When Guo Shao returned to the study, Zuo You came with a stack of memorials that summarized the contents, bowed and placed the things on the imperial desk, and said, "Please check it out."

His movements are slow and steady, and even his slight behavior is very attentive... Because this place is the center of the dynasty, everyone is very cautious in doing everything here. Perhaps because of the "importance", the most ordinary little things also give them a special atmosphere.

There is only one person who is not that concerned about it, and that is Guo Shao. He is the master here. No matter whether the master is right or wrong, others will smooth things over for him.

"Your Majesty, Zhe De has submitted a memorial." Zuo You said calmly again.

"Oh?" Guo Shao immediately looked down at the pile of things on the table. Zhe De Shu was a chief official in the border area and one of the people who always received attention in the court. Several cabinet assistants usually put the most important memorials on it in a conspicuous position, and Guo Shao quickly found that one on the pile of memorials.

In the memorial, Zhe Deyan seemed to be answering the court's inquiry. Guo Shao couldn't remember whether he had asked someone to ask him, nor did he know what the yamen decided to ask about that matter... searching for the affairs of Li Yiyin, the leader of the Dangxiang.

In short, Zhe Deyan replied in the memorial and got some clues Li Yiyin was in the northern grassland, but he has not yet been found.

Zuo You looked up slightly, as if wondering whether he should surrender. Guo Shao glanced at him and immediately started talking about the topic: "The rules of Pingxia Province are not perfect, I have an idea."

Zuo You immediately stayed there with peace of mind, clasped his fists and said, "I'm listening."

Guo Shao thought for a while and pondered: "This rule involves the gradual reform of the military system of the Guards. At present, most of the Guards go home to farm or work after going to war. However, this usage really wastes the expense of the court's spending equipment and training the guards. They should have a better use, that is, guarding the province. In this way, it will not only have a better income than farming and working, but also have a greater effect on the dynasty."

Zuo You hurriedly said, "Your Majesty said so well, I think you are good!"

After hearing this, Guo Shao was a little happy and said, "The Left Minister tells others about this, discuss it, and then formulate a specific implementation strategy according to my ideas, and let me take a look."

Zuo You bowed immediately: "I obey the order."

Guo Shao also said his own thoughts in a piecemeal way, "The provincial guards cannot use a lifetime system, but should have a period of time. The nearly three years and the distant five years are a round. This has an advantage. The basic foundation of the provincial guards is still in China, and the main force of the provincial military preparations is not easy to leave the court."

Zuo You asked: "The soldiers of Daxu's military were with the locals. Military law only strictly prohibited adultery and looting, and there was no prohibition on prostitution, seduction and seduction of women. If the soldiers and local women are in contact, what rules should the court deal with it?"

Guo Shao thought that he and the Central Plains dynasty did not have many ethnic concepts. The mainstream belief in the world was still "when entering China, they would be China", and they recognized the truly naturalized people; and without the obsession of the Germans in World War II to maintain noble blood... Moreover, the Dangxiang people were also yellow-skinned people.

He said immediately: "After the rotation period expires, soldiers can voluntarily bring back their local wives and concubines. If you have a property purchase, you don't have to worry. Since there is a period of defense, soldiers should not be willing to buy land and houses, and they can also sell them temporarily."

Zuo You received the order and surrendered.

Guo Shao was sitting on the chair behind the imperial case and still thought about it again. The Japanese garrison can last for five years; the Xia garrison can last for three years. This rule will not be very hindered... As long as the court is rich! Because people in this era live a slow pace, three or five years are not long for ordinary people. Most of them are willing to spend three or five years of garrison to exchange for the guarantee of wealthy family resources.

The highest commander of the province, the Grand Governor, the provincial guards will return to their country in three to five years and receive the reward they deserve. They will never collude with local forces, causing the risk of division of the territory. However, the local exiled Hans have no force and are suppressed by the garrison. Without violence, they will not cause much storm. At present, this method seems to be able to protect the unity of the empire's territory.

Because the military expenditure of the provincial guards was to be spent, the imperial court's military expenditure would increase again... However, the utilization of provincial resources, trade and "transport" would increase the imperial court's income, which should be maintained. Guo Shao expected that the Daxu Dynasty's finances would enter a trajectory of the same inflation of income and expenditure in the future.

Guo Shao turned his head and reached out to touch the location of "Jiazhi County" below the map. From the perspective of resource allocation, he became very interested in the grain output in the south for a time.

However, after looking for a while, his eyes still moved upwards, looking at the Western Regions of Hexi, as well as Liaoxi and Liaodong... The in-depth layout of military defense is urgent and important!

...

The spring breeze caused a little greenness to appear on the wasteland east of Lingzhou. From a distance, the place where birds do not lay eggs seemed to have the illusion of turning into a grassland.

A team of agile war horses rushed out of the bare valley, and the woods and grass in front immediately shone brightly.

"Helping!" At the moment, a middle-aged man wearing armor and holding sharp edges, he kicked his horse's belly violently, and rushed over impatiently, then jumped and dismounted, squatted down by a stream and picked up a handful of clear water.

"Ha..." The middle-aged man sighed happily.

"Zhegong, let's follow this road and we will soon arrive in Lingzhou!" said a literary scholar in a robe.

The middle-aged man Zhe De nodded.

At this moment, the scribe frowned and scolded, "You guys, haven't you seen Mr. Zhe drink water here? Lead the horse downstream to drink water!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded quickly.

Zhe De pulled out the leather water bag from his belt and put it into the stream to fill the water. The scholar next to him was also busy doing some trivial matters. After a while, the scholar said, "I heard that Li Yiyin's daughter is still a virtuous concubine, and the official family is very favored. This is to recruit Li Yiyin to surrender to the court; but we sent people to arrest Li Yiyin everywhere. Now we are not up or down, and we cannot offer a reward or appease the court's attitude..."

Zhe Deji suddenly asked, "Why can't you follow the attitude of the court?"

The scribe lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "The court mainly focuses on appeasement. I guess it is not only to stabilize the hearts of the Dangxiang people in Pingxia, but also to consider the Dangxiang tribes west of Lingzhou. But Zhe Gong is different. After all, Zhe Gong has some connection with Dangxiang people. The more Zhe Gong seems to hate the Li family, the more relieved the court."

Zhe De said calmly, pointing at the scholar and said, "You are too smart. I have seen an official family, but the official family is not a narrow-minded person. I judge a gentleman by his villain's heart!"

After hearing this, the scholar was a little embarrassed, but immediately looked loyal and planned for Zhe De: "Compared with the mind of the officials, they are naturally villains! However, even if the officials are at ease with Zhe, it is inevitable that there will be villains in the court slander."

Zhe Deyun made a sound "huhhhh".

When the scholar looked at it, Zhe Deyi seemed unwilling to continue talking about the topic just now, so he looked left and said: "Why did the imperial court rush to urge the Lingzhou market to increase the number of horses to buy? Is it going to use troops again?"

Zhe Deyi straightened his waist and said, "I'm afraid this is indeed the case."

Wen Shi said: "It is necessary to use troops in the north, otherwise it will be of little use to increase the war horses."

Zhe Deyi turned his head and looked at him: "It's reasonable."

The scribe was inspired and immediately discussed enthusiastically: "From last year to this year, the court has been continuously adjusting grain to Lingzhou. Is this going to expedition the west again?"

Zhe Dejian said: "I heard that Daxu had a secret discussion with the Goryeo State during the Eastern Expedition (Japan). Maybe it was going northeast, and Daxu's biggest opponent was the Liao State."

The scribe nodded and said, "It really takes you to wait to see the direction clearly."

Zhe Dejian said: "We don't need to ask about this matter for the time being. What should we do if we are under our noses (increasing the volume of war horses trading volume)? I want to hear your idea."

The scribe pondered for a moment and said, "Those who restricted the war horses from the market are, first, the Uighurs in Ganzhou collected too much travel expenses, and second, the hidden dangers of the Tubo tribes to the caravans in the west of Lingzhou."

After hearing this, Zhe Deyi nodded constantly, "Continue to say."

Wen Shi said: "As long as they put pressure on these two forces and make them afraid to give in, they can reduce the cost of buying war horses and have more money to buy horses; and secondly, they can reduce the losses of war horses halfway. The war horse transactions will naturally increase."

The more Zhe Dezhen listened, the more interested he became, as if the hero had seen the same thing: "How to put pressure?"

Wen Shi said: "Now Daxu's martial arts reputation is famous all over the world. In one battle, the islands far away in the East China Sea surrendered for several months. The tribes in Hexi are very afraid of the earthquake. Duke Zhe can speak to the people in Lingzhou's tribes' halls. The court is very dissatisfied with the business roads in the west, and the nobles of the tribes will panic and restrain themselves."

Zhe Dejian nodded slightly, "This is a way."

The court was dissatisfied with the lack of trade routes. With the invincible action of fighting all over the world today, it is very likely to use force to solve the problem of the western border... This statement is actually to use force to threaten the tribes to submit!

However, Zhe Dejian was still not sure that the tribes would submit. The forces in the northwest were complicated. Who wouldn’t hold a job at the tip of the knife? The tribes in Ganzhou, near the left tribes in Hexi, collected money from passing by. After robbing for so long, they wanted others to spit out the meat in their mouths in a few words?

"The game is really interesting." Zhe Dejian said calmly, "The officials also like this."

The scribe immediately felt awe-inspiring, because Zhe Deyan mentioned that he had sat with the emperor in front of his subordinates more than once. The scribe said with a look of his face: "The official game is very clever?"

Zhe Dezhe smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of chessboard you are talking about? The officials are sometimes smart and sometimes confused."

When the scribe heard this, everything he thought.
Chapter completed!