Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 169 The Days Before the Expedition ([-])

"Let's write a reply to Li Hang." In Lingwu County Prince's Mansion, Shao Shude thought for a long time, but still didn't have the courage to write his own letter.

This word is really difficult to practice!
After returning from Yinzhou, Shao put calligraphy practice on the agenda.

Originally, according to the normal procedure, a calligrapher should be invited, so as to show his status as the king of the county.But Xiazhou is so remote that no such talented people can be found.Then the next best thing is to hire an old scribe in the yamen.These people have been doing clerical work all their lives, and their handwriting is basically ready, but Shao doesn't need it.

He asked Feng Xuan to teach him how to write.

Feng Xuan came from a famous family and was good at poetry and prose.When she married into the Yin family as a wife, scholars often voted for her referendum papers. Feng Xuan would occasionally look through those poems and essays, and attach brief comments or make slight changes. Talented scholars feel ashamed.

Of course she is also very good at writing. The old clerks in the yamen were full of praise after reading it, and then sighed that such a talented woman should be paired with a talented man to be decent.But thinking about it again, a talented man might not be able to protect a talented woman. In today's world, serving the King of Lingwu County seems to be a good destination.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the yamen is on holiday, and the sergeants are also given leave in batches. Shao Shude has a good night's sleep.

The maid delivered the clothes and letters to the bedside.

Shao Shude took it apart and looked at it. After thinking about it, he said what he meant, and asked Feng Xuan to write a reply.

Feng Xuan got off the bed lightly, picked up a piece of tulle from the ground and put it on her body, then went to the desk to write a letter.

The table was a bit short, Feng Xuan turned her head and gave Shao Shude a white look, then turned her back to him, and knelt down on the ground.

The tulle is indeed thin, although it is not completely transparent, but this half-covered appearance is even more attractive, fully showing the beauty's smooth back, waist and hips in front of him.

Someone from Shao watched the beauty wielding the pen with great interest, and then hugged Zhao Yu who was next to him, smoothed her messy hair lightly, and said, "You can't even practice calligraphy for so long. If you can’t practice, you must have no talent.”

Last night's theme was "A Feast for Talented Women".

Shao was born as a martial artist, and his education level is not good, so it is always difficult to control in front of talented women.Coming to such a theme night also has the idea of ​​improving one's cultural accomplishment.

Hearing Shao Shude's shameless words, Zhao Yu's big eyes flickered twice, wanting to laugh, but feeling a little embarrassed.

Sometimes she also came to teach the king how to practice calligraphy.

But it didn't take long to practice, and the king always made a fuss in front of the table. How can this practice continue.

"When you were in Jinyang, you humiliated me in front of the table... When you arrived in Xiazhou, you are still like this, Your Majesty." Zhao Yu buried his face in Shao Shude's arms, and hummed: "You just like to humiliate other people's wives. "

Fuck, none of the women around me are simple!It feels like they are all human beings, and there are many tricks to seduce themselves, and they hit the nail on the head.He now even suspects that the little raccoon's appearance of being helplessly forced to be humiliated in front of him is a persona set up to seduce him.

Many people have come to the Zhao family recently.Zhao Zhi is already a judge with real power, and I heard that there are still people coming from Qinzhou, and the reason is that Zhao Yu is the mother of his eldest son.

This woman, once she has a child, many ideas will be different.

He had already agreed to Zhe Fangai, he was the eldest son succeeding to the throne, and his wives and concubines also knew about it.But this matter, how should I put it, may be affected by external factors.

The tree wants to be calm and the wind does not stop.

Anyway, as long as you stick to your principles and don't give others a chance, this matter is nothing.After a long time, it will fade away.It's difficult to find the six states, and you can't find the palm of your own hand!

Women try different ways to please themselves, seduce themselves, just enjoy it, it's comfortable anyway.Man, man, can't play with these little girls anymore?Still be led by the nose by them?
After getting up, Shao Shude had breakfast first, and then went to the study alone, thinking quietly.

Ximen Chongsui's side, in fact, basically reached an agreement.

I don't necessarily really want to deal with Tian Lingzi.But he was a little worried about this person, and always felt that he would do all kinds of things that were not good for him.What if he goes crazy one day and has to move the town by himself?

Moreover, he has soldiers in his hands, and most of the saints are also controlled by him.Shao Shude even doubted whether the sage still had freedom of action.

It would be great if such a dangerous person could be eliminated.

Once Ximen Zhongsui takes the position, as his foreign aid, his importance will rise sharply, which will be very conducive to gaining benefits.At least, there won't be any funny things happening in the court to order the towns to crusade against him.

He opened another letter on the table, it was written by Wang Chongrong.

The king of Langya County is very honest, he first recalled the incident of fighting against the nest bandits in the same state, and then hoped that he would oppose his move to the Taining Army.For this reason, I would like to donate money, food, goldware, and beautiful girls.

Damn, back then in Tongzhou, he said he wanted to give Meiji to himself. It's been a few years, and it's still the same.

It would be great if Meiji could discount [-] more grains.There are six or seven wives and concubines in the family, and there is a housewife hiding outside who dare not speak. These women are so powerful that I can hardly handle it.

Wang Chongrong, he must knock at least 30 hu of grain!With 37 counties in four prefectures and one prefecture in Hezhong, Dashuai Wang can afford it.

"Invite the judge." Shao Shude called a soldier and ordered.

Judge Ren was naturally Ren Yuji.He has now gone to the military and served as a magistrate in the shogunate, specializing in taking care of some shady things for himself.

Ren Yuji didn't rest today, and went to the military mansion early in the morning.He now has a lot of people under his command, and he receives more than 60 cash and two hundred pieces of silk from himself every month.Feng Wei, the newly appointed magistrate of the shogunate, once vaguely mentioned to himself that there is only one magistrate, one Kongmu officer, five envoys, and more than a dozen small envoys in the hearing department. The salaries of these people are directly paid by the shogunate. , but in private to approve so much money, or suspected of corruption.

Shao Shude suppressed this matter.

Politics is very dirty and cruel.And intelligence is often the sewer of politics, which is extremely dirty, and the cost is naturally opaque and expensive.

Shao Shude feels that he is now a political creature.As a matter of fact, those who became handsome were no longer pure warriors.Even if a martial artist like Li Keyong is full of good looks, he changes coaches twice a year, promotes the old, suppresses the old, and uses the Daibei Group to suppress the Hedong Group, but he does not let the Hedong Group completely lose power.To strike a balance is actually the instinct of political creatures.

Pure warriors, most of them end up in the end of the army.

Ren Yuji arrived soon.Shao Shude took a closer look at him. It was quite different from years ago. Becoming an intelligence chief would also change a person's character and temperament?
But it doesn't matter.I gave him an annual salary of 720 yuan according to the standards of the governor. In addition, I also gave him a Yanzhou recorder to join the army, and he could receive an additional 360 yuan a year.This income is not much worse than that of Ya Jiang.Back then, I made an appointment with my old brothers to share wealth and wealth, and I finally fulfilled my promises one by one.

"Tongzhou, we need to send more people recently, so keep an eye on it. If Wang Chongrong goes west, Tongzhou can't go around." Shao Shude looked at Ren Yuji who was sitting in front of him, and said: "Yan and Danzhou If the army goes south, it will be stationed in Danzhou. Something unexpected will happen. Li Xiaochang's nephew is the town general over there, right? Last time you said that he showed his favor to a certain person, so you can get in touch with him further. But don't make it too obvious."

"Of course." Ren Yuji replied.

"When the commander-in-chief will send troops, I'd like to make a plan in advance." Ren Yuji asked again.

"As soon as Wang Chongrong's money and food arrive in Suizhou, we will send troops."

Suizhou is very close to Hezhong Town across the river in the northwest.If Wang Chongrong is nimble, he can deliver the money and food within a month, and then he can organize the ships from Lingzhou to start shipping in batches.With the current transportation capacity, [-] Dendrobium grains can be transported at one time, and it is already August, so it is probably only this time.

However, the harvest in Lingzhou this year is not bad, and there are still a lot of cattle and sheep kept there. More than 7 dendrobium grains were transported in advance, which is enough for them to last for a while.After March next year, we will continue to transport, and the transport can be completed after three round trips.At that time, the first crop of food for the new immigrants will almost be harvested, just in time.

"Jinglue Army, Tielin Army, Iron Cavalry Army, and Yi Cong Army will all be brought in. The town is only guarded by the Dingyuan Army, Wuwei Army, and Zhoubing. As judges, there are more people to keep an eye on. The secret agents of this faction , People who should be bought, don't be stingy with money, there is nothing more important than our wealth. In the town, no one can make trouble!" Shao Shude finally urged.

After finishing the work on the stall, Shao Shude went to the main hall.

It was very lively at home today, many people came.Yeli Yulue's family, Wuzang Jieming's family, Zhe Silun's family, as well as Feng Wei and Zhao Zhi, are all in-laws and wives, and they plan to watch the moon together at night.

"Uncle." Yeli Lingji walked over leading her nephew.

"My nephew is here." Shao Shude directly picked up the child with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, pay attention to your dignity." Zhe Fangai looked helplessly at Shao Shude holding Ye Li Yulue's son, and said.

"They're all in the same family, don't worry about it." Shao Shude said with a smile.

Yesterday, I took a few little guys to play at a horse farm outside the city.Those who are wild and have no collectors are all from the mountains. They are very interested in the endless grassland. They have fun playing with their uncle in person, and this relationship has also brought them closer.

The horse farm in the north of the city is specially circled for the soldiers to practice riding and shooting.In the past, many good horses donated by various ministries were sent to the Yinchuan Ranch by Shao Shude's order.

The matter of horse politics is very important, all the horses donated by the ministries are very handsome horses, it is a pity to stay in the stables, it is better to go to the Yinchuan pasture for breeding.

The ranch has horse registration. According to the tradition of the country, the horse's buttocks are branded, and then the age and coat color are recorded, but the bloodline is not registered.The management of horses in Europe at this time was not as good as that in China, but people came from behind. Since the 17th century, bloodlines have been registered and bred from generation to generation, and good horses have begun to emerge.

Shao Shude also didn't know why Guochao didn't register the blood genealogy, it was just a matter of convenience.You are numbered on the ass of the horse, is it difficult to register the genealogy?

Yinchuan Ranch has also done this since this year.The horses donated by the tribe were sent to be registered as naturalized.Horses are different from humans. Humans can change their destiny through acquired learning and exercise. There is no fundamental difference in bloodlines between humans.But horses are different. A good horse is a good horse, and its genes are good. Otherwise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not have worked hard to ask for hard-earned horses.

The horses in the ranch are now adapted to the climate of the Northwest, and then they can be selected for breeding with outstanding shoulder height, weight, speed, sprint power, explosive power, temper, and discipline.Their descendants continue to investigate and select the best among the best from generation to generation, hoping to breed excellent horse breeds.

Europeans do the same.There is no magical technology, but tedious and lengthy selection and training.

Tolerance to rough feeding is not considered.Whether the endurance is good or not is not too important for the time being. It can be used as an indicator, but the weight is low.Because of my own cavalry, in the future, I can ride horses that are resistant to rough feeding and good endurance. The war horses are carefully cared for, fed with concentrated feed, cleaned up from time to time, and kept full of energy and physical strength, just for the moment of fighting the enemy cavalry. Destroyed.

The Spanish Andalusian horses are astonishingly powerful when charging, with extreme speed, explosiveness and momentum.But after half an hour of rushing, the whole body was sweating like rain, and I had no strength at all.In terms of endurance, it is completely incomparable with the Mongolian horse, but the cavalry likes this kind of horse very much, because you have an absolute advantage during the half hour of the battle, which is enough for you to kill the enemy several times.

"Uncle, I have to ride a horse tomorrow." Ye Li Kecheng wriggled in Shao Shude's arms and said.

"Yes. Come earlier next time. Uncle will take you to ride a horse in Baimaliu City (Huile County). There are pastures and big rivers there." Shao Shude said with a smile, "But today we have to enjoy the moon."

"Isn't this a festival for the Han people?" Yeli Kecheng asked.

"Uncle is Han Chinese, do you like Han Chinese?"

"like."

"There are no Han people or Dangxiang people. They are all Chinese people. Enjoying the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion are the customs of Chinese people. Do you understand?"

"Then can I go horseback riding tomorrow?"

"Of course, uncle will pick a pony for you. When you grow up, uncle will make you a general."

The children of Wuzang Jieming and Zhe Silun listened to it, and they were also very envious. They clamored for horses one after another, and Shao Shude agreed one by one.

Zhe Fangai watched from the side angrily and amusedly.At this time, the husband is not serious at all, without majesty, without coldness, just like an old man who dotes on children.

She knew that her husband was not easy.The Yeli clan and the Wuzang clan are both big clans in Hengshan, their strength should not be underestimated.Husband is the lord of the six prefectures in Dingnan, and he has always been the main one to win over these two clans.Playing with these children now, maybe I want them to get closer to my uncle.When I grow up in the future, it is easier to return to my heart when I recall the family relationship with my uncle when I was young.

Stay for two days and reward your husband well.Thinking of this, Zhe Fangai's face turned red.There are some things that she has been unwilling to do, but this will soften her heart a bit.

Well, men are also children.Obedience to him and giving him some sweetness will naturally be beneficial.

Those few concubines in the family are not fuel-efficient lamps!
　I actually forgot to set automatic update, I thought this chapter was 404

　　
　
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