It was raining heavily in March, and Su Ce was sitting on the bank of the Wei River fishing with a fishing rod. The fishing rod was made by a farmer in the village. Although the material was just a piece of green bamboo, which was a bit crude, the details were rounded, which showed his care. .
Wearing a raincoat, this is the most comfortable time Su Ce has felt in the past few years.
Looking at the peaceful Suzhuang under the drizzle, Su Ce was a little lost in thought. He didn't even care about the fish biting the hook. This was a very good era, with abundant martial arts, and it was easy for a man to go out with his sword.
But this is also the worst era. Many small countries around are ambitious, and Daqian's martial virtues are forced out.
Things are getting better now. Daqian needs to rest and recuperate. It is said that two days ago, the Minister of War announced that the number of soldiers in the army will be reduced from 50% in previous years to 40%.
The six ministers signed this book. Live a good life. Who likes the days of fighting on the battlefield?
On the night when I went to Zhezi, all the princes rushed back and forth between the official residence of the Sixteenth Guards in Chang'an City and the imperial palace.
If we say that the 10% reduction this time is for the 16th Guards of Nanya, the 12 War Guards of the 16th Guards of Nanya, with 240,000 horses, take turns to go up, keeping it at 120,000. Secondly, the military department made a deal, and the combat troops were reduced by half.
In addition, the Annan Protectorate and the Xun people in central Guizhou also reached an agreement. The Xun people came down from the mountains, and Daqian provided farm tools and taught them how to plant seeds. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel held more than 20,000 casual officials in his hands, among whom the younger ones were already ready. Prepared to go to central Guizhou to serve as an official.
The Annan Protectorate will remove the nine Shouchu cities and use these cities as the residence of the Hu people.
In fact, Xungui's senior officials vaguely sensed a hint of uneasiness from the changes in Daqian in the past few years, but they just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
If Daqian wants peace, only the Anxi and Anbei Protectorate, which are still at war, will remain unchanged, while the Andong Annan Protectorate and the Nanya Forbidden Army will need to reduce their standing troops.
If it is just one person, it may be an illusion, but if more than half of the princes feel this uneasy feeling, it means something is really wrong.
For example, after the great victory in the Northern Campaign, many powerful princes in the army were transferred, and the young nobles of the second generation of knights encountered accidents while guarding the border. There seemed to be a force behind all this.
Therefore, taking this opportunity, the five princes went to the palace to express their concerns. It was not yet time for the swords and guns to be stored in the warehouse and the horses to be released to Nanshan. Daqian made such a choice. The nobles not only considered their own power, but also Considering the national destiny of Daqian, they all think that it is too urgent now.
The Zhechong Mansion in the ancestral land of the royal family is called the Houguan Mansion. These soldiers have three destinations, one is the Military Supervision Department, the other is the Sixth Army of Beiya, and the last and most mysterious Peony Internal Guard.
The five princes need information about the surrounding countries from the Peony Guards. If it is really feasible, it is not impossible to reduce the standing army.
The people of Mudan Neiwei in Dagan only know one name. As for their number and organization, the only people in Dagan who know him are the emperor, the princes of various countries and Dazong Zheng.
These secrets in the army were not known to the public, so Su Ce didn't understand them at all.
The army already has private soldiers who specialize in military affairs, so many sources of information are attributed to military forces.
The Peony Internal Guard is affiliated with the military, but its command belongs to the emperor alone.
Since Wei Xian, the former Minister of Literature and Literature, left, he began to live a wild life. He would not drink unless it was fine wine, he would not eat unless it was delicious food, and he would not sleep unless it was beautiful women.
Xin Hao Wei Xian is alone, otherwise he would not act like this if his relatives were still alive.
The term "talented scholar and beautiful woman" was considered wrong by all the nobles in Chang'an City, especially when applied to Wei Xian.
Wei Xian is talented. This is a person who has spent twenty years reading all the books in the Secretariat Province. No one in Daqian dares to say that he has read more books than Wei Xian. Such a person is talented. You grit your teeth and admit it. .
But the ones next to Wei Xian were not beauties. The seven fat and thin women were all from Pingkangfang. The singers in Pingkangfang were prostitutes rather than prostitutes, but there were always exceptions.
The exception was Wei Xian. Seven of the leading oirans in Goulan were captured by the forty-year-old Wei Xian. This made the "talents" in Chang'an City lose the idea of going to Pingkangfang.
If that's the case, then it's fine. In the past, one of Wei Xian's calligraphy and paintings was hard to find for a thousand dollars, but now there is a calligraphy and painting shop in the East Market that sells Wei Xian's calligraphy and paintings, with hundreds of copies. Some people say that Wei Xian is cheating on himself, but Wei Xian is not. Smiling without saying a word, he used the money he earned to redeem his seven beauties.
Moreover, Wei Xian also came up with a theory that he wanted to hide his beauty in a golden house, so he really needed a lot of money.
Soon there was great joy in Chang'an City. Qin Changwu, the Duke of Yi State, was blocked at home by Wei Xian, saying that it was winter last year and his wives and concubines were cold, so he needed a lot of animal skins to make winter clothes for his bride.
Qin Changwu, the Duke of Yi Kingdom, knew that Wei Xian was deliberately antagonizing others, but he was still blackmailed into a whole cart of animal skins from the Andong Protectorate, including intact bear skins, tiger skins, and rare white fox skins.
The other princes did not escape Wei Xian's "devil's claws". The Duke of Wei, Zhao Yao, bought a mansion in Chang'an City, which he bought as a yard for his youngest son and gave it to Wei Xian as a new residence.
The Duke of Yue, Li Mu, brought out ten pieces of Shu brocade and a pot of rolling beads. I don’t know where the Duke of Wei, Shangguan Zheng, heard about Wei Xian. He didn’t want the gold and silver, the yard, or the horses. Shangguan Zheng really couldn’t stand having Wei Xian in his house. Singing the Book of Songs out of tune, I reluctantly handed over half a box of mutton-fat white jade treasured at home.
The four princes all relented, and the other nobles also followed suit. The family's property could not be hidden from Wei Xian. After all, in addition to books, there were also documents from the past years in the secretary's prison. Therefore, although Wei Xian resigned from the official position, his official title and The other preferential treatment has not been removed. You should know that the secretary supervisor's seat is still vacant.
From then on, Wei Xian began to "search" for nobles. The Duke didn't care, the Duke laughed, the County Duke was bitter, the Marquis walked around the wall, and finally it was the turn of the County Duke. At this time, Wei Xian began to pick and choose.
Baiguojiang is the industry of Su Ce, an uncle from Jingyang County, so Wei Xian came to Suzhuang, which was managed by Li Changzai.
Li Chang, who was born in the military, has not yet reached the age where he is not stingy. He is serious about his work. With Baiguo Zong, he can get along better in Chang'an City than Su Ce, a humble earl. However, there is one disadvantage. When Li Chang had nothing to do, he got into the small circle of the housekeepers of Chang'an City, and learned the Chang'an housekeeper's temperament thoroughly.
Therefore, Wei Xian came to Suzhuang, but Li Chang ignored him and asked to live there. Okay, I'll give him a small courtyard.
I asked for Baiguo Nong and was given ten bottles, but Wei Xian thought it was too little. Ten bottles could be sold for five hundred guan in Chang'an City. Li Chang stopped doing it now. How much is more!
Su Ce handed over the Su family to him, and the property in the village was also handed over to him. Li Chang could not make the decision. Even if Su Ce gave it to him, Li Chang would not do it unless he was not allowed to be the housekeeper. The housekeeper, housekeeper, housekeeper. He is in charge of the rise and fall of a family and the ruin of the family. Li Chang can't do that!
No, Su Ce was "bullied" into fishing by the river.
In fact, Su Ce is not stingy, it's just that Wei Xian wants it and he really can't afford it!