Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Chapter 184: Countermeasures, the turbulent north!

Many people are plowing the land now. After this crop of crops has passed, the land has become hard. If you want to cultivate again, you must plow the land, loosen it, and soften it again.

The people's obsession and desire for land are unparalleled.

No need to say anything, you know what you should do.

There are many children who follow their parents to the fields. They are all playing and having fun in the fields.

hide and seek.

play house.

Of course, there are also some who are holding books and reading with great concentration.

There were also piles of children surrounding a few old people, listening to the old people telling stories about the past.

even,

Some naughty children ran after the carriage, then fell down and were covered in dirt. They couldn't bear to be scolded by their parents.

But the laughter never stopped.

Li Kuan took a gentle breath.

Unknowingly, or for some reason, his eyes were slightly touched.

This is the people.

These are the people...

These are the people who have lived on this land for thousands of years.

He recalled that when he was a child, he seemed to be no different from now.

What a great time.

They should live a good life, they should not be in fear all day long, and they should not endure the ravages of the Turks, the decadent darkness of the Tang Dynasty, and the bullying of the gentry.

"His Majesty."

At this time, the chief eunuch lowered his voice and said softly: "Your Majesty, this old slave is also proud of Your Majesty and Dayan."

Li Kuan laughed when he heard this.

Then he said: "My road to conquering Great Yan has just begun... There is no rush, there is no rush. I want these smiles to always hang on the faces of the people."

"Put it on me too, hahaha!!"

Li Kuan couldn't help but chuckle. He was really happy and sincerely happy for the people. Naturally, he was even more determined about the path he was taking.

Tear!

At this moment,

The horses in the carriage roared loudly.

The clouds in the sky seemed to open a way for them.

unconsciously,

After passing Dayan Village, Yanyun City is right in front of you.

When Li Kuan got out of the car, large clouds were seen in the west.

The setting sun seemed to be dyed into a big persimmon, fiery red, and the surrounding clouds also revealed a flame-like light, as if they were burning.

Outside the station, there were countless people standing. These were the relatives and friends of the people who came to welcome the new carriages.

Of course, there are also people who are preparing to take this train south.

These people all have a longing for tomorrow. Maybe they just want to go to another place to reunite with their relatives and friends.

Of course, there is also separation and moving away.

but,

Separation is just for the sake of a better reunion next time, isn't it?

Li Kuan led the three people down.

Under the setting sun, everything is intoxicating.

Li Kuan looked at everything around him and smiled softly. He stretched out his waist vigorously. Some emotions were temporarily put away in his heart, and his eyes became deep.

He looked to the west.

Now, the Turkic army is approaching the city.

These guys are really evil!

Li Kuan breathed out.

"Let's go."

He walked in one direction.

There, Qi Jiguang and Xin Qiji were sitting beside the carriage, arguing with him. It seemed that Qi Jiguang wanted to come, but was stopped by Xin Qiji.

Qi Jiguang and Xin Qiji also dressed normally.

Among the people who were welcomed and sent off, he was inconspicuous at all.

Li Kuan led Zhang Liao and the three of them over and walked over.

"Your Majesty, you are back, please!"

"Your Majesty, General Zheng and the others are waiting for Your Majesty at Yanyun Palace."

Xin Qiji and Qi Jiguang rushed to greet him.

General Zheng and the others, Qi Jiguang is talking about Zheng Chenggong, Zheng He and Zheng Yisao.

Qi Jiguang was summoned before, and when Li Kuan was inspecting the army, he still found three other talents, namely Zheng He and others.

I have to say, it’s an unexpected surprise.

As for the talent pool in navigation, Lao Zheng's family is really great.

Zheng He, needless to say.

The story of his voyage to the Western Ocean can be said to be spread by word of mouth, and the place he arrived at was even more terrifying. It is said that he led the fleet to the vicinity of the Red Sea.

Although Zheng He's fleet all sailed along the coastline, this was mainly because the skills of the fleet at that time were not very high.

Of course, it was considered first-class at the time, but in the eyes of later generations, it was absolutely inferior to the steel ferry.

If given any modern ship, I really don’t know where he could go.

Zheng Chenggong needs no introduction. This man's naval battles can be said to have long been famous.

As for Zheng Yisao, her sea kung fu is even more terrifying. In fact, Li Kuan believes that Zheng Yisao's sea kung fu is better than Zheng He and Zheng Chenggong.

This was the largest pirate leader on the sea at that time.

The various situations faced, including encirclement and suppression, competition, and various combat environments and situations faced. It can be said to be extremely complicated.

But Zheng Yisao has never been defeated.

If she was given a formal navy, what kind of waves could she create on the sea?

unimaginable.

"it is good!"

Li Kuan nodded and got into the carriage.

"By the way, how's it going with the Turks?"

"Is there an attack?"

Li Kuan asked quickly.

The carriage moved and headed towards Yanyun Palace.

Qi Jiguang drove the carriage and said immediately: "Your Majesty, the Turkic army has been completely assembled according to the spies' report."

"Originally, the general thought of taking the initiative to attack them secretly, but he received an order from His Majesty not long ago to focus on prisoners, so the general did not take any action and chose defense."

"I think it's better to wait until His Majesty arrives before taking any action."

Li Kuan nodded slightly: "Okay, let's wait until we return to Yanyun Palace to discuss everything."

"Mr. Xin, are all those craftsmen and educational talents in Dayan?"

Li Kuan looked at Xin Qiji.

Here, it refers to talents in the imperial examination.

When they were at war with the Tang Dynasty, Yanyun City itself was not threatened, and they even held imperial examinations to select talents.

Xin Qiji nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, we have already arrived. The craftsmen were snatched away by Principal Guo. Those educational talents have not been transferred yet. Your Majesty, I don't know how to arrange them."

Li Kuan thought for a while and replied: "Artisan, let Principal Guo make the arrangements."

"He knows where the urgent needs are now, mainly these educational talents. I think that all of them will be allocated to Qingzhou this time." "Qingzhou can be said to be full of waste, and Qingzhou is also a focus of future development. The people there , this group of educational talents is urgently needed.”

"At the same time, there is Liaodong City, and education there must also be paid more attention to."

Xin Qiji cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"In addition, Your Majesty, we have a bumper harvest this year. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, tax revenue is 40% more than expected."

After the autumn harvest in Yanyun City ended, the Ministry of Agriculture began to collect taxes.

This year, potatoes have become completely popular, so the food supply in Great Yan can be said to be far greater than in the past.

"Huh? So much?"

Li Kuan frowned, a little confused.

An extra layer or so does not matter, it is within the reasonable error of prediction, but this time it is directly increased by 40%, which is somewhat exaggerated.

Xin Qiji chuckled lightly: "Your Majesty, the extra 40% is mainly due to the extra money from our people in Dayan."

"The common people said that we are at war with the Tang Dynasty in Qingzhou in the south and need a lot of food and grass. Even if the common people pay all this, they will still pay much less taxes than before."

"The people are very enthusiastic. Our officials from the Ministry of Agriculture can't stop them at all. It's all done by the people on their own initiative. Many people threw their grains at the tax collection gate and then ran away, so..."

Xin Qiji wanted to speak but stopped.

And Li Kuan already knew what he was going to say, so he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and breathed softly: "This way, that way, that's fine, that's fine..."

"Just accept it first. The Ministry of Household Affairs will count these people and form a list. When we collect them next year, we can directly offset the taxes of these people."

"Let these people take more compensation and less compensation. Our imperial court is not yet so poor."

"Now that the autumn harvest has been completed, please go ahead and tell us that the people of Qingzhou have started to cultivate the fields and are waiting for the potato seeds. Let the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture be responsible for this matter."

"When the spring harvest comes next year, I estimate that the people of Qingzhou will be self-sufficient and on the right track."

at the moment.

The crops in Qingzhou have disappeared after experiencing the locust plague.

Now is also the time for autumn plowing. If you plant wheat before winter comes, you can catch a bumper harvest next spring.

in this way,

The people of Qingzhou suddenly got better.

As long as the people have food, they will not panic.

The two-year and three-crop model should also be extended to Qingzhou.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The officials of the Ministry of Agriculture have been talking about this matter these days."

"The seeds from the Ministry of Revenue have been prepared. Chen Zhi will pass on His Majesty's decree to them. The seeds will be sent to Qingzhou by carriage in the next two days."

"Your Majesty, the carriage on Yanchi Road is really very convenient, especially for transporting such bulk commodities. It is really powerful."

Xin Qiji couldn't help but sigh.

As he walked, the carriage entered Yanyun Palace.

When Li Kuan got off the carriage, Zheng He, Zheng Yisao and Zheng Chenggong were also waiting nearby.

"Zheng He/Zheng Chenggong/Zheng Yisao, pay homage to Your Majesty."

When the three of them saw Li Kuan, they hurriedly knelt down.

Li Kuan smiled and helped the three of them up.

"All right, all get up."

"Come on, let's talk inside."

Li Kuan walked towards the main hall.

In the hall, the map has been laid out, and a huge sand table is placed in the center of the hall.

Li Kuan stood in front of the sand table, looking at the information marked above, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Interesting, there are quite a few Turks coming this time."

"I thought they were scared in the last war, but they were able to gather so many troops. Jieli Khan... it's not easy."

"This time, Jieli Khan, Tuli Khan, Huihe tribe, Tuosha tribe, Fuxi tribe..."

"In total, there must be a hundred thousand troops, right?"

Li Kuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, according to the reports from frontline spies, they are pretty much the same."

Zhang Liao stood up: "According to the report from the spies, this time Jieli Khan, Tuli Khan, and the heads of various tribes have all come to the front line to supervise the battle."

"I guess they just want to swallow us, Great Yan, in one gulp this time!"

"Swallow it in one gulp? Hahahahaha!" Li Kuan laughed loudly toward the sky, a wanton smile, and then said with a smile: "Don't they really think that I have put all my soldiers at my elbows?"

"From my point of view, an army of one hundred thousand is used to dig coal. But... it's enough!"

Li Kuan couldn't help but feel a little arrogant on his face.

One hundred thousand troops, maybe even more!

This amount is not small,

Moreover, this is a grassland and the mobility is too high, so the infantry and archers are of limited use.

Of course, the most important thing is to catch them alive.

More difficult.

"Your Majesty, how are we going to fight this time?"

Qi Jiguang also asked impatiently.

Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Yisao also looked at Li Kuan closely.

Although they control the navy, they are not afraid of land battles.

"How to fight? From my point of view, the first step is to break them up."

"If they keep gathering together, how should I, Dayan, capture them alive? First disintegrate their united army. After they return to their respective ministries, we can eat away at them bit by bit."

"When the time comes, we can even issue a reward. For example, the imperial court buys Turks on a large scale for two thousand dollars. Then the people of Dayan, including people from the Tang Dynasty, will have to help us catch the Turks."

When everyone heard this, including veterans like Xin Qiji, they were all stunned when they looked at me and me.

This strategy….

Somewhat simple and crude!

However, it’s really awesome!

In just a short moment, he thought of using others to attract hatred for himself.

Obviously they want to arrest the Turks, and the Turks should hate them, but because they are trafficked through middlemen, those Turks who are trafficked will probably hate the middlemen who caught and sold them even more!

Of course, the source of all this is that they can win this battle!

Can disperse the Turks!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have really thought about this issue in the past few days, but in the end we had no clue. But His Majesty just said these words and asked us to carry the pot for initiation."

Qi Jiguang smiled bitterly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a good idea. If it can be implemented, it is estimated that the Turkic people will be reduced by several percent in a short time. It will not even take a long time before there will be no trace of the Turkic people on the grassland." Zheng Chenggong said in shock.

"Hahaha, I like your Majesty's idea." Sister-in-law Zheng pursed her seductive red lips, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Li Kuan smiled softly and placed his finger on the sand table, right on the Turkic royal court.

"An army of one hundred thousand..."

"I guess the Turks brought as many young adults as they could, right?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, are you so afraid of me, Dayan, and want to eat me, Dayan? In this case, they are unkind, so don't blame us anymore."

"Wenyuan. Go ahead, lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and rob the Turkic Royal Court for me first."

"The Turks loot others every day. You haven't experienced the feeling of being looted, right? Remember, leave no one behind! Bring what you can bring, and what you can't bring...just dispose of it where you are!"

Li Kuan gave the order directly.

(End of this chapter)