Chapter 467 192 AD
In 192 A.D., the year of Renshen, the second year of Liu Ting's accession to the throne, the name of the reign was changed to Jian'an. I don't know if it is due to historical inertia.

"First it was night raids, then mountain battles, and now there are more winter battles. Li Ming really gave me a lot of surprises!" Shen Ye couldn't help but look at the battle report from Jiujiang County and the information reported by his subordinates. said with emotion.

It should be said that most people are malnourished these days, so it is as if they are blind when the night is darker, and night blindness is more common.It is very difficult to attack at night. Even if you want to fight, you must plant torches all over the place and fight within the illuminated range.

The same goes for mountain warfare. After all, there is no special army for mountain warfare in the military system of the Han Dynasty.However, it cannot be ignored that whether it is the Qinling Mountains or Yizhou, or the Jiangnan area, or even the Taihang Mountain area, mountain warfare has its value.

The last is the winter war, the era of lack of cotton fabrics, mainly relying on fur to keep out the cold.When the war started in winter, the non-combat attrition accounted for the majority, and the [-]-[-]% of the manpower was reduced before the war started, how could it be fought?

Someone just did it!If there are no targeted measures, then the imperial army will become very passive in the future!
"The leather can be obtained in the grassland. There are many sheep there, and the sheepskin is actually very warm. Night blindness can also be treated by taking medicine, but the cost will be a bit high. Only in mountain warfare, we lack the corresponding talents to train. "Liu Ting also saw the battle report, "Mountain troops must be formed, otherwise they will be passive if they go south! In addition, there are navy..."

Whether it is the Changsha navy or the Wujun navy, they are all under Li Ming's command after all.These two navies blocked the river directly, one east and the other west.If there is no way to deal with these two naval divisions, then don't expect to be able to cross the river to fight.

"The key is money. There are always people who want us to be obedient..." Shen Ye threw the bamboo slips on the table.

The power of the imperial court has expanded to Hedong, and it is recovering Henan Yin and Hanoi counties, but the fiscal revenue has been decreasing in recent months.According to Yang Biao, it was due to the continuous use of troops by the imperial court, which led to excessive financial consumption.

It's just that through his intelligence department, Shen Ye heard a news that these old aristocratic families wanted to gain more power, so they began to threaten Liu Ting with money and food.Another meaning is that he is very displeased with Shen Ye's monopoly on power.

But Shen Ye is very powerful?Of course there is, but it is almost given by Liu Ting. As long as Liu Ting says a word, these powers can be taken back. In other words, Shen Ye is just a chess piece pushed by Liu Ting to fight against the courtiers. Only in this way can balance be achieved!
The aristocratic family was naturally not reconciled, and a guy with no reputation who came out of nowhere was on an equal footing with them.Recently, they have started to tamper with money and food. After all, in the last 400 years, the aristocratic family has used this method to threaten the court.

"In the final analysis, our reopening of the Protectorate of the Western Regions has involved their interests!" Liu Ting knew why they did this.If Li Ming understood the situation, he could see something.

Just like the ban on the sea in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as a result, the sea is full of ships from local wealthy families; the Han Dynasty has lost control of the Western Regions Protectorate for many years, and it is amazing that many "Hu merchants" still send goods to the Central Plains every year Make a sale.

It is indeed very risky to go to the Western Regions, but the benefits are also huge. As long as one of the three teams returns, they can earn the profits of five teams.With such huge profits, who in the Guanzhong family would not want to monopolize it?Now that the imperial court wants to reopen the Protectorate of the Western Regions, it is like the imperial court in the late Ming Dynasty proposed to open the sea, but one or two of them came forward to oppose it.

For example, talking about the wildness of the Western Regions, and reopening the Protectorate of the Western Regions is a waste of people's power... Talking about it, it's like once the imperial court opens the Protectorate of the Western Regions, it will be a heinous tyranny.

"The Li family and the Yang family make huge profits in the Western Regions every year. They seem reluctant to give up this piece of fat... Hmph! They also don't think about their identities. Xuan Yue, I will give you enough power to make them understand that they can only take what the court gives them!" Liu Ting said angrily.

"The key point is that we also need talents. As long as we have enough talents to fight against them, we don't have to be so passive. The subordinates have obtained printing and improved papermaking techniques from the Xun family. Should we print a large batch and distribute it like Li Ming? " Shen Ye tried to ask.

"Li Ming can do it, but we can't... His promotion can only be regarded as a personal act. If we do it, it is the imperial court's request, so the aristocratic family will definitely resist it with all their strength. If we don't expand the Taixue, set up enlightenment classes, and arrange it appropriately Some poor families are admitted to school, and a large number of books are purchased in Kuaiji County and sold back, as long as they are handled properly, even if the family has complaints, it will only be angry at Li Ming." Shen Ye explained slowly.

"I am the emperor, why am I not as good as a courtier?" Liu Ting was suddenly annoyed.

"He is from a poor family, or he has nothing from the beginning, so he has no scruples. He has no communication, no background, and how he develops is all up to him. We can't, Han Law, or other rules, it's all limited We must operate within a rule, and our changes cannot even deviate too much from this framework, otherwise it will lead to imbalance and even the collapse of the entire rule." Shen Ye sighed helplessly.

There is one more thing he didn't say, that is, Li Ming is a courtier, so he expanded the power at hand, of course others would like to hear it.After all, he can have so much power, why can't he have it?

The imperial power is different. The imperial power and the power of the ministers are originally opposed. The improvement of the imperial power means the decline of the power of the ministers.No courtier wants to be suppressed by the imperial power, so he will definitely do his best to prevent the expansion of the imperial power.

"I just want to ask, is this still my country?" Liu Ting couldn't help complaining.

"For the aristocratic family, the relationship between them and the king is a 'shared country'. The key is how many of them there are!" Shen Ye must remind Liu Ting not to let him show too much dissatisfaction with the aristocratic family. Rely on the family.

"What a 'shared country'!" Liu Ting suddenly became angry, "Let Ma Teng step up his conquest of the Western Regions, and strive to open up the Silk Road within this year! The royal caravan can also start to be formed!"

"There will be financial problems!" Shen Ye reminded kindly.

"I know! Hanoi is stable for the time being, just take down Henan Yin...Encourage business, it seems that Li Ming is also doing that! In terms of farming, let's see if we can gradually replace it with wheat. Steamed buns are the key to saving food." Liu Ting thought about it.

"Since the spread of steamed buns and steamed buns, many people in Guanzhong have given up planting corn and switched to wheat. This is fairly easy to popularize. Will you continue to plant sorghum?" Shen Ye asked.

"Not every place is suitable for growing wheat... let them continue to grow it!" Liu Ting sighed. Sorghum is not only for food, but also for brewing.Food in Guanzhong, Kanto, and Hebei has been insufficient, but the price of wine has continued to rise under the hype of the aristocratic family, and the profits of wine making and selling are still considerable.

"I will arrange it now!" Shen Ye nodded. In addition to the aristocratic family being able to brew and sell wine, of course they can also collect a batch of grain and sell it after brewing. At least they can subsidize the finances.

"Li Ming, what do you think? Don't do this!" Liu Ting asked suddenly.

Shen Ye couldn't help but smiled wryly when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Biejia's career is just a springboard. He is only 27 years old this year. The 27-year-old governor is a bit dazzling, so I plan to use Biejia's career as a springboard. But that's okay, this It means that he still abides by the basic rules, unlike Yuan Shu, who is about to stand on his own."

"Rules, what rules?" Liu Ting didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Rules of the Han court? Looking around the world, besides the Guanzhong area, where else is my territory? Don't say anything else, just talk about Cao Cao, who used to be a member of the Han soul, Now that he is the Inspector of Yanzhou, do you think he can bring Yanzhou back to the court with the order of the court?"

"Indeed, let alone these foreign ministers, even Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, except Liu Yu who is still obedient, the other two are just obedient. The key is that Liu Yu is weak. , The land was gradually being eroded by Gongsun Zan, but we have nothing to do." Shen Ye sighed.

"Xuan Yue, you have to tell me..." Liu Ting looked at Shen Ye, "Did you kill Liu Xie?"

Nowadays, all the heroes in the world are disobedient, especially Yuan Shao even plans to support another emperor. The slogan is that Liu Ting killed Liu Xie, and his position is not right.There are rumors everywhere that Liu Ting killed his half-brother in order to gain power.Therefore, many princes in the world are questioning the "orthodoxy" of Liu Ting's accession to the throne.

"Does it make sense?" Shen Ye looked at Liu Ting, "There are a thousand reasons for the heroes not to listen to our command!"

He could firmly deceive Liu Ting, but he didn't want to deceive Liu Ting. He killed Liu Xie for the good of Liu Ting.

"Also..." Liu Ting looked at Shen Ye, who didn't answer directly, but the answer was self-evident.

He and Shen Ye have always been good friends, and he believes that in this world, only Shen Ye is the one he trusts the most.But the problem is, the Liu Xie he killed was his younger brother!

Cracks had appeared unconsciously... It's just that Liu Ting still wanted to use Shen Ye, so there was no change on the surface.

"Let's talk about money and food... We can't always rely on Zou's support, it will make us rely on Zou!" Liu Ting decided to change the topic, the previous topic was too heavy.

"The problem of money and food has never been a problem. At present, the profits and taxes provided by the Royal Chamber of Commerce and the Zou Chamber of Commerce are enough for basic expenses, but the Eastern Expedition must stop. As long as we open up the Western Regions, then we will continue to obtain wealth from there. The most critical issue now is that the canonization of the queen should be on the agenda. Fu Shou, the daughter of Fu Wan, the general of Fuguo, is dignified and virtuous. The key point is that her mother is Princess Yang'an, the daughter of Emperor Huan. "Shen Ye reminded.

"Yeah...has it reached this time?" Liu Ting sighed, he was still young, and he was not in a hurry to get married, but this question was something he couldn't escape.

As the lord of the people, if there is no direct descendant, how can the people below be loyal without any scruples?
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