Ruda looked deeply at this man who was willing to give everything for the belief in his heart, he suddenly felt that he was inferior to him, at least he would not have the idea of living for his belief, as for what he lived for, Luda couldn't think of it after thinking about it for a long time.

Zheng Wei was settled in a warm hole in the ground that had been dug and the fire had been raised, covered with a thick cotton cloth, and Luda also untied his cloak and covered Zheng Wei's body, and then, Luda took out a piece of mutton, put it on the fire and kept roasting, turning it for a while, Luda turned his head to look at Zheng Wei's slightly empty eyes, knowing that he was caught in some kind of memory, so he didn't interrupt him, turned around, and continued to roast the mutton.

The strong aroma of mutton was filled in the small space, Ruda looked at the mutton with some distraction, but his mind unconsciously remembered the years of fighting in the Western Army, at that time, it seemed that he had never thought about the future, he had thought about the past, but now, probably with the rise of age, these things always inadvertently occupied his mind.

"Lu Shuai, I'm hungry." Zheng Wei's voice sounded from behind, Luda turned his head and looked at Zheng Wei who had regained his clarity with a smile: "Good boy, such pain, just don't say a word, I believe that even if you are captured alive by the Jurchens, you will never reveal our secrets." With that, Luda cut the roasted mutton in his hand into slices, blew it, and handed it to Zheng Wei's mouth.

Zheng Wei accepted it calmly, and while eating, he said: "There will be no Zheng Wei who will be captured alive, there will only be Zheng Wei who committed suicide by taking poison before being captured alive, of course, his subordinates will do their best not to go to this point." Because his subordinates still want to avenge their father and the whole family with their own hands. Until then, subordinates will do their best not to die. ”

Ruda sighed slightly: "If you make a great contribution." Even if Ben Shuai dies, the Great Song Dynasty will not forget you, you are the hero of the Great Song Dynasty, a hero like Yue Xianggong. ”

Zheng Wei didn't come back to his senses for a while, and when Zheng Wei came back to his senses, he was only a few hundred steps away from Huanglong Mansion, when a cold wind blew, he subconsciously wanted to tighten the clothes on his body, and was stunned. Only then did he remember that he no longer had a left arm, and a few days of rest was just enough for the wound to stop bleeding, and he didn't have to worry about the wound suppurating under the extreme cold.

The last time I landed on the land of Liaodong, it was several years ago, and my father took me to this land that once belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty, but now it no longer belongs to the Great Song Dynasty, my father told me. There are business opportunities everywhere, as long as you have a little capital, as long as you have a life, you can make a lot of money. Being a businessman is actually very dangerous, and if you want to make a lot of money, you have to risk your life.

At that time, I didn't really understand this sentence. Now, I understand. Understood very thoroughly, just. It's too late.

Looking at the Huanglong Mansion in front of him, the distant and majestic city wall, Zheng Wei had no distracting thoughts, and walked there firmly, merging into the flow of people.

Huanglongfu used to be one of the six provinces of Liao, a military town in the west, the Liao people set up a military, political and military center here, and built a city, stationed a large number of soldiers and horses to deter the surrounding tribes, here was captured by Wanyan Aguta, and once became the economic, political and military center of the Jurchens, until Wanyan Aguda marched all the way to Yanyun, Huanglongfu was abandoned as the capital.

And now, the Jurchens have been hit hard like never before, all the land they have gained has been lost, and the most elite Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures have been captured by the Song people, and the Jurchens have taken the initiative to give up a large piece of land in order to avoid being continuously attacked by the Song people and get a chance to breathe, and return to the Huanglong Mansion, which was once a nest and still has a large number of Jurchens living there.

There are ready-made cities, population, no need to build, can be used as a base camp, several expeditions to the surrounding tribes, especially after the defeat of the Goryeo, the use of Huanglong Mansion is also much richer, the surrounding tribes who submitted to the Jurchens gradually put away their contempt, and drove the caravan here again to do business with the people of various tribes, there are not many goods, but the scale is very large, and the number is very large.

Wanyan Wu Qimai did not learn anything from the Han people and Khitan people in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the advanced tax policies of the Han people were learned by him, and after careful discussion, Wanyan Wu Qimai decided to implement it in Huanglong Mansion, collect taxes, various taxes, such as commercial taxes, such as city gate taxes, and so on.

The Han people's ability to collect wealth is second to none, although the Huanglong Mansion is not short of money at present, but the more advanced thinking Wanyan Wu Qimai obviously does not think that relying on the means of living by the ancestors to rob can make the Jurchens truly revived, Wanyan Agu's strength is a negative teaching material, the defeat of the first war, the entire rule will collapse, and the rule established under the oppression of conquest and strong forces is doomed to instability.

Although the rule of the Han people cannot be said to be very good, even if they captured half of their country and captured their emperor, the Song Dynasty did not perish, and everyone was eager for the Great Song Dynasty and was unwilling to recognize other regimes.

Wanyan Wu begged to learn the Han way of ruling clumsily, and if he was given enough time, he might be able to successfully replicate the Song people's political methods and establish a real state.

However, with Zheng Wei's entry, all this began to become confusing.

Luda is looking forward to Zheng Wei's news; Wanyan Wu begging to buy is also looking forward to the good news of victory; Yue Chuan is also looking forward to it, looking forward to Luda's good news; Zhao Huan is looking forward to a better future.

At the same time when Zheng Wei entered the Huanglong Mansion, in the imperial garden that had just been built not long ago, Zhao Huan was discussing this matter with Yue Fan alone, Zhao Huan still felt that there were too few people, the task was too heavy, I am afraid that it would not succeed, and whether the other two teams could successfully complete the task and join Luda in time is also a problem, if they can't meet, Luda's situation is extremely dangerous, Luda is a rare fierce general in the Great Song Dynasty, and he doesn't want to lose Luda.

"I still think this matter is slightly inappropriate, Peng Zhan, if you can succeed at this time, of course it is the best, what if it fails?" Zhao Huan was very worried.

Yue Fan was not worried, he could only say: "Your Majesty, at this moment, all we can do is to believe in General Lu, and there is no other way." ”

Zhao Huan sighed deeply, revealing an extremely unwilling expression: "If the Great Song Dynasty can have fifty thousand...... No! 30,000 Iron Riders! I immediately ordered the Northern Expedition to the Jurchens! But...... Peng Zhan, the cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty, does it really take three or five years to officially go into battle? ”

Yue Pan nodded: "In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty invaded the Xiongnu in the north, and it also took more than ten years of hard work, pouring the power of the country, building 100,000 iron horses, and defeating the Xiongnu at the cost of halving the household registration in the sea. ”

Zhao Huan closed his eyes and sighed deeply, Yue Fan clenched his fists tightly, deeply feeling his incompetence and powerlessness...... I obviously come from the afterlife, from another time and space, I know everything, I know everything, but I can't do anything without it, saving the Great Song Dynasty and recapturing Yanyun seems to be the limit, there is no way to build a strong cavalry, no way to build a powerful firearm, and no way to carry out the industrial revolution...... Probably, he is the weakest time-traveler in history, right?

In the final analysis, he is still an ordinary person, with more knowledge, more ability, and more talent, but he still can't have the professional ability he really wants, no foreign monsters, no system, no people who can help him, it seems, the limit of what he can do, that's it, watching others shed blood and sacrifice, but there is nothing he can do.

This feeling of powerlessness, Yue Flip really hates it, hates it very much!

But what can be done? Gunpowder shells are already their own limits, and if they want to make artillery, there are ideas, drawings, and future prospects, but the craftsmen are full of confusion and do not know how to make "a cylindrical hollow, open at the front end, and sealed at the back end".

But this is also the limit of what Yue Flip can do.

Looking at Zhao Huan, who was full of unwillingness, Yue Chuan could only sigh: "Your Majesty, this is the limit of what we can do, and it is also the mistake we have made, there is no other way than to remedy it like this, the minister has actually thought about other things, if General Lu really fails, the minister will probably personally lead the troops to the Northern Expedition against the Jurchens, even if they are defeated again, they must not give the Jurchens a chance to breathe, and they must be completely eliminated!" ”

Zhao Huan shook Yue Xuan's hand: "If I lose Lu Qing, I can't lose anyone again!" Peng Zhan, you are not allowed to talk lightly! Until the last moment, don't sacrifice lightly! At that time, even if I drive the imperial expedition in person and imitate the example of Taizu Taizong, I will never allow the Jurchen to grow big under my nose! I must ...... cough cough cough ...... Ahem......"

Zhao Huan seemed to be too excited to say it, and coughed it out, Yue Fan hurriedly handed the water to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty, don't be too excited, your body is important." ”

Zhao Huan took the water cup, took a sip, moistened his throat, and took a breath: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's just a little problem, just take some medicine, I'm still worried about Lu Qing, it's too cold at this time, no matter what, we can't dispatch a large army, wait until the weather is a little warmer, we should prepare for the attack on the Jurchens, the cavalry is not complete, it will not be able to completely eliminate the Jurchens, but at least, it can make him have no respite and can't be bigger!" ”

Yue Pan nodded: "Wait until the weather is warmer, in March and April, the minister also plans to draw up an excerpt, please ask Your Majesty to allow troops to send troops to Liaodong, fight the Jurchens, and expand the territory of the Great Song Dynasty in Liaodong, although Liaodong is cold, but according to some Khitan people and Han people living in Liaodong, the land in Liaodong is quite fertile, but the barbarians do not know how to farm, a large area of land is barren, plus the warm period is short, and one year is the limit, so it is even more barren to the land, but it has not been developed for hundreds of years, and the fertility of the land can be imagined.

The Great Song Dynasty has the land of Hebei and Henan, as well as Shuzhong and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and there is no shortage of food, but such fertile land, no matter what, should be occupied, after the complete elimination of the Jurchens in the future, if there is no permanent army, it is inevitable that there will be a second or third Jurchen, in order to prevent the resurgence of the Jurchen and other tribes, the minister thinks that immigrating to Liaodong and occupying Liaodong is also something that must be done. (To be continued.) )