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- "Food?" Zhang Mai's eyes lit up: "Do you have food on hand?"
Since the Mobei expedition, Tiance's Tang army began to expose many weaknesses that could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, the most serious of which was the lack of money and food.
Forget about money, Tiance focuses on industry and commerce. With the smooth flow of business roads, this problem will not be difficult to solve. Now Zheng Wei on the Ganliang side has recovered, and the Dongshu side is expected to achieve a balance of payments by next year. , but the food problem is difficult to solve.
Years of war have made Hebei sleepy and the Central Plains dilapidated. The powerful families still have surplus grain, but the families of ordinary people are full and hungry. When agricultural technology has not yet achieved a fundamental breakthrough, the ancients said that "three years of accumulation will lead to a lack of food." The judgment of "one year's savings" is basically irreversible. In the Ganliang region, where agriculture and animal husbandry have made great progress, the land is vast and sparsely populated by accumulating energy. In a good harvest year, one can have a year's savings, and in normal years, there is half a year's savings. , this accumulation speed has been increased by 30%, but in Hebei, based on the current situation, Zhang Mai estimates that he will have to wait for at least three years before he has the strength to fight another big battle to wipe out the remaining Khitan forces! It was hard for Zhang Mai to bear the Khitans licking their wounds and recuperating under his eyes. If he hadn't been held back by the situation in the Central Plains, Zhang Mai would have ordered his troops to rush out of Yuguan.
But now Zhao Zan actually said that he had food from the south on hand, which made Zhang Mai moved. Most of the food grown within the jurisdiction of Dongshu has to be digested locally. Hezhong and the Western Regions can only transport wealth, not food. But if food can be transported from the southeast sea route, it will be extra. , you can put as much as you can into the warehouse.
Over the past 100 years, there have been far less unrest in the south than in the north. Even the successive wars in the north in the past few years have had almost no impact on the economy of Jiangnan. On the contrary, the reopening of the Silk Road has had a stimulating effect on Jiangnan's economy. But food is not like a luxury product. It is both a bulk commodity and a strategic material. Due to transportation barriers, no matter how rich Tiice was in the past few years, he could not exchange the treasures shipped from the Western Regions for rice from Jiangdong. Even if the Wuyue merchants had this intention, they would not be able to succeed.
Zhao Zan said: "Now that the wind direction is not favorable and the ocean current is not favorable, the ship I brought to Tianjin this time also needs to transport other goods, so I only brought 80,000 shi of food."
Zhang Mai said: "That's a lot."
Zhao Zan added: "In addition, I still have 600,000 shi of food in the East China Sea. I only need the marshal's order and I am willing to escort them all to Yan."
Zhang Mai was overjoyed, and Fan Zhi next to him couldn't help but wonder: "Dengzhou and Laizhou are not grain-producing areas. Where did Zhao Donghai get so much grain?" Zhang Mai smiled and said: "It must be from Jiangdong."
Zhao Zan said: "Marshal's guess is right. Among the southern countries, Qi is the strongest and Yue is the richest. The Qian family of Wu and Yue owns Su, Hu, Xiu, and Hang, which are all land of plenty! The Qian family uses 'protect the territory and the people, and rest the troops' The people's strategy is for the country, attaching great importance to farming and mulberry farming, and building water conservancy. It has been more than thirty years since the founding of the country, and the state has accumulated ten years of accumulation. There are surpluses in both public and private warehouses, so the price of food is low. It's only a few hundred thousand dan of food. It's not a problem."
Su is Suzhou, Hu is Huzhou, Xiu is Jiaxing in later generations, and Hang is Hangzhou. It is not only a major grain-producing state, but also has a huge surplus of grain.
Zhang Mai said: "Everyone knows that Wu and Yue have a surplus of grain. Everyone knows that you have the ability to transport grain, but why do you store so much grain? You can't use that many men and horses."
Zhao Zan smiled and said: "I don't have the ability to predict the future. This grain was not originally prepared for the marshal. My warehouse originally only had an area of ??200,000 stones. However, I saw that the people's livelihood in Hebei and Shandong was affected by Shi Jingtang's excessive taxation. Farming is quite complicated. By mistake, they expected that there might be a famine in the coming year, and grain prices in the north would be high by then, so they lured merchants from the south of the Yangtze River to transport grain north in order to make a fortune. Unexpectedly, the marshal implemented a tax-free order. Although this order could not completely change the situation in Shandong and Hebei Difficulty, but the price of food in the coming year will not be as high as I expected. But I know that the marshal has hundreds of thousands of troops going south to Yandai to eat, so if we don’t make a small amount of money, we can just transport the grain north to relieve the marshal’s urgent need.”
Zhang Mai smiled and said: "I see, but even it's not a small amount of money. Six hundred thousand shi of grain will make you make a lot less money."
Zhao Zan said: "This is God's will in the dark. These 600,000 stones of food were given to the marshal by God, but they were just borrowed from Zhao Zan."
Fan Zhi nodded, while Fu Yanqing secretly praised his nephew for his ability to speak.
Zhang Mai said, "Since you bought your grain from merchants, I won't take it from you in vain. I can't set such a bad example for my descendants. How much should I spend on it? I'll send someone to settle the account later."
Seeing that Zhang Mai refused to accept his gift, Zhao Zan was a little worried, and then heard Zhang Mai say: "These 600,000 stones of food and grass can meet my urgent needs this year, but if Hebei and Shandong want to support without affecting people's livelihood, When I use the army, I have to rest for at least two or three years. Now that the situation in Khitan is stabilizing, I can't wait that long! You may transport another batch of grain for me next year.?? "
Zhao Zan asked: "Is the marshal rich?"
Zhang Mai said: "Yes."
Zhao praised: "If you have money, you can buy it."
Zhang Mai said: "You are a businessman. As long as you have money, Wuyue merchants can naturally sell it. But if I am behind it, the transaction may not be so smooth."
Food is one of the most important strategic materials. The export of food involves not only a profit and loss issue, but also a political issue. Between countries, especially during wars, even if they are extremely poor, they will not easily transport food.
Zhao praised: "The Qian clan of Wuyue has never had the ambition to conquer the world. Its troubles lie in Jinling, and they often call themselves ministers in Luoyang as an external response. If the marshal can ride on Luoyang and bring the world back to his heart, then I have 80% confidence in the matter of food and grass in the south!"
Zhang Mai was overjoyed and said to Fan Zhi: "From today on, an East Naval District will be added under Dongshu to take charge of maritime affairs. The headquarters will be located in Dengzhou, and the East China Sea Governor will be in charge of its affairs. The flag will be cast and printed today." He turned around. Asked Zhao Zandao: "Is Zhao Yuanfu willing to submit to a mere position?"
At this time, there were Jing Yanguang, Shi Gongba and other surrendered generals in the golden tent. They were all envious when they heard the appointment. Zhao Zan's face was full of satisfaction, and he bowed to accept the order and said, "I have one more request."
Zhang Mai said: "Please tell me."
Zhao praised: "My mother is getting older and is not used to overseas soil and water. She hopes to move to Yedu."
He said this humbly and euphemistically, but Zhang Mai already understood what he meant, and there was a hidden meaning of using his mother as a pledge, which also wanted to make Zhang Mai feel at ease. Zhang Mai said, "Since the Donghai people are attached, they will be treated the same as the Chinese. Your Majesty can live wherever he wants. But now that Dongshu is poor, Governor Zhao will not rip me off for the cost of settling down." "
This statement may seem stingy, but the saying “live wherever you want to live”. What he was given was freedom. Zhao Zan felt relieved and knelt down to thank him.
Zhang Mai smiled and said: "I heard good news one after another today, so I really have to celebrate. Tonight's banquet, everyone can eat and drink freely, and no one who is not drunk is allowed to go home!"
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Zhao Zan’s trip north this time brought many merchants, except those from Ludong. There are also some merchants from Jiangnan and even a few Korean merchants. The merchants from Jiangnan mainly bring daily life products, including rice, tea, farm tools, porcelain, silk, embroidery and fine wine, etc. The merchants from Ludong bring They brought medicines, dried fruits, pottery, stones, etc., while merchants from Goryeo brought various local products including ginseng. Since those who could follow Zhao Zan were all representatives of powerful families, they all brought a large amount of money.
And here in Youzhou. A large group of northwest merchants had already gathered, and they brought all kinds of strange goods from the Western Regions. Not to mention felts and knives from West Asia, glass from Central Asia, and gems from India. Bulk commodities also include cotton fabrics from Ganliang. Wine from the river is also very popular. Even beauties from the Western Regions and Kunlun slaves are also illegally sold. Edge secret deal.
Except for the transactions between northwest merchants and east China sea merchants. The soldiers of Tiance Tang Army were also the main force in this consumption. In the two battles of Mobei and Shangjing, the Tang army obtained a large amount of trophies. After Yang Yi reported these trophies to Zhang Mai, he rewarded them based on their merits, so most of them had money in their pockets, especially the elite troops. Everyone is wealthy, but who doesn’t have a bag or two of gold and silver in his pocket? Who doesn’t have seven or eight dozen cowhide behind him? The cowhide was exchanged for money, and the money was exchanged for wine. All the military camps that did not have it would often party all night long. The trauma after the war after thousands of miles of conquest was slightly healed in this carnival.
This is a trading day, and the tax collectors in the market and city gates were reluctant to collect taxes. It was not until three days before the military parade, when all the military camps were restored to a state of readiness, that the lively atmosphere in Youzhou City calmed down slightly.
The impact of Yanjing’s military parade is not limited to the military, but the business class is also very enthusiastic about it. All the native people in Youzhou were wiped out by the Khitans. Now half of the merchants active in Yanjing are from the northwest and half are from the southeast. The merchants in the northwest have been under Tiance's rule for a long time. The people in the Central Plains may still be afraid of the warriors, but they are not Fearful, driven and infected by them, businessmen from the southeast are also looking forward to it.
After Yang Dingguo arrived in Youzhou, Zhang Mai announced the military parade tomorrow and announced the status of the nine troops participating in the parade to the whole city. Everyone looked at the list of articles and realized that those participating in the military parade include:
The Yingyang Iron Cavalry ranks first, led by Ding Hanshan. The total of 5,000 troops are all cavalry. Their weapons include spears, knives, spears and bows and arrows. Half of them are iron armors and half of them are leather armors. Their mounts are high-headed Mobei horses. And Donghu Liang's horses - all of these war horses are captured trophies to show the merits of Ying Yang.
The second Mo Dao battle ax formation was led by Liu Heihu. There were three thousand people. They were wearing high leather boots and holding Mo Dao battle axes. They were fully equipped with armor, but their left shoulders were exposed and they were not wearing armor. They thought they had died in the battle on the Huanma Highlands.Wear mourning robes.
The third sweat-blooded cavalry regiment, led by Ma Humeng, has three thousand people. Although it is a light cavalry, its mounts will all be sweat-blooded horses.
The fourth new group of light cavalry is composed of the backbone of the cavalry brought by Yang Xin, plus one of the elite cavalry selected from hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Mobei.
The fifth new group of cavalry and archers is composed of the backbone of the cavalry led by Arrow King Zhe Congshi, plus the elite cavalry and archers from the Mobei surrender army.
The sixth camp of Zuojian camp is led by Wei Fei.
The seventh of Youjian Camp is led by Guo Zhang.
Yedu surrendered the eighth army, and Fan Yanguang took charge.
The ninth of the Longxiang Iron Armor Army, Shi Jian is the general, with ten thousand elite cavalry behind them, all of them are the Longxiang Iron Armor Army who have returned in triumph.
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Except for Yedu's surrendered army, these nine troops were all Zhang Mai's cronies. Fan Yanguang felt happy when he saw that his troops were among them. Besides, except for the Longxiang Iron Armor Army, which had 10,000 troops, the other troops were all 3,000. Among the men and horses, only Yingyang's army and himself were five thousand men. Thinking that he had to be tied with Yingyang's cavalry, all the soldiers in the army were very proud. The messenger who conveyed the message also said that the marshal would come on stage to express condolences for the hard work, and the armies should respond according to etiquette, preferably in unison, and then line up to counterattack to test their courage.
Fan Yanguang then sent an order to inform the entire army that a message would be uploaded to the parade platform later. Let’s shout together, long live the marshal, loudly and neatly! As for array hedging and so on, it is expected that it is just a show.
The day before the military parade, Fan Yanguang ordered the entire army to prepare. They must march to the parade ground in bright uniforms and armors, and they could not lose their own face, so the entire army was in order. It was quite majestic for a while.
On that day, the north wind was blowing and there were no clouds in the sky. A wide open space was cleared outside the main south gate of Yanjing. It was formed by Xue Fu's order of ten thousand horses to trample it a few days ago. The tower of the south gate of Yanjing was slightly modified. When the time comes, Zhang Mai will parade here. Xue Fu serves as the commander-in-chief. Another area is set aside on the south side of the school ground for the people to watch. It is called the South Parade Stand.
The south gate was left open the night before the military parade, and the common people, mainly composed of businessmen, went out of the city overnight to occupy their seats. After sunrise, the escort troops cleared the area and followed Zhang Mai to the city gate. On the left were Yang Dingguo, on the right were the imperial officers Zhang De, and Xue Fu on the left Give orders from the front. Fan Zhi advocates military etiquette on the right front, and other civil servants and generals. They lined up in three rows on both sides and behind. Xue Fu conveyed the order to move. Fan Zhi ordered the drums to be beaten, and the nine troops came on stage one after another.
The Yingyang Cavalry first came from the northwest. All of these soldiers were wounded, and many of them had scars on their faces that could not be concealed. Wanqi passed by the stage and paid attention to Zhang Mai at the top of the city. At this time, there was no loudspeaker, but thirty loud voices shouted in unison at the top of the city: "Marshal Dai greets Governor Yang from a distance. The marshal wishes to say hello to the soldiers of the Northern Expedition. Thank you for your hard work on the campaign."
Five thousand eagle knights shouted in unison: "Serve the country, life or death!"
Thousands of people shouted in unison, which shocked the souls of the people on the southern parade platform. They were all amazed. Zhao Zan looked down from the top of the city and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Such a heroic army, no wonder they can sweep across Mobei. Fortunately, I surrendered." Be in time, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable!”
Followed by the Modao Battle Ax Formation coming from the southwest. Among the nine troops, this is the only infantry, but it is a world-famous heavy infantry. There are three thousand soldiers with heavy armor, long knives, and giant axes. They are all strong men. It is impossible for the horses to walk in unison, but the Mo Dao Battle Ax Formation has three thousand people marching forward in unison. The weight of their bodies is poured into the big feet, and it is like hundreds of elephants coming on stage, with a roaring momentum. It seems to be still on top of the galloping horses!
Thirty loud voices shouted in unison on behalf of Zhang Mai at the top of the city: "Mo Dao's battle ax will not fall into the soul of the Tang Dynasty, and the death of the horse will be the eternal ambition of the whole country."
Three thousand Mo Dao and ax soldiers responded in unison: "Don't dare to forget the legacy of the deceased, and don't dare to fall from the majesty of our ancestors!"
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Following the Sweat Blood Cavalry Regiment, a new group of light cavalry, a new group of cavalry and archers, as well as the Left Arrow Battalion and the Right Arrow Battalion, each has its own majesty and attractions. Finally, the eighth Yedu surrender army appears. , the queue is quite neat.
Fan Yanguang and his subordinates had never experienced such a scene. After the troop formation last night, he was taken to the southeast of the parade ground. He heard the neat responses at the parade ground from a distance, and secretly felt that shouting "Long Live the Marshal" seemed to be in line with the current situation. The atmosphere was out of place, but it was too late to adjust.
It was finally their turn. Under the guidance of the military flag, the Yedu surrender army officially appeared. The seven troops in front had all undergone rigorous training. Needless to say, the Modao Tomahawk Formation was an almost straight-line formation with neat squares. Now, the four Tiance old cavalry teams can control the horses to form a row. As for the new group of people and horses led by Yang Xin and Zhe Congshi, they have been integrated for less than a few months and cannot yet be so neat, but these are all from Mobei Hu Qi ZhongchaoThe arrogant and powerful generals who came out were subdued by the intimidation of the king of guns and arrows. When they walked through the north and south military parades, they looked at them with a ferocious aura that was also intimidating.
Yedu's surrender army neither had the discipline of Tiance's old cavalry nor the strength of Yang's and Zhe's new armies. Most of them were composed of soldiers. Although they could maintain their appearance, when they arrived at the military parade, they saw the flags flying in the north. , very beautiful, with a lot of people in the south, it was really lively, many people couldn't help but look around, the general supervising the team whipped him when he saw it, and the soldiers looking around glared at him, because they were not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods. , the seven powerful armies were in front of them, and the eighth army appeared despicable as soon as it came out!
Yang Dingguo frowned on the North Parade, and the people on the South Parade pointed.
At this time, thirty loud voices on the military parade platform shouted in unison: "Envoy Fan Jiedu and his generals, thank you for your hard work!"
Five thousand people then shouted: "Long live the Marshal! Long live the Marshal!" Some people shouted early, some shouted late, some shouted loudly, and some screamed, with inconsistent and complicated accents. Hearing this, the civil and military civilians on the north and south military parades shook their heads secretly.
Fan Yanguang was angry and resentful in his heart. He was angry because his subordinates were not living up to expectations, and he was jealous because Tiance had come up with such an "unconventional" military parade. Suddenly, he was secretly worried about the next "array hedging".
The eighth unit entered the predetermined area according to the flag, and followed the ninth unit on the scene. It was Longxiang Iron Armor Army Ten Thousand Cavalry! This is worthy of the military parade. The momentum was upright and strict, especially the forward troops, all wearing bright armor, which shone brightly under the sunlight, and the bright reflection made the people in the audience cover their eyes with their hands. In comparison, the Yedu surrender army in front was like a miscellaneous army.
The Longxiang Iron Armor Army came to the center of the parade platform and stood facing north. Zhang Mai took a step forward, took off his helmet, and nodded.
Wanqi all made loud guttural sounds in unison, nine times in a row. No one except Anxi veterans understands the meaning of these nine throat sounds, but it does not prevent everyone from experiencing the feeling of a soldier and a commander, with no gaps between them!
Zhang Mai retreated and followed Xue Fu to wave the command flag. Longxiang's iron-armored army turned their horses and headed south to stand under the city as a prison. The other eight troops faced each other in pairs, and Fan Yanguang was shocked to find that he was facing the Yingyang Iron Cavalry, the leader of the armies!
As the order came out, the Yingyang cavalry from three miles away rushed over in formation! When Yedu Jiangjun was stunned, his reaction was a step slower. He rushed forward in a hurry.
Yingyang’s army came from Yang Yi’s command and fought in Lingxi, Luntai, Mobei and Linhuang! Dozens of small battles. Four fight, seven fight to the death! Among them, the generals and colonels all live to die! Of all the soldiers, who didn’t carry the lives of a few Hulu with them! In front of them, Yedu surrendered its army and fought mostly civil wars. They were good at bullying ordinary people. How could they face the most powerful army in the world?
Such a powerful army. It was okay when he stopped, but with this charge, the momentum was like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ??blood. The man was like a god general, and the horse was like a ferocious ghost! Look at both sides approaching. The troops surrendered by Yedu are a group of proud generals with thousands of soldiers. How can they withstand such coercion? For a moment, it was like being in a real battlefield. The proud soldiers and generals in it were still able to hold their own, but the souls of those soldiers were gone. How could one still distinguish the true from the false? When the two sides approached, they fled suddenly! The battle was in chaos in full view of everyone! Some deserters even lost their sense of direction for a moment and actually ran into the crowd of civilians on the south parade platform, causing a moderate commotion.
Although most of the people on the South Parade did not understand military matters, they all laughed when they saw this. When Yang Dingguo saw it on the stage, he couldn't help but cursed: "Useless things! Waste! Waste!"
Fu Yanqing peeked over and saw Zhang Mai's expressionless face, and felt a chill in his heart, knowing that Fan Yanguang would not end well.
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This military parade in the winter of the seventh year of Tiance's reign left a deep impression on the merchants who came to Youzhou for the big market. However, the episode in which Yedu surrendered the army became a joke among the people.
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Three days after the grand military parade, Zhang Mai once again summoned the generals. This time he summoned all the generals above the rank of captain of the nine armies. They gathered in front of the golden tent. More than a hundred people gathered around and heard Zhang Mai say: "Now the largest army in Mobei is The war has ended. Although there will still be wars in the future, although it is not yet time for the horses to be released to Nanshan, there is no need for so many men and horses. Soldiers are more valuable than more. Every army and department must retain the strong and eliminate the weak. Among the eliminated men and horses, those who have meritorious service can retire and be assigned to farmland, those who have failed to do so can open up wasteland and farm in designated areas, the surrendered barbarians brought by Mobei, those who are not selected as elite soldiers, the old and weak are sent to workshops as slaves of craftsmen, Those who are strong will be sent to the new city site of Yanjing to build a city, and those who do not obey the rules will be sent to the mines to mine."
Xue Fu has long been prepared, how to eliminate, how to reorganize, and pass orders one by one.?Everything was done carefully in advance, so no one had any objections to who would stay and who would go. Only Fan Yanguang became more and more worried the more he listened. The merit book reported one by one, how many Khitans were killed, how many Huihe were killed, how many Zahu were killed, how many territories were opened up, how many pastures were leveled, how many cities were captured, and the generals who surrendered the capital of Ye were reported one by one. They couldn't hold their heads up - apart from changing the flag at the head of Yedu City, what other achievements could they make?
This major reorganization and adjustment lasted for most of the day just to announce it. After all the troops were arranged, only Ye Yu surrendered his troops. Everyone present looked over and saw that everyone from Fan Yanguang and Sun Rui down. Guilty!
Zhang Mai also looked over and asked Fan Yanguang: "Fan Linggong, how many of your troops do you think can be called elite soldiers?"
The ugly appearance during the military parade three days ago was still vivid in his mind. Fan Yanguang was embarrassed to speak. After a long time, he knelt down and said: "Our lives are all decided by the marshal."
Zhang Mai said coldly: "What do you mean, my life is decided by me? When will I take your life? Are you implying that I don't keep my word, and the bird is gone, the rabbit is hidden, and the dog is cooked?"
Fan Yanguang hurriedly said: "Don't dare!"
Zhang Mai said: "Since you don't dare, then tell me carefully, how many of your troops can be called elite soldiers?"
Fan Yanguang was forced but gritted his teeth and said: "Among the five thousand people who will arrive in Yan at the end of the day. It is true that there are two thousand good and bad, but at least there are still more than three thousand who are brave and good at fighting."
"That's good." Zhang Mai said: "When the capital of Ye was changed, Zhao Pu promised a Jiedushi position with a title of five hundred miles. I gave him the position of Jiedushi with a title of five hundred miles. Today, I promise you. When the time comes, the three thousand soldiers will also go to their post with you."
Fan Yanguang originally thought he was going to be in trouble, but he didn't expect Zhang Mai to keep his promise! Unable to react for a moment, Sun Rui whispered a reminder from behind. Fan Yanguang quickly knelt down to thank him.
Zhang Mai said: "Hebei, Shandong, and Ganlong all have land. I can't give you five hundred miles of land, and I guess you won't be willing to do it piecemeal. This Youzhou was emptied by the Khitans, and I'm going to be here too." To build a new city in Beijing, are you interested in this land?"
Fan Yanguang hurriedly said: "I don't dare, please ask the marshal to grant me another piece of land."
"Okay." Zhang Mai said: "Go south from Tianjin and follow the winter monsoon and ocean currents. You can reach a big island in the 20th. The big island is just opposite Quanzhou. The island has fertile water and soil, rich products, and there are mountains in the north and south. If you are willing to go and develop the eight hundred miles of land, I will cut half of it for you, and I will prepare shipping, farm tools, medicines, and seeds for you. And let your Fan family guard it for generations, how about it?"
When Fan Yanguang heard that Zhang Mai wanted him to go overseas, he was startled and shouted: "Thisthisthe general and his subordinates are all landlubbers. I'm afraid they won't be able to go to sea! Please choose another place, Marshal."
Zhang Mai pondered. Said: "Going a thousand miles to the east and a thousand miles to the north, there is a big river called Huntong River (Songhua River). The land on both sides is extremely fertile. If it is developed properly, it will definitely become the North Dacang of China in the future. After defeating the Khitan, How about I set aside five hundred miles there for you to operate and develop?"
Fan Yanguang’s face became very ugly! Give him a piece of land that is still in the hands of the Khitans, and it is still a bitter cold land outside the Pass. How can we say that the soil is fertile and that we can talk about the future of Beidacang! Do you think he, Fan Yanguang, is a fool?
It’s just that he couldn’t get angry, so he had to force a smile and said: “The general is not good at farming, please ask the marshal to choose another place.”
Zhang Mai frowned and said: "Well, the bank of the Luju River in Mobei is very empty now. It has rich water and grass. It is one of the top pastures in Mobei. Since you are not good at farming, I will set aside five hundred miles there for you. Let the animals graze.”
When Fan Yanguang heard that Zhang Mai was going to "send" him to Mobei, his face became even more ugly. Sun Rui couldn't help but poked Fan Yanguang. Fan Yanguang said bravely: "Marshal, we are not barbarians and we don't know how to herd sheep!"
Zhang Mai said: "Then what will you do!"
Fan Yanguang said: "We besides fighting, we also collect rent."
When the generals present heard this, they all looked down upon them with contempt. They felt that this group of people had no courage on the battlefield and had little merit. They asked for rewards but refused to suffer any losses!
Zhang Mai said patiently: "Okay then. Let's go west for five to seven thousand miles, pass Ganlong, go out of Yumen Pass, along the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, as for Shule, go over Congling, and then go west across Dawan The old border of the country is the river where Guo Luo is located. There are not many Han people in the river area now. If you move there and let Guo Luo arrange a branch line of the Silk Road for you, it will ensure your wealth for ten generations. How about it? "
Fan Yanguang heard Zhang Mai say that the land in the river had to cross Ganlong and go out of Yumen, and then cross Congling after reaching Shule! Then we walked through the old territory of Dawan Kingdom. Just hearing about this journey made me feel dizzy! He hurriedly knelt down and said: "Marshal, it's so far away, Ithe general is afraid that I won't be able to reach there"
Zhang Mai was rejected by him four times in a row. He suddenly changed his color and said angrily: "I don't want to do this, and I don't want to do that either. What do you want? Why don't I go conquer Luoyang and seal the five hundred miles around Luoyang to you?" Bar!"
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