Chapter 175: Martial Arts (1)

Wan Yanlan doesn't seem to have changed, her face is still cold, her expression is not much, she looks like a Korean artificial beauty, she doesn't bring an entourage, and she is single. Behind Ouyang, there are Zhang San and Li Si, who have better martial arts. There's no way, I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves remembering.

Ouyang arched his hand to greet him: "Lord Wanyan, I haven't seen you for a long time, please take a seat." ”

"yes, long time no see. This yang ping is a day at a time. I almost got lost, too. Wan Yanlan sat down politely, and her attitude was still relatively friendly.

"Look at the tea!" Ouyang said.

"It's coming!" Liang Hongyu brought two cups of tea up: "Please use tea." ”

Ouyang hurriedly stood up and said, "Madam, how can you serve tea in person." ”

"Miss Wanyan is an old acquaintance, and besides, Hongyu has today, and I have to thank Miss Wanyan." Liang Hongyu put the tea in front of Wan Yan Lan and said, "Miss Wan Yan, please use it." ”

Ouyang corrected: "Madame is wrong, it is the county lord of Wanyan." ”

"Thank you!" Wan Yanlan smiled reluctantly and took a sip of tea.

Liang Hongyu sat beside Ouyang and asked, "I don't know what official business the county lord has?" ”

"I can't talk about official business, but occasionally on a whim, I come to Yangping to visit the deceased."

"Yes. I heard from the officials that the county lord was a heroine among women, and he had lived in Yangping for many days. Now that Yangping has changed, why don't you take the county lord around? ”

The two women were talking, and Ouyang was drinking tea on the side, wondering why Yan Lan came to the door. Although firearms are not popular, they are also very powerful. In particular, the ease of carrying and the simple use of the hand-throwing cannon completely offset the advantages of the Jurchens in cold weapons. A batch of siege special explosives bags entered after the year made the Jurchens even more afraid. No matter how strong the gates are, the two explosives packs will be destroyed. For example, in the stand-alone game of civilization, China can protect itself from aggression by developing the Great Wall. But in the era of firearms civilization, the Great Wall became an ornament. The Jurchens, who only have cold weapons and only cold weapons, can't stand such a blow. Both morale and loss.

But the Jurchens are very weird, they don't want to have the same weapons as Liao, but they want Liao to have no weapons like them. Ouyang didn't understand this, and then thought about it, it suddenly dawned on him, the Ming Dynasty already had a powerful flowering cannon, but in the Qing Dynasty, it couldn't be made, and the gunpowder formula at the end of the Qing Dynasty was worse than the Ming Dynasty, and the experts gave the answer that it was lost, which can be seen from the Jurchens' thoughts. What Ouyang didn't know was that the idea was probably right, but the Manchus of the Qing Dynasty were not the Jurchens of the Song Dynasty.

Facing Liang Hongyu's enthusiasm, Wan Yanlan finally said, "Ouyang, can you talk alone?" ”

Ouyang didn't answer, and Zhang San, who pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, spoke first: "The emperor has decreed that Lord Ou is not allowed to meet with Jin Ren alone." Otherwise, all the guards will be charged with the guilt. "There is this, but it is not a holy decree, but a handwritten edict to Zhan Ming. Zhao Yu was afraid that Ouyang's interests would fall into his brain and be eaten by the Jin people.

Wan Yanlan shook her head: "I didn't bring a weapon." ”

Li Sidao: "Lord Zhan doesn't have a weapon, he can fight and kill a tiger." ”

Liang Hongyu said with a smile: "Don't mind, the county lord, this emperor's grace is mighty, and we can't help but give the emperor a son." If there's anything, just say it. ”

After thinking about it, it seems that it can only be like this: "The purpose of my visit this time is to hope that the Yangping Military Factory will stop supplying firearms to Liao.

"Poof!" Liang Hongyu laughed and said, "County Lord, you're not joking. My family's officials and this military factory can get hundreds of thousands of dollars in income every month. If you don't sell it, you won't sell it...... Besides, the imperial court also agreed. However, I heard from the officials that the imperial court has loosened its mouth, and this kind of thing like a hand-throwing cannon can also be sold in Jinguo. ”

Jin Guo? Jin Guo simply can't afford it. The financial strength of the Jin State and the Liao people is equal to the financial strength of the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty. Wan Yanlan didn't know that Song Guo was now looking for Jin Liao to balance. If the Jin people lose too badly, then there will be no way to proceed with the negotiations. Negotiations in Linhuang have been ongoing. Now Song has returned to the poorest state of the sixteen states of Yanyun - Mozhou. Now we are talking about the second poorest state. Zhao Yu also wanted to understand that the money treasury has, mainly land and achievements. Whoever cares whether your state is poor or rich in history will take it back is a credit.

Now that Jin Guo is fighting very badly, Song is also worried. Tong Guan sent a secret letter to Ouyang and asked him to find a way to make Jin Ren fight back. It's best to be able to take down one or two cities of the Liao, it's good to fight like this. Now the strategy formulated by the Military Aircraft Department is: to use the Jinliao relationship to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun with money or other costs. Ouyang thought of a way to smuggle, firstly, because the tax exemption could reduce the sales price, and secondly, it would not cause Liao's dissatisfaction. But the benefits are still there......

Jin Liao fought four battles last year, and Liao lost one and won three times, which was very advantageous. The only time he lost was when he was stolen and then chased for hundreds of miles. But what even the Liao people didn't expect was that the Jurchens seized a lot of firearms but did not use them, and did not conduct targeted research.

Wan Yanlan smiled miserably and asked, "Does this golden man have anything else worth your Ouyang coveting?" ”

"Yes!" Ouyang Dao.

"What?"

"Population!" Ouyang explained: "I don't need it now, but I will use it soon." ”

"Hmph, what are you when we are Jurchen warriors?" Wan Yan Lan was angry. In history, the population of Jin is very small, and in the end, because of the lack of population, Jin Guo crossed to *** and arrested hundreds of people to come back as laborers. Ouyang and Jin Ren talked about the population, and they were quite asking the tiger, do you sell skins.

Ouyang spread his hands: "County Lord, you also know that I am a businessman." Businessmen pay attention to the least cost and get the highest return. The court has rejected your offer to trade land for weapons. You and I both know that your emperor's reputation is really not good. If you can't come up with a more favorable solution, I don't think we have to talk about it. Wan Yanlan asked: "What benefits do you still fancy to our Jurchens?" ”

"There is only the population, and it is the strong labor. On the northwest road of the Great Song Dynasty, because before the implementation of the peace talks, the Tangut people persuaded many tribes away, and now the productivity of those places is seriously insufficient. And the bitter cold land in the northwest, the Central Plains people don't like to go. Although the imperial court has now changed the place of exile to the northwest, the county lord also knows that it is a drop in the bucket. Now that the Great Song Dynasty is too peaceful and happy, it is not easy to arrest people. If Jin Guo is willing to provide 20,000 young men to work in the northwest for three years, we can slowly negotiate this condition. The export of firearms to the Liao people is the final word of the imperial court, but I can delay the construction period. If the country needs it, I can also open a sea smuggling route. However, having said that, on the premise of one thing, this matter is a private transaction, and neither Da Song nor Yangping will admit that there is smuggling. Ouyang prompted: "20,000 people, three years." It has been half a year since your envoys came to Song, but in fact, three years have passed quickly. Three years later, these people are still golden. ”

For a military country, 20,000 men are 20,000 warriors. Wan Yanlan felt very sad, the country was so poor that she had to sell her labor. Ouyang also has an abacus here, according to the current salary in the northwest, a strong laborer's monthly salary is two yuan. Those three years were seventy-two times. 20,000 people is 1,440,000. Not only can it greatly alleviate the labor tension, but it can also make a profit. Besides, if you don't pay it back after three years...... Ah Gu is the first year of junior high school, can't he be fifteen himself?

Ouyang Dao: "Of course, this sea transportation of goods still costs money, and these 20,000 people are just a prerequisite for us to start trusting." ”

"It's a shame that you don't want to be a robber."

Ouyang smiled and said: "I am a knife warrior, and a man is a fish and meat." To tell you the truth, if I change my personal meaning, when the Jin people are bullied to the point that they can't do it, I will let the Jin Kingdom be incorporated into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. I believe that the Jurchens understand how the Khitans will retaliate in the future. At that time, the Khitans were exhausted, and the country was rotting because of the war. It's just that the people in the court are short-sighted and are worried about the sixteen states of Yanyun. ”

"......" Yan Lan didn't speak.

Ouyang said: "That's what it means, but now I really can't help it." If you agree to these terms, you can contact Zhang Xuanming directly. If nothing else, the county lord please. ”

The most painful thing for Jin is that it has entered a tug-of-war with Liao, and the hatred between the two sides is so deep that it is already a situation that will never die. And the most painful thing is that the Song Dynasty not only watched the fire from the other side, but also made a lot of war money. Once the monster of the huge productive forces of the Song Dynasty stands up, Jin Liao may not be its opponent even if it unites. Wan Yanlan stayed in Song for a long time, and she knew very well that even if the Jin people destroyed the Liao people, the Song people would inevitably kill them. Because of this, Wanyan Agu was called a minister, but this trick that has been used repeatedly in the Central Plains for thousands of years is useless today.

In the past, whether it was the Xiongnu or the Turks, as long as they were weak and small, they could not only avoid war on both sides, but also get great benefits from the Central Plains. No matter who is the emperor in the Central Plains, he is never stingy with the rewards of the vassal kings. But this time the Song Dynasty changed its mind. Don't try to be famous, just seek reality. Since the victory in the northwest, the voice of the imperial court to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness has become weaker and weaker.

What Wan Yanlan didn't know was that the merchants' infiltration of the imperial court was the main reason. The power of the scholars in the Song Dynasty was very strong, and once the scholars and merchants hooked up, the consequences became like this. For example, the Hangzhou fleet, such a major civil engineering project, the imperial court has few objections. The ministers were almost overwhelmingly supportive. The court has no opinion on the 16 states of Liao's long-term peace talks. There is no better result than not moving the gun back to the sixteen states.

The living space of the Jin people was compressed step by step because of the change in the attitude of the Song Dynasty. Before and after the Hubu Gang, the Jurchens fed the war with war, and all the people were soldiers. I didn't expect a firearm to appear sharply. The Liao quickly consolidated the defensive line. Yelu Dashi also learned the Song Dynasty's 'consumption' formula, and used Liao's strong national strength to consume the strength of the Jin people little by little. Although the territory controlled by the Jin people is not small, it is sparsely populated and the land is barren. In addition, it is a military country, and the number of peasants, merchants, and craftsmen is too small. In the next step, with Song's crackdown on smuggling at sea, it will be even more difficult for the Jin people. Not to mention the Song people's firearms progress has been strengthened.

"Farewell!" Wan Yanlan saw that the negotiations were fruitless and there could be no further progress, so she got up and said goodbye.

Ouyang instructed: "Madam, help me send off the guests." ”

"The county lord, please."

In mid-May, Ouyang went to Beijing. However, it is not for the martial arts exam, but for the purpose of covering the martial arts exam. Ouyang rented a printing house in Tokyo for a month, and all manuscripts were sent from Tokyo. And as soon as the list of martial arts came over this time, Ouyang was pleasantly surprised to find that Yue Fei appeared. This person who has no consciousness, but is good at fighting, has always been a figure that Ouyang has heard of. In the Special Economic Zone, the first is Guan Erye, and the second is Yueye. His story Ouyang knew when he was a child. also paid special attention to some historical analysis of Yue Fei, many people said that Yue Fei's death was because he had no brains and conflicted with the emperor's ideology and strategy. There is military power and prestige, but there is no need for anything other than to take charge of the army.

In fact, Song already has practical examples. Di Qinggong was demoted, he didn't understand why, and Prime Minister Wen Yanbo quietly told him: "Without him, the court is suspicious." "Very unreasonable, simple reasons. Such people develop quickly, but they also die quickly.

Shopkeeper Zhou focused on a naval general, named Li Bao. He was only sixteen years old, very young. Zhou An heard that although this person was born in a farming family, he was very upright. At a young age, he can say that he is worthy of heaven and earth, and he is a big husband. Then it was observed that his people not only had integrity, but also courage. So he gave a little favor and arranged him to be a soldier in Caoyun. In April, when I inquired about the other left and right Cao soldiers, everyone said that this person's personality was not compatible. Because of Gu Gong's selflessness, he provoked the anger of the Caoyun generals, punished him for three consecutive duties, two days and two nights, and still insisted on not being lazy and napping for a while.

And this group of generals who participated in the martial arts were all young people, the oldest was only 35 years old, and the youngest was 14 years old. Some were born in Jiangmen, some were born in merchants, and some were born in scholars. The great exploits of the two generals, Han Shizhong and Liu Qi, made even the scholars interested in martial arts. What's more, this time it is the selection of the generals of the Hangzhou fleet. Although everyone doesn't know if the main general is also produced from this side, the specifications of the Hangzhou fleet are quite high, and the Hangzhou fleet has a commander division, which is the Jingluo pacification division, which is a senior official from the third grade. The main generals below are also above the sixth rank, and even the deputy generals have the treatment from the seventh rank.

Although the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, the salary was not calculated in this way. Zhengyipin Prime Minister pays 300 yuan per month. However, the second-rank military attache has 400 guan, and some of the heavy military roads with public money per month can be used. Even in the Southern Song Dynasty, when the economy was tight, the officials were only half, but the generals' money was still all paid. Who wouldn't want to grab such a hot position?

There are also regulations for this martial arts, and any candidate must meet the following conditions. First: the recommendation of a well-known local squire. Or it is recommended at or above the county level. However, those who sell their names will be investigated and recommended afterwards. Second, the children of generals. The children of military attachés of the ninth rank or above in the imperial court can participate. However, all the generals who are sent with more than four grades must nominate one person to participate. Third, participants must be literate in 1,000 words.

The conditions are very wide, and there is also a mandatory recommendation, and the number of people participating in the martial arts this time has exceeded 1,000, which can be said to be the largest selection of talents since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Ouyang had a private relationship with the chief examiner Tong Guan, and the two conspired for three days and worked out a set of selection rules. Although some people wanted to say hello to Tong Guan, the internal guard was in charge of daily life, and except for the emperor, only Ouyang could see Tong Guan, and no one could do anything. And Ouyang also has someone who is close, but he is followed by many reporters, and as soon as he sees someone who is close to him, he will interview first: What is the name of your family participating in the martial arts? As a result, Ouyang is also a living person, and he should not approach.

The deputy chief examiner is Han Shizhong, the seed teacher, and the Privy Council and the Ministry of Rites who are a foil. Han Shizhong was obviously much more mature, and he didn't visit Ouyang after he came back, and he didn't see any visitors. There is an open door reception among the planters, but they are old, and everyone only realizes at first sight that this kind of old general is also a foil.

The day before the start, everyone also understood. The real examiner is actually three people, Tong Guan, Han Shizhong and Ouyang. Tong Guan is responsible for identifying people, Han Shizhong is responsible for ability appraisal, and Ouyang is responsible for coming up with ideas. And everyone has someone from the Imperial Observatory to monitor the whole process. The Song Dynasty's strict attitude towards cheating was not covered.

In the Tokyo school field, more than 1,000 men all changed into forbidden army clothes and stood in the forbidden army school field, each with a number behind their backs, and in front of them was a table and paper, water and ink pressed by stones. More than 30 chief and deputy supervisors on the stage sat upright, while the press corps led by Ouyang was on the side. Tong Guan looked left and right, stood up and shouted, "I am Tong Guan in this exam." This is the deputy chief examiner, Han Shizhong, General Han ......" Those who were called by name stood up in turn.

The introduction took quite a bit of time. After the introduction, Tong Guan sat down and did not speak or speak. The scorching sun was exposed to the sun for half an hour, and the people on the stage drank a few bowls of sour plum soup. Tong Guan stood up again, pulled out a person from behind him and said, "For the general, Lingda will go." The admiral's words must be listened to in detail. The military situation is urgent and complex, and one word can be born and one word can be killed. Now write down the official position and the name of this lord whom I have taken by hand. Those who talk to each other will be expelled from the field. Begin! ”

Li Yifeng wiped his sweat and said, "My lord, isn't this nonsense?" How can more than thirty people recognize it. And Tong Guan's words also have a hometown accent. ”

"When news is delivered in the military, the message is often not fully conveyed for various reasons, and the accent is also one of the reasons you said." Ouyang Dao: "But that person is not an official, he is a common man borrowed from the suburbs of Beijing." This question is actually very deep. The first test of attention is whether someone can really write it down. The second test of observation, from this person's expression to see who this person is, you also know that Tong Guangang's actions are rude, who would treat a colleague with an official position like this? Tong Guan prompted in front of him, and Ling Da walked. But what if the order is not clear now? The people who were eliminated in this round were the people who wrote the wrong identity of the people. And those who advance are those who have blank papers, write correctly, or analyze correctly. ”

Li Yifeng said suddenly: "I understand, that is, in the case of unclear military situation, you can analyze and wait and see, but you must not guess." ”

"Well, if you make a mistake here, it's a question, and if you guess wrong after leading the troops, you may have to kill tens of thousands of people." Ouyang explained again: "Submitting the white paper is steady, and it is not easy to write. Tong Guan said that such generals will immediately pave the way back and prepare for all kinds of possible situations. ”