NIP Chapter 2568 Conversation with Ouyang Xiu!
Chapter 2568 Conversation with Ouyang Xiu!
Chapter 2568 Conversation with Ouyang Xiu!
Wang Yue brought so many people here not because he planned to take over Lanzhou with these people, so he never hid his tracks and let many people know that he was here.
When he learned that Zhao Jian was coming, he also wanted to talk to Zhao Jian. After all, this was the first apprentice she had accepted here.
But after meeting Zhao Jian, Wang Yue felt that he had to arrange another task for Zhao Jian so that she would be less involved in the affairs of the Secret Pavilion.
The reason why Wang Yue made such arrangements was because he had received information through his own channels during this period that the people in the secret chamber were a group of lunatics.
The goal of this group of crazy people is very clear, which is to make Dasong powerful at all costs. In order to achieve their goal, they are willing to hurt others and themselves at the same time.
Wang Yue hesitated for a moment, then showed Zhao Jian the construction drawings of the Lanzhou Bridge and introduced the construction plan in detail.
He would ask Zhao Jian to take it back in the future. With the financial resources of the Song Dynasty, it would be easy to build more bridges.
After all, the Qing Dynasty was capable of building an iron bridge. It would be a very simple matter for Wang Yue to give Dasong a little push and allow him to build the iron bridge.
In order to allow Zhao Jian to fully master the process, Wang Yue, along with several of his apprentices, was on site directing the entire construction process, while explaining the necessity of each construction process.
Because this type of bridge is simple, it was built quickly, but because this was ancient times, the construction period was somewhat prolonged.
Therefore, the entire construction process took more than half a year before the entire iron bridge was completed.
After a year of study, Zhao Jian has mastered all the technologies for building bridges. It seems as if a new door has been opened in her world, making her even more interested in civil engineering.
She thought it would be even better if a bridge across the Yangtze River could be built, so she kept looking for Wang Yue to check the plan for this idea.
After the modifications a year ago, with the help of Wang Yue, Zhao Jian finally had a complete construction drawing, and all that was left was implementation.
During this process, Beilanzhou on the northwest bank of the Yellow River has also been completed.
After the construction of the city was completed, Wang Yue only left behind 2000 infantrymen and a patrol battalion of . The remaining soldiers and cavalry all returned to the Wucheng camp.
Wang Yue's future planning for Beilanzhou City is based on a commercial model. He plans to build Beilanzhou City into a large-scale trade center where merchants from all countries can rent shops and houses to do business.
Because the price has always been traded between the East and the West, after Wang Yue announced the plan, a large number of merchants from the lower countries immediately came to live here, of course including Lu Fang from the Five Rats.
The merchants from Song State also reacted quickly. Since the two countries had been on friendly terms, they moved in directly.
Because the city plans to only collect rent but no taxes within three years, more and more businessmen want to do business here.
Because the plan was planned early, by the time the construction of the Lanzhou Yellow River Bridge was completed, North Lanzhou City had already become a very bustling commercial center.
Zhao Jian saw the success of the city construction and realized that it was all thanks to the bridge. He excitedly asked Wang Yue, "Master, this bridge is so well built. With this technology, transportation in the Song Dynasty will become more and more convenient."
Wang Yue saw that Zhao Jian had really been persuaded by him, so he smiled and continued to persuade him, "Yes, with such a bridge, transportation in various places will be more convenient.
If there is such a bridge in Kaifeng City or on the Juma River, it would be much easier to cross the river, and the journey would be more convenient when the army marches north."
Zhao Jian's previous dream was to accomplish something great like a man. Although she has been influenced by the Secret Chamber and feels that some people are really crazy, her original dream has not changed.
Therefore, Zhao Jian understood the importance of Wang Yue teaching him bridge-building technology!
Because the Song Dynasty wanted to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were densely covered with rivers, and it was also an important base for the Liao navy, so it was inconvenient for the Song army to support each other.
However, the Liao cavalry's support was very fast and they were always able to harass the masses, making the logistical supply of the masses quite difficult.
In particular, although the Liao navy was very mediocre, it was easy for the Liao army to cut into many pieces because the Song navy was unable to provide support at all.
If we have this bridge-building technology, we only need to build bridges in a few key places. This will facilitate transportation and prevent the Liao navy from attacking the rear.
Of course, with the bridge, the Liao cavalry could also attack through the bridge, but as long as some troops were stationed near the bridge, the cavalry would not be able to cross the bridge at all with one man blocking the way for ten thousand.
Zhao Jian understood that Wang Yue had put a lot of effort into this, but she also knew the situation in the Song Dynasty. It would be very difficult to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. So Zhao Jian immediately changed the subject and asked curiously, "Master, I heard from Le Shan that you arranged for people to plant hay on the edge of the desert. I wonder what that thing is used for?"
Wang Yue saw that Zhao Jian was obviously trying to change the subject, and he understood the current attitude of the Song Dynasty's top leaders. It seemed that if he wanted to take back the 16 states of Yanyun, he had to do it himself.
And what Zhao Jian mentioned about planting licorice in sandy soil was actually the wind-preventing and sand-fixing technique that Wang Yue learned later.
Wang Yue plans to use licorice to fix the sand first, and then use his unique grass seeds to green large areas of the desert.
You have to know that the desert at that time was not as large as the later deserts. At that time, there were still many Gobi deserts. It was not impossible to turn them into oases.
He also talked about the wind-proof and sand-fixing technology in detail. As for the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he planned to study it himself. Anyway, once he was ready, he could directly destroy Li Yuanhao.
Li Yuanhao's territory was in contact with the six states of Yanyun. As long as Beiliang destroyed Xixia, it could prepare for the next attack on the 16 states of Yanyun.
Of course, Wang Yue could not tell Zhao Jian about this plan. After explaining the principle of preventing wind and fixing sand, he said, "The northern part of the Hexi Corridor is not a desert, but the wind and sand next door are too strong, so we plan to green it."
After Zhao Jian heard what Wang Yue said, she finally understood what was going on, and she quickly said, "Since Master is like this, why not let Le Shan tell his third brother to do the same in Fuzhou."
Wang Yue smiled and shook his head and said, "Jian'er, you have been busy with the secret cabinet's affairs recently and have completely forgotten to read. Don't you think that Fuzhou is a border area? Those generals wish that there would be no one around so that they can find the enemy as soon as possible.
If you go there now to prevent wind and sand, and then plant trees, when the enemy's army comes, the city won't be able to see it, which is very dangerous for the soldiers defending the city."
Zhao Jian finally reacted after hearing this. She knew that Wang Yue was reminding him to read more books and practice martial arts, so she bowed to Wang Yue and said solemnly, "Master, I understand. I will prepare to build the bridge after I return. Within five years, if the nine swordsmen cannot break through the fourth level, I will never participate in any secret pavilion affairs again."
Wang Yue saw that Zhao Jian still set a deadline for himself, so he shook his head helplessly and said, "In that case, then you should go back and practice well."
He said this, then looked at Le Shan and asked, "What about you? I heard that you rejected Yang Xian's proposal. Where are you going next?"
Seeing Wang Yue asking about her, Le Shan also asked tentatively, "Master, I want to go to your Da Xia to be a general. I wonder if it is possible."
Wang Yue looked at Zhao Jian with some surprise, and found that Zhao Jian seemed to have known about it for a long time. He smiled and said, "No problem. When you come, you can recruit some strong female riders from those herdsmen. I allow you to recruit one thousand people as your subordinates."
When Le Shan heard that Wang Yue actually agreed, he said excitedly, "Thank you, Master. I'll go with you. I don't want to be urged to get married again!"
Seeing that these things were over, Wang Yue sent Zhao Jian away and then took Le Shan back to Beilanzhou.
As for the Five Rats, they are still busy with their own affairs. Over the years, the business run by the Five Rats has become larger and larger.
If they had not deliberately set up five other trading companies with part of the business, and divided the five trading companies into different parts of the country, and renamed the five trading companies after their surnames, it would have attracted the attention of the Song Dynasty.
However, even so, Wang Yue had just returned to northern Lanzhou and before he had time to do anything, he received news that Ouyang Xiu had been sent to Lanzhou and became the prefect of Lanzhou.
After hearing the news, Wang Yue wrote a handwritten order and asked his personal guard Wang Liulang to take Le Shan to various ranches to select female riders, while he himself went to meet Ouyang Xiu.
After several years of training in officialdom, Ouyang Xiu should have been promoted to an official in the capital. However, Wang Yue made such a big move that the emperor was worried, so he specially sent a good friend of the two to inquire about the matter.
Wang Yue knew what Ouyang Xiu was here for, so he said bluntly, "Brother Ouyang, I think you should understand my purpose after analyzing what I have done over the years, which is to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and cut off the nomadic peoples' harassment of our Central Plains.
As for the King of Northern Liang, it was entirely because Li Yuanhao wanted to launch a surprise attack on Liangzhou. If Liangzhou was lost, I would be bullied by these nomadic peoples from time to time.
But now that things have come to this, Brother Ouyang, do you think I still have a way out? Can I still retreat?"
(End of this chapter)