No shortage of walls

Song Xing's trip was originally due to political considerations, and Liu Guo and Liu Gongquan knew it. They didn't believe it at first, but just a few days after the emperor's trip, the news from all sides was different. The two of them were greatly impressed! Even a general like himself, who had lost his life in hundreds of battles, didn't see this. The Crown Prince Emperor was really powerful.

Shi Wenrou followed behind, chatting gently with people along the way. Only then did Liu Gongquan realize that the emperor's patrol had an unimaginable impact.

In fact, Song Xing had already analyzed it carefully. It only took him three years to complete the unification of Song State and the acquisition of Liao and Chen Dynasty, which suddenly made Song State very important among the hundreds of countries in the world.

In the eyes of the neighbors, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty had some backbone and were not afraid of death. But if they unite, their strength will be doubled, and their strategic depth will be doubled. At this time, they will also recruit the three kingdoms of Liao and Sui Chen; if they win the hearts of the people, their strength will almost double again.

Song Xing has already calculated it from the information returned by various ministries. The three kingdoms of Liao and Chen together had a similar territory to that of the Song Dynasty. It was just the anti-Song people in the old Liao and the wars. The Song soldiers were a bit ruthless and the population suffered serious losses. There are not as many people as the Song Dynasty. If we can conquer the hearts of the three peoples, we can ensure that the Song Dynasty remains in an invincible position.

Song Xing must give others the illusion that he is just messing around. Donghu and Xixia; due to the restraint of the Ministry of Rites, and the fact that the old Liao was caused by Song Ru's anti-Song, both countries tolerated it a little.

If the Song Dynasty rebelled against the Song Dynasty, it was impossible for them not to have thought about the Song Dynasty's imperial dignity, strategic and military political issues, and they were well-known and confident, and they were also a fascination.

Traveling during this period is to calm down their nerves. It's just that Chen's salt wells were a threat to Qi, and Qi was angry.

Song Xing naturally knew it and accepted Sui Chen. It can be directly traded with Wu Yue. For Da Qi, it is another strategic threat; it is also a geopolitical issue.

Song Xing only hoped that Qi would take action slowly. Because Liu Gongquan has already arranged it. It's too late, Qi State itself should also have a headache.

Song Xing knew that he had to carefully maintain this delicate relationship at the moment. The situation in the world seemed calm, but in fact it was on the verge of breaking out.

For the sake of the Song Dynasty, Song Xing had to let others think that he was just a kid messing around.

The snow in Pingshanguan came early this year, and it started snowing on September 27th.

Now the northern territory of the Song Dynasty is full of soldiers. They are bringing in sheep, shaving them, killing them, and cooking mutton in big pots.

This year, the national roads and city roads of the Song Dynasty have been completed; a lot of village roads and all the roads have been built, and even the post stations are almost ready. After all, the whole country is gathering the strength to do things for people's livelihood, and the progress is relatively fast.

In the beginning, the soldiers who built the workshop only had the emperor's orders, and there was no way to turn it down. It is impossible to guarantee that some of them were not surprised, but now, everyone understands that the workshop is a place where money is made.

I thought Xinhuang would only make fine salt and the like. However, in just three years, there have been so many novel and profitable things. The new liquor alone has defeated all the turbid liquors in the world, and it is impossible to support them.

If there are many new and weird things later, the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty will not be surprised at all.

Now the main road is useful. There are so many sheep. Without such a main road, it is really difficult to transport them.

The only thing missing is the post station. Although the post station has been built, due to the Song army's attack on the Liao Dynasty and the imperial edict, there are already arrangements, but there is not enough manpower, and now the post station is still short of fodder. We have to continue as before, and we may have to let go later. I hope that I can still cope with it in an emergency, but everyone knows that it will be fine next year.

This year, the one transporting the sheep is not the one with the farthest road, but the one with the shortest road. First, the mutton was transported to the post station, where a large pot was supported. The soldiers who were transporting the sheep all the way back were hungry, so they took their weapons and cut off a piece, dipped it in seasonings, ate it and left, which was very convenient.

The soldiers of Song Dynasty suddenly noticed. His majesty, the orthodox emperor, is so smart. His father-in-law has arranged everything, but a fool like me has not yet figured it out.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were waiting for the mutton at the border, but their weapons were never left behind. Everyone was on guard against foreign countries, especially Dong Qi. damn it!

They should kill Qi and then eat mutton. The soldiers of Song were filled with indignation and wanted to attack Qi. It’s just that your father doesn’t allow it. Now everyone is on guard, and some people think that His Majesty the Emperor wants to outsmart him; just like in Liaozhou, when Qi thinks it is over, the Song army will go over and kill all the Qi kings.

His majesty, the wise and mighty orthodox emperor, came up with a strange plan to save troops and reduce the losses of the sergeants.

But the Song Dynasty really owed cows and horses. They fought against the Liao Kingdom again. Although they said they would take over the Liao Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, not only the soldiers but also the horses were lost. The Song army wanted to do the best with one man and one horse.

Horses and cows are just like humans, they only give birth to babies in ten months, and they take a year to bear babies. But cows and horses don’t live as long as humans, and they really can’t give birth to many ponies and calves in a lifetime.

The war horses of the Song Dynasty were getting old, and they were all used to pull grain and fodder. There were not enough in the first place. Although they bought some in the first two years, what big effect did a few thousand horses have on nearly 400,000 soldiers?

The border guard will send an old soldier early to talk to the herdsmen, saying that there are so many sheep this year; he hopes everyone can raise more horses and cattle. If the Song Dynasty has fewer horses and cannot transport so many sheep, it will not be able to buy as many next time.

It should be noted that raising hundreds of thousands of sheep is indeed not easy. One carriage could not pull many sheep; even if they were stripped of oil.

The peeled suet was finally taken away by horse-drawn carriages, which could be distributed to the common people's craftsmen to make money; but the horses had to be bought from outside.

The carriage itself would not pull the sheep away.

The Hu people's herdsmen know their feelings and are reasonable. Moreover, cows are worth money, and horses are worth horses. It’s not like the people of the Song Dynasty wanted it for nothing. Secondly, the Hu people raised cattle, horses and sheep, and there were already enough for food. It was acquired by the Song State for another two years. If you didn't know that the Song State liked cattle and horses, you would be dead; as long as you mix cattle and horses among the sheep. Even if the sheep is not as good as the certificate of credence, people will turn a blind eye. Thirdly, there are so many cattle and horses. If they don't sell them, how can they keep them until they die of old age?

There are more and more cattle, horses and sheep. In the past, people from the Song Dynasty did not come to buy them. They did not dare to raise more if they wanted to. They all controlled by themselves.

Even troubled elderly herdsmen came to the Song Dynasty to have a look. Sure enough, many of the horses in the Song Dynasty were old horses, even civilian horses, which were temporarily recruited for use. The herdsmen had raised cattle, horses and sheep for millions of years, which could be seen from a distance.

They have been selling each other for two years, and both sides know each other, and the Hu people know that the Song Dynasty is a bit generous when it comes to squeezing cattle and horses; , the new liquor and delicacies are served; no one cares. Gradually, more and more Hu herdsmen were picking up cattle and horses. On the first day, some people were picking up half a hundred and half a dozen, and some were even picking up seven or eight hundred.