Chapter 195 The Road Problem
This chapter and chapter 194, due to the author's mistake, the order is reversed, please read the next chapter first, and then read this chapter, sorry. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Altitude sickness? Plateau? Could it be that it has something to do with the topography? ”
Li Shiji muttered to himself a few times, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.
"Li Servant is really powerful, just by this name, I thought of the key, and he is worthy of being the first person in the Tang Army!"
An He praised that for Li Shiji, a legendary figure, An He admired him from the bottom of his heart.
Hearing An He call Li Shiji the current "first person in the army" in the Tang Dynasty, those unruly generals turned out to have a natural expression, even Su Dingfang, who regarded himself very highly, was no exception, because since Li Shiji's death, Li Shiji can indeed be called the first person in the army.
"Hehe, An Zhonglang praised it falsely, where is the old man called the first person in the army?"
Li Shiji stroked his beard and smiled, he didn't pay much attention to An He after the last Five Kings Banquet, but after his careful observation today, he was very surprised in his heart, whether it was demeanor, temperament, or knowledge, there was almost no one comparable among the younger generation he had seen, and even his beloved grandson Li Jingye, who had always been optimistic, was now standing beside An He like a foil.
"Haha, Li Servant is polite, who doesn't know that you use soldiers like a god, if it weren't for you and the help of the Qing family, where would there be the current prosperity of Anhe Datang?"
Li Xiaojiu also said with a smile.
At present, most of the important ministers in the DPRK, except for Li Shiji, are on the side of the eldest grandson Wuji, and since he has the idea of suppressing the eldest grandson Wuji, he naturally relies on Li Shiji.
Then he turned his head to look at An He and said,
"An Aiqing, you should quickly talk about what 'altitude sickness' is, and what can be done to solve this problem."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" An He bowed and said:
"The so-called altitude sickness, in fact, is simply put, mainly because Tubo is located on the plateau, and the air is much thinner than that in the plains. After entering the plateau area rashly, the body will inevitably have some discomfort, in fact, if the symptoms are not very serious, as long as you adapt to it for a while, you will be fine. ”
"This ...... How simple is it? ”
Su Dingfang's face was incredulous. In order to figure out this matter, he spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but in the end, what he got was still just a ghost theory.
At this time, Shi Li Ji also suddenly stood up and said: "When An Zhonglang said this, this reminds the old man that when he was young, I went to visit friends on the high mountain. But I didn't expect to fall ill just one day ago, at first the symptoms were not much different from what Lord Hou said, and then the condition worsened and almost died, Ann and that friend hurriedly carried me down the mountain, and after a few days of recuperation, I was cured, I guess it was altitude sickness, right? ”
"That's right, as long as it exceeds a certain height, people who live in the plains all year round will inevitably have different reactions according to each person's physique. However, some people's reaction is very weak, and they don't even notice it, and some people react strongly, if they don't deal with it in time, and even have a fear for their lives, the best way at this time is to quickly return to the plains like the British duke, and rest for a few days and be fine. ”
An He said again.
"Good!"
Li Xiaojiu took the case, "If it is really as An Aiqing said, then An and Datang only need to find a place in Tubo." Send the army to adapt to the climate there first, and then why be afraid of the Tibetan children? Hahaha~"
It is estimated that he thought of the feat of stepping on Tibet in the future, Li Xiaojiu looked up to the sky and laughed, and spit out the stuffiness in his chest.
The civil and military ministers below are also discussing. Especially those generals, most of them have joy on their faces, and now they are finally going to fight again.
Most of the Wenchen frowned and pondered, as if they were weighing the gains and losses of the war with Tibet. However, whether it was a civil servant or a military general, the eyes that looked at An He at this time were filled with a hint of admiration.
The eldest grandson Wuji in the crowd had been looking at An He coldly, and only then did he suddenly speak:
"Your Majesty. Although the Tubo army is strong, but for Anhe Datang, it is just a group of chickens and dogs, but the army did not move the grain and grass first, if the army is raised in Jiannan and Tubo, the first thing is to solve the problem of grain and grass, Jiannan Road is under the attack of Tubo and the Six Zhao, although it is rich, but the traffic is blocked, and it cannot support too many troops stationed, if the two armies face each other, it is extremely unfavorable for Anhe Datang. ”
If you are the eldest grandson Wuji, you are a basin of cold water that fell on your head, and immediately made Li Xiaojiu sober up. Jiannan Road includes most of the Sichuan Basin in later generations, as well as part of Yunnan, Guizhou and Gansu, although the Sichuan Basin is rich, but it is surrounded by mountains, and it is rainy there, the road is extremely rugged and difficult to travel, and the army of the Tang Dynasty wants to enter there, and it is estimated that the cost is extremely huge.
Li Xiaojiu pondered for a while, then suddenly turned his head to Zhang Xingcheng and asked:
"Zhang Qing, I remember that the year before last, Jiannan organized the people to overhaul the road, and now the traffic situation can be improved?"
"This ......"
Hearing Li Xiaojiu mention this matter, Zhang Xingcheng smiled bitterly,
"Your Majesty, the year before last, Jiannan did organize hundreds of thousands of people to build roads, but it was rainy in the south, and the roads that had just been repaired were washed away by the rain, and they immediately became muddy and difficult to walk, and now most of them are deserted, and most places are impassable at all."
In ancient times, it was rammed earth for the road, and the most afraid of rain washing, the Vermilion Bird Street in Chang'an City was paved with bricks and stones, but this is just a street, if the roads of the Tang Dynasty are paved with bricks and stones, it is estimated that even if the Tang government is bankrupt, it will not be completed.
"Hizz~"
After hearing Zhang Xingcheng's words, everyone here gasped, the roads built by hundreds of thousands of people were all washed away by the rain in less than two years, they only knew that there was a lot of rain in the south, but they didn't expect it to be so powerful.
Li Shiji stood up again at this time and said:
"Actually, the eldest grandson is too worried, compared with my Datang, Tubo is much worse in every aspect, so the old minister expects that even if Tubo invades my Datang this time, it will definitely be just a temptation, and I dare not fight to the death with my Datang, so I Datang only needs to send an elite army to defeat the arrogance of Tubo, and then Tubo will definitely retreat."
I have to say that Li Shiji's vision is vicious, and he can see the general trend between Datang and Tubo at a glance, and the Tubo people absolutely do not have the courage and strength to fight to the death with Datang, so the first battle between Tubo and Datang is destined to be just a temptation.
As far as he knows, the battle of Songzhou between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo during the Taizong period, 200,000 Tubo soldiers invaded the Tang Dynasty and surrounded Songzhou, but later the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty arrived, after killing thousands of Tubo troops, the Tubo people immediately retreated, and Songzan Shibu wrote a confession to confess his guilt, and a fierce battle of Songzhou ended.
"Hahaha~, the hero sees the same thing, I think so too!"
Li Xiaojiu stroked his palms and laughed, but soon his face turned worried,
"It's easy to defeat the arrogance of Tubo, but this battle has also exposed the emptiness of Jiannan Dao's troops, I'm afraid that with the increase of Tubo's strength in the future, there will be dissent to Jiannan Dao again, it seems that it is only right to strengthen the connection between Jiannan and the Guanzhong region, but this road is ......"
When Li Xiaojiu said this, his brows furrowed tightly, and the ministers below were all worried, building roads is not a problem, the problem is that they can't be used soon after repairing, and a lot of manpower and material resources are all useless, and Datang's treasury can't withstand such consumption. In fact, not only Jiannan, but also the Tang Dynasty south of the Yangtze River have road problems, everyone knows that the south is rich, but traffic has always been a big problem, after all, no matter how much production is produced, it is useless if it cannot be transported.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to offer, which can solve the road problem!"
At this time, An He suddenly stood up and said, looking at the sad faces of the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers who were troubled by a road problem, An He smiled secretly in his heart, this little thing is really a piece of cake for him, a modern person, and he can not only please the emperor, but also make a fortune, which is simply a double win. (To be continued.) )