Ye Hua made a military order, to get the prime minister of a country out of the enemy country, this matter is not only not easy, but also very dangerous, we must be cautious, not to make the slightest mistake, otherwise not only will we lose face, but also harm Han Xizai's life.

Who can do this?

"Master, of course, it's the most suitable disciple to go."

It was Zhao Kuangyi who took the initiative to ask for an order, and this kid had already returned from Youzhou.

The time between master and apprentice is only one year, but the young man grows up fast, Zhao Kuangyi's height has jumped a lot, their Zhao family has grown tall, it seems that Zhao Kuangyi has faded away from the youth and is moving towards the youth.

People's hearts are long in flesh, and after a long time, even stones will be hot.

When Ye Hua saw his apprentice, he was still a little moved.

"I heard you've choked those barbarian tribes enough?"

Zhao Kuangyi said happily: "Master, these barbarians are simply stupid, I will offer the people of Murwei ten Khitan strong men in exchange for one silk." They desperately tried their best to catch the Khitans and sell the Khitans to us. I went to greet the Khitan tribe again, and said that five Murowei people, in exchange for ten catties of tea, they would be happy to arrest people! ”

"What is tea, silk? There are no more people, and the grassland is ours! Zhao Kuangyi said triumphantly: "Master, I also sent people to contact the Jurchen tribe in Liaodong. The Bohai Kingdom has been destroyed, and now Liaodong is dominated by Jurchen tribes. They are even more barbaric and backward, and they don't need to give silk and tea, or pots and pans, so they will honestly listen to us. By the way, they also like wine, send a jar of spirits over, and they can sell your daughter-in-law to you! ”

……

Zhao Ermei's eyebrows danced, telling about his proud works in the year.

Not to mention anything else, through various means alone, he got more than 30,000 young and strong laborers, which was even easier than sending troops to arrest people.

Most of these Khitans, Murwei people, and even Jurchens were sent to Hedong to dig coal...... In Jinyang City, in just a few months, more than a dozen blast furnaces have been erected.

Dig coal, make iron, produce farm tools, weapons, arm soldiers, and then capture more slaves and produce more steel...... Hedong's economy has begun to function simply and efficiently.

"Master, I think sooner or later, there will be a conflict between Hedong and the Central Plains." Zhao Er said very seriously: "I'm not talking about war, but more terrible competition!" Master, Hedong used too many slaves, and the steel and grain produced must be exported...... As you told me, this economic model is inherently expansive, and the Central Plains has become a small-scale peasant economy because of the land leveling. ”

Zhao Er grabbed his hair, "Master, how could Da Zhou embark on a path full of contradictions, isn't this letting himself fight with himself?" ”

Ye Hua smiled, Zhao Er had studied with him the longest, and he understood Ye Hua's thoughts the most, even Li Xian, who had read poetry and books, could not compare.

The apprentice can keep up with his own train of thought, and Ye Hua is very satisfied.

"You're right, Hedong and Youzhou have embarked on the road of revolving around capital, while the Central Plains is still centered on land, the two are contradictory, your vision is very sharp, but you haven't noticed that the two are also complementary to each other." Ye Hua said with a smile: "Hedong's capital model has brought high efficiency and the driving force for outward expansion and enterprising. The Juntian model of the Central Plains plays the role of ballast, which can absorb and digest the impact brought by Hedong and ensure the stability of the world. ”

Zhao Er still shook his head, "I think the two are still different furnaces, not to mention anything else, this autumn, Hedong will be able to sell millions of stone grain, and the price of grain in the Central Plains will definitely collapse at that time, the little people holding wheelbarrows are by no means the opponents of the farmers in Hedong, the difference between the two sides is too great, this is a war without suspense!" ”

"Hahaha!"

Ye Hua laughed loudly, "What you said is right, if you only limit your eyes to the interior of the Great Zhou, the two sides will not be able to reconcile, there will only be a battle, but if there is an additional market, the situation will be very different!" ”

Zhao Er groaned slightly, and immediately said, "Master, this is the so-called transfer of contradictions, right?" ”

"That's right!" Ye Hua said meaningfully: "So we are going to start passing through Jiangnan!" ”

……

Jinling, Hanfu.

Han Xizai woke up from a hangover, rubbed his drunken eyes, the sun was shining outside, and it was not far from noon. His current life is very similar to that of later generations, as long as it is not an early dynasty, he has never slept before the time of the child.

Miss Han boiled a bowl of sweet soup for her father and sent it to Han Xizai's room, she served her father to drink it, but she couldn't help complaining on the side.

"Dad, the liquor hurts the body, you just don't listen, a handful of years, if you make a mistake, what do you let us do!"

Han Xizai was taught a lesson by his daughter, and he didn't refute it at all, but just drank a bowl of sweet soup dry, and then said with a smile: "Your craftsmanship is getting better and better, and it is really a blessing to be a father, and you have a good daughter to take care of." ”

Miss Han quickly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and admonished: "Dad, these days, you have a good rest, nourish your body, and stop drinking." ”

Han Xizai nodded slightly and didn't say anything.

Just waiting for her daughter to go out, she sighed, and her expression was full of loneliness.

As a civil servant, what I am most afraid of is following the wrong master, taking the wrong step, and being full of despair, but unfortunately, he Han Xizai made mistakes twice in a row, how can he be embarrassed!

As mentioned earlier, Li Jing was in Japan, and Han Xizai was ostracized, so he could only rely on drinking and drinking to avoid right and wrong.

However, when the Great Zhou went south and the Southern Tang Dynasty was defeated, he decided to take a gamble and support Li Hongji as the crown prince. Han Xizai won the bet, and Li Hongji not only became the crown prince, but also seized the throne and became the master of half of the south of the Yangtze River.

It stands to reason that Han Xizai, a hero from the dragon, should be able to get everything he wants, and with a stage to perform, he can realize his ambitions!

But Han Xizai sadly found that Li Hongji was not the hero he imagined at all, let alone gave him a chance to display his ambitions! is full of knowledge, but no one appreciates it, this is the sorrow of Han Xizai!

He returned to his previous life, drinking, feasting, singing, and singing, looking far away from mundane affairs, detached from things, but in fact, he was so bitter in his heart that he couldn't say it!

On Han Xizai's desk, there was a copy of the notes he had written a long time ago, but he didn't know how to hand it over.

This note is the general statement of Han Xizai's philosophy of governing the country.

He clearly pointed out to Li Hongji that at present, the main income of the treasury is Tian Fu, and only when the imperial court has Tian Fu in hand can it talk about sorting out the finances, and then talk about enriching the country and strengthening the army, confronting the Great Zhou, guarding the south of the Yangtze River, and then chasing the Central Plains.

However, since the first emperor, the government of the country has been bribed, the officials have anointed the people to flatter the power, and the successors of the country have done all the appeasement of the government, so as to become the private of annexation. As a result, a terrible situation has been created: private families are said to be rich, public offices are said to be poor, the country is poor and the people are poor, and the disease is really here.

Han Xizai not only saw the problem, but also put forward a plan: the ministers thought that the disadvantages of bribery were easy to cure, and the disadvantages of appeasement were difficult to cure. Why? As for the government of bribery, only to punish corruption, as for the appeasement of the government, according to the law for private purposes, cut off for oneself, as far as the minister knows, the rich family land occupies seventy percent of the world, and it is not timely. Li Shu with three percent of the field, Fengwen Wu, Lu Zong, pay the border army, for the country, can the people not get tired? Can the country not be poor?!

Today, tomorrow and tomorrow are bowing and king, and all the virtuous ministers are complementing each other. If Zhongni is the prime minister, I am afraid that it will not be able to exceed this. Therefore, it is at this time to refresh politics, strengthen the fundamental plan, set up a policy of peace, advocate the style of frugality, and promote the teaching of etiquette and righteousness.

The minister is not talented, and the courage to play please tidy up the world's Tianfu. Its first priority is to make a good promise, put an end to bribery, and punish corruption, so it saves the disadvantages of bribery; Investigate and brush up the old evils, clean up the arrears, and strictly control the annihilation of the invasion of fishery, so the government of appeasement is also. The upper loss is the lower benefit, and the private door is closed, the office is strong. Therefore, those who punish the corrupt are enough for the people, and those who are responsible for the negative are enough for the country. Then the government and the people are both legged, and both up and down are beneficial!

……

Han Xizai believed that the annexation of Jiangnan was very serious, and it had reached the point where the people were struggling to make a living, and that if we wanted to truly strengthen the country, it was necessary to curb the annexation, clear up the arrears accumulated over the years, and enrich the national treasury. Those big households who encroach on land and are in arrears in taxes must be severely punished and never lenient.

Ironically, this is the statecraft proposed by Han Xizai as soon as Li Hongji ascended the throne as emperor, and he was full of confidence at that time, thinking that His Majesty the Emperor would definitely agree.

But where did Han Xizai expect that he was poured a basin of cold water, and Li Hongji was not interested at all.

Compared with suppressing annexation, he preferred to use troops abroad, bullying Wu Yue, getting involved in Jinghu, and using the money he obtained to recruit troops, build ships, and enhance military strength.

Han Xizai felt that although military training is very important, the foundation of the country still lies in the people, and if the people are not able to make a living, even if they have a million soldiers, they will inevitably be defeated in the end.

He also gave the example of the overlord of Chu.

Xiang Yu fought a lifetime of victories and was invincible, just because he lost once, he not only lost the country, but also lost his life. Han Gaozu was defeated several times and lost his troops, but he was able to recover quickly from each defeat, and gathered more men and horses to regain the world.

Xiang Yu was defeated because there was no solid rear and no solid foundation.

Since the Anshi Rebellion, the scholars and people in the north have moved south, and the population in the south of the Yangtze River has multiplied, which has surpassed that of the Central Plains.

If the problem is not fundamentally solved, the Southern Tang Dynasty is like the overlord of Chu, and there is a danger of defeat and overturning at any time!

His views can be called heartfelt words, but after waiting and waiting, Li Hongji has been staying in the middle of the country, and after half a month, the emperor suddenly issued an edict and transferred him from the servant of the Ministry of Officials to the servant of the Ministry of War.

Although it is a flat tone, the authority of the official department and the military department is completely different.

Li Hongji's meaning is too clear, he doesn't like Han Xizai's proposition!

was drunk as a head, Han Xizai chose to be silent and shut up.

But gradually, he couldn't be silent!

Because his ideas were adopted by the emperor of the Central Plains, and more thoroughly. He only said that he would curb mergers and crack down on Haoqiang, and the new law implemented by Chai Rong was far beyond his imagination.

Clear the acres of land, divide the land equally, divide the land into the mu, the gentry pay the grain in one, and the fire consumption is returned to the public...... Each of these items was something he had never dared to think of in the past.

To do these things, you have to go against the gentry of the whole world, the son of heaven of the Great Zhou, where did you get the courage?

When no one was around, Han Xizai looked at the sky and asked such questions!

He was very jealous of Li Gu, so jealous that he went crazy!

If I can do it under the hands of Da Zhou Tianzi, I will definitely do better than you!

Look, you are still timid, you don't dare to do it with all your might, and you always condone and retreat to the scholars...... Do you know, how much I hope that the son of heaven in the Southern Tang Dynasty can support me and give me this opportunity!

Han Xizai was concerned about the situation in the Central Plains, the promotion of the new law, and whenever the news came, he was hungry and thirsty, pondering repeatedly and exploring the deep meaning inside.

After a few months, Han Xizai was completely conquered by Chai Rong's courage.

He now knew better than anyone that Da Zhou had chosen a very difficult path, but this difficult path, once it was passed, could burst out with unparalleled strength.

Obviously, Da Zhou has already walked on the road to success.

But in comparison?

Li Hongji not only did not follow up with the idea, but also accepted the garbage thrown out by Da Zhou, and indulged in the praise of a group of people, he really didn't know that death was coming!

As an aspiring politician, what I want most is someone to understand and support...... The so-called soldier dies for his confidant, Maxima often exists, Bole does not often have, this is the truth!

Han Xizai faced the Song Shu who had poured countless efforts into the past, and suddenly stretched out his hands and tore the Song Shu to pieces!

Not enough, not enough!

Just by suppressing mergers, how can we win over the Great Zhou?

There has to be a more drastic approach!

Han Xizai calmed down, picked up the pen and wrote a new note, sprinkled with joy, writing and writing, and he wrote all the changes that Da Zhou had recently implemented.

In a thousand words, Han Xizai hoped that Li Hongji could immediately follow the example of the Great Zhou Dynasty and promote the clearing of acres and the spread of acres in the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It is not only to expand financial resources, but also to solve the contradiction of more people and less land, so that those idle strong laborers can return to their hometowns to cultivate the fields, so that they will not wander in the city and have nothing to do.

After writing it, Han Xizai pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and sent it up!

This is his last expectation for Li Hongji!

This time, Han Xizai didn't wait too long, but in just three days, Li Hongji wrote a blood-red comment on his recital: You want me to imitate the faint king, kill the scholars, and damage the foundation of the country, what is your intention?

What is the intention?

I'm afraid that you will be the king of the country!

Han Xizai is completely dead, Nantang is no longer worth nostalgia, I want to go back to the Central Plains......