On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 500 The boy named Xu

The troops in front of the tent, the Khitan Zhi with silver saddles, and the Boling cavalry that had completed the expansion before, totaling 30,000 cavalry as the front army, had arrived at Yubi City, the seat of Jiangzhou, ahead of other ministries.

The drafted civilian men from all over Hedong are also rushing to Yubi to gather.

This is the only place to go to Puban, where a large amount of food, grass and ordnance are stored.

Since Wei Zheng stayed in Shuozhou to supervise the construction of the palace and manage the Tiele tribe, after some weighing, Cui Che still appointed Cheng Lou, the governor of Jiangzhou, to continue to sit in Yubi City and manage logistics for him.

After Cui Che enters the customs, Cheng Lou will be responsible for organizing civilians to transport grain and grass and replenish ordnance for Cui Che via Puban.

This duty is by no means unimportant. If supplies are cut off and the enemy in Kansai adopts the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the country, and the army enters the pass, it will be more difficult than good.

Cheng Lou felt this and tried his best, fearing that something would go wrong.

The various tribes and people from all over the Eastern Sui Dynasty who arrived one after another were all arranged in an orderly manner by him.

When Cui Che arrived in Yubi, this small city, which is world-famous for its military role, did not feel disordered even though 200,000 troops and nearly 300,000 civilians had arrived in a short period of time.

Cui Che got off the carriage and saw everything in order, and couldn't help but sigh:

"After the fall of the Gao family, it is a pity that Cheng Weng's talents were buried in the countryside."

Cheng Lou did not take the credit, he answered truthfully:

"The system here is not the work of one veteran. It all depends on a young man participating in the painting for me."

Cui Che was very curious and asked:

"Mr. Cheng only said he was a young man, but he didn't know how old he was?"

Cheng Lou replied:

"This man is fifteen years old."

At this age, even if placed in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, it would still be just adulthood. Cui Che sighed:

"There are such strange people in the world!"

Cheng Lou smiled and said:

"Isn't the king himself the best example? The house servant who is currently acting as an agent in the court is also young and precocious."

That young man managed the logistics and planning system for Cheng Lou at the age of fifteen, which was indeed astonishing.

But when Cui Che was eleven years old, he replaced his cousin Cui Dana, who was the governor of Xiangzhou at that time, and also managed Yuchi Jiong's logistics in an orderly manner, which was even more shocking.

This is something everyone knows. When it comes to child prodigies, Cui Che himself cannot be avoided.

When Cui Che saw Cheng Lou comparing that young man to himself and Fang Xuanling, he knew that this man must be an amazingly talented person, so he solemnly asked:

"I don't know if this person is present. I would like to ask Cheng Weng to introduce him to me."

Cheng Lou shook his head and said:

"Another group of civilians came this morning. He went to settle things earlier. Since the king wants to see him, I will order someone to call him back."

Cui Che did not rush for Cheng Lou to find someone, but asked:

"I wonder who this person's name is?"

Cheng Lou originally wanted to recommend that person for Cui Che, so he replied:

"This person's surname is Xu. He comes from Shangfang, the northern ancestor of the Xu family in Gaoping (now Juye, Shandong). He lives in Lihu, Caozhou (now Dongming, Heze, Shandong). His name is Shiji.

"Your Majesty, please do not underestimate his youth. This person is by no means only capable of arranging logistics."

Cheng Lou was worried that Cui Che underestimated Xu Shiji and thought he only had the ability to manage logistics, so he reminded him.

But how could Cui Che make such a mistake? After hearing Cheng Lou tell this person's name, Cui Che suddenly realized it. No wonder Cheng Lou was full of praise for him.

Isn't this Xu Shiji the Duke Xu Maogong in the novel and the British Duke of the Tang Dynasty in the official history? He is as famous as Li Jing.

After he surrendered to Li Yuan, he was given the surname Li. Later, he avoided Li Shimin's taboo and omitted the word Shi in his name, and he became Li Ji later.

Cui Che was in a good mood and said with a smile:

"It makes Gu Xin unbearable to receive such praise from Mr. Cheng.

"It's just that since Xu Shiji is still busy with official duties, there is no need to rush to summon him.

"Tonight, I will hold a banquet at my house, invite officials from the city, and also ask Mr. Cheng to bring this person to attend and introduce him to me."

Since Xu Shiji jumped into the bowl, he was naturally not afraid of him running away.

Cheng Lou also agreed and would take Xu Shiji to Cui Che's temporary residence for a banquet tonight.

After sending Cui Che to his residence, Cheng Lou resigned and took his son Cheng Yaojin with him back to his mansion.

On this trip, Cui Che still brought his family with him.

In the past, when he went to war, he would always bring a concubine with him to kill the loneliness of the journey.

This time, the one accompanying him was the newly-recruited Gao family.

In addition to Changsun Wuji, there was also the nine-year-old Guanyin maidservant.

Since Cui Che promised to break into Chang'an so that Changsun Wuji could go to Changsun Sheng's tomb to pay homage, then of course Guanyin, who was also Changsun Sheng's daughter, would be brought along with him.

After leaving the matter of organizing the banquet to the Gao family, Cui Che rushed to inspect Okura outside the city.

The food, grass, and ordnance needed for this western expedition are stored there. Cui Che must see it in person before he can rest assured.

"Grandpa, can you take your daughter with you?"

Maid Guanyin followed Cui Che and asked.

How could Cui Che refuse this small request from Guanyin Maid?

But after all, she is not her biological daughter, so she must pay attention to the defense between men and women.

Mrs. Gao had been by my side before, and no one would gossip when riding with Guanyin.

Now it is inappropriate for Gao family to stay in the mansion to prepare a banquet and then ride with Guanyin in the sealed space.

Cui Che then asked Guanyin to ride in the carriage, while he rode on horseback.

When the group arrived at the southern outskirts of the city, they immediately saw a Cangcheng, which was built by Cheng Lou after he was transferred to the governor of Jiangzhou.

Cangcheng has a city wall to protect the more than 200 warehouses set up in it.

Entering a warehouse at random, there are mountains of supplies, either corn or weapons.

Seeing this scene for the first time, Guanyin was so shocked that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.

"Here, how many things are stored here?"

Guanyin maid murmured.

Cui Che held her little hand, walked among them, and said proudly:

"The food stored in the warehouse is enough to feed 500,000 people for half a year, and the weapons and armor are even more numerous."

The clever Guanyin servant asked curiously:

"Are you going to take me to Guanzhong within half a year?"

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Yang Guang went south and mobilized 100,000 Xiaoguo elite soldiers. Even though Yu Wenshu, Gao Jie and others have been preparing for war in Guanzhong, it is difficult to train strong soldiers. I am sure of winning this battle. As for the time,

I think half a year will be enough."

Of course, if the war at the front is really frustrated and delayed, Fang Xuanling will mobilize food to Jiangzhou.

Cui Che not only shuttled through it, but also checked a bag of corn or the quality of weapons from time to time.

It was not until dusk that he took Guanyin and his maidservant to leave Cangcheng and return to Yubi City.

When we rushed back to our temporary residence, many guests had already arrived in advance and were waiting in the front yard. Among them were Cheng Lou, the governor of Jiangzhou, and a young man who was following him closely.

Evolution is complete, go to bed first, good night.

(End of chapter)