Looking at Zhu Wen kneeling in front of him, Li Rupei couldn't believe his eyes, it was this Zhu Wen who ended the history of the Tang Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and it was also this Zhu Wen who left a very controversial reputation in history because of his brutal character and excessive lewdness and indiscriminate killing of innocents.

The famous Zhu Wen actually led 20,000 soldiers to surrender to him.

Li Rupei's first thought was to kill this Zhu Wen immediately, so as not to leave future troubles.

However, this idea is just a flash, he Li Rupei is a traversal person, he can control and grasp history, and he will do more things in the future, in the face of a Zhu Wen, he is so nervous, he has to be killed, so can he kill him in the future, he has such an idea, but he is afraid of his heart, this is the awe of history.

He Li Rupei wants to change history, that is, to stand at the top of the world.

Li Rupei personally helped Zhu Wen up.

"General Zhu, you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, a certain is very happy, you are under the command of Huang Chao, brave in battle, a certain is a certain knowing, today you defected to a certain person, a certain is very welcome, but a certain also said first, the military regulations and military discipline of the Iron Blood Army are very strict, no one can be an exception, since you have come to a certain side, you must follow these rules, otherwise a certain will not be polite."

"The subordinates swear allegiance to the prince, if they have two hearts, the sky will hit five thunders."

"In front of so-and-so, you don't need to take an oath, so-and-so needs to see actual action, and you will understand in the future."

The army led by Huang Chao quickly withdrew, and there was no need for Li Rupei to chase after him.

A day later, Song Hu and Gao Chibang both arrived in Quanzhou Prefecture.

The whole state instantly became lively, and the people around them were still very worried, after all, they had been plundered by soldiers from other towns many times, and they had a natural resistance to the army, but the iron-blooded army came to the state and did not find any trouble for them, and the sergeants all slept on both sides of the official road, you must know that this is a harsh winter, and the cold is unbearable.

According to his opinion, from now on, Quanzhou is under the jurisdiction of Shannan West Road, and has nothing to do with Shannan East Road, and the Iron Blood Army led by Song Hu will also be stationed in Quanzhou for a long time, which is the easternmost part of Shannan West Road.

The army advanced in the direction of Liangzhou.

Zhu Wen was incorporated into Gao Chibang's command, Gao Chibang's task was heavier, and the number of sergeants who needed to be trained reached 40,000, including the 20,000 sergeants brought by Zhu Wen, all of whom were scattered and reorganized and entered the sequence of the Iron and Blood Army, and the 20,000 sergeants brought by Zhu Wen were strictly selected in the whole state, of which 12,000 entered the Iron and Blood Army, and most of the remaining 8,000 people were sent home.

Zhu Wen participated in the whole process of selection, in fact, he also had to undergo harsh training.

After comprehending the process of selecting sergeants for the Iron Blood Army, and seeing the Iron Blood Army's strict implementation of military discipline and military regulations, Zhu Wen instantly restrained a lot, and he finally understood that the Iron Blood Army under Li Rupei was indeed not an ordinary army.

Soon Zhu Wen learned another news, only 20,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army defeated the 80,000 troops under Huang Chao's command, this situation made Zhu Wen stunned, and he was glad that he made the right choice, you must know that when he led the 20,000 army, he still had a trace of luck, thinking that he really fought with the Iron Blood Army, and it was not clear what the result was.

There are 10,000 soldiers of the Iron-Blooded Army ambushed on both sides of the official road, and if Zhu Wen really leads the army to fight against 10,000 Iron-Blooded Army soldiers, I am afraid that not only will he suffer a crushing defeat, but it is possible that the entire army will be annihilated.

Entering Li Rupei's command, he encountered a lot of things, which made Zhu Wen really pay attention, he really felt that Li Rupei is not simple, it is definitely not comparable to Huangchao, if he plays tricks under Li Rupei, I am afraid the ending will be very miserable, if he follows Li Rupei with peace of mind, the future will definitely be bright, after all, Li Rupei's identity is not ordinary.

The army marched in the direction of Liangzhou.

Li Rupei finally had a chance to talk to Liu Yunzhang. In his opinion, Liu Yunzhang's decision to open the city gate and surrender is understandable, at least to avoid the slaughter of the eastern capital Luoyang, and the army under Huang Chao's command is still performing well, at least it did not harass the people, and did not loot along the way, these are all factors that impressed Liu Yunzhang and prompted Liu Yunzhang to make a decision.

Li Rupei will not look at Liu Yunzhang from the perspective of this era, which also allows him to accept Liu Yunzhang, after all, Liu Yunzhang's writing of the twists and turns hit the key point of the imperial court, which proves that Liu Yunzhang's ability is not ordinary.

Liu Yunzhang never expected that Li Rupei took the initiative to talk to him, although he was invested in Li Rupei's command, but Liu Yunzhang was still a little guilty, after all, he made the decision to open the city gate and surrender, which damaged the interests of the Tang Dynasty and damaged the image of the imperial court, which is a stain that cannot be washed away, and he can only prove himself by doing things in a down-to-earth manner under the command of Li Rupei.

Liu Yunzhang, who was grateful, knew everything.

Talking about the many decisions of Shannan West Road, especially the requirements for the gentry and wealthy households, Liu Yunzhang fully agreed, he was able to rise in a short period of time from Huangchao, and talked about the suffering of the people, on the one hand, they had to bear the taxes of the imperial court, and on the other hand, they had to pay additional taxes from various places, which made the people have no way to live, and they could only join the army of the Huangchao rebellion, maybe they could still live.

And the people who joined the Huangchao army the most, are those tenants who have nothing, in fact, these tenants used to be farmers, but because the taxes were too heavy, they were forced to sell their land, become nothing, cultivate the land for the gentry and wealthy households, and the taxes they need to bear are surprisingly heavy, Liu Yunzhang once personally learned that a tenant has to take out 80% of the harvest on the cultivated land every year, hand it over to the gentry, and bear the taxes of the imperial court.

Li Rupei's care for the people and the importance attached to agriculture are even more in favor of Liu Yunzhang, and he knows very well that in order to be able to expand the strength, the local festival envoys recruit sergeants on a large scale and form a large-scale army, focusing only on the military, regardless of the people's livelihood, such a regime cannot be stabilized at all, and you must know that the prosperity of the people plays a decisive role in the stability of the regime.

The only thing Liu Yunzhang didn't understand about Li Rupei's policy was his attitude towards businessmen.

As a scholar, Liu Yunzhang's view of businessmen is not good, thinking that there are no treacherous businessmen, and the government is to strictly control businessmen, so that they are afraid of the government and dare not mess around, but Li Rupei's view is different, if businessmen do not make money, they cannot be called businessmen, as long as businessmen make money within the legal range, the government must support them.

Li Rupei's understanding, from a realistic point of view, is absolutely correct, this is the truth that has been proved after a thousand years, businessmen make money, pay a large amount of taxes, it is possible to reduce the burden of the peasants, otherwise the so-called "benefit to the people and recuperation" and other slogans, is just empty slogans, with the increase of war and the growth of the army, all the burden will eventually be transferred to the common people, even the most wise monarch, can not avoid such a vicious circle.

Li Rupei did not argue with Liu Yunzhang, just patiently settled the accounts, he took the Iron Blood Army as an example, if the Iron Blood Army expands to the scale of 100,000 people, it needs to consume more than one million taels of silver every year, this is a huge expense, the government is unable to earn so much silver, then only the people can bear it, if it is all spread to the people, even if it is 100,000 households, each family also needs to bear the tax of ten taels of silver, which is undoubtedly an astronomical amount for ordinary people, and it is impossible to bear it at all, which is not counting the expenses of the governmentTaking Shannan West Road as an example, even if it is the cost of all the government, the amount of silver required every year is close to one million taels of silver, and such a huge expense, only obtained from the land, the burden of the people is too heavy to bear.

The salt tax is one of the main sources of income, but to put it bluntly, the salt tax is also taken from the people.

If you pay attention to the transaction of the businessman, it will be different, the transaction of the businessman, the tax is set on the basis of one out of ten, exempt the businessman from all the taxes, so that the businessman can bear it, as long as it can vigorously support and develop the businessman, so that the business exchanges increase, so that a large amount of taxes can be collected, if the business is properly managed, the annual collection of millions of taels of silver business tax, that is not too difficult thing, if you can do this step, then you can really reduce the burden of the peasants.

Developers need vision, the government needs to be honest with businessmen, and they need to be supported by businessmen.

Liu Yunzhang didn't understand these truths very well, but it made sense at all, Li Rupei made him quickly understand the importance of businessmen through the method of settling accounts, but he was also a little strange about Li Rupei's heart-to-heart, and it wasn't until later that he understood that Li Rupei was going to give him a heavy responsibility and let him lead the civil service team of Shannan West Road.

Li Rupei does think like this, he has a lot of talents, but there are not many people who really have prestige, especially in the imperial court, there are very few people who are high-ranking officials, Liu Yunzhang is one of the best candidates, Hanlin bachelor's background, plus Liu Yunzhang's many views, it is indeed people-oriented, which is in line with Li Rupei's thoughts, as for Liu Yunzhang's other different views, the two can exchange opinions, can unify views, as long as the two can fully exchange views, to achieve the same understanding, Shannan West Road will be able to develop on the right track, and at that time, it will be time for Li Rupei to really start to make great progress.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Li Rupei's attitude towards Liu Yunzhang was different, and he was placed on an equal footing.

The so-called scholar dies for his confidant, not to mention that a scholar like Liu Yunzhang is respected and valued by Li Rupei, and he has made up his mind to do his best and do everything well.