super god warlord

Since the imperial court has always pursued a policy of suppressing the Huns, this has made life difficult for the Huns in Qingyuan.Most of the people's life expectancy was greatly shortened due to the harsh living environment, and the quality of life of the Xiongnu princes was also not high. Therefore, although the Huns did not dare to speak out publicly, they were hostile to the court in their hearts.

Today's situation is a bit different, Zhao Shouhong came to the restaurant first, he not only organized the most sumptuous banquet with Ma Fuxiang, but also went downstairs to welcome all the princes and nobles upstairs.These Xiongnu princes were a little curious about the different behavior style of the new minister of affairs, but they still would not change their prejudices for many years because of this. At most, they thought that the minister of affairs had some plans.

"Brothers have just arrived here and are not very familiar with the place. In the future, there will be a lot of places to rely on the lords. Please help me a lot." Zhao Shouhong's words were very polite, which made the lords sitting a little uncomfortable.Then Zhao Shouhong raised his wine bowl and said, "For the sake of everyone's happy cooperation, I would like to offer you a toast. Let's do it first." After speaking, he raised his head and poured the large bowl of white wine into his mouth.

The Huns were very fond of men who drank boldly, and several princes shouted at that time, and they all picked up their wine bowls and drank wildly.Zhao Shouhong repeated his old tricks. He took advantage of his good drinking capacity and toasted at the table, saying a few heart-warming words to each prince, which made the other party very useful.

After a round of toasting, the princes felt that their relationship with Zhao Shouhong was much closer, and princes began to come to toast one after another.Most of the Xiongnu princes are simple-minded, but one of them is very sober. He has been watching with cold eyes, watching Zhao Shouhong make friends with other princes.

After seeing the drink for three rounds, the man stood up and cupped his hands to Zhao Shouhong, saying, "I think Mr. Zhao invited us here today because we must have something to discuss. Before everyone is drunk, should we talk about it?" .”

Zhao Shouhong looked up and found that it was Prince Wei Late, the left-wing leader of the [-] Banners of the Heshuo Special Department. He was the most powerful, prestige, and clear-headed among all the banners in Qinghai. All the princes admired him.

Now that Prince Oirat spoke first, all the princes stopped drinking and feasting, and all their eyes turned to Zhao Shouhong.Seeing that someone finally came out to speak, Zhao Shouhong put down his wine bowl with a smile and said, "Prince Oirat, please be safe and don't be impatient. In fact, I have something to invite everyone here today. Zongbing Ma's cavalry needs to be expanded, but the number of Yimin is too large. few, and the Hualan people are prone to conflict with them. So I plan to recruit troops from all the banners, what do you think, lords?"

Zhao Shouhong's words made the princes of the banners look at each other in blank dismay. The imperial court has always been strictly guarding against the Huns, for fear that they would threaten their rule if they gained power.Due to the distance between the Qingyuan Xiongnu and the Horqin tribe who were pro-imperial, the relationship was also very unfamiliar, and they did not receive attention.Therefore, the Huns in Qingyuan have always been the poorest among the various tribes of the Huns.They were suppressed by various names, so that their children could not be recruited by the army, and they could not become military officials. Since most Huns were not good at poetry and books, this civil servant was also useless.

The banners of the Xiongnu in Qingyuan have been oppressed for generations until today when there is no one in the court.Now that Zhao Shouhong suddenly proposed to let the Huns join the army, they would not object but would support it. This is tantamount to giving the Huns a hope for official career.

"Thank you, my lord, how many people do I need to recruit?" Several princes immediately came up to inquire.

"About five battalions need to be recruited, and each banner will be divided into one quota." Ma Fuxiang knew what the Huns thought, and immediately asked them to allocate them.Hearing Ma Fuxiang's words, the princes were in a panic. They were arguing with each other, hoping to win more places for their clan to join the army.

In Zhao Shouhong's view, he and the Huns have no deep hatred, as long as they are lured by interests, the two sides can form the closest alliance.Originally, he wanted to lure them with benefits and invite the Huns to agree to join the army, but he did not expect that the benefits had not been promised, and the number of places to join the army was already in short supply.

Looking at the many princes surrounding Ma Fuxiang asking for quotas for conscription, Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "Don't be so impatient, we will distribute quotas equally according to the number of people in each department. After all, each department still needs men to herd, so we can't all recruit them." Listen It was not until Zhao Shouhong said that the distribution was even, and everyone returned to their seats.

Seeing that everyone had gone back, Zhao Shouhong continued: "In fact, now that the position of Minister of Xining has been given to me, the imperial court has brought Qingyuan under my command. One of my principles in doing things is to use people on their merits, and I will never allow Racial discrimination has occurred, so the officials under me now include Meng tribesmen and Fan tribes, and if the princes don’t give up, I hope to add Xiongnu tribesmen.”

Chapter 357 Good Treatment

"Officials?" The princes gasped. Although they were all princes of the Huns, they did not have any actual official positions. To put it bluntly, they were just big slave owners who exploited ordinary herdsmen.Now that they have the hope of becoming an official, their eyes are naturally bright.

Zhao Shouhong said: "Being an official is naturally only a matter for some people. Each ministry can select and send young people with flexible minds in the clan to study in my school in Zhongchuan. After I finish my studies, I will arrange them to work in the Governor's Mansion according to their abilities. .”

"Great." The princes cheered.

"Besides, I feel that life in the Xiongnu banners is too difficult, and I plan to help everyone get rich." Zhao Shouhong threw out another bait.

"How to get rich?" Now even Prince Oirat is ecstatic in his heart. He knows that if the other party is sincere, the banners of the Xiongnu in Qingyuan will have their day.

Zhao Shouhong explained to them: "We will replace various pastoral areas with high-quality pastures. The currently selected species is alfalfa. This kind of pasture fattenes quickly and livestock like to eat it. And after our improvement, the growth speed of this pasture Soon, there will be no need to change the pasture frequently, so everyone can look for places with abundant water and grass to settle down."

"There is such a good pasture?" The princes couldn't believe it.

"Yes, we can try planting first and let everyone see the effect." Zhao Shouhong nodded and said: "Once successful, everyone can end the nomadic life of eating and sleeping in the wind and sleeping in the open, and change to animal husbandry in a fixed area. In this way, we can build strong houses and Fences, a stable supply of meat and milk, and everyone’s living conditions will improve a lot.”

Zhao Shouhong patiently explained to the princes: "Now that the railway from Batang to Xining has been opened to traffic, I plan to build a few more branch roads to connect the future settlements of the various banners. This will make it easier for everyone to travel, and it will also be convenient for livestock meat to be transported. Milk comes in and out."

When Zhao Shouhong said this, Prince Oirat frowned again: "What does your lord mean, we will pay more livestock as taxes in the future?"

"Your lords, don't worry, I'm here to announce that all the Xiongnu ministries in Qingyuan will be exempt from tax for three years, and the tax after three years will be collected at [-]% of the current rate." Anyway, the court's tax was cut off, so he simply bought it generously people's hearts.

"Great." The princes felt that they had never been so happy in their lives, and their pressure would be much less without heavy taxes.But Zhao Shouhong's preferential treatment is not finished yet: "I plan to buy land at a high price, and build factories in each banner to specialize in livestock slaughtering and milk processing. The factory will purchase livestock and milk at a stable price, and rely on the railway to export milk after processing. For sale. In the future, herdsmen in various banners will not only not have to worry about the price, but families with surplus labor can also send people to work in factories to earn a salary.”

Zhao Shouhong's several major preferential policies can be regarded as completely pacifying the banners of the Xiongnu in Qingyuan. With this chain of interests, Qingyuan will be closely integrated with Zhongchuan and become a unified regime.Zhao Shouhong used both political and economic means to subdue those Xiongnu princes, and Ma Fuxiang nodded secretly.He was also thinking about his own clansmen, and when the princes left to their heart's content, he leaned over to Zhao Shouhong and said, "My lord, the Huns have so many preferential terms, how about the Yi people?"

"In my eyes, there is no discrimination. Regardless of whether the Xiongnu or the Yi people, the preferential conditions are the same. From now on, the Hualan people will cultivate the fields, and the Xiongnu and Yi people will raise livestock. Everyone will not violate the river water. Not only can we get rich together, but we can also learn from each other's strengths. In addition, we We plan to build a large number of schools in Qingyuan, so that children of all ethnic groups can study together from an early age, so that the understanding between the various ethnic groups will be enhanced, and everyone will no longer hate each other because of misunderstandings." Zhao Shouhong said.

"My lord has worked hard, it seems that the people will be blessed in the future." Ma Fuxiang slapped his thigh excitedly, now he really admires this lord who loves the people like a son.With the support of the Xiongnu's banners, a new cavalry unit was quickly established. With a swipe of a pen, Zhao Shouhong added a lot of places to Ma Fuxiang, allowing him to gather [-] cavalry troops quickly.

The cavalry of Ma Fuxiang and Liu Hongkui both built camps in the east of Xining City, and they were stationed separately across the Huangshui River to avoid conflicts.In order to make a good impression on Zhao Shouhong, Ma Fuxiang worked hard to train the boys under him. Liu Hongkui was also training hard, not to be outdone.

The two sides competed with each other across the Huangshui, and both were training hard, but soon Ma Fuxiang saw the difference.Ma Fuxiang found that all his men were equipped with Martini rifles, and the only thing left was sabers, but the guns used by the opponent were extremely powerful, and even equipped with some small cannons.

In fact, Liu Hongkui's cavalry standard equipment is quite excellent. Their rifles are all Type 75 [-]-caliber rifles. In addition, there are many Type [-] light machine guns of the same caliber, and Type [-] grenades.The most powerful thing is that there is a field artillery team in the cavalry standard. What they use is a [-]mm rapid-fire gun drawn by horses. This is an imitation of the French Miss Seventy-Five.Due to the use of a hydraulic brake, the gun body is much lighter, and it can be easily pulled by only two horses. With it, the cavalry's long-range firepower is greatly enhanced.

As long as you are a soldier, you like good weapons. In order to see the weapons of the new army, Ma Fuxiang brought people over to make friends.Liu Hongkui was also quite friendly, and the two sides quickly became acquainted.A few days later, Ma Fuxiang suddenly proposed to visit the standard weapons and exercises of the cavalry, so as to observe and learn from each other.

Liu Hongkui kept no secrets, and immediately agreed to conduct a real military exercise.The cavalry target exercise started as scheduled. On the exercise ground, only groups of cavalrymen lined up neatly and charged towards the predetermined target. Many people fired grenades and machine guns on their horses. The dense firepower frightened the officers and soldiers of Xining who came to visit. trembling.Under such intensive firepower, the horsemanship and sword skills they were proud of in the past are worthless.

Soon the field artillery team rehearsed the preliminary artillery preparations. Amidst the rumble of artillery, it took only 10 minutes for the target area to be blown into ruins. Ma Fuxiang and others stared straight at the sight. "Ma Zongbing, how about our saber?" Seeing the other party in a daze, Liu Hongkui deliberately seduced the other party.

"Saber?" Ma Fuxiang was curious and observed the opponent's saber. The saber under Ma Fuxiang was the post-Jin Army saber, which was developed from the Miao Dao.The saber is made of high-carbon steel by quenching, and its hardness is very good, but the saber that Liu Hongkui handed over is more slender and thinner.

Ma Fuxiang, who has combat experience, knows that if the two sides use two sabers to fight, the saber of one's own side is too heavy, the flexibility of changing moves, and the ability to continue fighting are definitely not as good as the opponent's.Of course, whether a saber is good or not depends not only on its weight, but also on its firmness.

Chapter 358 The Yi Clan Returns

Ma Fuxiang gritted his teeth, raised Liu Hongkui's saber, and slashed at his own saber with all his strength.To be on the safe side, Ma Fuxiang used the blade of Liu Hongkui's saber to slash at the thick back of his saber.To the surprise of everyone present, with a crisp click, the thick-backed Qing army saber was cut into a finger's depth.Ma Fuxiang raised the opponent's saber in surprise, and found that there was only a slight gap in the edge, which was almost imperceptible.

"A good sword, really a good sword." Ma Fuxiang couldn't help admiring repeatedly. He knew very well that if armies equipped with these two types of sabers met on the battlefield, after two rounds, the army using the post-golden army saber would face the enemy empty-handed. .Ma Fuxiang didn't care about being polite to Liu Hongkui, he returned the saber and rode away quickly on his own horse.Watching Ma Fuxiang go away, Liu Hongkui breathed a sigh of relief.What Zhao Shouhong asked him to do was finally successfully completed, and the rest was out of his control.

Ma Fuxiang rode a fast horse and went to the official residence of the Minister of Affairs without stopping. After entering the door, he threw the whip and saber to his followers and strode inside.All the servants in the mansion had been informed in advance, so no one paid any attention to his rash intrusion.

After entering the inner courtyard, Ma Fuxiang stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the study.Zhao Shouhong was correcting documents in front of the table, and when he saw Ma Fuxiang coming, he smiled and put down the pen in his hand. "Why? Zongbing Ma is so flustered today, it seems that something big has happened."

"There are no big things, but there is one small thing that needs the help of an adult." Ma Fuxiang smiled and approached, his face no longer showed the frost when we first met, but a little flattering.

"Mr. Ma doesn't need to be so polite, just speak up if you have something to say." Zhao Shouhong had already guessed the intention of the other party's visit, and he was secretly amused.

Ma Fuxiang scratched his scalp in embarrassment and said, "I don't know the standard weapons of the cavalry of the new army. Can our Xining army change them?"

"Weapons?" Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly: "Of course not, they belong to the Sichuan Army, and the weapons are all produced by the Zhongchuan Factory and distributed by the Governor's Mansion. You belong to Qingyuan's army, so you can't go to the Zhongchuan Governor's Mansion to ask for armaments." Bar."

"Nowadays, my lord is also the governor of Zhongchuan and the minister of Xining, so we must accommodate each other." Ma Fuxiang asked.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head: "The Xining army is the Xining army, and the Sichuan army is the Sichuan army. How can they be confused? The Qingyuan area is too poor to be equipped with sophisticated weapons. If the army continues to expand, I am afraid that even the current weapons will not be guaranteed. Recently, the banners of the Xiongnu are not Have you cooperated with some of my companies to build a factory? When Qingyuan's economy improves, it will naturally be equipped with new weapons."

"What year and month will it be?" Ma Fuxiang's face suddenly collapsed.The powerful artillery, the extremely high-firing machine gun, and the unstoppable saber all scratched his itch, making him greedy just looking at it.As a real soldier, it is a torment for him to have good equipment and not be able to get it in his hands.

Ma Fuxiang walked around the room several times, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and knelt down: "Ma Fuxiang, the commander-in-chief of Xining Town, wishes to be loyal to the Lord, and no matter what happens in the future, he is willing to follow the lead of the Lord. If you violate this oath, With five thunders blasting the top and ten thousand blades adding to the body, it is impossible to die a good death."

Zhao Shouhong did not stop the other party, but listened to him with a smile, and then helped Ma Fuxiang up and said, "Why did Zongbing Ma say that? You and I are both officials, how can we swear allegiance?"

Ma Fuxiang shook his head and said: "Master Zhao, you don't have to make circles with me. Although Ma is a warrior, he is very clear-headed. I understand what Master Zhao has done these days. Not only did you not despise me, but you treated Hua Yi All ethnic groups of the Xiongnu treat each other equally and try their best to make our lives better, and everyone sees these things and remembers them in their hearts."

"Ma Zongbing is really overrated. In fact, I am the same in Zhongchuan. I try to take care of the people of all ethnic groups in Fanmeng. I must not let anyone suffer from cold and hunger." Zhao Shouhong said.

"This is what I admire most about your lord, so I, Ma, work hard for your lord with peace of mind. The current imperial court is weak, and riots are frequent in various places. It will be a matter of time before the regime changes. We Yi people can also see it. There are too many mediocre people inside and outside the court. , there are not many officials who have a long-term vision and a heart for the people like an adult. I think that what the adult does is to make a difference when the dynasty changes, and I have long wanted to follow." Ma Fuxiang spoke from the bottom of his heart, and his tone was very sincere , Zhao Shouhong couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Originally, Zhao Shouhong planned to lure them into Ma Fuxiang's army for profit, and then carry out ideological reform on the entire army.Unexpectedly, these Yi people with little education were not stupid at all. He had already seen his own plan and the general trend of Hualan as a whole.From this point of view, these Yi generals are much more sober than most of the officials in the court.

"Since Mr. Ma will not give up, I am willing to join you in the great event. I am not for the fame of changing the dynasty, but for the common people in the world to be free from hardship, and for all ethnic groups in the country to unite and strive for prosperity, so that they will no longer be oppressed by foreign powers." Zhao Shouhong's emotions also became agitated.

"I didn't expect my lord to have such a broad mind. Ma will definitely follow me. How my Xining army will be reorganized in the future, please don't hold back and arrange it at will." Ma Fuxiang is tantamount to completely relying on Zhao Shouhong, and he has no reservations about himself.Ma Fuxiang's courage alone is enough to make people respect, and Zhao Shouhong is also very satisfied with this result.

"The reason why I asked the imperial court for this position is actually to cherish all the talents, and the Qingyuan people who grew up on horseback. They are the best cavalry in the world. I want the Xining Army and the New Army cavalry to be the standard. Merge and establish an independent cavalry division. This division has six regiments under its jurisdiction. This cavalry standard is only equivalent to the establishment of one regiment. The other five regiments are composed of two regiments of Yi cavalry and three regiments of Mongolian cavalry. The division commander is Ma Zongbing is in charge, Liu Hongkui is the deputy division commander, and the re-equipment of all troops will begin immediately." Zhao Shouhong talked about the reorganization plan, and also told Ma Fuxiang the establishment of the general division brigade and regiment battalion.