Chapter 347: The Song Army crosses the river and the Yuan Dynasty is shaken
While sleeping, Zhang Yangquan faintly heard someone making noise outside the house.
I opened my eyes and listened for a while. I seemed to hear someone outside mentioning snow in their conversation, and thought to myself: "Is it snowing?"
He turned around and saw Shen Qianqian holding his arm, sleeping soundly.
Zhang Yangquan said softly: "Qianqian, wake up, it seems to be snowing outside."
Shen Qianqian still closed her eyes and muttered: "Your Majesty, please let me sleep for a while longer!"
Seeing her lazy look, Zhang Yangquan couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Lingjun is the same person on the outside. There is almost no difference between her appearance before and after marriage. She is vigorous and resolute in her work and extremely self-disciplined. She always gets up first every time.
Shen Qianqian is different.
Since the two got married, Shen Qianqian's image of being smart and capable has gradually been shattered.
She is actually very lazy in nature and loves to rely on others. However, her previous experience as a businesswoman forced her to put on a mask and disguise herself.
Zhang Yangquan took out his arm, stood up and started to put on his clothes.
Dressed neatly, I opened the door, and a cold wind suddenly hit my face.
Zhang Yangquan couldn't help but dilate his pupils and looked up at the sky, only to see that the sky was filled with flying snow as big as goose feathers.
A gust of cold wind blows, and the snowflakes flutter and whir in the wind. The ground and roof have been covered with a layer of silver makeup by the heavy snow.
Zhang Yangquan stood on the corridor, looking at the snowy scene, feeling so relaxed and happy that he couldn't bear to move.
Several maids were playing in the snow in the courtyard, letting out bursts of laughter like silver bells.
Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps and turned around to see Qin Lingsi trotting over wearing a blue cloak.
"Brother-in-law! Go and eat as soon as you get up! Sister has been waiting for a long time!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and agreed: "Okay, go and wake Qian Qian up."
As expected, breakfast has been prepared in the back hall.
Today's breakfast is dumplings again, which people call "jiazi" during this period. As long as winter comes, Qin Lingjun likes to let his servants make dumplings.
As soon as Zhang Yangquan walked in, Qin Lingjun helped him prepare the food for the whole night and said: "Husband, Wang Da sent someone to send back the news that Ma Xiuying has been found!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he said: "Very good, when you go to the military camp later, send someone to tell Wang Da and ask him to take Ma Xiuying directly to Wuyuan County to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender!"
Qin Lingjun agreed: "I understand."
After a pause, he continued: "I heard from Wang Da that Ma Xiuying was originally hiding in a village. After meeting Wang Da, she actually took the initiative to reveal her identity. Do you think it's strange?"
Zhang Yangquan was very surprised and said: "Did she know that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to surrender, and the condition was that we find her?"
Qin Lingjun thought for a while and said, "If she knew, she should have come to us long ago."
Zhang Yangquan thought about it for a moment, shook his head and laughed: "Forget it, since she has already appeared, why bother thinking about the reason?"
Qin Lingjun nodded and said: "By the way, there is one more thing. Uncle Guo sent someone to deliver a message and came back!"
Zhang Yangquan asked hurriedly: "Is this news about late rice?"
"Yes, he said in his letter that the late rice harvest has been coordinated and completed. Although he did not explicitly state the amount of the field tax, judging from the tone of the letter, this field tax is very shocking!"
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "Okay, great!"
Qin Lingjun held her chin and said with a smile: "Husband, I've been thinking a lot lately that your vegetables and grains are all responsible for us being able to get to where we are today!"
Zhang Yangquan sighed: "Yes, I always heard people say in the past that war is not only about strategy and tactics, but more importantly, resources. Now I finally understand this truth!"
Qin Lingjun nodded and said: "By the way, the military scouts came to report that Chen Youliang has issued conscription orders in all areas under his jurisdiction. It seems that he also knows that we are going to march westward and is ready to fight us decisively!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "War is not just about the number of troops."
Qin Lingjun's eyelashes flashed and she said: "Husband, Chen Youliang is obviously more powerful than Zhu Yuanzhang, but you seem to be more relaxed when facing him?"
Zhang Yangquan didn't know how to explain it, so he smiled and said: "I don't underestimate Chen Youliang, but although he is strong, he is not as united as Zhu Yuanzhang internally. On the contrary, he is easier to deal with!"
Qin Lingjun said: "That's true."
Zhang Yangquan asked Qin Lingjun about the situation in the north. Recently, he had been focusing on Zhu Yuanzhang, so he did not pay attention to the north.
Qin Lingjun's face became condensed and she said: "To the west, the Yuan army is dominant, and to the east, the Song army is dominant. Which side do you want to listen to first?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Let's talk about the east side first!"
Qin Lingjun then said: "Mao Gui established Binxing Yuan in Shandong and selected old officials from the Yuan Dynasty to take charge. He also established 360 farmsteads in Laizhou and collected two out of ten farm taxes. He established a marshal's office to manage the military and military households.
Guan Jun is in charge of the Mansion. The entire Shandong Province is firmly in the hands of the Song Army!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a while and praised: "In terms of governance ability, Liu Futong can't keep up with Mao Gui!"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Mao Gui is already building a boat to cross the river. I guess you can hear news of his crossing the river at any time."
Zhang Yangquan asked again: "What about the west?"
Qin Lingjun put away her smile and said solemnly: "Chahan Timur has won another victory, a great victory!"
Zhang Yangquan said with emotion: "What are the details?"
Qin Lingjun said: "Do you still remember Li Xixi's army?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded: "Of course I remember that Liu Futong sent him to lead an army of 100,000 to reinforce Li Wu's West Route Army."
Qin Lingjun said: "After Li Xixi and Li Wu reunited, they joined forces to attack Fengxiang, but they didn't know that this was Chahan Timur's plan. Chahan deliberately divided his troops in Fengxiang to lure them to attack."
"When the two men attacked the city with heavy troops, Chahan Timur led his cavalry to gallop two hundred miles day and night, dividing the left and right wings to surround the siege troops and horses. The Yuan army in the city also opened the door and came out, forming a combined internal and external attack."
Zhang Yangquan changed his color and said: "Both armies were defeated?"
Qin Lingjun said: "It is said that tens of thousands of people were killed by the Red Scarf Army in this battle, and their bodies were laid for hundreds of miles. Li Wu led the remaining troops and fled to Ningxia, while Li Xixi fled south to Sichuan."
Zhang Yangquan said in a daze: "In this case, if Chahan Timur attacks Bianliang from the east, wouldn't Liu Futong be in danger?"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Don't worry, he has been summoned to Hebei by the Tatar Emperor!"
"Oh? Why?"
"Have you forgotten Guan Duo and Pan Cheng's middle army?"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he said: "What happened to them?"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "With Mao Gui's restraint, the Yuan army in Shanxi was empty. Guan and Pan advanced all the way, crossed the river first, captured Yining, and were attacking Yunzhong! The Yuan court was in chaos, so he urgently summoned Chahantie
Mu'er enters Hebei!"
Zhang Yangquan sighed silently.
Judging from the current situation, the Song Army does have a tendency to defeat the Yuan Dynasty. Who would have thought that it won’t be long before the Song Army will be completely defeated!
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Qin Lingsi and Shen Qianqian came over together.
While eating dumplings, Shen Qianqian asked Zhang Yangquan: "Your Majesty, it will be the end of the year soon. Will the results of the pilot project in Danyang County be ready?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "Li Shanchang has already given me a memorial. The results of the commercial tax are quite good. Now it depends on the land tax."
Qin Lingsi frowned and said, "Uncle Guo has already done the planning, Li Shanchang should have done the planning as well!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "He still needs to compare the field tax gap with neighboring counties. This time the field taxes in all states and counties have increased significantly. Only when the harvest far exceeds that of neighboring counties will the pilot be considered a success!"
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"Hurry up! Hurry up! It takes so long to calculate a few numbers. What do you do for food? You should study arithmetic carefully in the future!"
In a study room in Danyang County, Li Shanchang severely reprimanded the clerks under him.
A civil servant, with two big dark circles under his eyes, said: "Your Majesty, we haven't slept for two days and two nights. Can you let us rest for a while?"
Li Shanchang said with a straight face: "I haven't slept for three days and three nights, and I didn't say that I wanted to rest? You are all young and can't even endure such a little hardship. How will you become a great person in the future?"
The literary official looked bitter and stopped talking.
At this moment, footsteps sounded quickly outside the door, and Hu Weiyong ran in quickly.
"Teacher, I've made it clear that the left prime minister's boat will pass through Danyang County tomorrow afternoon!"
"Special ship or passenger ship?"
"Passenger ship!"
Li Shanchang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, the land tax and business tax should be coordinated at noon tomorrow. Let's go to Beijing with the left prime minister tomorrow night!"
Hu Weiyong said with emotion: "Teacher, we have worked hard for half a year and finally got this job done. If the king knows that our taxes have increased so much, he will be very happy!"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "To be honest, even I didn't expect that people could unleash such great potential after they stopped doing hard work!"
Hu Weiyong said: "There is also this kind of late rice with unbelievably high yield. I really don't know how the king cultivated this kind of thing!"
Li Shanchang said leisurely: "Yes, who would have thought that there is a rice species whose yield can far exceed that of Champa rice?"
Hu Weiyong suddenly winked at Li Shanchang, and the two of them left the study together and came to the courtyard outside.
"Teacher, have you heard that Zhu Yuanzhang has been defeated and is trapped in Wuyuan County?"
Li Shanchang sighed and said: "How could I not know such big news? Weiyong, I really want to thank you. If it weren't for your plan, I would be trapped in Wuyuan County now!"
Hu Weiyong said with a smile: "Students are both teachers and themselves. Without teachers taking the lead, how can students participate in such important political affairs?"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "No matter what, you have helped me a lot. When I meet the king this time, I will definitely recommend you to become an official!"
Hu Weiyong was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, teacher!"
Before noon the next day, under Li Shanchang's supervision, his subordinates finally completed the tax coordination work.
Before long, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong had already packed their luggage and were waiting at the Danyang County Pier.
Three quarters before Unity time, a large passenger ship was seen approaching from the south of the canal.
Hu Weiyong's eyes lit up and he said: "Teacher, this is the ship!"
Li Shanchang nodded, and after the passenger ship docked, the two of them boarded the ship with their entourage and bought tickets.
Arriving at the passenger ship lobby, Guo Niansheng was nowhere to be seen.