Yang Zhan took Hami, Zhang Huangyan blocked Tsarist Russia, Xia Wanchun and Yan Yingyuan led the army and entered Hami City.

Here they will march forward, separating the Tibetan Plateau from the Dzungar Khanate further west, and breaking them one by one. The vast and sparsely populated Moxi, with a total population of one million people, occupies such a large land, as long as it is separated, it will be fatal. Xia Wanchun is right, occupying any city is not important, only killing and injuring the enemy's soldiers and horses is a real victory.

The well-trained Jingbei Army, marching was a common thing for them, stepping on the yellow sand to face the wind and dust, and marching in an orderly manner with 100,000 military horses.

Xia Wanchun knew exactly what he was doing, as long as His Majesty's plan was realized, the desert that had plagued the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years would become a great wall that did not need stone bricks.

At that time, the people of the border will no longer be the objects of slaughter and plunder, and the Hu people who are in the Central Plains will also become loyal warriors of the empire, guarding the frontier. The Mongolian children who read and write in the school were all the children and warriors of the future Chinese Dynasty.

The merit is in the present and the benefit is in the future, and it is a glorious thing to be able to participate in such a feat. Thinking of this, Xia Wanchun's heart was a little surging, looking up at the morning sun in the desert, and feeling that his limbs were full of strength.

The border passes were well fought, but there were problems in the imperial court, and the continuous flow of baggage to the front line had almost emptied the grain in the treasury.

Any new factory is a plundering of labor, pulling the young men of the empire from the fields to the factories.

"Jiangnan was originally a land of fish and rice, and the grain produced every year fed most of the soldiers and civilians, but the grain received this year was not as much as last year. The drought in the north continues to end, not to mention paying it to the national treasury, and we have to provide food for disaster relief.

Most of the taxes in Jiangnan are silver in vain, but there is not much food, and if it continues like this, I don't know what to feed the million-strong army in Moxi.

The most hateful is Yuan Jixian of Huguang, the imperial court has repeatedly told him to encourage Nongsang, but he turned a deaf ear and took the lead in setting up a factory by relying on the merits of the Northern Expedition. I heard that in order for the factory in Huguang to be able to win a few more orders for wheel manufacturing, the dignified political envoy personally plotted with a group of merchants, which was simply contempt for the six departments and the imperial court..."

Hou Xuanyan listened to Chen Mingyu's complaints, and was annoyed, but this is also a problem that must be solved. Should the factories be disbanded and the workers go back to farming? This is a naked regression, and it seems that the expansion of the outside world will be accelerated.

"Jingnan Province has vast land and fertile fields suitable for rice growth, didn't I let them persuade them to teach agriculture, and that group of education officials have also been put on the table and talked about their political achievements. Aiqing don't worry, the food shortage is only temporary, and soon Nanyang, Japan, and North Korea will be our granary. Since you have money, you can just buy it, but you're afraid that you won't be able to eat? This year is a special difficult period, and the imperial court needs to tighten its belt, live a good life, and save some money to survive this year. ”

Chen Ming's face turned purple when he was angry, stood up and said, "Your Majesty! The price of grain in Jinling has risen to one tael of silver and two stones, and if it goes on like this, the people can't even eat. ”

Hou Xuanyan said patiently: "As far as I know, the monthly remuneration of the factory guys is not low, which is much higher than the income from farming. Moreover, the reason for the high price of grain is not that the price of grain is increased by grain merchants, but that the price is high when they collect grain. As a result, the income of the people who farmed the land also increased, and I had already begun to formulate a commercial law, as long as there were no black-hearted grain merchants, high grain prices were not a bad thing. ”

"May Your Majesty do it for yourself..."

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In the Imperial Garden, Hou Xuanyan's face was ugly, and he scolded and scolded along the way, and the accompanying eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads and didn't dare to touch his moldy head.

"Old thing, old stubborn, I can't explain it clearly, I'm angry!"

Hou Xuanyan lowered his head and sulked, walking fast and urgently, and suddenly felt a soft voice in front of him, and heard a coquettish voice.

A young girl was knocked to the ground and scattered petals all over the ground, both red and yellow.

"Your Majesty forgives you."

Hou Xuanyan sniffed, I don't know if it was the fragrance of flowers or people, most of the anger in his heart disappeared, and he said softly: "Raise your head." ”

The girl raised her head slowly, Hou Xuanyan felt very familiar, the delicate and touching pretty face was a combination of innocence and charm, probably because of fright, the little face was flushed, the chest of the scale was undulating, and the plump lips were slightly open and closed.

Hou Xuanyan's throat moved, swallowed his saliva, and asked, "Minmin, why are you coming to the palace to see your sister?" ”

After Bian Saisai entered the palace from the palace, Bian Min had no name, and he definitely couldn't follow him into the palace, so he kept living outside. Today, I went to the palace to visit my sister, and by the way, I learned how to make rouge, and the head of the Oiran on the Qinhuai River are all masters of fashion and makeup in this era, and all the wives and ladies of rich and noble families use their formulas. And Bian Saisai is one of the top figures, and it can be said that he is a figure who stands at the peak of Dahua fashion.

Bian Saisai is drinking with the queen, because she is used to coaxing people, and she has a girl's favorite ability, and she eats very well in the harem. So he told his sister to go to the imperial garden to pick petals, and waited for him to come back to teach her.

Bian Min bent over and knelt on the ground with his buttocks crossed, pitiful, Hou Xuanyan was such an upright person, of course he couldn't stand it, he immediately bent over with a smile and helped him up, and said: "It's cold on the ground, kneel and do it, get up quickly." ”

Taking the opportunity to caress her tender waist, Hou Xuanyan was slightly surprised, the little girl who looked thin and weak, there was no touch of thin ribs and hard muscles in her hands, and her fingertips seemed to be pinched into a ball of smooth and delicate top cheese, and her palms were full of plump flesh.

What a little liar, I really want to expose her...

Feeling the big hand of his brother-in-law the emperor, Bian Min blushed and trembled lightly, his eyes were very charming, and his breathing became more and more rapid.

As soon as Hou Xuanyan heard this voice, he knew that he was a virgin, and teased her with a smile: "How old is Xiao Min'er, have you ever promised her in-laws?" ”

Bian Min has long admired his brother-in-law, and said in his heart that this is not a God-given opportunity, so he boldly said: "Min'er is fourteen years old, and she has never been married..."

The eunuchs and palace maids behind him, I don't know when, they all slipped away quietly. Hou Xuanyan sat on the railing and said with a smile: "Don't be so restrained, when you go to the palace, it's like your own home, you are pitiful outside the palace, and you don't have any relatives and friends, why don't you just move to the palace?" ”

Bian Min's cheeks were flushed, but his eyes didn't mean to dodge at all, he looked back at him directly, and his eyes were full of excitement: "Min'er has no talent, she can only sing a song and dance, and she doesn't know what to do after entering the palace." ”

"There was a Zhao Hede in the Han Dynasty, you know, right? I've been watching dances and listening to music lately..."