One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin nodded and said: "Well, let's take a look, General Zhai. These will be the war horses of our army in the future. However, these war horses cannot be used for your infantry yet. They need to be used as stallions to thrive on this island and will be raised in a few years." We have sent out tens of thousands of horses, and then we will form cavalry for your infantry army."

Zhai Jin said excitedly: "Yes, my lord, I finally know." After saying that, Zhai Jin also touched this and looked at that like Zhang Rong.

After reading it, Zhai Jin said: "My lord, why do you think these horses are a little short?"

The old horse man next to Li Xin said: "General, don't think these horses are short. These horses are the most suitable for war horses. I have lived with these horses for three years. These horses are easy to feed and can eat weeds." It’s alive and very docile.”

Zhai Jin asked: "Oh, what is the endurance of this horse? How many miles can it run in a day?"

Old Man Ma shook his head and said: "This little old man has never tested it. The pasture where we originally raised the horses is not big, so the little old man did not dare to test this horse's endurance."

Zhai Jin said: "Then you can let these horses run well when you come here. There are also wild horses here, but the horses here are very short, even shorter than these horses."

Old Man Ma was surprised and said: "General, what you said is true."

Li Xin nodded and said: "What General Zhai said is true. This place is an island. There is a large grassland on the island. It is a good place to raise horses. There are indeed short wild horses here. Uncle Ma, you have to pay attention." We can’t let those wild horses mix into our herd, but those wild horses can be used as draft horses, so we need to keep the two herds separately.”

Old Man Ma replied: "Yes, Master, I understand."

Li Xin said to Zhai Jin: "General Zhai, when your infantry has nothing to do, you can also help Uncle Ma and others raise horses together. Uncle Ma is the steward in charge of raising horses."

Zhai Jin replied: "Yes, my lord, Ma is in charge. Please take good care of me from now on."

Old Man Ma said: "It's easy to talk. There will be many places where the little old man will need the general's help in the future. The little old man should ask the general to take care of him."

Li Xin asked: "General Zhai, during the time when I left, did Lu Wenbin come back?"

Zhai Jin nodded and said, "I was about to tell my lord about this. Lu Wenbin arrived at Rifeng City yesterday with his fleet."

Li Xin said: "Oh, okay, then unload all the horses quickly so that I can go back to Rifeng City to have a look."

After unloading the horses, Li Xin and others went back to Rifeng City. After returning to Rifeng City, Li Xin called Lu Wenbin and said, "Wenbin, please bring all the craftsmen and Confucian scholars."

Lu Wenbin replied: "I brought them all, my lord wants to see them now."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Well, just call their leaders."

After a while, a few people came in. When Li Xin saw them, he said: "Everyone, please sit down. I will introduce to you first. The name of this island is Jeju Island. There is only one city on the island now, Dongilfeng City, but from now on There will also be two cities, Jeju City in the north of the island and Seonseong in the south of the island. Now the docks of the three cities have been built. Now that you have come to Jeju Island, you must quickly invest in the work of building Jeju Island. The square must be built quickly, and the roads connecting the three cities must be built, and the Confucian scholars must manage the people here well."

Everyone replied: "Yes, my lord."

Li Xin continued: "Originally, I planned to put people on Jeju Island in the future. However, after actually seeing the island, I felt that it was not enough. Now I plan to put people on this island and people in Jeju City. In addition, The two cities each cost . You can build three cities based on this idea, and the shipyards in Jeju Island do not need to have the ability to build ships, they only need to have the ability to repair ships."

Everyone clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Lord, we understand."

After seeing off the stewards, Li Xin said: "Wen Bin, when you come again next time, please bring the families of the horse herders with you."

Lu Wenbin replied: "Yes, my lord, my subordinates know."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Well, okay, Wen Bin, you go and do your work. I will leave first."

After bidding farewell to Lu Wenbin, Li Xin went to organize his second horse transportation. Ten days later, Li Xin completed the transfer of all horses.

It was already mid-March, and drastic changes occurred in the Liao Kingdom again. At the end of February, the Jin Army defeated King Xi Xiamo and occupied Bei'an Prefecture. In early March, the Jin Army continued to advance westward, and captured Xijing Datong on the th. At this time, Emperor Tianzuo knew about Xiao Fengxian's disloyalty and executed his father and son. As Emperor Tianzuo continued to move westward to avoid the war, the ministers who stayed in the Xijin Mansion in Nanjing were cut off from contact with him and were very dissatisfied with his behavior. The left-behind prime minister Zhang Lin, Li Chuwen, Yelv Dashi, Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen, Cao Yongyi, Kang Gongbi and other ministers gathered tens of thousands of officials, soldiers and elders from the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty to the Jin palace to support Yelu Chun as emperor. He claimed to be Emperor Tianxi, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianfu, and granted Emperor Tianzuo the title of King of Xiangyin.

Liang Xing sighed: "Too many things have happened this month. Niu San, go and tell Deputy Commander Zhao and ask him to come over once in the evening, and send this secret letter to the Lord."

Niu San cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Mr. Lang, I understand."

After Zhao Yun got the news, he came to Liang Mansion that night. Liang Xing met Zhao Yun and said, "Brother Zhao, this month has been really tumultuous."

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Yes, Emperor Tianzuo heard that he fled into Jiashan, and Jin King Yelu Chun was appointed as the new emperor here. Now only Nanjing is left in the Liao Kingdom, and Emperor Tianzuo is still there. There are various tribes that can be used by him."

Liang Xing said: "Yes, the first thing Jin King Yelv Chun did after he ascended the throne was to ask for peace with the Jin army. I don't know if it can be achieved."

Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "I think it can't be done. It's all like this. There is no need for the Jin Kingdom to keep the Liao Kingdom anymore. I think they still understand the principle of eradicating the grass and roots. By the way, Brother Liang, didn't you say that the imperial court wanted to go to the Northern Expedition?" I haven’t seen any movement yet, but there is only so much left in the Liao Kingdom.”

Liang Xing waved his hand and said: "I don't know this very well. I think it will be soon. With the fight like this, the court will definitely not let this opportunity go."

Zhao Yun said thoughtfully: "I hope so. If I don't come again, the court may not be able to drink any soup."

Liang Xing asked: "Brother Zhao, how is the situation over there?"

Zhao Yun said: "According to the news they sent back, the Jin army was indeed much stronger than the Liao army and fought very bravely. However, the Jin army was also barbaric. They burned, killed and looted. Many Liao villages were looted. .”

Liang Xing sighed: "After all, they are still uncivilized barbarians. If this Jin army enters the Central Plains in the future, our people will suffer."

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Who says it's not the case? Now we can only pray that the imperial army will not let us down."