Different from when he came, when he returned, Zhao Xun had two more petite and identical guards by his side.

After questioning the two, they were told that their names were Asli and Assi, and that their mothers were Turkic. But now the two sisters have no relatives in Liaodong, and they were robbed by the "butcher" in Youzhou. So when the sisters saw Zhao Xun, they panicked like a mouse seeing a cat. Let Zhao Xun secretly bored! Su Ziyan giggled.

"Ziyan, the two of them are handed over to you!" Seeing this, Zhao Xun also lost interest in talking to the two, originally, he wanted to get down to the sisters, but it was just unintentional.

When he returned to Youzhou City, he was naturally greeted by the officials of the Xiaoguo Army, followed by a celebration dinner. After returning home, Zhao Xun met his mother, and his wife and son got together. The two sons are more than a year old, and they can talk now, but they haven't seen each other for a long time, and they are a little rusty when they see Zhao Xun.

In the former Yunlu General's Mansion, now the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and the chiefs of all the divisions of the Xiaoguo Army's military array gathered together to explain the situation in Youzhou to Zhao Xun.

From the outset, the situation in the Finance Division made him frown.

"In this way, the meritorious men of our army cannot receive the reward they deserve? And those martyrs who sacrificed their bereavement pensions and couldn't be paid in time? Zhao Xun frowned and said.

Hu Yi, director of the Finance Department, said with a wry smile: "Governor Dadu, before the year and the New Year, he first conquered the southern part of Youzhou, the northern part of Jizhou, and then the eastern expedition to the three prefectures, forming a new army, and there were four Khitan tribes in the north. Now Youzhou is basically empty, and the salaries of some officials are all problems. ”

"It seems that things are stricter than I imagined." In this expedition to the land of the three prefectures, there were no less than 50,000 soldiers who died in battle, and all of them needed to be compensated. In the recovery of the three provinces, there are not a few meritorious people, and they also need to be rewarded.

"Forget it, let's put this aside for now! Has the land in Youzhou and the five northern Hebei provinces been allocated to the people? The new hukou system has also been promulgated? ”

"Back to the lord, the land and distribution of the state capitals have gone down, according to the real policy, only the new household registration can have legal land, and only under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army can they do business, and they can enter and exit the cities of the state capitals of the Xiaoguo Army. Therefore, the people have changed to the new household registration system of our Xiaoguo Army, so that the people in the state capitals suddenly increased by a quarter of the population. Xue Lang, director of the Land and Household Registration Department, said repeatedly. However, there are still some large landlords who do not cooperate, and most of these people are dealt with, and they are generally confiscated from the fields and allowed to leave the territory of the Xiaoguo Army with a certain amount of private property. But there is another category of people that we don't know how to deal with. ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it, who is it, even the officials of our Xiaoguo Army are stumped. Zhao Xun said with a chuckle.

"They are all members of the court or some high-ranking officials, the land of Jizhou, halfway between the north and the south, commerce is prosperous, so many nobles and officials in the court and China have placed properties here, bought fields, and traded with trade, which is extremely powerful. We can't deal with these people. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The subordinates think that since the new policy of the Xiaoguo Army has come out, it should form a model, if we deal with a group of people and indulge a group of people, what prestige do we have? If those landlords who see that the situation is not good all have to hang their land pseudonyms on the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee, will we move or not? Situ Liang, who followed Zhao Xun's expedition to the east, said in a deep voice.

"I agree with Brother Situ's words, this matter must not be delayed, the rules set by my Xiaoguo Army, no matter who it is, must be followed! Don't want to? That's easy to do, leaving the land ruled by the Xiaoguo army, the world is so big, where can't you go? Is it, how can we cower because of the identity of the other party? Yang Wangzhen, the political envoy, also said coldly. He had lived in the Ya Ministry for many years, and he was not interested in the members of the court at that time.

Xue Lang saw that the two adults said this, and also explained with a wry smile: "The people in my land registration department are not afraid of things, but just ......" Xue Lang's face stiffened as he spoke.

Pei Yi interjected with a smile: "I know what Director Xue means, Director Xue is worried about being reprimanded by the senior officials of the DPRK because the lord is going to enter the court." ”

"Exactly! If we dispose of these people, won't we let the lord enter the court and set up more enemies? ”

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "I can't be friends with these senior members of the DPRK and China!" ”

Lu Ziliang said: "Since we can't become friends, we don't have to worry about them." Once we retreat, we will let those big landlords take advantage of the loopholes, and we will also make those senior officials in the DPRK and the central government feel that we are weak, and then it will not be beneficial for more lords to enter the court. Therefore, these people must come according to the rules, if these people have nothing, it is fine, if there is anything unclean, it must be punished severely. Aren't we short of funds, and there are a lot of them? ”

This Lu Ziliang is even more ruthless than Situ Liang, and he has reached these people with his idea. But it has to be said that it's still a good idea. The clansmen of these great people, which one is clean? Maybe they will grab a lot of handles, and it will be easy to condemn them to the crime of not being able to turn over.

Zhao Xun knocked on the table, pondered for a moment, and said, "Hu Yi, let's take action, these people must be eliminated." If we want to properly arrange our detection, we must ensure that the fairness of our governance is achieved, and we must not hesitate because of the identity of the other party. ”

"Hmm...... Since everything you do is to offend people, then do it all at once to offend to the end. confiscated the property of these people, but let them go, so as not to cause casualties. Of course, they must not be allowed to starve to death on our territory. ”

"Subordinates understood! The subordinates will then have people check these clans! ”

"Director Yu, what's going on with the Knowledge Division?"

"Dadu Governor, because the business and taxation under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army are unified, safe, and free from management and exploitation, there are more and more merchants. In order to improve their credibility level, these merchants still built a lot of academies, which also made the scholars in my Youzhou land find a career where they can support their families. For the entire Youzhou and the whole world, the move of the Metropolitan Governor is in the same league as the country! ”

"That's good, although I don't dare to say that all scholars can achieve something, but reading and literacy is an extremely beneficial thing for others and for themselves. If you really want to talk about it, these businessmen are the ones who are responsible for this. Zhao Xun said lightly, Zhao Xun didn't care at all about Yu Jing calling him the governor of the capital, not the lord.

"My lord, there are still some troubles, because we took advantage of the turmoil to seize the five prefectures in northern Hebei, so that the imperial court began to actively guard against us. Now the surrounding prefectures and counties have begun to strictly control the passage between Zhanì and my Xiaoguo army. Commerce and trade are better, but the displaced people who were originally going to enter the territory of our Xiaoguo army have not moved, and most of them have been intercepted by the state capitals. Even some commodities are not allowed to pass through at will, which greatly reduces the number of goods we transport to the north, and also affects the income of commercial tax. Pei Yi said in a muffled voice.

"What's even more odious is that some officials who were not valued or dismissed by the imperial court originally promised to serve under the command of Xiaoguo Army, but most of them were intercepted by various state capitals, and some were even imprisoned in the name of collusion with thieves. Let us Xiaoguo Army rule civilian officials, extremely scarce. Nowadays, many of them are novices, selected from among the scholars, and they have no experience in governance at all, which also slows down our various actions a lot. Pei Yi smiled bitterly.

"I know this, and this is one of the reasons why I entered the court. Don't worry, take your time, the war in the north has subsided, and we are all on cultivation for the time being, some things, let's take our time. ”

"By the way, except for the cavalry, the rest of the provincial armies have all launched military cantonments and opened pits and wasteland. Our mode of warfare has changed from fighting the enemy to fighting on the ground. The grain and grass obtained by these military cantonments are directly included in the logistics department and are not under the jurisdiction of the local state capital. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"Transform the armies of the provinces into tuntian? This is a very good move, we are now free of war, and this move can not only do the court want, but also reduce the burden of the people. It is still very beneficial to stock up on some food early. Yang Wangzhen nodded and said.

None of the officials objected to this, first, the fighting did cease. Second, these soldiers are military cantonments, that is, for the people and for the army. It's not like they're going to be disarmed and returned to the field. Third, they all knew that Zhao Xun still had tens of thousands of young guards in his hands, which was enough to be called urgently.

"Zhang Jun of the Logistics Department, after checking the list of fallen soldiers, prepare their identity tags and their relics, attach the martyr's medal, start with them, accompany the bereavement and these things, and return them to their homes. In addition, in the Martyrs' Shrine, the Stream Monument records their names and the battles they participated in, so that others can know them. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

"You are working with the Military Verification Department and the military judges to verify the merits of the soldiers, and after counting, calculate the due rewards, and prepare to seal the rewards. Soldiers have meritorious service and cannot be ignored. Rewards and punishments are the foundation of a strong army. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice, at this moment, what he needs to consider is how to get money. If you don't have any money, what else will you be rewarded? The promotion of the rank of the soldier, that is partial, but more soldiers are not enough to improve the title.

"Pei Yi, send someone to the surrounding prefectures to make it clear, if you stop the merchants and homeless people coming and going, don't blame me for being rude! The Liaodong Army, the Yan people, tens of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of people were all killed without blinking, don't think that a small assassin and a lieutenant think that I dare not touch him. Let them know that even if I Zhao Xun solves them, the court will not turn against me for them! ”

"Order, let the cavalry return to northern Hebei, inspect everywhere, and put some pressure on those state capitals. I don't believe that they dare to attack ......"

"Let the sailor's men escort the caravan to Xuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou, and buy grain, which we can exchange with livestock. By the way, let the caravan go further south, and in the south of Jiaozhi, there are Linyi, Zhenla and other countries, and you can also go there to buy grain, and exchange our livestock and furs with them. ”

"We have captured the weapons of the Liaodong Army and the Yan people, which can be sold to the Xuzhou Army. In addition, the leather armor and cloth armor we replaced can also be sold to the Xuzhou army, so that we can also get a sum of money. The Xuzhou army is strong, and it is still good for us! After thinking about it, Zhao Xun remembered the negotiation with Zhang Yu. The Xuzhou army is now not short of food or money, but weapons and armor are scarce, and they are willing to buy them from the Xiaoguo army. Because they are rebels, they can't buy weapons and armor at all, and they can't make them themselves.