Yang Er exhaled lightly and raised his head. Suddenly seeing the dust under the shadow of the candle, I couldn't help but be startled. What he was afraid of was that the dust spied on his thoughts again, and there were some things that he better not let people know. He just didn't expect that at this time, Chuchen didn't snoop at all, and she was completely immersed in the extremely unique pictures painted by Yang Er.

"Can you explain this picture to me, in addition to the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty, it seems that there are more countries around the Central Plains?" Izuku muttered to himself at the map.

"My sister is right, you see that my Great Sui is now just a piece of fat in the mouths of the surrounding powers. If you don't want to become meat, you have to turn into a wolf and tear the meat around you. Yang Er saw Izuchen and nodded in approval of his words, and then said, "What I want to do is to destroy the Qianghu country called Tuyuhun in the circle. Tugu Hun is vast and sparsely populated, mostly cavalry, coming and going like flying, and it is extremely difficult to extinguish. In a hurry, he went south to annex Tibet. I can take his land, but I cannot destroy his people. If our army has withdrawn, it will come back. Tuyuhun can be restored again. I wasted money and food, and accomplished nothing. He also had a gun by his side. Do you know what my countermeasures are? ”

"What is it?"

"I led the troops to the battle, first led the cavalry to go around it, cut off its passage with Tubo, and forced it to fight a decisive battle with me.

"Seems like a good idea. Are you going to exterminate their population? Regardless of gender, old and young? Out of the dust felt Yang Er's murderous aura. Slaughtering their people is the most fundamental solution. The immutable law of all dynasties. She felt a chill and even a frightening feeling. Killing innocent people is unacceptable in the Taoism she has inherited.

"Kill all men who are taller than the wheels! Women are given wives to meritorious soldiers in the army. For my Han to reproduce the population of descendants. The children all entered the Han Academy, learned the Han language and etiquette, and gradually assimilated and integrated into the Han people. That's the ultimate solution. Some cruelty, but a last resort! Yang Er said coldly.

Izuchen sighed lightly, "Alas, it can only be like this, there is no other way." I hope you don't kill too much. ”

"Hahahaha! If it is against the Turks, it is total annihilation, leaving no one and no animal. ”

"Ah------------" Izuchen's face changed suddenly, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a snap.

Following. Yang Er returned to the station from the riverside clearing. He didn't practice the pestle as usual early this morning, but took a sword and played swordsmanship by the river. At present, Yang Er is holding a single dragon pestle, which is similar to holding a sword. Why not follow the pestle routine of the 64th Road, exchange the long sword for the pestle, and try the dance.

To Yang Er's surprise, he practiced the sword according to the pestle method routine without any discomfort. On the contrary, the speed of the sword is faster. This is because the weight of the pestle is much greater than that of a long sword, and it can be replaced with a sword after it is used to it. The sword will be faster and faster in the dance. Yang Er was overjoyed.

Returning to the garrison in a good mood, the whole army was up and making breakfast. In those days, breakfast was generally very simple. Yang Er usually eats with the soldiers when he is outside. Today's breakfast is light as usual, two buns, a bowl of rice porridge and a plate of braised beef jerky, and Yang Er's slightly special order is a plate of pickles. Yang Er didn't care, he picked up the bun and ate it. It's just that this pickle is very unpalatable, salty and bitter, and the salty taste is extremely unright. Yang Er pushed the pickles aside and ate them with the beef in his pocket. At this time, Zhong Jian strode in, he wanted to ask when he would be able to leave. After all, it's cooler in the morning, so you should rush as much as you can.

"We'll be on our way in a quarter of an hour." Yang Er commanded. "By the way, pick up the dishes and chopsticks on the table."

Zhong Jian then stepped forward to collect the empty bowl, "Little prince, is this pickle not in harmony with the taste, it really doesn't look like it has been moved?" ”

"Oh. The taste of the pickle is not right, salty with bitterness, and it is not even good to take out and pour it out. Yang Er said casually.

"There is a shortage of salt in the army, and this pickled little cabbage is specially supplied to the little prince, but the prince does not cherish it, and it is a pity to pour it out!" Zhong Jian looked sorry, stared at the pickles and licked his lips.

"Lack of salt in the army? Then buy more from the local salt merchants at the next market. ”

"Lord Wang, don't you know, at present, the salt industry is exclusively operated by the government, and according to the villain, the north does not produce salt, and the salt eaten is purchased by the south. Now our dynasty is facing the southern country across the river, and the salt road has long been blocked. Even low-quality sea salt can't be supplied by local governments, where to buy it? Zhong Jian hung his head and said nothing.

"I have not eaten salt for a long time, and my whole body is weak. How did the people live? "Salt is the most important material in life, it is fundamentally indispensable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a strategic material. The army has no salt and no food, and the soldiers are weak and weak, how can this battle be fought? When Yang Er heard about this, he panicked. Depend on! It turns out that the deadly salt is still in the hands of the enemy? This battle is still a hairy fight!

"The people usually rely on a kind of salt stone to eat salt. Salt stone is easy to find in this arid place in the north, salt stone has a bitter salty taste, ground into powder and accompanied by vegetables can temporarily replace salt, but can not eat more, more food is easy to poison. Soldiers in the army outside the account carry this kind of salt stone, and when there is no taste in the mouth, they can take it out and lick it. The only good salt is used in the king's pickles. ”

When the two were talking, the tent walked into the tent one after another, and the two generals came into the tent. Chuchen also came to Yang Er's side at this time, silently looking at the pickles on the table. It is estimated that she also eats buns and drinks porridge by licking salt stones.

Zhong Jian's words made the tent a dead silence. Yang Er hadn't had time to sympathize with the people's feelings, and he didn't know that the people's suffering was to such an extent. The lack of salt in the Great Sui is estimated that the father emperor who is far above the court does not know.

Yang Er hurriedly walked back and forth in the tent, his expression extremely grim. "Whoever has the salt stone, show it to me." Zhong Jian and the two generals glanced at each other and took out the cloth bags in their arms. Zhai Rang was quick and selected a slightly larger brown stone from the cloth bag and handed it to Yang Er. Yang Er took it and looked at it carefully. The brown stone shimmers in the sunlight with white crystals of stars. Yang Er knew that the so-called salt taste was the taste of the white crystals, and the others contained minerals that were toxic to the human body. Of course, you can't eat too much, eating too much will inevitably accumulate poison and get sick and die.

"Zhai Rang, let me ask you. When you were in your cottage and you were feasting on everyone, it seemed that there was no shortage of salt? Why? Yang Er asked in a low voice in front of Zhai Rang.

"The prince is gentle, at that time, if the general was short of salt, he did not dare to invite the prince to go up the mountain. The day before yesterday, a bag of refined salt was found in the luggage of a dog officer passing by, about 3 catties. I have taken nothing but this thing, not even any of its gold or silver. Therefore, the prince did not lack salt when he was in the cottage. After there was still about 1 catty left, when the minions in the village were dismissed, the gold and silver were not enough, so they were all distributed to the returning minions. Zhai Rang replied. Yang Er nodded slightly, expressing his approval of Zhai Rang's approach.

He came to Laihu'er's side again, stared at him and asked, "Laihu'er, you have been in the army for a long time, according to what you see, do all the people in the Tongguan army eat this thing?" Yang Er turned to look at Lai Hu'er and asked.

"King Jin is so expensive, the captain of his personal guard still feeds on it, and ordinary soldiers are dead!" Lai Hu'er said with great certainty.

Yang Er lowered his head in extreme pain, he felt sorry for his brothers. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and said, "Tongguan can't go!" Diverted to Hedong and headed to Luzhou. ”

"Why is that?" Zhong Jian and Lai Hu'er asked in unison. Izumi was also surprised when I was on the side.

The brigade set off and was rerouted to Luzhou in the northeast.

In the Sui Dynasty, it was called Hedongdao in Shanxi, and it also belonged to the fief of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang. Hedong Province is Jinyang, which is the Taiyuan of later generations, not far from the Northern Turks, and Jinyang is often harassed by Turkic cavalry before the arrival of winter. Hedong County belongs to Hedong Road, the county capital Luzhou is located in the south of Hedong County, and a city under its jurisdiction is called Xie (pronounced as xie) city, which is the later Shanxi Yuncheng. In China, the Ming Dynasty has solved the problem of eating salt in the whole country, because during the Ming Dynasty, there were four major salt-producing areas in China, and the output was very high, among which the most famous in the mainland were Zigongjing salt in Sichuan and Jiechi in Yuncheng, Shanxi. As a liberal arts student, Yang Er still knows this knowledge in textbooks. Yizhou Zigong is too far away, coincidentally, the current Luzhou is not far from here, about 2 or 3 days to arrive. He wants to completely solve this thorny problem of salt use, so that the army will not be short of salt, and the people can eat salt with confidence. This is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and it cannot be delayed.

"Lord Wang, not far ahead, we are about to enter the realm of Luzhou Paradise County, can the people and horses rest outside the city for a while?" Liang Shitai personally called a horse and came over to inquire.

"The brigade is stationed outside the city, and it is not allowed to disturb the people." Yang Er said.

Soon the tent was erected. When Yang Er walked out of the tent again, he was already dressed as a scholar, followed by two people, Zhong Jian and Dust.

"This king disguised himself as a city to take a look, and he will return in an hour. Wait and rest here. Yang Er said to the generals who came to Hu'er and the others.

Lai Hu'er knew the ability of King Jin and the two masters were escorted by him, so he was not worried about safety and nodded his head.

Yang Erthree walked along the road to the gate of the city, because there was no war, under the governance of Tang Guogong, the people's life was quite peaceful, and the social order was not bad. Although there were government soldiers stationed at the gate of the city, there was no harassment of the people entering and leaving.

Above the city gate, there are two large characters "Heaven". After a little observation in front of the city gate, Yang Er and the three of them entered the city smoothly.

"Find a restaurant to fight for the tooth sacrifice first, I haven't eaten seriously in the past few days." Yang Er turned to Er Zhang and said.

Walk down a street, observing the shops and the crowds as you go. There are a lot of goods in the store, and the business is okay. The passing crowd, regardless of men, women and children, although their faces are slightly vegetable, which is a sign of malnutrition, but then again, there is no salt to eat, and it is strange that their faces can look good. However, the people's mentality is still relatively relaxed and happy. "This Luzhou Mansion Yin seems to be a clean official, and he is well governed." Yang Er thought to himself.

Zhong Jian said softly to Yang Er: "Lord Wang, before I left the mountain, I heard the Taoist Master of Guanzhong Yunyou talk about this place. It is said that Heaven County has made Lord Cai an honest official, suffering with the people, and is a good official. ”

"This Jinyang Tang Guogong himself is a person who is honest and disciplined, it seems that it is an upward and downward effect, and officials everywhere can maintain a clean and honest atmosphere, which is really good." After speaking, Yang Er pointed to a restaurant in front of him that looked quite grand and said, "Where are you going?" ”

The name of the restaurant here is "Erxian Restaurant", and Yang Er vaguely knows who the owner of this shop is when he sees his name. There is a place called "Erxian Village" in the north of Luzhou City, where there are Shan Xiongxin brothers, at this time the single brothers, the eldest Shan Da is about 30 years old, and the younger brother is almost 16 or 7 years old. Walk up to the second floor and enter a private room under the guidance of Xiao Er, the window of the private room faces the street, and you can easily overlook the whole street through the window. Yang Er was quite satisfied with this, and rewarded Xiao Er with two pennies. He instructed: "Bring up 3 or 5 of your store's special dishes, and then beat two corners of the best wine." ”

The three of them looked at the street scene from the window, waiting for food and drink. After a while, Xiao Er put the wine and food on the table and pointed to the dish and introduced: "Guest officer, please see, this is a steamed carp made of fresh Yellow River carp, this is a local mountain hunting muntjac, freshly made braised muntjac meat." All are the characteristics of our store, please use slowly. After speaking, Xiao Er went out and left.

"It turns out that this place is not far from the Yellow River, no wonder the people here live a peaceful and prosperous life, and the land near the river is fertile and fertile land!" Yang Er hurriedly beckoned Er Zhang to take a seat.

While Yang Er and the three of them were eating and drinking, suddenly, the sound of several people talking came from the corridor outside, and among them, the words of one person attracted Yang Er's attention, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears and stop to listen.