"Haha, Lin Handong, I ordered you to capture this city in seven days, but you told me it would take two months. Isn't this a waste of time? By the time you capture it in two months, the cucumbers and vegetables will be cold!" Li Wanyun sneered.
"Returning to the prince, what the young general said is common sense, and the plan is based on the situation of the nearby battlefield. There is no need to attack this Bingsan city at all, but if the prince Jun orders it to be captured in seven days, then the young general can only Regardless of casualties, success or failure, we must take it down with determination. If we can't take it down, we can just apologize with our heads." Lin Han said.
"If I were Bingsan City, it wouldn't be your Lin Handong's head!" Li Wanyun said.
"The young general can't figure it out, why do you insist on capturing this city, my lord?" Lin Handong said.
"Handong, is the prince asking you, or are you questioning the prince!" Xiao Chen scolded him sharply from the side, "No wonder people don't like you and can't even say a word!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Lin Han was startled and quickly apologized to Li Wanyun, "My lord, forgive me! Young general, I was so immersed in it that I almost forgot my dignity, but this is only because my lord, you are an expert in fighting, so Only a young general dares to argue with you, and if someone doesn’t understand, the young general won’t talk nonsense to him!”
"You, you, you, Lin Handong, are you talking to the prince?" Xiao Chen was almost angry at him.
"Hahaha, I like Handong's outspoken temper." Li Wanyun didn't mind, and laughed loudly, "On paper, we talk about matters, but there is no need to talk about superiority and inferiority. It is best to speak frankly. Since Handong If you insist on not taking this city, what will happen if I want to take these cities?"
The two of them were talking about military matters and both forgot to eat. Xiao Chen and the others simply ignored them and just drank and ate on their own.
Duanmu Nanfeng had a great time chatting with the three of them. Chen Ziang didn't dare to talk at first, but after hearing a few people talking about the local economy, he couldn't help but join in. They didn't know anything about military affairs, but they all knew it. As for the economy, what you said and what I said was quite speculative.
Speaking of local trade, although Chen Ziang is no longer in office, he is still worried about its politics. His Weizhou County borders southern Xinjiang, and a highway was built directly to southern Xinjiang because of the war.
Li Wanjiang has been guarding Southern Xinjiang for many years, and there have been almost no wars. Therefore, Weizhou County has trade with Myanmar and Siam through Southern Xinjiang.
This is all thanks to Li Wanyun, who not only understands military affairs but also economics, so he has always strongly supported the trade activities of the three places, and even sent troops to clear out all the bandits on both sides of the road.
But the road to southern Xinjiang is too difficult to walk, and it is extremely inconvenient to transport goods, so most of them are official trade, and private traders rarely come and go. In addition, the road from Weizhou County to Minzhou County and Jiangnan County is not smooth enough. This made Weizhou County's trade development difficult.
As the old saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Without roads, trade will never develop. Without trade, how can we talk about economic development?
The reason why Yanyun County has developed rapidly is because several major roads are open and maritime transportation is extremely developed.
Weizhou County is an inland county, so there is no need to think about shipping. However, because the territory is mountainous, it is extremely difficult to build a broad road. With the current financial situation of the Zhou Dynasty, it is a no-brainer.
After several years of on-the-spot consideration, Chen Ziang believed that several canals could be opened to connect all the rivers flowing through Weizhou County, so that they could be transported by water in the future.
Although the road is a bit far, it can remain permanently open. The transportation capacity of ships is more than ten times greater than that of mule carts, and the freight is relatively low.
But he was a small prefect, but he couldn't do such a big thing. When the report was handed in, except for the ridicule of his superiors, who laughed at Chen Ziang for his petty officialdom and his whims, no one supported his idea.
In desperation, he had no choice but to go directly to Weizhou County to ask the Ministry of Works. Naturally, nothing happened, and there was no news.
Li Hong said, Zi Ang, your idea is a good one, and I personally support it, but you don’t know that the Ministry of Industry can’t take care of your Weizhou County now, and it’s already in dire straits... It’s impossible to allocate so much money. Come and do such a big project.
Unless Weizhou County raises at least 80% of the project funds and recruits all civilian workers, then the Ministry of Industry may be able to help you.
Chen Ziang said that if the canal is blocked, trade is not smooth, and the economy is not developing, where will the money come from?
Without money, the canal cannot be opened, but opening the canal requires money. This is an endless cycle that no one can solve.
But in the final analysis, the court still has no money...
"All the imperial court's money has been used for war. If the war money is used elsewhere, Weizhou County officials dare not say, but Fenzhou City is definitely not in the current situation." Chen Ziang shook his head and sighed.
"Zi'ang, it's okay for you to say this in front of our own people, but you must never say it to others. This is just arrogant discussion of state affairs, not stubborn." Li Hongdao.
"Zi Ang, do you have any plans for coming to Beijing this time?" Liu Wenzheng changed the subject.
"Waiting for a job." Chen Zi'ang said with a bitter face, "Don't you know that I will wait until the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse? I want to retire and return to my hometown. I am not yet young. I want to resign but I can't let go of this clothes."
"Zi'ang, you are young and should be serving the country. Why are you thinking of resigning and returning home?" Duanmu Nanfeng said with a smile.
"Uncle of the country, I really want to serve the country, but I don't have a chance. This energy is of no use. Who will I spill my blood on?" Chen Ziang sighed.
"This energy can be used in my Jiangnan. As for your enthusiasm, I will show it to the prince." Duanmu Nanfeng said with a smile, "It happened that Ding You, the magistrate of Yongning Prefecture in Jiangnan County came home, and such a vacancy appeared. , Zi Angning is interested?"
"Uncle Guo, don't be ridiculous. All jobs in Jiangnan County are first-class, and Yongning Mansion is a first-class job! How can it be my turn, Chen Zi'ang?" Chen Zi'ang was worried, and was disturbed by Duanmu Nanfeng's words. Laughed at the joke.
"Why is Zi'ang interested in Jiangnan?" Li Wanyun and Lin Han finally finished their chat and came back to sit down. Li Wanyun asked casually after hearing Nanfeng Chen Ziang's conversation.
"Replying to the prince, it's the uncle who is joking with the villain." Chen Zi'ang quickly stood up and responded.
"Oh, Nanfeng loves to joke!" Li Wanyun always smiled when he looked at Duanmu Nanfeng.
"Hehe, I just said that casually. Brother Ziang, just listen to it casually. As long as everyone is happy, we are not just joking together today, nor are we talking about anything serious." Duanmu Nanfeng stuck out his tongue at Chen Ziang. , smiling like a naughty boy.
"How can this kind of thing be a joke?" Li Wanyun said with a serious face, "But when I first arrived in Jiangnan, I did need help. I met Anbang some time ago and specifically asked him to help me find some capable talents. , but Anbang is too cunning, and I can’t trust him... By the way, Xiao Chen, how did you and Ziang meet?"
