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In the Dengzhou Governor's Mansion, Li Jing was watching a piece of information sent by Li Wei. The information was sent from Changyuan. This was the result of Li Jing's announcement that Wang Xianzhi had robbed Shang Junchang in the Dharma Field, and asked Li Wei to arrange a group of scouts to dress up and go to Changyuan County to inquire.

At the beginning, Li Wei felt a little puzzled about Li Jing asking him to arrange people to go to Changyuan. Changyuan was in Huazhou, Yicheng Army, and Dengzhou, several prefectures separated by the Tianping Army and several prefectures in Ziqing Town. Such a small county suddenly became a little special?

Now the scout below finally sent back a report. He had read the content first. It was the salt dealer who had been captured by the master and his group of salt dealers rebelled and had already captured Changyuan County. Thinking of the last time, Li Jing suddenly arrested the salt dealer Shang Junchang, who came to buy salt, and sent him to Dengzhou. Li Wei couldn't help but feel that this matter was a bit strange and incomprehensible.

Li Jing did not notice Li Wei's thoughts. He was looking at the Cao Jun manifesto sent with the report.

The manifesto was copied by a spy on a notice posted by Changyuan County. "Since Emperor Gaozu raised an army in Jinyang, it was later reported that he was located in Emperor Taizong, and appointed Wei Zheng and other wise men. The social economy developed rapidly, so the Zhenguan rule was established. However, in the late Xuanzong period, eunuchs were appointed to control the government and excluded and framed loyal and kind, social unrest, and the people were in dire straits. This was a crime; since Emperor Yizong, he has been using troops continuously and has heavy taxes, and the county has not reported disasters, resulting in the people having nowhere to accuse them. These are two crimes; the court rewards and punishments are unfair.

, no reward for any merit, no punishment for any crime, these three crimes; officials are extremely cruel, and they can be seen everywhere. The court does not listen to it, which leads to corruption in the administration. These four crimes; when my son is young and stupid and does not compassionate with the people, these five crimes. Here, we only list some of the sins of the court, but the crimes of the court are endless. Although we are not wise men, we know that eating the world and eating the world is in charge of the affairs of the world. Today, we are deserving of the court's crime. I hope all heroes will respond."

It is said that Huang Chao is a bit literary, but looking at this notice, it is written in a relatively ordinary way. It is far inferior to the manifesto of Chen Lin in the Three Kingdoms to attack Cao Cao and the manifesto of Wu Zetian in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. However, it is written in a popular way.

"What's going on in this Cao Army?" Li Jing asked.

"Return to the Lord, Wang Xianzhi heard that Du Qing, the governor of Yicheng Army, led his troops to attack, and then fled into Caozhou under the Tianping Army in shame. Du Qing's troops stayed in Changyuan County for three days before returning to Huazhou." Li Wei's tone was completely disdainful of Wang Xianzhi and other Cao troops. In his opinion, when Wang Xianzhi and others heard about the attack on the official army, they immediately fled and fled. They were simply a group of bandits and bandits, and they could not be on the table.

Li Jing didn't think much. He had seen Huang Chao's name in the report. Huang Chao actually had a deputy general who made up the average day and the deputy commander of the rich in the country, which shows that Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi had merged, and the two largest rebels in the late Tang Dynasty were united. Now, Huang Chao did not withdraw from Wang Xianzhi to Caozhou's army. Thinking of the historical situation, Li Jing had already concluded that Huang Chao must have returned to his hometown to launch another rebellion.

Then, this guess was made. The Cao Army was not frightened to escape into Caozhou, but instead moved in in a planned manner. The Cao Army should not be underestimated. They fully considered the current relative independence between the various vassal states. Although they were only not far away from entering Caozhou from Changyuan, Du Qing, who had already chased behind, had to retreat.

Because if you chase it, it will be the territory of the Tianping Army. Crossing the border to suppress bandits is a taboo. If you don’t do it well, it will easily cause war. Moreover, many vassal states have the same idea, that is, to sweep the snow in front of the door and don’t care about the frost on others. As long as the bandits leave their own territory, they will ignore them.

In history, the big reason why Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao were able to dominate the world was not that the government army was not capable, but that the various vassal states were unwilling to contribute their own efforts, and only concerned about their own territory. They were not willing to do their real efforts to the rebels on other vassal states, but that they were just pretending. As a result, the rebels seized this most fatal flaw, fled among the vassal states' siege, and even defeated the official troops one by one.

"Master, that's just a group of private salt dealers doing the trouble. Why do you care so much? Even if they are rampant, they are still in the territory of the Yicheng Army. Even if they are wandering into Caozhou, they are still in the territory of the Tianping Army, thousands of miles away from us." Li Wei said.

Li Jing nodded helplessly. If he could take action now, it would be the best time to attack the Cao army. They were not yet in power and could be destroyed with one blow. But Li Jing knew that such a great opportunity was difficult to achieve. Even if he told Xue Chong, the governor of the Tianjun Army, how harmful these Cao army was, he probably wouldn't pay attention to Li Jing. That was his own business, and Li Jing wouldn't interfere.

Not to mention that Li Jing led his army to cross the border and suppressed bandits. It would only be regarded as Li Jing's invasion by Xue Chong. Maybe Xue Chong would leave Cao Jun behind and fight Li Jing first. Things in the world are so strange. Even though he knew that Cao Jun would make the Tang Dynasty uneasy and would completely break the Tang Dynasty, but he could only be powerless.

"Continue to pay attention to the thief's movements and immediately repay any new movements." Li Jing had no other good idea, so he had to make such arrangements for Li Wei.

After Li Wei went out, Li Jing thought about it and wrote a letter to Song Wei, telling Song Fengcao Army that it had entered Caozhou and that it might even move to the Jeju area and finally meet with Wang Jingwu. In the letter, Li Jing took the initiative to propose that he would lead the Zhendong Army to send troops to Qizhou and completely wipe out Wang Jingwu's rebels to stabilize the situation in Zibo. He also mentioned that he hoped that Song Wei could propose to Xue Chong that as long as the Tianping Army was in need, Li Jing was willing to lead the Zhendong Army to help the Tianping Army eliminate the Caipi.

After the letter was sent out, it was like a rock sinking into the sea, and there was no more movement. However, Cui Yunqing sent another letter to Li Jing, and the letter tactfully mentioned that Qingzhou was short of food. When he heard that Dengzhou had recently accepted a large number of refugees, Cui Yunqing praised Li Jing's benevolence and righteousness, but also suggested that Li Jing should not be too kind to women. The food should be preserved in the Zhendong Army and Dengzhou. As for foreign refugees, opening a porridge shed and serving porridge is already a great good deed. He also asked Li Jing if he still had food, he hoped to borrow a portion of it to Qingzhou for the time being."

Cui Yunqing used the word "borrow" in his letter, but did not say that it was Song Wei's meaning. And he did not say that the quantity was. He only said that a part of it was borrowed. However, Li Jing thought about it. There are more than 50,000 soldiers and civilians gathered in Zibo, and there are more than 500,000 people in Qingzhou than Dengzhou. If we also include the newly recovered Zibo and Laizhou, then Cui Yunqing has to take care of millions now, and the food shortage is definitely very large. Ten or 20,000 stones is definitely not enough.

"This is just a dissatisfied mouth." Li Jing sighed. I can't bear to give it, and the food is precious. But I don't give it to you. Cui Yunqing is talking about it.

Li Zhen happened to send a document in. Seeing Li Jing's embarrassment, he asked. After Li Jing said the difficult situation, Li Zhen thought about it and said, "Since the general is thinking so, the subordinates think that they should borrow some. But they can't borrow it for nothing. It's better to let the General's Mansion buy it with money, or exchange it for ore, jujube wood, horns, leather and tendons that make weapons and armor."

Dengzhou is not short of food now. With the operation of crazy commodity exchange for grain, Dengzhou's grain storage is increasing. It is also possible to lend some to Qingzhou, but as Li Zhen said, it cannot be borrowed for nothing. The weapons are produced in large quantities in the military equipment shop, and the materials supply are always insufficient. It is just right to send some materials to Qingzhou. The weapons produced in this way can also be exchanged for grain.

"Well, I decided that the grain can be borrowed. We can lend it to Qingzhou for less than 500,000 stones, but we have to exchange it for materials." Li Jing felt that it was not very cost-effective to buy it with money. In these years, the purchasing power of money is getting weaker and weaker, and many things are now bartered.

After Li Jing's reply was delivered to Qingzhou, Cui Yunqing immediately came to Dengzhou in person and brought hundreds of trucks of various materials. There were iron materials, good jujube wood for making bows, good wooden poles for making spears and guns, and a large number of materials for making armor and weapons. These things were calculated when they came, and were converted at market prices. You can buy millions of stones of grain.

Originally, it was said that it would only be exchanged for 500,000 stones, but Cui Yunqing came forward in person and brought all the things, so Li Jing could not replace them. In desperation, Li Jing had to give Cui Yunqing a face. However, one million stones of grain is not a decimal, and even if it is transported, it would have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources. In the end, Li Jing and Cui Yunqing made an appointment that the grain would be transported by Qingzhou itself, and Li Jing was not responsible for transportation. When will they be transported, and until they are transported.

Li Jing's generous performance made Cui Yunqing very satisfied. He took Li Jing's hand and returned to the governor's mansion with affectionately. When he entered the governor's mansion, Cui Yunqing was also full of stone feelings. A year ago, he was the owner of the place. At that time, Li Jing was just a piece of good jade material he found in the dust. Although it was a good material, it had not been polished after all. Unexpectedly, in just one year, the young farmer's former position had now been in his original position. And he was more controllable than when he was in Dengzhou.

I came to Dengzhou along the way and passed through Qingzhou and Laizhou, and saw a bleak scene. But as soon as I entered Dengzhou, I immediately seemed to have changed the sky. Although the ground was also deserted, I didn’t see any refugees along the way, let alone the starving bones on the roadside. Every village was living in people, and there was no such scene where several villages were empty. There was a fire in the fields, and digging trenches and wells were busy.

Especially when you enter Dengzhou City, you can't see a beggar on the street.

"Actually, it's nothing. Any middle-aged and young beggars are sent to mines to work and earn food by their strength. The orphans and the elderly are sent to orphanages and nursing homes, and they usually do things within their ability. The rations are provided by the government, and some volunteers help take care of the elderly and children. The elderly government helps to take care of the elderly and see them off, while the orphans are sent to raise them." The orphans and nursing homes are newly established. Since Dengzhou has even taken in foreign refugees, there is no reason to ignore the orphans on their own territory.

Not only are they alone and widows in taking in, but even those fools and disabled people will find ways to arrange them. However, if they have good skills and are unwilling to work, they will be forced to be sent to Liaodong for labor reform.

Cui Yunqing sighed very much: "This is really a world of great harmony, and it is hard to believe. You have done a good job and are proud of your kindness and righteousness."

Li Jing was also a little proud, which was considered a special thinking of a modern person. After all, although there were corruption and so on in the later generations, many ancestor associations did very differently. At the beginning, Li Jing only helped the fallen soldiers to care for the elderly, and now it has gradually been implemented to the entire Dengzhou. Although it requires a lot of money, the reputation of the famous people has also been extremely high.

"I plan to build some schools in Dengzhou and Liaodong under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou and Liaodong, at least one elementary school in each township, at least one elementary school in each county, and a large academy will be built in the prefecture city. Not only will the children who are willing to go to school have to exempt tuition fees, but the children who have excellent grades will also be given subsidy bonuses. To make more people literate, at least each child has to read for a few years, and be able to read, write and calculate!"

Cui Yunqing listened to Li Jing's description and looked at the brilliance revealed in his eyes, and couldn't help but be shocked. He had never seen Li Jing's side before. He was so simple, but so innocent. He could not tell at all that he was not only the governor of Dengzhou, but also the 25,000-strong army envoy of the Zhendong Army, a horse-ridden general who is invincible to this day!

"Take it slowly, don't be too hasty, and don't blindly pursue those goals that can be expected but not reached. You have done a good job now. The moon is full and waning, so you don't have to do everything perfectly or too much." Cui Yunqing reminded kindly.

He paused and said, "The matter you mentioned in the last letter that you were willing to send troops to wipe out Wang Jingwu was mentioned in the military discussion, but it was rejected by everyone. I will tell you this matter, and you should not have any other ideas. It's just that tens of thousands of people gathered in Zibo Prefecture. If you want to ask you to do this, it will inevitably make the generals feel lost. The generals are now reorganizing the Lu army, and at this time, the morale of the military is also very important."

After hearing this result, Li Jing was a little disappointed. Anyway, he didn't have any ambitions. This time he really wanted to help Song Wei. Since he had other ideas, that's all.

"Did the Grand Marshal tell Xue Shuai about the matter? "
Chapter completed!