In the study room of Linshuo Palace.

Pei Ju is reporting to Li Chongjiu about the situation after the negotiation with Zuo Xianyou.

After Pei Ji finished speaking, Li Chongjiu patted the dragon chaise and said with a smile: "You said Fu Gongyou wants to overthrow Du Fuwei and help us deal with Li Tang. Aren't Fu Gongyou afraid that this Fu Gongyou will lead a wolf into the house? I remember my reputation, but it has always been not good for outsiders."

Pei Ju's expression was faint, but Gao Sheng, the inner court official, wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh.

To be honest, Li Chongjiu has been in a bad reputation until today. When the army rescued Zheng State and drove away the Tang army, Li Chongjiu also attacked Luoyang and did Wang Shichong. For this reason, Li Tang used this incident to attack Li Chongjiu, and was cunning and unrighteous about this man.

In the eyes of those who were apart from the two countries of Tang and Zhao, Li Yuan was already shameless, but he was not as shameless as Li Chongjiu.

Now that Li Chongjiu is so famous, Fu Gongyou dares to cooperate with Zhao State, so he really needs to think about it.

"Do you have any conditions?"

"Fu Gongyou only said that if Zhao State is willing to support him as the leader of the Jianghuai Army, he is willing to be loyal to Da Zhao and fight against Li Yuan together. Let's talk about the other conditions later."

Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard this and said, "Okay, then tell Fu Gongyou that I will help him with this matter. After the matter is completed, I will be rewarded by the land of my county."

Pei Ju said: "No, Your Majesty."

After Pei Ju left, the new members of the Secretariat Pushe, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, the Secretariat Ling Wen Yanbo, the Secretariat Minister and the Secretariat Secretary of the Six Divisions arrived together.

Li Chongjiu first looked at Zhao Heran, the Minister of Works, and asked: "How is the matter of clearing the Yongji Canal?"

Zhao Heran replied: "Your Majesty, this matter is mostly correct. With the efforts of He Chou and Zhou Bo, most of the Yongji Canal has been cleared. It rained heavily this autumn. Now, large ships with more than 3,000 stones can be used from Youjing to Luoyang. Even if the water is dry this winter, it is expected that there will be about 2,000 stones of large ships to pass."

Li Chongjiu Longyan smiled and said with a happy smile: "This matter is done very well, and you can reward He. Zhou Er."

Wei Zheng said first: "Your Majesty, why, the two ministers of Zhou have cleared the Yongji Canal, but the river road is too rude. I have calculated this account. The daily payment is not inferior to the expense of providing the court with a 10,000 troops."

Wei Zheng continued, "The river channel is now clear, I will see if I will streamline the personnel."

Li Chongjiu remembered that Wei Zheng was very unhappy with him about this last time. However, this time Li Chongjiu felt that what Wei Zheng said made sense and said immediately: "It can be streamlined. You can discuss this matter with the Ministry of Works and the River Delta Taiwan. See how many people can be reduced and draw up a charter for me to see."

"promise."

Wei Zheng just finished his report, and Lin Dangfeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said: "Your Majesty, today's autumn has passed and the autumn harvest has been completed. Except for the poor harvest in Shanxi, the rest of the country have good yields. Ruoshui Prefecture Protectorate proposed to transfer the rice from the Hebei granary to the outside of the Great Wall, and set up a military granary in Huaihuang Town to follow the example of Liyang Gang and Luokou Gang."

Li Chongjiu captured Luoyang, captured Wang Shichong's Luokou Cang, defeated Yu Wenji, and won the Liyang Cang. Both of these warehouses were the big granaries of the year. With the support of Luokou Cang and Liyang Cang, Li Chongjiu did not need to mobilize military rations from counties and counties to use troops in Henan, Shandong, and Hedong.

As long as the battle lasts, the grain ships can be transported from Luokou and Liyang warehouses by ship. The grain ships can be transported to the army immediately with the river. Because of the Liyang and Luokou warehouses, the grain warehouses of all counties in Henan and Hebei are self-sufficient and do not need to send tribute to the central government. Otherwise, why would Li Chongjiu be so confident that he would avoid the three-year grain tax in Henan counties in one breath.

This is also different from the past. In the past, when the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, famines in various counties in Hebei reached the point where people competed to eat. Now Li Chongjiu occupied Hebei for ten years, and the country was prosperous and the people were safe, and this year was a bumper year. Now, Hebei is well-being, so someone immediately had the idea of ​​this rice and grain.

However, Wang Junguo suggested to himself that the purpose of transporting Hebei rich rice and grain to Huaihuang Town was quite debatable.

Li Chongjiu asked: "Is there a famine in Huaihuang Town this year?"

"Your Majesty, that's not the case."

"Since that's the case, the Protector of the King is taking this opportunity to throw a stone to ask for directions, and see if I have the determination to rush to the outside world?"

At this time, Wang Gui stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Turkic Khan, since he moved the Turkic royal court from the north to the south of the desert, his royal court has been located very close to the border. If our army uses light cavalry to send troops from Huaihuang Town, it can actually attack the Turkic royal court with lightning speed. However, in my opinion, the royal guardian is not going to raid the Turkic Turkic, but is preparing for the future. If the Turkic changes in the future, I will use troops north and have enough food and grass support. This is also the first time the three armies have not moved food and grass."

Li Chongjiu looked at Lin Dangfeng and asked, "How many military rations can the Hebei counties transfer?"

Lin Dangfeng said: "I just calculated it for a brief moment and it was 600,000 hu."

Li Chongjiu said: "If you can remove 300,000 hu, how much manpower and material resources are needed."

Lin Dangfeng calculated Li Chongjiu, and Li Chongjiu frowned and said, "No, this is too much consumption on the road."

Lin Dangfeng said: "Soldiers carry three dou of grain and eat one dou of their own. This is helpless. After all, from Youjing to Huaihuang Town, there is no water transportation, and only people can use cattle and horses to pull it, so it is inevitable that they will consume too much on the road."

Li Chongjiu said: "Since that's the case, 150,000 hu of this year will be entrusted, and 150,000 hu will be entrusted after spring next year."

"No." Lin Dangfeng made the task immediately.

Lin Dangfeng had just finished the report, and Gao Xudao, the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, this year's military examination is over. Each county has admitted a total of 320 scholars. They are now waiting in Youjing. I wonder if your Majesty will be sent to the Six Guards' Army after choosing."

"Don't do it for now." Li Chongjiu objected.

He hesitated for a while and said, "I decided to let them train for a while now. You can ask outstanding generals and officials in the palace to guide them."

"No, it's not a period of time, but I decided to follow the example of the Imperial College and set up a martial arts lecture hall. Whether it is a scholar or an outstanding soldier and general in the government army, they can come to the martial arts lecture hall to study after they are recommended. After studying, they will enter the various army. Students who graduate from the martial arts lecture hall can be promoted first."

"The martial arts lecture hall is like the Imperial College, this is simply unheard of, and unheard of." The ministers were puzzled.

In fact, Li Chongjiu is also an imitation of modern military academies.
Chapter completed!