[MTL] I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

Chapter 15

15. When Chapter 15

came out, Ming Yu's eyes were slightly red, and his mood was very heavy. The more he really got in touch with the people and learned more, the more Ming Yu felt that he had a heavy burden. The people should not carry too much. Most of them are kind and simple, and it is a great blessing to just seek a peaceful life.

Since ancient times, wars have affected innocent people. To really solve the problem at the source, the only way to stop the war is to negotiate peace or defeat the enemy.

"Master Xu, do you know the reason for the war between Dayan and Suixi?" Ming Yu only knew that the disputes between the two countries had a long history, and the people of Dayan hated him to the core. Yan border.

What he has learned now is really too little. No matter how he plans, he must know himself and others before he can deal with it.

Because His Highness was in a bad mood, the people accompanying him did not dare to provoke him, they just followed silently, and Xu Wen was even more cautious and did not dare to come out.

Hearing Ming Yu's question at this time, Xu Wen followed two steps, cupped his hands and said, "Dayan and Suixi are adjacent to each other. They live by grazing, and many of their supplies are extremely scarce. It used to be okay, but it was just a small fight. Only when the grain was harvested in autumn, a small group of barbarians would come to grab some food with jealousy, and then leave after robbing. It 's the autumn wind that everyone often talks about."

He paused for a while, and found that the prince was listening very seriously, and continued: "However, in the past few years, there have been natural disasters in Suixi, and I heard that many cattle and sheep were frozen to death. Many people died of freezing and starvation. At that time, Tuoba Hong, the new king of the barbarians, came to power. He was very capable and ambitious. In order to divert the sorrow of the barbarians, he launched a war against Dayan. I can't stop getting great benefits. It is for this reason that the Yi people send large armies to attack the city almost every year and capture a lot of the people of Dayan.

" They are bought and sold, become slaves, and women, children and children are also sold to powerful people for pleasure."

In the ten rooms and nine empty spaces in Liangzhou, except for those who were slaughtered, most of them were kidnapped as slaves or victims of war.

Xu Wen said slowly, and everyone who heard it gritted their teeth. Ming Yu clenched his fists and sighed in the sky, what are the common people? suffered such a misfortune.

He is now the king of this place, and he has the responsibility and obligation to protect the people in his territory. We must find a way to change this status quo.

Ming Yu looked back at the peaceful and peaceful village not far away. This peacefulness and harmony is just an appearance. I don't know when it will be crushed by the enemy's iron cavalry. I just hope that the next time I come again, the village will have real peace and harmony. .

In the next few days, Ming Yu visited many different villages and learned a lot of things.

Then, Ming Yu returned to the palace and was locked in the study for three whole days. He asked Xu Wen to find a lot of books about Liangzhou and Suixi. question. Fortunately, Xu Wen is indeed a talented person, and he can easily solve many questions. But that's it, Xu Wen is always ready to deal with His Highness's problems, but within a few days, Xu Wen's eye circles have darkened, and his whole person is floating when he walks.

Xu Wen stared at Ming Yu, watching him write and draw on paper, and there were even words that he couldn't understand, or that he had never seen before. Xu Wen is conceited that he is a little talented. He can even know most of Suiwen from Suixi, but he doesn't know any of Mingyu's simple strokes.

It's a pity that Ming Yu didn't know what he was thinking, so he just wrote down the vague thoughts in his heart, slowly improved it, and repeatedly deduced the feasibility of the method. There is also a calculation formula to calculate how to make your own method save manpower and material resources.

After Ming Yu rubbed his brows and stopped writing, Xu Wencai asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Ming Yu then remembered that Xu Wen had come early in the morning, and asked two questions. After that, people were completely forgotten. Xu Wen didn't leave either, just stayed silently and didn't make a sound to disturb him. Although he didn't know what Duan Wang was busy with, since he would be asked questions anytime, anywhere, he would be on standby at any time.

Ming Yu figured out some things at this time, and he was quite happy, and said with a smile: "If you want the people to live a stable life, you must first find a way to deal with internal troubles. Here I think of ways to deal with bandits and invade foreign bandits. Sir, why don't you take a look and see if there are any omissions?"

Xu Wen was stunned, what did His Highness Duan Wang just say? The way to deal with thieves and bandits? Could it be that His Highness has been sleeping and eating for the past few days just to come up with such a solution? However, this thief, bandit and bandits have been in trouble for a long time. It is not that no one has come up with a solution, but that there is nothing that can be done. It is really incomprehensible.

Now, His Royal Highness Duan Wang actually said that there is a way? How could Xu Wen not be stunned? It took him a long time to find his voice, "Your Highness, is what you said true? Is there really a solution?"

Ming Yu picked up the neat stack of papers on the table full of plans, nodded and said, "Of course it's true." After speaking, he handed the paper to Xu Wen. "You look at it first, if you have any questions, then read it."

Xu Wen took it carefully and looked at it from the beginning. To be honest, His Highness's handwriting can't be said well, it is curved like a dragon on the ground, and it can only be barely recognized. It is almost the same as a young child who has just been studying.

At the beginning, Xu Wen read quickly. He was erudite and remembered, and he could remember seven, seven, eight, eight with just a glance. However, after turning two pages, his reading speed slowed down significantly. From one eye to ten lines to one word for one sentence, I can't bear to let go of the pauses between the words.

At the end, Xu Wen's eyes were bright, and the excitement in his eyes could not be hidden for a long time. He paced around twice, and then asked, "Your Highness, this... this method, can it really work?" But not yet When Ming Yu answered, he clenched his fists and waved, and said excitedly, "If it can be done, it will definitely be done."

Ming Yu smiled without saying a word, took a sip of the cold tea on the table, and took a sip. Immediately, his whole face was wrinkled with bitterness, and then he remembered that he had ordered Qingping to serve extra strong tea, which was very refreshing.

Xu Wen fell into deep thought, he carefully pondered the method on Ming Yu's paper, deduced it in his head, and then bowed to Ming Yu, "His Royal Highness's plan will definitely solve the current trouble, and the lower official will replace the common people. Thank you, Your Highness."

Ming Yu lifted him up and said with a smile: "The people under the rule of the territory are the responsibility of the king, so why do you need to thank you. But first, what is your opinion?"

Xu Wen pondered for a while, then organized a sentence before saying: "Let's talk about the first method mentioned by Your Highness, one of which is to let the people in the village patrol every day, and even build a belvedere. If there is an enemy situation, you can notify the people in advance, and let the people do a good job. Preparation for an enemy attack. Second, let everyone dig the winding tunnels and connect each household secretly, so that everyone can hide when the enemy is attacked, and they can also hide the surplus food and financial items in every household in the tunnel. In this way, if there are thieves and bandits coming, there will be no loss, and the people can hide in it in advance, so that the enemy will be empty and nothing will be gained. The method is indeed wonderful!" He patted his hands in admiration, and really admired Ming Yu's ability to come up with such a method. But he paused for a while, and then asked his own question, "It's just that if the enemy finds a clue and uses the method of flooding the fire with water, can the safety of the people be guaranteed?"

Xu Wen asked the idea as soon as he arrived, proving that he was Think carefully about your plan. Ming Yu is very satisfied, his head is really smart, Xu Wen's performance these days, Ming Yu sees it, he is really a rare talent. Before, he was only a petty official in the prefect's yamen who looked after the documents and files, and he was also a talented person.

Ming Yu nodded, "These must be considered in advance, the tunnel is like a labyrinth, and the entrance to the tunnel is set in a hidden place, which is not easy for ordinary people to find. , If the enemy is alone, and the two fists are hard to beat the four hands, the people can easily deal with it. If the fire is flooded, the design of the smoke and drainage should be done in the tunnel, so that people must be safe inside. "

"As for the builders of the tunnels, On the other hand, this king brought a lot of skilled craftsmen from Beijing. At that time, they will personally survey and design the tunnel map, and then the people will start digging during the slack of farming. I think that as long as the people work together, it will not take long to complete the work. We can do it. Try a few points first, and then spread it to the whole of Liangzhou when it is effective. "

Ming Yu has already thought about everything, but Xu Wen has nothing but admiration and admiration in his heart. He thought that King Duan, like most of the gangsters, used Liangcheng as a fief, but it was the same as the rumors, his brain was broken. Over the past few days, he has also seen clearly that King Duan's sleeplessness these days is for the sake of the people. He really did not expect that King Duan could think of the people all the time and plan everything for the people with all his might. Such a prince is true Subverting his usual thinking, he is not those rich and powerful, he is a good person. It is a blessing for the people to come to Liangcheng for King Duan!

"Your Highness is wise! Xu Wen bowed his hands in a salute, sincerely admiring, he thought about it and continued to say: "The second method mentioned by His Highness is to merge the small villages into a large stockade, and then build the stockade into a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. And let one or two teams of soldiers protect, advance to repel the enemy, and retreat to guard the villagers. In this way, the enemy can't attack the stockade that is as strong as a tortoise shell. However, this cost should also be huge, and the construction will take longer. In addition, if the garrison team is kept in the stockade for a long time, if they have a different mind, it will be troublesome to conflict with the people. "

Xu Wen is more optimistic about the second method, but the stockade must be guarded by a real army. When the enemy is really facing the enemy, he can be in danger and command the people to fight the enemy together. This is also the biggest drawback. , and the garrison has to guard against the invasion of foreign enemies and barbarians, and the soldiers are already very nervous. There are not enough manpower, and they have to be assigned to guard the stockade, which is even more scattered. I am afraid that General Wei is difficult to nod. It is said

that spending money and soldiers guarding is At present, Ming Yu's headache is the construction of a large stockade without manpower and material resources. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. No matter how good the method is, if it cannot be implemented, it is equal to zero.

Ming Yu bit his head and said: "I will think of a way to make money. It is impossible to do it overnight. I have to eat one bite at a time. As for the army guarding the stockade, I have also considered it, as you said, so I don't. I plan to have the garrison come. After all, it is very difficult for the garrison to deal with the barbarian army outside the customs. I will find a way to make another arrangement.

" The siege plan, the stockade is always inferior to the city..." Xu Wen said in a hurry, but after thinking about it, the conversation changed, "Does your Highness have any good ideas?"

"It is better to rely on others than yourself." Ming Yu saw Xu Wen seemed to be in a hurry to get angry, a little funny, he had a vague idea, and now he didn't give a shit, and said slowly: "I plan to let the strong young men among the people come to the military base for training every year, After returning to the stockade in two or three months, they will be able to take on the responsibility of guarding their own homes and their families."