Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, several heavy snowfalls fell, and the sky and earth were covered in silver.

A group of knights entered the city from the east of Huazhou City and entered the Daxingtai Mansion smoothly.

After changing out of his military uniform covered with snow and frost, Yu Wentai washed away the antifreeze grease on his hands and face with warm water in a copper basin, drank a large bowl of warm buttermilk served by the waiter, and then Let out a long, comfortable breath.

After the Yueyang Parade, he led his army to the bank of the Yellow River to dispatch troops, inspect defense, and even secretly crossed the Yellow River to inspect Yubi City in the east of the river.

Mangshan was defeated in the first half of the year, and when the Eastern Dynasty would launch another offensive against Kansai has always been a heavy question on Yuwentai's mind.

This string has been stretched in his heart for more than half a year, for fear that his subordinates would be frightened by it, and they would not even dare to reveal it in front of others. Even during the great reading in Yueyang, he had been paying close attention to the personnel dynamics east of the Yellow River.

The victory of the Eastern Dynasty was not easy. In particular, Gao Zhongmi, a representative of Hebei's powerful forces, defected to Xitou, which plunged the Eastern Dynasty's personnel into a period of chaos.

After winter, although the border area of ​​Hedong was not very peaceful, small groups of Jihu people mainly distributed in Fenbei were running around, trying to take advantage of the situation. Although they also caused some intrusion to some counties in Hedong, it was not considered a serious problem. What a big trouble.

As for the Eastern Dynasty itself, there was no sign of large-scale personnel deployment.

However, Yuwentai still personally guarded the bank of the Yellow River. It was not until several heavy snowfalls fell one after another that the weather was no longer suitable for the dispatch of the army. Yuwentai finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, he still ordered his troops to break the ice of the Yellow River along the banks to ensure that the Eastern Dynasty The army could not cross the ice to invade, so he returned to the city with confidence.

After taking a short rest, Yu Wentai rubbed his face again to dispel sleepiness, then called the waiter and asked: "Is Su Shangshu at home? Call him to see him."

Not long after, Su Chuo, who also looked tired, was ushered into the hall.

Seeing Da Xingtai dozing off at his desk, Su Chuo ignored the waiter's gesture of shaking his head and waving his hands to signal him to be silent. He went straight in and placed several volumes of heavy documents on the desk where Yu Wentai was sitting.

Yu Wentai was startled when he heard the sound, glanced at Su Chuo who was worshiping in front of the case, and said with some embarrassment: "I have returned home not long ago. I am tired from the journey, so I am neglecting you."

"I haven't slept for several days, so I know how it feels. Since the Lord is free, please review a few piles in advance."

Su Chuo stared at a pair of bloodshot eyes and said no polite words of compliments. He just pointed at the documents on the case and said to Yu Wentai, and picked up an important one and began to read to himself.

Yu Wentai didn't care about these false gifts. He put his hands on his knees and pinched them twice to make himself more awake. After listening to Su Chuo's report, he asked Su Chuo his opinion on the matter and then wrote to give instructions.

There was a tacit understanding of how they got along with each other. Several official matters were reported and handed over quickly. There were also officials waiting outside the hall. After the Daxingtai documents were approved, they immediately went into the hall to collect them and leave the hall for the issuance.

After more than an hour, most of the paperwork on the desk had been processed, but soon Su Chuo waved to the outside of the hall.

Seeing two officials bringing another box full of documents into the hall, Yu Wentai finally couldn't stand it anymore, and the corner of his mouth trembled uncontrollably. Seeing that Su Chuo was obviously much thinner than when they left a month ago, he quickly raised his hand. Said: "Shang Shu looks very tired, please take a rest first!"

Su Chuo was not impressed by Daxingtai's thoughtfulness. He pointed to the box of documents and said, "This box of criminal documents is urgently awaiting the Lord's review and approval. A month ago, during the general reading, many township groups invaded the villages and bandits. The evil deeds are heinous. If the people's resentment cannot be resolved in the past year, I may accumulate resentment even deeper!"

When Yu Wentai heard this, he suddenly felt pain in his head. He grabbed a few volumes and browsed them briefly, and his face suddenly became a little ugly.

Most of these files record the crimes of various states invading the townships during their exchanges with the township groups. Some of them are just robbing some rations to eat, while some of them are more serious and even hurt people's lives.

Although the content seemed a bit shocking, after Yu Wentai read it, he was shocked and angry but also full of helplessness.

"The townships and regiments from various states have donated their lives for reference. Their ambition is impressive and their loyalty is commendable. It is a difficult time for the country. Even if the performance is bad, the court should be lenient and use it mercifully, and not demoralize the morale!"

After Yuwentai flipped through a few volumes, he saw that the contents were all similar, so he stopped reading and just spoke to Su Chuo in a consultative tone.

"Gongs will be rewarded, and crimes will be punished. If the Lord confuses the two purposes for his own purposes, I have nothing to say. However, if the state and county suffer more than a thousand families as a result, I don't know what to say."

Su Chuo cupped his hands, bowed his head and sat down at the table, obviously dissatisfied with Yu Wentai's conciliatory approach.

After hearing this, Yu Wentai also had a troubled look on his face, and after a moment he said: "I am telling the prefectures and counties that anyone who hurts people or property due to the township corps crossing the border will not be given any miscellaneous lessons except for renting and transferring in the coming year. Anyone involved in this matter will In the township regiment, the military leader reduced his rank to one rank as a punishment! "

He didn't want to indulge military discipline so much, but if this matter was discussed further, it could not be entirely blamed on the township regiment for violating discipline.

This year's parade was a bit hasty and reluctant from the inception to the preparations. After the township groups were reunited, the prefectures and counties could not allocate sufficient grain, so that many township groups set out on the road with insufficient food. If they don't forage along the way, they may be completely wiped out before they reach Yueyang.

He not only wanted to recruit a large number of powerful soldiers to fill the army, but the reserve for traveling to Taiwan was actually weak and difficult. If we continue to punish the criminals rashly, this year's parade will be held in vain, and it will also expose the fact that the national destiny is difficult.

Su Cho was not completely unkind. Seeing that the Grand Secretariat was silent after he finished talking about the disposal plan, and that he was obviously in a heavy mood, he started talking about something else: "The accounting and registration of the nearby states in the pass are gradually coming to an end. Several states and counties have achieved gratifying results in expanding the number of households. Would you like to hear about it, Your Majesty?"

"So fast? I really need to listen carefully!"

Yuwen Tai was a great man in the world, and he would not let his mood be occupied by negative emotions for a long time. After hearing this, he immediately cheered up and said with a smile.

The increase in the registered population is the most direct improvement of the national strength of the court, and it is also the basis for administration and military operations. Yuwen Tai is naturally very concerned about this.

In previous years, the states and counties were short of officials, and they would often have to wait until the end of the year and under the repeated orders of the Grand Secretariat, the states and counties would submit their reports one after another. Unexpectedly, this year, there is still more than half a month before the end of the year, and some states and counties have completed the task ahead of schedule and reported it. This is naturally good news.

Seeing this, Su Cho held up the document and read it: "Qizhou has 43,600 registered households..."

"Zheng Daoyong is indeed a talented person from a famous family and a capable minister of the country. How many households were registered in Qizhou last year? 32,000 households. Only one year later, the number of registered households increased by more than 10,000. This is really... If everyone follows this example, why worry about not being able to make the country rich and the people prosperous?"

After hearing this first report, Yuwen Tai raised his eyebrows and smiled. Although he didn't like Zheng Daoyong's tedious and arrogant style, he had to admit that this person was indeed smart and capable. In just a few years, he turned a small state with only 3,000 households into a large state with tens of thousands of registered households.

However, the content of Su Chuo's report surprised Yuwen Tai even more: "Jingzhao County has 66,300 registered households..."

"Wait! Did you read it wrong, or did I hear it wrong? How many were registered in Jingzhao? How many were there last year?"

Yuwen Tai was a little uneasy when he heard this number. He jumped up from the table without waiting for Su Chuo to answer, and snatched the official document to check and confirm carefully. After a moment, he said with a look of surprise: "There is something strange, there is... Quickly summon Cui Shiyue to the mansion, no matter how late it is, I will wait for him in the mansion! In the past years, he was strong but sincere. If he boasts because of greed for position, my law is not in vain!"

Cui Shiyue was appointed as Jingzhao Yin at the beginning of the year, and it has not been a year since then, but he has directly expanded the number of households by more than 20,000. This is very unreasonable in Yuwen Tai's view, and he has already determined that Cui Shiyue is a liar.

"A month ago, I summoned Cui Shiyue to the palace for a confrontation. What he said was all true, but there was indeed a hidden story."

Su Chuo took out a stack of documents from his side and presented them with both hands with a look of cherishment. He had been carrying this document with him for several days. Every time he took it out to appreciate it, he was amazed, and his fatigue was reduced a lot.

"The situation in Jingzhao is complicated. I did appoint Cui Shiyue to this position because of his strong character. I hope he can quickly and effectively deal with the chaos. But even if he has such a strong character, it is impossible for him to..."

Yuwen Tai was still sighing in anger, but when his eyes fell on the top of the document handed over by Su Chuo, his voice suddenly paused, holding the document in his hand and muttering to himself: "This style..."

"This style is novel, and I have seen it before. Although the brushstrokes are still scattered, the method of writing ink is very much like the methods of masters."

After hearing this, Su Chuo couldn't help but praise the beautiful font, and then hurriedly said: "But this is not The key point is, please read the text carefully, and you will understand why Cui Shiyue expanded his family so rapidly. "After hearing this, Yuwen Tai flipped through the next page, paused again, and then flipped through faster and faster, with more and more surprise on his face: "Is this document copied by a special person? That's not right, the strokes of the characters are exactly the same. Could it be that Cui Shiyue, or his Dongzhou clan members, moved to Guanyou to help him..." Yuwen Tai is not without wisdom, but his limited knowledge made him unable to guess the key point for a while, and even gave rise to speculation or fantasy that the entire Boling Cui family moved to Guanzhong to help Cui Shiyue with official affairs. "Cui Shiyue did have an old relative from Dongzhou who entered the pass, but not the whole family, only one person. This person's name is Li Boshan, and he returned with General Gao. I have seen his handwriting in several generals' houses during the year, and I still remember it clearly."

Su Chuo looked at the messy documents that Yuwen Tai had flipped through, and he couldn't help but feel distressed. To others, these documents might be boring, but in his eyes, they were works of art with beauty everywhere.

"Li Boshan? I know this boy, but what is his connection with this?"

No matter how busy Yuwen Tai was, he would not be forgetful. It was difficult to ignore this name after hearing it in a short period of time. Hearing what Su Chuo said, the handsome young general on Jingyuan who shot a fleeing hare to death with one arrow subconsciously appeared in his mind.

"My Lord, this boy is very talented! Judging from his simplicity in handling affairs, I am ashamed to be inferior to him."

Su Chuo first explained the printed document, then picked up a document scattered on the ground and carefully smoothed it, saying with emotion.

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