If Li Longji continued to speak, Li Rui would really have to take the blame for Li Ying and the other two.
After a brief silence.
Li Rui frowned." You can demote me to a commoner. I have more than twenty brothers. It's not a good thing for you to kill all of them!"”
In Li Rui's heart, he never regarded Li Ying as a competitor. Li Longji always wanted to chop off his son. This habit was a little bad.
Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that Li Longji wanted to make Li Rui the Crown Prince!
Just because Li Ying and the other two blocked Li Rui's path, Li Longji wanted to use this opportunity to kill his three sons. At this time, no one dared to say anything.
Even a prince could be killed, not to mention all the civil and military officials in the court!
Li Longji pondered for a moment.”
The three of them were demoted to commoners and would probably have nothing to do with the court in the future.
Today, Li Rui still had one more thing to do. As for Prince Shou, Li Mao, and the other two, they were left to the side.
" Father," Li Rui said decisively," I want a piece of land as the permanent residence of the Northern Liang Army!"”
"What do you want?" Li Longji asked.”
"Wannian County!"
Li Rui was unusually straightforward.
Li Longji frowned, and the ministers were all shocked. They knew what Wannian County represented.
Now, in Chang 'an City, the Vermilion Bird Avenue was divided into the east and west. The east belonged to Wannian County, the west to Chang' an County, and the two counties belonged to Jingzhao Prefecture.
The Jingzhao Prefecture included Chang 'an, Wannian, Xianyang, Jingyang, and other 23 counties. There were 362921 households and a population of 1967100!
Wannian County had a population of nearly 50,000. The Sangtian township outside Chang 'an was under the jurisdiction of Wannian County.
At the same time, he was also in charge of all kinds of chores outside Chang 'an City.
Wannian County was far from what ordinary counties could compare to. Li Rui had asked for Wannian County to be used as the permanent residence of the Beiliang Army, probably to defend against Li Longji.
This old man was getting more and more muddle-headed as he got older. Who knew if he would chop off Li Rui's head on a whim one day?
Li Longji had promised before that he would agree to everything that Li Rui mentioned today.
Immediately after, Li Longji ordered that everything in Wannian County belonged to Li Rui, including the population and taxes.
After getting what he wanted, Li Rui turned his horse around and rode away on his Snow-Treading Dark Stallion. The officials were dumbfounded. They had thought that the Prince of Liang had restrained himself and would not be so lawless.
Now, it seemed that he was thinking too much. After getting what he wanted, he turned around and rode away. He did not care about etiquette!
Outside the palace, Huo Qubing had already returned. He dismounted and cupped his fists."Lord, please punish me for not being able to kill Qin Ling!”
Cao Cao explained," Qin Ling fled back to Tubo. General Huo led his troops to advance 300 miles into Tubo territory. However, there were too many troops blocking him and he only managed to cut off one of Qin Ling's arms!”
"Get up, don't blame yourself. From now on, the Northern Liang Army will be stationed in Wannian County. Sima Yi, go and get me the county annals of Wannian County.”
Li Rui wanted to know about the area and condition of the farmlands in Wannian County.
The Great Tang's internal troubles had already become apparent. The number of refugees had increased, and the fields were barren. If this continued, the Great Tang would collapse.
Moreover, Wannian County was Li Rui's territory, and such a situation was not allowed.
On the way back, Li Rui said," Pass on my military order. The villagers of Wannian County will be exempted from all kinds of taxes this year. Remember, it's for everyone. Farmers, craftsmen, and merchants will all be exempted from taxes!”
Sima Yi was shocked." Lord, we have no income like this!"”
Li Rui was not worried about money. He could get large gold ingots and small silver ingots every time he drew the lottery, so he did not lack money at all.
Now, Li Rui was reforming to increase the productivity of the farmers and raise the status of the craftsmen, especially the blacksmiths. He also wanted to open up the minds of the people and set up free schools!
Sima Yi was stunned when he heard all of this.
This kind of thing was completely unrewarding!
Cao Cao was shocked and said,"This matter is important to the country. I'm afraid the dignitaries will not be willing to do so."”
Li Rui sneered. In his Wannian County, the nobles could only survive for a year!
Li Rui would deal with those who owned over a hundred hectares of fertile land one by one.
Li Rui said decisively," Inform the surrounding counties that all refugees who come to my Wannian County can register and settle down in their new homes. Each person can receive 100 wen per month and be exempted from all taxes for the first two years!"”
Sima Yi's face turned green. On the way back, he knew that there were many refugees.
If this news was announced, all the refugees in the world would probably come.
However, refugees were not allowed to enter Chang 'an Fortress. With nowhere to go, there was bound to be trouble.
Sima Yi took over Wannian County and issued three notices in a row. Wannian County was completely tax-free this year, causing the people to cheer.
The second notice stated that all refugees, regardless of whether they were old, weak, or children, could register and settle down in Wannian County. Each person could receive a hundred wen per month as living expenses.
Once this news was out, it caused a huge uproar, causing the people of the surrounding counties to be restless.
An ordinary family would have at least ten elderly parents, three or four wives and children, as well as himself and his brothers.
Ten people was a string of money!
The ordinary farmers in the surrounding counties all wanted to put down their hoes and become refugees to seek refuge in Wannian County.
However, the Beiliang army had mobilized all their forces to strictly guard and investigate every single place to prevent such a situation from happening.
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