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Town Qiangbao.

Lin Feng took Wu Yunna back to the Left Banner of Ordos to propose marriage to her and inquire about the news of Jin's invasion in August or September.

To go to the grassland, you must pass through Zhenqiangbao. Lin Feng hasn't been here for a long time, and he just happened to stop by for an inspection.

Arriving at the south gate of Zhenqiang Fort, Yang Heng, who was already the general manager of the Fugu combat camp, and Duan Liang, the shopkeeper of Grassland Trading, were already waiting at the door to greet them.

"Sir, I have finally come to see you." The two of them had not seen Lin Feng for a long time, and they greeted him excitedly.

"We are all our own people, so don't be so polite. Let me take a look first." Lin Feng responded while checking the situation in the castle.

The southern city wall has been heightened and the fort gate has been opened wider. After all, there are many caravans coming in and out transporting goods, so the original small gate will definitely not work.

Looking at the brand-new fort wall, Lin Feng recalled that he and Wu Yunna climbed over the wall from here and attacked the original Qianhu Liu Jingsheng.

Entering the castle, the south side is the commercial area, which is already filled with shops, restaurants and inns, making it very prosperous.

Lin Feng looked at it and asked: "Duan Liang, it looks like the business is good. Are there many people coming to the grassland to trade?"

"Returning to your lord, a trading center for nearby grassland commodities has been established here. Not only people from the Left Banner come here, but also from the Right Banner. The elder Surig from the Right Banner who was let go last time also came here once and brought some cattle and sheep. He said I want to thank you in person." Duan Liang replied.

"Oh, Su Rige has been here, what is their attitude towards us now from Right Banner?" Lin Feng asked.

"They came here to tentatively sell wool twice, and we gave them the market price. So Youqi quickly let down his guard, and now he comes to trade very actively. Surig still played an important role in treating me. Very positive.”

"That's good, Guo Zheng, send someone to the Right Banner to find Elder Su and inquire about the Hou Jin Tatar invasion." Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes! I'll do it immediately." Guo Zheng replied.

"Now that the weather is hot, do you still collect wool?" Lin Feng continued to ask Duan Liang.

"Collect it. Wool is very cheap at this time. Let's collect it first and store it. When it is processed in winter, we can sell it at a high price." Duan Liang replied.

"What are the main products we sell to the grassland now?" Lin Feng then asked.

"The main ones are tea bricks, salt blocks, silk, etc. Recently, the colored glaze, perfume and soap produced by our Zhenming Group are also very popular among grassland tribes." Duan Liang continued to report.

"This time more things can be sold to the grasslands, and strategic materials such as grain and pig iron must be strictly controlled. We can sell some ironware for daily use, but those with complicated craftsmanship and high prices." Lin Feng explained.

"understand!"

"How much business tax can you collect in a month now?"

"I can receive at least a thousand taels, and leaving half of it will be enough for the daily expenses of the castle."

"Very good. Keep up the good work and build this place into a commercial center with the grassland." Lin Feng explained.

"Yes, we will definitely work hard!"

When we came to the north city of Zhenqiangbao City, the main thing there was the military fort. Beyond the garrison, there were the military camps and warehouses, which were very heavily guarded.

Lin Feng looked around and saw more than thirty steel artillery pieces erected on the fort wall, so he asked: "Yang Heng, when were these cannons equipped?"

"Sir, the Logistics Department has just assigned them. They said that Houjin Tatars might invade from the border in August and September. They specially allocated a batch of artillery to us, which greatly enhanced the defense of the fortress." Yang Heng replied. road.

"How long will there be enough food stored in the castle?"

"The five hundred of us on guard, plus the employees of Prairie Trading and some ordinary people, can feed us for at least half a year."

"Where are the other combat supplies?"

“It’s all plenty.”

"Very good. You need to strengthen your cooperation with the cavalry battalion outside the fort to ensure that this bridgehead that controls the grassland is guarded. If the troops are not enough, I will allow you to recruit another 300 troops. You can report it to the Town and Fu Division." Lin Feng explained. He said, considering that Jin Tatar may send a small group of troops over in the next step, it is better to continue to increase the defensive force.

"Thank you, sir. Since the trade in the fort is developed and there are many refugees coming from the surrounding area, it should be relatively easy to recruit soldiers," Yang Heng replied.

"Pay attention to the recruitment screening, and at the same time strengthen internal prevention and control to prevent spies from sneaking in and opening the fort door from the inside." Lin Feng ordered.

"Understood!" Yang Heng replied simply.

After leaving Zhenqiang Fort and continuing their march to the northwest, in less than two days, the group arrived at Yike League, the headquarters of Ordos Left Banner.

Erzhan Alata of the Zuo Banner, elder Lergen, and cavalry general Chaolu and others received the news from the outpost horses and had already marched several miles away to wait.

"Eqi Ge." Wu Yunna saw him from a distance and called out to his father.

"Our prairie lark finally knows how to fly home." After Alata responded, he turned to Lin Feng and saluted: "I have met the Governor!"

The most respected people on the grassland are the strong. Recently I have been hearing that Lin Feng led the Zhenming Army to attack cities and occupy many states and counties in the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the Zhenming Army has grown to tens of thousands. Alata no longer dares to call himself an ally, but consciously Converted into the role of a subordinate tribe.

"There's no need to be polite, we're all one family." Lin Feng said kindly, having taken down his daughter, he couldn't be more polite. "We are a family, a family. Let's go sit down in the tribe first." Arata invited.

"Then let's go." Lin Feng said.

In Arata's royal tent, a plump whole lamb had already been roasted, sizzling with oil, and kumiss was poured on the table.

"Governor Lin, please take a seat and try the new lamb raised by our tribe this year." Arata invited, cutting a piece of roasted lamb with his own hands and handing it over.

Lin Feng took the meat and ate it. It was very delicious and juicy. Then he picked up the wine glass and said, "Let's have a drink together and wish Zuoqi better and better!"

"Thank you very much, Lord Governor, for your words. Ever since we started doing business with Zhenqiangbao, life in the tribe has become much better. No one will starve or freeze to death due to lack of food, clothing and clothing." Arata said gratefully.

"Er Zhan, how many people are there in the tribe now, and how many cavalry can they produce?" Lin Feng asked.

"Our life has become better. The scattered herdsmen living nearby continue to come to seek refuge. Now the tribe has more than 4000 people and can dispatch about 1000 cavalry." Arata said proudly.

In less than a year, the number of capable cavalry in the tribe has nearly doubled, and it has become the largest grassland force in the vicinity.

"That's good! Erzhan, I am here mainly to propose marriage to you. I want you to marry me the most beautiful lark in the grassland. I have brought goods worth ten thousand taels of silver and 500 fine sabers. As a betrothal gift." Lin Feng said the main purpose of this trip, the more direct the better on the grassland, there is no need to hide anything about the betrothal gift.

"What more could I ask for to have such a good son-in-law?" Upon hearing this, Arata immediately dropped her book bag happily.

"Congratulations to Ezhan for getting such a good son-in-law as Governor Lin!" The tribal elder Lergen on the side also congratulated happily.

"Congratulations, congratulations. I declare a day of celebration for all tribes. We will slaughter a hundred sheep. Let's all celebrate that the lark of our tribe has found a good home!" Arata ordered.

"It's time to celebrate. I'll take care of it now!" Lergen said positively.

Soon, the entire Ordos Left Banner was in motion, with colorful cloth strips hung everywhere, and freshly slaughtered whole sheep roasted in front of each tent.

Wu Yunna also wore Mongolian costumes, and she was as beautiful as a prairie lark.

Arata took Wu Yunna's hand and walked up to the high platform in front of the king's tent. He raised his wine glass and said loudly to the tribal herdsmen below: "Today, the distinguished guest of our tribe, the invincible warrior from the Central Plains and the governor of the Zhenming Army, Mr. Lin Feng, has arrived. grassland.

Governor Lin helped us repel the invasion of You Banner, bought our useless wool, and brought us much-needed food. Today he brought us a large number of betrothal gifts to propose marriage to the most beautiful lark in our grassland, my My daughter Wu Yunna, do you think you can agree? "

"Promise, promise!" the herdsmen in the audience cheered. Only a few young herdsmen who had always admired Wu Yunna were sad.

"Okay! I announce that we will marry our lark to Governor Lin. Let's all have a great time today!" Arata announced.

As a result, the herdsmen of the tribe began to sing and dance. Lin Feng was deeply affected and took Wu Yunna deep into the herdsmen to toast.

Several young men who were not convinced that the flower of the prairie was taken away tried to make Lin Feng drunk. They were no match for the space cheating machine, and they were all drunk until they fainted.

The next day, when the sun rose and Alata and others woke up from a hangover, Lin Feng went to meet them again.

"My dear son-in-law is such a good drinker. Elder Lergen and I both drank too much. You are indeed fine." Arata praised.

"Haha, that's because I didn't drink enough. We're going back today, so I came here to say goodbye to E Zhi." Lin Feng said.

"Are you in such a hurry? You should stay on our grassland for a few more days." Arata persuaded.

"The main reason is that the situation in Shaanxi is not stable right now, and it is not appropriate for me to leave for too long. By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask of you."

"Wonderful son-in-law, just say so."

"I got inside information that Huang Taiji of Hou Jin Dynasty is likely to invade the Central Plains around September. I also asked Erzhenduo to send someone to find out the information. As soon as there is information, I will send someone to Zhenqiang Fort." Lin Feng told the story of his trip. Second purpose.

"No wonder Hou Jin sent people over to ask our Zuo Banner and Right Banner to reorganize their troops, but he didn't say what they were going to do." Arata responded.

"This news is very top-secret, so don't make it public. The main thing is to find out the specific time and place of Hou Jin's invasion in advance so that we can be prepared." Lin Feng explained.

"This is natural, I will pay attention to it." Arata said.

"Then we will go back to Jiazhou. Whenever you have time, you are welcome to visit Jiazhou." Lin Feng invited.

"A good son-in-law has a heavy responsibility, so I won't keep you. Elder Lergen, arranged for 200 war horses and 50 cavalry as Wuyunna's dowry, and asked Governor Lin to take them back," Alatan explained.

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Lergen responded.

"Then thank you very much!" Lin Feng was of course not polite about the dowry given by Alata.

After a brief lunch, Lin Feng returned with a huge team. Three hundred personal guards, plus 200 horses and 50 elite cavalry presented by Zuo Banner, returned to Fugu in a mighty manner.

The fifty cavalry sent by Zuo Banner were naturally incorporated into Wu Yunna's cavalry brigade. Lin Feng simply gave him an additional 150, expanding the cavalry brigade from 2200 to 2400.

After stopping for a while in Fugu, Lin Feng bid farewell to Wu Yunna, who was reluctant to leave, and took a steam engine boat back to Jiazhou along the Yellow River. (End of chapter)