Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 342 The Way to Break the Game
The Yanmen Tang army left and entered Shuozhou, and the news spread quickly. Li Shan, who didn't know that he was in danger of being dragged in, confidently told Ma Zhou... Believe me, that's right!

You see, Li Gaoqian is the general of the Twelve Guards after all, how could he be so stupid as to stand still, how could he be as cowardly as a mouse!
Ma Zhou looked at Li Shan suspiciously, hesitated for a while, and then asked tentatively, "In your opinion, what is the outcome of this battle?"

Li Shan was confident, "Brother Du went to Yanmen again yesterday, and he already found out clearly that this time it was Yuan Junzhang who led the Turks from Yunzhou to the south. There are about ten thousand troops, and they must not be the elite Turks."

Du Xiao, who has been staying in Hedong all year round, added: "What Li Langjun said is that Yunzhou used to belong to Duke Yi, and most of them were people from the Middle Earth. many."

Seeing that Li Shan was a little confused, Ma Zhou explained: "Yi Guogong, that is, Li Zihe, the former general manager of Lingzhou, raised troops in the last year of the former dynasty, occupied Yulin, Yunzhou and other places, linked to the capital of Liangshi in the south, served Turks in the north, and served in the first year of Wude. Throw Tang, but..."

In the middle of speaking, Ma Zhou stopped talking and gave Li Shan a look.

When Li Shan heard about Yulin, he remembered that the so-called Li Zihe was actually Guo Zihe... Another one who was given a surname by Li Yuan, who was said to have offended the Turkic nobles and led his troops to move south.

Then, then... Prince Li Jiancheng led his troops to meet him, and by the way, he ceded Yulin and Yunzhou to the Turks.

The so-called Yunzhou, Li Shan has seen the map, it is about the vicinity of the later Datong City, mixed with various ethnic groups, but most of them are Han people, and later the Turks occupied Yunzhou, did not bother much, Yuan Jun a few months ago Zhang was expelled, and with the permission of the Turks, he occupied Yunzhou and regained his strength.

"So..." Ma Zhou glanced at Li Shan.

"Gao Manzheng of Mayi only has thousands of troops under his command, but Sima Liu of Daizhou led his troops to Mayi, and now the Duke of Jiangxia leads his troops out of the customs..." Li Shan paused, then turned his head and asked, "How many troops have you sent?"

Du Xiao immediately replied: "Three thousand fine cavalry, and three thousand infantry."

Li Shan spread his hands, "There is almost no difference in the strength of the troops, and the two fortresses of Mayi and Yanmen are occupied. Even if we cannot win this battle, we should still be undefeated."

Ma Zhou was dubious, feeling empty in his heart.

Seeing Li Shan and Du Xiao continuing to chat about the war, Ma Zhou quietly walked outside the door and waved at Wang Junhao.

"Mr. Zhou."

"Junhao, don't slack off these days. The horses need to be taken care of carefully. If the battle is unfavorable and the Yanmen is lost, set off immediately and head south."

Wang Junhao was confused, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Du also mentioned just now that Duke Jiangxia has led his troops out of the customs..."

Ma Zhou sighed, "Huai Ren said, this battle cannot be won, nor will it be defeated."

Wang Junhao froze, his face solemn, and he nodded vigorously... Obviously he also remembered the incident of being chased and killed all the way in Shandong last year.

But the form is better than last time, there are no old and weak women and children, even guards can ride horses, although Xiaoman can't ride a horse, but he is petite, Zhou's riding skills are enough for two people to ride together.

"If the Turks attacked in a big way and Mayi quickly fell, it would be hard to tell the outcome of this battle, but this time the attack force is not large. Gao Manzheng recently defected to the Tang Dynasty, and Liu Shirang has just recovered, so he will definitely fight with all his strength!"

Ma Zhou turned his head in embarrassment, and Li Shan was staring at him coldly.

I really thought I was a crow's mouth!

Li Shan snorted angrily, turned around and left, Wang Junhao hesitated for a while, and received Ma Zhou's eyes... After thinking about it, he decided to be prepared.

Li Gaoqian led the troops out of the customs, Li Shan temporarily lost his mind, and began to think about the mess in Dai County... There is really no place to start.

If it is an ordinary official, it will only encourage farming and mulberry, and build water conservancy. If it is a wartime or a place of the Fourth World War, it will reorganize its military equipment and save food and grass.

Insufficient population... That's easy to handle, just lie down.

But Li Shan wanted to do something, and he wanted to slap Pei Shiju even more. How could he lie down obediently... Now that I think about it, Pei Shiju, this old fox, really has the means. There is no room for maneuver.

It was like falling into a puddle of mud, not to mention that the hands and feet were bound, and even the body was sinking slowly.

In the ruins behind the post house, Li Shan picked up a big stone, sat down slowly, ignored the stains on the stone, and silently laughed in his heart: "Although Pei Shiju is a famous minister in history, he has his own means, but it's a pity Yes, but I am the only stranger in this world."

There were footsteps behind him, but Li Shan didn't look back. No matter where he is now, there are at least four guards by his side. Rejected Li Shan for the first time...

"Today's Dai County is in ruins." Ma Zhou turned to the front, looked at the stains on the stone with distaste, stood there and said, "What other means do you have?"

Li Shan's face was as calm as water, and he said softly: "It is indeed in ruins, but it is not useless."

"Ok?"

"Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the clans and clans have been rooted in the local area and are intertwined. Even famous officials in the world, it is difficult to control them." Li Shan sighed: "If it was in the Han Dynasty, it would be possible to use thunderbolt methods, but the clans have been prevalent for nearly a thousand years. The world is also powerless to return to heaven."

Ma Zhou felt a bit wrong when he heard this, thought for a while and smiled wryly: "The cruel officials of the former Han Dynasty, killing the powerful is like killing a chicken."

The Western Han Dynasty was rich in cruel officials, and they arrested the powerful and exterminated people's clans at every turn... Well, it is comparable to Wu Zetian's period.

"The Turks broke through the customs every year and ransacked Hedong, not to mention the aristocratic families, even the rich families in the countryside had to leave their homeland in order to survive." Li Shan said with a smile: "Daizhou has few aristocratic families, and the only few families were exterminated by Chen Xiaoyi. "

"That's true." Ma Zhou nodded. He knew what Li Shan meant. Although it was difficult now, at least he would not encounter any obstacles in governing.

If you are a county magistrate in Beizhou, there are countless docks you need to pay homage to. The Cui family alone has several docks. There are also Zhang, Fang, and Sun families, all of which have been passed down for nearly a thousand years.

Even if Li Shan went to Xie County according to Li Shan's previous plan, he would have to pay homage to the wharf of the Liu family, a prominent family in the east of the river.

Therefore, from this perspective, Li Shan is more willing to choose Dai County.

Li Shan said leisurely: "A piece of white paper is easy to draw on."

"Although white paper is good for painting, what can I do if I don't have a brush and inkstone?" Ma Zhou still didn't understand, at least the problems of population, food and grass could not be solved.

"Dai County has all sorts of deficiencies, but there is one wonderful thing." Li Shan stood up, patted his clothes casually, "The gateway to the east of the river is unique."

Ma Zhou sneered and said, "It is precisely because of the east gate that the Turks invaded every year, so that it was in ruins."

Li Shan didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "Brother Bin Wang, do you know why Duke Heng of Qi united with the princes?"

This is a passage in "The Analects of Confucius", and Ma Zhou immediately replied: "The princes of Jiuhe, instead of using military vehicles, Guan Zhongzhi's power is also."

Qiheng guild allied the princes, dominated the Spring and Autumn Period, and became the leader of the princes, and Guan Zhong was the most important one.

"Guan Zhong once said that if the country is rich, those who are far away will come, and if the land is opened up, the people will stay." Li Shan smiled lightly: "This is the way to break the situation."

Ma Zhou was stunned for a long time before he realized that only when the country is rich can the people depend on it, and only when the land is plowed can the people stay.

Wealth attracts people, and land gathers people's power. It sounds simple, but it is very difficult to operate in practice.

The question is, where does the wealth come from?

Just as he was about to ask, Ma Zhou suddenly remembered that Li Shan had just mentioned that Dai County was not good in every way, but it was uniquely blessed as the gateway to Hedong.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Ma Zhou blurted out, "Do business with Turkic?"

(End of this chapter)