Chapter 291

Fang Xuanling, the Prime Minister of the Dynasty and the well-known Zhenguan prime minister praised by later generations, and Li Shimin's right arm and the first think tank often have a saying on their lips: "before the three armies move, food and grass go first - fighting, fighting is money and food!"

Li Shimin said that he was the little daughter-in-law of the Tang Dynasty. In addition to teasing him, he also recognized and praised him.

Qin mubai mostly read the book of war and learned the martial arts, but he also agreed with Fang Xuanling's famous saying. Especially after the March arrived in Lanzhou for half a month, he deeply felt that in the frontier fortress of Lanzhou, money and food were the primary task.

He was also very clear that every word the emperor said to him that day in weigongfu was not nonsense. It is also very meaningful to tell him the complicated surrounding situation of Lanzhou and the future plans of the country.

First, Qin mubai's identity is special. First of all, he is Qin Shubao's son, and Qin Shubao has always attached great importance to his son and will not oppose his opinions too much. This solved Li Shimin's worry that there were many capable officials in the court, many times more capable and skilled than Qin mubai. But if these people were sent to partner with Qin Shubao, with Qin Shubao's aloof character, they might not take others seriously at all. Without the support of his governor, the people sent there must be constraints everywhere. Secondly, Qin mubai has been engaged to Princess Gaoyang, which is regarded as a relative of the emperor, with the gold lettered signboard of the emperor and a big backing behind him. Even if he had no qualifications to convince the public, the local officials had to look at the emperor's face and cooperate with him, which was very helpful for him to work boldly in the local area. Third, Qin mubai was young, aggressive, aggressive, and daring to be innovative. This is what Li Shimin values most about him.

It has been more than ten years since Li Shimin ascended the throne. When he defeated Xue Ju in the west, he could go back to some years. Over the years. Lanzhou is not weak, but it is always the same. More than enough to keep, less to develop. In the final analysis, it is the lack of self-sufficiency of this place, which depends entirely on the rear supply. No matter how good a general is, no matter how brave a soldier is, without the support of the follow-up money and food, it will be difficult to succeed. Therefore, if Li Shimin wants to realize his imperial hegemony and use Lanzhou as a springboard, he must break this pattern.

At such a time, Li Shimin is undoubtedly making a bet to start a new person who has no experience but dares to innovate.

It's a fight. Bet the glory of the whole empire on a young man with a weak crown!

I'm afraid only Li Shimin, an ambitious emperor, dares to gamble such a game.

However, the pressure is more on Qin mubai's shoulder.

After coming to Lanzhou for half a month, he has been living in the suspicion and speculation of many officials. He is not in a hurry, let alone to show and prove anything. Every day, the soldiers are trained step by step in the morning, and in the afternoon they are in charge of politics in the governor's office.

If a big Lanzhou Dudu Fu, there are four states under the rule of the land, thousands of miles around. Under the rule of the army and the people, a total of 100000 people. There are many kinds of government affairs, and most of them are about money and food. In addition, Helong has always been a typical area where Han and Hu lived together. Especially after the early Tang Dynasty pacified the Turks, many Turkic people moved to Helong to live, either farming or animal husbandry, with a large population. There are many sensitive issues related to ethnic conflicts, which should be handled with great care.

The local officials in Lanzhou, seeing that Qin mubai had been here for such a long time, didn't let out a fart or two, sneered in their hearts: Ruzi, that's all! It seems that Lanzhou still depends on us. Don't count on him!

I don't know, this is Qin mubai's habitual behavior style. When he comes to a new environment, he always concentrates on learning and adapting for a period of time, so as to understand and be familiar with the surrounding environment and master the rules here. Li Jing's art of war has been integrated into his government affairs.

On this day, Qin mubai suddenly called together the important officials of the governor's office, such as the governor, Sima, Changshi, Zhucao, and the county magistrate and the county prime minister.

Ci Shi, Xiao Liang and others don't like it. They are still joking and saying: the new general's favorite is to discuss politics. It's nothing more than two bowls of tea, talking nonsense, then having a meal and going home to sleep. It's very easy to be an official if you want to be in power like him!

However, as soon as they entered the political affairs hall today, Xiao Liang and others were a little surprised.

Because in the hall, there was neither a table or a couch, nor tea, water and melon spots. On the contrary, Qin mubai was dressed in military uniform, and behind him stood two generals of Yi's house, Yuwen Hongtai and Xue Rengui, as well as a hundred riders and ten others.

"Why is it difficult to set up such a situation or to have a Hongmen banquet?" Xiao Liang and others were suspicious. When they entered the hall door, the arrogance that often appeared in their daily life was also restrained under the military power.

"Colleagues." When the crowd arrived, Qin Mu Bai Lang said, "I've been in office for more than half a month, but I haven't implemented a policy or issued an order. What do you think?"

Xiao Liang and others are all old officialdom elites. Although they are bad mouthed, their mouths are beautiful. They say one after another that this is Qin Biejia's mature youth. They have their own strategies in their belly. They plan and move after they make up their minds.Qin mubai said with a cool smile: "yes, I really want to move. Without investigation, there will be no right to speak. I have a general plan for administration in my mind, but I have no on-the-spot investigation. So today, I made a special appointment with all my colleagues to go to all the prefectures and counties under the governor's office of Lanzhou. "

"All States and counties?" When they heard this, they couldn't help looking silly.

Now it's the middle of winter, and Lanzhou is already a day of ice and dust. At this time, going out to "investigate on the spot" is not asking for trouble? And all the counties It's not a matter of ten and a half months, maybe three or two months.

"Yes, all States and counties." Qin mubai said with certainty, "why, do you have doubts?"

Xiao Liang hesitated for a moment, arched his hand and said, "don't drive, Qin. Please forgive me. They have been in Lanzhou for many years and know the local customs, hydrology, government and people's livelihood very well. Don't want to know anything. Just ask. There's no need to do this

"What's wrong?" Qin Mu Bai said with a smile, "on the teeth of the year, Xiao CI Shi, you are the elder. I shouldn't have said such disrespectful words. But since we are the feudal officials, we have to discuss business affairs. According to me, have your colleagues been operating in Lanzhou for many years? Is it brilliant? Lanzhou is still that poor Lanzhou, households dissatisfied with ten thousand, poor not self-sufficient. Food, clothing, people chew horses, all rely on the rear to help transport. If you don't know the difficulty of transportation and the value of grain and rice, you can try escorting grain and grass back as I did. "

As soon as Xiao Liang's face changed, he was naturally annoyed, but he didn't dare to contradict, so he had to swallow his sullen breath back.

"I know you don't agree. Where is Xue Zhonglang? " Qin Mu Bai Dao.

"The end will come." Xue Rengui steps out and holds his fist.

"Report the food consumption of this trip to your colleagues."

"Yes." Xue Rengui then laid out a list of the folds he had already prepared and said, "during this trip, general Qin led ten thousand soldiers to ride 1400 miles, escorted grain and grass, and accompanied nearly ten thousand footmen. There are more than 20000 war horses and mules. When we arrived in Lanzhou, there were only about 50000 stones left for grain and grass. They sent back more than 20000 stones of grain and grass, and only 24656 stones of grain and grass were actually put into storage. Over

Xue Rengui finished. There was no sound at the scene.

"Did you hear that?" Qin mubai said faintly, "if someone doubts the authenticity of these data, you can go through the accounts and open the database to verify. If someone is greedy for a grain of grain, the military order will be executed! "

Xiao Liang managed to squeeze out a smile and said, "don't laugh, Qin. Let's go back to business! Qin Biejia wanted to lead us and our subordinates to travel around the local prefectures and counties. What's the matter? "

"It's not a tour, it's a visit." Qin mubai said with a faint smile, "all along, for those of us who are senior officials, some news mostly comes from the reports of subordinate officials, that is hearsay. Therefore, it is necessary for us to condescend to visit the people and investigate the people's situation. Second, under the rule of the governor's office of Lanzhou, it has a vast territory and a vast population. It has many walls but few green fields. It has many dust and little farming. It is a famously poor and poor place because of its unfavorable drainage and lack of access to Qinghe. But these can be changed. It is a good policy to plant trees to prevent sandstorm, to reclaim wasteland, to cultivate land for self-sufficiency, to raise livestock and animals to enrich the people and the army, to open Fu to attract businessmen, to live on resources and to reduce expenditure, to persuade farmers and mulberry trees to attract people to live in order to expand the population. What do you think? "

On hearing this, all the officials laughed.

The smile was very obvious and contemptuous.

One of the two King Kong standing behind Qin mubai, Yuwen Hongtai, who was hot tempered, was annoyed: "you are such a bird, why are you laughing? My general Qin is right. Why don't you listen to him and laugh at him instead? I'm so angry

His voice roared down like thunder, which made a group of literati officials shiver and laugh.

"Hong Tai, don't be rude! This is the political hall, not the barracks. Be polite. " Qin mubai said.

"Oh, I'll be more polite." Yuwen Hongtai scolded, "I won't scold any more. Who dares to laugh at you disrespectfully again? Just take it out and hit the board

Xiao Liang and others despise in their hearts, but they only dare to smile bitterly. It's just such a situation when a scholar meets a soldier. Qin mubai is not only an assistant officer, but also a general with troops Don't take him!

"Gentlemen, general Yuwen is a rough man. Don't worry. Let's go on with the business. " Qin mubai said, "Xiao Cishi, do you think it's proper for the government to say these strategies?"

Xiao Liang gave a bitter smile and said, "don't drive, Qin. If you tell the truth, will you be carried out by general Yuwen?"

"Of course not." Qin Mu Bai smile, "have a word to say."

"That's my humble duty." Xiao Liang said, "these strategies of general Qin, if they are taken to any local state or county, they are all feasible and superior strategies. But in Lanzhou. That's too big to work

"Why?" Qin mubai did not worry, patiently asked.

"The reason is simple." Xiao Liang said, "Lanzhou, since the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, has been a military town and a throat for military strategists, with frequent wars, fierce folk customs, and many Hu people living together. If we want to persuade the Hu people to learn farming and mulberry, we should first let them know what farming and mulberry is; if we want to build water conservancy projects, we should also recruit civil servants; if we want to attract businessmen and people. It's OK - if businessmen and people are willing to come, can they send someone to arrest them? For decades, Lanzhou has been a pure military town, not producing grain, not self-supporting, less than 10000 households, and not farming. Therefore, when we heard Qin Biejia's policy, we couldn't help laughing, which made general Yuwen angry. In fact, we have no malice. Just a little bit It's just absurd"Absurd?" Qin Mu Bai said with a smile, "I don't deny the facts you said, but there are some things in the world that need to be changed. People who are used to keeping to the old ways always have the idea that no fault is a great achievement. When a monk strikes a bell one day, how can he think about the long-term plan of the Tang Dynasty? Mr. Xiao, I'm not here to take you to this bowl of leisure food. I just said these things, everything must be done. Success or failure. I don't know. I am young and shallow, and I have to rely on the support of Xiao Cishi and your colleagues. But if someone doesn't want to go with me, I won't force him. I will write to your majesty and give the transfer officer another appointment. It's not difficult. This is my oath

When they heard this, they beat drums in their hearts. This is really a grand banquet! This kid is tough! Now the situation is: either follow him or go away! Choose one from the other, never allow the middle and the two sides!

"When I'm finished, let's make our stand." Qin mubai sat down on the special military chair and watched Xiao Liang and others quietly.

Xiao Liang and others looked at each other. One after another hesitated.

"Don't worry. You can have a discussion." Qin mubai put his hands on his belly and said with a smile, "please help yourself! An hour later, I am still here waiting for you

Xiao Liang and others can't wait to get it. They all come to the other hall to discuss anxiously and nervously.

Only Qin mubai and others were left in the hall. Xue Rengui said, "general Qin, I don't think Xiao Liang and others are convinced for a while. They are used to the old general plan of management and administration. Once the new general plan is introduced, it is not suitable for them. and. These strategies of general Qin are contrary to the normal situation in Lanzhou. They must be suspicious. "

"That's nature." Qin mubai nodded with a smile, "so I give them a choice. Either, follow me to transform Lanzhou, or, don't mix with the water, transfer to other counties, and still be their old-fashioned and idle officials. "

Xue Rengui wrung his brow: "in case Xiao Liang and others are united to show resistance, what should we do if they all submit their resignation?"

"Then replace them all!" Qin mubai said firmly, "Lanzhou. I would rather be left alone than accept a mediocre official or a vulgar minister! "

"General Qin, I beg your pardon." Xue Rengui said, "the general used to be in Xiangzhou. At that time, you were just adapting to the environment of Xiangzhou and comforting and encouraging local officials. Why did you come to Lanzhou? "

Qin Mu Bai said with a smile: "that's because Xiangzhou didn't need much change, and at that time I was just a commander in chief, which had nothing to do with the government officials and the people. Lanzhou had to change its face! Now that I'm here, I'm not afraid to offend people. I'm not afraid that they will throw my impeachment on his Majesty's desk like snow flakes! "

"Good spirit!" Xue Rengui couldn't help praising, "no matter whether things are successful or not, those who are successful must have the spirit of general Qin at the beginning!"

"Ha ha Stop it. They're back. "

Xiao Liang and others all returned to the political hall.

Qin Mu Bai came to them with his hands cut on his back and said with a smile, "how's it going, Mr. Xiao? How's the negotiation going?"

Xiao Liang arched his hand and said, "Qin Biejia, we have discussed it over and over again. We all agree that Qin Biejia's farsightedness and courage are commendable. Lanzhou is in need of Qin Biejia, a capable and intelligent official who dares to be the first to lead us in resuming this important frontier fortress. We have agreed that without exception, we are willing to follow Qin Biejia and implement the new deal! "

"Good!" Qin mubai laughed twice, but he didn't say much, "then, all colleagues, please go back and get ready! ——The government affairs will be handed over to the assistant officials, who will pack their own mules and horses, and then follow the officials to visit the prefectures and counties in Lanzhou first! At this time tomorrow, I'm here to wait for you

"Yes I'm going to leave my humble position! "

Xiao Liang and others retreated one after another. Just a few steps out of the hall, Yuwen Hongtai burst out laughing: "general Qin, how come these birds suddenly become obedient again? Didn't they laugh at you just now? "

"Still laughing. It's just in my heart. " Qin mubai said with a faint smile, "they are all young officials, and the best one is to watch the wind and steer. Now the situation is, either follow me or go away. All fools know how to choose. "

"Well Is that even a fool? " Yuwen Hongtai said in a gloomy voice, "since the facts are already like this, why do you have to do this? Isn't it unnecessary? Just give an order! "

"Of course not. General Qin's hand is of great significance. " Xue Rengui said with a smile, "it's called being open to the outside world. After today. In the future, no matter what the officials think, they must be honest, diligent and do things first. Otherwise, it would be against the preface and overturn one's own position. At that time, general Qin will be able to deal with them. If they don't do it today, they can resist the old rules and the new deal. In fact, this is the same as running the army. There are strict military orders in the army, and the regulations are all there. If anyone commits a crime, he will be punished according to the law. Without these military orders and regulations, there would be no orders. ""Well, Rengui has a lot of insight!" Qin mubai said with a smile. "Hong Tai, you old man, learn more."

"I don't want to learn!" Yu Wen Hong Tai's tiger eyes glared, "I'm dizzy to hear that. Learn a bird! I just need to know how to chop people! "

"Ha ha!" There was a lot of laughter in the hall.

The next day, Xiao Liang and others came back. They took their carts and horses with them and prepared to follow Qin mubai on a "few day tour of Helong".

Qin mubai left Yuwen Hongtai to lead the Chinese army to train people and horses. Together with Xue Rengui, he took a brigade of the first class of Yue cavalry soldiers and set out with these officials.

A total of more than 300 people, out of Lanzhou City, straight to the east of the wilderness. He took a number of guides and local officials with him, each to one place. Just mark it on the map. Where we can open up wasteland, where we can draw water from canals, where we can plant grass, where we can mine and smelt, where we can build towns and build villages, where we can live or do business in Kaifu, all of which have made important marks.

By the way, whenever you meet scattered herdsmen or farmers, you will visit and inquire. Ask them about the local customs and know what they need most and what they want to do most.

For more than two months in a row, Qin mubai and others did not return to the city. They even spent the new year outside with the herdsmen.

In the twinkling of an eye, it is spring.

It's time for Qin mubai's new deal to be put into effect. After thousands of miles, they finally returned to Lanzhou.

Those officials followed Qin mubai for a long time and suffered a lot, but they had a lot of identification with him. After all, there are not many practical and hardworking princes and nobles like Qin mubai. Moreover, many of his opinions and propositions are indeed quite original. Although young and inexperienced, it is good to be modest and diligent.

Two or three months of hard work and on-the-spot investigation also gave Qin mubai the most intuitive and profound understanding of Lanzhou. Some of the administrative strategies that we came up with behind closed doors have also been revised in a wide range according to local conditions.

After returning to the city, Qin Mu Baima immediately called all the officials above the county level under the governor's office of Lanzhou to come to the governor's office to discuss politics. For seven days in a row, all the details of the new deal were properly discussed, and then these decrees were handed down to all the counties and prefectures. From now on, it will be implemented.

Lanzhou Helong, this ancient and vicissitudes of the region, because of the arrival of Qin mubai, the weak crown official. There was an unprecedented new deal whirlwind.

According to the central idea of the new deal, all the population under the rule of Lanzhou, including the soldiers of the army, must participate in land reclamation and mulberry cultivation. This is nothing new. Many frontier fortresses have done this before. However, Lanzhou has always been a place full of battles. All the soldiers are ambitious and eager to fight. Let them temporarily put down their swords and guns, pick up the hoe and sickle, and go to the field to raise mulberry, but there are many people in their hearts!

Less than three days after the promulgation of the new deal, Qin mubai was in the first big trouble.

Xue Wanjun, the commander-in-chief and general of Zuo Weiwei at the front line of Shancheng, and Xue wanche, the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou, also served as general of Zuo Weiwei. The two brothers went to Lanzhou together. Fierce and full of anger, it's time to start a crime!

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