The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After leaving Anzhou, Xiao Rui and his party continued northward and entered the area of ​​Pengzhou.

Pengzhou borders Tiandu Kingdom and is located in the east of Anbei Zhuzhou. Its geographical location and human relations are relatively complicated. At that time, the leader of Nanshan Army, the largest rebel army in Qi State, did not dare to face the champion, so he led the rebel army back to Pengzhou to stand on his own. As a king, he tried to learn from the Tiandu Kingdom and establish his own vassal state.

Daxia naturally refused to allow it, and the champion Hou sent a large army to enter Pengzhou, wiped out and recovered Pengzhou. However, the Nanshan Army also took advantage of the terrain to resist, and it was only before and after Xiao Rui ascended the throne that Pengzhou was completely settled. In the past six months or so, it has been more difficult to build Pengzhou into Anzhou, because time does not allow it.

After Xiao Rui entered Pengzhou, what he saw was the same as he had speculated. The people in Pengzhou hadn't planted new crops yet, and the fields were wheat crops. However, due to the snowstorm and the sudden drop in temperature, the ground was frozen, and the wheat couldn't survive at all. Although there is no thermometer, according to Xiao Rui's guess, the temperature in Anbei 14 states is estimated to be below minus 20 degrees.

Therefore, this season's winter wheat is basically no harvest.

Under the power of the Little Ice Age, the weather will get colder and colder, and it will gradually move southward. Even in the capital of Daxia, it is more than ten degrees below zero. Such cold weather will have a serious impact on winter wheat. Therefore, Xiao Rui vigorously develops the planting of new crops in order to allow the people to take advantage of the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn to make up for the shortfall and survive the severe winter.

There was no harvest in the fields, and the war had just ended, and the people in Pengzhou were getting more and more difficult. For this, Jiedu envoy Ye Wendao came to Pengzhou more than once to dispatch and open warehouses for relief, so that the people of Pengzhou had a peaceful new year .

Persist for another two or three months, the temperature will rise and the earth will recover, and new crops can be planted. The imperial court has prepared the seeds of new crops.

In fact, when it comes to the area of ​​Anbei Fourteen Prefectures, it is a very good fertile land base, which is only one geographical disadvantage behind Anxi Fourteen Prefectures. Anbei is located in the north, and the temperature in winter is low, so it is impossible to plant in winter. However, the terrain here is flat and fertile, and floods, droughts, locusts and other disasters rarely occur. There is only one good harvest, and the output of the new crop is enough to make the people laugh from ear to ear.

In Xiao Rui's plan, the Anxi Fourteenth Prefecture and the Anbei Fourteenth Prefecture are the grain bases, and large-scale grain storage began before the damage of the Little Ice Age reached its peak. And the Great Xia headquarters has coal mines, so we should intensify our efforts in coal mining and cotton planting. Only by complementing the resources of the east, west, north and south of the country can we overcome the Little Ice Age.

In the Pengzhou area, Xiao Rui stayed for a full twenty days and inspected the four prefectures. The prefects were very good, especially Zhao You, the governor of Pengzhou, who was personally recommended by Ye Wendao. The servant of the household department was later dismissed because he offended Wei Nanzheng. Ye Wendao personally invited him out of the mountain, invited him three times, and understood the reason, and then let him cast aside his prejudice against Daxia and work hard for Daxia.

Moreover, this person is well-versed in literature and military, not only capable of governing the people, but also proficient in military affairs. Let him sit in Pengzhou, not only to appease the people, but also to deter the small poisonous country.

In the past six months, Zhao Youqing took over the grain field. With the support of Ye Wendao, he cooperated with the Huangtian Group to take back the land from the clan with strong means, and rented the land to the common people at a low price according to the Huangtian Group's system.

In the past in Qi State, the average amount of cultivated land owned by the people in Pengzhou was two mu, and some Baixin didn’t even have their own land, so in order to survive, they needed to rent cultivated land from the clan.

But now, the per capita arable land is five mu, and everyone has their own land. In addition, they can rent from Huangtian Group according to the standard of 10 mu per capita. The cost of renting is one-fifth of the previous one. , can be postponed or even not paid. Because the Huangtian Group belongs to the imperial court, it will never let the people feel hopeless that they have strength but no land to grow.

First ensure that the people of Pengzhou have land in their hands before planting in the coming year.

Secondly, Zhao You vigorously introduced the planting of new crops, so that the common people would be familiar with the planting methods of new crops first, so as to avoid being at a loss for the first planting.

With the help of a good official like Zhao You, Xiao Rui fully believes that Pengzhou will have a bumper harvest this year.

After leaving Pengzhou, Xiao Rui and others headed northwest to Fengzhou, passed Fengtian City, continued northward, passed Liaoyuan City, and finally entered Qizhou. This trip will take another half a month.

When I came to the imperial city of Qi, the time had passed the vernal equinox.

Spring has come, and the earth has completely recovered.

The overwintering crops in the southern part of the summer began to grow, and the northern regions began to cultivate and sow new crops, and the warming of the temperature brought vitality. Xiao Rui traveled from winter to spring, seeing the smiling faces in the hearts of the people, he felt a lot in his heart.

"Young Master, Qihuang's capital city is also very majestic!"

Li Yuanfang looked at the majestic city in front of him, and couldn't help praising it.

Xiao Rui nodded. As the capital of a country, it is natural to build it magnificently, which is also the performance of a powerful country.

However, Xiao Rui's attention was attracted by the merchants entering and leaving the city. They were all in large-scale queues, full of goods, and they could be seen from far away.

Great Xia began to promote agriculture and promote business, and the imperial court reduced and exempted commercial taxes, which greatly stimulated the development of commerce. Now that spring is warm and flowers are blooming, it is not only the season when the people are busy with farming, but also the time for merchants to travel around the world.

"Let's go to town!"

Xiao Rui said a word, and then walked in the front. The soldiers defending the city are all champion soldiers and horses, with strict discipline, Xiao Rui took out a guide and entered the city smoothly.

The city is bustling, and traces of the siege can still be seen on the outer wall, but the streets are bustling. Xiao Rui wandered around, and went to the famous shopping mall in the city. The scale is very large, full of shops and markets, in order.

Xiao Rui strolled here and saw Suzhou embroidery and Jingdezhen porcelain. Merchants brought in good things from the south, sold them at high prices, and then bought special products here in a low-key manner, which stimulated demand for commodities and enlivened the entire market.

Later, Xiao Rui specifically asked about the price of grain, which is the barometer that best reflects the lives of the people.

After inquiring, I found out that the price of rice is now one tael and one shi. The price is high, but it is not outrageous. It is several times lower than when Qi State was destroyed. Of course, there are many reasons for the high price, the most important thing is that Qi State was destroyed. It has only been a year now, and people's livelihood has not been fully restored. After this year's harvest, food prices will continue to fall.

Xiao Rui browsed for a full two or three hours, still not satisfied, and asked the small official in charge of managing the market order if there were any villainous street bullies who bullied others.

But the little official despised Xiao Rui severely, and said: "Do you think that Qizhou City is the capital? There are so many villains and street bullies, there are officials here to maintain order, and there are strict rules issued by Ye Jiedu. Your Majesty attaches great importance to us Anbei, who dares to mess around? Who are you, I feel that you are a little gloating! Believe it or not, I will take you to the official!"

You see, this is the heart of the people.

Xiao Rui praised: "Little brother, remember, this moment is the pinnacle of your life."

No way, even the emperor dared to reprimand him, and even took it to an official, it was definitely the brightest moment in his life.

The little official looked at Xiao Rui suspiciously, and saw that he was followed by guards, so he muttered a few words and walked away.

After the old order was broken and the new order was born, everything is full of vitality and has not been polluted by dirty things.

After finishing what he needed to see, Xiao Rui walked towards the Duhu Mansion.

When they came to the gate of the Duhu Mansion, Li Yuanfang stepped forward to report, and after a while, Ye Wendao ran out in a hurry and saw Xiao Rui coming in person, his heart finally eased.

"I'm finally expecting you!" Ye Wendao knew that Xiao Rui would come, but he didn't know when he would arrive.

"Walking and looking around, so I was delayed for a while." Xiao Rui explained.

Ye Wen said, "We'll talk about it when we go home!"

There were so many people, Ye Wendao didn't salute, so he asked his servants to prepare the carriage, and the group returned to the former Prince He's mansion.

Li Yuanfang was driving, while Xiao Rui and Ye Wendao were chatting in the carriage.

"Your Majesty, do you live in the Ye Mansion or the Imperial Palace?" Ye Wendao asked.

Xiao Rui said: "It's fine to live in the Ye Mansion, but it's fine to live in the Qi Palace."

Ye Wendao continued: "The imperial palace has been idle for a long time, and the maintenance cost is too high, so I decided to keep only a few palaces, and the rest were abandoned."

Xiao Rui nodded and asked, "Is Lord Hou still stationed outside the city?"

Champion Hou's barracks was stationed outside the city, with only 50,000 soldiers, and the other troops were scattered to various states.

"Yes." Ye Wendao replied.

"Go and send someone to invite him to drink at night. I want to toast you a toast. If it weren't for you, Daxia wouldn't get this territory, and it would be impossible to clean it up so quickly." Xiao Rui laughed.

Ye Wendao smiled and said: "Your Majesty is serious, this is what a courtier should do! By the way, do you still need to transfer Yue Fei, Li Cunxiao, and Yang Youji back?"

"No need! They are guarding the Yuan army at the border. It is now spring, and the ice and snow have melted. The Yuan country has run out of food and supplies after this winter, and it is bound to go south to plunder. The three of them have important responsibilities, so they cannot be distracted." Xiao Rui said.

Ye Wendao said: "It seems that His Majesty is going to visit them in person."

"Haha, uncle who knows me." Xiao Rui didn't hide his inner thoughts.

When they came to Ye Mansion, Xiao Rui and others stayed there.

In the evening, the champion Hou Jincheng, dressed in casual clothes, came to Yefu. When the monarch and his ministers met, and it was Weng and his son-in-law, there were no such rules. Ye Wendao asked someone to prepare some food and wine, and the three of them drank and chatted.

The content of the chat was naturally Daxia's next strategy and direction. Both Ye Wendao and Zhuge Yuanxiong were talented in both civil and military affairs, and they reminded Xiao Rui of many factors to pay attention to.

After drinking and eating, Ye Wendao presented the memorial from Kyoto to Xiao Rui.

During this period of time, Xiao Rui has been stopping and going. Although he can send messages through Girfalcon, it is not convenient to send messages because of the long distance. So Xiao Rui asked Li Mingchong to send the political affairs directly to Ye Wendao. Now that he came here, he could also know what happened in Daxia.