Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 433 82 Bingyan controls strong Chu-1

"Thieves are everywhere in Henan and Hebei. Although they are all mobs and vulnerable, the thieves are uncertain. When the army was suppressing, the thieves hid in the mountains, forests and waters. The total number of such bandits is no less than hundreds of thousands. The North Court mobilized a lot of soldiers and horses from the south to wipe them out, just to let their arrogance fade away. Now that they have to concentrate their troops to deal with the Song army, I am afraid that the troops behind them will be empty, and the bandits will revive again. "

"What countermeasures does the North Court have?" Yelu Dashi asked, he picked up a cup of tea from the table and handed it to Brother Yelu Tie.

Brother Yelu Tie took the tea bowl, put a pinch of powdered sugar into it with his fingers, added a piece of cheese, naturally inserted his two fingers into the tea soup, stirred it, and then drank it, taking half a bowl of tea in one gulp In the belly, the steaming aroma of camellia oil seemed to relax the pores of the whole body.The soldiers and horses going south are limited, facing the situation where they have to use soldiers everywhere, and it is difficult for a clever woman to survive without rice, the North Academy has indeed considered it, but Yelu Tiege himself is not sure about this countermeasure.

Brother Yelu Tie hesitated for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The ready-made method is to restore the system of the Han army camp. Either recruit the children of the Han family in Hebei, or organize the surrendered Song army into the Han army. Although it is not a big deal However, the Han army can dig grass for us, collect taxes in the Han territory, guard the pass roads, escort the food and grass, and suppress the bandits in the rear. In this way, we can save a lot of troops and concentrate on attacking Song. The remnants of the forbidden army." He paused and explained, "The Song army and the bandits entered the Han army camp, and Henan and Hebei lost a recalcitrant. Let them and those who do not surrender attack each other. Our dynasty only needs to Spend a little official money and food, and you can solve your confidant's serious troubles. It's just..."

Brother Yelu Tie was a little hesitant. Since Yelu Dashi succeeded to the throne, he has vigorously suppressed the Han army.Except for the signing army, there are only Han Chinese in special camps such as the trapped camp, the death camp, the artillery camp, and the craftsman camp.The Han generals who were once prominent in the Liao Kingdom have long been wiped out.Except for Guo Baoyi, there were no Han Chinese who commanded tens of thousands of troops.As soon as the opening to recruit thieves and the Song army is opened, the number of the Han army will inevitably expand rapidly, and may even exceed the headquarters of the Liao army. It is only natural that the Han generals will regain military power.

Yelu Dashi's smile froze, and the atmosphere in the royal tent was a little dignified for a moment.He picked up the teacup and took a sip without adding powdered sugar or short cream.Only Brother Yelu Tie, who was a confidant in his early years, knew that Yelu Dashi's favorite tea soup from the Southern Dynasty when he was young was only because he didn't conform to the Khitan customs, so he restrained himself and only drank oil tea and milk tea.It's just that when you don't think about it and forget your feelings, you will revert to your old ways.Concubine Xiao is the only one in the palace who knows this habit, and personally prepares the dragon and phoenix tea balls for the royal account. If powdered sugar and cheese are not added, it will be the best tea soup from the Southern Dynasty.

After being silent for a while, Yelu Dashifang said: "Since the situation is 'forced', let's rebuild the Han barracks." He paused, and seeing Brother Yelu Tie's relieved expression, said in a deep voice: " The North Court will manage the Han army camp, and the Han army camp must be firmly controlled by the Khitans. In terms of status, no matter how many Han generals command troops, they are much lower than an ordinary Khitan military household in our North Court." He said. The tone was a bit harsh, Yelu Tie quickly bowed and answered yes.

"My Liao Dynasty was the country of the Khitan people. This is the fundamental system, and it must not be shaken." Yelu Dashi seemed worried that the North Court would make a mistake, and deliberately told Yelu Tiege, "The people of Song Dynasty are dozens of times stronger than my Khitan people. Many, if this kind of fallacy spreads, even if the Daliao conquered the world, wouldn’t it become a country of the Song people? Ministers and generals, no matter whether they are Khitan or Han. As long as anyone treats the Khitan and the Khitan equally The matter of the Han people is to shake the foundation of the country, and the North Court will immediately report it to me and severely punish it." He sighed, and said in a deep voice, "I, the Khitan people, build a country with force, and believe in the law of the jungle, and the strong are respected. .Since Changshengtian let Daliao defeat the Southern Dynasty, the Khitan people should be superior." He sighed, and said in a deep voice, "When the Western Jin Dynasty went against the law and the Xianbei people ruled the Central Plains, they had already become the Datong. This was negligent, and it was the Han generals like the Yang family and the Li family who stole the Guozuo. Our court had to make plans early, and we must not repeat the same mistakes."

Brother Yelu Tie's heart trembled, he quickly stood up and bowed and replied: "The general will understand."

There was the clang of iron armor in the tent. Although Brother Yelu Tie was a privy envoy of the North Court, he usually wore heavy armor, and his food and clothing were no different from ordinary Khitan military households.Yelu Dashi nodded with satisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Tie, I trust you. However, you must not entrust others with the expansion of the Han army camp in the North Court. I know all about it.” He pondered for a moment, as if remembering something, and added, “The Kansai side should also keep an eye on it. Since Cao Di won’t accept Xia’s reinforcements, we shouldn’t force them too much. He, let him look after Hangu Pass for us. Also, the scholars in the Lishe of the Southern Dynasties are the most stubborn. In the southeast, the Yuefei Town Party and Chen Dong's party members, the Southern Expedition Army must be cut off as soon as possible. It has become a climate for them to expand their power."

After the Beiyuan privy envoy retreated, Yelu Dashi took another sip of tea soup, but this time he frowned. He looked at the clarified soup 'color' in the tea bowl, and seemed dissatisfied with it, so he grabbed a handful more on purpose Salt, a handful of sugar, double the cheese and ghee went in, and then he frowned and swallowed slowly.

Yelu Dashi felt the boiling hot tea ironing his stomach, looked at Hangu Pass, and secretly said: "Although the west of Xia Kingdom is troubled by Ross and the Turks, it is difficult to take care of it at the same time. The east is also occupied by Zhao Qihe. Cao Di refused, but they can't just sit back and watch me annex the Song Dynasty, where will their next chess piece fall?"

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Zhao Xingde only took Du Chuijiao, Liu Zheng and other sergeants, and rushed to Baidi City day and night.Except that you can't gallop on horses when crossing the Jiange plank road, you must urge your horses to hurry along the way.The road to Shu is difficult. Although the post roads are smooth, after dark, soldiers who are not familiar with the roads dare not ride horses on the mountain roads. They can only drive in the daytime, and the journey is much slower.

From Guanzhong to Shuzhong, the topography, landscape, customs and human conditions have changed greatly, and everyone in Du Chuijiao feels dizzy.On the way after entering Shu, the prefectures and counties that I passed through were like colorful flowers. Folks practiced martial arts only for the sake of military background or to keep fit. The Xia Dynasty is second to none, and even many of the sergeants I met along the way were gentle and polite.People in Shu often plant rice in terraced fields, and mulberry and tea trees are widely planted in the mountains. Sericulture and spinning are popular among the people, and a lot of Shu brocades are weaved in workshops, and even ordinary people wear silk robes.Like Guanzhong, Shu built many small dams and canals according to local conditions. One was to irrigate high-altitude fields, and the other was to use the canals to transport supplies by boat.Although the land of Shu is mountainous, there are many ditches among the mountains, and many canals can be used by small boats after being repaired.But because the place is too humid, it is not easy to grow cotton here. On the plank road, many merchants traffic white folded cloth and cotton robes from Guanzhong to Shuzhong, and then ship silk and tea from Shuzhong.Although it is spring at this time, the climate has not yet warmed up, and the people in Guanzhong are still using charcoal to warm their fires, while the people in central Sichuan use bamboo charcoal for heating, which has a faint bamboo fragrance when burned.When he was working in the Chengdu Fu Inn, Liu Zheng found that many women walked by, leaving traces of powder in the shape of petals.Looking at the old people basking in the sun under the eaves of the street, even though Du Chuijiao and Liu Zheng are both from the Xia Kingdom, they can't help feeling that Sichuan is much more comfortable than other places, which makes people linger. .

Although Zhao Xingde was very anxious, he couldn't fly to the southeast. He changed horses along the way and drove on. After dark, Du Chuijiao, Liu Zheng and others talked about what they saw along the way, while Zhao Xingde was thinking about how to deal with the crisis of the Liao army going south.Before he arrived in Ezhou, he had already written several letters and sent them to Chen Dong in Fuhai Xingge Book regardless of the cost.

In the face of the great enemy, the society is in a 'chaos' to implement the system of election and public discussion. All kinds of characters have their own thoughts, and they all appear on the stage. Not less.For a time it was difficult to tell the truth from the fake.Not to mention, several roads in the southeast are undercurrents, and Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and others have many party members. In fact, Zhao Qi still has the support of most officials in Junzhou and county villages.From Zhao Xingde's point of view, it is really out of date to hastily implement the election system at this time.However, the matter has come to this point, and there is no turning back when the bow is opened.People's hearts are already waiting and watching in fear. If they repeat it again, Chen Dong and the Neo-Confucian Society will die.For the current plan, the only way is to make mistakes and make mistakes, temporarily borrowing the ancestral system of keeping the inside and the outside, and stacking beds to build houses.In addition to the election of gentry in prefectures and counties, another system was implemented to concentrate efforts on dealing with the imminent crisis of the Liao army going south.

Take Zhao Xingde's experience in going to war in these years.The top priority at the moment is nothing more than two things: soldiers, horses and food.When marching and fighting, it is most taboo to have different orders and go their own way.Therefore, Zhao Xingde suggested to Chen Dong that no matter what the origin of soldiers and horses in various states and counties is, even if there are thousands of soldiers and horses, they can only defeat the enemy by obeying the orders of a general.As for the candidate for the general, he unreservedly supported Yue Fei, and advised Chen Dongwan not to be suspicious and hinder him, so as not to miss a big deal.On the other hand, food and salaries are the lifeblood of the army.Zhao Xingde suggested that Chen Dong establish a unified military supply office, which is responsible for raising military salaries, requisitioning military supplies, manufacturing ordnance, and delivering them to the front of the army in time.Only by grasping these two things can we have the capital to counter the Liao army's southward march.As long as you don't make trouble in these two matters, the states and counties will let it go in a mess.Chen Dong must be on guard against the prefectural and county forces that hesitated or even resisted these two matters, and when necessary, he had to kill the chickens to make an example to the monkeys, lest people with good intentions follow suit and ruin half of the southeastern country in vain.