Chapter 101： imperial decree

   Five days passed, and the victims either mortgaged their land or people to the squires, and only then did they get the capital to survive.

After getting the food, everyone started to pack their things and go home. The house was burnt down. Now it’s winter again. No matter how hard you try to build a thatched hut for the family to keep out the wind and snow.

He Yuanwai and the others laughed with wrinkled faces, and said with Wu Shancai, "Fortunately, Master Wu has helped to maintain order these days."

Wu Shancai said absent-mindedly: "Where, this is all within the responsibility of the official."

Liu Yuanwai saw his solemn expression and asked, "Is there anything bothering you, sir?"

Wu Shancai sighed, "Lin'an Prefecture's handling of the siege of the city by the golden soldiers has been settled, and today the angels of Xingyuan Prefecture will come to announce the decree."

"So fast?" Liu Yuanwai was very surprised. When did the court's efficiency become so high?

"Yeah," Wu Shancai didn't expect it to be so fast, and sighed, "I don't know how many people will be repaid this time."

In fact, what he wanted to say was that he didn’t know whether he would be replaced, dismissed, or demoted, but no matter how much he inquired, he could not hear any news.

The unknown is always frightened. Thinking that the ending will be revealed in a while, I feel even more uneasy in my heart. Even though He Yuanwai and the others just sent him a lot of money, he is still unhappy, very unhappy.

A few people outside He Yuan looked at each other, and their good mood was also affected. They cooperated well with Wu Shancai, and they invested a lot of money in Wu Shancai for so many years. It takes a break-in period.

But no one thought that the two thousand elite soldiers of Xingyuan Mansion would come with the angel, and they would surround the mansion city as soon as they arrived.

Wu Shancai was taken aback and ran to Qi Xiuyuan with trembling legs. Qi Xiuyuan also greeted him in surprise, "Why did the angels surround the palace?"

Wu Shancai asked tremblingly, "Does the general also know?"

Qi Xiuyuan frowned, Wu Shancai's heart became even colder, "Emperor, the emperor won't do both of us?"

Qi Xiuyuan said angrily: "Who are you and us? The emperor really dealt with this general because of the siege, and this general took care of you first." After saying that, he left.

Wu Shancai had no intention of arguing with him at this time, and quickly trotted to keep up.

The angel and Dai Wei who came with the soldiers were already waiting at the government office. The strange thing was that He Yuanwai and others were also there.

Wu Shancai hurriedly trotted two steps forward, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the angel and General Dai are coming, it's really a dereliction of duty, two adults, why don't you go to the mansion to wash up?"

"No need," the angel glanced at Wu Shancai condescendingly, and said, "This official has to go to General Yuan after declaring his decree here, so don't delay."

"Yes, yes, everything is up to the adults." Wu Shancai was busy with people setting up the incense case.

Qi Xiuyuan asked Dai Wei with a cold face, "I don't know what General Dai's soldiers mean by encircling Xingzhou Mansion?"

Dai Wei snorted coldly, turned his head away without answering, and said to Wu Shancai's icy angel Qi Xiuyuan with a smile on his face: "General Qi is not in a hurry, this is a good thing, the Holy Master is taking care of your worries."

Qi Xiuyuan frowned, and He Yuanwai and the others who were standing beside them also looked at each other, with some ominous premonition in their hearts.

Speaking of which, why did the angel declare to detain them here?

The   angel saw their doubts, but their identities were not enough for him to answer, so he just glanced at them half-smiling.

What should I do if the ominous premonition becomes stronger?

The    imperial decree did come to solve the biggest problem for Qi Xiuyuan, but it also gave him another problem.

The lesser half of the people in Xingzhou Prefecture were classified as military households, and because of this military disaster, the households of victims who became victims, except for the only son and the widow, were all classified as military households.

This time, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household have reformed the military system. In the past, when a soldier left his hometown to join the army, he may not be able to return to his hometown in his entire life. Except for the school captains and a small number of soldiers who had survived, there were many who were unmarried before joining the army. Few of them were able to marry a wife and have children, all because they were poor soldiers.

There have been constant wars in the country. In recent years, many household registrations have been conscripted into the army, but the royal family is extravagant and the treasury has been empty. Not to mention Qi Xiuyuan, even General Yuan’s army salaries and forages have been deducted. Qi Xiuyuan has been a general for four years, only to give Ordinary soldiers have been paid once, but they are still half-paid. As for food and grass, they are lucky enough to eat and drink.

This time the weather changed suddenly. Qin Tianjian had already predicted that every time the North was affected by the disaster, the Hu people would go south to loot, so the emperor blocked the news when he got the news. In fact, he was worried about the salaries and provisions of the various armies.

He still has to celebrate the New Year, but there is no money in the treasury. Once there is a war, where will the food and grass come from?

And what about next year? What to do next year? Not only are the generals worried about the rations of the army, but he is also worried.

The emperor gathered Qin Fang and other confidants together, and finally came up with a way to let the soldiers worry about their own military rations.

The emperor planned to allocate a large area for them to plant by themselves, and the red pen was a little on the booklet, and tens of thousands of families in the world became military households.

Each household sends a strong man to join the army, and the rest farm the fields in the rear. There is enough food and grass to see the ability of each army.

The emperor lost his hand and left it alone.

When the emperor made this decision, he was catching up with the Jinbing to attack Xingzhou Prefecture, and Mingshui County became a heavily disaster-stricken county. The emperor did not want to bother to send people to help the disaster. worry about it.

Qi Xiuyuan was very worried, but Wu Shancai and He Yuanwai solved this problem for him.

Wu Shancai and He Yuanwai designed the victims, but in his eyes, Wu Shancai and He Yuanwai provided food to help him settle down his future subordinates.

At this time, seeing the pale faces of Wu Shancai and the squires, the anger of the past few days has finally dissipated. Qi Xiuyuan was very happy, but he questioned the angel with a condensed expression, "Even if the military system is changed, these military households will have to wait until next autumn. Only after harvesting, what should I do with the army’s salaries and forages? Also, the seeds, farm tools, and cattle after the beginning of spring, my lord, will only be fighting, not farming.”

The angel was embarrassed for a while, he also knew that this matter was a bit embarrassing for him, but the decree was personally ordered by the sage, and in the future, all the armies will follow this system, the most important thing is that the angel tried his best to be careful and said: "Master Qi, the treasury is now very real. It’s because we can’t get food. Since the system has been restructured at this time, the army’s food and grass will naturally be raised by the generals, and all armies follow this rule.” Seeing that Qi Xiuyuan’s face was even more ugly, the angel hurriedly said: “But General Qi, don’t worry, this good seed , farm tools, cattle and other items that the imperial court will provide will definitely arrive in Xingzhou before the spring.”