Chapter 91 No right to speak without investigation

Li Hongji wanted to go straight from Xiangyang to De'an Mansion, which he was familiar with, and then go to Luzhou from De'an Mansion to see if there was any chance. If he could rob Luzhou, he would have enough food and grass to go north to Runing Mansion, and finally come to Henan, where the troops were weak.

This is a marching plan formulated entirely based on the characteristics of Li Hongji's army.

Yun Zhao is not a trustworthy ally, Li Hongji is very clear about this. He even vaguely feels that Yun Zhao has no kindness to him. The reason why he refuses to fight him head-on is entirely for Lantian County itself.

When facing the government, the thieves in the world were not just one or another, and this had nothing to do with Yun Zhao's willingness or not. He became a thief and was all rebels from the court.

Henan has been barren for thousands of miles, with officers and soldiers and bandits plundering back and forth, and Yun Zhao vigorously gathering disaster victims from Henan and sending them out. This rich land is no longer suitable for human survival. There are no living creatures in the wilderness except for groups of wild dogs and crows everywhere.

In addition, Henan people habitually enter Guanzhong to hide when they encounter disasters. Lantian County is like a wild beast that will never be filled. No matter how many people enter Guanzhong, they seem to be able to swallow it in one bite.

In the Lantian County population statistics in the new year, Guanzhong has already had 8 million people at this time. According to the Lantian Government Affairs Department's forecast, in two years, the number of people in Guanzhong will be 10 million.

Li Hongji has already deeply felt the crisis brought about by Yun Zhao's large-scale nature of being firm and cleared.

This time, he was preparing to attack the city. Without a large amount of food and grass and a large number of people, he could not create any crisis against a city like Kaifeng and Luoyang.

Yun Zhao knew this plan secretly formulated by Li Hongji. He even made a decision for Li Hongji in advance when he was still considering whether to attack Zhengzhou directly from Nanyang or detour through Luzhou, and plunder enough food and grass, and then the soldiers entered Henan.

Li Hongji must leave Luzhou Prefecture!

Wuchang could not conquer, and Zhang Bingzhong could not even get any benefits in front of Zuo Liangyu. The giant gangster Geli was killed by Zuo Liangyu in Changde Mansion. Yang Sichang's battle in Hubei was turning from decline to thriving.

For this reason, the officers and soldiers of Luzhou Prefecture were ordered to come to Wuchang. When will they not attack Luzhou at this time?

What's more, once Luzhou is taken down, Yingtian Prefecture is near... No one is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty or the gentry in Jiangnan, who will allow Nanjing to suffer losses, and will inevitably attract all the Ming officers and soldiers of the world to Nanjing.

At this time, turn around and head straight to Luoyang and Kaifeng, and you will definitely be able to go down in one go.

This is a good strategy!

If Yun Zhao were Li Hongji, he would definitely choose this strategy.

Sure enough, the heroes saw the same thing... Li Hongji ordered Li Jin to lead 20,000 troops to station in Nanyang, and he left Xiangyang with a large number of troops and went straight to De'an Mansion.

As long as Li Hongji, Zhang Bingzhong and others began to move, Lantian County would decisively remain calm. Just digesting the new territory they had obtained last year would be enough for all of them to be busy for a while.

Sometimes he felt guilty, which was directed at the emperor in the Forbidden City.

In May, the emperor issued another order to reduce the meals from four dishes per meal to two...

Lantian County has grown very well this year, with Chang'an County, Sanyuan County, Jingyang County, Li County, Gan County, and its martial arts are also very good.

It is truly a good atmosphere of wealth and prosperity for the people, which makes Yun Zhao feel very good. The officials accompanying him are in a good mood. Everyone is somewhat proud and did not find any major problems. This means that the policies implemented in the previous investigation and evidence collection did not harm the people.

Yun Zhao spent eleven days inspecting the key grain-producing areas in Guanzhong and found that the local officials were still very down-to-earth in their work.

As we gradually moved away from Lantian and Chang'an, the people's lives were obviously unable to keep up.

It can be seen from the people's clothes, meals, and houses they live in.

Not to mention the flat land on the plain, the crops on it also grow lushly. Most of the half-foot-long wheat seedlings are dark green in color, and the plants are thick, and clear water is always flowing in the canals. According to the words of local officials, "These canals are not only canals for irrigating crops, but also canals for the people to drink.

These are the blessings left by Lantian County when it vigorously built pond and reservoir.

Yun Zhao believed in this. For more than ten years, the people of Guanzhong have never stopped working on building reservoirs and ponds. Today, Guanzhong water conservancy projects have long been formed into a piece and formed a water network.

These water networks are water supply networks when they need irrigation. At the same time, these water networks are water storage networks when floods come. If such a major flood came again two years ago, it would never have caused such serious losses to Guanzhong.

It was originally not suitable for growing wheat on the mountains. This year, wheat has also appeared on many mountains, but the wheat here is far less than the plains. The leaves are pale yellow and the plants are also very delicate.

"Millet, millet, can't be sold at a price!"

The old farmer spoke out bluntly when Yun Zhao asked questions.

Yun Zhao looked at the Baishui County Magistrate Gao Zhengmao.

Gao Zhengmao bowed and said, "For many years, the main grains in Baishui County are millet, sorghum and millet. In the past two years, the prices of millet and sorghum have been falling, especially millet, which are no longer suitable for seeds.

In the past, the price had nothing to do with the people, but they had to be eaten anyway. Now it’s different. People can’t eat so many millets, which is why millets are about to turn into livestock feed.

People are unwilling to plant it because of this.”

"With water conservancy support on the plain, it is understandable to plant wheat. What is the reason for planting wheat in the mountains? Don't you really think that our food is enough to feed pigs?

I know what you think, millet, millet and other things must be paid to the Government Affairs Department at a fair price, and the money will be directly put into the pockets of the people. It has nothing to do with you. It is better to plant wheat and send it to the market, so that the county can keep a part of it, right?"

Gao Zhengmao did not feel ashamed of being uttered, but said with a sensation: "Baishui County, Lantian, Chang'an and other places are not like that, but if the people of Baishui County live a life worse than those of Heyang and Dali, they think they have lost their duties."

Yun Zhao said: "You are not rich because of the excessive planting of millet, sorghum, and millet in Baishui County, but because you plant less of these things. If you only plant these three things in the county, the quantity will be larger, and there will be a large amount of surplus after meeting the amount required by the Government Affairs Department.

At this time, you have the final say on the price of millet, sorghum, and millet.
Chapter completed!