Yang Biao will be honest with his words, and when he returns, he writes a memorial.
Not only did he write it himself, he also dragged Situ Zhao Wen and Sikong Zhang Xi to sign it.
After listening to Yang Biao's commentary, Zhao Wen signed his name, but Zhang Xi hesitated for a long time and finally barely wrote his own name.
That night, the memorial was delivered to Liu Xie.
Liu Xie did not immediately approve it and waited for a day.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shangshu Ling Pei Mao came back and brought back Bai Bojun's reply.
In principle, Bai Bo's army accepted the recruitment. When talking about specific conditions, the two sides had a big difference.
After a disagreement, the two sides started arguing. One of the coaches named Li Le was so angry that they drew their swords to chop Pei Mao.
Thinking of that scene, Pei Mao was still uneasy and said that if he hadn't taken into account the overall situation at that time, he would have responded and killed Li Le with his own hands.
Looking at Pei Mao, who was chatting with the young man, Liu Xie was also a little speechless.
He believed in Pei Mao.
Pei Mao is good at swordsmanship. He may not be able to go into battle. He is really not afraid of anyone in a one-on-one single fight.
When Pei Mao's mood calmed a little, Liu Xie showed him Yang Biao's memorial and asked him for his opinion.
After reading it, Pei Mao looked at the three names behind him and was silent for a while.
"Your Majesty, I have no objection."
"If you have different opinions, you might as well speak out." Liu Xie encouraged: "Those who speak are not guilty."
"I was originally from Hedong. Your Majesty came to this county and regarded Xun Yu as the county general, and was in charge of the affairs of this county. I should avoid suspicion."
Liu Xie nodded, no longer forced himself.
He knew that Pei Mao was feeling uncomfortable and was still angry. It was rare to be able to control his emotions and not to object bluntly.
If it weren't for knowing that the opposition would be very loud, why would Yang Biao take this responsibility? He also signed with Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi.
Liu Xie put away Yang Biao's memorial. "There is one thing that I have always been puzzled. Can the Shangshu Ling solve my doubts?"
"Please speak out for yourself."
"There were more than 200,000 households in Hedong, nearly 900,000 households, why are there only more than 90,000 households and more than 500,000 households left?"
Pei Mao was silent for a long time and smiled bitterly: "I believe that your majesty has seen that the change in the number of households in Hedong is not consistent with the change in the number of mouths."
Liu Xie nodded but didn't say anything.
During the Western Han Dynasty, there were four people per household in Hedong, but now it has become six people per household.
In fact, the average population of ordinary families has not changed significantly. There is such a clear gap because there are more large families, which has increased the average households.
Just like a group of poor people suddenly have a few more rich people, and their average wealth has increased, but 99% of them have not increased, but have been increased on average.
"If Your Majesty thinks that this is the increase in Hedong clans, although it cannot be said wrong, it is not fundamental." Pei Mao raised his head and his eyes became firm. "Compared to Shandong, the tribes in Hedong are not worth mentioning.
Living in a clan is both a family and a self-protection.”
"You continue to say it." Liu Xie said.
Confucianism values relatives, and the growth of clan power is basically synchronized with the establishment of ruling status of Confucianism. This is not unique to Hedong, but is like this in the world, even more serious than Hedong, especially Ruying.
But the need for self-protection is a special situation that Kanto does not have, and Liu Xie didn't think so much about it before.
He heard Pei Mao mention it, he felt a little aware.
"Actually, this is very simple. Your Majesty compares Bingzhou in front of you with Bingzhou in Xiaowu, and you can understand the reason. During Xiaowu, the Han army expelled the Huns to the north of Mo and south of Yinshan, all of which were Han territory, and they were not seen.
Huma. Therefore, Bingzhou is stable and has several times the household registration today. Hedong is naturally no exception and is called fertile soil. Anyi is a big city and is well-known throughout the world."
Pei Mao's eyes showed an angry light and his voice became louder.
"This dynasty has stolen martial arts and culture. The ministers and ministers in the court advocate appeasement of the barbarians and Hu. They lead the Hu people into the suburbs. Not only do they not collect taxes, but they also have to reward a large amount of money and grain every year. Although these money and grain are not all provided by Hedong, the exchanges between the messengers and Hedong is often invaded.
, The labor service is heavy, which forces many people to choose to move away. This household registration is also reduced."
"Over time, the number of Hu people in Bingzhou has increased, and the number of Han people has become increasingly rare. When the autumn wind tightens, every family will warn themselves to prevent the Hu people from being disturbed. However, the prefect and county magistrates are officials who are mostly concealed and do not report them, and the losses are borne by the people.
.If the people cannot gather their clans and live there, they will only become ghosts under the sword of the barbarians. This is the second reduction in household registration."
"The Hu people occupied Henan land and learned to cultivate land by the Han people, but they were not skilled, so they randomly reclaimed wasteland and ploughed and abandoned. Because of the breeding of household registration, they grazed excessively, cattle and sheep were everywhere in the valley, and plants and trees were exhausted. Therefore, soil erosion and floods were more and more common.
Hedong is the first to be hit. This is the third reduction in household registration."
"With these three, how can there be many household registrations in Hedong? How can the tribe members not gather?"
Looking at Pei Mao who was angry, Liu Xie didn't know what to say for a moment.
It seems that he is not only wronged, but Pei Mao is also wronged.
"In your opinion, if the rebellion of the Huns can be quelled and the scenery of northern border during Xiaowu period can be restored, will Hedong reappear on the prosperity of that day?"
Pei Mao frowned, pondered for a moment, and sighed. "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that this is a dilemma, and it cannot be solved by force."
“Why?”
"We must have food when using troops. Transporting thousands of miles is too much, so we can only cultivate farms in Henan. Although the Han people's farming is more refined than the Hu people, the military power that can be supported is still limited. If there is less, it is not enough to resist the enemy. If there is more, the consumption is too much.
Da. It was a forced one to take pacification strategies at the beginning."
"If you don't transfer from the mainland and only use Henan to cultivate land without harming the water and soil, how many soldiers do you think the northern border can support?"
Pei Mao frowned and said for a while: "I haven't calculated it carefully. I think Wanqi should have it."
Liu Xie laughed silently and knocked his fingers on the table twice. "If there is no man's writing, tens of thousands of riders are not enough. If a man's writing, five thousand riders are enough. Please see that I have three thousand riders."
Iron cavalry, pacify Meiji."
Pei Mao was very surprised and it took him a while to react.
"Your Majesty said that the ordnance created by the dog son Pei Qian's potential iron official can double the combat effectiveness of our Han army?"
Liu Xie didn't say much, and led Pei Mao out of the tent, ordered someone to bring a war horse and put it on the vest.
"With such a heavy cavalry standing in the northern border, can we control the light and drive away the Huns, and will the Xianbei be like a dog or a horse?"
Pei Mao touched the cold vest and pants, couldn't help but feel joy in his heart and laughed out loud.
Putting on such a vest, the protection ability of war horses increased greatly, and the light cavalry of the Huns and Xianbei people could only escape by looking at the wind.
The Han army was the main force of heavy cavalry, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei people were regarded as hawks and dogs, and chased and chased the north. It was not difficult for the Han Dynasty to retake Yinshan.
The emperor was bold and clever when he could come up with such a solution.
What made him even happier was that part of the emperor's confidence came from his son Pei Qian and the ordnances created by Pei Qian's potential iron official.
It is precisely with these weapons that the emperor could use a small number of elite troops to control the light and recover the northern border without increasing the burden.
"Your Majesty, is this... really feasible?"
"Whether it is possible or not, please wait and see." Liu Xie smiled confidently and said, "It is moist inside and is smart outside and is well-behaved. If such an iron cavalry cannot dominate the world, I really can't think of anyone else who can dominate the world.
, the future of Hedong is not elsewhere, it is in your and my hands."
Pei Mao was so excited that he raised his hand and gave a deep gift.
"My father and son brother, I wish to follow Your Majesty's rampant."