Horse on the World

Chapter 481 Touring the Upper Forest

The unexpected harvest in the craftsman camp made Li Qing really excited for a few days, but with the passage of time, this excitement gradually faded away. He knew that gunpowder, from its invention to its formation Lethality, and finally becoming an absolute weapon and ruler on the battlefield, has gone through too long years. In this era, even if he has his own sideways, it is possible for him to put on wings and develop at a high speed, but I really want to use him To change the shape of war, maybe I won't be able to see it in my life.

At present and even in the next few decades, cold weapons will still be the absolute protagonists on the battlefield.What determines the final outcome of this war cannot be a certain big killer that turns out, but depends on the comprehensive strength of politics, economy, people's livelihood, and financial resources in the area under its rule.Tianqi occupies the land of the Central Plains, and has the orthodox position of ruling the Great Chu for hundreds of years. It can be said that the right time and the right place are available. After the baptism of this drastic change, he basically has the harmony of people.It is not so difficult for me to take the opposite.

Leaving Shengong County, Li Qing was not in a hurry to return to Dingzhou, but began to inspect along the way. The first stop was Shanglinli, where the barbarians lived.Based on the original city walls, Shanglinli has developed into a larger city in a few years. With the experience of expanding the outer city in Dingzhou, Luo Daoming is familiar with the roads, and the wide roads divide the city into neat ones. There are more than [-] barbarians settled in Shanglinli City, while the rest are distributed in the surrounding area not far from Shanglinli, engaged in animal husbandry and farming respectively. When the barbarians first moved , the population ratio occupies an absolute advantage in Shanglin. In order to change this top-heavy situation, Luo Daoming vigorously attracted refugees to settle in Shanglin, and even offered excellent conditions to excavate people in various areas under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou. People with certain specialties came to Shanglinli, which also caused some conflicts in Dingzhou, and some officials even directly reported to Li Qing.

Li Qing laughed at this matter. For him, the free flow of talents is a good thing. Going to the forest can attract talents. What he did was also taking into account the stability of Shanglinli, even if there were some small selfishness in it, Li Qing could tolerate it.

Over the past few years, the barbarian and Han populations in Shanglin have basically formed a one-to-one ratio.

Yang Yidao, the head of the garrison in Shanglinli, is Li Qing's absolute confidant. Although the Xuanfeng Battalion under his jurisdiction is only a battalion, it actually has more than 2 troops. In addition to the Red Cavalry led by Lu Dabing, Shanglin The garrison in Fuyuan has reached an astonishing 6000 people, and in Fuyuan, Wei Xin is also commanding a [-]-strong army. Although the current focus of this army tends to protect Shengong County, if necessary, it can be quickly suppressed. Cut off the main road leading to Dingzhou in the forest.

Generally speaking, Li Qing is still very wary of the barbarians. The barbarians have not long been naturalized. Bayar and some generals and nobles of the barbarians still have considerable appeal to these people. The time required for assimilation is long, and During this period of time, Li Qing did not want any accidents.

At present, Shanglinli has formed an economic model with leather industry and animal husbandry as the main force. A large number of leather products are sold from here to all parts of Dachu. At the same time, it is also the largest meat export place in Dingzhou. On the outskirts of Shanglinli City, Li Qing was overjoyed by the endless young crops on the outskirts of Shanglinli City. For a long time, Li Qing was a little worried about the food in Dingzhou. Although Dingzhou is barely self-sufficient, But every year, they continue to purchase grain from outside as a strategic reserve to prevent natural and man-made disasters and long-term wars. With the integration of the Central Plains by Apocalypse, it is now difficult to purchase grain from the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Strolling among the greenery, Li Qing stopped from time to time, knelt down to check the condition of these corn seedlings, and seeing that they were growing well, he couldn't help showing joy on his face.

"Marshal, in May, we had a great harvest of wheat here, with an astonishing [-] catties per mu." Luo Daoming on the side introduced it to Li Qing proudly.

"Four hundred catties is really good. Lord Luo, how many acres of fertile land have we cultivated here?" Li Qing asked.

"My lord, after several years of reclamation, Shanglin now has 200 million acres of fertile land. This season's wheat alone has filled all the warehouses in Shanglin. Seeing that this autumn's corn will be harvested again! "Luo Daoming was beaming. "What's more, we interplanted edamame between these corns. These edamame can be eaten not only by humans, but also by war horses!"

"You've done a great job!" Li Qing looked at Luo Daoming appreciatively, "Not only are you good at making money, but you're also good at farming!"

"Marshal, thank you!" Luo Daoming said modestly, "This is mainly because of the policy that the marshal has always favored for us in Shanglinli. Besides, these water conservancy ditches, etc., if the marshal hadn't taken special care of them, we wouldn't have After investing such a large amount of capital, it seems that the commander-in-chief is really far-sighted, with these facilities, now we don’t have to look at the sky to eat here.”

Li Qing smiled and said, "Are the barbarians here still stable?"

Luo Daoming said: "The average barbarian people are now living a stable life, and their income is getting better every day. Because the core industries in Shanglin are leather products and meat products, they are richer than the average Han people. What is there to be dissatisfied with? Just like us Han people, as long as we can eat enough and have no worries about food and clothing, we will naturally not have dissenting ideas. Of course, there will always be a small group of people who disturb the wind and rain, but they have less and less room for movement. Or we vigorously suppress and kill them, and there will be fewer people willing to follow them to make trouble."

"Even so, you can't take it lightly!" Li Qing stood up, "The situation in Shanglin is hard-won. You need to know that a thousand-mile long embankment was destroyed by an ant. When you are in Shanglin, you must pay attention to the Hanman. The peaceful coexistence of the two ethnic groups, the hatred between the two ethnic groups is very deep, and it may take one or two generations to digest these hatreds, but we must start to catch up now, encourage Han-barbarian intermarriage, and popularize Han among the barbarians Education, change them little by little."

Luo Daoming also said sternly: "Don't worry, Commander. We are all aware of this issue. In terms of policy, we treat all people equally, regardless of barbarians. Countless schools have been opened in Shanglinli. It is free education. All school-age children are forced to go to school. Although the barbarians have their own language, they do not have their own writing. This provides us with an excellent opportunity. Commander, I believe that in a few decades , their language will disappear in the long river of history. At that time, the whole world will be the land of the king!"

Li Qing smiled slightly, "I heard that you sent someone to send gifts to Jiyue and Anmin?"

Li Qing suddenly jumped to this question, and it was a very sensitive question. Luo Daoming couldn't help but froze. He couldn't guess Li Qing's real intention for asking this question. He looked as usual, and then he boldly said: "Mrs. Jiyue had an accident in Shanglin, and the official has always felt guilty. The eldest son Anmin was also born in Shanglin. The official watched him from dying to gradually dying. Strong and strong, he has a special affection for the son, so if he has some rare things, he will collect them and give them to the son, which is not worth much. It's just quite rare!"

Luo Daoming spoke very naturally, but there was a small trap in his words. The two sons of Li Qing, An Min was the elder, and Jishi was the heir. For a long time, Li Qing had not confirmed which one was the eldest son. Logically speaking, of course It was Ji Shi who was born in the first line, and he was the son who did his part. Now that Luo Daoming was talking inside and outside, he called An Min the son, so he meant to test Li Qing.

Luo Daoming had his reasons for saying these words. It is already an undisclosed secret of Da Chu that Qi is still alive today. I am afraid that except for Shengdou Xiaomin who do not know, people of some status are tacitly aware of it. It is almost imminent that the Li family and Tianqi will compete in the world. In this case, Qingcheng's status is a bit embarrassing. On the contrary, although Anmin is born of a concubine, he is the eldest son, which is worthy of many people's investment.

Li Qing didn't know whether he didn't hear the meaning of Luo Daoming's words, or he really had some thoughts in his heart, so he didn't say anything to correct Luo Daoming. The topic changed, and he jumped to another topic, "Since Shanglin is relatively stable, I Do you have any suggestions for transferring the [-] red cavalry led by Lu Dabing to the battlefield of the Northern Expedition?"

Luo Daoming was ecstatic in his heart. Li Qing didn't deny it, so it meant that he affirmed it. If An Min really came to the top, then with his status in Mrs. Jiyue's mind, it would be no problem at that time. Li Qing suddenly jumped to another question, almost unable to react.

Forcibly suppressing his excitement, he said: "Marshal, there is no problem. General Lu is gone. There is still a battalion of [-] pickers led by General Yang in Shanglin, plus the yamen servants in Shanglin. The reserves in the middle are enough to make Shanglinli stable, besides, there is General Wei in Fuyuan!"

"I'm very happy that you are stable here, so that I can mobilize more troops. In fact, after the rise of Shanglinli, Fuyuan City has become a chicken threat. Where Wei Xin is left is just in case. Since You have no problem here, I plan to leave only a few troops in Shanglin, and I plan to transfer Wei Xin away."

Luo Daoming pondered for a moment, "Since this is the case, I suggest that General Yang divide one of his subordinates and station them in Fuyuan, so that nothing will happen!"

"This is what the question should mean!" Li Qing nodded.

While the two were walking in the field, Li Qing said: "Since the defeat of the barbarians, in my entire strategic conception, the grassland will be an important support point for my horse to ride the world. He not only has a broad strategic maneuver space , let me have peace of mind, and can provide me with tens of millions of war horses that Dingzhou Iron Cavalry needs, and now, the Dongdu Protectorate that you run is even more impressive to me. It seems that in the near future, this place will become my Dingzhou. State breadbasket."

"All thanks to Marshal Hong Fu!" Luo Daoming said.

"No need to be humble!" Li Qing waved his hand and said, "You did a good job, I will keep it in my heart!"

Luo Daoming felt a burst of excitement, his dedication over the years finally paid off today.

That night, Li Qing, who returned to Shanglinli City, received Yang Yidao, Lu Dabing, Luo Daoming, and Wei Xin who had been summoned, especially with Luo Daoming. The two even talked behind closed doors all night. What was said in the end, but no one knew.

(End of this chapter)