Yu Mingxuan spoke slowly, "Don't you think there's something wrong with the weather this year?"
"ah?"
Xiao Wenmao paused and looked at Yu Mingxuan with a puzzled expression, "What... something is wrong..."
Yu Mingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "It's cold early this year, and it's extremely cold. Didn't you realize that the imperial court started digging for a thing called anthracite a few months ago? And even ordered the northern states and counties to do so.
The county exempted people from corvee service and allowed the people to go home and haul adobe bricks to build fire pits and stoves."
Xiao Wenmao came to his senses and nodded, "After you said this, I have come to my senses. At first, I was still surprised. I didn't know what kind of wind Xiao Zhenghan was having. He did so many ways to keep out the cold. I didn't expect that he was waiting here.
Here, he...how does he know that this winter will be colder than previous years?"
The more Xiao Wenmao thought about it, the more curious he became.
Yu Mingxuan shook his head, "I don't know how they got here, but I know that the anthracite, coal stove and fire bed were all made by Qin Yu, and this matter must be related to him."
Xiao Wenmao listened and gritted his teeth in hatred, "It's this damn Qin Yu again."
The weather got cold early this year, and Dongzhou and Hepingzhou also suffered.
But it was already winter, and it was freezing to three feet, so it was too late to do anything.
This year, the price of charcoal in Dongzhou and Hepingzhou has gone crazy, and some companies have even purchased a lot of anthracite coal from other places, making the court a huge profit.
Xiao Wenmao was very angry about this, but he didn't dare to care about it. Those were coals that the people saved their lives. If he stopped him, the people would fight him to the death.
He was also curious as to whether Qin Yu could even predict the weather.
Yu Mingxuan continued: "This winter is difficult, but Wuluo and Liaodong must be even more miserable than us. We don't know how many cattle and sheep will be frozen to death. They will definitely be very short of food next spring."
"We can contact Wuluo and Liaodong in advance. Wuluo attacks Guyang Pass to contain the Wei forces. Liaodong sends troops to attack Liba. We can gather heavy troops to attack the southern border of Liba."
"If we can penetrate Liba and connect with Liaodong, whether we occupy Liba and confront the court, or lead the main force to evacuate from Liba, then we have the final say. Wuluo and Liaodong will be short of food in the spring next year, so we are not afraid
They are not cooperating!"
Xiao Wenmao nodded and agreed: "It makes sense. What Mingxuan said is very reasonable. Today we will work out a plan."
Afterwards, Xiao Wenmao and Yu Mingxuan began to study the plan to attack Liba next year.
...
Qi State.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Emperor Qi Zhao Jianyun was sitting in front of the imperial court, holding a letter from the Wei Dynasty in his hand and a manual beside him.
Prince Zhao Ruiyuan of Qi State stood aside, frowning slightly.
moment.
Emperor Qi put down the letter, stood up, and exclaimed: "Qin Yu, the prince-in-law of the Wei Dynasty, is really capable of doing things. In less than a year, he completed the official reorganization, land reform, and implementation of the new tax law in the nine states of the Wei Dynasty. It's really amazing."
A rare talent~"
Every time Qin Yu was mentioned, Emperor Qi felt heartache, heartbroken that Qin Yu was not his son-in-law.
Now he was seeing the Wei Dynasty becoming more and more prosperous and its national power rising, and he felt a burst of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Qin Yu is simply the heavenly soldier and general given to the Wei Dynasty by God. There is no field that he is not proficient in such as politics, military, agriculture, commerce, etc.
"Yes, Father."
Zhao Ruiyuan nodded in agreement, "My son, I have read the tax system of "Shatting the Ding into the Mu" compiled by Qin Yu, and it is simply a wonderful and unique one."
"Since ancient times, Qin Yu is the number one person in history who can sort out the contradictions between classes so clearly, come up with effective measures, and implement them successfully."
"Erchen analyzed all Qin Yu's rules and regulations, and he summed it up in one sentence: "The people are more important than the king, and the people are the foundation.""
Emperor Qi nodded heavily, his eyes shining brightly, "That's right, this is Qin Yu's brilliance. The family members of aristocratic families are of no benefit to the development of a country."
"Only hiding wealth among the people is the right direction for a country's development. Look at all dynasties, which country has perished not because its people were hungry?"
Emperor Qi can also be regarded as a holy master and a wise king, and he can comfort the sufferings of the people.
The more this happened, the more Emperor Qi liked Qin Yu, and the more he felt Qin Yu's appetite for him, the more he regretted it.
Zhao Ruiyuan said slowly: "Father, do you think you are optimistic about the tax system of "Dividing a child into an acre"?"
Emperor Qi nodded, "Of course I'm optimistic about it. Tomorrow we will convene important officials from three provinces and six ministries for a meeting to see if we, the State of Qi, can learn something from "Dividing Ding into Mu" and use it for our benefit, Emperor Qi."
"Yes, Father." Zhao Ruiyuan bowed and responded.
"Right."
Emperor Qi looked at him and asked: "Is Mengyao's relationship with Zhang's Trading Company okay? Is there any trouble?"
Zhao Ruiyuan responded: "That's not true. People from Zhang's Trading Company knew that Qin Yu's consort was taken care of by Mengyao when she was in Qi State, so they were very polite to her. For some ambiguous matters, Zhang's Trading Company would rather suffer some losses than
Cause trouble for Mengyao."
"People from Zhang's Trading Company said that these were ordered by Zhang Zhixin, the shopkeeper, who is Qin Yu's uncle."
Emperor Qi nodded, "Qin Yu's family is very friendly. By the way, Mei Lin hasn't caused any trouble to Mengyao during this time, right?"
Zhao Ruiyuan shook his head and said, "No, Meilin has been very honest during this period, and I think she realized her mistake."
Emperor Qi muttered: "In this case, I feel relieved."
After that, he added: "Why don't you go to Wei Dynasty next year, see the results of Wei Dynasty's reforms, and learn some things by the way."
Zhao Ruiyuan raised his eyebrows with joy, bowed his head and said, "My son, I cannot ask for more."
Zhao Ruiyuan also admired Qin Yu very much.
...
Nanman Kingdom.
Royal Court.
Nanman King Fubu was walking in the courtyard, his brows furrowed.
Princess Fu Ying followed beside her, holding a letter in her hand but with a blush on her face.
"Ying'er, have all the money earned this year been used to make up for the generals' pay?"
The Nanman King suddenly turned his head to look at Fu Ying and asked.
"ah?"
Fu Ying paused for a moment, then said hurriedly: "Go back to my father, the military pay has been replenished for the soldiers."
The Nanman King nodded and asked: "What do you think of the reform of the Wei Dynasty?"
The Wei Dynasty and the Southern Barbarians can be said to have a feud. However, a few years ago, internal troubles broke out between the Wei Dynasty and the Southern Barbarians one after another, and there has been no conflict since then.
The two countries can be regarded as suffering from the same problem.
However, in just one year, with the help of Qin Yu, the Wei Dynasty had almost overcome its internal problems, which made the Southern Barbarian King very depressed.
Nowadays, the development of Wei Dynasty makes him very jealous, and the son-in-law of Wei Emperor Qin Yu makes him even more jealous.