Chapter 21 Behind the Contest (Change)

Everyone laughed. Do you still need to ask? What else can it be used to cast a Buddha statue besides minting money?

Seeing that everyone was smiling knowingly, Yang Yuanqing knew that everyone knew it. He also smiled and said, "Yes, I am considering minting money. Although the court said it was going to ban Fengzhou, it could only ban the official government, but not the private trade. We can cast the five Kaihuang trees and go to Bashu and Guanzhong to buy tea and other goods. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple."

Shao Wenjin, the county magistrate of Jiuyuan County next to him, asked: "But we don't have a female mold, what if we can mint money?"

Zhang Qian knew one or two and quickly explained to everyone: "The mould is managed by Shaofu Temple, and there is no need for a mother mold. As long as you can get a pair of child molds, you can cast a large amount of money. In fact, there are many private money on the market, all of which are imitations, but it is easy to identify. If you can get the official model of Taifu Temple, then we can create the real Kaihuang Five-Chuang coins, which cannot be identified."

Yang Yuanqing nodded and smiled, "I have already asked someone to get the model. Now I will be able to deliver it in two days. There are also several coin makers who come together. Now I want to appoint a coin minting envoy who is fully responsible for the coin minting. Which envoy is willing to recommend himself?"

If you don’t consider the amount of money in the minting, it is definitely a chore. You need to start from scratch. Everything needs to be explored slowly, and it takes time and effort to work hard. It’s okay to succeed. If you fail, the responsibility is heavy, and everyone doesn’t say anything. At this time, the Jiuyuan County Lord Bo Weizheng raised his hand and said, “Master, I am willing to take over this matter.”

Wei Zheng has been in Wuyuan County for almost two months and has one month of probation. Yang Yuanqing is preparing to use him as the judge of military discipline and supervision to be in charge of the review of military discipline and supervision. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to ask for the minting of money. Yang Yuanqing thought about it and agreed, "Okay! I will give you fifty craftsmen and hundreds of soldiers. How much money is needed to apply for it yourself. I will give you a month to make a five-chip in Kaihuang for me."

Wei Zheng gave a deep tribute, "As for the orders of humble duties!"

At this moment, a personal soldier rushed over, "General Manager, emergency information in the capital!"

He presented a bamboo tube of intelligence. This was sent by the Beijing intelligence agency. The thin bamboo tube was red and sealed with wax. Yang Yuanqing took the bamboo tube and unscrewed it, poured out a roll of silk paper, and spread the information. He hurriedly looked at it, and was shocked, but he smiled at everyone without saying a word: "When it comes to private trade, I remember something. Not long ago, a big merchant from Bashu came to Fengzhou. He planned to exchange tea and sugar for Italian pine wine. He opened his mouth and could deliver it at the end of the year. This is a timely help. I plan to send a cavalry to pick it up. ""

The county magistrate Cui Junsu next to him understood, and he smiled and said, "If you have me here, you can have an emergency. If you have any urgent matters, just go and do it!"

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Yang Yuanqing hurried back to the General Administration Army Office and called several senior officials into the Council Hall together, including Chief Du Ruhui, Sima Zhang Ting, Judge Li Jing and Aide Huangfu Xu.

"Master, what happened?" Du Ruhui saw Yang Yuanqing's serious expression and asked with some concern.

"Just just received emergency information from the capital, the emperor replaced the prefect of Lingwu County Wei Siyun, ordered the prefect of Boling County Qiu He to serve as the prefect of Lingwu County, and ordered Qu Tutong to be the ambassador of the inner guardian and led a army of 50,000 to suppress the bandits in the inner guardian. The court's actions were indeed very quick."

Du Ruhui pondered for a moment and smiled: "I don't know if the general manager found out that there was no article in it. The emperor's two orders were aimed at the expansion of Fengzhou's power in the south, which shows that he was already very clear about what we did. Since he was clear, he did not directly send troops to fight, nor did he dismiss the prefect of the six counties. Instead, he came to the pass in the name of suppressing bandits. The six general managers only transferred one person, but it was not dismissed. This shows that the emperor did not want to turn against the general manager, which shows that he was still afraid and wanted to solve the problem of Fengzhou's southern expansion in a more gentle way. In this way, we have more room for space."

Huangfu Xu next to him also smiled and said, "Du Changshi is very thorough in his view of the problem. I fully agree. In addition, I would like to add that the purpose of the emperor is not necessarily to force the Fengzhou forces back. I think the greater possibility is to prevent us from continuing to expand south. In other words, his replacement of the Lingwu prefect is just a temptation to see if we will withdraw because of this. If we are afraid and withdraw our troops back to Fengzhou, then he will naturally send a large army to Guanbei. Maybe the Guanbei General Administration Office will be established to suppress Fengzhou. If we are tough and do not withdraw, I guess Qu Tutong's army will not enter Guanbei to avoid a war with us. It is very subtle here, it depends on how we grasp it. The Holy Temple."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "The two have good opinions, but I think that although Qu Tutong's army will not enter Yanchuan County to avoid head-on conflicts with us, he is likely to enter Lingwu County or Yan'an County, especially Lingwu County, which is the largest grain-producing area in Guanbei. Once Qu Tutong's army enters Lingwu County, he can solve the military's supply problem on the spot and can confront us for a long time, so I consider sending troops into Lingwu County to stop Qu Tutong's army."

"What about Yan'an County?" Zhang Ting asked.

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "Sima Zhang didn't understand what the general manager meant! The general manager wanted Qu Tutong's army to go to Yan'an County and gave Lingwu County to us."

Zhang Ting suddenly realized, and fisted and said, "Yes, this is indeed a great opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to seize Lingwu County. It is indeed a good deal to exchange Yan'an County for Lingwu County."

"In fact, I don't even want to give it to him in Yan'an County, but I'll take care of his face and let him settle in first, and then I will force him away."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Actually, I only want three counties, one is Yulin County, which is our east gate, especially along the Yellow River in the north. But there is no need to worry here. This is our natural sphere of influence. If the imperial court stations troops, it will not be able to provide supplies and the imperial court cannot take them away. Secondly, Yanchuan County, the iron ore is of great strategic significance and must not be lost. Finally, Lingwu County, which is not only rich in land and a large population, but more importantly, this is Fengzhou's throat. If someone is stuck in the throat, our lives will be sad. If the imperial court stationed 50,000 troops in Lingwu County, then we will not be able to move at all. The emperor also knows this, so he replaced Wei Siyun, which is related to the survival of Fengzhou. I would rather fight with Qu Tutong than give in."

At this time, Li Jing asked: "What the general manager means is to directly send troops to Lingwu County?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "In fact, I have ordered Su Lie to lead 10,000 cavalry to enter Lingwu County first."

Li Jing smiled and said, "The general manager is very courageous. Let me talk about the new prefect Qiu He! I am very familiar with this person. He has a very good relationship with my father. He was first general of the Right Wu Guard. He was sent to guard Puzhou because of the Yang Liang rebellion and became the governor of Puzhou. However, he was taken down by Yang Liang's army as a woman. He overturned the city wall and fled. Later, he became the general of the left guard. He was soon impeached by the censor and was renamed the governor of Daizhou. In the third year of Daye, the emperor inspected Yanmen. He was transferred to the prefect of Boling County for his contribution to food. This person is versatile and good at changing his responsibilities. He is also very greedy for bribery in his bones. His son Qiu Xinggong is good. He is a powerful general. I don't know why the emperor sent him to be the prefect of Lingwu County. Maybe he thinks he was born as the general of the Right Wu Guard."

Having said this, Li Jing stood up and smiled and said, "I am willing to ask my delegation to talk to this prefect Qiu."

Yang Yuanqing nodded and said, "Eunuch Li might as well tell him that he would either accept my five hundred taels of gold, or he would leave, and Yang Yuanqing, the prefect of Lingwu County, would be my first place!"

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Lingwu County is another fertile place in the northern part of the Guan-Ninghun, in addition to the Hetao Plain, which is the Ningxia Plain in later generations. There are many rivers and canals and abundant water sources. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court began to develop this area on a large scale. The water surface of the Lingwu County section of the Yellow River was wide, and the irrigation and cultivation were irrigation and reclamation. The hard work of the ancestors made Lingwu County a ditches, with rich rice and fish, fragrant fruits and beautiful scenery.

Lingwu County originally had 8,000 troops garrisons, but during the second Goryeo period, 5,000 soldiers were transferred away, leaving only 3,000 troops left. After the prefect Wei Siyun signed the Guanbei joint defense agreement, the command of these 3,000 troops was taken away by Fengzhou, and the 3,000 troops were also transferred to Yanchuan County for a month in the name of training. When he came back, he was beyond recognition. All officers above the brigade commander were all served by the Fengzhou Army.

Wei Siyun had been transferred back to the court, and the new prefect Qiu He was on his way to his post. At this moment, a team of 10,000 cavalry was rushing towards Lingwu County in a mighty direction. This was the 10,000 Fengzhou cavalry sent by Yang Yuanqing to actually occupy Lingwu County.

If Yang Guang had accused his control over the six counties in Guanbei, then Yang Yuanqing would have given the court a little face and indirectly controlled Lingwu County by only controlling the county soldiers, and everyone would be able to pass the situation on the surface.

But Yang Guang's counterattack forced Yang Yuanqing to tear his face apart. It was really because the geographical location and strategic position of Lingwu County were too important to Fengzhou. As Yang Yuanqing said, Lingwu County is the throat of Fengzhou. Once Lingwu County is stuck by the court, Fengzhou will not be able to move.

It is related to the most vital interests and there is no reason to say, either a fierce battle or the imperial army is far away from Lingwu County and there is no third way to go.

The commander of the 10,000 cavalry was Su Lie. He led his army into Lingwu County and did not stop, but continued to move south. Two days later, the army arrived at Huile County, the capital of Lingwu County. Ten thousand cavalry set up a camp in the east of Huile County. There were three thousand county soldiers guarding the county town. The commander of the 3,000 county soldiers was named Liu Zhi, who was from Yang Yuanqing's personal army.

Three days after Yang Yuanqing's cavalry scrambled to station in Lingwu County, a team of more than 100 cavalry guarded the new prefect Qiu He slowly came from the east. Qiu He squinted his eyes and looked at the wind and sand all over the sky, and the dust was long, and his eyes were filled with anger and worry.

Qiu He is 60 years old this year and has experienced many things. Frankly speaking, he did not want to come to Lingwu County. He knew the danger of the prefect of Lingwu County, but Yuwen Shu recommended him. He knew very well that it was because Yuwen Shu asked him for 50,000 yuan in relocation fees in the third year of Daye, but he did not give it, so he left the disaster today. This made him full of anger, but he could not help but he could do anything.

At this time, he had already seen Huile County from afar. Finally, he was about to arrive. Qiu He breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, a follower shouted: "Encourt, look over there!"

Qiu He looked in his hand and was stunned for a moment. He saw a military camp several miles away. There were dense tents with hundreds of tops. There were high wooden fences around him. A red flag was flying over the camp, and a black eagle was vaguely printed on the banner.

Qiu He's face turned pale, and he realized that it was the Fengzhou Army's Red Eagle Battle Banner.

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