Even when Li Yuan went south in a big way and so many people responded, he still struggled with Qu Tutong on the bank of the Yellow River for a long time, let alone the current situation.
Li Po had to settle down and think about it for many days. He invited Yu Chigong and others to discuss it several times, and finally came to a rather embarrassing conclusion.
Morale can be used, but don't cross the river easily to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy.
What does that mean?
In other words, whether it is to appease the morale of the army or to avenge this arrow, he will definitely have to compete with Li Tang next year.
In fact, this is one of the sequelae brought about by a series of victories. The arrogant soldiers and brave generals' tolerance for the enemy's provocations has been decreasing.
At this time, Li Po could completely rely on his prestige in the army to forcefully make some decisions and firmly grasp the direction of the chariot.
But after experiencing the battle in Xihe County, Li Po felt that it was not an appropriate decision...
Of course, he would not imitate Zhao Kuo and attack rashly in response to everyone's expectations, and immediately put himself in the history books.
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In the twelfth lunar month, the cold wind was making its last effort, releasing all its power and spreading its teeth and claws wantonly on the earth.
It is now the end of the year, and the end of the year has completely become a symbol at this time. It only symbolizes the end of one year and the beginning of a new year, and has no other meaning.
Groups of guards surrounded Li Po as he rode among the warehouses in the county city. This was a routine inspection at the end of the year. He walked around, watched the flowers, listened to the officials in charge of the warehouses, and occasionally stopped to check the grain. That was pretty much it.
There's no drama about catching bugs or cracking down on corrupt officials. This is more like an outing.
However, for Hedong this year, the two prefectures of Bingdai are rapidly entering a stable period. The Bingdai area, which is half agricultural and half pastoral, will collect taxes in one year. This is something to look forward to.
However, the situation in the counties south of Bingzhou is not yet good. Not to mention this year, it is estimated that food prices will not come down next year, and may even rise for a while until after next year's autumn harvest, when they may get better.
Of course, there is no reference for food prices now, and they vary a lot from place to place, but no one is reselling them back and forth to make any war fortune, because they are all the masters who feel unhappy about their own death.
Speaking of which, the current grain prices in Hedong are no longer as outrageous as those around Daye Ten and Eleven Years ago. However, as long as the war does not stop, grain prices will not completely fall back to the level of peacetime.
The impact of this year's war on food prices is also obvious, and it is almost to the point where there is no market for food.
Ultimately, the root cause of the Shangdang's rebellion was the lack of enough food to eat.
Compared with Shangdang and Changping counties, the eastern counties were relatively stable, but Li Po had to exempt them from taxes for two years as an appeasement.
In fact, Li Po was a little surprised that the war had reached this point. The population had been reduced to a certain level, not to mention the cultivated land, but every family seemed to still have enough to do.
Li Po imagined for a moment, if he concentrated on farming in Jin, could he survive until everyone else starved to death, and then go out to clean up the mess?
Of course, this is destined to be nothing more than conjecture. The war has actually entered a new stage now, and mutual annexation is the theme of this period.
In the next one or two years, there will definitely be a series of wars. This is undoubtedly a very critical moment. Those who can't stand it won't be able to stand it anymore. Want to farm with peace of mind in such a season? Just dream...
The weather was too cold, so Li Po did not let Pei Shiqing and Wen Yanbo accompany him. He was only accompanied by Jiangjun Biejia and Yuchi Gong.
Li Po seemed to be in a pretty good mood, and his inspections were almost done. There were a few empty warehouses, but there was still enough food and grass.
Li Po ordered them to build several more large warehouses, because once the grain and grass shipped from the north arrive next spring, the warehouses here in Jiangjun may not be able to bear it.
Because this is different from Li Shentong's temporary garrison in Jiangjun, perhaps this will be the logistics gathering place for the army for a long time.
When the group of people walked out of the warehouse, it was almost noon. Li Po sent all the other people away, and then turned to Yu Chi and said respectfully: "We are almost ready. If there are no omissions, we will send it out tomorrow. Let's go."
Have a good New Year everyone."
Yuchi Gong exhaled white air. He naturally understood what he was talking about. He hammered his chest and said, "Don't worry, manager. Everything is ready. We just need to send it out clearly."
Li Po nodded slightly, and without any surprise, he made another adjustment. Two more people were added to the mansion, Yu Wenhuo and Zhang Lun. In other words, after this year, the Wei Mansion under Li Po has gone from
Two suddenly increased to eight, four infantry and four cavalry.
Zhang Lun came from behind and entrusted him with important responsibilities.
Of course, these eight guard mansions were built on the old system of military mansions in the Sui Dynasty, but they were much simpler and very different.
At this time, the generals of the Wei government under Li Po had actual military power in the army, but they did not have the jurisdiction of the military government, and they were not closely connected with the land system and household registration system.
In fact, this also loses the essence of the military government system. Military power is divided into the Weifu, which does not achieve the role of using the Weifu to control the soldiers of the world without dividing military power.
This is undoubtedly something derived from wartime. It cannot be refined, nor can it be completely copied from the old system. Due to the limitations of the current situation, what Li Po values is not anything else, but the convenience and efficiency of commanding the army. As for
Li Po could only turn a blind eye to the most important function of the military system, centralization of power.
The former Left and Right Guards Mansion was located above the eight military mansions. In peacetime, it was responsible for military affairs and in charge of the military status of each Guard House. The military affairs reported by each Guard House had to go through the Left and Right Guard Houses before being reported to him. In wartime, he commanded the cavalry.
The infantry army actually functions more like the function of the Ministry of War.
There were also left and right Wuwei Mansion, led by Li Nian and Xue Wanche, to take charge of all matters of the cavalry army.
Next, the left and right garrison troops were commanded by Chen Yuan and Yu Chixin, and the left and right garrison troops were commanded by Zhang Lun and Yuwen Huo. They were all infantry guards.
Later, the duties of protecting the left and right armies were set up, with Luo Shixin and Liu Jingsheng respectively in charge of Li Po's army.
At this point, a military framework has basically taken shape.
Because the military power given to the military government was too great, the recruitment, training, armor, logistics and equipment, etc. were all controlled by Li Po's general manager.
As the army has been adjusted to a certain extent, the rewards for this year's war will also be included.
As the dust settled on the matter, Li Po also felt that the decision to set up the Bingzhou Governor's Office was a bit hasty.
Empress Xiao's car had already entered Jinyang and checked into the Jinyang Palace. Soon news came from Jinyang that Empress Xiao recognized Li Po's son as her adopted son. If this had happened in the past, Li Po's family would have immediately
I had to change my last name, but now I don't have to worry so much.
Afterwards, the matter of becoming a king was put on the table...
If we wait a little longer, it is reasonable to set up six ministries after being granted the title of king. Will we still be granted the title of acting governor?