The second uncle watched very carefully

"There is no big problem with this plan, but we have too much to do in this army. Our arsenal and equipment factory have been built, and the production capacity and quality are gradually improving, but the production capacity cannot catch up with the requirements for a while. Of these more than 3,000 people, it is conservatively calculated that one person needs to use 40 or 50 catties of iron, that is, nearly 200,000 catties, and many new enterprises and equipment must use copper and iron, if we did not open our own factory, I would not dare to think about it. ”

"One day your third uncle came over and wanted to open up the copper mine, his money was also used up, and all the families of the family also mobilized to raise funds, this time used too much money, fortunately you brought back 200,000 yuan, but it only took ten or twenty days, so in addition to the money, the production capacity of this big exhibition of the army can not catch up, it is estimated that it will take a lot of time to be fully equipped. It is estimated that it will be more than ten days later. “

"I didn't agree to open a copper mine and a gold mine, and your mother didn't agree either, I have a lot of mouths, and it is inevitable that there will be no leaks, and we can't move until we have the strength to protect ourselves. Although this formation of private armies is common in this period of war, if someone wants to find trouble, it is the crime of rebellion, especially the scale of my family now, so this area is blocked, and there are as few mistakes as possible. ”

"You have to set up cavalry, that is, the rapid reaction force you said, and the pro-guard army must also have cavalry, according to one person and two horses, it will cost more than 1,500 horses, and we only have less than 100 horses, and the gap is not less than 1,500 horses."

According to the current market price, the horse usually costs 5 to 10 guan per horse, and now the war is at least 15 or more, so the expenditure of this horse is nearly 30,000 guan. The problem is that in the fifth year of Xianping (1002 AD) of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Li Jiqian led the tribes to capture Lingzhou, an important town of the Song Dynasty, renamed Xiping Mansion, and then captured Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest, cutting off the trade route between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions, cutting off the tribute from the Western Regions to the Song Dynasty, and at the same time prohibiting the Western Regions from selling horses to the Song Dynasty, which seriously affected the national defense and military construction of the Song Dynasty. Our Song Dynasty was defeated by this policy, and for more than 120 years, the strength of the cavalry was greatly weakened, so it was difficult to Jingkang. The importance of horses to the Song is self-evident, and it is also that the Western Xia and Jin have a very strict control over horses, the question is who sold them to the Gao family, how did these horses be transported back unknowingly, and once the official family knew that it would be confiscated. So it's dangerous to do everything.

"I think so, first use those dozens of horses to train first, and then find a way to contact the horse farm, we have something they have to do, I want to contact from the Western Xia, and then find a way to go to the Wuwei or Chaohu mine across the river and train there. If you have the opportunity to fight with Jin or Pseudo-Qi, it is easy to be recognized by the officials. Become a veritable and open force. "Second Uncle Gao Shilu said so much at once today, Gao Pet couldn't imagine that Erji could still say this. For the problem of horses, Gao Pet has long thought about it:

"Second uncle, there are two ways to get this horse, one is the way you said to buy it, and the other is to grab it, from someone else's hand. Now what remains is how to buy and buy, what kind of robbery method is if you rob, and who to rob. I mean two ways, let's go. Gao Pet continued.

"Let's talk about buying first, it's also a question of who buys and how to buy. Whether they will sell or not, this question does not need to be considered. ”

As far as trade is concerned, politics is also a matter of interests. If the stakes are big enough, they will definitely do it! The Western Xia was a people with two ends of the first and the second, and they had always been superficially subordinate to the Song and Jin. Now Chongzong Li Qianshun, he ascended the throne at the age of three, killed his mother at the age of 16, the Liang family's pro-government, is a scheming and accomplished emperor, the Jin State is strong, he completely fell to the Jurchen Dajin on the surface, and called Dajin a vassal, so he got a lot of land, but the internal has been independent, Jin's instructions are difficult to pass in Western Xia, the Jin State is strong, Chongzong's attitude towards the Song Dynasty must have changed a lot, he will hope for a government that can oppose the Jin State to make them peaceful. So give them enough benefits, and there is a great chance of success.

"I just said that it was the political needs of the Western Xia, but in terms of practical interests, what do they need most? I think it's mostly technology, why do you say that? ”

This is a precedent, the current porcelain-making technology of Western Xia is the original face of the Qingli and the Great Song Dynasty to them. They are not short of money, and the Western Xia is now very rich, and the green salt produced by them has made them gain great benefits. There is no shortage of money, but it does not mean that they do not like it, money, jewelry, only enough money to pull them down from the sky. Another is steel or weapons, this Western Xia weapon is now the best, our Great Song or Dajin, are inferior, he made the cold forging armor "Divine Arm Bow, Whirlwind Cannon and Crossbow can not be shot into, they made the "Xia State Sword" is extremely sharp, famous for a while. So the name of the sword, they don't care too much.

"Third uncle, you know that the fluorite we opened some time ago is a kind of luminous stone." The second uncle nodded.

Luminous stone made of beads is the pearl of the night, the value is very high, send this bead to the past, generally can get the permission of the king of Western Xia. If they have a greater appetite and want technology, this is even better, and Gao Pet gives them the method of wet copper smelting. This wet copper method is not much use for the Gao family, and Gao Pet has a better way to practice copper. But it was a trick to deal with Western Xia. In addition, when going to Western Xia, the glass produced by the Gao family can be auctioned and raised on the spot. Maybe you can get some gold back besides the horses.

"The second method is to rob, the cash soldiers shrink the soldiers and horses to the northern line too far, and the Jingnan Road laid by Li Cheng is close to us, send people over, find out the good news, secretly send a team of elite soldiers, day and night, block the news, use our current equipment, surprise, there will be some gains. Our ambition is not to kill the enemy but to grab the horse, and we are prepared to win but unprepared. It's possible to fight. ”

Third uncle: "Both of your methods are feasible, but they are not 100% safe, both are risky, and you need to be well prepared." ”

"Third uncle, there are always risks in doing big things, as long as we are fully prepared, we can minimize the risks, you can rest assured. This is to pay close attention to the production of armaments, especially grenades, arrows, and crossbows, and the weight of the arrows must be accurate, and if the difference is large, it will not be easy to shoot accurately. ”

"I know this, what are you going to arrange?"

"I want to form an army these days, and after August, I will go to Western Xia, and when I come back, I will go to grab horses, and we are not afraid of many horses."

The two discussed for a while and set the list of personnel above each battalion, and the second uncle was the political commissar of the unit.

Gao Jiajun is called a regimental training to the outside world, with hundreds of people, and the internal is called the Flying Tiger Brigade.

Gao Zhong then showed the second uncle the military flag, internal military rank, military title and logo pattern, and it was decided.

Later, the list of main cadres above the battalion level was discussed with the second uncle.