Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2924 Defense map
But there are also disadvantages in this way, that is, whenever the army goes out, adult men will join the guards to fight around, and the old, weak, women and children who stay behind will inevitably be short of manpower.

It is better in normal times, but in critical times such as spring plowing and autumn harvest, there is no delay for a moment, and hiring people cannot afford so much money, so it will inevitably have a great impact.

The plan for a year lies in spring, if the seeds cannot be planted at the right time, it may affect the harvest of the year.

Fang Jun arrived in Zhuangzi early in the morning, had a sip of tea, and then rode a horse in a bamboo hat, leading his troops around the mountains and plains, dismounting from time to time and chatting with old farmers and men in the fields to get to know the farmers of various difficulties.

When I got back to Zhuangzi, I said to Lu Cheng, the manager of the farm: "Pass down the word and tell all the farmers in the Zhuangzi that the animals and farm tools in the Zhuangzi can be used by each household at will during the spring plowing this year. Farmers can apply in advance, and after the fields in Zhuangzi have been cultivated, they will help each household to cultivate for free."

Generally speaking, the more people in the family, the more land will be contracted, and the more men will go with the army this time.

All the men went out with the army, and it was difficult for the remaining old, weak, women and children to complete the spring plowing on time. Once the farming season was delayed, the harvest for the year was likely to be delayed, and there would be no harvest in autumn.

His Majesty Li Er wanted to conquer Goguryeo, and he was so happy that he even ignored the most critical agricultural reclamation. He would rather delay the spring plowing in Guanzhong than destroy Goguryeo and set up a great cause...

As a subject, it is useless to persuade him to do such things. He can only minimize all kinds of losses as much as possible, and then pray that this year will be another year with good weather and good weather, and the food will be harvested after autumn.Otherwise, in the event of a severe drought or flood, the lack of manpower in Guanzhong is very likely to lead to serious famine.

Fang Jun took off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat, washed his hands, sat down in the lobby, took a sip of hot tea, and asked, "Are the corn seeds ready?"

Lu Cheng replied: "Erlang, don't worry, how dare I delay such an important matter?"

In the cellar of the farm, baskets of corn seeds have been prepared long ago. After careful selection, they are divided into grades, and the best grades are still planted in the farm.This is to prepare for future cultivation. The strongest and fullest seeds must be used for cross-breeding from generation to generation, so that the corn that is most suitable for the growth of China's land can be finally obtained, which is resistant to cold and drought and has higher yields.

The cultivation of crops from generation to generation is a long-term and systematic project that cannot be completed overnight and requires a lot of time and patience.

And once the cultivation is finally successful, there will be another high-yield grain on the land of Huaxia, and I don't know how many people it can feed.

Crops such as sweet potatoes and peanuts can also be supplemented.

If the prosperity of Zhenguan could last for 50 years, Fang Jun even dared to speculate boldly, perhaps without waiting until the Song Dynasty, the population of China would exceed [-] million for the first time.

With the application of firearms and a sufficient population base, the Tang Dynasty will be unrivaled in both military force and economy. Even if it encounters a faint king, as long as it is not internally divided and cannibalism, it can be delayed for 100 years before it perishes.

When he went to inspect the fields in the morning, a hunter gave him a dried muntjac leg. Fang Jun was planning to ask Lu Cheng to instruct the kitchen to stew it with radishes grown in the greenhouse. A pot of rice wine is simply delicious.

But I don't want a servant to rush to the farm, saying that His Majesty summoned the Duke of Yue to enter the palace to discuss important matters...

Fang Jun didn't dare to delay, so he got up quickly, put on the coir raincoat, put on the bamboo hat when he went out, and rode down from Lishan Mountain with a group of soldiers, heading straight for Chang'an.

Now whenever he is away from home, he has a lot of soldiers around him, even in Chang'an City, he does not dare to relax his vigilance, even if he is impeached by the imperial censor to "show off the market" he will admit it.He has experience with Changsun Wuji's methods. This person is completely unscrupulous and has no bottom line. If he succeeds, he will be too wronged.

When they arrived in front of Chengtian Gate, there were already servants waiting here. Seeing Fang Jun dismounted, he hurriedly led him to the Royal Study Room of Shenlong Palace.

Outside the door of the imperial study room, Fang Jun took off his coir raincoat, took off his bamboo hat, handed it to the servant, tidied up his clothes, and then entered.

In the imperial study room, His Majesty Li Er stood by the wall with his hands behind his back, looking at the map of Goguryeo on the wall, while Changsun Wuji, Li Ji, and Xiao Yu sat kneeling on one side.

Fang Jun entered the hall, bowed to the ground, saluted and said: "I have come here by order to see Your Majesty."

His Majesty Li Er glanced back at him, hummed, and said, "Ai Qing is flat, come and see how this is."

After saying that, he turned around again, facing the map on the wall.

Fang Jun straightened up, took a few steps forward, stood behind His Majesty Li Er, and looked up.

I don’t know when there was another map on the wall in between, and it was hung on the original huge map of Koguryo near the river. Some numbers and names.

His Majesty Li Er said: "This is the latest city defense layout map sent by Pyongyang City. Yuan Gai Suwen held a pre-imperial meeting a few days ago in order to deal with the attack of the Tang Dynasty, and agreed on the defense policy against the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the clichés of gradually retreating, strengthening the walls and clearing the country, we have also mobilized elite troops from all over the country and the northern bank of the Weishui River, intending to defend Pyongyang City to the death at the last moment."

Fang Jun was taken aback.

Since he entered the Ministry of War, he has tried his best to develop Datang's espionage business. Knowing that Datang will definitely fight Goguryeo, and the prospect of this battle will be less victorious and more negative, he has already arranged countless secret operations to enter Goguryeo to transit and lurk. , win over, buy, and use all means to obtain information about Goguryeo.

However, due to Goguryeo's current treachery, the king Gao Baozang is just a puppet, and the entire center is under the control of Yuan Gai Suwen. channels are few and far between.

If it is according to what His Majesty Li Er said, Yuan Gai Suwen just convened an imperial meeting to designate the defense strategy of Pyongyang City, and now it appears in this imperial study... How did you get this garrison map?

Fang Jun pondered for a while, and felt that it was necessary to raise doubts: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask the channel where this picture was obtained, is it credible? It's not because I have too much trouble, but because this kind of garrison strategy must be a high-level secret of Goguryeo. Could it be that the attendees are Yuan Gai Suwen's confidantes, otherwise, once the leak is known to our Tang Dynasty, we can deploy defenses against it and go straight in, how can it spread so easily? What if Yuan Gai Suwen did it on purpose, It is really to lure Datang into being fooled, so we have to be careful."

His suspicions were justified.

I launched countless secret operations of the Ministry of War to enter Goguryeo, bribed and wooed the ministers of the court, but failed to obtain such confidential information, but now it appears in front of His Majesty Li Er in a grand manner, how can it not make people doubt the authenticity of it?

If Yuan Gai Suwen set up this plan, when the Tang army hits the city of Pyongyang, if they want to rely on such a defense plan to launch a general attack, they will fall into Yuan Gai Suwen's trap, and the loss of troops will be a failure.

However, when he said it, he found that His Majesty Li Er looked a little strange...

what's the situation?
Fang Jun was puzzled, and turned to look at the other three, only to find that Changsun Wuji's face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water, his eyelids were drooping, and he didn't even look at him.

Li Ji remained silent, his usual silence was golden.

Only Xiao Yu gave a wry smile, and said, "Erlang doesn't know that this map of Pyongyang's defenses was sent back from Goguryeo by the eldest son of the grandson's family..."

Fang Jun froze for a moment.

Chang Sun Huan?
This guy actually sneaked into the center of Goguryeo?
Judging from the confidentiality level of this defense map, it is absolutely impossible for Yuan Gai Suwen's confidant to know the details, let alone draw it and send it to Chang'an.

This eldest Sun Huan actually lurks so deeply in Goguryeo...

Fang Jun thought for a while, then bowed to His Majesty Li Er and said, "Your Majesty has learned from you that it is not the heart of a humble minister who judges the heart of a gentleman, but the son-in-law of your Majesty, Changsun Huan, who is a traitor to the country. To obey the law is disloyal and unfilial. How can such disloyal and unfilial people be trusted? Not to mention that the Eastern Expedition is a major event of the country, and the slightest risk cannot be taken. Please be careful with your Majesty and not trust his words."

His words were not aimed at Changsun Huan, but he was really expressing his feelings.

Just imagine, a traitor who conspired to usurp and had to go into exile in the world without a home, how credible would his words be?
(End of this chapter)