Ye Hua made a military order to get the prime minister of a country out of the enemy country. This matter is not only not easy, but also very dangerous. You must be very cautious and not make any mistakes. Otherwise, not only will you lose all your face, but you will also harm Han Xizai's life.

Who can take this great task?

"Master, of course it's the best for disciples to go."

The one who took the initiative to ask for orders was Zhao Kuangyi, who had already returned from Youzhou.

The master and apprentice were separated for only one year, but the young man grew up fast, and Zhao Kuangyi's figure rose a lot. The Zhao family were all tall. It seemed that Zhao Kuangyi had lost the youthfulness of the young man and moved towards the young man.

People's hearts grow with flesh. Over time, even stones will heat up.

Ye Hua was still a little moved when he saw his apprentice.

"I heard you've been tossing those barbarian tribes so hard?"

Zhao Kuangyi said happily: "Master, these barbarians are so stupid. I offer the price to the Shiwei people. Ten Khitan men can exchange for a piece of silk. They try their best to catch the Khitans and sell the Khitans to us. I will greet the Khitan tribe and say that the five Shiwei people will exchange for ten kilograms of tea, and they will happily catch the people!"

"What's the tea, what's silk? There's no people, the grassland is ours!" Zhao Kuangyi said proudly: "Master, I also sent people to contact the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong. The Bohai Kingdom has been destroyed, and now Liaodong is mostly the Jurchen tribe. They are even more barbaric and backward, and they don't have to give silk, tea, some pots and pans, and listen to us honestly. By the way, they also like wine. If you send a jar of strong wine, they can sell their wife to you!"

...

Zhao Ermei was dancing and told about his proud works this year.

Not to mention anything else, he got more than 30,000 young and strong laborers through various means, which was easier than sending troops to arrest people.

Most of these Khitans, Shiwei people, and even Jurchens were sent to Hedong to dig coal... Just in Jinyang City, more than a dozen blast furnaces had been erected in just a few months.

Digging coal, smelting iron, producing agricultural tools, weapons, arming soldiers, and then catching more slaves and producing more steel... Hedong's economy has begun to operate simply and efficiently.

"Master, I think sooner or later, there will be a conflict between Hedong and the Central Plains." Zhao Er said seriously: "I am not talking about war, but more terrifying competition! Master, Hedong has used too many slaves, and the steel and grain produced must be exported... You have told me that this economic model is naturally expanding, and the Central Plains has become a small peasant economy because of the equal land."

Zhao Er grabbed his hair, "Master, how could Da Zhou embark on a path full of contradictions? Isn't this going to fight with him?"

Ye Hua smiled. Zhao Er had studied with him for the longest time and understood Ye Hua's ideas the most. Even Li Si, who was well-read in poetry and books, could not compare with him.

Ye Hua was very satisfied that his apprentice could keep up with his own ideas.

"You are right. Hedong and Youzhou have embarked on the road to capital operation, and the Central Plains still focus on land. These two are contradictory. Your vision is very sharp, but you didn't notice that the two are complementary and coordinated with each other." Ye Hua smiled and said: "Hedong's capital model brings high efficiency and drives outward expansion and progress. The Central Plains' equal field model plays the role of a ballast, which can absorb and digest the impact brought by Hedong and ensure the stability of the world."

Zhao Er shook his head, "I think the two are different from water and fire. Not to mention anything else, this fall, there will be millions of stones of grain for sale in Hedong. The food prices in the Central Plains will definitely collapse. The common people holding the wheelbarrow are definitely not the opponents of Hedong farmers. The difference between the two sides is too great. This is a war without suspense!"

"Hahaha!"

Ye Hua laughed loudly, "You are right. If you only focus on the Dazhou, the two sides will not be able to reconcile. There is only one battle, but if there is an additional market, the situation will be very different!"

Zhao Er pondered for a moment and immediately said, "Master, this is the so-called transfer of contradictions, right?"

"That's right!" Ye Hua said meaningfully: "So we are going to start to manage Jiangnan!"

...

Jinling, Han Mansion.

Han Xizai woke up from a hangover and rubbed her drunken eyes. The sun was shining brightly outside, not far from noon. His current life is very similar to those of later generations. As long as it is not morning court, he never went to bed before midnight.

Miss Han made a bowl of sweet soup for her father and sent it to Han Xizai's room. She served her father to drink it, but couldn't help but complain.

"Dad, strong alcohol harms your body, you just don't listen. You are old and if you make a mistake, what do you want us to do!"

Han Xizai was taught a lesson by his daughter and did not say anything at all. He just drank a bowl of sweet soup and smiled: "Your skills are getting better and better. I am really blessed to be a father, and I have a good daughter to take care of you."

Miss Han quickly cleaned up the dishes and advised him: "Dad, you should rest well these days, take care of your health, and stop drinking."

Han Xizai nodded slightly and said nothing.

Just waited for my daughter to go out and sighed, her expression full of loneliness.

As a civil official, the most feared thing is to follow the wrong master, take the wrong step and be in a mess. Unfortunately, Han Xizai made mistakes twice in a row, how could he feel!

As mentioned earlier, in Japan, Han Xizai was highly excluded and could only rely on drinking and feasting to avoid right and wrong.

However, when the Great Zhou went south and the Southern Tang suffered a crushing defeat, he decided to take a gamble and support Li Hongji as the crown prince. Han Xizai won the bet, and Li Hongji not only became the crown prince, but also seized the throne and became the master of half of the Jiangnan area.

Logically speaking, Han Xizai, a hero from Long, should be able to get everything he wants, and with a stage to display, he can realize his ambitions!

But Han Xizai sadly discovered that Li Hongji was not the hero he imagined at all, and he did not give him the opportunity to show his ambitions! He was full of knowledge but no one appreciated him. This is Han Xizai's sorrow!

He returned to his previous life, having a banquet, singing, and having sex, looking away from earthly affairs and being detached from things, but in fact he was so painful that he could not say anything!

On Han Xizai's desk, there was a memorial he had written long ago, but he didn't know how to hand it over.

This memorial is the general statement of Han Xizai's philosophy of governing the country.

He clearly pointed out to Li Hongji that at present, the main income of the treasury is land tax. Only when the imperial court has grasped the land tax, did it talk about organizing finances, then talk about enriching the country and strengthening the army, competing with the Great Zhou, conserving the south of the Yangtze River, and then competing for the Central Plains.

However, since the early emperor, the country has been bribed by bribery, officials and people have been abolished to favor power, and those who have followed the country have also been committed to all tolerant policies to achieve private annexation. As a result, a terrible situation has been caused: private families are called wealth, public officials are called poor, and the country is scarce and the people are poor, and the disease is actually here.

Han Xizai not only saw the problem, but also proposed a plan: I personally think that bribery of the government is easy to govern, but bribery of the government is difficult to govern. Why? The bribery of the government is only to punish greed. As for the bribery of the government, it is for personal gain according to the law and to be selfish. As far as I know, the land of the rich family accounts for 70% of the world, but it is not accepted by the times. The common people use 30% of the land to serve civil and military officials, provide the royal family, pay border troops, and provide for the country's use. How can the people not be tired? How can the country not be poor?!

Now the emperor is standing up and guarding, and all the wise ministers are trying to support each other. If Zhong Ni is the prime minister, if you ask him to help him, you may not be able to overcome this. Therefore, the political reform, strengthen the fundamentals, set up strategies for peace and turmoil, advocate the style of frugality, and promote the teaching of etiquette and righteousness, is at this time.

The ministers are not talented and dare to ask for the world to organize the land taxes. Their first priority is to make peace with oneself, eliminate bribery, and punish corruption, so they save the corruption of the bribery government; they investigate and eliminate the problems of the past, clean up the corruption, and strictly control the annihilation of fishermen and fishermen, so they criticize the policies of tolerance. If the upper party loses the lower party, the lower party will be stronger. Therefore, punishing corruption officials is enough for the people, and the one who is responsible for the country. Then both the officials and the people are good, and both the upper and lower parties will be strong!

...

Han Xizai believed that the merger in Jiangnan was very serious and had reached the point where the people were living in poverty. If they wanted to truly strengthen the country, they must suppress mergers, clear up the accumulated arrears from previous years, and enrich the national treasury. Those large households who encroached on land and owed taxes must be severely punished and never lenient.

To put it, it was a strategy for governing the country that Han Xizai proposed just as Li Hongji ascended the throne and became emperor. At that time, he was full of confidence and felt that His Majesty the Emperor would agree.

But Han Xizai didn't expect that he was thrown into a basin of cold water, and Li Hongji was not interested at all.

Compared to curbing annexation, he prefers to use troops from outside, bully Wu Yue, and get involved in Jinghu, using the money he has obtained to recruit soldiers, build ships, and strengthen military strength.

Han Xizai felt that although training is important, the fundamental reason for the country is still the people. If the people are living in poverty, even if they have millions of soldiers, they will inevitably be destined to be defeated in the end.

He also cited the example of King Chu.

Xiang Yu won battles all his life, and was invincible. Because of his defeat once, he not only lost his country, but also lost his life. Emperor Gaozu of Han was defeated several times, losing his troops and generals, but he could recover quickly every time he defeated the battle, and he concentrated more people to compete for the world again.

Xiang Yu was defeated by the lack of a solid rear and a solid foundation.

Since the Anshi Rebellion, scholars and people from the north moved south, and the population in Jiangnan has grown and thrived, surpassing the Central Plains, with a large population and a small land area, and land annexation is serious.

If the problem is not fundamentally solved, the Southern Tang Dynasty is like the King of Chu, and is at risk of defeat and overthrow at any time!

His views were heartfelt words, but after waiting, Li Hongji stayed at the Central Committee and refused to express his feelings. After half a month, the emperor suddenly issued an order and transferred him from the Minister of Personnel to the Minister of War.

Although it was a simultaneous relocation, the authority of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War was completely different.

Li Hongji understood his meaning very well, and he didn't like Han Xizai's proposal!

After being kicked up, Han Xizai chose to keep silent and shut up.

But gradually, he couldn't remain silent!

Because his proposal was adopted by the emperor of the Central Plains and was even more thorough. He only said that he would curb annexation and attack the powerful, and the new law promoted by Chai Rong was far beyond his imagination.

The land was cleared, the land was divided equally, the gentry paid the grain as a whole, and the fire was consumed by the public... Every item was something he never dared to think about in the past.

To do these things, you have to go against the gentry all over the world. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, where did you get the courage?

When there was no one, Han Xizai asked such a question to the sky!

He was very jealous of Li Gu, so jealous that he went crazy!

If I could be under the command of the Great Zhou Emperor, I would be able to do better than you!

Look, you are still afraid of your hands and feet and dare not do your best. You always indulge in giving in to scholars... Do you know how much I hope that the emperor of Southern Tang can support me and give me this opportunity!

Han Xizai was concerned about the situation in the Central Plains, and the promotion of the new law. Whenever any news came, he was eager to think about it repeatedly and explored the profound meaning inside.

After a few months, Han Xizai was completely conquered by Chai Rong's courage.

He now knows more than anyone that Dazhou has chosen a very difficult path, but once this difficult path is completed, it can burst out with unparalleled power.

It is obvious that Dazhou is already on the road to success.

But what about comparison?

Not only did Li Hongji not have the idea of ​​following up, he was also accepting the garbage thrown out by the Great Zhou, immersed in the praises of a group of people, and he really didn't know that death was coming!

As an aspiring politician, what I most hope for is that some people understand and support... The so-called "scholars die for confidants, there are always horses that are thousands of miles apart, and there are not men's philanthropy. This is the reason!

Facing the memorial that had been devoted to countless hard work in the past, Han Xizai suddenly stretched out his hands and tore the memorial to pieces!

Not enough, not enough!

How can one defeat the Great Zhou just by suppressing mergers?

There must be more intense means!

Han Xizai calmed down and wrote a new memorial with his pen. As he wrote, he wrote all the recent reforms implemented in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

With a thousand words, Han Xizai hopes that Li Hongji can immediately follow the example of the Great Zhou Dynasty and promote the clearance of the land in the Southern Tang Dynasty and promote the accumulation of the land of the stakes.

It is not only to expand wealth, but also to solve the contradiction between large populations and small land, so that those idle laborers can return to their hometowns to farm and not wander around in the city and do nothing.

After finishing writing, Han Xizai pondered for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and sent it to him!

This is his last expectation for Li Hongji!

This time, Han Xizai didn't wait too long. In just three days, Li Hongji wrote a blood-red comment on his memorial: What's your intention to imitate the foolish emperor, harm scholars, and destroy the foundation of the country?

What's your intention?

I am afraid that you will be the king of the country that has been destroyed!
Chapter completed!