Qin Mubai looked at their backs, and instead of getting angry, he laughed.
"Sanlang, your self-cultivation is getting better and better." Qin Shubao said angrily behind him, "According to my temper, these bold and rude offenders will be severely punished according to military orders. !”
"Father, why are you angry?" Qin Mubai smiled slightly, walked to Qin Shubao and said, "Such arrogant and rebellious people are not worthy of comment, let alone being angry for them. There is a gap in the child's heart, and he has long-term ambitions. The Xue brothers and others are short-sighted and eager to take credit, just like gamblers, they just want to win a fortune and leave. If they can get three to five hundred heads for a while, they will be satisfied enough to go back and ask for rewards from your majesty. It’s nothing more than their thoughts and the reason why they don’t want to farm.”
"That's right." Qin Shubao nodded and said, "The Xue brothers have been in the limelight for their outstanding military achievements in recent years. They are used to charging into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. As a general, only by going into battle to kill the enemy can you have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds." An important starting point for getting promoted and making a fortune is that generals are warlike, not to mention that the Tang Dynasty Shangwu attaches great importance to military merit. This time when they came to Lanzhou, the Xue brothers were full of energy and wanted to do something big and then leave. People. They have no interest in cultivating mulberry trees in the long term, which is seriously inconsistent with their original intention."
"I had predicted in advance that once the new policy is promulgated, it will inevitably encounter endless resistance. Whenever new things are introduced, they will always face the interference and obstruction of many conservative things, making it difficult to move forward. This is not surprising." Qin Mubai smiled faintly. Said, "If they are trying to impeach me, let them do it! However, military orders are military orders. As long as the court does not remove me for a day, they must implement the orders I issued. If there is any violation, the child will be severely punished in accordance with military law. ! However, I will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, the Xue brothers are rare generals who can fight. If we fight against each other, it will be like breaking our arms, and only the Tubo people will benefit!"
"Well, good!" Qin Shubao smiled happily, stood up and patted Qin Mubai on the shoulder, saying, "Neither humble nor arrogant, well-founded; acting both soft and hard, polite first and then soldiering, neither weak nor reckless, very good, for the general This is how people should be! Sanlang, you have improved a lot after not seeing me for a year. Even as a father, I feel sorry for you. It seems that you have learned a lot during the trip to Xiangzhou. "
Qin Mubai smiled and replied: "Father is very grateful. Right now, our top priority is to use the army to take the lead to help and encourage the prefectures and counties under Lanzhou to develop spring farming and production. The child was just in Lanzhou Governor's Mansion, with Xiao Liang and others Discussing the iron ore matter, it was agreed that the production of weapons and horse gear should be stopped at the moment and all efforts should be made to produce agricultural tools. They also quickly sent horses to the court to ask for spring plowing seeds, but it was obvious that the child had brought some with him. not enough."
"Okay! Whatever you want to do, just do it boldly! My father, this old man, will give you my backing! If the Xue brothers and others dare to be rude and disobey military orders, I will no longer be polite to them!" Qin Shubao laughed heartily, his face once again showed the arrogance of a peak warrior, and said coldly, "It seems that they are doubting whether Qin Qiong is still able to make a living at this old age?"
A few days later, two urgent memorials costing six hundred miles were delivered to Li Shimin's imperial case.
One is a memorial from Xue Wanjun, the general in charge of the front line in Shancheng, who invites all the frontline generals to jointly impeach Qin Mubai; the other is a memorial from the Dudu Mansion in Lanzhou to bid farewell to Qin Mubai, requesting for spring plowing. seed.
At this time, Fang Xuanling was beside him. When he saw Li Shimin holding these two memorials, he laughed.
"Why is Your Majesty laughing?" Fang Xuanling asked puzzledly, "The generals on the front line are at odds, which is a taboo for military strategists!"
"Xuanling, come and see!" Li Shimin smiled and showed the memorial to Fang Xuanling and said, "This is really interesting. Xue Wanjun and others wanted to impeach Qin Mubai, but Qin Mubai didn't mention it at all Regarding this matter, just ask me for farm tools and seeds. There is a conflict among my subordinates. What is Shubao doing? "I haven't seen him say a word."
Fang Xuanling took the memorial and read it for a while, and couldn't help but laugh: "So that's it! It seems that the Qin family father and son are confident and are not worried about the Xue brothers' rebellion."
"It's true." Li Shimin chuckled, "These Xue brothers are fierce tigers on the battlefield, but they know nothing about political affairs. They are brave and capable, but they don't understand my long-term plan. From this point of view, Qin Mubai is still the one Guan Ruozhizi knew the basics. I can imagine how the Xue brothers would make things difficult for him, but he didn't mention it at all. Everything is focused on the overall situation. Isn't it a minister of the country? Shubao did not let me down before such a thing was not a contradiction. I will complain or explain. It seems that he is confident and sure to handle the internal conflicts of these military generals."
"Indeed." Fang Xuanling smiled slightly, put the memorial back on the imperial case, and said, "It seems that Your Majesty has already come up with a countermeasure?"
"Since Shu Bao can suppress the Xue brothers, why should I go to any lengths to embarrass him? I must actively maintain the prestige of the frontline commander." Li Shimin smiled slightly, picked up his pen and began to approve. After finishing the approval, he gave Fang Xuanling a look.
After reading it, Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Your Majesty is brilliant."
"Haha!" Li Shimin laughed heartily and said, "Let's wait and see! I am very much looking forward to Qin Mubai's performance in Lanzhou!"
A few days later, in the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion.
The imperial edict was issued and all Qin Mubai's requests were approved. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs were already busy, preparing to transport a large number of seeds and livestock to Lanzhou to help open up wasteland and produce. And allowed the Lanzhou Dudufu to act expeditiously and use iron ore and salt mines.
In the imperial edict, there was no mention of the conflict between the Xue brothers and the Qin family father and son.
Qin Shubao and Qin Mubai accepted the order and laughed happily together. Since the emperor has given such an approval, it means that he supports the series of new policies implemented by Qin Mubai!
That's enough! No matter how unconvinced the Xue brothers are, they can only go to farming and raising mulberry trees!
At the same time, another imperial edict, together with a large reward of gold, silver and silk, was also delivered to the military camp on the front line of Shancheng. The emperor commended Xue Wanjun and others for their ability in commanding the troops and their hard work, and gave them gold, silver, silk and other items as a token of appreciation. Similarly, there was no mention of their proposal to impeach Qin Mubai!
Xue Wanjun was puzzled: What does the emperor mean? I impeached Qin Mubai, but he gave me a reward? !
Puzzled, he called all his generals over to discuss the matter together.
As the saying goes, three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. When everyone put it together, they really came up with a reasonable explanation: the emperor neither dismissed Qin Mubai nor reprimanded Xue Wanjun. The implication was that he supported Qin Mubai's implementation. Lanzhou New Deal. The reason why he did not explicitly reject Xue Wanjun's impeachment memorial was just to take into account his face. At the same time, he also expressed that he did not want the conflict between them and the Qin family to expand, and that everything was based on the overall situation. That sum of gold, silver and silk is not so much a reward as it is a sign of comfort and comfort. It means nothing more than - don't have any objections, just follow the cultivation of mulberry trees! If there is anything to be unhappy about, look at the money! If you go into battle to kill the enemy and make contributions to the country, aren't you just looking for rewards? I have already given it, should you be satisfied
After discovering the emperor's intentions, Xue Wanjun and others completely lost their temper. It seems that the reason why this kid Qin Mubai dares to act so wantonly is because he has the emperor's backing, not because he is the governor-general and asked him to pick up a cheap official to do it!
Come on, it doesn't matter who we have a conflict with, but don't have any quarrel with the emperor - go farm and raise mulberry trees!
As a result, spring plowing activities in Shancheng and Liangzhou, which had been passive and slow before, also started in full swing.
Shancheng, Liangzhou, and Lanzhou formed an iron triangle along the Datang River and Long, and the hinterland was the alluvial plain of the Yellow River. There was a lot of fertile land, which was indeed conducive to farming and animal husbandry. However, Shancheng and Liangzhou had been slacking off and refusing to cooperate, so the farming issue was progressing slowly. Now, all three points have been mobilized, and the spring plowing under the Lanzhou Dudufu is in full swing!
With an army of 50,000, every soldier is a powerful labor force. Coupled with the strict discipline and organization of the army, the efficiency of farming is many times higher than that of ordinary people.
Qin Mubai and his father visited many prefectures and counties under Lanzhou for a period of time, personally supervising spring plowing and production in various places. Seeing that the situation of the group was gratifying, Qin Shubao was greatly relieved and said to Qin Mubai: "Sanlang, you still have the ability! If you hadn't come, my father would definitely have no interest in implementing any farming methods. And when the Xue brothers came to force the palace, if it hadn't been for you, If you come to mediate, my father may have brought them to justice, and the conflict will be triggered. It seems that my father's governance is not as good as yours after living for more than fifty years."
"Father is too modest." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Actually, this was all a strategic plan that His Majesty the Emperor had already made before leaving Beijing, and my son was just executing it. The Xue brothers and others were short-sighted and ignorant of current affairs, and they dared to They came to provoke the imperial concubine. You must know that they are not provoking me, but the emperor. If His Majesty had not been broad-minded and focused on the overall situation, they would not know what their situation would be at this moment."
"Father, I finally understand why His Majesty the Emperor sent you here." Qin Shubao said with a hearty smile, "You know the overall situation and government affairs better than me. It seems that I am called the commander-in-chief, but the one who actually manages Lanzhou's plans is You kid, I will be too old to be useful in a few years, and you will definitely be the master of Lanzhou! The emperor’s talent arrangement is truly exquisite!”