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Chapter 183 Han Sui gathers troops
"Your Majesty is overjoyed, Bingzhou has won a great victory, General Hussars sent a good news." Huangfusong's personal guard said joyfully in the Gaomen Hall.

"General Hussars won't come back?" Zhang Ming asked in confusion, and then asked someone to take the letter from the guard.

"Return to Your Majesty, General Hussars is waiting for His Majesty's news, and now he is jointly governing Yunzhong County and other places with General Xu." The guard said expressionlessly.

Zhang Ming stopped talking, but opened the letter, which described the situation of the two months of war in detail, and finally said that the imperial court's foundation in Bingzhou was not solid enough, and there were strong enemies outside, so it was necessary to garrison with a large army. People in Bingzhou must be able to recruit and fight well.

Bingzhou is the first state occupied by Zhang Ming after he came to power. The situation in Bingzhou is not complicated. There are only two forces in total, Zhang Yang and the Royal Court of the Southern Huns. However, the geographical environment of Bingzhou is not very good. The east of Bingzhou is Yuan Shao's forces. Fortunately, Yuan Shao has not yet completely unified Jizhou, so he dare not covet Bingzhou. As for the north and west, it is the territory of the Northern Huns. There is also a way out.

In fact, Zhang Ming was not worried about the Xiongnu’s attack. Even under Zhang Yang’s rule, the Northern Huns did not get any benefits. Although the Northern Huns could barely pass the customs at this time, their combat power was obviously inferior to that of the Central Plains army. The same is true for the Xiongnu, but now that they have just occupied Bingzhou and when the power is changing, the northern Huns are indeed likely to go south to plunder, so they need to be prepared.

"You go down first, I will write back to General Huangfu tomorrow." Zhang Ming said to Huangfusong's personal guard.

"Yes, Your Majesty." After finishing speaking, Huangfusong's personal guards left the Gaomen Hall.

After Huangfusong's personal guards left, Zhang Ming summoned Jia Xu. As for Li Ru, he should still be on his way back now.

"Wenhe, who is the most suitable person to station in Bingzhou?" Zhang Ming asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, has Bingzhou been captured yet?" Jia Xu asked puzzled.

"Look." Zhang Ming handed Huangfusong's letter to Jia Xu.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, the imperial army has won a huge victory in Bingzhou, it is gratifying to congratulate." Jia Xu finished reading the letter and bowed to congratulate him.

"Let's not talk about that. General Huangfu is the secretary of the military department. It is impossible for him to stay in Bingzhou for a long time. Now that Bingzhou has internal and external troubles, it may be difficult to manage in a short time. Therefore, I need to send people to garrison." Zhang Ming said.

"Your Majesty, you can let General Zhu Jun guard it. Now that Hedong County is no longer a gateway, and the Southern Huns' Royal Court has also perished, it is meaningless to let General Zhu Jun guard here. It is better to let General Zhu Jun guard Bingzhou."

"By the way, in addition to stationing in Bingzhou, the imperial court also needs to worry about the invasion of the Northern Huns. This year, there is a drought in all parts of the north. Presumably the Northern Huns are not much better. However, the Guanzhong area has ushered in a bumper harvest. Once the Northern Huns know about it, Even if the northern Xiongnu are not the opponents of the imperial army, I think they will go south to plunder." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Wenhe thinks who can defend the northern Huns from plundering south?" Zhang Ming asked again.

"Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan, he was born in Yanmen County, Bingzhou. He has fought against the Hu people in the north since he was a child, and has accumulated rich combat experience. After a long battle, he joined the imperial court. Now the Northern Huns are likely to go south again. He is the most suitable person to fight against the enemy." Jia Xu said with a smile, in his opinion, Zhang Liao is enough to hold the northern line of defense.

"Very good, I didn't expect that, then I will call Zhang Liao back now." Zhang Ming said.

Shan Yufulo, the Southern Xiongnu, was wandering around Xihe County with a dozen cavalry at the moment. Just now, he heard that the imperial army had defeated Zhang Yang's forces and completely captured the three counties of Bingzhou.

"I didn't expect that I would still have a chance." Yu Fuluo said to himself. Except for some personal guards, all the senior generals around him had died in the previous battle, so now he doesn't even have a person to talk to. .

"You stay here first. I will go to Chang'an alone. If I don't come back in a month and a half, you will leave on your own." Yu Fuluo said to the remaining guards.

"Yes, Shan Yu." The guards all stopped in place and watched Yu Fuluo leave in silence.

In Anyi County, Hedong County, Zhu Jun received an edict from His Majesty, which ordered him to go to Yunzhong County, Bingzhou. As for the [-] recruits who stayed in Hedong County, after Zhu Jun's training for more than a month, they are now quite capable. But Hedong County no longer needed to defend, so the [-] recruits were brought back to Chang'an by Cheng Lian.

As for Diannong Zhonglang General Liang Yan, he is now relaxed. Before that, he had been carrying out farm farming under the pressure of the local wealthy family. If Zhu Jun's army hadn't been stationed nearby, the farm farming business would not have been able to go so smoothly.

At the beginning, Liang Yan, as Diannong Zhonglang General, seemed to have been promoted in his official position, but in his eyes, he always felt that although Diannong Zhonglang General had the name of Zhonglang General, he was actually not as good as a lieutenant colonel Lieutenant, but after four months, he no longer thinks this way, because he has really seen the bumper harvest of grain, and the grain in just one farm in Hedong County can supply [-] troops for five months use.

With a bumper harvest of grain, even after Zhu Jun left, Liang Yan now has the confidence to fight against the remaining nobles in Hedong County. Besides, under his rule, there are more than 20 Diannong officials, and as for the common people, there are even more More than [-], equivalent to about half of the total population of Hedong County.

Of course, the imperial court also fulfilled its promise. After the imperial court took [-]% of the crops produced by the people in the fields, the rest would not have to pay taxes. Therefore, in just half a year, the grain owned by these refugees has exceeded that of the self-cultivating farmers in the past. However, apart from the necessary food left by these villagers, the rest of the food was also sold to Zhuo Yun.

This incident caused a huge shock in the court, and Feng Fang, the chief minister, reported the achievements of the farming business in Hedong County in the hall with a smile on his face.

"Da Sinong, you have done a good job. In just half a year, you have done two major things for me. One is to build water canals, making the central area of ​​Dahanguan a favorable place that is not afraid of drought. The county's farming business has allowed Hedong County to produce far more grain than before. Without you, this year's drought will not be a good thing for me." Zhang Ming said with a happy face.

Although the two things Da Sinong did were ordered by Zhang Ming, he is willing to give all the credit to Da Sinoong. Zhang Ming knows that Da Sinong has no ambitions, and at most he likes to accept bribes. So no matter how great the credit is, there will be no unreasonable thoughts. This kind of person is the most reassuring to use in your hands.

"Sinong, tell me, what reward do you want? Just propose it directly in this hall." Zhang Ming said with a big smile.

"Your Majesty, I don't want rewards. I just want to spread the farming business to more counties as soon as possible. I also want to build water canals. I feel that we can't just build the Sanfu area. The other four counties of Sili Xiaowei also need to be built. As for the Hetao Plain, I feel that the governance of Zhang Yang and the Southern Xiongnu Royal Court in the past was really bad, and now the imperial court should send people to manage it again, and relocate some of the agricultural population from Guanzhong to strengthen governance." Da Si Nong Feng Fang bowed his head. Bowing down, his tone was very humble.

Da Sinonong Feng Fang is not stupid, he knows very well that with the merits of constructing canals in Hedong County, he wants to further expand his power in front of the officials. The reward he wants is to oppose his proposal, that is, to publicly oppose His Majesty's words.

As for whether His Majesty will agree, Da Sinonong Feng Fang knows very well, which of the two items he proposed is not for His Majesty, but for the court, but His Majesty will push him as a pawn in the front, although there are some people in the front. It is the biggest risk, but it is also the biggest reward, and now that he has embarked on this road of no return, if he wants to choose to leave, I am afraid that His Majesty will not agree.

The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat embarrassing, and they didn't expect that Da Sinong didn't want rewards, but instead demanded to expand his power. It's just for execution, because at the beginning, Da Sinong proposed these two things at the court, and debated with all the officials, and finally obtained His Majesty's consent before they were implemented.

Although the officials don't know what benefits Da Sinonong has gained from the construction of canals and farming projects, the expansion of power is his duty. Both are just a position under the chief minister. In the past, these two powers might not even be available to the three princes. As for the benefits brought by the two powers, perhaps only the chief minister himself knows.

Zhang Ming agreed to the benefits of Da Sinong at the beginning, but now that he thinks about it, he realizes that the benefits are not as comfortable as the expansion of power, but he does not regret it now, because Da Sinoong is willing to rush to the forefront and bear the pressure of reform for him , It's too late to be happy in his heart.

"Since everyone here has no objections, then I will agree to this matter." Zhang Ming still laughed loudly and said that he is in a good mood now.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chief Secretary Feng Fang nodded.

"By the way, I feel that the official position of Da Sinong is not suitable for managing agriculture and household registration affairs, so I decided to set up a household department, and Da Sinong, you are the secretary of the household department, and manage the world's agricultural related matters and corresponding household registration matters. "Zhang Minglang said.

"Your Majesty, since the Household Department has been established, what should I do?" The Minister of the Household Department of the Shangshufu stood up and said.

"From now on, you will be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and accept the arrangement of Feng Fang, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting." Zhang Ming said without hesitation. It will be a matter of time before the Shangshu Mansion is dismantled. Let's talk about one part.

In any case, Feng Fang never thought that His Majesty would promote him to the position of Minister of the Household Department at once. Although as Jiuqing, his position was not weaker than that of Shang Shuling, but in the imperial court, those who held the real power would eventually It was still at the Shangshufu. As for Jiuqing, it was often just a symbol. Especially in the past, many matters related to agriculture were first reported to the Shangshufu, and then handed over to the chief minister.

As everyone knows, these things are already on Zhang Ming's mind, it's just that he lacks an opportunity. Dismantling the Shangshu Mansion is not a trivial matter, and we need to wait for the right opportunity. Now Feng Fang has made great contributions and is willing to grasp greater power However, under mutual consent, giving him the position of Minister of the Household Department is not only a reward for him, but also a sharp weapon to disintegrate the Shangshutai.

In addition to the Shangshutai, there are now two Shangshu, one is the Minister of the Military Department, which manages important military affairs, and has no major interest relationship with the Shangshutai, and the other is the Minister of the Household Department, which manages household registration and agricultural related matters, dividing up the original Part of the power belongs to Shangshutai. As for the Ministry of Industry, due to Pu Yuan's insufficient status, only masters can be established for the time being. After the Ministry of Industry has achieved results in the future, Shangshu can also be established.

After the adjournment of the court meeting, Feng Fang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, returned to the mansion with congratulations. Today, he is considered one of the most powerful people in the court.

"What did you say?" Zhang Ming looked at Zhang Liao and said, from Zhang Liao's mouth, he got an important news, that is, Han Sui stationed [-] troops in Ji County, and he didn't know what his intention was.

"Your Majesty, as early as a month ago, Han Sui kept dispatching troops to Ji County. I thought he wanted to fight Ma Teng at that time, but later I felt that something was wrong because Ma Teng didn't move behind. Some time ago, Han Sui seemed to have made another move, and I was planning to send a letter to His Majesty, but unexpectedly, His Majesty called me back." Zhang Liao said with a heavy face.

The relationship between Han Sui and Ma Teng has been up and down, and now Han Sui has used one hundred thousand troops again. Although he is not clear about his intentions, he has definitely reached a deal with Ma Teng. Otherwise, if Han Sui has the courage, he will He didn't dare to act like this, but he didn't know what kind of deal could make Han Sui and Ma Teng reconcile again.

"Wen He, what do you think Han Sui's plan is for this trip?" Zhang Ming looked at Jia Xu and asked.

"If my guess is right, the purpose of Han Sui's deployment of troops should be to deter the court, and their purpose should be to want food." Jia Xu thought for a while and said, the news of the bumper harvest in Guanzhong had already spread, and as the closest Liangzhou in Guanzhong must have received the wind.

"I find it strange that if Han Sui starts mobilizing troops now, I think it is for food, because the news of the bumper harvest in Guanzhong has indeed spread to the Liangzhou area, but according to what Wen Yuan said, Han Sui had already dispatched troops a month ago. Does it mean he has the ability to foretell the troops?" Zhang Ming asked suspiciously.

"Wen Yuan, let me ask you, when Han Sui transferred troops a month ago, why did you think his target was not the imperial court?" Jia Xu didn't answer directly, but asked Zhang Liao first.

"Because I found out that Ma Teng in Longxi County had also made combat preparations, I thought that the two forces would probably fight again. But later, I found out that the two forces actually canceled their combat preparations at the same time." Zhang Liao slowly Said.

"That's right. At the beginning, Han Sui really wanted to fight Ma Teng, but later he heard that after the imperial court had a good harvest, the two families returned to a state of peace again, and the soldiers gathered by Han Sui, the current direction But he aimed at the imperial court." Jia Xu said confidently.

(End of this chapter)