The people poured into the barracks, Liu Wei and the old man who brought these people to send labor supplies walked side by side in the front, behind him and the old man, followed by more than a dozen sturdy dragoons, while the other people followed closely behind the dragoons.

The pigs and sheep that had been slaughtered and washed were stacked in the open space in the barracks by the people and the Luoyang army who came to greet them, and bags of vegetables and fruits were also neatly stacked.

The women brought the soldiers cloth shoes with stitches and stitches. The soldiers of the Luoyang Army were wearing combat boots specially made by Liu Wei to a shoemaker according to the patterns he drawn.

The boots are made of pure leather, although they are not necessarily cowhide, but also sheepskin and pigskin, but they are all truly natural and pollution-free.

Luoyangjun's boots are not only bright in style, but also extremely good in texture, and they will make a crisp sound when they step on the ground when walking. Wearing on the feet of the Luoyang army with a neat military appearance and a consistent marching pace, they are more and more heroic.

The cloth shoes sent by the people are much simpler in appearance, and they are not very good-looking, but they are made by the women with stitches and threads.

The sole of this shoe is a thick cloth pad, and the body is light, although it is not very good-looking, and it is much more comfortable to wear on the foot than leather boots.

The soldiers of the Luoyang Army, before joining Liu Wei, did not say leather boots, many people did not even have the opportunity to wear this kind of shoes made of homespun in the past, and could only wear the kind of straw shoes woven with miscanthus grass.

Seeing the cloth shoes sent by the people, many Luoyang soldiers remembered the envy they had when they saw others having a pair of such cloth shoes in their hometown or in other princes' armies.

Walking side by side with the old man to the depths of the barracks, Liu Wei turned his head and glanced at the people who were helping the soldiers of the Luoyang Army to place the supplies, with a smile on his face, and said to the old man: "Uncle, the villagers have sent a lot of meat, vegetables and fruits to the army, and the family rations are much more important. ”

"Your Highness misses me!" Being able to walk side by side with Liu Bian, the old man's mood was already like a boiling pot of boiling water, his lips trembled with joy, and he responded with a little trembling when he spoke: "Since the return of His Highness to Hedong, the villagers have been living a better life day by day. When the little old man was young, he planted grain for a year, and he had to pay land rent and pay grain, and in the end, it was difficult to make a living if he could stay! His Royal Highness does not let the villagers pay grain, and the granary collects grain, which is also exchanged for copper coins, and the villagers can't eat all the grain stored at home at present, and the rest are exchanged for copper coins with the granary, and the life can be rich! ”

"Wow!" When the old man spoke, his face was filled with endless satisfaction, Liu Wei stopped, took the old man's hand, looked at the old man's face full of folds and carved with the frost of life, and said to the old man: "When you have a full stomach, the villagers will have the strength to do things, and you can live a more prosperous life!" The folks are doing well, and this king is also satisfied! ”

His hand was pulled by Liu Wei, the old man trembled with excitement, the old tears in his eye sockets had already been turning back and forth, his Adam's apple was rolling, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say another word.

"Today, the villagers will eat in the army!" Holding the old man's hands, Liu Wei turned his head and shouted to the people who were following him and placing the supplies with the soldiers of the Luoyang Army: "This king asked the military quartermaster to make a meal of minced meat that is often eaten in the army for the villagers, is it good?" ”

"Good!" was invited by Liu Wei to eat in the army, and the people who entered the barracks refused to do so, and they responded loudly with smiles on their faces.

"Uncle!" When the people responded, Liu Wei turned his head again, looked at the old man in front of him, took the old man's hand, and said to him: "In the future, if a large army passes by, there is no need to send meat and food to the army, and it is not easy for the villagers to accumulate some belongings!" ”

"If there were no His Highness and the army, how could I wait for today?" Liu Wei said a word, stunned the old man, and hurriedly said to Liu Wei in an excited tone: "There is a large army, and no one dares to bully us again." Not only the villagers, but even the merchants who come and go are all saying good things about His Highness! ”

Hearing the old man's words, Liu Wei tilted his head slightly in confusion, and asked the old man: "The old man also has dealings with the businessman?" ”

"How can the people in the countryside have dealings with businessmen!" Asked by Liu Wei, the old man smiled and said with a smile on his face: "It's just that our village is located at the intersection, and many merchants pass by, and if it is late, they will spend the night in the village." Xiao Lao'er often heard those merchants say that His Royal Highness does not collect taxes from merchants, and officials and businessmen are better off than private businessmen. The merchants are willing to make a living with the officials and businessmen, and since His Royal Highness has won Hedong, the livelihood of merchants who come to Hedong from all over the world is much better. ”

When it comes to businessmen, the old man only knows how to repeat what the businessman said, but he doesn't know what a risky move Liu Wei made when he decided not to collect taxes for ten years.

Without taxes, the profits of the merchants will increase, and the enthusiasm for business will certainly increase a lot. In order to support the territorial economy, he set up a monopoly on salt and iron and other industries related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and adopted extremely strict verification and supervision measures for officials and businessmen to prevent people from enriching their own pockets.

The conduct of officials and businessmen has always been supervised by the government directly under Liu Bian, and the officials in charge of supervision will be transferred immediately after carrying out a check, so that the power of commercial operation in a certain place will not be concentrated in the hands of a few people, and the formation of a strong and close alliance between officials, businessmen and officials will be avoided.

Not only that, Liu Wei also strictly ordered the local government not to interfere in official and commercial affairs, even if the local officials coveted this piece of fat, but because they had no authority to govern, the officials and businessmen did not need to pay attention to them.

What's more important is that once an official or businessman loses money in two consecutive assessments, he will be immediately revoked from his official and commercial status and become a civilian from then on. Therefore, among the officials and businessmen, there is no such thing as a waste material that is not highly intelligent and eats all day long and waits for death.

Under the implementation of the parallel management strategy of government and business, it is almost impossible to reach a common relationship between officials and businessmen and officials to seek benefits, and it is impossible for wealth to be taken over by a few people.

If it had not been for the establishment of a relatively perfect commercial mechanism, Liu Wei's order not to pay taxes would have been implemented for a long time, and it would have been forced to terminate due to poverty.

These things are too deep, and Liu Wei will not explain them to the old man in front of him. He took the old man's hand, and when he walked to a large open space, he stopped and said to the old man: "The villagers have come to work in the army, and today the king will personally accompany the villagers to drink a few cups, how about it?" ”

"This ......" Liu Wei invited the old man and the people who came to the labor army to drink, the old man was stunned for a moment, his expression showed a strong panic, bowed down, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness invites the people to stay for dinner, it is a great kindness, as for drinking, how to make ......"

"Come on!" Holding the old man's hands, Liu Wei turned his head and said to the dragoon guard who followed behind him: "Take out a hundred and ten jars of good wine in the army, and today the king and the villagers will drink it!" In addition, inform the military quartermaster to make more minced meat and roast more cooked meat, and the soldiers and villagers will be in this army to fight tooth sacrifices! ”

"No!" One of the dragoons answered, and ran quickly towards the quartermaster.

Liu Wei had already given the order, and the old man didn't dare to excuse himself, so he turned his head and shouted to the people who were busy putting things away: "Fellow villagers, Your Highness wants to invite me to wait for the countryside grass people to drink!" ”

Hearing the old man's shout, the people who entered the barracks were all stunned. Their original plan was to send the supplies of the labor army, and when they met the king of Luoyang, they were already satisfied.

Liu Wei left them to eat in the army, which was a great reward in their eyes, and they didn't expect that the king of Luoyang would invite them, civilians in the countryside, to stay in the army and drink, and drink with the noble king of Luoyang.

"Long live the King of Luoyang!" The old man's shout fell, and the flattered people fell into silence, but this silence did not last long, and soon someone came to his senses, raised his arms high, and shouted Long live the king of Luoyang.

Someone was the first to shout long live, and the rest of the people immediately recovered from the happiness of being pampered, and followed behind one after another, shouting.

More than a thousand civilians came, but the quartermaster was busy.

I know that Liu Wei has always paid attention to winning the hearts of the people, and he also knows that if he didn't entertain these people who sent supplies to the labor army, Liu Wei would definitely have a temper that he couldn't bear, and the quartermaster was busy with the group of fireheads under him. Washing and peeling raw meat, vegetables and fruits, and cooking meals are much busier than when the army is stationed on weekdays.

"Your Highness!" Just when Liu Wei and the old man were looking for a shady place, just sat down, and were talking, Lu Bu walked quickly to him, clasped his fists and bowed to Liu Wei and said, "Those local officials have all been driven away by the general!" ”

"Hmm!" Knowing that the officials were driven away by Lu Bu, Liu Wei nodded, looked at Lu Bu, and said lightly: "The people's lives are not easy, and the local officials still let them send grain to the army. ”

As soon as Liu Wei said this, the old man who had just sat down beside him, as if a spring had been installed on his buttocks, stood up suddenly, bent his knees, knelt on the ground with "poof", and said to Liu Bian: "I beg Your Highness to spare the county order and other officials!" ”

"Oh?" The old man was suddenly like this, Liu Wei quickly stood up and helped him up, but as soon as he helped the old man up, and was about to ask why he interceded for the official, the people nearby who heard Liu Wei's words also walked to a place only ten steps away from them, and knelt on the ground one after another, begging Liu Wei to spare the local officials.

The people pleaded for the officials, and this scene was really a little puzzling in Liu Wei's view. If it weren't for the fact that the officials were quite vocal and had done a lot of good deeds, the people would not have pleaded for them so sincerely.

"Townsfolk get up, this king will not punish them!" Holding the old man's elbow with one hand, Liu Wei's other hand was raised to the people kneeling not far away, and asked the old man, "What about the officials here?" I hope that the old man will inform the king! ”

"Good! Good! They are all good officials! Before Liu Wei's words fell, the old man said to him with a little trembling in his voice: "The county magistrates and county officials eat worse than us rural villagers on weekdays, and they wear homespun clothes, and they have never bullied people......

"That's it!" The old man's words couldn't help but make Liu Wei frown slightly, although it is a good thing that officials are diligent and thrifty, but if they are just mediocre officials who know how to be diligent and thrifty and have no political achievements, it is better to be a little greedy and an official who can do more practical things for the locality.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Wei stared at the old man's weathered face, and asked the old man, "Then what can they do here to make the villagers' lives better?" ”