After dealing with the matter of the new plow, Liu Ponu finally became idle.

When the bad old man was there before, Liu Ponu had a lot of ideas that had to be suppressed.

It's not that I'm worried that the bad old man will veto his idea, but the main thing is that every time I propose a new idea, I have to break up the whole thing and explain it to him in detail.

Even if you have to say it every time, your mouth is dry, and Liu Che may not be able to understand what she means sometimes.

So over time, Liu Ponu tried not to mention any new ideas.

But now the bad old man has gone out to play, and he has handed over the entire Han country to himself to manage temporarily.

This also gave Liu Ponu the opportunity to realize some ideas.

Of course, Liu Ponu will not easily make a big move in civil affairs, after all, this system is running very stable now, and the steps are big, but it is easy to get the egg.

Ordinary government affairs or something, the most suitable thing now is to change little by little, to bring about a comprehensive change through time, so that everyone can slowly accept it unconsciously, so as to offset their resistance.

But for the military, Liu Ponu doesn't have so much patience.

As long as the internal affairs issue is made to ensure that there are no mistakes, it will be slower, at least it will not lead to the death of personnel.

The military is different, although the Han army is very strong, but the war is always dead.

Han Jun is now the top student in the class, and it is no problem to hang the scumbag in his grades.

No matter how hung they are, they are still in the same class, no matter how bad the scumbags are, they are also using the same set of rolls as you.

And what Liu Ponu wants to do most is to bring the big man to a higher grade to play, and directly use the senior grade to reduce the dimensionality of the surrounding brothers.

So, Liu Ponu directly called the big farmer Ling Sang Hongyang.

Although Sang Hongyang also belongs to his own people to a certain extent, just because he is his own person, Liu Ponu still gave Sang Hongyang some psychological shadows last time, so now when he meets Liu Ponu alone, Sang Hongyang is more or less flustered in his heart.

"How much grain does the treasury have now?" Liu Ponu asked unceremoniously and directly.

"Your Highness, last year, because of the construction of new plows and water conservancy systems, there were varying degrees of increase in production in various places, counting the consumption in winter, there are still more than 40 million stone of grain in the treasury, which is about 5 million stone more than the same period last year!" Sang Hongyang reported honestly.

"How much will I have left behind after the autumn harvest?" Liu Ponu continued to ask.

"If you don't take into account the unexpected factor, you can have a balance of about 8 million stones......

"Hmm!" Liu Ponu nodded slowly.

It seems that there is a balance, but Liu Ponu still sees the problem here.

Last year's autumn harvest increased the treasury by 5 million stone compared to the previous year, thanks to the increase in production from the introduction of new ploughs and water conservancy systems.

The surplus of 8 million stones, which must first remove the 5 million stones that increased the income, that is to say, if there is no increase in production, according to the normal consumption of the imperial court in a year, there will basically be a surplus of 3 million stones.

Three million stones seems like a lot, but if you calculate it on average, you will find that this surplus of grain is not even enough for the imperial court to consume for a month.

Not to mention that the old man is still thinking about going to build the Jianzhang Palace, and this is all under normal circumstances.

In case someone makes an achievement, will you reward the court or not?

So after coming and going, the current situation of the imperial court is basically the level of balance in and out.

And it is not difficult to explain why during the great drought in Kanto two years ago, the imperial court had no surplus grain to provide disaster relief, and the imperial court itself was not enough, so what else could it use to provide disaster relief?

The victims suffered a little bit and were tired, and the most they could do if they were hungry or something was to complain, and then after a period of trouble, the court could still suppress it.

But after saving the victims, do you say it made the officials hungry?

Or let the army go hungry?

No matter who these two are hungry, as long as they stand up and make trouble, the court will be anxious.

Fortunately, everything is improving, the number of new plows put into the market last year is not much, and after a year of development, before the spring ploughing, the number of new plows put on the market will increase more than ten times compared to last year.

Liu Ponu didn't expect this year's tax revenue to increase tenfold, but at least two or three times should always be there, right?

Even if it is two or three times, it is still 10 million stones, although it is not enough to live a landlord-like life, but it is still natural to have more money.

"Take out five million stone grain and store it separately, this batch of grain will be used as the strategic reserve grain of the imperial court, without the order of the imperial court, even if the sky falls, no one is allowed to touch a grain of grain in it! In addition, when the autumn harvest comes, all this batch of grain reserves will be released and replaced with new grain, and as for how much grain to take next year as strategic reserve grain, it will be decided according to the actual situation of the autumn harvest! Liu Ponu commanded directly.

"No, the minister will arrange this matter as soon as he goes back!" Sang Hongyang nodded.

Although he wanted to object, he could not find a reason to oppose it.

The budget is given by oneself, and the balance is still given by oneself.

People just used part of the surplus as reserve grain, and Liu Ponu didn't use this batch of grain to make nonsense.

Although Liu Ponu also did not explain what strategic grain reserves mean?

But Sang Hongyang, as a big farmer and as the supreme governor of the Han Dynasty in charge of money and grain, can he still not hear the meaning of these words?

Isn't that just for the army, if there is no war, it is to prevent local disasters and the imperial court can't get food for disaster relief?

In other words, this tactic is called prevention before it happens.

If it is not used, it will be replaced when it is harvested in the autumn to ensure that the grain is always new and that the grain in the warehouse will not be used for a long time and will not be spoiled.

If it is really used, the imperial court will not be unable to raise food for a while.

As for the ministers who saw that the treasury was more abundant than last year and wanted to do something else, Sang Hongyang could only say sorry.

Do you think the emperor is just testing Liu Ponu?

Fart!

The emperor and Liu Ponu have been in the same hall for several months to deal with government affairs, and according to people, the emperor's life is getting easier day by day, and dealing with government affairs every day is not like dealing with government affairs at all, but more like coming to rest on vacation.

Do you say that this Liu Ponu's ability is not good, doesn't the emperor have a little force in his heart?

I cleaned up a group of people before, although the rest are honest, but who knows if they are not really honest?

It is not so much that the emperor is testing Liu Ponu, but that the emperor is testing their ministers.

The smart Sang Hongyang can be said to be ahead of many officials, anyway, as long as Liu Ponu doesn't mess around and doesn't let himself get off the stage, he can do whatever he wants, whoever likes to stop him, anyway, the old man won't stop him.

……

Sang Hongyang's movements are fast.

It's so fast that Liu Ponu didn't even react, so I'll report that the matter has been done.

After returning that day, Sang Hongyang immediately asked people to redivide the granary of the treasury.

The granary is not meant to be built, first of all, it is necessary to choose a place on high ground, so that it will not be flooded if it rains and accumulates water.

Secondly, it is necessary to choose a place with hard soil and aridity, which can prevent rats and other animals from getting in and stealing food to a certain extent, and at the same time prevent food damage caused by the humid environment.

And what you think of as a granary is just a house on the ground or something?

Miss by a mile!

Although there are houses on the ground, the real granaries are underground, and the depth varies from place to place.

Another advantage of placing it underground is that it can ensure that the temperature difference throughout the year is within a certain range to the greatest extent, and it is not too cold or too hot, which affects the quality of food.

Anyway, the granary of the treasury is very large, and even if production increased last year, it still failed to fill the granary of the treasury.

Sang Hongyang didn't even vacate the granary to divide it, but directly enclosed several silos in a corner with a fence, and then assigned people to be responsible for the daily management of this granary.

Whether or not to prepare for war does not depend on where the place is, but depends on how it is managed, and Sang Hongyang is still very clear about this.

The days went by like this, and Liu Ponu's energy was always on the new army.

Li Guangli has been on the expedition for more than a year, and it is almost time to send the news back.

The expansion of the new army is still a recruitment around Jing Zhaoyin, and with the previous example, this time the recruitment speed is very fast, and in less than half a month, 20,000 people were recruited.

As for the weapons and equipment of the new army, since the battle was decided, Liu Ponu directly ordered to make every effort to manufacture them.

In fact, there is nothing difficult, the new plough does not use much iron, but whether it is an iron mine or an iron smelting mill, the scale is constantly expanding.

And making a gun is just a barrel, a trigger, and a lighter.

Liu Ponu uses an integrated casting process, casting one component at a time, which also improves the efficiency of manufacturing, and the workshop only needs to practice a furnace of steel, and can directly make five or six hundred barrels, or thousands of matching parts.

20,000 flintlock pistols may seem like a lot, but in fact, if the ironworks of the Lantian Workshop were fully operational, it would take less than five days to make all the accessories.

It was easier to take out some of the carpenters from the workshop to make the butts, so a month after the 20,000 troops were in place, and after the workshop was busy for two months in a hurry, the 20,000 flintlock pistols were delivered.

At this time, the recruits have been training for more than a month, and some basic knowledge has been almost mastered.

Three and a half months after Liu Che left Chang'an!

In the first year of the first year, March 25.

The fields are full of people who have finished spring ploughing, last year's harvest was good, and this year the guys are taking advantage of everything, and there is surplus grain at home, so everyone wants to grow more land.

Although I will still be strained on my food rations this year, as long as I survive this summer, everything will be fine by the time we get through the fall.

A flying horse came from the west, with several red flags planted on its body, and fluttered in the wind with the rapid gallop of the war horse.

Along the way, there were people who had taken refuge in advance, for fear that they would not be able to dodge and delay the important events of the imperial court.

While dodging, many people's hearts trembled.

This is a military horseman, and there are so many flags planted on it, which obviously means that the situation on the west side is very bad......

The flying horse did not stop because of the solemn faces of many people, the war horse was dressed roughly, and although the pace under his feet was getting slower and slower, the knight on his body did not have the slightest pity, and hit the butt of the war horse hard.

And after entering Chang'an City, the war horse seems to have been exhausted, and although the knight is also very tired, he can't have any slack at this time.

In desperation, the knight drew his great sword and stabbed the horse's ass with moderate force from the head of the sword.

The war horse, which was desperately in pain, exerted its strength again, and used the last strength of its body to sprint forward.

When the flying cavalry arrived in front of Weiyang Palace, the knight shouted loudly, and the Yulin army who heard the sound hurriedly cleared the road, opened the city gate, and sent the knight to prepare to lead the way.

"Dunhuang Military Situation Urgent Report ......"