Farmer of Shu Han

"Yuan Kai, didn't you say you were going back to the army soon? How come you still have time to play with me today?"

Mr. Feng Er turned the tables on Du Yu.

"It is precisely because I am going back to the army that I have to take advantage of the opportunity to play more."

Du Yu replied nonchalantly, and then asked:

"Speaking of this, Erlang, do you really not plan to develop in the army?"

Even if Mr. Feng Erlang only relies on his current grades, it is believed that it is easy to apply for transfer to the Martial Academy.

If you add that he is the eldest son of his master and his wife, the world's top military tactics, which others can only get if they beg for it, is easy for Feng Erlang to get.

Not to mention that the two military commanders recognized by the Han Dynasty today, Sima Feng and General Zhendong, must be the top two.

In the eyes of Du Yu, an insider, it always feels that Feng Erlang is wasting his identity if he does not develop in the army.

"Forget it!" The second son of Feng shook his head, "With my martial arts skills, I can't even beat my own sister. Wouldn't it be a joke for me to lead the army?"

As the eldest son of the Feng family, the second son of Feng is very clear about his position.

His main task in this life is to find a way to protect the Feng family's business.

The Feng family's business is already big enough.

There is no need for him to open up any business for the Feng family.

In fact, being able to protect the Feng family's current business is enough to make the ancestors of the Feng family happy.

Besides, the master and mother are in their prime, and it is impossible for them to go to the front in person.

Even if we take a step back, if there really comes a day when the eldest son of the Feng family leads the army to kill the enemy, I am afraid that the Han Dynasty has reached the last moment.

For example, the enemy is approaching the city of Chang'an.

When that time comes, there is naturally no need to protect the Feng family's business.

Others think that the eldest son of the Feng family is glorious, but in fact, sometimes, Mr. Feng II envy his brothers.

At least they are much freer than himself, unlike himself, who has so many constraints.

For example, if Aunt Hua's son Guan Sheng really wants to make achievements, he should go to Nanzhong to prepare early.

In the future, it is not a problem to get a marquisate, or even a free marquis in the south.

Of course, Mr. Feng II will not talk about this mentality with outsiders.

It is his behavior of frankly admitting that his martial arts are not as good as his sister that makes Du Yu's mouth twitch.

Others don't know, are you going to deceive even your junior brother?

The martial arts of the eldest sister are also quite terrifying in the entire Chang'an circle. I really don't know who among the same generation can compare with her.

"Brother, you don't necessarily need to be good at martial arts to lead an army," Du Yu said meaningfully, "For example, your martial arts may not be better than General Zhendong's, but you are still better than General Zhendong?"

"In the army, strategizing is more important than martial arts, do you agree?"

"That's true," Mr. Feng looked at Du Yu meaningfully and said, "How about I go back to the mansion today and tell you what Yuan Kai said?"

When Du Yu heard this, he immediately bowed his hands and begged, "Brother, spare my life, and forgive me this time! I was just joking."

Sister Ying is ruthless, which makes Brother Yin ruthless. These two siblings are really not to be trifled with.

Yang Hu, who was standing next to him, was somewhat confused and thoughtful as he listened to the two people's words:

"Yuan Kai will return to the army soon. I have often heard my classmates talking about the military in recent days. Is it possible that there is something going on in the court?"

After being in Chang'an for so long, he also has a little understanding of some things in the Han Dynasty.

According to some people, Feng Shanchang has eight buckets of talent for every stone in the world.

So even if he can't be like Shanchang, who can "establish a heart for the world", "continue the lost knowledge for the past sages", and "open peace for all generations".

But the remaining two buckets are enough to "establish a life for the people".

So the students of the academy have the atmosphere of "worrying about the country as if it were their own home, and taking the world as their own responsibility".

This atmosphere is very different from the popular trend of escaping from the world and discussing metaphysics in Guandong, and it can even be said to be the opposite.

In addition, in recent years, the court has always recruited students from the academy for internships whenever there is a major event.

In this way, students get credits, the academy gets reputation, and the court gets cattle and horses.

Everyone has a bright future.

It is precisely because of this convention that whenever there is any news in the college, someone will guess whether the court will make another move.

"Isn't it about the establishment of the General Office."

Mr. Feng and Du Yu looked at each other, and Du Yu said, "Uncle, don't you know? The court has decided to establish a local General Office to replace the current military system."

"General Office?"

Yang Hu was stunned, and then he reacted a little, "I have heard some rumors, but I don't know much about this matter."

Although he is studying in the college, he can only be regarded as a "day student", or an auditor.

There is no way to enjoy the policy preferential treatment given to college students by the court.

So it is normal that he doesn't understand some things.

In view of this, Du Yu briefly talked about the General Office, and finally explained:

"The establishment of the General Office is similar to other new policies. There is a lack of manpower, so many classmates in the college are a little moved."

"After all, it's not easy to get into the Martial Academy." Second Master Feng also said, "But if you take advantage of the establishment of the General Office this time and join the army, you may be able to make a roundabout way."

Shanzhang Feng once said that a man should carry a Wu Gou and make achievements.

With Feng as a role model, which of the passionate students would not want to follow Shanzhang's example, and be able to write to pacify the world and be able to fight to determine the fate of the world?

But if you want to directly enter the Martial Academy, it is more difficult than the Imperial Academy.

But if you go to the General Office for internship, and then use the channels of the General Office to participate in the military examination, wouldn't it be almost the same as those who graduated from the Martial Academy?

After listening to the explanation of the two, Yang Hu was surprised at first. There is such an operation?

Then he was surprised again.

The martial arts of the Han Dynasty are already strong enough!

Just look at the students in the academy who are so keen to follow Ban Dingyuan (Ban Chao) and join the army, and you can get a glimpse of it.

I thought that the military system currently implemented by the Han Dynasty, which combines conscription and recruitment, was already strong enough compared to the hereditary military system of the Wei Dynasty.

The conscription system would impose a greater burden on the people.

Especially during wars, the people were displaced and the population was greatly reduced. If you want to forcibly recruit soldiers, it will only make people lose their hearts and the people will continue to flee.

The recruitment system would also put a heavy burden on the court's finances.

Moreover, if you want the soldiers recruited with money and food to be willing to fight for their lives in front of the battlefield, how much money would you have to spend to buy his life?

So it is not without reason that the combat effectiveness of the Later Han Dynasty dropped so quickly after the recruitment system was implemented.

Moreover, once the court's finances were insufficient, allowing local governments to recruit soldiers on their own would create hidden dangers of soldiers becoming generals.

So Emperor Wu saw the harm of the recruitment system of the Later Han Dynasty and implemented the hereditary military system.

But who would have thought that the Han Dynasty would go a step further than Emperor Wu and achieve this level of military system?

Even at the moment, the Han Dynasty still seems unsatisfied.

They actually had to reform the Han army, which was already a fierce army.

It can be said that the General Military Office even absorbed the advantages of the military farming and hereditary military system.

Not to mention that the military farming and hereditary military system promoted by Emperor Wu have now declined, even if it was still in its heyday, it might not be easy to deal with the General Military Office of the Han Kingdom.

Realizing that Yang Hu's silence was a little strange, Du Yu gently bumped him with his shoulder and reminded him:

"Uncle, what are you thinking about? So absorbed? Didn't you say you would treat us today? Where are we going?"

After receiving Du Yu's kind reminder, Yang Hu suddenly woke up and sent a grateful look to Du Yu, and then said to Mr. Feng Er apologetically:

"I was distracted, please don't blame me, Brother Boyang."

Mr. Feng Er shook his head, with a gentle smile on his face: "It's okay."

Yang Hu saw Mr. Feng Er's smile, but he sighed in his heart.

He understood that behind the smile of the second son of Feng, there was a faint alienation.

The reason was also very simple: Shandong Yang family.

To this day, although Shandong Yang family has expressed great goodwill to the Han Dynasty, one of the actions is to send himself to Chang'an.

However, Yang Hu knew that the family far away in Shandong still followed the old practice and wanted to bet on many parties.

But this approach is not feasible for the Han Dynasty.

The longer Yang Hu stayed here, the more he understood this place, and the more he saw clearly:

The old set of aristocratic families no longer works here.

Because the Han Dynasty has only one attitude towards aristocratic families:

If you follow it, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will perish.

No one is allowed to play any wavering and ambiguous games.

If it is said that there was Shu in front and Hedong and Shangdang in the back, they all perished if they went against it.

Then the Liangzhou tycoons are typical of those who prosper if they follow it - except for those families who wanted to die to serve the Wei Dynasty and were finally exterminated.

Especially the Zhang family of Dunhuang, which is now in Liangzhou, and it can be said that it is really prosperous.

When Yang Hu first came to Han, he went to Longxi Xin to deliver a letter, so he naturally knew the situation in Liangzhou.

It’s just that Yang Shuzi may be considered excellent, but he is too young and inexperienced. He has no say in the old family of Shandong Yang.

Besides, how difficult is it to persuade Shandong in Chang'an?

So under the dilemma, he can only try his best to explain the situation of Han to the family.

At the same time, he tried his best to make friends with people in Han in Chang'an.

Even if it’s not for the family, he can make some preparations for himself in the future.

Obviously, making friends with the second son of the Feng family is a good choice for Yang Hu.

But Yang Hu naturally knows that with his current status, it is a bit difficult to get the full trust of the second son of Feng.

You still need sincerity.

And today, he is here to show his sincerity.

"There is a new wine shop opened by a Hu person from the Western Regions in the West Market. I heard it's pretty good. Didn't Yuan Kai say he was going back to the army? So this time, let's give Yuan Kai a farewell party."

Although he wanted to befriend the second son of Feng, Yang Hu naturally wouldn't say it directly, but through the name of Du Yu, who was also a son of a noble family.

"Uncle is really thoughtful."

Although he has long been accustomed to leaving the academy from time to time and reporting to the army.

But it's rare that his uncle is so thoughtful, so Du Yu certainly won't refuse.

"It's just that there are many Hu shops in the East and West Markets, but apart from the novelty, the wine and food have always been hard to describe."

Second Young Master Feng took the initiative and said, "Could it be that this Hu's restaurant is different?"

"Brother Boyang is indeed right!" Yang Hu gave a high-five and said with a smile, "No matter how good the wine or the food, how can this Hu Si compare with my big man? It's just a novelty."

After the Han Dynasty regained Liangzhou, the Zhang family in Dunhuang took the initiative to ask for help and sent his son Zhang Jiu to the Western Regions to appease the countries in the Western Regions.

Zhang took advantage of the prestige that the Han Dynasty had established in the Western Regions for four hundred years, coupled with the reputation of the Zhang family, and went through many hardships to restore contact between the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty.

In the early years, Hu Abi's envoys outside the Great Wall invaded other countries. Zhang Jiu and Zhang Hua's uncle and nephew teamed up to fight against them, beheading and capturing thousands of people.

It was this battle that allowed the Han Dynasty to regain a firm foothold in the Western Regions and reset the Western Regions Protectorate.

Zhang Hua, as Ji Han's first governor of the Western Regions, led tens of thousands of people to garrison in Gaochang (Turpan), responsible for maintaining the security and political stability of the countries in the Western Regions and ensuring smooth trade routes between the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty.

Especially the latter point is particularly important.

The smooth flow of trade routes has allowed Dahan to make considerable profits over the years.

The Han Dynasty's finances could sustain the crusade against thieves and at the same time continue to implement the New Deal.

The smooth flow of trade routes in the Western Regions can be said to be indispensable.

Just transporting the Han's unique materials to the Western Regions for sale would make huge profits.

Especially after the emperor returned to the old capital of Chang'an, people from all over the world lived in it, including many wealthy families, merchants and merchants, and all the four societies in the world gathered together.

There are also extremely wealthy merchants with billions of dollars in wealth. They invite guests every summer and serve them with dozens of maids, decorations and silk ribbons, so that they can drink wine.

Chang'an has already regained its prosperity as an international city.

Of course, the main task of the Han Dynasty now is to put down the rebels and bring order to the world.

For the time being, there is no extra energy to deliberately explore the Western Regions.

There are also some small countries in the Western Region who are unwilling to surrender, but it is enough if they do not disturb the trade routes.

Even so, although all the small countries in the Western Regions cannot reach them all, their descendants such as Qiuci, Khotan, Kangju, Wusun, Shule, Yuezhi, Shanshan and Cheshi will not pay tribute every year.

Especially King Yanqi sent his son to serve as his servant.

Therefore, the number of barbarians in Chang'an increased day by day, and barbarian restaurants naturally opened up.

In the past, the biggest feature of Hu Si was the peach wine.

But a few years ago, someone in Liangzhou not only expanded land to open pastures to raise cattle and sheep, built workshops, etc., but also vigorously developed the planting industry.

Under the personal guidance of Mr. Li Xu, a master of agriculture, it is normal to plant some sweet apples and improve the cold melons.

Even Nanzhong can brew mead, and Liangzhou produces some rose peach wine. It makes sense, right?

The wine-making technology in the Western Regions is not as good as that of the Han Dynasty. If we transport peach wine all the way to Chang'an to sell it, wouldn't we risk our lives?

Therefore, the peach wine from the Western Regions was squeezed out by the peach wine from Liangzhou, and the Han Dynasty's stir-fry had begun to become popular.

How can the food in barbarian restaurants and bars compare to the delicacies of Han people?

After hearing Second Young Master Feng's evaluation of Hu Si, Du Yu pointed at him and said with a smile:

"Who doesn't know that the Feng family's food is unique in the world? Boyang is a naughty person in his own family, so he naturally looks down on other people's food, but for me, Hu Si's roast mutton is quite delicious. "

Although the barbarians in Chang'an City are constantly coming and going, if the food of the barbarians is really useless, then there may not be a few barbarians in the entire city of Chang'an that can survive.

Yang Hu watched the two arguing and said:

"Boyang, the Hu Restaurant we went to today was specially recommended by someone. I heard it is quite different from the actual Hu Restaurant."

"Oh?" When Second Young Master Feng heard this, he immediately became interested, "What's the difference?"

Speaking of the Western Region, the customs and customs are different from those in the Middle Earth, so there are some things worth looking forward to.

For example, Hu Ji.

Back then, someone gave you a group of high-quality orchids who were good at singing and dancing. However, you didn't seem to like them and sent them all out of the house.

Whenever he saw Hu Jiwu in Goulan, Mr. Feng couldn't help but lament for the adults:

Even if you don't like it, sir, it's still great to stay at home and entertain guests!

Think about it, based on your prestige among the Hu people, you can guess how rare the Hu Ji sent to your house is.

Therefore, Second Young Master Feng felt even more regretful.

"Hu Ji dances a spin dance to persuade people to drink."

As if hearing Second Young Master Feng's thoughts, Yang Hu smiled mysteriously and said words that made Second Young Master Feng's heart beat wildly.

Second Young Master Feng's eyes widened suddenly: "Cao!"

Just hearing the name, it sounds... pretty good!

Naturally, everyone has heard of dancing to persuade people to drink - this kind of game should be played in the homes of wealthy people - but Second Young Master Feng is a country bumpkin in this regard. He has heard of it but never seen it.

After all, the Feng family's family tradition is quite strict.

And as we all know, Feng Da Sima is not a womanizer. He is not like other wealthy families who like to cultivate family skills and so on.

So when I heard that Hu Si actually provided such services, I naturally became curious.

Feng Da Sima and General Zhendong are not people who stick to the past.

Even in Feng Dasima's view, KFC was no longer news for students of this age in his own era.

Not to mention this is ancient times.

After all, Second Young Master Feng is already a young man.

Although under the education of General Zhendong, there was no rebellious period.

But if he has nothing to do, he is allowed to go to Goulan to listen to music to relax or something.

It's also okay to have a little drink, as long as you don't drink too much.

When Yang Hu saw Second Young Master Feng's appearance, he knew that he had scratched his itch.

"To be honest, Boyang, the first time my friend told me about this, he was just as curious as you."

"It seems that my uncle's friend can be considered a wonderful person."

After saying this, all three of them smiled knowingly.

Walking all the way, we arrived at the Western Market and found the legendary Husi.

"Oh, it's really different. It's quite lively."

As soon as the three of them entered the wine shop, they immediately felt a wave of heat rushing towards them.

The entire wine shop was filled with the rich aroma of wine and barbecue.

Looking around, there are all kinds of decorations hanging on the walls of the wine shop.

There are exquisite tapestries and exotic copper vessels. These embellishments make the entire wine shop look exotic.

The Orchids wear thin layers of clothes, and the skirts sway with their light steps, which is eye-catching.

They shuttled between the desks, with flattering smiles on their faces. They poured wine for the guests from time to time, and laughter and laughter broke out one after another.

There was an open space in the hall, where a barefoot orchid was spinning to the beat of a drum.

The bells tied to Yingying's small waist and snow-white ankles, as she danced, seemed to be freed from their restraints and scattered like shooting stars.

This caused everyone to burst into cheers.

"You guys, the store is full."

When the barbarian waiter saw the three people coming in, he quickly came to apologize in fear and bowed repeatedly: "I'm really sorry!"

"I booked the private room number A upstairs."

Yang Hu raised his chin slightly and said lightly.

"It turns out you are a noble man, but the villain is blind." The waiter slapped himself quickly, "Your honor, please."