Chapter 1156 Mobilization
“There is news from the Jiuyuan Governor’s Mansion that the Wuyuan County Ironmaking Workshop plans to cut down the trees in Yinshan Mountain and burn charcoal to make iron.”
Secretary Zhang took the official document from the Governor's Mansion and handed it to Feng Duhu.
“Oh, you finally figured it out?” Feng Duhu took it, glanced at it, and threw it on the case.
“We are one year behind Pingcheng. We have used a lot of coke. Now we realize that we can still use charcoal to make iron?”
The right lady glanced at Feng Duhu with some annoyance:
"What are you talking about? At least you have decided this matter. If you didn't remind them earlier, you would still be in the mood to make sarcastic remarks."
Feng Duhu chuckled:
"How many years have it been? Do you expect me to carry them with me for the rest of my life?"
To be honest, with Feng Duhu's current reputation and status, he could retire immediately and stay at home with peace of mind.
The achievements and capital accumulated in the first half of his life are enough for him to live in peace for the rest of his life.
Not to mention that his focus is now on Ji Han's military and political affairs.
For him, the white glove of Xinghanhui has been kept for so many years, and it is now time to use it.
Rather than having him worry about teaching them how to do things.
Hearing this, Mrs. Right laughed and said:
“That being said, it’s true as Alang said. Over the years, the Han Dynasty has been using coke to make iron and is used to it.”
“Suddenly there was no coal, and it was dark for a while. I was just looking for coal instead of cutting down wood, burning charcoal, and making iron. It’s understandable.”
As he said that, he paused and looked at Feng Duhu again:
“Besides, after so many years of promoting the Han Dynasty, who doesn’t know that Feng Hui’s leader has never missed a meeting?”
"Since you have asked people to look for coal there, no one doubts that there will be coal mines there. Who knows that even after searching for so long, I still can't find it."
It cannot be said that we have not found any, but we have found one or two small coal mines, but the quality of the coal is not very good.
It is enough for the local soldiers and civilians to boil water for heating, but it is not enough for smelting iron.
“And the trees at the frontier fortress have always been used as checkpoints. They didn’t get permission, so naturally they didn’t dare to cut them down at will.”
Don’t think that the ancients didn’t have the awareness of planting trees.
In fact, judging from historical data, since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been records of "suiren" and "conferential people".
“Sui Ren” is the executor of border forest construction, and “Feng Ren” also has the responsibility of constructing and managing border forests.
During the Warring States Period, "Xunzi·Jiangguo" records that during the Warring States Period, there was a "pine and cypress fortress" in the border forest between Qin and Zhao.
After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he built the Great Wall for the security of the northern border.
At the same time, elm trees were widely planted along the Great Wall to form a green Great Wall, which was the first border forest in the history of our country.
The "Book of Han·Biography of Han Anguo" states:
"Meng Tian invaded Hu for Qin and opened up thousands of miles of land. He used rivers as his base, piled stones as cities, and elm trees as barriers. The Huns did not dare to drink from the rivers."
After the Han Dynasty conquered the world, this border forest was repaired many times. It was known as "Yuxi Stop" in history, also known as Yulin Stop.
"Historical Records: Biography of General Wei":
(Wei Qing) then set up the Henan area to the west, pressed on the old fortress of Yuxi River, cut off Zi's territory, and Liangbei River, attacked Pu Ni, broke Fuli, killed the weak and sharp soldiers, and ambushed the listeners for three thousand and seventy-one levels. Ugly, there are more than a hundred thousand horses and cattle and sheep to drive.
(The Hetao area was called Henan during the Qin and Han Dynasties)
Calling the forest "Sai" shows that the status of this border forest was comparable to that of the Great Wall in the eyes of the Han Dynasty people.
Although the main purpose of Yulinsai is to prevent the barbarians from riding southward at will.
But objectively, it also plays an important role in windbreak and sand fixation, and water and soil conservation in the Hetao and northwest regions.
It is related to border defense, and at the same time, I have been well aware of the protective effect of forests on cultivated land in recent years.
Especially in Henan, where precipitation is scarce, the amount of food produced by the cultivated land determines the stability of the morale of the border troops and the people.
It makes sense that Wuyuan County's iron smelting workshop did not dare to immediately make plans to cut down wood and burn charcoal.
It is precisely because the forests in Henan are related to national defense that Feng Duhu has been silent about the fuel for the ironmaking workshop in Wuyuan County.
Otherwise, given his status, if he takes the initiative to speak out about cutting down wood and burning charcoal, he will be sprayed to death.
Even if you don’t get sprayed to death, if you don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, you will still be accused of being self-interested, disregarding the country’s borders for personal gain, and so on.
Fortunately, Liu Liang and Xu Xun acted fairly this time.
Along with the official documents, there was also Li Xu’s logging plan.
There is a detailed plan for the rotation of forest trees in Henan.
Without this planning document, this official document is just useless paper.
But with this plan, it’s hard to say whether there will be any objections, but it’s at least worth discussing.
Although Li Xu is a female, her influence on agriculture is not small.
She has been involved in the terraced fields in Nanzhong, the double-cropping rice in Shuzhong, the bean sprouts in Longyou, the rotation of alfalfa and grain in Liangzhou, and the reclamation in Henan.
Although there is some invisible big hand pushing these things, she still has to rely on her to truly put the theory into practice.
Of course, Li Tong, who can accompany her everywhere without any regrets, also deserves some credit.
Now some people have begun to call Li Xu "Master Xu".
The so-called everyone refers to women who made outstanding contributions in a certain field in the Han Dynasty.
In order to show respect, the world calls him "so-and-so master".
“Where’s the Chancellor’s Desk? What’s the term?”
Feng Duhu asked.
"What can the Chancellor say? Isn't this the time to ask for your opinion?"
The right lady curled her lips, "Maybe they don't understand this plan at all."
Feng Duhu smiled:
“It’s possible that you can’t fully understand it, but to say that people can’t understand it at all is to underestimate them.”
Jiang Gongyan is a gentleman, magnanimous and magnanimous, and he does not like to compete with others for power.
If you don’t understand something or something you can’t grasp, you won’t jump to conclusions easily, but will take the initiative to ask.
You will not feel embarrassed because you feel that asking others is showing cowardice.
The prime minister may not have taken a fancy to him when he asked him to serve as Shangshu Ling.
"That's right. After all, it's a matter related to the frontier. Jiang Gongyan may want to ask you for a guarantee."
The right lady nodded and agreed.
Feng Duhu glanced at her but said nothing.
Those who play politics have a bad heart, and Feng Duhu naturally understands this.
Of course, what the right lady said is not impossible.
Over the years, the Xinghan Society has built many workshops in various places, and also opened up pastures and farms.
The taxes paid every year are not a small amount.
Otherwise, where would Adou have the confidence to reduce taxes?
The significance of the iron-making workshop in Wuyuan County, Bingzhou, is not only to supply ironware to the military and civilians of Bingzhou in the future, but also to consolidate the border fortress and educate the Hu people.
Especially to educate the Hu people, it is not just a verbal education, but a real education.
Didn’t you see how much the Di people in Yinping, the current military capital, the barbarians in Basi County, and the Qiang people in Liangzhou support the Han people now?
So the relationship between the workshop and the forests in Henan is a matter of trade-off.
"Just guarantee it. The barbarians in the desert are not a threat now. The workshop only thinks there are not enough manpower. How can we think that the barbarians can't come over?"
Feng Duhu didn't care.
After all, it is about the Xinghan Society, and you still have to take responsibilities.
And throughout the Three Kingdoms era, the surrounding barbarians were not a big problem.
They are all tools to improve the performance of various countries.
On the contrary, after the unification of Sima and Jin, the tool man actually turned into the master, which is strange.
“But it’s best to set a rule. In addition to replanting, you also need to set the price of the trees and collect some taxes like carts and boats.”
Feng Duhu thought for a while and said, "After all, the mountains, lakes and seas all belong to the country, so it is appropriate to pay more taxes to the court."
Anyway, as long as the Wuyuan County workshop can be started, how much money can be made back.
It is important to obtain policy support.
Perhaps she has been talking for a long time, and the right lady feels a little thirsty.
She walked towards the Bingjian, skillfully took out a plate of cut cold melon and placed it between the two of them:
“Want to eat?”
“Let’s have a piece.”
Feng Duhu said reluctantly.
This is a new variety planted on the high plateau north of the Weishui River in Guanzhong this year.
The flesh of the melon is not so fresh and has a vague appearance of later generations.
It is still acceptable to take a few bites to cool down.
The right lady’s mouth is not big, but she eats quickly. Before Feng Duhu finished one piece, she had already started to eat the second piece.
“By the way, the palace decided to establish a governor’s office in Hedong.”
The right lady said vaguely while eating.
Hearing this, Feng Duhu was slightly startled.
“Hedong Dudu’s Mansion?”
"right."
The right lady swallowed a mouthful of melon and nodded.
The military affairs were handled by the Central Protectorate, but Wei Yan also had the right to participate.
The two people in the palace made the final decision.
This is the general process.
Like this time, the palace suddenly said that it would establish a Hedong Governor's Palace without consulting the Zhongdu Governor's Palace in advance, which naturally surprised Feng Duhu.
Feng Duhu did not speak immediately, but chewed the pulp of the melon in his mouth carefully, and finally raised his head and asked:
“What’s the reason?
The Central Protectorate is the governor of the Chinese and foreign military affairs. Even if the decision is made in the palace, as long as it does not conform to the actual situation, those who should be dismissed will still have to be dismissed.
If you sit in this position, you will one day have disagreements with the palace on certain matters, and Feng Duhu has already been mentally prepared.
After all, the struggle between prime ministerial power and imperial power was an important context in the politics of China’s feudal era.
Although Feng Duhu has no name as prime minister, due to his status, he actually has some power as prime minister.
It's just that he hopes that the battle between Ji Han's imperial power and prime minister's power will come as late as possible.
After all, the little fat man is still a very good person.
It's just that public is public and private is private, not to mention that this idea is not like the little fat man's style.
Because the little fat man is not the kind of person who likes to make random changes in state affairs to show his existence.
“Hedong belongs to neither Yongzhou nor Bingzhou, it belongs to Sizhou.”
"Now, our Han Dynasty's Sizhou only has one county, Hedong."
As Madam Right explained, she lowered her head and gnawed the melon, thinking that Feng Duhu couldn't see the expression on her face.
It’s just that they have been sleeping together for so many years. No matter how cunning the right lady is, there are some things that she cannot hide from Feng Duhu.
Of course, it’s possible that you don’t want to hide it.
“Now that the capital of the Han Dynasty is in Chang’an, it is called Sizhou instead of calling the capital of the Wei thieves Sizhou.”
Feng Duhu sneered, "Besides, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the world was divided into thirteen states. Although the Luoyang area belongs to Yuzhou, it is under the jurisdiction of Sizhou where Chang'an is located, just like Hedong."
The big Han mentioned by Feng Duhu naturally refers to the former Han Dynasty.
The former Han Dynasty divided the world into thirteen states, and the Later Han Dynasty just inherited and modified it according to its own conditions.
Emperor Guangwu re-established the Han Dynasty and established the capital in Luoyang. He also separated Henan, Henei, Hedong and other places that originally belonged to Yuzhou and merged them into Sizhou.
And there is something wrong with what Feng Duhu said, because the place of Jingsi in the former Han Dynasty was not called Sizhou, but called Sili, which was the same as Zhou.
The land of Sili belongs to Yongzhou among the nine states.
Now that Ji Han really wants to restore the Thirteen States of the Former Han Dynasty, no one can say that it is wrong.
It cannot be said that the Later Han Dynasty could change it, but the Ji Han Dynasty could not change it, right?
So Feng Duhu could tell that the queen was giving herself eye drops—it could also be said to be a warning.
“Then what do you think we should do?”
When the right lady heard her Alang say this, she knew that he must have understood the meaning, and then raised her head:
“Can’t we merge Yongzhou and Liangzhou together?”
Feng Duhu didn’t tolerate her, so he said angrily:
“Longxi, plus the three counties on the right side of Longxi, and Anding County, what’s the problem with dividing such a big place into one state?”
"Jingzhao, Feng Yi, and Fufeng are the three auxiliary places. Together with Beidi County and Hedong County, they are the places of Sili. Isn't it just right?"
The right lady’s voice was dull:
“Then what are you going to do? Oppose the palace’s decision? Redigate the territory of Yongzhou?”
“Divisions must be re-divided.”
Feng Duhu spit out a few seeds and replied.
Since the land of Sili is under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, is it reasonable to say that the central government is within the scope of local management?
But it may be difficult to prevent the palace from establishing the Hedong Dudufu.
“Is the governor of Hedong Governor’s Mansion Wei Yan?”
This time, Mrs. Right was really surprised: "How does Alang know?"
Feng Duhu scoffed again.
Besides this old man, who else in the Han army dares to accept this job?
Although in the past three years, in order to better coordinate operations, the military has continued to undergo restructuring.
However, the Central Foreign Army guarding Hedong was still reorganized based on the Liangzhou Army.
The person who takes over must first worry about what Feng Duhu will think - he can't really think that Feng Duhu is a good person and is kind to others, right?
Secondly, if you look at the entire Han Dynasty, if you just go there alone, who dares to say that you will be able to lead the proud soldiers of Hedong?
The most disciplined army in later generations, even after conquering the world, there are still various mountains in the army.
Can you expect that the Han army at this time will be more ideologically aware than later generations?
It would be okay if we don't fight, but if we take our time and use some means, the soldiers will always be able to accept it.
But Hedong is a strategically important area, and Hanoi and Henan, facing the Wei thieves, may clash at any time.
When you go to the battlefield, you have to be aware that you may die at any time, but survival is a person's instinct.
Emperors all want to live forever!
The soldiers below, want to have a little more hope of survival before the battle, what's wrong with that?
So they must be willing to follow a commander they are familiar with and trust—preferably one who is invincible and invincible.
The chance of survival is definitely higher.
Once a war breaks out, with Feng Duhu’s treasure at the front, no matter who becomes the governor of the Hedong Dudu Mansion, he will feel great pressure.
Except Wei Yan.
After all, when the late emperor was still alive, he dared to boast that he could use Hanzhong to resist the Wei thieves and defeat the whole country's troops. If there were only a hundred thousand invaders, he could still swallow them.
This is also the reason why Feng Duhu knew that he could not prevent the establishment of the Hedong Governor's Palace in the palace.
If Wei Yan agrees with this and is willing to serve as the governor, what else can the Central Protectorate do?
They are an old couple. Feng Duhu just scoffed like this, and Madam Right understood what he was thinking.
She sighed slightly.
In fact, there is a tacit understanding between the two.
The soldiers of Hedong were indeed too arrogant, but Feng Duhu's influence on them was extremely huge.
So the real purpose of the man in the palace was to weaken Feng Duhu's influence on the original Liangzhou Army.
It is simply instinct for those who play politics to do this.
As for using this method to express dissatisfaction with a certain marriage, that is just by the way.
“I also think it’s inappropriate for my sister to do this. After all, it’s a major military matter. What if General Wei…”
The right lady was about to speak but stopped.
Feng Duhu was open-minded, shook his head and said with a smile:
“You have to face it eventually.”
The purpose of the restructuring in the past three years is to bring the Xiangfu Army and Liangzhou Army under the central government.
How could the Queen let the Liangzhou Army change the soup without changing the medicine?
Feng Duhu has already taken charge of the Chinese and foreign military affairs. It is normal for the former Xiangfu Army and Liangzhou Army to change their commanders.
In later generations, there will be swapping of military regions.
“It’s better to let Wei Yan go than to let someone else go.”
The Han Dynasty has won many battles over the years, which has inflated the mentality of many people.
I feel that the Wei thieves are no good.
Wei Yan is also a veteran general after all. He has been fighting for many years. If he goes to Hedong, Feng Yong can feel more at ease. With the dignity of Zuo Hussar General, he can be appointed as the governor, which is enough to show his weight.
At least it shows that the palace is not making random adjustments just for its own sake.
(End of this chapter)