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Is the Lulong Army short of food? Under normal circumstances, the Lulong Army is not particularly short of food.
September is the harvest season, originating from the third warm period in East Asia. The Lulong prefectures, which have not experienced military disasters, have obtained a bumper harvest of grain. After the harvest is completed, the statistics of grain storage in each prefecture have also been reported to the festival.
Mansion.
According to the tax decree announced by the Lulong Jiedu Prefecture this year, Yingzhou, Cangzhou, Shenzhou, Yingzhou, and Mozhou are in the agricultural tax exemption period. The places where agricultural taxes are levied are mainly Youzhou, Danzhou, Jizhou, and Pingzhou.
In Guizhou, 50% of the harvested grain is levied, and the remaining 50% is reserved for farmers' own use. This levy ratio is slightly lower than that of other vassal towns. Although the ratio is lower, Youzhou and Hepingzhou are all cultivated land, and they are also owned by the entire Lulong.
Grain base, the grain produced is still filling the warehouses.
Pingzhou levied 530,000 shi, Youzhou 600,000 shi, and the remaining states totaled 300,000 shi. Good news of a good harvest also came from the Liaodong Plain. Jiedu Mansion spent 200,000 shi here to replenish the warehouse.
.This autumn, Lulong Jiedu Prefecture has harvested a total of 1.1 million koku of wheat, millet, and more than 500,000 koku of beans. In addition, 600,000 koku of various grains sent by Bohae Kingdom, Silla, and Unongjin Prefecture are still flowing in.
They are constantly being escorted to Youzhou.
Holding more than two million yuan of various grains, supporting 60,000 to 70,000 sergeants and officials, this number is enough, and there is still a lot left, but don't forget, Cangzhou, Shenzhou, Mozhou, Yingzhou and Southwest Youzhou
The whole country is suffering from war, and nearly 200,000 people are in desperate need of food. At the same time, production and life in the above-mentioned states must be restored, so Lulong is short of food!
Fortunately, the vegetable and poultry industries in the Xiaoling River and Wugu river basins of Yingzhou are also becoming increasingly mature. The livestock base next to Yiwulu Mountain is also flourishing. A large amount of meat, poultry, eggs, and vegetables have poured into the pass, making up for some of the gaps to a certain extent. Although
In this way, according to Jiedu Prefecture's calculations, if we want to survive the next year smoothly and prepare for spring plowing in each state next year, we still need 400,000 shi of grain. If we want to launch a campaign with less than 10,000 people, the food shortage will be as high as
Six hundred thousand stones.
Therefore, the establishment of a mutual market in Shenzhou is not only the key for the General Military Staff Office to leverage the situation in Hebei, but also the top priority that the Judge Advocate Office must start.
The formulation of this plan benefited from the joint action of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and the United Front Work Department. The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was responsible for verifying Yuan Xiangxian's background and preferences, and the actual current situation of the towns in Hebei. The United Front Work Department proposed mutual markets, opening roads, building bridges, sending bribes, etc.
The overall idea is to use means as means, and the purpose is to connect the towns in Hebei, fill the food gap, open up the channels in Hedong, and stabilize the situation in Hebei.
Since the opening of the first Shenzhou Mutual Market, there have been three days of mutual trading. Due to the huge purchase from Lulong, a large amount of grain has entered the Shenzhou warehouse, traveled north along the Hutuo River, passed through Yingzhou and went up to Mozhou, and stored it in Mozhou.
Waqiaocang in the north of the county.
"Three mutual trades. Gao's, Li's, Wang's, Zhao's and other merchants collected a total of 130,000 dan of grain. Jiedu Mansion spent 87,000 dan to take over this batch of grain from each merchant. There was no need to leave.
It turns out that the Yuan family is a large grain producer. 70% of the grain comes from the Yuan family, and the rest comes from merchants in Chengde, Weibo and other places. Yiwu Town rushed to buy grain from us at the mutual market, buying about 30,000 shi, causing the price of grain to rise.
.We lost about 10%. The Logistics Department believes that necessary measures should be taken to put some pressure on King Yiwu to avoid raising prices with each other. However, I believe that this view is inappropriate and goes against the principles of connecting and integrating towns in Hebei.
Overall strategy.”
When Han Yanhui said this, he raised his head and looked at Li Chengzhong. After receiving Li Chengzhong's affirmation, he continued to report: "In the third mutual market, another large grain merchant's name appeared, and the store was Jiang Ji. Jiang Ji sold five thousand shi
Grain, and at the same time purchased 10,000 gu worth of products produced outside the customs, which was quite astonishing. The United Front Office then wrote to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, asking Gao Observer to send personnel to investigate Chiang Kai-shek. After verification, Chiang Kai-shek's backstage was Jiang Xuanhui, the Bianzhou military envoy.
"
In the Xuanwu Army system, the military envoys from one state are not high-ranking officials, because the territory controlled by the Xuanwu Army is too large, covering hundreds of states and more than ten festivals. The leading generals started out as deputy envoys of a certain festival, such as the current siege
Ge Congzhou, the commander-in-chief of the march to the southeast of Hedong, wore the title of Jiedushi of the Taining Army on his head. Another example is that Zhu Youning and Shi Shucong, who led the army in Jinzhou to attack Hedong, were the Jiedushi and Jiedushi of the Jianwu Army respectively.
Bao Dajun Jiedu Envoy.
In comparison, Jiang Xuanhui's rank is not high to be honest, but no one dares to underestimate this Bianzhou military envoy. The headquarters of King Dongping is in Bianzhou, and the palace is located in Kaifeng County in Bianzhou City (Bianzhou City has
The two counties attached to Kuo are Junyi and Kaifeng. After Zhu Quanzhong established Daliang, he made Bianzhou the capital, and then changed Bianzhou's name to Kaifeng Prefecture). Jiang Xuanhui, the Bianzhou military envoy, was in charge of Bianzhou's defense, which was an extremely important key position.
, this shows how much King Dongping trusts Jiang Xuanhui!
The name sounded familiar to Li Chengzhong, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. Lulong was an important town in the Tang Dynasty. At this point, as the military commander of the Lulong Army, in the minds of people all over the world, he was already on par with Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong.
, Yang Xingmi, Qian Wei, Wang Jian, Li Maozhen and others stood side by side, and a Bianzhou military envoy was not in his eyes. But what he didn't know was that in the original time and space, in another two years, the emperor Li Ye would
Died at the hands of Jiang Xuanhui.
After briefly explaining Jiang Xuanhui's background, Han Yanhui continued: "It is expected that in the fourth mutual market, Jiang Ji will increase the amount of grain. At the same time, due to the leadership of Yuan and Jiang Ji, more Central Plains merchants will participate.
. We hope that by the end of the year, we will have collected the 600,000 shi shortfall in grain from the mutual market to meet the grain needs of Jiedu Prefecture."
Li Chengzhong breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "With such a large scale of trading, will it attract Zhu Quanzhong's attention?"
Han Yanhui could not answer this question, but he predicted: "It is unclear how much reaction Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui can suppress within the Xuanwu Army. Judging from the assessment of the United Front Office, it is estimated that they will not be able to hide it for long. In addition to the increasing scale of the mutual market,
Externally, we also need to consider Wei Bo's reaction. According to the intelligence from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Huangfu Jun is resistant to mutual trading. This person has strong hostility to Lulong Daily. He is likely to report the matter to Bianzhou."
Li Chengzhong frowned and said: "Didn't Yuan Xiang first say that he needed war horses and salt? Xuanwu lacked these two supplies, didn't he say that he could use this as an excuse to explain the mutual trade?"
Han Yanhui said: "We have put fifty draft horses and hundreds of draft horses into Shenzhou Mutual Market, but Yuan Xiang first said that these horses are not enough, and he needs more. In addition to draft horses and draft horses, it is best to have war horses. I wonder if the commander-in-chief
Promise?"
Li Chengzhong thought for a while, nodded and said: "Next time, we will send fifty war horses to the mutual trade. As long as the mutual trade can be postponed until the end of the year, our food shortage will be solved. At this time, don't worry about a few dozen horses. There is also salt, so much
Sell some to them, don't lose big for small things. As for Wei Bo..."
Li Chengzhong hadn't thought about this question yet, so he asked again: "How about Wang Chuzhi of the Yiwu Army?"
Han Yanhui said: "The official roads in the two prefectures of Yi and Ding have been repaired, and Yao Ji is preparing to expand these two official roads. The United Front Office organized the first group of merchants to go to Hedong via the official road, and they will set off the day after tomorrow. The route is via Ding.
When we arrived at Hengzhou, Wang Chuzhi promised not to stop or interfere. After arriving at Hengzhou, we could go west to Taiyuan Prefecture and reach Jinyang."
Opening up the connection with Hedong is one of the general strategies of the Lulong Army. Without the acquiescence of the Yiwu Army, the merchants sent from Youzhou would have to go around the customs from Guizhou, trek hundreds of miles, and then enter from Yunzhou in the north of Hedong.
Pass, go south to Shuozhou, Daizhou, Xinzhou, and finally arrive at Taiyuan Prefecture. Compared with now, the road outside the pass takes nearly two months. Now that the Yiwu Army has been opened up, merchants can go directly westward on the smooth official road.
The goods can be delivered to Jinyang in half a month. It is convenient and labor-saving, and also reduces a lot of consumption.
In this regard, Li Chengzhong told: "Jinyang has been blockaded for more than half a year, and the Jinzhong Plain has been repeatedly harassed by the Xuanwu Army. Food is extremely scarce. This time when going to Hedong, we must mainly eat food and fat sheep. King Jian Jin will resist.
Heart."
Han Yanhui nodded: "The grain was brought directly from Shenzhou Mutual Market to Hengzhou. The first batch totaled 3,000 shi. The United Front Office also purchased 1,000 fat sheep, which have been sent to Yixian. In addition, there are 500 bows.
There are two thousand boxes of arrows and several swords and guns. The Hedong supervisor Zhang Chengye has arrived at the Chengtian Army and is preparing to welcome the caravan. Zhang Chengye sent someone to deliver a letter saying that the King of Jin is grateful to the commander Gao Yi and will fight to the death against Xuanwu. The supervisor we sent to Hedong
The military envoy Zhang Juhan also wrote to say that the opening of the Yiwu Commercial Road has excited the city of Jinyang!"
Zhang Chengye was the military supervisor sent by the imperial court to Hedong. He had always been trusted by Li Keyong. He personally rushed to the border between Hedong and Yiwu to wait, which showed that Li Keyong attached great importance to this matter. Li Keyong could not help but ignore it.
Xuanwu was in dire straits in recent years, and Hedong was already depleted of people and resources. From the letter from Zhang Juhan, the Lulong supervisor who was in charge of liaison in Jinyang, we can see how eager Jinyang was for this batch of grain.
Li Chengzhong sighed: "The power of King Dongping is great. In the world today, the only soldiers that can compete with King Dongping are Hedong and Huainan. I still admire King Jin very much. I hope he can persevere. As long as he gives us
If we delay it for two years, we, Lu Long, will no longer be afraid of King Dongping."
Han Yanhui couldn't help but nodded, and suddenly his expression was solemn, and he seemed a little excited, and said: "Commander, the emperor issued an edict from Fengxiang to confer the title of King Dongping on King Dongping. From now on, Zhu Quanzhong will be the King of Liang."
Zhu Quanzhong was previously the king of Dongping County, and later he was granted the title of King Dongping and enjoyed the title of Prince. At this time, he was renamed King of Liang from King Dongping, which is of great significance.
In the system of the Tang Dynasty, princes were divided into two categories. Among them, the one-character king was the most noble title. As a rule, only the royal family with the surname Li was granted the title. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, the one-character king was conferred on the Jiedushi of Qiangzhen, but still no one named Li
For example, Li Maozhen, Li Ke used the Li Tang royal family to give them the Li surname, claiming that they were all of Li blood.
At the beginning of this year, in order to allow Zhu Quanzhong to withdraw from the army that besieged Fengxiang, the emperor wanted to give Zhu Quanzhong the surname Li and make him and Li Maozhen a brother. The purpose was to make Zhu Quanzhong a "Li clan member" so that he could be crowned king.
But this proposal was mercilessly rejected by Zhu Quanzhong. Zhu Quanzhong did not care about this one-word title, and he could not withdraw his troops for this title. The emperor's hot face touched Zhu Quanzhong's cold ass, and he lost all his face, so he had to give up at that time.
But now the situation is different. Zhu Quanzhong's main force is in Jinzhou, and the Hedong Army is retreating steadily. Seeing that Fengxiang has no hope of relief;
, Li Maozhen, Han Quanhui and others also began to starve, and if they continued like this, no one could support them. So the emperor didn't care whether Zhu Quanzhong's surname was Li or not, and directly made him a one-character king, hoping that Zhu Quanzhong would get this most distinguished title.
, able to lift the siege of Fengxiang.
This is not just a matter of title. The key is that the meaning behind the title is quite important. What does it mean to enfeoff a foreign surname as a one-character king? This means that the emperor and the court officials were finally forced to reach a consensus and prepare to "follow the example of the Warring States Period"