Today, Zhao Xun got up all morning and stayed busy until noon, and finally finished reviewing all the memorials.

Zhao Xun was a little in a hurry. He wanted to spare the afternoon time and discuss some things with several confidant ministers.

Zhao Xun rubbed his hands together to relieve the soreness of his fingers.

"Your Majesty, the weather is good today, so why not go out and walk around and relieve your mood."

Zhao Chengde whispered from the side.

Zhao Xun shook his head, not in this mood.

Zhao Chengde did not say much, bowed and stepped aside and stood quietly.

In the defeat of Hebei, Li Conggu unified the entire Hebei, with an army of nearly 300,000, twenty-nine states, more than one hundred counties, and more than five million people. What a powerful force this is.

The changes in Hebei put huge pressure on Zhao Xun.

During this period, Zhao Xun was extremely anxious and was actively looking for solutions.

The Hedong Jiedushi was established to coordinate the manpower and material resources of the entire Hedong as a barrier to resist the southward movement of Hebei and protect the security of the inner and central courts.

This idea was not actually what Zhao Xun thought of.

The day before yesterday, Andaxuan returned to Fengjing to report his work. Zhao Xun summoned him. When the two talked about the current situation, Zhao Xun expressed concerns about the situation in Hebei and that the military power in Hedong was too weak to effectively resist Hebei.

In this regard, Andason expressed his suggestions.

The Shenwu Army and the Imperial Army who retreated from the Hebei battlefield are currently resting in Jinyang Prefecture, with about 50,000 people. If they are based on them, it can indeed play a good role in rebuilding the Hedong military defense force. The idea is very good, but unfortunately it is unrealistic.

The reason is very simple. Most of the troops who went to Hebei were dispatched from Fengjing. If they were left in Hedong, the problem in Hedong might have been solved, but what about Fengjing?

At present, the military power of the entire Guan and Fengjing is less than 100,000, and the overall situation of the entire country can be said to be internal and external troubles. Zhao Xun's financial reform is now at a critical moment. Whether Zhao Xun's throne and dominance can be stabilized is the military power. As long as there is enough army, Zhao Xun is not afraid that his throne will be shaken.

Therefore, the 50,000 troops who retreated from the battlefield in Hebei cannot stay in Hedong for a long time, and they will eventually return to Fengjing.

Regarding Zhao Xun's concerns, Andaxuan gave a suggestion, that is, to gather the manpower and material resources of the entire Hedong region, recruit troops, accumulate money and grain, and restructure the military defense of the Hedong region as quickly as possible.

This idea is very common and can be thought of by many people, but it is very difficult to implement it.

After Zhao Xun succeeded to the throne, in order to eliminate Zhao He's confidants and residual forces, the suppression of the Hedong region was very serious, which led to a significant reduction in the number of troops in Hedong. In this way, the hidden dangers were eliminated, but the overall military force in Hedong was greatly weakened.

Therefore, the situation in Hebei changed, so Zhao Xun had to draw troops from Fengjing and join forces from Hedong to fight against Hebei.

The military power in the Hedong region is too empty, which is very unfavorable to resisting Hebei and guarding the security within the Guard.

Zhao Xun didn't want to see this unfavorable situation. After he cleared out the remaining power of Zhao He in Hedong, he also wanted to recruit troops and restore military forces in the Hedong region, but he was powerless. The reason was very simple, the court had no money.

At the beginning of the year, Yuwen Zhen had just transported a large amount of money and grain from the Western Regions. Zhao Xun had money but refused to take it out, so he was dissatisfied by many ministers. In fact, the ministers were a little wronged by Zhao Xun. It was not that Zhao Xun didn't want to take out the money, but that he had more considerations.

Zhao Xun had actually made a decision at that time, and he drew five million silver and two million Dan grains to transport them to Jinyang, Hedong to recruit soldiers, supplement the supplies and military sources of the Hedong region, the major governor's offices, and enrich the military power in Hedong.

Unfortunately, before Zhao Xun's plan could be implemented, the Battle of Lingnan broke out.

The end of the Battle of Lingnan followed closely by the Dashi people attacking the Western Regions, and the situation in the Western Regions changed drastically.

With continuous blows and major changes in the situation, Zhao Xun did not have the energy to take care of Hedong at this time, and it was even more impossible to put limited money and grain in Hedong because there were too many places that needed money.

Now, with Li Conggu unifying Hebei, under tremendous pressure and the needs of the situation, regardless of whether Zhao Xun is willing or not, the military force in the Hedong region must be strengthened, but the court has no money, so how can it be done?

Of course, some ministers made suggestions to integrate the manpower and material resources of the Hedong region, recruit troops, and expand Hedong's military power, but where does the money and food come from?

It is nothing more than increasing taxes and forcibly levied local governments.

If it were before, Zhao Xun might have done this, but it is not possible now, because doing so now will have huge conflicts with the various policies of fiscal reform.

Because Zhao Xun's financial reform is the core of reducing the taxes of farmers and transferring the main target of fiscal taxes from farmers to landlords. Various policies have been implemented at critical moments. If the money and food required are thrown to local governments in order to recruit troops, then officials at all levels of the government can only hand over all their own pressure to the people if they want to collect all the money and food allocated by the court. In this way, this is equivalent to indirectly rejecting Zhao Xun's own financial reform, which will bring a huge blow to his reputation.

When Zhao Xun released the reform, he summoned the world several times to explain the purpose of the reform to reduce the burden on the people. Therefore, this brought great fame to Zhao Xun. How long did it take to change it? Where is the face of the emperor?

How can we explain and explain to the people of the world?

Zhao Xun agreed to integrate Hedong's manpower and material resources, raise money and grain, and expand the army, but how to achieve this goal and how to do it has become a big problem.

In this regard, Andalun put forward his own suggestions, which is to establish the Hedong Jiedushi, give him military and political power, so that he can coordinate the resources of the entire Hedong region and expand the army.

Andaxuan gave a specific solution, that is, to use the fiscal and taxation taxes in the Hedong region in the next three years as the basis, the imperial court did not need to pay money and food in the early stage, but only needed to take out enough weapons and equipment to allow the Hedong Jiedushi to recruit the army first. As for the army's food and salary, they can owe it first. After all, they will not have money all the time. But if there is no money now, they will definitely have money in the future.

Recruit the soldiers first and train them. As long as the first batch of taxes in the Hedong region are released in May next year, the Hedong Jiedushi will have money. As long as there is money in his hands, the subsequent things can be carried out smoothly.

The court only paid some weapons and equipment to achieve the best situation at the lowest price.

Andaxuan's suggestion undoubtedly touched Zhao Xun.
Chapter completed!