Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 473 Strike and truce, two years later

In Shaoyang County, Yunguo, beside a certain official road, the dust was flying.

Tens of thousands of local civil servants gathered under the government's recruitment, and are now widening the official road under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Industry and disciples of the Mohist school.

The official road, which was originally less than two feet wide, was directly widened into a wide road with a width of more than three to four feet under the efforts of this construction team.

The roads were built with fried yellow sand and dust.Lay it on the ground and compact it with heavy objects to prevent subsidence.

After the construction of the underground road is completed, there are still craftsmen who use hardwood as the track and lay it in the center of the road.

On both sides of the widened road, even a green pine was planted every three feet or so.This is not only to prevent the sides of the road from collapsing, but also to allow trees to grow up in the future to provide shade from the sun.

Looking behind this construction team, it is a special official road that is vast and tidy, stretching to the end of the line of sight, like a giant dragon crawling on the ground!
Such a special road is naturally not an ordinary official road, but a "straight road" ordered by Emperor Dayun today!
[Golden Emperor Card, Qin Shihuang-Ying Zheng]

[Card skills:
The survivors of the sixth generation——1. The special building "Great Wall" can be built. After it is completed, the defense of the troops will be +1, and the recovery of wounded soldiers will be +10%. 2. The special building "Qin Zhidao" can be built. After it is built, the movement speed of troops will be +1. 3. The special building "Qinshihuang Mausoleum" can be built, and the upper limit of imperial prestige +20. 4. The special building "Afang Palace" can be built, and the imperial prestige will increase. Upper limit +20]

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This is the special building brought about by the skills above the Emperor Card [Qin Shihuang] that Xiao Cheng is currently equipped with, "Qin Zhidao"!
An official from the Ministry of Industry looked at the smooth progress of the straight road and looked at the blueprint in his hand. He couldn't help being in a good mood. He couldn't help but said to his colleagues:

"This place is already at the junction of Shaoyang County and Jiangzhou County. It is only [-] miles away from Jiangdu. According to the progress of this road, it will finally be completed before this year's summer!"

The Jiangdu in his mouth is Jiangling City, the accompanying capital of Yun Kingdom!

Because it is designated as the accompanying capital, the political meaning is different, and the ruling and opposition parties call it "Jiangdu".

The officials of the Ministry of Industry on the side, when they heard what their colleagues said, they nodded happily and echoed:

"After all the calculations, the day when the imperial court moved to Jiangdu will not be missed... This errand is really tiring! But fortunately, the errand was not delayed after all."

From Zhongqing City to Jiangling City, it is more than 2000 miles!
To build such a straight road, even with the help of Mohist disciples who are proficient in construction, it is still a huge project.

After Emperor Yun ordered the Ministry of Industry to implement it, the officials of the Ministry of Industry worked hard day and night, and the number of civilian servants used in various places along the way totaled nearly a million people, costing seven to eight million taels of silver.

It took more than a year of hard work before and after, and the construction was just about to be completed.Just looking at the price, it can be seen how amazing the scale of this straight road is!
Maybe it was aroused by the conversation, or maybe it was to kill boredom, and an official from the Ministry of Industry interjected:

"Actually, I don't understand why His Majesty wants to build such a straight road... Even if the imperial court is moved to the accompanying capital, the original official road can still be used. Why is it so troublesome?"

Hearing what this person said, a Mohist disciple who was in charge of building the straight road came over to answer the question:
"My lords only know how to build, maybe you have never seen the straight road being used!"

A group of officials from the Ministry of Industry here are only responsible for the construction, and another group of officials from the Ministry of Industry are responsible for the opening and acceptance later. They have never seen the straight road being opened with their own eyes.

Hearing what this Mohist disciple said, he couldn't help asking curiously:

"Apart from the fact that the straight road is wider and a track is added for His Majesty's carriage to pass by, is there anything special about it?"

These Ministry of Industry officials are often in contact with construction affairs, so they naturally know the function of the track paved in the middle of the road, which is for carriages equipped with special wheels that go along with the track to pass quickly.

The road has no muddy defects, and it is a straight road with few bends. Without such bumps, the speed of travel will naturally be much faster.

However, this Ministry of Industry official has never seen the actual use, so he only has a general impression, and has no clear understanding of the effect of the straight road.

But this Mohist disciple said:
"It used to take more than 20 days to travel from the capital to Jiangdu, but after the construction of this straight road, it will be shortened to [-] days..."

"It's just shortening the journey by a few days. It's not too late for the imperial court to move to the accompanying capital!" The official of the Ministry of Industry continued.

Perhaps an official from the Ministry of Industry couldn't bear to see that his colleague was so dull and ignorant, so he couldn't help but give him a hand, and said in a low voice:
"Your Majesty and the adults of the imperial court, there is no shortage of time. But if there is a war, the imperial court's frontline army is needed!"

As soon as this remark came out, the inquisitive official of the Ministry of Industry suddenly reacted.

Naturally, this time is not needed for the imperial court to move to the accompanying capital.

But when the war started, the logistics team could arrive a few days earlier, and the logistics pressure on the front line would be greatly reduced.The dispatch of the army, the support of soldiers and horses for these things, relying on this road, it is naturally much faster and faster!
"So, this straight road is nominally for the convenience of moving the capital, but in fact, it is for the mobilization of the army and the smooth delivery of supplies?" Someone lowered his voice.

"Then, the completion of the straight road means that there will be a war on the front line?"

"Isn't that right? Ever since His Majesty made the decree that all ministries of the imperial court were about to move to Jiangdu, there have been rumors of a northern expedition."

"Also, it is said that the reason why His Majesty chose an accompanying capital was because the capital was too far away from the front line and it was inconvenient..."

Previously, in the battle between Yun and Xia, Yun State had captured all the seven counties in the southwest, and Xia State's vitality was severely damaged, and this result came to an end.

For nearly two years thereafter, the wars in the world subsided, and the border of the two countries never heard the sound of gold and arms again.In a trance, it seems to have returned to the peaceful years back then.

But the people of the world, whether they are the dignitaries of the courts of various countries or the people of the Li people, are very clear in their hearts. This country of Yun has the ambition to continue to send troops to the north and dominate the world, and the country of Xia has the desire to conquer the territory to the south and wash away the national humiliation.

The reason why there have been no wars in the past two years is because Yunguo wants to recuperate and digest the results of the war.Xia Guo wants to lick his wounds, accumulate vitality and strength, and wash away his past shame.

The military affairs between the two countries were temporarily calmed down.

But between the two countries, the scene of a peaceful life is actually only on the surface!

In the past two years, the two countries of Yun and Xia have hoarded food, grass and military equipment internally, forged armor and weapons, and strengthened the training of soldiers and horses.Externally, there is an increase in troops on the border, and they send spies to each other to spy on the military situation.

Two years have passed, and today's Yun Kingdom, because of its generous administration to the seven counties in the southwest, has fully absorbed the hearts of the local people, absorbing all the people's and material resources of the seven counties and transforming them into the national power of the Yun Kingdom.Now even this straight road to the frontline Jiangzhou County has been built!

And Xia Guo, now that the New Deal is implemented in the country, the court tax has increased.Coupled with Xia Guo's strong national power and profound heritage, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.Although the banditry in the southeast has not completely subsided, it seems that the general trend is over, and nothing will happen!

Both countries have dealt with their own problems, and both began to turn their attention to the border.

The great war is clearly imminent and imminent!
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In Yunguo Zhongqing City, the imperial palace, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

[Dayun Kingdom Zhaosheng five years (spring) February 27th

文学：62 武术：150(怒龙剑+10，技能效果+35)道德：63
Fitness: 120 Age: 21 Health: 109
Treasury: 1937 million taels Imperial prestige: 100
Wearing a Di Card: Qin Shi Huang - Ying Zheng

Effective skills: Sixth World Survivor, Vega Universal, Sweeping Liuhe, Parade to Seek Immortals

Additional skills: Destiny Zhaozhao, Dali Duan Clan, Daming Yuhui, Tubo Army, Jixia Academy, Mingyuan Drum]

Perhaps it was because the weather was getting warmer, but Xiao Cheng was only wearing a single suit, sitting on the dragon chair, bowing his head and reviewing the memorial.

According to the etiquette system, at the age of 22, he can already start growing a beard.

If it is an ordinary young emperor, in order to show his own maturity and consolidate his prestige, he would naturally grow a beard early.

However, although Xiao Cheng is young, since he ascended the throne six years ago, his prestige among the government and the opposition has not increased any more. Naturally, he does not need to grow a beard to enhance his prestige, so his chin is still smooth. Nothing has changed in appearance.

At this time, Lu Bing, who had been promoted to the Du Yiwei Envoy of the Shangyu Preparation Office due to his meritorious service, and who was officially in charge of the sticky pole office, and Wang Zhi, the governor of the East Factory, walked into the hall together and faced Xiao Chengfu. He bowed down and said respectfully:

"Chen Lu Bing, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

"Slave Wang Zhi, pay homage to His Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng raised his head slightly when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice:
"Get up! You two suddenly entered the palace to have an audience, why?"

Hearing Xiao Cheng's question, Lu Bing and Wang Zhi just bowed their heads and did not reply immediately.

Seeing this, Feng Bao at the side knew that what the two of them were going to report next had a lot to do with it, so he quickly winked at the servants in the palace.

The palace people serving in the palace are very clever.At this moment, receiving Feng Bao's signal, he quickly bowed his body and quickly exited the inner hall of Yangxin.

After there were only a few loyal eunuchs left in the hall, Lu Bing took out a picture scroll from his arms, raised his hands high, and spoke first:

"Your Majesty, two months ago, the army on the front line detected the continuous movement of the army in Xia Kingdom. Your Majesty ordered the Shangyu Preparation Office and Dongchang to send people to conduct a thorough investigation!"

"Yiwei's envoy, Zhong Zizhuo, was ordered to investigate, and he has found out the deployment map of Xia's frontline army!"

There is Zhong Zizhuo's trump card at the sticky pole, who can use the skin of the embroidered clothes to develop power, which naturally leads to Dongchang's spying power in Xia Guo, which is not as good as the sticky stick.

But Dongchang's side is naturally not vegetarian!

Wang Zhi, the director of the East Factory, also immediately took out a list from his pocket, and said respectfully:
"My Dongchang was ordered to mobilize the disciples of the Yin family who were in the home of the courtier Xungui of the Xia Kingdom to investigate the news and sort out the list of Xia Guo's generals who were suddenly transferred to the front in the past few months. In addition, my Dongchang also detected that the frontline Xia Guo Please take a look at the place where the army's supplies are stored!"

Xiao Cheng heard the words, but said in a deep voice:

"Has it been verified?"

When the two heard the words, they quickly replied:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have already checked many times."

"Slaves dare not be careless, they will never make mistakes!"

At the beginning, Jiangyang County almost had Xia Jun's leader rushing straight in, but it was because many times of information had not been carefully checked that this was an omission.

The predecessors of Wang Zhi and Lu Bing were dismissed because of this incident, and they naturally did not dare to be negligent, and after sending people to check the authenticity many times, they presented it to Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng nodded, and immediately said:

"Show it to me!"

Hearing this, Feng Bao hurriedly walked down the steps, took the defense map and list from the two of them, and handed them all to Xiao Cheng.

Putting together the Xia Army's front-line defense map, the list of generals, and the information on where the luggage is stored, Xiao Cheng carefully checked it.

They are all about the information arranged by Xia Jun's frontline army, and they have something in common.Before reading all of them, Xiao Cheng has discovered many similarities.

With the confirmation of the two phases, it is enough to prove that there is no problem with the two pieces of information!
Seeing this, Xiao Cheng finally showed a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The Xia Army's front-line defense map, the list of leading generals and schools, and the places where supplies and materials survived... All these extremely important information about the Xia Army had already fallen into his hands before the war started.

This battle has not yet started, Yun Guo already has a three-point chance of winning, how can this not make Xiao Cheng happy!

A gleam flashed in Xiao Cheng's eyes, he turned his head to Feng Bao who was beside him, and asked:

"How long will it take for the straight road project reported by the Ministry of Industry to be completed?"

Feng Bao quickly replied:

"The Ministry of Industry said that the straight road from the capital to Jiangdu will be completed before Lixia. It will take another two months to reach the straight road from Jiangzhou City."

The corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth curved again, and he said with a smile:

"Two years of preparation, the country's elite soldiers have been prepared, and the morale is high. The treasury is rich in money and food, and the armor and armaments are piled up. The people of the seven counties in the southwest are fully attached, and everything is ready. The day of the army is not far away!"

Feng Bao knew that although His Majesty had not used weapons rashly in the past two years, the ambition in his heart to unify the Central Plains and wipe out Liuhe has not faded in the slightest.

Seeing Xiao Cheng's appearance at this time, Feng Bao immediately bowed and said loudly:
"Servant congratulates His Majesty!"

Lu Bing and Wang Zhi, who were kneeling in the hall, also said loudly:
"For His Majesty's ambition, I will do my best to die, and I will die!"

Xiao Cheng's eyes flickered, and he immediately shouted loudly:
"Decree to all the ministries, government offices, and military officials in the court, I want to set off on March [-]th to move the court and go to Jiangdu!"

"The decree will be delivered again. Zhang Hong, Minister of Rites, Wen Tiren, Minister of Punishment, and most of the governors of the Chinese army, Cheng, do not know each other. They have received the emperor's order to go to Jiangdu first to prepare for the meeting. Forbidden Army Xiaowu Camp, Ruiwu Camp, Shanghuyi Camp, Kesheng Battalion and Mingwu Battalion escorted them to Jiangdu to take over the defense."

"Dali Temple Minister Di Renjie, Zuodu Yushi Hairui, Huwei General Yang Zaixing, and Wanjieying, Yunyiying, Zuo, Youxiaowuying, led the team to clear the way. But those who threaten the safety of the road along the way, all will be handed over, and there must be no mistakes! "

(End of this chapter)