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Guo Lun shook his head and said, "That's not what I said. The reason why Xiao Lao'er was willing to take over the business of the grain and grass monopoly was not that Hu Gong promised that there would be no mistakes. If Liu Yushi really wants to use the knife this time, then Xiao Lao'er's loss will be too great. ”

This hob meat!

Hu Zan scolded secretly in his heart, but he had to lower his voice and said, "Brother Guo, you can't trust our family." ”

Guo Huai shook his head and said, "It's not that the little old man can't trust Hu Gong, it's just that this matter is too special." ”

Hu Zan was so tempered by him that he had to back down and said, "Then what do you say?" ”

Guo Huai was waiting for this sentence, and immediately smiled: "Let Liu Yushi not collect grain in Fenzhou." ”

Hu Zan shook his head and sighed, "This is impossible. Liu Lao Pifu came to supervise the military salary this time. The whole of Shanxi has to cooperate with that old horseman, how can Fenzhou be an exception? ”

As if he felt that what he said was too strong, Hu Zan explained: "Of course, it's not for nothing. The government is borrowed, and when the Tatars retreat, they will pay it back slowly. ”

Guo Huai didn't appreciate it, and coughed and said, "Hu Gong, Xiao Lao'er has also cooperated with you for many years. What the government is like, the little old man knows it very well. The Tatars disturbed the border, what is the difference between the government borrowing grain and robbing it at this time? ”

Hu Zhan's face sank and said, "Then what do you mean." Why don't you ask our family to help you drive Liu Yushi away? ”

Guo Huai waved his hand and said, "Gong Hu misunderstood, Xiao Lao'er didn't mean that." Xiao Lao'er hopes that Hu Gong can cooperate with Xiao Lao'er to act in a play. ”

"How do you act?"

Hu Zan frowned and asked.

"That's right." Guo Huai leaned over to Hu Zhan's side and whispered.

"Is this really going to work......" Hu Zan looked at Guo Huai with some hesitation.

"Hu Gong does what Xiao Lao'er says, and it can definitely be done."

Guo Huai said quietly.

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On the first day of Xie Shen's return to Lu'an Mansion, he ordered him to go down and borrow grain from the big households in Lu'an.

With the lessons of the past, the big households in Lu'an are a lot more honest this time. Take the initiative to "lend" grain to the government.

When the national crisis is at the head, it is natural to be unanimous with the outside world.

In the face of the Tatars, the Lu'an gentry had a rare "hatred of the same enemy".

But when Xie Shen saw the amount of grain "lent" by major households, his face turned green with anger.

The thirteen wealthy families in Lu'an only lent a total of 5,000 stone of grain to the government, which was simply an insult to Xie Shen.

Although Lu'an is not as rich as Pingyang, there are still many businessmen who can be ranked.

In this case, he only took out 5,000 stone of grain, isn't this a dispatch called Hanako?

Therefore, Xie Shen decided to find an opportunity to talk to them.

The prefect has sent an invitation, and no one will dare not come.

Since Xie Shen had already established his authority before, these merchants were like sheep seeing wolves in front of him, and they didn't dare to cross in the slightest.

Xie Shen also made it clear that he hoped that these local wealthy families could lend more grain to the government.

Under Xie Shen's half-pressure and half-pressure, these wealthy families finally relented and promised to lend more grain to the government.

Of course, they also understand that this grain is said to be borrowed, but in fact, it is meat buns that beat dogs and never returned.

Of course, Xie Shen did not guarantee to them that the grain would definitely be returned, because it was Liu Daxia and Liu Yushi who supervised the army's salary, grain and grass, and Xie Shen did not count what he said.

To be honest, he was very dissatisfied with the gentry class of the Ming Dynasty. These people have deep ties to the bureaucracy, and some are even bureaucrats themselves. They took advantage of the policy to take advantage of the state, but when the country was in trouble, they pretended to be deaf and dumb one by one and refused to come up with money.

The most obvious is that in the last years of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng led the crowd to besiege the city. Emperor Chongzhen almost begged the courtiers to come up with some silver money as military pay to defend against the thieves.

But these ministers of the imperial court, who speak generously on weekdays and spit at the stars, have all become turtles with shrunken heads, looking at their noses and noses and hearts one by one, and they are silent.

In the end, Li Zicheng entered Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on the coal mountain and was martyred, and only one eunuch accompanied him to die......

And those humerus ministers of the Ming Dynasty turned into the people of the Great Shun Dynasty.

It's a pity that they were finally raided by Li Zicheng, and the gold and silver that were covered in the quilt and not covered with heat also went into the hands of the thieves.

This is really the most ridiculous thing in the world.

And the current situation is so similar to the end of the Ming Dynasty.

The same is the current foreign enemy, and the same is the gentry class crying poor, but Xie Shen doesn't give them the opportunity to pretend to be crazy and stupid.

The commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty was too low, and setting such a low tax seemed to protect private property for the benefit of the people, but in fact it was not responsible for the state.

If there is an opportunity in the future, the tax system is really worth moving.

Back in the mansion, Xie Shen only felt very tired.

Fortunately, Qianqian had already prepared the hot soup in advance, and Xie Shen changed out of his clothes and jumped into the barrel comfortably to take a bath.

There are many petals floating in the barrel, and the water vapor is steaming,

Qianqian rubbed Xie Shen's shoulders and said, "Why is my husband in such a hurry, I just came back from Taiyuan Mansion, and I don't have a good rest." ”

After taking a hot bath, Xie Shen only felt that his muscles and bones were a lot more comfortable, so he closed his eyes and said, "I want to rest for my husband, but the situation is urgent." If it is for the husband, who will take care of the grain and grass? ”

Xu Qianqian frowned and said, "Are the Tatars really so powerful? ”

Xie Shen was helpless in his heart.

In recent years, the Tatars have indeed seen a revival under the leadership of the little prince.

But it is almost impossible to return to the peak of the Yuan Dynasty.

The reason why the little prince can take advantage of the attack on the border every time he leads the crowd to disturb the border pass and put pressure on the border of the Ming Dynasty is that in the final analysis, it is that the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for too long and his armament is relaxed.

If the Ming army is replaced by the Chengzu period, it is not to beat these barbarians.

But now that this is the case, Xie Shen is very limited in what he can do. It was only possible to raise enough food to ensure that Datong was held, and the Tatars were told to evacuate on their own initiative.

To be honest, Xie Shen really wanted to promote military reform across the country and create firearms battalions in border towns. However, Xie Shen's current strength obviously cannot do this, and he still has to hold the authority in his hands and consider it when he can have an impact on national decision-making.

"It's not amazing."

Xie Shen smiled and said, "As long as we stick to Datong, the Tatars are helpless. ”

"But since we are not afraid of the Tatars, why don't we chase them out and fight?"

Xie Shen was slightly stunned, not knowing how to explain to his wife.

It is an indisputable fact that nomads are good at horse warfare. In the early Ming Dynasty, because of Duoyan Sanwei, he was still able to stay behind in horse warfare.

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