Gao Zunyu left in anger, and even said that he wanted Wang Shao and Zhang Yue to look good, but Zhang Yue also let him leave.
However, Li Xian did not go with Gao Zunyu. Instead, he offered to go to Weiyuan Fort with Zhang Yue to inspect the conditions of the farmland so as to provide further feedback to the officials.
Zhang Yue and Wang Shao were overjoyed when they heard this, which meant that Li Xian chose them two among the frontline generals competing for merit.
So Zhang Yue, Wang Shao and Li Xian returned to Weiyuan Fort.
Li Xian first and Zhang Yue inspected the salt wells in Niaoshu Mountain. When they heard that if all the salt wells were put into operation, they could boil more than two thousand kilograms of salt per day, Li Xian looked happy.
With the income from salt wells, the Song Dynasty would not continue to be unable to make ends meet during its rule in the Qing and Tang Dynasties.
Li Xian came to Weiyuan Fort again and looked at the banks of the Wei River. The winter wheat in the fields had already sprouted, and the green seedlings on the high fields next to the river valley looked really cute.
However, Li Xian frowned when he saw the shallow and clear water of the Wei River.
Li Xiandao: "It is the time for watering when wheat seedlings emerge. I see that there will be less rain after winter, and the water in the Wei River is shallow. If the fields are in the river valley, it will be fine, but if it is the high fields on the side, watering will be very labor-intensive!"
Zhang Yue smiled and immediately asked Li Xian to go and watch from the front, but he saw that he had passed a mountain ridge and there was a rumbling sound of water here.
When Li Xian took a look, he saw an overturned cart five or six feet high, which was continuously drawing water from the river, while three or five Tibetan children were stepping on the pedals of the overturned cart, making crisp laughter.
Li Xian did not expect that the keel rollover, which could be seen everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, had been used by Zhang Yue in Weiyuan's fields.
Not only this one, but also many places in Takata near the river valley have been repaired and overturned like this.
When Wang Shao saw this scene, he couldn't help but said: "It's like a wheel turning, and it's like a rainbow drinking from a river. It can move the rain and make the crops bloom."
Li Xiandao: "This is a poem by Mei Gong (Mei Yaochen), right?"
Zhang Yue praised: "My father-in-law is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. This is exactly Mei Gong's poem."
Li Xian laughed and said: "In front of Zhang Longtu, how can our family be so knowledgeable and knowledgeable?"
Li Xian added: "Deng Ai and Jiang Wei were both famous generals at that time, but Deng Ai's cultivation of the Jianghuai River made an unparalleled achievement. But Jiang Wei's cultivation of the Tazhong was in a dilemma. Why?"
The center of Jiang Wei's farmland is Quzhou County in Gansu Province, which is only fifty or sixty miles away from Weiyuan Fort. Today it belongs to Minzhou and is occupied by Mu Zheng, and part of it belongs to Qinfeng Road Tierzhou.
Historically, Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition was defeated by Deng Ai. In order to shorten the supply line for the attack from Hanzhong, he set up farming here, which could provide 40,000 soldiers a year.
Zhang Yue said: "Jiang Wei's defeat lies first in national strength, and secondly in the garrison of troops. Attacking is possible, but defense is impossible. In the past, it was possible for Shu to attack Wei's defenders, but if Shu defended Wei's attack, if Jiang Wei did not defend Hanzhong,
If we divide our troops in Tazhong, we will be defeated."
Li Xian and Wang Shao both nodded.
Zhang Yue said: "So Lintao can be taken. The terrain of Shaanxi can be divided into extreme edges and secondary edges. Troops can be stationed on the extreme edges and farmland can be stationed on the secondary edges."
"Now that we have Lintao, Dingxi is outside, and Guwei and Weiyuan are the secondary borders. If we can farm on a large scale here, we won't be afraid of foreigners disturbing the farming!"
Li Xiandao: That’s exactly it.”
Li Xian also looked at the gallery, workshop, well, yamen, fodder yard, etc. in the fort. They were all in good order and neatly planned.
After seeing the drill of Guang Rui's army, Li Xian was very satisfied. When the song was played at the end, he heard Zhang Yue's love ballad.
"Everyone in the armed forces listen carefully. When marching, you must first love the people.
The thieves have harmed the people, and it is up to the officers and soldiers to save their lives."
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When he heard this, Li Xian looked shocked like Jing Sili did at the beginning.
Such strict military discipline is rare.
Li Xian couldn't help but ask: "Didn't Zhang Longtu govern the army according to the class law?"
The class law is a military law established by the Song Dynasty in view of the "arrogance of soldiers to drive away generals, and strong commanders to rebel" after the Five Dynasties. It is an absolute subordinate relationship from the commander of the military compartment to the commander of the army, from bottom to top. In short, it is to govern the army with emphasis on law.
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Zhang Yue said: "This is a relaxed approach. In the Five Dynasties, the army was lenient, so Taizu made it strict. But it is different now. The Guangrui army had rebelled against the imperial court. If the army were to be strict again, it would be counterproductive.
.And among our army, the Fan army also accounts for 30%. If the military law is strict, the Fan people who are casual by nature will not be willing to come."
Li Xian suddenly said: "How does Zhang Longtu manage the army?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Soldiers also have parents, brothers, sisters and children. I also educate them together. The main thing is to train them more and practice closely on weekdays. Drill once a day, and then teach military discipline after the drill. This love of folk songs is also a first-class method."
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"It's natural to have strict punishments, but we have to be mindful of past mistakes and make clear the rules on a daily basis. In this way, fewer people will be killed, and soldiers will not become resentful."
Li Xiandao: "Of course!"
Li Xian saw the high morale of Zhang Yue's army and admired him from the bottom of his heart.
After inspecting for several days, Li Xian left Weiyuan Fort with a lot of harvest. He wrote a memorial about his experiences and sent it to the capital immediately.
But in the capital, as the end of the year comes, it is another scene.
In the corridor near the Chongzheng Hall, the new censor Cai Que was warming himself by the fire. Beside him were the newly appointed Tongzhi Liyuan Zhang Zhi and Huang Lu.
The three of them were chatting and talking about the military affairs in Xizhou.
When Zhang Yue recommended Huang Lu to serve as the imperial eunuch, he fell ill and was kept at home. After Huang Lu recovered, he learned that Zhang Yue had contradicted Wang Anshi and was demoted to Qinzhou as a general judge.
Huang Lu kept quiet and did whatever he was supposed to do every day. Wang Anshi thought that he was easy-going and indeed talented. In addition, Shen Liao and his father-in-law Shen Kuo introduced each other to him many times.
Wang Anshi promoted Huang Lu to the position of censor.
After Huang Lu became the Supervisory Censor, he would write an essay today to criticize the market change law, tomorrow he would say that Wang Anshi was suppressing public opinion, and the day after tomorrow he would say that it would be inconvenient to implement the new law in Fujian.
Wang Anshi was so angry that he wanted to demote Huang Lu, but Shen Liao and Shen Kuo came to intercede again. Wang Anshi heard that Huang Lu was willing to give up his promising future and resign and return home for the sake of his fiancée.
Wang Anshi knew that the other party had no intention of pursuing an official career, so he asked Huang Lu to serve as Tongzhi Taichangliyuan to accompany Zhang Zhi.
Cai Que previously served as a promotion official in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture at that time was Liu Xiang. When Liu Xiang was appointed as the transfer envoy to Hedong, he refused to implement the Qingmiao Law and opposed Wang Anshi on many matters.
When Liu Xiang took office, his subordinate officials were required to perform the court ceremony, but Cai Que refused to perform this ceremony.
Cai Que said that this ceremony of court participation was adopted by the Jiedushi in the past five dynasties. Later, Emperors Taizong and Zhenzong continued it after they appointed Kaifeng governor. The rest of the state governments had long ago abolished it. Now everyone is a minister and serves His Majesty. You can no longer use this etiquette.
When Liu Xiang took office, Cai Que gave him a warning.
Liu Xiang was disgraced and asked to remove Cai Que from his official position, but Wang Anshi refused.
Liu Xiang then resigned angrily and went to take office in Taiyuan Mansion.
Because Cai Que expelled Liu Xiang on behalf of Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi immediately recommended him as the supervisory censor.
Nowadays, Cai Que, Huang Lu, and Zhang Zhi have become good friends in Beijing. They hang out together all day long and often speak out in support of Zhang Yue's expansion of Xizhou in the court. People at that time called them Zhang Party.
