I Built a Territory in Ancient Times

After a while, the door of the prime minister's mansion opened wide, and a servant came out to welcome him into the mansion.

Xie Yixiu had never been to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but his subordinate Wen Yuzhao, who joined the army, was Prime Minister Wen's youngest son. He also learned a lot about the Prime Minister's Mansion from his mouth.

Prime Minister Wen is one person under ten thousand people, but the mansion is not as luxurious and luxurious as other dignitaries in the capital. Instead, every plant, tree, mountain and stone reveal a sense of elegance and tranquility.

The prime minister's mansion was not large, and within half a column of his husband, he was led into the reception hall and saw Prime Minister Wen himself. Prime Minister Wen was dressed in literati blue clothes, handsome and elegant, with three long beards under his jaw, which was already a little gray.

Xie Yixiu is a military commander, and he is different from the civil service system like Prime Minister Wen. The Chinese and military systems of the dynasties have always been independent, and no one looks down on the other. It is also because of Wen Yuzhao that Prime Minister Wen was able to meet him today.

He clasped his fists towards Prime Minister Wen and gave a salute, "Xie Yixiu pays homage to Prime Minister Wen."

Prime Minister Wen held him up to prevent him from giving him the full ceremony, and said with a smile: "General Xie has come from a long way, and he is full of brilliance, please take a seat!"

The two sat down separately, and the servants had already brought tea and snacks to entertain the guests.

"General Xie, the dog is with you, no trouble, right?" Prime Minister Wen asked anxiously in his heart.

Wen Yuzhao ran off to the side with his blood and blood in those days. Prime Minister Wen was furious and said that he did not recognize his son and told him not to come back. As a result, after so many years, this bastard didn't say anything and took a look, and even letters rarely came back.

As a father, he released harsh words back then, and it didn't take long before he regretted it. Now he only hopes that the child can be safe at the border, and he is already satisfied.

Xie Yixiu nodded indifferently, "Don't worry, Lord Prime Minister, let the young master be fine in the border area, and here is a letter he asked me to bring back." After speaking, he took out a letter and handed it to him with both hands.

"Let the general laugh." Knowing that he was anxious at first, and accused him of a crime, Prime Minister Wen took the letter and read it carefully.

Xie Yixiu was not in a hurry, just waited quietly and let Prime Minister Wen read the letter first.

The letter was not long, and it was quickly read. Prime Minister Wen accepted the letter and said, "Zhao'er would like to thank the general for taking care of him."

"Prime Minister Wen doesn't have to be like this. Wen Yuzhao was promoted from a soldier in the Red Robe Army to join the army, which is enough to prove that his ability is very good." Xie Yixiu said truthfully.

Prime Minister Wen shook his head and sighed, then brought up the business, "I don't know why General Xie is here?"

Xie Yixiu didn't beat around the bush, and directly spoke out about the Xiqi Corridor of Ming Yu's generation.

After hearing this, Prime Minister Wen was silent, looked at the map of the border, and thought for a while, then frowned and said: "What the general and Duan Wang mean is to divide this Xiqi Corridor under the rule of Dayan? It's just, This piece of land used to be the border between Suixi and Wuliang, although it has been barren because of the terrain, but if Dayan wants to occupy it, Suixi will not give in, right?"

In fact, he could have foreseen at a glance that Dayan was standing in the Xiqi corridor, which was a move that would benefit Dayan without harm. The Xiqi Corridor is like a sharp knife, stabbed into the hinterland of the Suixi Kingdom. No one paid attention to it before, and no one fought against it. It is just there, and it doesn't matter much.

But now, as long as Dayan dared to intervene in this place, how could Suixi give up?

"It is true that the Suixi Kingdom must be strictly guarded, but I believe that as long as our Dayan Kingdom can station troops here to build a city, and when the rice is cooked and cooked, we can still be invincible by defending according to the terrain." Xie Yixiu said slowly. . His tone was full of confidence, he had already discussed with Ming Yu, and the future changes in Liangzhou will begin from this.

Prime Minister Wen shook his head, "Garrisoning troops to build a city for defense? It's inappropriate or not. General Xie should know that the government's household department is currently in a tight financial position and the treasury is empty. The Xiqi Corridor is a narrow plain, limited by the terrain. If you want to garrison the defense, it must be extended. The front line, but in the part of the new military force, the expenditure on food, grass and armament can be much higher than that of Shi Chongguan."

Wen Cheng combined with the actual situation, although this Xiqi Corridor has certain strategic significance, but in terms of current national strength, it will only increase the burden on Dayan. If so, why not maintain the status quo?

Xie Yixiu and Ming Yu had considered this for a long time, and their attitude towards Prime Minister Wen was naturally taken into account. Prime Minister Wen has always been pragmatic, and such an act of laboring the people and hurting money would definitely not be accepted all at once.

"Mr. Wen, but if this move will not only save the people and money, it will even generate income for Dayan in a few years... eh!" This is Ming Yu's remark, and Xie Yixiu couldn't help but say it because of Ming Yu's influence. When it wasn't right, he coughed and explained, "That is, to be able to fill the treasury."

"If you don't waste the people and money, you can still fill the treasury?" Prime Minister Wen repeated it as if he didn't understand what Xie Yixiu meant.

Xie Yixiu nodded, "That's right, the garrison building a city won't take a penny from the imperial court. I wonder if Prime Minister Wen is willing to stand by King Duan to support the construction of the Xiqi Corridor?"

Prime Minister Wen didn't believe his ears, "What? You don't need to draw silver money from the imperial treasury? Then where did the silver taels needed to garrison the army and build the city come from? This is not a small amount."

It's just a joke, okay? If you can say such a thing, unless you are wealthy enough to rival the country, the entire Dayan Dynasty probably will not be able to find such a person.