In the East Cross Courtyard, Li Xuan saw Li Zhi's bright eyes and continued: "There is another method, which can also be assisted. ”

Li Zhi retracted his thoughts and said calmly: "You say." ”

"The salt produced in Qinghai Salt Lake has always been handed over by the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Households, and then distributed by the Ministry of Households to sell in various states, and the imperial court used the recovered salt money to purchase grain from the large households, and then used it to the front line, not to mention the high price, the loss in the middle should also be borne by the imperial court, and the minister thought that this was somewhat excessive." Li Xuan's eyes began to be solemn.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "You continue." ”

"Whoa!" Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "If merchants from all over the country are allowed to buy salt directly from the tea card, and at the same time directly designate, they must exchange grain for salt...... In this way, all the losses in the middle will be borne by businesses around the country, and at the same time, business travel transportation can also make the road prosperous, such as Qugou New Town. ”

Exchanging grain for salt was the frontier method of the Ming Dynasty, and this method was very easy to breed corruption.

But there is a premise, the Ming Dynasty salt and iron special transportation.

Datang's salt trading is not exclusively sold, but the new Chaka Salt Lake can only be sold by households, which is equivalent to a disguised salt and iron special transportation.

Once the Chaka Salt Lake is fully opened to the world, the natural corruption will be much lessened.

At that time, the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo should also end, and the exchange of grain for salt should also end.

Li Zhi stood on the edge of the swing, thinking about Li Xuan's proposal, and after a while, he shook his head slightly and said, "But in this way, the price of salt is probably going to rise." ”

"The government is still selling low-priced salt, and the price of salt will not rise anywhere, the key is that the price of grain has come down."

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said: "The loss of the imperial court transporting salt, selling salt, buying grain, and transporting grain, in addition to natural loss, is also the up and down of officials along the way, which is difficult to stop, so why not transfer such risks and losses to business travelers, they don't have these losses." ”

To make up for the losses of corrupt officials and corrupt officials from this grain road to the front of the army and the people, this is Li Xuan's thinking.

The methods of corrupt officials are definitely more ruthless than anyone can imagine.

The loss of military rations they stole from this grain route was at least 10 percent, and at most 30 percent was afraid that they would not be able to stop it.

In this way, the loss was reduced, and the amount of military rations needed by the imperial court was naturally much less.

Li Zhi's breathing suddenly became heavy, and he had already thought of the benefits of doing so.

In this way, there is no need for people like Wang Benli to maneuver in it, and Li Zhi no longer needs to use people to take the blame.

"Write a note on this...... No, it's just for me and the Queen. Li Zhi solemnly issued an order.

Li Xuan arched his hand: "Huh! ”

"This matter is resolved, and Wang Benli's matter can be regarded as the majority of the solution." Li Zhi smiled lightly, and then said: "It seems that I don't need to be so anxious to choose this matter in Zuo Shilang. ”

Li Xuan lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Zuo Shilangzhong, supervising the government affairs of the officials, households, and the Ministry of Rites, now the matter of transporting grain from the household department is under the care of Di Renjie, but no one is watching at the matter of selecting officials in the Ministry for a while." ”

Li Zhi turned his head suddenly, staring at Li Xuan deadly, his gaze became cold: "You mean, they are for the officials." ”

"It's for Sajiro." Li Xuan bowed down and said: "The affairs of Shangshu Province have always been handled by His Majesty, but Zuo Shilang is the authority of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Shangshu Zuo Cheng Cui Zhiwen couldn't be shaken, Li Xuan was completely sure that the North Gate Bachelors and the gang would set their sights on the position of Zuo Shilangzhong.

Looking at Li Xuan, who lowered his head, Li Zhi's eyes flashed: "What is your opinion?" ”

"You can transfer Lu Yuanfang back from Taozhou, and then like Di Renjie, you can supervise the affairs of the officials with the imperial history." Li Xuan's expression was solemn, and he didn't notice that after listening to what he said, Li Zhi was stunned suddenly.

Immediately, Li Zhi said with a smile: "Haven't you thought about letting Lu Yuanfang be transferred to Zuo Shilangzhong?" ”

"Ahh Li Xuan raised his head a little dazedly, looked at Li Zhi who couldn't help laughing, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the selection of Zuo Shilangzhong, the recommendation of the officials, Your Majesty's decision, how can there be a place for ministers to beak here?" ”

Li Zhi is completely sure that Li Xuan really didn't target the position of Zuo Shilang.

You didn't see that he didn't even recommend Lu Yuanfang.

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "Lu Qing will let him have more experience in Taozhou, and inspect the history of Taozhou for a year, and I can officially entrust him with the post of Taozhou assassin history. ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Xuan bowed again, but the moment he lowered his head, Li Xuan sighed deeply.

He knew that with his reminder, Li Zhi would immediately become extremely wary of the people in the North Gate Bachelor's class.

In this case, it is strange that people like the bachelor of the North Gate can catch the cheap.

If the North Gate Bachelor is blocked, then the expansion of Empress Wu's power will be blocked, which is definitely a good thing for Li Xuan.

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the center, what you should worry about is Xituguhun and Xinghai." Li Zhi's expression became serious again, looked at Li Xuan and said, "With your ability, it is not difficult to take Xituguhun, but Xinghai, 50,000 cavalry, I'm afraid it will not be easy to take." ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, it is not difficult to rejuvenate the sea." Li Xuan saw through it again, and Li Zhi's extremely surprised expression had already seen it.

Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "There are only two ways to do Xinghai, one is to go straight to the Yellow Dragon, use the Black Tooth Changzhi Department as the main force, and take Xinghai from under the East High Mountain; The second is to gradually encroach from Qugou New Town and Dafeichuan from the outside, using the Turkic cavalry to staggered and horizontal, step by step to seize the grassland of the Tuyuhun people, surround and cut them, and then use catapults and bed crossbows to slowly destroy step by step, and finally force the remaining Tubo people to Xinghai City. ”

"Step by step, Lao Chen is steady, and the left phase is the way to seek the country." Li Zhi nodded, smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "What if it's you, Twenty-Seven Lang?" ”

"The ministers will use the method of smashing the Yellow Dragon, use the Tuyuhun people, pretend to be the Tubo people, and then raid at night, go straight out of the city of Xinghai, kill into the city in one fell swoop, and occupy Xinghai." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he arched his hand and said: "Although it is risky, once you have gains, you will be able to end all the war in a short time?" ”

"Fifty thousand cavalry of the Tubo people, twenty-seven lang, your risk is too big?" Li Zhi shook his head and said, "If it's not necessary, try not to take it...... However, the way of the art of war, the right and the odd are combined, the left side is stable and positive, and your twenty-seven Lang side cavalry is supplemented, and the positive and strange are compatible, but it is not surprising that you can take Xinghai. ”

Li Zhi's eyes had already appeared, and at the end of the year, Li Xuan returned with Xinghai's map, which made him couldn't help but feel satisfied.

"Take Xinghai, and finally Wuhai." Li Zhi didn't know what he thought, and looked up at Li Xuan: "Twenty-seven Lang, you said that in this life, do you still have a chance to see the extinction of Tubo?" ”

Li Xuan paused, stood on the side and looked at Li Zhi, and wanted to speak several times, but in the end, he took the last step and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, and they are not good at speaking, and it is extremely difficult to exterminate Tibet...... Even if the minister led the iron cavalry to break through the Luo, as long as the Qinling led the Tubo Zampu away and rebuilt the Tubo in other places, the minister would no longer be able to chase ......."

"Wait!" Li Zhi suddenly stopped Li Xuan and looked at him with a surprised face: "Can you break through the logic?" ”

"Yes." Li Xuan gave up his hand seriously.

"How?" Li Zhi asked staringly.

"The story of the Hussar General." Li Xuan's expression was solemn and he bowed his head in response.

Hussar general Huo Quai, lightly armed and simple, chased the north, drank Ma Hanhai, sealed the wolf Juxu, shocked the enemy, and made meritorious achievements.

"When do I seem to have heard that?" Li Zhi frowned slightly.

"When His Majesty met him last year, he once said." Li Xuan bowed his hand again, his eyes lowered.

At the beginning, he said this to Empress Wu, but Li Xuan believed that with the tacit understanding between their husband and wife, if Empress Wu knew, it would mean that the emperor knew.

"Hussar general, hussar general." Li Zhi raised his eyes to look at Li Xuan, and said softly: "You still say the same thing, the Tang Dynasty does not govern Tibet?" ”

"Yes, if you want to exterminate Tibet, you must follow the story of the hussar general." Li Xuan's expression was solemn.

The hussar general Huo Quai, the cavalry was vertical and horizontal, coming and going like the wind, not taking prisoners, and not bringing grain and grass.

If you want to exterminate the Xiongnu, you must follow the Xiongnu, and if you want to exterminate the Turks, you must follow the Turks, and then surpass them.

Now, if the Tang Dynasty wants to exterminate Tibet, it must follow its example.

Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan and could clearly see the monstrous sea of blood in the depths of his eyes.

Shaking his head slightly, Li Zhi said: "Although Huo Qu's method of illness is feasible, it is too hurtful to Tianhe, and I don't want you to be a hussar general of the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your care, the minister does not want to follow the dart general, if people can follow the example of Wei Gong, it will be a lifelong blessing for the minister." Li Xuan sighed lightly.

If there is no such thing as Empress Wu being the emperor, Li Xuan will be like Li Jing at most, and the peach and plum will be all over the world.

But with the Empress Wu on top, he must tremble every day, so as not to cause the whole family to be wiped out because of the sudden relaxation.

"Indeed, the life span of the dart cavalry general is too short, and I don't want Twenty-Seven Lang to go to Huo to follow in the footsteps of his illness." Li Zhi waved his hand and sighed softly: "I hope that Twenty-Seven Lang can be my Huo Guang......"

Huo Guang, the minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty for thirteen years, so he monopolized the power, but respected Emperor Zhao for thirteen years, the people were full, and the four Yi guests were served.

Emperor Zhao died of illness, had no heirs, Huo Guang abolished the Marquis of Haidu, established Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, assisted wholeheartedly, and was buried in Maoling after his death.

Even if the whole family was wiped out, Huo Guang still accompanied the burial of Maoling, called Da Sima, Great General, Bo Lu Hou, surnamed Huo.

Although in later generations, Huo Guang monopolized power and coerced the emperor, but in the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was the first to arrange everything, Huo Guang was still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and even did very well.

Even if the power is monstrous, it has kept the most basic bottom line.

The most important thing is that the emperor of later generations successfully raided his family and exterminated his family, which was definitely the most satisfactory for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, there are countless virtuous ministers in the court, and the ability of the ministers is really limited, if possible, the ministers hope to be the Duke of Weiguo." Li Xuan bowed deeply, his face ashamed.

The atmosphere in the entire courtyard suddenly became solemn, and Li Zhi's eyes fell on Li Xuan, pondering slightly in his heart.

Huo Guang, Li Jing.

"Why, are you afraid that you won't survive to the end, and you will be beheaded all over the house?" Li Zhi's voice was cold.

"No, the minister can't be Huo Guang, the minister's ability is not so strong, and the minister's heart is not so hard." Li Xuan lowered his body in a deep voice, and then said: "If the minister is Huo Guang, he only wants to be Huo Guang during the Zhao Emperor period, and the other ministers really don't want to think about it." ”

After the death of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Haiyang ascended the throne, and even a person like Li Zhi, who was extremely suspicious, looked down on the Marquis of Haidu.

The most important thing is that Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty has no heirs.

Li Zhi's expression relaxed, he waved his hand directly, and said: "Why should you worry, with your means, how can the emperor have no heirs, besides, it is impossible for you to be the ruler of the country, Xian'er's body is strong, it is difficult to say which of you has lived, as for the rest, that is the matter of the juniors, unless you want to be Fu Jian!" ”

Li Zhi's last sentence was thrown out with a light smile.

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, a little confused: "Fu Jian? ”

Fu Jian killed his cousin Fu Sheng and usurped the throne.

After a slight slowdown, Li Xuan immediately fell to his knees.

Holding his hands in front of his chest, he swore and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has absolutely no intention of being Fu Jian, if there is, the sky and the earth, the gods and Buddhas of the world, and they will be punished together." ”

(End of chapter)