wu replaced the military generals with civilian officials to serve as assassins, and in the face of those civil officials who were civilian, these businessmen were naturally bolder, so under the encouragement of people with secret intentions, they dared to join forces to set off this incident.

And if there is no internal matter, if you only face the external enemy, although the situation is still a little sinister, everyone present will not have the slightest worry.

So after listening to Yang Wu's persuasion, Gao Mian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If it's just a foreign enemy, we naturally don't have to worry about it." But as the so-called army has not moved the grain and grass first, now we don't know where our grain and grass are, so we will naturally feel a little uneasy! ”

Yang Wu said with a smile: "What's uneasy, when I come to Huzhou, Shezhou, Gwangju and other places, although the enemy army is menacing, with the strength of the local defenders, plus the ability of the three assassins, it is difficult to say that there is more time, but at least one or two months can be defended; After a month or two, even if the price of grain in the market is still so high, the money and grain for the autumn tax in various places will also arrive, which will be enough for the army to go on the expedition. So don't worry about the issue of food reserves. ”

Like Huainan's recent terrifying siege speed, there are special circumstances, such as the capture of Suzhou, because the Suzhou cannon was put into use for the first time; broke Huzhou, it was Gao Li, the son of Huzhou Assassin Shi Gaoyan, who took the initiative to surrender; Porunzhou is the first time that black powder has been used for blasting; broke Xuanzhou because Tian Yan himself went out of the city and died in a battle; In Poguang Prefecture, there are preparations for the reuse of firewood in advance.

The conditions behind this rapid siege cannot be replicated. So by the time Li Shenfu attacked Ezhou, it would take at least three months.

As long as the city is well defended, Qian Biao and their desire to break through the three cities of Huzhou, Shezhou and Gwangju is definitely not something that can be done in a short period of time.

Yang Wu continued: "This second, now that the reorganization of the army is still at the beginning, it may take another month to initially complete the integration, so within a month, even if Guangling reserves enough grain and grass, it will be difficult to send troops. Let's think about how to stabilize the price of food in Guangling. ”

After listening to Yang Wu's analysis, everyone couldn't help but be silent.

"Yes, now we still have to find a way to stabilize food prices as soon as possible. No one has much experience in these areas. Mr. Luo, you are the treasurer of Huainan, you can first talk about the situation of this year's autumn tax," Yang Xingmi also said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Luo Zhixiang bowed and said: "According to the situation in previous years, it is estimated that this year's autumn endowment should be about one million, and a large part of it will be converted into grain and grass and handed over; However, considering that food prices have fluctuated so much this year, it is difficult to say how many people will choose to pay taxes with grain in the end. ”

Nowadays, the tax laws of various places follow the two tax laws of the Tang Dynasty, but the two tax laws of the Tang Dynasty are to divide the people into several levels according to the amount of wealth to levy, and Huainan is now levied a certain tax according to the land area and fat and thin quota. In addition, the Dingkou tax is also implemented, and the Dingkou is levied in cash.

Because the time of taxation is divided into two collections, summer tax and autumn tax, this tax law is called the two-tax law.