Chapter 130: A Big Liar
In the evening, the family had a good dinner. Zhao Yulin proposed to Ma Ling to establish cooperatives in general, which was equivalent to opening government-operated stores in various states and counties to provide the people with necessities of production and life, while ensuring the issuance and circulation of club notes.
After this measure is implemented, the economy of Guanzhong will gradually get back on track. Not only that, because of the endorsement of the Shenwei Army, the cooperative uses the channels of military transportation, which is efficient, safe and reliable, and has high credibility, and will also create a good income channel for the Shenwei Army's finances.
The next day, Zhao Yulin reluctantly bid farewell to his family and went to Chang'an.
The Guanzhong area gradually returned to peace, people's lives began to improve, and Lao Cao was very happy.
Zhao Yulin told him that the Miao people south of Yibin had started an uprising and the momentum of the rebellion was growing stronger. Zhu Congwen, the military advisor of the Shenwei Army, was seriously ill, so he planned to return to Yibin.
The Miao people were causing trouble on the Chishui River last year, and the Imperial City Division suspected that there were Mongolian spies inciting rebellion. Lao Cao had information about this. He knew that Zhao Yulin had not been back to Yibin for some years, so he said that it would be a good opportunity to clean up the place if he went back.
Lao Cao happily told him that the Lishan camp had expanded by 20,000 soldiers, Guanzhong had plenty of food, and his soldiers were all strong and powerful as tigers.
Zhao Yulin was worried that he would have to leave Tongguan to participate in the battle to recover Henan, so he euphemistically said that the Mongolian army had heavy troops stationed in Lingzhou and Yan'an Prefecture, and their cavalry moved very fast, so they must be on guard.
The Guanzhong Army wanted to go to Luoyang. Although the Xiaohan Ancient Road was a shortcut, and food could be shipped down the Yellow River. The key point was that once we got out of Tongguan, we would be in the territory occupied by the Mongolian Army, and they would not let us pass.
The two gradually lost interest, so Zhao Yulin went back to rest early and set off early the next day, going directly to Hanzhong via Ziwu Valley.
At that time , the court in distant Lin'an was planning to march into the three capitals. The Privy Council formed a strategy of attacking from five routes with an army of 200,000 from Liangzhe, Shandong, Huainan, Jingzhou, Sichuan and Shaanxi. The emperor was also full of confidence and urged various departments to mobilize baggage and organize transportation, with the intention of taking Henan in one fell swoop.
However, things are not as simple as imagined.
First of all, this battle was repeatedly planned in the imperial court, and before the plan was finalized, the Khan of the grassland had already learned about it.
Secondly, when going to fight in the three capitals, the Song army did not occupy the home ground. Henan had long been barren, the population was dwindling, and the land was barren for thousands of miles. The Song army did not have the advantages of geographical location and human harmony.
Secondly, the Song army attacked from five directions, with dispersed forces. It was difficult for the generals to coordinate and form a joint force. Although they seemed powerful and majestic, they were actually a loose group, which made it easy for the Mongolian army to defeat them one by one.
In the north, in Helin, the Khan of the grassland was drinking and discussing matters in the big tent. Some believed that the Song army had planned for a long time and was fully prepared, so they should be cautious; others believed that the Song army was just like the one who seized Guanzhong, with a strong desire for revenge, and would attack from multiple directions with great force, so they should avoid their sharp edge and defeat them one by one.
At this time, Hubili, who was sitting at the edge of the big tent, came out to speak. The Khan looked at his little nephew with interest and asked him to speak in detail.
Hu Bili said word by word that the Song army looked fierce, but they were exhausted after coming from a long distance, had difficulty in supplying food and grass, and were in a panic. They were weak and powerless as they attacked from five directions. If the Khan appointed him as the general, he would only need 50,000 soldiers to repel the enemy.
Oh, it works.
Every time the Mongolian army went out, they brought their families with them, and it was a huge army of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, including cattle and horses. This guy only needed 50,000?
The older generals around had all crawled out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield, and they all looked at the kid with wide eyes. It was Mag's fault, Toure's little four baby was so fierce.
The Khan was happy, and looking at Hubli, he said that the boy was over 18 years old, so he gave him 50,000 soldiers and let him be the commander-in-chief. Then he turned around and asked Subutai to urge the garrison in the war zone to obey his orders.
Zhao Yulin certainly didn't know that these people were engaged in a verbal lawsuit. He hurried to Hanzhong and rushed into the mountain path of Qinling Mountains.
In just a few months, Ziwu Valley has undergone tremendous changes. Military and civilian workers worked together to flatten unnecessary steps, find shortcuts, build bridges, and construct new plank roads, now ensuring that people can pass through on horseback.
Zhao Yulin was filled with emotion as he walked along the Ziwu Road again. If he had been blocked in the mountains and had been stuck in a dilemma, he might have become a pile of bones by now.
He planned to imitate the road construction troops of later generations and set up a general team of craftsmen, which would be divided into several brigades, specializing in key road construction and exploration of new technologies, so as to quickly change the current difficult traffic situation in the Qinling Mountains.
Three days later, he arrived in Yangzhou, where Zhou Ping and Lu Youpeng took him in. The three of them boarded the ship and continued to head for Nanzheng. As soon as he sat down in the cabin, Zhou Ping complained to him, saying that he had not been able to fight in the battles in Guanzhong this time, and asked the young master to change his seat.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he had blocked the expansion in Zhejiang and Sichuan, so he also participated in the war and made great contributions.
Zhou Ping said that it was just wandering in the river, which was nothing compared to his brothers galloping around Guanzhong.
He stopped smiling and said slowly that sailing over there was different from here. The current situation in Guanzhong was still quite complicated. He should make plans first and then do it after some time.
Lao Lu also nodded solemnly and told him that Jingzhou was very lively, and the soldiers and civilians were dreaming of going north to recapture the three capitals. However, his brother was reorganizing the army in Fengxiang and had issued strict orders not to attack, which definitely made some people unhappy.
Zhao Yulin said that he was not the only one in the world who knew the truth. There was news that General Meng was hesitant. Some people even accused him of being a close Mongolian and dug up his dark history that he and Tacaer were brothers and had a close personal relationship.
Lao Lu said with a smile that there was a man named Ginseng in Lin'an who had his own army and was planning to rebel.
He said that an army of 200,000 people rushed thousands of miles, and even the gods without food could only stare blankly. He asked Zhou Ping to go back and discuss with Yang Xingyun to quickly stock up some food and fodder and prepare for the reception of the defeated army .
Zhou Ping looked at him in surprise and asked, "Master, are you sure you will lose?"
Lu Youpeng glared at him and said, "This is called preparing for a rainy day. Just do it well."
Old Lu smiled and said that there was no need to talk about these things that would spoil the fun. His brother was pregnant. Chen Chen's sister-in-law had given birth to a son.
"Really?" Zhao Yulin was pleasantly surprised.
Lao Lu laughed and said that he would not fool anyone.
Haha, this old man is talking about Zhao Yulin’s Night Talk. He loves to joke with others .
When the boat arrived at Nanzheng Wharf, Zhao Yulin immediately got off the boat and rushed home. As soon as he entered the yard, he heard a child crying. From a distance, he heard Chen Chen teasing the child. Zhao Yulin walked in quietly.
"Don't cry, Daddy will be back soon, Uncle Lu has gone to pick him up."
"Don't cry, don't cry. When your dad comes back, we'll make him wash diapers as punishment."
"Hey, what's wrong with you today? You keep crying? Qiuju, give me a hug."
Chen Chen stood up and sent the child out, but saw Qiu Ju staring blankly behind him. She turned around and saw Zhao Yulin and was immediately petrified.
Zhao Yulin took the child quickly with a happy look on his face.
Chen Chen woke up and said, "I'm going to beat you to death." He slapped his mouth with his little hand and blamed himself for saying the wrong thing. He went up to him, took his hand and said that Chou Chou's father must be well, and our family must be well.
Old Lu looked at the two of them from behind, shook his head and smiled, then called Qiuju to go out and work in a place with favorable wind.
At this time, rape flowers were blooming in Hanzhong, and the rich fragrance of rape flowers filled the city of Nanzheng. After Zhao Yulin held the child, the little one stopped crying. He closed his eyes and reveled in happiness.
Chen Chen immediately asked someone to bring chairs and a coffee table, and the couple sat in the yard, enjoying the sunshine and breathing the refreshing air filled with the scent of rapeseed flowers.
Zhao Yulin fell asleep in a chair holding the child in his arms after a while. The captain of the guard told Chen Chen: The young master has been on the road for a long time and has not had enough rest.
Chen Chen went into the house distressed and fetched a blanket to cover the father and son. He brought over a chair and sat down to observe them.
Not long after, Zhao Yulin woke up when he smelled a faint smell of poop. He opened his eyes and looked around, and finally shouted to Chen Chen in a naive manner: My son fertilized him.
Chen Chen laughed and said that this was the little girl's punishment for him. Who told him not to come back earlier to look after her and her daughter?
Then a maid came and took the child to change and wash.
Zhao Yulin went into the house to change his clothes, then came back and sat down to have tea. His brother Zhao Yujiang came to see him.
Chen Chen went to make tea immediately.
Zhao Yujiang told him that Fengxiang Prefecture had sent a letter asking Hanzhong to send someone to open a new academy.
He said that education was the foundation for a place to progress, so of course academies had to be established. He asked his brother to select progressive students who agreed with the new ideas of the Shenwei Army and go to Guanzhong to build academies one by one.
Zhao Yujiang was a little proud and told him that the academy had invented new numbers, musical notation and vernacular Chinese, and people from many places came to learn from them. We in Yibin have even produced the third generation of printing presses, and the newspapers and books printed by them are absolutely the best in the world.
Zhao Yulin smiled, picked up the cup and drank tea, thinking that it was just drizzle.
He remembered that in order to protect the ecology, people in later generations have long been advocating paperless office. What does this count as? It's just a bunch of trifles.
After seeing his brother off, Chen Chen told him that Master Lu had arranged for them to have dinner together in the evening, as Gao Jia from Mianzhou had come to Xingyuan Prefecture, so they would all get together.
Chen Chen told him that Gao Gong was still a little conservative in his work and was worried about causing dissatisfaction with the Lin'an court. However, seeing that the lives of the people in Hanzhong had improved rapidly after the reform, he was quite supportive.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that the unprecedented change would inevitably affect the old forces in society and would definitely be full of difficulties, but if society was to progress, it must change.
The couple went out for a walk. The streets and alleys in Nanzheng City have been planted with trees, and fresh leaves are hanging on the branches. Chen Chen said that he likes green. This spring, Sister Ma Ling asked them to plant trees. The East-West Street and the North-South Avenue are all planted with sweet-scented osmanthus trees.
He said with a smile that cities still need greening, not just planting houses. He saw that the main roads were paved with large bricks fired in Mianzhou, and it felt much more comfortable to walk on the smooth streets.
At this time, they saw a group of people gathered around two monks dressed as monks on the street and talking. Soon they dispersed into groups of three or five. Zhao Yulin became interested. What were these monks doing by running into Nanzheng City?
He asked the guards to go up and inquire.
