Starting from May 20th, scholars from various states left one after another.
Liu Chou, the governor of Jizhou, went to Jingxing Pass to greet him.
For no other reason than I was afraid that someone might get confused, so I prepared to have a closer look to avoid being caught off guard.
Most of the governors in other states behaved this way.
Shao Xun continued to stay in Jinyang to handle official duties.
The right battalion of Yinqiang returned to Bianliang for rest and recuperation. After the middle battalion arrived in Jinyang, the left battalion will also enter for rest and recuperation.
The Huangtou Army was sent home in batches to work on the farm, and one person received two pieces of linen as a reward.
The remaining armies left one after another.
Currently, the only ones who remain in Jinyang are Zuoying, Qinjun and more than 2,000 flying cavalry officers.
On the 21st, Liu Han sent his troops out of Pujin Pass again and defeated the troops of the wealthy people in Hedong. When Heijing Zuoying and Luoyan Army arrived, they withdrew back with the looted supplies.
In the direction of Nanyang, Le Kai, the governor of Mianbei, defeated thousands of Wu soldiers in Xinye.
After the summer sowing, he would gather tens of thousands of troops and try to besiege Xiangyang.
Zu Ti and Li Chong fought repeatedly along the Huai River.
Generally speaking, Li Chong was relatively passive because he was unwilling to fight to the other side of the river, which made him very passive.
After the floods rose in April, Xiapi City was even surrounded by Jiangdong's fleet and fell in early May.
Yu Liang was furious and proposed to attack Xuzhou Dingzhuang and recover Xiapi, but Li Chong did not object.
There were also small-scale wars in Qiao, Pei, Ruyin, and Runan areas.
Sometimes the county guards sent generals to sneak across and plunder Yiyang, Anfeng, Huainan and other counties, and sometimes they faced plunder from the other side.
Years of looting and looting from each other have made the people on both sides of the Huai River unbearable, leaving counties and villages sparsely populated and fields desolate.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the counties in Huaibei may have been repeatedly invaded and in great danger, but in Shao Xun's eyes, the counties along the Huaihe River resisted effectively, so that the Wu people were more than capable of invading, but not aggressive enough.
What he cares more about is the north.
The soldiers who captured the living people were stationed in the Yin Pavilion. From time to time, they would come out from Mayi to look for the enemy's pastures and attack them unexpectedly.
They failed several times, but they were all semi-professional warriors with one person and three horses. They didn't need to worry about farming, they just did their work. Therefore, they retreated in time and suffered relatively small losses. They also succeeded once and captured and killed nearly ten thousand people.
Part of the Yi Congjun went north to Dongmugen Mountain, but has not made much achievements so far.
A group of troops stationed in Zhoucheng did not achieve much. When they went out to raid, they encountered a rope head on the way, which was regarded as a meritorious service.
One group was stationed in Xuanhong Pond, and kept going north to beg for help in Yuan Pond and harass the area, making the tribes who had taken refuge in Yihuai extremely annoyed.
Spring is the critical moment when lambs and calves are born, old grass is dying, and new grass is not growing. If this happens, the loss is really heavy.
Now Helan Aitou has only two choices: first, retreat to the west or north, and break away from contact; second, recruit a large army to attack Pingcheng, seize the Yi Cong Army, and seize the Sheng Army's advance base.
He is running out of time and must make a decision as soon as possible.
"Is this year's harvest acceptable?" At this time, he had arrived at Longxiang Mansion in Shiling, north of Jinyang, and asked as he looked at the wheat fields that had just been harvested.
"It's better than the year before last. I received about three dendrobiums per acre." Shao Guang, the prefect, replied.
Three dendrobiums is almost 100 kilograms. The yield per mu is very high and has reached the level of the Sui and Tang Dynasties - one mu in the Tang Dynasty was not much different from that in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, about 0.8 mu in later generations. It was divided into three types of fields: upper, middle and lower.
The average harvest per mu is about one Dendrobium (one Tang Dendrobium = three Jin Dendrobium).
"Unknowingly, it has been several years." Shao Xun said with emotion: "Next year, the twenty counties of Liang State will determine the new tax system. The soldiers and their families will be exempted from taxes and levies, but the tribe will not be exempted. As for whether the tax is 30 acres or 50 acres
Tax, to be determined.”
"Yes." Shao Guang responded, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, after twenty years of hard work, we can finally collect taxes."
Shao Xun laughed dumbly.
Things are so ridiculous!
It is a natural thing for the state to collect taxes, but it takes twenty years of hard work to implement it in some areas. And it may not be implemented nationwide in his lifetime.
In order to transform the world, he first had to fight for twenty years to smooth out the huge disadvantages of his birth, gain supreme prestige, and force others to obey orders.
After twenty years of struggle, he gradually gained the power that a normal dynasty emperor would have as soon as he ascended the throne. Moreover, this power was still at a discount, which made people extremely angry.
But looking on the bright side, he also has huge prestige and a basic foundation that the Shoucheng Lord does not have.
"Zhengchen, you are looking more and more like a scholar with your appearance." Shao Xun took a few steps forward, looked at the emerging prefect Liu Quan who had not yet left, and said with a smile.
"The king said, 'Yi and Xia are safe', I thought about it, this world is still Xia after all. If you don't want to be regarded as an alien, you still have to change your customs." Liu Quan said: "The little boy in the family has stopped listening to Hu, and hired a famous teacher.
Teach the classics. I teach them martial arts and military strategy myself."
"What book are you reading?" Shao Xun asked.
"Zuo Zhuan."
"Do you understand?"
"It's always good to read."
"Have you been studying?"
"I have read "East View of Han Dynasty"." Liu Quan said: "The great king's literary and military strategies are convincing. I might recommend a few books."
Shao Xun waved and asked his eldest son Jin Dao to come over and said, "What are you reading?"
Jin Dao was a little confused, but still answered: "Shang Jun Shu, Guan Zi, and Salt and Iron Treatise."
Liu Quan was a little surprised. Do all the sons of King Liang read these books?
"Your Majesty, you can just read Dongguan Hanji. There is no need to change it." Shao Xun laughed and patted Liu Quan on the shoulder.
He did not say the second half of the sentence. But a king cannot just read history books. That would be suicide.
"How about the emerging counties?" Shao Xun asked again.
"The population is sparsely populated. Apart from tens of thousands of our troops, there are only government soldiers, and there are very few people working on the land."
"Has the mansion been repaired?"
"It's been repaired. It's south of Xinkou."
"I want to map the north, but Yanmen is now empty, and the resources are no longer available. What can I do?" Shao Xun said: "In the past few years, I have been working hard to manage Bingzhou. Today, I have seen something from Taiyuan. Yanmen still needs to be emerging.
You have worked hard to rectify it, don't slack off." "Yes." Liu Quan responded.
"In July and August, select your best cavalry and go northward to wait for the enemy in the clouds."
"As commanded."
After Shao Xun finished giving this order, he thought about it and then asked: "During the discussion on Taoism, do the chiefs of the various tribes have any ideas?"
"As far as I know, they are low-minded, not even as good as martial artists." Liu Quan seemed to be at a loss for words, and after a while he said, "I am flattered and overjoyed to be able to participate in the discussion."
"King Dong Wuyan of Hedong has a great spirit and a loving heart, which is unmatched by the saints of the past dynasties."
"Kelan Qiaotan said that under 'Yi and Xia are safe', they have a share in this world, and the Jin Emperor is far behind. For the sake of the family, we should support the king as the emperor."
"besides……"
"What do you think?" Shao Xun asked.
Liu Quan was stunned and said: "If there was no great king, I would be nothing more than a bastard. How could I be here today? I would like to ask the great king to ascend the throne and become the emperor. If this is the case, everyone will be willing to die."
"Then you have to work harder and defeat the Huns for me." Shao Xun said with a smile.
After careful evaluation, the Hu people and the Wu people had an interest appeal, and they all hoped that he would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor as soon as possible, so that they would be safe and realize the benefits they received.
But it was the scholars who controlled most of the world's resources, and their attitudes were more divided.
However, now that it's time, it doesn't mean we can't do it forcefully.
After all, the emperor does not need you to come up with any ideas for governing the country. The basic version or the beggars version does not need this. The general trend is enough to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor.
As for whether the centripetal force is strong and whether the cohesion is sufficient, that is another matter. But Shao Xun is not willing to be so reluctant.
"Read more books, you are still young." Shao Xun said: "You can read "Zuo Zhuan", "Salt and Iron Theory", and "Guan Zi"."
Liu Quan was stunned.
"You just made fun of me." Shao Xun laughed: "If you study well, I can promote you. I just want people to see that as long as they have real talent and practical knowledge, even foreigners can be high-ranking officials."
"As ordered." Liu Quan responded.
He vaguely felt that an opportunity had come.
This opportunity belongs to him alone and no one else.
****
Liu Quan left quickly.
Shao Xun put his son away again and quietly came to the woods at the foot of the mountain.
"Your Majesty!" Wang Chang, the prefect of Yunzhong in the Dai Kingdom, jumped out. As soon as he shouted, several knives were held to his neck.
Shao Xun waved his hand, and the soldiers sheathed their swords and retreated.
Wang Chang took a few steps forward timidly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I just received a letter from Changchun Palace yesterday, saying that I will give birth to a son."
When Shao Xun heard this, he was very happy.
It's been half a year, and he misses Wang's little appearance a little.
At first, I didn’t want to give him a child, but is this acceptable to you?
"Is there any discussion in the country?" he asked.
"Even if there are discussions, it only happened after the winter started last year." Wang Chang said with a wry smile: "By now, the dissatisfied people have left, and only those who have surrendered are left."
“Where are the main dissenters?”
"Dongmugen Mountain area."
"Is there any rebellion?"
"There has never been anything like it."
"That's good." Shao Xun nodded and asked, "Have you ever given my son a name?"
Wang Chang's expression changed.
Your Majesty, we are all pretending to be confused. You are making it very difficult for us!
"Kedun named him 'Tuoba Lizhen'." Wang Chang said cautiously.
"Nonsense!" Shao Xun said displeased: "What is Li Zhen?"
"Your Majesty, please take a look at this." Wang Chang took out a jade pendant and presented it respectfully.
Shao Xun took it and saw that the jade was of average quality, but it had the word "Shao Zhen" engraved on it, and he immediately turned from anger to joy.
If you think about it carefully, you have to blame yourself for this.
Who makes you always like to let other people's wives give birth to your children?
"In the future..." Shao Xun said halfway, but he didn't want to say any more and asked another thing: "You are also here in Jinyang Lundao, do you have anything to think about?"
"The king's ambition has never been seen in ancient times. On behalf of the public, he is willing to respect the king as the emperor of the Central Plains." Wang Chang said.
"I heard that the Tuoba family usually passes the throne between brothers." Shao Xun muttered.
"No, Your Majesty!" Wang Chang knelt down directly and said with a bitter look on his face: "This is definitely not feasible."
Shao Xun looked at him quietly.
Wang Chang swallowed his saliva and said, "Not right now."
"What are the obstacles?" Shao Xun asked.
"There are many obstacles." Wang Chang smiled bitterly and said: "If the king can raise an army to attack Helan Aitou, maybe he can give it a try."
Shao Xun smiled, pulled Wang Chang up and said, "That's all, we'll talk about this later. Take a letter back for me and tell the lady that Helan Aitou may raise troops in August, so don't be unprepared."
"Yes." Wang Chang responded.
"I will attack Helan Aitou sooner or later. It's quick. Don't be impatient." Shao Xun left the grove and ordered his troops to retreat.
Chapter completed!