On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 500
The Zhangqian Xiaojie Army, the Yinan Khitan Zhi, and the Boling cavalry who had completed the expansion before, a total of [-] cavalry as the front army, had arrived at Yubi City, the governor of Jiangzhou, ahead of the other ministries.

The civilian husbands recruited from all over the river are also rushing to Yubi to gather.

This is the only place to go to Puban, and a large amount of food, grass and ordnance have been hoarded.

Since Wei Zheng stayed in Shuozhou to supervise the construction of the palace and manage the people of Tie Le tribe, Cui Che chose Cheng Lou, the governor of Jiangzhou, to continue to sit in Yubi City and manage the logistics for him.

After Cui Che enters the customs, Cheng Lou will be in charge of organizing the people's husbands to transport food and grass for Cui Che and replenish ordnance via Puban.

This duty is not unimportant. If the supply is cut off, and the enemy in Kansai adopts the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country, and the army enters the pass, it will be more or less bad.

Cheng Lou felt this, and he did his best, lest something might go wrong.

The various ministries of the Eastern Sui Dynasty and the peasants from all over the country who arrived one after another were arranged by him in an orderly manner.

When Cui Che arrived at Yubi, even though 20 troops and nearly 30 civilians flocked to this small city famous for its military role in a short period of time, there was no sense of disorder.

Cui Che got off the carriage and saw that everything was in order, so he couldn't help but sigh with emotion:
"After the fall of the Gao family, it's a pity that Cheng Weng's talent was buried in the countryside."

Cheng Lou didn't take the credit, he replied truthfully:

"The system here is not the work of the old minister alone, it is all due to a young man who participated in the painting for me."

Cui Che was very curious and asked:
"Cheng Gong only said he was a young man, but he didn't know how old he was?"

Cheng Lou replied:

"This person was fifteen years old."

Even if this age is placed in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, they are just adults. Cui Che sighed:
"There are such strange people in the world!"

Cheng Lou smiled and said:

"Isn't the king himself the best example? Fang Fushe, who is now acting as an agent of state affairs in the court, is also young and precocious."

That boy managed the logistics planning system for Cheng Lou at the age of 15, which is amazing.

But when Cui Che was 11 years old, he replaced his cousin Cui Dana, who was the governor of Xiangzhou at the time, and also managed Yu Chijiong's logistics in an orderly manner, which was even more shocking.

This is a well-known fact. When it comes to child prodigies, Cui Che himself is undoubtedly unavoidable.

Seeing Cheng Lou comparing that young man with himself and Fang Xuanling, Cui Che knew that this man must be an amazingly talented person, so he solemnly asked:

"I don't know if this person is present, but please ask Cheng Weng to introduce me."

Cheng Lou shook his head and said:
"A group of civilian husbands came this morning. He went to resettle earlier. Since the king wants to see him, I will order someone to call him back."

Cui Che was not in a hurry to ask Cheng Lou to find someone, but asked:

"I don't know who this person's name is?"

Cheng Lou wanted to recommend that person for Cui Che, so he replied:
"This man's surname is Xu, from Shangfang, the northern ancestor of the Xu family in Gaoping (now Juye, Shandong), who lived in Lihu, Caozhou (now Dongming, Heze, Shandong), and his name was Shiji.

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate his youth. This person is definitely not only capable of dispatching logistics."

Cheng Lou worried that Cui Che underestimated Xu Shiji, thinking that he only had the ability to manage logistics, so he reminded him.

But how could Cui Che make such a mistake? After hearing Cheng Lou tell this person's name, Cui Che suddenly realized. No wonder Cheng Lou was full of praise for him.

Isn't this Xu Shiji the same Xu Maogong in the novel Romance, the British Duke of the Tang Dynasty in the official history, who is as famous as Li Jing?

After he belonged to Li Yuan, he was given the surname Li, and later avoided Li Shimin's taboo, omitting the word "Shi" in his name, and became Li Ji later.

Cui Che was in a good mood, and said with a smile:
"To be praised by Cheng Gong like this, it makes Guxin unbearably itchy.

"It's just that since Xu Shiji is still busy with his business, there is no need to rush to summon him.

"Tonight, Guhui will hold a banquet at the mansion, invite officials from the city, and ask Cheng Gong to bring this person to attend and introduce him to me."

Since Xu Shiji jumped into the bowl by himself, he was naturally not afraid of him running away.

Cheng Lou also readily agreed that he would take Xu Shiji to Cui Che's temporary residence for a banquet tonight.

After sending Cui Che to his residence, Cheng Lou resigned and took his son Cheng Yaojin back to his residence.

On this trip, Cui Che still brought his family with him.

In the past, when he went to war, he would always bring a concubine with him to pass the loneliness of the journey.

This time, the person who accompanied him was Gao Shi who had just started.

In addition to the eldest grandson Wuji, there is also a nine-year-old Guanyin servant girl accompanying her.

Since Cui Che promised to enter Chang'an so that Changsun Wuji could go to Changsun Sheng's tomb to pay homage, then of course the Avalokitesvara maidservant who was also Changsun Sheng's daughter would also be brought along.

After handing over Zhang Luo's banquet to the Gao family, Cui Che non-stop wanted to inspect Dacang outside the city.

The grain, grass, and military equipment needed for this western expedition are stored there, and Cui Che has to go through it himself before he can rest assured.

"Grandpa, can you bring your daughter with you?"

The Guanyin servant girl followed behind Cui Che and asked.

How could Cui Che refuse such a small request from Guanyin's servant girl?

But after all, she is not her own biological daughter, so she must pay attention to the defense of men and women.

Gao Shi was by his side before, and no one would gossip when riding with Guanyin's maidservant.

Now that Mrs. Gao stays in the mansion to prepare the banquet, and then rides with Guanyin's maidservant, it is inappropriate in that sealed space.

Cui Che let Guanyin's maid take the carriage, while he rode on horseback.

When the group came to the southern suburbs, they immediately saw a warehouse city, which was built by Cheng Lou after he was transferred to be the governor of Jiangzhou.

Cangcheng has a city wall, which is used to protect the more than [-] warehouses set up in it.

Enter a warehouse at will, and inside it is a mountain of materials, or corn, or weapons.

The Guanyin servant girl who saw such a scene for the first time was really shocked from ear to ear.

"How many things are stored here?"

The Guanyin servant girl murmured.

Cui Che took her little hand and walked among them, proudly saying:
"The food stored in Cangcheng is enough for 50 people for half a year, and the number of weapons and armored battles is even more difficult to count."

The clever Guanyin maid asked curiously:
"Is Grandpa going to collect Guanzhong within half a year?"

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Yang Guang went south and dispatched [-] elite soldiers. Even though Yu Wenshu, Gao Jiong and others have been preparing for the battle in Guanzhong, it is difficult to train strong soldiers. I am sure that I will win this battle. As for the time, I think half a year is enough."

Of course, if the battle ahead is really frustrated and the time is delayed, Fang Xuanling will surely mobilize grain to Jiangzhou.

Cui Che not only shuttled through it, he also checked a bag of corn or the quality of weapons from time to time.

It wasn't until dusk that he left Cangcheng and returned to Yubi City with Guanyin's servant girl.

When they rushed back to the temporary residence, many guests had already arrived in advance and were waiting in the front yard, among them was Cheng Lou, the governor of Jiangzhou, and a young man who followed closely beside him.

　The evolution is complete, go to bed first, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)