Dingzhou Li Qing has been fully operating in Shanglinli for more than half a year, based on the original Shanglinli walled city, in a short period of time, a male city has risen on the flat ground in Shanglinli, its majestic and strong is not lost to Fuyuan, coupled with a new design, and the structure of Weibao is integrated, countless people have built a fortress group. Li Qing decided to use the forest as a springboard to constantly harass the grassland tribes, if you gather a large army, I will retreat and hold on, and if your tribe disperses, I will continue to attack. The steppe is lined with dozens of tribes, and it is impossible to gather them together for a long time, and the fragile logistics of the steppe simply cannot afford it. This changed the situation that Dingzhou was strategically passive in previous years, could only defend, and was extremely difficult to attack. After the completion of Shanglinli City, Lu Dalin adhered to this strategy, and constantly attacked with well-equipped cavalry, beating the small grassland tribes within hundreds of miles around Shanglinli to the ground, and had to retreat to the depths of the grassland.

Li Qing knew very well the importance of Shanglinli to Dingzhou, it was the basis for the long-term stability of Dingzhou, and although Lü Dalin was not a confidant, he still concentrated the vast majority of Dingzhou's cavalry in Shanglin and handed it over to Lü Dalin for unified command, and Lü Dalin also reciprocated the favor by Li Qing, and had no complaints about Li Qing's continuous placement of henchmen in the guard battalion under him as middle and low-level officers, and wholeheartedly implemented Li Qing's established strategy.

The command order to set up a division level has been issued, Lv Dalin has become the first general under Li Qing, and Lv Division has also become the code name of his current troops, Wang Qinian was promoted to the chief general of the right wing of Dingzhou, and his department was called this Qinian Division, originally Li Qing was very lazy to call it Wang Shi directly, but was immediately opposed by Shang Haibo, Lu Yiming, Qingfeng and others, even Wang Qinian did not dare to ask for this title, Yang Yidao was transferred to Fuyuan as a general, and the newly expanded firefighting battalion was stationed in Fuyuan, and Lu Dabing was transferred to be the commander of the personal guard battalion, so far, The left wing of Lu Dalin, with eight battalions of 40,000 people, of which 30,000 are cavalry, and the right wing is Wang Qinian, with six battalions of 30,000 people, but it is mainly foot soldiers.

The reversal of the strategic situation between Dingzhou and the grassland barbarians, although Bayar knew it, but he was helpless, the loss of the forest, so that he went wrong, he fell into the quagmire, seeing the situation passive step by step, but he could only see the move, fortunately, the Dingzhou army's ruthless sweep of the small tribes on the grassland, so that these small tribes lost the grassland they relied on to survive, and had to migrate to the hinterland of the grassland in order to survive, but each pasture on the grassland has its owner, in order to survive, they can only take refuge in the big tribe, the Bai tribe is the overlord of the grassland, However, in this reintegration of the grassland forces, they have gained great benefits, and they have shared the largest bowl of soup, and the tribe has become more and more powerful, leaving the remaining four tribes such as the Qingbu far behind. This can be regarded as a lost mulberry elm, and the harvest of peach and plum is a blessing in misfortune.

Bayar knows very well that the decisive point with Dingzhou must be within this year or two, otherwise the longer the time, the more unfavorable it will be to the grassland, the fall of the Dingzhou Fang family, so that the grassland has lost the largest source of pig iron, and after Li Qing controlled Dingzhou, the blockade of the grassland has reached an unprecedented level, all strategic materials can no longer be obtained from Dingzhou, can only rely on some smuggling to maintain, and the scarcity of iron ore on the grassland, it is difficult to support a protracted war.

And the news that Nokia and Nafu brought back from Dingzhou made Bayar firm in his thoughts, a small Chongxian county, let Li Qing gather such a strong army, now he has the entire Dingzhou, the strength will inevitably rise rapidly, time for Dingzhou, the longer the more advantageous, but for the grassland, the longer the greater the disadvantage.

Bayar silently accumulates strength, the integration of the grassland departments is urgent, if you can't make a peaceful transition, then resort to force to threaten at the expense, Li Qing put on a posture of preparing to attack the grassland, Bayar is unwanted, if he is allowed to attack the fortified city of Dingzhou, it is really a thankless thing, but if Li Qing dares to enter the grassland in a big way, then when it comes to field warfare, Bayar does not think that Li Qing's Dingzhou army has the strength to defeat the grassland.

Showing weakness, luring him out of the city to fight, and defeating Li Qing's main force in the sports war is Bayar's idea.

"Three years, within three years, if we can't defeat Li Qing, then the final loser will be us!" Bayar waved his arms and said affirmatively to Huhe, to Nokia, to his sons.

"We don't have much time, integrate all the departments of the grassland and start a decisive battle against Li Qing!" Bayard Road. "Hu He, take your wolf and run close to Qingbu, I want to announce at this year's Mulan Festival that the grassland will be unified into one empire, if Qingbu has any objections, then defeat him! As long as the Qingbu surrenders, the rest of the tribes who see the wind and rudder will not dare to say a word more. ”

Hu He showed an excited look on his face, "Respect the order, Da Danyu!" "After the wolf run army returned to the Bai royal court, repaired and replenished the source of troops, after absorbing some tribal arms, the wolf run army has expanded to more than 40,000 people, although the addition of newcomers has reduced the combat power of the wolf run, but Hu He believes that with his own ability, he will soon be able to turn these recruits into the sharp fangs of the wolf run army, before the decisive battle with Li Qing, take some tribes who do not know the times to try the knife, practice and train soldiers, so that they can see the blood is also good. The wolf running army, which has been killed in the competition with the Murwei State outside the Green Ridge Pass for many years, is also stunned when it comes to being fierce and good at fighting.

If they can really dominate the grassland, then the Bai people can organize an army of up to 200,000 iron horses, with the power of these iron horses to destroy the surname, Bayar believes that it is more than enough to destroy Dingzhou and enter the Central Plains.

"Li Qingxiao'er, but let you be proud for a while, come and say Fang Chang, I will definitely let you see the power of the grassland eagle!" A sneer tugged at the corner of Bayar's mouth.

Dingzhou, Lu Yiming looked at Li Qing and Shang Haibo with a sad face, "Dashuai, this time the army is expanding too much, and the Dingzhou Party Committee is really difficult to afford, although the army has tuntian, but it can only solve a small part of the grain, and according to the marshal's military merit system and Yongye field system, a considerable part of the land in Dingzhou does not have to pay taxes, which has gone to a large piece, and now Dingzhou's finances are struggling, and it is a huge expense to build the forest, which can be said to be like a year." ”

"Didn't I bring back a million taels of silver when I came back from the capital this time? How is it so quickly gone? Li Qing asked puzzled.

Lu Yiming smiled bitterly: "Dashuai, this silver is counted, with one is one less, now the lower officials say that it is a problem of income, if you don't solve the problem of the source of income, how long can this money last, now the army's silver, weapons and equipment, officials' salaries, as well as the ongoing water conservancy and road infrastructure construction in various counties, that don't need a large amount of silver, all counties are reaching out to the state, I don't dare to use this silver at all!" The war with the barbarians will start at any time, and if the fight starts, the silver will flow like flowing water, and finally there is a little silver in the treasury, which must be used only as a last resort! ”

Li Qing nodded, the current income in Dingzhou is indeed limited, but there are too many places to use money, Lu Yiming, the big housekeeper, is indeed enough, just look at his face that looks a little haggard in a short period of time, you know how much pressure he is under.

"How much can you receive for shaving money in the land and collecting taxes from the peasants? Is there any other way to get money? Li Qing asked.

Lu Yiming smiled bitterly: "Dingzhou is a border state, it has always been hard, so what is a good way to make money, in the past, the government concentrated on buying a large number of furs from the grassland, and sold them to the Central Plains at a high price after processing, and there was a lot of income in a year, but now the hostility between Dingzhou and the grassland is so serious, how can it receive a large amount of fur?" ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "A war is a war, is there no businessman to do business?" Merchants are profit-seeking, and as long as there is enough profit, they will not do it. ”

"The thunderous means of the big marshal have shocked most of the merchants, Fang Wenshan and Fang Wenhai are in front of them, who dares to import materials to the grassland?" Shang Haibo said with a smile.

Li Qing touched his chin and killed the Fang family brothers, he didn't expect that there would be this sequelae, "Lao Lu, you tell the businessmen, we in Dingzhou only prohibit the import of pig iron, weapons, and grain to the grassland, and the rest is not limited, they do business with the grassland people, as long as they do not violate the ban, we are protecting, and we sell the goods to the inner city in Dingzhou, as long as they are willing, we can also provide protection, provide official certificates, and if anyone in the mainland embarrasses them, we will uphold justice for them, of course, the protection fee is to be charged a little." ”

"The furs on the grassland have to be sold, the nobles of the grassland are accustomed to the luxury goods of the Central Plains, the grass is gone all of a sudden, it must be very unsuitable for the original Dingzhou to fight intermittently for nearly two years, the trade routes are blocked, and the ordinary herdsmen on the grassland must also lack some supplies, if the businessman dares to do it, the profit is huge. Take 10,000 steps back, businessmen don't dare to do it, why don't we do it ourselves? ”

Li Qing dug out his heart and thought of a way, and when he thought of a person, his eyes couldn't help but light up, "Old road, the salt used on the grassland is generally bought from the Central Plains, and now that the two families are fighting, this salt will inevitably be very scarce, we can smuggle salt in the past, even if it is sold ten times more expensive than the Central Plains, those barbarians have to buy it, right?" ”

"Salt is also an embargoed material!" Lu Yiming was taken aback, just now the big handsome said that he was not allowed to violate the ban, and he wanted to do it in a blink of an eye.

"Hey, hey!" Li Qing sneered, "Grain can be collected, will Bayar collect salt?" What is it used for, it is used to take a salt bath! Salt can be sold, and it must be the exclusive monopoly of our government, the price will be raised high, although the amount of salt is not large, but it is indispensable, the grassland has a large population, which is very profitable! ”

"But where do we get all this salt?" Lu Yiming spread his hands and said: "We don't produce salt in Dingzhou, we can only buy it from Fuzhou, once the amount is too large, I'm afraid Fuzhou will be alert to the marshal!" ”

Li Qing and Shang Haibo looked at each other and smiled, "Old Lu, I won't tell you, we are doing one thing in Fuzhou, if it succeeds, salt will not be a problem, and there will be results soon." "Shang Haibo is mysterious and secret.

Lu Yiming is also an extremely smart person, as soon as he heard Shang Haibo's tone, combined with some internal information he has seen these days, he immediately understands what is happening.

"The old road, rest assured, the difficulties are temporary, soon the financial situation will improve, Dingzhou's measures to absorb displaced people are extremely successful, the initial investment may be larger, but the return is also great, you don't keep your eyes on the peasants' little taxes, use your brains in other places, invigorate the economy, there are many ways, the farmers have money in their hands, where to use it, not in our Dingzhou. As long as the money is circulated, there will be more and more, and you can introduce some policies to stimulate the consumption of Dingzhou people, don't worry that they will hide the money at home and not use it. Li Qing wanted to popularize some knowledge of market economy for the two, but as soon as he saw the looks of the two, he gave up, and just heard the word consumption, both of them were at a loss.

Li Qing dialed Lu Yiming, looking at Lu Yiming's face although his face looked better, he was still in a heavy state, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, okay, let's tell you the truth, I am ready to let the craftsman camp also do a little business, and make some extra money for Dingzhou, our craftsman camp has tens of thousands of craftsmen and has developed a lot of good things, but their daily consumption is not small, and it is not good if they don't make money!" Let them feed themselves, not only to feed themselves, but also to bring us the most benefit. ”

Li Qing's words were earth-shattering, Shang Haibo had never heard Li Qinglu talk before, and he knew the inside story of the craftsman camp, some of the things developed there were top secrets in Dingzhou, how could they be sold?

"By all means, Dashuai, although there are some things in the craftsman camp that can make money, but the most valuable thing is the weapons they have developed, once these things are sold, we will no longer take advantage of Dingzhou in weapons and equipment, although this can get some money and quench our thirst, but it is tantamount to digging our own graves, so that we will lift stones and drop ourselves on our feet in the future!" In a hurry, Shang Haibo was a little speechless. Even if we are poor enough to be pants, too poor to pick up these weapons to rob our neighbors, we can't give them sharp weapons to others and let ourselves suffer in the future.

Li Qing smiled mysteriously, "Don't be afraid, we can sell, and we want to sell the best, the most expensive, and the most profitable!" Let's say the repeater cabinet! I believe that those families in the Central Plains will rush to buy it even if we call a sky-high price. ”

This time he didn't even do it, although he was so poor that he was about to go crazy, but this kind of killing chickens and eggs was absolutely not something to do, "Dashuai, I will think of another way to raise money, these things will never be sold." ”

Li Qing raised his head and said proudly: "You don't understand this, listen to me explain it to you slowly!" ”

(To be continued)