On February 14, the fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty, Liu Chong's unit was ordered to set off from Nanchang to Duchang County. Du Tianwang, who escaped from Nanchang, was a native of Duchang County, which was on the other side of the Jiujiang River. It is said that after escaping from Nanchang, he fled back to his hometown by water, and the Song army returned to Jiujiang, preparing to find the traces of Du Tianwang and capture the Mingjiao Heavenly King.

Before leaving, Liu Chong and a large number of recruits also became senior soldiers from the most basic level of private because of their merits. Taiwei Zhao is a very lazy person, he is really not interested in doing any ancient system, and he is not interested in using the existing official system of the Song Army. Because the name of the Song military system is very, very, very complicated. There are sixty or seventy four-character names, and there is no meaningful connection between the name and the actual authority.

Before Zhao Jiaren went to elementary school, he already knew the names of the army's combat units by playing with the military flag, and he also knew the size between them. This is enough to prove that the military system of the modern army is so simple and straightforward that ordinary people can easily understand it.

As a senior soldier, Liu Chong naturally didn't know the mental journey of the commander-in-chief of the whole army, Zhao Taiwei. Putting on new epaulettes with everyone, Liu Chong only felt a little arrogant. It is said that at the end of the three-year service period, even if you are not admitted to a military school, a soldier with excellent performance can obtain the rank of second lieutenant. And Ding Fei's requirement for Liu Chong is that when he obtains the rank of second lieutenant after his service, he can work in the anti-rape committee. There are also three ranks: corporal, sergeant, and sergeant, from private to second lieutenant. Liu Pet feels that he can reach one level in one year and complete his goal in three years.

The troops set off by boat without bringing only two pounds of artillery. The field artillery of the Song army consisted of artillery and artillery mounts, which were mounted on the artillery carriages and could be dragged by two people, and a docile little donkey could also be easily dragged away. The donkey is nicknamed the stubborn donkey, and his temperament is very speechless. The bigger the person, the more stubborn it is, or the same stubbornness, the smaller the size, the easier it is to subdue.

The Song army's artillery carriages were different from what the Mongols thought, and this kind of artillery carriages were actually mainly wooden. The reason why the Mongolian army felt that the Song army's artillery carriage looked like it was cast of iron was because the spokes of the wheels were made of iron, the bearings were made of iron, and there were iron rings on the outside of the rims. In addition, many of the connections are also made of iron. From the perspective of Mongolia, this artillery carriage can already be said to be made of iron.

Just as the light artillery wagons of the Song army's pursuing troops were loaded onto the military ships, the news about the Song army's recovery of Jiangxi also arrived in Dadu after intense transmission. Kublai Khan was too lazy to comment on this news, and with the personality of the Mongol Great Khan, he would not have sent a congratulatory letter to the Song State. What made the Great Khan react was another news that came with this news, and the Song State demanded that the captured ten thousand households be exchanged for the Song State's vassals Xia Gui and Fan Wenhu.

Kublai Khan snorted and said in a very disdainful tone: "Hmph! This Zhao Jiaren is very daring to speak. ”

Marshal Ali Hague couldn't help but ask: "Great Khan, if you can exchange our people and get a gun carriage, why not?" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Hao Jing couldn't help but say: "If that's the case, wouldn't it make those subordinates everyone in danger!" ”

Hearing this, Marshal Ali Hague did not pick up. However, judging from his expression, the marshal didn't care about the feelings of the Song State's subordinates. Not only Ali Hague, but also many Mongolian nobles have the same expression. In their opinion, the lives of these soft bones are far worse than those of Mongolian Wanhu.

Great Khan Kublai Khan did not want to say anything on this issue. In his heart, the Song ministers during the Southern Expedition did not deserve special attention. However, in order to ransom the captives, it was not necessary to use the lives of these people. In addition, only a small number of captured Mongol troops were Mongols, and most of the Mongol troops in the southern expedition were Han Chinese from the north. This is the real reason why the Mongol Khan was not in a hurry to redeem the prisoners, if these people were Mongol troops, Kublai Khan would have agreed to the Song State's request a long time ago.

Putting this topic aside for the time being, Kublai Khan asked Hao Ren, who was in charge of forming the government soldiers, "Can the number of government soldiers be delineated?" ”

Hao Ren hurriedly replied: "Great Khan, according to the roster, it has been circled. However, if the government soldiers are formed, these families will no longer pay taxes. But I don't know if Prime Minister Ahmad agreed. ”

After finishing speaking, Hao Ren's gaze fell on Ahma. When it comes to Ahma, most of the courtiers are not very friendly. Kublai Khan pretended not to see the expressions of these people, he knew that Ahmad had offended many people, and Ahmad had made many enemies because of Kublai Khan. Not to mention anything else, it is just to set a fixed salary for officials at all levels, and prohibit them from wantonly looting in various jurisdictions according to the previous system. Ahma, who carried out this policy, almost offended the officials of the Great Yuan.

In order to prevent the problem from fermenting, Kublai Khan directly asked Ahma, "These 30,000 soldiers don't pay taxes, can they do it?" ”

Ahma's face was pained when he heard this. He replied helplessly: "Great Khan, I have also talked to Hao Ren about the affairs of the government soldiers. He studied the Tang Dynasty in this system. The government soldiers are the children of rich families who join the army, and when they join the army, they no longer bear the rent and the media. At that time, there were very few troops in the army. And Hao Ren actually used to recruit soldiers, and the government soldiers wanted to go on an expedition. If you go out for a few years, you won't have to pay taxes for a few years. They were all wealthy families, and if they did not pay taxes, the tax revenue of the court would be greatly reduced. ”

Hearing this, Hao Ren couldn't help but be angry in his heart. This Ahma is so hateful, and many things that could be done before become impossible to do when he comes to him. Hao Ren had actually already told Ahma that the soldiers this time were actually expeditionary forces that lasted for two or three years.

The Great Khan now needed more troops to participate in the war, as Mulan said, 'buy horses in the east market, saddle sheath in the west market, bridle hair in the south market, and long whip in the north market'. According to the government soldier system, these government soldiers need to buy their own clothes, quilts, assets, goods, bows and arrows, saddle bridles, and weapons. Those who can afford to do this are certainly not poor people, and if they don't give those rich people corresponding benefits, they certainly have no reason to enthusiastically join the army.

Therefore, Hao Ren refuted: "The government soldiers don't just give up with a government soldier from every family. The government soldiers are the ones that each family has to bear the quota of one government soldier. If the last government soldier died in battle, then the family would have to send another government soldier. That being the case, of course, it is not possible to make those heads of households feel unprofitable. ”

Ahmad was a little too lazy to refute after hearing this. He now suspected that Hao Ren was trying to get the army through a short-term abduction. When the Mongol army went south, it mainly used infantry, so it could also engage in conscription. The collected troops were sent to fight in the south, and only ordinary weapons were needed. Now to fight against the Mongol Khanate, all that is needed is troops capable of riding horses. So the Great Khan and Hao Ren began to use their brains and hit the idea on the rich who could afford to buy horses. Ahmad now believes that if the situation continues at this time, this lie will be exposed.

Hao Ren saw that Ahma didn't speak, and he continued: "Since the government soldiers were able to do it before, they should be able to do it now. ”

In the face of Hao Ren's pressing step by step, Ahma still didn't say anything, he was ready to carry it so hard. At this time, Kublai Khan finally spoke, "We are grazing a lot in Henan, and there should be a lot of horses over there. Horses were transported to Yandi, and the soldiers could buy horses much cheaper. ”

Ahmad can ignore Hao Ren, but he can't ignore Kublai Khan. Since the Great Khan gave the order, Ahmad had to reply: "Great Khan, I thought that the government soldiers should still be used in Yandi. ”

"Needless to say!" Kublai Khan said.

Ahmad could only bow his head in obedience. Seeing that the resistance of this traitor had suffered a shameful defeat, many officials smiled with relief. These smiles were all seen by Kublai Khan, and he was actually very disapproving in his heart.

Dayuan implemented a feudal system, and all officials were feudal lords. They were only obligated to the Great Khan, and the people under their rule were the targets of the officials. Ahma's actions were in line with Kublai Khan's policy of sinicization, and the Great Yuan court controlled the tax revenue. Now the money and grain directly collected by the imperial court are taken from the mouths of the original feudal lords. So the resentment of these people is easy to understand, and Kublai Khan will not allow this group to bring down Ahma.

Hao Ren went to the factory after the court, and he not only had to be responsible for the affairs of the government soldiers, but also had to prepare for war. As a Mongolian thousand households born in the navy, Hao Ren is very clear about the importance of equipment. The forbidden army of the Lin'an court was well equipped, and when facing the same well-equipped Mongol army, they were able to carry out some frontal battles. The Song army under Zhao Jiaren was extremely well equipped, and the equipment of the Mongolian army was completely incomparable. Therefore, when the Mongol army faced each other, it was beaten badly.

To close this gap, Mongolia will have to catch up. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the artisan camp on this side of Dadu, someone stopped him from behind. Looking back, it turned out to be Marshal Zhang Hongfan. Zhang Hongfan was also happy, he asked when he met: "Thousands of households, but I don't know how many people the government soldiers are going to recruit this time?" ”

"Collect 10,000 first." Hao Ren replied immediately. His goal was to recruit 30,000 soldiers. At this time, the population of the northern Han region was about 10 million, and there were about 6 or 7 million people who could be directly managed by the Mongolian side. 30,000 wealthy households should be able to provide 30,000 government soldiers. It just takes some time. And a big family like Zhang Hongfan has at least twenty government soldiers.

This number made Zhang Hongfan's face look a lot ugly. Hao Ren said with a smile: "Marshal Zhang, even 200,000 troops can come out, 10,000 people are enough." ”

"10,000 soldiers is not difficult. It's 10,000 rich people who are hard. Zhang Hongfan also said bluntly.

Hearing someone complain, Hao Ren couldn't help but say: "Marshal Zhang, don't think that I just want someone to be a soldier. These soldiers were to be armed with muskets and artillery. These alone cost a lot of money. All this money is borne by the imperial court! ”

Speaking of this, Hao Ren suddenly wondered why Zhao Jiaren was so rich and easily armed with more than 100,000 troops equipped with muskets and artillery. Of course, if Zhao Jiaren heard this, he would definitely feel that he was being overestimated. The equipment of the hundreds of thousands of troops did not reach the level of all muskets and artillery.

No, because the equipment was given priority to the troops who went to Jiangxi to fight, and the other troops were already making trouble over the distribution of muskets. Listening to the boring accusations of these people, Zhao Taiwei hoped that the war in Jiangxi would end soon. However, Taiwei Zhao also knew that such things could only be known at the end.

The latest news shows that the Song army is exterminating the Ming Sect at Poyang Lake. Large-scale battles are over, and the difficulty of small-scale battles has not decreased.