Zhang Fei stammered and asked, "Is it so important for me?"

The founding three heroes of Shu Han, without Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei could not have accomplished anything. Without Zhuge Liang, Zhang and Liu Bei did not even have the chance to commit crimes. Therefore, Zhang and Zhang were indeed important, and He Bai nodded heavily.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei thought for a long time. He Bai's words were so destructive to those who value loyalty. At the same time, their emphasis on them reached an incredible level. Liu Bei treated the two like brothers in life and death; He Bai treated them not only as brothers, but also as a national scholar. The ancients said: Isn't it because of such attention and emotion that a scholar died as a close friend?

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei finally bowed their knees and said, "If you always follow the way of the world as the public and strive to seek benefits for the welfare of all people in the world. We are willing to be the master and assist you in the unification of the world. If you betray the public halfway, you will die under the sword and abandon it by both man and god. If you betray your original intention, then you will be the two of you who will plot against your elder brother and swear to kill your elder brother to thank you."

This effective word is really unhappy, but the words have broken down the power of the three-legged tripod, and the comfort is happier than anything else. He Bai happily helped Guan, Zhang and smiled, "In this way, can you two accept He's beautiful wife?"

Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were so heroic, they couldn't help but become shy at this time.

Guan Yu was tall and had a beautiful beard of two feet. In the eyes of people at that time, he was a handsome man. Zhang Fei was eight and a half feet tall, with a tiger's whiskers and a leopard head and a round-eyed man. He was also a powerful husband; he shaved his beard and even a fair-faced man. Therefore, He Xian, the bride's elder brother, was very satisfied. He was only very satisfied with the family background, thanks to He Bai's repeated persuasion, and finally agreed.

For a moment, there were three happy events in Beihai. Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei got married one day. The famous scholars Lu Zhi and Cai Yong were the hosts of the marriage. He Bai, He Xian and Liu Bei, who rushed from the plains, hurriedly picked up and dropped off the wedding. When Donglai King Liu Bian, Donglai Queen Tang Ji and Empress Dowager He also sent a lot of precious dowry.

Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were unknown in the past, became famous instantly because they welcomed the daughter of the Gaomen Shi family as their wife, and attracted the attention of many people. Those who know the details also know that this is the red line that He Bai, the lord of Qingzhou, pulled from it. From this we can see that these three people will definitely have a bright future in the future, and they cannot help but envy them.

Looking at Liu Bei who was forced to smile, He Bai was secretly amused. Even though Guan Yu and Zhang Fei explained to Liu Bei many times, Liu Bei might not believe it deeply. The rapid transformation of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will inevitably cause Liu Bei to have the boss's knot in his heart. For the Taoyuan brothers, the emergence of this knot will no longer conquer the world without any barriers as in history.

Moreover, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's identity was different from before, not only Liu Bei, a relative of the Han Dynasty, who had not yet been confirmed. He was also the son-in-law of the former general He Jin, the confidant general and cousin of the lord of Qingzhou He Bai. It was also related to the true representative of the Han Dynasty, the Emperor Yi, King Donglai.

Therefore, Liu Bei's power is completely abolished. As long as Liu Bei sincerely assists himself, he will definitely have the position of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. But if he is still ambitious and has nothing to do with it, Empress Zhang will be just a flash in the pan at most.

Not long after, the autumn harvest was completed, and the taxes for the new year were successively paid into the warehouse. Because the Beihai Kingdom implemented new tax measures, its income was different from previous years.

Peng Yu, a stakeholder who returned to his post, said, "Ming Gong, more than 17,200 hectares of new land in Beihai this year, with a total of 134,593 hectares of land in total. Because this year is a prosperous year, the average harvest of each acre is three stones per mu. According to the new tax rate, a total of 2,318,000 stones of grain is collected. The grain belonging to the Beihai Treasury is about 1,738,500 stones. The tax on the treasury is 55 cents per hectare, which is more than 7,400,000 yuan. All households, resident, entries, vocations, vocations, vocations, and taxes are exempted, so there will be no other income."

He Bai said: "Tell the other seven marquises in the country that the Han Dynasty has declined and the achievements made by the Han Dynasty in the past are not enough to continue to be maintained in the current Beihai. We need to make new achievements in our place to continue to enjoy the former treatment. I will give them two years to change. If it remains unchanged, all the old treatment will be cancelled."

Peng Xu was shocked and said, "Although the strange dream of Ming Duke gradually spread, as long as Ming Duke does not clearly raise the banner of rebellion against Han, the princes in the world will have their own selfish intentions and may not be able to target Ming Duke. This order is no different from the real rebellion against Han. I am afraid that the other marquis of the country will all rise up and oppose Ming Duke in order to protect themselves. Their power is quite large, and they are even more connected with the princes in the world. If they join forces, they may be afraid that the battle to fight Dong will happen in Qingzhou."

He Bai nodded and said, "It is normal to oppose it. If I want to stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty, I have to go against them. They can prove their abilities and values ​​and naturally can continue to enjoy them. If they cannot, then they will naturally be cancelled. I have never heard that the titles of the previous dynasty can continue to be maintained in the new dynasty. The new battle to fight against Dong may happen in Qingzhou, but if my officials and civilians in Qingzhou do not face a major battle, how can they take Qingzhou and assume the great responsibility of unifying the world?"

Peng Yu nodded and agreed that the ambition of He Bai, the governor of Qingzhou, had spread, and it was normal to be afraid of by the world. Independence on behalf of the Han Dynasty was not just about saying it, but about putting it into facts and launching wars to conquer other sides. In any case, wars will be fought sooner or later, so it is better to provoke a war in advance and fight a war near Qingzhou, which is much better than a long expedition.

Peng Yu calmed down and continued: "The salt tax has increased significantly this year. The tax in the past three months alone has reached 90 million yuan, alcohol tax of more than 12 million yuan, iron tax of more than 1.9 million yuan, vehicle and ship tax of more than 8 million yuan, sauna tax of more than 67 million yuan, customs tax of more than 1.8 million yuan, road tax of 1.8 million yuan, livestock tax of more than 1.2 million yuan, fishing and hunting tax, mountain and forest tax, and mineral deposits. In addition to the 1.72 million yuan that were distributed to several major marquises, there were still 1.72 million yuan in warehousing."

"The tax revenue of last year was about 320 million yuan less than last year, but the food was 1.4 million stone more. The total value was reduced by 50 million yuan. This is also because last year was a good year. Ming Gong used land tax to replace Dingkou household tax, which depends on what God wants. There will be more tax revenue in the bumper year, and there will be less tax revenue in the disaster year, which is far less normal as usual Dingkou tax."

He Bai smiled and said, "Dingkou taxes are normal, but no matter whether they are rich or bad, they are the same taxes. Isn't this called the people in the year of disasters without any way to survive. To celebrate the good harvest together, and to overcome the bad harvest together. In order to govern the people, the government must have the same heart and virtue as the people and share the joys and sorrows."

"Ming Gong is kind, and my subordinates worship him." Peng Yan said, "The taxes of the counties and states in Qingzhou are also very large. In addition to retaining basic expenses, Jinan has a total of 130 million yuan and 150,000 stones of grain. Pingyuan has a total of 235 million yuan and 200,000 stones of grain. Le'an has a total of 124 million yuan and 140,000 stones of grain. Donglai has a total of 139 million yuan and 160,000 stones of grain. Qi has a total of 156 million yuan and 170,000 stones of grain.

"In addition to the retention of Beihai Kingdom this year and last year, the Ming Gong could pay a total of 1.356 billion yuan and 3.82 million stones of grain."

He Bai frowned. In the past year, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, provided 3 billion yuan in money and tens of millions of stones of grain to challenge Dong's coalition forces. This year, he has provided a lot of money and grain. How could Qingzhou be only two million less than Jizhou's population, but the income from money and grain is only one-quarter that of Jizhou? No matter how Han Fu conquers tyrannical, it is not so much different? Is Jizhou really so rich?

As soon as He Bai asked, Peng Qing immediately smiled and said, "Jizhou is rich, second only to Yuzhou since the Han Dynasty. However, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has caused Yuzhou to suffer for many years. Although Huang Ziyan was governed, Yuzhou is not as much as Jizhou. Jizhou has been the largest wealthy person in the world in recent years, and the annual tax revenue is twice that of our Qingzhou. The Korean Festival only needs to increase the tax rate slightly, and you can get a lot of money and grain. Therefore, if the Ming Gong wants to seize the world, Jizhou must be occupied."

1.3 billion yuan, 3.8 million stones of food, can serve a local defense battle of 100,000 troops. If you want to fight across states, your troops will be reduced by half. But if you want to develop and fight in the war, your troops will be reduced by half.

Therefore, Qingzhou only needs to retain 20,000 main combat troops, and the others only need to retain 30,000 second-line auxiliary troops, and the baggage troops can temporarily recruit reserves. Therefore, facing up to 60,000 or 70,000 Beihai soldiers, 30,000 Qingzhou soldiers, and more than 30,000 county soldiers, the entire Qingzhou still has too many troops.

After research, He Bai ordered another elite troops to reduce the government. The Beihai Army selected 20,000 cavalry infantry as the main combat soldiers, 5,000 mobile defense infantry, 6,000 navy and 30,000 Qingzhou Prefecture soldiers as auxiliary soldiers on the second line. More than 30,000 other troops were scattered from the people and existed as local reserves. The entire army was called Qingzhou soldiers, and no longer distinguished between Qingzhou and Beihai.

The troops under the generals were greatly reduced and their power was reduced. Although they were not happy, after seeing samples of various exquisite weapons made by King He Bailing through hydraulic power, they immediately laughed and said happily.

It is expected that each pawn will have a set of full-body armor, including a helmet, torso, iron face, arm guards, hand guards, knee guards, feet guards, and full iron (steel) making, weighing 50 kilograms. Although there are many steps, He Bai is designed according to a convenient style. It only takes two minutes for one person to wear armor independently and can move flexibly and freely.

It can prevent all bows and arrows, most of them are less than six stones. Even if the yellow crossbow does not hit directly, the arc of the plate armor will have a protection rate of 50%. At this time, iron swords, guns, arrows and halberds are difficult to break the armor. Only if the heavy pure weapons with more than 30 kilograms are directly hit, will it cause trauma.

Everyone also has a set of paper armor, weighing about 25 kilograms, and its protective power is also very good. It can be used as a backup for plate armor. This is because Qingzhou has a strategic material of only 10,000 or 20,000 pieces a year, which is too small. If it is pure iron, it is too expensive compared to Qingzhou's tax revenue.

Paper armor has been proven in history and is very useful. The raw materials are simple, the repair is simpler, and it can be produced in large quantities, so He Bai has introduced it. Strong and strong elite soldiers can also be worn with plate armor. This is very effective in the strike protection of heavy pure weapons, and ordinary people can use it in summer.

Each soldier has a set of spears made of full iron, horizontal knives, dog-leg machetes, daggers, sharp axes, reversal single longbows, single-arm crossbows, spears, shields, and arrows. The total weight is more than 100 kilograms, which can be said to be armed to the teeth. Everyone has a pack horse to carry on the maneuver, and the infantry elite soldiers and a long-handled, three-pointed, two-edged sword imitating the Tang-style Mo sword.

The equipment of the Nine Thousand Cavalry and infantrymen is similar. The armor of the Three Thousand Light Cavalry is paper armor, and there are also forty kilograms of paper horse armor, which can be equipped according to the situation. The shield is a double-layer cowhide light shield, and there are also rewind-curved cavalry bows and Xuefeng cavalry swords.

The 5,500 Xiliang medium-sized thunderbolt cavalry had an additional medium-sized thunderbolt cavalry. The last 500 heavy thunderbolt cavalry was an 80 pound-weight iron can plate armor with a full body of 80 pounds and a 120 pound horse thunderbolt cavalry. This protective force can basically block the direct shooting of the yellow crossbow. The weapon was a 20 pound cavalry spear, a horizontal knife, and an iron bone.

The main weapons can be fully equipped this year, and the armor will have to wait for two years, and the heavy cavalry armor will take longer. The main reason is that the production has just begun and the process is not smooth. At this time, only 200 sets of infantry plate armor and 500 sets of paper armor per month. In two years, it is expected that 3,000 sets of infantry plate armor and 10,000 sets of paper armor per month can be produced.

The main combat soldiers of 20,000 people were 16,000 war horses and 20,000 pack horses. They could carry 10 days of food, travel 120 miles a day, and marched for 240 miles a day. With so many excellent weapons, it would be no problem to fight ten. Even in the prosperous period of the powerful Han Dynasty, they were still the elite among the elite.

He Bai couldn't help but sigh, isn't he really bullying people when developing weapons and equipment like this? Is the rapid development of military skills, and the military power scheme, military situation and military yin and yang survival path?
Chapter completed!