At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 35 Miaoyu Takes Charge of the Secret Service Department

"How capable is Ruixue?"

Miaoyu came into the room and Xiao Han asked without even raising his head.

"Although it's a little crude, but with more practice I'll definitely be able to help you relieve your worries."

She pursed her lips and replied.

“I hope she can really find the right balance.”

Xiao Han chuckled.

"Rui Xue is very smart, she should be able to understand your good intentions."

After saying that, she licked the charcoal into the stove, and the flames, which had been a little sluggish, slowly became more violent.

The heat was surging, and flakes of snow floated in through the windows, landed on the windowsill, and melted in the blink of an eye.

He took out a list from the bookshelf and handed it over: "This is what Yuan Shao sent. It includes the names of the twelve heads of the Detective Department, the Prison Department, the City Defense Department, and the Secret Service Department, a total of four departments."

"Go check the background of these people to see if Yuan Shao has missed anything."

Miaoyu took the list, took just a glance, and wrote down all the names on it.

It’s just that the name of the original chief of the Secret Service was crossed out and replaced by her name.

"Sir, you want to hand over the Secret Service to me?"

she asked softly.

"Is there a problem?"

Xiao Han raised an eyebrow.

Originally, the intelligence network under his command, except for Luowang, had always been managed by Miaoyu.

"no problem."

She shook her head.

"The Secret Service is particularly important. In addition to monitoring the entire Xiliang, it also monitors the entire grassland, the Northern Wei, and Jiyou's movements."

"I don't feel comfortable leaving it to other people."

Xiao Han chuckled: "Only you, Yu'er, can do this."

"Many of the secret agents planted in Jiyou before are no longer useful. The Marquis of Zhenbei is as cunning as a fox. I'm afraid he has already noticed it."

"When I was in Jizhou, he couldn't make a big fuss. Now that I've left Jizhou, he should have eliminated many of our secret agents."

"Just make a new move."

Miaoyu said: "Give me two years, and I will be able to penetrate Jiyou like a sieve."

One is in the light and the other is in the dark, the Secret Service is in the light and the trap is in the dark, taking a two-pronged approach.

"Thank you for your hard work over the years, Yu'er."

He reached out, held her in his arms, pinched her face, and his other hand went into her robe.

"Son."

Miaoyu closed her eyes and enjoyed the tender moment.

The strong wind blew heavy snow against the doors and windows.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the wind became colder and colder, blowing across the Qilian Mountains and flooding the entire Xiliang.

……

a few days later.

The list of officials from the four departments has been finalized. Xiao Han has many policies to implement during this winter.

The first step is to reduce taxes and delete some cumbersome items. In this way, we will have to use military force against the miscellaneous Hu tribes in the early spring of next year.

If war is not used to support war, then the reduction in taxes will lead to an empty treasury.

You know, the Black Armor Army and the Palace Army together have a total of 20,000 people. They are simply a gold-devouring beast, consuming countless amounts of money every day.

Especially since most of these 20,000 people are cavalry. Not to mention anything else, the daily food and fodder for one person and one horse would require several households to provide.

War horses are precious, and soldiers are also precious. Not only must their weapons and armor be good, but their food must also be good.

Otherwise, it is impossible to guarantee combat effectiveness.

In the current situation in Xiliang, how can it resist the invasion of the miscellaneous Hu tribes and the Northern Wei without a group of strong and powerful soldiers?

to this end.

Xiao Han summoned all the officials from the entire county government.

After two days and two nights of discussion, it was finally implemented under his insistence.

In the short term, tax cuts do more harm than good.

But in the long run, when the people of Xiliang have rest and recuperation, the benefits they will gain are enormous. However, under such internal pressure, fighting to support the war has become the only way that must be done.

In addition to cutting taxes.

There are also encouragements to reclaim wasteland and fields, attract refugees to Xiliang, etc.

Although the implementation of various government decrees made the people of Xiliang happy, the most direct result was the rapid reduction of gold and silver in the treasury.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Cao Xiong united many aristocratic families in Xiliang and raised 200,000 taels of silver for the governor's mansion.

of course.

When Cao Xiong was contacting these noble families, Gao Li followed him with a thousand Black Armored Soldiers.

The people of Xiliang are poor, but these aristocratic families are extremely rich.

In addition, Cao Zhang, the chief clerk of the Department of Commerce, brought cattle and sheep south to the Central Plains in exchange for a large amount of food and gold and silver.

Finally, Xiao Han managed to survive the winter.

It just goes like the saying goes, without money you can't do anything, with money nothing is difficult.

In the blink of an eye, the New Year was over.

It was the beginning of the second spring.

The snow in Xiliang is still falling intermittently.

It will take another month or two for the ice and snow to melt.

Taking advantage of the last bit of time, the entire Xiliang County government became busy.

The first thing is this year’s spring ploughing.

The second thing was to use military force against the miscellaneous Hu tribes.

After a winter of training, the Black Armor Army has begun to show its prowess.

Everyone's morale was high, just waiting for the war to start, and they were going to kill the barbarians from the mixed Hu tribe.

Dayue'er and Xueying would capture some martial arts masters from the Northern Wei Dynasty and bring them back to Xiliang every once in a while.

There are righteous paths, evil paths, and many people who practice alone.

For a while, everyone in the Northern Wei martial arts world felt insecure.

When Xiao Han is free, he will seek out these Northern Wei masters to practice martial arts, and after squeezing out all their usefulness, he will help them to be reincarnated.

Using this method, his killing points increased at a terrifying rate.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also the New Year’s Day.

As a result, on the 16th day of the first lunar month, Xiao Han summoned all the generals to the governor's mansion.

Even Chen Gong from Qimen Pass was present.

Lu Ju, Liao Huan, Shi Qing, Zhuge Shou, Chen Gong, Gao Li, as well as the newly promoted captains Zhao Muli and Zhou Tai, are his main team now.

Lu Ju and his men came from the Yuyang Prefecture Army, while Zhao Mule and Zhou Tai were soldiers from the Xiliang Prefecture Army. They caught Xiao Han's eye and were promoted to captains.

"Do you know why I called you here?"

Xiao Han crossed his arms.

"Need I say more? Of course we have to fight."

Liao Huan grinned: "I've been waiting for this for a long time."

"Hit the younger one first."

Xiao Han pointed at several tribes marked on the map: "Ashina, Naiman, Kerait, Tiele, they are all medium-sized tribes, with tens of thousands of people and cavalry ranging from 3,000 to more than 10,000."

"Among them, the Tiele tribe is the strongest, with more than ten thousand cavalrymen. According to intelligence, the Tiele tribe clashed with the Shatuo Rongnu tribe last winter, and both sides suffered losses."

As soon as Xiao Han finished speaking, Lu Ju said, "General, leave the Tiele tribe to me."

"Why?"

Liao Huan was not convinced: "Last time when we destroyed the Ruoqiang tribe, you were the main general, this time it's my turn."

"Stop fighting."

Shi Qing said: "I think the Tiele tribe should be handed over to me."

Zhao Mule and Zhou Tai did not argue. They both joined later. Although they were highly valued by Xiao Han, they had followed him for too short a time.

What's more, both of them are infantry captains.

For long-distance battles like this, cavalry is still needed.

Zhou Tai stared at the map, and after a moment, he found something strange.

(End of this chapter)