Chapter 509: Dayan Military Parade
"Dragon King, how are these Murwei people?" Looking at the backs of Timur and China, Yang Xuan said to the empty tent.
His words fell, and a person walked out of the inner tent behind Yang Xuan, it was the Fire Dragon King who sent supplies to Yang Xuan.
"The others are nothing, that General Chi Na Yang should be careful, he is not a character who can be subservient." The Fire Dragon King also looked at the backs of the red people and groaned. He listened for a long time behind him, and also carefully observed these people, and it was the one who caught his attention.
"Yes, this person is definitely not ordinary. Dragon King, it's not that I'm humble, I'm not as good as him, and I can't suppress him. Yang Xuan smiled bitterly, "I really didn't expect that such a character could come out of this bitter cold place, it is really a hero in troubled times." ”
"General Yang, you really need to pay attention to this person, it's really not good, let the general clean him up." The Fire Dragon King couldn't help nodding either.
"By the way, you just said that the general is good, tell me in detail." Hearing the Fire Dragon King mention Qin Wang, Yang Xuan's attention was immediately attracted.
"The specifics are still Akagi secrets, and our generals who are outside are not very clear." The Fire Dragon King replied, "But I heard that the general has suffered a great crime, and every time he takes medicine, he dies of pain, and he can't get out of bed yet." However, Lord Yang can rest assured that there is the famous poison king on the rivers and lakes and the famous doctor Song Lao of Chicheng there, and the general is recovering. ”
"Okay, it's good that the general is recovering, it's good to recover." Yang Xuan let out a long sigh, "Dragon King, you don't know, Jin Wu scared me to death when he reported to me. If it weren't for the Khitans blocking this place where birds don't, I would have killed them a long time ago. ”
"Yes, we all panicked when we heard that the general was sick. Fortunately, the danger is now averted. The Fire Dragon King also patted his chest, with a look of palpitation.
"You said that we people are all very old, and the general has to work so hard, he is only sixteen years old, we really don't do our duty." Yang Xuan said guiltily, "But the people of Muwei still have to let the general come out with a charter, this matter is too big, I don't dare to make an idea." If it is handled well, the people of Murowei are our greatest help, and if it is not handled well, it is a strong enemy. By the way, did you bring the person I wanted last time? ”
"Brought, this time we have a total of fifteen large merchant ships of 8,000 stones, and more than thirty other small and medium-sized merchant ships. 40,000 sets of scimitars, longbows, and armor, 500,000 arrows, and 10,000 stone of grain. General Yang asked for 3,000 Han cavalry. ”
"Okay, great." Yang Xuan slapped happily, "These people are what I urgently need, they will be my henchmen, with them, I won't panic in this foreign country." Dragon King, this time you go back, and ask the general to ask for some low-level officers for me, the more the better, they are the cornerstone of an army. ”
"Okay, I'll report this matter to the general, it shouldn't be a problem." The Fire Dragon King agreed, "What is General Yang going to do, you might as well tell me, and I will report to the general by the way." ”
"I plan not to attack the Khitans first, and now the two big tribes of the Murwei people, the Tatar Department and the Mierqi have not yet surrendered, and I am really not at ease with them behind me. These two tribes are the two largest tribes in Murowei, and their strength is stronger than ours, you go back and tell the general that I will be able to subdue these two tribes by this time next year at the latest. When the time comes, I will have tens of thousands of Murwei cavalry marching west and dealing a heavy blow to the Khitans. Yang Xuan said dryly.
"Okay, General Yang is so bold." Hearing that Yang Xuan was going to subdue this boundless one by himself
Grassland, the Fire Dragon King exclaimed, as if he had seen Yang Xuan for the first time, his eyes were full of brilliance, "To be honest, General Yang, I used to underestimate you, but I didn't expect you to have such a means." ”
Hearing what the Fire Dragon King said, Yang Xuan not only didn't get angry, but instead took it as a compliment, "Yes, I used to work under the general, and I felt that everything was really smooth, and I never used my brain." Now that I am in a foreign land, I realize that it is really difficult to do something, I really don't know how the general survived before, and he handled everything beautifully, but he was also tired. Fortunately, in the past few years, he has not been mixed under the general in vain, and he has learned a little, and he has not been embarrassed. ”
Hearing Yang Xuan say this, the Fire Dragon King also laughed, "Our general, it's all right, it's just that the heart is too careful and heavy, or we can't do it, and we can't reassure the general." ”
In fact, the Fire Dragon King wanted to say that Qin Forget did everything himself, but after thinking about it, this was not a good thing, so he changed his words.
"Yes, I hope the general can learn a lesson in the future, and don't tire himself down again." Yang Xuan also sighed.
"By the way, General Yang, the ships that delivered this time are all rented, and they don't want to run back empty, see if you can help, let them collect some things here and transport them back." Things were almost discussed, and the Fire Dragon King suddenly remembered something.
This can make Yang Xuan difficult, the place of Murowei is too poor, where is there any goods for them to collect?
"There are no cattle and sheep in this place, and there are not many war horses, so I am afraid it will be a little difficult to receive the goods. However, their cashmere products are very good, not only do they look good, but they are also very warm. By the way, this time they fought with the Khitans, and they gained a lot of loot, so you can make a fuss about it. Yang Xuan thought for a long time and said.
"Well, since they don't have a lot of production, it's easy to control trade. If the lives of the people of Murowei depend on us, General Yang, do you think they still dare to blow up the thorns? The Fire Dragon King slapped his face and said happily.
Hearing this, Yang Xuan's eyes also lit up, the Fire Dragon King's words are not bad at all, if the life of the people of Muwei has to rely on themselves, then it is not too simple to control them.
"Dragon King, you are really my lucky star, you have helped me a lot with one idea." He patted the Fire Dragon King's shoulder vigorously, "In this way, our two brothers will act separately, I will block the other merchants on the land route, and you will block the sea route, no matter when, except for our caravan in Akagi, none of the other merchants can be put into Murowei." ”
"Okay, I naturally support this matter!" The dragon king agreed.
Dayan once again succeeded in opening the Tea Horse Market, and Emperor Cao Ziwen of Yan was so ambitious that he decided to show the whole world the strength of the Yan Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, the matter of parading the army has cost a lot, and the minister thinks that now is not the time." Hearing that Cao Ziwen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, wanted to hold a big military parade, Wen Man took the lead in opposing it.
He didn't do this out of public intentions, since Qin Wu successively donated more than 25,000 war horses to the imperial court, Cao Ziwen formed a cavalry of 30,000 people. The 20,000 people are under the personal control of Cao Ziwen, the military salary and treatment are all the best, and the training is also very strict. What Wen Man and Li Chengan are worried about, when these 30,000 cavalry are made public, the influence of the royal Cao family will exceed that of their families, and these are not what they want to see.
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" Sure enough, Li Chengan also stood up, "Now that the tea and horse market is opening, if it is a big military parade at this time, minister."
Fear will irritate businessmen from all over the world. Especially Qi Guo, it would not be good if they caused some misunderstanding about my Dayan. ”
Both the left and right ministers said so, and naturally eighty percent of the ministers seconded the proposal. In the court, the only ones who did not agree with Wen and Li were Zhao Pai, who had just been reactivated, and more than a dozen ministers who had been loyal to Cao Ziwen or supported by Cao Ziwen in the past year or so.
Of course, Cao Ziwen knew the reason for Wen and Li's opposition, and seeing these two old guys who had been covering the sky with one hand in the court for several years were so jealous of themselves, Cao Ziwen's eyes were full of pride and pleasure. He has decided to hold this military parade, and it must be held in order to improve the prestige of the royal family, "Don't worry about the two Aiqing, last year's tea and horse market made the treasury rich enough, and it was more than enough to support this military parade." I just want the world to see what my Dayan looks like now! 30,000 cavalry is just the beginning, and this year I will form 50,000 cavalry. ”
"But ......"
"Enough, Li Xiang, when did my dignified Yan be afraid of Qi State? What about the misunderstanding caused by Qi Guo? Without waiting for Li Chengan to finish speaking, Cao Ziwen sank his face and asked angrily.
Li Cheng'an, who asked these few words, was speechless and couldn't say anything.
"Two months later, the official military parade, the Ministry of Rites, sent a delegation to notify the Qi State, the Jin State, and the Chu State, and asked them to send people to observe."
Zhao Pai hurriedly came out of the queue and agreed to come down.
"To say that I, Dayan, can raise 30,000 cavalry this time, Qin Wang's contribution is indispensable. How's that kid? When he mentioned those cavalrymen, Cao Ziwen naturally thought of Qin Wang, and his face was full of satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to play." As soon as Cao Ziwen's words were finished, an imperial historian stood up and reported.
This imperial history is called Yu Zheng, who is upright, outspoken and daring to admonish, sometimes even Cao Ziwen, the emperor, does not give face, and is a rare loyal minister of the Dayan Dynasty. Cao Ziwen doesn't like his character very much, but he still believes in his personality very much.
"Oh? What did Yu Aiqing report? Seeing Yu Zheng walk out, Cao Ziwen's brows furrowed imperceptibly, he knew that every time this old man came out, there was nothing good.
"The minister impeached Qin Wang, communicated with foreign countries, and betrayed the imperial court." Sure enough, as Cao Ziwen expected, this was impeachment as soon as Yu Zheng opened his mouth, but Cao Ziwen didn't expect that it was Qin Forget who he impeached.
"What an old puppet who has no eyesight." Cao Ziwen's face was a little cold, he had just praised Qin Forget here, and Yu Zheng came out to impeach him in a blink of an eye, which made Cao Ziwen very faceless.
"Then tell me, what did you impeach Qin forgot?" Cao Ziwen's tone was full of impatience.
"According to the investigation of the Yushitai, it was found that Qin forgot to sell war horses to Qi and Jin privately, and a small part of them were sold to Chu." Yu Zheng didn't seem to notice Cao Ziwen's unhappiness, and said in a normal tone.
"What? Selling war horses to the other three kingdoms? Cao Ziwen's face changed, and then he paid attention to it, "Is there any evidence?" ”
"Your Majesty, this is the account book of Qin Wang's transactions with several major merchants, please take a look at it." Yu Zheng took out an account book from his arms and raised it above his head.
Naturally, a eunuch walked down the imperial steps quickly and took the account book from Yu Zheng's hand to Cao Ziwen.
Looking at the detailed number, price, time and place of war horse transactions in the account book, Cao Ziwen was furious, "Qin forgot so much courage to smuggle war horses to the other three countries, it's really damned." ”
I always thought that Qin Wang was a loyal minister, but he was slapped hard, which made Cao Ziwen even more annoyed and angry.