What everyone is discussing is the movement of the army, the issue of recruiting the people, and what kind of road should be built?
This time, no one was surprised. Wu Sheng had to explain himself: "The eldest son and your Majesty are both of the blood of the previous emperor. They have been deeply in love since childhood. Now the eldest son... unexpectedly fell ill? Zhong Situ, is it a sudden illness?"
Zhong Gu nodded: "Not bad!"
Wu Sheng continued: "Your Majesty, in mind of the eldest son's long-cherished wish to live in seclusion in Mangdang Mountain, built a mausoleum in the mountain. In the future, he will definitely go there to pay his respects. Mangdang Mountain is two hundred miles away from Shangyong. Although it is not far away, the road is difficult to travel. Therefore, My suggestion is that since the army has already set off, it is better to urge the savages to build a road and build an official road connecting Mangdang Mountain and Shangyong to facilitate the transportation of materials by vehicles. It does not need to be too complicated, just open a flat road. My minister I estimate that in March, it will take at most half a year. Your Majesty can issue an edict, and the savages who have been recruited and have performed well in road construction can be given the status of a countryman and be marshaled into a armor to guard the mountains and mausoleums."
This time, not only did Dian Ling Yongzang, Si Wei Yi Pu, and Sima Yuanzi shine brightly, but Qingyu also shone brightly, so brightly, with a dim light.
"It's just that this road goes through Lianshan, isn't it inappropriate?" Qingyu was a little worried.
The land of Baiyue is not the countries of the Central Plains, but different tribes. They have territorial reality but no national borders. Mangdang Mountain is located between the Lianshan tribe and the Cangwu tribe. Neither tribe can control it, so it is reasonable to build a mausoleum here. Yes, the two departments will probably not care about it.
But building a road through the Lianshan tribe will inevitably cause a backlash from the Lianshan tribe. The Lianshan tribe itself is not big, with less than 10,000 people, but the tribes of Baiyue have close contacts, and more than ten tribes around them belong to Yangyue. Once The Yong Kingdom will definitely not be able to bear the combined forces to fight, so it needs to be carefully considered.
Wu Sheng said: "I have never been to the Lianshan tribe, but I heard that there are more than ten village masters in the Lianshan tribe. They make their own decisions in small matters. Only when big things happen will they obey the orders of the leader, the master of the Dazhai, Nanshe. If I want to come, let's repair it. The road only takes through wilderness areas, uses a large army to supervise the work, bribes with large sums of money, and negotiates with each other from one village to another, and then the ministers continue to provide medical treatment along the road, and most of the problems will not be big."
Zhong Gu stroked his palm: "Doctor Shen's plan is excellent. I am willing to supervise its implementation. Not only will we pay heavy bribes, but we can also directly buy land. It's just some wild and remote place. It is expected that the Lianshan Department will not respond."
At the moment, each of them performed their duties according to the method discussed by the emperor and his ministers. Yuan Sima led his army south and sent troops to the south of Jixi River. Zhong Situ was responsible for buying land from various villages in the Lianshan tribe. At the same time, he urgently dispatched workers Yin to the city to supervise the work.
Originally it was the biggest obstacle to the promotion of barbarians to the people in Yong State, but it was nothing in this set of national policies. Dian ordered Yongzang to immediately draft an edict to commend outstanding people and promote the country's people, and Qingyu issued it with his seal. .
After being promoted to a citizen, you can own private property, your children will not be robbed and enslaved at will, you can participate in wars and perform meritorious services, and you can participate in major political affairs. If you are bullied, you can also complain to the imperial temple and the elders of the country. Once this edict is issued, those who join the army will be recruited. Qianyeren immediately went crazy!
This time, only three savage villages near Shangyong City were conquered. What if the savages from other places knew about it and came over? No, we must take action first!
Before the workers arrived and the route was agreed upon, they spontaneously built three wooden bridges on Jiaxi River, one for each village!
Three days later, Gong Yin arrived with the city's craftsmen. Upon inspection, he found that although these wooden bridges were simple, they were very strong and could pass large vehicles.
The workers couldn't help laughing and scolding: "These savages are usually recruited to work. Under strict supervision, the work they do can only be said to be reluctant. But now they can do this. It is really unexpected. It shows that in the past There must be some cheating and skating here..."
When he saw a bridge, he was surprised and said: "There are no pillars under this bridge! How strange, how did they do it?"
Not to mention the exclamation of the workers and craftsmen, with the delivery of one cart of grain and fodder, the first small village in Lianshan was already settled. It only cost no more than hardware. Two carts of daily utensils and toys were given and bought. The wild land to the east of the village is eighteen miles long and an arrow's width wide!
The leader of the village also pressed his fingerprints and drank blood wine with Zhong Situ. Legally speaking, this snake-like narrow 18-mile wilderness can be regarded as Dayong's territory.
Si Wei Yi Pu lamented: "This has already happened, and the country has been able to expand hundreds of miles southward!"
Situ Zhonggu shook his head and said: "How can they agree to a mere bribe of gold? But I promised them that Yongrentang will practice medicine along the way!"
Being willing to diagnose and treat patients for ordinary people is indeed Yongrentang's biggest weapon. There are many alchemists and monks in the world, but those who can do this are rare. You know, this is not just treating relatives and friends, but treating all the people who come to seek medical treatment on a regular basis, regardless of relative or distance!
Of course, it's not yet time. When the road is cleared, Wu Sheng wouldn't mind making regular rounds, which will also be of great benefit to his practice.
At present, the savages are very motivated and do not need supervision. Even the villages in the mountainous area do not resist the sale of land, but are somewhat catering to it, so there is no need to maintain a large army to deter them.
After discussion, only twenty regular soldiers were left in each vehicle, that is, one group each of spears, bows, and shields. The rest of the countrymen returned to the city to prepare for spring plowing. The remaining 1,600 regular soldiers went to the southeast, near the fish Patrolling the dead leaves on the northern ridge of the border with China.
Patrol hunting is hunting, surrounding the entire mountain and killing all the adult beasts in the mountain. This not only provides food for road construction, but also achieves the purpose of practicing military vehicle battle formations. It can also give a warning to the Fish Kingdom.
After seven days of hunting and hunting a large amount of meat, furs, and animal bones, the troops were reduced again and the soldiers were sent back to the city - spring plowing was approaching and there could be no further delay.
Half of the remaining chariots returned to the city with the monarch, and the other half continued to be stationed on the bank of Jiaxi River, commanded by Yuan Sima, to deal with possible accidents during road construction. With forty chariots and one hundred and twenty monks, this force was equally capable of intimidating the Lianshan tribe.
As a guest minister, Wu Sheng's task was to use his words and prepare inquiries for the monarch. Basically, his strategies were adopted and he overfulfilled the task. The remaining specific matters had nothing to do with him, so he returned to the city with the monarch.
Returning to Yongren Hall, Wu Sheng hosted a banquet in honor of Mo You and Yue Zhong: "You two have come to visit me and have been trying your best to help me. These days, you have really been troubled by them. It's my fault!"
Mo You said hurriedly: "You, I would like to take Alchemist as my teacher, and I would like to respect you as a disciple. If Master Shen has something to do, I will do my best."
Yue Zhongdao: "Every time I visit Master Shen, not only do I improve my alchemy skills, but I also benefit from my way of dealing with people and my vision and mind. Master Shen should stop treating us as guests, otherwise we will not feel at ease! For example, Lianshan Department, The two of us are inexplicably moved by Master Shen's kindness in condescending to diagnose and treat these mountain people and barbarians. We are willing to contribute to Master Shen and do our best on the day of medical inspection."
Wu Sheng was overjoyed: "This is the best. You two are really Shen's right-hand men!"
