The feudal lord is on Taobao every day

"This..." Lin Yan hesitated: "If there are not enough servants in the palace, there is nothing wrong with you sending someone to buy some, but if you buy too much, I'm afraid it will spread to the ears of the crown prince and the sage. Think, after all, although servants are servants, they are all young and middle-aged. With a little training on weekdays, they can also become an army at a critical juncture. In this way, I am afraid that you will have to be impeached by the censors .”

"Impeachment is impeachment," Xie Jingan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's just a group of paper tigers. They impeach in the court. As long as the father doesn't take back my fief and let me continue to be in front of this feudal lord, even if I am reprimanded It’s no big deal, what matters is how to develop the fief.”

After discussing this topic for a while, Xie Jingan's whole energy was focused on how to get more people from other places. At the beginning, what he thought was to advertise more, and if it didn't work out, he would quietly buy some, but as he talked, he had an idea As soon as he moved, his eyes became more piercing, and he looked at Lin Yan and said, "I remember, this time of year is the time when the jaws are on the edge, you say, now that General Song has the cement telescope and other things I sent, maybe A complete victory? If I had prepared more thoroughly, would General Song be able to take Tanping Pass back in one go?"

Lin Yan was also moved by Xie Jingan's words. After thinking carefully for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I have never personally experienced border wars, so I dare not speak nonsense, but with General Song's ability, we can guarantee the safety of border borders even in difficult situations like before. Worry, now with your full support, we will naturally be able to win a big victory."

It's not that Lin Yan is coaxing Xie Jing'an. According to his analysis, Song Liang is a natural general. In the past, he could only try his best to keep him out of the border. It was because he didn't have enough logistical resources. If he wants food, he can only eat a full meal. With this alone, he can hold the border for more than ten years, which shows his ability. Now that he has the support of Xie Jingan, even the cement that can repair the city wall and the cement that can see If the telescope that looks like a clairvoyance is given out to the extreme distance, it will naturally win a big victory.

With Lin Yan's brief analysis, Xie Jing'an immediately lifted his spirits, and said, "Since we can win a big victory, the captives are naturally indispensable. Let the captives work for me, and there will be no one in the court to say anything."

Looking at Xie Jingan's bright eyes that seemed to be shining, Lin Yan shook his head with a bit of a smile, and said, "Naturally, people in the court will not have any criticisms about using captives to work, but there are few soldiers in Mozhou, and they have not experienced war for many years. Not high, if you gather so many captives together, I'm afraid it's not a good thing, but something will happen instead."

That's true, Xie Jingan was a little discouraged, Lin Yan saw that his eyes were dimmed, with an obvious disappointed expression, and couldn't help comforting him: "Although it is extremely risky to use captives to do things, it is not without a solution, after all. In recent years, many people have been taken captive from our Great Zhou Dynasty, exchanging the lives of the captives of Jaheo, which can not only solve the problem of underpopulation in the fief, but also be enough to block the mouths of the officials in the court, and let You are famous."

Yes, after what Lin Yan said, Xie Jingan regained his spirits. This idea is very good. Not only does it kill two birds with one stone, but there is also a hidden danger. Letting those captives go back is like throwing a tiger back to the mountain. He will not do such a thing that is destined to suffer For business, Xie Jingan expressed his worries. Lin Yan smiled lightly and said, "What's the matter? Before you put the people back, you cut off their thumbs from both hands. If you can't hold a knife or a sword, that's it. Undoubtedly with the useless."

Even the last hidden worry was resolved, Xie Jingan felt completely relieved, it happened that Cui Tong brought the people from the dining room to present the meal, and the two of them sat down at the table and began to eat.

The two were chatting relaxedly at first, but as they were talking, Xie Jingan inadvertently mentioned that the escort team to the border had arrived. Lin Yan's expression suddenly froze, and after a moment of hesitation, he slowly said: "There is something , I have always been a little worried, but seeing that no documents have been sent from the border, I have never mentioned it to you, but the more I think about it now, the more I feel that something is wrong, but it may also be because I think too much. "

Lin Yan has never been a person who talks nonsense, and it is impossible for Xie Jingan not to pay attention to border matters. He couldn't help but look serious, sat up straight subconsciously, put down the silver chopsticks in his hand, and said: "What is between you and me?" , if you need any hesitation, just say it.”

Only then did Lin Yan say it, "I was thinking that this winter was much earlier than in previous years, and it lasted longer than in previous years. Seeing that it is already March, the snow has not yet melted away, so it looks like it will still be cold. It lasted for ten days and half a month, is it also the same at that side of the jaw?"

Lin Yan's expression became more solemn as he spoke, his eyes were full of worry, and he said: "The Jaho family doesn't give birth, they rely on cattle and sheep to survive. If this snowstorm really affects Jaho, I'm afraid the border will usher in a storm this year. What's more, it's not a small group of enemies grazing the edge, but a whole bunch of enemies coming out."

Xie Jingan is completely busy making money to get rid of poverty these days, even if he thinks about the border, he only wants to provide some food, grass and armaments according to his ability, besides, he doesn't know anything about war, and he has held on to the border for more than ten years , Now that he has provided so many things, he is sure to be foolproof, and maybe he can win a big victory. I didn't expect such a hidden danger at all, and I couldn't help being stunned. As Lin Yan went on, I felt like my back was going Drenched in cold sweat.

Xie Jingan was impatient and angry, but he still held his temper and asked, "Why are you telling me now, if you told me earlier, I would have been better prepared."

There was some complaint in these words, Lin Yan panicked when he heard this, he subconsciously stretched out his hand and pressed Xie Jingan's hand, explaining: "This is just my guess, it may not come true, and if it is true that there is a difference at the border, General Song The letter has already been sent, since he has not sent the letter to you, it means that the border is still under his control."

"That's what I said," Xie Jing'an sighed, "I'm afraid he thinks that I have only arrived in the fief not long ago, so even if I tell me it won't do anything, so he kept it from me and asked for help from the court."

Xie Jingan guessed right. When Song Liang knew that Jaheo had also been hit by a snow disaster, and it was expected to hit in large numbers after the spring, his first reaction was indeed to ask for help from the guards in Chaoli and Tanzhou and Jizhou. As for Xie Jingan, he only wanted to After hesitating for a moment, there was still no news.

The lieutenant general was very puzzled by this, and when he was accompanying him to inspect the city wall again, he couldn't help asking: "His Royal Highness Shun, why didn't the general ask for help? In the past, that's all. No one in our fief is in charge. It doesn't matter what you want." "My father doesn't love my mother, but now that His Royal Highness King Shun is sitting in Mozhou, how can we not report to King Shun about the important border affairs? If there is a big attack by the jaw, we can't stop it and let the barbarians break into the pass." Go, we don't have enough heads to cut off, if His Royal Highness Shun makes another mistake because of this, I'm afraid the nine clans will all die."

"Why don't I know?" Song Liang sighed and said, "What's the use of just asking for help? Our land is really poor and needs nothing. Even the food in the land is less than that produced in other places. Moreover, Shun Wangcai's vassal, half a year's work is not enough for him to sort out the situation of the fief, and beat those family officials, even if he has some money, how much money can he have? It would be good to support his hundreds of guards. But what you said is right, as a feudal vassal, he should report to him about the border affairs regardless of whether he can reach out or not, so that he can make plans in advance. If he really can't defend the city, there will always be time Tell him to rush back to Chang'an in advance, as for our lives, since the city is destroyed, there is no life left, so let's not think about those messes and think about how to defend the city."

Song Liang thought about going back later to let his staff write the paperwork, while squinting his eyes and looking into the distance.

This year's winter has been extraordinarily long. It's almost March, and the snow outside the city has not yet melted. However, the moat in the distance has thawed. Looking at the shimmering light from a distance, Song Liang feels relieved. The river was dug by him after he transferred to the border gates to guard the city and recruited civilian husbands and exiled criminal slaves. The river is not deep, but it is not enough for one person, and the river is several meters wide. What's more, they are not stupid, how can they just watch the enemy cross the river, and they will have to pour the oil he has kept for a whole winter into the river, and then he will learn from those ancients and burn his army on fire .

One moment Song Liang was thinking about how to get his staff to write documents, and the next moment he was thinking about how to resist if the army really went south. He was just thinking about it, when he heard the deputy general beside him say: "Seeing that it is also the beginning of spring, I'm afraid His Royal Highness King Shun was already busy with spring plowing, but there was no trace of Jahe's army. The last general sent dozens of scouts, and he never saw the slightest sign of Jahoe going south. Maybe Jahe won't come? "

"I hope he won't come." Song Liang looked calm, but his eyes were extremely serious. He stared at the distance as if he was watching or lost in thought. After a while, he said: "I have been guarding here with you for more than ten In [-], the habits of the opposite jaws were the most clear. However, if there were no accidents, the small group of soldiers would have already arrived outside the city gate, and this year has not seen a single person in such a long time. The plan is to strengthen the city wall even stronger, and let the sergeants intensify their training, as well as food, ordnance, have the people who were sent out to ask for food and grass in the states and counties sent a message back, how many stones can they support?"

The lieutenant shook his head and said: "This year is a rare year of snow disasters, and the nearby counties are not rich. Except for a few big states that distributed some food to us, other small counties almost returned empty-handed, but there are still a few left The ones farther away have not returned yet, but thinking about it, they will not be able to raise much food and grass. Now we can only look forward to the military report that the court attaches great importance to the generals. We don't expect them to send a large army to help. The generals fought hungry."

Talking about the disregard for military generals in the court, the faces of both of them were not very good-looking. Song Liang was numb, but the deputy general was a little disheartened. If he wanted to say something to comfort the lieutenant general, he heard a rush of footsteps from far to near, and a sergeant with a pale face from the cold said excitedly while running: "General, general, the Mozhou escort team has arrived. You can reach the city gate in half an hour."