Huo Yunwan also laughed, she saw Xue Ling several times, she had to coax this little girl's temperament, she never thought that once she arrived, the two turned around. However, this episode is also a matter of laughter, and Xue Ling can still return to normal in the time it takes to eat a meal, not to mention that Huo Yunwan has already seen all kinds of ups and downs.

casually put aside the letter handed back by Xue Ling, and said: "Where is the diligent work, the loving mother in the family is old, and the sisters in the courtyard are young, even if they ask every day, they can't complain deeply, let alone a few days." ”

"I called you here today to talk about Su Jiru's affairs, I wanted to bargain under the guise of not being able to get through, but unexpectedly... The imperial court will order the requisition of grain in a few days, so that it will be fair and honest to stuff something to Ningcheng. Therefore, I am afraid that I will have to pay all the Su family's wealth into it. ”

"Why did you suddenly have the idea of requisitioning grain"? Xue Ling's focus was not too much on the Su family, firstly, her feelings for Su Jiru were complicated, and secondly, she was far less concerned about money and things than others, and it was difficult to understand what the concept of all the family backgrounds was for a while. What's more, the word grain requisition is particularly serious.

Since ancient times, raising an army has been a matter of spending money. Xue Ling was far from the age of a steward when she was in Pingcheng, but she knew well the dilemma of lack of money in Ping'an Second City, if she was rich, she could drop the delicacies of the mountains and seas with a wave of her big hand, and it would not be her turn to see the sky and Lu Wen'an to get something on the atom in exchange for money.

Ask, that is, there is no need for food without a fight.

It is true that you must not ask for food, but it is also true that you need the court to subsidize some silver every year. Even if there is no war all the year round, the army of Ping'an Ercheng is used for civilian use, saving the major items of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and occasionally making some surpluses, but if you want to pay the few pennies and military salaries that should be paid, you always have to ask for some from other places. If the hair is insufficient, this soldier is no different from a real citizen.

It's better to wait for the war to start and smoke from house to house, anyway, it's a trick to come, and a wave to go. Xue Yihan obviously couldn't let this happen, so he could only honestly ask the Ministry of War for money. Tens of thousands of people's monthly silver hair is not a small amount.

Not to mention, once the war breaks out, the people who were originally scattered as preparations will be converted into permanent service, and the expenses will be several times higher. If no one allocates food, if you don't wait for the defeat, it is estimated that you will end up with a child and eat when the lonely city is trapped.

Xue Ling is no longer short of money, but she has never experienced short food and clothing, and as far as she can see, as long as she wants, she can get it. On such a day, where can you understand Xue Yihan's worries and tiredness on weekdays.

It sounds good, it is more than ten years of peace and prosperity, and it is difficult to say, that is, it has not been built for more than ten years. The officials of the court only saw the silver smashed to the northwest, and they didn't even make a sound, and what could be written on the fold could actually be glimpsed with their eyes closed.

Whether to make meritorious contributions or not, it is not Xue Yihan alone who can have the final say. Since ancient times, it has not been heard of those who have the power to be inside, and the generals can make contributions to the outside. What's more, what he met was not a minister, but an emperor.

Xue Ling is not hostage in Beijing, how dare Emperor Liang Cheng allow Xue Yihan to expand his territory.

It's not completely unbeneficial, at least the people in the northwest have lived in peace for more than ten years, and Xue Ling has been happy in Pingcheng for more than ten years. What's more is the deep affection of the court and the court, and the beauty of the ages.

With these things as a foundation, she doesn't understand that Xue Yihan doesn't matter, but she must know that the little military supplies allocated by the imperial court every day are not easy to keep the soldiers fed and clothed, and it is obviously unrealistic to say that the warehouse is full. Besides, there are more places where grain is needed, even if it is allowed to circulate among the people, it will be beneficial to the livelihood of the people, and it is impossible to pile up a large amount of millet and other mold.

Xue Ling went to Ancheng that time, but he was purely lucky. At the end of the year, the imperial court received new grain, and the grain from the second city of Ping'an had just arrived, and it had not yet been distributed. If you change the time, half of the granary in Anseong is already abundant.

Therefore, instead of saying that the sign of war is to send troops to each guard, it is better to say that the imperial court is really preparing for the purpose of preparing food. After all, when there is nothing to do, the emperor will also ask the people below to give a real number to see how many horseshoe they have raised. At the end of the year, there is also a check of the expenditure accounts, which requires the presence of the roster.

The requisition of grain is different, the so-called soldiers and horses do not move the grain and grass first, do not prepare the materials first, as soon as the swords, guns, halberds and swords come, and then they can't eat, how can they still have the heart to work hard. And this move is harmful to the people's livelihood, if the imperial court requisitions grain for no reason, I am afraid that there will be public resentment, and the emperor who is a little more normal will not risk the disapproval of the world.

The more materials escorted, the more labor required, rather than consuming on the road, it is better to collect grain on the spot first, which is really insufficient, so it can be transported from other places to make up.

Catch up with the good years, and the imperial court will also give three or five taels of silver as a purchase. If the year is bad, the life of the whole family is taken together, the man carries the knife, the woman cooks and sweeps, and the old and weak children can push a rolling stone together.

It is a dog, and it can be led away, barking at the enemy alive, and dying into the pot. In this case, it is more reasonable to grab those grains of grain than to levy them.

However, the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not as rich as the fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, but half of Liang's troops are deployed here. It's good not to fight, six or seven percent of them are prepared, this part of the people are not in the city, and they can't eat the court's public food every day.

Therefore, in all dynasties, there has never been a situation where the northwest alone can raise enough grain, at least more than half of it has to rely on the imperial court to allocate it, so it has to be resolved quickly.

Therefore, it is indeed as Huo Yunwan said, as long as the order is issued to requisition grain, then transporting things to the Huo family's land is above board. Although someone must supervise the amount of grain requisitioned, it is not possible to make the master of grain collection by himself under Huo Zhun's momentum, and it is not easy to make a false account of the quantity in private. Therefore, this regulation is just a blind man and an empty talk.

The question is, how can there be a levy on food?

The grain requisition is about to start, outside the city of Pingcheng is Xianbei, Tuoba Milling is focused on the Liang tribe, how can he fight with Liang. Even if he didn't attack Liang immediately after taking down the Qi clan with that seal, Wei Long couldn't wait for the Huo family's entire army to be wiped out, how could he prepare food first, and if he wanted to prepare it, he would send it to Shen Yuanzhou.

However, Xue Ling asked Huo Yunwan, but Huo Yunwan couldn't answer, only said that Huo Zhun mentioned it, and there would be a will to levy grain in the near future, and when the time came, the front line to Ningcheng would be unimpeded, so that Huo Yunwan could only raise money with all her might, and there was no need to worry about anything else.

Huo Yunwan was not as worried about the war in the territory as Xue Ling, and she couldn't ask Huo Zhun about it, and Wei Long was also hiding a lot, and some things were still in the planning and didn't happen, so she really didn't know the inside story. But Xue Ling was very concerned, she was at ease when she came, but this would add a little sadness.

Recently, Jiang Fu didn't talk about any court affairs, and because Song Cang was also in prison, she didn't pay much attention to what new tricks were in the Jinluan Palace. Even if Huo Zhun covered the sky with one hand, he would have to be famous for collecting grain, and if he didn't figure out the reason, Xue Ling felt that he couldn't sit still.

"When was this decree given, but it was a secret decree"? If it's a secret order, it's normal for the stupid dog in Jiangfu to not know. With Jiang Hong stepping down, Xue Li just stood up to make a head.

"It's not down yet, but what you said makes sense, when the time comes, most of it will be a secret order, and the people over there will find their own way. Is this important to you and me"? Huo Yunwan didn't understand why Xue Ling kept asking, she mentioned this just because she wanted Xue Ling to mention Su Jiru.

When the money is gone, you can earn it again, and the son is gone....... It seems that it can also regenerate a ..... But if the life is gone, it is really gone.

Xue Ling said: "Outside Pingcheng is Xianbei, Tuoba Milling is impossible to fight, how can Wei Long allow Huo Zhun to levy grain?" ”

Huo Yunwan was still a little unimpressed, and said: "Can't you really want to fight, don't you let people pretend to fight", the corners of her eyebrows raised, and she blamed Xue Ling: "You forgot, now that person and the old thing are still pretending to be friends, maybe the old thing instructed to pretend to go to war, find a name for himself to levy grain, and force Wei Long to agree, so that it can be transported smoothly."

Xue Ling shook his head and said: "Absolutely not, but if Xianbei has the slightest sign of stepping on my Daliang territory, Wei Long will definitely only find a way to withdraw the Huo family's expenses." There are more than 10,000 guards in Pingcheng, and it has always been the forward defense line of Ningcheng, these two cities are important places, the city is clever and well-armed, and most of them are elite soldiers, even if they put a dog up, as long as it stays honest and does not bark, how can it be defended for more than ten years. Wei Long had absolutely legitimate reasons to prevent Huo Zhun from requisitioning grain before the war, so it was absolutely impossible for Xianbei to fight with Liang. ”

She said this long list, Huo Yunwan held her cheeks and seemed to listen carefully, but in fact, she just replied lazily: "What you said is so powerful, you may not have been able to watch it for a few days three years ago." Maybe the dragon chair is afraid of the repetition of the old things, so he will mess up with himself first. Let's take it, what? You feel sorry for Mrs. Nasu, you really gave birth to a mother-daughter friendship. ”

Xue Ling's face changed suddenly, although she knew that she couldn't restrain herself and quickly lowered her head, Huo Yunwan could still sense the gloom on her body, and thought that she had annoyed Xue Ling by ridiculing Su Jiru, although she had a whisper, she immediately coaxed Xue Ling and said: "Why are you annoyed all of a sudden, I just said it funny, you have to be really distressed, it's a big deal, I'll go around and leave her more." ”

Xue Ling hadn't recovered yet, Huo Yunwan stretched out her hand as if to push her, her fingertips clicked into the air and retracted back, and coaxed in a coquettish voice: "That's it, leave it all to her, leave it to her, don't be angry", she suddenly changed her tone, innocent and evil, and quickly muttered: "Life is also left to her, it's done." ”

Xue Ling's nose bulged, and after a long breath in his lungs, he said coldly: "I don't have the heart to care about her." She really didn't care about Su Jiru, she just heard Huo Yunwan say that Pingcheng and Ningcheng three years ago were vulnerable, so she suddenly remembered.....

I remembered that Xue Yihan's talisman was still missing.