() Not only did Yunfeng not let go, he kneaded Yu Wenjun's lower abdomen wantonly, and lectured loudly: "Miss Yu, your waist is quite slim, haha~~ I am not taking advantage of you alone, but

I'll let you go after it's been cleaned up. Environmental protection is a work for the present and a benefit for the future. Everyone has a responsibility. Miss Yu, please don't take it to heart."

Yu Wenjun was angry and helpless, staring at Yunfeng hatefully! The oil stains in the cracks of the rocks could not be cleaned! Isn't this embarrassing? She seemed so angry that she forgot how to clean up when being hugged by this man.

A crack in the stone?,

Zhang Lingyun was speechless for a while, then came over and said: "Forget it, I'll help you, senior sister." Before he could finish the words, he clenched his palms into fists and punched the rock with a fierce punch!

With a loud "Bang!", amidst the smoke and dust, the stone shattered into pieces on the spot!

Queen Ren was stunned! Is this still a woman? In her impression, Li Xiong's kung fu was not so powerful when he was at his peak? Suddenly, all the admiration in his beautiful eyes was directed towards Zhang Lingyun.

Zhang Lingyun clapped each other's hands a few times casually, smiled slightly and said, "Okay, Wenjun, please continue. Come over when you're done."

"Yeah!" Yu Wenjun nodded heavily as if to relieve his anger, pushed Yunfeng away, and was about to squat down and continue working, but he was startled and said casually: "Huh? Didn't Yang Gong go to Weicheng to supervise the supply of grain and grass? Why?

Coming back so soon?"

Yunfeng turned around and saw that Yang Ming was walking quickly with a worried look on his face.

It turned out that after the rear was established, Yunfeng's army no longer had food and grass permanently stationed in Weicheng. Instead, food trucks were sent to the military camp every five days. At first, it was just Yang Ming's suggestion, and Yunfeng

He doesn't understand why the ancients set up a special place to store grain when fighting. In his opinion, is it more convenient to put it in the camp? Eat what you want without having to separate separate troops for protection. This was done in the previous expeditions.

of.

But once separated, Yunfeng also realized the benefits. It was safer. It was foreseeable that since the rainy season in the north would come in July and August, Shihu would definitely take the opportunity to attack, and there would inevitably be accidents when the food and grass were stored in the camp.

.But Weicheng is located fifty miles northwest of Chang'an, a moderate distance

, with so many fortresses guarding them day and night along the way, and with the city firmly guarded, it was absolutely impossible for the Jie army to make a sneak attack. Secondly, it was due to the rainy season. Being placed in the city can provide maximum protection against chao and water, and the military camps are all covered with

With tarpaulin tents, it is impossible to build special earth and stone warehouses.

Just as I was thinking about it, Yang Ming had already approached. Yun Feng approached him and asked, "Mr. Yang, is the journey going smoothly? How much food is left in Weicheng?"

Yang Ming cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am here just for this matter. Currently, there are only half a month of food left in Weicheng."

Yunfeng was startled. He quickly asked: "Why is there only this little left? Doesn't Shiyi send food here every month?"

Yang Ming smiled wryly and spread his hands: "Originally, Shiyi prepared a year and a half of food and grass for the king's expedition, which is supposed to be enough for Shi Hu to use up. But it was only prepared for an army of 100,000 people, and now the king has collected the soldiers.

The number of soldiers in the army is close to 150,000!

If that's the case, that's fine. The key lies in the millions of refugees who have been resettled to the west of Chang'an. Some of these people fled from the east with nothing, and some were serfs and lived in poverty. Although Qiao Shijun has arranged for each of them to

Japan's rations were reduced to four liters for young men and three liters for other women, old and weak, but it was still far from enough! This is

Thinking about the consumption of millions of refugees every day makes people have trouble sleeping and eating. Now there is nearly a month's gap before the wheat harvest. This is the result of collecting a large amount of food and grass supplies from Xiaoguan and Sanguan. Otherwise, the army would have already run out of food.

Well, although the scholar's etiquette is very orderly, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. I heard that his hair is turning gray, which is really sad!"

Yunfeng couldn't help but feel a headache. Although a large population is a good thing, it also means a big burden. Based on this calculation, his burden is much heavier than that of Shi Hu. Shi Hu only has to provide for labor and servants.

nearly four

One hundred thousand people, not to mention that these people can be rationed with one or two liters of food every day, which is already very good. Looking back, there are more than one million mouths waiting for food. What will happen if we include the nearly one million hungry people in Chang'an City?

situation?

"The founding of the country was still too short, and the treasury is empty!" Yunfeng sighed helplessly, and couldn't help but think of an ordinary war recorded in the history books. In the first year of Jianning (168 years), Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty fought against the Xiqiang rebels.

, the court dispatched 5,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and 3,000 chariots (three people per chariot, a total of 9,000 chariots), which lasted three winters and two summers and cost a total of 4.55 billion baht.

!

A mere 24,000 troops cost 4.5 billion. This is an unimaginable astronomical figure! However, war is such a reality. Although Yunfeng is not as wealthy as the Eastern Han Dynasty court, the war horses, equipment, food and grass in his army are...

Military pay and death benefits are all converted into cash, probably amounting to tens of billions!

For a moment, Yunfeng's heart was clouded with a shadow, 'Could it be that I can't hold on anymore? Will I be forced to give up Guanzhong?'

After exhaling heavily, Yunfeng asked without giving up: "Has the rice in Hanzhong and Yizhou been included in the calculation?"

Yang Ming nodded bitterly.

Yunfeng felt a sense of powerlessness all over his body. At that time, he was greedy for petty gains and did not bring food and grass to fight the autumn wind in the court. How long had it passed? He had already fallen into the dilemma of food shortage. This was clearly retribution!

Yunfeng understood that there were two ways out before him. One was to retreat immediately, and the other was to launch a general attack on Shihu in advance.

It is absolutely impossible to retreat. With this retreat, Jie and Zhao will have all the land in Guanzhong, and their power will increase greatly. It will be even more difficult for them to advance eastwards. And it is impossible to attack Shihu. Let's not mention whether Liu Yao will

Taking advantage of the situation and using more than 100,000 troops to attack the more than 200,000 troops occupying favorable terrain is simply a joke!

Seeing Yunfeng's troubled look, Yang Ming's heart moved and hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, it's not that there is no grain and rice in Qinliang and Liangzhou, but it is scattered among the people. I understand that your Majesty does not want to forcefully levy grain and grass, but now the treasury is empty.

, the military situation is urgent, and the king has to deal with special matters. He might as well order Shiyi to collect grain and rice from the people as soon as possible. I believe that the people will understand the difficulty of the king."

Yun Feng frowned and asked: "By doing this, what's the difference between Gu, Sima, Shi Le and his ilk? The people of Jiangdong were already miserable, needless to say, but Shi Le conscripted the people for this war and drew three from five.

, each person pays two dan of grain, and the wealthy households are better off, and they can grit their teeth and get through it.

How could a poor family afford a living? The bandits were pressing hard, causing many families to flee within the territory, and some people even committed suicide. During the war, officials at all levels took the opportunity to amass money and robbed women. Today's Hebei

Henan is already in a miserable state, and Shi Le's achievements in encouraging students to teach and cultivate mulberry trees in the past few years can be said to be lost in one fell swoop!

As a politician, you must never plunder people's wealth, no matter how great and just the excuse is! As the old saying goes, since the people have paid taxes, they have fulfilled their obligations to our Qin State. Otherwise, not only will the vitality of the people be greatly damaged,

, What’s more serious is that the court will lose its credibility, and there will be no

Once, there is no guarantee that there will not be a second time. How can the people be convinced by the decrees issued in the future? Over time, the politicians simply break the jars and smash them, and return to officialdom to bully the people. The people are in dire straits and cannot survive, and peasant uprisings break out.

Break everything and start over again!"

Yang Ming also knew that Yunfeng's warning was not without purpose, and he did not want the Qin State to become a regime of extortionate expropriation. However, if the food was not collected from the people, where would the food come from? He couldn't help but think hard.

After a long while, Yang Ming let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty, since you don't want to collect grain, you might as well borrow grain from the people. He can return it when he has the money and grain in the day."

"Borrow food? Pay for nothing?" A wry smile appeared at the corner of Yunfeng's mouth. Does he have to embark on this path? Today, he owes a huge pension of 800 million to the fallen soldiers, and he has enough money to redeem the land of the wealthy people in Guanzhong in three years.

Funds are just a good pie, and if you owe food to the people of Qin and Liang, you really won’t be afraid of being bitten by lice, and you won’t be afraid of being crushed if you have too many debts!

In fact, Yunfeng is not interested in relying on debt to maintain finances, especially money owed to domestic people! If he must owe money, he must owe money to foreign governments and foreigners, and it is still a huge debt. If he is happy, he will start from

I picked a little bit between my teeth and returned it to you. If you are unhappy, I won’t return it. What can you do?

However, the cruelty of reality forced him to go against his will again!

Yunfeng turned around and said: "Yang Gong, immediately send a letter to Shiyi, asking him to borrow grain from the people of Qin and Liang, especially the wealthy households. He must make good books and write down the IOUs. In addition, he must explain to the people

In today’s difficult situation, we must strictly implement the principle of voluntariness and doing things according to our ability, and no apportionment shall be forced, and no one shall be allowed to use this to enrich his own pockets!”

"Yes! I will take care of it now." Yang Ming gave a salute.

Yunfeng said to himself again: "However, we can't put all our eggs in one basket. We have to think of other ways."

Yang Ming asked in confusion: "What else can your Majesty do?"

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Yang!" Yunfeng turned around and called loudly: "Wang Gui!"

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" Wang Gui heard the voice from afar and ran over.

Yunfeng ordered: "Go and let the brothers secretly sneak into the counties and counties of Yongzhou west of Chang'an to find out who has colluded with Jie and Zhao, especially those big people in Wubao. They must be closely monitored. If there is anything suspicious,

, report immediately!”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, my brother will make absolutely no mistakes!" Wang Gui licked his lips excitedly, saluted and left in a hurry.

Yang Ming immediately understood what Yunfeng was going to do, and reminded him uneasily: "Your Majesty, there must be conclusive evidence. Otherwise, if you just use food and salary to steal other people's wealth for no reason, the impact will be extremely bad, and the gain will not be worth the loss."

."

Yunfeng smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, Wang Gui and the others will not mess around. In fact, I don't want anyone to collude with Shihu. Now that I think of it today, I will check it out before the rainy season. It's best if there is no such thing."

"As he said this, Yun Feng's eyes flashed fiercely: "However, if it is really beneficial to those who are stupid, they will naturally kill them as a warning to others!"

Yang Ming nodded and said: "That's fine, the war is coming at any time, but we must not cause trouble behind the scenes. I will send a message to Shiyi and say goodbye!"

Yunfeng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for taking the trouble."
Chapter completed!