Since Li Luo left Haidong, Sapurer has sold three more batches of refugees from Jiangbei. Cui Xiuning has recruited 30,000 new recruits from Jiangbei immigrants.

In addition to the 5,000 Song army that Zhao Zhong had newly joined, the total scale of the Tang army exceeded 170,000, including 30,000 Navy and 140,000 Land divisions.

However, the troops could no longer increase. Because the immigration plan was finally over.

In addition to the 300,000 immigrants from Henan and Jiangbei over the past few months, the total population of Tang State has reached 1.3 million.

The entire nine counties of Luoning County were full of immigrants. The fertile land in the eastern part of the sea and the southern plains had been allocated.

Most of the refugees in Jiangbei, Henan and Jiangbei were sold by Sapler, and Haidong had no extra land to accept new immigrants.

Therefore, the period of rapid expansion of the Tang army ended.

The total population of 1.3 million is 170,000, but the permanent army is 170,000. The proportion is so scary, of course it is "military military force". Therefore, this model is unsustainable. In recent years, 80% of the expenses are spent on the private property of Li Luo and Cui Xiuning, rather than the treasury.

The total income of the treasury was only one million taels last year, and it was impossible to solve the problem of a single military pay. What is enough for?

Even this year, the Tang Dynasty's treasury income was absolutely not two million, but the military pay for the 170,000 army was more than two million taels.

Even if all the surplus grains of the people of Haidong are purchased, they can only meet the needs of the army, craftsmen, officials and other groups that do not produce grain.

If the Tang Dynasty did not plunder, there would be no money or food to raise an army.

Cui Xiuning flipped through the thick account book, checked each expense, and estimated how much it would be needed this year.

It's really a mountain of gold and silver, and it can be dried up.

"Sister-in-law, how do you feel these two days?" A crisp voice interrupted Cui Xiuning's thoughts. Li Yuan, wearing a white dress and a green gourd doctor's logo embroidered on her chest, came to Cui Xiuning.

Li Yuan is already eighteen years old, and she is even more beautiful and charming. She is also the county lord and is already known as a famous gynecologist. I don’t know how many people are thinking about it.

But everyone knows that the Lord and his wife will never be careless about the marriage of the county lord. Most people should not even think about it.

Because Li Yuan studied medicine since childhood, she was very talented in medical skills, and was inspired by the later medical theories instilled by Cui Xiuning, and with a lot of clinical opportunities at Shanghai East Hospital, she is now considered a famous doctor, and even many places are ahead of other famous doctors.

Cui Xiuning took her sister-in-law's hand and sat down, "I didn't feel any discomfort, but I felt it was different from the childhood feeling of Via Zheng."

Li Yuan took Cui Xiuning's pulse carefully, observed her abdomen, then put her ear on and listened carefully, and said in a deep thought, "In the past few years, I have delivered more than 500 children, and six of them are twins (twins). I see that my sister-in-law's pulse looks and looks a bit like twins."

"Really?" Cui Xiuning looked happy. Twins. She knew that the probability of twins was only one percent. Could it be that twins were given birth to them like her grandmother?

Her mother and aunt are twin sisters.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "If it is really, it will be a great thing, but my little sister dare not conclude that it must be."

Cui Xiuning originally thought that the ancients did not like twins, but thought twins were unlucky. After a few years in ancient times, he realized that this was pure nonsense.

In fact, it is exactly the opposite. In the eyes of the ancients, twins were a great auspiciousness. The birth of a boy was called "Shuangzhang's Joy" and the birth of a girl was called "Shuangzhang's Joy".

What Cui Xiuning didn't know was that Huo Guang and Xiahou Ying were also specially congratulated for giving birth to twins. For example, "Dream of Red Mansions", there were also congratulations on "raising twins with one child". Li Qingzhao's friend gave birth to twins, and she also wrote a special article to congratulate her.

Emperor Yingzong of Ming even said to his uncle, "Uncle gave birth to twins, which is a blessing from his ancestors, and he will repay good deeds."

In the Ming Dynasty, not only was it a great pleasure to have twins, but if they gave birth to triplets, they would also be commended by the emperor. The Ming Dynasty emperor issued several decrees to commend women who gave birth to triplets.

If Cui Xiuning gave birth to twins, it would be a great event for Tang Kingdom.

"Then, you probably are a man or a woman?" Cui Xiuning couldn't help asking.

Li Yuan frowned and said, "This is hard to say. Judging from the diet of my sister-in-law, it is easier to have a boy."

Emotionally, Cui Xiuning hoped that the fetus was a girl. But she knew her identity and her belly were related to the stability of Tang Guo. Out of rational considerations, she still hoped to have a boy.

It would be great if this second child was a boy and really a twin.

The first child is twins but not beautiful. After all, the eldest son wants to succeed the throne. If the younger brother looks exactly the same as him, it would be a problem.

The second child is different.

Li Zheng has been thirteen months old. Not only has he been weaned, he also staggered and walked, but he also called her mother, Yan Duo Dafu, Li Yuan Agu, and a few foxes, Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Hui.

Every time the little guy calls his mother, Cui Xiuning's heart almost melts.

But, he won't call him dad.

Cui Xiuning taught him many times, but he would never call him dad. There is no way, he is very unfamiliar with Li Luo, and there are only a few times when his father and son meet. Since his birth, the father and son have met less than ten times. Can they call him dad?

Since the little man was weaned, he rarely cried and became closer to Yan Duo. In the eyes of the little man, it seemed that the eldest father was the first. His mother ranked second, A Gu ranked third, several fox sects ranked fourth, Shi Coral ranked fifth, and the common maids and guards in the mansion ranked sixth.

As for my father Li Luo, I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with him, I don't know where I'm ranked.

Now, Li Zheng spends most of his time in Taigongyuan, either with Taigong Yan Duo or playing with the foxes.

Foxes are meat-eating. Cui Xiuning is really afraid that the little guy will be hurt by the fox, so Cui Xiuning ordered that there will always be people around the young master.

"Chan'er." Cui Xiuning suddenly called.

A beautiful girl lifted the pearl curtain and came in, "Madam asks for instructions." The girl is Du Lie's daughter, Yan Jun's sister Yan Chan. After taking the women's examination last year, she was chosen by Cui Xiuning to be a female official in the mansion. Her official position was called "Subsidiary Secretariat", an eighth rank. She was actually the leader secretary of later generations.

"You and Suhu go to the Firearm Bureau and see how the test-made shots in the ten-pound bullets are made." Cui Xiuning ordered.

Because she is pregnant, she is afraid of the roar of artillery to scare the children in her stomach, so she has been sending Wanyan Chan and Shi Shanhu to the Firearm Bureau recently.

Since mass production of small cannons with three kilograms and light cannons with six kilograms, Cui Xiuning finally guided the Firearms Bureau to set a plan for a 10 kilogram gun at the end of last year.

The appearance of the ten-jin ammunition cannon is somewhat similar to the light red cannons of later generations, and adopts some designs of the red cannon. This cannon weighs 900 kilograms, has an eight-foot-caliber diameter of three inches, and has an effective range of nearly two miles. Because it is relatively lighter, its maneuverability is better than that of the red cannons.

But a few months have passed, but no finished products can be mass-produced.

It's mainly a cost issue.

Since ten kilograms of ammunition are already a heavy firearm, a large amount of particulate gunpowder is required to be loaded with each launch, and the strength requirements for the gunbore are far exceeding that of three kilograms of ammunition and six kilograms of ammunition.

The samples were completely made of copper, so they were successfully made. But the mass production could not be made of copper, right? That would be too expensive.

Therefore, Cui Xiuning used the method of iron core copper body and cast two layers of mud molds. However, this technology is relatively complicated and has not been completely solved yet.

If you want to say that Cui Xiuning’s most concerned official business now is firearms.

When Yan Chan and Shi Shanhu left, Cui Xiuning smiled and said to Li Yuan, "Little sister, we have been together for two or three years. Your brother and I have never regarded you as an outsider. We naturally care about your lifelong affairs."

When Li Yuan heard this, his face turned a little flushed.

To be honest, she is not young anymore. At the age of eighteen, if she was in the Central Plains, she would have been married long ago. Even if the Tang Dynasty law stipulates that she must be over 17 before she can get married, she is still at the age of getting married.

Cui Xiuning saw her expression and asked with a smile, "I heard that you have someone you like, who is it?"

Li Yuan's face suddenly changed, she became a little pale, and she said in a panic, "Sister-in-law, I..."

She couldn't help but panic. You should know that a woman's marriage is based on the orders of her parents and the words of her matchmaker. Without the arrangements of her brother and sister-in-law, how could she make a private life with others?

Therefore, although she had a great affection for the man and the man was also a "gentleman" to her, she could only express her feelings and stop being courteous and did not dare to go beyond the slightest.

The man also knew that the two had different identities now, so he could only "seek for it and stay awake and feel impressed". He did not do anything except write a love poem.

But Cui Xiuning asked the Special Inspection Bureau to check the man's background. Originally, Cui Xiuning felt that Li Luo would not agree to Li Yuan marrying the man, but after finding out the man's identity, Cui Xiuning felt that there was a chance.

The man's name is Yang Hanming. He is twenty-two years old this year. He is from the Yang family of Bozhou and has a great background. Although the Yang family of Bozhou is a great chieftain, he is a real Han Chinese and his ancestral home is Taiyuan.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Duan led his army to fight against Nanzhao, and from then on guard the Bozhou area and evolved into chieftains. By the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, he had ruled Bozhou for four hundred years.

Many people think that the chieftains are barbarian chiefs, but in fact they are a big mistake. The most powerful chieftains, such as the Yang family of Bozhou, Peng family of Yongshun, etc., are all Han officials. Their ancestors suppressed the barbarians and stayed there. (Similar to Zhao Tuo)

However, these people never regarded themselves as barbarians. Barbarians were just serfs under their rule.

Yang Hanming is the eldest son of Yang Bangxian, the Xuanfu envoy of Bozhou in the Yuan Dynasty, and Yang Wen Changsun, the Pacifier of Bozhou in the Song Dynasty. He was originally the legitimate heir of Bozhou.

Cui Xiuning knew that the Bozhou Xuanwei Department ruled the northeastern Guizhou and southern Sichuan, and was one of the most powerful chieftains in Chinese history.

The Yang family of Bozhou is spread across northern Guizhou and southern Sichuan (half of Guizhou Province, half of Chongqing, and some areas of Sichuan). It has one million Miao and Han tribes and sixty or seventy thousand elite soldiers. It is the strongest chieftain today. Moreover, it is very autonomous and does not listen to the tune or not.

Then, Yang Hanming is a real prince, but how could he live in Haidong?

Because his grandfather Yang Wen was loyal to the Song Dynasty. The famous Diaoyu City was built by Yang Wen, and he also sent troops to assist the Song Dynasty in defending Sichuan.

After his ancestor Yang Wen's death, his father Yang Bangxian inherited the position of chieftain and surrendered to the Mongolian Yuan six years ago. Although Yang Hanming was a 16-year-old boy at that time, he opposed rebelling against the Song and surrendering to the Yuan Dynasty, and even attempted to stop his father Yang Bangxian from surrendering to the Yuan Dynasty by snatching the ranks and seizing power. Unfortunately, he failed.

Yang Bangxian was furious and not only deprived him of his heir, but also intended to execute him at the instigation of his stepmother.

Yang Hanming managed to escape from the prison, left the southwest, and moved to Fujian, becoming a refugee, and came to Haidong.

He hid his name for several years and was restored to Haidong. Because Yang Hanming was a noble young man, his poems and songs were all too difficult, so he passed the imperial examination last time and was appointed as the county magistrate.

This information was slowly collected by Cui Xiuning who specially sent spies to approach him. Cui Xiuning even sent people to Bozhou to verify the truth.

This person hated the Mongol Yuan, was a Han man, and was not lacking in talent, and was considered a decent person. Moreover, judging from his snatch of power to prevent his father from betraying the Song and surrendering to the Yuan Dynasty, this person was not a pedantic person.

Of course, Li Yuan didn't know about Yang Hanming's background. She thought Yang Hanming was just a scholar who was a county magistrate.

Cui Xiuning had met Yang Hanming and was also a handsome talent. Otherwise, Li Yuan would not have had a good impression of him.

If this person becomes Li Luo's brother-in-law and helps him regain the position of chieftain, he will not only help the Tang army seize Sichuan, but also prevent the southwest Yuan army from heading north, but also help Li Luo recover the southwest.

Many of the southwestern chieftains are interconnected. Yang Hanming's uncle is another great chieftain, Yongshun Peng (in Hunan).

As long as it is used well, Yang Hanming is enough to be worth a hundred thousand troops, and even a hundred thousand troops may not be able to replace his role.

Therefore, after a few days of inspection, Cui Xiuning decided to agree to this marriage. Of course, Li Luo also needs to agree to this matter.

"Little sister, why are you nervous?" Cui Xiuning smiled and patted Li Yuan's hand intimately, "Is his name Yang Hanming right? My sister-in-law heard that this person has become a county magistrate at a young age and is not vague in business. He is a good candidate and is considered your good match."

What? Li Yuan was stunned.

My sister-in-law doesn't object?

Suddenly, Li Yuan couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, but his face turned redder.

"Sister-in-law, this is too sudden, right? Little sister, little sister..."

Cui Xiuning pretended to realize it and said, "Oh, look at your appearance, I seem to be disliked. Since you don't like it, then forget it. Just pretend that my sister-in-law hasn't said it."

Li Yuan suddenly became anxious and quickly said, "No, no...hehe, my sister only followed the orders of her brother and sister-in-law. My sister and her brother said it, that is success..."

Cui Xiuning knew that she had a thin face and no longer teased her. She was afraid that she would feel uneasy, so she simply said, "Since my younger sister is indeed interested in him, my sister-in-law also agrees. But you still need to nod your head in this matter."

Li Yuan was happy in his heart, nodded shyly and obediently, "But please ask my sister-in-law to make the decision."

Cui Xiuning said, "Well, I will summon this Yang Hanming again and help you check. You are the county lord of Tang State, and you may be a princess or princess in the future. You can't go carelessly."

"Thank you, my sister-in-law." Li Yuan said very moved.

On the third day, Cui Xiuning finally summoned Lanxi County Magistrate Yang Hanming on the pretext of inquiring about official affairs.

"My dear minister, Yang Hanming, the governor of Lanxi County, pay homage to his wife." Yang Hanming bowed meticulously. Because he was born in a noble family, his temperament was obviously different from others. He was not only elegant, but also somewhat elegant.

Cui Xiuning just pretended that he didn't know his identity and asked about some business matters casually. Yang Hanming answered questions very well. Obviously, he was very attentive in official business and had no problem with young people's frivolousness.

This man snatched his shift to power when he was sixteen years old. Obviously, this incident taught him a lesson and became heavy and quiet.

Cui Xiuning looked at her words and expressions and felt very satisfied.

After comforting Yang Hanming, Cui Xiuning rewarded him with a few kilograms of sugar, and ended the summoning.

This person not only concerns Li Yuan's happiness, but also the strategic plan after the uprising. He must not be taken lightly. Cui Xiuning wrote a letter to Li Luo that day and handed it over through Luo Yu's navy.

According to the information, Yang Hanming also likes Li Yuan very much. Since the two of them are in love, that would be great. Otherwise, with Cui Xiuning's personality, she would not be able to bear to sacrifice Li Yuan's happiness for political benefits.

You must make this person your brother-in-law!
Chapter completed!