One Piece of Song Dynasty

Liang Hongyu asked about “opening up territories outside the region”

Liu Fa nodded and said, "Yes, that's what my lord told me at the beginning. In fact, there are many unclaimed lands outside the Song Dynasty. For example, Xinghan Island was originally an unclaimed land. .huangjintong. org"

Liang Hongyu thought thoughtfully and said, "This is a good idea. So what does Liu Shuai think about the Liao and Jin wars in the north of the imperial court? Will the Jin Kingdom really take action against the imperial court?"

Liu Fa said, "The sources of information from a certain family are all obtained through the lord. Judging from the information obtained from the lord, the Song-Jin alliance has been formed. As for whether the Jin Congress will take action against the imperial court, it will depend on the imperial court's northern expedition to Yanyun." If the imperial court successfully regains Yanyun, nothing will happen. If it draws with the Liao army or even loses, then the Jin Kingdom will definitely take action against the fat piece of Song Dynasty."

Liang Hongyu asked, "So what's the current situation of the Liao army?"

Li Xin said, "Please tell my wife that among the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom, Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing and Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo have both fallen into the hands of the Jin Kingdom. Nearly % of the land in the Liao Kingdom has been occupied by the Jin Kingdom."

Liang Hongyu sighed, "I didn't expect that the Liao army, which was so powerful back then, would be so vulnerable now."

Li Xin sneered and said, "My wife thought that the imperial army was very strong, maybe not as good as the Liao army."

Liang Hongyu choked and said, "The imperial court still has some powerful troops, otherwise the peasant riots would not have been suppressed so smoothly."

Li Xin nodded and said, "The Western Army is the strongest army in the imperial court. However, it also suffered a lot of losses in suppressing the peasant uprising. It's hard to say how much combat power the Western Army will be able to mobilize when it launches the Northern Expedition to Yanyun next year. "

Liang Hongyu asked, "Why are the officials so unfavorable to the imperial court?"

Li Xin said, "Because the Zhao family lost too much land that originally belonged to us, the Song Dynasty was too far behind the Han and Tang Dynasties. In other words, the Song Dynasty has never really grown up since the founding of the country. The Zhao family is no longer qualified to sit on the throne." In that position.”

Liang Hongyu said with tears in her eyes, "My lord, my family has lost a family. I don't want to lose this family anymore. You are the only one I can rely on. I don't want to lose you."

Li Xin hugged Liang Hongyu gently and said, "Madam, don't worry. If something cannot be done, I will not force it. Liu Shuai can testify to this. Expanding territory outside the territory is our alternative."

Liu Fa cupped his fists and said, "Yes, madam, if the imperial court successfully recovers Yanyun, my lord will not be an enemy of the imperial court in this life, but will go out to expand territory."

Liang Hongyu wiped her tears and said softly, "Okay, I will trust the officials just once."

Liu Fa said, "My lord, a certain family has something to discuss with my lord."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Liu Shuai, please tell me."

Liu Fa continued, "A certain family wants to ask the lord to recruit troops on the island. Our current number of soldiers is too small, and the two cities already have a population of . These soldiers now can barely maintain the stability of the island. If It’s hard to say if the population will increase further.”

Li Xin replied, "Well, I have thought about this before. You, Liu Shuai, will be responsible for this recruitment. I will give you the authority to recruit five thousand recruits. The children of those who join the army will be given priority to enter elementary schools to be literate and their children's tuition will be fully paid." Exemption, personnel joining the military cannot be the only labor force in the family or the only child."

Liu Fa cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord, I understand."

Li Xin continued, "Starting from this recruitment, our army will no longer implement a lifelong service system. New personnel who join the army will implement a three-year service system. After the three-year service period, if they are willing to stay at home in the army, they will be given another twenty acres of land." , those who do not want to stay in the army can withdraw from the army, and everything is based on the principle of voluntariness."

Liu Fa said, "My lord is wise. This will definitely inspire the people's willingness to join the army."

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Okay, Liu Shuai, please don't compliment me. Our artillery is still training at the weapons testing ground."

Liu Fa replied, "Here, some time ago, Old Man Zhang from the artillery workshop brought two new types of larger artillery for test firing at the weapons testing ground."

Li Xin said, "Okay, Liu Shuai, after the peasant riots are over, you will detach a battalion from the infantry to receive the new artillery and conduct training."

Liu Fa asked, "Didn't my lord say that we would not equip the infantry with large artillery first?"

Li Xin replied, "That is to prevent the infantry from using artillery in field battles. It does not mean that artillery will not be used in city defense battles. This battalion of artillerymen plans to send them to Jilong City and build them in Jilong City." We have built two forts and will be equipped with some large artillery in the future. This battalion of artillery is used to garrison these two forts."

Liu Fa nodded and said, "Okay, Lord, I understand."

Li Xin said, "Okay, Liu Shuai is busy with your work. Let's go to the weapons testing site to have a look."

After the three people left the military camp, they walked to the weapons testing site.

Liang Hongyu asked, "Officer, what's going on at this weapons testing site? What did you tell Liu Shuai about the artillery just now?"

Li Xin replied, "The weapons testing ground is used to test new weapons. This artillery is one of the new weapons unique to Xinghan Island. It is a type of firearm. You will know the specific situation when you arrive."

The three of them heard the rumbling sound of artillery before they arrived at the door of the weapons testing site. Li Jing asked, "Brother, what is this sound so loud?"

Li Xin smiled and said, "You two have a guess."

Liang Hongyu said, "Isn't this the sound of artillery?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Madam is right, this is the sound of artillery."

The three of them walked into the huge weapons testing site. Li Jing said, "Brother, this place is really big and the defense is very tight."

Li Xin replied, "The weapons being tested here are the secrets of Xinghan Island that are not told. Of course they will be heavily guarded."

The three of them walked for a while and saw old man Zhang from the steel workshop leading people to conduct test firing experiments of new artillery. Li Xin stepped forward and said, "Uncle Zhang, how are the tests of these two kinds of artillery?"

Old man Zhang turned around and saw that it was Li Xin who said, "Hey, the master is back. These two kinds of artillery have been tested for a period of time and no problems have been found. We are now conducting extreme tests to see how many shells the artillery can fire before it explodes." chamber."

Li Xin nodded and said, "This bombing test is very dangerous. You must pay attention to your own safety. After the test is over, we will start casting these two new types of artillery. From now on, we will classify large artillery according to the weight of the shells. The existing four types of large artillery are divided into For the four levels of five catties, ten catties, twenty catties, and thirty catties, the two fortresses in Jilong City have been built and can be stationed with artillery. Each fort is equipped with twenty artillery, six at the thirty catty level. Artillery, eight twenty-pound cannons, six ten-pound cannons, after the test is over, we will cast them according to this quantity."

Old man Zhang cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

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