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Hui sent a messenger to recruit An Tang Army, Guo Shidao gathered to discuss, most of the capital protected Sima Liu An, An Liu, and Yang Yi fought the main battle, and there was no dispute.

Zhang Mai paid attention to the expressions of the participants in the military tent, and saw that everyone was still groaning. It's been a few months since he came to this world, and if there was still a feeling of seeing each other between Zhang Mai and Tang Jun in the previous meetings, he already felt that he was a member of this group. He even felt that everyone didn't regard him too much as a messenger, but as a relative, and when facing the officials sent by the imperial court, people always tended to restrain some of their feelings, and at this time, the worried look on the faces of some of the elders was not hidden.

Deputy Metropolitan Protector Yang Dingguo ordered the Metropolitan Protector Cao Shen Military Guo Taihang asked: "How much grain do we have in stock now?" ”

Guo Taixing said: "If you save money, you can only support it for three months. Unless you are fishing and gathering, you can farm and herd sheep at the same time, so that you can survive the next year's harvest. ”

Yang Dingguo asked again: "What if there is a war?" ”

Guo Taixing frowned, and after a while, he said: "If there is a war, the Hui people don't have to fight, as long as they block the route of the march, and then send light cavalry to harass us, we can't farm and herd sheep with peace of mind, and we will starve to death if we are hungry." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces were afraid, and Yang Yi said: "If Hui Hui knows our truth and does this, we are indeed dangerous, but they may not be able to know us and know each other!" It may not be possible to set a strategy like Guo Cangcao. Besides, we are not going to fight with Hui Hui now, we can rest and recuperate for a while first, and then act when we have enough food and grass in reserve. ”

Yang Dingguo snorted coldly and said, "If we don't agree to return to the peace of the people, don't want to live here in New Broken Leaf City!" He asked, "If we retreat to the valley you have explored, what will be the harvest next year?" How much surplus can there be? ”

An Liu smiled bitterly: "That river valley is smaller than here, the river freezes for more than twenty days longer than the new Broken Leaf City, and the water and soil are not as fertile as here, and the place has not been cultivated yet, where is it so easy to grow food?" It will have to be cleared year after year, but even if all the soldiers from the military headquarters are thrown into it, I estimate that it will take three years for the harvest of the acres of land to reach sixty percent of this year's harvest in New Broken Leaf City, where can there be any surplus. ”

Zhang Mai heard that he was going to devote all his troops to farming, so where would he have time for military training? Several elders exclaimed at the same time: "Three years? Sixty percent? ”

Guo Taixing said: "Isn't that even a stomach full?" He has been in charge of Cangcao for three years, and he naturally knows that the grain produced in the suburbs of Xinxiaoye City every year is only enough to fill the stomachs of the soldiers and civilians of Anxi, and every year he has to rely on grazing, fishing and other supplementary food to save 20% of the grain to prepare for war and famine. In other words, in order for the new settlement to provide sufficient supplies to the Tang army, the grain output must reach at least eighty percent of that of the new Broken Leaf City.

"That's it." Yang Dingguo said: "If we refuse to negotiate peace with the Hui people, we want to fight, we can't afford to fight, and we want to migrate, and half of the old and weak here will starve to death." ”

Zhang Mai heard that "half of them have to starve to death", he was born in an era of great material abundance, and the so-called starvation people have only been seen in books, but it is really difficult to imagine what kind of scene it is like to starve to death due to lack of food. But now he has to face such a dilemma himself. If you really have an acquaintance who is starving to death by your side, how should you deal with it?

Many of the elders in the tent have lowered their heads, Zhang Mai can not imagine the tragic situation, but they have personally experienced, the Tang army of Anxi has been hard to support for hundreds of years until now, has developed the tradition of "first the young and the strong, then the old and the weak" - where there is danger and hardship, always the old and weak give way to the young and strong, this tradition, just like the deer herd facing a desperate situation, the old and weak will jump off the cliff and commit suicide to leave the vitality to the young and strong, if the Tang army really reaches the point of food shortage, the rations of the old and weak in the Tang army will be cut first, even if they will starve to death because of it, You also have to save food rations for the prime of life who can support the big picture, and the children who represent the future! Because if we don't, there is no guarantee that the collective will survive.

In fact, many of these surviving elders have seen their fathers and grandparents die by the sword or starve to protect them.

"But if we make peace with the Uighurs, we can still stay here, farming and grazing, but the little tribute that the Uighurs ask for is really nothing, only 500 sheep, 100 pieces of cloth, and 10 horses."

Yang Dingguo calculated an account for everyone, even if the tribute to Hui was deducted, the remaining property would be more than moving west and reopening the wasteland.

"In the first year, we pulled our belts and survived, and in the second year, we must have a surplus, three years to have food and clothing, five years to become well-off! And the Hui people also allowed us to trade in Ba Ra Sha Roll, and our women were good at making clothes, shoes and hats, and our pottery and iron utensils were also better than those made by the Hu people. Therefore, our goods will be sold when they get there, whether it is for sheep and horses, or for fur, and then there is no need to fight, and the money and grain will accumulate faster, I don't expect that in ten years, our new Broken Leaf City will be able to stand again, and at that time, the stomach will be full, and there will be money and food in hand, and you can advance or retreat. ”

As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had seen through the narrow slit of his eyes the new city of broken leaves, which would be more prosperous ten years later than before the burning of the city: the city gates were full of people, and the market was piled with goods from Balashalu, Shule, Talas, and even Samarkand and Khotan......

Yang Dingguo thought in his heart, and described it unconsciously in his mouth, under his infection, many old people's eyes also showed blurry colors.

Yes, how alluring and desirable that peaceful and peaceful scene is.

Although the people of the Tang Dynasty are brave, they are not barbaric, they do not kill for the sake of killing, but to protect civilization! It's about expanding civilization!

Yang Dingguo patted his son Yang Yi on the shoulder when he said this: "Yi'er, I know that you are full of courage and enthusiasm, but some things don't have to be solved by war, and the goal can be achieved by peaceful means, and the effect will be even better." For example, to save the Tang people who were enslaved in various parts of the Western Regions, we don't have to use knives and guns, and when we make money, we can also use the money to redeem them back, you say, right? ”

He has always been strict, and he has always been tough when talking to his son, and he even fights when he doesn't agree, otherwise how could he develop a temper like Yang Yi? At this time, it is really rare to persuade his son with kind words in front of everyone, Yang Yi rarely has a father who is so kind, but he is not used to it, he is actually not persuaded in his heart, he wants to resist, but the words can't be spoken.

The atmosphere in the big tent no longer seems to be as tense as just now, and everyone's hearts seem to be gradually coming together, and the discussion has not yet come to an end, but the conclusion seems to be coming soon.

The kind of peaceful and peaceful life described by Yang Dingguo made even Zhang Mai a little moved. But he soon shook his head violently and shook his head, as if to shake the temptation out!

Because as soon as he thought of accepting the peace of the Hui people, a sense of unease would rise in his heart!

"Being recruited by an enemy who has no integrity, there is never a good end!"

"Hui is the enemy! The enemy will not be so kind! ”

"If the enemy suddenly becomes self-conscious, it will certainly not be a good thing!"

It was these thoughts that made Zhang Mai lose a good face to the two messengers, and it was also these thoughts that made him stand up, it seemed that most people were still immersed in the world described by Yang Dingguo, and they had to wait for a while before noticing Zhang Mai's actions.

"Envoy...... What do you have to say? Guo Luo, who had not spoken, refocused everyone's attention on Zhang Mai with one sentence.

"The kind of life that Yang Lao said, I also want to ......live it" Zhang Mai's words are not lies, even if they are crossed, if it is worn to the middle of the Great Song Dynasty, it would be so good, but here is the Tang Dynasty, this is the Western Regions, and he is not facing the Holy Monarch and Famous Ministers, but a group of tigers and wolves!

"It was indeed a good day, but everyone thought about a problem! Why do you want to give us such a good life? Are they related to us? Or is Arslan, the Great Khan of the Hui Dynasty, really merciful enough to hope that all the surrounding peoples will live a good life? ”

Of course, Hui and the Tang Army of Anxi have no affinity, not only are they not pro, but they even have enmity! And the monarch who said that the Hui had such feelings, even if he said this kind of thing to the herdsmen of the Hui Hui, they would laugh.

"The Hui are friends and foes with us, and they are definitely not good! But when they came to negotiate peace with us this time, the terms were more lenient, 500 sheep and 100 pieces of cloth, which was worth nothing at all, and which was exactly what we could accept. But that's what makes me suspicious! ”

"Doubtful?" Yang Dingguo asked, "What is the envoy suspicious?" ”

"I suspect that the other party put forward such a condition, as if we have calculated our bottom line! They are right, and we will say yes, because it is in our best interest - but why would the Hui help us to think about it? I don't believe these Hu people will come and think for us! So in the end, I can only think of two points, either the Hui people themselves are in trouble, or there is another conspiracy behind them doing this! ”

"Conspiracy? What conspiracy? Several generals asked worriedly.

"I don't know!" Zhang Mai said frankly: "I just feel that something is wrong with this matter!" ”

Zhang Mai sorted out the words in his heart before he said: "Just now, Elder Yang calculated an account for everyone, calculating what we might get if we negotiate peace with Hui Fu. Now I have another account to settle here: that is, what will we lose if we make peace with Hui! ”

"Are all we will lose are the five hundred sheep, a hundred cloths, and ten horses that the Uighurs have proposed? No! I'm going to lose something very important! ”

"What's that?" Guo Luo and Yang Yi asked almost in unison.

"We will lose our ambitions!" Almost a few seconds ago, Zhang Mai couldn't find a good word, but at this time, under Guo Luoyangyi's urging, he blurted out: "We may be able to get a temporary peace, but we are likely to lose the domineering spirit to compete with Hui from now on!" After we have bowed our heads to the Uighurs once, if the Uighurs put forward a second condition to us, will we think that we have already bowed our heads once anyway, so there is no harm in being patient again? Then, there will be a third, fourth, and fifth round...... When our vigor is exhausted by their approaching pace, if their iron hooves suddenly rush again, will we still have the courage to pick up the strange knife against them? ”

Yang Yi's originally suppressed eyes rekindled the flames, but those elders were not moved by these words, and the generals of the moderate faction also felt that the situation Zhang Mai said was just a possibility. There were few stunned people sitting in this tent, not as easily as the young people under them who were easily agitated by bold words, and in their eyes, Zhang Mai, who did not have Guo Shidao's endorsement, actually did not have the momentum to make them fearful. And Yang Dingguo's calculations sound far more convincing than Zhang Mai's rhetoric.

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