The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 502 Land Issues
Hearing Zhao Fujin's jealous words, Mu Xu was not worried but happy, because after getting along with each other these days after marriage, he found that although Zhao Fujin was a noble concubine, he was kind in nature, not contaminated with many bad habits, and was still a typical His mouth is hard and his heart is soft.

If she continued to remain silent, it meant that she was really angry, but since she opened her mouth, there was loud thunder and little rain, and the matter was considered clear.

Things really happened as Mu Xu expected. After being coaxed by Mu Xu, Zhao Fujin only persisted for a while, but finally let go, saying that Quan Dang didn't know about it.

After solving a family conflict that might erupt, Mu Xu couldn't help being in a good mood. He was always smiling when he returned to the city of Yunzhou, and everyone who came to greet him didn't think too much about it. They only thought it was because he married a new wife. .

After exchanging a few greetings with everyone, and ordering everyone to come to the mansion tomorrow for a talk, Mu Xu took Zhao Fujin and went back to his mansion in Yunzhou.

At home, meeting the six wives is another scene. At this time, Li Shishi and Hua Baoyan have been pregnant for more than half a year, and their stomachs have already protruded.

After freshening up with Zhao Fujin, Mu Xu formally introduced her to the girls, but to his surprise, the two daughters, Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu, Bingyu were smart, so they didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Fang Baihua's expression was rather ugly.

After Mu Xu saw this, he realized belatedly that Fang La was executed by Zhao Ji's order. Zhao Fujin, as her daughter, would naturally be hostile to Fang Baihua.

Thinking of this, Mu Xu felt a big headache, and he really didn't expect that his family would develop into a Shura field.

But he really couldn't persuade him about this matter, so he had to secretly make up his mind, turn around and comfort Fang Baihua, let her and Zhao Fujin get along on the face of it, and let them do the rest of the time, as long as there is no trouble.

Zhao Fujin was also reasonable, and after all, he was born in the palace, so he saw a lot of jealousy, so on the surface, he talked and laughed with several women.

Moreover, she also considered that she had monopolized Mu Xu for a long time these days, if she returned to the house and continued to dominate her husband as the main wife, it would be too much, and it would probably cause the other women to unite and become hostile and isolated.

So after the dinner that day, she went to rest early on the grounds that she was tired from the journey, leaving Mu Xu to decide where to stay that night.

And Mu Xu was also very embarrassed by the cannibalistic eyes of the women. Although with his current physical fitness, even if there were a few more people, he would not be able to handle it, but what he had to face was the problem of lack of skills.

After a battle between heaven and man, he simply came to have a rain and dew. He first went to comfort the two pregnant women in the first half of the night, and then went to the other rooms in the second half of the night. He was busy until the next day when the sun was rising, he Finally, he rubbed his waist and settled the girls.

At breakfast the next day, the girls saw each other face to face, and found that everyone was radiant, so why didn't they know what happened?

While each of them thought it was funny, they were all worried about Mu Xu's body, and they all made up their minds. Next, they will tell the kitchen to prepare more supplements.

Mu Xu didn't know what the others were thinking. After all, when he returned to Yunzhou, he had too many things to worry about, and he had little time for romance.

In the next few days, after summoning many of his subordinates, Mu Xu also learned about the major events that happened in Yunzhou and other places during his departure.

First of all, the war in the north, which he was most concerned about, had indeed come to an end as Lu Zhishen said. Yelu Yanxi's [-] troops retreated after several battles with Zhu Wu's troops.

According to the judgments of Xu Guanzhong and Wen Huanzhang, Yelu Yanxi will probably change his attack targets. The reason is very simple. Except for a small number of Liao elite soldiers, the rest are basically grassland nomads recruited temporarily. nationality.

The reason why those people followed Yelu Yanxi was nothing more than two reasons.First, the remaining prestige of Daliao is still there, and the title of Yelu Yanxi, the emperor of Liao, is still very bluffing.Two, those barbarians hoped that they could follow Yelu Yanxi Haosheng to the Central Plains to plunder.

Now that they haven't found a bargain on the side wall of Yundi, how can they easily give up?

As for where Yelu Yanxi will attack next, everyone believes that, judging from this guy's bullying temperament, nine out of ten he will set his sights on Yandi and choose to attack Da Song.

Mu Xu took this very seriously, and he was also worried that the defenders of the Song Dynasty would suffer a disadvantage in the face of Yelu Yanxi, which would give Jin Guoke an opportunity, which he absolutely could not accept.

Therefore, after weighing it over and over again, he sent urgent reports to Yanjing and Tokyo respectively in the name of Dingxiang Jiedushi, hoping to attract the attention of the Song court and not suffer too much.

After talking about the battle in Yundi, Mu Xu's focus immediately shifted to the reform of the military system, which was related to his future plan to conquer the world, so he couldn't help but pay attention to it.

After hearing from Wen Huanzhang, the list of knights has been checked, and the list has been drawn up. The only problem is that there is a serious shortage of cultivated land.

Although Yunzhou and other places are relatively sparsely populated compared with the hinterland of the Central Plains, after years of development, the fields that have been cultivated so far are basically owned land. It may take a long time to recultivate.

Mu Xu knew in his heart that what Wen Huanzhang said was true. In ancient times when land reclamation was entirely dependent on human and animal power, it was definitely not an easy task to reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of land. of.

But for Mu Xu right now, what he lacks the most is time. Thinking that the Jin Kingdom is growing stronger, and he should go south in a few years, he made a decisive decision to issue a decree to curb land annexation.Solve this matter from the source by stipulating the amount of land each class can own.

After hearing the method Mu Xu said, Wen Huanzhang and Xu Guanzhong, who came with him, looked at each other, and said in a worried tone,
"My lord, will this be too radical? Doing so will inevitably arouse strong opposition from those big families, which is not conducive to the current stable situation."

Xu Guanzhong also said, "Brother Wen's words are reasonable, but Xu Xu's plan is the best!"

Mu Xu shook his head and said, "How can I not know what the two of you said? But right now we are facing great changes unseen in a century, and the clock is ticking!"

"Where did the envoy say this?"

Different from Wen Huanzhang, Xu Guanzhong had followed Mu Xu for a long time and understood his thoughts to some extent. Therefore, after hearing these words, he only pondered for a while, and asked tentatively, "Is your lord worried about the threat of the Jin Kingdom?" ?”

Mu Xu nodded and admitted, "That's right, Jin Guo probably also knew about Youyun's change, and is now speeding up his pace to attack the old land of Liao Kingdom outside the pass, and recruit the lower-level tribes of Khitan people and Xi people. According to my estimation, it will be next year at most." In the process, they can fully take over the three capitals of the Liao Kingdom, as well as the land under their jurisdiction."

Wen Huanzhang was still a little unclear, so, "Have you forgotten that there is still the Song Dynasty? If the Jin Kingdom wants to invade, it must first pass the court. I think the court finally won the land of Yan, and I will definitely not choose to let it go." , with the large number of soldiers in the Song Dynasty and the level of wealth, even if it is no match for the Jin people, it is not difficult to delay for a few years!"

This is not only Wen Huanzhang's opinion, but also represents the opinion of most insightful people nowadays.

If Mu Xu didn't come from a later life and knew the ending, he might have come to this conclusion after comparing the situation of the Song and Jin Dynasties.

But the world is so mysterious. When the Song Dynasty confronted the Kingdom of Jin, not only did it not resist desperately, but instead lay flat all the way, allowing the Jin people to do whatever they wanted.

"It's reasonable for Mr. Wen to have such an idea. Unfortunately, from my point of view, Da Song is about to disappoint."

Faced with the puzzled expressions of Wen Huanzhang and the others, Mu Xu continued to talk, "I'm afraid you don't know yet, but the Song court has made a decision to transfer the [-] imperial troops originally belonging to Xiongzhou and Damingfu to Yanzhou. Beijing and other places, while the Western Army sent them back to their original places.”

When Xu Guanzhong was in Liangshanbo in the past, he often dealt with the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty, so he immediately shook his head when he heard this, "Oh, if this is the case, then the land of Yan is in danger. Don't wait for the Kingdom of Jin to attack, I am afraid that even Yelu Even Yanxi's coalition forces can't stop it."

Wen Huanzhang didn't dare to believe it, "Both Shijun and Brother Xu said so, but because the Imperial Army in Hebei and other places can't be used?"

Mu Xu said disdainfully, "It's not just useless, it's like trash! Originally, according to the layout of Song Dynasty's defense of Liao Kingdom for many years, excluding the guards of Daming Mansion, there should be about [-] troops in the rest of Hebei, but now Why do you still need to dispatch the army of the Daming Mansion? Isn’t it because those local generals are eating nothing!”

As he said that, he told the two of Tong Guan about the scene of Tong Guan's inspection in Xiongzhou and other places before.

At the end, he said, "So, Mr. Wen still thinks that the Song Dynasty can stop the Jin people from going south? You have lived in the capital for many years, so you must know a little about the situation of the Central Forbidden Army in the Song Dynasty?"

Seeing that Huanzhang nodded, Mu Xu went on to say, "The imperial army in the capital of the Song Dynasty is just like a bird, and the local army will only get worse. Relying on such an army to fight against the tiger and wolf division of the Jin Kingdom is completely like a meat bun beating a dog. There is no going back!"

Don't look at Wen Huanzhang has worshiped Mu Xu as his master, but his feelings for Da Song can't be erased. Hearing Mu Xu's opinion now, he said dejectedly, "Could it be that all the princes in the court turned a blind eye to this? Has no one spoken to the officials?"

Mu Xu sneered, and replied, "Zheng Juzhong, Zhao Ding, Li Gang and others are all outstanding people in the world, but we, an official, have to listen to them.

Even when I left the capital this time, I once persuaded my cheap father-in-law, suggesting that he transfer the division and its subordinate Fengning army to garrison Yanjing, so as to be safe, but he didn't listen at all.

That's all, Piansheng appointed Xin Xingzong as Yanyun Xuancheng envoy.Xin Xingzong is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and he is greedy even for the credit of his subordinates. His ability to occupy a high position depends on Tong Guan's efforts to promote him.How can there be good results for such people to guard Yandi? "

Wen Huanzhang had nothing to say, but Xu Guanzhong suggested again, "Master, it is best to give an order to General Sun Yi in Guizhou, so that he always pays attention to the situation in Yandi. Yelu Yanxi took advantage of the loophole!"

Mu Xu thought so too, this Xin Xingzong is not a broad-minded person, so he may not pay attention to his kind reminder, if this guy loses his land, he will be in a dilemma.

At that time, whether he sends troops or not, it is not in the current interests.If you take this opportunity to brazenly occupy Yandi, it will only destroy the current good relationship with Song Dynasty.

On the contrary, if they just sit back and ignore it, the strength of Song Dynasty will be consumed by Yelu Yanxi, which will be unfavorable to deal with the Kingdom of Jin in the future, and the gain will outweigh the gain.

"Come on, according to the words of the military adviser, I then ordered that [-] cavalry on the front line be transferred to Sun Yi, ordering him to lead his troops out of Dushikou at a critical moment, and raid Yelu Yanxi's troops from behind, so that he could not Attack Yanjing with peace of mind."

Mu Xu pondered in his mind for a while, and finally came up with such a strategy that must be saved when attacking the enemy.

The two of Xu Guanzhong have no objection to this, this is indeed the best way at the moment.

After talking about this matter, the three of them turned back to the land, and Mu Xu said, "Since the two gentlemen understand my difficulties, they know that it is imperative for me to promulgate the decree.

If there is no land reward, the military merit system will be reduced to a decoration, how can it play a role, and how can we quickly improve the combat power of the army and further stimulate the soldiers' courage to fight? "

Wen Huanzhang persuaded, "Why don't you follow what the envoy said in the past, how about both the decree and the redemption?"

Before Mu Xu could open his mouth, Xu Guanzhong retorted, "That's not right. What the envoy said that day was based on the premise of stability in the world, but now we are facing chaos. At this time, we must use Money is everywhere, how can you spend it here?"

Wen Huanzhang argued, "That's true, but I have worked hard to make the states settle down. Is this a good situation to be ruined?"

Seeing that the two of them were getting angry, Mu Xu hurriedly said, "You two gentlemen, please wait and listen to me."

After the two of them calmed down, Mu Xu walked a few steps in the study with his hands behind his back, and then said, "At the beginning of the year, I received a secret report from the local area. The evidence, so far, has been fruitful.

I have a general understanding, most of these people are from big families, and they have a heart for Liao people.That being the case, let's use them this time. Firstly, it can shock people's hearts, and secondly, it can also increase the treasury. What do you two think? "

Xu Guanzhong was the first to express his agreement, "Shijun's idea is very good. Instead of keeping these people to cause chaos in the future, it's better to cut through the mess quickly and clean up all the places."

Wen Huanzhang's previous strong objection was based on the precondition of not wanting to be punished without education. Now that Mu Xu gave the reason, even if it was a bit far-fetched, it made sense, so he stopped talking and expressed his approval.

Seeing that the two of them made sense, Mu Xu felt a little happy, and immediately said, "Leave this matter to Junshi Xu, and I will ask Shi Xiu to cooperate with you!"

"The subordinates respectfully follow the envoy's order, and will definitely handle it properly with all their heart. But I don't know how far to deal with those families, please ask the envoy to show me?" Xu Guanzhong asked, clasping his hands.

"For families with heinous crimes, all the males over the age of sixteen will be beheaded, and the females will be..." Mu Xu wanted to say that he would be sold into slavery, but when he got to the point of speaking, his heart softened and he changed his words.

"Young women are suitable for unmarried soldiers, and they are not allowed to bully them at will. As for the older ones, find some livelihood for them so that they can survive."

"Master, please be merciful!" Xu Guanzhong and Xu Guanzhong complimented each other from the bottom of their hearts, feeling very grateful for Mu Xu's kind deed.You must know that if the current laws and regulations of various countries are followed, these prisoners' female relatives will be sold into slavery at least, and will become military prostitutes at worst.

(End of this chapter)