When Zhang Yue rode back to the palace from the palace, he found that the road in front of the palace was being rebuilt.
The original potholes on the road were filled up and compacted with new soil. However, after two days, the road in front of Zhang Mansion was re-tamped.
In order to ensure traffic, the skilled craftsmen of Kaifeng Prefecture also rebuilt the roadbed, replaced it with strips of stones, and widened the road a little.
The scene of the ramming construction and the sound of the banging of the big wooden hammers are both noisy and lively. They are also in line with the custom of promotion in the officialdom, eliminating the old and welcoming the new.
The person is still the same person, and the horse sitting on his hip is still the same horse, but the person has changed his clothes and the horse has a new saddle.
It’s unbelievable that this project, which took at least ten days and a half, was completed in just two days. It’s amazing how efficient Kaifeng Mansion is. Zhang Yue looked at the newly built road, the hard and firm new tamped road.
Earth seems to be a part of the prime minister's authority and will.
Zhang Yue dismounted in front of the mansion gate and saw that the gate and the outer walls had been repainted.
Zhang Yue returned to his home and met more than a hundred guests waiting to congratulate him.
After escaping, Zhang Yue returned to his house and met Zhang Gen.
Zhang Gen has received an order to go to Liuluxing Privy Council to take up his post. Therefore, he is packing his luggage with the help of Qi Niang and his maid.
No matter how many congratulators there are outside, no matter how valuable his status is, it is not as important to Zhang Yue as how many people are in the room.
Zhang Gen didn't like to get close to him since he was a child. He felt that as a parent, he was too focused on the "appropriate" approach to everything, and was too arrogant.
The father and son often spoke less than a few words and nothing came of it.
Going to the northwest this time can be regarded as fulfilling Zhang Gen's wish.
Zhang Yue didn't speak, it was the Seventeenth Mother who was giving instructions.
Zhang Yue hurriedly ordered the kitchen to cook Zhang Gen's favorite side dishes, but he learned that Qi Niang had already given the order.
Zhang Yue felt a little ashamed, and Zhang Gen said: "Dad, I heard my cousin once said when he went to war, the population of our Shaanxi road is four times that of Xixia, and we have the financial resources of the world, why can't we destroy Xia?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "The war between the two countries is not only a competition of soldiers and horses, but also a competition of national strength."
"Take Dangxiang as an example. They need two auxiliary soldiers for every regular soldier, but what about our Song army? An expedition of hundreds of miles, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how much civilian service is required, and how many donkeys and mules need to be levied,
camel."
"When we send out troops, not to mention the casualties of soldiers, horses and civilians, half of the animals will die of exhaustion and illness. This is the least plan."
Zhang Gen said: "So you occupy Lanzhou and go down the river, right?"
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, but the Yellow River is not as good as the Yangtze River after all, and its transportation capacity is limited. Hehuang is also a new place, and it will take at least several years to operate."
"As a commander, my father only has one idea, and that is to 'strengthen the stronghold and fight the war'. We don't ask how to defeat the enemy, but first we want to be in an invincible position."
Looking at Zhang Gen's expression, Zhang Yue said: "I've said it ten thousand times, but you still won't listen. But after reading it on paper, I know it must be done in detail."
“You must always remember to ‘think big and start small’ when doing things.”
"You must not start big and think small. If you are too high, you won't be too low."
Zhang Yue's words are based on his own life experience. Even though he knew Zhang Gen wouldn't listen, he still wanted to tell him his experience. If you don't need it now, you will need it later.
Zhang Gen thought in his heart that Zhang Yue's words were true, but they were not used in practice. He immediately said: "Dad, the Lanhui Xihe System Settlement Division you just mentioned is not only in charge of money and wages, but also a military general.
, how can the Privy Council control such an army? Will it be a vassal town in the future?"
Zhang Yue would definitely be angry if others said this. Xihe Road was founded by himself, didn't he know it in his heart?
Regarding Zhang Gen, Zhang Yue said patiently: "Han Zhen is doing this, what do you care about."
Zhang Gen said: "What if Mr. Han comes to ask me?"
Zhang Yue said: "If you can't control it, then you don't have to control it. I'll tell Li Xian personally."
"There are many Tibetan soldiers and few Han soldiers on Xihe Road. How can we make the Tibetan soldiers submissive and obedient?"
"The elite Han soldiers should not be moved lightly. They usually drive many Tibetan soldiers to meet the enemy, and supplement them with generous rewards and heavy punishments. Li Xian is a man of power, and you must not bypass him to inquire about Xihe's military affairs."
"What should I do if all the soldiers and horses have empty pay?"
"I can't help but let the most underpaid people go to meet the enemy, and deal with them if they lose."
Zhang Yue heard that Zhang Gen was very knowledgeable in asking these questions.
Zhang Yue answered them one by one.
At this time, Seventeenth Mother asked the maid to bring the food.
Zhang Yue asked Zhang Cheng to invite Zhang Shi's family to come for dinner. Zhang Shi's granddaughter, Yu's family and Lu's family, arrived together.
Everyone gathered together and sat leisurely in a cozy place, lit by friendly lights.
While Zhang Shi was serving Zhang Gen some food, he asked, "Why has it been so long since Da Lang didn't receive a letter from home?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Yu also asked the same question. Mrs. Lu hurriedly lowered her head to hide her expression.
Zhang Yue glanced at Lu and changed the subject: "I received a letter from Axi more than 20 days ago. It's very good. As the coach of the Song-Xia war, he has to work a lot."
Zhang Yue did receive a letter from Zhang Zhi, before he killed Wang Zhongzheng.
Zhang Yue finally understood why there was a sense of determination in Zhang Zhi's letter.
It means that if you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent person.
In the letter, he also entrusted the arrangements for his death, his parents, the Lu family, and the soldiers on Xihe Road who followed him. Everything was explained.
At the same time, Zhang Zhi also told himself a secret. When he was in Xihe, he fell in love with a woman, took her as his wife without telling his family, and now lives in Qinzhou.
This woman was the daughter of a military general in the imperial court, who was exiled to Xihe for committing crimes. When Zhang Zhi saw her, he felt pity for some reason.
His wife had already given birth to a son, and she was pregnant with another one before leaving for the expedition.
Zhang Yue read the letter and called him "good guy" three times. This guy did something he wanted to do but didn't dare to do.
When you were studying at the beginning, when I saw you looking at the emperor's uncle, I knew that you had a future, and you really looked like a child of the Zhang family.
Zhang Zhi told himself that if something unexpected happened to him, he would tell his parents, the Lu family, the identity of his wife, and take them back to Bianjing and write their names in the family tree.
At the end of the letter, Zhang Zhi said that he wanted to personally explain this matter to Mr. Lu and his parents, but now he can only leave it to himself. Since ancient times, it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. If you are loyal to your country, you cannot be filial to your family.
He didn't want to serve his parents for a hundred years and then die, but for the sake of national affairs, he didn't dare to say anything.
After Zhang Yue read the letter, he sat there for a long time, not knowing what to reply. Finally, he sat there all night.
He often told Zhang Zhi that scholars should take it as their own responsibility to "cultivate themselves, regulate their families, govern their country and bring peace to the world", but it was not so easy to put it into practice.
So Zhang Yuekong sat all night and wrote back to Zhang Zhi at dawn. It's useless for you to tell me about this matter. You have to report it to Zhang Shi and his wife before talking about it.
Here again Zhang Yue played a trick.
Facing Zhang Shiyu today, he told a lot of lies to stabilize the two of them.
After the banquet was over, he saw Madam Lu weeping quietly, while Seventeenth Mother came forward to comfort her.
Zhang Yue walked to Zhang Gen's side and wanted to say something else. Zhang Gen was originally very ambitious and wanted to leave the capital. Zhang Yue saw that Zhang Gen had a high-spirited nature and had no regard for others. He was bound to suffer a loss when he entered the officialdom to gain experience.
It doesn't matter if you suffer losses, but you must make progress.
Zhang Yue said earnestly and sincerely, Zhang Gen said: "The most precious power in the world is a pursuit and a learning. The wise and foolish people in the world are no different at the beginning, but they are different because of these two."
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