Regarding the old man's words, the mother said nothing, but gently comforted the old man. It wasn't until the old man got up that the mother got up, put on some clothes and walked into the yard, to the small rockery pavilion where Huang Qiong often sat in a daze when she was a child. After entering the pavilion, she did not sit down. Instead, he stood looking at the moonlight on the horizon for almost the whole night.
That night, no one knew what was going on in her mind. Are you regretting all the hard work you have put in over the years for the man in the house? Or the current knot between the reigning father and son is causing headaches. But no matter what she was thinking in her mind, compared to her son, the reason why she, who had always been wise, could not sleep at night, was probably the man in the house.
Huang Qiong, who returned to Xiyuan, was really angry even though she had promised her mother. I wanted to go back and find my mother several times, but in the end I suppressed the annoyance in my heart. Nowadays, the war situation in the south of the Yangtze River is in chaos, and the war situation in the north is in crisis. The daily consumption of food and salary is almost an astronomical figure. Once the cannon was fired, it could be said that there were ten thousand taels of gold, and the emperor was not short of hungry soldiers.
I was so busy all day long trying to raise food and wages that I was almost exhausted. Now that almost all the elite troops in the DPRK have been dispatched, he still has to train the new army based on the regiment training in Henan and Shandong. Fortunately, Yang Jiyuan was recommended by Mingyuan. Although he was a stubborn person, he would not give himself any face when trying to stand up to others. But this ability is quite outstanding. What's even more fortunate is that I started training with local teams last year.
So far, a total of 100,000 troops have been trained in Henan, Shandong, and Huaihe. It's just that training these 100,000 troops is already the limit of what the imperial court can afford now. I am so busy now that I barely have time to breathe. If I hadn't promoted a group of capable officers in advance, I'm afraid that I wouldn't even have much time to sleep, let alone being intimate with the girls.
At this time, the old man not only refused to help, but continued to cause trouble for himself. Doesn't he really know how many more troubles he will cause for himself by moving to Yongfu Palace? What makes Huang Qiong even more uncomfortable is that he believes that from his mother's perspective, he will not be able to see the pros and cons of this. But the mother still chose to intercede for the old man. Isn't this embarrassing herself?
What happened today gave Huang Qiong a headache but was helpless. He was not worried that the old man had any conspiracy in going to Yongfu Palace, or that it would be easier to contact the outside world in order to regain his rights. In his opinion, the old man moving to Yongfu Palace at this time may be more of an escape from reality, unwilling or afraid to face it. The current situation in the world is the result of the old man's connivance in the past few years.
As an emperor, the old man has an unshirkable responsibility. What's more, he also let go of a vicious wolf that might appear at any time and stab him at this moment. The wolf, together with the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang, contained almost the entire Longyou and all the garrison troops on the Shaanxi Second Road. As long as he is alive, all the troops in the Xijing Camp and the Longyou Army will not be able to be transferred to other battlefields.
He cared about the friendship between Queen Daxing and what he called the love between father and son, but what did he think of this world? If there is a war in Longyou, the imperial court's already extremely weak treasury will not be able to support an additional front unless it imposes a large increase in money and food. But now that people's livelihood is difficult, if I increase taxes significantly, the world will probably collapse completely immediately.
Now the situation I face is that even if I am very poor now, this tax must not be levied. At that time, not only those gentry who can afford it will not pay a penny, but will completely push these extremely selfish guys into the arms of that person. As for increasing taxes on the people, I am afraid that their own money and food income may not increase much, and the officials will force the people to rebel.
Maybe, now the guy in the south and the bad wolf in the west are waiting for him to significantly increase the money and food. So that people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who have long been hidden under their command, can raise their arms. Completely stir up chaos in this world so that they can fish in troubled waters. Especially that guy over there, it would be weird if he wasn't prepared. Where did his current soldiers come from?
Isn't it just that taking advantage of the increasingly fierce land annexation in the world, the number of landless refugees is increasing day by day. In the name of recruiting refugees to reclaim wasteland, are they recruiting young adults from among the refugees to form an army? Whether it is based on the secret information of Cao Rui or Zhao Wushan, it shows that among the rebels, although the direct troops of the rebel king lacked enough qualified generals, their combat effectiveness was still quite strong. Everyone was extremely dissatisfied with the imperial court.
If the old man had done something in this matter earlier, how could the rebel king have collected so many troops? The common people are simple, but they are not stupid, and they know that rebellion will cause them to lose their heads. As long as they have food to eat, how can they follow the rebels in rebellion? If there weren't so many homeless people who had no food to eat, even if the rebel king spent twice as much money, they might not be able to gather so many troops.
I also know that land annexation has been an unsolvable problem in all dynasties. The common people's rebellions in the past dynasties, such as the Green Forest and Red Eyebrows in the former Han Dynasty and the Yellow Turbans in the later Han Dynasty, including the rise of this dynasty, all had their most fundamental roots in land annexation. Those gentry held a large amount of land in their hands, but they used their status to make various excuses. They would never allow the court to take away a single piece of wool from them.
But they are all scholars, and they have the right to speak in the world. I only promote one person per acre, and now it is so difficult. If other methods were adopted, it would probably be even more difficult. The chances of these people turning against each other for their own benefit are too high. It would be okay in a normal year, but now we are in troubled times, and I have to win over these bastards.
If you are not careful, you may get into chaos. I am quite lucky that the aristocratic families that flourished in the Later Han Dynasty have long since been completely wiped out by the turbulence of many dynasties, especially after Emperor Taizu of this dynasty raised his troops and captured Chang'an and massacred many people. It is gone. Now it is the old Yan Dynasty in front of Wang Xietang, flying into the homes of ordinary people.
The newly emerging nobles in this dynasty do not have such deep roots. All honors and disgrace are also integrated with the imperial court. The hardest thing to bite is the clan, as well as all the officials, big and small, serving and graduating from official positions. Otherwise, if the powerful family were to have real power, even the emperor could easily abolish the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty, the Two Jin Dynasties, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Just one stall and one acre may cause turmoil in the world.
My grandfather was indeed a little too heavy on killing, but he killed most of the clan, leaving the old man with such a good opportunity to at least partially solve the land annexation. But the old man himself let it go for the sake of his so-called stability. After taking power, although the clan titles were not completely restored, almost all the confiscated land was returned in full.
They even allowed those clans, nobles, including civil and military officials to annex land in a big way. His grandfather had killed so many people that he had the chance to change the situation, but he had ruined it with his own hands. During his more than 20 years as king, not only did he fail to stop land annexation, but it intensified. The changes that my grandfather created during the years when he was in power were completely ruined in the twenty years he was in power.
In just twenty years, it has reached a point where it is difficult to recover. As a result, the annual income is decreasing day by day. Facing the current crisis, we cannot even expand our own army. Huang Qiong really couldn't imagine that if the King of Shu took the opportunity to move eastward at this time, he, who was already barely supporting himself, would be able to raise enough money and food to satisfy the third battlefield without significantly increasing taxes. .
Thinking of the old man, Huang Qiong couldn't help but sigh. As an old man, he seems to have been diligent during his twenty years as king, but in fact he has been a complete mess. Too cautious, even if the accumulated shortcomings are obvious, they don't dare to make any changes. Even if he wanted to protect his mother and son, he would not indulge the clan to such an extent. By the time I figured it out now, it was already too late.
Looking at Huang Qiong's downcast expression, Duan Jin and Lin Hanyan were clinging to him. The two girls, who knew the current situation in the world, couldn't help but feel sorry for Huang Qiong, who had lost a lot of weight these days. Thinking of the strange atmosphere between Huang Qiong and the old man while listening to Xuexuan today, Duan Jin still said: "If you encounter something, can you tell us? We can also help you with some advice."
Huang Qiong hugged the woman beside him tightly, and without hesitation, Huang Qiong told the story about the old man moving to Yongfu Palace and some things that might cause it. In Huang Qiong's view, although this matter can be regarded as government affairs, the old man is still the emperor after all, and his every move is related to the overall situation of the world. But if it was a family matter, it would be reluctant. After all, it was just the emperor who moved to another house.
Hearing Huang Qiong's worry, Duan Jin pondered for a moment, then covered his mouth and said happily: "You, you are really a man in the peach blossom garden, you only see one and not the other. This old man is changing his ways, forcing I hope you will take over in advance. Although the old man’s temperament has become a little more indecisive, I have been looking forward and backward in recent years. There are too many unnecessary and useful worries. "
"But after all, he has been the king for more than twenty years. No matter how you say, his vision is not so short. He is indeed helpless about the situation now. But it does not mean that he does not know what will happen if he moves to Yongfu Palace at this time. There are hidden dangers. But since he insists on moving to Yongfu Palace at this time, it means that he is still confident about how to deal with you and the hidden dangers that this matter may bring. "
"Although you have taken over the seal now, the old man is still in his position after all. As the current prince, when you deal with some things, you are still somewhat dishonest, have trouble with your words, and are still a little constrained in your actions. In the old man's opinion, since He is actually powerless to deal with the current chaos in the world. He has entrusted all government affairs to you, so there is no need to be secretive."
"What's more, you have hired a large number of new people. In this world, there is no one who is willing to do it without fame or profit. Why do people follow you? Don't you just want to be a minister of the dragon? You are now It's the prince. Even if those people are loyal to you, they still have to take care of some things. After all, they are responsible for their entire wealth and lives by following you."
"Whether they are fighting abroad or assisting you in handling government affairs. As long as you are not in your position for a day, they will have one eye to keep an eye on the movements of the government, and they will not be able to fully cope with their responsibilities. Who is not worried? If there is a change in the situation in the DPRK, what will happen to the future of these people, as well as their own wealth and lives? "What kind of result will they face?"
"Only if you truly become the emperor, they will go all out in their actions. Serving for the prince and serving for the emperor require different considerations. You are the prince, and even if those people are devoted to you, they will still be there. You have to restrain your hands and feet when doing things, and you will have certain worries. Once the emperor and the courtiers, this is not for nothing. Only when you are in your right position will they let go of their burdens. "
