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Early this morning, Wei Yining woke up. It was still hazy, and it was the coldest time of the day.

She turned to the side slightly, Zhong Ye felt it, and opened his eyes, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Sleep a little longer." Zhong Ye touched Wei Yining's head and said, "Did you sleep late last night?" I'm going to have breakfast with you today. ”

"Isn't Grandpa busy?" Wei Yining's voice was lazy, and he was not very sober.

"I'm not busy today," Zhong Ye also came back in the middle of the night last night: "I can accompany you more." ”

Since Wei Yining came to see Zhong Ye sleeping for up to three hours a day, he was naturally distressed and wanted him to sleep a little longer, so he didn't get up.

Arched in the quilt and nestled on Zhong Ye's shoulder to continue sleeping.

I slept for more than half an hour before I decided to get up.

Zhong Ye put on her coat with his own hands and said, "After breakfast, a tailor will come and measure and make you a few clothes." ”

"I have enough clothes to wear," Wei Yining buttoned Zhong Ye with his backhand: "If you really want to do it, let's make two less." ”

After the meal, two tailors came to measure the ruler, and Wei Yining insisted that Zhong Ye also measure the size.

After the tailor left, Zhong Ye said to Wei Yining: "Wear thicker, I'll take you out of the city for a walk." ”

"Why didn't Grandpa say it earlier?" Wei Yining was of course happy to hear it, but couldn't help but complain a little: "It's so bad that I'm not prepared." ”

Wei Yining didn't want to cause trouble to Zhong Ye, so he didn't say that he wanted to go out these days, but he thought about it in his heart.

Zhong Ye smiled and flicked her forehead lightly and said, "If I say it's early, can you still eat with peace of mind and wait for the tailor to come?" ”

Wei Yining smiled embarrassedly and turned to get his clothes.

Zhong Ye and her rode a horse alone, and two attendants followed far behind. And when he came out of the house, he went out of the city.

The snow on the ground is thick and reflects the sun's rays.

"Listen to me, let's go out and come back, if you look at the snow for a long time, you can't stand it." Zhong Ye said to Wei Yining: "Anyway, the days will be long in the future, and I am not in a hurry at this time." ”

Wei Yining nodded obediently, she was not a willful person.

Zhong Ye did not take her to the camp, but walked a long way west, and came to a high ground before reining in her horse.

"Yining, look at the mountains over there, the Turkic army is behind those mountains." Zhong Ye pointed to the front with a horsewhip and said, "They are as greedy and cunning as wolves, and if they find that their opponent is in a clear weakness, they will not hesitate to attack. If the situation is not clear, they will snoop from a distance and do not act rashly. ”

"The Turkic cavalry is indeed excellent, they come and go like the wind, and they run away when they are finished. He also knows the terrain of the desert well, and has too many advantages over the Han army. Wei Yining said unhurriedly: "If you don't love war, it's difficult to drag them down." ”

"That's why I've fought them a few times, and each time I've been invincible, it's very difficult to hit them hard." Zhong Ye sighed heavily and said, "They have not been educated, they don't pay attention to benevolence and righteousness, and there are often cases of sons killing their fathers and ministers killing kings. Now the Turkic Aquila Khan killed his own brother and married his stepmother. ”

Turkic customs have always been like this, and it is not that the Aquila Khan is mad. Sons can inherit their father's property, including women other than their own biological mother.

However, this is simply a rebellion against heaven and humanity for the Han people.

"Grandpa, in fact, I have always had an idea, but I have never told anyone, because it is really shocking." Wei Yining said.

She is a very steady person, and if she doesn't think about mature things, she won't talk about it. But for Zhong Ye, there are no reservations.

"Tell me about it." Zhong Ye was interested.

"I'm thinking that if we only rely on the method of conquest, we may not be able to really clear the border troubles," Wei Yining said seriously: "There is nothing in this world that costs people more money than war, we can drive out the Turks in eight years and ten years, but if the national strength declines in the future, they will still come back." ”

"You're right, I've taken that into account." Zhong Ye nodded.

"So I thought if we could build a big bazaar here for the Turks and the people of the Great Zhou to trade. It is also good to take what you need, after all, not all Turks are willing to fight. Wei Yining said: "But now the Turks will definitely not agree to do this, if this method is to be feasible, you have to beat it down first." ”

"My little Yining is wisdom!" Zhong Ye did not hesitate to praise the enemy: "Force can defeat the enemy but cannot educate them, and only the long-term infiltration of peace can make peace permanent." But it's not something that can be done overnight, but it's going to take a long time! ”

"That's right, when I came up with this idea, I also knew that it would take about ten years at the earliest." Wei Yining said: "But we have to work towards this day from now on." ”

"yes, there has to be a long-term goal." Zhong Ye agreed: "I want to wait until the beginning of spring to restore the cultivation and industry of the people in the city. The food seeds of the people in the city were almost all robbed. It would be good to be able to survive this winter, and it is also necessary to transport some seeds from other places to ensure that the people are ploughing in the spring. The reason why it has not been reported is because even if it is shipped now, it cannot be planted immediately, and the second way is too difficult to walk, and there is a possibility of looting. ”

"Grandpa, we have a lot of soldiers here now, if there is no battle to fight, we can only wait, but we still have to eat. If they can also participate in farming, this can give them an extra income and also reduce the burden on the imperial court. ”

"I'm afraid there won't be so much land to plant," Zhong Ye said, "but your idea is really good." ”

"The original field is not enough to open up the wasteland!" Wei Yining said with a smile: "Liangzhou is notoriously vast and sparsely populated, so that the soldiers can train and fight when they are busy, open up wasteland and farm, and even recruit displaced people." As long as the people who promise to open up the wasteland will be supplied with seeds by the government, and they will make efforts to open up the wasteland and farm, they will get half of the grain produced in the autumn harvest, and I believe that many people will be willing to do it. ”

"yes, why didn't I think about clearing the wasteland?" Zhong Ye suddenly became excited, and held Wei Yining up: "You are really a little clever ghost!" ”

"This is just my initial idea, and if I want to execute it smoothly, I need to think about it carefully." Wei Yining said shyly: "It's not that Grandpa can't think of it, it's just that you are busy with military affairs every day, and you have no time to estimate anything else for the time being." ”

"Either way, you must be credited with this matter." Zhong Ye kissed Wei Yining and said, "There are still many months before leaving spring, you can think slowly." ”

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