Chapter 157: Digging out your heart

When the leader calls you over and tells you that he has something to discuss with you;

If you really believe it and want to sit down and discuss it with him, then do whatever you can to The forest is broken.

Actually, it’s not that General Zheng doesn’t understand this truth, but he really doesn’t want to leave his home base.

What is this?

I just built Cuiliu Fort and went to Shengle.

I just built the new city wall in Shengle, and now I have to be transferred to Xueguan again?

Am I a general who leads troops to fight, or a countryman of Dayan?

But no matter how dissatisfied you are, when Tian Wujing said those words, the matter was already settled.

In fact, no one cares whether you are willing or not.

This sentence refers to the current relationship between Jingnanhou and General Shengle, but why doesn’t it have a deeper meaning?

Zheng Fan fell silent and stopped resisting, because the door to resistance had been blocked.

Tian Wujing looked at Zheng Fan and continued:

"Xuehaiguan is a good place."

"Master Hou, that was before."

Even if you plan to accept your fate, you still have to say a few words about your grievances, right?

You can’t be kicked out of your old nest and still have to reply with a shameless face: The Marquis is wise.

In the past, the Xueguan Pass itself was a powerful pass in this area. The reason why Zheng Fan's Shengle Army was able to successfully defend this place was because of the advantage of the powerful pass.

The savages hated it, but the reason why they could not completely destroy it was, firstly, because the savage king stopped it in time, and secondly, because this city was too strong.

The foundation is so deep, the city bricks are so thick, and the scale is so huge that even if the savages want to demolish it, it will take a lot of effort.

It can be said that even if you expand the newly built Shengle City several times, it will be difficult to match the scale of Xue Customs.

Because Snow Customs is not just a city, but also a line of defense that stretches out. There are many military forts similar to Cuiliu Fort and satellite towns on it.

Its status and size are similar to the Tuman City seen in Beifeng County.

After all, the Jin people once devoted all their efforts to build Xiongguan, how could it be bad?

Although it is called "Guan", the space in the city is definitely not small and can accommodate a large number of people.

Originally, sitting in the Snow Customs House, doing business with the wild people of the Snowfield while extending the trade route to the Chu State, and at the same time undertaking the trade from the Jin State to the Yan State and even further west, would definitely be a bountiful harvest. Full.

But now, after a war, the savages are not a master who knows how to keep the water flowing, but a group of hungry wolves who are crazy about poverty, and have almost turned this place into a white land.

You must know that later the savages could not even capture the nearby Jin slaves. They could not find cannon fodder to attack the city, and the "food" was gone.

It can be seen thatHow far the population here has fallen.

The most important thing is that this place will definitely be a place with frequent wars in the future.

The State of Yan has almost a military control system for the three Jin areas. If you are stationed here, the court may give you half of the money and food, and you can make up the rest yourself.

This is an unspoken rule in other places, because the court also knows that you must have a lot of cheating. In a word, don't pretend to be incorruptible to me.

But the terrible thing is that once the war starts, regardless of sending troops, you have to bear the expenses of troops from other places. Just like the last time when the Marquis of Jingnan led his army to the snowy plains, Shengle City provided food and grass. Just like the civilian husband who carries heavy baggage.

So, I have to take over an empty shelf that looks huge but is actually empty inside. I also have to prepare for a large group of poor relatives to come to my place to enjoy the autumn breeze, including food and drinks.

"You have to take a long-term view. Shengle is too small after all."

Tian Wujing looked at Zheng Fan calmly,

Continued:

"The prince's palace should be moved from Litian City to Yingdu, Litian City and Quhe City. The imperial court must take half of it and equip it with civil servants."

This is also in line with today's trend, where civilian officials are in charge of local affairs and generals are in charge of military affairs. However, due to the political environment of Yan State, there will not be a situation where civilian officials overwhelm military generals like the situation in Qian State for the time being.

But this way, you will definitely not feel comfortable.

After being deprived of economic and people's livelihood power, how can you still train troops? How can we develop with peace of mind? How to expand the army? How can we carry out our own ideological and political construction?

In comparison, it seems very logical for the Marquis of Jingnan to move into Yingdu;

Firstly, it is to stabilize the local people's hearts, and secondly, it is to intimidate Xueyuan and Chu State. Thirdly, it can continue to erode and disintegrate the basic structure of Chengguo, allowing it to be merged into Yanguo faster.

"You can go to Quhe City and Litian City, but are you willing? It's impossible for Yingdu to give it to you. There are only a few places in the Three Jin Lands that can be considered fertile. , is it possible that you want Yupan City?

There are still tens of thousands of Chu troops trapped in Yupan City. After several battles, it has long been empty.

Snow. The customs are in a dangerous position. If you go up, you can control the snowfield. If you go down, you can attack the Chu territory.

As a general, you should not be afraid of fighting. What you should be afraid of is that there will be no battle.

There are actually many general soldiers in Dayan, but there is also a big gap between the general soldiers and the general soldiers. General Shengle, it is not grand to say it. When the war here is over, it will take three or two years. , Who can remember you again?

If the knife is not sharpened, it will get rusty, and if the person does not stand in front of the stage, it will be forgotten. Xinwozi spoke.

Ignore others, give him a promotion yourself, give him a place to garrison, forget it without being grateful, how dare you be picky?

Are you drifting off or am I, Marquis Jingnan, unable to move?

Only when facing Zheng Fan, Tian Wujing would say a few more words.

"It is true that the land outside Xue Customs is completely white now, but aren't you, General Zheng, the best at running a business? You can manage a small Shengle in a decent way. Here, you will Xue Customs is back in business, and it will be really great in the future.

If you had not made the greatest contribution to the Eastern Expedition this time, at any other time, you would have been in the position of Chief Soldier of Xue Customs, even if you wanted to. Sit down, it’s hard for me to push you up.

You are good at making things and like commerce. There are a lot of things from Shengle Workshop in the shops in Litian City.

If you want those 20,000 savage prisoners of war, I can give them to you, but if you still want..."

Jingnan Hou pointed to the north,

Said:

"There are many in the snowfield."

Slaves are laborers, but if there is any shortage, go to the snowfield to catch them.

Anyway, after this battle, even if the Yan people do not go to the northern expedition to the snowfield for the time being, the vitality of the snowfield has been greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to make trouble again.

In the past, the slave trade of the Snowfield Savages was booming.

Zheng Fan believes that if a blind man is allowed to handle this matter, he can definitely use the same tricks that Westerners used against black uncles.

Zheng Fan nodded,

he spoke a little softer,

said with emotion:

“Master Hou, that’s what I said. It's true, the general is also aware of the Marquis' appreciation and promotion of the general, but..."

"In the first three years, Ying will be fully responsible for supporting you with the money and food needed by Xue Customs."

Zheng Fan’s eyes lit up.

"In some other places, you can have shortcomings and find ways to make up for them by yourself, such as your Shengle City, but Xuehaiguan has a dangerous position and important connections. There will be disasters from the barbarians, whether it is the imperial court or the Jin Dynasty. The common people would not want to do it again.

This is the difference in position.

I heard that when Wujiang led his army on the Eastern Expedition, you went to him to ask for food, grass and military pay. There is deliberate evasion, but in fact everyone knows that the military supplies in Shengle cannot be sufficient.

But when you are sitting on the top of Xueguan City, you can do whatever you want. I wrote directly to Yingdu and the imperial court, but they didn't dare not give me money and food.

I wanted people, officials, horses, and official positions.

You can even open your mouth and say that all caravans you send out of the customs, the land of Sanjin and the land of Yan will be exempted from tax. ”

The more Zheng Fan listened, the more his eyes lit up.

Holy shit, is Lao Tian teaching me how to be a warlord?

Tian Wujing looked at Zheng Fan’s face, shook his head, sighed, and continued:

“The talents of the world are one part in the grass and nine parts in the temples. No matter whether they are civil or military, what they pay attention to is selling to the emperor’s family.

You have to save a lot of things by yourself, search for them by yourself, and spend a lot of money. You have been working hard and busy, but it may be just that, it is better to ask the court directly.

When you give it, it belongs to the court, but after using it for a long time, it becomes your own. < /p>

I think General Zheng doesn’t need to teach you the specific changes, right?”

“The general is stupid, but he will think about it day and night, and I don’t dare to trouble the Marquis anymore.” ”

This is actually quite taboo to say.

Tian Wujing was almost speaking from his own experience,

Whose was the Jingnan Army originally?

That is the Jingnan Army of the imperial court.

Tian Wujing took over the title of Marquis of Jingnan from his predecessor, Marquis of Jingnan, more than ten years ago.

You must know that unlike the Marquis of Zhenbei, which is hereditary and irreplaceable, the Marquis of Jingnan before Tian Wujing was said to be a title, but in fact it was more like an official position.

In more than ten years, Tian Wujing directly put his own brand on the Jingnan Army.

All the money and food for the soldiers were provided by the imperial court;

But looking at it now, half of the Zhenbei Army was eaten by the imperial court, but the Jingnan Army became a big The real independent mountaintop among the Yan army.

Even if the eldest prince led the emperor's order to march eastwards, all the commanders in the Jingnan Army would dare to ignore him directly.

Zheng Fan was really touched that he could let Tian Wujing say these words, which meant that he didn't want to have any grudges in his heart and hoped that he could take over the place in a down-to-earth manner.

"Master Hou, I understand. I will definitely not disappoint Mr. Hou's expectations and will guard the Snow Customs well. However, what I am actually worried about is that if I spend several years With all the hard work, Xue Customs was re-operated, and if I have to change places in the future, wouldn’t it be a loss..."

Tian Wujing interrupted Zheng Fan,

said:

"If you manage well..."

Paused,

Tian Wujing's eyes revealed a deep thought,

"Who dares to ask you to make room for me again?"