In the third year of the Northern Dynasty Gaoqi Wuping, December winter, 30th.

On this day, it is the New Year's Day, and compared with the joy in other parts of the country, the Yanmen Emperor is obviously much colder. Originally, according to the emperor's special attention to the New Year's Festival, this festival should be specially organized, banqueting princes and ministers, good relaxation, but the emperor had made a special decree before, and now it is the time when the two countries are at war.

The Emperor felt that he still had a lot to do, and there was no need to spend time on some indifferent eating, drinking, and merrymaking. Military newspapers and official documents from all over the country almost filled the emperor's account.

The bitter winter is still whipped on this land, for ordinary people, this time is very difficult, especially in Youzhou, Pingzhou boundary, as early as August, when the autumn grain has not yet been received, the local officials have cleared the wilderness, and destroyed everything that can be destroyed.

Although there was still a lot of grain in the imperial court coming in from the south, and there was no need to worry about filling the stomach, the farming work was almost ruined, and when the war passed, it was not clear how to make ends meet.

Nowadays, you can see everywhere the soldiers with spears and big bows at their waists, and the civilians you can occasionally see are either serving civilians or people with sad faces. Although the imperial court had long been prepared for war, it still lost a lot of people, referring to the household register, according to incomplete statistics, the loss of population was enough to 20,000 households, and many men died directly or indirectly in the conflict with the Turks.

The officials who counted the household registers sighed in a hurry, and many of them had to fill in the names of the female heads of households, and according to the custom, unless there were no male in a household, the female head of the household would be recorded, otherwise they would only count the men who were liable to pay taxes. In the new tax law formulated by the imperial court, the family supported by the female head of household must be lowered by a level, and the original standard can only be adjusted back to the original standard when a man reappears to set up a household...... It is conceivable that in the next three or two years, the financial reports submitted by the states will not look good!

Moreover, the hundreds of thousands of civilians who fled south also put a heavy strain on the imperial court, and it was almost certain that only half of the civilians involved in the war were still involved. There are still many people who died innocently directly or indirectly as a result of this war, definitely no less than 50,000 people! Those who were taken captive did not count.

Not many of the captives were brought back, and the rest would face a tragic fate, as they would be divided and plundered by the Turkic nobles, and then scattered to the various tribes to serve as slaves under their tents. They are not craftsmen, they can't provide the Turks with any advanced armor forging technology, and they won't have any human rights, in the eyes of the Turks, they are not even as good as pigs and dogs, sleeping in sheepfolds, feeding their hunger with ice and snow, and it is not impossible to kill and feed wolves at every turn. If the court wins, it may be able to redeem these people through diplomatic means, and if it is defeated, then the court will have no room to negotiate with the Turks.

This is all to be solved later, the most important thing at the moment, or two points, first, the war situation on the east and west fronts of northern Xinjiang, second, the resettlement of the victims, in the process of the disaster victims going south, due to insufficient manpower, negligent management, launched more than a dozen small-scale riots, although it was finally quelled, but the work still has to continue, the emperor sent a special person to be responsible, transport them to a place with granaries, unified care and resettlement.

The snow is getting lighter, Gao Wei is busy in front of the desk, and the attendants are holding piles of notebooks and walking like flying. After dealing with all the headaches first, Gao Wei finally found a few good news: "...... Yang Yan made new contributions, 3,000 cavalry, and defeated the two 10,000 cavalry of the southern invasion, and it was another hearty victory! I don't have to worry about Beiyan and Dongyan anymore. ”

"Your Majesty has a discerning eye." Several ministers said.

Gao Wei waved his hand and said: "You don't need to give me any high hats, no discerning people, his record is there, and he can afford to be the governor of the town." What I was going to do...... He will not die for my use. It's more just a gesture to the world, who knows that he can still fight so well when he is old, but it is beyond my expectations. After the war, I will reward him! ”

Murong Yan sought stability, Gao Baoning and Gao Yanzong went out, and the battlefields on the eastern and western fronts showed completely different situations. Although Murong Yan has made many gains while steadily advancing, it is not as happy as the military exploits on the Eastern Front and Yanzhou War Reports.

Gao Wei didn't say anything, so as not to put any pressure on Murong Yan, he is not a professional, can he do it if Murong Yan can't do it? Besides, Cushman & Wakefield himself knows that there are two lines, and the pressure facing it is completely different. Murong Yan challenged the two or three hundred thousand behemoths of the Turkic Western Route Army with a weak force, and he could still advance steadily, which was also extremely difficult to control.

“…… The silver money obtained from the destruction of the Buddha is almost at the bottom, and there is not much left in the cangfu of Jinyang and Yecheng. Cushman laughed at himself, "Now there must be many people behind my back who say that I am reckless." ”

The faces of several ministers changed, and they hurriedly said: "It's just a little criticism, Your Majesty doesn't have to care......

Cushman & Wakefield: "Why don't you care?" You must care, don't you know that people are terrible? …… This is also the fact that the national strength has been squeezed too hard by me, and it is inevitable that the people will complain. What else can you reason with the people? You tell them that I am a last resort, and that I am explaining a lot for the sake of the country's plan, can they understand me? In the eyes of the people, the rice bowl is bigger than the sky, let alone me, the son of heaven? ”

"......" The ministers had nothing to say, and then, Tang Yong said: "I hope that this war will end as soon as possible, and the class will return to the court early, and you can rest and recuperate for a while." As His Majesty said, after several years of war, the national strength and military strength have already shown signs of overdraft......"

Gao Wei glanced at him, pointed at him and said, "Then I asked you before, and you also told me that the national strength is still enough to support the war, even if I want to destroy the country, it is okay!" Why do you immediately change your words now that I have the intention of recuperating and recuperating...... You also play with me to watch the dishes? ”

Tang Yong knew that the emperor had no intention of pursuing it, it was just a joke, so he explained: "If Your Majesty wants to fight, the minister will fight with Your Majesty to the end, if Your Majesty wants to cultivate, the minister will not sing against Your Majesty. What is the matter, Your Majesty decides, the minister will definitely provide a solution! ”

Gao Wei smiled, and just wanted to scold him twice, but an attendant hurriedly ran in, bowed to the emperor, picked up a silk book, and said: "Your Majesty, the Zhenbei Governor's Mansion is reporting!" ”