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Li Hu's roar echoed in the lobby... Li Gang's face was ashamed and speechless.

The court's financial resources were seriously insufficient, which is a fact, but it is also a fact that all the income from the official land was squandered by the bureaucrats.

Li Hu's inference was correct. The court continued to lend money to the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants. After careful calculation, the court had already borrowed hundreds of millions of yuan from the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants. This time, the Union Chamber of Commerce could no longer provide enough money and grain, so it had to turn the target to the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants in the southeast. The land owned by the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants must not only be too much official land, but also the reforms would fail at the moment when the country was in danger.

Li Gang opposed the Northern Expedition, which was actually opposed to the reform of the financial system and continued to safeguard the interests of the bureaucratic class. However, he was alone and could no longer prevent Li Hu from attacking the bureaucratic class.

"The privatization of official fields must be started immediately. Otherwise, the world will never be stable, and China will never have a day of unification. Even if our Tiger and Lieutenant Army recovered Hebei and Youyan at all costs, it will not be guaranteed that China will not collapse again." Li Hu was righteous and firm, "The day when the privatization of official fields begins is the time when our army is in the northern expedition. This is the final decision of the court and cannot be changed."

The Yuqian Department passed Li Hu's decision and immediately agreed that the Privy Council was responsible for formulating the Northern Expedition strategy, the Regulations Department was responsible for formulating the specific implementation plan for the privatization of official fields, and the Secretariat Province was responsible for dealing with the increasingly fierce anti-corruption storm and trying every means to maintain domestic stability.

At the end of November, the northwest Longxi, Sichuan, Sichuan, Chengdu, Jinghu, Changsha, Jianghuai, Yingtianfu reported to Chang'an. The anti-corruption storm spread faster and faster, and the situation in the entire Middle Earth continued to deteriorate.

In December, news came from Luoyang, Nanyang, Hanzhong and Kaifeng that local scholars, small landlords, small traders, and farmers who were motivated by them were grouped together, shouting the slogan "kill corrupt officials and save me China" and began to attack the prefectures and county government offices. Among them, the situation in Hanzhong was the most dangerous. Local foreigners who were bullied by the government rushed into the county government office, killed more than a dozen officials, and burned down the government office. The general manager of Lizhou City had urgently summoned the army to rush to the riot prefectures and counties to maintain public order.

On December 12, Li Hu issued an order in the name of the emperor that the Hu Lie Army would launch a Northern Expedition after the beginning of spring, recover Hebei and Youyan, and unify Zhongtu. Li Hu as a regent to assure the people of the world that he would lead the Hu Lie Army to kill the Jin thieves to death and regain rivers and mountains. In order to ensure the success of the Northern Expedition, Li Hu called on the people to remain rational and make every effort to produce, create a stable rear for the Northern Expedition Army, and continuously deliver food, grass and supplies to the front line.

On the 15th, Nanyang, Yingtian Prefecture and other places reported urgently that violent incidents broke out in prefectures and counties in western Jingdong, Jingdong, and Huainan, where people attacked the local government offices, killed bureaucrats, and burned the government offices. Military and political chiefs from all walks of life urged the court to come up with solutions immediately, otherwise the situation would gradually get out of control and the consequences would be unimaginable.

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Despite the dissuasion of Huang She and others, Li Gang visited Li Hu several times and begged Li Hu to suspend the Northern Expedition and concentrate his efforts to stabilize the country first to prevent China from collapsing again.

Li Hu refused. On the 18th, Li Gang angrily denounced Li Hu for the trouble of China in front of all civil and military officials.

Li Hu was furious and scolded Li Gang so much that the two almost turned against each other. When they returned to the palace, Li Hu was still angry and roared to kill Li Gang.

Upon hearing the news, Luo Sinan hurried to the study and persuaded him to comfort him with kind words. Li Hu's plan was too risky and he would fail if he was not careful. The huge pressure made Li Hu a little breathless and his emotions became more and more violent.

"I think your temper is getting stronger and stronger. If this continues, something may happen." Luo Sinan said worriedly at Li Hu, who was blushing.

"What will happen to me?" Li Hu sneered, "Who dares to kill me?"

"No one dares to kill you in Chang'an, but there are too many people in the world who want to kill you." Luo Sinan pointed to the north, "The Jurchens want to eat your flesh and drink your blood." Then she pointed to the west, "The Dangxiang people want to crush your bones and throw them into ashes."

"Dangxiang people?" Li Hu sneered, "Will they dare to rebel when they arrive in Chang'an?"

"Of course the Dangxiang people want to rebel, but it's a pity that they don't have the strength now." Luo Sinan smiled, "You are the most powerful in the world now. Are you just going to rebel?"

Li Hu was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized. As for the Chinese, he was a Han native in the north and the Hu Lie Army was an army of Han natives in the north. If he ascended the throne and became emperor, it would be considered a rebellion just like Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and then he was considered a rebellion.

Luo Sinan saw the anger on Li Hu's face gradually calming down and laughed sweetly, "Li Gang scolds you, I think he is right. You are thinking about being an emperor. Your methods are getting more and more ruthless, and your emotions are getting more and more impatient. This will make a bad thing. In my opinion, you should calm down and think about it carefully. Don't be too eager for quick success or instant benefits, and lose the big ones due to small losses, resulting in failure."

Li Hu frowned deeply and walked back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back, thinking about what he had done recently.

"Do you also think I should suspend the Northern Expedition?" Li Hu asked suddenly.

Luo Sinan shook his head, "You have already told the world that the Northern Expedition is imperative and cannot be changed."

"Then let Changsun Kangning come up with a plan immediately and implement it immediately."

"The privatization of official fields is extremely complicated, and the benefits involved are too great, and there is no possibility of achieving it overnight." Luo Sinan said calmly, "According to the principles you stipulate, most of the official fields are sold to ordinary people and take care of the interests of the people, so the process is even more complicated and difficult. To be honest, as far as the current state of paralysis in government agencies in various places is concerned, even if the court takes specific measures, no one will implement them. If you have cleaned up all the bureaucrats in various places, and the new bureaucrats cannot win the trust of the people for a while, the process of privatization of official fields will inevitably be seriously hindered, which will intensify the conflict between the government and the people, and the situation will worsen."

Li Hu looked cold and said nothing.

"After you returned to Chang'an, you made drastic moves and even took heavy moves. As a result, the central ministers are yours, and the resolutions of the Imperial Front Office have become a one-man rule. If this continues, the decision is easy, but who will implement it? Can the implementation of the policy be ensured during the execution process?" Luo Sinan sighed, "The battlefield in Chang'an is far more cruel and bloody than your battlefield of conquest. Although you have won the center now, you have lost your place. In this case, how can your decision be implemented? How can the privatization of official fields be implemented?"

"so what?"

"So you have to go to the north immediately, as soon as possible, win the victory as quickly as possible, and then turn around to stabilize the domestic situation." Luo Sinan said, "By my guess, it will take at least half a year for the replacement of local bureaucrats. After the new local officials stabilize the local situation, we can implement the policy of privatization of official fields."

Li Hu thought for a long time, nodded, and asked again: "So, how long will it take for the Northern Expedition?"

"This storm is spreading to the southeast, and the southeast has the largest number of official fields. The people in the southeast have been bullied since the implementation of the Huashigang of the Song Dynasty, so the later Fang La rebellion was caused. After the old emperor and Tong Guan fled to the southeast, they aggravated the exploitation of the people in the southeast. Their lives have been very hard in recent years. It can be imagined that once this storm spreads to the southeast, the southeast will definitely be out of control. The local people will take advantage of the momentum to kill bureaucrats and burn government officials. Rebellions will follow one after another." Luo Sinan said this, with a deep look of worry on his face, "I dare not think about it now. I suspect that the southeast will become the hardest hit area of ​​this storm."

"Of course, the southeast is of course a severely affected area." Li Hu sneered, with a hint of murderous aura in his eyes. "Southeast bureaucrats have been the main source of the new party since Wang Anshi's reform. By the time Cai Jing takes office, the court and even the local government offices will be everywhere. If we want to implement reforms in the southeast, it will be almost impossible to move forward without killing these people."

"It is indeed a good idea to use the power of the people to kill the old bureaucrats, but it will also hurt us and the entire Middle Earth."

"I said, we must stand after breaking, and we must stand without breaking." Li Hu waved his arm vigorously, "You are all afraid of this and that, but have you ever thought that if we do not break and completely destroy the old bureaucrats of Middle-earth, can we gain a foothold in Middle-earth? Can our reform be successful? Will there be a day for Middle-earth revitalization? Can the people of Middle-earth still have a peaceful and prosperous life?"

Luo Sinan glanced at Li Hu helplessly. Although she could not fully accept Li Hu's ideas, she had to support her unconditionally and had to do her best to help Li Hu minimize the damage caused by this storm to Middle-earth.

"This storm will spread to the southeast after the New Year, but because of the New Year, the spread of the storm will slow down. After the fifteenth, the speed of the storm will accelerate again. It is estimated that between February and March, the southeast will be shrouded by this storm, and no place can be spared. Angry people will attack the government and kill bureaucrats, and all the Southeast will fall into chaos. If nothing unexpected happens, riots should break out around April to May."

"We occupied the southeast for too short time, and the southeast was most severely oppressed by the government, especially Fang La's rebellion, which caused the death of millions of people. The White Lotus Cultists who were wandering in the mountains hated the government to the core. When they saw that the southeast was in chaos, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army was in the northern expedition again, they would definitely take advantage of the momentum."

"So, I think it's best to end the Northern Expedition around May to June, and then the army quickly heads south and pacify the southeast again." Luo Sinan saw Li Hu's face gradually getting cold, and did not dare to continue talking, worried that he would anger him. "Of course, this is just my guess. Perhaps the situation will develop better than I thought."
Chapter completed!