The two cities of Dingyuan and Dingmeng, from southeast to northwest, this line divides the connection between the northeast and southwest of the grassland. The place where the Mongols rose was actually in the north-east direction of the steppe.

Between the two cities of Dingyuan and Dingmeng, there must be a fortress along the line, and there will be a fortress in the northwest of Dingyuan.

The cities and fortresses on this line will be Zheng Zhi's sword on the grassland in the future. As long as there are horses, the army of the Han people will quickly enter and exit the grassland along this line for generations, and there is no need to worry about logistics and supplies, no need to worry about getting lost, and they can attack the hinterland of the grassland when they enter, and they can defend the city for reinforcements when they retreat.

But after all, war is still fought by people, and maintaining a skilled and sufficient elite army is also something Zheng Zhi has to do.

Yongji Canal is a canal dug in the Sui Dynasty, which goes straight down to Luoyang from the south of Yanjing. Boatloads of cattle and sheep also boarded the ship from Yanjing South to the Daimyo's Mansion.

Then there were merchants who went south from the Daimyo's Mansion through the canal and arrived at Bianliang City, which had money, and what was most lacking at this time was food.

As the national capital, Bianliang is not really useless, the advantage of Bianliang City is that the transportation is convenient, and the north can go directly to the border of Hebei through the canal. The south can reach Huainan, Huaixi, Jiangnan and Liangzhejiang through the Bianhe River. If only the geographical location is concerned, Kaifeng Bianliang can also be regarded as the central area of the Great Song Dynasty.

The price of cattle and sheep in the Great Song Dynasty has plummeted, and it is much cheaper than before, but there are still people who make a lot of money, because the price of cattle and sheep bought in the grassland is really low, and they can make a lot of money no matter how they sell it. The three companies on Dulonggang are the ones who earn the most. For those farmers in the Great Song Dynasty who raise sheep to sell, this year is not a good year.

This is trade, some people gain and some people lose.

Mutton, in the inland state capital, was originally the exclusive property of the aristocracy, but now under the low price, many ordinary families can also eat a few bites, which can be regarded as serving the people.

If the Great Song Dynasty was a strong government, the first thing it would do was to strictly prohibit the sale of cattle and sheep from Hebei, so as not to invest in the enemy. It is a pity that the Song Dynasty obviously could not control the vast number of scholar interest groups among the people, and it was impossible to completely prohibit exchanges between Hebei and Gyeonggi.

Taxation may be the only way the imperial court can take advantage of itself. On the official roads and rivers, there are quite a few soldiers who collect taxes. Naturally, those who have the means can't pay much or even no tax, and small traders and hawkers are the main tax-paying group.

Zheng Zhi also returned from the grassland to the east, and the team also expanded a lot, with horses everywhere and more than 20,000 young and strong men from the grassland.

The grassland, which has lost a large number of cattle and sheep, can curb the growth of the population, curb the expansion of the strength of the tribe, and even reduce the population, and this year's grassland winter will be more harsh than ever. Zheng Zhi's plan to attack people is also incidental.

It is more than 100 miles northwest of the Mo Ge lost part of the naturalization, which is the construction site, and the rudiments of the city have not yet appeared, but the excavation of the foundation has begun.

Mi and the people of Xiangli also went to this pasture and divided the cattle and sheep. Since then, there have been the Ganhan Department and the Suhan Department. In the future, most of the trade on the steppe will also pass through these two tribes.

Zheng Zhi did not enter the customs outside the naturalization gate, but arranged some matters, turned his head and went north, as if waiting for someone.

A group of ironclad knights galloped from south to north for several days, and finally saw a large number of Jurchen tents in the grasslands southwest of Beijing (Liaoshangjing) in the Jin Kingdom.

Wanyan Aguta was among them, and the knight entered the camp and handed over the letter.

Naturally, the letter was sent by Zheng Zhi, and Joa Guta met three hundred miles north of Mogshi. Ah Guda agreed to the matter and also sent a letter back to Zheng Zhi.

But Ah Gu Da did not come, it was Ah Gu Ta's fourth brother Wanyan Wu Qimai, and Wanyan Wu Qimai will also be the second emperor of Dajin after A Gu Da. Obviously, Ah Guta's body is getting worse day by day, so he will let Wu beg to buy it to see Zheng Zhi. Obviously, Zheng Zhi and Ah Guta's fate is over, and the two will not have the opportunity to meet again in this life.

Both sides only brought more than 1,000 men and horses, and this time they met, there was no sword and crossbow, but they set up camp in their own villages, and there was no atmosphere of war.

In the middle of the two camps, a simple tent was set up, and the soldiers on both sides were stationed in it, waiting for the arrival of Zheng Zhi, the king of Yan, and Wu Qimai, Wanyan.

This time, Zheng Zhi invited the other party to meet, so he paid special attention to it, and there was a lot of wine and meat that should be prepared, and Zheng Zhi also arrived at the meeting place first.

Accompanying Wu Qimai was Sticky Han, which Zheng Zhi did not expect.

The two entered the camp, and saw that there were no others in the camp, only Zheng Zhi and one of his subordinates, so they also waved away the guards on the left and right.

Zheng Zhi got up to salute, and when he saw Sticky Han, he was also extremely surprised, and said with a smile: "Sticky Han, why are you back?" ”

Zheng Zhi's subordinates are also translators, and they also do some things to serve wine and food.

Sticky Han heard the translated words, looked at the smile on Zheng Zhi's face, his face was not enthusiastic, he just nodded slightly, and replied: "Yelu Yanxi fled south, it should have entered your territory." ”

Zheng Zhi was stunned when he heard this, looking at Sticky Han's cold expression and tone of words, he probably understood something, so he didn't keep much of a smile, and only said: "If Yelu Yanxi really enters the territory of the Dadan people, he won't be able to escape, and someone will send him here." When the time comes, I will give you Yelu Yanxi. ”

When Sticky Han heard this, he still said coldly: "You don't need to give it to me, what you catch is yours." ”

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this, so he didn't say much, just motioned for the two to sit down.

Seeing the scene of Sticky Han again, Zheng Zhi didn't think about it, and Zheng Zhi could accept Sticky Han's attitude. After such a tragic battle with the Jurchens, the fate of the two is probably coming to an end.

The more simple-minded people are, the more clear their grievances are. Sticky Han and Zheng Zhi, the two probably can't still be friends from now on. Zheng Zhi also knows that there are some things that cannot be forced.

Sticky Han was obviously also extremely angry, when he chased Yelu Yanxi all the way to the south, he was called back by Wanyan Aguta, and after this incident, Sticky Han knew the cause and effect. Only then did I know that the Jurchens and Zheng Zhi fought, and it was this battle that caused heavy losses to the Jurchens, and countless children of the same clan who fought side by side were never seen again.

Sticky Han suddenly learned about this, which shows the entanglement and pain in his heart. I also remembered the meeting outside the Gubei Pass, and remembered the words I said to myself when I didn't leave. Zheng Zhi seems to have become a person who betrays his friends, from not saying that Zheng Zhi is demonstrating against the Jurchens to going to war with the Jurchens.

Sticky Han clearly felt a betrayal in his heart. It's a feeling that doesn't matter right or wrong, just because everyone has their own position.

Seeing Zheng Zhi again, sticky Han didn't have much hatred, just a kind of coldness, which meant drawing a clear line. But it was Sticky Han who couldn't help but secretly look at Zheng Zhi, looking at this man who had caused heavy losses to the Jurchens. There are too few heroes and heroes in time, and Mu Han will even have a feeling that he has no wrong friends, and this friend of his is a rare hero in the world.

Seeing Zheng Zhihua's sticky Han again, he had too many thoughts and couldn't calm down.

Zheng Zhi didn't have as much thought as sticky Han, because Zheng Zhi had already been mentally prepared, and sticky Han was still in the perspective of people or grievances. When Zheng Zhi started a war with the Jurchens, he thought about the country and the nation in his heart, so he did a good job of not wanting so many personal feelings.

I heard Zheng Zhi speak: "Bo Jilie, I invite you to come this time, mainly to discuss one thing. ”

Bo Jilie, that is, the Jurchen Presbyterian Church, can also be said to be the prime minister. Today's Jurchens have four Bo Jilie. Wu Qimai is one of them.

Wu Qimai picked up the wine he had just poured and took a sip, as if he was enjoying it very much, and then said, "What's the matter?" Something about the prairie? ”

Zheng Zhi shook his head and replied, "It's not a matter of the grassland, but a matter of Goryeo." ”

When Wu Qimai heard this, he was quite surprised, put down his wine glass, and asked, "What about Goryeo?" What's going on in Goryeo? ”

"I know that Goryeo and Jurchen have had many wars and have fought for many years. Goryeo even helped the Liao people, sending food and troops. At this time, the Liao people have been wiped out, and this Goryeo should also clean up. "Zheng Zhi has been thinking about Goryeo for a long time, and this time the grassland is settled, so you should also find something to do for the Jurchens.

Unexpectedly, Wu Qimai shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Goryeo and Dajin have fought many battles, but now Goryeo has just been declared a minister, and it is also soft, Goryeo was originally attached to Liao as a minister, and now it is attached to Dajin as a minister, why should I Dajin go to war again?" ”

Zheng Zhi's face did not change when he heard this, he nodded and said, "How much grain does Goryeo pay a year in tribute?" ”

Wu Qimai heard Zheng Zhi's words, his face changed slightly, and he said: "How much grain has not yet been discussed, but I think that as long as I open my mouth, the Koreans will not dare not give it." ”

Zheng Zhi also shook his head and said: "I am afraid that I can't give much, a certain meaning, this Goryeo should be destroyed!" Goryeo has always been in a safe corner, mostly snakes and rats at both ends. When he was a tiger fighter, he had always caused a lot of trouble to the Jurchens, and now he was attached to the Jurchens. According to a certain point, what the Jurchens lack now is the slave population, Goryeo is not small, and the population is also quite large, as long as the country is destroyed, millions of Goryeo people will be enslaved, wouldn't it solve the urgent need of the Jurchens? ”

If Zheng Zhi wants to talk about this matter, he must have made sufficient preparations. Jurchen Dajin, now without the sixteen states of Yanyun, it is no longer the Dajin in history, and the current population of the Jurchens, even if you add all the alien races that can rule, I am afraid that there are not millions.

The Jurchens who have no population, and the millions of armor that Wanyan Akuda said is also a joke. This is where the real pain point of the Jurchens lies.

Wu Qimai was not moved when he heard this, but he laughed: "Haha... Zheng Zhi, you are still calculating, I will wait to fight Goryeo, but you can sleep peacefully. ”

Wu Qimai can become the second emperor of Dajin, which is obviously not an easy person. Zheng Zhi's thoughts, he could see through at a glance.

However, Zheng Zhi also laughed when he heard this, and he didn't care that Wu Qimai saw through his thoughts, because Zheng Zhi's thoughts were more than this, so he heard Zheng Zhi speak: "Bo Jilie, if the Jurchens fight Goryeo, they should naturally go to fight Goryeo." There are 20 large ships, which can transport tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at a time, and can transport 40,000 or 50,000 people from the sea to Goryeo within half a month. The Jurchens attacked from the north to the south, and a certain attacked from the south to the north. The Jurchens have always been good at fighting in the mountains and forests, and there are many mountains and forests in the northern part of Goryeo, and many are willing to fight in gentle areas, and the southern land is mostly gentle. With such a flanking attack, Goryeo will be destroyed. The method of destroying Liao is the method of destroying Goryeo. What does Bo Jilie think? ”

When Wu Qimai heard this, his smile stopped, and he slowly picked up his wine glass, thinking in his heart, only the population problem limited the development of the Jurchens. If the Jurchens had Yanyun as in history, the population would not be a problem. Now that the Jurchens don't have Yanyun, the population is too important.

I couldn't help but be tempted by Wu Begging. But it was Wu Qimai who was also on guard, and said, "Zheng Zhi, don't you have any tricks?" If my Daikin starts a war with Goryeo, and you don't send a large army to land, but instead join forces with Goryeo to attack my Daikim, it will also be a good calculation! ”

Wu Qimai said word by word, and his eyes were staring at Zheng Zhi, just to see the weakness of his heart from Zheng Zhi's eyes.

Zheng Zhi could not be weak-hearted, and said straightly: "The Jurchen and a certain are half a catty and eight taels, and now the Great Song Dynasty is also guarding against a certain one." A certain wants money and grain, there are many fertile fields in the south of Goryeo, and the Jurchens want population. Wouldn't it be right to have even interests? If a certain person wants to start a war with the Jurchens, how can he win? If the trilogy was beaten to heavy losses, how could the Great Song Dynasty court let go of a certain one? Bo Jilie naturally understands the truth, so he doesn't need to say much. ”

Wu Qimai heard this, and was silent, his eyes constantly scanning Zheng Zhi. If it can really invade Goryeo, it will be beneficial to the Jurchens and harmless, and the methods of nomadic power have come from the ages, and they are all like this. If Zheng Zhizhen cooperates with the Jurchens to attack Goryeo as the words say, it will be a good choice.

"How to divide the interests evenly? But when the time comes, I'll fight you again? Wu begged for words, still expressing his distrust of Zheng Zhi. Just like the Song and Jin covenants before the head, the Song people only need Yan Yun. Zheng Zhi went out of the grassland, and this matter was Zheng Zhi's unbelief for Wu Qimai. Wu Qimai said that he would fight again, which was also emphasizing that Zheng Zhiyan did not believe it.

"This covenant was made with the Jurchens themselves, and the Jurchens had sixty percent of the population, and only forty percent of the population, and the territory was bounded by the line of Goryeo Nanjing (near Seoul), and the north and south were divided, how about it? The covenant must be kept, and the law of the covenant is also the covenant of the gentleman. Even if Bo Jilie doesn't believe in so-and-so, you can also think about it, so-and-so and Jurchen, at this time, neither side wants to go to war with the other, and this is the basis of the covenant. Zheng Zhi's words are extremely straightforward, whether the covenant can be kept or not, strength is fundamental. Jurchen and Zheng Zhi, neither of them wants to start a war with the other at this time, then this covenant will inevitably be observed.

Zheng Zhi wants to fight Goryeo with the Jurchens, in addition to wanting to get more money and food, Zheng Zhi is also planning the Jurchens. Why did the Jin Kingdom get worse and worse in combat effectiveness the more it fought in history? The hedonistic atmosphere and the dilution of elite soldiers are the important reasons.

Although the total amount of grain produced in southern Goryeo is not necessarily more than that of Hebei, the proportion collected by Zheng Zhizhi must be several times more than that of Hebei. Zheng Zhi is in Hebei, and he has to make the people's lives rich. In Goryeo, Zheng Zhi can collect as much as he wants, and he can almost ignore people's livelihood issues. That's the difference.

At this time, the birth of the Jurchen had just come out of the mountains and forests, and it was the time to be able to fight. Tens of thousands of people can dominate the world. Without slaves, the Jurchens would not have the conditions for pleasure, and with enough slaves, these Jurchens could sit and enjoy. When people learn to enjoy, especially when nomads learn to enjoy, their fighting power is greatly weakened.

With the population of the Jin State, the first thing to do was to expand the number of the army, and a large number of Goryeo people would inevitably be flooded with the Jurchen army, and the combat effectiveness of the army would become worse and worse. The Koreans, who are never good at war, are always the target of aggression.

The Jurchens seemed to have money at this time, but they lacked supplies. The Jurchens seem to be able to fight, but the Jurchens' combat effectiveness is innate, and they have no experience in the training and management of the army, and they don't even have much experience in real logistics supply. The huge army will inevitably not be relied on by the Jin State at that time, but on the contrary, it will become a burden to the Jin State, an economic burden, and a burden in battle.

This is not Zheng Zhi's whimsy, but the proof of history. One or twenty thousand Jurchens with twenty or thirty thousand miscellaneous soldiers could go straight to the Great Song Dynasty and capture the two Great Song Emperors. But later, he had several times more troops, but he was beaten by Yue Fei and lost his armor. This is mainly due to the sharp decline in the quality of the soldiers.

In the country of Jin, because of the low productivity and the sudden availability of countless precious metals, there was a huge inflation, and the military salaries paid to ordinary soldiers had to be pulled by cars, and a cart of money could not buy anything. The more money is not the better, not the gold and silver mountains are rich, the most basic truth of the economy is that the right price has the right materials to exchange. In a society where materials are scarce, no matter how much gold and silver there is, it is just a continuous expansion of currency.

Zheng Zhi is not afraid of the increase in the Jurchen population, no matter how many people the Jurchens have plundered, it is less than one-tenth of that of Yanyun in Hebei, which is really nothing. Zheng Zhi wants to turn a sturdy Jurchen man into a bloated big fat man.

Another point is that Zheng Zhi will not send his troops to land in Goryeo, Zheng Zhi is in the sea off Goryeo, and there are millions of party members waiting to be fed, which is enough to wreak havoc in the south of Goryeo. Zheng Zhi obviously didn't want his elite soldiers to be consumed on the Koreans. But if the Jurchens continue to fight, there will be fewer and fewer truly elite soldiers. This will also be Zheng Zhi's advantage in facing the Jurchens in the future.

Zheng Zhi also has to buy himself some time, Zheng Zhi's territory, money, food, talent, productivity, mature experience in training and managing the army, and enough excellent soldiers. All this is incomparable to the Jurchens. As long as there is time, the gap between the two sides will get wider and wider.

Wu Qimai thought for a long time, looked at Mu Han a few more times, and took several sips with a wine glass. Obviously, at this time, Sticky Han did not have the right to decide something, but Sticky Han's eyes had some more expectations.

Zheng Zhi also raised his wine glass and gestured to him, and drank a few glasses together.

Inside the tent, there was no sound of conversation, only the sound of people pouring wine.

I heard Wu beggar buy open his mouth and say: "Dajin wants seventy percent of the population of Goryeo. ”

Zheng Zhi smiled when he heard this, and only said: "A certain person also needs someone to farm, and the population of sixty or five is a certainty." ”

Wu Qimai stood up when he heard this, and shouted outside the tent: "Call the clerk and bring the seal of so-and-so." ”

Wu begged for a word, all showing that this man is now in Dajin China. It can be completely represented by Akuta.

Zheng Zhi also stood up and said a few words outside the tent.

This big event has been decided, Zheng Zhi raised his cup to salute Sticky Han again, and at this time, Sticky Han's face eased a lot, and he barely had a little smile to respond to Zheng Zhi.

The way of the country seems to be intolerant of many personal feelings. In Zheng Zhi's heart, he was somewhat sad in the face of sticky Han.