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    An error occurred while processing private files. Li Hu's roar echoed in the lobby.  .  .  Li Gang's face was ashen and speechless.  It is a fact that the imperial court's financial resources are seriously insufficient, but it is also a fact that all the income from official land has been squandered by the bureaucrats.  Li Hu¡¯s inference was correct. The imperial court continued to lend money to wealthy merchants on credit. Calculating carefully, the imperial court had already borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars in money and food from wealthy merchants.  This time the United Chamber of Commerce could no longer come up with enough money and food, so it had to turn to the wealthy businessmen in the southeast.  The land owned by the wealthy businessmen is definitely not as much as that of the official land. This shows how huge the benefits of the official land are. However, at this time when the country was in danger, the bureaucrats not only did not restrain themselves, but instead intensified their corruption and resolutely prevented the reform of the court.  , if it is allowed to develop, or even compromises with the bureaucracy, then the change will definitely fail.  Li Gang opposed the Northern Expedition. In fact, he opposed the reform of the financial system and continued to safeguard the interests of the bureaucracy. However, he was alone and unable to stop Li Hu from attacking the bureaucracy.  "The privatization of official land must be started immediately. Otherwise, the world will never be stable and China will never be unified. Even if our fierce army recaptures Hebei and Youyan at all costs, there is no guarantee that China will not collapse again." Li Hu Yizheng  The words were categorical and unequivocal, "The day when the privatization of official fields begins is when our army begins the Northern Expedition. This is the final decision of the imperial court and cannot be changed." The Imperial Palace Secretary approved Li Hu's decision and immediately agreed that the Privy Council would be responsible for formulating the strategy for the Northern Expedition.  The Ordinance Department is responsible for formulating the specific implementation plan for the privatization of government land, while the Zhongshu Province is responsible for handling the current intensifying anti-corruption storm and finding ways to maintain domestic stability.  At the end of November, northwest Longxi, Sichuan-Sichuan Chengdu, Jinghu Changsha, Jianghuai Yingtianfu flew to Chang'an. The anti-corruption storm is spreading faster and faster, and the situation in the entire Central China continues to deteriorate.  In December, news came from Luoyang, Nanyang, Hanzhong and Kaifeng. Local Confucian scholars, small landowners, small industrial and commercial people, and farmers inspired by them gathered in groups, shouting "Kill corrupt officials, kill corrupt officials,  The slogan "Save China" began to attack state and county offices. Among them, the situation in Hanzhong was the most dangerous. The local Tibetan people, who had been oppressed by the government, rushed into the county office, killed more than a dozen officials, and burned down the government office.  The governor of Lizhou City has urgently summoned the army and rushed to the rioting counties and counties to maintain law and order.  December 12th.  Li Hu issued an order in the name of the Emperor that the Tiger Army would launch the Northern Expedition after the beginning of spring to regain Hebei and Youyan and unify China.  As regent, Li Hu promised the people of the world that he would lead the tiger army to kill the gold thieves and regain the rivers and mountains.  In order to ensure the success of the Northern Expedition, Li Hu called on the people to stay rational and go all out in production to create a stable rear area for the Northern Expedition army and continuously deliver grain, grass and supplies to the front line.  On the 15th, Nanyang, Yingtianfu and other places reported urgent reports that violent incidents broke out in prefectures and counties in western Beijing, eastern Jingdong, and Huainan where people attacked local government offices, killed bureaucrats, and burned government offices.  Military and political officials from all walks of life urged the court to come up with solutions immediately, otherwise the situation would gradually get out of control and the consequences would be disastrous. ¡¡¡¡£½¡¡ Li Gang ignored the dissuasion of Huang She and others and visited Li Hu several times, imploring Li Hu to suspend the Northern Expedition and concentrate on stabilizing the country first to prevent China from collapsing again.  Li Hu refused verbally.  On the 18th, Li Gang attended the court meeting.  In front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he angrily denounced Li Hu for causing trouble in China.  Li Hu was furious and scolded Li Gang so much that the two almost turned against each other.  Back at the palace, Li Hu was still furious and roared that he wanted to kill Li Gang.  When Luo Sinan heard the news, he rushed to the study room to offer some kind words and comfort.  Li Hu's strategy was too risky and would fall short if he was not careful. The huge pressure made Li Hu breathless and his mood became increasingly violent.  "I see that your temper is getting worse and worse, and something might happen if this continues." Luo Sinan looked at the red-faced Li Hu and said worriedly.  "What will happen to me?" Li Hu sneered, "Who dares to kill me?" "It is true that no one in Chang'an dares to kill you, but there are too many people in the world who want to kill you." Luo Sinan pointed to the north, "Jurchens  I want to eat your flesh and drink your blood." Then she pointed to the west, "The Dangxiang people want to crush you to ashes." "Dangxiang people?" Li Hu sneered, "Do they dare to rebel when they get to Chang'an?  Of course the Dangxiang people want to rebel, but it¡¯s a pity that they don¡¯t have the strength now.¡± Luo Sinan said with a smile, ¡°You are the most powerful person in the world now, don¡¯t you want to rebel?¡± Li Hu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized.  As far as the Chinese are concerned, they are northern Han people, and the Tiger Army is the army of the northern Han people. If they ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor, it will actually be the same as when Zhao Kuangyin, the great ancestor of the Song Dynasty, wore a yellow robe, and it can be regarded as a rebellion.  Luo Sinan saw the anger on Li Hu's face gradually softening, and said with a sweet smile: "Li Gang scolded you, I think he was right. You are single-minded."??Thinking about being an emperor.  The methods become more and more ruthless, and the mood becomes more and more impatient, which will lead to bad things.  In my opinion, you should calm down and think about it carefully. Don't rush for quick success and lose big things because of small things, which will lead to failure.  " Li Hu frowned deeply and walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. His mind kept thinking about what he had done recently. "You also think I should suspend the Northern Expedition?  "Li Hu asked suddenly. Luo Sinan shook his head, "You have already told the world that the Northern Expedition is inevitable and cannot be changed.  " "Then ask Changsun Kangning to come up with a plan immediately and implement it immediately.  " "The privatization of official land is extremely complicated, and the interests involved are too great, so it cannot be accomplished overnight.  Luo Sinan said calmly, "According to the principles you stipulated, most of the official land must be sold to ordinary people, and the interests of the people must be taken care of. Then the process will be more complicated and difficult."  To tell you what you don¡¯t like to hear, given the current situation in which various government agencies are paralyzed, even if the court has taken specific measures.  And no one enforces it.  You have purged all the bureaucrats everywhere, and the new bureaucrats are unable to win the trust of the people for a while. The process of privatizing official land is bound to be severely hindered. This will intensify the contradiction between the government and the people, and the situation will become increasingly worse.  " Li Hu looked stern and said nothing. "After you returned to Chang'an, you made bold moves and struck hard. As a result, all the central ministers were yours, and the decision of the Imperial Palace Secretary became a single word. It goes on like this.  The decision is easy, but who will execute it?  Can the effectiveness of policy implementation be ensured during the implementation process?  Luo Sinan sighed, "The battlefield in Chang'an is far more cruel and bloody than your conquest battlefield. Although you have won the center now, you have lost the place. In this case, how can your decision be implemented?"  How to implement the privatization of official land?  "    "so what?  " "So you must make the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, win the victory as quickly as possible, and then turn around to stabilize the domestic situation.  Luo Sinan said, "In my estimation, it will take at least half a year to replace local bureaucrats. After the new local officials stabilize the local situation, we can implement the policy of privatizing official land."  " Li Hu thought for a long time, nodded, and asked: "So, how long will the Northern Expedition take?  " "This storm is spreading to the southeast, and the official fields in the southeast are the most. The people in the southeast have been oppressed since the implementation of the Huashi Gang in the Song Dynasty, so there was the Fangla Rebellion.  After the old emperor and Tong Guan fled to the southeast, they intensified their exploitation of the people in the southeast. Their lives were very miserable in the past few years.  It is conceivable that once this storm spreads to the southeast, the southeast will definitely lose control. The local people will take advantage of the situation and rise up. There will be endless killings of bureaucrats and burning of government offices, and rebellions will follow.  When Luo Sinan said this, a look of deep worry appeared on his face, "I don't dare to think about it now. I suspect that the southeast will be the hardest hit area by this storm."  " "Of course, the southeast is certainly the hardest hit area.  Li Hu sneered, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, "The southeastern bureaucracy has been the main source of the new party since Wang Anshi's reform.  When Cai Jing came to power, there were bureaucrats from the southeast everywhere in the court and even in the local government offices.  If we want to implement change in the Southeast.  Without killing these people, it would be almost impossible to move forward.  " "Using the power of the people to kill the old bureaucrats is indeed a good way, but it will also hurt us and the entire Middle-earth.  " "I have said that after breaking down, we will stand up. If we don't break down, we will not stand up.  "Li Hu waved his arm vigorously, "You are all afraid of this and that, but have you ever thought about it, if we don't break and completely destroy the old bureaucracy in China, can we gain a foothold in China?  Will our changes be successful?  Will there ever be a day when China-Earth can be revitalized?  Can the people of Middle-earth still live in peace and prosperity?  " Luo Sinan glanced at Li Hu helplessly. Although she could not fully accept Li Hu's idea, she must support it unconditionally and do her best to help Li Hu minimize the damage caused by this storm to Middle-earth. "  This storm will be able to spread to the southeast after the New Year, but because of the New Year, the spread of the storm will be slower.  After the 15th, the speed of the storm will accelerate again. It is estimated that between February and March, the southeast will be enveloped by this storm. No place will be spared. Angry people will attack the government and kill bureaucrats. Southeast  There will be chaos on all sides.  If nothing else, riots should break out around April or May.  " "We occupied the southeast for too short a time, and the southeast suffered the most serious oppression from the government, especially Fangla's rebellion, which caused the death of millions of people. Those White Lotus people who were wandering in the mountains hated the government. They saw  The southeast is in chaos, and the fierce tiger army is in the northern expedition again, and they will definitely take advantage of the situation.  " "So, I think it is best for the Northern Expedition to end around May to June, and then the army will move south quickly to pacify the southeast again.  "Luo Sinan saw Li Hu's face gradually becoming colder and did not dare to continue.As he continued, worry irritated him, "Of course, this is just my guess. Maybe the situation will develop better than I imagined." Li Hu slowly narrowed his eyes, and the flesh of his cheeks twitched violently a few times, "Zhiguo  Just like in a war, if you want to win, you must pay a price, and this may be the price for China¡¯s rapid revitalization.¡±
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