Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Yong led a large group of people to check into Jingzhao Mansion, and the officials who stayed in Jingzhao Mansion also immediately went out of the city to greet him.

"I wait, I sincerely welcome the return of the King of Guanzhong." A large group of officials knelt in front of Zhang Yong and said in unison.

"Everyone, please forgive me!" Zhang Yong nodded.

After getting up without ceremony, all the officials kneeling in front of him to greet him took them into the Zhao Mansion, and then arranged for all his family members to enter the Jingzhao Mansion.

He asked Turan Lun to allocate a room to the two new little sisters, and then met with his sons and daughters.

He hugged the babies who had started running all over the floor, and then their mothers took them back one by one.

To be honest, Zhang Yong has a lot of children now, and his shooting rate is also quite strong.

There are more than a dozen women following you. You now have a total of six sons and five daughters. The eldest son and the second son are born to Tulan Lun and Famaina respectively.

The third son was also born to Tulan Lun, the fourth son was born to Tuoba of Xixia, the fifth son was also born to Quchi, and the sixth son was born to one of the two Mongolian wives and concubines that Genghis Khan had previously given to him.

The daughter was born to Xiaoyun, another Mongolian woman, Bachnaya, and a Xixia woman without a Zang family name. Now of the two new concubines who came back with her, one of the Xue family members also had a big belly.

Zhang Yong had a premonition that soon there would be a lot of little kids running around in his palace. Then one of them suddenly ran up to Zhang Yong and called him daddy.

Zhang Yong was afraid that he would say something when the time came.

"Good boy, who is your mother?"

There's no way, sometimes there are too many and he can't remember them clearly.

"My lord, go and do your work, leave these children to us." Tu Lanlun picked up his eldest son and second son together and said in his arms.

Now, in order to take care of Zhang Yong's dignity issues, Tu Lanlun only calls him the master in private, and still calls Zhang Yong the prince in front of others.

"Well! Take good care of the other little sisters. I will go deal with things first." Zhang Yong said.

Several other women also bowed to Zhang Yong, and then left with the eldest sister Tu Lanlun.

After arranging all his family members, Zhang Yong summoned all the officials of Jingzhao Mansion, large and small, in the palace meeting hall.

I have been away from Guanzhong for more than four months, and I have some serious matters that need to be dealt with.

"What happened in Jingzhao Mansion during my absence? Does the Great Khan have any instructions?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, during the period of your absence, nothing happened in the Guanzhong area of ​​our Jingzhao Mansion, and various autumn harvest tasks were also carried out steadily.

Sweat profusely! All the troops are stationed near Tongguan, the nearby people have been relocated, and there have been no disturbances to the people. Your Majesty, are we still planting grass near Tongguan this year? "The official said.

To be honest, the land of more than two hundred miles near Tongguan has been in a state of neglect for more than a year. It was in the middle of Guanzhong, and the king also ordered them to plant a large amount of weeds and alfalfa nearby.

To feed the cattle and sheep of the Mongolian army.

If only people could be stationed in these two hundred miles of land, and then farmland could be reclaimed to grow food.

Their grain production and economy in Guanzhong would be better. Some local officials in Hanzhong even tried to dissuade Zhang Yong many times and told him not to take over. Some areas east of Guanzhong, especially the Tongguan area, were turned into Mongolian pastures.

These areas are all black soil. The land is very fertile and suitable for growing a large amount of wheat and rice. If you plant pasture for livestock here, it will not be as cost-effective as farming.

"This year, the war against the Kingdom of Jin will not end. Only forage will be grown nearby. After the war is completely over, I will sign a group of people to come over and then take root again to develop farmland." Zhang Yong waved his hand. , said.

Of course he knew what these officials wanted to say. The area near customs clearance. The land is very fertile and has been a land for growing grain since ancient times. It is a pity that Zhang Yong has planted a large amount of pasture due to the constant wars and wars in recent years.

But there is no way around it, because this is the place where the Fourth War was fought. If the people are allowed to farm here, they will inevitably conflict with the Mongolian cavalry, and Zhang Yong will really be a bad person by then.

Moreover, there are no extra people coming here now, and there is still a lot of land in Xixia that can be reclaimed. It does not mean that the people do not have fields to cultivate. The most important thing for the Mongols is land.

Moreover, a period of protective livestock breeding will also be beneficial to future farmland reclamation. The Mongolians graze here, and the cattle, sheep, and horses will produce excrement. After the excrement is dried and weathered, it will become fertilizer and integrated into the land.

In the coming year, you only need to set off a wildfire to burn the turf, and the ash will also form a very good fertilizer. When the time comes to plant on this land, the yield will be higher.

"Next year, I plan to move from the Sichuan and Sichuan areas, and one hundred thousand people will enter Zhongxing Mansion in Xixia. You can make some preparations." Zhang Yong said.

Wokuotai has promised to give the old capital of Xixia to Zhang Yong, and will definitely sign a group of Han people to come over. After all, the local Xixia people have either been killed or have fled to the vicinity of Xuanhua Mansion.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will arrange the handover later." A civil servant said.

Relocating 100,000 people to increase the number of Han people in Xixia is a long-term strategic goal, and it is a good thing for the Han people, so they must seize it.

"Well! How is the progress of the steel smelted from my king's steel factory and the cannonballs from the gunpowder factory?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Reporting to the prince, the steel is still not up to standard. We still need some time to build the new type of artillery you requested, but the cannonballs have also been reduced to the size of a cantaloupe.

More than 40 of the latest thunder cannons were produced, all made of pure steel. According to your instructions, half of them were sent to Tongguan and handed over to the Great Khan! The remaining half was placed in Hanzhong.

Half of the explosive packs were also transported to the sweating areas on the front line, and the rest was transported to Hanzhong. "An official in charge of gunpowder and steel supervision said.

The cannonball can be as big as a cantaloupe. To be honest, Zhang Yong is quite satisfied. Cannonballs of this size are not unusable.

As for the comprehensive casting of cannons, I still have to wait until the war in the Jin Kingdom is over before I have time to do this.

At that time, Zhang Yong will come up with the crystallization formula of black powder, adding sugar, and crushing iron filings to further increase the launch range, explosion power and lethality.

The true power of the artillery will also be reflected, becoming an artifact of war.

As for the thunder cannons, cannons and explosive packs, they are now the main weapons used by the Mongolian army to attack cities.

It is also a defensive weapon. This year, I have to deal with the attacks of the Southern Song Dynasty, and I am also responsible for the battle against the Kingdom of Jin.

Zhang Yong has a premonition that he will be very, very busy this year.

However, it is still unrealistic to completely eliminate the flying thunder cannons and replace them with the latest artillery this year.

The current main force is still the flying thunder cannon, plus the catapult to throw explosive bags. The Mongols are quite enthusiastic about this simple and easy-to-use weapon. As for improvement.

hehe! There is no need to improve it at all, they think it works well this way.

"How is the food factory? Has it been built according to my instructions?" Zhang Yong asked.

Another important thing I ordered before leaving was that the food factory's new military ration compressed biscuit powder must be produced, because the method is very simple.

Zhang Yong also has a detailed formula here, and all the raw materials are self-sufficient. He has also found many pastry chefs and handed over the formula to them. "King Guanzhong, the establishment and production of the food factory went very smoothly. It was completed two months ago and started production. In the previous month, we produced a hundred thousand kilograms of compressed biscuit powder.

In the second month, the output reached 150,000 jins. In the future, if there are enough materials and the workers are proficient enough, the output can be increased to 200,000 jins per month. "A civil servant in charge of the food factory said.

There are specific and detailed production methods and sufficient raw materials. It is not too difficult for them to make this kind of thing.

Hearing this, Zhang Yong nodded with satisfaction. It would be some time before he would go to Wokuotai. By then, he should be able to produce a lot of compressed biscuit powder. With 300,000 kilograms together, he could make one by himself. and brought to the front line.

One kilogram of compressed biscuit powder is enough to feed an ordinary soldier for three days, and three hundred thousand kilograms is enough to feed an army of hundreds of thousands for ten days.

This is equivalent to tens of thousands of stones of food, and this kind of food is really easy to carry and store.

"You step up production. In half a month, I will lead the army to join Tongguan and Dahuan. By then, there will be at least 300,000 kilograms of compressed biscuit powder." Zhang Yong said.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Let alone 300,000 kilograms of compressed biscuit powder, we can collect even 350,000 kilograms. Now the production has increased." A civil servant said.

With sufficient raw materials and workers becoming more and more skilled, this kind of compressed biscuit powder can be put into production very quickly and on a large scale.

"Your Majesty! How many troops do you plan to bring with you to the front line this time?" a Hanzhong general asked.

"Huh? I plan to bring 10,000 herdsmen cavalry, 3,000 armored cavalry, and 10,000 elite infantry to gather 23,000 troops to the front line." Zhang Yong said.

The current army in Guanzhong is about 40,000 people. This does not include the Mongolian cavalry. He only takes more than 10,000 troops with him, and there are more than 30,000 defenders who can also be responsible for supporting Hanzhong.

"When my subordinates know about the prince, we will immediately arrange an army of 10,000 people."

"Well! You will also incorporate the 5,000 new troops that I have brought from Sichuan and Sichuan into my army, and then start training." Zhang Yong said.

"We will know, Prince, don't worry."

After meeting with all the officials of Guanzhong Mansion, Zhang Yong went to the steel factory and gunpowder factory to supervise the work, and then went to the food factory.

I personally tried the latest mass-produced compressed biscuit powder.

The materials used for this compressed biscuit powder are white sugar, flour, ghee, milk, eggs, and edible salt. Its nutritional value is incredible, and its taste is better than ordinary military rations.

Put the compressed biscuit powder in a bowl and brew it with boiling water before eating it, or eat it dry or put it in your mouth and take a sip of cold water. As for the taste, it is crispy and fragrant, with a hint of saltiness.

This tastes much better than ordinary military rations. To put it bluntly, the current military ration is to put a bunch of grain in a pot and then add water. If the conditions are good, add some salt, then boil it and it's done. Compared with your own compressed biscuit powder, it's ten times worse!

While Zhang Yong's side of Guanzhong was making intensive war preparations, the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty also began intensive war preparations.

A whole winter passed, giving the Jin people enough time to breathe, but they were trampled and harassed by the Mongolian cavalry.

There was no food left for the Jin people in the Central Plains this year, but fortunately, the Southern Song Dynasty supported a large amount of food and grass for the Jin people, which also allowed the Jin army to have food to eat.

But ordinary people are not treated so well. The Jin Kingdom in the midst of war is very miserable.

"Your Majesty! Recently, many officials have reported that some Han people are too hungry to eat. Now they are begging in the streets. I beg your Majesty to allocate some military rations for disaster relief." In the palace of Kaifeng Mansion. A minister knelt in front of Wanyan Shouxu and said.

no way. This year's experience is really too hard. We fought a whole year last year and had no time to pay taxes. This year, the people in the Kingdom of Jin are miserable. Not to mention using some food and salary to pay taxes, they even have to pay taxes themselves. None of them had enough to eat.

"I know it too! The people are suffering, and I also want them to have enough to eat, but where in the Jin Kingdom can we allocate military rations to ordinary people now?" Wanyan Shouxu sighed and said.

It's also near Kaifeng Mansion. Collected some food and grass. Other areas are basically in a state of war, so there is no harvest!

Under such circumstances, the Jin Kingdom's army didn't even have enough to eat, so how could they have extra food and wages to provide disaster relief?

"Your Majesty! There are tens of millions of people in the Central Plains. Are we going to let them starve to death?"

"If these bastards feed these people, what will happen to our army? How can we resist the Mongolian invasion if our army has no enough food to eat?" A Jurchen general stood up and roared.

When the country is ruined and the family is in ruins, your majesty will have no surplus food and no spare time to care about the life and death of ordinary people. They themselves will not have enough to eat. We still need to rely on the Southern Song Dynasty for emergency help.

"But if we don't save these people, even if we can repel the Mongols, what will we have left?"

"No matter what, we must defend the country first. Let the soldiers have their bellies full first. The people should be patient for the time being and let them go to the fields to eat some grass roots, bark, or field mice." A gold medalist The general said.

"Don't talk anymore! The people are also suffering. I, as the emperor, am sorry for everyone. How much food is left in the treasury now?" Wanyan Shouxu waved his hand and asked.

He cannot ignore the people of the world. Prestige is something that once lost, you can never get it back.

It took Dajin a hundred years to finally gain a foothold in the Central Plains region, and they could not just lose it.

"Your Majesty! More than half of the tax revenue collected this year has been transported to the front line and given to the soldiers for use.

The remaining grain in the treasury is only tens of thousands of dan, and even if it is all taken out, it will not save the people. And we in Kaifeng Mansion must not run out of food. "A civil servant said.

Your Majesty, we agree that you want to provide disaster relief and help the victims, but you also have to look at your own situation. Now we are really unable to protect ourselves. Even if we want to provide disaster relief, we are still unable to do so!

"Then let the people suffer a little longer! Let them eat some wild vegetables, bark, grass roots and the like first." Wanyan Shouxu gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty! The country is in difficulty now. I believe the people can understand us. The first priority is to repel the Mongols." said a Jurchen general.

On the other side, the Southern Song Dynasty was also stepping up preparations for war strategies. It had accumulated 120,000 troops in the Xiangyang area and more than 300,000 shi of grain and grass reserves.

Just wait for spring to arrive, and then launch a large-scale attack to capture Hanzhong in one go. As long as Hanzhong can be captured, the land of Sichuan and Shu will be open to the public.

Now the Southern Song Dynasty only wanted the Jin Kingdom to hold back the Mongolian army so that they could successfully fight.

At the same time, war also started in the Mongolian grasslands and the Hebei region, and a large number of troops were mobilized. Genghis Khan, who was far away in the grasslands, also ordered a group of cattle, sheep, and cavalry troops to be mobilized south to prepare to support Wokuotai.

Mongolia, the Jin Kingdom, and the Southern Song Dynasty were all actively preparing for war.

"Now, how can I live alone now?

I fought for Golden Dog for several years, but I didn’t want to find that my family would be ruined when I came back. "A man in his thirties knelt in front of several lonely graves and cried.

As a young man, he was forced to become a man a few years ago because he resisted the Mongolian attack, leaving behind his mother, a wife who was over fifty years old, and two children who were waiting to be fed.

Because he missed his family, he secretly came back once to see his mother, wife and children. He didn't want his wife, children and mother to be dead after he returned, and now all he had left were four lonely graves.

"Why are we fighting this war? Why should I sacrifice my life for the Jin people?" The sloppy man knelt on the ground, pounded the ground hard, and said with tears in his eyes.

The same scene happened all over the Central Plains. This year's famine has caused the death of countless families.

The only ones who could survive were some young and middle-aged men, and most of the old, weak, women and children had starved to death.

"I heard that the king of Guanzhong is benevolent and that the land of Sichuan and Shu in Guanzhong is rich. How about we flee to the land of Sichuan and Shu in Guanzhong to survive?"

"You'll starve to death if you stay here, so why not go have a try." (End of Chapter)