Borrow the day to change the day

"He calls himself Hu Hao."

"Let them in quickly, they are my subordinates." Zhong Jinwei ordered after hearing this.

He remembered that he had arranged for Hu Hao's team to continue escorting the military pay to the west with the captain of Jin Yiwei without closing the night. Counting the time, it had been a long time since he had seen each other.

After a while, Hu Hao and others entered the hall, saw Hou Zhongxing sitting in the hall, bowed his head and bowed: "My subordinates see Lord Hou."

Zhong Jinwei smiled and raised his hand to signal: "There is no need to be polite, get up quickly."

After hearing this, Hu Hao and his party of 13 stood up together, moving quickly and looking crisp.

Zhong Jinwei nodded secretly, as expected of an elite Yebushuo.He wanted to ask about the situation, but seeing them like that, he must be very tired.

The Ye Bu Shou team saved his life back then, so Zhong Jinwei naturally treated them differently. He immediately said: "I am training the new army, so you will be arranged as the Ye Bu Shou team in the new army, and the organization will be the Bai Zong for the time being." If there is a shortage of troops, you can go to the death camp to choose."

Although Hu Hao didn't know what the new army was like before, he could go to the death camp to choose his subordinates. Doesn't that mean that the new army will be more elite than the death camp?

Hu Hao was overjoyed, and immediately wanted to kneel down and thank him.Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to wave his hand again to stop him, and then said to Sun Kewang who was on duty: "Take them to the new army camp to rest first, and introduce the new military regulations to them."

Sun Kewang looked at these soldiers and couldn't understand why his uncle was so polite to them.But he didn't dare to ask such a question, he clasped his fists and replied, "Yes."

After Zhong Jinwei finished making arrangements, he turned back to Hu Hao and said, "You guys go there first, and I'll go find you after I'm done with the things at hand."

"Yes, Lord Hou." Hu Hao agreed with his subordinates, and followed Sun Kewang out.

They rushed back to the capital on horseback, it was almost noon, and their stomachs were already growling with hunger.

Marquis Zhongxing was so considerate of them, which warmed their hearts.

After lunch, Zhong Jinwei came to the new army camp to visit Hu Hao and his party.

Hu Hao and the others had long been confused by the new rules of the new army. When they saw Zhong Jinwei, although they didn't dare to ask, they were surprised.

The leaders of Zhong Jinwei's later generations visited his subordinates, sat in a circle in a barracks, and held a conversation meeting.

"How about the local army? Has the military salary been paid?" Zhong Jinwei first asked Hu Hao.

Hu Hao was quite unaccustomed to this way of talking, and his body tensed up.Hearing Zhong Jinwei's question, he quickly replied: "Master Hou, the further west you go, the poorer the army will be. If the military salary hadn't been paid out in time this time, the subordinates felt that there might be a mutiny."

Although he was nervous, he knew what Zhong Jinwei was like.Therefore, when talking about things, there is always one thing to say, and another thing to say two.

Zhong Jinwei nodded, which was similar to the impression he brought from later generations.He thought for a while, then asked again: "How do the local people live?"

Hu Hao thought for a while before replying cautiously: "The task of my subordinates is to escort the military pay, so I have been staying in the army. I will return immediately after the task is completed. I don't know much about the lives of the local people. The situation I have seen is estimated to be similar to the people in the land of Qin and Jin."

Zhong Jinwei's hearing was a little heavy, he had expected this situation.But no matter what, he still hopes to hear some good news from those who have been there.

Guo Yanzhong, who was on the side, saw Zhongxinghou's amiable attitude, without any airs, and asked about things as if he was chatting about family matters.Hearing that Brother Hu's answer was not comprehensive, he couldn't help but add: "Master Hou, those people in the far west seldom do farming, they all do business, but it seems that their business is not good now."

Zhong Jinwei nodded and said, "Yes, this was originally the Silk Road, and all the merchants lived on it. Now the trade route is different, so life is naturally sad."

After finishing speaking, he pondered.

He wondered whether to open up this trade route again after the matter of Jianlu was settled, or to directly expand the power of Ming Dynasty to the west and reappear the territory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Thinking about it, it seems to be more passionate, but now that he has been in power for a long time, he knows that it is not so easy to expand the territory to the west, and it involves various things.

But as long as there are conditions, he doesn't mind suggesting to Emperor Chongzhen to go west to lay down a territory.At least to occupy Xinjiang for future generations, that is where the coal fields are located.

Thinking of coal fields, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help thinking of Russian oil fields.No matter how bad Russia's economy is in later generations, it can still be revived by selling oil.

He doesn't remember the specific distribution of oil fields in Russia, but he probably knows that there are many oil fields in the east of the Ural Mountains.

When you free up your hands in the future, if you have the ability, you will occupy the eastern part of the Ural Mountains, which can be regarded as leaving a wealth for future generations.

Zhong Jinwei thought about it, and his eyes began to straighten. Fortunately, his saliva did not stay, otherwise he would lose face in front of his subordinates.

His habitual daze is no surprise to those who are familiar with him.

They knew that Marquis Zhongxing was thinking about something, so they didn't bother him, waiting for him to recover.

After a while, Zhong Jinwei came back to reality from his obsession, and found that everyone around him was looking at him curiously, and he couldn't help being a little embarrassed.

He immediately diverted his attention and asked Hu Hao, "Did you have any special experience all the way back to the capital?"

After hearing this, Hu Hao immediately replied: "Master Hou, the biggest thing on this road is road construction. The subordinates found that this road construction is different from what they have seen before."

"Oh, what's the difference?" Zhong Jinwei asked quickly after hearing this.

There was a slight smile on Hu Hao's face, as if he was digging out something long in his memory while replying: "In the past, when my subordinates saw road construction, the governments everywhere were reluctant, and the civilian husbands who served in the army complained a lot, because every time they often It will destroy some people's families. But this time it's different..."

After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help interrupting Hu Hao and asked, "How is it different?"

He really wants to hear how the road construction, which has been painstakingly worked out this time, is an important part of the Ming Dynasty's future grand strategy, and how is the reaction among the people?

Hu Hao was not upset by being interrupted by Zhong Jinwei, and continued: "I see that people from all over the country are actively participating in road construction. When I pass by, I can tell by the expressions on their faces I am very willing to come to repair the road. This matter is really strange, and the subordinates are puzzled."

Ye Bushou under Hu Hao also nodded in agreement, expressing that they all agreed with Hu Hao's words.

Zhong Jinwei laughed when he heard this, Hu Hao and the others might be because they were in a hurry, so they didn't stop to gossip about the reason.

It seems that the road construction treatment that I have tried my best to arrange is indeed relatively good, which has inspired the enthusiasm of the migrant workers.

Zhong Jinwei didn't point it out to Hu Hao, and after chatting for a while, he stood up and said, "You guys have a good rest today, and tomorrow you will go to the death camp to ask for someone from General Cao, I have already sent someone to tell him about it. "

Hu Hao was full of joy when he heard it, and immediately replied: "Of order, Lord Hou."