Five hundred and thirtieth chapters the road is still late
"The love begins with the plan, the love with me makes a pact, and when the time comes, I will build a house here." [Poetry·Daya·Mian]
"But." Ma Teng still has some doubts. It's not that he is unwilling to do this, but the risk is too great. He still needs to think about it: "Han Sui's troops may not be able to break through Yongzhou and march into Sanfu."
"You have worked with Han Sui for many years. Don't you know what their methods are like?" Huangfu Song asked back, and then said: "If he is not successful in seizing the city in Yongzhou, he can go back and forth to Jincheng and come and go as he pleases. We will fight with him
The stalemate all day long is a waste of manpower and material resources, not to mention the fact that the emperor is far away in Guandong and is especially worried about the war here. Isn't this incompetence on our part."
Ma Teng knew that if this battle broke out, it would have to be fought quickly. If it were delayed for one more day, it would involve a lot of energy and make the Kwantung Army even more uneasy.
"I'm still thinking about this matter. Shoucheng doesn't need to persuade me anymore, just follow me first." Huangfusong knew that the other party had been persuaded, so he asserted that he knew that Ma Teng was really worried about Ma Rixi's loss of power.
He felt uneasy and lost his support. But it had been two years since Ma Rixi was dismissed. Ma Teng should know that the original struggle did not affect him. At best, he just received more cold treatment. In addition, he gradually began to be favored by Fufeng Ma.
The family attached great importance to it and became their last ally in the court. Under such circumstances, it was not easy for him to survive today and he would no longer follow Han Sui to seek death.
This is also the reason why Huangfu Song dared to discuss secrets with Ma Teng. Only by inferring from all aspects that the other party would not have the reason and motive to collude with Han Sui to rebel, Huangfu Song would truly trust him. It seems to prove this,
Ma Teng also took the initiative to truthfully hand over the letter Han Sui gave him to show his loyalty: "After this battle, I will definitely recommend you in front of the emperor. You have been neglected in these years because no one will advocate for you. But in the future,
There is me."
Ma Teng was encouraged, as if Wugen Ping had finally found support. He said: "I promise! Since Ming Gong trusts me, how can I not repay Han Sui's letter with death? I will consider replying to Han Sui's letter and ask Ming again."
I sent it to the official entrustment, but I just contacted him first and was not in a hurry to express my feelings. After a period of time, I will try to know their military plan, which can seize the opportunity for our army."
"It's important to have the opportunity first, and I've never been afraid of any war. I'm just afraid of other people." Huangfu Song's voice became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible. Then, he suddenly asked again: "I heard that
Have you called your second son back to Chang'an?"
"Well." Ma Teng nodded and replied honestly: "My eldest son has always wanted to return to the army. Studying the classics is not his original intention. In the past few years, I have not wanted to force him, and I have also considered letting him join the army.
In the past few days, while he has graduated from Taixue, I have already made plans for him, but now is not the time, so I asked Zhong Qi to go back to Chang'an to comfort him more."
Having said this, Ma Teng looked up at Huangfu Song, who had a dull expression, and said tentatively: "It's decided tonight, and early tomorrow morning, I plan to let the third son go back to Chang'an to live for a while. The brothers will see each other in the next three days.
As we have less time, we can take this opportunity to enhance our friendship."
Huangfusong knew that Ma Teng was eager to succeed Ma Rixi and start up the Ma family business after seeing Ma Rixi's collapse. He did not want Ma Chao to continue studying, a path with slow and unknown results, so he did not criticize it. When he heard that
The other party took the initiative to send all his sons to Chang'an, which was like a pledge. Huangfu Song was slightly surprised, looked up at him, and said: "This is good, it will avoid many unfavorable words in the future and disturb our military morale. Ma Mengqi had some problems in his early years.
The name of 'Jianyong' really makes it sound like he is not a doctor. If he serves under me in the future, I will treat him as my own son and nephew."
This was another word of comfort. As General Huangfu Song and Marquis Huaili, it was enough to convince Ma Teng that even if this was an empty promise, as long as he continued to unswervingly maintain his position, sooner or later there would be success.
A day of cashing in. In contrast, following Han Sui's rebellion, although it was a temporary success, was a lifeless deal.
At this time, Ma Teng didn't know how furious and angry his eldest son was after his hope failed, just like Huangfu Song didn't know that the city of Chang'an, which was more than ten miles away, was about to fall into a dispute.
The reason is like this. It was a sunny day and Zheng Zheng was resting. After Dong Zhuo finished discussing the affairs in Chengming Hall, he usually delegated government affairs to Shangshu Ling Wu Shuo and Chang Shi Dong Feng, while he took care of himself.
I and a few servants were preparing to go to the villa on the north bank of the Weishui River to play.
Jingzhao Yin Hu Miao insisted on sending him to his house. In the past few days, he had been threatened by Dong Feng and tried his best to get closer to Dong Cheng in order to gain the trust that he almost obeyed him at first.
"There is a great harvest of wheat this autumn. The wheat and millet produced in Jingzhao alone is far more than the three auxiliaries combined a few years ago." Hu Miao boasted to himself: "In addition to the great contribution of water conservancy, there are also more
The military garrison and the civilian garrison prospered. The affairs of the garrison were supervised by Ming Gong. The achievements of Jingzhao and even the three auxiliaries today are due to Ming Gong's great contribution."
Dong Cheng recalled that he had checked out the land in Shanglin for the emperor and freed up countless fields for farming. Now that the farming has achieved results, he naturally has reason to put the gold on himself: "Yes, we have cultivated wasteland and planted wheat over the years.
"It's really not easy. You have been managing Jingzhao for many years and you have worked hard."
Hu Miao said happily: "This time the agricultural tax has not been collected completely. Jingzhao can first allocate 50,000 dendrobium and millet from the warehouse and transport it to Guandong by ship. After collecting this autumn's agricultural tax, we can transport another 100,000." As he said,
He whispered: "In this eastern expedition, more than 200,000 grains and grass were transported to Hedong. I will report my achievements in the future. How can Beijing's fortune be worse than that of Hedong?"
In this war, the imperial court divided its troops into multiple groups and organized an army. There were more than 300,000 civilians. Except for Cao Cao's donation of warehouses in Yanzhou, grain in Jingzhou, and the output of farmland in Yuzhou, Henan and other places, the rest needed to be supplied by Guanzhong. Every day
The daily consumption was huge. The thing Dong Cheng came into contact with most every day in Chengming Hall was grain, grass and military supplies. He also understood the consumption of a battle at that moment.
"The grain and grass from Jing and Henan provinces are exclusively supplied to Xu Huang and other armies; the output from the fields in Henan and Hanoi are supplied to Zhang Liao and other troops; Liu Yan has his own supplies from Bingzhou or eats from the local area, all of which do not require the input of Guanzhong." Dong Cheng
His fingers tapped on the wall of the car rhythmically, calculating the accounts carefully: "Cao Cao seemed to be fair and loyal, and handed over all the warehouses in Yanzhou. In fact, Yanzhou had gone through many battles, and there was not much food left in the treasury. In the end, it was still
All of it will be sent to Xuzhou for his own use, and the rest will have to be fed by the imperial court, and he will earn a false reputation in vain."
"Fortunately, Huainan and other places do not need to allocate military grain and grass from Guanzhong, which saves a lot of money." Hu Miao said happily: "The imperial court only needs to transport grain and grass for the Northern and Southern Army and Fan Chou's troops. Transporting it along the river will cause very little loss.
It can be transported quickly and can be delivered directly to the emperor. This can be seen and touched, and it is also the most important thing that can demonstrate our hard work and achievements."
"The 40,000 people in front will eat 120,000 hu of dendrobium in a month. Counting the losses, it is even more expensive." Dong Cheng had seen more than Hu Miao and knew that this was an easy thing to achieve meritorious service, but it was also
It is difficult to handle: "What's more, the Northern and Southern armies are known as the emperor's personal soldiers, and their food expenses are far higher than ordinary military forces. How can one hundred thousand dendrobium be enough? Now Guanzhong has a strong foundation and a small supply, so it is not a concern for the time being. When Bingzhou, Hanoi, etc.
When the recovery is not long, or the already barren area empties the treasury, those soldiers and horses will have to rely on Guanzhong to support them. If we delay for another year or two, we will be busy in the future!"
"Isn't there still Yizhou? This place is rich. When the day comes, it won't be too late to submit a letter asking for transfer." Hu Miao said disapprovingly. Yizhou's grain and grass either go down the Yangtze River to support Huainan, or go northward from Hanzhong via the Han River.
The Central Plains can all share the pressure for Guanzhong.
"I'm afraid it will be soon." Dong Cheng said casually. The emperor has never agreed to transfer Yizhou's grain and grass. In addition to the difficult road to Shu and the difficulty of transportation; Guanzhong and Jingzhou's grain and grass are still enough. Now it seems that it is mostly to deal with emergencies.
Emergency warehouse prepared for emergencies.
Since they and Dong Feng, Hu Miao and others deduced that Han Sui would rebel soon, they had found reasonable explanations for many of the obscure things the emperor had arranged before.
For example, Gaishun, the Huwei general stationed in Yinping, was the emperor's first trusted aide. This time he was supposed to be the third general after Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, but he was actually replaced by the unknown Gan Ning in Chuchuan's position.
Staying in the bitter cold Yinping Road is unknown. Another example is that Yizhou Canglin is rich, but the emperor is reluctant to use it. The reason here is the same as Geshun's situation, and it is also clear.
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