After Gao Lian was stunned, he immediately laughed and said: "My lord misunderstood, we are not here to collect rent, but to continue to store grain seeds in the coming year." ”

Xue Huai'an laughed and said, "Mr. Gao is very good at talking." ”

"Lord Ministry's praise is false." Gao Lian hurriedly said: "The grass people are the least good at words, if there is rude nonsense, please also ask the ministry to surrender." ”

Xue Huai'an leaned back in his chair, glanced at everyone, his eyes fell on Gao Lian, and asked, "It's not impossible that Mr. Gao and you are willing to take out the grain in stock as grain seeds and cultivate them on the barren land of Xiguan Road. But you also know that many of the lands of Xiguan Road are also owner's lands, and they will agree to you entering Xiguan Road? ”

The three roads in the northwest, the Tianshan Mountains, the North Mountain, and the Xiguan three roads, have a total of Kyushu, and the Xiguan Road has the largest area, and the land of the four states under its jurisdiction is Jiazhou, Yuezhou, Hezhou, and Jinzhou.

The Xiliang people invaded the northwest, but in fact, what really suffered a lot of destruction was Xiguan Dao, the four states of Xiguan, Yuezhou, Hezhou, and Jinzhou were all completely occupied, and most of Jiazhou was also prepared for war.

Xiliang invaded the Qin realm, it can be regarded as a blitzkrieg, the degree of march is amazing, although many people in Xiguan have evacuated, but there are many people who still have no time to retreat, even if there is a timely withdrawal, the goods and property can not be taken away in a short time.

In particular, the gentry and wealthy families in the states of Xiguan Province, they all have their own assets in various states, and the Xiliang people attacked suddenly, and many gentry and wealthy people could not transfer their assets at all, and most of them fell into the hands of the Xiliang people, and only a very small number of gentry and wealthy shares were withdrawn with limited property, and most of the gentry and wealthy stocks were empty, and even their lives were lost.

Gao Lian is the representative of the gentry and wealthy of Beishan Province, in fact, at today's banquet, the people who came to participate in the banquet were mainly the representatives of the gentry and wealthy of Beishan and Tianshan Provinces.

The local gate valve class in Xiguan Road has suffered an unprecedented blow, and the local gate valve in Tianshan and Beishan naturally saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Although the cohesion of the gate valves in the northwest is much stronger than that of the gate valves in the Guannai and the Kanto region, and they will unite once they are harassed by foreign forces, this does not mean that there are no contradictions between the gate valves in the northwest.

In fact, in the three northwest provinces, the local gate valve of Xiguan Province has always been the strongest, and before the war, Xiguan Province has always been the economic and political heart of the northwest.

If there is no great war, the local gate lords of Beishan and Tianshan will naturally not have any delusions about Xiguan, but in this war, the local gate valves of Xiguandao have suffered a devastating blow, and Beishan and Tianshan will naturally seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to unite and quickly develop their forces to the land of Xiguandao.

Chu Huan didn't know much about the local gate valves, in his opinion, he only thought that this was Gao Lian's gang wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to make profits, but Xue Huai'an was very clear, knowing that this matter was not just a superficial grain and rent collection, this was a big plan for the gate valves of Tianshan and Beishan to take the opportunity to infiltrate Xiguan Dao in a big way.

Someone next to him already spoke: "Lord Ministry, Xiguan Dao is in ruins now, if the gentry of Xiguan Dao can come up with grain, we will naturally take them first." If they couldn't get the grain, the imperial court would naturally not let the fields of Xiguan Road go barren. ”

"Yes, Lord Ministry, if the land is not cultivated, there will be no grain harvest, and if there is no food, what will the northwest eat?" A gentry next to him immediately chimed in: "This common man can't fill his stomach, I'm afraid that he will cause trouble." ”

There was a commotion in all directions.

Xue Huai'an frowned, he thought that this banquet was really to catch the wind for himself, but at this time, he suddenly realized that these gentry and gate valves spent money to buy this reception banquet, and they really didn't have any good intentions.

Zhu Lingyue saw that Xue Huai'an's face was not good, raised his hand, and motioned for everyone to calm down, this group of gentry was really face-saving to Zhu Lingyue, Zhu Lingyue raised his hands, and everyone quickly calmed down.

Chu Huan saw it in his eyes, but he understood in his heart that the influence of this governor of Zhu Lingyue's side in the northwest was indeed not low.

Xue Huai'an leaned back in the chair, stared at Gao Lian, but also maintained a calm look, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Gao, I haven't heard what you said clearly, what kind of arrangement do you say after the grain harvest?" ”

Gao Lian immediately said: "Lord Ministry, we think so. If the grass people can take out 50 acres of grain seeds, then they can rent 50 acres of wasteland in Xiguan Road, in addition to the taxes payable, we will hire farmers who lack food and clothing, let them cultivate our land, we will ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing, and work with peace of mind! ”

A person next to him said: "Lord Ministry, you have also seen the situation in the northwest, and it is not an overnight thing to recover." Now that autumn has fallen, this year's harvest can not be counted on, and it will not be able to be cultivated until the next year, so we also hope that the imperial court can exempt the northwest from paying taxes for three years, and after three years, the northwest will pay taxes with all its heart. ”

Xue Huai'an asked again: "Then how long are you going to rent the seeds?" ”

"We are also doing this to restore production in the northwest, and if the imperial court can supply grain, we will no longer rent it." Gao Lian said: "Of course, if the gentry of Xiguan Road can provide grain, we can also withdraw from Xiguan Road and give them the land." ”

When Chu Huan heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's a mocking smile, of course.

He just didn't understand, and at this time he also understood that the sentence Gao Lian was a big trap.

According to Gao Lian's words, the gentry of Beishan and Tianshan provided grain seeds and entered Xiguan Road, nominally renting land, but in fact taking the opportunity to plunder the land of Xiguan.

They claimed that if the imperial court issued grain, it would stop renting the grain, but how difficult it was to ask the imperial court to provide grain.

Of course, this is not because the imperial court is unwilling to provide grain, but in the current situation, the imperial court is afraid that it simply does not have the ability to do so.

The national policy of the imperial court, of course, is to first close inside and then outside, Chu Huan is in the household department, and he actually knows a little bit about the country's finances, and now the treasury is empty, and there is a serious shortage of money and food, why is this situation Chu Huan understands and is unwilling to think about it, but the result of this situation will inevitably lead to the empire will not be able to cope with the many changes that have occurred in the country.

Xiguan Province was barren and the money and grain were looted by the Xiliang people, and if you want to restore the agricultural production of Xiguan Province, the manpower and material resources required are of course unprecedentedly huge.

Manpower is not worried, as long as the people are given hope to feed their stomachs, they can work hard, and even endure all kinds of oppression.

But in terms of material resources, with the current state of the empire, it is certainly impossible to provide.

A large number of production tools, a huge amount of grain, for the empire with an empty treasury, it is already extremely unrealistic for the empire to directly provide these materials.

If Gao Lian said that if the gentry and wealthy men of Xiguan Road can provide grain seeds, they can also withdraw from Xiguan Road, which is of course a high-sounding sentence.

It is undeniable that although the Xiguan Dao gentry gate valve has suffered a devastating blow, it does not mean that there is no Xiguan Dao gate valve.

However, the Xiguan Dao gate valves, which are one or two out of ten, have long lost their strong strength before the war, and the few remaining Xiguan Dao gate valves will also be jointly suppressed by the Beishan and Tianshan gates.

Of course, it is impossible for them to let the Xiguan Dao Gate Valve make a comeback, and it is even more impossible for the Xiguan Dao Gate Valve to accumulate grain seeds in order to make a comeback.

Chu Huan understood this truth, and he even understood that the Northwest Gate Valve was actually taking advantage of the national crisis and the weakest time for the imperial court to rob while it was hot.

If the imperial court really accepted such a request from the Northwest Gate Valve, then the Tianshan and Beishan Gate Valves would soon annex Xiguan, and after they obtained the Xiguan Dao land in the name of renting land, it was actually a disguised possession, and it was by no means easy for these people to swallow what was in their stomachs and want them to spit it out.

Xue Huai'an thought it was a great good thing at first, and thought that there was a big pie in the sky falling on his head, giving him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but who knew that in the end, it would be such a result.

Of course, he knew that this kind of thing was a first-class event, involving the reconstruction of the northwest, involving the interests of the local gate valves, and involving the struggle between the gate valves, of course he was unwilling to get involved in this dispute, and said with a smile: "The official is old and his brain is a little confused, and it seems that this matter still has to be explained to the imperial court, how to deal with it, and the upper and lower limbs." ”

"Nature, nature." Gao Lian said with a smile: "We also hope that the Lord of the Ministry can advise in front of the Holy Lord, and for the reconstruction of the northwest, we are willing to do our best to serve the imperial court." ”

Zhu Lingyue finally coughed twice and said, "Mr. Gao, everyone, this official has to say a few words, you have reversed your priorities today. Of course, the reconstruction of the northwest is a major event, but today's reception banquet is not the time to talk about these things. The Lord of the Ministry of Education led the delegation all the way around, and worked hard, so we will not talk about other matters today, as long as the Lord of the Ministry and his party will be washed away. ”

Gao Lian immediately confessed, the first one got up, held the cup in both hands, bowed down and said humbly to Xue Huai'an: "Lord Ministry, the people of Xiliang retreated in embarrassment, and I am very peaceful in the northwest, all because the mission traveled thousands of miles to Xiliang, if it weren't for the Lord of the Ministry and the mission, I am afraid that the northwest is still full of wolf smoke now, I am in the northwest, I am grateful for the great kindness of the Lord of the Ministry of Justice, and I will never forget!" ”

At this moment, I heard a cold snort next to me.

This cold snort seems to be deliberate, it seems that it is just to be heard, but this cold snort seems very incongruous, and the people who heard this cold snort all looked over, but saw that on a table next to the main table, a military general in armor was holding a cup and drinking by himself, his face was full of strange colors, and the cold snort was made by this person.

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PS: Pray for Ya'an!