Huang Chunhui asked Yang Xuan to stay in Taoxian because of the upcoming war.
After leaving the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, Yang Xuan led his people back to Chenzhou under the disappointed eyes of Jiang Cunzhong and Zhang Du.
He had to go back and make arrangements.
When leaving the city gate, the soldier guarding the city stood up straight and said, "Mr. Yang, move slowly!"
It was too respectful, which made Yang Xuan uncomfortable.
The atmosphere of the war was not yet strong, at least the Northern Liao scouts did not dare to approach Taoxian.
But on the road, you can see many people carrying sickles or hoes or carrying baskets on their backs.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the people stopped and got out of the way.
An old man turned around and said, "It's Ambassador Yang."
Suddenly, the dull faces came to life.
A young man asked: "Mr. Yang, are the people from Northern Liao coming?"
Yang Xuan nodded, "Yes, it's coming."
He didn't want to deceive these people, otherwise they would be the first batch of military honors when the Northern Liao Rangers suddenly appeared.
Everyone was silent for a moment, and the old man asked: "Your Majesty, this time..." He was a little embarrassed, "Can you win?"
He started, and the people immediately started talking.
"We heard that our husband was ill, so we were worried about his health. What if he couldn't hold on?"
"My husband is the Dinghai Shenzhen of my northern territory!"
"Some people say that an army of 500,000 people has come from Northern Liao. Oh my god, 500,000... We only have more than 100,000 troops in Northern Xinjiang! How can we defeat them?"
"False!" Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Fifty thousand, even if he pawned He Lianfeng's trousers, he can't afford it. Do you know how much food and grass it would cost for five hundred thousand people to eat horse chews? Think about it for yourself.
Not to mention the Northern Liao Dynasty, even the Tang Dynasty could not launch a conquest of half a million troops!"
An army of 500,000 is a black hole. Today, when logistics support relies on human and animal power, and farming technology is relatively backward, an army of 500,000 can bring down a country.
In another world, Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo was said to have involved more than 300,000 troops. Before the battle even began, public dissatisfaction arose in the country, and the seeds of destruction were sown.
Five hundred thousand...
How many civilians are needed to support logistical support?
Isn't this a joke?
Seeing that the people were still dubious, Yang Xuan said: "The farming skills of Bei Liao are not as good as those of the Tang Dynasty, and their grain reserves are not as much as those of the Tang Dynasty. How can they support an army of 500,000 people? Besides, how many civilians are needed to support an army of 500,000 people?"
? Let’s say at least one million or more.”
This is to say the least.
"real?"
"An army of half a million...can't we really afford it?"
The old man shouted: "Shut up, everyone."
After everyone calmed down, the old man said: "I remembered that when I was young, I went to Guanzhong with my brother. We ate all the money along the way. That's right! Even with two people like this, an army of 500,000 people can conquer the Northern Liao Dynasty.
Crushed! Bei Liao really wants an army of 500,000, that’s a good thing!”
"That's what happened." Yang Xuan smiled.
Village elders, township elders...the elders help govern the place. In more villages, the elders are the masters.
First, they are senior and have people to listen to what they say; second, they have rich experience and have experienced many things.
They may be more conservative, but they can make the safest decisions on major matters.
Yang Xuan asked the people again what they were going to do, but they were going to collect food.
In the summer, there was some food in the wild. When they heard that the war was about to start, they were going to get some to take home. They ate wild vegetables and grains on weekdays, and then ate the stored grain after the war started and they were blocked.
This nation has rich experience in war, which has been passed down orally from generation to generation, allowing the people to know what to do in times of crisis.
At this time, there was little need for guidance from the government...the government was actually not as experienced as they were.
Yang Xuan asked again if it was spontaneous, and then he found out that it was the village elder. The village elder asked people to send messages to various places, asking every household to send people out and quickly go outside to find food.
All the way home.
The war is about to begin, and the farmers are looking at the crops in the fields and calculating the time.
More than a hundred riders appeared in front.
Yang Xuan reined in his horse and looked at the farmers squatting in the fields, muttering, with sad faces on their faces.
"Tell them they can catch the harvest in time."
"I'll go!" Wang Laoer took the lead.
"Go to Baodong!"
This time Yang Xuan specially took Bao Dong with him because he wanted him to get familiar with Taoxian County.
Publicity cannot be ignored, and good publicity talents are rare.
Bao Dong passed by and after some muttering, the people burst into laughter.
After Bao Dong came back, Wang Laoer asked him what he had said.
"Just tell them that Beiliao has to harvest too!"
Everyone was startled.
yes!
It turns out that the Northern Liao people were nomadic people. They learned farming from Chen Guo and have long been inseparable from rice and flour. If a large number of civilians are recruited now, who will harvest the crops in the fields?
At this time, even if Bei Liao sent out troops, it would be done slowly and they could rely on supplies from the country. Once they left the large cities, countless civilians would be needed to transport food and grass.
At that time, it was basically early autumn!
Yang Xuan looked at the sky and whispered something to Uda. Then Uda dismounted and ran all the way over.
Bao Dong proudly boasted to Wang Laoer and made some clichés.
But no matter how I tried to trick him, I couldn't find out Wang Laoer's true identity.
This kid looks silly, but he has a tight mouth. Otherwise, he would have been fooled by someone when he was hanging out among the beggars.
"I'm not bragging. As long as you're a human being, there's nothing I can't say."
Bao Dong vowed.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone heard the roar of laughter and turned around to see Ouda running back from the fields. The farmers patted their butts and left in twos and threes.
"Hey! Uda, what did you say?"
Uda said: "Lang Jun asked me to tell them that this battle will depend on this batch of food."
Bao Dong was startled, "Yes, without food, how can we fight this battle? Even if the Northern Liao army really comes, the Northern Xinjiang army will fight to the death to protect the people from harvesting food, so what are you worried about?"
He glanced at Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan looked calm, holding a wheat ear in his hand, lowering his head and sniffing.
Bao Dong came over and said, "Zitai, why don't you say that in autumn, when war horses are fat and strong, Northern Liao can conquer the South?"
"Everyone knows this truth, but who dares to say that Bei Liao will not go on an expedition in the summer?"
Bao Dong sauntered back.
He is good at getting close to each other and has a heated relationship with old thieves and others.
"This is the art of war." The old thief struck him mercilessly.
Back in Lin'an, Yang Xuan informed Cao Ying, Lu Qiang and others of Huang Chunhui's decision.
"I will go to Taoxian County in a few days and come back again, probably after the war."
There was no room for bargaining at this moment, so Yang Xuan called Nan He.
"Tanzhou was crippled in the battle. If he wants to regain his strength, he has to wait for Ningxing to replenish his troops. But Helianfeng is already on the way, and the only thing on his mind at this moment is the Southern Expedition.
As for Tanzhou, it will be useless if there are too few troops deployed, but if there are too many, it will affect the main force of the southern expedition.
Therefore, I concluded that Tanzhou must be guarded by the Helian Summit. So, I took 20,000 troops to Taoxian..."
"This means that all the family's assets have been moved away." Lu Qiang said, feeling a little heartbroken.
"The war is about to begin. If everyone is gone, how can our little family be spared?" Yang Xuan stood up, "We are also thinking about the food and grass. We will send all that can be transferred to Taoxian County."
At this time, even if he was drawing blood, Yang Xuan would be the first to roll up his sleeves without hesitation.
He thought for a long time and felt that this was the so-called sense of mission and responsibility.
This Tang Dynasty... is mine!
He would occasionally have such thoughts.
But it feels a little unreal.
In such a big Tang Dynasty, with so many soldiers and civilians, how could it be yours alone?
He felt something was wrong.
When he got home, Zhou Ning came to greet him with A Liang in his arms.
"A-Liang!" Yang Xuan took the swaddling clothes, and A-Liang looked at him, spoke, and gave a toothless smile.
"It's a lot heavier." Yang Xuan weighed it and said with a smile: "You're a fat boy!"
"Grrrrrrrr!"
The five-month-old child already recognized people. Yang Xuan held it and teased it for a while, but A Liang became impatient and puckered his lips to cry.
"If you have breasts, you are a mother!" Yang Xuan handed the child to Zhou Ning, watching her coaxing the child softly, with tenderness in his heart, "A Ning."
"Yeah!" Zhou Ning responded softly.
"Huang Xianggong ordered me to go to Taoxian County. I will probably stay there until after the war to clean up!"
Zhou Ning raised his head and said calmly: "I'll stay here and wait for you to come back."
Yang Xuan smiled bitterly, "That's not necessary."
Zhou Ning shook his head, "If I go too, the soldiers and civilians in Lin'an City will feel abandoned, which is inappropriate."
This woman is becoming more and more perceptive.
Yang Xuan didn't know whether it was good or bad.
"This is the virtuous empress!" Suzaku said rarely, "She is not comparable to that coquettish bitch."
"But I am alone in Taoxian County, so lonely!" Yang Xuan was worried about his wife and children staying in Lin'an.
Zhou Ning looked at him, "Where is He Lianyan? Where is Jiang He'er?"
"Xiao Xuanzi, this is meat for you. If you don't eat it, who's to blame?" Zhuque laughed.
This woman is getting more and more fierce.
Yang Xuan came out in disgrace and found Lin Feibao.
"I went to Taoxian County, the bodyguards at home... that's all." Yang Xuan covered his forehead, "I am concerned about chaos. There is an army in the city, so there is no need to worry about thieves. Then, I am an expert. Go to metaphysics."
…
metaphysics.
Zhang Qiyu is a wealthy businessman from Chang'an Carriage and Horse Racing Company, with a large business scale.
"An Siye, I have good qualifications. After entering the Imperial Academy... no, after entering metaphysics, within a few years, I think I will become a rising star in metaphysics. Isn't it a good idea not to accept such a talented person?"
He held the water glass and looked at An Ziyu who was sitting across from him with a half-smile, "Those things about metaphysics in Chang'an were transported here and spent...I did the calculations and found that it was no less than six thousand dollars. Money is a small thing, but I don't care about it.
Before I left Chang'an for the first time, I heard that there was a lot of dissatisfaction with metaphysics in the palace..."
He leaned forward, with a hint of reserve in his eyes, "An Siye also knows that I have a good relationship with a certain nobleman in the palace. At this time, I am the only one who dares to bring those things about metaphysics."
An Ziyu smiled bitterly, "I know, so I want to ask you. It's just your Sanlang..."
She asked people to inquire about Zhang Qiyu's third son. A businessman from Chang'an who knew Zhang Qiyu said that his third son was involved in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling. He also relied on his family background to become domineering and get into fights over disagreements.
few.
In a word, scum.
If these scumbags were taken into metaphysics, not to mention what kind of impact the internal metaphysics would have, how would the outside view metaphysics?
Absolutely not!
But metaphysics was too eager to leave Chang'an at the beginning. I searched a while ago and found that thousands of volumes of scriptures passed down through the ages were not brought. Those scriptures have been hidden in the basement of a certain hall. Starting from the generation of Ning Yayun's master,
No one bothered to take care of it. After Ning Yayun took over, they even forgot about it...
A group of idiots who only know how to play the piano, paint, talk and drink, undress and dance...
I'll find someone to give me a good beating to get rid of this bad temper!
But what about those scriptures?
Thousands of volumes are not a small amount, and it can be pulled, but now the Imperial College has been taken over, and people with metaphysics are not allowed to enter.
Zhang Qiyu had an idea, but he set a condition for accepting his scumbag son to enter metaphysics.
Isn't this embarrassing?
An Ziyu really wanted to throw away those scriptures, but when she thought of the memorial tablet of the ancestor, she felt a little guilty.
Moreover, Ning Yayun said for the first time: Just tell me how much money you need. It's not enough. I have to earn money when I go out to perform.
The professors also proactively offered suggestions, but they were all bad ideas.
She smiled and said, "How about you choose another son?"
Zhang Qiyu slowly stopped smiling, "Why did An Siye deceive me? If you can't, then let this matter go!"
He stood up and said, "Goodbye!"
This is to force An Ziyu to sign an alliance under the city.
Agree or not?
You decide with one word.
"The envoy is here."
"Zitai!"
"Mr. Zhong, how are you doing lately?"
"Okay, okay, it's just that An Siye is not very good. He looks very angry. You should be careful and don't get beaten up by her ruler."
Yang Xuan came and chatted with Zhong Hui for a few words. Knowing that An Ziyu had guests, he smiled and said: "I'd better be more careful, hey! Bao Dong, do me a favor and see if Si Ye is free."
Bao Dong, who happened to be passing by, agreed.
In the room, An Ziyu stood up with a dark face, "Mr. Zhang, why don't I, Xuanxue, give you more money? Business is not about money coming and going, so why push too hard? You must know that the friendship between you will last forever!"
Zhang Qiyu said calmly: "My business relies on friends, reputation, and metaphysics. It doesn't matter to me whether I can do it or not. Now I just wait for An Siye to say a word, will it work or not!?"
"Mr. Zhang!"
An Ziyu felt great hatred in her heart.
"Si Ye..."
Bao winter outcrop.
call out!
Boom!
Yang Xuan is waiting.
I saw Bao Dong staggering back, turned around, and a bump quickly swelled on his forehead.
Did Si Ye eat firecrackers?
Yang Xuan coughed dryly and said, "Si Ye."
"Zitai!" An Ziyu caught the ruler that flew back, and a smile appeared on her face again.
Yang Xuan came in, "This is..."
An Ziyu said: "Some scriptures on metaphysics were left in the Imperial College, and now I can't get in. I wanted to ask Mr. Zhang for help, but I didn't even give him any money! I have to put his son in..."
An Ziyu was so angry that she had nowhere to vent her anger, so she began to complain.
Outside the door, Bao Dong's body was shaken and he suddenly sat down cross-legged.
Zhong Hui asked: "Bao Dong, are you enlightened?"
Bao Dong nodded, "Si Ye's complaints made me realize the meaning of suffering."
The breath in his body suddenly converged, and he immediately fell into concentration.
In the room, Yang Xuan glanced at Zhang Qiyu, "Business is business, what's the point of mixing in these things? Forcing others to sign an alliance under the city, you are high-spirited and proud..."
He was wearing plain clothes. Zhang Qiyu had never seen him before, so he thought he was a disciple of metaphysics, so he said calmly: "Make way!"
With the nobles in the palace as his backers, he is not afraid of these nerds in metaphysics at all.
Seeing An Ziyu's face turning pale with anger, Yang Xuan smiled and said, "I'll take care of this matter."
"You..." An Ziyu said, "It's difficult."
"Si Ye can rest assured, I know someone who can solve this problem."
It was just a scripture, and Zhao Sanfu had plenty of manpower to do it.
An Ziyu glanced at Zhang Qiyu, and Yang Xuan smiled and said: "It's a small matter."
"The tone is quite good." Zhang Qiyu also smiled.
"Are you selling goods?" Yang Xuan asked.
"I account for 40% of the goods traveling between Northern Xinjiang and Chang'an!"
Zhang Qiyu said calmly, "I have some friendship with the palace at home."
Aren't these mortal enemies... Yang Xuan smiled and said: "Business is not small."
Zhang Qiyu glanced at him with contempt in his eyes.
Yang Xuan said: "From today on, don't take any business in Northern Xinjiang."