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The famous princess Luo Sinan arrived in Chang'an and caused a sensation in the capital.

Li Hu invited Li Qingzhao and Yue Fei's family to the Shuai Mansion and had a reunion dinner.

Luo Sinan is cheerful and open-minded and easy to get along with others. Whether it is the two princesses of Zhao, Li Qingzhao and her mother-in-law Yao, they have a very good impression of her. Li Mingdao and Yue Yun were very old and soon got together.

The next day, the Empress Dowager and the Young Emperor summoned Li Hu and Luo Sinan in the palace. Back to the mansion, the prime minister in the capital, officials of various government offices, and landlords and merchants who participated in the Lishan deliberations came one after another. After Li Hu left Beijing, the princess was actually in charge of the princess, and the deeds about this princess have been widely circulated among officials. Her strength and courage will directly determine whether the reform can be implemented smoothly and whether the Western Expedition can achieve the predetermined goals.

In the past period of time, Li Hu detailed the reform strategies and the disputes between the government in letters to Luo Sinan, which gave Luo Sinan a basic understanding of what happened in Chang'an. In addition, Dong Xiaochou, Huang She, Chai Yun, Yuan Ye, Fan Zhichang and others all stayed in Chang'an, which could give Luo Sinan strong support.

That night, Li Hu and Luo Sinanche had a long night talk and explained everything carefully.

What Li Hu was most concerned about was the flood caused by the breaking of the Yellow River and the relief and resettlement of the victims. At present, the Song and Jin armies confronted the Yellow River, and it was not realistic to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to block the broken. It would be better to take advantage of the situation and divide the Yellow River waterway into two. Some of them went south along the Ji River to flow into the sea, while some went south along the Sishui River, Bian River, and Wo Water into the Huai River, and then introduced into the sea. This plan saves time and effort, and is in line with the current situation of three parts of the world.

"This winter, dredging and resettlement of the Yellow River waterway are the key points. We must do our best to ensure the stability of the Central Plains." Li Hu instructed, "The court does not have the ability to fight on two battlefields at the same time. Once a riot occurs in the Central Plains, the Jurchens and the Southeast rebellion will inevitably take advantage of the fire to rob. Wang Yuan and Yue Fei are losing one thing, and it is very likely to lose the Central Plains."

Luo Sinan Zheng focused on the topic, "This winter, I personally rushed to Bianjing to inspect the Yellow River defense line, urged the waterway to dredge, and ensure that every disaster victim can be properly resettled."

"It depends on the development of the situation. If the second attack stage in the Northwest battlefield is completed smoothly, you can

Find some time to go to the Central Plains." Li Hu said, "Wang Yuan is steady in the Central Plains battlefield, and there is no big problem with the defense of Kaifeng's front line. What I am worried about is the Jianghuai line. The first condition to fight the southeast is to capture the Jianghuai and seize Jingxiang. At present, Jingxiang is in our hands, and Yue Fei's task is to capture the Jianghuai. He is good at seizing opportunities in wars. Once the time is right, he will definitely attack. If you fight on a small scale, you can support him, but you will definitely stop him from conducting large-scale operations, so as not to put the court in the dilemma of fighting on both sides."

Luo Sinan laughed, "What? Your brother doesn't even listen to your words now?"

"If I don't hit someone, it doesn't mean they won't hit me." Li Hu smiled, "I, Hulie's main force, launched the Western Expedition, will not be hidden for a long time. The Jurchens and the Southeast rebels may take the opportunity to attack the Central Plains. Wang Yuan will definitely defend with danger and be in danger, but Yue Fei does not like defense. In his opinion, the best defense is offense, which is why I am worried about the front line of the Jianghuai line."

"I will restrain him," said Rosnan. "I hope the peacemakers can play a role and give the court enough time."

"Rebellions broke out in several prefectures and counties in Jingxiang area recently, but the scale is small, and they are all local officials.

The people did not participate in defection. With the implementation of many tax reduction measures, the lives of the people will be a little relaxed this autumn and winter, but there is something that must be paid attention to." Li Hu's expression gradually became serious. "The military supplies of this Western Expedition mainly came from landlords and merchants from all over the world. They may take the opportunity to increase the exploitation of the lower-level people, so that the lives of the people will not only not improve, but will make the insult. You must urge the government agencies of all local governments to increase supervision and pay close attention. If someone dares to fight against the court, he will severely punish and never tolerate them."

Luo Sinan naturally knew the importance of this matter, and immediately suggested sending prison envoys to various places to supervise the tax collection and payment in various places, and also supervise the implementation of the new policy. Li Hu agreed after a little consideration.

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In addition to the floods of the Yellow River that Li Hu is most concerned about, it is also the implementation of the reform and implementation of the financial system.

Li Hu spent a long time explaining in detail to Luo Sinan, but Luo Sinan had his own opinion.

"Now the world is three parts, and in our controlled areas, the contradiction between land and population is particularly prominent. Our current focus is to use existing land to feed the huge population, and the food cannot be met.

How to develop industry and commerce when needed?" Luo Sinan expressed his confusion about this.

"While war consumes more food, it also consumes a large amount of other war materials. The consumption of these materials will inevitably drive the development of handicrafts and other industries. For example, weapons, from iron ore smelting to manufacturing success, and then transport to the battlefield, involves mining and smelting, iron wood, lacquer and leather manufacturing industries, transportation industries, etc. The development of these industries has driven the development of other related industries." Li Hu explained, "While war consumes national strength, it also promotes the development of all industries, and also solves the survival problem of surplus labor."

"But, as you said, the area we control is small and the grain produced cannot meet the needs of so many people. At this time, the role of merchants comes out. We use these merchants and the Southeast region to make a comeback. We use the surplus items produced by developed handicrafts to exchange for food, so as to ensure the safety of food."

"The trade and trade between the southeast and the southwest have always been very close. Many of our wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants in the southwest have shops in all parts of the southeast. Although we have an opposition to the southeast, trade and trade have not been completely cut off. These merchants have various means and channels to continue to maintain their return to the southeast." Li Hu smiled, "Changsun Kangning and

Since those wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants have been swearing to ensure the military supplies of our Western Expedition, they will naturally have absolute certainty, otherwise they will be gambling with their lives."

"Can you be sure of the safety of food?" Luo Sinan was still very worried.

"I am sure that food security can be guaranteed during the Western Expedition." Li Hu said, "We were also worried about food security at the earliest, but Changsun Kangning and the merchants came up with a detailed plan. In the first three months of the Western Expedition, the army's food came from their storage. By the end of the year, the surplus grain harvested from the autumn harvest could be delivered to the battlefield, and the grain they bought from the southeast could also be transported in through various channels. Rice in the southeast was ripe twice a year, with high grain yields and a large number of fields, so Changsun Kangning and a group of merchants purchased a large amount of land in the southeast. With their deep relationship in the southeast, they were completely sure to transport food in continuously. According to their expected amount of grain, it is enough to ensure the needs of the Western Expedition army for more than half a year."

"During the Western Expedition, we will not occupy the storage of the imperial grain warehouse, which obviously ensures the safety of the food."

"After the end of the Western Expedition, our next goal is to rebel in the southeast. The southeast is rich, and the army goes south to fight, so we can do it.

The road plunder will not affect the food security of the court. When we pacify the southeast, the food security problem will be completely solved."

"The problem of food security has been solved. The handicraft industry, which has developed rapidly due to the war, has solved a large amount of surplus labor, so the development of industry and commerce is unstoppable. Industry and commerce develops rapidly, with more and more wealth, and commercial tax revenues are getting higher and higher. This can ensure that the army continues to conquer until the unity of China and foreign countries is achieved."

Luo Sinan understood and then felt a little relieved, "So, whether this Western Expedition can be successful is directly related to the survival of the country, right?"

Li Huzheng focused on the topic, "This battle is a battle of life and death."

"The Western Expedition can be launched at the best time, which is entirely due to the support of the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants. The reason why the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants provided support at all costs is entirely because the court vigorously developed the financial system reform strategy of industry and commerce. This reform strategy not only drives the development of industry and commerce, but not only solves the financial crisis caused by land and population contradictions, but also has a profound and long-term impact on the future court's power structure."

Li Hu then gave an explanation of the proposal put forward by Changsun Kangning.

"During the Western Expedition, the power game in the court was very fierce. In addition to the battles between military men and literati, tiger steed men and Song people, there were also battles between landlords, merchants and scholars. At this time, your decision was very important. If you make a mistake, it would lead to a series of conflicts, which would most likely cause chaos in the court and lead to failure in the Western Expedition."

Luo Sinan looked solemn and asked immediately: "What is the principle?"

"The country has been determined and the reform strategy has been determined. Vigorously developing industry and commerce is the only way to ensure the long-term stability of the country's destiny. From this basic national policy, it is obvious that we must improve the status of industry and businessmen. Once their status is improved, we should naturally enjoy the power they deserve. Therefore, big landlords and merchants must enter the court and share authority with scholars."

"Martial warriors actually belong to the 'scholar' class, and big landlords and big merchants actually belong to the 'scholar' class, but the interests of each group representing different. Behind the power game is actually the game of interest. Therefore, after the 'scholar' class was divided into military and literati, a merchant group has now been split. After all, it is still a class that is fighting for power and interests.

beneficial."
Chapter completed!