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Chapter 739 Even if troops are dispatched, there are still many worries... (Second update)
Chapter 748

Walking out of the palace slowly, Yeluyan, who was obviously exhausted, couldn't help but look up at the sun in the sky, squinted his eyes and let out a long breath.

I finally lived up to the expectations of my old friend, and finally persuaded His Majesty to agree to recruit soldiers and horses from the northern tribes to conquer the Song Dynasty.

It's just that Yelu Hongji reluctantly gave up his plan to conquer the position of the chief general after the hard persuasion by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Afterwards, the emperor himself chose several candidates for the commander. After discussions among the ministers and workers, it was finally agreed that His Majesty's brother from the same mother, the King of Song, Yelu and Luwo, who stayed behind in Shangjing, would be the commander in chief to recruit one hundred thousand soldiers from the Daliao , 15 tribes in the north to fight against the Song Dynasty.

Yelu and Luwo are the commanders-in-chief, and Yeluyan does not object. After all, compared to the incomprehensible emperor, King Song, who stayed in Shangjing, Yelu and Luwo have been in the army for a long time. They are quite prestigious and loyal and cautious. He has only had the experience of leading an army to suppress rebellions in the north a few times, but he has no record of major defeats and victories, so he can only be regarded as a mediocre talent.

There will be no problem with such a person's status and status as the commander-in-chief. However, in terms of using troops, it is much better than sending someone who is too bold and reckless. After all, what needs to be faced is Song Guo, not those who only know A northern alien race that relies on brute force to fight.

Compared with the other candidates, only the King Song, who can only be called a mediocre talent, can be used to great effect. It is enough to see how withered the talents of Daliao are today.

Yeluyan didn't stay outside the palace, but saw Yelu and Luwo walking over surrounded by a group of sycophants. It seemed that those ministers who were slapping Yelu and Luwo wanted to see Yeluyan, the courtier. The governor seemed to be here specially to wait for Yelu and Lu Hou. After greeting Yeluyan in a hurry, they dispersed one after another.

"I have seen His Highness..." Yeluyan smiled at Yelu and Luwo after those people left.

"Prime Minister, don't be like this. You know what kind of person you are. Today, you are shouldering a heavy responsibility, and you are very anxious. You are still thinking about finding a time to visit the prime minister..." Yelu and Luwo quickly returned the gift Then he smiled wryly.

"This burden is too heavy for Gu. In fact, Gu is more willing to continue to stay in Beijing than to take on this burden."

"Your Highness is wrong. If Your Highness doesn't bear this burden, who has the courage and wisdom to shoulder it?" Yeluyan smiled and shook his head. "I wonder if Your Highness has any free time. Today I am going to serve as a minister..."

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In a restaurant not far from the Daliao Palace, the two sat opposite each other. Although there was good wine and food, neither of them had much appetite.

Yelu and Luo, who were very self-aware, frankly expressed to Yeluyan that they hoped to get some advice from him.But the problem is that Yeluyan, as the governor of Daliao, even if he wants to help, at most he can say a few good words for Yelu and Luwo, who are going out at that time, so that the supply of armaments and supplies can be improved. Arrive in time.

"Then what should I do? Xiao Shen has always been at odds with Gu, and today, he actually bowed under me, and he must be dissatisfied. When the time comes, the army will be out, and the supervising army will be at odds with the commander. I'm afraid there will be big troubles." .”

Yelu and Luwo have always been afraid of trouble, which is why since he took the post of the left guard in Shangjing 15 years ago, His Majesty promised him other positions several times, but he always declined.

After all, he prefers to stay here, go to and from work safely, without worrying about other problems.

"This time, I recommended to Your Majesty the Northern Court Xuanwei Envoy Xiao Wuna, Mr. Xiao, as the Supervisor of the Army. However, the Emperor did not accept the offer and instead gave it to Xiao Shen..." Yeluyan was also very distressed.

Xiao Shen is also a guy who has no talent in his chest and only knows how to bully his superiors and bully his inferiors, but our Daliao Emperor Yelu Hongji likes such a character.

Especially during the years of Yelu Hongji's reign, it was because of such treacherous sycophants that led to repeated civil strife in Daliao. But now, Yelu Hongji is not only not awakened at all, he still stubbornly likes these sycophants with ulterior motives. It's really painful.

But they were all helpless, or in other words, the Daliao Emperor was like a magnet of superior quality, even a sycophant who was ambushed by the sand would emit a bright light when he came to the Daliao Emperor.

"What's more, this time I asked all the northern tribes to send troops to help the war. At that time, those rebellious people will be in front of us. If there is a conflict between Gu and Xiao Shen, wouldn't it be a joke for the world to see our Daliao? ?” Yelu and Luwo had a headache.

However, he has a lot to say, but he can't say it in front of his own brother.

After Yeluyan pondered for a long time, he rubbed his swollen brows and made a decision. "What His Highness said is absolutely true. Let's do it this way. When the time comes, I will contact all my colleagues and think of a way to see if I can make His Majesty change his mind. If not, at least... at least we can't let the most ugly situation happen."

There is no way, although Yelu Hongji also trusts Xuanwei envoy Xiao Wuna of the Northern Academy very much, but now Xiao Wuna is in Xixia, it is difficult to return to Beijing, it is not unusual for His Majesty to want to be a favored villain by his side.

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In March of Yangchun, the stretches of farmland outside Yanzhou City are full of busy people.Except for the original Yanzhou Han people, most of them are the family members of the Xiang army who migrated from Shaanxi Road.

Every household can receive their own land deeds, rations, dried meat, various living materials, farming tools, and even farming cattle from the government.

Even pots, bowls, ladles, and pots can be received. It can be said that such services from the government will definitely make these family members of the Xiang army feel at home.

Compared to the shabby thatched hut in my hometown and the one-third of an acre of land that can't even fill my stomach, I'm really not happy to be here.

Moreover, the government also specially mobilized a group of officials who understand farming seasons and farming affairs to tell these people in batches and shifts how to cultivate the dry land here, how to irrigate and plant more effectively, and how to maximize the increase in the number of acres. production etc.

On the contrary, many people who are neglected in farming, or who are from the south, know a lot of common sense about dry land farming here.

And at the junction of the three prefectures of Yan, You, and Hong, there are currently thousands of staff members who have rich herding experience who have been relegated and transferred to horse herding supervisors.He specializes in herding cattle and horses, and specially selected a group of good horses from among the war horses, and spent a lot of money to buy excellent stallions from the Western Regions, striving to make this area a big one. Song's excellent horse farm.

In addition, Wang Yang specially purchased a large amount of alfalfa seeds through those smugglers, and signed cooperation agreements with more than [-] households.

The alfalfa they planted will be uniformly purchased by the government and exchanged for grain at two stones per mu of land.

That is to say, they only need all kinds of alfalfa, and they can get half a stone more grain than the usual yield per mu.It took a lot of talking and talking, and it was only then that I was persuaded.

(End of this chapter)