The 100 million years old hall is full of sandalwood, the monarchs and ministers are smiling against each other, and the scene is relaxed.

Chen Hong naturally understood the purpose of Wang Anshi's trip, and after laughing, he asked, "Teacher, I don't know if Cui Wenqing's political affairs hall can be passed?" ”

Wang Anshi nodded, but sighed lightly, and said: "As long as Sima Guang has no objections, the other prime ministers will not have many opinions, and they will pass freely." ”

Chen Hongwei was subtle and asked with a smile: "In that case, why are you still sullen, teacher?" ”

Wang Anshi said solemnly: "The worry of the old minister, lies in the drought in Henan that has not been encountered in a century, from the current situation, this year's summer harvest and autumn harvest are basically a foregone conclusion, which has never happened since the Tang Dynasty, and because of the flood on Jiangnan Road in the previous year, the Jiangnan area has not yet recovered from the disaster, so it can be seen that the grain must be very tight in the past two or three years. ”

Chen Hong naturally understood this, nodded with a calm face, and said, "I don't know how much grain is stored in the granary of the world?" ”

"Back to the official's house, the reserve granaries of Luokou and Hanjianai have countless corn and wheat in previous years, but in recent years, there has been either famine here or disasters there, and there has been a lot of grain transfer, and the two warehouses have long been unable to make ends meet, so there is not much grain left."

"According to the teacher's opinion, I don't know if it can support a big war?"

Chen Hongzhi's question is an urgent question.

From ancient times to the present, as long as it involves warfare, grain and straw are the primary logistical issues.

In particular, a protracted war consumes a lot of grain, and often whoever has sufficient food preparation will occupy the initiative on the battlefield.

In the famous Battle of Changping in ancient and modern times, the Qin State fought against the Zhao State in the Shangdang area.

The reason why King Zhao replaced the famous general Lian Po with Zhao Kuo was because Lian Po's insistence on defending was not able to attack, which made Zhao Guo's logistics and grain unable to support.

And the reason why Zhao Kuo will fight a decisive battle against the enemy is also because there is not much grain left, so he has to do it as a last resort, hoping to decide the victory or defeat in a battle.

Therefore, the victory or defeat of wars has always been closely related to the amount of grain.

Now there are disasters and famines everywhere in Daqi, the Mingjiao demons gather to make things happen, and there are Liao, Xixia, Tubo and other foreign enemies coveting the border, the days of Daqi can be described as very difficult, and the grain is also very tight, if there is a large-scale war, it is not just as simple as making it worse, maybe there is also the worry of losing the country.

Faced with Chen Hong's question, Wang Anshi shook his head lightly and replied truthfully: "If the imperial court wants to mobilize troops from all over the country to fight, the grain will be very tight, and it will not be able to support a big war, so in the northern Xinjiang, it can only rely on the Zhenwu army itself." ”

Chen Hongliang was silent for a long time after hearing the words, and only after half a sound did he say with difficulty: "Could it be that we use tens of thousands of Zhenwu troops to resist the power of the Liao people and one country?" Is this too cruel for Zhenwu Jun and Zhezhao? ”

Wang Anshi was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "The country is like a big tree, if the people of the country are watered with blood, they can thrive, and now is the time when someone needs to sacrifice, someone pays, and someone sheds blood, this is the fate of the Zhenwu army and the family!" ”

Chen Hong came to his senses and said suddenly: "That's why during this period of time, you agreed with Zhe Zhao and Cui Wenqing's feelings, right?" ”

"Yes," Wang Anshi nodded, "Sima Guang obviously understands this, so in the face of Cui Wenqing's tax cut, although he is opposed, Mingli also agrees, which is also a disguised support for the Zhenwu Army and the four states in the Northland." ”

Chen Hong said: "It can be seen that Sima Guang is not only a little broad-minded, but also a person who understands the general situation at critical moments. ”

When Wang Anshi heard Chen Hong's evaluation of his political opponent like this, he couldn't help but agree with a smile, and said in a long voice: "And I believe that Cui Wenqing is not an extraordinary person, he will definitely be able to assist Zhezhao and properly handle the affairs of the four states in the Northland." ”

Hearing this, Chen Hong couldn't help but smile, and asked a little mysteriously: "Then teacher, do you know what you, the closed disciple, are doing now?" ”

Wang Anshi didn't know much about Cui Wenqing's behavior, and said with a little deep thought: "I should be busy patrolling and inspecting various places." ”

"Wrong!" Chen Hong's smile was even bigger, "According to the report from the spies, Cui Wenqing is currently nesting in the new army of the Zhenwu Army, and it is said that he has also invented a method called queue training for the training of new soldiers, which is novel and unheard of, and it is unheard of and unseen!" ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Wang Anshi was deeply surprised, "Isn't Cui Wenqing a civil official?" How to know how to train soldiers? Zhe Zhao's move of nepotism is nonsense, right? ”

Chen Hong said solemnly: "Do you think Zhe Zhao is such a person who doesn't know the importance of things? She must have her own reasons for doing so, but in short, we'll see. ”

Wang Anshi nodded with a smile, full of endless expectations for Cui Wenqing, who he had always been amazed by.

At this moment, Cui Wenqing, who was far away in the former army camp on the outskirts of Hequ County, Suizhou, did not know about this conversation between Chen Hong, Wang Anshi, and Junchen.

Now his mind has been filled with the upcoming new military exercises.

Early this morning, Zhe Zhao returned to the camp of the new army of the former army as scheduled, and the time was not too much and not less than exactly one month.

And those who came on the same road with Zhe Zhao, in addition to Jiang Ju, the chief general of the left army of the Zhenwu Army, Mo Li, the chief general of the right army, Huang Yao, the chief general of the Chinese army, and Pan Li, the chief general of the rear army, were dozens of leading captains.

To explain in Bai Yifei's words, that is, as long as there are more than 2,000 generals in the Zhenwu Army, all of them are here.

And Zhi Zhao led so many generals to come for no other purpose, naturally to observe the military exercise of the recruits trained by Cui Wenqing with the queue training method.

Therefore, Cui Wenqing, who is the head of the new army, and Bai Yifei, the former army commander, both feel very pressure.

Seeing Cui Wenqing like this, Zhi Zhao couldn't help laughing, and his smile was as beautiful as the empty valley orchid: "What? Looking at the appearance of the husband, he doesn't seem to have much confidence in himself? Ben Shuai has heard that your training in the barracks of the new army is very popular, and you have won the support of the new army. ”

Cui Wenqing smiled and said: "Lady, you are well-informed, but today I saw you leading so many generals to watch the military exercise, it would be a lie to say that you are not nervous, and I am also worried that the general exercise will mess up and lose your face and damage your military prestige!" ”

Zhe Zhao's beautiful eyes glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Hearing you say this, Ben Shuai is a little suspicious of his original vision, husband, whether I will let you be the head of the war, or I will let you be the head of the head of the new army, it will depend on the military exercise of the new army tomorrow, in short, you don't want to let me down." ”

Cui Wenqing said with a smile: "Lady Dudu, I'm just a little nervous, but I'm not afraid, now it's been a month of queue training, and the new army should be pulled out for a walk if it's a mule or a horse, and you can just wait to see a good show tomorrow." ”

Zhi Zhao blinked and smiled: "Okay, Ben Shuai will wait and see tomorrow." ”

(End of chapter)