Chapter 36
It was Zhao Yingluo's plan to take the newly produced goods to the market for trading.
After the competition with Liang Da is over, she will go to the Zhongshan Foraging Field with crops that are not available in this era to exchange for horses, leather and other important strategic materials produced by the Jin Kingdom.
In the war between the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, although the number of cavalry could not determine the outcome of each war, it also played a huge role that cannot be ignored.
The cavalry has high mobility when facing infantry. A cavalry team of 1000 people can even scatter an infantry team of 1 people to a rout.
Liao and Jin also relied on cavalry when they went south to clear grass situations encountered on the border between the two countries were: the cavalry of the Liao and Jin Kingdoms quickly retreated after the Song Dynasty's army pursued them, they had already withdrawn from their own country.
Therefore, if you want to resist and defeat the Jin Kingdom, you must suppress it with the same number of cavalry or even multiples of the opponent's cavalry. If you want to strengthen the cavalry, you must have enough , all good war horses are controlled by the Kingdom of Jin. If you want to build a powerful cavalry, you must purchase good horses from the Kingdom of Jin! "I wonder what the princess wants to barter? I can make preparations in advance."
"horses!"
Wanyan Zongyi was stunned. Horses were strategic materials not only in the Song Dynasty, but also in the Jin Kingdom. Horses were either used to exchange messages between the two places, or they were weapons for charging into battle!
Her desire for horses was obviously not the former, but it couldn't be the latter, right?No way!No……
Maybe it's possible!
Wanyan Zongyi suddenly thought of the recent information provided by an informant, saying that after Zongze surrendered the tens of thousands of troops, he quickly gave the command to his adopted daughter Shen Wanshu. He also heard that Zongze had repeatedly discouraged the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji from moving south.
Behind this series of events, there seems to be an unknown power struggle being planned.
Could it be that... Zongze intended to train his adopted daughter to become the Lord of Kaifeng?If this is true, Da Jin can use this to canonize another emperor and further divide the Song Dynasty.
"I have horses of course, but I wonder how many the princess wants?"
Zhao Yingluo smiled lightly, "I want as much as you have, because I'm afraid that you, a ginseng seller, won't be able to collect enough horses."
Wanyan Zongyi said with some pride, "Ten thousand horses is a bit difficult, but thousands of horses is easy."
"I wonder what Mr. Wanyan wants to barter for?"
"As long as the goods are brought by the princess, I will accept them all according to the order."
Wanyan Zongyi's straightforwardness made Zhao Yingluo feel a little fond of the Jin people for the first time. It seemed that the Jin people were not like the Jin army who burned, killed, looted and harmed the people.
"I will definitely bring the best crops! See you in Zhongshan Mansion in half a month!"
After successfully inviting Zhao Yingluo to go north, Wanyan Zongyi left Kaifeng the next day, and before returning to Yanjing, he sent people to Daming Mansion and asked Liu Yu to send troops to attack Kaifeng immediately.
But Liu Yu is not a fool. Now that Kaifeng City is guarded by Zongze and 10,000+ troops are stationed, how easy is it to capture Kaifeng City?But you can’t help but show off to the golden people.
So they sent a force of 1 people to attack and occupy Puzhou.
Puzhou was originally Wang Zaixing's territory. After Wang Zaixing was surrendered, he immediately followed Zhao Yingluo's instructions and evacuated all his troops from Puzhou.
With no defenders and only security soldiers, Puzhou was completely undefended. Liu Yu's army occupied Puzhou with almost no he was limited to occupying Puzhou. As for Chanzhou and Kaifeng, he only avoided reorganizing his army to prepare for war, and then sent troops after hoarding grain and grass.
Wanyan Zongyi ignored him and began to use his power after returning to Yanjing to requisition and purchase horses. Although he was a little worried about the use of Zhao Yingluo's purchase of these horses, there was always a voice in his subconscious urging must be satisfied!She must be satisfied! Wanyan Zongwang heard that he was purchasing horses everywhere, and went to Wanyan Zongyi's mansion out of curiosity.
Wanyan Zongyi was overjoyed when he saw that he was here!Wanyan Zongwang now commands all the armies of the Kingdom of Jin. It would not be difficult for him to even out a thousand horses from hundreds of thousands of troops.
"Horses are military supplies. If His Majesty knew about it, he would definitely accuse you. This is not feasible."
Wanyan Zongwang's answer did not surprise him, but he was not in a hurry, "Brother, do you know why I should agree to her?"
Wanyan Zongwang said nonchalantly, "I heard from Mr. Han that this girl has outstanding beauty. Could it be that you were fascinated by her beauty, so you agreed to her? Listen to my advice. Now dozens of the Song Dynasty royal family are in Yanjing." , all of them are of outstanding beauty. If you want a few, you can tell His Majesty and pick a few with good looks and give them to you. Why risk being punished by Your Majesty to please her."
Wanyan Zongyi looked a little unnatural when he was questioned by him.
Did he really decide to take the risk to purchase horses because of her?No, absolutely not! "Brother, what you said is wrong! My promise to her is actually for my country, the Great Jin Kingdom. Brother, do you know that she has many high-yielding seeds?"
"I heard Mr. Han say that the so-called 'corn' seed can produce up to a thousand kilograms per mu. If this crop can be widely planted in our country, our army will no longer be short of food and grass. Once the army goes south, , the Song Dynasty is not far away from destroying the country."
"My brother only knows about corn, but I don't know that she also has high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. According to the information I have, crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes are drought-resistant and most suitable for growing in deserts." Land cultivation. In addition, these crops can be eaten raw and roasted, so they are most suitable for large armies to carry on expeditions. This type of crops is what our country of Jin urgently needs."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"I want her to come to Zhongshan and exchange a thousand horses for her seeds and a dozen servants who are proficient in growing these crops."
Wanyan Zongwang finally understood what he wanted to do, "In this way, with seeds and people who can grow these two crops, we no longer need to purchase them through the market."
"exactly!"
"Why bother? We might as well just send an army to snatch her away!"
Wanyan Zongyi smiled, "She is Zongze's adopted daughter. In addition, there have been frequent wars in recent years. Our Kingdom of Jin is not sure of victory. If my father had no worries, he would have ordered his brother to lead his army to Kaifeng again. .”
"According to what you say, even if she comes to Zhongshan Mansion, we can't keep her?"
"Brother, please help me gather these one thousand horses. As for whether she will stay or not after she comes to Zhongshan Mansion, it is up to my father to decide."
"That's all! This matter is up to you for the time being. Now that Yanjing has received [-] new horses, I will decide to give you [-]! But once His Majesty takes the blame..."
Wanyan Zongyi understood instantly and said with a smile, "Everything has nothing to do with brother."
……
Zhao Yingluo didn't know what happened in Yanjing. Now that the corn harvest is coming, it will be revealed who will win between her and Liang Da. In fact, the outcome has already been determined from the beginning.
(End of this chapter)
