In fact, the reason why Zhang Huai relied on his courage to persuade He Yuansheng was entirely because he was in his position and planned his politics.

This is also his shrewdness. After all, the value of his existence is that he can do things and dares to do things. If he becomes the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and forgets his duties, he may not be able to last for a long time.

Sure enough, Zhang Huai's words made He Yuansheng very satisfied.

After all, the Minister of Revenue is in charge of the money bag, so he naturally has to consider money when encountering problems. At some point, he should be in a straightforward way.

"If the situation is not good, I will not just act alone.

However, the current situation is getting better and better. After the establishment of the Maritime Bureau, the court will add a considerable source of wealth and will not lose money."

After a pause, the conversation changed: "What's more, after the autumn tax collection, the court will fully implement the new policy, and there will be no shortage of money."

He Yuansheng's attitude made Zhang Huai feel relieved, and he thought to himself that Changning Hou was indeed not an ordinary person, and he could hear the unpleasant words.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huai continued to speak: "Marty, although the current situation is good, after continuing to implement the new policy, the financial situation will get better and better.

But if we launch an army to fight the Northern Expedition, not to mention the cost of military expenditure, it is just how to provide relief after victory.”

He paused and said seriously: "The drought north of the Yellow River has not weakened at all, and the people are living in a difficult situation.

If the court made a northern expedition, the situation in Hebei would be even worse. Even if it defeated the Yuan Dynasty, millions of victims would be added.

It costs more than ten million to accommodate so many people. With the current situation of the court, this is impossible to do at all!"

These words reminded He Yuansheng and his face became solemn.

The situation north of the Yellow River is very bad now, especially in Shanxi Province, where refugees are everywhere.

However, the Yuan Dynasty ignored this and instead imposed heavy taxes and expanded its army.

Maybe Ye Hezhen knew that the Yuan Dynasty might not be able to defend Shenjing, so she changed her past style.

"In the next two years, the court will not go to the north, but will focus on the southwest."

Zhang Huai's words made He Yuansheng make up his mind to pacify the southwest first and wait for the situation to improve and go on the northern expedition.

After all, if you cannot appease the people by regaining Shenjing, it is better to postpone the Northern Expedition.

Then the topic changed: "Before the Northern Expedition of the Court, you have to calculate how much money and food you need to save disasters after pacifying the north."

Zhang Huai immediately responded: "Marty, it depends on the natural disaster and how many months the court needs to provide relief."

Then he explained: "As far as his subordinates know, Shanxi and Hebei provinces occupied by the Yuan Dynasty have two million households and tens of millions of people.

And the people who are already struggling to survive in the war may have no way out.

If the court simply provides relief, it would be easier to deal with. There is more than 100,000 yuan of grain every month, which is enough for disaster relief.

But after the war, everything is in trouble. If the court wants to use labor for relief, it will cost more..."

Zhang Huai is indeed a talented person. After joining the Ministry of Revenue, he devoted all his energy to government affairs. Therefore, when facing He Yuansheng's questions, he could answer them smoothly without thinking about them.

These words also made He Yuansheng's expression even more solemn.

Just a few months ago, the court had just implemented labor-for-relief in Jiangbei, so He Yuansheng knew the expenses in it.

Although the area north of the Yellow River is smaller and the population is sparse, it costs a lot.

The most important thing is that the drought in Hebei may continue to last until when. Given the current situation of the court, if you carry this burden, your life will definitely be very difficult.

"What is your opinion?"

Zhang Huai looked solemn and said seriously: "Mr. Marquis, in his humble opinion, do not rashly fight the northern expedition before the natural disasters in the north are better, unless the court has more than 20 million surplus grain."

Twenty million Dan food is enough for millions of people to eat for a year.

With this capital, the government can use labor for relief and build water conservancy.

By then, even if the natural disaster continues, life will be barely passed so as not to collapse the situation.

In fact, the situation in Hebei is now beginning to collapse, and anti-Yuan forces are emerging one after another.

But the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty was excited and flexible, and Hebei was another plain, which was conducive to cavalry fighting, so he tried his best to maintain the situation.

"The Hou will consider this matter carefully, but from today, the Ministry of Revenue will make every effort to reserve grain and grass."

"promise!"

Zhang Huai nodded immediately. He knew that He Yuansheng should adopt his opinion.

At this time, He Yuansheng spoke again: "After the Qiu Tax is in the treasury, I will let you enter the cabinet and preside over the new policy as an assistant minister."

Although he had expected it, Zhang Huai was still very happy when he entered the cabinet so quickly. He immediately expressed his opinion: "Mr. Xie is kind to him, so his subordinates will do their best to implement the new policy to repay the Marquis's favor."

Three days later, He Yuansheng, in the name of the little emperor, asked Zhang Huai to enter the cabinet as the Minister of Revenue, presided over the new policy, and gave him the right to act cheaply.

In this way, Zhang Huai was in power and even suppressed Zhao Wenyu.

In early December, the autumn tax was put into treasury, and Zhang Huai began to fully implement the new policy.

The method is still simple and rough, that is, the capable are superior and the mediocre are inferior.

Anyway, Zhang Huai's subordinates have a group of people, and they will not be in a situation where no one can be used.

He Yuansheng also began to make arrangements for the three southwestern provinces and prepared to promote land reform and return to the land.

However, there are many ethnic minorities in the three southwestern provinces, and without the support of force, nothing can be done.

Therefore, after the situation in the two lakes is stable, the Yulin Guard will enter Guizhou, and then divide it into two, entering Sichuan and Yunnan respectively.

In the cabinet, He Yuansheng and Zhao Wenyu sat opposite each other, talking about the matter of changing the land and returning to the land.

"After the army enters the southwest, the court will immediately establish prefectures and counties and send officials to manage the place..."

Zhao Wenyu spoke up and said in a very solemn tone.

"The officials sent out must be honest officials, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Changing the land and returning to the current is a good thing for both the court and the people of ethnic minorities.

After all, the chieftain system is very backward and out of place.

But for the chieftains, this matter is a disaster, and they will definitely not hand over their rights, so there will definitely be wars in the three southwestern provinces.

In this case, it is very important for officials sent by the court. If they are capable and honest, they can quickly stabilize the situation.

But if you are a corrupt official, it will have a counterproductive effect and may even become a supporter of the chieftain.

"Don't worry, this group of officials is carefully selected, and the officials will keep watching."

Zhao Wenyu was responsible for the matter of changing the land and returning to the land, so he naturally attached great importance to it.

After all, after Zhang Huai entered the cabinet, he has become his political opponent. If he cannot achieve any results, his status in the future will become lower and lower.

He paused and continued to speak: "The only thing the officials are worried about is the large-scale rebellion of the chieftains. In this way, the three southwestern provinces may be in constant war."

"For long-term stability, temporary pain must be endured!"

He Yuansheng had already been mentally prepared, otherwise he would not have sent the Yulin Guard to move westward.

After all, more than 100,000 troops are enough to deal with everything. Even if the war is everywhere in the southwest, the imperial army can pacify it.

In March of the following year, the capitals of the three southwestern provinces such as Guiyang, Chengdu, and Kunming, as well as other important towns were all moved into the Yulin Guard.

Then, the imperial court formally issued a government order to change land and return to power, and sent officials to serve in the three provinces.

After the government orders, the three southwestern provinces suddenly surged undercurrents, and almost none of the chieftains and tribe leaders were willing to hand over their rights.

In Yunnan and around Kunming, the largest tribe of the Yi people, Na clan, summoned the chieftains of several other tribes to conspire to rebel.

"The Emperor of Ganchao did not give us a way out, so he simply turned against him and occupied Kunming..."

Na Rong, the chieftain of Na family, expressed his opinion, with a bit of murderous intent in his tone.

“It should be like this…”

"Give the Han people some good looks..."

"The Han people are so weak that they are no match for us..."

“…”

The other chieftains expressed their support, but no one opposed it.

After all, the transformation of the land and return to the current has touched their fundamental interests, and it has fallen from the supreme land emperor to the mortal world. How could the chieftains not resist?

"Okay! Since everyone agrees, let's take blood as an alliance."

After speaking, Na Rong personally killed a chicken, poured the blood into the prepared rice bowl, and then dipped some blood with his hands and touched it to his mouth.

The other toasts were also very knowledgeable and had a very solemn expression.

After the bloodshed became an alliance, several chieftains began to discuss the details of the rebellion.

Three days later, tens of thousands of Yi people, led by the chieftains, began to besiege Kunming City.

In Kunming City, there are 30,000 troops from Zuo Yulin Guard. Not to mention defending the city, even if you attack head-on, you can defeat the Yi rebels.

However, the defender did not act rashly, but pretended to be insufficient troops and stood firm in the city, intending to launch a counterattack when the Yi rebels were exhausted, to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop and wipe out the rebels.

Not only Kunming, but also in other places, there were chieftains in rebellion, and the three southwest provinces were full of beacons everywhere.

Fortunately, the imperial army was prepared for a long time. Even though the rebellion was large, it did not have much impact, and it did not lose a major city.

In early April, memorials from the southwest were sent to Nanjing continuously, all of which were to report on the war.

After seeing it, He Yuansheng threw it aside and said to himself: "Showing the enemy is weak and pulling all the enemies out is a good trick."

On the surface, the situation seems to be in danger, and the scale of the rebellion is getting bigger and bigger.

But all the generals expressed their opinions in the memorial that they would eliminate the rebels as soon as possible.

Especially Lao Zhou's memorial, he even issued a military order, which would defeat all rebels within three months.

This made He Yuansheng understand that Lao Zhou wanted to pull out all the rebels and then destroy them in one fell swoop.

After all, the ethnic minorities in the southwest have simple weapons and poor combat effectiveness. The reason why it is difficult to deal with is that they will hide in the mountains and forests after they are defeated.

The imperial army was not familiar with the terrain and was not good at fighting in the mountains and forests. If they wanted to clear them, they would often be futile.
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