Iron Dynasty

When the weather got colder, the dew on the trees gradually changed into hoarfrost, and saw the long winter coming again.

The battle report from Chang'an reached Qingzhou via the post yesterday, and the news that King Zhao was captured caused a wave of waves.

The people cheered, not only to celebrate the victory of the war, but also to look forward to the return of their sons and husbands.

The officials naturally think much more than the common people. Zhao Wang was captured, and the fragmented Great Yu State was once again condensed into one piece. Basically, the Great Yu State was unified on the surface.

And this unified situation is more powerful than when Xiao Wenxuan was there. After all, King Wei, King Yan, and King Liang are all dead, and King Zhao will not escape in the end.

In this way, the only remaining vassal kings were Chu, Huainan, Yong, Ruyang and Shu.

In the eyes of the ministers, in the eyes of these vassal kings, except for the king of Chu, which can be called a threat, the other vassal kings are no longer a concern.

"The emperor, the army is at a great cost abroad. Now the war is going smoothly. Just leave Luo Hong and the first one to attack Zhaodi, and the remaining army will return to their respective garrisons as soon as possible.

Pang Yukun said loudly in the Hall of Discussion.

Xiao Ming nodded. During the period of the Western Expedition, the army that had been fighting abroad almost emptied the treasury, and now Xiao Ming truly realized that the so-called war was really for money.

In addition, in this war, he recruited 390,000 strong men to transport grain, grass and ammunition, and these strong men also needed to eat and drink.

And because of their participation in the war, this year's food production in each state has also been somewhat affected.

There are no strong men in their homes, which has caused many people to reduce their arable land, and even some people can only waste land.

However, this was only one of the negative effects brought about by the Northern War. The things that gave Xiao Ming the most headache were the former Yandi, Liangdi, and the royal land west of Yunzhou.

Not only were these captured cities unable to bring him any taxes, the plundering and wars of the Three Kings caused the displacement of the people in these areas. Instead, the governors in various states and counties asked him to allocate money and money to help the victims.

In the past, Qingzhou Mansion was relatively rich, but now that the rule is extended to the entire north, it is really like water entering the sea.

"Quick play!" Xiao Ming uttered two words, "In addition to Niu Ben, let the armies of King Huainan and King Yong return to their respective feudal states, otherwise our treasury will be eaten up by them."

All the officials showed helpless smiles when they heard the words. This time King Yong and King Huainan were very active in the war, which made the court very satisfied.

It's just that the royal court is responsible for the food and grass for these two army expeditions. King Yong needless to say, Yongdi is now clanging poorly. If there is no money and food, his soldiers would have been mutinous.

When King Huainan attacked Yingzhou at his own expense, he only asked the court to provide food and grass after he marched towards Chang'an.

King Huainan didn't take the opportunity to blackmail. This Huainan country was originally a second-class state, with limited talents and financial resources. Yingzhou was very close to King Huainan and could supply enough grain, but he could not maintain the supply of grain and grass during the expedition to Changan.

On the whole, he was self-sufficient in the first half of the war, and was eaten by the court after the Juyongguan War.

The fact that nearly 200,000 more troops will be able to eat is naturally a heavy pressure on Qingzhou's treasury. After all, he has also spent a lot of money to buy various mineral resources to make firearms and ammunition.

At the same time, the north was broken and the business chain in the north was also broken, which reduced the profits of the chamber of commerce a lot.

At present, the profit of the chamber of commerce basically depends on trade with the king of Chu and the Dutch.

Speaking of the withdrawal of the army, Pang Yukun continued: "Your Majesty, this time General Niu has been smashed all the way. Seven of them have captured Shangzhou, fifteen in Zhongzhou, and thirty-six in Xiazhou. The total number of counties under the state is one. One hundred and sixty-three, so many states and counties need a huge number of officials, large and small, and Qingzhou currently does not have enough officials sent to these places."

As the saying goes, it is easy to fight the country and it is difficult to defend the country. Xiao Ming's army lay down so much land, and then faced management problems.

He said: "As Pang Shoufu said, there are indeed not so many officials in Qingzhou. We urgently need a group of experienced officials to manage these places for me and restore people's livelihood. Moreover, I have received news that the barbarians have withdrawn their troops from Korea. Attacks on the front-line pass of the Great Wall, if the border troops cannot be supplied in time due to lack of officials, this will be a disaster for Great Chongqing. Now Great Chongqing has more defenses but insufficient offenses, and it will take some time to recuperate."

"The emperor, in fact, it is very simple to solve this problem. There are many officials in this city of Chang'an, and there are also many local tycoons to assist when General Niu attacked various counties. If the emperor can appoint them, the management of these states is not a problem.

"Naturally, I have thought about this question, but can these officials and the wealthy people trust it?" He was thinking about this issue when he received the battle report, and found that appointing old officials from various states and counties was the only way.

Now he finally understood why when Cao Cao fought Soochow in the Three Kingdoms period, the counselors shouted surrender one by one.

Because they know very well that if they change the master, this master still needs them to help manage the land they have taken.

It's just that even so, this official has to choose, choose one, try to keep the outstanding officials, and let the officials with bad temperaments go home.

"The emperor, the lower officials knew a little bit about the officials from all parts of the country when they were in Chang'an, and the lower officials are willing to take on the appointment as the emperor and select the officials who can be used." Fiji said positively.

Seeing this, Pang Yukun suddenly laughed at ~www.wuxiaspot.com~: "Old Fei Ge has always been arrogant and hung up on everything, so how can he care about the appointment of this official now?"

"Pang Shoufu's words are not correct, and it is the duty of a minister to share worries for the emperor." Fiji said with a smile.

Pang Yukun is wary that the appointment of this official is an extremely sensitive matter. If Fiji is left alone, he might gather a lot of officials for himself.

Now that the conservatives have more and more right to speak in the court, he is becoming more and more uneasy, so he said to Xiao Ming: "The emperor, Fei Ge is very old, and I am afraid that some things may not be able to do so. Old Fei Ge shared this matter."

Xiao Ming's eyes patrolled around the two of them, and he said: "In this case, the selection and appointment of officials will be jointly drafted by you and will be handed over to me for review after the decision is made."

"Yes, the emperor." The two said simultaneously.

After a pause, Xiao Ming continued: "I have felt the rebellion of the vassal kings. I am determined to learn to strengthen the Qin reform to strengthen the country. Officials are the top priority in implementing the New Deal. I thought about it all night yesterday and prepared to split the Bowen Academy. ."