Han Quanjie climbed to the second floor and was surprised to see the bustling crowds on the street.
"During the Tianbao period, Hebei's household registration accounted for almost one-third of the country's dynasty." Feng Wei understood Han Quanhui's surprise. In fact, he was also shocked when he saw Weizhou City.
In the world today, there are still such huge cities, such a large population, and such prosperous commerce?
He now suspected that the population of Hebei as a whole was not much smaller than during the Tianbao period.
How many years has passed since the Anshi Rebellion? Several subsequent rebellions did not cause much disaster. Weizhou is also a famous metropolis in Hebei, and its population is increasing rapidly. How many people should be there at this time?
"Feng Shijun, I heard from a post general that there are no less than 8,000 yamen households, more than 100 temples, and more than 7,000 monks and nuns living in the city of Weizhou. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it." Han Quanjie sighed.
Feng Wei was also speechless. He could support more than 7,000 monks and nuns, and there were so many yamen. It is estimated that there are not more than 15,000 households in Guangcheng of Weizhou, maybe more.
He now suspected that the number of more than three million people in the six states of Weibo during the Tianbao period was untrue. Could it be that there were three million people at this time?
A few years ago, Le Yanzhen built the city wall of Weizhou, which was eighty miles in circumference, no smaller than Chang'an. At that time, the Guixiang of Fuguo was levied, and tens of thousands of people were enslaved in the two counties of Yuancheng. According to the calculation of one levy per household,
I'm afraid there are only 10,000 or 20,000 households in each of these two counties, which would be very scary.
The household registration account books presented to the imperial court in Weibo Town are simply a joke, just to pay less taxes.
"In terms of household registration and wealth, aren't the towns in Hebei the best in the world?" Han Quanjie had already voted for Shao Shude. At this time, he naturally considered the problem from the perspective of Shuofang's army. Isn't it scary that Hebei is so powerful?
"Don't worry, Han Palace Supervisor. The towns in Hebei are in a state of decline. It would be better to fight them a few decades ago." Feng Wei comforted him, and then sighed: "But it's just that the household registrations are prosperous and the wealth is accumulated."
During the Pang Xun Rebellion, Zhang Yun, the governor of Youzhou, gave the imperial court 500,000 dendrobium rice and 20,000 rock salt with a wave of his big hand.
When Wang Shizhen was appointed as Chengde Jiedu Envoy, in addition to the normal tax payments, he received additional gifts of "hundreds of thousands of coins" every year.
When suppressing Huang Chao, Chengde Town also provided a large amount of goods and troops every year.
When he came to Wang Rong, he was more like a boy who scattered wealth, not to mention the wealth he dedicated to the court, which was a lot. He also gave money to Zhu Quanzhong, Li Kuangwei, and Li Ke to buy peace, and gave Li Ke 200,000 pieces of silk and 50 yuan.
Wanmin, 200,000 dendrobium for grain, and 200,000 dendrobium for Li Kuangwei. Zhu Quanzhong stayed far away, but he also received 200,000 dendrobium, but he fell into decline.
The two of them looked worried.
Marshal Shao really worked hard, and after ten years of hard work, the people's lives were stable and prosperous. Unfortunately, the congenital conditions were too poor. Compared with Hebei, it was still a step behind the boss.
Wei Bo's financial resources should be stronger than the three towns of Chengde, Youzhou and Yichang. Hearing that Luo Hongxin didn't blink, he directly gave Zhu Quanzhong hundreds of thousands of money and silk to ask him not to fight. This was not the first time.
But twice.
After giving the money, Zhu Quanzhong had to loot a lot before leaving. Isn't it possible that the harvest would exceed one million? It was almost twice the annual fiscal revenue of the ten states in Shuofang.
Luo Hongxin is such a prodigal!
Of course, the two of them did not know that compared to Luo Hongxin, his son Luo Shaowei was more prodigal.
During the execution of Wei Bo's yamen soldiers, Xuanwu soldiers stationed in Weizhou. In half a year, Luo Shaowei killed 700,000 cattle, sheep, and pigs to feed these people, without mentioning food. Later, he bribed them with a million pieces of silk to let them leave.
Zhu Quanzhong attacked Cangzhou, and Luo Shaowei transported grain from Yecheng. There was an endless stream of vehicles on the 500-mile road, and hundreds of thousands of people were mobilized to support Xuanwu's army.
After Quanzhong became emperor, Luo Shaowei cut down trees and built 300 canal boats, sending millions of grains of grain to Bianzhou a year.
Hebei, from the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the end, was the most populous and affluent region, and it has never been surpassed.
Now it’s Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong’s cash machine...
"Prince Han, the commander-in-chief still thinks highly of you, so I'll just say some things directly." After returning to the room, Feng Wei said.
I have long heard about the prosperity of Hebei, but that is just "heard", and there is still a big difference between what I saw with my own eyes.
"It doesn't matter what you say, I am your envoy, please listen." Han Quanhui said cheerfully.
"Luo Hongxin was beaten several times by Zhu Quanzhong, and he wrote a letter to surrender. This matter spread throughout the six states. Luo Hongxin is also a seven-foot man, and his heart is probably full of shame." Feng Wei said: "See if he allowed Li Keyong to take over.
If you come to the aid of the Zhu family brothers, you can see that he is not really surrendering to Zhu Quanzhong."
"But when we asked to see him, Luo made an excuse to go out hunting and didn't want to have anything to do with us. What could he do?" Han Quanjie sighed: "This man has lost his courage. He is no different from Shi Pu."
"We still have to wait for the opportunity. The commander-in-chief's reputation in the Central Plains is still not strong enough. Last year, he went east and made Shaanxi and Guo surrender. This was the first piece of territory he gained in the Central Plains, but it is still not enough." Feng Wei said: "Don't worry.
Although the commander has returned to Lingzhou, it does not mean that the campaign will stop. Li Tangbin has an overview of the overall situation in Shaanxi and Guozhou, and he will assess the situation."
The two states of Shaanxi and Guo, belonging to Henan Province, were indeed the first territory that Shuofang's army had acquired in the Central Plains in many years, although it was a marginal and not very wealthy place.
"Yes, if Zhu Quanzhong can make a fool of himself again this year, Luo Hongxin and others may have ideas." Han Quanjie agreed: "Not only Luo Hongxin has ideas, but people like Yang Xingmi will also have ideas."
It is said that Marshal Shao had previously wanted the imperial court to seal him as a military envoy to Huainan. In fact, there was no need for him to think about it. The imperial officials themselves wanted to do this.
Balance is almost a traditional skill engraved in the bones of Nanya officials.
Just as Feng Wei was about to continue saying something, noisy shouts suddenly sounded outside the inn.
Han Quanhui was shocked and immediately sent his followers out to find out the news.
The follower came back half an hour later and said: "The soldiers and horses from Hedong who passed by the road saw that Weizhou was really rich and couldn't help but plunder. Wei Bo's Yamen army was dispatched, and the Hedong army was frightened and headed towards Yunzhou.
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Feng Wei and Han Quanhui looked at each other helplessly.
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After leaving Weizhou, the north-south water transport center of the Yongji Canal, the mission continued on its way.
They crossed the river at Puyangjin.
At this time, Puyangjin was just a ferry without a floating bridge, so it was also called Desheng Ferry.
After crossing the river, you will find Puyang County in Puzhou.
Zhu Xuan had just arrived in Puyang with more than 10,000 troops, and joined the local soldiers and horses in Puzhou. When he heard that the angel had arrived, he immediately welcomed him personally.
When "Zhu Shuai" saw that Zhu Xuan did not display a guard of honor with bright clothes and angry horses, but a large group of murderous warriors, Han Quanhui was at a loss.
"Han Palace Supervisor." Zhu Xuan held Han Quanjie's arm and said with a smile: "I know your purpose, why are you so anxious? Quanzhong has sent a large army to Puzhou and will defeat it before it is too late to receive the order."
"Where is Marshal Zhu going?" Han Quanjie was a little anxious. This was out of order.
"The king of Longxi County sent troops to help, so he met him. This is a big event. The angel will go back to Puzhou first to wait." Zhu Xuan said without hesitation, and then ordered him to take the envoy and his entourage back to Puzhou.
Feng Wei silently observed the appearance of the Tianping Army from the side.
There were probably more than a thousand soldiers around him, including both infantry and cavalry. They looked pretty good. He estimated that these were the last of Zhu Xuan's elite troops.
The main force of the first wave of the Tianping Army had actually been annihilated by the Bian Army. Most of the current Tianping Army are former state soldiers, county soldiers and even new recruits from Tutuan township soldiers.
The battlefield makes people grow old!
The newcomers entered a cruel war as soon as they came up. Needless to say, the elimination rate and casualty rate. But correspondingly, they also got a lot of training in a short period of time, and their strength should be okay.
Well, the equipment is also a bit poor, and the armor rate is not high. Years of wars have probably brought the Tianping Army's finances to the verge of collapse. There is not enough armor, and the use of equipment is normal.
"Commander Zhu, can you please take a step to speak?" Seeing that Zhu Xuan had already mounted his horse and was furiously planning to join the Jin soldiers, Feng Wei quickly ran forward and said.
"Who are you?" Zhu Xuan turned and glanced at Han Quanhui.
Han Quanjie lowered his voice and introduced: "This is Feng Wei, Feng Xisou, the envoy of Shuofang Town. He is related by marriage to the Prince of Lingwu County. He can be trusted. He can say anything."
Zhu Xuan was immediately moved.
"Zhu Shuai defeated the Qin clan in the past and saved Quan Zhong from danger. Quan Zhongen took revenge and was extremely shameless. My lord really couldn't stand it. He said that Zhu Shuai was a hero of the world, how could he be bullied by a villain like Quan Zhong? That's why he sent me to Puzhou.
Meet Zhu Shuai and discuss the plan to conquer Quanzhong." Feng Wei directly pulled the reins of Zhu Xuan's horse and said eagerly: "Quan Zhong has many soldiers and has been fighting for a long time. Zhu Shuai has only a few soldiers and horses, and it is too much to fight in the field.
If you suffer a loss, it is better to lead your troops back to Puzhou and make long-term plans."
Zhu Xuan really didn't bother to listen to what others had to say. However, Feng Wei represented Shao Shude, the king of Lingwu County who left Henan from the east last year and defeated the Bian army, so he hesitated a little.
"Is Prince Lingwu going to lead his army eastward to attack Luoyang?" Zhu Xuan slowly loosened the reins in his hands and asked.
When Feng Wei saw this, he felt calm.
What he fears most now is that the Tianping army will go out to fight and destroy the last batch of those who can fight.
None of these martial artists know what they are thinking!
Don't you know how much you weigh? Not to mention that the combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of the Bian army. The difference in numbers alone is too big.
The vanguard of the Bian army is estimated to be no less numerous than the Tianping army, not to mention the main force of the Chinese army led by Quan Zhong himself. Zhu Xuan led more than 10,000 troops to the west to fight. No matter how he thought, it was unreliable. If he didn't manage it well, the whole army would be annihilated.
, died.
"My lord has returned to Lingzhou. Before leaving, he appointed Li Tangbin, the envoy of the Tianzhu Army, to set up envoys for the various passes in Weihan. The military power of Shaanxi and Guo is in his hands. According to the commander's instructions, he should be heading east.
"Feng Wei's words were actually problematic, but he couldn't care less and replied immediately.
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Xuan jumped off his horse and laughed loudly: "Xia's army marches eastward, and Quanzhong can be restrained so that he cannot come with all his strength. In Xuzhou, Sikong has also led more than ten thousand soldiers and horses to come all the way.
We have just arrived in Yunzhou. Coupled with the Taining sergeants led by my brother, it seems that we really have a slight chance of winning against Quanzhong this time."
What? Shi Pu and Zhu Jin are coming too?
Feng Wei was a little uneasy. Why do these people like Langzhan so much? Especially at that time, Pu, everyone knew the truth about the death of lips and teeth, but why did you come here from Xuzhou?
"Commander Zhu, why don't we gather the Jin troops and then retreat to Puzhou to discuss carefully what to do."