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Guo Ning has tried his best to make himself look more mature. He has a short beard on his chin, and he eats and sleeps in the open every day, which also makes his face dark and his skin rough.But Fengshuang treats everyone equally, and compared to ordinary aging, he still looks too young.

Especially during this tour, many senior generals would ask how Mrs. Lu was doing and when the marshal's son was born.According to the customs of the Central Plains and the North, the age of marriage for men and women is older than that of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, but they are only about 20 years old. Therefore, after many people ask, they will immediately respond: Our Marshal Guo is so young. .

Fortunately, because of his status, no one really dares to treat him as a young man whether he is used to it or not.

Guo Ning looked around and found a familiar officer in the crowd.

"Ge Qingshu, come out!"

Ge Qingshu came out of the line with a smile and gave a military salute to Guo Ning.

"When I came from Guichuan, I heard from Lao Qiu that you and Hu Luzi made the arrangements for the reclamation in Jinshan City together? Can you two from Shandong understand the solar terms of our northern Xinjiang? What if you make a mistake? If it's my business, Zhao Xuan can forgive you, but I won't forgive you!"

"Marshal, don't worry! I'm better at farming than fighting! I can do it!"

"Take me to have a look and talk about it. Jinshan is a place I am very familiar with. If you don't speak well, drag it out and beat you!"

Ge Qingshu was also polite, urging the horse to lead the way first.

Because there is not enough manpower, there are very few new acres around Jinshan.However, the Dajin Kingdom used Jinshan as the last stronghold to cover Juyongguan, and worked hard to manage it.After two years, I can still see the traces of the fields and find the shallow furrows and ridges among the weeds.

"Marshal, don't worry, these lands are all good land, and the soil is moist and very soft. We have tried to cultivate more than 500 mu. Marshal, look, it's there. The weather is very warm these days, and it's just plowed. The yang and harmony are hidden in the ground."

Guo Ning was born in a military family for generations, and he ate imperial food, so he was not so good at farming.But he knows the truth that autumn plowing should be done early and spring plowing should be late.Hearing what Ge Qingshu said confidently, he asked, "What about the other land? This land is next to the Baiyan Spring, and the other land has not been touched for two years. I'm afraid it's hardened?"

"That's not the case. This place has been built for hundreds of years, and the land has been plowed again and again. It won't be bad in two or three years. There are not many lumps in the soil layer. Even if there are lumps, use a few horses to step on them. It can be crushed easily."

Ge Qingshu stomped on his horse a few times, and said: "We plan to open up 15 mu of land near Jinshan Mountain in autumn, and plant beans and millet first. If it is enough, the original aqueduct will be reconnected, and the waterwheel will be built. Then, the road from Jinshan to Juyongguan, to Guichuan, and to Longmen will have to be rammed again."

"When it comes to roads, it seems that the most important thing is to go to Juyongguan? The north is a place for military forces, and cavalry come and go. It doesn't matter if there is a road." Guo Ning said casually.

Ge Qingshu was about to speak, but Zhao Xuan had already rushed over, and said, "Actually, it's not. Marshal, the road to Longmen is also very important."

"Why is this?"

Guo Ning is familiar with all the prefectures behind the Monan Mountains. After asking a question, he patted his forehead immediately: "Iron mines! There are indeed mines in that place. It seems that it has been passed down from the Daliao Dynasty to the present, and it has been a long time!"

Zhao Xuan showed joy and nodded repeatedly.

"Marshal Gao Ming. Let's make good use of the few iron mines on the Longmen side, and the supply of weapons and armor for the soldiers and soldiers of the military states behind the mountain will be much more abundant. In addition, the people who were taken back from the grassland, of course It needs to be supervised, but small objects such as hoes, guillotines, sickles, hooks and sickles, and large objects such as plows must be fully equipped. Therefore, the dragon gate is very important, and the road must be widened and consolidated as soon as possible."

"Yanning also reported the incident you mentioned. However, is there anyone in the mine now? They have all fled away, right? I remember that both the Ordnance Department and the mine supervisor of Zhongdu said that blacksmiths and mining masters are very difficult to dispatch. You are..."

"Ahem, Yan Ning and I have some old friends in Shandong. It's not difficult to send some master craftsmen to support through the Privy Council of Yidu."

"That's very good... However, you still have to write to the Ordnance Department and the Mining Supervisor in the Central Capital. They should send someone to take care of it. Let them send someone. Of course, you can use the output of ore and iron, but you should take care of it." The ownership of the organization, and even the subsequent tax revenue, has been promulgated by the Jinqing, and it will be done accordingly."

The larger the territory, the greater the authority of the generals and schools stationed in various places, especially if it is implemented according to the military household and shade household system of the Navy.For various reasons, the generals stationed on the front line also have the instinct to grab power.

As far as Zhao Xuan is concerned, he is a chief officer temporarily transferred from Shandong. If he wants to gain a foothold in the local area, he naturally has to show some results to others, so he wants to use mining and iron production as a starting point.

Guo Ning is an old soldier himself, so he can see this very clearly.

Fortunately, the soldiers did not deceive others, they just wanted to create a fait accompli, and were covered by Guo Ning's words.Guo Ning was not used to it, so he made it clear with a few understatements.

All the subordinates bowed at the moment.

"As ordered."

Zhao Xuan got up and said: "The situation is still a bit tense at the moment, Marshal, look at it in a year or so, we can not only manage Fengsheng Prefecture and Hongzhou well, but also push our troops to Xuande Prefecture, push Go to Changzhou!"

"Okay, then I'll wait to give credit to you!"

Guo Ning laughed out loud.

Changzhou is Guo Ning's hometown, Zhao Xuan can say that, which makes him very happy.In any case, it is a good thing that officers have such thoughts and the ability to act.

Because of the turmoil on the grassland, the number of people who will flee south will continue to increase after a while.This is a huge test for the already fragile material supply system of the Ding Navy.Before Guo Ning went on tour, he moved Chucai to Zhongdu, and once again fell into a state of desperation.

However, with the gradual operation of the Ding Navy in the states behind the mountains, the pressure on food, supplies and military in Zhongdu will gradually ease.As for the soldiers on the Jinshan side, they have a lot of confidence and confidence in building from scratch on the grassland, which is not inferior to the line from Guichuan, Yongxing to Hongzhou in the west. This is a good thing.

In a year or so, or a little longer, the economic output and military capabilities of the states behind the Monan Mountains will definitely improve greatly.At that time, this treasure land will not only be used as a shield for defense, but can also be used as an attack instead of defense, and it will become a base for one's own side to threaten the plateau.If this is the case, all the generals present will naturally have made great contributions.

Thinking of this, Guo Ning was a little emotional. He pointed to Zhang Shao who arrived at the end: "It seems that you want to go to Jinlianchuan, Huanzhou to take office as soon as possible, so you have to urge Zhao Xuan more."

Zhang Shao clenched his fist and signaled: "I stare at him every day!"

Everyone laughed at the moment.

The more senior officers present had only followed Guo Ning for two or three years. Like all warriors, they thought that a warrior's life was just fighting, slaughtering and destroying.But with the expansion of Dinghai's power, these warriors who started from the army are growing up. They began to learn to draw on white paper and rebuild their homes on the ruins.And they will gradually realize that the happiness brought by construction greatly exceeds that of destruction.

Guo Ning will come here, and he has his own purpose, but the tour to Jinshan is the end, there is no need to go in the direction of Longmen.Zhao Xuan led him into the city to rest for a while.

On Guo Ning's trip this time, after leaving Zhongdu, he first went west to check Jing'an people's operations in Zhuozhou and Yizhou.Then he traveled all the way to the east, on the one hand, he visited the operations of various military towns north of Juyongguan, and on the other hand, he also stared at the scene of several Mongolian tribes fleeing south.

The appearance of these tribes when they were running was naturally a mess, but Guo Ning knew very well that even if the various tribes on the grassland were fighting, with the mighty power of Genghis Khan, if he really wanted to stop a few thousand households from fleeing, he would definitely be able to do it.The fact that these people were able to reach the area under the control of the Dinghai Navy proved that Genghis Khan had no intention of intervening, and there was no sign of sending troops to the south of Yehuling.

When Zhao Xuan and Shi Tianni went to the grassland last time, they left a few reliable cronies to continue lurking.Just ten days ago, there was news from the grasslands that Genghis Khan had gathered at least [-] to [-] herdsmen and more than [-] troops of more than [-] households, and headed west.