Wang Shao is a native of De'an, Jiangxi, and Wang Yan is a native of Linchuan, both of them are Jinshi from Jiangxi, and the age difference between the two is more than ten years, but Wang Shao has visited Wang Anshi several times before, and Wang Yan has also seen it.

Wang Yan remembered that in the history books handed over to him by Shen Long, Wang Shao was Wang Anshi's right-hand man in the process of changing the law, so he straightened his clothes and greeted him, standing in the middle of the road and greeting, "But Prince De'an? ”

"Bold! Can you also call my family's official name? Why don't you get out of the way? Wang Shao's entourage saw Wang Yan's short fight and immediately scolded.

"Wait, isn't it Yuan Ze?" Wang Shao felt that the person in front of him was a little familiar, so he hurriedly stopped his subordinates, turned over and dismounted, but he was a little curious, why did Wang Yan dress like this today?

"It's here, there are some things outside the city recently, but I didn't expect to meet Zichun." Wang Yan bowed his hand, "Zichun came from Shaanxi Road?" ”

"Of course, why is Yuan Ze dressed like this?" Wang Shao couldn't help but ask, the few times they met before, Wang Yan was dressed like a handsome son, Wang Shao knew that he was very particular about his clothes, but he didn't expect him to become like this.

"It's a bit troublesome to say this, Zichun has worked hard all the way, it's better to go to the side to rest for a while, and you'll know when you get there." Wang Yan and Shen Long made eye contact, and then sent out an invitation, since Wang Shao is Wang Anshi's right-hand man in changing the law, it definitely doesn't hurt to get in touch early.

"That's great!" Wang Shao got the Jinshi in the early years, first served as a small official such as the master of the Bo for a few years, the manager joined the army, and then turned to the examination of a more strict system than the Jinshi department, but unfortunately failed to pass the examination, and then he went to the Shaanxi Road at the junction of the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, in the travels he began to study how to pacify the Western Xia strategy, and now he has gained, I heard that the new emperor ascended the throne, and I want to come back to find an opportunity to make contributions, and now I meet the son of Wang Anshi, who is trusted by the new emperor, and also wants to contact contact.

The two sides hit it off, Wang Shao followed Wang Yan to the fork in the road, Wang Yan introduced Shen Long to Wang Shao, "Zichun, this is Shen Long Shen Daochang, but my father's honored guest, these days I am following Shen Daochang to study knowledge." ”

"Wang Shao has seen the Taoist." Wang Shao was slightly shocked when he heard this, it must not be easy to be called a distinguished guest by Wang Anshi, at least he himself is not qualified, so he immediately saluted.

Shen Long returned the salute, "I have heard of Zichun's name a long time ago, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary, if the Great Song Dynasty could have a few more talents like Zichun, why worry about Western Xia and Khitan!" ”

The Great Song Dynasty likes civil officials to be in charge of military power, but it is more defeated battles and fewer victorious battles, Wang Shao can be the Great Song Dynasty through the river and Huang, expanding thousands of miles, even if it is put in the two Song Dynasty, I am afraid that only Yu Yunwen, who defeated the Jin army in Quarry Rock, dares to say that he is better than Wang Shao in military merits, and other civil officials can not compare with him.

"The Taoist chief praised it falsely, and he can't afford to be praised like this." Wang Shao was very puzzled when he heard this, his "Ping Rong Ce" in Western Xia had just been written, and he hadn't shown it to others, let alone his merits, why did he praise himself like this?

Wang Yan had read the history books, but he knew that what Shen Long said was true, and he led the topic to side affairs as he walked, "Zichun has traveled on Shaanxi Road for a long time, and he must know a lot about the affairs of Western Xia, so he needs to ask for more advice in the future." ”

Wang Shao was overjoyed when he heard this, since Wang Anshi's son paid so much attention to Western Xia, it meant that Wang Anshi was also very likely to think that he had great hope for making contributions in the northwest.

So Wang Shao was not polite, and immediately said, "If you want to subdue the Western Xia, you must first take the river and Huang Erzhou, so that you can attack the party from both sides...... "These two places are in today's Gansu and Qinghai generation, located on the west side of the Western Xia, and Shaanxi is located in the south of the Western Xia.

Wang Shao felt that he must take this place before the Western Xia and take the Qingtang tribe for his own use; Now that the Great Song army is weak, it may be difficult to directly attack Western Xia, but it is much easier to deal with these scattered Qiang people.

This plan can firstly obtain a strategic advantage over the Western Xia, second, it can be used to train troops, and third, it can reduce the military pressure in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty, weaken the Western Xia and strengthen itself, which can be said to be a few in one fell swoop.

"Zichun's words can be described as penetrating." Wang Yan listened while comparing with the historical materials he had read, the more he listened, the more excited he became, what Wang Shao said was basically the same as the records in the history books, and he did exactly what he did in the future, it was because of Wang Shao's military exploits that the unfavorable situation in the northwest was reversed, and a solid foundation was laid for several attacks on Western Xia in the future.

Hey, if it weren't for Sima Guang and others dragging their feet, as well as the Great Song Dynasty's caution about military power, Wang Shao would have been able to make greater contributions, thinking of this, Wang Yan felt a pity for a while.

Unconsciously, back in the village, Wang Shao was not only a little stunned when he saw those acres of land, "What is Yuan Ze doing?" "He originally thought that Wang Yan had another courtyard here.

"Daochang Shen gave some good seeds with a yield of 1,000 catties per mu, and I have to accompany Daochang to bring out these good seeds, so this is the dress." Wang Yan is now slowly adapting to it, and she doesn't feel embarrassed.

"Thousands of pounds per mu?!" If Wang Shao didn't know Wang Yan's temperament, he would definitely treat him as a fool, isn't this nonsense?

"That's right, and there are several grains in it that are particularly suitable for growing in the Northwest; If Zichun wants to pass through the northwest, grain transshipment is a troublesome matter, if he can grow these grains on a large scale in the northwest, it will be much easier to capture Hehuang. Shen Long said.

The Han and Tang dynasties successively established the capital of Chang'an, exhausted the land in Guanzhong, and arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, the grain output in the northwest has been unable to support the large-scale use of troops, and the grain has to be transferred from other places, which consumes a lot along the way, if the problem of food can be solved in the northwest, it is a big trouble for Wang Shao and Wang Anshi.

In later generations, the corn and potato planting area in Gansu accounted for more than half of the cultivated land area of the province, and these two crops are extremely suitable for planting in Gansu, and the corn and potato planting area in Shaanxi is also very extensive, which shows that these places are very suitable for the cultivation of these crops.

"These kinds of grains are drought-tolerant, and can be grown in dry land where wheat and rice cannot be grown, and they do not occupy fertile land, which is the most suitable for the northwest; If Zichun doesn't believe it, he will come back to see it after the grain is harvested in a few months. ”

"What the Taoist chief said is true." Wang Yan helped Shen Long testify.

"If that's the case, why worry about the river and the Western Xia!" Wang Shao's hands began to tremble with excitement, "Daoist Shen, can you come over to help in the future?" ”

Could it be that you also want to farm?

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