The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Daiyu said to Situ Zhuo: "As far as the feudal matter is concerned, I probably won't be able to leave for the time being."

Situ Zhuo nodded and said: "It's a big taboo for military strategists to change the commander in the middle of battle. Unless the court is defeated, the king of Nan'an County will have to support Xihai Yanzi now. But this is an opportunity for Nan'an Palace. It's a crime. However, since the founding of this dynasty, Xihai Yanzi has never fought a war, and this time the Xihai Kingdom is fighting with their lives, and the king of Nan'an, who has been out of battle for a long time, may not be able to get cheap."

Daiyu said: "Cutting people's wealth is equal to killing their parents. Since the trade route from sea to Persia was opened up, how many caravans that originally passed through the West Sea Kingdom have now started to organize sea trade. I'm afraid that if we drop a lot, we will be forced to go to war."

In the previous life, Xihai Kingdom also went to war with the imperial court this year. It was because of the turmoil in the government and the opposition after the nine princes forced the palace, and Xihai Kingdom saw an opportunity.The power of the current imperial court is stable, but because the Xihai Kingdom has been scrutinized and its profit margins have been squeezed, it still chooses to go to war with the imperial court.

Situ Zhuo said: "The reason why the Xihai Kingdom chose to go to war with the imperial court is easy to understand. What I don't understand is where do they have the confidence to dare to go to war with the imperial court?"

Daiyu said: "Nan'an King's lineage is in charge of the military power in the Northwest, only if the Xihai Kingdom sees that the Northwest under the Nan'an County King is vulnerable, it will make up its mind to invade."

Situ Zhuo nodded and said: "If the king of Nan'an is defeated, Japan will probably take the opportunity to invade."

People in the Daling Dynasty now call Japan the country of Wa, but Situ Zhuo likes to call Japan when talking to Daiyu.

Daiyu said: "I'm afraid it's more than that. Now Xihai Yanzi has already started fighting, and the neighbors in all directions are watching. If Xihai Yanzi loses, I'm afraid Beidi will also take the opportunity to seek to stop paying tribute. But Yuehai, I believe Zhongjinghou The ability to govern the local area, Nanyue may not dare to make mistakes."

Situ Zhuo sighed: "It's really hard for the people."

This topic is too heavy, Daiyu was silent for a while and said: "I want to go back to my mother's house tomorrow."

Situ Zhuo said: "Take a rest tomorrow, and Yu'er and I will go to visit father-in-law and mother-in-law together."

Daiyu nodded, went back to her room and wrote a post for someone to send.

Early the next morning, Daiyu and his wife went back to Lin's house.Emperor Taizong had already sent a message to let Situ Zhuo and his wife go to the northwest to take up the feudal domain. As a result, before the two of them set off, a fight broke out in the northwest.Lin Ruhai and his wife were very worried about this matter.

Jia Min once asked Lin Ruhai: "My lord, if the king of Nan'an can't resist the Xihai National Army, do you want Yu'er and the others to go to the northwest to supervise the battle?"

Lin Ruhai said: "Since King Zhuojun's fiefdom is in the northwest, it should be so."

After receiving the post from Daiyu and his wife to go back to her mother's house, Jia Min started preparations early on, ordering the kitchen to cook a large table of Daiyu's favorite dishes.

Daiyu was very happy, and went for a walk around the courtyard where she used to stay, and talked with Yinglian for a while before going into the study to discuss business.

In fact, there is nothing to say about this, Lin Ruhai can see clearly the situation.

As parents, I hope their children are safe. Lin Ruhai told Situ Zhuo: "Look at the current situation, if the King of Nan'an wins, the prince and Yu'er will leave after the war is over. At that time, there will be an imperial decree for the King of Nan'an to return to Beijing to accept Congratulations, if the prince goes to the domain again, there will be no troubles and the handover will be safe. If the king of Nan'an is defeated, the prince will go to supervise the battle. Although the battle is important, the prince must also pay attention to his own safety."

Situ Zhuo said: "Thank you father-in-law for reminding me, my son-in-law has made a note of it. However, I think the battle in the West Coast is not optimistic."

"Why?" Jia Min became nervous when he heard that he was not optimistic.

"Compared to the imperial court, the Xihai Kingdom is just a small country. There is very little room for mistakes in such a country. A wrong decision-making will lead to the risk of subjugation. Even if you try your best to survive, you will not be able to support it for a long time. Such a premise Under the circumstances, the Xihai Kingdom took the initiative to invade the border, besides the fact that the income from the commercial road is getting smaller and smaller, it must also be seen that the King of Nan'an is vulnerable." Situ Zhuo said.

Jia Min trusted Daiyu the most, after hearing what Situ Zhuo had said, she turned to look at Daiyu.Daiyu nodded slightly. "But we can't do nothing," Daiyu added.

"What can you do?" Jia Min asked hurriedly.

"Storing food." Daiyu said.

Even if there is no war, the imperial court will stockpile food.Now there is a war along the West Sea, and the imperial court has dispatched a team to transport grain and grass.

It is a big taboo for military strategists to change commanders before the battle, but food and grass security is indispensable for a day. Besides, the imperial court has been recuperating for more than 30 years, and it has more than enough logistical support to fight against the mere Xihai Kingdom.

Because the imperial court was fully prepared in this regard, there was no need for Daiyu to mention it.But Daiyu mentioned it, so there must be her intentions.Sure enough, both Lin Ruhai and his wife and Situ Zhuo looked at Daiyu and waited for her next words.

Daiyu still said in her usual calm tone: "Beidi is good at making all kinds of air-dried beef and mutton. This kind of meat is easy to store and carry, and can be taken out and eaten directly. He is very hungry. If a soldier can carry a pot of water and enough With more such jerky, the fighting power can be maintained for several days.

However, the military rations of the imperial court still mainly consisted of various types of grains, and it took a lot of time to set up a stove to cook after setting up camp.Moreover, although cereals and millet will give you a feeling of fullness soon after eating, they are actually not as hungry as jerky under high-intensity consumption such as war.Now that we have a good diplomatic relationship with Beidi, and Beidi is recovering from recovery, the imperial court can buy more jerky and equip each of the soldiers with some. "

In the era without refrigerators, when soldiers went to war, only food and bacon could be stored for a longer period of time. Proteins might still be available at the beginning. After a period of time in combat, the nutritional supplements for soldiers would become increasingly scarce.

Beef jerky is a cooked food that can be stored for a long time, and it is said that it is also Genghis Khan's military ration.Compared with the military rations of the Central Plains army, beef jerky has a natural advantage.The size of the imperial army is large, and the eating habits are not suitable for beef jerky to replace the staple food. However, some beef jerky on the basis of the original food and grass will greatly help to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai said, "This is a good idea. Once a war breaks out, it will seldom end in a few months. Stock up on Beidi jerky now, and you will use it in the future. Because my father will mention it to the emperor at the court meeting."

Situ Zhuo interjected: "My lord father-in-law, I'm currently in the Ministry of War. I'll advise you on this matter first. Father-in-law will only need to support the military salary budget."

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "It's better for your Ministry of War to bring this up. However, the Ministry of Households is in charge of the country's money and grain affairs. I can suggest that the country should also make a large amount of this kind of dried meat. Since it is beneficial to the war, it is not as good as it is in our own country to buy it all. Produced."

The Daling Dynasty has a vast territory, and there are also large pastures in the north, and there are herdsmen who will do this.

After returning to the palace, Situ Zhuo asked Daiyu, "Why did Yu'er suddenly think about the military rations?"

Daiyu said: "Actually, what I'm thinking about is not military rations, but industry. The territory of Xihai Kingdom is incomparable to that of Daling Dynasty, and its population is also limited. Wars are about consumption. Even if Xihai Kingdom gains power for a while, it will not be successful in the end. But if the sailing is successful , it is possible to save the future generations of this world from a century of humiliation. In addition to the usual grain and meat, you can also bring a lot of dried beef and mutton on the voyage.”

Situ Zhuo smiled and said, "I always feel that I am patriotic enough, but I didn't expect you, Yu'er, to be more than me."

The next day, Situ Zhuo handed over the booklet for purchasing jerky to the imperial court.After seeing it, Emperor Taizong was very satisfied, and left Situ Zhuo in the study room to talk for a while about his views on the situation in the West Coast.

For war, the general manager pays attention to a good omen.If Emperor Taizong hadn't heard Shui Lan talk about the imperial army's defeat of Xihai Yanzi, he would have thought it unlucky for Situ Zhuo's words; but knowing the ending in advance, Emperor Taizong would only think that Situ Zhuo was really insightful and predictive , I am more and more convinced that it is a good bow.

There is no need to discuss such things as purchasing military rations at the court meeting.Emperor Taizong only called Prime Minister Wen, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Jingying Jiedu Envoy to the palace to discuss the matter.

Ask Situ Zhuo to say that Yan Botian, Minister of the Ministry of War, is the most mediocre of the several great ministers of the imperial court.Perhaps the imperial court has been in peace for a long time, and such a person was actually appointed as the minister. It is no wonder that the great spirit of the previous generation was defeated and married, and it is no wonder that the position of Minister of the Ministry of War was replaced by someone like Jia Yucun.

Yan Botian's attitude towards this matter is: "It's not long since Beidi surrendered to the imperial court. If we buy a large amount of their dried meat at this time, wouldn't it help to restore the country's strength? I don't know if it will be a tiger in the future?"

Prime Minister Wen said: "What is there to worry about? The diplomatic relations between countries have never been to restrict the development of neighboring countries, but to manage their own country better. When restricting other countries, they will also spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, dragging down Self-development. If you buy Beidi’s dried meat, it will help the war in northern Xinjiang. Just by making the war end a few months earlier, our dynasty will lose a lot of troops. If we can quickly win the battle against Xihai, it will be enough Deter Beidi."

Situ Zhuo admired Prime Minister Wen's words. Isn't this the confidence of a great country and the road?No wonder he can be a prime minister.

Lin Ruhai also analyzed the matter from the perspective of the Ministry of Household Affairs, saying: "The imperial government's purchase of Beidi's dried meat will naturally benefit Beidi, but Beidi also buys porcelain and silk from the imperial court, especially Beidi nobles love these. We The silver that is paid can also be earned back.”

As for what Lin Ruhai said, in the words of later generations, it is good to maintain a certain trade surplus. If the surplus is too large, it will be harmful to both economies in the long run.People who can be the Minister of Finance are not vegetarians.It was the Minister of Defense named Situ Zhuo who said that it was really time for a replacement.

As the envoy of the Jingying Jiedu, Jia Jing's first task is naturally to be responsible for the safety of the imperial city.However, operating hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers also plays an important role in supplementing troops in other places during wartime and being responsible for logistical support.

If you want to go to Beidi to buy jerky, the quantity is naturally not small, and it is not something that any businessman can complete.So Jia Jing also said: "Your Majesty, the Jingying can dispatch manpower at any time."

Although no one present directly refuted Yan Botian's point of view, Yan Botian still felt that he was being targeted.

But under the current circumstances, who cares about him?Emperor Taizong said: "Buying a large amount of dried meat is an act of diplomatic relations. It is better for the imperial court to send a mission to Beidi. Who do you think is suitable to go to Beidi?"

Situ Zhuo recommended himself: "Grandfather, grandson is willing to go."