The dignified deputy minister actually threw up a fuss when he was condolences to the soldiers who fought for the country.

Su Zhe blamed Li Yun for this guilt.

No way, who made him talk a lot?

But Li Yun is also aggrieved, the conscience of heaven and earth, he is also kind to remind him, isn't it? Stumps and broken arms on the battlefield are naturally indispensable. Especially according to the reward and punishment system in the army, it is necessary to have a head to record meritorious service.

That kind of bloody scene, it is estimated that Su Zhe, a writer, saw it, that is, the difference between early vomiting and late vomiting.

It's easy to count the captives, but the living must be rationed, and they can't starve to death, right? There are more than 8,500 people in total, and the reason why the number is uncertain is mainly because many people died. In these years, it is rare to be injured on the battlefield, especially serious injuries, and survive under the hands of doctors. And it is even more impossible for party prisoners to enjoy the treatment of wounded soldiers of the Song army.

The wound is bleeding, and it is possible to get a handful of dirt to cover the wound, and it is possible to fool people.

Every one of those who survive is a miracle.

It's just that it's a bit difficult to count the first level.

On the one hand, it is not uncommon for the victorious side to bury the losing side, or for each side to bury the corpses of the dead soldiers.

As for the Abandoned Wasteland, it's absolutely impossible. Once the corpse decomposes in the wilderness, it is easy for the plague to break out. And people face the plague, this invisible killer, which is more terrifying than dying in battle.

Therefore, burying the body is the first priority that must be done. Unless it is fighting in a land that is simply impossible to occupy. After the fight, pollute the enemy's water sources, land, and then pat your ass and leave. For example, if the army of the Central Plains Dynasty went to fight in the grassland, it was likely to adopt this method. Because in the eyes of the Central Plains Dynasty, the grassland could not be defended at all.

On the other hand, the statistics of war merits have to be beheaded. This kind of drudgery is something that few people in the army would be willing to, and even if the commander gave the order, he would be very reluctant.

Therefore, the calculation of combat exploits is relatively lagging behind.

Su Zhe's heart was surging, he couldn't imagine that Li Kui, who was like a little bandit, was like a fish in water in the northwest after being driven out of the imperial city. It is easy to establish such a feat.

A day later, Li Yun knew that he was not treated well in front of Su Zhe, but he still used the statistics to find Su Zhe. The scene he saw made him feel sad, and Li Kui had a heated chat with Su Zhe. I was envious in my heart. has to admire Li Kui's snobbery. I heard Su Zhe's eyes shine and listen to Li Kui say: "Uncle Shi, the closed economic closed loop of this farm has been done, and it is not much worse than a county town." The point is, self-sufficiency, you think, when the tenants' time is freed, they can develop other economies. But the tenant has no money, and the owner has money. Moreover, most of the owners are experienced people who can see products that are in high demand. As long as there is a planned investment, it will not be long before several industries can emerge. The number of people has not increased, but everyone has become rich together, the owner has more property and wealth, and the tenant has more income and monthly income. Why not be happy because the tenants are grateful for the benevolence of the owner? ”

"Renjie, you said that this small farm has a head?"

Unlike Su Shi, Su Zhe is very concerned about the management of the manor, and most of his income over the years has been spent on the purchase of land. In the vicinity of Kaifeng, Su Zhe has a manor of considerable scale.

As a big landowner, Su Zhe must be very concerned about making money. At the same time, as a scholar, he also had a sense of mutual benefit. Originally, this idea was an extravagant hope, but listening to Li Kui's words, he suddenly had a sudden enlightenment.

Li Kui can be regarded as finding the pulse of the Su family brothers.

Chat with the ancestor Su Shi, talk about wine and ideals with his old man, the old man can call you a brother and a brother when he is drunk; Su Zhe is more difficult than Su Shi, but as long as you talk to him about manor management, compassion for the villagers, win-win cooperation, and income generation, this person can treat you as a confidant.

Li Kui unconsciously said the words to Su Zhe's heart.

Su Zhe sighed and said with annoyance: "In this way, the old man should not have supported Brother Yao's suggestion and promoted a small farm in the court, which is obviously too shallow. Unexpectedly, a reasonable arrangement of manpower can more than double the output of the manor, which is the work of thousands of generations, and the old man will admit his mistake to you. Especially the best people...... You can think about the people and the destitute families of tenants who have no long things, this is the style of a scholar, and you must keep your heart! ”

"Uncle Shi rest assured, the disciple must plan a reasonable plan according to Uncle Shi's manor." Li Kui immediately patted his chest and said that he was very concerned about Su Zhe. Su Zhe's manor did not record his name, this is the unspoken rule of the Great Song Dynasty officialdom, and the children of the family who stay in their hometown will be the nominal owners of the manor. And the nominal manager and owner of Su Zhe Manor is his son.

Afterwards, Su Zhe patted Li Kui's shoulder and said with relief: "Renjie, you are a good boy." ”

Li Kui smiled like a fox, but said modestly: "It's the elders who love and care for it, how dare Kui say it." ”

Li Yun was dumbfounded, this is too shameless, right? You're talking about money! Talking about exploitation! How can it be frivolous, as if it is shameless to give money to people to do good deeds?

It's just that Li Yun also knows that he can't be as shameless as Li Kui.

Moreover, he also knew that the person who was most undesirable about Su Zhe was himself.

"Uncle Shi, your old military merit level has also been counted, do you want to check it today?"

Su Zhe's face turned pale for a while, and he was secretly glad in his heart that he didn't eat morning food. Otherwise, you'll have to spit it out. It's just that my appetite is too bad these days.

glanced at Li Yun angrily, no way, every head needs to be seen by him, this is what Su Zhe said before, Li Yun just asked Su Zhe to keep his previous promise.

Li Kui was uncomfortable when he saw Su Zhe, after all, a scholar, a great writer who has been competing with articles all his life, let him go to the first level, it is indeed a bit difficult for a strong man.

So, Li Kui opened his mouth and suggested: "Uncle Shi, since Li Yuanhao ascended the throne and promulgated the "Bald Order", the heads of party soldiers are especially easy to recognize. Otherwise, how about letting General Cheng and Gonggong Hao confirm it, and then let Shi Shuzu check it? ”

Su Zhe hesitated: "Could it be a mistake?" ”

Li Kui said indifferently: "More than 8,000 living people are going to be sent to the capital, what can be wrong with the first level?" ”

Oh, yes!

There are so many living captives, and how many are wrong to die, does it matter?

When Su Zhe heard this, he was immediately in a comfortable mood and his variants were smooth. It's right to think so, the party members are easy to recognize, and they are all shaved and bald, which is very funny. You must know that before the founding of the Western Xia, the party members had no defects except for being a little black. Especially in their appearance, the high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and big eyes still fit the aesthetic standards of the Han people in the Central Plains.

Especially the party men back then, all of them were men with long hair and fluttering, not handsome, but definitely not ugly.

But now?

The whole people are bald, and I don't know what Li Yuanhao thought at that time. People can't help but guess that it won't be Li Yuanhao who is bald and can't get his face up, which makes all the party men shave their bald heads, which is the so-called worry for the king!

However, Su Zhe still reminded Li Kui: "Renjie, it's not early, the old man will go to Jinmingzhai to settle down tonight, if you have nothing to do, you can come together, right?" By the way, rewrite a copy of the battle report, the old man listened to the soldiers' discussions, and when you fought that day, you were the first to take the lead in killing the Western Xia generals, and you should be credited with the first merit. There are also eloquent commanders who play with tens of thousands of troops in Western Xia, don't be arrogant, you should fight for yourself, you still have to fight for yourself. ”

"Uncle Shi, I'm ashamed, I didn't think about changing my career to become a general." Li Kui pretended to be difficult.

Su Zhe patted his head and said with annoyance: "Renjie, your idea is right, don't enter the general's door, there is no future in the army." Of course, you won't be in the gatekeeper's door. There is no precedent for civil officials to join the army in the court. Forget it, the old man will write you a secret letter and send it to the secretary of the province and the metropolitan office. You can rest assured. ”

Where can such a Su Zhe still see that he doesn't want to see Li Kui, and his grandson loves him so much.

When Su Zhe left, Li Yun pulled Li Kui's coat and said with pantothenic acid in his heart: "Second brother, what's the situation, how did Uncle Shi change his temperament, isn't he the most disgusted with us?" ”

As the two brothers who are likely to smash Sumen's signboard, Li Yun always felt that he couldn't hold his head up in front of Sumen's serious children, but fortunately, he still had Li Kui as a companion, and he was despised by Su Zhe together.

But suddenly, Li Kui actually won Su Zhe's favor, and suddenly felt a kind of resentment that he was betrayed by his good brother.

Li Kui touched his chin and played with the taste: "It's easy for our uncle to settle down, I really didn't expect this relationship before." Suddenly, when he said it, he felt like he was gushing. ”

"What's the relationship?" Li Yun also wanted to be pampered by his uncle and ancestor, and his eyes were expectant.

"The way of doing business." Li Kui gestured; "Our uncle is not simple! In Xuzhou, he set up a farm with a scale of 80 hectares, and all the money in these years was filled. But the output of the farm has not been satisfactory to him, as long as you have a way to make him feel that you have helped the tenants of the grange and increased the income of the old man, he will definitely treat you as his own grandson. ”

When Li Yun heard the problems of business and other things, his arrogance suddenly went out, and he chirped: "Second brother, I can't even understand the account book, do you think what I can say can be useful?" ”

Li Kui shook his head and said, "Forget it, you won't see your uncle and ancestor in the future, right?" ”

The battle on Dunyan Road came to an end.

In Mubo Town, the 30,000-strong army under Zhang Kai's ambush is rising to the ground.

If there was a unified command structure in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty, a strategy against Western Xia should be prepared at this time.

Even if you don't fight, you have to make a plan. After two successive defeats, Western Xia suffered a great loss of vitality and took advantage of his illness to kill him, which was the best opportunity to solve the finances of the Great Song Dynasty. The change is complete nonsense. As long as the Western Xia is destroyed, the finances of the Great Song Dynasty can immediately save 30 million yuan a year, and the crisis can be turned into peace in an instant, and the money will not be spent.

Changing the law is not so important.

Capital.

Baokang Gate Li Jia Lane, Li House.

The little emperor Zhao Xu popped out of the gate with a head, and when he saw the third uncle who was bored basking in the sun in the courtyard, he walked over with a relaxed expression: "Third master, are you always comfortable?" ”

"When I'm old, I can only bask in the sun and wait for death." The third uncle rolled his eyelids, and when he heard the sound, he knew that it was the boy Huang Maid. Of course, according to the old and strong eyes of the third uncle, he must have seen that the yellow maid was just a pseudonym. The surname Huang is not prominent in the capital. And the yellow maid is often a hug and a very retarded person for very common things. Even the entourage of the yellow maid is not simple, and that Han Deqin gives people the bearing of a superior.

What does this mean?

Huang maid has little contact with the common people in society, and is obviously a first-class child in the Gaomen compound.

What a grandfather!

The grandfather of the Great Song Dynasty is not worth anything at all, and those who are slightly valued by the emperor from the second-rank officials can be mixed with dukes. In terms of the bearing and pomp shown by the yellow maid, the third uncle guessed that he should be a prince with little real power. His old man didn't rely on the emperor for the identity of the yellow maid. I always feel that I am a bad old man, how can the emperor be interested in him?

As far as the yellow maid showed no eyesight, it was really the emperor. The third uncle will definitely be angry and shout: "The dignified emperor, you actually taught such a thing, you should be killed!" ”

"Senior, I'm here to report the good news." The yellow maid flattered, which frightened the eunuchs around him, how could His Majesty stand and speak so quietly to a sitting commoner?

But Zhao Xu didn't care, whether it was the yellow maid or Zhao Xu, when he left the palace, he regarded himself as a young man, nothing more.

The third uncle sat up at this time, reached out and touched the teapot from the coffee table, poured himself a few sips, squinted his eyes and looked up, and said, "The old man's edict has come down?" ”

"This ...... It's a bit tricky. Zhao Xu was puzzled: "Originally, Li Kui served as the direct secret cabinet of the Son of Heaven in the imperial city, and he could find a reason to do a good job of the old-timers' edicts. The sixth-grade, seventh-grade prose officials are just scholars, and the court will not be stingy. But you also know that Li Kui offended the Queen Mother and went to the northwest. This has no merit, and there is no reason to reward you for being old! ”

"My family has committed villains in this life, and this time they have committed women. It's not good for him to offend anyone, to offend the Queen Mother, isn't this a way to get along with himself? The key is, without the edict, when will the old man return to his hometown? "That's right, the third uncle waited for the letter in the capital, but what he waited for was disappointment. If he becomes an official, regardless of whether he is sent or not, he is the most dazzling old man in Yishui County.

Now the third uncle is waiting in the capital and waiting, waiting until his patience is almost gone.

Zhao Xu secretly complained: "Either the old seniors, wait." ”

"Wait! I'm running to wait for my old man! The third uncle suddenly remembered a joint, glared at Zhao Xu and asked, "By the way, did you spend money on errands?" ”

"Nope!" Zhao Xuxin said: "It's just a letter to the third master, and the one who gives the title is still a loose official." Stamping yourself and letting the secretary save a letter of order, it's very simple. Does it cost money? "If the third uncle is Li Kui's own grandfather, even if Li Kui goes to the northwest, he can get a letter. This is the preferential treatment of Jinshi. But the problem is that his old man is not Li Kui's own grandfather, but his grandfather, so it is difficult to do it.

When the third uncle heard this, he immediately realized the crux of the problem, sat up straight and said to Zhao Xu: "Spend money, use money to smash, I don't believe it, how can it be so hard to hold the handle." It turns out that your kid is a stunned young man, why don't you do it up and down, can you handle it? ”

"Don't worry, the third master has money, I will give you 3,000 yuan first, and it will be easy to do it if you follow the path of the Ministry of Rites."

Zhao Xu was dumbfounded, he may be the only one in the Great Song Dynasty who bribed officials, and the officials would be so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed.

Just when he had nothing to do, the general Han Deqin walked up to him and said in a low voice: "Son, good news from the northwest, Cheng Zhijie and Li Kui defeated the 50,000 army of Western Xia on Dunyan Road. ”

Zhao Xu suddenly turned around and said to the third uncle with a smile: "Senior, the opportunity has come!" ”