On July 1, 320 of the Great Song Dynasty, in the firearms bureau of Dadu, Kublai Khan looked at the steward of the Iron Bureau with a dark face. It was hot, and the fat face of the steward was already covered with sweat. The gloomy and cold atmosphere, which was completely opposite to the weather, did not last long, and the steward suddenly knelt down for Kublai Khan, and then shouted: "Great Khan, many people in Hebei have now fled to the south. We didn't get enough iron, it's really not that we didn't do our best. ”

Hearing such a reason, the face of the Great Khan Kublai Khan was still displeased, but he barely recovered the appearance of being able to talk about things. The expressions of the people around him recovered slightly. Not long ago, the steward of the Great Khan Iron Bureau called the Firearms Bureau and asked in a cold tone why the agreed wrought iron had not been provided to the Firearms Bureau for two months in a row.

The steward only begged not to be killed at this time, and he seized such a hard-won time to continue to explain loudly, "Great Khan, sixty percent of the original iron production land of the Great Yuan was south of the Yellow River. Now that Henan has been lost, there are only two real estate railways in Hebei, Handan and Yicheng. After the loss of Henan, some people spread rumors. Last year, someone said that there were iron ore mines east of Texas, but now they have sent people to search the area, and there is no sign of iron ore. Great Khan, the court said that those who found the new mine were traitors! They are all traitors! ”

Kublai Khan did not answer immediately. He didn't know about mining and metal metallurgy, let alone prospecting. I don't know anything about the specific content of what the manager of the Dayuan Iron and Steel Bureau said. But the steward cuckoo cried blood to accuse the court of having traitorous ministers, and Kublai Khan fully understood. Since losing the land south of the Yellow River, the Great Yuan was left with only Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi in the Han region. As the territory shrank, rumors about some kind of mineral deposit in a certain place suddenly increased. The Great Khan was very happy at first, but after being disappointed again and again, the Great Khan had already begun to feel that those people were all fools.

"No new mines have been discovered so far?" Kublai Khan spoke.

Not long ago, the Great Khan wanted to drag the steward of the Iron Bureau to death on horseback, citing the dereliction of duty of the steward of the Iron Bureau. At this time, grasping at the life-saving straw, the steward of the Iron Bureau shouted: "Great Khan! Sweat! The decrees are all archived, and if you look at the previous decrees, you will know how those people deceived you. How do you know what mines are in the place, and the decree must have been told to you by those people! Great Khan, Great Khan. Just look at whether the mines have been mined or not, and you will know how bold they really are. ”

Hearing this, Kublai Khan's face became murderous again. The Song musket was light and easy to use, and it could be used as a short spear with a bayonet. Dayuan craftsmen have never been able to imitate it. After receiving the assistance of Song Traitor, Da Yuan changed his mind. Instead of seeking to imitate the muskets of the Song Kingdom, they tried to make muskets that Da Yuan was able to mass-produce using the techniques that Da Yuan had already mastered. As a result, Da Yuan produced a Da Yuan musket that weighed about three or four times that of the Song Dynasty.

Kublai Khan thought that according to the number of new pits reported by his subordinates, Dayuan's ore production should have returned to the level before the loss of Henan. When the steward of the Iron Bureau informed Kublai Khan that he could not produce wrought iron because there was no ore capable of producing that much wrought iron. Enraged, Kublai Khan was about to pull the steward out and drag the horse to death. Now the Great Khan has somewhat understood that the object of his anger should be the officials.

After stabilizing his mood for a while, Kublai Khan asked, "What did you just say about the people fleeing?" Kublai Khan had just heard the news.

The steward of the Iron Bureau finally escaped, and where did he still have so many ideas at this time, and immediately told the Great Khan everything he knew like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

Hearing the news that the people north of the Yellow River had fled to the south of the Yellow River after the disaster, Kublai Khan was even more horrified. No one told Kublai Khan about this. If this is true, it means that the Song State has officially begun to compete with the Great Yuan for the people.

Kublai Khan could not wait any longer. He was originally going to see the application of firearms, but at this time he was not so interested, so he got up and walked outside. Out of the firearms bureau, Kublai Khan ordered: "Let Boyan, Ahma, and Hao Ren come to see me." ”

Within an hour, the three men appeared in front of Kublai Khan. Originally, Kublai Khan had a vote for Hanchen, but now these Han people have basically withered. Even those who are not dead are also dying. When encountering major events, Kublai Khan found that he could rest assured that he could rely on his own young people.

After talking about the two things, Ahma's face was more embarrassed. Although he himself did not directly say anything about the new minerals, there were people in Ahma's group who said such things. Bo Yan and Hao Ren had never been involved in this matter at all, and they had completely indifferent expressions. Hao Ren said: "Great Khan, we should strictly investigate the matter of the Song State recruiting the victims of the Hebei disaster. ”

"If so, what do you think should be done?" Kublai Khan asked.

After the Great Khan asked, Hao Ren didn't know what to say. The people were willing to flee south of the Yellow River because they could not survive. As long as the imperial court does not give relief, what is the use of determining the authenticity of this news?

"Great Khan, such things must not be condoned." Marshal Boyan replied. With a consistent cold expression, Marshal Boyan continued: "If you catch it, you can kill it." ”

"Chopped?" Hao Ren was shocked. If it is really cut, it is to provoke a popular uprising.

Marshal Boyan continued to reply: "The state is only afraid that there will be no financial relief. Then give them cash-for-work and let them work in various manufacturing bureaus. ”

Hao Ren saw that Kublai Khan and Ahmad were listening carefully to the advice of Marshal Boyan. There was no reluctance or opposition on either of their faces. This made Hao Ren sure that the Great Khan Kublai Khan had no will to provide disaster relief. Hao Ren reluctantly admitted in his heart that this may be the reality that Dayuan has to face.

Henan land refers to the land south of the Yellow River, and the loss of Henan land by Dayuan means the loss of all the territory controlled by Dayuan in Hubei, Henan, and Shandong. The area of Henan near the Yellow River was tossed thousands of miles of uninhabited, and Dayuan could have asked Shandong to provide relief when Hebei was affected, and Hebei grain relief when Shandong was affected. After losing Henan, Dayuan only had one leg left in Hebei.

Listening to the advice of Marshal Boyan, Ahmad asked, "What if there is a rebellion in the locality?" ”

"Then it is natural to gather the government soldiers first." Marshal Boyan said.

Kublai Khan nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Hao Ren, you are in charge of this matter." ”

Hao Ren didn't want to be responsible for this matter at all, it was incumbent on him to suppress the rebellion, and it was nothing to suppress the people. With his mind spinning quickly, Hao Ren said, "Your Majesty, let's call Ambassador Song to ask them what's going on." And we are sending people to negotiate with the Song State, so we might as well ask their envoy directly. As long as the Song State does not accept the victims of Hebei, we have nothing to worry about. ”

Without waiting for Kublai Khan to speak, Marshal Boyan spoke, "Hao Ren Wanhu, do you know that the Jin State and the Song State signed the Shaoxing Peace Conference back then, and resolutely demanded that the northerners return to the north?" ”

"Huh?" Hao Ren didn't expect that Marshal Boyan's historical attainments were so profound, and he had studied the Jin Kingdom that had been destroyed.

Marshal Boyan continued to recount his views, "The Jin people insisted that the Han people who were originally from the territory of the Jin State stipulated in the Shaoxing Peace Conference should return to the Jin State. The Song State agreed, and from then on, the backbone of the Northern Expedition in the Song State was empty. Moreover, when the Song army later went on a northern expedition, the northern Han people never responded to the Song army. More than ten years ago, Jia Rudao's Northern Expedition hit Yandi, but what happened. Still had to retreat. However, after the return of the Yellow River to the north, the Han people of Hebei and the Han people of the Song State once again had a large number of relatives. That's the biggest evil. ”

Although Hao Ren did not like to kill, it did not mean that he put the lives of the Han people above the interests of Mongolia. As soon as Boyan finished speaking, Hao Ren knew what the problem was. He only thought of the pity of the people who suffered from the disaster, but he didn't expect that Song Guo was winning over the hearts of the people through the means of relief to the victims.

It was Hao Ren who also firmly believed that there would be a war between the Great Song and the Great Yuan, and the current strength of Mongolia was not as good as that of the Song State. If the people of Hebei led the way to the Song army when the Song State invaded Hebei, the consequences would inevitably be catastrophic.

And Ahma couldn't help but ask at this time: "Then can we ask the Song State to return the Han people south of the Yellow River to us?" ”

"If we could have given them those on the Song list, maybe we would have been able to claim some of the people south of the Yellow River at that time. But now that times have changed, we can only face this status quo. ”

"Kill them all, okay?" Ahmad continued.

"It's better than letting them lead the way for Song Jun."

Hao Ren didn't react for the first time, he just thought why Ahma was so murderous. However, after thinking about the words of the handsome Bo Yan, Hao Ren suddenly understood that he had not thought it through at first. The original view of Marshal Boyan was to kill the Han people in Hebei who had relatives of the Han people south of the Yellow River. It's just implicit. Ahma first understood the meaning of this, Hao Ren just thought that he would kill many people, so he didn't want to continue thinking about it at all.

"Just do what Boyan says." Kublai Khan, who had been listening to him for a long time, made a decision.

Hao Ren Wanhu was dejected when he left the palace, and the cruel side of governing the country made Hao Ren Wanhu a little difficult to accept. But from any point of view, what Marshal Boyan said is right. For the Han people of Hebei, who were destined to betray, Dayuan could not withstand the harm of their betrayal.

So Hao Ren began to find reasons for himself. He soon remembered Zhao Jiaren, the official family of the Song State in the south. According to the information obtained by the Mongols, the officials and soldiers of the Mongolian court they caught, regardless of whether the person wanted to surrender or not, were killed. Not only the officials and soldiers of the Mongol court were killed, but also the entire families of these people.

After such a bloody killing of the traitors, Dayuan's influence in Henan was uprooted. Sent people to Henan to inquire about the news, but they couldn't find anyone they knew at all. And it will also be reported by local people in exchange for rewards. It seems that the Zhao Guanjia realized many things earlier than Da Yuan and dealt with them comprehensively.

When he got home, Hao Ren sat in the study thinking about his errand, and couldn't help but sigh. If he could, Hao Ren would like someone else to take on the errand of the killing. After a while, his wife came in with tea. Hao Ren took Bao Xi's weak hand and held her in his arms.

Bao Xiqiao knew that every time Hao Ren did this, it was when she was in a low mood, she reached out and touched Hao Ren's cheek, and asked, "But what troubles have you encountered?" ”

Hao Ren buried his head in his wife's chest, and said in a muffled voice: "I took an errand to kill someone." Don't want to go. ”

Bao Xi sighed weakly: "If someone else goes, there will probably be only murder left." If you go, you might be able to save some people. ”

Hao Ren's heart moved, but he still felt emotionless, and he continued to say sullenly: "Really? ”

"My lord has always been kind-hearted. I know. So you might as well just go, so you can kill fewer people. Bao Xi weakly persuaded. She was telling the truth, the Mongols would only treat ordinary people with violence and killing, and she regretted that the weak had seen Mongol soldiers kill people in public in Dadu more than once. So she knew that if the kind of general who led the troops without mercy, the killing would only increase.

Hearing his wife praise him so much, Hao Ren raised his head with a wry smile, he knew that if he didn't go, he would make Da Khan angry, this time his wife found such a noble reason for him, it seemed that it was completely inappropriate not to go.

The next day, Hao Ren went to see Kublai Khan again. Before making the decree, Hao Ren asked Kublai Khan to let him meet with the Great Song negotiators in Texas to make a final diplomatic effort. Kublai Khan agreed to Hao Ren's request.

So Hao Ren Wanhu began to move south, and arrived in Texas on July 5. Su Yong and Du Zhen, who were the negotiators of the Great Song Dynasty, had heard of Hao Ren Wanhu's name and knew that Hao Ren Wanhu was said to be friends with Song Gongming, and they were also the basis for Song Gongming's negotiations with Dayuan.

When they saw each other this time, the two felt that the sturdy man they saw had a Mongolian face, and his clothes and hairstyle were also Mongolian, but his speech and demeanor, especially the smell on his body, were obviously Han people. The northern nomads often eat beef and mutton, and as the years go by, there is a very strong corresponding taste on their clothes and even on their bodies. Plus he doesn't like to take a bath, so he is called Husao.

When the two sides shook hands, the young Negotiator of the Great Song Dynasty smelled the scent of lavender on Hao Renwanhu's clothes, and even faintly smelled that he had used papaya soap. In the Great Song Dynasty, the officials were about the same level of personal hygiene. If you want to maintain such a level in Hebei, it is more difficult than in Hangzhou.

After taking his seat, he listened to Hao Ren's straightforward question: "I would like to ask the two envoys to explain a question, why the Great Song Dynasty wants to tell our people of the Great Yuan that we can escape to the south of the Yellow River." ”

Su Yong and Du Zhen's eyes lit up, and after talking nonsense with Dayuan negotiators for a long time, they finally met someone who was really willing to negotiate.