Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Isn't that what he did all of this for? Which of these scholars does not have lofty ambitions and dreams?

The Han people in the north had been looked down upon by the Southern Song government for many years, so he wanted to prove himself, prove that the Southern Song Dynasty had misjudged him, and prove his ambition to reach the upper reaches of the world.

"As long as you have the ability, then I will give you all the opportunity to show what you have learned." Zhang Yong stepped forward and helped Tao Jie, who was kneeling on the ground, up and said.

This man named Tao Jie, Zhang Yong has never even heard of his name in history, not even a few words about him.

But there are only a lot of people in this world who will be buried in the long river of history. Some talented people just don't have a stage for them to show off what they have learned.

The conversation between the two ended late that night and early the next morning.

Zhang Yong summoned his own envoy, wrote a letter himself, and asked people to take it to the front line and give it to Wo Kuotai.

Now we are recruiting civilian men and pack horses to send to the front line and hand them over to the Wokuotai army.

After that, Zhang Yong immediately mobilized the power of Chengdu Prefecture and recruited 20,000 pack horses from Sichuan and Sichuan.

Coupled with the three spare horses equipped by each of the 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, as well as a large number of small carts, all gathered together, this was the last resort. More than 200,000 of the crops are grain.

Along the way, Zhang Yong had made arrangements. Everywhere they went, some local officials would arrange for them to eat.

Only when traveling in mountainous areas will they eat the food in their hands and strive to send the maximum amount of food to the front line.

"If the Great Khan asks why I can't go to the Jin Kingdom battlefield as soon as possible, you can tell the Great Khan.

Things in Sichuan and Shu have not yet been dealt with. They need to deal with the local forces in Sichuan and Shu, the Southern Song Dynasty's attack on Guanzhong, and Dali in Yunnan. "Before the messenger set off, Zhang Yong was still not at ease, so he specially called the messenger again.

"Don't worry, King Guanzhong! I know what to do. I will definitely bring the letter to the Great Khan. I also remember every word of what you said." The Mongolian envoy selected by Zhang Yong knelt on the ground. He kowtowed to Zhang Yong a few times and said.

"Well! All the territories you pass along the way are under my jurisdiction, and there should be no great danger. When you arrive at the military camp, first say hello to Okuotai Khan for me, and give my gift to Okuo Tai Khan." Zhang Yong said.

In addition to Zhang Yong's letters, Zhang Yong also packed several large boxes with the property he had collected in Chongqing and ordered these people to take them with them and give them to Ogedai as gifts.

"I understand, King Guanzhong." The messenger nodded and said.

"Okay, you should set off quickly and try to get to Ogedai Khan's side as quickly as possible." After Zhang Yong explained what the envoy should say, he personally sent the envoy out of the gate of Chengdu Prefecture, and then returned to himself in the palace.

A few days after the envoy set out, Zhang Yong arranged for 20,000 civilians, 5,000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry to carry a large amount of food and grass and set off for the land of Guanzhong.

Then transfer through Guanzhong and go to the Wokuotai Camp, which is still commanding operations in the Kingdom of Jin.

According to Zhang Yong's calculations, this team will not be marching very fast due to the tens of thousands of infantrymen encumbered along the way. They can just wait for more than 20 days after their departure before setting off on their own.

The envoy sent by Zhang Yong rode fast horses all night and arrived at the camp at Wokuotai six days later.

Wokuotai himself also quickly received the envoy sent by Zhang Yong.

"Did Zhang Yong send you here? How are the soldiers in Sichuan and Sichuan? Did he move smoothly?" Wo Kuotai said.

He didn't know what was going on on Zhang Yong's side, but things were not going well on his own side! I thought it was an overwhelming battle.

But the Jin people didn't know what was going on, and they managed to compete with their Mongolian army for a long time, and even narrowly defeated them several times.

In particular, the city where the Southern Song Dynasty general Meng Gong was stationed had a very strong defense. He used 30,000 troops and some civilians to garrison several cities, and he was able to hold back his 70,000 to 80,000 troops.

It doesn't matter if you divide your troops, or if you don't divide your troops. The concentrated troops can't take down the 100,000 troops of the Jin Kingdom in the wild.

And drag this bastard. Since the war started, he has been very positive on the surface, but Wokuotai can see it.

This kid was causing trouble behind his back, even braiding his hair. It was a completely useless fighting method, and the same was true for the host kings.

And this battle was his first battle after becoming the Great Khan of Mongolia, and he was absolutely not allowed to fail. He had been victorious after defeating Tongguan. Unexpectedly, he actually froze at the critical moment.

Especially after the weather turned hot recently, their Mongolian army began to be unable to bear the hot weather, and a large number of soldiers began to faint from heatstroke.

If Zhang Yong hadn't taught him some ways to deal with heatstroke before, he might have withdrawn his troops and returned to some cooler places to escape the heat.

"Report to the Great Khan! The King of Guanzhong is already here. Ten days ago, he completely captured the Chongqing Mansion, the last minister who resisted in the land of Sichuan and Shu.

Since then, troops have been deployed to attack other areas of Sichuan and Shu. Until the villains were sent, some areas on the Yunnan border had not been completely recovered. "The envoy sent by Zhang Yong said.

"Really? It seems that the battle in Sichuan and Sichuan will be over soon! He should be able to come and help by then." Wo Kuotai nodded and said.

"Great Khan! Before the villain set out, the King of Guanzhong had told me that he would collect a batch of grain and grass, about 150,000 dan. At that time, he would personally escort the grain and grass to meet the Great Khan and replenish the army. Food." The messenger said to Wo Kuotai.

"Hmm! This guy Zhang Yong is really thoughtful! He knows I'm running out of food." Wo Kuotai was very happy to hear that food could be delivered.

The war has been going on for three months, and I am almost running out of food.

He also planned to ask Bolu to find a solution from the north or some of the clan kings stationed on the Xixia grassland. He did not expect that Zhang Yong would have a solution so quickly.

Personally escorting the food from Sichuan and Sichuan was really a help in times of need.

"Can these grains and grass be delivered within a month?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"Great Khan! The King of Guanzhong said that it will be delivered to him. When the time comes, he will personally come to the military camp to meet the Great Khan," the messenger said.

"Okay! 150,000 stones of food and grass are enough for us to launch a winter offensive. When the weather is freezing in winter, we will completely destroy the Jin Kingdom." Wo Kuotai patted the table and said.

"Great Khan! The King of Guanzhong also asked me to bring you some gifts to dedicate to you. These are some of the wealth he collected in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan." The messenger finished.

After waving to the outside, several diners came in, took out several boxes, placed them in front of Wo Kuotai, and opened the boxes, only to see that they were filled with gold, silver and jewelry. And some silver ingots, gold.

"Yes, yes, this guy is serious. It seems that the land of Sichuan and Sichuan is indeed very wealthy! Will they be able to pay taxes next year?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"This King of Guanzhong has not told the villain. How about waiting for the Guanzhong Council to come and let him report to the Great Khan in person!" said the envoy.

Regarding tax matters, he is just an ordinary messenger. His master has not explained it, so it is hard for him to say anything.

"Well! After all, the place has just been conquered. He can collect so much food and jewelry, which is already very good. As for taxes, you don't have to be too hasty to tell Zhang Yong. You can wait until next year." Wo Kuotai said. .

"Thank you Khan for your understanding!"

"Well! Come and take it, these are rewards for you." Wo Kuotai stood up, took some silver ingots and jewelry from several boxes sent by Zhang Yong, and gave them directly to the envoys present.

Anyone who comes to see him at Wo Kuotai is unlikely to return empty-handed, let alone those who come with gifts.

Although the gift-giver this time is Zhang Yong, he will not be stingy even for these errands.

(According to the records of some foreign historians, when Ogedai was in power, he was very generous. As long as you went to see this Mongolian man, no matter what gifts you brought, he would give you more gifts in return than you gave.)

"Thank you, Great Khan! I wish the Great Khan good health." Several envoys were very happy after receiving the rewards, and immediately knelt on the ground and paid homage to Ogedai.

"Well! You guys have a good night's rest in the military camp, and leave here as soon as possible tomorrow morning to report to your master. Tell him that I like his gift very much, and that he has done well in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan. I look forward to him and His meeting." Wo Kuotai said.

Several envoys nodded, bowed to Ogedai once more, got up and left the tent. "Look at Yelu Chucai, Zhang Yong is still in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, and he immediately started worrying about our food." Wo Kuotai smiled after the envoy left, looked at Yelu Chucai and said .

"Great Khan! The Land of Forgiveness is already rich, but there are some inconveniences in transportation. If transportation can be more convenient in the future, then we will not be short of food and grass when we fight abroad in the future." Yelu Chu said.

The land of Sichuan and Shu is a famous land of abundance. It has been a land of abundant food and grass for more than a thousand years. The conquest of the entire land of Sichuan and Shu this time will have a huge impact on the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Hmph! I think the Southern Song Dynasty is much easier to fight than the Jin Kingdom. After I conquer the Jin Kingdom, the next one I want to conquer is the Southern Song Dynasty." Wo Kuotai smiled and said.

After several battles with the Southern Song Dynasty and reports from Subotai, Zhang Yong and others, he had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Southern Song Dynasty army. After the process was completed, they would be the next ones to deal with.

According to Wokuotai's plan, after taking a period of rest after the destruction of the Jin Kingdom, he would immediately convene a Khuliltai Conference to publicize his achievements and then determine which places to attack.

After hearing this, Yelu Chu shook his head. These Mongolian monarchs were not like the previous overlords who wanted to settle in the Central Plains and occupy the rich, vast and populous Central Plains area.

Their ambitions are greater, but if they really conquer such a huge territory, how to manage it is also a problem. Mongolia's current system is similar to that of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

It's fine in the short term, but big problems will definitely arise over time. What will Mongolia do then? What should he, a minister, do?

He had already said some words to Wo Kuotai before, but Wo Kuotai ignored them, so he would not say them again. The top priority now was to figure out how to deal with Jin Guo.

Then there is the need to restore the productivity of the northern region and make the northern region a tax revenue base for Mongolia.

Seven days later, the envoy sent by Zhang Yong returned to the land of Sichuan and Shu.

After learning that his envoys had returned, Zhang Yong immediately summoned them in his temporary palace in Chengdu.

"He's back, what did the Khan say?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Report to the King of Guanzhong! The Great Khan was very happy after receiving your gift, and even rewarded us. And we have told the truth as you asked us to bring it to the Great Khan." The messenger knelt on the ground and said.

"Well! I've worked hard for you this time. Now that we're all done, you should go down and have a good rest! After a while, I will take you back to the land of Guanzhong." Zhang Yong said.

After the envoy left, Zhang Yong sent someone to find Tao Jie and asked him to come over.

"Meet the King of Guanzhong!"

"No need to be polite, just sit down!" Zhang Yong pointed to the chair next to him and said.

After hearing Zhang Yong's words, Tao Jie was not polite and immediately sat on the chair, saluted Zhang Yong again, and then asked.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I heard that the envoy has returned?"

"Well! I just came back today and I summoned him right away. It's pretty much what you thought. Ogedai Khan was very happy when he heard that I wanted to escort the grain and grass and give him gold, silver and jewelry." Zhang Yong said.

"That's good! King Guanzhong, it seems that the Mongolian Khan still trusts you very much. This is a good thing." Tao Jie said.

"Well! I will leave next, and you will help take care of the land of Sichuan and Shu." Zhang Yong said.

"Prince, please don't worry." Tao Jie said.

"Well! You go down first!" Zhang Yong said.

Tao Jie nodded and turned around to leave.

After Tao Jie left, Zhang Yong began a busy life in the next ten days, diving headlong into the management of Sichuan and Sichuan.

The grain production in Sichuan and Sichuan is indeed large, but the planting model is still far behind his own modern plan, so Zhang Yong plans to train local magistrates first.

When the spring plowing comes next year, the planting methods I practiced in Guanzhong will be extended to Sichuan and Sichuan.

Then there are the seeds he brought from the Delhi Sultanate. After two years of cultivation, they have grown into some finished products in the Guanzhong area. The seedlings of these seeds will also be sent from the Guanzhong area.

Growing in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, there are also high-yielding red-flesh watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers and the like that I brought from modern times.

The several legions that Zhang Yong left behind in Sichuan and Shu also officially carried out some recruitment campaigns in Sichuan and Shu to serve as soldiers for themselves. Zhang Yong promised a lot of benefits, including food and money.

Even so, recruiting was not particularly ideal.

It took more than ten days to recruit 5,000 new soldiers. It seemed that the people under the Song Dynasty were still very resistant to being a soldier.

If he hadn't improved his salary, he wouldn't have been able to recruit even these five thousand soldiers in ten days.

After recruiting these soldiers, Zhang Yong divided them into ten squads, and then added them to his veteran troops in a mixed manner.

Start training locally, and after half a year of training, go to Hanzhong Mansion for defense change.

According to Zhang Yong's idea, 10,000 troops were stationed in Hanzhong Mansion for a long time.

These 10,000 troops will change their defenses every other year, and the troops who have changed their defenses will enter the Sichuan-Sichuan land or the Guanzhong land to rest and cultivate their fields.

In addition, Zhang Yong also ordered people to further strengthen the city defense of Hanzhong Prefecture, with 10,000 troops stationed in Hanzhong.

And they sent scouts to scout nearby all year round. As long as they found signs of attack by the Southern Song Dynasty army, they would immediately mobilize troops from the vicinity of Fengxiang Mansion.

In addition, Jingzhao Mansion will also send reinforcements to Hanzhong to try to have enough troops to defend before the Southern Song Dynasty army arrives, and also stock up on food and grass in the city.

In addition, there is the supervision of the summer harvest, which usually lasts about a month. Before Zhang Yong's grain transport team set off, the summer harvest work had already begun.

This busy life lasted for more than twenty days, and this time the summer harvest movement was successfully completed. After Zhang Yong entered Sichuan and Sichuan, the summer harvest work did not cause any huge wars.

Although it is slower than in previous years, it is still proceeding in an orderly manner. Lots and lots of money.

They are being sent to the Chengdu treasury one after another, and then after being counted in Chengdu, the troops assigned by Zhang Yong are transported to Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhang Yong received news that day that the grain transport team he sent had arrived near Fengxiang Mansion and had officially left Sichuan.

Zhang Yong then planned to set off from Chengdu to join the army.

Before leaving, Zhang Yong handed over his army to the two Han generals who were staying here.

The remaining several thousand Mongolian cavalry were led by Sauer, Hua Bart and a few others. He was led by Qianhu from Mongolia who had been following Zhang Yong.

In terms of government affairs, Zhang Yong arranged for Tao Jie and some officials from Guanzhong to take charge of government affairs together with local officials in Chengdu.

"After I leave, if it's a month if it's fast, or one and a half to two months if it's slow, I should be able to return to Sichuan again, and then the autumn harvest will begin.

During the period of my absence, you will be responsible for the affairs of Chengdu Prefecture. Only a small number of troops will be stationed on the border of Yunnan. "Zhang Yong said.

"King of Guanzhong! Please rest assured that we will manage Chengdu and the entire Sichuan and Shu land for you." Several officials knelt on the ground, bowed to Zhang Yong, and said.

Zhang Yong nodded, took more than two hundred personal guards, mounted his fast horse, and began to return to the land of Guanzhong. (End of chapter)