When Yu Qian got the news, he immediately stopped what he was doing and prepared to rush to Yazhou City.
Seeing that the eldest brother was about to leave, his officials hurriedly tried to dissuade him. A hundred thousand troops were pressing down on the border with great momentum. Didn't you go there to seek death?
"Your Majesty, this matter is serious and needs to be reported to the imperial court immediately, asking the emperor to make a decision!"
"The military strength of Chengdu Prefecture and Yazhou Prefecture is no match for Sangdu. The top priority is to ask for help from the imperial court!"
"Yes, once the imperial troops arrive, it will be useless for a mere Sangdu kid!"
After hearing these advices, Yu Qian couldn't help but frown and said: "The emperor sent us to preside over Uzang's new policy because of his trust in us. If we are in trouble or wait for the imperial court to send troops, I am afraid that the Chengdu Prefecture will kill us."
Fallen!"
"However, our task is to guide Uzang in implementing the New Deal. This war...is not our responsibility..."
Yu Qian shook his head and said: "Don't forget, I am the Minister of the Ministry of War!"
The others couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. You are the Minister of War, but we are not!
In fact, most of these people are from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Academy of Sciences, but not from the Ministry of War at all...
Yu Qian didn't want to talk nonsense with these people, and was about to leave immediately. At this time, a young official stood up to express his support. This person came from the Academy of Sciences. Although he mainly studies mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekdays, he may have been influenced by the two deans and was not interested in fighting or
When you think about war, you get excited.
With the first one, there will be a second one. Before long, half of the officials have expressed their willingness to go to Yazhou City to meet with Nachanhua Wang Sangdu for a while!
Most of these people are from the Academy of Sciences, and the rest are silent.
It means whether you want to go or not, I won’t go anyway!
In this way, Yu Qian led a dozen young officials and went directly to Yazhou City.
Yazhou garrison Liang Qi was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. When he heard that Yu Qian, the Minister of War, came to the battle in person, he suddenly felt a mixture of joy and sorrow.
Fortunately, I finally have a backbone, and I can just follow orders.
What is worrying is that the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War and the cabinet bachelor came to the front line in person. If something happened to him, wouldn't he become a sinner?
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Yu Qian entered the city, asked about the situation, and then said that he would go out of the city to see Sangdu and ask him personally why he suddenly fell out with him?
Liang Qike was frightened and thought to herself, "You still have to go and ask people in person if you think you have a long life?"
"The general thinks that the current situation is unclear, so you might as well stay in the city temporarily and let the general send a messenger to inquire!"
"No, I want to go see what kind of evil wind that Sangdu smokes!"
"This..."
Liang Qi looked extremely troubled and said: "Sangdu has gathered a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and they are coming fiercely. If you insist on going, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, if he dares to attack me, when the imperial troops arrive, he will be beaten to nothing!"
Yu Qian didn't care about the so-called 100,000 troops, because in front of guns and artillery, another 100,000 would be useless.
He just thought that there was some misunderstanding in the fact that Sangdu had just asked about his food and then turned around and sent troops to attack?
If there is really any misunderstanding, and someone else is sent there, but if something is not clear, Sangdu gets confused and actually kills the messenger, the problem becomes serious.
Only if you go there in person will the other party be wary and not dare to take action easily.
Seeing Yu Qian's persistence, Liang Qi had no choice but to agree, rectify his troops and go out of the city to protect him.
There are only about a thousand troops stationed in Yazhou City. They say they are protecting, but they are actually just supporting the scene.
If we really want to fight, if we close the city gates and defend, we can still hold on for a while, but in the wild, if the opponent's 100,000 troops charge at once, these people will be gone.
He originally wanted to hold on, because the railways from Beijing to Nanjing, then to Jingzhou, Chengdu, and finally to Yazhou were all connected. If the imperial court decided to use troops against Uzang, there would be countless troops in just a few days.
Horses and equipment shipped over.
However, the Minister of War personally went to the front line, and everyone huddled in the city, which was outrageous!
Finally, the gate of Yazhou City opened wide, and Yu Qian took the lead, followed by Liang Qi, and led the defenders out of the city.
When Sangdu got the news, he thought that the Ming army was still fighting with him, so he put on his clothes and came forward in person.
As a result, the other party sent a messenger and shouted loudly.
"The Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Qian, the cabinet scholar, is here. Please ask Uzang Commander Sangdu to come forward and give a reply!"
Sangdu was a little confused. Isn't Yu Qian in Chengdu? Why are he here?
This person is not easy to mess with, and in the past few months since he agreed to help the Ming Dynasty build roads, Yu Qian has visited Tibet many times and put forward many opinions on Uszang's new policy. Overall, he is a practical official.
However, no matter how hard you work, you can’t break your promise!
You have to give me the food you promised me, otherwise, what will the tribal leaders think of me?
Don’t I want to lose face?
Sangdu was cruel and personally brought some guards forward to meet Yu Qian in front of the battle.
To be honest, he didn't know for sure. Although he claimed to have an army of 100,000, he actually didn't even have 50,000.
Even he didn't really want to attack the Ming Dynasty, he was just pretending to put pressure on the Ming Dynasty court and give away the food as soon as possible.
Both of them were riding horses, more than ten steps apart.
Yu Qian didn't have a battle armor on him, and he didn't have a weapon in his hand. He was just wearing the shabby official robes he usually wore, and looked at him coldly.
Sangdu was so frightened by what he saw that he could only say: "Master Yu, you are fine!"
Yu Qian said coldly: "His Royal Highness King Chanhua personally led the army to suppress the border. What does it mean?"
Sangdu was heartbroken and said: "Master Yu, I asked you a few days ago when exactly will you give me the food you promised me?"
"Didn't we agree at that time that I would give you 100,000 shi first, and then I would give you 400,000 shi after all the railways are completed?"
"I received the 100,000 stones at first, but..."
Before Sangdu finished speaking, he heard a dull boom in the distance, and the ground beneath his feet was shaking, so he subconsciously followed the sound.
Woo...
The roar came closer and closer, and a steam train was slowly approaching the station.
Yazhou City is located at the foot of the Uzang Mountains. Going west, the terrain rises steeply. With the current technical conditions, it is not possible to build a railway. Therefore, Yazhou Station is the last stop from the Central Plains to Uzang.
The train station was built just outside the city, only a hundred steps away from the two armies' formations.
When Sangdu saw this, he was immediately shocked, wondering what the hell is this?
A very long monster, a steaming monster...
Suddenly, Sangdu thought of a legendary creature, the dragon!
The roar is loud, the body is very long, it can breathe fire, and it can fly...
Wait, this dragon seems to be unable to fly and is lying on the ground.
Sangdu secretly thought, a dragon that can't fly shouldn't be very powerful, right?
I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and one man with one sword can chop this dragon into pieces!
At this time, Jin Batu next to him handed over a monocular telescope.
This is a rare thing. When he was in the capital, he spent a lot of money to buy it from a retired sailor.
Sangdu took it and only glanced at it, his back was covered in cold sweat.
It turned out to be an iron dragon!
The steel body is invulnerable. Looking at the blade in his hand, it seems that... it has lost its effect.
At this time, Sangdu secretly complained in his heart. He just wanted to pull the army to the gate of Yazhou City, put some pressure on the court, and scare them. Who knew that something would happen with this scare?
He wanted to cry now. He looked up at the sky. There were no clouds in the sky. Only a group of crows flew by, leaving behind a cry of "Fool, fool", which seemed to be mocking this poor guy who had been abandoned by the Buddha.
Looking at the giant steel beast, and then looking at myself, the military appearance is very powerful, but the thing in the hand is hard to see, the scimitar, the bow and arrow...
These equipment are fine for hunting wolves in the mountains, but they may be too tough for hunting dragons!
Sangdu's mind was racing. A dragon is a flying snake. As the saying goes, if you hit a snake, you can hit it within seven inches. If you can find the seven inches of this dragon, you should be able to hit it.
He searched carefully with a telescope, but his eyes were sore. The dragon's whole body was made of iron. Where was the seven inches?
...Wait a minute!
Suddenly, Sangdu thought of one thing. He remembered Jin Batu telling him, what is this... what kind of car is it?
By the way, train!
It turns out that this is the legendary train?
The Ming court recruited 200,000 civilians from its own hands to build the railway, just for this thing?
Just as he was thinking wildly, he heard Yu Qian say: "Your food is here!"
"Ah?"
Sangdu's thoughts were just racing when he suddenly heard the word "food" and quickly put down his telescope.
"This is... food?"
Yu Qian nodded and said: "That's right, this load of grain is 200,000 dan, sent from Nanjing!"
Sandu's eyes suddenly lit up. It turned out that the train was not a monster, but a way to deliver food to him!
At the same time, he also understood why he could not find out the news about the imperial court's collection of grain in Chengdu. It turned out that it was shipped directly from Nanjing.
Jiangnan is great, with rich land and high food production. Why didn’t I think of it...
At this time, when the Tibetan army learned that the train was here to transport food, everyone's eyes turned green, some people began to get ready to move, and the horses under their crotches became restless.
Sangdu waved his hand: "Please be quiet!"
The Uzang army was fairly well-disciplined, and the soldiers immediately fell silent in just a moment.
Woo!
The train was getting closer and closer, the steam from the front of the car spurted out for several meters, and it slowly entered the platform.
Immediately afterwards, there was a pop and the squeak of the brakes, and it stopped.
Sangdu's expression changed one after another, and finally he said: "Master Yu, please don't misunderstand me, I am here to take over the food!"
This time, it was Yu Qian's turn to be confused.
With so many men and horses, fully armed, you told me that you are here to take over the food supply?
Where is the liar?
Sangdu clasped his fists: "I'm really sorry. Just because this batch of food is too important to Uzang and the quantity is huge, I was worried that there wouldn't be enough people to use it, so I pulled everyone out, which led to your misunderstanding!"
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Yu Qian was startled and said, "Are you really here to take over the food supply, not to fight?"
"No such thing!"
Sangdu shook his head vigorously and said: "Wuzang is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. From the king to the people, they are all loyal subjects of the Ming Dynasty. How can Mr. Yu say such words and make others listen? It is easy to cause misunderstanding!" After Yu Qian's death, the guard Liang Qi also saw that Uzang was approaching Sichuan, and they learned the unique skill of changing faces!
No matter what, it’s better not to fight!
"Whoever, please go back. What are you doing with the knife? Just collect it. Jin Batu, you take people to collect grain. Remember, it must be orderly and not chaotic..."
Sangdu was already busy giving orders. This train brought in 200,000 shi of grain, which made him really rich!
Liang Qi and others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Tibetan army collecting their weapons and lining up to unload the food.
Yu Qian stepped forward and said: "This car is 200,000 shi. It was already counted when it departed from Nanjing. Send some people to count it yourself. The remaining 200,000 shi will be available in three to five days at the earliest and ten at the latest."
It’s only half a month and it’s here.”
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
Sangdu still had no trace of murderous intent at this time, and his face was as bright as a rich man's smile.
"What's left to worry about after the imperial court has counted it? As for the rest, don't worry, don't worry!"
Yu Qian chuckled lightly and said: "When the next cart of food arrives, someone will go and notify His Highness. Just don't engage in such a big battle then."
Sangdu looked embarrassed, just kept giggling, and then said: "The main reason is that I don't know how many people are needed to transport this batch of food. When the soldiers heard that the food was coming, they couldn't hide their excitement and insisted on coming to see it. It was abrupt, it was really
That’s outrageous! Hahaha! Sir Yu, please rest assured, I will withdraw my troops immediately!”
"Humph!"
Yu Qian snorted coldly and said: "Whether His Highness is here to take over the food or has other agendas, I will tell you to Your Highness. I hope that Your Highness will put the overall situation first and not act rashly!"
"Don't bother the emperor with this little thing!"
Sangdu hurriedly said: "I am a vulgar person. If there is anything wrong, Master Yu will point it out. The emperor has everything to do, so don't tell the emperor everything."
Yu Qian thought to himself, if I don't give you some color, will you turn against me in the future?
"Well, since I am the commander-in-chief of the New Deal in Uszang appointed by the emperor, from now on, I would like to ask for Your Highness's cooperation in carrying out various New Deal initiatives in Uszang, without any shirk!"
"This... OK, I promise you. From now on, we will do whatever you say to the adults. Is that okay?"
Yu Qian was then satisfied and said: "In this case, I will not be involved in the matter of transporting food. Next, I will go to Tibet to measure the land and promulgate new tax laws. Please make preparations in advance to prevent anyone from pursuing their own selfish interests."
, deliberately sabotaging the New Deal."
"Measure the land and enact tax laws?"
Sangdu was a little shocked. Such a big matter was not discussed with me in advance!
Over the past few days, he has generally understood something about the New Deal implemented by the Ming Dynasty.
Among them, the redistribution of land is a very sensitive clause because it will affect the interests of many people.
If others don't tell me, I am the largest landowner in Uzang and the one whose interests have been harmed the most this time.
When Yu Qian saw this, he lowered his face and said, "Your Highness is unwilling to support the new deal?"
Sandu sighed and said with a grimace: "I support it, I definitely support it..."
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ps: I spent another day on the bus today and worked overtime at night to catch up on a chapter. The seven-day Spring Festival holiday is over!!