Please, let me be a fool

If you say before, when Zhao Jiguang was stationed at Zhenbei Pass.

The prairie army can also come by surprise.

Now that Marquis Shenwu has stabilized the situation, and after such a long time, the two sides are in a see-saw stage, and if they want to invade Zhenbei Pass and threaten the defense line of the northern border, it may be impossible to do so.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming paused, thought for a while, and said: "You are right, after several months, the situation has stabilized, even if their army still has the power to fight, but they want to shake the power of Marquis Shenwu. Defense is absolutely impossible."

"But things like war, sometimes not only look at the superficial situation, but also have a deeper level."

Speaking of this, he continued: "Since the first emperor personally led the army to fight against the grassland tribes, the northern border has become much more stable than before. Although the grassland tribes sometimes go south, their scale is not large. Big, that is to say, they have not entered our Central Plains region for at least several decades, which is extremely rare in other dynasties."

"Nowadays, the grassland tribes must be unbearable, because they can see very clearly that after many years of recuperation, my Great Wei has made the country rich and the people strong, and it is the best time to invade the south. If I miss it, I don't know when the next time will be, so Definitely take the opportunity.”

"Don't look at the fact that there are only 15 troops outside the Zhenbei Pass. As long as those tribes unite and gather an elite force, it is not impossible. And have you forgotten?"

"This time the ten tribes of the prairie fought, and most of them were tribes that had good friends with Sirius, but there was no movement from the Sirius tribe."

As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen was stunned, he really hadn't thought of this level.

It just feels like months have passed since this battle.

Not much will change.

But the teacher's reminder made him realize that this matter was not simple.

Especially the Sirius tribe, which is now the strongest branch of the [-] tribes in the grassland, especially the Sirius Khan, who is the most powerful figure in the past few hundred years.

Song Gongwen even felt that if it wasn't because the other party was afraid, Da Wei would have taken advantage of it.

I am afraid that it will directly start the battle to unify the entire grassland.

Of course, the other party is also the head of the grassland tribe now, and he suspects that there is a shadow of that Khan in this war.

If you choose to send troops at this time, the situation will definitely change. Although it seems that there will be no major problems with Marquis Shenwu sitting in Beiguan, you are not afraid of [-], just in case.

If the grassland tribes really break through the defense line of the northern border, then the Central Plains will be exposed.

At this point in his thoughts, Song Gongwen couldn't help being startled, and said: "Teacher, if this is the case, what should we do?"

As for military affairs, he naturally did not know better than Zhang Zhengming. After all, the other party had been a military officer when the first emperor's imperial conquest, and even Marquis Shenwu recognized his military talent.

"The plan for now is to block the soldiers and cover them with water and soil." Zhang Zhengming said: "We have made sufficient preparations now. According to the character of Marquis Shenwu, we should not take the initiative to attack. After all, as long as Zhenbei Pass is kept, then There won't be much of a problem."

"Of course, the most important thing is that the imperial court must pay attention to this, especially the prefectures in the northern border. They need to be ready to gather a large army at all times to aid the town of Beiguan."

Fighting against the prairie is not like fighting in other places. You can only see how the prairie tribes react and then deal with it.

This is the safest way. Zhang Zhengming knows Shen Wuhou well and knows that the other party will definitely do the same.

As for taking the initiative to attack, it is best not to mess around.

Because no one can guarantee whether taking the initiative to attack can win.

Now neither side has the initiative, they can only wait for the situation to change, and then look for it.

"That's the only way to go." Song Gongwen nodded, and said, "By the way, teacher, I saw the brochure about Yandi, saying that the king of Yan has leveled the disobedient forces in Yandi and is recruiting troops. The brochure has been handed over. After going up, I just don’t know how His Majesty will deal with it.”

At the beginning, he was talking about King Yan with his teacher before he started being bullied by the other party.

Now it seems that Yan Wang seems to be ready to move, which is not a good omen.

Because the steppe tribe is still there.

If something happened to Houyan after knowledge, the imperial court might be out of resources.

Besides, the coastal area, as well as the Wusi area, are also problems that have not been resolved.

Even if Wei is strong and has millions of armor, it is still very difficult to deal with so many crises.

"You don't have to worry about King Yan's affairs." Zhang Zhengming smiled, and said, "Let's not talk about whether King Yan has any thoughts of rebellion. Even if he does, I'm afraid he won't get up so early. short."

"What's more, most of the imperial court's energy is now devoted to the grassland tribes. If he takes advantage of this time to rebel, no matter whether he succeeds or not, it will be of no benefit to him, especially if the grassland tribes really break through the Zhenbei Pass. That King Yan is a sinner through the ages, he cannot bear this responsibility!"

This sentence made Song Gongwen agree with it very much.

He knew that Yan Wang was a very smart person and knew what to do.

As for the rebellion, Song Gongwen felt that the possibility was not very high.

Because of the opponent's actions, even the officials in Yandi knew about it. Could it be that the rebellion will be clearly shown to the court?Not too possible.

Furthermore, Marquis Shenwu was indeed under a lot of pressure in Zhenbeiguan, so it is not impossible to divide the army to suppress King Yan.

And there are also garrisons in the various prefectures in the north.

If the King of Yan did not prepare enough and acted hastily, the end would be disastrous.

"So, the problem we have to face now is still only the northern border." Song Gongwen paused, and then said: "By the way, teacher, Hongzhi came home a few days ago, saying that he has trained in Gaoyang. Although there are not many people in the army, they are all elite. As for Gao Yang, those internal resistance forces were all suppressed by Hong Zhi."

"As for governance, I have to thank the few people recommended by the teacher at the beginning. Although Gao Yang has experienced a war, but because of the small scale, it has not affected the foundation. Now everything is on the right track. When the time comes, we will cooperate with the Central Plains and Liaodong region. With more contacts, this place of Gaoyang can truly become the territory of my Great Wei."

Annexing a country that has been established for more than 100 years, even if the country is small, is still a difficult task, and Gao Yang is like this.

At the beginning, the Great Yuan Dynasty sent troops to conquer the land of Gaoyang many times, but they all failed in the end.

Since Emperor Taizu Gao, Great Wei and Gao Yang have not fought a war.

Just increased the exchange between culture and goods.

And because of the great power of the Wei Dynasty, the two sides have been very similar in culture and language for more than 100 years now.

In this case, it will naturally be easier to subdue.That's why Song Gongwen said that the purpose of continuing to let the Central Plains have more contact with Gao Yang is to use the Central Plains culture to assimilate Gao Yang.

And this is the real conquest.

"That's right." Zhang Zhengming nodded, and immediately said: "Hongzhi has done a good job this time. If it weren't for him to suppress the rebellious forces in Gaoyang, things would not have gone so smoothly. Gongwen, you really have a good son. what."

"Teacher, it's ridiculous." Song Gongwen smiled and said, "Teacher, there is one more thing I forgot to say."

"It's Hongzhi's family letter that mentioned that he will participate in the battle between the northern border and the grassland tribes at an appropriate time!"

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Chapter 174 The Wealth of the People Can Make the Country Strong and Marquis Wu's Regret

Hongzhi wants to participate in the war between the northern border and the grassland tribes?

Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming was taken aback for a moment, and then a burst of surprise appeared on his face.

Since the last battle of Gaoyang, no matter whether he was a civil official or a general, his evaluation of Song Hongzhi became higher and higher.

After all, it was not a small battle, but a battle of annihilation of the country, but the opponent was able to win so beautifully, without the slightest sloppiness, and even without much loss.

Even in those battles recorded in history books, such victories are very rare.

Especially Song Hongzhi, who was on the battlefield for the first time, could be said to be extremely talented.

It was a pity that Lin Yuansong, Minister of the Ministry of War, was at the beginning.

His Majesty did not send him to the northern border, together with Marquis Shenwu, to defend against the Chaoyuan tribe.

But now, Zhang Zhengming was naturally happy when he heard this.

He knew very well that there was such an existence as Marquis Shenwu in Zhenbei Pass, so he could guarantee that there would not be many mistakes. If Song Hongzhi made another move at this time, he could become a surprise soldier and make the grassland tribes panic.

Maybe, they could take this opportunity to defeat the steps of the grassland tribes going south in one fell swoop, and win another big victory for the court.

"Okay, it's good that Hongzhi has this kind of heart." Zhang Zhengming couldn't help sighing.

The other party is now the Protector of Gaoyang. It is reasonable to say that as long as Gaoyang is governed well, it will be considered a meritorious service, but he cares about the court and the northern border, and chooses to send troops. It is completely a sincere patriotism.

"He is a relative of the state, he should do these things, and the teacher doesn't need to do this." Next to him, Song Gongwen heard the praise.

Immediately stood up, bowed slightly, feeling that his son was fully responsible for doing so.

After all, without His Majesty and the court, how could the other party have come to this point?

Even if a person is gifted and talented.

But if there is no opportunity to display it, then he is an ordinary person, and if he is like this, so is his son.

As for the deployment of troops, Song Gongwen was not worried.The Protectorate of Gaoyang has the right to dispatch troops to fight abroad without the approval of the imperial court.

Of course, he is very clear that this kind of thing must be kept secret.Just like what the teacher said just now, Hongzhi can become a wonderful soldier, as long as it is used well, it will play an unexpected role.

As for Zhang Zhengming, he didn't continue to ask about it. Knowing about this kind of thing, let Song Hongzhi figure it out.

Immediately, he thought of another thing, and couldn't help saying: "By the way, how about the two major projects led by Ying Xing recently? I looked at the accounts of the account department. A lot of money has been spent during this period. We must It has to be fruitful."

Song Yingxing has left the capital since leading the two projects of the Grand Canal and Wei Zhidao.

And these two projects are located in different locations, so they have to run around.

Especially the canal is related to the great cause of the great Wei Dynasty.

There must be absolutely no sloppy.

Although Zhang Zhengming had learned from the Ministry of Industry that his nephew was indeed accomplished in this area, it was another matter to actually implement it.

Especially now, the money from the household department is being spent like flowing water. If there is nothing in the end, the other party is the eternal sinner of the Great Wei.

As for why Song Gongwen was asked, it was naturally the current Zhang Zhengming, although the relationship with his nephew had eased a lot.

But there were no correspondence during this period, at most, some news was heard from officials of the Ministry of Industry.

And Zhang Zhengming cares so much about his nephew.

Just worried that the other party will mess up this matter.

It doesn't matter if you lose your official position, the important thing is that it will implicate thousands of people, which he will not allow no matter what, thinking that if his nephew really doesn't have the ability, he will be dismissed directly.

As for Song Gongwen, he smiled slightly at this moment. After contacting for so long, he naturally understood the teacher's thoughts.

After a pause, he didn't hide anything immediately, and said: "Everything is going on in an orderly manner. The excavation of the Grand Canal has already started, because His Majesty said that the corvees will be paid, so the corvees are very motivated and the progress is very fast. Come on, some people voluntarily give up their rest time in order to make more money."

"As for Brother Ying Xing, he has been busy during this period of time, keeping track of the progress of the two projects at the same time, without any slacking off, sometimes he doesn't even have to eat, he is really dedicated to his responsibility."

"The students once sent people from the household department to look at it. There are no problems in all aspects. I believe that according to this situation, the time for digging the canal may be greatly shortened."

Speaking of this, Song Gongwen sighed in his heart.

Throughout the dynasties, corvée was collected free of charge, although it was suppressed by the imperial court.

Those corvees dared not speak out, but their enthusiasm was very low, and in the process, not only were problems easily caused, but people were also killed, seriously delaying the progress of the project.

But His Majesty pioneered the payment of wages to corvees, which completely mobilized the enthusiasm of those people.

Let the corvees get a new income in addition to farming, and in this way, the lives of the people will naturally get better and better.

Although the court has put a lot of pressure on this, Song Gongwen feels that all this is worth it.

After all, the prosperity of a country depends not only on politics and military affairs.

More importantly, is the wealth of the people.

Only the wealth of the people is the real strength of the country.

It is precisely because of these recent incidents that Song Gongwen feels more and more that His Majesty is wise today.

After Zhang Zhengming heard it, his eyes were full of surprise, because he could fully understand the significance of it.There is also about his nephew, who is really capable of this matter.

So he is very relieved now, knowing that because of the two projects of the canal and Wei Zhidao, the financial pressure of the imperial court will be great.

But as long as it is completed, the benefits will be inexhaustible, and it will be the beginning of the prosperity of the Great Wei!

"Okay, since you and I don't need to worry about everything."

"Then let's deal with all the memorials and official documents at hand."

Zhang Zhengming had a smile on his face at the moment, Yan Yan, before, he had been supporting most of the things alone, now that he had someone to share the burden, the court was full of talents, so he was naturally very pleased.

As for Song Gongwen, naturally he didn't say much, and continued to deal with government affairs together with the teacher.

Although it was very late now, the two of them had no complaints in their hearts.

Instead, I want to do more things in the limited time.

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Northern Territory, Zhenbei Pass!

The original Zhenbei General's Mansion has been changed into the Commander's Mansion.

At this moment, Marquis Zhao Yanye, who was dressed in military uniform, was sitting in front of the sand table with a solemn expression.