The voice was so low that Pei Yi didn't know whether Li Xingchen was speaking to him or to himself, but he didn't intend to say more and would just stop talking.
As if he realized that there was someone sitting across from him waiting for him, Li Xingchen smiled to himself, stood up and said, "I probably know what to do. I'll be happy to help you."
"It's the duty of an minister." Pei Yi stood up quickly and said.
And what did Li Xingchen think of: "I remember that Xu Deyan, the governor of Hanzhong, reported that the Liang family in Tianshui, Northwest China, failed to rescue them in the Battle of the Northwest. After I reviewed it, the waiter should also have seen this memorial, right?"
Pei Yi was startled for a moment and nodded hurriedly: "I am dull, but I still have an impression."
"Tianshui Liang family," Li Xingchen sneered, "It's not good to do it again and again. I don't need to hand over the northwest to such people. But considering that they also had credit for pacifying the northwest, let me
Let them have a good year first."
After the words fell, Li Xingchen strode away.
Pei Yi suddenly shuddered. The Tianshui Liang family seemed to be in danger, and His Majesty told him directly about this, which was tantamount to expressing his determination to rectify the family.
Killing chickens to scare monkeys is a common method used by emperors.
Thinking of this, Pei Yi looked at Li Xingchen's back with some worry, hoping that His Majesty could grasp the situation. Now is the time when the whole man needs to work together. If His Majesty strikes too hard, it may not be a good thing.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was not that simple. Pei Yi hurriedly said: "Come here, ask where the master is?"
After Li Xingchen came back, Pei Zilie went north from Jingkou to Lianghuai to inspect the Huainan front line, and he should be back soon.
The visitor from the Pei family strode in and said helplessly: "I just received the news that the eldest son has returned to Jingkou, but your majesty just ordered the eldest son to enter the palace immediately."
Pei Yi was stunned for a moment and sighed.
After all, the Pei family is not a big family, it can only be regarded as a humble family that has just emerged. Even if His Majesty really plans to do something to the family, it is not their turn to be the Pei family who has been defeated. It is more likely to be a gun.
big.
No matter how you look for it, this big whirlpool and wave has wrapped everyone up in it. People's minds are changing, and times are changing. How can a small Pei family survive alone?
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"Your Majesty, the barriers in Huainan are tight and the soldiers have high fighting spirit. Even if they are unable to break through the Huai River with a small victory and a large number, it is not a problem to defend the Huainan defense line," Pei Zilie said in a deep voice, "But the biggest problem in Huainan at the moment, in my opinion, should be
It’s not about preparing for war, but about rectifying food production.”
As soon as he landed at Jingkou, he hurriedly came to see Li Xingchen. Besides, in the imperial study room there was Chen Yu, whom Pei Zilie had not seen for a long time.
Chen Yu was responsible for organizing Baipao to gradually extend the Han Dynasty's information network to various northern states, and he was the one who weaved the network. Because Baipao was only responsible for Li Xinchen, he rarely visited the court or the Taiwei Mansion on weekdays.
When he saw Chen Yu, he seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Pei Zilie was somewhat surprised to see him suddenly at this time, but considering that he was originally going to report on matters related to the military, it was reasonable for Chen Yu to be present.
In fact, Li Xingchen didn't know much about Huainan. The only time he went to Huainan was when he came back from Huaibei. In his impression, the two Huaihe Rivers can really be called strong walls and clear fields, with weak barriers. Now Pei Zilie decided to
What’s the point of focusing on Lianghuai, a land that has been ravaged thousands of times by the tug-of-war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties?
"The land of the Huaihei River is fertile, the terrain is flat, and the river network is dense. In terms of its wealth, it is actually only below the Jiangnan area. It is just that many years of war have caused it to be depressed and dilapidated. Since it is now difficult for the two sides to have a major conflict along the Huaihe River,
As for the impact on the ownership of the Huaihe River, we might as well start farming in Huainan and turn it into fertile soil for food production like Jiangnan." Pei Zilie said after consideration.
He made such a suggestion because since the Battle of Jiangling in Nanchen, the focus of the Southern Dynasty's offensive had actually shifted from Huainan to Jinghu and Bashu on the west. Especially now, Li Xinchen could completely bypass Huaibei and attack the heart of the Northern Dynasty.
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The importance of Huainan is declining, so there is no need to leave such a large area of land in a semi-abandoned state. After all, when Nanchen just captured Huainan, Huainan was already almost a piece of scorched earth, and this was the only land that could be used.
He relied on it as a springboard to attack the north, so he simply implemented militarized and semi-military management of Huainan. Chen Xu even handed over all military and civilian government affairs in Huainan to Wu Mingche alone.
It can also be seen from this that in the administrative system of Nanchen, the civil affairs of Huainan were actually dispensable, and even needed blood transfusion support from the imperial court. The rule of the Han Dynasty in Jiangnan and Huainan continued to a large extent.
The old system of Nanchen, so Huainan is still a blood-sucking insect lying on the belly of a big man.
Letting Huainan, especially the Huainan area south of the Huai River line, regain its original production capacity should indeed attract attention.
"But it's true that you want to cultivate Huainan, but where do the people come from? Have you asked the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Households for their opinions on this matter?" Li Xingchen frowned and said, Huainan has been experiencing war and chaos for so long, and the people who could escape have already run away.
Now, who can be allowed to farm?
At the same time, Li Xingchen's words contained some dissatisfaction with Pei Zilie. I asked you to go to Huainan to inspect the military, but when you came back, you talked about farming in Huainan. So what do you need the civil servants in the court to do?
"Half army and half camp, encircle Huainan." Pei Zilie said decisively.
Li Xingchen was startled for a moment and glanced at Chen Yu next to him.
Half army and half camp is actually not a new method. In ancient times, there was a system of directly reclaiming nearby land when the army was stationed. However, this was usually done behind the border, which solved the food problem of the stationed army to a certain extent.
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However, this also means that the army's training time and its ability to assemble when war suddenly breaks out will be sacrificed to a large extent.
However, can the current situation in Huainan ensure such reclamation?
Chen Yu, who had remained silent, said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I think it is feasible. After the spring of next year, there will be a battle between Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian, and by then Wang Gui, who is stationed in Huaibei, will be the main force of Yu Wenxian's flank.
Go from Huaibei to support Luoyang. Not to mention the natural dangers of the Huaihe River and the navy's protection, so reclamation is feasible."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. After the Huaihe River rose in spring, the Han Dynasty Navy would rule the world, so there was no need to continue to let so many land divisions stare in the camp.
"That's it, but whether it can be done and how it should be farmed still needs to be discussed and decided by the Taiwei Mansion and the Zhongshu Province." Li Xinchen said after considering it.
Filling the treasury is never a wrong thing. (To be continued)