Chapter 301

At night, the sound of fighting came from the barracks, and the army went to bed.

In the room, there is a pot of tea. Qin mubai looked at the steaming kettle in a daze.

"Saburo!" Qin Shubao suddenly gave a sharp drink, which frightened Qin mubai: "ah?"

"You're out of your mind. Is it a magic barrier?" Dad is obviously still a little angry, "go, run around the field, sweat all over the body and come back!"

"No, dad?" Qin mubai laughed, "we are not I'm talking about business! "

"How can you get down to business when you look like this? ——Go Uncle Qin's sword eyebrows stand upright, and he is obviously a little angry.

Qin mubai had no choice but to jump up and go for a run.

"It's all the Goblins who have softened my legs. Now I want to lie down and sleep. My brain is a little slow. I don't want to move..."

After a round of running, Qin mubai sat down and wiped his face. "Dad, I'm finished!"

"That's what it's like." Qin Shubao said lukewarm, "man, don't indulge in wine and sex. Let's get down to business! You just said that you are going to march into dafichuan. What's the matter? "

"Oh, that's it." Qin mubai told his father what the emperor had told him.

After hearing this, Qin Shubao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "you should be right. Your majesty is the master of the world, but. He is not the only one who can control the public opinion and criticism of the imperial court. Chang sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others represent the wishes of most courtiers. They raise questions together and constantly exert pressure. Your Majesty's life is really hard. "

"Regardless of the wind direction of chaotang, at the moment, I also feel that taking down dafichuan is also useful for Lanzhou's overall strategy." Qin mubai said.

Qin Shubao frowned: "tell me your opinion."

"Father. It has been more than half a year since I came to Lanzhou. In the past six months, Lanzhou has been committed to production and development. " But have you noticed a phenomenon? Although the farmland water conservancy in Lanzhou has made rapid progress, the move of moving people into Lanzhou has also brought stability and population growth to Lanzhou. But there has been little sign of tax growth. "

"That's true." Qin Shubao nodded, "with the increase of population, water conservancy and farmland also increase. At the same time, didn't you promulgate the policy of benefiting the people and raising their interest, reducing taxes for the new population? Lanzhou has a small population, so it's normal that there is no increase in taxes. "

"It's not normal, Dad!" Qin mubai said, "this means that business in Lanzhou has not developed!"

"Business?" Qin Shubao frowned in confusion. Obviously, such things are strange enough for him. Even from the bottom of his heart, he was disgusted with businessmen and merchants.

"Business is the source of taxes. Lanzhou to increase taxes, the development of business is the way to prosperity. Moreover, with the increase of population in Lanzhou, the demand for all kinds of living materials, such as clothes, dishes and bedding, is increasing. There are few such workshops in Lanzhou, and self-sufficiency alone is far from enough. At the same time, in addition to raising horses, there are many cattle and sheep in many pastures in Lanzhou. We can't run out of milk, meat, fur, etc Qin mubai said, "therefore, there is an urgent need for businessmen to communicate with each other. They can bring all kinds of special products from the western regions, tea, oil and silk from the Central Plains, and take away our rich cattle and sheep fur. At the same time, they can also generate taxes. Moreover, most of the newly increased population is now idle, just settling down here as the families of the officers and soldiers and doing nothing. They are also labor force and can play a role! Even though they don't have to work as farmers, herdsmen and herdsmen, it's OK to open shops and run businesses, isn't it? This can not only accommodate these idle people, but also enrich the families of the soldiers, and create taxes at the same time. There's more than one stone, father

"I see what you mean." Qin Shubao nodded, "do you want to say that the existence of the Tubo army in dafichuan hindered the contacts of businessmen? They were afraid of war and had no confidence in the military strength of Lanzhou, so they did not dare to go through Lanzhou

"Yes, that's it!" Qin Mu Bai nodded decisively, "originally, Lanzhou was the throat town and the only way on the Silk Road, the transit station between the western regions and the Central Plains, and had a unique advantage in obtaining tax profits. However, just because the threat of Tubo was close at hand, Lanzhou was arrogant, and wars broke out frequently since the founding of Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the merchants preferred to take a detour from Ganliang rather than take a shortcut to Lanzhou. As a result, Lanzhou became more and more barren and desolate, and the imperial court was totally in need of assistance. As a result, a bad habit of not thinking about self-sufficiency and relying on transportation was formed, and a vicious circle was gradually formed. Lanzhou became poorer and poorer, and the imperial court paid more and more to Lanzhou. In fact, as long as our army takes dafichuan. Strengthen the public security and border defense of Lanzhou, and let the businessmen have confidence in Lanzhou - they are definitely willing to come! "

"But Shancheng has been defeated, so it is not suitable to use force. Don't you know? " Qin Shubao said, "if we kill the enemy for 1000, we will lose 800. We have to bear more losses than the Tubo people. It's very uneconomic."

"It's true that the two armies are facing each other head on." Qin mubai said, "fighting is money and food. I used to live in a city in the Tang Dynasty. As long as there is a war, I usually suffer more losses than the Hu people. However, if we locate the battlefield in a foreign land, keep our city away from the fire of war, and attack and destroy it quickly with the method of strange soldiers and cunning warfare, we can minimize the loss! After taking dafichuan, we set up a camp in dafichuan step by step. There is no shortage of fertile land and fertile fields along the Qinghai Lake. Although the climate is very cold for many years, it is not particularly suitable for crop growth, but it can raise Tibetan Plateau war horses and their unique plateau boat, yak"Yak?" Qin Shubao's eyes brightened. "Do you want to To prepare for the future expedition of Tubo

"Yes, father! It's up to people! " Qin mubai said.

"But we in the Tang Dynasty are not used to life on the Tibetan plateau at all." Qin Shubao shook his head. "I heard that my colleagues who had been envoys to Tubo came back and said that when they went to the plateau, they felt it was difficult to breathe. What else could they talk about? Obviously, Tubo was born here and grew up there, so they were used to it. "

"Not necessarily!" Qin mubai said. "In fact, it is also a process of adaptation. From dafichuan to Qinghai Lake, the terrain gradually rises. We can make the sergeants stationed and trained in this area and slowly adapt to it. If it comes to that day, Datang has the strength to attack Tubo on the plateau, using the method of step-by-step training and attack, which gradually adapts to the terrain transition, it may be that there is no chance of winning! "

"Very bold, very innovative idea!" Qin Shubao immediately for the spirit of a boost, "although do not have to aim high.". However, from many aspects, it seems that it is imperative to win dafeichuan? "

"Indeed

Qin Shubao nodded slowly: "good. In fact, I want to enlist more than anyone else. Now that you've made up your mind, why don't you start the deployment immediately, and then invite the Xue brothers to discuss the strategy of advancing the army. "

"Good. I'll send the letter tomorrow. Please come to Lanzhou and discuss the strategy of marching together

In the early morning of the next day, Qin mubai wrote an order letter, sent messengers to the front line of Shancheng, and then continued to train his troops in Houying.

Princess Gaoyang's Xingyuan is next to Dadu Dufu, and the backyard is only one street away from the wall of juntun. She was early awakened by the sound of soldiers and horses training. She was still upset and wanted to curse. Suddenly, she jumped out of bed with excitement. Get dressed in a hurry.

"Quick, prepare the ladder, I want to see mubai training, hehe!"

With a group of maidservants, Princess Gaoyang excitedly came to the backyard. The servants and soldiers had already prepared the herringbone ladder for Princess Gaoyang to look up.

On the field of senior high school, more than a thousand iron cavalry are galloping back and forth, practicing riding and shooting, and the smoke and dust are rolling, shouting and killing. A bright red flag with the character of Tang Dynasty is flying in the middle of the school yard. The troops were sweating and imposing. Princess Gaoyang opened her eyes.

"How magnificent!!! This is the scene of the army. Even I, a woman, feel a little excited after seeing it! " She was very excited, and looked around for Qin mubai. But it's not easy to find someone? Looking for a long time, but no one, anxious to make her a little angry.

"Princess, the son-in-law is a general. It should be very eye-catching and easy to find, right? You can either watch it on the commanding platform, or command it by waving a flag on the ladder, or you can guide and patrol among the troops with bright clothes and tall horses Said the maidservants under the ladder.

"Well, that makes sense!" On hearing this, Princess Gaoyang began to look for it purposefully. Sure enough, he saw a flying flag, which was very eye-catching and passed leisurely among the troops. As a noble leader, swagger, stand out in the group of sheep.

Under the flag. It's Qin mubai with Golden Apricot and yellow robe!

"Ha ha, I found it! ——Mubai is so powerful Princess Gaoyang cried out excitedly.

All of a sudden, a few soldiers came running to the opposite wall and yelled: "who is making noise here and peeping at the army training? This is a great crime

"Oh, bold!" Princess Gaoyang said angrily, "which brigade and team are you? Be careful, I'll ask my mubai to clean you up. Hum

"Your mubai?" The soldiers could not help but be stunned, and suddenly came back to their senses - is the opposite Princess Gaoyang?

Immediately, the sergeants gave each other a look, as if nothing had happened, and rode away in line.

"Ha ha! It's so much fun Princess Gaoyang exclaimed excitedly, "I'll frighten them by giving them the name of mubai!" The girls at the

ladder laughed and laughed. "Princess, your name is not as good as the name of the prince?"

"It's up to you. "Cheap maid Gaoyang Princess mouth a Qiao, "I just like to report his name to scare people, how?"

The riders rode back and quietly told Qin mubai, who was on patrol in the army.

Qin mubai couldn't help but smile to himself and ran towards the fence.

"Ha ha, mubai! I can see you training here Princess Gaoyang cried excitedly.

"Stop it and get down. Climbing so high, I can't crush you. " Qin mubai said with a smile, "how can we peep when the army practices? If it's common people, they can be arrested and chopped down. "

"Wow, so serious?" Princess Gaoyang exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course." Qin mubai said, "don't be such a fool in the future. Today, if you meet some bad tempered big soldiers, you will shoot an arrow first. I see who you're going to blame. "

"Eh?" Suddenly, Princess Gaoyang was still a little scared. Although I have thousands of ways to kill those soldiers, if I suffer a loss, I will be killed first. No matter how much revenge, it's useless!"Then I'll go down!" Princess Gaoyang was uneasy and had a lingering fear. She quickly climbed down the ladder. As soon as she got down a few squares, she immediately climbed up again and cried, "mubai, come and have dinner with me at noon!"

Qin mubai's heart is cold. I don't want to stop encircling and annihilating any more

"Come here! Father Shuai said, "I want to have dinner with you." Qin mubai said.

"I'm not going!" Princess Gaoyang's mouth fell. He climbed down the stairs and said angrily, "villain, do you dare to put off when you ask him to come here? Who's going to have dinner with his old man? It's very formal! "

"Hee hee The group of servant girls laughed and laughed. "Princess Royal, is it a concubine?" Are you afraid? "

Princess Gaoyang was stunned at first, and then her face changed. Suddenly angry face: "cheap maidservant, blame you! Look, I don't smoke you! "

"Woo! Princess, spare your life, we all do what you want Hee hee A group of maidservants began to escape.

At noon, Princess Gaoyang still went to the governor's house and had lunch with Qin's father and son. After dinner, Qin mubai accompanied her around the military camp to open her eyes.

"Hey, I want to ride a horse!" Gaoyang princess looked at the group of horses excited way. "Mubai, when he comes to Lanzhou, he is not bound to be in Chang'an. It's so comfortable! You can do whatever you want. Can you teach me how to ride a horse? "

"Well, you can tell which horse you like." Qin mubai said with a smile, "Helong area is rich in good horses. Almost all of them are the best horses in Lanzhou. Few places in the Tang Dynasty can compare with here. Of course, the imperial court's imperial court supervisors are excluded. "

"Hey, hey! You help me choose, I like what you choose! " Princess Gaoyang said with a smile, "pick it up, go to my Xingyuan, and teach me how to ride a horse yourself!"

Qin mubai was cold in his heart: "do I have to go to your side?" But also, it's not good to be seen by the sergeants here. "

"Well, you don't seem to like going to my place?" Gaoyang Princess color to change face, angry way, "why so?"

Qin mubai said with a dry smile: "I'm not afraid of you Cough

"Hum, I'll beat you if I get a good deal!" Gaoyang Princess Pink face a red, raised embroidered fist will greet.

"Stop! Near the barracks, pay attention to the influence! " Qin mubai grabbed her fist and laughed. "Go, pick your horse!"

"Yes Princess Gaoyang is jubilant and looks like a child.

Qin Mu Bai's smile swept away the depression and dullness of the past six months. He felt that the whole world had added some bright colors, and his mood was relaxed and peaceful.

Gao Yang, still like a child. It's easy to be satisfied, easy to be happy; and her happiness brings Qin mubai It's greater joy.

Two days later, the Xue brothers and their most important assistant generals came to Lanzhou. Although Xue Wanjun had not recovered from his serious injury, he also came with it. It's said that he is discussing the strategy of marching. He is more excited and excited than anyone else.

The generals gathered in the assembly hall of the governor's office to discuss the strategy of advancing to dafichuan in the face of the sand table of dafichuan made by Qin mubai's cavalry after close investigation!

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