At the beginning of April, some people migrated from Jinyang one after another and settled in various places on the east bank of Fen River."
Of course, most of them stopped north of Pingyao.
Some of these people were refugees who fled north to Jinyang due to the war, and some were unappreciated concubine children of the Jinyang family. They came to the empty Pingyao with their brothers and slaves to start a new life.
The situation was not as bad as Li Po imagined. Although the population was greatly reduced and the labor force was severely lacking, the land was still very attractive.
In Chen Xiaoyi's letter, he used the word "ready to move" when talking about the Jinyang clan.
It's just that before Li Po left, he gave the Jinyang tribe two hard blows, which made them quite fearful and did not dare to let go and do whatever they wanted.
Chen Xiaoyi, Wen Yanbo and others discussed it and were very opposed to the idea of taking advantage of the war to annex land. Of course, this behavior must be contrary to some functions of the government.
The land equalization system has been in use to this day, and its inhibitory effect on land annexation is not obvious. However, the concept and general direction are correct. Officials are also very sensitive to the land expansion of large ethnic groups, but many times they are not fair.
view all this.
Because most of them come from wealthy families, their buttocks are naturally on the side.
Li Po thought for two days and wrote back to Chen Xiaoyi, asking him to temporarily relax the government orders and make a fuss about taxes later. Anyway, there is really a lot of surplus fertile land now, and it would be a pity to leave it uncultivated.
According to Li Po's opinion, in the next few decades, there may be no soil in the world for the chronic disease of land annexation to arise. Moreover, the war is far from over, and this timetable is estimated to take a hundred years.
It would be an understatement to say that we are worried about land annexation now. Of course, there is still concern about local wealthy families becoming powerful.
This kind of hidden worry also did not appear in Li Po's eyes. As long as the military and political power is in control, there are many methods that can be used, so why stop eating because of choking?
Like many things before, he can look at problems with an open mind and will not hinder current things because of possible consequences in the future, or even hesitate, because he always feels that there are more ways to solve them.
The problem is not about striving for perfection and not wanting problems to happen at all.
As for talents, his meaning has always been very clear. The wealthy families, officials, gentry, and common people all have to pay taxes. Even if the wealthy families and officials cannot pay more, they must not be left behind.
Similarly, he has no intention of using strong tactics. In fact, it is no different from fighting. With such a clear goal, all that is left is to go step by step. Taking advantage of every opportunity has always been his strength.
What's interesting is that Chen Xiaoyi expressed great surprise at He Chou's arrival, but at the end of the writing, there was a bit of a sour taste.
Although the writing is a bit obscure, Li Po has also read a lot of books, and his brain is moving very fast. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally understood it. This person feels that he is not too young, why have I never seen you like this?
Have you taken care of me?
He Chou received such courtesy when he first arrived. Is it possible that I, an old minister who has tried my best to help you, should not be as good as a newcomer who has just arrived?
Well, Li Pozhi had a toothache when he saw this sour gas. Although it was funny, he would not neglect it. After replying to Chen Xiaoyi, he immediately wrote to Li Bi and asked her to take care of Chen Taishou's mood according to the situation.
At this time, the generals of each department held military discussions in Jiexiu for several days, and then returned to their respective departments one after another.
According to Li Po's plan, the army's layout began to move one after another, looking for a suitable place to station, and it was inevitable that morale would be low.
This is like a gambler who is happy about winning money, but is forced to drink, which makes him very disappointed.
However, only Luo Shixin ran up to Li Po and muttered a few words. The others did not have the courage, so they could only accept the order and leave without mentioning it.
It can be said that after the vigorous Battle of Jiexiu, the army gradually returned to calm.
Of course, nearly 100,000 troops were idle and could not stop training. The consumption of food and grass was really distressing. If it had been left a year ago, Li Po would definitely not have been able to withstand it.
But now, the food and grass are quite abundant, which gives him a lot of patience.
Moreover, this is different from the previous wars. The battle with the Tang army in Jin Dynasty has the tendency of using the strong to bully the weak. No matter what the situation of the next war occurs, it will not bring too many dangers. This also strengthens the
gained his patience.
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In the spring of this year, the war in Jin Dynasty resumed, and Hebei was not bad either. Dou Jiande finally couldn't bear the loneliness, and sent his troops northward to annex Youzhou. At the same time, his trusted generals also began to attack the Tang Dynasty in Shandong.
Those local ministers.
Because of the constant shortage of food and grass, there were many rumors of cannibalism in various parts of Hebei and Shandong.
In fact, the war in Hebei and Shandong can no longer be fought as fiercely as it was in the past. Even though Dou Jiande has been working hard, most of Hebei and Shandong are already a scorched earth due to natural disasters.
Those who claim to be kings and hegemons here are actually digging their own graves.
Sui Emperor Yang Guang accomplished one of his goals, virtually destroying the remaining power of the Hebei and Shandong military groups and burying millions of innocent souls along the way.
Li Mi of Henan launched a fierce attack on Luoyang in the spring. By April, Li Mi's army, which had been entangled in Henan for several years, was finally exhausted. Under the fortified city of Luoyang, Li Mi's army gradually ran out of energy and blood.
As a result, the sequelae of the fire and Zhai Rang broke out in full force.
A civil strife broke out in Li Mi's army in early April. Zhai asked his old general Shan Xiongxin and others to incite the soldiers to mutiny. After failing to attack Li Mi's army, he surrendered to Wang Shichong.
It was almost a chain reaction. Later, Li Mi suspected that Xu Shiji and other old generals such as Zhai Rang were conspiring with Shan Xiongxin and others, and wanted to eliminate them.
Xu Shiji and others were so frightened that he led his army to the west and set up an ambush at the foot of Qijie Ridge. He defeated the pursuers and stationed troops in Mianchi as a wait-and-see. He did not rush west to Tongguan to surrender to the Tang Dynasty because Li Yuan's reputation had already passed its peak at this time.
Not very useful anymore.
The great right name that Li Yuan occupied had actually disappeared the moment he ascended the throne of God, and was replaced by a name that could barely be regarded as orthodox. Because he occupied Chang'an, Xijing, and was a relative of the Sui Dynasty, to a certain extent
To a certain extent, his rise to power during the Sui Dynasty was in line with the recognition of people in the world. Even if others became emperors, they would not have this weight.
But then again, wars are everywhere these days, and after occupying the commanding heights in people's minds, what matters is actually strength.
After Li Yuan became emperor, there was indeed a period of expansion, but it was short-lived. In the subsequent battles, he fell into a dilemma. Without any victory on the battlefield to rely on, Li Tang's reputation was gradually fading, and his influence on various parties was
The appeal of Fang heroes is gradually losing its appeal.
This hidden loss will gradually and seriously hurt Li Tang as time goes by.
Xu Shiji is a typical example. After leaving the west, Xu Shiji felt that surrendering to the Tang Dynasty was the right way, because he never wanted to be a bandit, and he was actually aloof from Zhai Rang, Li Mi and others, without any loyalty at all.
But most of his subordinates were unwilling. Some wanted to avenge Zhai Rang, some were Wagang bandits back then and seemed to be naturally indifferent to the officers and soldiers, and some were from government soldiers and were disgusted with the Kansai people. Although he is powerful, he is also timid, fearing that his life will be in danger if he surrenders to Li Tang.
Anyway, there are many, but there are only a few who firmly vote for the Tang sect.
At this time, Xu Shiji was conceited about his strategy and felt that he lived in a filthy place. His flaw of always being lukewarm to others was also exposed. He lacked prestige. When he was escaping, everyone listened to him, but after he was safe, everyone had their own problems. Everyone’s ideas.
At this time, it was Li Mi who gave everyone a kick and kicked them out of Henan completely.
Li Mi was already in a state of madness. He had been fighting in Henan for several years, and he boasted that he was extremely talented. However, as a hero in troubled times, he had already thrown away his ambitions and many other good qualities, and became a willful man. , the devil of troubled times who kills people at every turn.
At this time, despite everyone's dissuasion, he personally led his troops to chase Xu Shiji.
So, Xu Shiji didn't need to say anything, everyone surrounded him and fled madly to Tongguan to surrender to Li Jiancheng.
However, Li Mi paid a heavy price for his foolish behavior. Pei Xingyan, Cheng Zhijie and others, who were left behind to guard against Wang Shichong, just discussed it before beheading Li Mi's cronies left in the army and turned around to join the fight. Wang Shichong has been an enemy no matter how you look at him for many years.
After Qin Qiong, Wei Zheng and others who were stationed in Hulao and eastern Henan to prevent Dou Jiande heard about it, they did not bother Wang Shichong to persuade him to surrender, and directly sent Wang Shichong a letter asking for surrender.
By this time, Li Mi had almost deserted his family. Wang Shichong, who was surrounded in Luoyang City and did not dare to stand out, seemed to suddenly come to life, gathered an army, and prepared to eliminate the old enemy who was still struggling to death.
In more than half a month, this group of lowly people in Henan have played new tricks of defection and betrayal, once again verifying Li Po's comment back then, that this group of heroes in troubled times in Henan have no loyalty at all.
In fact, at this time, the land of Henan was already desolate, almost the same as Hebei, Shandong and other places.
The prosperity of the Eastern Capital at that time has long since faded away, and not even half of the sails of the Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty can be seen.
It seems that the only thing that supports the survival of Henan people is the grain stored in large warehouses in Luoyang. This is really a very ironic result.
Of course, no matter what, the war in Henan, which has been going on for several years, has finally come to an end.
The heroes of Henan are about to face foreign enemies like wolves and tigers...
(Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, Ah Cao's cold is getting better, I took another day off, and started to update normally. Ah Cao is getting better every day, it seems like it's only three days, right? There are no interruptions in updating, why are there voices urging updates everywhere, Ah Cao should be happy Or should I be sad?)
This chapter has been completed!