The boat sailed to the outside of Bianliang City and leaned on the wharf where people came and went.

Zhao Ning sat in front of the window, drinking tea in a relaxed manner, while looking at the lively market nearby.

On the wharves were the most peddlers and pawns, carrying bags and loading and unloading goods, all sweating in the cold wind, and the river was also the most full of cargo ships, loaded with all kinds of goods, some tightly packed like silk and tea, and some bare, like grapefruit and pottery.

The most striking thing is the painting boat, which is different from Songlin Town, which is not only taller and more delicately decorated, but also numerous and endless, forming an alternative and unique "long street".

Today, it is rare for the sun to hang high, but now it is late, the sunset on the horizon is a combination of golden dark clouds, and the stratus clouds are like a shuttle rolling and stretching the scene, like a summer day.

When the little girl in Tsing Yi served dinner, Yang Jiani sat down at the table with two jars of wine. Since the last time she thought she was smart and deduced that Zhao Ning had cultivated some kind of powerful secret method that could predict the prophet, she had been dangling in front of Zhao Ning for the past two days, wanting to get an accurate answer.

Of course, this kind of secret method exists, and the Tianyuan Khan's use to speculate whether the royal court has a secret trick is one of them. Zhao Ning couldn't give a definite answer, Yang Jiani refused to give up easily, so she always surrounded Zhao Ning.

"It seems that the major affairs of Bianliang Mansion have been resolved, how long will we stay here?" Zhao Ning didn't say anything about the secret method, and Yang Jiani didn't want to force him to ask, so he sat down and found a topic at random.

Zhao Ning said while eating: "I won't leave this year, we will stay in Bianliang for the New Year." The core task is that it has been solved, but everything in Bianliang Mansion is complicated, and it will take some time to achieve the purpose of this trip. ”

Now it is the middle of the lunar month, the New Year Festival is just around the corner, and it is a good choice to spend the New Year in the bustling and lively Bianliang.

Yang Jiani drank wine and said thoughtfully: "The most fundamental purpose of our wandering back here is to clear the obstacles for the Yangtze River boats, control the important places along the canal, and grab more wealth for the two families;

"In a small place like Pine Forest Town, there are Tsing Yi swordsmen who get rid of local bullies, teach local officials a lesson, and then build a small rudder to achieve the goal;

"When you arrive at the location of a state city like Yunzhou, you have to face the local heroes and feudal officials, and you can't be simple and rude in doing things, and you have to pay attention to ways and means, but relying on the strength of our cultivators, it is still not difficult to deal with problems, and it is easy to support local good families, and the Changhe Boat Company and Yipinlou can also quickly gain a firm foothold;

"But when we arrived at a truly prosperous and pivotal place like Bianliang Mansion, where the power of the family and the Hanmen was huge, and the market was mixed, the biggest injustice we had to solve became a large number of displaced people generated by land annexation - this was also the biggest problem of the dynasty.

"Fighting with a figure like Tong Jing will affect the imperial court directly, and it will leverage the overall situation of imperial power in the civil and military disputes between the family and the Hanmen, and the emperor is likely to personally intervene in specific affairs.

"At this time, relying only on the power of our two families, it is no longer possible to easily clear the obstacles head-on, and at this time, you have to join forces with various families, and even scholars, and the things that need to be considered have increased dramatically......"

Speaking of this, Yang Jiani only felt that her head was as big as a bucket, and she drank a glass of wine to the fullest, and then sighed:

"It's too hard, it's just too hard. But even so, our goal may not be achieved—Tong Jing can be overthrown, but can the problem of land annexation and displaced people really be solved? Can Zhang Jing and his subordinates be properly resettled?"

Zhao Ning didn't expect Yang Jiani, who has always spoken little, to say so much in one breath now, of course, he had already considered what the other party asked, and he had already had the answer, so he said unhurriedly:

"As I said before, the only one who can really solve the problem of the displaced people is the emperor, and we are just trying to alleviate it as much as possible and give the displaced people a way to live for the time being.

"Existence like Zhang Jing, there will be more in the next few years, they occupy the mountain as the king and go down to the river as bandits, this is inevitable, collecting the money for buying the road from the passing merchants, it is also a way to rob the rich and help the poor, although the merchants also have a lot of difficulties, but just pay the money to buy the road, after all, they can survive.

"All we can do is to let Zhang Jing and them not be exterminated by the government for a few years, and when the national war begins, everything will be different, and then their fate will really change.

"In this process, as long as we deal with a big official like Tong Jing, the effect of showing justice and promoting righteousness will still be there, and those people who have not lost their land for the time being will applaud. In any case, punishing corrupt officials and corrupt officials is the most popular measure for the common people, and it is also the measure that can best guide the righteousness of the world.

"As long as these two are done well, the rest of the problems are not big problems. The most important thing is that we are only fighting for these few years. ”

Yang Jiani put down her wine glass and chopsticks, stared at Zhao Ning motionlessly, and asked seriously: "Tong Jing will really be punished, will the emperor really start to solve the problem of displaced people?"

Supporting the poor landlords is the emperor's national policy.

Zhao Ning didn't answer immediately, he drank a glass of wine and said leisurely: "What I want to do is to make the emperor have to comply." ”

......

Yanping, Miyagi.

In the emperor's Chongwen Palace, there are many ministers, including officials from families and poor families, such as Prime Minister Xu Minglang and Metropolitan Governor Zhao Xuanji. What everyone is discussing right now is the case of Tong Jing in Bianliang Mansion. Because the matter involved Cai Guan and belonged to the military, Zhao Xuanji was also present.

Li Yan and others have been bold and reckless in their actions and should be severely punished! As for the various crimes they have accused, they are just far-fetched and lack strong evidence.

"It was Cai Guan who failed to deal with the scourge of river bandits and homeless people, and it was unfair to blame this matter on Lord Tong. Moreover, the suicide of General Cai is full of suspicions and must be investigated. Just based on the words of Li Yan and others, it is rash to punish a second-class member for the crime. ”

The one who spoke was Kong Yanhua, the governor of the government, that is, the one who was beaten by Zhao Ning in Fengming Mountain, this person was ashamed and brave, and now he is in the late stage of the Yuanshen realm, relying on the emperor's trust and cultivation for the realm, the position of the governor has also been preserved, he naturally wants to protect Tong Jing, which is also what the emperor means:

"The minister suggested sending someone to Bianliang to investigate this matter thoroughly, and return the innocence of Lord Tong!"

The emperor after the imperial case remained silent, and after listening to Kong Yanhua's words, he seemed to hesitate, and turned his head to ask Xu Minglang: "What does the prime minister think?"

Xu Minglang said without squinting: "The bandits who crossed the Ten Thousand River caused chaos in the township, resulting in the death of more than 100 people, this matter is conclusive, and a number of officials from Bianliang Prefecture jointly signed a letter to expose Tong Jing's crime of improper handling of the displaced people and accepting bribes, which is also substantiated.

"Now this matter is in an uproar, not only in Bianliang, causing public resentment to boil, but also in Yanping is well known, if Tong Jing is completely innocent, I am afraid that the subjects will not be convinced, it is difficult to calm public opinion. ”

Song Zhi was silent for a moment.

He knew that what Xu Minglang said was the truth, since Xu Minglang couldn't take too much sides of his side in this matter, it also showed that the people's anger was indeed not easy to calm down, if he insisted on protecting Tong Jing, he was afraid that he would lose a big one because of a small one.

It's just that the matter of Bianliang Mansion, how could it be so quickly well-known in Yanping, it is worth pondering.

"In the final analysis, the number of displaced people has increased too quickly over the years, and Tong Jing has not dealt with it thoroughly. Song Zhi made a thoughtful look, "Now that there are so many displaced people in the world, the source of soldiers from all over the world has been greatly affected, do you have any good solutions?"

When Kong Yanhua saw that the emperor diverted the topic, he knew that the emperor was going to use Tong Jing's matter to make a fuss and turn harm into benefit!

The matter of the displaced people in Bianliang Mansion is so big, Zhang Jing will appear today, and Li Jing will appear tomorrow, in order to stabilize the ruling order of the imperial dynasty, it is necessary to find a way to solve the displaced people. Although anyone with a discerning eye knew that land annexation was the root cause of the displacement, it was impossible for the emperor to break off land annexation, so he had to find another way.

As the emperor's confidant, Kong Yanhua certainly knew what Song Zhi was pursuing, and immediately said loudly:

"It is no longer necessary to pay attention to the troubled villages, but it is not a simple matter to properly resettle the displaced people. The minister believes that since there is a shortage of soldiers in the army, it is difficult to maintain the government military system, so it is better to change the government military system to a recruitment system!

"Let the chief officials of all localities recruit homeless young people to join the army, and no longer rotate, so that they can be given a livelihood, so that they don't make trouble, and it can also solve the problem of insufficient soldiers in the dynasty, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!"

After hearing this, the emperor's eyes lit up, as if he had opened the door to a new world, and he hurriedly asked Kong Yanhua to explain in detail. Zhao Xuanji's face changed greatly, and he looked at Kong Yanhua angrily, almost scolding the other party to shut up on the spot!

Kong Yanhua went on to say that it is very difficult to maintain the government military system, and many localities have fallen into the predicament of arresting strong men; and because all armies are extending the service time of government soldiers, the number of deserters in various armies is increasing day by day, and there are already less than half of the soldiers in the military camp of Bianliang Prefecture.

The implementation of the conscription system can solve this problem, so that homesteaders can farm with peace of mind, which is conducive to the people living in peace and long-term peace and stability with the dynasty.

As for how to implement the conscription system, Kong Yanhua suggested adding the official position of "Jiedu Envoy"!

Because after recruiting displaced people, in order to properly resettle them, in addition to giving them food and salary, they must also be resettled with their families, so the "jiedu envoys" who lead the troops must have great military and political power, and they must not only be able to independently recruit and train soldiers, but also have the power to settle fields and mobilize local food and wages.

All in all, the army of the "Jiedu Envoy" cannot all be raised by the imperial court, which is too burdensome for the imperial court, so they have to be allowed to eat on the spot, and the local finance and taxes can feed the army in one place.

Kong Yanhua's words are the reason why Zhao Xuanji's face has changed greatly!

He knew very well that once the imperial dynasty implemented the recruitment system, the existing government military system would disappear, and after a few years, whether it was the Yanmen Army or other armies, there would be no new soldiers to take over, and after the old soldier left the barracks when the old soldier served in time, there would be no one in the Yanmen Army!

In the long run, the army of the world will completely belong to the "festival envoy"!

And most of the "festival envoys" appointed by the emperor must be poor officials, and it will not be long before the family of the Great Qi generals will exist in name only, and even completely lose their power!

"The minister opposes the implementation of the conscription system!" After Kong Yanhua finished speaking, Zhao Xuanji immediately stepped forward and made his position clear with a solemn expression, "The government military system is the foundation of the dynasty, and it has made great achievements over the years, how can it be wasted!"

Without waiting for the emperor to express his position, Kong Yanhua said-for-tat: "The source of the government army system can no longer be guaranteed, in order to ensure the combat strength of the imperial army, the implementation of the recruitment system is the general trend, why does the metropolitan governor turn a blind eye to the current situation of the army in various places?"

"Ridiculous! As long as there are not so many displaced people in the world, and the Juntian system is not destroyed, how can the government military system not be maintained?!" Zhao Xuan was furious.

The two argued about it.

In the end, Tong Jing and the Bianliang case this time have become insignificant.

In the end, the emperor made a decision: "The government military system is the foundation of the imperial dynasty and cannot be moved lightly, but the conscription system is a solution to the existing problems.

"The problem is caused by Bianliang, then first set up a 'regimental training envoy' in Bianliang, who does not have military and political power, and specially recruits homeless young and strong people, trains soldiers, and gives 20,000 soldiers. ”

Zhao Xuanji didn't want to open this opening, but he really didn't have a way to solve the existing dilemma of the government military system and the displaced people, so he opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't continue to oppose it.

"That Tong Jing ......," Xu Minglang asked.

"Severe punishment!" the emperor dropped these two words.

If Tong Jing is not severely punished and fails to properly deal with the guilt of the displaced people, how can the necessity of implementing the conscription system be highlighted?

......

The news of the establishment of a regimental training envoy in Bianliang and the recruitment of displaced people to establish a new army was soon learned by Zhao Ning.

"The root cause of the displaced people is land annexation, and if Your Majesty does not suppress land annexation, why do you need to add any regimental training envoys?" Hu Honglian was very puzzled by this news.

Zhao Ning sat behind the desk, as steady as Mount Tai, and said lightly: "Wealth annexation and land annexation are the general trend, on the one hand, it cannot be reversed, on the other hand, the emperor himself has to support the Hanmen forces, and the implementation of the conscription system can not only temporarily solve the problem of displaced people, but also give the Jiangmen family a heavy blow, why not do it?"

"The emperor's plan is a draw from the bottom of the kettle for the Jiangmen family!" Yang Jiani, who was standing in front of the window, had a murderous look in her eyes. Speaking of this, she paused, and looked at Zhao Ning suspiciously, "Tong Jing's matter, are we lifting a stone to shoot ourselves in the foot?"

Zhao Ning shook his head: "It is a fact that the Juntian system has been destroyed, and it is difficult to maintain the government military system; the implementation of the conscription system is the general trend, this is the status quo, and no one can stop it." Whether Tong Jing's incident happens or not, the emperor will implement this plan. ”

"Do the Jiangmen family want to sit still?" asked Hu Honglian.

"Judging from the development of the situation, the Jiangmen family will indeed gradually die out. Zhao Ning said as usual.

As long as the wheel of history rolls forward, it will not only be the Jiangmen family that will die, but also the scholar family, and the world will eventually belong to the cold family. The centralization of power and the strengthening of imperial power are the general trend that cannot be disobeyed.

Zhao Ning changed his words and continued: "However, as far as the current situation in the world is concerned, the outbreak of the national war is imminent, and everything is still variable. Within a few years, the strength of the warrior family will not suffer a fundamental blow. ”

During the national war in the previous life, in order to gather forces from all over the country and hold the local military and political power, he was able to achieve the unity of government decrees and self-raising troops and food and salaries. They built up their armies in various places and formed regional warlord forces, known as "feudal towns"!

Most of the festival envoys are cold generals, and the family strength also has it, but it is very few.

Zhao Ning once had his own feudal town and army as the prince of Zhenguo, but he didn't last long before he was defeated by the Northern Hu army and had to leave the feudal town and run south.

Speaking of this, seeing that everyone's faces, including Huang Yuandai, were ugly, Zhao Ning smiled, "Don't worry too much, what should we do or what we should do." The purpose of our coming to Bianliang has been achieved, and it is fundamental to do our own thing well in the future and continue to grow our strength.

"Only when you win the national war can you think about other things. One must build on a firm foundation?

"The national war is a great torrent, the world will change, and there will be all kinds of opportunities at that time. ”