"General, please give me a war horse. I want to go back and see my uncle."
"My uncle asked me to stay with the general, and Qu Bing will abide by it, but as a nephew, Qu Bing wants to see my uncle off for the last time. When things are over, Qu Bing will return to Liaodi with his family."
The next day.
Huo Qubing, who had been sitting in the living room all day, found Zhang Qi.
He cupped his hands and saluted, his attitude was humble, but his previous boldness was gone, leaving only his composure.
Zhang Qi looked at him, nodded without saying anything.
"Put on horses, take a big ship into the sea, board the Bohai Sea and disembark."
The words were spoken for the guards at the door to hear.
Finished the order.
Zhang Qi stood up and came to Huo Qubing.
"Go back, no matter what you say is true or false."
After patting Huo Qubing on the shoulder, Zhang Qi watched him leave the inner circle of the city.
"Your Majesty, what should I do if he really doesn't come back? Everything here will be exposed."
"It doesn't matter. The chaos in Han Dynasty is enough to overwhelm Liu Che and the others. Even if they are exposed, he will be powerless."
"I know what you're worried about."
"In today's war situation, one person has little effect. If the Han Dynasty cannot make up for the gap in equipment, it will be like a dead bone in the grave, with no possibility of turning over."
"How is the railway preparation plan going?"
Zhang Qi turned around and saw Hu Luqi, the current lord of Liaoning City, standing behind him.
"The trial assembly is a mile away. Workers have already mastered the new steel-making technology and formula. All that's left is to train more steel workers and recruit labor for laying."
"Well, that's right. Your management skills are mature. No wonder Hu Ling recommended you to me."
"That's it. First, send the geological team to confirm the route in the direction of grassland and Juyanze. Let's build the first railway from Liaoning to Juyanze. Set up a town at one station every fifty miles, and let the Kan mining team settle in advance. , looking for mineral deposits around the railway, and we are almost closing the net on the weaving side, let’s capture the border counties first.”
"promise!"
Hu Luqi cupped his hands.
Zhang Qi waved his hand, turned around, and stood on the highest terrace of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the city that was born from his hands.
The easternmost post in Liaodong.
A sentinel walked across a makeshift pontoon bridge.
Galloping all the way.
"Quickly report to the Prefect's Mansion that there are changes in the Han Dynasty and unusual movements in Korea!"
"Got the order!"
In the post, a guard quickly got off the post, mounted his horse, planted a flag and galloped towards the prefect's mansion.
There was no change in his demeanor.
Just North Korea.
Not even an appetizer.
It's just a routine matter,
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Border County.
In the countryside, even in the county government, the voices of complaints are getting louder and louder day by day.
"The Marquis of Liao has never been so arrogant when he was in charge of the border fortress!"
"That is, after how many months they have been here, no one's crops in the village have been harmed. And you have heard that the daughter of the old Sun family in the east of the city met the Han army while washing clothes by the stream. Oh, what a sin."
"Can those be called soldiers? They are all gangsters. They can't even compare to the troops under Marquis Liao's tent. What did the soldiers under Marquis Liao tell us?"
"Those who join the army should protect their homes and the people. Soldiers are the sword of the people, and the people are the courage of the soldiers! Such soldiers are soldiers, how can they be like them!"
"That's right. Fortunately, God has eyes. They all withdrew. I see, even God is on the side of Liao Hou!"
"That's right! Listen to the Marquis of Liao, he is the one who really thinks about us. Look at what happened in Liao in the past few years, and what it is like now. Last time I went to visit relatives, I hate that I am not from Liao. Na!"
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"You said that the Han Dynasty is in such chaos now. If those Taiping thieves come to our border counties one day, will these Han troops be able to defend it?"
"Don't say anything, I'm worried!"
"or."
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"Haha, these sticks are restless. Do they think that if the Han Dynasty is in chaos, they will have the opportunity to seek benefits from the Liao Dynasty?"
Liaoning.
Zhang Qi said while holding a cipher text that had just been sent by Fei Ge.
"Your Majesty's wishes."
Hu Luqi asked quietly.
"The Han Dynasty is in chaos, the Liaodong Army has returned, and the Shanhaiguan defense line is impregnable. It would be a waste to let the three new armies go. Let them go to North Korea for fun. Doesn't railway construction require manpower? Isn't this just ready-made labor?"
"Your Majesty."
Hu Luqi patted the horse at the right moment.
"Liaoning City is responsible for North Korea's affairs. It can also be regarded as giving you a chance to practice and let those savages know that times have changed."
"promise!"
Hu Luqi was delighted after receiving another mission.
The more tasks he has, the more proof he is respected, which is a good thing.
Let's talk about North Korea. It's a small land. Under the peak of hundreds of thousands of well-trained new soldiers, the only end is the destruction of the city and the destruction of the country.
The equipment under Zhang Qi's command today is not something that these ancients who still lived in the Warring States Period could understand.
"Okay, that's it. After two or three days, there's nothing to do. It's time for me to go back to Liaodi. I haven't seen the Qilin child that Qingling gave birth to for me. I became a father in the blink of an eye. "
"Yes, I haven't congratulated you yet. It's all despicable and incompetent that has held you back for so long."
"Stop talking nonsense and do more practical things. Keep a close eye on those Han soldiers and arrange for them to get married as soon as possible. Only when they have a young family can these people be completely trusted."
"I know it humbly."
Hu Luqi stood up and held his hands.
Within two or three days, 130,000 to 40,000 of the 190,000 Han soldiers surrendered and chose to grant land.
Each person had three acres of land, all of which had been cultivated. At first, the surrendered soldiers of the Han army had some objections to the three acres of land per person.
Three acres of land is enough for what. According to past experience, the output of these three acres of land in one year is not enough to feed the whole family.
But after arranging for them to participate in a field harvest, these soldiers were all grinning.
A harvest of 600 to 700 kilograms per acre, just one acre. If three acres of land are like this, then there will be enough food for two families and three families, let alone one family.
Moreover, their taxes were halved two years before the reduction. After the already low taxes were halved again, none of them had any objections.
If there are any objections to this, it is purely to cause trouble. There is no need for Zhang Qi to order people to take action, they themselves will kill them first.
One hundred and thirty-seven thousand people were assigned to the field and took off their armor, while the remaining more than 50,000 people still chose to continue the army.
They are not stupid, they are all motivated to make achievements. As long as they can match the armor worn by the Liaodong Army in the past battles, they will gain a lot of military exploits by taking the Han Dynasty city.
When the time comes for me to retire from the army, let alone three acres of land, thirty acres of land will be possible!
Most of these people have quick minds, but Zhang Qi can't completely believe them yet.
More than 50,000 people were divided into fifteen teams of 3,000 men and were sent to various places for training. When will they be able to withstand the test of discipline and thought like the Liaodong Army, Huben Army and other Zhang Qi's officers and men, that will be The best time to enable them.
Of course, Zhang Qi did not treat them badly during the training, and they were given enough food and sound.
(End of chapter)
