After the medical camp led by Liu Shenwei combined with the local soil to treat various soldiers' injuries and formulated detailed prevention plans for the military camp, the Tang army led by Cheng Zhijie swept across the Liao people's forces with thunderous momentum.
It shows what it means to kill a chicken with a machete, and the scene is simply too horrible to watch.
Feng Ang and Cheng Zhijie joined together and rushed to the front as the vanguard officer and guide. The others had never seen such an exaggerated military momentum.
Feng Ang fired seven arrows in a row, killing seven enemy soldiers. The Liao people, who were probably as disciplined as bandits, immediately deserted.
Then Feng An sent his troops to pursue the victory and beheaded more than a thousand people. The others dispersed and fled into the mountains.
Feng Ang originally thought that Cheng Zhijie would return to the court soon, but he did not expect that the officers of the Tang Dynasty were all good at becoming generals and prime ministers, and Cheng Zhijie was a fat man with a strong body and a strong back.
But in fact, this man had been working as a governor in Luzhou, Shu. Li Shimin asked Cheng Zhijie to be the commander-in-chief of the army, which was more or less intended to let Cheng Zhijie govern.
It is impossible for Cheng Zhijie to go back this year. Why would he wait until the food is harvested and the local people's livelihood is stabilized before leaving.
In addition, many people may not believe it. If the Tang Dynasty's water control ability had points, Cheng Zhijie's water control ability would not be 90%, but at least 80%. There are still relics left by Cheng Zhijie near the Yueyang River today.
So Cheng Zhijie drew pictures of these waterways one by one, and prepared to recruit officials to displace people for farming.
Cheng Zhijie had managed the rebellion of the Tieshan people in Luzhou, and knew that rather than suppressing it with force, it was more important to allow them to survive, change their customs, and become a population registered in the Tang Dynasty. This was the real way to put down the rebellion.
Moreover, the current mainstream trend in the Tang Dynasty is to increase the population. After all, the registered population is too small. Li Shimin wants to enfeoff. Even Li Tai, who supports the enfeoffment system, does not side with Li Shimin, which makes Li Shimin very helpless.
But the fact that these officials were able to plan the population on the imperial tax roll was the most tangible achievement for local officials.
Therefore, it is unrealistic to say that Cheng Zhijie's internal affairs capabilities are very high, but with the support of force, he is actually a very suitable person as an administrator in border areas.
To a certain extent, it can be regarded as being out of phase and into general.
Therefore, Cheng Zhijie spent a month on the road, a month to quell the rebellion of the Liao people, and the remaining month was basically spent on trying to appease and pacify the Liao people who fled into the mountains.
Then, Cheng Zhijie sent soldiers to explore the surrounding water conditions and find a suitable place to improve the canals and create fertile farmland.
At the same time, troops were dispatched to garrison the dangerous passes to prevent the Liao people from entering and exiting freely. They also planned to harvest wild rice, imitating Zhuge Ke's plan, and slowly strangled the Liao people, completely putting an end to the troubles in Lingnan.
Feng An did not expect that Cheng Zhijie seemed to be a tyrannical general, but in fact he was very orderly and grand in his conduct.
However, the Tang army had already entered Lingnan, and even Feng An saw their combat effectiveness with his own eyes, and he really didn't want to fall out.
After all, he is still the number one hero now. Cheng Zhijie will return to Chang'an in a few years, and it will be the same when he becomes the King of Lingnan.
Just endure it for now. I tolerated Chen Longshu for so long, and now I am no worse than Cheng Zhijie.
While Cheng Zhijie was investigating the waterway, Liu Shenwei came over.
Cheng Zhijie did not dare to neglect at all. After all, the army could advance so smoothly this time, and the medical battalion played a great role.
Originally, when we marched to Lingnan in July and August, the weather was hot and humid, and there was a high possibility of an outbreak of plague, but we followed Liu Shenwei's method. At least so far, except for the soldiers who fell ill when they entered the Lingnan area for the first time.
There has been no more plague.
Even if a soldier was bitten by some local poisonous insect, Liu Shenwei could treat it completely, but he could always find a way to suppress it. After suppressing it for about ten days, the soldiers basically survived forcefully.
Therefore, not only Cheng Zhijie, but also the entire army was at a loss about the medical camp at the beginning, but now they have respect for it.
"If you have any needs, Divine Doctor Liu, just ask, no need to be polite!" Cheng Zhiqiao said, patting his chest.
"That's it." Liu Shenwei said to Cheng Zhijie, "When the general manager sent people to measure the waterways, our medical camp surveyed the land in the Lingnan area and found that the Guangzhou area has flat terrain, abundant water conservancy, and has the potential to become a farm.
I wonder if the general manager can ask the governor of Guangzhou to grant us the right to develop the agricultural school, and we will develop the cultivated land on our own."
To be honest, regardless of whether the Lingnan area is disliked by the father, disliked by the mother, or disliked by the Central Plains court, Guangzhou is the only exception among all the prefectures and counties in Lingnan.
There are officials here who are descendants of aristocratic families, powerful men from the north, and even royal bloodlines, but none of them are said to have been demoted to Guangzhou.
We can see the particularity of Guangzhou in Lingnan.
Even to a certain extent, the entire Lingnan region, whether Feng An or Chen Longshu, they do not mind being the Lingnan imperial court, as long as they do not affect Guangzhou, that is enough.
To some extent, Guangzhou was a municipality directly under the Central Government of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Guangzhou may not be a nail planted by the Tang Dynasty in the Lingnan region.
Historically, before Feng An's death, Jiaozhou and Guangzhou were both important trading towns in the Lingnan region. However, after Feng An's death, Jiaozhou, controlled by the Feng family, was completely lonely.
Basically all the talents and resources have been absorbed into Guangzhou, and Guangzhou has become an important node on the Maritime Silk Road.
The centripetal force brought about by economic prosperity has a very obvious siphon effect on surrounding backward areas.
Through this important node, the Tang Dynasty completely controlled the entire Lingnan, and never gave up even after the Anshi Rebellion.
Therefore, if you want to take root in Guangzhou, you must either get the support of the Guangzhou governor or the support of Cheng Zhijie, the general manager of Lingnan Road.
"The land in Lingnan is vast and sparsely populated, so if you want the right to develop farmland, there is no problem.
Even developed farmland can enjoy tax exemption for the first year.
But aren’t all the people in your medical camp from Guanzhong? Do you plan to stay in Guangzhou?”
Cheng Zhijie was surprised to hear what the medical camp said. After all, he really didn't expect that the medical camp would have to work across professions.
"Mr. Cheng is joking, we will naturally follow the army back!" Liu Shenwei said seriously,
"It's just that this field is not for us, but for the agricultural school.
The King of Yue told me before coming here that if I come to Guangzhou, I should find a way to get as much land as possible and cultivate it.
When the war is over, he will send students from agricultural colleges to establish branch campuses."
"The King of Yue actually wants to establish a branch in Lingnan?" Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie was a little surprised.
To be honest, from the perspective of those who have experienced the Xuanwumen Incident, although Li Tai had public intentions in establishing the agricultural school, it is absolutely impossible to say that he had no selfish motives.
But in fact, the public spirit is greater than the selfishness, so the school was established and everyone turned a blind eye.
After all, this matter is somewhat beneficial to the entire Tang Dynasty.
But Cheng Zhijie never expected that Li Tai would actually be willing to establish an agricultural school in this ghost place in Lingnan. What's the point of this?
Yes, Cheng Zhijie really couldn’t find the significance of Li Tai establishing an agricultural school in Lingnan?
I don’t see how this would benefit Li Tai?
Even students originally trained by Li Tai Agricultural College were further thrown into this bottomless pit.
"What a strange thing." Liu Shenwei looked at Cheng Zhijie's startled look and said proudly,
“The Agricultural University was originally established to provide food, clothing and clothing for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Since Lingnan is the territory of the Tang Dynasty and is governed by the people of the Tang Dynasty, isn't it natural for an agricultural university to establish a branch in Lingnan!
The King of Yue also said that he had not originally planned to establish a branch in Lingnan, but he believed that Manager Cheng's ability would be able to calm down the chaos.
Lingnan has just experienced great chaos. As the saying goes, great chaos leads to great rule, so the people here understand the value of peace better.
Because I have been hungry, I know how to cherish food.
This allows us to set up an outpost for the medical camp, and students and teachers from agricultural colleges will come over later."
"I didn't expect the King of Yue to have such perseverance!" Cheng Zhijie couldn't help but sigh.
Looking at Liu Shenwei in front of me, I don't know why, but I always feel like there is a halo floating around this guy, making me feel ashamed for my own thoughts and self-inflicted harm.
Also, the current King of Yue is only eleven or twelve years old. Such a child knows how to seize the direct descendants. He is clearly dedicated to the Tang Dynasty!
Cheng Zhijie said to Liu Shenwei: "You give me the right to develop, as long as the undeveloped wild farmland is gradually reclaimed.
However, no matter how much land is reclaimed, it must be registered. If there is any underreporting, don't blame me for being unkind."
"Please rest assured, General." Liu Shenwei said to Cheng Zhijie, "If I find them, I will be the first to deal with them."
Cheng Zhijie nodded. In fact, something was being concealed, and Cheng Zhijie didn't care.
Because even though the imperial court still attaches great importance to Guangzhou, it is too unrealistic to say that it wants to develop Guangzhou.
Now that Yue Wang Touting wants to jump in, Cheng Zhijie can't stop him and may even encourage him.
After all, this will definitely strengthen the connection between Lingnan and the court. For Cheng Zhijie, why not do this.
As for the so-called concealment but not concealment, the current Lingnan area, even if it is still the mainstream in Guangzhou, is still vast and sparsely populated.
Taking a step back, how much tax revenue does Lingnan give to the imperial court now? Not much at all.
If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court lacked places for prisoners to be exiled, the imperial court would have wanted to abandon remote areas such as the western part of Lingnan Province and the southern part of Jiangnan Province.
However, Cheng Zhijie felt that Li Tai's idea of establishing an agricultural school in Lingnan should be mentioned to Li Shimin.
It's not appropriate to put this matter in a good news report, so I'll put it in a private memorial and send it over together!
With a stroke of his pen, Cheng Zhijie wrote a good news and a personal memorial, and sent a horse to Chang'an.
His victory report was delivered directly to the palace. As for his report, Li Shimin belatedly saw it after drinking the sobering soup handed over by Empress Changsun and finishing the morning court.
"After all, Zhijie has a way of dealing with his colleagues. I think in two to three years, Lingnan Road will be stable!"
Li Shimin looked at the report sent by Cheng Zhijie and showed a look of relief.
However, Li Shimin couldn't help but wonder when he saw that Li Tai actually planned to establish an agricultural school in Lingnan through the medical camp.
This child of his can’t see through it, why would he spend so much effort to go to Lingnan? What’s the benefit to Li Tai himself?
To be honest, students who graduated from agricultural colleges may not be good enough to be officials, but they are basically excellent as officials.
Under such circumstances, Li Shimin could not see the value of sending a group of students from agricultural colleges to the Lingnan area!
"Fang Qing, come and take a look at this!" Li Shimin handed Cheng Zhijie's report to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling got the memorial and read it, especially Cheng Zhijie's plan to deal with the southern officials, and couldn't help but nod.
He praised, "The Duke of Su has good military skills and good governance. He can be called a good general in the world. From now on, Lingnan will be safe."
"It's not this, it's mainly the content below!" Li Shimin said to Fang Xuanling.
"Oh?" Fang Xuanling heard this and continued to read. He looked stunned and said a little surprised,
"The King of Yue is planning to establish a branch branch of the Agricultural University in Lingnan."
To be honest, Fang Xuanling was more surprised than Li Shimin was confused.
Because Fang Xuanling knew the deal between himself and Li Tai, he would not feel strange if Li Tai moved his manpower to Youzhou, and even felt it was natural.
But now Li Tai is sending the manpower he trained to Lingnan Guangzhou, which makes Fang Xuanling feel surprised.
After all, no matter what the reason is, the Lingnan area is far away from the imperial court, so it is impossible to help Li Tai!
Under such circumstances, Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Xuanling, do you also feel incredible?"
"Sage, the King of Yue always has a far-sighted vision when doing things. He can see thousands of miles away. Let's not guess here.
Just ask the King of Yue to come over and explain things clearly!"
Fang Xuanling decisively used her mental talent to simulate Li Tai's thinking.
In the end, it seemed that the only reason was to fight for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, which made Fang Xuanling even less convinced.
If it is said that Li Tai fought for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Xuanling would believe it, but if it was said that Li Tai fought purely for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Xuanling would not believe it anyway.
After all, there is no such thing as a perfect person in this world. If Li Tai was this kind of person, Fang Xuanling wouldn't believe it anyway.
"Let Qingque come to the palace!" Li Shimin patted his head. Although he didn't want to admit it, the influence of the agricultural school founded by Li Tai had actually been brought out.
After all, some colleges graduating from agricultural universities can directly award agricultural officials. Under such circumstances, Li Taizuo really cannot be allowed to establish a branch of an agricultural university and another branch of an agricultural university.
Li Tai was hesitating in the Yue Palace at the moment. He did not report it yesterday because of the banquet, but now that the good news has come, Li Tai felt that it was time for him to make suggestions to Li Shimin and invest in the Lingnan area.
Then, the person who announced the decree came to the Palace of the Prince of Yue and asked Li Tai to enter the palace.