In the conference hall, the Wenchen military generals lined up on both sides, and they all saluted to Lu Bu on the main seat: "See Wen Hou!" ”

As soon as everyone's voices fell, the conference hall was surprisingly quiet, and the subordinates looked up at the main seat, only to see Lu Bu holding the handsome case, his eyes full of anger.

Everyone's hearts tightened, sweat instantly soaked their armpits, everyone lowered their heads, motionless, Lu Bu rarely got angry, once he got angry, few people dared to face it.

"Everyone!" Lu Bu let out a breath and sat up straight: "I have something I want to ask you.!" ”

"Please show Wen Hou!" A uniform response rang out in the chamber.

Lu Bu's gaze swept over the faces of all his subordinates one by one, and finally fixed on Pei Qian: "Mr. Wenxing, you are engaged in farming, in charge of agricultural production, field cultivation, tuntian, civil affairs and land rent in the state, I have something I want to ask Mr. Wenxing." ”

Pei Qian saluted meticulously: "Please show Wen Hou!"

"Since the promulgation of the Dutian Order, has it been effectively implemented, and what is the autumn endowment this year?" Lu Bu accentuated his tone, indicating his concern about this matter.

Pei Qian handed over the bamboo slips that had been prepared to Lu Bu, Lu Bu unfolded it, and after a few lines, he had already condensed his sword eyebrows, and when he saw the end, he was already cold: "How can Qiu Fu collect so much, not even the fourth layer in previous years?" ”

What is fought in the war is money, that is, food, and it is also used to help the people in the year of disaster, this bit of food, not to mention the Huns, I am afraid that it is not enough to even fight the nearest Youzhou.

Pei Qian sighed heavily, and replied a little helplessly: "Since the issuance of the Dutian order, the wealthy families have neither refused to hold the field, nor have they refused to pay taxes and talents, and the grain officials sent to the fields have either been perfunctory or accepted bribes, and have colluded with the powerful landlords, even if there are those who enforce the law impartially, they have been beaten out by them!" ”

"How can a wealthy family be so bold?" Lu Bu's fists were clenched and creaked, could it be that the destruction of the Shangdang family's family didn't cause them to warn?

"Wen Hou doesn't know, these wealthy families are intertwined in the state, and they already have an inextricable relationship with the local officials, or for relatives, or for brothers-in-law, or for the same interests, and even in an important position, and now the Dutian Order is detrimental to their interests, these people are willing to submit, they are all powerful and powerful, and they are ...... below."

Pei Qian didn't continue, now there is a shortage of talents under Lu Bu's account, and there are many people who can fight, but there are very few who can govern the state and county.

Once the war broke out, these generals who served as county guards had to lead the troops to go to war, and the affairs of the monarch would be handed over to the subordinates, who may not have the courage to do so, or they may be strong themselves, so the promulgation of the Dutian Decree is useless.

"Kill a hundred people!" Gao Shun pretended to be a sentence for no reason.

"How do you make an example?" Lu Bu's brows were about to twist into a mess.

Gao Shun replied categorically: "Kill the one who makes the most trouble!" ”

This is also a way to no way, if these heroes do not pay the autumn tax, there will be no food to supply the army, and in the long run, the army's morale will be chaotic.

Lu Bu habitually tapped the table with his index finger, and his thin lips lightly opened: "Mr. Wenxing, tell me about the current situation in the state!" ”

Pei Qian promised and stated the situation in his hand 1510: "There are nine counties in the state, and there are three counties that can be ignored!" ”

"Which three counties?"

Pei Qian raised three fingers: "Hexi, Shuofang, Yanmen, Wenhou has been operating Heshuo for many years, the army and the people are united, Haoqiang is obedient, most of them are safe and guarded, they dare not disobey the order, and voluntarily pay the land, and Yanmen is under the management of the Guo family for several generations, the people are also living and working in peace and contentment, Haoqiang also paid the tax on time, without hesitation, as for the remaining six counties, this method can be implemented!" ”

Lu Bu stopped knocking on the table and decisively ordered: "Where are Gao Shun and Zhang Liao?" ”

"The last general!" The two immediately stepped out with their swords in hand.

"Let the two of you cooperate with Mr. Wenxing, investigate county by county, and kill and arrest those who make the most trouble." Lu Bu raised the bamboo slip that Pei Qian had just handed over, and his voice was cold: "After the beginning of winter, I want to see the grain warehouses in each county, if not, I will come and see you." ”

"The last general obeys!" The two shouted their orders and retreated back to the queue with their swords in hand.

Wei Qian frowned and put forward a different opinion: "What if these families gather to rebel? ”

"The Black Mountain Army and the White Polish Army are a lesson from the past" Lu Bu made a final decision: "Since the soft ones can't work, then come to the hard ones, I want to see if they don't hesitate to die." ”

Cui Jun saw that the matter of Dutian Ling was decided, and immediately walked out of the queue and reported: "Winter is coming, and the winter clothes of the three armies should be distributed, but this year, there is a lack of military funds, the treasury is empty, the soldiers have no salary, and there is no money to buy new clothes. ”

Cui Jun joined the army as a merger state, managing the military and political affairs of recruitment, casting, and salary in the state, and at the request of Lü Bu to recruit a heavy army, in the six months after Lü Bu went on the expedition, he raised 50,000 troops from the nine counties in one go.

With the addition of the two counties of Hedong and Hexi and the previous merge state veterans, the merge state army at this time increased to 100,000, not counting the soldiers in Tuntian in the second county of Heshuo and the army of Yanmen.

These 100,000 people have to spend a lot of money to eat and dress, in addition, they also have to cast weapons, armor, and horse harnesses, which all cost money, in Lu Bu's words, to fight the Xiongnu and Xianbei, 100,000 soldiers are far from enough.

"I have just been annexed to the state, and my foothold is not stable, so I should be cautious and frugal in order to convince the people!" Lu Bu admits that he is a greedy person, but at the moment he is not greedy: "I will give all the rewards of the court over the years to serve as military quartermasters, although it is a drop in the bucket, the power also solves the urgent need." ”

The breathing in the entire conference hall was suffocating, especially Wei Xu, whose mouth was so big that he could stuff a duck egg, among the military generals of Wenchen, he and Lu Bu knew each other the earliest and most familiarly.

In his image, only Lu Bu is making money from inside, and he has not seen anyone giving money from outside, and what he did today is really eye-opening.

Wei Qi couldn't help but sigh: "Wen Hou understands the righteousness and admires it, but if he covets it, Wen Hou can't ignore it." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say."

Wei Qi said: "At that time, there was a law in the Lu country, where the Lu people were sold as slaves of other countries, if the people could redeem them and return to the country, they could take the gold and silver in the treasury, Zigong once ransomed the slaves of the Lu country, but refused to accept the treasury merchant gold, but Confucius did not appreciate his approach, and praised: From now on, the Lu people will not redeem people, and if they take their gold, they will not be harmed, and if they do not take gold, they will not redeem people. ”

Lu Bu was stunned, but he was not in a hurry to ask, he slowly pondered the story in his heart, and said in a low voice: "What do you mean?" ”

Wei Qi smiled and said, "Wen Hou, don't kidnap morality and morality together. ”

Lu Bu understood thoroughly: "Thank you for coveting it, it's just this military ......"

Wei Qi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Bo Qi has his own way!" ”

Lu Bu knew that Wei Qi wanted to ask the Wei family for money, so he smiled and said, "Does this count as the redemption of the Lu State?" ”

"Wenhou Mingjian" Wei Qi bowed solemnly to Lu Bu: "This is borrowed from Wenhou." ”