At the end of the autumn harvest, the feedback from all over the country is very good, and there are basically no problems, but Li Rupei understands that there must be some problems, and the documents issued by the Yamen are really to be implemented, it takes a certain amount of time, and nothing can be perfect, that is the state of idealism, but the farmers really feel the benefits, some grievances can be endured, as long as the food is enough, the farmers are very satisfied.

Corruption in the last years of the Tang Dynasty was serious, but what was more serious was the loss of centralized power, independent affairs, and many feudal towns, the influence of the Li Tang royal family had been reduced to a minimum, and the court situation was controlled by eunuchs.

The pressure faced by Li Rupei is huge, he wants to revive the majesty of the Li Tang royal family, wants to reproduce the glory of the Tang Dynasty, needs to pay a hundred times the effort, needs to face eunuchs, feudal towns and problems from all sides, and even needs to face many officials and gentry and wealthy households, Li Rupei knows very well that it is difficult to achieve a climate only by relying on the support of the people, after all, this era is elite politics, the support of the regime relies on the gentry and wealthy households, the people's cognitive ability is not so high, they are easy to satisfy, and the idea of small peasant economy is full of it, To put it mildly, the people are just scattered sand, and it is difficult to play a real role at critical moments.

But the gentry and wealthy families are different, they have vital interests, once their interests are violated, they will stand up and resist, they hold the local political power, and there are too many and too good opportunities.

People's desires are unlimited, just like those feudal towns, once they experience the taste of power. They are no longer willing to let go, unless it is a devastating blow to them.

To deal with such a situation, it is best to establish a powerful central government that takes into account the interests of all parties.

It is not enough to occupy Shannan West Road, and the situation after the autumn harvest reflects this.

Shannan West Province has a bumper harvest of grain, but because of the limited land, the total grain output is only so much, and the grain to maintain the grain and grass expenses of the iron-blooded army. It is still necessary to spend money to buy a large number of goods from other places, and the biggest profit of commerce comes from the difference in the price of transactions with Huifu, Tubo and other places, because of the geographical location of Liangzhou, even if the merchants gather, it is impossible to become the commercial center of the Tang Dynasty, which will inevitably limit the income of the government from taxation.

In the long run, the Predator will not be able to sustain itself.

Li Rupei's gaze was once again aimed at Shannan Dongdao.

Quanzhou, to which Shannan Dongdao belongs, has been occupied by the Iron and Blood Army, and Liu Ziheng has always been indignant. Because of the strength of the iron-blooded army, because the 10,000 tooth army led by Liu Di was completely annihilated, he temporarily endured this breath, but this breath was always about to explode.

Li Rupei thought about larger-scale development. Thinking of gathering stronger strength and expanding his territory, Liu Ziheng, who is eyeing him, is his best goal.

Li Rupei thought about annexing Shannan Dongdao. There are many reasons for this, mainly for the expansion of their own power and laying a good foundation for future development. Besides, Liu Ziheng is his enemy and one of the opponents who must be destroyed, even if he raises troops to attack Xiangyang, he will not suffer too much condemnation, and the most critical point is that he has evidence of Liu Ziheng's fornication with Huangchao, which is the most deadly thing.

On the fifth day of the eighth month, the festival made the yamen and the wing.

The climate is gradually getting cooler, the hot season is about to pass, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

The situation in all parts of Shannan West Road is still good, and the people are basically living and working in peace and contentment.

Liu Yunzhang, Ma Haoxuan, Gao Chibang, Qian Shiqu, Huang Biao and others are all waiting quietly in the wing, the autumn harvest is over, and the iron-blooded army has also trained for such a long time, everyone knows that the prince must have made some big moves.

When Li Rupei entered the wing, Qin Erhei followed behind him with a large stack of papers.

"You're all here, let's take a look at these papers."

In a large stack of documents, there are newspapers sent by the imperial court, letters written by Cui Anqian, and information transmitted by Yan Fu and others, and these newspapers have been sorted out.

Liu Yunzhang and the others felt surprised while looking at the documents, so many documents, the prince had read them carefully, and he also made some marks in the key places on them.

"My father-in-law revealed his distressed emotions in the letter, as the prime minister and the secretary of the military department, but he could not govern military matters, the feudal towns in the north were independent, and they did not obey the dispatch of the imperial court at all, and many of the envoys in the south were mostly controlled by the eunuchs, and they ignored the edicts of the imperial court.

"It's ridiculous to think about it, the emperor has enshrined a lot of troops, but the military department can't control any of them, and in the end they all make wedding clothes for others, and this trend has spread for a long time, and even many prime ministers are used to it."

"After the defeat of Huangchao, entering Huainan, the army expanded to about 100,000 people, firmly occupied many prefectures and counties in Huainan, and slowly developed, I was thinking, why did this happen, what are the many knots in the south doing, is it difficult to watch Huangchao grow again, and attack the eastern capital Luoyang and the capital Chang'an again."

"Huang Chao asked the court to surrender, and the implication was to be the Huainan Jiedu envoy, and some people in the court actually expressed their approval, and what is even more hateful is that some of the Jiedu envoys in the south secretly communicated with Huang Chao, in order to preserve their own strength and make the imperial court submit, isn't this a big joke."

"The situation in Shannan West Road is stabilized, although there are still some small problems, but in addition to Shannan West Road, many other places, the people are still being exploited, Emperor Taizong has long said that water can carry boats and can overturn boats, the development of Huangchao in Huainan is the best illustration, the people can't survive, they will inevitably follow Huangchao to rebel, even if Huangchao is exterminated, if the people's situation is not changed, there will be the next Huangchao."

"After thinking about it for a long time, Shannan West Road has stabilized, but the first step is to take Xiangyang, exterminate Liu Ziheng, and let Shannan West Road and Shannan East Road become one, so that the development of commerce and trade can be expanded to the greatest extent, and the government's taxes can also be doubled, once the Iron and Blood Army controls Shannan Road, it can be in a very reasonable position, Shannan Road is just in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, connecting the north and south, and this position is the most favorable for the expedition of the Iron Army......"

Liu Yunzhang and others had already thought that Li Rupei's next step was to crusade against Liu Ziheng and take Shannan Dongdao, in fact, Li Rupei proposed it a few months ago, but the time was not very ripe at that time.

Being able to win Shannan Dongdao is not only an increase in territory, but also a huge change in strength.

No one would object to Li Rupei's proposal.

Without discussion, the crowd unanimously agreed to launch an attack on Xiangyang in September.

Liu Yunzhang thought about it more carefully, and waited until everyone agreed to speak up.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates think that the most important thing at present is to find a reason to crusade against Liu Ziheng, if it is a conquest for no reason, it will have an impact on the reputation of the prince, if it can crusade against Liu Ziheng in a righteous and bright way, the court will not be able to pursue it at that time."

Everyone nodded one after another, this point is indeed very crucial, if such an expedition for no reason is made, it will have an impact on Li Rupei's reputation, and it will be the same as other feudal towns.

Li Rupei spoke with a smile on his face.

"Liu Gong's suggestion is good, I have thought about it, the evidence of Liu Ziheng's fornication with Huang Chao has been sent to his father-in-law, presumably after the iron-blooded army takes Xiangyang, his father-in-law will present these things to the emperor, and when the time comes, those in the court who want to speak for Liu Ziheng will not dare to speak casually, Liu Ziheng assisted Huang Chao in attacking the eastern capital Luoyang and the capital Chang'an, such a crime, even if Ling Chi is executed, it is not too much."

"As for the reason for the iron-blooded army's expedition to Xiangyang, it is not very complicated, the method is always thought of by people, the commerce and trade in Liangzhou and other places are so prosperous, Liu Ziheng and others have long been red-eyed, and they can't wait to reach out and snatch it, just think of a way to let the businessmen transport goods through Xiangyang and other places, and take the waterway, wouldn't the opportunity come out."

Everyone looked at each other, in their opinion, the prince has always done things above board, and he didn't expect to come up with such a bad idea, but this method is really good, using people's greed to find a reason for conquest.

Ma Haoxuan, who was in charge of commerce and trade, quickly spoke.

"Lord Wang, this matter is handled by his subordinates, some businessmen in Liangzhou are going to the south to purchase autumn tea, and they must pass through Xiangyang and other places by water."

"Very good, fanfare, but the time is very tight, the goal must be achieved within this month, the iron-blooded army will conquer Xiangyang in early September, take Xiangyang within the year, and combine Shannan West Road and Shannan East Road into one."

Everyone dispersed to prepare, and Liu Yunzhang stayed.

"Lord Wang, does Elder Cui Ge know about this?"

"Liu Gong believes that this matter will be notified in advance."

"The subordinates think that they need to inform Cui Ge Lao immediately, and there will definitely be an uproar in the DPRK and China, Cui Ge Lao knows about this in advance, and can make a lot of preparations, as long as the iron-blooded army takes Xiangyang in the fastest time, Cui Ge Lao will be able to have sufficient confidence in the court."

"Okay, please ask Liu Gong to be responsible for this matter, and send it to my father-in-law together with a lot of evidence of Liu Ziheng's illicit relationship with Huangchao, Liu Gong's letter, say it in as much detail as possible, and my father-in-law can argue with reason in the DPRK, which is also very important for the Iron Army." (To be continued......)