The garden at night is quiet, with a breeze, with the fragrance of plants and trees. The grass beside you are ringing with insects, and a few bats are flying in the night sky. A moon in the sky is quietly hanging, sprinkling a cold light.

Wang Ruohai and Lu Jie sat opposite each other, with a few fruits and a pot of wine on the table in the middle.

It has been two or three days since I returned to Shinye City. The two were bored and asked for a pot of wine at night to drink and chat.

After drinking for a while, Wang Ruohai suddenly said, "Taiwei, what do you think of Wang Xiaohunting this person?"

Lu Jie said, "I heard of him when I was in Kaifeng Prefecture. At that time, all the troops were defeated, but he was the only one who cut off the rear. From Yong'an to Gong County, it can be said that he had won consecutive battles. In Kaifeng Prefecture, he guarded the barracks tightly, which was not like others causing trouble. Later, when he arrived in Henan Prefecture, he was quite respectful to me. He came to guard Ruzhou and defeated Yang Jin in just a few months. It was not simple."

Wang Ruohai nodded: "It's not just that it's not simple! I'm not hiding the Taiwei. I've seen his actions these days. Nowadays, there are few generals from all over the country who can compare with him. Not only are they leading troops in order, but they also have many ideas for governing the local area. Although I don't know how he earns money from farmers and supports the army. However, it's already amazing to be able to avoid tying taxes and knowing the suffering of the people."

Lu Jie said: "Yes, the generals who led the troops are many brave and kind, and it is rare to know that they are governing the place."

Wang Ruohai picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine with Lu Xie. After a moment of silence, he said, "But Wang Xiaoliu was in several states and followed his personality, regardless of the laws of the court, and made great efforts. In my opinion, it is really hard to say that he is a loyal and good minister."

After hearing this, Lu Jie was stunned. He was a general and didn't think about it from this angle at all. Wang Ruohai mentioned it and thought it was true. Looking at Wang Xiaoli's appearance, he had the final say in all military and political affairs, so he never thought about the court.

Seeing that Lu Jie didn't speak, Wang Ruohai said: "Now that the Jin army is coming south from time to time, and civil strife in the court again. It is normal for the generals who lead the troops to have their own minds. As long as they do not surrender to the Jin people, they will always be loyal ministers of the Song Dynasty."

Lu Jie was a little confused and nodded. He did not consider this issue. Wang Ruohai mentioned it and didn't know what to say for a while. After a while, he said: "Wang Xiaolien was originally a king-supporting soldier. He fought with the Jin army many times, so there is no need to worry that he would join the Jin army."

Wang Ruohai nodded, not knowing what to say for a moment. In the past two or three years, are there few people who surrendered to the Jin people? Many of them were also loyal ministers in the court before, but in the end they still surrendered to the Jin people. How can such a thing be explained clearly?

A breeze blew, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the moonlight was swaying under the trees. The two of them sat in the moonlight, without saying a word.

The mountains and rivers were broken and the wind and rain were shaking. At this time, the Miao and Liu mutiny occurred, which had a great impact on people's hearts. Wang Xiaolie's despise of the court's behavior was not without cause. At this time, the generals leading the troops either actively rescue Zhao Gou or had their own ideas. Not only Wang Xiaolie, but many powerful factions are like this. Whether it is a monarch or a minister, due to reality, it is hard to say anything about this behavior.

After a while, Lu Jie said, "By the way, I heard that Wang Xiaoli's rule has rebelled a lot in the past few months. The biggest chaos was the Ruzhou mutiny. The chaotic army passed through the prefectures and finally occupied the Xinyang army. In this way, his rule was not peaceful."

Wang Ruohai shook his head: "Taiwei, we have all seen that Wang Xiao has hunted more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. He also said that all those who are united in the states must be recruited into the army. In this case, what is the use of rebellion? No matter how big a rebellion is within a state, hundreds of soldiers are enough. Unless there are large troops from other places, they can threaten these prefectures."

Lu Jie said: "Even so, it is always not a good thing to rule the rebellion."

Wang Ruohai said: "I asked, because Wang Xiaoli strictly controls the public officials in various prefectures and counties and attacks on powerful people, so some people make trouble. Such chaos has no foundation, and it will be fine after several times. During the Qin and Han dynasties, it was common for the government to attack local tyrants. As long as the people do not follow the powerful people to cause trouble, there will be no major issues. Killing the powerful people will make peace for a long time, which is not a bad thing."

Lu Jie nodded, thinking that Wang Ruohai was right. But he couldn't say whether it was right or wrong.

Wang Ruohai said: "In my opinion, Wang Xiaoliu is not a big mistake in managing the army or governing the local area. Within a few years, he will become a major force without any accidents. Just looking at his attitude towards the court, it is really hard to say it is a disaster or a blessing."

Lu Jie said: "The Superintendent, if this is the case, why should Wang Xiaoli take us to Xinye to see us? According to what you said, he should hide everything. He is not afraid of people's viewing, and shows everything to others, unlike with ambitiousness."

"Yes, I can't figure it out either." Wang Ruohai sighed and frowned.

If Wang Xiaolei had the intention of being unjust, how could he take the initiative to bring himself to Xinye? For outsiders now, no one knows what Xinye looks like. As long as he is not shown to others, who would suspect that Wang Xiaolei is not a loyal minister?

Wang Xiaolie sat in the yamen, looking at the recent official documents, frowning. Naturally, he would not care what others thought. Loyal and traitors were not important to Wang Xiaolie. The most important thing now is to have soldiers, soldiers who can fight. They must have money and enough money to raise soldiers. What can’t be seen by people? Whoever wants to see them, just let them see it.

If Zhao Gou resolutely resisted the Jin Dynasty, he would have to recover the lost territory in the Northern Expedition. Who could have seized his position? Even Wang Xiaolie is afraid it would not work. But if Zhao Gou was the same as in history, he wanted to discuss peace and become the Emperor of Taiping, that would be another matter. For Wang Xiaolie, what he did was actually not important, what was important was how Zhao Gou did.

In the past few days, the states under subordinates came to the official documents and said that they didn't have much money. The most serious one was Tangzhou, where the salaries of officials were no longer paid next month. The rest of the states could only last for one or two months at most. The only exception was Xinyang Army. In Zhang Jun's official documents, it said that the income was abundant and the money from the government was enough to use. Wang Xiaolie deeply doubted Zhang Jun's statement.

It is the end of March, and it is the time when the green and yellow are not reunited. The money I snatched from Yang Jin a few months ago has been almost spent. Wang Xiaoli refused to allow the prefectures and counties to pay undue taxes. In addition to Ruzhou, how much money can I get by collecting commercial taxes? Fortunately, there is enough food, so there will be no inevitable chaos.

Wang Xiaoligui frowned and thought about a method. This is the time to test himself.

Reduce the burden on the people, and at the same time, the government has enough manpower and can support the army. Who wouldn’t think so? In the end, it’s impossible. Most of the Chinese officials understand that oppressing the people is costly to collect too much taxes. But the salaries of officials and the military’s money and food are on themselves. What should I do if I don’t collect money from the people?

What should I do? Wang Xiaoli rubbed his forehead lightly and thought of a solution. If he couldn't bear the pressure at this time and charged money from the people, his previous efforts would be in vain. But if he didn't collect money from the people, where would the money come from?

There are indeed many ways to make money in Xinye City, but now it is immature, and the other is that it has no capital. How can it be without capital when doing things? Without capital, you can't even buy raw materials.
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