Han Dao world

Chapter 297 Coincidence
Although he slept very late, Liu Xie woke up on time, and woke up from a nightmare.

He dreamed that Baima Tong led a hundred thousand cavalry to kill, and countless Hun cavalry were advancing along the river valley like a tide, and wherever they went, heads rolled and blood flowed all over the ground.

Baima Tong rode a magnificent white horse, rushed towards him like flying through the clouds and threw a human head over.

The head opened its mouth and shouted. "Your Majesty save me, Your Majesty save me."

Taking a closer look, it was actually Yang Xiu who was ordered to go on an envoy.

Liu Xie broke out in a cold sweat and was relieved to find out that it was a dream.

The body is very tired, and I really want to sleep for a while.

But he only stayed there for a short while before struggling to get up.

The danger has not passed, and the nightmare may come true at any time.

Hearing the movement of the inner tent, Li Hu, the servant on duty, came in and waited on Liu Xie to dress and wash, explaining while doing it: "Cai Lingshi has been busy in the middle of the night, and he just took a rest and hasn't woken up yet."

Liu Xie gave him a puzzled look, a little puzzled.

"Ling Shi is only a record of daily life, not responsible for my daily life."

Li Hu was taken aback for a moment. "But... I heard that Ling Shi attended His Majesty's bed last night."

Liu Xie frowned slightly.

He was not impressed at all.After talking with Zhang Yang and Wang Fu yesterday, his mind almost went down.

Was it Cai Yan who waited for him to go to bed?

"Is there any news? How is the situation in the camp?"

"No news." Li Hu immediately became excited. "Luo's head was hung out, and the Huns were scared to death. Today is very quiet. The Hun Youxian King has come several times, and he has been wandering outside the camp, not daring to come in."

Liu Xie secretly smiled.

It's right to be nervous, this battle is for them to watch.

What the Huns failed to do, the Han people not only did it, but they did it neatly.

"Where is the Xiongnu Shanyu?"

"At the tent door."

"At the tent door?"

"It is said that it is for His Majesty to keep the tent. It is a joke, His Majesty has us guarding it, what use is it for him?"

Liu Xie put on his clothes, walked out of the big tent, and saw Hu Chuquan as expected.

Hu Chuquan was wearing armor, with a long knife on his waist, standing in front of the tent, stomping his feet lightly.Seeing Liu Xie, he strode over and bowed his hands in salute with a humble attitude.

"Foreign minister Hu Chuquan, I have seen His Majesty."

"Shan Yu, how did you become a guard?" Liu Xie said while moving his body.

I didn't sleep well yesterday, and my muscles and bones are sore.

Hu Chuquan smiled all over his face. "In front of Your Majesty, how dare a foreign minister pretend to be Shan Yu. If it were not for His Majesty's help, the foreign minister would be a family dog. Now that His Majesty has killed the rebel minister in a battle, the foreign minister will be considered to have a family. The foreign minister is willing to be His Majesty's vassal forever, serving His Majesty around. "

Liu Xie smiled slightly, but didn't answer Chu Quan's words.

Hu Chuquan is a puppet.It doesn't matter what he says, the attitude of demeaning the real power makes sense.

Of course, the attitude of demeaning is also not important.

They have only two choices: either become a dog or beheaded.

He will not leave easily without solving the problem of the Huns.

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The breakfast is rich, with goat's milk, beef, and a bowl of meat soup.

The captured cattle and sheep allowed the Han army to let go of their stomachs and eat meat happily for a few days.

They didn't have the habit of marching with cattle and sheep, and at most they brought some bacon as dry food.Once the enemy strikes, or finds the trace of the enemy, they will leave here, and they can only give up the endless cattle and sheep.

After breakfast, Liu Xie summoned Pei Mao, the official secretary, to inquire about the results of the battle.

Pei Mao was in a very good mood.

The Han army won a complete victory, especially the armored cavalry in the first battle, and the effect exceeded expectations.In terms of merit in the future, Pei Qian will definitely be on the list.

He reported the battle damage and gains to Liu Xie.

The losses of the soldiers were not much, no more than ten people were killed in battle, and less than a hundred people were seriously injured, and the rest were flesh wounds, which would heal in a few days.

The losses of the war horses were quite a lot, but compared to the captured war horses, it was nothing worth mentioning.

Speaking of war horses, Pei Mao couldn't hide his excitement, he raised his palms and shook them repeatedly. "A total of five thousand horses are real war horses. Even if it is calculated at ten thousand yuan per horse, it is more than fifty million."

Liu Xie was also very happy.

There is a shortage of war horses in the Central Plains. A real war horse can be sold for [-] yuan, and more than [-] war horses are worth [-] million yuan.

The taxes of the entire Bingzhou add up to less than [-] million yuan.

Thinking about a few months ago, he couldn't even pay the salaries of ministers and ministers. This [-] million yuan is simply a huge sum of money, no wonder Pei Mao lost his composure.

Therefore, the fastest way to get rich is robbery, a huge profit, or even a business without capital.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan."

"What is His Majesty's plan?"

"Is it feasible to restore the counties of Wuyuan and Shuofang, recruit Han Hu to farm and graze, and exchange livestock with the Central Plains?"

Pei Mao pondered for a moment, his eyes flickered slightly. "Your Majesty is saying, enlighten the Xiongnu, create households for my great Han, and change the country into a county?"

Liu Xie nodded. "What do you think?"

"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with the Xiongnu Shanyu?"

"Fenghou, enjoy wealth and honor in peace."

"Where are the leaders?"

Liu Xie lowered his eyelids, and said lightly: "The one who obeys will be the general, and the one who does not obey will be punished."

Pei Mao nodded. "It's feasible, but don't be in a hurry. Changes are bound to happen."

"Lingjun draw up a strategy, and discuss it when the time comes." Liu Xie smiled slightly.

He guessed that Pei Mao would not object.The young and strong faction is the young and strong faction, not those old officials who are lifeless.

Seeing that Pei Mao agreed so readily, he should have had similar considerations before.

"Wei." Pei Mao bowed to accept the order.

"Pick up some war horses and send them to Taiyuan and Shangdang, and send some cattle to Hedong. Spring plowing is coming soon, and the cattle will be needed."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister will definitely make proper arrangements so that neither cattle nor sheep will be wasted." Pei Mao was full of confidence. "Your Majesty, in addition to cattle, horses and sheep, Hun captives are also useful. I think that we can set up a farming captain to supervise the captives' grazing and farming. The imperial court buys them at a price and trades them with Hedong and Taiyuan."

Liu Xie was in the middle of his arms.He and he were about to talk about it, but Pei Mao thought of going with him.

"Your Majesty, tell me in detail."

Pei Mao couldn't ask for more, and talked freely.

"In the past, the imperial court opened a border market, but the benefits were all obtained by the leaders of the Huns and Xianbei. They were not grateful, but thought that the imperial court was weak, rebelled from time to time, and threatened the imperial court. If they can control the border market and make ordinary Huns profitable, they can restrain The leaders of the Xiongnu and Xianbei are big, and they can lure the Xiongnu and Xianbei people, killing two birds with one stone."

Liu Xie felt reasonable and nodded frequently.

"It's just that, His Majesty may have to stay in Meiji for a longer period of time."

"Why?"

"The tiger's mouth grabs food. Naturally, we must prevent the evil tiger from hurting people." Pei Mao said with a smile: "Only if His Majesty sits in Meiji and conquers disobedience, can the Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes bow their heads and dare not act rashly."

Liu Xie looked at Pei Mao suspiciously.

Is this a coincidence, or is it because Pei Mao guessed his thoughts and deliberately flattered him?
It has to be said that this is exactly the proposal he expected.

(End of this chapter)