There are always various topics at the banquet, and the group of people in the Ministry of Rites discussed the resumption of the banquet and discussed when it is possible to resume the painting boat. When there was no public topic, someone asked Song Gongming, who was sent to Dayuan, "Taiwei ordered that the army be expanded from 15 divisions to 30 divisions from next year." Did the Mongolians cry for their mothers in fear? ”

"I didn't hear about it when I was in Dadu." Song Gongming was a little puzzled by this latest news.

Song Gongming's answer surprised the cadres of the Ministry of Rites, "It's been almost a month since I talked about it here." Most people should know such a thing. ”

"Maybe it's the slow speed of the road passing." Song Gongming somewhat understood what was going on. When he returned, he took a boat down the north wind and arrived in Matsue Prefecture in a few days. And the news was transmitted from Hangzhou to Dadu, and it took more than half a month for thousands of miles. Most of them should have just learned about this news by now.

Figuring out what the problem was, Song Gongming was excited by the scale of the latest army expansion plan. The 150,000 Song army was already able to defeat the same number of Mongol troops, and the 300,000 Song troops could defeat the 300,000 Mongol army......

"If there is another battle of the Yellow River, will the Mongols be able to hold on?" Most of the personnel of the Ministry of Rites have never been to Dayuan, so they are very interested in the opinions of Song Gongming, who has been there a few times.

Song Gongming shook his head, "The Mongolians are different from our Great Song Dynasty, the shipyards of the Great Song Dynasty, there are also a series of manufacturers, and this breeding farm, and those who work in it are willing to do this to make a living." The Mongols are still artisans and soldiers. They can't afford it. ”

This opinion was not immediately agreed, so someone asked suspiciously: "Even if the Taiwei expands the army, it is only 300,000 people." Didn't it mean that the Mongols were all soldiers, and when it came time to fight, all the men of the tribe went into battle? ”

There was an actual investigation, and Song Gongming said with a smile: "That's Mongolia, not Dayuan." The north of the Yellow River that I saw was actually still the majority of Han Chinese. There are more Mongols in Dadu. The army of the Great Yuan was still mostly Han Chinese. If we really want to fight the Mongols, we must first recover Hebei, Shaanxi and other places. Taiwei said, mixed with a Chinese ......, it turns out that Taiwei really didn't speak loudly and deceive! ”

In the Song Dynasty, scholars and emperors ruled the world together, so most of the praise for the superiors was a scene. This kind of hype is rare. The people in the Ministry of Rites heard Song Gongming suddenly praise Zhao Jiaren, even if he just praised it and didn't deceive people, everyone was surprised.

Song Gongming continued: "If we can't mix with China, we won't have a chance to fight the Mongols." The enemies in Hebei were mainly Han people from the north. ”

After receiving the expert's explanation, the officials of the Great Song Rite Department understood a lot. This cannot be blamed for their short-sightedness, who has the spare strength to distinguish who is the enemy when faced with the catastrophe of destroying the country. It's like in another time and space, someone wrote, 'Song Zhang Hongfan destroyed Song here'. In fact, Zhang Hongfan, Zhang Hongfan's father, Zhang Hongfan's grandfather, has never been a Song man for a day.

Now the offensive and defensive situation between the Great Song and the Great Yuan has changed dramatically, and the attacking side will make a detailed distinction between the enemy in order to pursue efficiency.

After discussing this war-related issue, everyone finally touched the house problem a little. A large part of the houses in Zhao Taiwei's new Hangzhou city are civil servants' houses, as well as "shop houses". It is normal for civil servants to rent civil servants' houses in Da Song. As for the "shop house", it is the low-rent housing system of the Great Song Dynasty. Property in the city is valuable, and the city itself needs to provide plenty of shelter for migrant workers. Therefore, Da Song has had a "shop house" for a long time to provide services in this regard.

When it came to the house, the civil servants of the Ministry of Rites began to cry poor. Relying on their wages alone, it is very difficult to buy a house in Bianliang that 'meets expectations'. At this stage, the wine is almost eaten. So everyone paid for it, and then dispersed.

The civil service system of the Great Song Dynasty is probably like this, or the civil service system of modern times is like this. Everyone is looking forward to increasing their income, giving more benefits, and then crying about poverty, caring about national affairs, and hoping to find a way to make money. Eat and drink, and go back to your house.

In Dayuan in the north, the situation of those people is very different. Because the system was more feudal, the courtiers were divided into two types. One is the tribal chiefs who represent the various forces. For example, Hao Ren has 10,000 households, and he has 10,000 real households in Hebei. These 10,000 households do not pay a penny of taxes to the imperial court, and these people only pay taxes to the 10,000 households of Hao Ren. How much tax to pay is set by Hao Renwan's households.

There are also courtiers like Jingzhao Yin Lian Xixian. Lian Xixian's economic income does not come from the number of accounts he has, but from his position. If Lian Xixian is dismissed, he can only go home and eat himself.

When the officials of the Great Song Dynasty ate wine, two different types of Great Yuan officials also began to eat wine in most of them. They were discussing the news that had just arrived in Dadu, and that Taiwei Zhao of the Great Song Dynasty had officially announced that from the sixth year of the Great Song Republic, the number of troops in the Great Song Dynasty would be doubled, from 150,000 to 300,000.

"Wanhu wants to implement the government military system as soon as possible? Why is that? "As a courtier, Lian Xixian has the characteristics of a courtier, that is, loyalty. Even if he doesn't hate Hao Ren Wanhu, Lian Xixian still has his own vigilance. He tried to determine Hao Ren's true intentions.

"My Dayuan's army has experienced a hundred battles, and I want to come to Jingzhao to know this." Hao Ren said.

Lian Xixian nodded. Being a soldier in Dayuan is a lifelong career, and this is the case with the Tanma Red Army. Now there are many veterans in the Tanma Red Army who participated in the Battle of Ezhou nearly 20 years ago.

"Jingzhao, do you know how long those Song troops on the other side have been in the army?" Hao Ren asked.

"How long?" Lian Xixian asked.

"The Song army has a military service period of three years. Except for the generals, the Song army opposite my Dayuan has not been in the army for more than three years. Hao Ren replied.

"Less than three years?" Lian Xixian was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "I heard that those who signed the army to fight are very hard-working. ”

Regarding Jingzhao Yin Lian Xixian's reaction, Hao Ren Wanhu felt that he was very broken. Whenever Jin Yuanjian encounters war, he issues all Han Ding Zhuang as soldiers, which is called signing the army. The signing army is not a regular army, and Mongolia does not have a social system such as standing military training, which leads to poor equipment and training of the signing army. If there is an invincible elite team, they can also work. Without elite troops to lead the team, there is no need to consider the possibility of signing an army to take the lead.

Hao Ren Wanhu felt that his words had led the conversation in a direction that was not his intention, so he changed the topic and introduced the history of the Great Song Dynasty. 300,000 troops are not much in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, and the 800,000 forbidden troops of the Northern Song Dynasty, plus other box troops, there are probably millions of troops. From the fall of Xiangyang to the surrender of Lin'an, the Song army that was annihilated, routed, and surrendered to the Mongol army added up to more than 300,000.

Lian Xixian, who listened to the history of the Great Song Dynasty, said angrily with some bravado: "The Song Kingdom is really hateful. The negotiation of peace is nothing but a delaying tactic for them, taking advantage of the negotiation of peace to expand their armaments. The Southern Barbarians can't be trusted! ”

Hao Ren Wanhu did not have a high opinion of these words in his heart, but he also echoed Lian Xixian's words as much as possible, "Because of this, we have to promote the government military system." I think the Song army can win, that is, their soldiers are all young and vigorous, if we have a young army soldiers, we should be able to win the Song army! ”

"Well...... that makes sense." Lian Xixian looked at it and replied seriously.

Makes sense of a fart! Hao Ren said angrily in his heart.

After the exchange of prisoners, more and more details of the Battle of the Yellow River were revealed. Originally, Hao Ren Wanhu thought that the Mongol army had made some wrong response in the war, or that it had been defeated because of some unexpected situation. After review, he found that the Mongol army had no problem in dealing with it, and the command of Kublai Khan and Marshal Boyan could be said to be impeccable. The reasons for defeat in each battle were exactly the same, and the Mongol army was completely defeated after engaging the Song army.

Hao Ren Wanhu did not dare to blame Kublai Khan and Boyan Marshal at all, he could only try to solve the problem within his ability. After looking around, he had to choose Lian Xixian, a courtier, as his ally for reform. If the reform of the government and military system can be carried out, Hao Renwanhu feels that he may not be able to reverse the situation of the war.

Even though Lian Xixian's answer was very stupid, Hao Ren still endured it. He said with a smile: "The government military system is to allow the local signing army to train frequently, and it can be used when they go into battle." ”

Seeing that Hao Ren agreed with his own philosophy, Lian Xixian became a little uneasy, and he asked a question, "But how did the Song Kingdom train their people?" Is it difficult for the Song people to be able to fight? ”

As a courtier, Lian Xixian certainly did not dare to anger the defeated Kublai Khan. So he's very tough now. Seeing that Hao Ren Wanhu was not facing it with malice, Lian Xixian finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.

Hao Ren originally felt that Lian Xixian was still capable, but seeing that this guy had finally returned to his normal level, Hao Ren sighed: "How did Song Guo get it, I still need to find out carefully." However, if you use such foolish means as signing the army, I am afraid that the situation will be even more worrying in the future. ”

"But the Great Khan is already going north to use his troops." Lian Xixian felt that Hao Ren could speak, so he said further.

Haidu, the leader of the Ögedai Khanate, was attacking the Mongol Shangjing and Lin, and Hao Ren sighed: "Naturally, I swear allegiance to the Great Khan, but I have no Mongol tribes in my hands, and I am afraid that someone will say anything." Now I have no other means than government soldiers. I wonder if Jingzhao is willing to serve His Majesty? ”

It's different from Fangcai. Lian Xixian kept silent, neither agreeing nor opposing. This is the current situation of Hao Ren, and it is also the current situation of Mongolia. The various tribes of the Mongolian steppes were self-respecting, and according to Mongolian tradition, the Kuritai Assembly was the only means of deciding who was the Mongol lord.

As a courtier, assisting a son to form a government army is a very, very delicate matter.