There is nothing to talk about with a bunch of old guys, besides, Meng Ge has already decided who will inherit the throne, and he went to see Ma Yuecian just to tell them the fact that the emperor's throne will be inherited by Liu Xie in the future, it's as simple as that, in other words, this is just a form, and everything else is superfluous, with Meng Ge's current power, Ma Yuechan, the Tai Lieutenant, is just a formality.

Although there is no room for change in Menggo's words, but Ma said that the old fritter was stunned and greeted with a smile, and said very obediently: "The general's meaning is that people should inherit the unification by King Chen Liu, this old man's idea is the same as that of adults, King Chen Liuwang is the younger brother of His Majesty, with royal blood, is a person determined by heaven, and it is better for King Chen Liuwang to inherit the throne, I believe that no one will object, the general has the merit of supporting, and he will be a very good minister. ”

After saying that, this old guy also bowed his hand respectfully, but in Meng Ge's opinion, what this old guy said is complete nonsense, useless at all, Chen Liuwang Liu Xie is of course the most legitimate heir, there is no doubt about this, Chen Liuwang as the brother of the late young emperor, the identity is of course the most suitable, let Chen Liuwang inherit of course is a matter of course, who opposes the government and the opposition is not that he can't get along with himself, no one will be stupid to this point, not to mention that with Meng Ge's backing, this matter has become the majority, As for whether Chen Liuwang agreed, Meng Ge didn't think about it at all, and he didn't need to think about it, this matter couldn't be blamed by the little Chen Liuwang.

After thinking about it for a while, Meng Ge, who was full of smiles, got up, and said with a smile: "What Lord Taiwei said is very true, the first emperor is newly mourned, the throne is vacant, this matter must be implemented quickly, as the saying goes, the country cannot be said to be without a king, but now it has been more than ten days, it is time to complete this matter as soon as possible, it is better to contact the ministers immediately, I see that it is a good day and auspicious time, it is better to let King Chen Liu ascend the throne in Ming Yu, but the matter of the ceremony is to be simplified!" ”

Ma said that the cicada was taken aback, he didn't expect Meng Ge to be so soon, Ming said that he would let Chen Liuwang ascend the throne, this sudden change made Ma Yue Chan a little unprepared, he didn't quite understand why Meng Ge changed so much before and after, if Meng Ge really wanted to let Chen Liuwang ascend the throne at the beginning, he didn't have to wait so many days, when the young emperor died, he could let Chen Liuwang ascend the throne, why wait until now.

For a while, Ma Yue Chan didn't know what Meng Ge thought, but he still said: "What the general said is extremely true, but it is inappropriate to say that the imperial throne is vacant, according to what the general said, it is said that the enthronement ceremony will be held immediately, without further ado, I will go to prepare immediately, what does the general think?" ”

"Naturally, Lord Taiwei should prepare to go as soon as possible, I still have something to do, so I will leave first!" Mongo nodded and agreed, everything that should be said was finished, it was time for Mongo to leave, the matter of the new emperor's accession to the throne would naturally be worrying about the old guys, and Mongo didn't need to worry too much.

After a few words, Meng Ge left, looking at the back of Meng Ge's departure, Ma said that the cicada was in a trance for a while, what is the plan of the people who are in charge of Chang'an now, Ma said that the cicada does not know, why Meng Ge suddenly changed so much, no one knows, but one thing is certain, Meng Ge has no ambition to usurp the throne, the Han River and Mountain still have a chance to breathe, this Han Dynasty is still there.

"Let's count it as a day!" Ma Yuecian, who had no clue, sighed helplessly, shook his head and left the Taiwei Mansion, saying that it was the new emperor's accession to the throne, but it was time to prepare and prepare.

Regarding the new emperor's accession to the throne, Meng Ge of course has his own considerations, although the new emperor cannot be recognized by the Kwantung princes, but the emperor still has to, of course, he himself is impossible to be the emperor, so he has to find someone to be, Liu Xie is of course the most suitable candidate.

As for why it dragged on for more than ten days, there was also a reason, he wanted everyone to understand one thing, that is, what His Majesty said did not count, because the power in his hands could depose the emperor at any time, I want you to be the emperor, then you are the emperor, otherwise you are nothing, this is what Meng Ge wants to say, the purpose of this is to let everyone know who the current master here is.

Half of the matter about the new emperor's accession to the throne has been completed, and the candidates have been decided, so the rest is just a trivial matter, and the rest of the people will naturally do it, and there is no need for Meng Ge to worry about anything, and then it is the most troublesome thing, how to incorporate the army of Guo Yan and others, which is very critical, because the situation in Chang'an is much more difficult than Meng Ge imagined, and if a decision is not made as soon as possible, Chang'an's economy may collapse at any time.

After seeing the cicada, Mongo returned to the camp non-stop, and now all the people who should have arrived have arrived, and the commanders of the battalions of the First Army have all arrived except for those who have something to do, and the meeting was officially held, and everyone in the main tent of the temporary garrison of the army looked solemn, quietly waiting for Mongo's arrival.

When the expected time arrived, Mongo finally walked into the big tent, he was very busy today, he just ran three places, this is the fourth, it's really a bit of a broken leg, but this is also no way, who made Mongo the coach now!

Seeing Meng Ge enter the big tent, everyone immediately got up and said, "I've seen the lord!" ”

"Well, everyone sit down, I call you to come and discuss something important today, Qin Chuan!" Meng Ge pointed at Qin Chuan, and Qin Chuan suddenly realized, everything in Chang'an has been sorted out in the past few days, and Qin Chuan should be allowed to make a start.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a bad situation, although our army has occupied Chang'an, but the situation is very bad, after Dong Zhuo and others have looted, Chang'an has been overwhelmed, taxes are shrinking significantly, if it can't be saved, in this case, Chang'an will definitely become a wasteland!" Qin Chuan's first sentence startled the uninformed, and no one expected such a situation.

Finally defeated Chang'an, but I didn't expect to get such a result, except for Meng Ge, who was frowning and silent, and Guo Jia, who was not optimistic, everyone began to whisper earnestly, it is impossible to have no money in this world, if the tax is over, the army will be gone.

Everyone knows such a simple truth, no money is unable to support the operation of a large army, obviously the current situation is not optimistic, Qin Chuan moved out a lot of data, since the beginning of the year Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an, all kinds of taxes followed, looting countless wealth, now Meng Ge has just restored the previous tax system, but found that Chang'an's tax is nearly half less than the previous year, and it is conservatively estimated that the income at the end of this month is only more than 10 million yuan, which is really too powerful.

But this tax is completely unable to support a huge army, now Meng Ge's own army alone is close to 50,000, of course, this must add Zhao Yun's second army, Wuguan and Hangu Pass's army is not counted for the time being, the situation of the first army is quite passable, there is the general manager Li Gan actively tuntian, can barely be self-sufficient, but now how many troops does Dong Zhuo have, and how many troops are waiting for Meng Ge to collect?

This is a big problem, in fact, to put it bluntly, with Chang'an's current financial resources can not support the operation of Dong Zhuo's nearly 170,000 army, in fact, this answer is obvious, Chang'an is only a state, how can it support such a huge army, if it wasn't for Dong Zhuo's wealth in Luoyang, it would be impossible to pull up such a large army, not to mention that these taxes can't just be used to support the army, obviously this is impossible, Chang'an is in ruins, and there are many places that need money, and this money is not enough to spend.

"Originally, the general still wanted to accept Guo Yan and others' subordinates, but with the current situation, I think it is better to disband their army, and now we don't have so much money to support more troops!" According to the current situation, Qin Chuan finally got such an answer.

Such an answer is expected by Meng Ge, the plan intends to absorb all the armies of Guo Yan and others, now it seems that this method is impossible, Chang'an's taxes do not allow this, and now Chang'an needs to recuperate, and it is impossible to increase taxes, even if Chang'an's taxes are still slightly heavy.

"Lord, please make a decision early, we are running out of time!" Guo Jia's face was worried, this matter was not the same as expected, there was no way, Chang'an was not enough to support hundreds of thousands of troops, which was also reasonable.

With Dong Zhuo's absurdity, only this guy can do this kind of thing, no wonder this guy will make a mess of things, now it's a mess situation, Meng Ge can be regarded as knowing the difficulty of cleaning up the mess for him.

This is a very difficult choice question, if there is no sufficient number of troops, there is no way to guarantee security at all, if Meng Ge is not bad, the threat from the Kanto region will soon come, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao and others will not let go of such an opportunity, is there a better slogan than the Qing Jun's side, obviously not!

"No, general, if the men and horses of Guo Yan and the others are disbanded, the Kwantung princes are bound to move, and then I am afraid that it will be another fierce battle, and it is necessary to maintain the necessary army, otherwise we will die and have no place to bury!" Chen Ji stood up very anxiously, and what he said silenced everyone.

Everyone knows this truth, but what to do is not so easy to say, Guo Yan and the others' army is not only not helping, but now it has become a hot potato, Meng Ge also feels very helpless, who let Dong Zhuo this guy be ridiculous to this point, and actually established an army that Chang'an can't support at all, Meng Ge doesn't know what to say.

After pondering for a moment, Meng Ge turned his head to look at Qin Chuan and asked, "Qin Chuan, calculate, if you take half of the taxes, how much army can you maintain?" I need an exact answer! ”

Almost without thinking about it, Qin Chuan said: "I have already calculated, five million dollars can only maintain the minimum consumption of 70,000 troops, and then remove the first army and the two armies guarding the pass, because the first army can basically be self-sufficient, and the two armies guarding the pass have a very small cost, and they can be replenished locally, this should be no problem, but the second army outside the labor division needs a greater cost, so calculated, if half of the tax is withdrawn, it is estimated that it can support another 30,000 people, but there are 100,000 people just to reduce the army, Far more than that! ”

After getting Qin Chuan's answer, Meng Ge was a little helpless, even if half of the tax was withdrawn, it would not work, so I am afraid that there is only the way Qin Chuan said, and it is not so reasonable to pay half of the tax, such military expenditure is too great.

There is a good saying, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it is useless to have no money in her hand, even if she has a good soldier, because she can't afford it, if Dong Zhuo hadn't been crazy and searched everywhere, it would have been impossible for her strength to be so greatly expanded in a short period of time, but in doing so, she has overdrawn her potential, and she doesn't know how long it will take to recover.

"General, Tuntian may be able to solve some problems and help the recovery of Chang'an, but there are too many people, hundreds of thousands of people will all go to Tuntian, this is unlikely! What's more, the land around Chang'an is worrisome! Guo Jia once again raised a question, that is, about the land power of Chang'an.

The current Chang'an is different from the Chang'an after the later years, after a thousand years of Chang'an after Li Tang's redevelopment, has been completely abandoned, soil erosion is quite serious, many areas have been desertified, the current Chang'an is beautiful mountains and rivers, but the soil has been overwhelmed, this problem is also quite tricky, Meng Ge is not a god, it is impossible to solve this kind of problem.

Guo Jia's words couldn't be clearer, Chang'an needs a period of recuperation, and cultivation must be controlled within a certain range, otherwise Houguanzhong will become a barren, so the situation may be extremely unfavorable, and large-scale development is impossible, because that is also the potential in the overdraft.

All kinds of unfavorable situations are in front of Meng Ge, how to choose, Meng Ge has no bottom in his heart, no one can expect this kind of thing, occupying the Central Plains in Guanzhong, but now it seems that the problem in front of him is more important, if it is not properly solved, it is called a trouble.

"In this case, we must give up the integration of the army, it is impossible to maintain the army with half of the military spending, I am not so stupid, the land in Guanzhong is worried, so the cultivation also needs to be properly controlled, and we must find a way to recover, God, you really gave me a big problem!" Mongowan was so helpless, not being able to integrate the army meant that his own strength had been drastically reduced, and he really didn't know what to do.

Even if the 100,000 army is disbanded, Meng Ge must arrange a proper place for them to go, otherwise it is impossible to let them go at will, because these people are very likely to become outcasts, Meng Ge was silent for a long time, and the problem in front of him was really embarrassing to him, Guo Jia, who has always been resourceful, was also silent about it, and it seemed that he had no choice for the time being, which was also reasonable.

How to solve the problem at hand, Mungo fell into deep thought......

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