Hearing Liu Chan's words, the generals in the entire hall were very excited, once the military merits can be crowned, then the status of these generals can be improved a lot.

But only Liu Qi was still sober, and he reminded Liu Chan: "Your Majesty, there has never been a hereditary prince in our dynasty, and the reward you gave Liu Yu has been heavier." Now that you want to open the mouth of military merit again, I am afraid that the ministers of the court will not agree. ”

Indeed, the Song Dynasty Wenchen has suppressed the military generals for hundreds of years, how can they allow the military generals to turn over. In addition, none of their civil servants have a chance to be crowned marquis, how can they be cheap generals.

Liu Chan smiled faintly and said: "Liu Qi, I'm ashamed that you are still a general in the DPRK, don't you know that the army is the foundation of a country." The Kingdom of Jin had already captured Kyoto once, and neither I nor the courtiers of Lin'an wanted a second time. Therefore, at the moment, as long as there is an army to fight, I can give up any reward, and the courtiers will not have too many opinions. Last time, Yue Fei broke the golden vulture technique, and I granted him the Henan Xuanfu envoy, and the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions were in charge of all the military and political powers in Henan, and I didn't see any courtiers oppose it. ”

"Your Majesty, this is still different after all."

"It doesn't make a difference, the courtiers will have me personally persuade them. There is an old saying in the Han Dynasty that those who are not military merit cannot be crowned marquis, and I think that our Song Dynasty should also use it, as long as your military merits are enough, I can persuade the courtiers to give you the title of marquis. ”

Liu Chan's calm tone gave the surrounding generals infinite reverie, couldn't they have beaten Jin Guo, of course they could. But what if you fight, just for that little reward, what are you fighting for? The Song Dynasty was too critical in rewarding military generals for their military exploits, and the Song army had mostly put their own lives first when fighting for a hundred years. But on the battlefield, how can you survive if you don't work hard. So it was the Song army who saved his life, and it was the Song army who died.

"Long live Your Majesty." Han Shizhong said with his fists clenched.

"Long live Your Majesty." The people around him also clenched their fists and said.

Liu Qi seemed to think of something: "Your Majesty, don't you still want to see the students from Lin'an?" At this time in the north, the weather is particularly hot, even the elite soldiers of our army are a little unbearable, those students standing outside the city may not be able to stand it, Your Majesty is going to see them before going to eat? ”

Liu Chan smiled and shook his head, looking at Liu Qi like he was looking at a fool. "After walking for so long, I suddenly became a little hungry. I know where to eat, don't follow me, I want to eat alone. ”

"But Your Majesty, those students are still there"

Liu Qi wanted to say something, but Zhao Hao next to Liu Chan blocked his vision with his body. He was about to get rid of Zhao Hao, but Han Shizhong pulled his arm again. After Liu Chan left, Liu Qi asked Han Shizhong suspiciously, "My lord, why are you stopping me?" ”

"Are you stupid, haven't you understood what Your Majesty meant?" Han Shizhong helplessly explained to his old subordinate.

"What do you mean, what do you mean." Liu Qi was very puzzled, after all, he was fundamentally a civil official, how could he have thought that Liu Chan was punishing these students.

"Your Majesty has the heart to deal with those students, and if you are today, you can give them an unforgettable lesson."

"What?"

Outside Shunchang City, the students who had already gathered chatted with each other excitedly: "Your Majesty actually wanted to see us as soon as you entered the city, it seems that Your Majesty has not forgotten us." ”

"But when will Your Majesty arrive, we've been here for a while."

"Where are you now, Your Majesty will definitely come after a while, the big man is always the last to appear."

"Hey, I wouldn't have come so early if I had known I wouldn't have come."

A quarter of an hour later

"Your Majesty is here, I'm dying of thirst."

"Not yet, it's so hot."

"I can't do it anymore, I'm going to drink water."

"Let's go, I'll be with you."

"What, can't leave, how can you not leave."

"Your Majesty said that if he doesn't arrive, no one can leave, otherwise he will be dealt with against the holy will and will be executed."

"We're just going to have some water, Your Majesty won't mind."

"Hey, you talk."

"Your Majesty has a decree, as long as you leave here, you will be executed immediately."

"You."

"Forget it, forget it, let's keep waiting."

Another quarter of an hour passed

"Has Your Majesty arrived?"

"Nope."

Another quarter of an hour

"Brother Yun, Brother Yun, wake up."

"Someone, come on, someone's fainted."

"Come on, quick."

Finally, two hours later, Zhao Hao was late. Zhao Hao said with a smile: "You have suffered, Your Majesty went to inspect the army, I won't see you today, and you will come again tomorrow." ”

"You, Your Majesty, are you playing tricks on us?" A student said angrily.

Zhao Hao laughed shamefully: "Where did Your Majesty come from this idle work, Your Majesty asked me to tell you that the people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light." Even Your Majesty does not dare to treat the people as casually as you do, and I don't know where you have the courage to do so. Your Majesty also said that since you have no ability, if you don't have the heart to govern the people, you should hurry back to the south, and don't embarrass Taixue in the north. ”

"You, how could Your Majesty say that, it must be you, a eunuch, who pretended to pass on the holy decree, and when I return to Lin'an, I will definitely take a copy of you."

Zhao Hao smiled, ignored it, and went straight back to the city. At this scene, the people who watched the people coming in and out of the city pointed and talked about it.

Liu Chan looked at the eight-character army walking by, and asked suspiciously: "Why is everyone in your army holding heavy weapons, and how can there be people with big axes?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know that this is specially designed by the minister for the Iron Floating Slaughter and the Kidnapping Horse of the Jin Kingdom." Liu Qi felt that he might not understand what he said, so he elaborated: "The Tiefutu of the Jin Kingdom is often a group of three people, connected to each other by ropes. Every time he takes a step forward, he pushes the horse to cover, so that when the man advances, the horse follows. But because the ropes are connected, they can only move forward and not backward. And because the Iron Floating Slaughter is equipped with heavy armor all over the body, even the horses, so once it charges, the momentum is extremely terrifying, and ordinary troops can't stop it at all. ”

Liu Chan imagined the picture of a group of cavalrymen rushing towards him with even heavily armored horses, and he suddenly shuddered and shuddered.

Han Shizhong interjected on the side: "That's true, and the Jin State has a rule that once the charge starts, you can't take a step back." Otherwise, they will be trampled to death by the cavalry behind them. Kidnapping horses, on the other hand, are known for their high mobility, often outflanking and then assaulting. Equipped with spears and bows, it can be used as a long-range attack and a close-range combat force as an assault force. With the cooperation of the two, the cavalry of our Song army could not compete with the Jin army at all. ”

In fact, the last time Yue Fei fought against the ordinary cavalry of the Jin Kingdom, not even the Iron Floating Slaughter, and he barely won it. This is also why although Jin Wushu was angry, he still did not remove the position of the main general Zongxian.

Liu Chan sounded like he was facing the Huns at his peak, but the Huns couldn't even equip their horses with armor.

Liu Qi continued: "The minister carefully studied the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom and found that the weakness of the Tiefutu was in the horse's legs, because the horse's legs were not protected by iron armor, and they could cut their horse's legs with a broadsword or axe during the confrontation, so that they could not advance. As for the kidnapping horses, deep trenches can be dug outside the city to stop their charge. ”

Han Shizhong's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a good way." In this way, our army will be able to deal with the elite cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. Your Majesty, we should spread the word to the garrisons throughout the country as soon as possible, so that they may know about this method. ”

Liu Chan nodded slightly, agreeing to this suggestion, and he asked Han Shizhong again, "Can't we make an armored Iron Floating Slaughter like Jin Guo?" ”

This sentence made Han Shizhong and Liu Qi a little silent, as if they could do it, but the attitude of the imperial court was really hehe. Han Shizhong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the cost of cavalry like Tiefutu is very high, and we don't have a war horse that can withstand heavy armor. ”

This is the biggest problem of the Song Dynasty in the past hundred years, the sixteen states of Yanyun are not in the hands of the Song Dynasty, so there is neither a place to feed war horses, nor a place to train war horses.

Han Shizhong's words were silent for everyone, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, how could everyone not know. It's a pity that when the Liao State was destroyed, the army of the Song Dynasty was too embarrassed and did not recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. So the territory that was originally the Liao State was replaced by the Jin State.

"Hey, this matter must be resolved, otherwise the gap between my dynasty and the Jin country will become bigger and bigger." Why did the Han Dynasty maintain its suppressive power over the Xiongnu after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it did not occupy Hetao and other places, and since then there has been a place for horse grazing. The most important thing is that although the Han Dynasty was a large agricultural country, it was no less fond of horses than the Xiongnu.

But on the other hand, in today's Song Dynasty, the love for ships is better than that of war horses.

When Liu Chan inspected all of Liu Qi's troops, he nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, although your army is not enough to attack the city, it is indeed more than enough to defend the city." ”

"Your Majesty can see it?" Liu Qi was shocked, he didn't expect Liu Chan to really understand the twists and turns in this.

"You're armed with heavy weapons, and you're digging pits outside the city, aren't you just here to defend the city?" Liu Chan sighed and continued: "You generals are a little narrow-minded, we not only have to defend the city to resist the Jin army, but more importantly, we will fight out one day and fight the Jin country head-on. ”

Liu Chan's words made Liu Qi a little ashamed, his army was the most suitable for defending the city, and he didn't think of taking the initiative to attack the Jin army at all. Liu Chan looked at Liu Qi's expression, and laughed again: "Don't take it to heart, at the moment, your army is what my dynasty needs the most, first resist the Jin army outside the country, and then think about anything else." Aiqing has come up with a good way for my country to defend against the Iron Floating Massacre and the Kidnapping Horse of the Jin State, what reward do you want? ”

"The ministers all serve the country, and they dare not ask for rewards."

"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. Give you a knighthood, county man, but not hereditary. ”

Liu Chan's words made Liu Qi's heartbeat stop suddenly, his breathing became heavy, and he quickly knelt down: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”