"Zhao Shuai, this southern expedition is the first time that my Xianguo has gone south for more than 30 years, the situation is unpredictable, and the domestic and foreign difficulties and national strength are embarrassed.

After arriving at Gongjiang, the army unloaded the supplies, brought its own vehicles to the gallop, arrived at Qianyue Mountain to buy grain and grass on the spot, to find out the situation of Qianyue Mountain, and then make follow-up decisions, I don't know what Zhao Shuai wanted? ”

"The army can only meet the needs of one thing by transporting grain and grass by itself, and it costs a lot to buy heavy gold and silver on the spot, but it is a temporary move at the moment, and it would be good if it could grow wheat in the fields of Qianyue Mountain."

"I'm afraid this is very difficult, Qianyue Mountain has its own territory, it is understood, but all the commodities and goods produced in the territory are owned by the Wei, Xu, Song, and Yu four families, and the foreign army Tuntian is tantamount to giving it away. Unless you conquer the cities of the Southern Barbarians, you can have your own territory. ”

The territory is the overlord clause that all the vassal states of Qianyue Mountain must recognize, and all the mid-altitude areas suitable for living and building cities are all occupied by the Wei, Xu, Song, and Yu families, but all the output of the land is owned by the country where it is located, no matter who grows and who raises it, unless the territory is laid from the hands of Nanban Jin Xuedi, so this is the most pitiful place.

"In this case, you should be more careful when you go south this time, and if you need it, you can ask Ben Shuai as much as possible."

"Yes!" Bailiyan said decisively.

"What?"

"After the southern expedition, the military battalion and the baggage battalion were not led, and after thinking twice, in view of the fact that the old general Chen Feishi was nearly sixty years old, it was suggested that the old general Chen Feishi should temporarily lead the military battalion and the baggage battalion, and at the same time, Zhou Tong, the master of the Ligong faction, built a new warship, and the veteran general was needed to take the helm and train the new army."

"Well, it's doable. After the defeat of the Jin army's naval division, the Black Turban Army was able to build a large ship and actively imitate it, which has posed a major threat to the inland river, and this matter should be taken seriously to avoid trouble. ”

"In addition, the schools and academies run by Yongxing City are the foundation of the future prosperity of the Xian Kingdom, and hundreds of teachers and masters and bachelors of Chinese culture hired by Liang Guo will arrive in Chenling as soon as next month, and Zhao Shuai is also invited to temporarily settle them in Yongxing City to carry out education, and the treatment should be funded by the Wei government."

The sustainability of development comes from the impetus of technology, and the development of technology is fundamentally education. When the Central Plains was in turmoil and the vassal states had no time to develop their national strength, if the Xian State could make good use of the current situation, it was not impossible to overtake in a corner.

On the afternoon of the same day after the end of the conversation, Zhao Xun rushed back to the city to meet the king of Xian, and at the same time, the news of the royal guest general spread in the city of Chenling, and the first to learn the news was the Marquis of Lu.

"It's so sudden, the royal guest just issued the imperial speed order at this time, Wei Xian's general, I am afraid that the situation in the Central Plains will quickly slide to the brink of collapse, which is really bad." Zong Botai said worriedly.

"Mr. Zongbo, is this matter more beneficial than disadvantageous to my Xianguo, or is it more harmful than beneficial?" Lu Hou frowned and asked.

"With Wei Xian's ability, it is definitely necessary to arrange everything properly before leaving, to prevent the Black Turban Army from invading the east again, and it will not be lost in a short period of time, but after a year and a half, I am afraid it will be difficult to say. As soon as Wei Xian left like this, the combat strength of the Xian army was lost by less than forty percent, so he categorically would not succumb to the request of An Taihou after sending troops to attack the thief soldiers.

In this way, the Black Turban Army will have no scruples to attack Changsun, and a year or two later, the Sun State will be in danger, and the Liang army will withdraw to the mainland when the time comes, and it is difficult to guarantee that the thief soldiers will not rebel against Ge Dong to re-attack Xianguo. ”

"But it is rumored that the country is going to send troops to the Central Plains, will the situation change?"

"No, there is no possibility of any change in the situation in the Central Plains. Unless Qianyue Mountain can have a great change in the world, the Black Turban Rebellion will become a cancer. ”

"Then what about my Xianguo?"

"Actually......" Zong Botai wanted to say but stopped.

"Sir, but it doesn't hurt to say that."

In fact, Wei Xianxing's education of Chang Baigong is a pragmatic way. However, the strength of the combat power, the number of people, the strength of the commanders, the sharpness of the soldiers, and the hardness of the armor are all from the education and rejuvenation of the country with hundreds of craftsmen.

The national strength of the Xian State is weak, and if you want to be invincible in the troubled times, you can only make this law strong, and there is no other way. ”

"If according to what Mr. said, the Xian country can be rejuvenated by this law, and the princes can also follow the law and seek strength."

Zong Botai shook his head and said disdainfully:

"There is no such possibility."

"Why is that?"

"Because there is no second Xian king in the world who can reduce talents without sticking to one pattern, and there is no second Wei Xian who can be driven by the world, only these two points, the world can no longer imitate. At most, as the Jin State imitates its appearance, but does not know its marrow, and the rest of the princes and countries are all faint and mediocre monarchs, so there is no need to worry.

If Wei Xian rebels against the Central Plains this time, I am afraid that there will be great changes in Beihai within 20 years. ”

"Great change!" Lu Hou was surprised: "What if he can't get the opposite?" ”

"If not, if Xianguo can forge ahead without abolishing the new law, it will be possible to prosper the country for 30 years......"

"And what about thirty years from now?" Lu Hou asked.

"I'm afraid the world is going to ......"

Zong Botai suddenly paused in the middle of his words, and stopped repeating himself.

At this time, by the lotus pond of the Prince's Mansion, Xihuan accompanied Jiang Tuo in infancy, enjoying the joy of being a mother for the first time. At this time, Ji Jinsheng came from behind:

"The last general will see His Highness."

"General Ji, what is the important thing to report?"

"Your Highness, Gu Chen has just found out the news, and it is rumored that a few days ago, King Xian received the imperial speed order, and the imperial guest ordered Wei Xian to go south for an expedition."

Xihuan was shocked when he heard the news:

"Where's the news?"

"It's news from the Liang State Legation's Office."

"Liang State Legation's Mansion?! Why doesn't the crown prince know about this, doesn't King Xian have a court? ”

"Your Highness, this is a matter that shakes the morale of the army, and it is only discussed in secret in the inner court, and it cannot be made public."

"King Xian can let Wei Xian go south? He was confused. ”

"Your Highness doesn't know that the Imperial Speed Order is to forcibly recruit the good generals of the vassal states, and the vassal states must not obey, otherwise the consequences will be extremely serious."

"Joke, it's hard for the generals of our country to obey the call of the royal guest, what is the reason."

"Your Highness, the royal guest has issued a swift order, and the war must be extremely tight, to the point of urgency. At present, the Central Plains is in turmoil, and the vassal states cannot draw troops south to defend against the enemy, and it is inevitable for the royal guests to issue a royal speed order, but they never imagined that it would be so fast. ”

"So, Wei Xian is more than lucky this time?"

"But seven or eight out of ten of the victims of the Southern Expedition, even if they did not die in battle, more than half of them died violently."

"If the royal guest can forcibly recruit the Xian army, will he also recruit me as a good general of the Jin country."

"Yes, but I don't know how many people will be recruited for the time being. There are only a handful of small good generals in the Xianguo country, and there are many good generals in the vassal states such as Zhiguo and Weiguo, and there are no less than ten good generals in our Jin State since Han He, if they are all drawn, I am afraid that they will hurt our humerus. ”

"Then according to General Ji's opinion, who is my Jin Guoliang general?"

"The veteran Han He, Sima Wang Shuo of the city government, Wang Yanfei, the general of Zhenxi, Liu Huang, Qin Ke, Kong Jian, Lin Qi and others are all good generals of our country. In the end, the general thought that Han He was old, and most likely would not make Han He in charge, and those who could be in command Wang Shuo or Wang Yanfei. But Wang Shuo is the crown prince, so the only one who can be in command is Wang Yanfei. ”

"Didn't you say that you only recruit good generals and don't send troops, why do you still have to take command?"

"Your Highness, it's not that you don't send troops, but sooner or later, you will send troops. At present, the Black Turban Army has turned to the defensive, not because it can't fight, but because it is waiting for the battle in Qianyue Mountain to be unfavorable, and the vassal states will draw troops south. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before my Jin Kingdom sends troops south. ”

"In this way, the Xian army will not advance westward."

"Exactly, but it is still necessary for His Royal Highness to return to China to visit the king in order to consolidate the position of the crown prince, and take advantage of the opportunity of the temporary suspension of the situation in the Central Plains and the tightening of the southern border to transfer Chen Fangshi from Xiangguo as soon as possible to prevent unforeseen circumstances."

"Could it be that serious?" Xihuan disagreed

"I can't hide it from Your Highness, the current situation in the Central Plains is the worst time in the more than 600 years since the founding of the Liang Dynasty. Therefore, it will definitely not stop at 800,000 troops, as a neighbor of the Song State, if the Song State loses, the Jin State will not be able to look south, so it is regarded as the worst plan. ”

"General Ji's words are alarmist."

"Your Highness, Nanban Jin Xuedi is a state of tigers and wolves, and its combat power is far above the powerhouses of our Central Plains, so we must not take it lightly."

"What is General Ji's good plan?"

"Yuke has abandoned several places one after another for more than half a year, and the last general thinks that the war in the south will deteriorate on all fronts within a year, and it will not be too long. You should prepare for the battle as early as possible in case of unforeseen circumstances. In particular, the new farming method of the Xianguo was implemented in various parts of the Jin Kingdom, and the Xian army was imitated to concentrate on the fields to accumulate military funds. ”

"That's why General Ji wants this palace to return to China, right?"

"Exactly."

"That's it, anyway, the heat is coming, and the palace is just going back to China to escape the heat."

"Then we will immediately prepare for the return of His Highness."

The news of the southern expedition quickly fermented in the city of Chenling, that night, three carriages knocked on the east gate of Yongxing City, slowly drove into the east of the city, and stopped at the yamen of the administrative office, Jiang Rong walked off the first carriage with her stomach up, and after a report, Jiang Jie hurriedly left the house, and saw Jiang Rong is saluting:

"Jiang Jie has seen the eldest lady."

"Excuse me, my lord?"

"I'm still busy with official business in the workshop."

"Go, bring me back."

"No!"

At this time, Baili Yancheng and Shangguan Zhao, Qi Mo and his son inspected the new weapon steel lance.

The lance is a weapon with a flat and narrow blade, different from the diamond-shaped head of the spear, the head of the long-edged gun is wider, and the lance is the ultimate weapon for the purpose of piercing the human body.

Its relatively flat blade provides extremely high piercing power, whether it is an infantry lance or an immediate lance, the armor penetration rate of steel lance is much higher than that of a gun.

The manufacturing difficulty of the lance is higher, while ensuring the hardness, there must be enough toughness to make it not broken, so the bronze lance blade body is shorter, the ordinary material iron lance is easy to break, the new steel lance blade body is narrow and flat, after repeated folding and forging, its strength is better than the horizontal knife used by the Xianjun.

"Master Shangguan, when will this lance start production?"

"Back to my lord, I can give birth in two months."

"Why is it taking so long?"

"With the current production capacity, it is necessary to give priority to the delivery of weapons ordered by various countries, and the production will be fast in two months."

"In this case, the weapons ordered by various countries will be completed first, and there will be no need to put them into production for the time being."

"No."

"In addition, what news is there about Master Zhu Ming's exploration of ore veins in various places, it has been two years, and not even a single coal mine has been discovered, which is too much to say."

"Uh......"

Shangguan Zhao's face was embarrassed, and at this time, Master Qi Mo said:

"Lord Wei, although no coal mines have been found, two iron mines, a lead mine and a tin mine, as well as quartz, bauxite, nitrate, etc."

"But metal alone, no coal is not the way to go. But it's no wonder that the mineral deposits are buried deep underground, and it is difficult to be discovered by the naked eye with the current means. ”

As soon as the words fell, Baili Yan suddenly came back to his senses:

"Master Qi Mo said, there is bauxite!"

"Yes, there is bauxite."

"Where?"

"In the vicinity of the Bengfu Jade Mine."

"Great!"

Qi Mo was puzzled and hurriedly asked:

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Immediately send a letter to Master Zhu Ming, look for bauxite around the Bengfu Jade Mine, and collect ore. It will be very useful to wait for Ben to return victorious. ”