Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 209

One month later, Kaifeng.

A note sent from Qinzhou Kuaima was like a mountain falling down on a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves.

It took Sun Yue a month to meet almost every person with real power in the party, and a total of 21 horses was negotiated. It was paid off in two years, which directly scared the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. .

Of course, the excerpts were written in the name of Zhao Guangmei, and all the credit was given to Zhao Guangmei, but any civil and military man of the Manchu Dynasty who had an IQ above the age of six could understand what was going on.

If the cavalry army is built according to the ratio of one man and three horses, this is equivalent to a cavalry force of 15. You must know that the Song Dynasty Imperial Army at this time is about 15 people, and according to the concept of the new army, these [-] people are very large. There may only be fewer and fewer, and after weeding out the old and weak, the second-rate troops will be placed in Luoyang to respond.

In other words, if all the 20 horses were used by the imperial army, the combat power of the imperial imperial army would be doubled or at least increased by [-]%, and they would not have to be so passive in fighting Khitan in the future.

But the problem is that these horses did not fall from the sky in vain, but need to be replaced with cement. Even the cement alone is not enough, and Da Song needs to directly send construction teams to help them build roads and cities. Cement is in Da Song It is also a rarity. Even until now, only Luoyang Kaifeng and Fu Yanqing's Xiongzhou have been really built with cement. Isn't it crazy to use such a large amount of cement for foreigners to repair?

Of course, Sun Yue was talking as a legitimate son of the Sun family, that is, as a businessman, but such a big deal would definitely not be a real commercial activity in any era, so for Agreeing and disagreeing with these two options, the court quarreled again, even very violently.

For this reason, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but have a headache, this Sun Yue, how can he always make things happen?Letting him go to Qinzhou was to prepare for the conquest of Shu, so why did he compete with Dangxiang in a daze.

"Second brother, what do you think?"

"Going back to the official's house, my brother thinks that this matter is impossible."

"Oh? Tell me the reason."

"First, my brother thinks that this is an act of capitalizing on the enemy. The relationship between the party members and our Song Dynasty is not bad, but this is because their strength is weak and they need a lot of materials such as salt, tea, and cloth to communicate with the Song Dynasty. Trading, that's why I, the Song Dynasty, can use them. According to this book, using cement to build a strong city for their party, vigorously develop business and even open up the Hexi Corridor, the power of this party has more than doubled by ten times? They still need it Da Song? If things turn bad in the future, these fortified cities made of cement will be my Da Song's nightmare!"

Before Zhao Guangyi finished speaking, someone shouted mercilessly: "Second King's words are wrong!"

Everyone turned their heads and found that the person who had spoken was Han Chongyun, the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace. He came out boldly and agreed, "Second Great King, the last general has the courage to ask you, who is the real enemy of our Great Song Dynasty? Is it Dangxiang? Is it Tubo? Or that one?" Southern Tang and later Shu? Not at all, the eternal enemy of the Song Dynasty is the Khitan! Have you ever fought with the Khitan? Do you know what it means to come and go like the wind?
To put it bluntly, if you fight in a desperate battle without retreating, the last general's 15 front troops are enough to fight at least 30 Khitan cavalry. generally!But why does this Khitan make our Da Song feel uncomfortable like a knife? It's because we don't have horses!I can't beat them, they turn around and run away, what can I do?
Of course, we also have iron cavalry, and there are more than 3 to nearly 4, but compared with the Khitan, they are called cavalry infantry. When they arrive at a place, they must dismount first and then fight. The infantry on horseback!

Because the quality of our horses is not good, we can't charge at all. The other is that our number is not enough. Do you know how many horses there are in total for more than 3 soldiers?Only [-] horses!An average soldier does not even have two horses. Do you know how many horses each Khitan has?Four horses!Some even have five or six horses!How to fight such a cavalry!
If you give me these 20 horses, I promise to beat Khitan all over the place. As for Dangxiang Jiancheng, please rest assured that if Dangxiang really turns against the Song Dynasty one day, it will be as large as Xiazhou The city will be destroyed within ten days with confidence. "

Zhao Guangyi did not back down and said: "If there are horses, there will be cavalry? Don't horses need to eat grass? How long is the lifespan of a war horse? Three years? Five years? When these horses are injured and old, they can no longer fight. You cavalry What? Raising cavalry is not a one-shot deal. Dangxiang’s city can be used for 30 years, 50 years, and 100 years. What about horses? Within ten years, none of the 20 horses can be used. They change!"

When it came to economic issues, Han Chongyun couldn't say anything, so he could only stick his neck and say: "Anyway, I must have this horse, and the army must have it." Then, he stood back and ignored Zhao Guangyi.

However, Han Chongyun couldn't tell, which didn't mean that others couldn't tell either. He saw Zhao Pu standing up and said: "The official family, the second king, I can express my position on behalf of the Privy Council. If the 20 war horses have no grass to eat, I will give them the beans that people eat." Eat, even if it's a waste of money, even if the soldiers don't eat it themselves, they will never starve these precious war horses."

"Let's talk about the issue of continuity. Sun Yue's brochures are very clear and clear. The construction of the city by the party is only the first step. The next step is to go through the Hexi Corridor with them. As long as the Hexi Corridor is connected, people from the Western Regions will The top war horses will continue to flow, and our Great Song Dynasty can even restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties."

Zhao Guangyi sneered and said, "Hexi Corridor? It's something that hasn't even been written yet. How could Sun Yue be so young and frivolous? How could Privy Zhao have such a good idea? How many difficulties and uncertainties are there? What about the past?"

Zhao Pu said with a smile: "If you can't get the strategy out of it, it's nothing. It's hard to build so many cities in the five states. They're not all military cities, but more commercial cities. They live on the grassland to drink the wind and eat the snow. All they need is Necessities such as tea, cloth, iron, etc., but if you live in the city, you will need more. If you can’t sell cement, you can’t sell firewood, rice, oil and salt. As long as the business continues, this horse will not die. I also agree with General Han, Second King, you have never fought a war. This party member built a city, but it is actually much easier to fight than if they didn't build a city. Officials, you are the number one general in my Song Dynasty. Come on! You must understand the truth of this better than anyone else.”

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words: "Second brother, it's true. There is no need to think about the party item. In military terms, even if they build a Great Wall, it is no different from paper to me when I come to Song Dynasty. This matter is only considered." Everything else is fine."

Hearing this, Zhao Guangyi's face turned dark again.Zhao Kuangyin's words were equivalent to finalizing the matter, and it was pointless for him to argue any longer.

But his face was dark, not because he lost this quarrel, but because this quarrel exposed his biggest weakness: he had never fought.

(End of this chapter)