Chapter 223: Settle accounts

After a day of rest in Andu City, Qin Nuo followed Pei Yue to go south.
A few days later, the team arrived in northern Xinjiang.
The huge convoy crossed the long barriers and arrived at Changlongguan at sunset.
Finally returned to his own place, Qin Nuo felt that the whole person was relaxed, and the accompanying Chen Changan and others were also very happy.
Far away thinking about the promise made in the camp at the foot of the mountain, now it has finally been fulfilled, bringing everyone home a lot. Unfortunately, he returned to his hometown but did not see Pei Tuo.
That evening, after dinner, Qin Nuo read the detailed explanation of the battle report in the army today, as well as the internal affairs of the imperial court that Qianli Sijima passed over.
Facing Pei Yan who was by his side, he suddenly asked, "I haven't seen a few people in Pei Tuo these days. I heard that they took over the work of organizing the Changlongguan military coffers. Is it necessary to transfer to a civilian office?"
Pei Zheng was serious: "It's still a long way to go to the civil service, but young people should learn more."
"Is the general still angry?" Qin Nuo said with a grin, even when this person had a communiqué for personal revenge.
"Don't dare," Pei Yi bowed his head.
"Since I'm not angry, let people out. I was originally told to tell them not to tell the general. After all, I want to surprise the general."
Surprise? It's scary! Pei Ye was black-faced. He hadn't suffered such a shock in his whole life.
"Or let me share some of the work for them? Anyway, my math is better than them." Seeing Pei Yan saying nothing, Qin Nuo continued to laugh.
"The emperor ..." All this talked about, and Pei Yi reluctantly sighed. "The emperor does not need to worry. As a general commander, he needs more than conscripts, but also pay attention to Plan for the next move and coordinate the overall situation. Although the military needs such logistical tedious matters, although there are full-time civilian officers in the military, as generals, you must not know. A few people of Yan Chang have good qualifications, but they are still calm. ... "
Qin Nuo understands that even if he is not a master of internal affairs, he must have his own abacus in this regard, otherwise he will most likely be deceived by the people or be full of money. Blindly stressing the battle on the battlefield, no matter how brave and invincible, it is only a brave general who cannot lead the overall situation. Pei Ye's punishment of Yan Chang also meant to experience several people.
"However, haste is not up to speed, not every general is born with a natural talent like a general." Qin Nuo laughed.
When he was young, he was both civil and military, and he was the champion of Beijing. Such qualifications are extremely rare, and they can earn a living for themselves even when they are in the worst.
"Also, I have learned a few things these days. Chen told Cao Qi to take over and let them serve the royal southbound service."
The great achievements of the First World War in Nanlan City, plus Nan Chen Pingding, were all extremely glorious feats, and the court naturally had a grand reward. Pei Tuo should have returned to Beijing to receive gratitude.
From the emperor's side, Cao Qi and several garrison generals from Changlongguan welcomed him.
Pei Yue asked: "How is the progress of Pei Tuo and their internal government accounts?"
Cao Qi quickly said: "There has been a lot of progress, and the classification is clear. Pei Tuo is particularly fast. I heard that some of them also noticed that there was a problem with the grass and grass, and they identified a maggot that was in the office of a lurking house."
Pei Min nodded, "It's barely qualified. Next, go back to Beijing and tell them to pack up and go back to the camp. The remaining affairs will be arranged by the fine-grained people to take over."
Cao Qi was overjoyed, waiting for him to answer. The officer next to him, Jiang Peng, was overjoyed and said, "The general is magnanimous. He thanked them for their grace."
The words didn't end, and they ran away, rejoicing to go to the news.

Jiang Peng rushed to the gate of Chengxi Treasury.
Before entering the door, a stale smell of mixed goods was coming.
He paused, and whispered, "What are you doing, are you still alive?"
There was no sound in the door. Jiang Peng kicked the door open and saw three people and more than a dozen accountants in the room.
Yan Chang slumped on the seat with an unlovable expression, like a moldy mushroom. Pei Tuo and Yao Xingxu were slightly stronger than him. Pei Tuo held the account book and talked to a quartermaster. The number of stocked leather, iron, and paper armors was discussed in the mouth, and there seemed to be a mosquito coil-like light flashing in his eyes. Sitting at the desk case, Yao Xingxu frowned, his face was so heavy that he was staring at the book in front of him.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Jiang Peng smiled deliberately: "I came over from the general just now, and he asked about your progress."
"Say something fast and let fart fly." Yan Chang cursed weakly.
"The general said that if you don't finish this job, you won't be able to catch up with the team back to Beijing. So ... I can only spare you first, this job doesn't have to be done."
The three who had been stabbed and held for almost a month couldn't believe their ears.
Yan Chang's eyes brightened: "It's true and false, it's not you who made up the deceit." These days of their misfortunes, Jiang Peng and a group of young officers stationed in the North have not stopped by to watch and laugh. Very vigilant.
"Of course ..." Jiang Peng deliberately prolonged his tone. "I came here to see you pitifully, by the way ..."
"Fuck, your kid won't hit the house for three days to expose the tile!" Yan Chang jumped up from his seat, up to the other side.
But after hearing Jiang Peng's second half ... "speaking for the general", his fist stopped stiffly in front of Jiang Peng three inches.
"Really?" Asked Pei Tuo, who threw his account book and jumped out of the door.
"If you dare to lie, the brothers will go together." Yao Xingxu followed closely, rubbing his wrist aggressively.
"Of course it is true. I ate the bear heart leopard gall and dared to fake a military order? The general just said it personally. I gave this job to others, and you were relieved!"
For a moment, several of Pei Tuo's expressions appeared for the rest of his life.
"Fuck, don't you say early, do you want to scare people to death?" Yan Changshun kicked Jiang Peng.
"Wolf-hearted, but I ran over when I heard the news. I knew it would be dragged on in the afternoon." Jiang Peng raised his hand to block and laughed.
A few quartermasters and accountants next to each other continued to bury their heads in painstaking calculations, and they had never heard of the upset of these guys.
Several people couldn't wait to rush out of the storeroom, as if the sky was blue, the grass was green, and the water was clear. The whole world became extraordinarily beautiful.
Yan Chang couldn't help asking: "Whether the month has passed yet, who is asking?"
Jiang Peng hesitated. He just realized the problem. It seemed that the general changed his mind after coming out of Xiheyuan from the west. Naxiheyuan packed up the post from last month. The spirit girl of the Xuelie tribe lived there , The future concubine.
The emperor is so magnificent, the emperor has not forgotten us! Yan Chang exchanged his gaze and opened his heart.
Jiang Peng was confused.
But even more confused than this is, "Hey, to be honest, why were you sent by the general to do this job?"
Yan Chang hesitated twice, "Of course, it was because ... some of us in northern Xinjiang have made a great progress, and the generals have made great progress.
The three finally managed to struggle from the moldy pile of paper and couldn't wait to wash and change clothes.
Leaving Jiang Peng in the back, he scolded two sentences and walked towards the backyard.
Back in the study, he sorted out a stack of recent documents, but he didn't see Pei Hui returning. When he came out to meet Cao Qi, he asked, "Cao joined the army, where did the general go? Didn't come back for dinner."
"Dinner has been used in Xihe Garden. The general is tonight. I'm afraid I'll be back for a while. Just leave the paperwork." Cao Qi said casually.
Jiang Peng did as instructed. After having dinner in the vestibule, I hit a punch with my brothers. It's already late at night, but found that Pei Ye hasn't returned yet.
Where did the general go tonight? Wouldn't it still be in Heehe Garden? Inexplicably, Jiang Peng couldn't help but start thinking.
The ghost sent God to turn around and walked westward. He was the guard leader of Pei Yue, and no one stopped him on the way.

In the Hehe Garden, the candles are bright.
Qin Nuo is looking at the memorials of all parties and understands the major events that have taken place in the DPRK during the past year or so.
The first thing he looked at was the bill. It includes the military expenditures of the northern and southern regions listed by the Ministry of Defense, the various expenditures of the Ministry of Households regarding this year, the reports of Changlongguan He Ci, Dou Weili and others, and the expenditure details of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It took more than half an hour to read these one by one. I calculated the income and expenditure figures inside.
Qin Nuo just wanted to shout from the sky, poor! !! !! !! !!
It's too much money for him to fight! In the past few years, I didn't do anything serious and went to war. In the battle of Nanchen, the state treasury was directly pulled out of the sky. It is no wonder that the army officials were determined to mobilize troops in the north, and all the officials of the household department could not wait to hang themselves. In particular, reforming the tax system on its own has reduced the taxation of acres in the world, and the reform of commercial tax has not achieved great results. The treasury is stretched, which is evident.
Fortunately, Qin Nuo also has a small vault with a guaranteed bottom. However, after a year of military service in the north, Neku basically ran out of food.
Neku ’s consumption is so clean, or because of the outbreak of war in the past two years, whether it is north or south, the business of the inner government has been greatly affected. Expenditure has skyrocketed, while income has plummeted. Think about and know what is happening in Neiku now. Basically, there are no underwear left.
"The emperor doesn't need to worry." Seeing Qin Nuo's frown raised, he could almost pinch the mosquito. Pei Yue laughed: "The war has come to an end so far. When the emperor returns to Beijing, there will no longer be a large-scale troop movement in the next two years. The inner government will gradually become abundant." He paused and laughed again: " It is also because of the emperor's morality that it will lead to a decrease in the income of the Central Korea. Although the adults complained, they all admired it. "
Qin Nuo nodded solemnly: "The introduction of the new tax system is also to reduce the burden on the people."
Pei Yue laughed: "The minister said that it is not the tax reform, but the Changlong concept. This is a great moral policy, which shows the beauty of the emperor and the virtue of a gentleman."
After Qin Nuo brought back the property of Changlongguan, he did not directly take back the inner government. Instead, he ordered the registration of the book, and what was originally stolen from Changlongguan was returned to the former business trip.
Uh ... is this a compliment? Why does it seem to be sarcastic about Song Xianggong's possession. Qin Nuo glared at him, quietly a little regretted.
I had known that this huge amount of silver would be ignored!
Alas, poverty is the source of all evil! People are short-minded, and even the bottom line of being a human is exhausted.
Qin Nuo comforted himself repeatedly in his heart and returned the two silvers to appease the business travel and demonstrate the protection and support of business behavior of the Da Zhou Dynasty. In the long run, it is a good thing to encourage more businessmen to step out of their homes. Northbound.
However, I still couldn't hold back my regret. Fortunately, part of the goods moved back belonged to the Turbi people. This part was regarded as booty and filled into the coffers of the court. There are also a few greedy tribes that had not been destroyed for a long time, but also contributed a little bit of oil and water.
"Well, everyone makes money when they fight. How can I get a net deal when I get to you?"
"Who wants the emperor to serve people with virtue." When talking about this topic, Pei Yue couldn't help but want to laugh. "If the emperor is cruel, he will wipe out the property in Nanlan City, and the people will be dismissed as slaves. The treasury of natural energy is abundant, and military expenditures are worry-free. "
This is a common method among the Beishu tribe. Well, it is indeed the most straightforward way to get money. It's more spicy.
Pei Yue calmly said: "Even if the shepherds on the grasslands sell their flocks, as long as the water and grass are rich, there will eventually be new sheep gathering and growing up. As a shepherd, why not love the old sheep? Herd, not to mention the fact that these sheep have been raised by the previous shepherd for too long. "
Qin Nuo understands what he said. It will take some time for these people in Nanlan City to be thoroughly transformed into the people of the Big Week, and it will take a lot of effort to suppress the vigilance of the army, which is another major expenditure. Rather than expel or even sell them, then move new people from the border.
Anyway, a city like Nanlan City, which occupies the main channel of water and land transportation, can quickly develop and become wealthy no matter who lives in it.
After all, people and sheep are not the same. In particular, Nanlan City experienced the previous chaos, and the people suffered terrible damage. The previous war was already a contribution to the flames, and it was too hard to turn everyone into a slave.
"The emperor's benevolent monarch is just that the northern tribes are strong and strong, and blindness is not their surrender." Pei Pai paused before continuing. "It's like a Xuelie tribe. Yu Zhongmin, even in this generation, is willing to surrender to the grace of the Great Zhou. After years and months, the new successor may not be so obedient. "
"I know that envy, even thunder, is the most effective way to suppress these clans." Qin Nuo nodded. No nation in this world will always surrender to other nations and countries. Once the time comes to work, the big week will be weak, and it will become the target of the surrounding powers. If you want to maintain your advantage, you need to not only develop yourself and stay strong, but also certain political means.
"I plan to support different tribes in the northern Xinjiang in the future, divide and rule. You can even set up titles such as six tribes or eight nobles, give tribes to these tribes and give them business convenience, but these honorary titles are not a tribe What is inherent is that they get it through competition, so that they can provoke their contradictions and consume too much energy. "Qin Nuo said, he felt a little dark.
Pei Ye was full of admiration. "The emperor is very good at this method, but how to act, it is necessary to consider from a long-term perspective."
"Yes, the strength of Mu Family is still there, and they cannot be ignored in any future north ..."
The two talked up in the room.
Under the cloister of the outer hall, several people from Pei Tuo came over.
They just finished washing and are ready to come here to thank you.
On the way, Yan Chang whispered, "The general seems to be here, and he won't watch us regenerate."
"Should not." Pei Tuo hesitated.
"This job is really hard to do. If you don't sin the general, you will offend the emperor." Yao Xingxu sighed.
"Well, I didn't know that the generals would be like this before ..." Yan Chang quietly complained.
Such a small belly chicken intestine, I must report! Pei Tuo completed the words he hadn't finished in his heart. He couldn't help wondering. It is reasonable to know that the emperor pretended to be a spirit girl. Especially my uncle has seen the emperor wear women's clothing.
Even if a few people concealed it, it didn't matter much, why was the reaction so fierce?
"Maybe the identity of the spirit girl is different." Yan Chang said casually, but didn't know what she was saying.
Three people quickly walked to Xihe Garden.
As he approached the main hall, Yan Chang stepped forward, looking at the trees ahead.
Where a shadow is squatting.
What kind of ghost is this guy, Jiang Peng, do you grow mushrooms here? Yan Chang politely said, "What's your kid doing? Sneaky."
Jiang Peng jumped up, panicked, as if he were a thief. Turning around and seeing the three men, they waved their hands hurriedly, "You whisper!"
"What's wrong?" Seeing his solemn panic, several people in Pei Tuo unconsciously followed the tension.
Jiang Peng waved his hands, but didn't know how to answer.
He discovered an incredible big secret tonight. Just now General Pei entered the palace of the Spirit Girl. It seems that it has been more than two hours and there are no people around. This is out of order. That's the maiden of the harem in the future!
Fortunately, there were no others around, only Blue Ear and a few guards.
Jiang Peng shivered and said, "Don't disturb the people inside, mother, uh no, general, uh, that ..."
Several people in Pei Tuo exchanged their gazes, and immediately understood his scruples, and they almost laughed and had a stomachache.
Yan Chang stepped forward to grab his neck and smiled, "Forget it, let's go back and solve this kid first."
"It's the same, let's not bother." Yao Xingxu also said.
The emperor and the general must have more important affairs to talk about, and Shane will come back tomorrow.