Xiaoqi

"Well, this is not a problem!" After thinking for a while, Li Xuan said: "Don't worry about the big Sima, his subordinates will immediately send an order to open the post station, and temporarily dispatch [-] horses from the Youfufeng County Racecourse and five soldiers from the Meiwu County Mansion. Thousands of war horses will escort the people to Chang'an along the way. In addition, I will order General Tituo to lead [-] county soldiers to assist Da Sima in this matter. In this way, it should be safe!"

"Okay, that's great!" Li Jue nodded happily, and then walked away quickly.

Watching Li Jue leave excitedly, Li Xuan's expression was extremely complicated, with both surprise and regret in his eyes.

The surprise was because Li Xuan didn't know until now that Da Sima Li Jue was not a treacherous and evil person, nor was he a greedy and greedy person.On the contrary, Li Jue clearly distinguishes between right and wrong, and the family relationship with Li Li's uncle and nephew still occupies a dominant position, and has not been consumed by power and fame.

And this is precisely the source of Li Xuan's self-blame and regret.Until now, he has always thought that Li Jue is a greedy person who is obsessed with power. He has always coveted the military power in the hands of the lord Li Li, and seems to have the wolf ambition to replace it.Therefore, he and Li Ru are always on guard against Li Jue, lest he grow bigger day by day, thereby threatening the supremacy of the lord Li Li as the Lord of Xiliang.

Fortunately, Li Xuan and Li Ru never got rid of Li Jue's heart, because they knew that the lord Li Li would never attack Li Jue.Therefore, Li Xuan and Li Ru set up a situation to force Li Jue to show his feet, and their real intention was to force Li Jue to step down and retire, nothing more.

Now seeing Li Jue working so hard for Li Li with his own eyes, Li Xuan felt deeply ashamed, knowing that he had wrongly blamed Li Jue before, and almost made a big mistake.Fortunately, Li Li has always adhered to the family relationship with his uncle and nephew, and he is unwilling to blame Li Jue, otherwise Li Jue has been imprisoned now, and there will be no day of recovery.

"Reporting to Shang Shuling, my master asked the villain to pass on the word that General Duan Wei is not guilty of death. Please also ask Shang Shuling to say a few words in front of General Wei." Just as Li Xuan was in a daze, the housekeeper who had just followed behind Li Jue He ran back quickly and said respectfully.

"Oh, okay, I see." Li Xuan was startled awake by the sound, and then said to the butler, "Go back and tell Da Sima that the most important thing right now is what you discussed just now, and other things are easy to talk about. Please don't worry, Da Sima, I will persuade you My lord, be merciful."

"Thank you Shang Shuling, the villain will leave first." After receiving a satisfactory answer, the butler happily left with his hands in his arms.

After the housekeeper left, Li Xuan smiled slightly, and said to himself: "I don't know why Da Sima came here. It turned out to be pleading for Duan Yan. But this matter is nothing compared to the matter of slaying the dragon. As long as this matter is settled now , what's the difficulty in letting Duan Yao die?"

Chapter 552

Deng Deng Deng!

On the Lantian official road, more than 20 two-horse carriages galloped by, and the convoy was several miles long.

"This is Chang'an?"

On the third carriage, a peerless beauty looked at the scenery along the way through the lattice window without blinking, and asked with a charming smile.

Li Li raised his eyes and glanced out of the window, and said with a light smile, "No, this place is Lantian, and it's still hundreds of miles away from Chang'an City!"

"The official road is so wide, and the scenery along the way is also very beautiful, and this carriage is very comfortable to sit in, and you can hardly feel the bumps. Husband, you are amazing!"

Obviously, the peerless beauty who spoke at this time was Li Li's concubine, Xiao Qiao.

Hearing Xiao Qiao praise herself in front of Zhou Yu, Guo Jia, Lu Su and Da Qiao, Li Lijun blushed slightly, nodded with a smile, and said, "These are not due to me alone, but built by Xiliang people and Lantian officials. Cheng, they are the truly remarkable people. In the past two years, I have only been here three times. The first time was to hunt down and kill Lu Bu, and the second time was to inspect this place last fall. This third time is now. The scenery is beautiful in all four seasons, seeing new willows in spring and flowers in summer, and autumn maple leaves and winter greens, it is indeed so beautiful. Hehehe!"

"My lord's words are too modest. Just by the strange carriage we are sitting in, we know that the theory of great governance in Xiliang is by no means groundless, but true." Zhou Yu continued.

Indeed, Zhou Yu didn't deliberately look at the scenery outside the car while sitting in the car, but looked at the spacious and comfortable carriage with great interest, his eyes full of admiration.

This carriage is much wider than ordinary carriages, and the interior of the carriage is relatively spacious enough to accommodate seven or eight people sitting in it. There is also a table in the middle with some fruits, pastries and wine jars on it.The table case is very delicate and long.The edges are ribbed to prevent the fruit on the table from rolling down.The seat is close to the body, except for the door, there are soft and comfortable seats on three sides, and there is almost no vibration and bumping feeling of a normal carriage when sitting on it.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was more curious about the carriage, Li Li smiled and said, "This carriage is just like the other carriages in the post station. The only difference is that this is a new carriage, and we are the first passengers. The carriage is not too novel. It is only a slight change on the frame. Five layers of cork are added to the joint of the car pad, of which three layers of wood, leather pads on both sides, that's all. In addition, as long as the road is flat and wide, people regularly clean it every day. Take all debris such as gravel and branches. Only in this way can it be unimpeded."

Zhou Yu was thoughtful after hearing this.At this time, Lu Su asked with a smile: "Listening to what my brother said, is it possible that there will be someone else riding in this carriage after I wait?"

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled heartily when he heard the words, nodded and said, "Of course! We hired a total of 28 carriages just now, all of which were leased in the name of Longxiang Li's Mansion. By tonight, someone came to claim the carriages back. And we have to charge a lot of rent. Therefore, these carriages will not belong to us at that time. If we want to ride in the future, we have to go to the post station to rent them. In other words. This is a public transportation. Anyone who pays can Being able to ride, there is no distinction between high and low. Of course, if a rich and powerful person charters the entire carriage, it is natural that he rides alone or with a family, and others cannot force the carriage. If someone provokes trouble, drive the carriage The driver is a soldier of the county government, they will arrest him, and then hand him over to the next post station for detention, and the local county government will be responsible for handling it.”

"Oh? This is very new!" Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Guo Jia exclaimed in unison, looking at each other after hearing the words.

Li Li asked with a smile: "Why, don't you think it's unreasonable or not feasible?"

"No, no, no, we have absolutely no such intention!" Zhou Yu, the three of them, plus the two daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, shook their heads in denial.

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "On the contrary, we think this approach is too reasonable! However, because it is so reasonable, we can't believe it. My lord should know that this carriage is not for everyone, let alone ordinary people. The common people, even ordinary officials, may not be able to afford a carriage. You must know that the cost of a carriage is not small. The horses, carriage maintenance and coachman all have to pay. Riding a horse is convenient, at least riding into the city without paying for the horse.

On the other hand, under the rule of the lord, such a comfortable carriage was taken out for public use, as long as you pay for it, you can ride it. After arriving at the destination, the carriage will be returned to the nearest post station.In this way, it is indeed much more convenient. If the price is a little cheaper, ordinary people can also afford a carriage, and travel becomes simple, fast and safe. "

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu asked curiously: "I wonder who dedicated this method to the Lord?"

Li Li was shocked when he heard this, and said, "What does Gong Jin mean by this? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "No, not only is there nothing wrong with it, but it has opened our eyes. The person who proposed this policy is really a political genius, with quick thinking and eclectic actions. He should be reused!"

"Well,,, is it really as good as you said?" Li Li hesitated with a strange expression.

Zhou Yu said affirmatively: "It's worse than worse. In fact, horse-drawn carriages are usually a symbol of the status of nobles and wealthy families, or women of rich families choose to travel in horse-drawn carriages, and they don't often use them. He found another way to use the carriage as a public tool. In this way, the value of the carriage can be fully exploited, and its value will increase countless times. Therefore, the person who came up with such a good plan is not a mediocre person, he must be a Great sage with a broad mind!"

Li Li smiled lightly when he heard this, and said frankly: "Li is really ashamed to be so highly praised by Gong Jin for his trivial skills!"

"Uh! My lord, you are..." Zhou Yu looked stunned, and was so surprised that he didn't know what to say.

"Hahaha!" After being dazed for a while, Zhou Yu and Li Li looked at each other, and then the six people in the car laughed heartily.

After laughing, Li Li said with emotion: "To tell you the truth, this idea was really forced. I'm not afraid of your jokes. After Xiliang was pacified, the state treasuries were empty, and even the royal treasury in Chang'an City didn't have much savings. , the entire Xiliang army was clinking. But the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang army are still waiting to be paid to eat. On average, the amount of food and grass chewed by people every day is not a small amount. The generals of each battalion ran to me every three days to beg To collect food and salaries, but the government treasury is empty, what should I use to distribute them? In addition, the small amount of food and salaries in the government treasuries of counties and counties have to be distributed to the people to resume production and vigorously develop farming. So I was forced to I was too afraid to meet people, lest their first words when they saw me would be to ask for food.

As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will succeed.The counties and counties in my Xiliang are all in ruins, and there is indeed not much food in the treasury, but our army has no shortage of war horses, and there are many ponies and rough horses in the homes of ordinary people.In view of this, I came up with such a way to buy back the war horses eliminated from the generals and the pony horses in the hands of the people, and then build the post station.Then mobilize the prisoners from each battalion to build the road.As long as the roads are clear and the people can travel easily, they can sell their vegetables or mountain products in the market; the caravans will naturally be faster and the circulation of goods will be accelerated.At the same time, the post station relies on carriages, horses for transportation, and inns for food and lodging.Not only can it supply the rations of the prisoners of war, but it can also save a considerable income.Enrich the treasury.Why not do such a multi-tasking thing? "

Speaking of which.Li Li's voice paused for a while, and then he took a breath and continued: "After more than two years, this seemingly ineffective and helpless move has added a large amount of money and food to my Xiliang government treasury, and it will follow that people from Chang'an Sanfu went to Liangzhou and even the counties and counties of Yongzhou to build official roads and set up post stations. Up to now, although Yongzhou and Liangzhou dare not say that they are connected in all directions, the official roads have penetrated to all counties and even extended to every town. It is very convenient. It used to take two or three days to get from Chang'an to Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, but now it only takes one day to get there.

At the same time, many prisoners of war have now settled down on both sides of the official road and become our common people.So much so that there are no prisoners of war in Xiliang now, and those who continue to build roads are criminals or idle criminals. As long as they serve their sentences or perform well, they will soon be free.Therefore, the law and order in Xiliang is very good. In the past two years, there have been almost no incidents of grass bandits and robbers doing harm to one side. Although it is not a great order, it is still a stable and peaceful place. "

Having said that, Li Li couldn't help but shook his head, and said solemnly: "It's a pity that Yu Fuluo's army has violated the border this time. The common people will be more or less affected when there is a war. If necessary, young and strong people have to be recruited to transport food, grass and ordnance. Come, the present peaceful and stable days will be gone forever, and a series of wars will inevitably follow."

"My lord, don't worry." Guo Jia continued to comfort him, "Although Yu Fuluo's army is large, it is not enough to pose a threat to our army. As long as our army is deployed, the barbarian army can be wiped out within two months!"

Zhou Yu readily echoed: "What Feng Xiao said is very true. The stability of the whole of Xiliang is hard-won, but it coincides with troubled times, and war is inevitable. Relatively speaking, our army has enough money and food at the moment, which is enough to support an unprecedented war. At this time, Yufuluo's army is the first to hit the muzzle of the gun, so we don't have to be polite, and we will directly march northward, wipe out the southern Xiongnu tribe in one fell swoop, regain the land of Hetao, and eliminate all evil. If the battle goes well, our army may take advantage of the situation to take Bingzhou .Even if we cannot occupy the entire territory of Bingzhou, we must seize most of the counties and counties, laying the foundation for future capture of the entire territory of Bingzhou!"

Li Li really hated this sudden war very much, and regretted the hard-won good situation at present, but the original intention of this regret was to worry about the suffering of the people, but it did not mean that he was timid and did not dare to fight.In fact, as Zhou Yu said, the Xiliang army is not short of money and food, enough to fight a big battle.And this is based on the fact that there is no need to levy taxes.In other words, the recuperation strategy in Xiliang will continue and will not be greatly affected.The people who are really suffering are mainly concentrated in the war-torn areas. Right now, they are mainly the people of Beidi County. This is an unavoidable thing. After all, Beidi County is currently at the forefront of the war.

At this moment, after hearing Zhou Yu's words, Li Li laughed loudly and said, "Gong Jin is so ambitious, so proud! Hahaha!"

Zhou Yu smiled and said nothing, Guo Jia who was sitting next to him said: "This is not impossible. Considering the current situation of our army, it is imperative to capture Bingzhou. The sooner we start the better, the later will change. At present, in all parts of Xiliang, only the north and east borders are unstable. Let alone the east, it is bordered by various princes in the Central Plains, and it is definitely not something that can be resolved overnight.

But the northern border is now an opportunity, as long as our army can defeat Yufuluo's army as soon as possible, and then attack Hetao in one go and sweep the southern Xiongnu tribe.Afterwards, it was a matter of course to march eastward and capture counties and counties such as Yunzhong and Yanmen in Bingzhou, because these counties and counties were originally in the hands of the Southern Huns.After the capture of these counties.Then he sent his troops south to attack the whole Bingzhou.

If the war goes well, it is estimated that the war will end before winter.If the battle does not go well, or there are accidents on the way, then our army must also capture the Hetao Plain this time, and drive all the Southern Huns to the outside of the Great Wall or the hinterland of Bingzhou, so as to win the opportunity for us to capture Bingzhou in the future. "

"Well, I'll discuss this matter later." Li Li nodded slightly, and after seeing the tiredness of the two daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, he said softly: "We will rest at the Lantian camp at noon, and we will meet again tomorrow morning." Go to Chang'an City. I don't know what Gongjin and Fengxiao will do?"

"I have no objection. Everything is up to the master's arrangement." Zhou Yu, Guo Jia, and Lu Su are all good people. After noticing Li Li's eyes, they naturally readily agreed.

"En." Li Li nodded with a smile, opened the curtains immediately, and told Yang Qiu, the guard of the Wuguan who was following the carriage, "Go to the Lantian camp. Send a fast horse to report. Remember, don't reveal your whereabouts. Don't bother to mobilize the crowd." Go out to meet them. Just prepare the tents and food!"

"No, the last general will take orders!" Yang Qiu replied after hearing the voice, and then recruited his own soldiers to go to the Lantian camp to deliver the order.

Unknowingly, the sun sets, and the sky is covered with glowing red sunset glow.

The Lantian camp is the camp of the rear army.

After resting for an afternoon, Li Li gently got up and dressed.Then lightly kissed the forehead of Xiao Qiao who was sleeping soundly, and then walked out of the inner room.

It is true that in recent days I have been on the road continuously, especially the section from Wuguan to Qinling.It was bumpy.Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao sisters are both weak women, and their physiques cannot be compared with Li Li and others. How could they bear such a day and night journey, so they were already exhausted before entering Lantian.Then they learned that Chang'an City was right in front of them, and they finally couldn't hold back and fell asleep leaning on the carriage, so Li Li and his party had to stay in the camp to rest for a day.

However, what Li Li didn't expect was that after arriving at the camp at noon, Xiao Qiao actually dragged him to take a bath together.As a result, bathing turned into mandarin ducks playing in the water, and then evolved into a hearty hand-to-hand battle.