Chapter 135 Be patient, Lu Xun must be able to stand it! (Seeking
Chapter 135: Be fair and lenient, Lu Xun will definitely be able to withstand it! (Please give me your monthly vote!)
The new year has passed in a blink of an eye.
In February of the eighth year of Jianxing, the middle section of Jianyue Avenue.
At dusk, Ma Su, who had arranged all the work properly, finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said to the migrant workers: "Everyone, work hard. The Prime Minister said that when the five major roads are completed, they will be selected during the road construction process."
The 100 people with the best performance will be awarded the Red Gold Medal of the Han Dynasty and the title of the 100 Outstanding Young People of the Han Dynasty, and will be personally received by His Majesty."
Upon hearing this, 20,000 migrant workers immediately responded with the warmest applause.
They were originally Qiang people, but after joining the road construction team and building roads for a year, they have been completely integrated into the Shuhan family. Hundreds of thousands of their family members were also brought to central Sichuan and resettled, and were given houses, farmland, chickens and ducks
Fish, geese, cattle and sheep.
Life is getting better at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.
Now, after putting in a lot of hard work, we finally see the dawn of harvest.
Honors, treasures, everything.
It would be even better if there were some monetary rewards.
Everyone worked hard day and night to build roads, just for food and money.
As soon as this idea came up, Ma Su seemed to understand what they were thinking, and said with a smile:
"Of course, everyone who builds roads will receive a generous reward. In addition, your family will be tax-free for five years. On this basis, for every additional year of road construction, you will be tax-free for one more year. There is no upper limit to this tax-free mechanism.
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The crowd immediately responded with even more enthusiastic applause and cheers.
Amid the praise, Ma Su pressed his hands down, waited for everyone to calm down, and then said: "My only request is that the road must be repaired and it must be excellent! Especially the cement road in the plain area. There is a lot of rain in Sichuan, and the road needs to be passed through.
It can withstand long-term rain erosion and soaking. Therefore, the road must be hard! We are all gentlemen, and I don’t need to explain the importance of hardness. In a word: it must be hard!”
"Be tough! Be tough!" Everyone understood and agreed in unison, laughing loudly.
"Oh, that's right." Ma Di slapped his head and continued: "It is expected that this avenue (Jianyue Avenue) will be completed by the end of February, and the completion time of the five avenues will be the end of April. At that time, everyone will have a three-month holiday!"
There’s still a holiday?!
The crowd cheered even louder.
Ma Su and others had cheered enough, and then he said: "During the holidays, everyone must work hard and seize the time to implement the basic national policy. Our basic national policy is: there are three types of unfilial piety, and it is a crime to have younger children."
Everyone laughed.
There is no need for Ma Su to remind him about this matter, they just love doing it.
Ma Su looked around and cleared his throat: "I will give you a few final words."
"Starting from this month, my eldest son, Ma Wen, will be in charge of the road construction project. When you see him, it is like seeing me. You will do whatever you have to do."
Half an hour later.
Seeing that the faces of the 20,000 migrant workers were somewhat darkened and their bodies were shaky, Ma Su stopped his long speech and waved his hand: "Okay, let's adjourn the meeting!"
Hearing this, everyone was refreshed and felt relieved.
My dear mother, I have finally finished speaking.
Mr. Ma’s mouth is so broken!
Scared. Scared.
We would rather build roads until we die than listen to his nagging anymore.
With a whoop, everyone dispersed and quickly rushed towards the place where the fragrance came out.
cooked rice!
Road builders must have the spirit to work hard. With this spirit, the food will be sweet and delicious, and everyone can build the road well.
This was what Mr. Ma said, and they believed it deeply.
Ma Su turned his head and saw that Ma Wen looked a little unhappy, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, it's just a few roads. Father believes you can fix it."
Ma Wen nodded and said "hmm" without saying a word.
After staring at him for a moment, Ma Su sighed: "It's not that my father doesn't understand you, but that you are still young and it is not good to marry too early."
Your small body can't bear it very well.
"Father, I'm not young." Ma Wen lowered his head and muttered with his neck scrunched up.
Ma Su nodded: "Well, after these two roads are built, I will arrange a marriage for you when I return to Chengdu. By the way, do you have a girl you like?"
Speaking of this, Ma Wen became excited instantly. He raised his head and widened his eyes with excitement: "Yes, yes, yes, Zhang Xingcai, the second daughter of Marquis Huan!"
"..."
What? Stealing his wife with Liu Chan?
Ma Su looked up to the sky and was speechless for a moment, patted Ma Wen's still immature shoulder, and said sincerely: "Our family's conditions are limited, so you should work hard."
After that, he turned around and left with the great wizard.
The Qiang girl followed her step by step, and looked back at Ma Wen, who was in a daze, and asked curiously: "The eldest son is gentle, courteous, thrifty, and talented, but the general doesn't seem to be optimistic about this marriage?"
It’s not that I’m not optimistic about it, it’s that I’m in the wrong place.
This girl is the legitimate daughter of a high family after the Queen of Huan.
Even though I am already the governor of Yongzhou and the general of Zhenbei, if I am not granted the title of marquis, I will be in vain. Ma Su shook his head, picked up a withered yellow leaf, and handed it to his side.
"Great wizard, how many thorns do you think this leaf has?"
The Qiang girl took the yellow leaf and looked at it carefully, and said blankly: "General, this leaf has no thorns."
"No, count carefully. This leaf clearly has seven thorns."
The Qiang girl turned over and looked carefully again, confused.
Where is the thorn?
This leaf has no thorns!
At night, Ma Su checked himself and found that he was in good condition, energetic and energetic, so he dragged the wooden desk to a familiar position.
Lay out the brocade silk and pick up a hard pen.
Ready to start.
Although I have finished my work during the day, I still have a lot of work to do at night.
The first is to write a letter to Zhuge Liang, reporting on the progress of road construction, and attaching his attitude of setting off tomorrow.
In the past few days, Zhuge Liang had sent people to urge him several times. Ma Di deliberately dilly-dallyed and refused to return to Chengdu.
I can't put it off now.
The second is to do some modest contribution to the basic national policy of Shu Han.
In the middle of the night, after exerting his meager efforts again, Ma Su felt deeply tired.
Although he still wanted to continue working, he could no longer hold on physically and his spirit had reached rock bottom.
Must rest.
Otherwise, you will not be able to recover mentally the next day, and you will be too groggy to get on the road.
With these thoughts in mind, I turned over and lay back on the bed, blinking into sleep.
Combining work and rest is the greatest kindness to yourself.
the next day.
Ma Su opened his eyes and saw the warm sun shining on the outside of the tent, making the entire tent warm and full of spring colors.
Be in high spirits.
The recovery is pretty good.
After Ma Di hastily dealt with his personal issues, he came out of the tent and started a busy day of work.
First, he called a soldier and ordered him to send the letter he wrote last night to Chengdu.
He also summoned three major generals and Ma Wen, and ordered Zhang Xiu to immediately deal with the aftermath and gather troops and horses.
The three generals were startled when they heard this and thought something had happened. Zhang Xiu immediately whistled and called for a thousand elite soldiers stationed not far away to come over and control the situation.
It must be said that the soldiers' emergency response was very fast. In less than one stick of incense, a thousand-man team had already assembled.
Then, Zhang Xiu looked at Ma Su anxiously.
Ma Su waved his hand: "You will set off immediately with me to return to Chengdu. Huang Xi and Li Sheng will stay behind to assist Ma Wen in building roads. Until a successor is trained, you two will be temporarily at Ma Wen's disposal."
The two generals looked at each other and saw the annoyance in each other's eyes, so they reluctantly stayed to build the road.
Zhang Xiu ordered the five hundred soldiers to turn north and march toward Chengdu.
Another five hundred soldiers were left at the construction site to assist Ma Wen.
Since Ma Wen has been at the construction site for a year, eating and sleeping with the migrant workers every day, his prestige has been established, so five hundred soldiers are enough to control the situation, not to mention two veteran Huang Xi Li Sheng to assist, the migrant workers'
The mood is quite stable.
After Ma Di finished arranging the work, he lifted the great wizard, who was as beautiful as a peach and plum, onto his horse, and rode behind him towards Chengdu.
Previously, Zhuge Liang had issued twelve bamboo cards in a row, urging him to return to Beijing quickly. There was a major military situation!
On the way, Ma Di picked off a piece of green leaf, handed it to him and said, "Great wizard, can you help me count the number of thorns on this leaf?"
"..."
The Qiang girl suddenly realized something, let out a cry, held her chin in her hands, and huddled up.
One day later, Chengdu Imperial Palace.
Liu Chan sat on his younger brother's seat, Zhuge Liang stood beside him, and hundreds of officials gathered together. In the center of the hall stood an uninvited guest with an extraordinarily long face.
Judging from his dress, he doesn't look like a local.
"I've met your Majesty, I've met the Prime Minister..."
With two big dark circles under his eyes, Ma Su walked around the uninvited guests who looked like wooden posts and saluted Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang.
Liu Chan raised his hand to signal Ma Diping behind him, and turned to look at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang looked at the uninvited guest and said to Ma Su: "You Chang, this is the general of Soochow, my brother Zhuge Jin."
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I've admired you for a long time." Ma Di was in awe and hurriedly held his hands in greeting.
Zhuge Jin returned the greeting and couldn't wait to explain the situation of the Wei-Wu war again.
"General Ma, the current situation is like this."
"On the eastern front, General Wei Xiang Chong marched into Chaohu, with 70,000 troops under his command, and he built a large number of warships; on the middle front, Wang Ling, the supervised army with 70,000 troops, overwhelmed the north of the Yangtze River; on the western front, Sima Yi had already stormed Jiangling for a month, and our general, General Lu Xun of Soochow, was trapped.
We can’t move in Jiangling City.”
"The two families of Shu and Wu are originally an alliance, and they are connected by the same spirit. Now that Soochow is in danger, we hope that the prime minister and the general will send troops quickly!"
After hearing the battle situation, Ma Di waved his hand: "Don't worry, Mr. Jin! With Lu Boyan's ability, how can Sima Yi be his opponent? I predict that within half a year, Sima Yi will be defeated by Lu Boyan and the entire army will be wiped out."
Just like the battles of Xijing, Yiling, and Shiting in the past."
Hearing this, all the civil and military officials of the Shu Han Dynasty burst into laughter and began to whisper among themselves.
"..." Zhuge Jin looked embarrassed and was speechless.
At this point, there is no way to answer it.
Half a year?
Even if Ma Su is right, Lu Xun can withstand Sima Yi, but there is only one Lu Xun, and Wei State has three armies.
Furthermore, if the Wei State is determined to go all out and fight, there is no telling whether Soochow can withstand it for half a year.
Ma Su led someone to get the map, and poked a raised point on the map with his finger. When Zhuge Liang and his sister looked at it, he said calmly: "Look, gentlemen, the three Wei armies are approaching in full force."
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, the fact that Wei's navy is disadvantageous is known to the world. And Soochow has the most elite navy in the world."
"If that's the case, why should you panic?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang lowered his head.
Ever since he set the basic national policy of steady development and population explosion and found that it was very effective, he no longer wanted to go to war with Wei. This was what he had advised his brother Zhuge Jin before.
Don't panic, hold on tight, Lu Xun can do it.
But how could Zhuge Jin hear this? He came to Sichuan with the death order of Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu State.
Be sure to persuade Shu to send troops to attack Wei and reduce the pressure on Soochow.
Therefore, after listening to Ma Su's analysis, Zhuge Jin was a little dumbfounded for a moment. He forgot everything he wanted to say and only focused on Ma Su's next words.
"Jin Gong, to be honest, it is not impossible for Shu Han to send troops, but you have also seen that the year before last, our country and Wei State fought fiercely for a year, and the food was exhausted. Last year was an ordinary year, and there was not much surplus food.
My Majesty and the Prime Minister understand very well the anxiety of Wu State after being besieged for four months, but it is true that they are powerless."
"It should be noted that before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first. Now our army has no food and grass, how can we do it?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Jin said, "It's easy to talk about food and grass. When I came, I had already shipped 100,000 shi of refined food with me."
Ma Su nodded, moved his finger to the west of Jiangling County, then moved it to the south of Jiangling City, and said softly:
"Right now, the Wei army is encircling Jiangling from the southeast. I want the Shu Han army to go down the river and attack the seven counties west of Jiangling. They will first control this place to deter the Wei army, and then go around to the south of Jiangling City and surround the city.
.Oh no, as your army’s backup, what do you think?”
After hearing Ma Su's plan to send troops, everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Even Zhuge Liang quickly turned his back, shoulders hunched.
Zhuge Jin was first surprised, confused, and confused, then suddenly enlightened, shocked, and then filled with endless doubt.
Are you helping the State of Wu? Or are you attacking the State of Wu?
The seven counties to the west of Jiangling are in the hands of the Wu State. What is your purpose of occupying this place?
Even if you occupy this place to have a foothold, shouldn't you then go down the river and attack the Wei army's flank?
Go around to the south of Gangneung, that is, what are you doing behind the scenes?
Cut off Wu's retreat?
The way you arrange your troops is not like the legendary military god Ma Su who defeated Zhang He seven times in a row.
You seem to be a rookie who doesn’t understand military matters!
Shouldn't your army send troops to Longyou or Guanzhong to surround Wei and rescue Zhao?
But this is impossible. Ma Su's record cannot be faked. He wins more with less every time.
Once may be luck, but winning seven times in a row is strength.
Zhuge Jin was a little confused. He glanced at Zhuge Liang, then at Liu Chan, spread his hands and said, "Here, here, here, I dare to ask General Ma, what does your army have to say about sending troops to Jiangling?"
Are you really not helping Wei to destroy Soochow?
Ma Di blurted out: "Of course I helped Wei to destroy Wu. Oh no, I helped Wu to destroy Wei!"
Zhuge Jin looked shocked: "Destroy Wei?"
Dare you brag louder?
It’s almost as good as resisting Wei.
Only those who have faced the Wei State directly can know how difficult it is to deal with a country with a population of five to six million and a regular army of more than 400,000. Is it possible to destroy it at your request?
Is this how normal people think?
"Oh, let's change the plan." Ma Su said casually.
"ah?"
Zhuge Jin's eyes almost popped out of his sockets: "This, this, how can I change this..."
Originally, what he wanted to say was that marching and fighting were nothing to play with. The plan changed at every turn, day and night, just like a joke!
But seeing Ma Su's age, he swallowed his words again.
Zhuge Jin is 55 years old, more than fifteen years older than Ma Su. In front of the Shu Han officials and his younger brother Zhuge Liang, he really can't say anything unpleasant.
He felt that Ma Su was fooling him.
He has been in central Sichuan for fifteen days. At first, his younger brother Zhuge Liang refused to meet in private on the grounds of a state visit. Later, in the Shu Han court, his younger brother complained again, saying that the Shu Han was short of food and could not send troops.
Zhuge Jin had been on guard against this move before he came, and immediately carried out one hundred thousand shi of grain.
Unexpectedly, the younger brother changed his voice and said that he needed to ask Ma Su, the most capable general of the Shu Han, for his opinion on the foreign war.
Then the wait lasted for about ten days.
Ma Di was hundreds of miles away from Chengdu, but he refused to come back.
It’s as if there is a beautiful family like flowers in that place!
Just thinking about it made Zhuge Jin feel angry.
Too perfunctory!
What kind of attitude should an ally have?
Ma Su waved his hand and said: "Please rest assured, sir, as an ally, how can our army ignore death? If your majesty and the prime minister agree, in three months, I will personally lead 3,000 troops to come out of Ziwu Valley to surprise Chang'an."
