From May onwards, when spring passes and summer comes, the earth has begun to fully provide plant nutrients. Farmers are working hard. The land must not be messed with. People fool the earth for a while, and the land fools people for a year. This is eternal.
principle.
Fuzhou is not big and only governs one county, Fugu County. However, it has many villages and a dangerous terrain, making it one of the barriers in the northwest of the Song Dynasty.
Zhe Weizhong was dressed in plain clothes and led about a dozen soldiers on horseback to inspect the busy farm work. At the same time, he inspected the forts outside Fuzhou City. These forts that the Zhe family has run for many years are the real barriers to Fuzhou City, and they are more temporary than the Dangxiang people.
The forts built are much stronger.
Xuanwei Village, Dongsheng Fort, Jin Castle, and Anding Fort were built along the edge of the city. Five forts, Qingzhai, Baisheng, Zhonghou, Jianning, and Zhenchuan, were also built on Linzhou Road. At present,
There are more than 20 forts in Fuzhou.
Among them, the officers and soldiers of the Zhenxi Army stationed there are fully equipped with armor and powerful crossbows. If the party members dare to invade Fuzhou at will, they will definitely be tied up by these large and small forts and will not be able to come or go!
The Dangxiang people are said to come and go like the wind, but don't forget that no matter how good they are at riding and shooting, they still need food and drink. At the beginning of the year, the Dangxiang people came to Fuzhou. Zhe Wei Zhong relied on these forts to delay the Dangxiang soldiers. Although he told the court
He was reported to be old, weak, sick and disabled, but if he really wanted to take action, he would be stronger than the soldiers of the Song Dynasty!
He firmly believed that as long as the party members came, they would not be able to get out. If he sent people to secretly poison specific water sources and harvest food in advance, the party members could only watch when they came, and they would soon turn back without supplies.
After inspections in the past few days, Zhe Weizhong found that all the forts had been quickly replenished, especially after Puhui Company arrived in Fuzhou City, the business and supplies brought by Puhui Company quickly made Fuzhou's preparations sufficient, and the same Puhui Company
Semi-colons were also established in the prefectures to collect information and customs duties while conducting business transactions.
At first, Zhe Weizhong was very repulsive to the arrival of Puhui Company. Fuzhou was invaded by party members in February, and he sent a border warning to the court. Unexpectedly, instead of sending reinforcements, the court instead sent reinforcements to the famous Puhui Company in the northwest.
Hui Shang, and as soon as he arrived, he said that he wanted to do business with the party members.
It is true that this is the northwest of Tiangao, but the emperor cannot do business with Xiang people so blatantly! Otherwise, what is the purpose of questioning? What is the meaning of the court's ban?
But then the old shopkeeper of Puhui Trading Company took out the royal court's charter document, and it turned out to be an official document stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Education.
There were not only merchants in the caravan, but also spies. He disguised himself as a merchant and infiltrated Dangxiang. When he returned, he was able to produce a map and even some news about the gathering of Dangxiang's troops.
There are many kinds of goods in the caravan, and they are constantly transported to Fuzhou. Fuzhou is not short of money. It has accumulated a lot of wealth steadily over the years, but supplies are scarce. The arrival of Puhui Company has given them a lot of life needs.
The scene in front of him made Zhe Weizhong very happy. The people had land for farming and merchants were constantly coming and going. For a while, he couldn't see the coming of war, but he knew that Li Yuanhao would definitely attack again.
It was just a test at the beginning of the year. Although the fortress built by the party members had been burned down, we must not take it lightly.
Zhe Weizhong, who was looking into the distance, saw a young knight riding from the west. He couldn't help showing a happy smile on his face and said to his left and right: "Although Ji Min is young, his heroic appearance is much better than that of his brother Ji Xuan."
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The subordinates on the left and right looked at each other, and finally the old man who followed Zhe Weizhong whispered: "Jixuan is the eldest son of the direct wife Liu, and Ji Min is the second son. He cannot assume the position of general!"
Zhe Weizhong's face was ugly. This eldest son was a pain in his heart. He didn't know whether it was because he didn't take care of him at the beginning or because his mother was too doting on him. He had a violent and domineering personality. He really didn't look like a descendant of the Zhe family. But who made him a member of the Zhe family?
The eldest son will definitely inherit the position of head of the Zhe family in the future and will also become the magistrate of the prefecture.
"At that time, Taizu made a promise, "The descendants of the Zhe family will become prefects and prefects, and they will be able to use their tribes and live in rents. They will be passed down from father to son and brothers and inherit the family line." Now my Zhe family has withered and my peers have died.
Jue, my descendants are young and may be in danger of falling if they are not taken care of well!"
Zhe Weizhong is not afraid of the Dangxiang people. After fighting for so many years, he knows how to resist the invasion of the Dangxiang people. However, the family inheritance makes him one head and two big ones.
The Zhe family has been loyal and benevolent for generations, but the eldest son Zhe Jixuan is not a good candidate for the family. This is his heartache.
The younger son Zhe Jimin grew up and looked exactly like his ancestor. He was also well versed in military literature and was resourceful and wise. He was the best candidate to succeed the governor of the prefecture. Unfortunately, he was the second son. The gap in status was irreplaceable.
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Even if he had the intention to support his second son, it would be difficult for him to do so in the court. Those civil servants and officials valued blood the most, and the eldest son would definitely have a higher status than the second son. There is no doubt about this.
"Father, my son is inspecting the two fortresses of Golden Castle and Anding Fort. The people are farming and the soldiers are stationed without slacking off. We have stocked up on food to eat until the autumn harvest. If our family's tax revenue is reduced by 30%, it is not impossible to survive until the end of the year.
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Zhe Weizhong smiled and said: "Very good. A 30% tax reduction is too much. Now let's reduce it by 20% in preparation for war! Store more food in the fort. Fuzhou City will send people to handle this matter."
Zhe Jimin Baoquan responded: "Respect the general's order!" After saying that, he rode behind the team and did not rely on his status to get close to Zhe Weizhong and squeeze out the position of his subordinates. This made the soldiers very happy.
They talked loudly about the gap between him and Zhe Jixuan.
Zhe Weizhong sighed slightly. The more outstanding Zhe Jimin is, the more he will be jealous of his brother. Fortunately, the family relationship between brothers is solid and there is no desire to compete for power. This is the only thing that makes Zhe Weizhong feel at ease. Otherwise, he would
There are even plans to personally send Oritsugu Xuan away for the sake of the Ori family.
When everyone returned to the mansion, before they had time to rest, flying cavalry came to report that party members appeared at the border of the mansion, with a large number of at least more than ten thousand people!
Zhe Weizhong's eyes darkened, he was afraid of what could happen. It was the time for farmers to work now, and there was still nearly a month before the summer harvest in the north. At this time, Li Yuanhao led his army to invade, which would definitely burn down the entire spring and summer work of the people of Fuzhou.
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"Father, the situation has come to a point where we can no longer linger! Please issue a military order to retreat from the enemy quickly or save some food!"
Zhe Weizhong nodded slightly. Although he was wearing plain clothes at this time, he showed his majesty and said with a serious face: "Raise the tent, beat the drums, and order the troops. All soldiers and horses of the Zhenxi Army will return to the camp immediately, and the time limit will be counted.
If you fail to do so, you will be punished according to military law!"
What Zhe Weizhong is thinking about now is to retreat from the enemy and preserve the food of the prefecture. Sometimes he does not have to fight the Dangxiang people. As long as he is well prepared and the forts are well-defended, the Dangxiang people will retreat in spite of the difficulties.
But if they fail to react in time, the party members will immediately turn into hungry wolves and swoop into Fuzhou. At that time, the forts can only serve as a containment, but cannot form a barrier with the army to stop the party members' attack.
This is the meaning of the forts. They form a barrier to block the enemy's advance in relatively flat terrain. Zhe Weizhong has no money. If he had money, he would definitely find ways to connect these forts with walls, even the simplest ramming.
The earthen border wall can also block the footsteps of the party's cavalry.