At night, the official residence, study room, Li Li and Huang Gui read the account book together. The New Year is approaching, and the Li Mansion's income and expenditure accounts this year are probably getting better.

In short, if you have a surplus, although your income is high, your expenses are very large. It can be said that you spend money like flowing water. If you settle at the end of the year, you can have a surplus, which is rare.

Li Li looked at the amazing expenses and scratched his head: "I have to find a way to make more money. For example, next summer, I will hatch more fish fry, and I feel that the money is not enough..."

"You are trying to raise soldiers and horses, of course you spend money like flowing water..." Huang Gui sighed, "If you just be a rich man, you will be rich enough to compete with a country."

"Be a rich man? Cao Shuang also thinks so. Did Sima Yi let him go?" Li Li shook his head, "If the tiger and leopard are strong, it would be a good thing, but if the pigs in the pigpen are strong, it would be dangerous."

Huang Gui understood this truth, so she was purely moved. She closed the account book and asked Li Li: "I have been busy for more than half a year. Is your transaction with Poyang King completed?"

"Well, I finally finished it, but I was so tired..." Li Li lay back, lay on the couch, crossing his legs.

Huang Gui came over and pushed his shoulders. Li Li turned around and lay down, asking Huang Gui to massage his back.

The war ended and the imperial court's reward had already come down.

Liang Sen, Peng Jun, Wu Xiang, Huang? Each of them showed their own performance in this battle. With military merits, they were promoted to military titles, either promoted, or promoted titles, or added fiefs.

The other Xuzhou soldiers who made military achievements each gained.

This is the opportunity that Li Li created for his subordinates. He won all the battles, and each of them gained military merits based on his performance and was promoted to military numbers.

He himself, with his military merits, promoted the title of Duke of Pengcheng County, added fiefs, and worked overtime to 20 swordsmen.

Ban Jian is the "spotted sword". It is a sword decorated with beautiful stripes. The warrior wearing the striped sword is a ceremonial follower that demonstrates glory.

But this is not what Li Li wants the most. He is working so hard that he certainly wants to make a deal with the King of Poyang, who is assisting in the government. Now, the transaction is completed.

First, Li Li was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou and the commander of the military affairs of Huaibei.

Second, the Huaibei Military Governor's Office was established. Peng Jun, the governor of Dang County, who had outstanding military achievements (recommended by Li Li), was the governor of the military land. He traveled to the "Guizhou Military Governor" in Huaibei to solve the military supplies of various troops in Huaibei.

Third, the number of troops in Xuzhou military battalion increased by 10,000 yuan, and the money and grain required was raised by Xuzhou.

Fourth, this is somewhat obscure, that is, his left arm and right arm, at least two people can be the governor of Huaibei based on military merits.

Now, one is Liang Sen and the other is Huang?

This is the deal Li Li wanted. He was the governor of Xuzhou himself, and one of his confidants (ranked by military merits) became the military farming commander, and began to farm on a large scale.

The King of Poyang was not a loss either. From the cracking of the major rebellion case at the beginning of the year to the subsequent series of great victory in the battles against each other, he was able to give him the "good leader" credit for his regent.

But it is difficult for Li Li to be a provincial governor because this is a very special official position.

The state governor is mainly honorary and has a special meaning.

For more than 50 years, the position of prefecture governor rarely appeared. Once he was awarded the title of Linchuan King Xiao Hong as the governor of Yangzhou.

Once during the Zhongdatong period, during the Wei Dynasty, during the civil unrest, the Liang State granted Yuan Yue, a royal clan of the Southern Wei State, the King of Wei State, and the surrendered general Fan Zun of Wei State, as the general of Anbei and the governor of Sizhou, and sent troops to escort the two of them to the north.

Another time, during the Taiqing period, he appointed Hou Jing, a rebel general of the Wei State (Eastern Wei) as the governor of Yuzhou.

In addition, when Emperor Gaozu (Xiao Yan) was about to receive Zen, he was granted the title of Duke of Liang and was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou.

Therefore, the position of state governor is very rare, and once granted, it is of great significance.

Li Li was promoted to Xuzhou Governor because of his strong military merits. He was about to be the governor of the military affairs of Huaibei.

It is to carry the entire Huaibei defense line, lead the Huaibei garrison to defend against Qi.

Li Li's goal is to be the governor of Xuzhou. Poyang King Xiao Fan wanted to win him over. Of course, he had no objection, but the premise was that Li Li made enough military achievements to calm all doubts.

Now, Li Li has done it and has met the ‘trading conditions’.

The "brutal" performance of the Xuzhou army also made the Poyang King unable to have any intention of breaking his promises, so the transaction was successfully completed.

Li Li, a martial artist who was born in a mild cold, was appointed as the governor of the state. No matter how strong his military achievements were, he would be "proud of wood in the forest and would be destroyed" from then on, and became the target of many people's jealousy and slander.

However, Li Li didn't care. With the convenience of his position, he had more room for development.

Huang Gui was happy, but he was a little confused: "The court is not afraid of... Isn't you afraid that you will be respectful to your own troops, and will you not lose your tail?"

"What I said, in mathematics, the addition of positive and negative is exactly offset." Li Li smiled, "Look, what does it mean to expand the recruitment of troops and large-scale military farming?"

Huang Yan thought about it carefully and widened his eyes: "Does the court think that you have become a guardian dog from now on?"

"Haha, that's right!" Li Li nodded and analyzed.

Large-scale farming means reclamation of large amounts of wasteland and taking years to cultivate.

To guard these lands, you have to expand your army, and a few years have passed.

The military farming soldiers were scattered in the military farming area, and at most they fought against small groups of thieves. Faced with the invading enemy army, it was difficult for the military farming soldiers to protect themselves, so warriors were needed to defend the enemy.

Then, in order to protect the results of the military farming, even though the Xuzhou army increased by 10,000, it still could not leave Xuzhou easily.

Because Xuzhou is a place of four battles, there must be enough combat troops to better protect the results of the military farm.

The more jars and jars there are in Xuzhou, the more difficult it is for the Xuzhou army to give up their homes.

If one day, the Xuzhou governor Li Li wanted to rebel and march southward, it would inevitably lead to the emptiness of Xuzhou. Then the Qi State, which hated Li Li, would definitely take advantage of the situation.

There is no danger to defend in Xuzhou area. The fields that have been reclaimed with great effort will inevitably be beyond recognition under the iron hoof of the Qi army. So, can the soldiers of Xuzhou army follow Li Li to the south with peace of mind?

cannot.

Therefore, with the restraint of "mixing farming", the Xuzhou Mu Li Li will be trapped in Xuzhou and be a guardian dog.

Even with tens of thousands of soldiers, he could only guard Xuzhou, Huaibei and the northern gate of Liang State.

Li Li also said: "First of this, secondly, the imperial court has newly restored the entire Huaibei area. In order to win the hearts of the people, it promised not to collect taxes for ten years. What does this mean?"

"It means that many Huaibei prefectures and counties, the food and grass needed by the garrison can only be transported from the rear, or purchased at high prices locally, which is a huge burden for the court."

"In the new restoration of Huaibei prefectures and counties, the city defense must be strengthened, the troops must be raised, the war must be prepared, and the counterattack of Qi State will be spent on how much money and grain will be spent?"

"So, implementing military camps in Huaibei and achieving self-sufficiency in Huaibei Prefectures and counties is the best solution."

"However, Huaibei and Henan are connected together, and they are all plain areas. Qi army attacked during the harvest season. So the fields that had been cultivated for more than half a year would probably be without harvest."

"If this continues, the court cannot afford it. Therefore, there must be a general guarding Huaibei, governing the military affairs of Huaibei, and bringing an army that can fight tough battles to repel the harassment of Qi."

"Then, Li Sanlang, who is brave and good at fighting and able to operate industries, will take it as the best. In order to command the governors of various states, he will naturally have to be a higher level and be a state governor."

"To ensure the safety of Huaibei, we must naturally expand the army appropriately. Isn't this a matter of course?"

After Li Li explained this, Huang Yan quickly figured it out: "Then, let's continue to stay in Hanshan?"

"Stay on, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop."

Li Li drank a cup of tea and smiled: "The King of Poyang is in full swing now. Do you think, all the emperors, are you convinced?"

Huang Yan shook his head: "I definitely don't accept it. King Poyang is not a descendant of Emperor Gaozu, but he is not an imperial clan, but has become a vassal king of the government and his status is becoming increasingly stable."

"This is like a supporter to control the power of the clan. Who will accept the uncles of the little emperor?"

Li Li interrupted: "I was captured by the culprit of rebellion. Half of this great achievement was given to King Poyang."

"The King of Poyang strongly supported me to fight the Qi army. I won a great victory. The official army recovered the entire Huaibei area. The King of Poyang made great achievements. In the eyes of outsiders, am I, a Poyang native, hooked up with the King of Poyang?"

"So, in the eyes of all the emperors, Li Sanlang of Poyang may be the minions of King Poyang. If they want to let King Poyang stand aside, they should not beware of me, a pawn?"

Huang Gui sighed: "But you are not the pawn of King Poyang, not his minions."

Li Li shrugged: "Who believes? A foreign military general named Han Guo was actually a state governor and was brave and good at fighting. Once he had a strange intention, he would probably not be able to make a big fuss."

"Now, Huaibei has cultivated farms and the cultivated fields can tie up the thoughts of the soldiers of Xuzhou army. Once the soldiers are worried about land, their families will not be willing to follow me to go south and get involved in the power struggle of Jiankang."

"Besides, between Huaibei and Jiangnan, there is also the Yangtze River chasm. People and tigers are separated by two walls, and they feel safe psychologically."

"So, everything I want is coming. I will sit in Huaibei, guard the northern gate, and fight with Qi State. The court officials were relieved for a while, and they won multiple goals in one fell swoop and were all happy."

What he said was that everyone was happy, but Huang Yan could hear the helplessness in Li Li's tone.

No matter what the fact is, in the eyes of many people, Li Li and Poyang Wang are in the same group, once...

This kind of topic is too much to make a defeat, and Li Li quickly mentioned another thing: "Your third brother has now become the governor with his military merits."

"The news reached Poyang, your father was afraid that he would be laughing from ear to ear."

Huang Yan smiled when he heard this, but he didn't answer, but he was really happy: when his father heard this good news, he was afraid that he would cry out with joy.

Who would have thought that Huang Dache, who opened a gambling stall in Poyang City (has been closed long ago), had a son who had a promising future and became a "envoy"!

The governor of the state has different ranks according to the state level. The governors of large states such as Jiangzhou and Jingzhou are completely different from those of ordinary states.

But for ordinary people, the envoy (the title of the governor) is a great official.

Li Li thought about Huang Sanlang, the former "second-generation black man" and now he has become the "entourage", and couldn't help but sigh: Father-in-law, I am worthy of your Huang family.
Chapter completed!