"What's wrong? Lethargy? Huzi is seriously injured? Zhang Huangyan took the teacup brought by the maid and put it on the table in front of Li Xiao.

"It's really evil today, I'm still talking to Li Xiu about the new weapon in the morning. In the afternoon, I saw Huzi being beaten to an inhuman shape and lying in the hospital. was reprimanded by Sun Lao, and was kicked out without even mixing a meal.

Walking on the street and wanting to have a meal, he was speechless by a chengguan captain. I used to think how majestic the handsome man was, but now it seems that even a small chengguan captain can't do it well. I feel useless!

The younger brother was beaten and couldn't take revenge, he wanted to expand the armament and had no money for the war, and he wanted to give the peddler a head, but he was still full of money. Li Xiao took a sip of the teacup, the tea soup was golden, and he knew it was a good thing at a glance.

"Huh! The things that these low-level officials encountered, you, the handsome, really don't necessarily do. But then again, what happens to you, a handsome, they don't necessarily do it well.

For example, you just left Ivory Mountain Village with a few children, but now? You are the commander of the Liao army of the Ming Kingdom, and you can make the ghosts and gods cry when you order hundreds of thousands of people to die on the battlefield. How many people in the world can do this? You're the only one!

Therefore, don't feel useless because of the words of the little official. It's just that each has its own strengths!

That's right! What does Sun Lao think of the situation in the northwest? "It's much more comfortable to chat with Zhang Huangyan, at least this old fox will say some comforting words, unlike Teacher Sun Chengzong's attack.

Belch...... And that bastard surnamed Xiao.

"It is not possible to expand the army, the imperial court has so much money, and the existing arsenal does not have so much capacity. If you don't have equipment, you can't let the soldiers go to war with swords and spears. What Sun Lao means is to let Ge Ritu fight Batur Hun, and when they are almost done, we will pick up the ready-made. Now Li Xiao is a little nostalgic for the days when he fought with a big sword and spear, at least that kind of war has less dependence on logistics. Unlike now, it takes time and effort to get the shells to the front line.

The railroad tracks have not yet been paved, but the improvised roads have been made. This is thanks to Qin Shi Huang, who made the gallop road two thousand years ago, and now it does not grow grass. A little leveling can be used for ox carts. Every day, a large number of ox carts and horse-drawn carts set off from Xi'an to the front line in Gansu.

"It is indeed difficult for the finances of the imperial court to support such consumption, and there is no way to do it. Jiangnan, an important place of finance and taxation, has not yet been appeased, and there is always an overt and covert resistance to food and taxes.

Ay......! Speaking of which, the imperial courts of previous dynasties have decreed not to go to the countryside. If it can be conveyed to the county magistrate level, it will be the end, and the affairs of the countryside will be decided by the clan elders and squires in various places. Although this saved a large number of officials, it reduced the expenses of the imperial court. But it also weakened the imperial court's rule over the local area!

When the imperial court gave preferential treatment to the gentry and scholars, this was nothing. After all, the gentry and the court are of the same mind!

But now it won't work, the officials and gentry are all on an errand. The gentry in the countryside hated the court and wanted them to do things hard. It can also be regarded as the combination of Yang Sichang and Enwei, which ensures that there is no large-scale rebellion in Jiangnan. If it is replaced by a person, after Cao Wenzhao is transferred, Jiangnan does not know how many people are kings and how many people are dominant.

There is really a character like Cao Mengde, and it is unknown that the country changes color.

Far from it! Tell me about what you want to expand.

Now the imperial court's finances are indeed in difficulty, and it is not advisable to let the Mongols fight for us. During the Han and Tang dynasties, our Central Plains Dynasty liked foreign races who could conquer and fight for our Han nation.

But the result?

During the Han Dynasty, I accepted the internal migration of the Xiongnu who had military merits, and as a result, the rebellion of the Eight Kings in the Jin Dynasty, when the Han regime declined. The northern Wuhu took advantage of the situation, and the catastrophe was great! What a catastrophe! How many Wenhua are ruined, the Hu people trample through the Guanshan with iron hooves, the Central Plains scholars run suddenly, panicked like a lost dog, 20 years of pen and ink invasion, the steel knife waved into a cloud of smoke, the Miao descendants were cut off, the fire was extinguished, the man was a dog, the woman was food, the baby was hungry in the wild, the old man was trapped in the road, screaming like a frightened beast, crying at night with a ghost, what is this hatred, what is this hatred? ”

Zhang Huangyan was so angry that he had to be angry, and beat his chest in pain.

Li Xiao knew that period of history, thanks to the hundred pulpits, he knew more specifically than Zhang Huangyan. Every time he hears what "Killing Hu Order" says, Li Xiao is also enthusiastic, and he can't wait to kill all the Hu people in the world.

Venting his emotions, Zhang Huangyan eased up.

"It's not easy, hundreds of years of dormancy. How much blood and tears did we Han people pay, and finally survived to the powerful Tang Dynasty. My Han family rode iron, went out of Yin Mountain to seal the wolf's dwelling, and broke Jieli and the wasteland. The golden wolf king of the Turks was captured by the Tang Dynasty and returned to Chang'an, and he was raised like a pig and a dog.

can die well, Datang also wants to use Hu people who can fight well to serve Datang. Gao Xianzhi was a Korean person, and Heng Ross buried tens of thousands of athletes in the Tang Dynasty in World War I, and my China has never been able to set foot in Central Asia.

An Lushan is also a Hu person, leading the three towns to sweep the Tang Dynasty. What's ridiculous is that the general who defended Tongguan at that time was actually Hu Renge Shuhan. Shi Siming, dressed in the name of a Han Chinese. But how do you know that he was originally the Turkic Ashina?

Too many Hu people were incorporated into the Tang army, which eventually led to the Anshi Rebellion. Datang's national fortunes have turned from prosperity to decline!

Learn from this! Relying on the Hu people to fight, although they can gain benefits for a while. But the disadvantages always outweigh the advantages! Only I, a big man, can really laugh at the battlefield and become an iron-blooded hero. I have no worries! If you blindly rely on Geritu, you may be fine within one or two generations, and there will be chaos after three generations.

The old man felt that we should rely on our own army to fight. Even if you grit your teeth, you have to fight. If I don't train a team with copper skin and iron bones, you and I will have great trouble in the next three generations after we die. ”

Li Xiao scratched his head, the copper skin and iron bones were Transformers. There really is a team of that thing, and Li Xiao feels that occupying the earth is no longer enough to realize his personal value. Perhaps the goal should be to conquer the universe, which can be regarded as a grand ambition.

Theoretically, Sun Chengzong's method is more effective. The Mongols are natural cavalrymen, as long as they are given enough weapons, they can fight with Baturhui, who is also a Mongol, without much training, anyway, the hatred between them is very deep.

But what Zhang Huangyan said is also very reasonable, if you want to stand up in the forest of the world, you must have an iron-blooded army that can fight.

The Mongols now obediently graze sheep in the Horqin steppe, and that's good. When they got used to selling cattle and sheep to the Han people in exchange for food, the blood would gradually disappear from them. Eventually, they become pure herders. There is no longer the aggressiveness of Genghis Khan, if they still think about aggression, presumably Makqin should be able to teach them how to behave. The mobility of the cavalry is not worth mentioning in front of Makqin.

"Let's discuss this matter with Sun Lao, I think it's better to rely on our soldiers. But in that case, you need to wait for the railway to be laid from the capital to Xi'an, and then from Xi'an to Yinchuan.

This is thousands of miles of railway, far from being laid in a day or two. I'm afraid we'll have to endure for a few more years, and the northwest direction during this period will cost us a lot of national strength. As soon as Li Xiao thought of the extravagance in the northwest, his heart began to chill.

"If you go outside, you must first settle inside! The war in the northwest is stalemate, and it is almost impossible to open the situation. We can set our sights on Jiangnan, as long as Jiangnan is appeased. With a large amount of money added to the imperial court, the financial burden will be greatly reduced. Remember that famous quote? The lake is ripe, and the world is full!

There is also the Susong Erfu, which is extremely taxed, which is a big source of wealth. As long as Jiangnan is done, the old man guarantees that the Liao army will no longer have to worry about military spending. Not to mention building a new field division, even if you build three new field divisions, it's up to you. Zhang Huangyan patted his chest and said.

"Gangnam!" Li Xiao muttered, Zhang Huangyan was right. Jiangnan is a big fiscal and tax player, but unfortunately it has been in a state of social turmoil now. Not only could it not provide financial resources to the imperial court, but it also became the most unstable powder keg for the imperial court.

In the past, Cao Wenzhao's fourth division was stationed in Jinling, and those Donglin party members in the south of the Yangtze River dared not speak out. But after the Fourth Division was transferred to the northwest, the Donglin Party was ready to move. The provinces south of the Yangtze River seem to be relatively calm, but in fact there is already an undercurrent surging underneath.

"In the current situation in Jiangnan, the imperial court must send a large member first. I can't leave because of my old man and I, so it's better for you to go to Jiangnan and get things done. I think you should take the first division to Jiangnan, there is no soldier to hold back at the critical moment. ”

"Huh! One Division! Not to mention, now these Qiu Ba are doing business one by one, and they are making a lot of money. Especially the first division, which beat Lao Maozi severely in the north. claims to be the first division in the world, arrogant and domineering.

Now it's doing business again, and it's selling Northland local products to make money and make money. If you don't manage it well, a good king's army will be ruined. I am going to bring the first division back to the capital for good training, and at the same time order the army not to do business anymore.

In the past, the military was allowed to do business, but that was because of the serious shortage of military spending. When the allocation is not available, each division needs to raise it by itself. Now that the food and salary have been guaranteed, it is necessary to cut off the claws of the army in business. Li Xiao remembered the various bad deeds of the first teacher that Sun Chengzong said, and his heart hurt so much that he almost dripped blood.

The heart is red, and the eyes are black. But once he got the money, his eyes turned red and his heart turned black. Before the first division, a heroic team that fought in the south and the north, was completely corroded, it needed to be vigorously rectified.

No one can do this thing, except for Li Xiao in the world, anyone who cuts off Ao Canghai's financial route will be torn to pieces by the angry Ao Ye. Even Sun Chengzong didn't dare to wade into this pool of troubled waters, and Zhang Huangyan hid as far as he could.

Among the four field divisions, only one division was Li Xiao's old foundation. None of them recognized it, only Li Xiao, the handsome.

"So that's the case, the old man doesn't talk much." Sure enough, when the old fox heard that this was the case, he was not even interested in asking one more word.

"Tomorrow Yin Jishan will bring a person named Xiao Zhan, this kid is a talent. You arrange for him to do something! Let's go through it and see if it's useful. Li Xiao suddenly remembered the captain of the city management who was stubborn against him.

"Xiao Zhan! That chengguan captain? Since you want to straighten out military discipline, why don't you stay under your hands and weigh him personally? Zhang Huangyan thought for a moment and asked.

"Talent is not so bad, let him take care of those animals. It is estimated that within three days, people will be shot black, military discipline will be corrupted, and it will not be cleared up unless it is forced. This time, I'm going to kill a few. It's up to whoever hits the muzzle! Li Xiao sighed, most of the officers of the first division were his old subordinates. There are even many people who have followed Phi Dao all the way to today, and they have been fighting with themselves for so many years, and now they want to kill people, and Li Xiao's heart is also entangled.

"To govern the troubled times, use heavy codes! This control of the rebellious soldiers also has to be heavy-handed. The old man doesn't care about this matter, Xiao Zhan, don't worry, the old man will definitely find a good errand for him. You can not only experience him, but also see his talents clearly. Zhang Huangyan nodded.

Leaving Zhang Huangyan's mansion, Li Xiao felt a little tired. Not physically tired, but mentally tired.

I have to think about this and that all day long, especially today. One moment it was a tiger lying on a hospital bed, and another was a division that needed to rectify military discipline. It's all the flesh of my heart, and now I have to use the knife, and any mistake will hurt my heart.

"Tired!" Tokugawa Chihime brought the water for washing her feet, took off her socks and stuffed Li Xiao's feet into the hot water.

When I first put it in, it was a little hot, like a thousand needles pricked. After a while, my feet adjusted to the hot water, and slowly I felt a little itchy. Sweating from her head, Tokugawa Chiki cleaned her hands. A pair of small hands began to gently knead on Li Xiao's temples!

"A letter came from the island saying that the Zhang family wanted to take Li Lin into Beijing. said that he wanted to ask Mr. Zhang to teach Li Lin his studies in person! Tokugawa Chihime's fingers were gentle, making Li Xiao a little drowsy.

It's another head-scratching thing, Tokugawa Chihime has been with him for so many years, and she has come out of nothing. On the contrary, Zhang's has a child with him, and he is still a male baby.

This is Li Xiao's eldest son, and he is also the eldest grandson of the Li family, and his status is noble. Thinking of Zhang's family, Li Xiao had an even more headache. She must have known the news of Zhu Yihai's death. The son who has been raised for more than ten years is suddenly gone, but I can think of Zhang's current mood.

Since the son of an emperor is dead, the best thing to do is to prop up his other son to the throne. Zhang probably thinks so, and she has a staunch ally, that is, her cousin Zhang Huangyan.

"It's time for a four-year-old child to be enlightened." Li Xiao nodded.

"Let the second child go to Changxing Island and bring Lin'er to the capital. Zhang's ...... Zhang stayed on the island and did not go to the capital for the time being. Not long after the incident in front of the noon gate, the capital was still in turmoil. When the security in the capital is better, I will take her to the capital. You don't care about this matter, let the second child do it. ”

"No!"