Zhang Pu has been lurking in Shangjing for nearly three years. He has long been considered a qualified Shangjing native. He is deeply rooted here and has never made any special moves. He has never taken the initiative to inquire about information. He has always been from Shangjing.

We learned this from the official newspaper of Daning.

After careful analysis, it was then sent back to Liang Guo through special channels.

He is a qualified intelligence officer.

During this period, I wandered around Shangjing City and knew the city well. Naturally, I also knew where the Jinyiwei Yamen was.

It was very quiet outside this yamen, not even a pedestrian.

Everyone keeps a respectful distance from Jin Yiwei, who dares to take the initiative to get up to him?

Zhang Pu is here.

"What are you going to do? This is not the place for you, leave now."

He was stopped before he even reached the door.

Zhang Pu's face was calm and he was not panicked. He said, "I surrender myself."

"If you are guilty, go to Jingzhao Mansion, we don't care here."

The Jinyiwei messenger paid no attention to him at all.

"I am a secret agent of the Liang Kingdom and I am from Baiyuntang."

"Liang Guo secret agent?"

These four words made the Jin Yiwei's complexion change slightly.

Immediately, Zhang Pu was taken into the Jinyiwei Yamen...

"This is the situation. Marshal Hao Cang's troops have been stationed in Bacheng, the former border army station in Daliang Town. He is now requesting the imperial court to send more officials to take over Beilin Province..."

at the same time.

Gong Liangyu was reporting the situation to Guan Ning.

"According to the report sent back, after Beilin Province was ceded to Daning, Daliang asked all officials and nobles to evacuate as soon as possible, and also required that all the land that had been cultivated be plowed and abandoned. It can be said to be quite strict. This

I don’t want to leave it to us…”

"Very cruel."

Guan Ning listened carefully.

"What else?"

"The handover time is two months, but within this period, the evacuation cannot be completed at all, especially the ordinary people, who cannot leave. How should we deal with this?"

"There is another problem. Beilin Province is very large. In fact, a lot of the area is covered by continuous mountains, and what we can occupy is limited. At most, it is the part that was originally determined."

It is a good thing to get a province, but with the corresponding expansion of the territory, the garrison border will also expand. The southwest direction of Beilin Province is close to more areas of Liang State, making it more difficult to garrison and easily outflanked.

This can easily lead to problems.

So I can only give up, it is better to keep it selectively.

Guan Ning listened to these situations.

Then he said: "Let Hao Cang manage it for the time being. After all, he fought for it."

This is correct.

In fact, what he originally wanted was only half of Beilin Province. He opened his mouth and didn't expect that Liang Guo would agree.

"Liang Guo is afraid that they will leave us something we can use, so that the officials and nobles will evacuate, and the people will abandon their land and cultivate it..."

Guan Ning said: "Beilin Province is not a prosperous province of Liang State. The population is not dense, but due to its vast area, there are still a lot of people. Now it has been ceded to us. Those who live in Beilin Province

Everyone is my people, Daning!"

"No looting is allowed, this is a strict order!"

Guan Ning said: "Send this order to Hao Cang and ask him to strictly abide by this order and never violate it."

"Not only can we not rob, we must also protect them and help them to make them understand that we are not robbers."

"Whether they are nobles or officials, we hope they can stay. Government management, taxation, etc. must be the same as in Daning."

"I understand, this is a plan to attack my heart."

Gong Liangyu spoke.

He knows His Majesty's thoughts.

Liang Guo asked the people to abandon their land and cultivate it because they were afraid that it would benefit Daning and actually harm the people.

After finally cultivating three-thirds of an acre of land, who would be willing to throw it away?

The earth is their root, where can they run?

If Daning treats him kindly at this time, then they will turn to Daning.

"No."

Guan Ning said: "If you have belonged to Daning, you are the people of Daning. You cannot treat them differently, they must be treated equally."

"Your Majesty is merciful."

"Beilin Province was originally the border of Liang State, so its development was not smooth. A large amount of farmland was abandoned due to military garrison. We need to make use of it."

Guan Ning said: "Give Hao Cang an order. His first priority is farming. Wherever the army is stationed, the land will be planted!"

"That's quite a lot."

Gong Liangyu smiled.

The implementation of the military garrison system greatly eased the pressure on the court. Of course, a very important point is supervision.

It is necessary to prevent military camps from going astray and becoming a way for officials and senior military officials to make money.

"Let Hao Cang make his own decision on where to garrison the army. There is no need to waste food because of choking. He can occupy as much as he can. If he can't occupy it, he won't occupy it. If he can't hold it, he won't defend it."

"yes."

This idea coincides with Gong Liangyu.

"Have the Kled tribe's troops returned?"

"It should be soon."

Gong Liangyu smiled and said: "The deputy leader of the Kelie tribe was very sorry, saying that there was no fight."

"It was just for them to show off."

Guan Ning asked again: "The new salt quota has been officially implemented this year. Is it going well?"

"It went very smoothly. The salt administration was newly established, responsibilities were clarified, and supervision was strengthened. The excessive distribution of salt as before will no longer occur."

Guan Ning nodded.

Last year he abolished the salt system and established a new system.

Due to the verification of excessive salt quota, it caused an earthquake in the officialdom. There are industrial areas along the southeast coast, and the excessive quota was even more serious, and the amount did not match.

In addition, officials colluded with salt merchants to hinder the court's investigation. In the end, complex methods were adopted to find out, and a lot of corrupt silver was recovered for the court.

Guan Ning figured out a way to make money.

When the national treasury is empty, it is necessary to investigate corruption, and there will always be something to gain.

"The new salt system has been implemented, and it seems that paper currency will also start to be implemented."

This all needs to be done step by step.

Guan Ning wanted to wait for the war to end before starting.

War will seriously affect the market, and there will be uncontrollable factors. Now that it is stable, it is okay.

He was about to ask Gong Liangyu some more information, when Cheng Jing walked in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Cheng Jing said: "The commander of the Jinyiwei sent Hua Xinghe to come and said that in the morning, a man who claimed to be a secret agent of the Liang Kingdom came to the Jinyiwei Yamen and surrendered."

"He is still from Baiyuntang."

"Baiyundang?"

Guan Ning knew that although this was a common name, it was actually an intelligence agency of the Liang Kingdom, directly managed by Emperor Wu of Liang, Zhu Wen.

"Then he is a secret agent of the Liang Kingdom?"

"yes!"

Cheng Jing said: "According to Commander Hua, this person gave a detailed account. He was the leader and confessed all his organizations. Under his guidance, they were all captured. After strict interrogation, two people have confessed.

, they are indeed Liang Guo’s spies!”

Hear this.

Guan Ning frowned.
Chapter completed!