The first month of the year has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is the season when spring is warm and flowers are blooming... The weather this year is a bit strange. A very important agricultural area along the Yellow River in Guanzhong has fallen from some snow during the Chinese New Year, and there has not been a drop of rain.

Many people have begun to worry about this year's spring plowing and harvest. If the drought continues like this, it will be difficult to ensure that it will not be a year of famine. In that case, it will definitely be a disaster for the Tang Empire, which is based on agriculture. For this reason, the vast prefectures and counties with the two capitals of Guanzhong as the core have begun to fight drought and ensure spring plowing and autumn harvest.

This has little to do with General Xue Shao of Yulin Guard. His private land has been transferred to his third brother Xue Xu, and the grain accumulated in his family has been unable to be eaten for three years.

Xue Shao's life is extremely leisurely.

The Right Yu Linwei didn't have much to do, and Xue Shao didn't need to ask about the established exercises every day. It wasn't his turn to interrupt other things. Zhang Qianxu and others discussed it and asked Xue Shao symbolically. Xue Shao always nodded with a smile.

In the Right Yu Linwei, Xue Shao always seemed like an outsider who came to visit. He focused his main work energy on the Martial Arts Academy. Since he successfully organized a Martial Arts lecture last year, Xue Shao planned to hold a martial arts lecture conference in the Beijing garrison this year. One of the main purposes is to select and train military talents.

According to Xue Shao's idea, generals who performed outstandingly in the martial arts lecture meeting can choose to study at the martial arts lecture academy for further study. Xue Shao has compiled several sets of military theory textbooks suitable for generals of different levels to learn based on the Li Jing military arts and Pei Xingjian military arts he learned, and combined with his military experience in his past and present lives.

Generals above the level of General Zhonglang are mainly focused on strategizing and commanding operations. They are suitable for learning more advanced military strategy theories, and it is very necessary to improve their "political cultivation". When they come to the Martial Arts Academy, Xiao Zhizhong will teach them; if necessary, Xue Shao will also personally go to the podium to teach them the highest-end military strategy theory knowledge of the Tang Dynasty.

The chief lieutenant, lieutenant, brigade commander, and grassroots officers, who are below the Central Army, have the most contact with ordinary soldiers. They usually recruit soldiers and train troops, and take the lead in charge during wartime. Their personal military qualities will directly determine the army's actual combat capabilities. This group of people will focus on practicing their personal martial arts hard, familiar with the details of war and improving their military training ability. In this regard, Xue Chuyu is undoubtedly the best teacher. Guo Yuanzhen and others, who are familiar with the Three-Sword Brigade and Thousand Cavalry Training Mode, are also good players.

This is the work plan of the Martial Arts Academy this year drawn up by Xue Shao.

Xue Shao mentioned these ideas to Emperor Li Zhi very early, and he was also very interested at that time. However, it may not be easy to actually implement these things. Not to mention, the military administration in Guanzhong accounts for one-third of the military administration in the Tang Dynasty, and its total strength is less than 200,000. If all local military administrations hold martial arts meetings, military expenditure will definitely increase unprecedentedly. Moreover, the military administration has limited staff and cannot send people to all military administrations to carry out supervision. Then, it is impossible to ensure whether the list of favorable gifts sent by the military administrations is adulterated or cheated. What's more, this year, the military administrations in Guanzhong are severely drought. The soldiers of those local military administrations are farmers themselves, and the task of resisting drought is already extremely heavy, and it is doubtful whether they still have the energy to participate in the martial arts meeting.

So Xue Shao just gave his request to the immediate superior of the Ministry of War, Cen Changqian, the Minister of the Ministry of War. After reading it, Cen Changqian knew that this was a major event and did not dare to be self-dedicated, so he submitted it to the Political Affairs Hall for consultation.

Then, there is nothing.

Xue Shao's request for a letter was like a mud cow entering the sea.

So Xue Shao was completely idle.

After he checked in the meeting hall of the Right Yu Linwei every morning, he could only wander around in the rest of his time. Originally, he wanted to go to Qianqi camp to live, even if he chatted with people like Xue Chuyu. But this would make the people of the Right Yu Linwei gossip, thinking that your dignified general would mingle with Qianqi people every day regardless of his own affairs. Do you not treat the Right Yu Linwei as your home and meet us?

Therefore, Xue Shao rarely went to Qianqi. Even if he missed people like Xue Chuyu very much, he would just quietly call them to his house to have a drink during the holidays.

This was the most leisurely and boring time since Xue Shao entered the officialdom. But Princess Taiping was very happy because Xue Shao had a lot of time to accompany her. After the unremitting efforts of the two, Princess Taiping finally succeeded...being pregnant!

This is the biggest gain and the only thing that is worthy of gratitude for Xue Shao during this period!

Princess Taiping's pregnancy reaction is very serious. She will not be a bit greasy when she vomits whatever she eats. Unless Xue Shao feeds her some light food bit by bit and tells her jokes, she will vomit less when she is in a good mood. At night, Xue Shao must be with Princess Taiping himself to sleep.

In this way, Xue Shao had the excuse of being justified and began to ask for leave frequently and not go to work, staying at home to accompany Princess Taiping. The people of the Right Yu Linwei had no objection. Anyway, they all felt that there were not many Xue Shao in the Right Yu Linwei, and there were not many Xue Shao. If he was not here, the others felt more comfortable!

This kind of days lasted for more than two months.

Princess Taiping's pregnancy reaction was finally no longer so strong, but the drought in Guanzhong became more and more intense. In a farming era like the Tang Dynasty, when technology was underdeveloped and food was judging by the weather, a severe drought would mean a major disaster. This year, it is very likely that the Guanzhong grains would be unharvest, and farmers could only rely on the government to open warehouses and release grain to survive. Otherwise, they would have to escape from famine and become begging refugees!

The urban population of Chang'an is nearly one million, and so many people don't farm but have to eat, so the rice price has soared. Previously, the rice price rose to more than one hundred cents per dou, and the supply was in short supply.

Not only the people in Chang'an lack food, but the population of the palace's inner court was nearly 10,000, and the tens of thousands of troops stationed in the palace, the food of these people has also become a big problem. Such expensive rice will make the inner court poor even if you eat it.

So the Emperor Tian proposed to "moving the capital to Luoyang" in the current dynasty, which caused heated discussion and heated debate in the court and the public.

Luoyang's canal transportation is convenient, and it has been the center of the empire's grain reserve since the Sui Dynasty. It has been decades since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty has not eaten up the grain reserved in Hanjiacang, Luoyang. Until the current emperor ascended the throne, he frequently moved to the eastern capital Luoyang with the queen of heaven, and sometimes lived for two years.

In this way, moving the capital to Luoyang is no big deal. Therefore, many court officials agreed. Because they also had to take the sip and needed to eat, the rice prices in Chang'an were soaring that they could not bear it. Moreover, the famine brought about by the severe drought sometimes triggers a plague outbreak. No matter how you look at it, Chang'an is no longer suitable for the court to stay for a long time, and it is indeed wise to move to the east.

But some people also disagree to move the capital. The reason is that the emperor is now in a state of peace. Can he withstand the trouble of "moving the capital"? Furthermore, the princes, grandchildren, princes, nobles and nobles all over the civil and military yamen and their families at all levels, plus tens of thousands of people in the inner court and tens of thousands of garrisons in the palace. Wouldn't the huge project of the migration of tens of thousands of people be used to waste money and leverage the foundation of the country?

The court was arguing fiercely, and the voices who agreed to move the capital had an advantage.

Then finally one thing is related to Xue Shao.

If he moved the capital to Luoyang, he and Princess Taiping would have to go with him. Then how to settle down after he went there would become a problem. Princess Taiping's opinion was that after he went there, he could temporarily live in the palace. The Taichu Palace in Luoyang was very large, and there were many empty palaces to live in. Then, he would slowly buy land and build a mansion outside the palace.

Anyway, it's not short of money!

But Xue Shao didn't want to live in a prison-like place like the palace, and he didn't want to live even for a day. He persuaded Princess Taiping to buy or rent a suitable house in Luoyang in advance to live in first. Even if it was a little small, it didn't matter, but he must live freely. Then, he found a way to buy land to build a house.

To do this, Xue Shao couldn't help but think of the West City Yaren who bought a house in Chang'an last time, and Yu Hongye, a famous socialite in the capital who is now famous in Chang'an.

So after Xue Shao got married with Princess Taiping, Yu Hongye came to Princess Taiping's Mansion for the first time.

The scholar should look at him with admiration for three days after leaving. This is the first feeling when Xue Shao met Yu Hongye again. Her long-term contact and social interaction with high-ranking officials and nobles subtly changed her temperament.

Now Yu Hongye is definitely no longer the soft-hearted woman who was bullied by several bullies in the West City. She is already a guest of honor for the prime minister and princes. She is not in the officialdom, but the officialdom is all her legend. She is a regular visitor to the palace and the palace freely, and Shangguan Wan'er's tea art was learned from her. The caravan under her command carried the bright flag of "a red leaf" and traveled around the world, popularizing bras and soap that only the dignitaries could afford to be afforded to ordinary people. The Jade Forest of Yaochi and Yulin has become a "holy land" in the minds of dignitaries and talented officials. People who have never been there are embarrassed to tell others that they have made a difference. Although a cup of tea there is sold at a sky-high price for imperial wine.

Such experience and such confidence have created Yu Hongye's glory, confident and restrained in every move, showing her celebrity style.

Xue Shao told Yu Hongye that he would help her find a property in Luoyang, the eastern capital, so that he could have a place to settle down after moving with Princess Taiping.

Yu Hongye smiled and said, "Young Master, you have a real estate in Dongdu, so why do you need to find another one?"

"Oh?" Xue Shao was stunned, "I have hardly ever entered Dongdu, so where does real estate come from?"

Yu Hongye smiled and said, "In order to facilitate business travel, I have set up several houses in Dongdu for business shops, workshops and warehouses, and collected a large amount of goods and grain for emergencies. Of course, it is also beneficial for villas and houses to live in. No matter when the young master arrives in Dongdu, you can move in immediately. Have you forgotten that you are the big owner of Hongye Merchant. Those industries are all belonging to the young master's name."

"Okay, you are so rich? You haven't told me!" Princess Taiping shouted on the spot.

Xue Shao made an innocent expression in shock, "I don't know at all!"

"I don't care! All your things in the Red Leaf Store are now my own!" Princess Taiping touched her slightly bulging belly and said with confidence, "This is the gift you give to the baby who is about to be born!"

Yu Hongye couldn't help laughing, "Your Highness, the princess, everything the prince consort does is for you, for the children in your womb!"

"That's it!" Princess Taiping smiled, "This is what you should do, right?"
Chapter completed!