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    Chapter 82 Grace When Wang Hua walked out of the door, he suddenly thought about it and said to his subordinates: "Go and call Zhang Shuo." Zhang said that he didn't believe in evil until now, so this time he asked Zhang Shuo to see what the court did.  .  After turning two corners, we found ourselves in an ordinary courtyard not far from Wang Hua's mansion.  But now it has become the center of business for eight states.  It turned out to be a government office. Later, after Wang Hua arrived in the eight states, the officials still stayed.  But everything was ignored, but at that time Wang Hua was still taking care of the court's face. If anything happened, he could only execute it after having those officials stamp their official seals.  In fact, it is equivalent to going through a formality.  Later, when the imperial court sent troops, even this cutscene was omitted.  Not only is there no more formality, Wang Hua was also responsible for their official salary, which cannot support people.  Not to mention feeding a group of subordinates, even feeding yourself is a problem.  Everyone knows this truth. As long as you don't play any role, you will be a good official.  At this point, these officials want to leave.  But he dared to leave. After all, he had a false position here to cover up the scandal for the imperial court.  After Wang Hua cut off his salary and actively expelled many officials, they all ran very fast and left the eight states.  But the tradition of the Eight Prefectures has been preserved, and everyone stays in the original courtyards. Although it is a little simpler, the efficiency is improved because there are fewer rules.  Zhu Dian was waiting for Wang Hua, and he didn't even wash his face. It must be something serious.  Just when he was about to report, Wang Hua waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zhu, wait a moment." Zhu Ding didn't ask, the two of them sat down, and the two militiamen who temporarily acted as Yamen servants made tea.  After a while Zhang said it, he came in and asked: "Wang Shilang, what do you want me to do?" "Sit down." Wang Hua asked Zhang to sit down and said to Zhu Ding: "You can talk this time." Zhu  The colleague took out several reports on the table and said: "Battle Supervisor, this is how it is. We have raised eight million shi of grain in Jiangnan." Zhang said he was startled and interrupted from the side: "You want so much grain.  What are you doing?" There are more than 600,000 soldiers from eight states.  In addition to the south of Jishi Mountain, Linzhou, Taozhou and Diezhou, there are more than 300,000 people.  If the four northern states are included, Fengzhou and Shengzhou suffered the most damage, followed by Liuhu Prefecture, and Linzhou. In addition to the more than 50,000 people in Xiazhou, there were only about 300,000 people outside the lightly affected area.  Of course, there may be more than one. The court is not sure how many people there are in several states, but it will not exceed 100,000 people.  That is to say, Wang Hua currently has no more than 1.3 million people at his disposal.  There are three major cultivated lands in Hequ, Hetao and Yinchuan.  With Wang Hua¡¯s wisdom, it is impossible not to pay attention to agricultural production.  Otherwise, he would not have cultivated vigorously in Shengshu Feng and other states.  It was planned that there would be no harvest for a year, and five million dan of grain would be enough for the people in Wanghua territory to survive for a year.  What does Wang Hua need so much food for?  "Shilang Zhang, are there many? I don't know how much right now. Anyway, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the territory. Don't count on food for the winter this year. There are also more than 200,000 prisoners, all of whom are pot-bellied men. Seriously, I  Giving them only two bowls of porridge a day? " "It's true, but most of them are stabbed in the head, or the lives of the blood camp soldiers in their hands.  But those are the minority after all.  "There are also some Turkic prisoners in my hands, as well as a large number of Tubo prisoners. However, there are many Han people in their territory. I want to redeem a batch of them through these prisoners. This cannot be a one-to-one exchange, it may be a one-to-one exchange.  One against two, one against three against four, this time the nearly 90,000 captives may become 300,000 civilians again. Besides, the terrain from Jishi Mountain to Songzhou is harsh, but in order to avoid Tubo's heavy taxes.  , there are still a few parties living in that area, I also want to absorb them, plus the grains eaten by so many war horses and livestock, how much food will be obtained? Also, if Fengzhou is used well, can it be done?  To attract more foreigners and oppressive tribes living in the Turks to come to join us? If Jishi Mountain is used, can we attract the Tibetan people from Jishi Mountain to Zishan? Will eight million stones of food be enough?  After wiping a sweat, this master is really ambitious.  In fact, this is because Wang Hua is well prepared. Without so much food, he can still harvest a batch in the autumn harvest, and harvest more next spring.  And he would continue to extort a batch of grain from Li Xian.  However, Wang Hua would rather use old food than new food, and he does not want to have no food last year.  Zhang said he didn't question it anymore. Wang Hua looked at Zhu Tong and said, "Continue." "Eight million stones of grain is a bit large, so Xiao Yaxuan divided it into two batches and transported them to the eight states. The first batch was fine at the beginning.  , but after passing Bianzhou, he was detained by the imperial court. "It was not originally.The batch is divided into four batches.  But after some discussion, I changed my mind.  The most threatening time to the imperial court was to defeat Tibet and the Turks.  It would be better if we could reach an agreement with the imperial court.  If an agreement cannot be reached, the imperial court will inevitably divide its troops to garrison nearby states and counties. It will be impossible for Wang Hua to become powerful by then.  Therefore, food must continue to be blocked.  Therefore, after discussion, we decided to calculate the date and send an express letter to Xiao Yaxuan after defeating the Tubo people, asking them to divide them into two batches and transport the grain over immediately.  This was not mentioned to Zhang.  But Zhang said he knew that eight million shi of grain must have been reserved by Wang Hua as spare food.  Although it covers a large area, it only has about one million people, not much more than the population of Luoyang.  But there is definitely a shortage of food.  By doing this, the imperial court clearly did not save any space for good thoughts.  In this case, why should I come to mediate?  Thinking of this, he was very discouraged.  "Not only that, the dozen brothers we escorted were also detained by the government and tortured all day long. There is no hope of food." Zhang said his head was even buzzing.  Not only did he deduct food, but he also deducted people. Wang Hua was famous for protecting his shortcomings. This time it was impossible even if he didn't think so.  "Do you know why the imperial court did this?" "The people below have already inquired about it, and it is mainly the fault of the imperial court. Camp Governor, do you remember Ji Chune and Zong Jinqing?" "Didn't they also raise the issue?  "Exactly, not only have they been recently mobilized, but they have also stepped up their recruitment of troops from various places to prepare to besiege us again. At the same time, news came out that when Mo Chui retreated from Hedong Road, General Xue Ne's army happened to arrive.  . If he took action at that time, he might have severely damaged Mochu and captured tens of thousands of civilians. However, General Xue received a strict order from the court to prohibit him from continuing to antagonize Mochu. " "?" Zhang said.  My eyes were also dumbfounded.  This is how the same thing?  But he remembered what Wang Hua said in Fengzhou, it¡¯s not what I want, but what the court wants?  Thinking of this, he looked at Wang Hua.  Wang Hua was not angry after hearing this. He looked at Zhang Shuo and said, "Secretary Zhang, it is very reasonable for the court to do this." "Reasonable?" Zhang Shuo whispered.  But now Wang Hua's expression is very calm, and his tone of voice is even more calm, but it is impossible to tell what Wang Hua is thinking.  "Yes, it's very reasonable. Although a temporary peace can buy me a short-term peace of mind. But agree to my conditions, and then let me get a lot of food, plus new land and people. I will  It's like a tiger with wings. It's better to take advantage of us to fight on all sides, and then attack the Tubo and Turks, and wipe us out once and for all. "Shilang Zhang, are you right?" Wang Hua sneered.  However, he was secretly saying that he was lucky. Fortunately, he did not have a life-and-death battle with Mo Chui in this battle and preserved his strength.  But now he also has a headache.  After the war, the soldiers also needed to rest. Wang Hua still didn't want to fight hard against the court.  Although the stars in the imperial court are now dim and there are not many famous generals, Old Tang is always the one who has stepped into the coffin. Zhang Guo dragged himself into the water. He will only seek help from himself and will never backtrack. Zhang Renyuan and Xue Na are suspected.  But the Tang Dynasty was still the Tang Dynasty. Just as Zhang Shuo thought, the population of Luoyang was much larger than the people in Wang Hua's hands now.  ¡°When facing such a huge country, even if you gain the upper hand, you will be dragged to death sooner or later.  The same was true when Xixia's wings had not hardened up. The weak Song Dynasty had to bow down and surrender several times before it could breathe.  Especially now, I need to take a breather. If I want to take a breather, I need food. With food, people of all ethnic groups can be at peace, and more soldiers will be recruited.  Of course, soldiers also need time to train.  Even so, the military service in the eight states now far exceeds that of any region or country.  After these successive attacks, if serious damage occurs again, sooner or later all the people in the territory will start to get tired of war, and that will be their own destruction.  Therefore, the court¡¯s arrangement this time is really reasonable.  "However, outsiders don't know much about the actual situation. Even Zhang said, they haven't observed it.  He only saw the Blood Camp's victory over Mo Chu, and did not pay much. He only saw that the Blood Camp was moving towards a myth step by step.  Therefore, he wanted to mediate rather than let the conflict between Wang Hua and the court grow.  But just as he was about to speak, Zhu Tong said: "Not only that, my subordinates also heard that the imperial court had sent an imperial envoy to Dafeichuan to issue an order to General Manager Guo, asking them to immediately stop recapturing Dafeichuan." "National humiliation" Zhang said viciously  said.  This is simply a great disgrace to the country.  The Tubo and Turks did this to the Tang Dynasty.In order to pacify Wang Hua, he still wants to continue to make peace.  No wonder Wang Hua said that someone loved her family, not the country. No wonder she sold out the news about the blood camp for a goal that might not even be achieved.  However, Wang Hua's expression darkened.  This move is even more vicious. If Guo Yuanzhen obeys the court's arrangements, he will withdraw his troops from Dafeichuan.  Tubo is not without wise men. They also know the political, economic and military value of Dafeichuan.  Then they will immediately send all their troops north to defend Dafeichuan, and even seize Jishi Mountain.  Did Webster make some treasonous deals with Tubo?  But the expression on his face remained unchanged. He looked at Zhang and continued: "Shilang Zhang, you repeatedly urged me to uphold justice and revitalize Chao Gang. I did not agree, which disappointed you. You also thought that in order to marry the princess, I  You were trying to make peace with the queen and the treacherous minister. Wu Sansi almost killed me, and Zhou used the opportunity to threaten the imperial court to kill him. I also killed Ji Chune and Zong Jinqing.  . Have you done enough? But have you solved the root of the problem? Mr. Zhang, unless you have the ability to become a queen, or learn from Yi Yin Huoguang, you should become an official after returning."  Zhang Shuo smiled bitterly, thinking that I was only forty-three years old, and even if I became an official, the court would not allow it.  It's like entering the world of martial arts and wanting to wash your hands in a golden basin. You are not old enough to wash your hands, let alone have the qualifications.  But Wang Hua¡¯s next arrangement frightened him.  Wang Hua shouted to the guards outside and asked them to call the generals, including Li Hong and Muzi Li.  After a while everyone arrived.  When Wang Hua explained what had happened, everyone became angry and quarreled.  Wang Hua waved his hand to ask them to stop.  Then he said: "Don't be angry, everyone. Since the imperial court is still pushing us towards death, there is no need for us to care about the imperial court's life and death. I plan to send troops in two directions, from Qinzhou to Chang'an and from Yanzhou.  Towards Chang'an, capture Chang'an first, and then focus on the two places in Longyou and Guanzhong. Guanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also a granary. If you enter Hanzhong, you can wait and see dozens of state capitals in Shu.  , this is another big granary. With these two places, we will not have to worry about food. But think about it carefully and come up with a charter. "Of course, even if you think of it now, you won't tell everything.  An outsider is here.  Then he turned to look at Mu Zili and said: "I will also give you a task and some manpower. You immediately arrange for Xiao Yaxuan to collect all the grain from all the states in the south of the Yangtze River, and then transport it to the Yangtze River and sink it into the river together. This piece  The matter must be done immediately. Then we will deploy people to spread rumors all over the country to drive up the price of food. The higher the better," Zhang said.  Don't think that the food problem has been solved now. Last year, because of Wang Hua's seizure of food from the three states and the poor harvest in Guanzhong, the price of food was once driven up to 100 cents per bucket of rice.  It is higher than the price of grain harvested after Wang Huaqiu.  Fortunately, because of the development of ship technology promoted by Wang Hua, it is easy to dispatch and transport, and the price has been quickly suppressed.  If Wang Hua sends troops, sinks a large amount of grain into the river, and the cult in his hands spreads rumors, and if some big families keep eyeing Wang Hua and cooperate secretly, there will be no second Wang Hua to deal with them this time.  They are also happy to drive up food prices in order to make money for the country, which is in dire straits.  ?Then the country will face a serious disaster.  However, it was not over yet. Wang Hua asked Li Hong again: "If we recruit with all our strength, how many soldiers can we recruit from Oceania?" Li Hong thought for a while and said: "About 200,000 soldiers." "Well, let Xiao Yaxuan general  After the food matter is taken care of, all the troops will be brought to Lingnan immediately, and finally the whole of Lingnan will be captured next spring. I'll see if I can seize Guan Shu and clear up this line. Let's disperse tomorrow.  Let¡¯s discuss again.¡± I had to do this.  Although we know that when things prosper, the people suffer, and when they perish, the people suffer.  However, knowing that the people are suffering, we cannot just sit back and watch the Blood Camp perish.  Therefore, only a few parties cooperated to resolve this crisis.  At the same time, there was another move in his mind that Wang Hua did not say in front of Zhang, and that was Li Chongjun.  Even if they send troops, they will take back this great cause under the banner of Li Chongjun.  As soon as he stood up, Zhang Yue grabbed him and said loudly: "You can't leave." As soon as everyone walked out of the door, when they saw this situation, they stopped one by one.  "Shilang Zhang, do you know why I called you here?" "I don't know, I only know that if you do this, you will no longer be the same Wang Hua as before. I only know that if you do this, the people of the world will soon be in ruins.  whyWhy don't you go to Oceania to be your overseas king?" "Being the overseas king is fine. If the imperial court has the ability to welcome Princess Jincheng back, I will go overseas immediately.  " "What kind of bullshit reason is this? Who are you from Princess Jincheng? When will it be your turn to take care of her affairs?  " "This is a promise, and it is also the dignity of the entire nation of tens of millions.  I still say the same thing, it doesn¡¯t matter if you shut the door and coax inside, don¡¯t kneel down to foreign countries in humiliation and the proud head of China for thousands of years.  " "You, you are making excuses for your ambition.  " "Yes, I originally wanted to shine on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.  The reason why I called you here is just to let you see why I became Liu Yu step by step.  " Wang Junchuo came over, separated Zhang Shuo and Wang Hua, and said to Zhang Shuo: "Secretary Zhang, since you came to Lingzhou, our Blood Camp brothers have always respected you.  You said that our camp governor wanted to rebel and was ambitious. Ask yourself, if our camp governor wanted to rebel, he might have raised the price of food step by step since last year. Why hasn't it been raised?  And at the beginning, we borrowed from the Eight Prefectures, which was against the imperial system. But have we dealt with the imperial court? Have we, the Blood Camp, touched the only few good things in the Eight Prefectures, the Salt Horse Trade Road?  Not only that, but how much money did the camp governor spend in order to get a little food? Was it three million yuan or four million yuan?  Even if the imperial court sent troops and we were all unhappy, they would suppress us one by one.  A few days ago, I was planning to take the opportunity to join forces with General Manager Guo to completely capture Dafeichuan for the imperial court and provide the imperial court with an excellent war horse base.  But now?  Could it be that you let us escape to Oceania together?  " There is no way to escape even if there is no way to escape. With so many soldiers, and even the families of soldiers, reaching hundreds of thousands, where do they enter the sea, cross the Tianshan Mountains, and enter the sea from the food? Even if they are able to escape, how can the people eat dry food? Guo Zhiyun again  Said: "Not only that, I am also worried about the eldest and third sisters of the camp governor.  " Once the imperial court sends troops again this time, there will be no real room for maneuver with Wang Hua. It is almost certain that we will take the two ministers Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi, as well as Dafeng and Sanfeng Jiqi. " Hearing Guo Zhiyun's words,  Zhang said his face changed. If something happened to Dafeng Sanfeng, it would be a big deal. He suddenly lifted his official robe, knelt on the ground and said, "Wang Shilang, can you give me a month, I will return to Luoyang immediately.  , if I can't give you an answer, can you continue to fight?  "Wang Hua can bear it when others kneel down, but Zhang says he kneels down, but he really doesn't dare to bear it. He reaches out to help him, but Zhang can't say it. Wang Hua said: "It's not that I don't give you time, soldiers are very fast.  If we don't send troops now, the imperial court will have enough time to station a heavy army from Yanzhou to Weizhou and Wuzhou.  How many soldiers will our Blood Camp need by then to achieve our goal?  "Zhang Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "Just twenty days.  " Twenty days round trip, two thousand miles from Lingzhou to Luoyang, four thousand miles round trip. With some persuasion, Zhang said that he really wanted to fulfill this promise, unless he expedited the eight hundred miles round trip and personally  Run around. Otherwise, there won¡¯t be enough time. Moreover, Wang Hua shook his head: ¡°You can¡¯t convince me.  It's not the emperor, there is another person. She is betting the whole country on her own happiness.  "After finishing speaking, he shook his head again. "This is no longer his problem. In fact, he really has no objection in his heart. This is different from Liu Yu. Just like what he said to Li Hong in the morning, it's time to  At this point, he was satisfied. Even if Wei Shi didn't do it, someone would do it for him. But this woman was pushing him to the point of rebellion.  Many people will suffer losses. Thinking of this, he knelt on the ground and walked outside the house.
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