Chapter 1434 Emergency Drill

The Cheng Chumo brothers didn't know what to say. In the trade with the Western Regions, their family also had two caravans, which could bring a lot of money to the family every year. Since everyone had to lose this part, then they There is nothing to say, not to mention that the two brothers are still commanders of the army stationed in the Western Regions, and they cannot hold back the imperial court.

Li Chengyi has nothing to worry about. This guy has no interests in the Western Regions. He fully supports the imperial court's move. Moreover, he also discovered outside that after the imperial military station was established, many people wanted to resist the imperial court. Everyone hid themselves.

Originally they wanted to dig these people out, but later Li Xiang also told them that once these people are hidden, it may be for a lifetime, because they still have a chance to succeed in their rebellion, but if this is the case If it is hidden, then there will probably be no chance at all in the future.

With more and more peaceful days, the people in the Western Regions are not willing to follow them in rebellion, so once these people hide, it means that their lives are over. This is what the Tang Dynasty court hopes to see most. In the future, we will One thing is to improve the economy of the Western Regions and bring the people's lives to a higher level. Who would think of rebelling against them? Rebellion is punishable by beheading, and no one has a second head.

Several people have been staying in the tent for a long time, and they can just come out to visit this military station. This is also the largest one within dozens of miles nearby. Especially Xiao Shougui and his civil servants, who even had models before. I haven't seen it before, so I need to know more about it now. This is where they can save their lives.

After the implementation of the state and county system in the Western Regions, more than 20 officials were killed by locals, so the construction of military depots was urgent. If there were military depots near their stations, the lives of these people might have been saved. If a crisis occurs, a signal can be sent to the military station immediately, and the troops here can get there in the shortest possible time.

If the situation is extremely critical, these people can also hide here on fast horses. As long as you can enter the gate of the military station, based on the current social strength of the local area, it is absolutely impossible to do anything to you unless they also have The Tang army was armed, but this was impossible.

After the war, Cheng Chumo issued an order throughout the Western Regions. Anyone who picked up weapons and equipment from the Tang army and did not hand it over within a month would have their whole family exhibited, and many people were actually killed. This can be said to have frightened all the people in the Western Region.

The area of ​​the military station is not very large. It is only about 5,000 square meters inside. Most of the area is a small square used for training. There is a circle of stables around it, which are specially used to raise their war horses. Now many soldiers are already training outside. Trained.

The height of the surrounding walls is about two and a half meters, and most of them are made of local adobe. It would be a bit too difficult to use masonry structures. However, the commissioner of the imperial court has said that in the next one to two years, Within a certain period of time, a layer of masonry structure must be added to the outside of these adobes. Otherwise, these adobes will not last long. However, it is still very difficult to transport the bricks at this stage. , so use adobe to hold it up first.

"Some of our officials from the Ministry of Industry have already begun to search for suitable soil in the Western Region. Once found, we will be able to bake bricks in the Western Region. Then I can get the materials nearby and do not need to transport them from the Central Plains. This saves money. Money saves time.”

This proposal was also put forward by Xiao Shougui. Instead of transporting a large number of bricks from the Central Plains, it would be better to send several technical officials to find suitable soil in the Western Regions, although most of the Western Regions are deserts and Gobis. There are still some oases in the beach, but if we can find them, it will be a big deal for us.

"Then I have to treat these people to a drink later and let them work hard. This adobe wall seems to be fine in the first year, but it may be a little weak in the second year, but if the outer layer is added With a layer of bricks, although it cannot keep up with our city walls in the Central Plains, it is at least half as powerful. The surrounding area is not stable now, so we must do a good job in defense."

Cheng Chuliang said happily. He originally thought that all the bricks would have to be transported from the Central Plains. Even if they were transported from Gaochang, it would take a lot of time on the way. But if several brick yards are built in the Western Regions, the time would be saved. But there are more.

The most important thing is that we make bricks ourselves. The cost can be reduced very little. We can't ask the court for money for everything. The court has many places to spend money. Other areas don't need money. If we need money every day, then our area Some officials may be labeled as incompetent.

Now everyone is working so energetically in the Western Region, isn't it just to get promoted in the future? If you are incapable of doing anything in the eyes of the court, then even if you are transferred back to the capital, it is very likely that you will be placed in a casual position. Is there any future in this life? Even Li Xiang's brother-in-law is useless.

The two brothers have figured it out. Being Li Xiang's brother-in-law can sometimes give you opportunities, but you have to fight for them. Take this opportunity in the Western Regions as an example. The two brothers have eaten a lot of sand in the past two years. , it is estimated that they are almost the same weight as them. This is the opportunity given by Li Xiang.

The opportunity is in front of you, and you must seize it yourself. If you can't seize it, or if you don't have the strength, then you can just be a rich man in Chang'an City.

"Emergency drill..."

Just when a few people wanted to continue their inspection, the commander of the military station shouted, and hundreds of soldiers around him immediately boarded the surrounding walls in full gear, and even the cook who was cooking had a handful in his hand. Knife, the person who was sleeping in the house was also running and assembling his own weapon.

Both Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chuliang were also looking at these people, silently counting the time in their hearts. All armies in the Western Regions use war horses to attack. If your speed is not fast enough, the enemy can reach you in the blink of an eye, two meters away. No matter how high the wall is, it won't hold them for long, so now the fight for time is to save your own life. This kind of emergency drill is done almost once or twice a day... (End of this chapter)