In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 523: Stealing Mongolian money, grabbing Mongolian grain, and robbing Mongolian women
In October of the twelfth year of Yuanzhen, the Mongols were preparing for the election of the Great Khan.

In a huge playground on the west side of Borneo Province, many troops are training.

In the seventh year of Yuanzhen, Zhao and Rui sent 10,000 troops to attack the Balni Kingdom. At that time, the Balni Kingdom was very rich and rich in gold and spices. The Song army confiscated all the royal family, officials and wealthy people in the country, and obtained more than 100 million .

At that time, the population of Bo Ni was about 90,000. After that, they successively went to various parts of Borneo Province to capture the indigenous people and people living in the mountains and forests. Because three-quarters of Borneo is forest, many people live in the forest and cannot come out.

So far, the original residents of Borneo Province have exceeded 150,000. With the immigrants and troops of the Song Army, the local population has already exceeded 200,000.

Last year, the imperial court selected 3,000 strong men from the original Bo Ni people of Borneo Province (now of course they are all called Song people) and formed a general, called the three generals of the Posi Army, stationed in the north of Posi Lane.

The rank of corps commander and above in the army are all former Song people, Khitan people, Jurchens, Tubo people, or Dangxiang people. The higher the rank, they are basically Song people.

The ranks below the corps commander and all the sergeants are all Bo Ni people.

At this time, many soldiers were training in a huge barracks playground.

All they used were equipment eliminated by the Song Army.

The key is that the Song army conscripted them, whether you agree with them or not.

The shields in the front row have iron sheets and are heavy and heavy, so the spear and shield soldiers in the front row are all taller and stronger.

The Bo Ni people were shorter than the Song people, but the Song army still made large shields. After the Bo Ni people squatted down and put their rectangular shields on the ground, only half of their helmets could be seen.

Plop, everyone quickly shielded down.

When the officer said it was time to rest, everyone couldn't help but cheer. Then everyone dispersed, and some people just sat down on the spot.

"Get ready, raise your shield." At this time, the officer shouted.

Anyway, the truth or falsehood is not important. What is important is that they, the younger generation, all grew up learning Chinese and can only speak Chinese.

During the war, the generals set out at the same time, and all of them were pikemen, armed with spears and large shields.

"If you advance, never retreat. Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy." The officers preached this every day, and said that there were fusiliers behind to supervise the battle, and whoever retreated would be killed first.

This wave of 3,000 people is the shield of the Song army. During the battle, they will stand in front, and the Song army's flintlock guns will fire from behind. They stand in front to resist, which is equivalent to a human shield and can consume the arrows of the Mongolian army.

Even so, it's tiring to hold it for a long time.

With a whoosh, the entire formation pressed forward.

"All right, stand up." Suddenly an officer ran over and shouted.

Of course Song Zhuang had also heard what he had heard. They were all brainwashed by school teachers and military officers every day.

Song Xiong and Song Zhuang were sitting together. They were friends from the same village and locals from Bo Ni. They were only fourteen years old when the Song army destroyed the Bo Ni country. They were just nineteen years old this year, which is when they were teenagers.

In addition to paying taxes on time and having to perform military service, other benefits are much better than before, and a large amount of daily necessities for the Song people are traded here, which they were in short supply before.

The money doesn't seem to be much, but whether you are farming or doing business at home, you can get tax reductions.

"Go forward."

When they turned 18 last year, they were drafted into the army. Their families agreed at the time, and there was nothing they could do if they disagreed.

"This shield has good defensive power. Even the Mongolian army's arrows cannot penetrate within fifty steps." Song Xiong comforted him.

Everyone reacted conditionedly and quickly stood up.

Both of them took Chinese names in the early years, went to school, and learned Chinese characters. It is said that the Han people migrated to Balni during the Three Kingdoms period and thrived. They are both descendants of Han people.

In the past, they were like slaves. The country's wealth was in the hands of a few royal families and officials. After the Song people came, they killed almost all the country's wealthy merchants and officials, and then divided the grain fields and mountains and forests among them equally.

The organization is the same as that of the Song Army, with a capital of about 100 people, a battalion of about 500 people, and a general of 3,000 people.

"Damn it, this shield is so heavy." Song Zhuang imitated the official curse of the Song Army officer and kicked the big shield in front of him.

The weather was still relatively hot at the moment. Although everyone was not wearing armor, they were holding up shields and spears. After a while, they were almost exhausted and covered with sweat.

Both families have brothers, not only sons. After being recruited by the Song army, they will be given ten silver coins to settle down, and twenty silver coins will be given to them after the battle.

In fact, he was still thinking in his heart that the people who beat us were Song people, but of course he dared not say it now.

"The Mongolian army doesn't attack us, why should we attack the Mongolian army?" Song Zhuang asked in confusion.

"The Mongols are quite cruel. They will massacre the city if they attack. When they attack, they will take away our fields, our mountains, and our little girls." A Bo Ni man named Liu next to him also interjected.

However, the Song army protected them well. They basically wore armor to protect them from arrows and a large shield, which was enough to last for a while.

"..." Song Zhuang looked at everyone speechlessly, lowering his head and not wanting to speak.

He was relatively strong, so he was named Song Zhuang, and he happened to be in the first row. His shield was made of iron, and his spears were steel spears that ordinary people couldn't hold.

Like two families, each has more than 30 acres of farmland and more than 100 acres of forest.

"Put down the shield."

And to be honest, after the Song people came, their lives had improved a lot compared to before.

"I heard that the Mongolian army is building shipyards and warships in Lai City and some port, just to prepare for attacking us." Song Xiong said.

Song Xiong was lucky. He was in the third row and had a two-layer wooden shield, which was slightly lighter than him.

After walking dozens of steps, someone's shield became lower and lower, becoming a bit unbearable.

Wow, the sergeants in the front row raised their shields one after another, and many people's faces turned red immediately.

There was a crash, and everyone stood upright on the scene.

Then several companions Song Jun (Bo Ni people) escorted another companion Song Jun (also Bo Ni people) out.

Everyone looked at them, not knowing what happened.

Bang, an officer threw a book on the ground and said sternly: "The imperial court has ordered that the Bohan family are Han Chinese. Cao Guozhong peeked at the Boni documents and was sentenced to death and ransacked his home."

It turned out that there was a Bo Ni man who secretly hid documents from the original Bo Ni country, and secretly read and circulated them. As a result, he was reported.

The officer said that anyone who reported the matter would be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver coins, one hundred catties of sugar, promotion to corps commander, and five years of tax exemption for the family.

In addition, the person who peeked at the documents and circulated them was confiscated, and half of his family's property was given to the person who reported him.

After finishing speaking, the informant came out, and someone on the scene held out one hundred silver coins, one hundred kilograms of sugar, shiny silver coins, which immediately made Song Zhuang, Song Xiong and others look at him with envy.

"Behead." Following the order, Kacha, Song Jun chopped the man directly with a knife.

"Ai Li, that bitch, actually reported on his fellow villagers." Song Zhuang cursed in a low voice. Although he was jealous of the one hundred silver coins, he also felt hatred in his heart when he saw the Boni people reporting on their own people.

"Shh, keep your voice down, you want to die." Song Xiong immediately kicked him. After a short rest, they resumed training. Brother Song Zhuang felt very bored, as it was the same every day.

It requires discipline and formation. You cannot move or retreat without orders.

It ends at about four o'clock every afternoon, and then starts running five kilometers, and it is a weight-bearing run, and you have to carry a spear and a shield.

At this time, Song Zhuang would start to scold his mother, because their shields and spears in the front row were the heaviest, but after scolding, they still had to run.

After the run, I practiced some physical fitness, such as push-ups, frog jumps, and a 50-meter turnaround run. It usually ended around 5:30.

As the officer gave the order, the whole place burst into cheers. Everyone shouted excitedly as if they were on vacation, and then fled around, returning to their dormitories first.

The buildings here are classic island architecture, with wooden roofs 20 centimeters above ground, and wooden houses built on top. Except for the straw on the roof, they are basically all wooden buildings and cannot withstand fire. However, in the weather like Borneo, as long as waterproofing is done, it will be very easy. durable.

Three-quarters of Borneo is forest, and their houses are all in the forest, so they are not afraid of typhoons, which are blocked by the forest.

Some senior officers' houses even sit in the trees, like tree houses, which are really unique.

But after coming in, even Song Zhuang thought that the Song army's arrangements were very thorough. There was no river near their camp and it was relatively far away from the river.

So Song Jun found a way to build many freshwater pools in the forest, and there were special toilets. The distance between the toilets and the freshwater pools was quite far.

There are more than 500 people in each camp, and they share a fresh water pool. The fresh water pool is not only for drinking water, but also for bathing.

The climate here is subtropical and the weather is hot all year round. Now I have to take a shower almost every day.

Such conditions had not existed before, but the Song army built fresh water pools and dug many wells throughout the forest to supply fresh water and bathing.

In Song Zhuang's camp, there is a huge freshwater pool covering an area of ​​more than an acre, three freshwater pools of 50 square meters, and 20 wells, all of which were dug by the Song army in the past few years.

The largest freshwater pool is for drinking water. It is generally not allowed to be approached casually. It is also regularly maintained. There are fences and guards around it, and there are people patrolling with dogs.

The remaining three small freshwater pools and well water can be used for bathing and other purposes.

When Song Zhuang and the others returned to camp, they happened to see someone pouring something into the large freshwater pool.

"What are they doing here?" Song Zhuang couldn't help but ask.

Song Xiong didn't know either, and looked confused, but Liu Yong, who was in the same camp, immediately said: "It seems that they are pouring stones to make ashes. It is said that it can be disinfected. It rained a few days ago, and a lot of water accumulated."

"Is this water drinkable?" Song Zhuang asked, "I often see Song Jun pouring things into it."

"When it comes out for filtration, you didn't notice the bamboo tube and the steam water extractor. It has to be boiled after filtration. Anyway, it's quite complicated. If we drink it like we used to, we can easily get dysentery and get sick."

Song Zhuang followed the direction of Liu Yong's finger and saw a lot of bamboo tubes installed on the large pool. Some seemed to be made of metal. They were larger cylindrical shapes and seemed to be used to divert water. There was a filter layer in the middle, made of charcoal, fine sand, cotton cloth and other materials, such as tap water. The pipes are led outside and finally boiled to produce the cleanest drinking water in the world.

The three of them talked and found that many of them had crowded to the well and small pool to take a bath. After training for a day, everyone was covered in sweat.

But Song Zhuang and the others knew that there was training at night, and there were people who loved cleanliness and could take baths twice a day.

"Do you want to take a shower?" Song Xiong asked.

"If you don't wash it, you have to wash it at night, and it will stink a little bit more." Song Zhuang cursed: "Go and have a rest and eat."

At about six o'clock, people taking baths came back one after another, and everyone lined up in front of the canteen.

At this time, a command-level officer from the Song Army came to the door and asked people to count them first.

"Points."

After counting with the corps commander, he reported to the commander, and after the commander nodded, he reported to the commanding officer.

After counting, it was found that there were only 478 people, and there were still 20 or 30 people who had not come.

"Damn it, swallow slowly." Song Jun's commander cursed, and everyone around him was also cursing, "Who is it? You haven't arrived yet, so you don't need to eat?"
But Song Jun would not wait for them for too long. He usually waited for about five minutes, and a few more came one after another. Some might not want to have dinner, and some might be later.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Song Dynasty, for recovering the old land and returning to your hometown." The Song Army officer shouted.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Song Dynasty, for recovering the ancient land and returning to your hometown." The people below shouted in unison.

"Thank you to Your Majesty and the court for feeding us, clothing us, and housing us."

"Thank you to Your Majesty and the court for feeding us, clothing us, and housing us."

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty, and I am willing to be loyal to the Song Dynasty."

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty, and I am willing to be loyal to the Song Dynasty."

"Robbing the Mongolian Tatars for their money, their food supplies, and their women."

“Robbing the Mongolian Tatars’ money, robbing the Mongolian Tatars’ grain, and robbing the Mongolian Tatars’ women”

"Long live the Song Dynasty, long live your Majesty." The officer finally raised his arms and shouted.

"Long live the Song Dynasty, long live your Majesty." Everyone shouted with ferocious expressions, raising their arms.

"Let's eat." The door opened with a bang, and everyone filed in.

Song Xiong was very excited: "Let's eat, let's eat." He rushed inside.

Song Zhuang looked disapproving. His mother-in-law, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, was washing our brains every day, but of course he did not dare to say it.

After entering here, there are one corps and one table, one corps and one corps, some with eleven people, some with 12 people, and some with 13 people. It mainly depends on how many corps commanders and deputy corps commanders there are.

Some have only one corps leader, some have one sergeant and one deputy, and some have one sergeant and two corps commanders.

Song Zhuang and the others are exactly the same.

Including the company commander, all of them are former Bo Ni people.

But when people sit together, they dare not speak in the previous Bo Ni dialect, so they all have to speak Chinese.

If some people still speak Chinese well, then talk less.

After sitting down, Song Zhuang's face looked much better.

Today’s dishes are good, braised lamb, milk and fish soup, and a local vegetable (pork). Pork was introduced from Persia to the Tang Dynasty. It was already popular in the Song Dynasty and was also grown here. There is also roasted beef with carrots. piece.

The origin of carrots is from the kingdoms near Afghanistan. However, these places were successively captured by the Mongols. They first became the fiefdom of Chagatai. It was not until the early Yuan Dynasty that it was spread to the Central Plains. Later, it was captured by the Song army. Zhao and Rui immediately Just start promoting.

The yield of this thing is not low, it can also be used as a staple food, and it is very useful in some land reclamation areas, so it should be planted first.

After Song Zhuang and others sat down with a plate of more than a dozen people, they saw braised lamb, carrot-roasted beef cubes, milk fish ditch, and several vegetarian dishes. The staple food included pasta, rice, and even bread and cheese. The food was quite rich. , even though they eat it every day, they will exclaim every time they come.

The bread here is made from European medieval black bread, which is crudely made, but paired with Mongolian cheese and local jam, it is both delicious and nutritious, and even the people of the Song Dynasty cannot eat it.

(End of this chapter)