"Ministers greet the capital. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Outside the city, all the civil and military forces of Shuozhou, led by Cui Hao, Li Wei, and Duan Ye, came to greet Wei Shuo.

Looking at the proud subordinates, Wei Shuo didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward to pick everyone up one by one.

"Thanks to Bo Yuan, Xuan Sheng, Changxu and all of you who have worked tirelessly to sit in Shuozhou, Shuo can sit back and relax."

"The lord has spoken, and the ministers dare not be."

"Eh, deserve, deserve, you are all great contributors to pacifying Shuozhou, why can't you deserve it?"

"Please take most of the guards into the city to rest, and wait for the ministers to report the situation in Shuozhou to the lord."

"Okay, Shuo is up to your arrangement."

Then Wei Shuo and his entourage entered Dailai City, which was once the royal city of the Tiefu Department, but it was destroyed by fire in the war, so it was no longer able to see the original prosperity.

After entering the city, Fu Qiong and Meng Yao went to the post house to rest first, while Wei Shuo convened Shuozhou civil and military affairs to discuss political affairs.

"Let's talk about military affairs first, and tell me about the recent changes in the military situation?"

Seeing that Wei Shuo wanted to understand Shuofang's military affairs, as the governor of Shuozhou, he could only be introduced by Li Wei.

He got up and bowed to Wei Shuo first, and then said loudly: "Yu Daduhu, the current military pressure on Shuozhou mainly comes from the west and south, corresponding to the Northern Wei and Later Qin countries. ”

"Since the alliance between Hexi and the former Qin, Yao Chang has obviously strengthened the vigilance force in the northeastern part of the Guandong region, especially stationed a thousand cavalry in Fushi City, always monitoring the movements of the Shuofang garrison."

"In order to deal with the threat of the two countries, General Mo and General Duan are stationed in Jiuyuan and Dailai two cities."

"Well, that's good! Can the enemy provoke him? Wei Shuo asked again.

"I haven't found it yet, please rest assured, but if the enemy dares to provoke, the last general will definitely teach the other party a hard lesson."

"Xuansheng said it well, the consistent tradition of the Hexi Army is: people don't offend me, I don't offend people; If anyone sins against me, I will offend. ”

"Now that Shuozhou is new, people everywhere are unstable, and they must retaliate in the face of provocations, so as to deter Xiaoxiao and stabilize the place."

In the end, Wei Shuo took Li Wei and Duan Ye's arms, and said with a smile in his eyes: "There are Changxu and Xuansheng guarding Shuozhou, Shuo can rest assured." ”

"What more could you ask for? Please be bold and I will address it as appropriate. ”

"No requirements! The last general also wanted to remind the lord that the intention of the alliance between the Later Qin and Northern Wei Dynasty was self-evident. ”

"Well, Shuo understands that the alliance between the two countries is naturally intended to spy on my Hexi."

At this time, Shuozhou Thorn Shi Cui Hao got up and pointed to Guanzhong on the map, and said: "At present, our army is building on Guanzhong, and it can be seen very clearly from this map that Fushi City was originally the seat of Hanshang County, and it has been an important barrier in Guanzhong since ancient times. ”

"After losing the Shuofang grassland and coming to the city on behalf of others, Yao Chang will never dare to lose the skin Shi again, otherwise the northeast of Guanzhong will open the door widely."

"At that time, the Shuofang Hetao cavalry will be able to reach Chang'an in just three days along the Qin Straight Road!"

"Lord, you say, in the face of such a situation, how can Yao Chang sleep peacefully?"

"Its alliance Tuoba Jue is precisely to reduce the pressure on the north, so that he can free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with Fu Deng."

However, the minister thought that the lord did not have to worry about Shuozhou, whether it was Yao Chang or Tuoba Jue, he did not dare to provoke Hexi for the time being. Tuoba Jue didn't mention it first, he had been taught a hard lesson by Hexi. ”

"Even Yao Chang doesn't dare to provoke Hexi easily at the moment, once it attracts the retaliation of the Hexi army, the city of Fushi will definitely not be protected."

After listening to Cui Hao's words, Wei Shuo noticed the area around Fushi City.

After careful observation, he found that this is not the modern northern Shaanxi plateau?

Historically, before the Tang Dynasty, successive dynasties had been built in Xi'an or Luoyang.

Yulin (forty miles east of Dailai City) is close to the Ordos Plateau, also known as Shuofang.

At such a close distance, if you lose Yulin and Yan'an (Gufu Shi), Chang'an will be wide open, and it will not be far from the dead country.

But in the same way, if you control the northern Shaanxi Plateau, you can attack Shuofang to the north, Datong (Daijun) and Taiyuan (Jinyang) in Shanxi to the east, and you can respond to Youbeiping (Fengyuan in Hebei) farther away.

It can be said that it can be attacked, retreated, and defended, which can effectively ensure the safety of the capital Chang'an.

The most important thing is that although Yulin and Yan'an are not conducive to farming, due to drought and lack of rain, the climate is dry, and they have always been important grain storage areas in the northwest.

During the Qing Dynasty, Kang Yongqian attacked Zhunger and Zuo Zongtang to recover Xinjiang, both of which had grain depots in Yulin, which were important logistics bases.

After reporting on military affairs, Shuozhou Thorn Shi Cui Hao introduced government affairs to Wei Shuo in detail.

Knowing that all policies were being implemented in an orderly manner, and Qin Zhidao was also being renovated, Wei Shuo was completely relieved.

"Shuozhou can become regular so quickly, it is inseparable from the strong support of the lord, and without the capital protectorate to dispatch a large number of capable officials, even if the minister has three heads and six arms, it is impossible to do a good job."

"Especially the one named Kou Zan, who is not only skilled in business, but also honest in his duties, and is a talent who shepherds one side."

"Hahaha, everything is due to the merits of Tiye, Zhongxuan, Deguang, etc. If Bo Yuan wants to be grateful, he should thank them. ”

"By the way, is the spread of the New Heavenly Master Dao still going well?"

"It's going well for the time being, the master and apprentice of the Daoist and the Daoist are really powerful, in less than a month, countless believers have gathered around him."

"In fact, those ordinary herdsmen don't care who is ruled by them or what religion they believe in, as long as they are allowed to live a life without food and clothing, they will naturally be of the same mind as Hexi."

"Well, Bo Yuan's words are very reasonable, if you want to stabilize Shuozhou, the key is to develop the economy and people's livelihood."

"Speaking of this economy and people's livelihood, the minister happens to have a suggestion, I don't know if to talk about it?"

"Bo Yuan, but it doesn't hurt to speak, Shuo listens."

"I heard that after the lord seized the Wusun grassland, he vigorously developed the textile industry in Gaochang, and now the textile industry has become an important economic pillar in Shazhou."

"I wonder if I can also develop the textile industry in Shuozhou, which itself is a land of abundant water and grass, full of cattle and sheep, and the source of raw materials is not a problem at all."

"Of course you can, that's a good suggestion!"

"In this way, you organize people as soon as possible, sort out a plan, and then report it to the Metropolitan Protectorate."

"In fact, not only the textile industry, but also Shuozhou, as an important livestock area, can also develop the meat processing industry."

"To revitalize Shuozhou and develop Shuozhou, we must adapt to local conditions and rely on our own advantages."

"Obey the teachings of the Lord."

……

Wei Shuo was busy dealing with important military and political affairs for several days, and it was not until five days later that he had time to accompany the two ladies.

In addition to Guo Yuan, who needed to take care of her son, and Yin E, who was pregnant and did not accompany her, Meng Yao and Princess Fu Qiong of Dongping accompanied Wei Shuo to Shuofang for inspection.

Both girls came to Shuofang for the first time, and they were immediately fascinated by the beautiful grassland.

It's early summer, and the whole area is full of beautiful scenery.

White clouds float in the blue sky, and below this, green hills cover the green meadows.

On the grassland, there are herds of cattle and sheep, horses run freely, and the winding Yellow River floats through Shuofang like a winding bright belt.

It's a pity that at the beginning, due to the busy government affairs, Wei Shuo rarely had the opportunity to accompany the two, and it was usually Meng Yao and Fu Qiong who went out to play under the protection of the guards.

As for the security issue, there is nothing to worry about, not to mention that there are a large number of guards with her, even if Meng Yao herself is also brave, ordinary people are really not her opponents.

Today, Wei Shuo rarely had leisure, so he took his guards and went to Luyan County (now Jingbian County) with his two wives to play.

In modern times, Haoyan County belongs to the southern hinterland of the Mu Us Desert, but now it is still a good pasture with fertile water and grass, pleasant scenery, suitable for living and grazing.

It was only later that due to unreasonable reclamation, climate change and war, the ground vegetation was completely lost, and the sand was raised on the spot, forming the later Mu Us Desert.

The Mu Us Desert was gradually expanded in one or two thousand years, and there was sand accumulation in the Tang Dynasty, and a vast desert was formed in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Wei Shuo, who was idle, focused on accompanying his wife and concubine, and today he accompanied the beauty to go green, and he couldn't help but offer a bouquet of flowers with a sad expression; Tomorrow I will take a picnic with a beautiful woman, and take care of the food and wine; Later, they invited the beauties to the party, singing and playing the piano to make them happy.

At this time, Wei Shuo is no longer the great protector of the northwest and the worship of countless heroes, but a romantic lover who is deeply in love and dotes on the river.

After some means, the two beauties Meng Yao and Fu Qiong have a heart on him.

Just as Wei Shuo was enjoying the scenery of the grassland in the company of his wife and concubine, Cui Hao suddenly sent someone to urge him to return to the city.