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In fact, on the white water boat, Jiang Feng gave Lieutenant Chi Wu's advice to let the Li family plot Hanzhong, which is now Xingyuan Mansion, as soon as possible.

This is the land of the king, the Hanzhong Basin has always been known as the land of abundance, the land is fertile and beautiful, the products are abundant, if you can get the Xingyuan Mansion extremely close to the three states of Feng, Xing and Yang, you can take advantage of the situation to annex Wenzhou, Lizhou, Jizhou, Bizhou, Bazhou, Langzhou and other states that are still in a plate of scattered sand, and prepare for the future to take the land of Dongchuan.

It's a pity that a year has passed, and it seems that the Li family in Guanzhong has no reaction, and Shannan West Road is originally a plate of scattered sand except for the Yang family, which is now entrenched in Xingyuanfu, Fengzhou, Xingzhou, and Yangzhou.

This was originally an excellent opportunity for conquest, but I don't know why the Li clan was content with the status quo and never considered going south to take this important place.

Of course, Jiang Feng also knew that several feudal lords in the west of Guanzhong had always been a little rebellious, and they were also eyeing the land of Guanzhong, and the party members in the north were now expanding rapidly, which was estimated to pose a great threat to Guanzhong, making Guanzhong a little jealous.

However, Jiang Feng felt that with the benefit of Li Tang Zhengshuo, no matter who he was, he would not dare to offend Guanzhong, as long as he found the right time and won the land of Shannan West Road in one go, the strength of the Li family in Guanzhong could be taken to a higher level, which can be said to be the only opportunity for the Li family, even if it was a risk, Jiang Feng felt that he should gamble.

It's just that the intertwined factions within Guanzhong are estimated to be the key factor that hinders Guanzhong from making every major decision, which Jiang Feng can vaguely feel from the conversation between Wei Chi Wuzhi and Li Jin on the white water boat.

The internal affairs of Guanzhong are too far away for Jiang Feng, and he doesn't have so much heart to ask and care, so the advice he can give is given, as for whether people accept it or not, it's none of his business.

Shaking his head, Jiang Feng didn't bother to think about it.

For myself, this visit to Chang'an is to understand Chang'an's intentions for Gwangju, and at the same time do my best to reach a compromise with Chang'an, how to ensure Gwangju's status.

Of course, two thousand Xiazhou war horses are the most important, which is the foundation of the Huzhou cavalry in the future, and they must be obtained.

As for Guanghun Observation Envoy's position, if he can get it, he will fight for it, and it doesn't matter if he can't, for Jiang Feng, he doesn't plan to put too much effort on Gwangju's side, Shouzhou is the focus of his next strategy.

"Tiezi, Dalang, you two are very observant, and I'm very happy. Jiang Feng pondered for a moment, "Guanzhong and Chang'an itself are one, but Chang'an City is too big, the Tang Dynasty was to raise the strength of the whole country to support Chang'an, so that Chang'an presents a magnificent atmosphere, although Chang'an is not as many people as it was at its peak, but at least it is a million people, but now Chang'an can command how many places? Wu Yue supports it, but these places are too far away, and if there is a slight disturbance, they can find various excuses to delay the reduction of support, so it is not easy for Chang'an to maintain the current state. ”

"The lord thinks that Chang'an intends to meddle in Gwangju, does he also want to let our Guanghun land follow the original old system and give Chang'an money, grain, and tribute?" asked Su Tie suddenly.

Jiang Feng's heart moved slightly, this possibility is not impossible.

Nanyang obtained Anzhou and Shenzhou, and was recognized by Chang'an so quickly, it is estimated that there should be a private agreement with Chang'an, and there will be no shortage in tribute.

And Caizhou has not only never paid tribute to Chang'an over the years, but also after obtaining Gwangju, even though the Yuan family has the intention of containing the Liang, but I am afraid that Chang'an is also dissatisfied, so at that time, Wei Chi was not sick and did not hesitate to ask Caizhou to hand over the control of Gwangzhou, which is not without this reason.

I used to think that Chang'an was so keen to meddle in Gwangju, whether I was worried about the reason why I was too close to Daliang, but now it seems that in addition to this factor, there are also factors in Chang'an's embarrassment.

If Chang'an really wants Guanghun to follow the old system, and let Guanghun and other places send money and grain to Chang'an, it is not easy to refuse.

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng felt a headache, his own family was not rich, he had to make offerings to Chang'an, even if there were not many of them, he was still uncomfortable in his heart, he was used to fighting the autumn wind, why was it his turn to be slaughtered now?

If that's the case, you have to think about how to deal with it in advance, and at the worst of all, you have to get a little reward from other aspects.

What makes Jiang Feng happy is that now Su Tie and Chu Qi have begun to have their own thoughts and can take the initiative to consider problems, which will be of great benefit to them in the future to join the army or the scout intelligence system.

It is difficult for a person without his own thoughts to become a real general, Jiang Feng hopes that Su Tie and Chu Qi can make breakthroughs in this regard, and not just be satisfied with a strong martial artist who is proficient in martial arts.

"Tiezi, Chuqi, you all have to learn to think, the question Tiezi asked just now is very good, you all have to consider the current situation in our Huzhou, in addition, what do you think about Chang'an, put yourself in the other party's shoes to consider the problem, your thinking will be much more thoughtful. Jiang Feng nodded.

When the two of them retreated, Ju Rui also changed into loose clothes and came in after bathing.

Ju Rui, who has Hu blood, is too proud and angry, although the bust has been chosen to be one size smaller, but it still makes Jiang Feng a little uneasy, especially after getting along for so long, Ju Rui has consciously and unintuitively put herself in the position of his wife and concubine, and many times he doesn't mind too much.

Like this, in the same room where two people get along, the clothes are thin, and the fragrance after bathing is tangy, and all kinds of balsam powder from the Western Regions are milled with spices and blended into them has become an indispensable thing for upper-class women in this era, especially in bathing.

Jiang Feng has been in a state of abstinence for more than a year since he came to this time and space, although he is surrounded by women, but the complicated affairs and his own cultivation of martial arts consume too much energy, so he basically has no time to take care of these.

Ju Hui should be regarded as the most familiar woman around him, and from the perspective of a woman, she is also the closest, after several battles, Ju Hui has become an indispensable woman by Jiang Feng's side, this is a special emotion that integrates family affection and the love of men and women, Jiang Feng can not trust others, but he can entrust everything to Ju Hui.

Noticing that Jiang Feng still had a thoughtful look on his face, Ju Hui also quietly brewed tea for Jiang Feng.

"Erlang, I'm going to go to the West Market tomorrow to find my two uncles. Ju Hui's words pulled Jiang Feng back from his thoughts, and he was a little surprised, "What's wrong?"

"On the road, I heard you say, the cavalry strength of our Huzhou army is still very insufficient, mainly because of the lack of war horses, but the war horses are not rich in the Central Plains, and now there are three main sources of war horses, one is the Khitan, the war horses in the Heshuo area are basically from the Khitan and the Xi people, or the stallions are from the Khitan, the Yan and the Xi people through their own herding and breeding; The Tibetans and the Sogdians, such as the Zhaowu Jiu in the Western Regions, ,......"

Unexpectedly, Ju Hui suddenly talked to him about the origin of the war horse, and he was so head-to-head, which also surprised Jiang Feng, "Hui Niang, why are you so familiar with the way of war horses?"

Ju Rui smiled, "Erlang, don't you think I can't understand these situations, in fact, it's not difficult to find out, I have already asked the Ju family to contact Chang'an before, and found my two uncles, one of my uncles is still mainly engaged in the spice and gem business, and the other uncle is selling horses, and has a lot of dealings with the Dangxiang people, the Tubo people, and the Sogdians in the Western Regions, so I also specially asked someone to ask about war horses,......

Jiang Feng was a little moved.

It is not a secret that the Huzhou army lacks war horses, and one of the main purposes of coming to Chang'an is to ask for these two thousand Xiazhou war horses.

If according to their own settings, the Huzhou army needs at least one cavalry, that is to say, it needs more than 5,000 war horses, and now there are only more than 1,000 war horses in Huzhou, and many of them are injured, or they are no longer suitable as war horses, and the gap is very large.

Even if these two thousand Xiazhou war horses can be obtained, there is still a big shortage, and it is still far away to build an army, mainly because of the lack of war horses, and of course, there is a shortage of qualified cavalry soldiers.

And the price of a real war horse, or a healthy horse, is quite expensive, even in places like Chang'an, the price of each healthy horse is more than ten taels of silver, if it is a war horse, it is basically about fifteen to twenty taels of silver, and it takes two to three gold to convert it into gold.

This is also why it is quite rare for ordinary small feudal lords to have cavalry from two to three armies, even if they are medium-sized feudal lords like the Ehuang Du clan, the number of cavalry is only three armies, in addition to the south is not very suitable for cavalry, another factor is that it is too expensive to train a cavalry army.

Regarding the issue of war horses, Jiang Feng has also been pondering, and he has also learned through many channels, such as the cavalry war horses of Daliang were mainly introduced from Tuyuhun and Saiwai Zahu through the three towns of Heshuo, and he also had a large number of army special horse farms to breed and breed, while the cavalry of Huaibei and Taining mainly went south to live in the Pinglu area as shepherds to help raise and breed war horses.

Needless to say, the war horses in Hedong are excellent shepherds by the Shatuo people and even the Turks, and a large number of war horses can be continuously transported from the north of the Saiwai Desert, while the war horses in Nanyang are basically imported from the Western Regions and Tubo through Guanzhong, and then bred by themselves.

It can be said that the strong feudal domains in the north and even the Central Plains have their own sources of war horses, and to become a strong domain, they must not only have a stable source of war horses, but also need to have sufficient pasture land to breed and raise. (To be continued.) )