Section 31 Natural and man-made disasters
When we left the camp and were about to return and leave, another person shouted: "The prince is waiting for me, the old man is too late!"
Everyone immediately looked back, only to see a middle-aged and elderly man with a gray beard on his face carrying a long sword, panting and chasing after him!
After asking, I found out that his name was Gan Wen and he was from Langya County, Xiongnu!
Because of the long distance, he went in the wrong direction halfway, and when he finally came to Yongzhou, the ring had just been withdrawn!
Looking at his anxious roar, his body is so strong, he should also have a little ability, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed over so far away when he was old!
So I still gave him a chance, let him directly fight Lin Chenghua, after dozens of moves, the old man was not defeated! I was in a very good mood, this old man spoke more humorously, so I immediately asked them to stop the discussion, directly named him a general, and let him follow Zhao Tiande and them into the camp tent to standby. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The next day, another young strong man came to the garrison of the army to call, this person's name is Chen Chang, from the Xiongnu Shangdang County! On the way, because of a dispute with the Xiongnu soldiers, the time was delayed, and it was long overdue to catch up with the ring to recruit generals!
These people are also quite funny, why do you have to be so tight on time, don't you leave a day or two in advance, and you won't have time to make some accidents! But I also gave him a chance to let the generals try his skills!
This Chen Chang is really not bad, he actually defeated Gan Wen after dozens of moves, and I didn't hesitate to make him a general!
So far, I have been glad to have five generals, and the results of setting up a contest to recruit generals have indeed yielded considerable results, and my plan to recruit elite soldiers and good generals has begun to show results, and it should be more than enough to deal with the battle to destroy Yunnan! I have exactly 50,000 troops under my command in Yongzhou City, and each general has 10,000 soldiers under his command, and he has been brought outside the city every day for training and hard training.
Later, Xiao Qing presided over the affairs of the Naxian Pavilion, and also received countless wise men from the east, and they made the best use of their positions, although there was no official residence for the time being, but it was also regarded as the power of our court! The big officials are basically Wang Zhe and the emperor's uncle's people, it is not appropriate to shake their two big trees too early, and the current court situation can still be stabilized.
After more than a month, Han Cheng was doing his duty, and finally made a slight gain, he raised 3,000 soldiers in Fangling, and he did not slack off in training day and night! But what was even more gratifying was that he actually captured countless servants of Yu Neishi and searched out countless belongings from their cars! After some interrogation, he learned that Yu Neishi had countless real estate and land in various counties of the Xiongnu, and that he had fornication with Xiongnu officials, and he also found a letter written by Yu Neishi himself from the servants, which was ironclad evidence of collaborating with the enemy!
Han Cheng sent people to escort all the human and material evidence to Yongzhou and handed them over to the court commander Zhang Meng, and openly interrogated them above the court to show their warning to the hundred officials! Wang Zhe in the court was furious, and he was also indignant at Yu Neishi's rebellious behavior, but he did not dare to intercede for him!
Since I am the king of regents, I naturally will not miss this perfect opportunity, originally I planned to remove this big corrupt official of the Yong country, and now I just want to push the boat to take the post of internal history! Yu Neishi's crime is heinous, and I will immediately be executed according to the law, and all his family property will be confiscated! Then I will be promoted to Uncle Baili under Xiao Qing, and this young new official will succeed him as Neishi!
Uncle Baili is the descendant of Baili Xi, and he is one of the wise men recruited by the Recruitment Hall this time!
Uncle Baili originally lived in the Inner History County of the Xiongnu, and he just turned 18 years old this year, and he was a young and steady talent! Uncle Baili was particularly dazzling when he was very young, and he inherited the wisdom of his ancestor Baili Xi, and was quite famous in the Inner History County! At the age of 14, he served in the county guard mansion and became a dazzling rookie in the county guard mansion, but because he was not used to seeing the Huns in the land of China, he resigned and moved to the upper county on the north side!
In the past few years that Uncle Baili has lived in seclusion in Shangjun, the county guards of nearby counties have sent people to ask him to go out of the mountain to serve, but Uncle Baili politely declined!
Later, I heard that the regent appointed Fengchang Xiao Qing to build a museum in Yongzhou to recruit talents, Uncle Baili was overjoyed and rushed to Yongzhou to join the office, under Xiao Qing's strong recommendation, I first asked him to be Xiao Qing's subordinate in charge of the imperial history of the official, and left it to find an opportunity to promote him in the future! Uncle Baili's reputation has already spread far away in Kyushu, this time he was exceptionally promoted to take over the post of internal history, Wang Zhe did not object much, Yu Neishi did not involve him in the matter is already very good, and Prime Minister Wang Cheng did not dare to say anything!
I was originally determined to win the position of internal history, but this matter has been pending for a long time, but now it has finally been successfully completed, and I have successfully taken another step!
In order to save the people's livelihood in time, I led Xiao Qing to pray for rain in various places, and begged for rain seven times in total, to relieve the suffering of the people!
In the scorching summer of July, the rain is even more scarce! While being vigilant, I pinched my fingers and calculated that it turned out that this time coincided with a major drought that was rare in decades, and the drought would affect the entire Yongzhou and the Central Plains, and it would last for a long time and affect a wide area!
In desperation, I had to lead Xiao Qing, a regular official, to preside over the sacrifices in various places, and successively asked for the rain of Ganlin for each county more than 20 times, so as to solve the drought situation in various places! The thunderstorm array of Qimen Dunjia is really a good thing, this is really a big magic weapon in my hands in ancient times, and the ministers are also convinced of me!
I have solved the drought situation in various parts of Yongguo, but I have not been able to solve all the troubles in the land of China! The rivers of the Central Plains have been cracked, and the plague of locusts has occurred, and the people have no harvest and are miserable, and for a time all the people in the Xiongnu counties are in chaos, and the land of Kyushu is full of wolf smoke, and the number of displaced people is multiplied and thieves are rampant!
In the words of the ancients, the situation of this year is a real natural and man-made disaster, and I seem to smell the smell of death in the Central Plains in the east while sitting in the Yongzhou Imperial Palace!
Although I went all out to beg for rain, the drought still existed in Yongguo, and the crops in many places had been reduced, but the taxes were still levied according to the standards of previous years! The people were miserable, and the people everywhere were also faintly moving, and there was a possibility of civil change at any time!
The whole world is in chaos, our Dayong country is not a paradise, and nature is no exception!
One morning, an official outside the door rushed into the court, knelt on the ground with a plop at me, and shouted at me: "Lord Hanzhong, help!"
Wang Zhe immediately asked: "Why are you so panicked, you actually opened your mouth and said help!"
The official wept bitterly and said: "The villain is a small official of the Yamen of the county of Ba County, and the people have reduced their income in this year's great drought, and there have been frequent tax refusals in the county, and there are also troubled people who have stirred up trouble! A few days ago, a cadre of displaced people raised an army in Tong County and killed countless officials in my Tong County, and now Tong County has already fallen into the hands of thieves!"
Hearing him say this, Wang Zhe immediately scolded bitterly: "Waste! Why don't you send the county guards to destroy the thieves?
The official cried and said: "Lord Cen of the county guard once sent 500 soldiers to destroy the thieves in Tong County, but the thieves were strong and defeated our army 50 miles west of the county of Tong! The thieves became even more rampant, and even raised 2,000 thieves to march westward, and they will be able to reach the city of Ba County in a few days! The danger of Ba County is just around the corner, and I hope that the King of Hanzhong can quickly send reinforcements, otherwise the land of Ba County will not be guaranteed!"
After the officials finished speaking, the ministers were shocked, and Wang Zhe was also stunned, no one thought that the civil uprising in Ba County would be so serious!
Xiao Qing stepped forward and angrily pointed at the officials and scolded: "As an important minister of the imperial court, you should immediately report to the imperial court when the people of Nafang County change!
The official bowed frantically and said: "The villain also knows that he is derelict in his duties, and he will be killed after playing the enemy situation in Ba County! The military situation is urgent, and I hope that the king of Hanzhong can immediately send troops to save the people of Ba County from the water and fire!"
I smiled and said, "The little official of the county guard still knows that the matter is urgent, and does not defend himself, and he does not forget the people of Ba County when he dies, and his pride and loyalty can be seen!
The official was stunned for a moment after hearing this, turned his head to look at Wang Zhe, and then got up and stood aside in fear!
I then ordered: "Zhao Tiande listens to the order!"
Zhao Tiande immediately came out and said: "The last general!"
I continued: "This king ordered you to lead 4,000 troops, and follow the county guards to rush to the aid of Ba County City, and you will not be allowed to return to the court until you exterminate all the thieves!"
Zhao Tiande clenched his fists and replied: "The last general will take the order!"
After saying that, he turned around and dragged the official and said, "My lord, let's go!"
Then the two of them hurriedly left the main hall, but another soldier ran in from the door of the main hall frantically ran in from them!
The soldier knelt down on the main hall with a thud, and reported anxiously: "Report to the king of Hanzhong, Shu County and Baima sent people to report, the people in the county are all over the place, and the thieves are rampant and seem to have a tendency to sit on the throne, I hope that the king of Hanzhong will send troops to exterminate the thieves as soon as possible, so as to prevent future troubles!"
The ministers were shocked when they heard this, and it seemed that there was chaos in various places, and so many popular uprisings broke out at one time!
I hurriedly got up and asked, "What is the situation in Hanzhong County?"
The soldier replied: "I haven't seen anyone report yet! Hanzhong County is the fief of the prince, and 20,000 soldiers have been sent to garrison it before, so even if there are thieves, they will be exterminated, so it is safe for the time being!"
At this time, a minister suddenly lamented loudly: "Except for Hanzhong County and the land of Southwest Yi, all the other counties are in chaos, is this the heavens going to kill me?"
I turned my head violently to see that the minister was very sad, presumably he was only feeling, and he didn't mean to create chaos! I saw Wang Zhe also bowing his head and sighing, and his face also showed a trace of sadness!
At present, there is chaos in various places, and if the situation in the DPRK is unstable at this time, the great Yongguo may really be over.
I immediately got up and said loudly: "It's just a natural disaster and a man-made disaster, the land of Kyushu is like this, why are everyone so pessimistic! Lin Chenghua and Zhang Tianyuan listen to the order!"
The two generals immediately walked out of the queue and replied, "The last general!"
I ordered: "Lin Chenghua, this king ordered you to lead 2,000 troops to Shudi to quell the thieves; Zhang Tianyuan, this king ordered you to lead 1,000 troops to Baima to quell the rebellion; the two generals should set off immediately, and there must be no mistake!"
"The last general will take the order!", the two of them immediately turned around and left the main hall after speaking!
Wang Zhe wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to me: "The king of Hanzhong is really wise, if it weren't for the good generals recruited by the East Gate, many people would be helpless!
After saying that, Wang Zhe knelt and kowtowed excitedly, and the ministers also knelt and kowtowed together, shouting words like "I'm wise Chitose!"
They are first-class in the sycophants, but once something happens, they can only stare dryly, and it seems that these courtiers must all be replaced, otherwise I alone will definitely not be able to save the Great Yongguo!
Just when I was more disappointed in the ministers, Uncle Baili suddenly came out and said: "King Qi Hanzhong, now the people of various counties are changing everywhere, and it is difficult to pay taxes because of the reduction of taxes in the land!
I replied without hesitation: "Quasi-play! In addition, please ask Lord Neishi to allocate materials from all over the country, and after the generals have quelled the rebellion, they will be sent to the place of counterinsurgency to help the refugees, and be sure to properly resettle the people, and there must be no mistakes!"
After hearing this, Uncle Baili smiled, and immediately saluted in high spirits and said: "Weichen obeys the order! The subordinate will send someone to handle this matter, and the minister will retire first!"
I nodded to him after listening to this, and I was very satisfied with his movements so quickly!
After Uncle Baili left, Wang Zhe turned his head to look at his back, then turned around and said mockingly: "This person is acting so actively, I hope that it can be entrusted with great things, and it is not in vain!"
I glanced at him, didn't bother to take care of him, and sat down again.
Another soldier hurriedly walked into the main hall and reported: "Report to the King of Hanzhong, General Fangling Han has sent someone to report that a large number of displaced people from the east have entered Yongzhou, and the number is not less than 100,000, and then more displaced people will arrive one after another!
I nodded and said, "This king knows about this, what else do you want to report?"
The soldier replied, "Li Junchang, the commander of Fangl County, has a letter delivered, saying that he wants to hand it over to the king of Hanzhong himself!"
I turned my head to look at the chief eunuch, who immediately walked briskly down the steps and presented the book from the soldier's hand!
This is the ancient Chinese characters of the Qin Dynasty, and it is the first time I have personally read the books they wrote, Nima, fortunately, I am a professional in ancient Chinese research, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to understand it!
This Li Junchang reported to me privately, saying that Fangling, Chang and Wei counties had paid taxes according to one-twentieth of what they collected, but there were very few people in the bazaars in various parts of the county, and the people were all stockpiling grain at home, and few people took it out to sell!
This news came as a shock to me, it's the worst news I've ever received today!
If this tax reform is not successful, all my arrangements will be nonsense! If we cannot increase the treasury revenue of the Yongguo, we will have no money to buy horses and recruit troops; if we cannot make the people of the Yongguo country rich, the court of the Yongguo State will not be able to win the hearts of the people, nor will it be warmly supported by the people in all parts of the Central Plains, and this great plan to rejuvenate the country and recover the Central Plains will also be pure empty talk!
I wondered now, Nima, I still gambled 5,000 taels of gold with Wang Chengxi! Could it be that I really want to lose to that old fellow and have to sell my own fief to pay off my gambling debts?
My mood sank to the extreme, and I sat in my chair and didn't say a word!
Wang Zhe at the foot of the stairs began to worry about the affairs of the displaced people again, and he mocked loudly: "My Dayong is now unable to protect himself, so many displaced people have entered my Yong land, won't I Da Yong want to make the country poor and empty because of this? When we send people to block the entrance to Donglai, we can't let the Donglai displaced people enter my Yongdi again!"
I didn't speak, I lowered my head and thought silently, I didn't understand the failure of the tax reform, and I was still struggling with where the problem was, why these people refused to sell it even if they had surplus food in their hands!
Although I didn't speak, Wang Zhe didn't dare to give an order to block the homeless people, so he had to look at me anxiously with the ministers, waiting for my final decision!
At this time, from outside the door of the main hall, a soldier's long report came from afar: "Report!"
This voice should be an urgent military report of eight hundred miles, and the ministers were shocked after hearing it, and looked towards the door of the main hall together!
The soldiers rushed into the main hall with a loud shout, knelt down and hurriedly reported: "The king of Shu led his army deep into the territory of Yunnan, the army was defeated and the army suffered heavy losses, and there were only more than 10,000 people left in the 60,000 Shu army! Today, the king of Shu retreated to the territory of Tanglang, and a special messenger came to report, imploring the king of Hanzhong to send a large army to reinforcements!"
After hearing this, Wang Zhe raised his head and shouted: "King of Shu, King of Shu, my Dayong soldiers are all destroyed in your hands, and the King of Shu has mistaken the country!"
...... I never expected that Uncle Huang would be defeated so badly! In this way, the Dian Kingdom is only afraid that it will really go against the sky!