After several wars, not only was the treasury already empty, but many of the treasures in Longde Palace were sold, and a few paintings and calligraphy by the Emperor were exchanged for money. Now, apart from the official treasury, there may still be some, divided.

There aren’t many left in the warehouse!

Perhaps, there are not even rats in the treasury - there is not even a grain of grain in the treasury, and there are rats to run around?

But now the officials say that they have a large number of good horses hidden in two places? Does the official not know how much a good horse is worth? Or does he not know the usefulness of good horses to cavalry? Are they still hiding them?

Besides, the horses need to be fed with food and grass, and they have to eat a lot, unless they are given to the people to do farm work. Hmm? That seems to work, since we don’t expect to go to the battlefield anyway, as long as they can ride.

Suddenly shaking his head, Li Gang's thoughts that had gone astray just now finally got back on track. He couldn't help but asked with a sullen face: "But I don't know how many good horses the official family has hidden?"

"Tibetan?"

Zhao Huan smiled and shook his head and asked: "Have I ever hidden anything good? Aren't the treasures of Longde Palace and the emperor's calligraphy and paintings all sold by me? If not, how can we get the money to support it?

These wars are just about money."

When Zhao Huan said this, Li Gang nodded in agreement——

Today's officials really don't care about money. If a Jin soldier can get a knighthood for five or ten heads, only today's officials can do it, and only today's officials are willing to do so.

Emperor Taizong, who sealed the Zhuangku, was probably just talking about it, and he may not really have the idea of ​​using money to buy heads. Otherwise, there would probably be no Liao and Jin countries.

But thinking about it this way, Li Gang felt something was wrong - officials didn't care about money, but where did this horse come from?

"The Kingdom of Jin is not lacking, and Xixia is not lacking either."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "The Kingdom of Jin once besieged Bianjing, and Xixia also took advantage of the danger and captured Zhenwei City. I have recorded all these accounts for them. How many horses are there for them?

It’s barely some interest money.”

After quietly taking out the little notebook in his heart and making notes for each of Xixia and Jin, Zhao Huan continued: "As long as I wait until next year, I will first defeat Xixia and then destroy Jin. Then those good horses will be

They all belong to me. If I want to use them to equip cavalry, I can equip them with cavalry. If I want to use them to plow fields, I can use them to plow fields."

While he was talking, he heard a sound of horses neighing in the distance. The young men who were working on the village also put down their work. Some of the young men faced the distance with happy faces, and some of them faced the distance.

However, Zhuang stayed where he was, and one of the old men's expression changed again and again before walking towards Zhao Huan and others.

"The little old man has met a high-ranking official."

When the old man arrived in front of Zhao Huan and others, he bowed, folded his hands, sang a song, and said, "I don't know where the official came from? Are you here to look for someone in Zhuangzi? Or do you have something to do?"

Zhao Huan shook his head with a smile, and after returning the salute, he replied: "I just passed by occasionally. Seeing that Zhuangzi was busy, I was a little curious, so I planned to stop here."

After a pause, Zhao Huan asked again: "But I don't know what Zhuangzi is busy with?"

The old man said: "As the good officials know, haven't the officials issued an edict before, requiring all the children in Zhuangzi to study? I heard from the Kaifeng Mansion that the official requirements are either one Zhuangzi and one school, or several Zhuangzi

They share the same school. In short, children over the age of seven must enroll in school.

The Zhujiazhuang in front of me is neither big nor small, with about a hundred households. Zhuangzi decided to build a school by himself, which would save the children from having to leave their home several miles away to go somewhere else.

It’s time to study in school.”

"The government won't build schools?"

Zhao Huan deliberately looked confused and asked: "Since it was the officials who said they wanted to build a school, then they should send people to build it. Why did Zhuangzi build it himself first?"

Listening to the horses neighing closer and closer in the distance, the old man replied with a trace of anxiety on his face: "The officials have good intentions, and we all know that. But you also know that the officials have been beaten several times in a row.

It was a big battle, and I probably didn’t have the money to build so many schools, so I built them myself first.

What's more, if the government sends people to build it, how can Zhuangzi build it with confidence? They are all their own children, no one dares to think about saving labor and materials, and they are more attentive than the people sent by the government."

After answering Zhao Huan's question, the old man extended his hand towards Zhuangzi and said, "Although I don't know where the high officials came from, I think they are tired and thirsty. Why not sit inside Zhuangzi first?" Is it good to drink water? To tell you the truth, the well water in Zhuangzi is worse than the water in Kaifeng Mansion."

Zhao Huan nodded with a smile, and was about to raise his legs to follow the old man to Zhuangzi, when he saw a herd of horses in the distance coming towards Zhuangzi. Look at the size, there must be twenty or thirty horses.

They look very handsome, and they are all tall and handsome.

Naturally, the old man also discovered the horses at the horse place. When he looked at Zhao Huan, his eyes were no longer as kind as before. He suddenly took a step back and then bowed and said: "Please invite the high official to come to the village to rest?"

However, Zhao Huan did not leave. Instead, he pointed at the horses in the distance and asked, "May I ask my father, who are those horses?"

The old man's face suddenly darkened, and he replied: "If the official wants to go into the village to rest and drink water, I wish everyone in the village a great honor. If the official does not want to rest, please leave early."

After the old man finished speaking, some young men around him slowly gathered around, all of them staring at Zhao Huan and his group with unkind expressions.

Zhao Huan's temper suddenly became worse——

Pretending is an indispensable spiritual need in the history of mankind, and it is also something that everyone is pursuing. Even Zhao Huan, who has traveled twice in a row and became the emperor in both times, is not exempt from this habit.

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Isn't now a good opportunity to show off?

"What if I say no?"

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "Now that I am interested in these good horses, I would like to ask my father-in-law to clarify my doubts?"

"This is not Kaifeng Mansion."

The old man said with a threatening tone: "It is said that unruly people come out of poor mountains and harsh waters, and the bodies of high-ranking officials are valuable. If you are injured by these unruly people, even if the emperor is far away, even if the mountain is high, no one will know?"

"Are you planning to take advantage of the large number of people to bully me because of the small number of people?"

Zhao Huan pretended to be suddenly enlightened, looked at Li Gang, Yang Zaixing and others beside him, then turned to the old man and said: "I will ask you a question carefully, and you will answer it properly. Otherwise, don't regret it?"

The old man knew very well what the people in his village had done, so he sneered and said, "It's my turn to tell the high officials what I said!"
Chapter completed!