Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 719

After confirming that Wang Mang's consciousness had left, Wang Jian immediately sent an order for Wang Yi, who was still stationed in Hanjiang City, to come back.When Wang Yi received the order, he naturally returned to Hangu Pass immediately.

"Why did Your Majesty issue such an order?" Wang Yi said in disbelief: "Although Hanjiang City is not a rich place in South Korea, it is much better than Hangu Pass. If Hanjiang City can be occupied and With Hangu Pass as the hinterland, Hanjiang City will definitely become a shining pearl in our Great Qin territory."

"Your Majesty can think of everything you can think of." Wang Jian never underestimated Wang Mang, and even Wang Jian always wanted to think highly of Wang Mang. This time, Wang Jian had never thought of asking him to prepare for blowing up Hanjiang City when necessary.

"But why does Your Majesty still do this?" Wang Yi said.

"Because South Korea and Zhao joined forces, their power is extremely huge. If their strength cannot be effectively eliminated, then our Great Qin will have a very difficult battle." Wang Jian said.

"Could it be easier to fight by blowing up Hanjiang City?" Wang Yi said: "I am personally stationed in Hanjiang City. Although the enemy army is powerful, it is not incapable of fighting."

"Confused!" Wang Jian gave Wang Yi a hard look, pointed to a map and said, "Give me a good look, what is the best way for Han and Zhao to attack our Great Qin?"

"Naturally, it is Hangu Pass." Wang Yi said: "The north and south of Hangu Pass are surrounded by lofty mountains. Many areas are desolate and there are countless wild animals. Walking through those areas will increase countless risks out of thin air."

"That's why Han and Zhao vowed to go to Hangu Pass to attack Qin." Wang Jian said coldly, "I ask you how many troops Han and Zhao can send out together, and how many troops can our Great Qin send out now?"

"The standing troops of South Korea and Zhao have reached 500 million each, and the total strength of the two countries is 1000 million. Together, the two countries can easily send out 300 to [-] million troops to attack Qin. If necessary, they can even Send tens of millions of troops to attack us." Speaking of this, Wang Yi was in a cold sweat and couldn't help but keep silent, he also realized that something was wrong.

Wang Yi was born in the Wang family, a military family of the Qin State. He knows the military strength of the Qin State best. The land of the Qin State is barren and the population is not large. With 350 million people, it is insufficient compared to any country of South Korea and Zhao, let alone the joint efforts of the two countries.

"Did you find it?" Wang Jian said coldly: "South Korea and Zhao joined forces. We are not rivals. The two countries far surpass us in terms of military strength. The only thing we can rely on is the natural danger of Hangu Pass. With Hangu Pass, our Qin State Then you can fight two with one."

After a pause, Wang Jian continued: "Hanjiang City is indeed a good place, but it is not a good place to defend. If the defense force of Hanjiang City is very strong, we will not occupy Hanjiang City so easily. If it is according to your intention , to defend Hanjiang City with all our strength, how many men will my Great Qin sacrifice in Hanjiang City?"

"So Hanjiang City has no choice but to give up." Wang Yi said unwillingly: "It's just a pity that it is a great city!"

"There is nothing to be sorry about. If we win this victory, not to mention Hanjiang City, even the land hundreds of miles to the east of Hanjiang City will be in my Daqin's pocket." Wang Jian pointed to the map and said: "Hanjiang City is South Korea marched into the city closest to Qin State. This city is of great use to South Korea. If we withdraw, South Korea and Zhao State will definitely organize a large number of elite soldiers to station in Hanjiang City. At that time, as long as one of them is sent to die The soldiers will detonate Hanjiang City, and the Han-Zhao coalition army stationed in Hanjiang City will surely die a heavy death. When I am in Daqin, I can wipe out a large number of Han and Zhao's elite soldiers, laying a solid foundation for our Daqin to defeat the coalition forces of the two countries, so this We must do something, even if it is not His Majesty's will, or for Daqin, we must do it."

"What about the civilians in Hanjiang City?" Wang Yi said after a moment of silence: "Once Hanjiang City is blown up, wouldn't these civilians living in Hanjiang City die together?"

"Turn them out of the city." Wang Jian said, "You retreat in Hanjiang City for a few days, and then arrange a few villains who like to be domineering, jealous and greedy to manage Hanjiang City, and let them mess up the whole Hanjiang City. People spread rumors in Hanjiang City, saying that Qin State is going to replace the people in Hanjiang City with those in Qin State Pass, and that the people in Hanjiang City will be moved to the bitter cold area in the northwest of Qin State, so many civilians will have to leave Hanjiang City by themselves Now, when the people are almost gone, those who don’t leave will be kicked out, and those who don’t leave will be left to fend for themselves.”

"Understood." Wang Yi nodded and said, "Do you want the soldiers to withdraw?"

"Withdraw part of it first, in the name of changing defense." Wang Jian said: "Be sure to let those villains you send to manage Hanjiang City know that the current management of Hanjiang City is very chaotic, and there are opportunities to fish in troubled waters everywhere. The spread of rumors is in place, and it can even further blacken the propaganda, anyway, let the people of Hanjiang City find a way to escape from the city."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements now." Wang Yi took a deep breath, nodded, and went out.

After some actions, Wang Mang's consciousness returned to Chang'an City, he was a little tired, and his mental power was extremely demanding, even if Wang Mang was already a god-turning cultivation base, he couldn't bear it.

After thinking for a while with his eyes closed, Wang Mang summoned Lin Yuxin. Lin Yuxin had been in charge of deploying various forces in the palace to spy on information.

"Is there any news from the city?" Wang Mang asked.

"In a big way, the city is mainly talking about His Majesty and Zhang Jian's affairs at present, and they are deeply impressed by His Majesty's magnanimity, and at the same time, they are also deeply envious of Zhang Jian being able to receive such a great grace." Lin Yuxin said: "In a big way, , This time when His Majesty returned to Chang'an, the actions of His Majesty are deeply reflected in the hearts of the people, and the people of Chang'an City are all in awe of His Majesty."

"Is there any talk about Wang Jingyao?" Wang Mang asked.

"There are some, but they didn't complain about this traitor. They basically thought that Wang Jingyao was like a clown. How could he dare to oppose His Majesty? He dared to rebel in Chang'an City, and he was looking for death." Lin Yuxin said: Although there are a few words about the fifty golden elixir masters, they are basically regarded as rumors. The common people in the market only think that the innate masters are strong. How would they know that Huashen is hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the innate existence? .”

"What about rewarding farming?" Wang Mang said.

"It's all agreed." Lin Yuxin looked at Wang Mang with admiration and said, "I have to say that His Majesty's step is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The common people don't care about those vain things. They will naturally say that His Majesty is good when they get benefits. Now His Majesty in the entire city of Chang'an already exists like a living Buddha of thousands of families, and some people even say that His Majesty is the most holy emperor since the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty. Rip this man alive."

Wang Mang had expected that rewarding farming would convince countless people of him, but he did not expect the effect to be so obvious.

Seeing Wang Mang's surprised expression, Lin Yuxin said: "Your Majesty knows my origin, I also grew up in a reckless way, and I know the lives of the people very well. Nanyang is already one of the most affluent places in Qin, but it is Nanyang City. More than 50.00% of the people live in poverty. This is naturally due to the barren land, but it also has something to do with the heavy taxation. Qin's finances mainly come from taxation, and the bulk of taxation is agricultural tax. To ensure the operation of officials and the army, it is necessary to maintain a stable tax revenue. Among them, the agricultural tax has remained high all year round, and it has even reached the level of five taxes. Rent and taxes, those left behind are not enough to support the family. The hardships of life can be imagined. Now His Majesty cuts off half of the agricultural tax directly. How can Your Majesty not allow the people to be loyal to you if you want to live by policy?"

Wang Mang couldn't help being moved when he heard Lin Yuxin's words, and said: "I only thought that the most direct way to reward farming is to reduce or exempt taxes, but I didn't expect this level. If this is the case, the lives of the people of our Qin Kingdom are too poor."

"Yuxin is only talking about the situation in Nanyang. Half of Daqin is not as good as Nanyang City. People in many places are living in a more difficult life, so I heard that the population of many places is decreasing." Lin Yuxin said.

"What's the matter with the population reduction?" Wang Mang asked.

"Don't dare to have children, can't afford to have children, can't afford to support them." Lin Yuxin said: "A child of one and a half eats more than an adult, and those who don't have a strong family really can't afford to support children, so that people in many places dare not have children. The more children there are, the more serious the problem will be. In some serious places, it is said that many villages can't even find men and women of the right age. How can there be such a large population?"

"This is the first time I know about the problem of population decline." Wang Mang said: "It seems that tomorrow I will discuss with the Central Committee of the Shang Dynasty about encouraging births. To become a powerful country, population is always essential."

Looking at Lin Yuxin, Wang Mang said, "Thank you for reminding me about this."

"Yuxin is His Majesty's person, and everything will be considered for His Majesty." Lin Yuxin blushed.

Wang Mang saw his heart move, and his heart started to ignite. He grabbed Lin Yuxin and went directly to the bedroom. It was green, fat, red and thin, and it was in the red gauze tent.

"No, Your Majesty, Yuxin still has something to report?"

"That's not urgent, this matter is more important..."

Deng Fang carefully closed the door of the bedroom, and then stood silently in front of the door, not allowing anyone to enter.

After some rest, Lin Yuxin lay lazily in Wang Mang's arms. Wang Mang gently brushed Lin Yuxin's back, and said softly, "Do you want a title?"

"It's enough to be able to follow His Majesty Yuxin, how dare you ask for a title." Lin Yuxin froze and shook her head.

"The truth?" Wang Mang looked at Lin Yuxin and said, "Don't try to hide it from me. Your mouth can deceive people, but your body can't. I can feel the reaction of your body very clearly."

A trace of confusion flashed across Lin Yuxin's face, and she said blankly: "Your Majesty knows that I didn't have good intentions when I followed Your Majesty at the beginning. What I originally thought was to find a chance to get close to Your Majesty and then kill His Majesty. Mo Lan's revenge, I was very confident at the time, after all, I was also a genius, but soon I knew that I was wrong, I was wrong too far, not only His Majesty's cultivation was quickly improved to make me despair The extent is because I am a woman. When a woman hands over her body to a man, her heart is actually handed over. I don’t understand, so I lost this betting fight, and I lost badly. Lost my body and my heart."

Looking up at Wang Mang, Lin Yuxin said softly: "I am not a woman with a clean background, and I have a different heart when I come to Your Majesty. Your Majesty knows this, and the Queen Mother knows this, so I want a title. Even if Your Majesty agrees, the Queen Mother will not agree. Well, the Empress Dowager will never let someone who has a different opinion of His Majesty by His Majesty's side, even if it was just once."

"If you want it, I will give it to you. The queen mother's intentions are not important." Wang Mang said.

"No." Lin Yuxin shook her head, and said: "Unless the queen mother approves, the status will never be the status, and it will make people laugh for nothing. Besides..."

"Besides what?" Wang Mang said.

"Besides, I can't claim this title." Lin Yuxin let out a long breath.

"Why?" Wang Mang said.

"Because I can't pass this test in my heart." Lin Yuxin said: "The sage taught us not to forget our original intention. My original intention to approach His Majesty and even commit myself to His Majesty was to kill Your Majesty, but now I can't do it due to various reasons. Take If I can’t achieve a title, I don’t want it, it will only make me feel that I am the most shameless woman in the world, so I don’t want the title, I just want to be the woman behind His Majesty, and see the danger behind for His Majesty.”

"You are fine." Wang Mang gently raised Lin Yuxin's face, and looked at Lin Yuxin seriously for the first time. Wang Mang had never looked at Lin Yuxin seriously before. This time Wang Mang looked very carefully, and suddenly found that Lin Yuxin's eyes were very clean , clean without any dirt.

Pure people!

Wang Mang thought secretly, and then said: "I will reserve a place for you at any time, if you want, come to me to get it at any time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Yuxin suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the fact that there are no women in the harem. As soon as the news of His Majesty's selection of girls spread, the whole of Daqin was in a state of excitement. Countless people watched helplessly. I have sent beautiful girls to Chang'an, I went to see them secretly, they are all stunning girls, Your Majesty is blessed."

"Oh." Wang Mang said angrily: "The Zong Ling Wang Xiu went to the draft without my consent. I asked people to look for evidence of his crimes. Originally, he was going to be repaired in the hall. I didn't expect him The ability to pretend to be dizzy is not small."

"Master Zong Ling woke up after being carried home from the main hall, and immediately sealed the door to indicate that no one was coming." Lin Yuxin smiled lightly, "This Zong Ling scared His Majesty."

"It's good to scare him, so as not to cause trouble for me." Wang Mang snorted coldly, and said: "After all, he is the patriarch of the clan. Small, very powerful, I can't let him mess up my rear when I'm often outside."

"Why don't I scare him again?" Lin Yuxin smiled maliciously.

(End of this chapter)