In June, the grasslands are full of grasses that grow no longer than their calves, and the mountain breeze blowing from the side of the Altai Mountains has been moistened by the Brento Sea, making this pasture particularly vibrant. Under the lush pasture, countless herds of cattle, sheep and horses appear and disappear in the midst of it, and occasionally the loud shouts of herdsmen and the sound of horse whips can be heard.

"The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep." Singing the verses was a young man dressed in Mongolian attire, who, unlike those around him, had a cleanly shaved head and face, with only a short beard under his chin.

"Look at you, how long has it been since you've seen this grassland? An Tong, no matter how well you speak Chinese, and you have the blood of the Mongols on your body, don't forget, you are the descendant of the great Muhuali, the most courageous general in front of the unique Genghis Khan! A leader-like Mongol beside him said excitedly, and An Tong glanced at him and bowed down on his horse.

"Venerable Haidu Khan, An Tong thanks you for your magnanimity, I have never forgotten the glory of my ancestors, and mastering their writings, languages, classics, and systems is precisely to better rule them. You have never been to the Central Plains, you don't know the world there, they are more adult men than the cattle and sheep in front of you, and the land is bigger than the grasslands of all the kings combined, and there are countless riches and children, and there is no ruler who does not want to grab them. ”

Haidu looked in the direction of his finger, he couldn't imagine what a huge number it was, for this concept, the Mongols only have words like "innumerable, inexhaustible" to describe this concept, the group slowed down, let the horses eat and walk, thinking about what An Tong said, Haidu's heart was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.

The shadow of his defeat six years ago has always hung over him, and over the years, he has been desperately accumulating strength, just to find a better opportunity, compared to the "usurper" in the capital, he has at least an age advantage, and the envoys of the rebel king in the northwest have come several times, but he has never made up his mind.

Haidu's heart knows very well that he is already in an undying posture with that side, but now his strength is not strong enough, even if he raises troops, he will not be able to form a leader, and in the end he doesn't know which sect king will be cheaper, even if he doesn't understand Chinese, he is unwilling to do such a thing as making wedding clothes for others.

From the prime minister of the largest empire in the world to a prisoner, An Tong, who had just turned twenty-seven, was very helpless, because of his mishandling, the big mistake had been made, and the entire northwest was in rebellion, he didn't know what else to do to make up for this, with his own background, these descendants of Genghis Khan were unwilling to bear the charge of killing themselves, but it was really better to live like this.

To say that Haidu is really good to him, not only is he not detained and detained, but he is courteous, An Tong often guides him intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that he can stay out of the matter, but this man who looks rough on the surface is a very careful and cunning person, An Tong doesn't know if those words have any effect, but this is the only thing he can do.

If Haidu also follows the incident, the entire northwest and even the north will be completely chaotic, before he was escorted, Boyan had already taken 300,000 troops south, that is the largest mobile force of the imperial court, the northwest rebelled, if the Boyan army could not turn back, then it could only let the situation deteriorate, and the fall of those places was only a matter of time.

"Stay with me at ease, from now on you are my prime minister, and no one dares to be disrespectful to you." Hai didn't know what he thought, patted the young man on the shoulder and said, as soon as the words fell, he urged the healthy horse under his crotch to gallop away, An Tong looked at the splashed dust, and his thoughts became tangled.

Qiongshan county is not the imagination of the dwarf dilapidated, because the Yi people often make chaos, sometimes will break the city defense, so the city wall of the county will be strengthened and repaired every year, than some inland cities in the two Zhejiang are taller. Liu Yu walked slowly in the ancient city surrounded by Jiang Cai's people, imagining the high-rise buildings and busy traffic of Qiongya City when he first came, this contrast was so intuitive and strong.

When I asked, I found out that not only did Qiongzhou not have the governor, but even the magistrates of several subordinate counties had not arrived, and it was basically a primitive autonomous institution composed of local squires and officials to maintain its operation, but this is better, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, is there a farther boundary than this?

It's still the old rules, when it came to Jiang Cai's Fu Siya, Liu Yu greeted every military general he knew with a smile, and easily opened the packets of cigarettes he brought and scattered them, these old cigarette guns, how much will not be enough, it is best to hang it slowly, not long after, the whole hall is full of smoke, and the vulgar greetings unique to the military man come and go, so lively.

"How? Are you still used to it? Liu Yu pulled Jiang Cai to the back hall, and the two found a quiet place to talk, such a large dose of second-hand smoke was overwhelming, and he couldn't resist it, and if he stayed for a while, he might be poisoned.

"Well, the people are okay, more than a dozen have fallen, the horses have suffered a little, they don't die much, but they can't go into battle if they are weak, and half of these people have become foot soldiers." Jiang Cai shook his head and said, Liu Yu heard that it was much better than he expected, and it seemed that it was no longer a place of death full of miasma in the Song Dynasty.

"How's the war going?" Along the way, Liu Yu found that the surroundings were quite calm, the farmland outside the county was well cared for, and there was no tense atmosphere in the city, and it seemed that it had recovered its usual appearance.

"How to say it, when my department just landed on the shore, the thieves have already fled far away, the leader is called Chen Mingfu, some people say he is a Song person, some people say that he is a local Yi person, because he can't bear the oppression of the government, so he raised things, and at the peak of the disaster, most of Qiongzhou, now it should be hiding in the mountains, and occasionally people will be sent out not to loot, it seems that they want to exchange some salt and rice."

Jiang Cai took a puff of cigarette and said, Han and Yi live together, the power of the government is only around the town, and it is impossible to take care of it if it is farther away, according to the map given to him by Liu Yu, the central part of this big island is full of mountainous areas, and most of the area is covered with forests, and his cavalry is useless at all, and he can only keep these coastal areas for the time being.

Such a result is not Liu Yu's expectations, this situation is put in the future generations there are not too many ways, advanced technology is not necessarily easy to use in a complex environment, besides, this is still a political problem, military means can only be auxiliary, but how to talk to him?

"Take me to see the sick." Liu Yu turned to another question, this place is close to the tropics, and the diseases are too much to prevent, although Jiang Cai is not strict with his words, he still wants to see if it will be a malignant infectious disease.

The ward is located behind the embassy, there are still more than ten steps away, Liu Yu smelled a familiar smell, it seems that Jiang Cai they are doing a good job, walking into the room, everywhere looks clean and tidy, the ground is sprinkled with fresh lime water, there are a few wooden beds in the room, and not all the patients here.

Looking at the patients in the room, in addition to him and Jiang Cai, Liu Yu asked one hospital bed after another, recorded the symptoms, and took out his mobile phone to take photos of the onset of the disease. Jiang Cai watched his movements, made a look and asked his soldiers to guard the door, and followed behind silently watching his actions.

After the edification of the first battle of Jiankang, the soldiers have no fear of these strange and glowing things, and the civil officials who are the parents of the first house asked for their own symptoms softly, and they were unconditionally cooperative in addition to excitement, Liu Yu asked very carefully, and even the filth in the basin was photographed, which moved the patients even more.

"You also know that a certain is not Langzhong, you can only ask clearly to find a doctor to diagnose and treat, the Beijing division is more prosperous, and there may be a good way to find a famous doctor. It is very well done here, so that the soldiers should pay more attention, and the ordinary camp should also be diligent in sweeping and sprinkling, and their lives are at stake, so they must be careful. ”

Liu Yu's words made Jiang Cai completely relieved, his method has been proven to be effective, and now he is still so improving, all because of himself. Walking out of the embassy, the two walked along the main street of the city to the city gate, Xu saw the soldiers in helmets and armor following behind, the eyes of the people were a little evasive, there were few pedestrians on the street, and it was not as lively as the ordinary market town in the interior.

"Brother Ning is not bad in a certain place, helping to teach those sergeants, it is very useful, I originally thought that if you have good news, you will go back to Beijing first, and handle the marriage of the two of them."

Ascending the city tower facing the sea, Liu Yu told him about some things that happened after he left, knowing what he was most concerned about, and specifically mentioned Jiang Ning.

"This robbery, thanks to Brother Ning'er who arrived in time, didn't run away from the thieves, and in a few days, he will escort some people to come, and you can settle them. Most of them are the families of those thieves, and they are all fishermen, so let's let them do their old business, and do a strategy to protect their armor, but they don't have to be watched by people, just order it every few days. ”

Jiang Cai has been listening and did not answer, this place is lonely overseas, if you want to escape, you must cross the strait in front, otherwise there is nowhere to go, the Yi people in the mountains are not very friendly to the Song people, or how big the island is, it has been a place of exile for hundreds of years, Liu Yu chose this place is not unexpected.

"Your son, his heart is not small, a few days ago he was thinking about going to the sea, and he was rejected by a certain person, you just listen to this, don't scold people when they come, this is a good thing, if not, what kind of ship is it?"

Qiongshan County is not far from the coast, this is also for the convenience of inland transportation, the wharf is within the field of vision of the two, Liu Yu inadvertently saw a style different from the Song Dynasty sailing into the port, although he is not a sailing enthusiast, this bit of discernment is still there.

"That's a big food merchant ship, which has been allowed to drop off ships locally for supplies, and when it's done, it will go to sea and sail to the city ships in several coastal places. You have to look down on this ship, most of the contents are valuables, but I am afraid that this shipload is worth a year's tax payment of the ordinary state capital of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Liu Yu glanced at him in surprise, a vulgar military man actually talked about these trivial political affairs, which subverted his previous impression.

As you said before, tens of thousands of Dingkou in more than ten counties of one state and three armies on the entire island don't even have a serious civil official, don't you know more about these things?"

Jiang Cai smiled self-deprecatingly and said, Liu Yu looked at the sea ship with a pointed bow, a huge front spinnaker, and a low cabin, Jiang Cai said well, the wealth of maritime trade has been highlighted in this era, the Great Song Dynasty finance can barely maintain, more than half of it is relying on the commercial tax income of several major cities, and the later Yuan people have developed this maritime trade to the extreme, and maritime merchants are regarded by the society as a symbol of great wealth, attracting the imagination of countless people.

The strait in front of him is not very wide, but it is a sea artery that must be passed, looking at the little sail shadow in the distance, Liu Yu suddenly showed a smile, and Jiang Cai, who didn't know why, looked at him and had a strange feeling, this kid seemed to be thinking about something. R1058