Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 360 Ma Zheng
Li Shan of Dai County is making intensive preparations, long-term plans, short-term plans, long-term interests connected, and immediate interests that can be seen soon.

It cannot be said that Dai County has no resources, but there are very few resources that can be leveraged by Li Shan now. For this reason, he had to take out his own family... For more than a year, with various businesses, Li Shan has already Some family property.

Brewing spirits, everything else is fine, but food has to be hoarded in advance... Coincidentally this year, because Gao Manzheng voted for the Tang Dynasty, Yuan Junzhang was defeated twice, and Hedong Road was not invaded by the Turks. Not too high, at least much lower than Guan Nei Dao.

Li Shan sent people to the south to buy grain in Taiyuan, Fenzhou, and Yizhou. For this reason, he wrote a letter to his old friend Xue Zhong. They helped Li Shan a lot.

At this moment, Li Shimin in Chengqian Palace was looking at the letter in front of him with great interest, and glanced at Changsun Wuji who was opposite him, "What do you think of the auxiliary machine?"

Although Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are more trusted by Li Shimin, but in terms of trust, brother-in-law ranks first... There is no way, the Qinghe Fang family and the Jingzhao Du family are from aristocratic families. There are also quite a lot of officials, but they have also declined sharply. The only hope is to rely on the King of Qin.

Changsun Wuji held back for a long time before saying: "As His Highness said, you can make trouble anywhere!"

"Hahaha!" Li Shimin laughed loudly, "Exactly."

Li Shan described a lot in the letter... Although he didn't write it in depth, it was obvious that there was nothing Li Shimin explained before he left... When he found something wrong, he had the idea of ​​rushing south.

"Although he is in a dangerous situation, he still goes forward bravely. He is worthy of a young hero!" Li Shimin lowered his head and looked at the letter paper again, "Forget it, let him make trouble."

Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, "Such things... if someone sues the Turks..."

"Although Huairen is young, he has always handled things meticulously." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "If I'm not wrong, I'll report it to the meeting..."

Before the words fell, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Your Highness, the saint has summoned you."

"His Royal Highness is amazing."

Li Shimin thought in his heart, judging from the letter, Li Huairen wanted to show his talents in Dai County, but the starting point was in business affairs, although it was said that he had a clever idea and found a new way, but he could also get a glimpse of this person's preferences.

I think of the unique Dongshan restaurant in Chang'an, Li Shan's abacus, and Li Shan's plan to raise food and grass mentioned in Luoyang Yu Zhining's letter last year... By the way, Huaiyang Wangdi also sent a lot of property, which is very Obviously, although Li Shan is a man of benevolence and righteousness, he has a lot of heart for Aduwu.

A group of heroes gathered under his command, Fang Xuanling is the best candidate for Shang Shuling, Du Ruhuiming is strong and strong, and should be in charge of Menxia Province, but Menxia Province is the only one among the three provinces that has two chiefs, and Ling Jing can make up for it.

Li Shimin thought about it, other positions are not so easy to say, and the balance between the court and the central government needs to be considered, such as Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, Wen Daya, Yang Gongren and other old people, but Li Shan... can enter the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he may be able to be a planner in the future .

Walking into the Shenlong Hall in the side hall of Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin was not surprised to see Prince Li Jiancheng and Princess Pingyang. Passing Princess Pingyang is the most suitable.

As for the prince... the rumors and rumors of the past few days, Li Yuan seemed to be on the sidelines, but in fact he was unhappy, but Li Jiancheng could not, did not dare, and was unwilling to jump out to prove his innocence. A subtle change appeared between the father and son.

Of course, Li Shimin knew very well that his father didn't have the idea of ​​Yi Chu, so it was only natural to call the prince here today.

There was no pleasantries, Li Yuan handed the letter directly to the second son, and the other two had already read it.

Li Shimin looked at it roughly, and it was roughly the same as the letter to himself, but the emphasis was different.

"Erlang used to go to the east of the river, how do you see it?" Li Yuan's expression was a little dignified. Although there has been a gap between him and his second son in recent years, he also knows that when it comes to general strategy, although he is a father, he is not as good as a son. , so he is partial on weekdays, but he attaches great importance to Li Shimin's opinion in the military.

Li Shimin pondered for a while, and replied bluntly: "It is possible."

"Tell me in detail." Li Yuan frowned, just now the crown prince said it might be possible to try it, but Ping Yang said it would never work, but the second son said it would work.

Li Shimin's answer this time is more concise. There were only two words in the previous sentence, but this time there is only one word, "horse."

Li Yuan's expression moved slightly, and he nodded slightly after thinking for a moment.

Later generations felt that there was a lack of horses in the early Han Dynasty, and the emperor could not find six horses of the same color. It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made an expedition to the Western Regions that cavalry gradually became the roost.

There was also a shortage of horses in the Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi came up with a method of protecting horses and householding horses, which ruined countless families.

There was also a shortage of horses in the Ming Dynasty, and horses were the most afflicted in Hebei. In the end, Liu Liu and Liu Qi all fought near Beijing.

But the Tang Dynasty was a dynasty where cavalry ruled the grasslands, so there should be no shortage of horses... But in fact, the early Tang Dynasty was very short of horses.

There was a shortage of horses in the pre-Sui period. Later, He Lou Ziqian managed to manage Longyou in Guanxi, scattered the people, and used animal husbandry as his business. At one time, he owned tens of thousands of horses. Unfortunately, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty first moved his capital to Luoyang, and then went south to Jiangdu, Longyou. Occupied and invaded by Tuyuhun who was gradually recovering his vitality.

When Li Yuan set up troops in Hedong, he did not hesitate to lose his integrity and surrendered to the Turks. One of the important reasons was that he bought [-] fine horses from the Turks in exchange for silk treasures.

Afterwards, Li Yuan invaded Guanzhong, established the country and ascended the throne, and ordered to collect good horses, but there were only [-] horses left by the former Sui Dynasty. Although the Tang army often defeated the enemy with cavalry, the army was still dominated by infantry, and there was one under Li Shimin's command. A killer cavalry formation.

Li Shimin's military talent is beyond doubt, but there is no doubt that the Xuanjia army is his trump card... This army is not large in number, and it can kill the enemy's fear, mainly because it is a rare army in this era. Some heavy cavalry.

The horses were all covered with black protective gear, and the cavalrymen were wearing black armor, charging forward, staring at everyone... It is impossible for such heavy cavalry without elite warhorses.

To choose such an elite war horse requires a large number of horses as a basis... But the Tang Dynasty did not have such a foundation. In order to form the Xuanjia soldiers, Li Shimin searched almost all the horse farms.

This situation continued until after the Luoyang War. Hebei and Shandong also produced horses, but the horses were not good. Li Shimin valued Longyou...that is, the later generations of Gansu and Qinghai. This is the main production of the Northern Wei, Northern Qi, and former Sui. horse field.

This year Li Yuan ordered Chai Chao to lead the army to attack the invading Tuyuhun, and he also had other considerations... After Chai Shao returned to Beijing after winning the victory, Li Yuan sent Taipusi to set up more horse farms in Longyou, but they couldn't see them for a while What an effect.

On the contrary, Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun, who had already entered Beijing to meet him, paid [-] fine horses as a tribute.

The father and son have one thing in common. If you want to fight the Turks, you cannot lack horses.

As for the horses in the world, the main gathering place is on the grassland, which is under the control of the Turks. Therefore, Li Shan's suggestion just scratched the itch of Li Yuan and Li Shimin... No matter how much you can get, it is a good thing.

One more horse will give us more strength to fight against the Turks in the future.

　I snatched meat last night, 100 yuan for five catties of meat, including two big bones, which is not too expensive. Today, the community distributed a big gift package, ten catties of rice, a barrel of oil, ten small breads, and a serving of dried noodles. Guaranteed not to starve to death, with the current situation in Shanghai, it will definitely exceed [-] tomorrow, and there is no hope in half a month, maybe it will not be possible to go out on May [-]st
　　
　
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