The emperor has been hesitant to make up his mind to go to war because he has no confidence. If he does not go to war, he can still maintain the peace on the surface.

Since he was a child, he knew that he was not destined for the throne. His mother was an unfavored concubine, his uncle's family was weak, and his father looked down on him as a son. He could only use cruel means to get the throne.

When he seized the throne, his ruthless methods were enough, but if he ruled a country, it would be impossible to rely solely on ruthless methods, especially after years of disasters, the people were starving to death, but he didn't care about the people at allLife and death, thinking about suppressing, will only lead to resistance.

Before he started the war with Huo Lingzhi, a group of people revolted. Although they were quickly wiped out, it still dealt him a big blow.

He was afraid that if he started a war with Huo Lingzhi, and there were rebels at the same time, he might not be able to hold back both sides.

A minister suggested that it is better to have a truce first, and it is better not to fight with Huo Lingzhi, let Huo Lingzhi open the city gate first, let the goods in the fief flow out, and then continue to control and not let too many people go to the fief, just sayIf the household registration is transferred to the fiefdom, his household registration will be invalidated, or the local government will simply refuse to transfer it, and the people will become black households after passing. If this policy continues, we will see who else will risk becoming a refugeeRisk ran to the fiefdom.

But they didn't expect Luo Zining to have thought of this a long time ago. Luo Zining had obtained household registrations for these people who came to join him in the fief, as well as ID cards and household registration books.Here, as long as the owners of the fief recognize their identities, nothing else is a problem.

Luo Zining went to the city wall to have a look if he had nothing to do, to see when the emperor couldn't help but strike first, and then they rushed into the capital in one go.

Who knew that the emperor not only didn't do anything, but also withdrew his troops, and even sent ministers to make peace with them, saying that the prince and the emperor are brothers, so there is no need to make things so rigid.

Luo Zining said in his heart that if you don't fight, it's forcing us to take the initiative.

However, he didn't express any opinion, on the surface he was polite, but Huo Lingzhi asked the minister to go back and tell the emperor that his fief was too small to live in, and he wanted to include the three surrounding cities into his own fief.

Huo Lingzhi also said that if the emperor refused to agree, he would not embarrass the emperor, he would continue to close the city gate, or defend himself against the battle.

What he said frightened the minister, and after returning home, he explained Huo Lingzhi's meaning to the emperor with difficulty.

These words made the emperor very angry. As an emperor, he is a coward. Not only can he not go back to live in the palace, but he also has to guard against rebellious thieves.

But if this is a fight, he doesn't have much chance of winning. Folk rumors say that the emperor's reputation is not right, and the royal family's ancestors will not let him live in the palace, and sent some ghosts to haunt the palace. The purpose is to force him to abdicate..

If he backed down now and gave Huo Lingzhi the three cities, what would the other princes think?Will you also ask him for a few more cities?

At this time, several ministers told the emperor that this year seems to be another disaster year, and autumn will soon come, and Huo Lingzhi will have no crops at that time, so he must buy grain outside, and then the court will pay Huo Lingzhi a higher price.sell food.

Not only can they sell grain at a high price, but they can also threaten Huo Lingzhi with the matter of grain.

They did a good job on this side, there were indeed disasters all over the place, and the grain income on the side of Huo Lingzhi's fiefdom was indeed reduced by more than half.

Let alone wine, these grains are not enough for the people in the fief to eat.

Fortunately, Luo Zining had already made preparations to store up a lot of food every year. This food was not only enough to make wine, but also enough for the people in the fief to use it for three to five years.

This year's disaster is certain, so he will immediately take out the stored grain and sell it to everyone at half the market price, and the poor will distribute it directly so that everyone can survive this year.

Other areas were affected by the disaster, and many refugees fled around, making the already unstable country even more turbulent.

But looking at Huo Lingzhi's fiefdom, it seems that it has not been affected at all, and it is still the same as before. The people should eat and drink, and no one feels that this is actually a disaster year.

The city is peaceful, and everyone is starting to prepare for the new year.

Luo Zining was happy to see the cooler weather, "It's time for me to go on vacation again. Last year's dried persimmons were pretty good. This year I asked them to prepare more, so I can eat enough this winter."

As he spoke, he lay down on the newly made reclining chair. This reclining chair was made with a soft cushion, and when he lay on it, he sank into it, and he didn't want to get out all day.

He also made one for Huo Lingzhi, but Huo Lingzhi didn't like soft cushions, only wooden chairs.

Huo Lingzhi lay down on the recliner next to him and asked him, "Do you want to go hunting in the forest?"

Luo Zining thought about it, but it was an interesting pastime, "No, it's too cold, and my ears will be frozen off, you go with your brothers, I'll stay warm in the room."

Next year, regardless of whether the emperor will start a war or not, they are ready to fight this battle. He will not live in this palace for much time, and this year he has dug out coal again. He wants to enjoy it before leaving.

But he was very reluctant to leave. After all, every brick and tile of the fief was built under his watch. If he left, what would happen if this place was destroyed?

Thinking of this, he had another idea, "I want to hold an exam to select some officials. Although the previous ones were obedient, most of them were idiots, especially the magistrate, several county magistrates, and other big officials."Public officials, big and small, are either corrupt officials or idiots, or they are all kinds of nepotism, if we leave, the people will definitely have to go back to the old days, and they must be replaced without leaving behind."

Huo Lingzhi completely agreed with his idea: "If you have any ideas, do it. My king supports you. I will go out for a few days and go hunting with them."

Huo Lingzhi's legs are already in good shape, even better than at the Lantern Festival, and he can also ride a horse. Now everyone in the barracks is under Huo Lingzhi's command.

Luo Zining knew nothing about the military camp, he never intervened, and the same management of the fiefdom was handed over to Luo Zining. It wasn't that Huo Lingzhi didn't know how to govern, it was just that he assigned the power to Luo Zining and handed everything over to Luo Zining.Luo Zining went to manage.

He is telling his little concubine with practical actions that as long as it belongs to him, he will give half to Luo Zining. This is the case now, and when he is in charge of the world, he will give half to Luo Zining. This is what he gave to Luo Zining.Zi Ning's sense of security.

Luo Zining immediately asked people to post notices all over the streets and alleys, and anyone who could write could participate.

The number of officials elected this time is dozens of people, with different official positions. Part of the purpose of choosing these officials is to change the officialdom of the fiefdom, and part of the reason is that he needs more people to serve the people in the city.

The exam is scheduled for the spring of next year. There are two exams. The first one is to screen out the people who can be used. After these people are screened out, they will go to class together, train them, and let them know what their job content is.Serve the public, and be loyal to the prince. After the training, there will be another exam to decide their stay and position.

And this exam is also specially marked, both men and women can take part.

In the past, the rule in the city was that both men and women could work in the factory, and the salary level was the same. It had been this way for several years, and now a man and woman could take the exam and become an official, which was acceptable to everyone.

Firstly, most of the people here are foreigners. After coming here, they will act according to the rules of the prince and concubine.Women's work here has become the norm. Thirdly, there are no old feudal officials from the imperial court to stop them. It's not that the princess can do whatever she wants. Who dares to raise different opinions.

And over the years, everyone has seen the form clearly. If you follow the princess, you can live a good life with enough food and clothing. Although they live in the city, they also know the situation outside the city and how many disaster victims and refugees want to go to their city.Come on, whoever dares to say against the proposal that both men and women of the princess can take the exam at this time, and whoever makes the proposal that offends the princess and is driven out of the city by the princess, then they will become disaster victims.

After this announcement was released, it caused a lot of trouble in the city. Before that, Luo Zining opened classes in every factory to let the workers learn to read and write, but the time for reading and writing was on the rest day, so there were not many people.People really learn.

Although the first batch of people who learned to read and write in the brick factory were promoted, everyone's life was pretty good, and everyone didn't feel the big gap, so not only did everyone not envy those who read and write, but they laughed at themSo what are you working hard for?

Now that this announcement was released, the workers in the factory know that as long as they can read and write, they can take the exam and be an official, and they all regret it. Why didn’t they follow suit? Now they don’t know a big character, and their namesCan't write, how to take the exam, can only watch those who are ridiculed by them for studying hard get this good luck.

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