"Not bad. Long Shaoyang's eyes flashed, but his tone was very gentle, "Now that spring ploughing is imminent, these ownerless fields will be distributed to these homeless people, and the household department will allocate grain seeds, divide and plant, and in a few months, they can be harvested." First, the displaced people were spared the pain of running around and repatriating and were never in danger of going back and forth; second, the imperial court did not need to send troops to repatriate or suppress the bombs, thus reducing the expenditure of the state treasury; and third, the displaced people were able to farm with peace of mind and no longer be scattered around after the fields were divided and the harvest was obtained. In this way, the imperial court can solve the current plight of the displaced people at a very small cost. ”

When he finished speaking, there was silence in the warm pavilion.

After half a ring, Xiao Minglong couldn't help but praise: "What a wonderful strategy, killing three birds with one stone!"

Xiao Di couldn't help but smile and said: "Not only that, but the displaced people have planted the fields, and they will also pay the land taxes, and the treasury will also have inputs." ”

"Your Highness, Brother Xiao, this is the second thing I want to discuss with you. Before I talk about this, there are a few more questions I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Prince. Long Shaoyang said slowly, his tone calm and waveless.

"Brother Long, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

"Today's court, why do all the officials look forward to wishing the prime minister and the prime minister?"

"The prime minister is the head of the civil officials, in charge of the affairs of a country, and he is also the general of the founding pillars, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and the governor of all roads and horses. ”

"Which is more important, the power of the prime minister or the power of the army?"

"It's ?...... Ordinary people have their own emphasis, but if they are seriously discussed, it is natural that military power is more important. ”

"Since Prime Minister Zhu is so powerful that the tail is too big, why doesn't His Highness suggest that His Majesty strip him of his military power, so that the tiger has no claws, and the male eagle has no wings, so why be afraid?"

"Big brother, you don't know. I wish the lark to tiptoe between the ranks, rise in the middle of the strange, with Emperor Taizu Gao's southern and northern wars, born and died, he has long taken the opportunity to cultivate a group of henchmen, and for decades it has been the same party to fight against differences, but I am afraid that now only a small number of people such as the old general Qin and the loyal marquis have not fallen to him. Even if a holy oracle relieves the military power, who can command those generals and soldiers? Most of the results will be self-inflicted. Thinking about this, His Majesty also knows this, and he is helpless. ”

"Oh....... Your Highness, what if there are impermanent soldiers, and there are no permanent soldiers?"

"What did you say?" Xiao Minglong was taken aback, and said in a deep voice, "You mean that the generals from all over the country will be rotated regularly?"

Before Long Shaoyang could speak, Xiao Di had already spoken: "I'm afraid this is also in vain." The general is still his general, but the ass is just a place. Second, if the place they want to go to is recognized as a dove occupying the magpie's nest, these Qiu Baymasters will either pretend to be sick or take leave, and refuse to accept their lives in every possible way. In the twelfth year of Xianning, the military department once came up with a strategy, and the garrisons in various places were rotated for a period of three years, but the resistance was too great, and in the end it was not resolved. He let out a long sigh.

"What if we start from scratch and form a new army?" asked Long Shaoyang.

"I'm afraid this road is also suffocating. Xiao Di took a sip of the teacup on the table, and said slowly, "Not to mention that my old Taishan is bound to gather party henchmen, and the other party is slightly wanton accusing and obstructing, just two pieces of silver are not a small amount." Now that the soldiers' salaries must be used, the salaries of the hundreds of officials must be used, and the relief of the victims must be used, and the treasury is already stretched thin......

"What if this new army is self-sufficient and doesn't need to be supported by the imperial court?" Long Shaoyang stared at the two and said slowly.

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Minglong and Xiao Di were surprised, and couldn't help but sit up straight, looking at each other, obviously half-believing these words.

Listening to Long Shaoyang's calm and waveless tone, he continued: "The key to opening this lock is on these homeless people. The ownerless land under the Jingzhao Mansion was equally distributed to the more than 100,000 displaced people, and all men formed government soldiers, and the government soldiers set up a separate military registration, not into the civilian household, 15 service, 60 exemptions, and even more exempt from taxes and conscription. These people are no different from ordinary peasant households in their usual farming work; during the agricultural gap, the army generals teach them the art of attacking and fighting weapons, and it can be said that all peasants are soldiers, and soldiers and peasants are one. The weapons, food, grass, and clothing needed for the war were all equipped by the government soldiers themselves. In this way, there was no additional expenditure on the treasury, and a large amount of silver taels were saved for the imperial court. This is one of them. ”

The two of them listened and nodded their heads.

"In the event of a war, the court will appoint the generals to command the soldiers of the government, and the soldiers will return to the government and return to the court. In this way, the government soldiers will never become the private soldiers of some generals, the army of a certain family, this is the second. Long Shaoyang said, looked at Xiao Minglong deeply, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, you can divide these soldiers into several military palaces, divide and rule, and one is under the command of the East Palace, this is the third." These soldiers can also take turns to defend the Beijing division, or regularly defend the frontier. ”

The two of them couldn't help but light up at this point, and their mouths suddenly opened.

Xiao Minglong stood up, clasped his hands together, paced back and forth quickly, and said as he walked: "Wonderful! Wonderful!" Xiao Di pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Shaoyang, my old Taishan is scheming, this clever strategy is only afraid that it will be difficult to escape the eyes of the law, in case he sees through it, but what should I do?"

"Brother Xiao, I've thought about this layer too. First, we must hide from the sky and cross the sea, and secretly show our warehouse. Your Royal Highness, Brother Xiao, the first step we have to take now is to properly resettle these homeless people and drive a wedge for the future government military system. Now that the deadline is approaching, there is no other better way to settle the situation, and it seems that this "On the Governance of the Displaced People" will come in handy. As he spoke, he took out a fold from his sleeve and handed it over.

Xiao Minglong took it and unfolded it, looked at it carefully for a moment, and fell into deep thought.

Xiao Di took the fold from the side, only to see that it was densely covered with Zhong Wang Xiaokai, and looked carefully, the excerpt described the scale of the homeless people, the number of ownerless fields around, how to divide the fields equally, and how to allocate grain seeds. All these things are described in detail, but there is no mention of the government soldiers.

Closing the fold, Xiao Di asked, "How should I take the next step?"

"This second step is to take it slowly and act on the opportunity. Long Shaoyang looked at the world of pink makeup and jade outside the window, and said leisurely, "I'm afraid that when the time comes, I will have to use my strength to get the help of two people before I can succeed - this depends on His Royal Highness the Prince's strategy." ”

Xiao Minglong hurriedly asked, "Who?

"Pingxi General Qin Hu and Faithful Hou Wujun. Xiao Di's eyes lit up, "Right?"

Seeing Long Shaoyang nodding, Xiao Di continued: "Yes! The pillar of the old Qin general's country, loyal to Geng Jie, and the prestige of the government and the opposition. Wu Jun is also the commander of the forbidden army, and he has the right to control Jing Zhaoyin and lead the Jingshi Su Guard. How much more this man...... Hehe, there is a good cousin Wei Guifei behind her, she is now three thousand favors, if she is willing to blow the pillow wind in His Majesty's ears, the odds of victory will be one more percent. ”

Xiao Minglong had already heard the blood surge, and his face turned red all of a sudden, and said: "Clever plan! Brother Di, in the matter of comforting the army in the northwest in the spring of this year, I will strongly recommend you to the position of Qincha in front of my father, your two families have a deep friendship in the world, and this best person is none other than you." When the time comes, you will take my own letter, and the old general will understand everything. Xiao Di nodded in understanding.

Xiao Minglong continued: "As for the Loyal Marquis...... he said, frowning slightly, contemplating and thinking.

Long Shaoyang said: "Your Highness, it is not appropriate for the Loyal Marquis to make a special trip to meet at the moment, let alone talk rashly, otherwise it will take half a day, and Prime Minister Zhu will know." In this way, it will cause a big deal to startle the snake. If he finds an opportunity, His Highness can first take the matter of the resettlement of the displaced people and probe his mouth. The follow-up matter, wait for the opportunity, and slowly figure it out. ”

"Okay, that's it. Xiao Minglong patted the armrest of the chair and said loudly.

As they spoke, a low voice came from a distance, and the three of them stopped talking. I only heard the voice say: "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince......" followed by a knock on the door.

Xiao Minglong knew that something was urgent and responded. I only heard the sound of "squeak", the door opened, and a eunuch in Tsing Yi walked in quickly, saluted, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, no...... Oh no, something happened. There was a riot among the displaced people near Luobinfang in Xicheng, saying that it was ...... It was said that the weather was bitterly cold, and the homeless people were hungry and could not eat enough porridge, so a handful of homeless people took the opportunity to rush up, and the scene was a mess. I heard that the Marquis of Zhongxin and Lord Jing Zhaoyin had rushed over. ”

"Good. Prepare a car for the palace!" Xiao Minglong said and waved his hand.

After the eunuch withdrew from the palace gate, Xiao Minglong stood up, looked back at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Brother Long just said that there was an opportunity, no, the opportunity is coming." Let's go, let's take a look!"

The three of them put on their cloaks and went out of the temple gate, only to find that the snow had stopped at some point.

It was almost noon, and the sun poked its head out, shining brightly, shining brightly between the heavens and the earth, dazzling people's eyes. Listening to the clatter of horses' hooves, a gorgeous and spacious carriage drove over, and the three of them got into the carriage and went straight to Luo Binfang.

The roads in the city of Los Angeles are straight, running from north to south, and staggered from east to west, forming a large and small square, which is collectively called Fang, and Luobin Fang is one of them, located near the Pingding Gate of Xicheng, because of the proximity to the West Gate, the displaced people stay slightly more than other places.

The group left the East Palace, and the carriage passed through the streets and alleys, heading westward.

Long Shaoyang looked out through the screen window, and the streets were full of groups of soldiers and civilians removing snow, some picking up brooms, some wielding shovels, and they were busy clearing the snow, and a road had been swept out of the middle of the street, and the carriage was galloping forward along this road.

About a moment later, the carriage came to a street corner, and the noise of people was heard from a distance, and then the carriage stopped.

The three of them looked at each other, wrapped their cloaks, and jumped out of the car. I saw that the streets were scattered on both sides, and tents were set up, and the snow and water were mixed with mud, stirring together, and they were full of mud. The displaced people who fled from Qinzhou and Daizhou were all ragged, with yellow faces and thin muscles, some were holding a cold rice ball and gnawing on it, some were roasting around the fire, some were squatting under the corner of the wall and shivering, and some were lying on the grass and moaning in a low voice...... The servants of Jingzhao Mansion held the killing rod in their hands, and shuttled between them in twos and threes.

When the three men saw this, they all knew that the commotion had subsided, and they walked along the open space of the earth towards the crowd.

Long Shaoyang looked around, saw a miserable scene in front of him, heard a cry and moan, couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart, sighed wordlessly, and followed Xiao Minglong and Xiao Di on the snow.

Seeing that the three of them were well-dressed and extraordinary, he didn't know what was going on, and he hesitated to come forward to interrogate, but the attendant of the East Palace had already stepped forward to inform him, and the messenger immediately widened his eyes, trembled and saluted, and turned around to report the news.

As soon as the three of them turned the corner, they saw more than a dozen people walking quickly in the distance.

The man at the beginning had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, and a scarlet cloak covered with armor, reflecting the surrounding snow, making him even more heroic. I saw him take three steps and make two steps, his figure flickered, he hurriedly caught up, arched his hands, and said loudly: "Chen Wujun see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”