As the horses' hooves crossed Pingyang Street, Li Xia and Liu Yuanzhen dismounted, first inspected the granary, and then turned towards the food market entrance.
To temporarily control Yixian County, one must obtain "real" money and food, and by beheading Daru Huachi here in public, the Oru official obtains "fame".
Liu Yuanzhen had already arranged these things, but at this time he was more concerned about the situation in Chang'an.
"If Lian Xixian really withdraws from Guanzhong, how will the commander-in-chief respond?"
"Of course I have to take it from Tongguan."
Liu Yuanzhen was a little worried and asked: "To attack Henan and Shanxi?"
"No attack. We took Longxi and Guanzhong with the word 'fast', but it was too fast. We had no time to digest the victory and were unable to continue the fight."
Liu Yuanzhen asked: "Aren't you afraid of Lian Xixian's counterattack?"
"The war in Mobei has not yet been decided. What force will he use to counterattack? If he has the force, why bother to retreat?"
"That means the situation in Guanlong has been decided?"
"good."
Liu Yuanzhen pondered and finally said: "In this way, it would not be considered wise for Lian Xixian to withdraw from Guanzhong."
Li Xia glanced at him and had to give him a slap.
Because Liu Yuanzhen just needs beating.
"Yeom Xixian just made the most calm and clear-headed decision. You can't be like him. When you figure it out, you feel that he is not smart enough because just doing this can't save the situation? But you can figure it out.
His last move?"
Liu Yuanzhen felt a little embarrassed, but he also realized where his flaws were.
I am never sober enough and am always easily driven by various emotions.
"I was just thinking, what other options can he use?"
Li Xia patted his shoulder and said: "Don't think so much. We will take Guanzhong with an upright army. Within three to five years, Kublai Khan will not be able to take action. Lian Xixian has no possibility of turning the situation around."
, then, all he can do is to make other rumors."
"How does he do it?"
"There are many ways. Just like what I did before, I used conspiracy and tricks to defeat the big with the small."
"How to deal with it?"
"Defend."
"It's that simple?"
Li Xia thought for a while and said: "In the past, when I used side tactics, my opponents would always try to defeat me. This is to attack with a short attack. They have forgotten that their most important advantage is."
Liu Yuanzhen was a little confused.
"For example, let's take you... let's take Wang Liangchen. His strength lies in his military strength. After defeating Hunduhai, he only needs to make a good living and wait for the war in Mobei to be settled. Mongolia raised a large army to march south, and counselors laid out strategies and scouted horses.
Intelligence, ready logistics, and advancing troops slowly may not necessarily fail to capture Hanzhong. But he saw that I always made surprise attacks, so he got annoyed, impatient, and anxious, thinking that he had found an opportunity, and he insisted on making a surprise attack on me."
It was Wang Liangchen who was talking about it, but Liu Yuanzhen blushed when he heard it.
Li Xia added: "Even if you are in a weak position, it is very easy to arrange an assassination, rumor, or alienation. But those in a strong position have to be tired of dealing with it. After a long time of dealing with it, the situation of strength and weakness will change."
"Lian Xixian also plans to deal with the commander in this way?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to bother guessing. Just strengthen the precautions. We currently occupy Guanzhong, win over the people, and develop our strength is the right way."
"But the commander-in-chief said just now that Lian Xixian is great."
"Pay attention to your opponents, but maintain your own rhythm."
Liu Yuanzhen sighed.
He also knows the truth, but he just can't help but let others lead his thinking.
"I understand. Even if we deal with Lian Xixian, Shang Ting, Zhao Bi, Zhang Wenqian, and Yao Shu. Since the commander-in-chief has captured Guanzhong, he doesn't have to fight with them one by one. He only needs to accumulate strength and send troops when the time comes.
Heluo, use Wang Shi to sweep them away."
"That's right." Li Xia said, "I'm afraid, I know the truth now, but then my eyes will turn red... You and I need to remind each other to stay awake."
Liu Yuanzhen had forgotten about the yin and yang and asked: "May I ask why the commander is so clear about things?"
"You have suffered too much and suffered too little, so you ask this question."
At this time, the two of them had walked past the market entrance. Li Xia looked around and murmured: "Lian Xixian has done a good job in governing Guanzhong these years. For the time being, I'm afraid the people of Guanzhong still have his heart."
"Yes, to tell the truth, he calmed the people and cultivated their fields, cared about people's livelihood and suffering, helped the weak and suppressed the strong, and his political achievements were remarkable."
Liu Yuanzhen frowned and continued: "Before Lian Xixian took office, many people in Guanzhong were like lambs. For example, in the past, the poor borrowed money and used interest as coupons to repay the debts, calling them 'lamb profits'. If they lost, they would be abused and they would not win. It's poisonous. If Lian Xixian corrects this law, take the coupons and burn them;
For another example, in the past, the surrendered people from Sichuan were scattered in the valleys, and soldiers captured and sold them for export. Lian Xixian severely punished the ban, so that there were no traders in Guanzhong who could easily be expelled, and the homeless people were cultivated in the fields to expand the people's power. …”
Li Xia listened silently for a long time and finally said: "Compared to conspiracy and conspiracy, these good deeds for the people are what really puts pressure on me from Lian Xixian."
"pressure?"
Li Xia nodded and said, "I have to do better than Lian Xixian to truly conquer Guanzhong."
Liu Yuanzhen turned to look at Li Xia, slightly startled.
He originally thought that by saying this, Li Xia would be annoyed, scold Lian Xixian, and refuse to recognize Lian Xixian's political achievements.
I wish he could feel better if Li Xia was as cautious and jealous as him.
But no, Li Xia only used Lian Xixian as an incentive...
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"behead!"
"puff……"
In front of Caishikou, the sword fell down again and again, and dozens of heads were chopped off.
There are Mongolian nobles and their dependents in Daruhuachi, Oru, and Yi County.
The people did not cheer, but were more uneasy.
Li Xia and Liu Yuanzhen mounted their horses again and headed out of the city.
"Do you know why I killed them?"
"Because they are Mongols?"
"No." Li Xia said: "Because they occupy a large amount of unclaimed wasteland, either occupying the owner's land, or forcing people to farm, or not farming, turning the fields in Guanzhong into grassland, and grazing cattle and sheep."
Liu Yuanzhen glanced at Li Xia and thought to himself that the Liu family also had a large amount of land, or that the entire land in Xijing once belonged to the Liu family.
"Look, this is the first thing I can do better than Lian Xixian..."
~~
On this day, the Song flag was waving above the city of Xi County, and the Song army continued to ride eastward.
In the next city, the people still didn't understand why the Song army suddenly appeared, as if divine soldiers descended from the sky.
There is a huge difference between people, and this is also reflected in the news channels.
People like Li Xia and Lian Xixian can not only spread out a large number of scouts, but also have the ability to know the situation thousands of miles away in a few days.
But ordinary people don't even know Longxi is lost.
After all, the news of the Battle of Guanlong began to spread to Guanzhong after April 12th, and it was not until June that the news spread among the people.
So when the Song army entered the country, half of Guanzhong seemed to be confused...
~~
Chang'an City is still peaceful.
From time to time, people on the streets talk about the recent large-scale migration of officials and students in the city eastward.
"I heard that the west side won the battle. If we want to fight the north side, of course we need to transfer people and pay..."
"Looking at this movement, I almost thought someone broke into Jingzhao Mansion..."
"The government has posted notices. If you go north to quell the rebellion, there will be no war in the future..."
"..."
Lu Ada carried a basket through Yongning Gate and walked through South Street when he heard discussions similar to this.
After walking for a while, there was Chang'an Bell Tower in front of us.
He looked around, found a shady corner on the street, put down his load, sat down, and started hawking.
"Hangua! Cold melons are on sale!"
The weather was still hot, Lu Ada was shirtless, sweat was still dripping down his face, his skin was dark and his figure was thin.
A vendor selling herbal tea with two broken tables set up next to him smiled and asked, "Brother, would you like some herbal tea?"
"I can't even bear to eat the cold melons I sell." Lu Ada shook his head.
The herbal tea vendor then scooped a bowl of water to him and said, "Look at the sweat all over. Where did the two big baskets of melons weighing the weight of the dead man come from?"
Lu Ada quickly thanked him and said with a silly smile: "I carried it six miles all the way from Caochangpo to the city. Well, I don't expect to get a higher price in the city."
"Brother is a melon grower?"
"You can't make a living growing melons, but you have to share a few acres of government land."
"Guan Tian? Not many people can cultivate official land. My life is going to be easy!"
Lu Ata was also a little proud and said: "Of course it's good to be an official tenant. One acre of high-quality land only pays three liters of grain. I heard that in the Song Dynasty in the south, one acre has to pay one dou and four liters. Tsk, tsk, it scares a person to death."
"
The street vendor was also speechless.
"Brother, do you know about the land tax in the south? Isn't that far away?"
"Hey, I heard what a gentleman said." Lu Ada extended his thumb and said, "Well, I've also met the biggest official in Jingzhao Mansion, the Xuanfu Envoy."
"Really? Brother, please tell me."
Lu Ata thought about it with a look of awe in his eyes, thinking of six or seven years ago.
"The Xuanfu envoy really saved the lives of E's family. That year, E borrowed the lamb's interest, and the interest was really compounded. The interest compounded, and they had to sell their sons and daughters. Fortunately, the Xuanfu envoy came and took the money.
Those debt deeds of lamb interest were burned down. Just in front of the bell tower, half the city blocked the street that day..."
As he was talking, he turned his head and saw a young man dressed as a scholar walking past the bell tower. He hurriedly picked up a cold melon and ran forward.
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"Benefactor!"
Yelu Youshang walked slowly into South Street, his eyes wandering around as if he was looking for something. Suddenly he heard a shout, and when he looked up, he saw a dark, skinny old farmer.
"Who are you?"
"The villain Lu Ada, it was my benefactor who spared the villain his lamb rights and made him a government tenant..."
Yelu Youshang was not arrogant. He smiled and felt a little proud. He glanced around and asked, "Why do you sell melons when you have fields to cultivate?"
"In the past two years, we have been given more food due to the war, and I am thinking about planting some more melons to sell... Hey, you know, you know, quell the rebellion. If the rebellion is quelled, life will get better and better in the future."
Yelu Youshang nodded and squinted at Lu Ada for a while. Feeling the sincerity of the other party, he took out a bunch of money from his sleeve and handed it over, saying: "I bought your melons."
"this……"
"Can you do me one more favor? It's not difficult, it's just a small thing."
"Okay! I can do anything!" Lu Ata nodded heavily, and then happily took the money.
"Tell me this way."
Yelu Youshang raised his hand and turned around the alley.
Lu Ada quickly picked up his melon and followed him quickly, still mumbling.
"My benefactor, this is a lot of money. The autumn grain will be harvested soon, so I can live on. Just now, I told the herbal tea seller that our taxes are much lighter than those in the southern country. My benefactor said that back then, I
Remember them all."
"Speaking of this, when the war is over, the government will never send you any more food."
"The villain understands and stopped joining the faction in the past few years."
"That's good, Prime Minister Lian's ambition is not to compare with the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty not only has high land rents, but also has peace and prosperity..."
At this time, Chang'an City was still under the rule of Lian Xixian. For many people like Lu Ata, they never thought that anyone would come to break their peaceful life...