Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 258 Hebei Layout
"Those... shouldn't your country release our soldiers immediately?"

"Hey~"

Wang Xiule said: "One size is one size."

"These people are now considered prisoners of our army, and they are not considered soldiers of your country. Why? Could it be that your country doesn't want these soldiers?"

Cui Hao let out a long sigh.

To be honest, because most of these soldiers are from the Xianbei tribe, Cui Hao, as a representative of the Han family, really does not want these people to go back to increase the power of the Xianbei tribe in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

But just think about it...

If those Xianbei high-level officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty knew that Cui Hao would not save him, they might jump their feet immediately.

What's more, there is Xi Jin, a diehard loyalist of the Tuoba family, if Cui Hao abandons these people, maybe even Tuoba Tao will doubt Cui Hao's loyalty.

It's just that Cui Hao felt that Liu Song was a bit shameless.

What is a prisoner?

Huai County and Yecheng haven't been breached yet!

How did you become a prisoner of your family?

But the situation is stronger than people, Cui Hao sighed again, he sighed more in this day than in the first half of his life combined.

"Let's make an offer, Inspector Wang."

"One person for one war horse."

Cui Hao glared at him with an expression that you were teasing me.

There are at least [-] to [-] soldiers in Yecheng and Huai County. Does it mean that the Northern Wei Dynasty had to pay so many war horses to replace these people?

Is this going to empty out the Northern Wei family?
Seeing Cui Hao's expression, Wang Xiu asked in surprise, "Why? Did the emissary think that the life of a soldier of his family is not as good as that of an animal?"

Cui Hao was silent again.

Wang Xiu, he had heard of it before.

In Guanzhong, the politics is clear, the people are kind to the people, the rewards and punishments are measured, and there are talents in the official department.

But after several days of negotiations, Cui Hao found that Wang Xiu's heart was simply dark.

Is this because the officialdom is a big dye vat or is it because those who are close to ink are black?

He can even say that people are inferior to animals!
This is indeed the case.

Not to mention the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was the orthodox Central Plains dynasty like the Eastern Jin Dynasty. You tell them that each person has a war horse, no!Five people are exchanged for one war horse. You can see whether the Eastern Jin Dynasty will exchange it!

I'm afraid I could make you laugh out of your teeth!

The same is true for the Northern Wei Dynasty, with [-] Xianbei people and [-] war horses, anyone with a clear mind will choose the latter!
But rather...

can not say!
Even if everyone knows it in their hearts, even if the soldiers who are replaced know that their value is not as good as a war horse, you still can't go up to them and say to them, "You are not as good as a beast!"

Having said that, the Northern Wei Dynasty will fall into a political crisis in an instant.

The little emperor Tuoba Tao had to guard against the Xianbei nobles shouting "Xianbei is a nobleman, how dare you insult him" rushing in to take his head.

People can accept their own humbleness in their hearts; but accepting it in their hearts and being told by outsiders are completely different things.

Cui Hao's complexion was a little gray, and he said falteringly: "Our country...don't have so many war horses anymore."

Is there no or do not want to give?

Wang Xiu stared at Cui Hao with a smile.

"No war horses, but cattle and sheep."

Cui Hao was even more helpless.

Sheep are okay.

Cattle are even more important to farming civilization.

The value of [-] farm cattle to Liu Song may be more important than [-] war horses. Unless the Northern Wei Dynasty's brains are out of control, the farm cattle will be given to Liu Song.

Cui Hao was in incomparable pain at this moment.

This pain is more of a sadness.

A weak country can only be beaten by the enemy.

Let’s not talk about slapping, the other party can still stand on the commanding heights of morality, and say something every time you hit you:

"Oh, this is for your sake."

"..."

This kind of humiliation made Cui Hao, who is always proud and arrogant, unable to breathe.

"Inspector Wang, our country can only produce [-] war horses at most."

"Others...can be replaced with other things!"

It is definitely not enough to just pay for the horses. God knows what the Song army will blow in the ears of the besieged soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In order to maintain that vulnerable face, the Northern Wei Dynasty had to pay a sufficient price.

Wang Xiu saw that Cui Hao had already been squeezed dry, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get a drop of oil out, and finally stopped his pressing steps, and turned his head to discuss with Liu Yizhen.

"If there are no war horses, then the gold will be fine."

Hu people are not like Han people, they are not interested in calligraphy and painting antiques, porcelain and jade dishes.

But there is only golden gold, they definitely hoarded a lot!
Now that Liu Yizhen has pushed the front line to the north, he can safely dig the gold mines in Henan and Qingzhou as gold reserves, but who would think too much of gold?

Cui Hao was secretly glad to hear that Liu Yi really wanted gold.

Because the Northern Wei Dynasty had not yet established its own financial system, gold was more about satisfying the aristocracy's hobbies and foreign trade.

Therefore, the amount of gold did not greatly deplete the national strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

At least for now.

In the end, the Northern Wei Dynasty was willing to exchange those soldiers with 5 horses and [-] taels of gold.

When everything was settled, Cui Hao left the Song army camp as if fleeing, ending this humiliating experience.

When Tuoba Tao knew that he had paid such a huge price, he was also furious.

But looking at the haggard Cui Hao, he knew that his father had really tried his best.

This made Tuoba Tao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth painfully.

All this is not due to Cui Hao, but to the weakness of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"One day! I want to wash away today's shame!"

Xi Jin in Huai County also received news of the peace talks between the two countries. When he came out of Huai County with soldiers and horses, he felt as if he had passed away.

Tuoba Si died.

Hebei lost.

Peace talks between the two countries.

All of this is still a bit dreamy and unbelievable to Xi Jin.

Obviously when I came here, the situation was still very good, why did I become so embarrassed when I left?
Especially when he saw Tan Daoji who was paying attention to him, he felt even more uncomfortable.

"I don't know if I can set foot here again in this life..."

As soon as the troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty were withdrawn, Liu Yizhen also began to make arrangements for the north.

There are now two lines of defense against the Northern Wei Dynasty.

One is Jinyang, and the other is the Shanggu-Yuyang line of defense.

The specific layout of these two lines of defense was completed by Liu Song and his senior generals, and Liu Yizhen was mainly responsible for considering who would lead the two lines of defense.

After discussing with Xie Hui, Tan Daoji and others, Liu Yizhen decided to worship Zhu Chaoshi as the general of Zhenbei and the governor of Youzhou, who would sit in northern Hebei and watch over the Northern Wei Dynasty.

He also worshiped Wang Zhongde as a former general, governor of Bingzhou, and took the seat of Jinyang, where he and Zhu Chaoshi of Hebei were horns.

In addition, an imperial edict from Liu Yizhen was also sent to Jiankang Liu Yilong.

Before Liu Yilong was kept in Jiankang, it was to keep a spark. Now that the Northern Wei Dynasty has been defeated, Liu Yilong can naturally be mobilized.

Of course he was called to guard Hebei.

"Change the title of Liu Yilong, the king of Hongnong, to the king of Hejian, and fan Hebei."

When it is critical, the clan is more reliable.

After completing all the arrangements in Hebei, time has quietly entered July.

Although there are still many problems in Hebei, Liu Yizhen and his army can no longer delay in Hebei.

Because Guanzhong... the current situation is very bad.

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