Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 451
"If there is a way, there is actually one!"

After getting into the carriage, Xue Lang said hesitantly just now, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart: "It's just that I don't have any confidence in this method."

Princess Pingyang looked at him encouragingly, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it, I will discuss it with you for my wife."

Xue Lang nodded.

There seems to be no way to solve the influence of weather on warfare in modern times.Although I have heard of so-called meteorological weapons on the Internet, because I am not a person in it, I have no way of knowing whether it is true or not, so naturally I don't know what means are used in modern times.

However, it is now in the Tang Dynasty, with the existing technical conditions and Xue Lang's knowledge reserve, it is obvious that he can't make cement, can't make asphalt, and can't even organize people to build a gravel road.

In this era when all projects depend on manpower, productivity is low, and there are no machines to help labor, and there is no redundant population.The working population does not even have enough food and clothing. If roads are to be built, civilian workers must be recruited, which will result in a loss of productivity.

In the far distance, Qin Shihuang recruited civilian workers to build the Great Wall, and nearer Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang recruited civilian workers to build the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.The newly established Tang Dynasty obviously did not have the ability and confidence to undertake such a large project.

Therefore, Xue Lang's method can only start from the simplest place.Xue Lang said: "The best way is obviously to build roads. However, not to mention the high cost of building roads, the man-hours are also a big problem. Therefore, my solution is to recruit people, take money, and pile some sand and gravel on both sides of the road." The mounds mixed with soil should be piled up more, and covered with thatch or dry leaves. When you travel in rainy days, you can pave the way now when you encounter bad places. In this way, although the road is spent The time will be slower than usual, but at least the road can pass, right? Moreover, this thing is easy to do, just use local materials, just prepare in advance, which is a stupid way."

Princess Pingyang's eyes lit up, and it seemed that after this reminder, she also opened her mind, and said: "Youyang's method is better than preparing in advance. If you follow this method, you can prepare weapons, food and grass in advance. It borders Turks and will be destroyed. There are only a few prefectures and counties that the Turks are attacking, if the imperial court selects a commander in advance, garrisons ahead of time, and hoards food, grass, and weapons before the rainy season, so that when the war starts, the successor will not be weak and morale will be low.”

Xue Lang nodded with a smile, and said, "That's what it means. So, this is a stupid way."

The two discussed it again, added some details, and then wrote it as a melody and presented it to the sage when they got home.As for the loss of productivity that Xue Lang was worried about due to the transfer of civilian husbands, Princess Pingyang said: "The frontier has been suffering from Turkic invasion for a long time. The method of Young Yang, using local materials, is nothing compared to life and death."

Xue Lang nodded, thinking that this was the difference in vision between the two. Princess Pingyang had a better view of the big picture, while he habitually focused on the details, and the pattern was not enough.This is the difference in where you stand.Princess Pingyang has an excellent background and has a lot of practical experience, so she naturally sees things wider and deeper.Even though Xue Lang has the advantages of advanced information and extensive knowledge reserves in later generations, there is still a gap in vision.

Liang Dao can use Xue Lang's method, but Xue Lang doesn't have a good method for the rust prevention of weapons.In terms of the craftsmanship of later generations, the means commonly used to prevent rust on ironware are coating, oiling or lacquering. In the Tang Dynasty, it was almost impossible and there were technical difficulties.In the end, we had to rebuild the carriage. It was proposed to add a cover with a sloping roof when transporting, or use straw or felt to make the rainwater slide down the sloping roof so that the weapons would not be wet.

In addition to Princess Pingyang's proposal to let the commander-in-chief be stationed in advance, when they returned to the Princess Mansion, Princess Pingyang wrote the letter, and the two jointly signed the letter and submitted the method to the sage, and the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall discussed and decided.

Because of the urgency of the matter, the sage read the play and urgently summoned the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall to the palace to discuss the state affairs. After repeated discussions and improvements, the final plan was formed on the basis of Xue Lang's proposal.

The commander-in-chief of the Turks, all the ministers favored the King of Qin, but Prince Li Jiancheng recommended Princess Pingyang of Anguo.The prince said: "If you talk about commanding troops and stationing, there is the story of Weize Pass. Even the King of Qin dare not say that he will win in front of Pingyang. The King of Qin has ordered troops to conquer Yang Wengan. That's why I recommend An Guo Pingyang Princess as the commander of the army and the commander of the rear to deal with the Turkic invasion."

Xue Lang was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he only wanted to ask the prince one sentence——

Are you still human?
That's not what people say at all!His Royal Highness the Princess has just got married and is pregnant. If others are at their age, if the first child stops, they are already old enough to discuss marriage.And he and the princess still have nothing under their knees, and at such a critical moment, he actually recommended the princess to go to war... If there is an emergency, wouldn't it cost his and the princess' lives?
Xue Lang looked at the prince with a livid face, and couldn't hold back his anger no matter what!

The sage took a look at the prince and said decisively: "Pingyang is not the right candidate, just recommend someone else."

The prince was a little unwilling, but he still responded: "Here."

No matter how unwilling the prince was, in the end, for the safety of Chang'an City, all the ministers and sages preferred King Qin to be the commander in chief of the march. Only when Yang Wengan's rebellion was settled, King Qin would divert his route and garrison Bingzhou in advance.

On the fifth day of the seventh month, before the army led by the King of Qin arrived in Ningzhou, it was reported that Yang Wenqian had been deployed and killed, even his head was beheaded and sent to Chang'an, the capital.Yang Wengan's rebellion, calm down!The king of Qin was named the chief of the army, and he took his troops directly to Bingzhou, and began to prepare in advance to deal with the Turkic invasion.

The capital Chang'an, the sage frowned and had a headache looking at the writing on the desk——

He regretted being disappointed by Prince Jiancheng's mistake that day, and agreed to Erlang's position as Prince on a whim.When he returns from the expedition, I really don't know what to do with this matter?The so-called golden mouth and jade words, as an emperor, if the words spoken are not counted, it will definitely damage his reputation and the evaluation of future generations.

Saint is a headache!
Well, the main fault of this matter is his. Yuanji obviously supports the crown prince, and Pingyang... If he talks to her, he will probably have to persuade her.After thinking about it, the sage said to the palace: "Go and declare the son-in-law Xue Lang to enter the palace, and tell him that I have something to discuss with him."

This boy is clumsy in dealing with women, but he is both flexible and principled in his actions, he is really a rare talent.A few days ago, I just came up with an idea to solve a big problem. I wonder if there will be any pertinent suggestions or solutions on this matter!What's more, Xue Lang was also present when he blurted out that day, so it would be easier to discuss with him.

The saint stroked his beard, made up his mind, and waited for Xue Lang to come.

(End of this chapter)