Chapter 252 Management
Youzhou City.

After conquering Xijing Datong Prefecture, Zhao Xin began to focus more on defending the territory.

As for Xijing Datong Prefecture, let Fan Zhongyan go, and give him Wang Shao as well.

Also train the younger generation at the same time.

Then the provincial government on the Juyongguan side was handed over to Han Qi, and Zhang Qi was also sent to the other side.

Although the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun had been recovered at this time, there were still many problems.

For example, the Great Wall was not well-developed, so in most places, there was only a city or a fortress.

Now that the Liao Kingdom was no longer constrained by the city, it was easier for them to take advantage of their cavalry.

Next…

The Liao cavalry should be able to form a local force advantage over them at any time and in any place.

In other words, the Song Dynasty had so many cities that they could besiege any city they wanted.

There is a way to solve this problem, and it is very simple.

All you need is for you to have the same number of cavalry as the enemy.

But the problem is that they don’t have it in the Song Dynasty.

At least, definitely not as much as the other side.

and……

Zhao Xin was really a little worried if he had to assign tasks to his subordinates.

After all, he had been hearing about their bad deeds since he was three years old.

in fact……

When the war reached this point, Zhao Xin felt that it was almost enough.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was pretty much like this.

of course!

As long as the Liao Kingdom does not ask for peace from him, he will not negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom for the time being.

Moreover, if the population of Liao could be reduced further, it would be a good thing for Zhao Xin.

In addition, the Yanshan Mountains have been away from the Central Plains for more than a hundred years, and what the road ahead will be like.

There are several trails.

Zhao Xin also had to send people to supplement the map information.

Otherwise, you may suffer a great loss.

This autumn.

Considering that the soldiers were tired from running around, Zhao Xin also planned to stop for a while.

only……

Yelu Hongji didn’t seem to think so.

soon……

From all over Datong Prefecture in Xijing, news of the Liao invasion came one after another.

That’s what’s annoying about nomads.

Even a powerful country like the Ming Dynasty was completely helpless against the descendants of the Mongols.

However, this is also a good opportunity to test the soldiers’ ability to withstand pressure.

At the same time, let Zhao Xun bring 5,000 people to reinforce.

The bottom line is to repel the enemy, kill if you can, in short, don’t pursue too far.

Then you can see it next.

In the area of ​​Xijing Datong Prefecture, Zhao Xun first used 500 people as bait to lure the Liao Kingdom’s vanguard cavalry out of touch with the other enemy troops.

Then… surround and annihilate them.

Cavalry battles like this happened again and again.

Zhao Xin was still relatively relieved about letting Zhao Xun fight alone.

Because Zhao Xun’s position is that of a Confucian general.

A brain-hungry person like this would not rashly fight the enemy head-on.

What Zhao Xin needs to do next is to train and release more generals like this whom he can trust.

otherwise……

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun span nearly a thousand miles from east to west. Zhao Xin can’t lead his men to resist every time there is any movement, right?

I also somewhat understand Liu Bang’s “How can I find brave men to guard the four directions?”

Because now he is also in need of brave warriors who can guard the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for him.

This autumn and winter.

Zhao Xin mainly focused on selecting talents.

as well as……

I’m afraid we will have to expand Youzhou City next.

He definitely won’t live in the imperial palace in Tokyo City.

after all……

The yin energy is too strong.

Therefore, the new palace must also be put on the agenda.

Fortunately, the former Nanjing Xijin Prefecture still has a lot of manpower. As long as enough money is paid and the people are given some subsidies, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

In order to see the people’s reaction, Zhao Xin also specially asked people to post notices.

Inform the whole city.

See how many people support it.

autumn.

This soon became one of the topics of discussion among the people of Youzhou City.

When they learned that Zhao Xin wanted to upgrade this place to the capital of the Liyuan Republic, they were of course happy!
After all, who doesn’t know what a capital city means?

By then, there will definitely be opportunities to make money everywhere.

How many dignitaries are coming to stay here? Who will provide them with food and drink?

By then, there will be no shortage of buyers for goods.

At that time, I would be living at the feet of the emperor.

“But…what is this Liyuan Republic?”

“Isn’t it the Song Dynasty?”

In the restaurant.

Some people have to ask such questions.

There were some people with relatively wide information channels. After all, not far from Youzhou City was the trade center between the north and the south. It was not difficult to inquire about Zhao Xin from the merchants of the Song Dynasty.

Then he explained to those who didn’t understand: “This Liyuan Republic is a small country established by the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty. It was originally located in the area of ​​Xuchang and Nanyang, but now that the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty has come, it has naturally become here.”

Someone asked, “So… the Song Dynasty hasn’t even fallen yet, so what’s going on with the Li Yuan Republic?”

The man said, “How would I know? It is said that the officials of the Song Dynasty first gave it to the other party to practice governing the country, and then the other party came up with this name for the country. Oh, right! The army under his command also has the word ‘Li Yuan’ in it, and is called the ‘Li Yuan Army’.”

Someone praised: “This Li Yuan army is really extraordinary! I have never seen such a disciplined army in my life. After entering the city, they did not harm the people in the city at all.”

Then someone else asked, “So… do you think the Li Yuan Army is still recruiting people?”

“You want to join the army, too?”

“That’s right! A real man should have great ambitions. After all, you’re only going to die, and right now, isn’t it the time when the other party is in urgent need of people?”

“Then you have to be worthy of being used by others!”

After that, everyone burst into laughter.

But it’s true!

Ordinary people are not really of much value to be used by others.

but……

Anyway, it’s just a matter of luck, so just give it a try.

then……

Someone then wrote a plan for pacifying Liao directly to Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin also opened the Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Industrialists Hall here.

It just so happened that it happened on almost the same day, so many people who were originally frustrated came running over to ask what was going on.

What is this Institute of Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Artisans used for?

When people learned about the function of the Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Industrialists Hall, hundreds of people signed up that day.

As for whether or not to support promoting Youzhou City to be the capital.

Most people would definitely like to see it.

only……

If you ask them to spend money and effort to build the palace, they will naturally hesitate.

Zhao Xin also gathered together all the local wealthy businessmen.

It’s not that they have to pay, but it would be best if they could pay and organize it.

Moreover, if it really becomes the capital, it will also benefit them, right?
By the time……

Their business will surely be more prosperous. Eventually…

One is that the arms cannot bend the thighs.

One, you also want to be a hero who follows the emperor, right?
Then those who have money will contribute money, and those who have land will contribute land.

Re-plan the Youzhou city.

in fact……

Zhao Xin can get it for free.

After all, forcing people to perform corvee labor in ancient times was not a one- or two-day thing.

only……

The people are already living a hard life, and if you continue to exploit them, that would be unjust.

Even if you don’t pay him a high salary, at least you have to ensure that he has enough food and drink so that he doesn’t have to work for you and then let his whole family go hungry.

It can only be said that many people do not seem to take Zhao Xin’s “consultation” very seriously.

after all……

Now that they know, there’s nothing they can do to object, right?
Next step……

Zhao Xin then ordered people to post notices to recruit workers.

Rice and wheat will be distributed on a voluntary basis.

That’s another story!
At last……

The city, which claimed to have a population of one million, only recruited 50,000 people in total.

It goes without saying that these 50,000 people all come from extremely poor families.

But it works!
Zhao Xin didn’t mean to complete the construction all at once, but to build it step by step according to the plan.

Expand the outer wall first, and then consider other things.

at the same time……

Various battle reports were also sent back.

In Danzhou, Liao troops were discovered.

In Wuzhou, the Liao army was discovered.

It seems that the Liao Kingdom still wants to fight.

But despite this, there is no news that any city has been conquered yet.

They all surrounded but did not attack.

Perhaps they also knew that even if they took the city, they would have to divide their forces to defend it, and by the time Zhao Xin’s artillery unit arrived, they would be asking for their lives.

and……

In order to capture a city, you need ten times more troops, which is naturally not cost-effective.

therefore……

It just looks a little scary, but it’s not really a threat.

Yelu Hongji mobilized hundreds of thousands of people, thinking that the Southern Dynasty would also attack. Unexpectedly, he could only stare at the Southern Dynasty army on the city wall, and gradually lost his temper.

even……

For a moment, I was a little confused about Zhao Xin’s next move.

It was late autumn in September.

Hundreds of thousands of people were mobilized, but the results were minimal.

Seeing that this was not going to work, Yelu Hongji immediately withdrew his troops.

Yelu Hongji also saw it!
Zhao Xin must have stopped fighting after taking the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!
At least……

In the short term, I definitely don’t want to fight.

after all……

The soldiers will be very tired from the continuous fighting.

Now we are waiting for them to get tired and let them waste food in vain.

Do you think Yelu Hongji can give up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?
Don’t say anything else!
It can only be said that Yelu Hongji now feels sad whenever he thinks about the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun being taken away by Zhao Xin.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, even to the point of being unable to sleep at night.

At night, on the couch.

Even Xiao Guanyin, who was just 19 years old and beautiful, could not arouse the other party’s interest.

“I feel ashamed of my ancestors~”

“How can you blame your majesty for this? If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the prince of the Southern Dynasty for being too cunning and dishonest.”

however……

How good is their Liao Kingdom?

When the Song Dynasty was at war with Western Xia, they even extorted money from them.

But for the Liao Kingdom today.

Losing the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun is indeed a very big problem.

This is almost equivalent to them losing not just half, but probably no less than one-third of their registered households.

This means that the national strength has been directly reduced by one third.

In the past, they might have been able to collect taxes from Nanjing Xijin Prefecture, but in the future, the couple might have to live a hard life.

“I swear! I will not rest until I have taken back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!”

As he spoke, he drew out his knife and waved it twice in the air.

But it is easy to make big promises.

How to defeat the Southern Dynasty’s army is a question.

And even if they take it down, they probably won’t be able to hold it.

This is the most troublesome thing!
After all, we can’t even defend Youzhou City, let alone other places.

If you really want to guard it, you will become a turtle in someone else’s jar.

There is probably only one way to defeat the Southern Dynasty – that is to let them have weapons like the Southern Dynasty.

But tell the truth!

Apart from knowing that the thing was probably tubular and that it launched a large iron ball, there was really nothing else to refer to.

However, if there is no reference, imitation must be made.

When I think about this…

Yelu Hongji’s thoughts suddenly became clear again.

In any case, let the craftsmen study it first.

However, how could the craftsmen on the grassland have such a brain? A tube and an iron ball flew out.

To many people, this is simply unbelievable.

However, it is said that there were indeed flying firearms in the early years of the Song Dynasty.

At that time, such firearms were also classified as confidential by the Song Dynasty, and they had no way of understanding how they were made.

In addition…

It may be that when that thing appeared in the early years of the Song Dynasty, its lethality was not very good, so the Song Dynasty did not continue to develop it.

nowadays……

This new weapon might be an upgraded version of those flying firearms.

When Yelu Hongji was studying weapons.

Zhao Xin was also considering how to get brave warriors and soldiers to guard the border.

All of a sudden, there are so many additional states, and they must all need people to defend them.

For the time being, he could only send out his seventeen generals, and those who could go out would go out.

However, some of his seventeen generals are already old.

Some are already sixty years old.

therefore……

It is also difficult to expect them to guard the place for many more years.

This fresh blood will come in sooner or later.

But how can we make these fresh bloods quickly agree with us and accept some of our ideas?
This is a big problem!

then……

Zhao Xin could only keep a close eye on the descendants of the seventeen generals.

In fact, some descendants of the Seventeen Generals also served in the army.

I feel like chatting with them might be much better than chatting with a stranger directly.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that this stranger is unimportant.

On the contrary, if he could find a way to quickly turn strangers into acquaintances, that would be what Zhao Xin needed to accomplish most.

But the treatment of Li Yuanjun is incomparable to that of others.

If you want them to fight for their lives like Li Yuanjun, you must at least treat them the same as Li Yuanjun.

Zhao Xin sighed and felt…

It is time for the fourth round of military reform.

(End of this chapter)