Kou Ji shook his head and said calmly, "I just sent someone to make money." The Nishikawa Uighurs gave money, and we helped them fight, so we should treat it as a hire. ”

An Ziluo stared at Kou Ji with a stunned expression.

Hire...... Soldier?!

What does Koji think?

Aren't all soldiers fighting for their own forces?

When will I be able to pay to hire someone to fight a war?

So what's the point if they die on the battlefield?

For money?

That's too cheap, right?

An Ziluo fell into a brief confusion.

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows at An Ziluo and said in a low voice, "Do you want to be with Qingtang?" The money of the Nishikawa Uighurs, the money earned by the Motoyamabe, we can also earn.

Wonsan is a good person and gave us a fortune.

After the Great Song Dynasty has made a profit in the Xichuan Uighurs, I will definitely write to him personally to thank him. ”

An Ziluo's heart was a little moved, but he said quietly on his face: "I can't be the master of this matter, I need to go back to show my clan Zampu." ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently and did not speak.

Because he knew that An Ziluo had taken the bait.

An Ziluo did not refuse, which means that it is very likely that Qingtang will send troops to help the Xichuan Uighurs resist the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

There are many people in Qingtang who do not accept the control of Jiaoluo.

To lure them to death, and let them go out to die, easily.

As long as he is not stupid, he will definitely use this to eradicate dissidents.

An Ziluo didn't know Kou Ji's thoughts, he stared at Kou Ji very suspiciously, "Are you an official of the Great Song Dynasty or a businessman?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle is for profit." Everything in the world can be seen as business. So there is no difference between officials and businessmen.

A qualified official must be a qualified businessman. ”

An Ziluo frowned, feeling that Kou Ji's words were a fallacy, "What about the king and the courtiers? ”

Kou Ji stared at An Ziluo and smiled: "If the king doesn't give his courtiers a salary, you can see how many courtiers are working for him." ”

An Ziluo's eyes widened in astonishment, but he couldn't say a word.

Benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, and bravery, under Kou Ji's words, became worthless.

An Ziluo felt very uncomfortable.

Kou Ji knew that his words had a great impact on An Ziluo, so he didn't continue to talk.

After he accompanied An Ziluo to set the location of the mutual market, he no longer talked to An Ziluo.

The civil and military forces in the court, accompanied by the subordinate envoys, talked for a long time before they negotiated the issue of mutual markets.

The results have been very encouraging.

The places where the mutual market is all in the Great Song Dynasty.

The mutual market was managed by the Great Song Dynasty.

In the future, on the issue of mutual market, Da Song has the absolute right to speak.

After the departure of the envoys of the Manchu Dynasty, the civil and military forces began to quickly select people.

The mutual market has been finalized, so it must be prepared as soon as possible.

The mutual market was established one day earlier, and the imperial court profited one day earlier, and they could also take advantage of it.

Kou Ji didn't participate in the follow-up, but staggered back to the house.

After that, for a long time.

Kou Ji didn't go out much, and spent the whole day going back and forth between the instrument forging workshop and the Kou Mansion Courtyard.

Zhao Zhen probably knew what Kou Ji was doing, so he didn't summon Kou Ji to the palace for an audience, but occasionally quietly went out of the palace to talk to Kou Ji.

Zhao Zhen didn't know much about the mutual market, the training of generals, and the mass production of artillery and muskets that Kou Ji was tackling, so he needed to consult Kou Ji from time to time.

There are quite a few people in the DPRK and China who can ask for advice.

But there are not many people who can give Zhao Zhen a reasonable advice on these three things.

The officials of the Great Song Dynasty are no strangers to each other.

But so far, the largest mutual market in the imperial court is the Song-Liao mutual market.

The Liao State controlled the mutual market and did not let the Great Song Dynasty interfere, and the Great Song Dynasty only had a share of being squeezed.

Song Xixia and Song Qingtang also often had trade contacts, but most of them were unofficial, and there were very few official ones.

The imperial court is about to open dozens of mutual markets, and there must be relatively complete management methods, and the Manchu civil and military forces have given a lot of suggestions, some of which are not reliable, and some of them are carrying private goods.

Zhao Zhen was reluctant to listen to their opinions, so he often looked to Kou Ji to learn from them.

In terms of officer training.

Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen both crossed the river by feeling the stones, so some problems encountered often require the two of them to sit together and discuss before they can make a decision.

As for the mass production of artillery and muskets that Kou Ji is now tackling, Zhao Zhen actually can't intervene or intervene, he is more about providing money and providing some materials that Kou Ji can't find, and has already asked about the progress.

In all the manufacturing workshops, Koji is the absolute overlord, the absolute king.

He works in the workshop without being questioned at all, and he doesn't need to tell anyone about the purpose of everything he does.

As soon as Kou Ji entered the workshop, the dragons, snakes, tigers and leopards in the workshop had to lie on their stomachs and quietly listen to Kou Ji's instructions.

Even some craftsmen who have been promoted to master craftsmen or god craftsmen by virtue of their skills have to obey orders in front of Kou Ji.

This matter has nothing to do with identity, and it has nothing to do with status.

It's purely Koji's craft, far more than all of them.

They are divine craftsmen in the eyes of the people, and in the eyes of Kou Ji, they may just be just beginners.

……

In a flash, it's February.

The spring breeze blows through Bianjing City, which has decorated Bianjing City with a lot of new greenery.

The breeze bent the willows by the river and the weeds outside Baozhou.

The weeds bent over by the breeze, and began to grow wildly in all directions, gradually filling the empty land with green.

Baozhou Chengguan City.

Cao Wei was dressed in military uniform and stood tall in the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion.

Lu Yijian, dressed in a simple long robe, sat beside Cao Wei.

Li Zhaoliang, Yang Wenguang, and Di Qing sat on both sides, all wearing armor.

Cao Wei's solemn eyes swept over Li Zhaoliang, Yang Wenguang, and Di Qing, and said in a heavy voice: "According to the report of the scouts, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led an army of 400,000 and came south.

After crossing the Great Wall, the soldiers divided into two routes, all the way through Ruzhou and other places, rushed to Dading, and one route was led by him personally to Youzhou.

The Liao army that rushed to Dading must have rushed to Yanmen Pass.

The soldiers and horses coming to Youzhou must be coming to Baozhou City.

The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu soldiers are divided into two routes, and we also have to divide the troops into two routes.

Li Zhaoliang, Yang Wenguang. ”

Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang got up, hugged their fists together and said, "The end will be!" ”

Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "Order the two of you, lead 100,000 soldiers and horses, and rush to Yanmen Pass to meet the enemy." Li Zhaoliang is handsome, and Yang Wenguang is a pioneer. ”

"Whoa!"

Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang clasped their fists again.

Cao Wei continued: "The enemy is menacing, but we are not weak. If there is an opportunity to force the enemy back and go out of Yanmen, you must not miss it. Out of Yanmen Pass, only take Shuohuan two states, and do not be greedy for merit.

After taking Shuohuan Erzhou, whether to continue the march or not, I will send someone to give you an order. ”

"Whoa!"

Cao Wei said solemnly: "I will lead 200,000 soldiers and horses, take the initiative to attack, attack Zhuozhou, kill Youzhou, and go to meet the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu for a while." Di Qing led the tiger army, listen to my dispatch. ”

Di Qing got up and said, "Oh! ”

Yang Wenguang heard that Cao Wei was going to attack Youzhou, and he was slightly moved.

Seeing this, Cao Wei said to Yang Wenguang: "If I lead the army to attack the city of Youzhou, I will send Di Qing to lead the army to help Li Zhaoliang and transfer you back to my command." ”

Yang Wenguang said gratefully: "Thank you Cao Shuai." ”

Yang Wenguang heard Youzhou, and he was a little moved, not that he had any thoughts about Youzhou. It is the bones of his grandfather Yang Ye, which were enshrined by the Liao people in Gubeikou outside Youzhou City.

Yang Wenguang had the heart to personally retrieve his grandfather's bones.

Cao Wei knew about this, so when Yang Wenguang moved, he told Yang Wenguang that he would send Yang Wenguang to the battlefield of Youzhou City when he attacked Youzhou City.

After Cao Wei finished speaking, Lu Yijian frowned and asked, "Cao Shumi, there are far more soldiers and horses in the Liao State than us, will it not be good for us to take the initiative to attack?" ”

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led a full 400,000 soldiers and horses south, far more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty.

That's 100,000 elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom, and its combat effectiveness is extraordinary.

The extra 100,000 soldiers and horses were a huge threat to the Great Song Dynasty.

Cao Wei heard Lu Yijian's words and said in a deep voice: "This war was initiated by my Great Song Dynasty, not the Liao State. If we defend passively, we will only demoralize.

Only by taking the initiative to attack and fight out can the morale of the officers and men in the army be high.

Recovering Yanyun is not only our wish, but also the wish of all Chinese people.

With the desire to recover Yanyun, they set foot on the battlefield and will definitely fight to the death.

More importantly, we should let the soldiers go out and see how miserable the lives of those who were left behind by us in Liaobang were.

It was our incompetence that allowed them to live a hard life under the rule of the Liao people for so many years.

When the soldiers saw their tragedy, they would definitely be motivated. ”

Cao Wei stared at Lu Yijian, and said in a slightly heavy voice: "In the past, Emperor Taizong conquered the Liao State three times, exhausted the money of the Great Song Dynasty, and buried hundreds of thousands of soldiers, why did no one in the army complain?"

It is because those soldiers in the army have seen how miserable the life of the Han people living under the rule of the Liao people is.

In order to save them from the sea of suffering, the soldiers died without regret.

I have been silent in the Great Song Dynasty for many years, and I have not been to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures for many years, and some soldiers in the army have long forgotten the oppression suffered by the Han people living in Liaodi.

Let the soldiers go out to see, they will definitely sacrifice their lives and forget their lives for the Han people living in Liaodi. ”

Cao Wei got up slowly and said extremely firmly: "In this battle, my Great Song can only win and not lose, so we can only advance, not retreat." Even if we fight to the last soldier, we can't retreat.

I am a 300,000 sons of the Great Song Dynasty, and I have the will to die, as long as the Liao people can't kill us, they should return the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to us. ”

"Only enter! No refund! ”

"Only enter! No refund! ”

"Only enter! No refund! ”

Li Zhaoliang, Yang Wenguang, and Di Qing shouted in a solemn voice.

Cao Wei said loudly: "If I die, the big banner with the character Cao hanging on the head of the city will be my shroud." ”

Cao Wei's voice was so loud that it came out of the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

The soldiers guarding outside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion heard it clearly.

They looked at the big banner of Cao Zi on the head of Baozhou City from afar, and their faces were excited.

When Lu Yijian heard Cao Wei's words, he slowly got up and said, "Then I will carry a knife and stand behind you." If you retreat, I will kill you; If I retreat, heaven and man will be punished. If you die, I will not live alone.

Although I, Lu Yijian, am a literati, I can also throw my head and spill blood for the country, and I can also shroud myself in horse leather for the country. ”

"Good!"

Cao Wei shouted loudly.

Inside and outside the City Lord's Mansion, they all looked excited.

Cao Wei instructed: "Li Zhaoliang, Yang Wenguang, quickly lead the troops to attack!" ”

Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang hugged their fists and took the order, and resolutely left the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

After Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang left, Cao Wei looked at Di Qing and said, "Di Qing, this commander ordered you to lead the Tiger Army, out of Waqiao, and break the copper platform." For the army behind, break the door of Zhuozhou. ”

"Whoa!"

Di Qing clenched his fists, withdrew from the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, and went straight to the Tiger Army camp outside Baozhou City.

After Di Qing left, Cao Wei ordered his soldiers and horses to pull out the camp and march.

After Di Qing returned to the Tiger Army camp, he ordered all the men and horses of the Tiger Army, one person and two horses, with heavy armor, dragging a hundred tigers and other sharp weapons, and walked outside the barracks.

When I got out of the gate, I saw a woman, standing alone.

Di Qing reined in the horse and ordered the soldiers behind him to stop, he jumped off the horse and walked quickly in front of the woman.

"Why are you here?"

Di Qing walked up to the woman and asked with great concern.

Second Sister Cao laughed in a low voice: "Xianggong is going to go on the expedition, so I naturally want to come to see Xianggong off." Originally, I wanted to accompany my husband on the expedition, but with my belly, it is not angry. ”

As she spoke, Second Sister Cao straightened her slightly bulging belly.

Di Qing's face turned slightly pale, "Nonsense, your stomach is the most competitive." ”

Second Sister Cao smiled: "Don't comfort me, I'm older than you, and I have more comforting words than you know." ”

Di Qing pouted and said, "What's big, no matter how big it is, I'm also your father-in-law." ”

Second Sister Cao was amused.

Second Sister Cao smiled for a long time, the smile on her face was slightly retracted, and said to Di Qing: "Since the formation of the Tiger Character Army, you have also experienced more than ten battles, large and small.