Chapter 120 Of course I listen to her
He looked at the falling snow outside the window and said with some emotion that after every battle there were heavy losses in men and horses, not to mention normal deaths, and horses also needed to be replenished.
At this time, the Jin and Mongolian armies still strictly controlled the trade of war horses. If the Shenwei Army wanted to get horses, they could only obtain them on the battlefield. If they exchanged them secretly in private, the amount would be just a drop in the bucket and would not have much effect.
Chen Chen told her not to talk about these useless things, she just asked what to do?
Zhao Yulin asked them to recruit people to work in Partridge Mountain, but the prerequisite was that they agreed with the ideas of our Shenwei Army and understood the Tibetan language. Otherwise, how could they take charge?
The two women said that it was easy, as there were many Tibetan students from Wenzhou studying in Brother Zhao’s Hanzhong Academy.
He said that the altitude there is high and the oxygen content in the air is scarce, and if the body cannot adapt, it will be impossible to do anything.
The two women immediately stopped him and asked him what altitude, air, and oxygen meant. Zhao Yulin finally came to his senses and realized that he had talked too much. He looked at the towering peaks of the Qinling Mountains outside and found a way to solve the problem. He patiently and carefully explained...
Two days later, Li Yunqing and Gao Jin came back together.
Zhao Yulin asked them, do you know what you are doing back?
Both of them looked confused and said they would just follow the young master's instructions.
He said that he wanted to establish the Partridge Mountain Column, with Gao Jin as the column commander and Li Yunqing as his deputy, to lead the remaining cavalry and infantry troops to advance into Partridge Mountain. After completely pacifying the rebellion, he would set up standardized prefecture and county management.
Gao Jin was delighted when he heard this. This was an opportunity given to him by Zhao Yulin to independently command an army front.
He told them not to be happy too soon, as the task was heavy and had to be completed within a month. After the task was completed, Li Yunqing would be the column leader and Gao Jin would lead the cavalry.
Gao Jin was even happier. The third young master was using his cavalry as a field army. That was the pride of the cavalry.
Seeing how happy and proud they were, Zhao Yulin didn't bother to say anything more and told them to go find the training officer He Guoping to implement it and take immediate action.
In the evening, Zhao Yulin invited Lu Youpeng to have a drink. In just a few years, Lu Youpeng's hair had turned gray. He poured wine for Lu Youpeng to thank him for his great help.
Lu Youpeng said with a smile that this was the child he saw when he first met him. He did not expect that the third young master had such great talent and could lead everyone to accomplish one earth-shaking event after another.
Zhao Yulin smiled, pointed to the north and said that it was all forced out.
He told Lao Lu that the next task was heavy. He did not need to worry about the Partridge Mountain, but Guanzhong was a big concern. He had to find a way to pull the Wang family army in Pingliang over to close the door for the Mongolian army to enter Xiaoguan.
Lao Lu nodded and said that even though he spared no effort to fight the Mongolian army, the emperor still did not understand and was suspicious of him. There were people from the Imperial City Bureau who were monitoring us in Hanzhong.
He raised his glass to signal Lao Lu to drink, and said that he was worried that no one had reported to the emperor, and with them watching, the emperor felt at ease.
After he told Lao Lu about the secret deal between him and Hubili, Lao Lu was immediately petrified and simply couldn't believe that there was such a deal.
Zhao Yulin said that he couldn't believe it. This boy had the temperament of his grandfather and would definitely become a powerful leader on the grassland one day.
Lao Lu asked him, if that was the case, why not kill him on the spot to eliminate future troubles?
He sighed and said, "After killing Zhang San, there is still Li Si. Can we kill them all?"
Zhao Yulin gave a long explanation, and Lu Youpeng asked him if he was going to Partridge Mountain?
He smiled and said it was his own business, so of course he went there by himself.
Lao Lu shook his head helplessly and told him to make adjustments to the guards.
Zhao Yulin picked up the cup and clinked it with Lao Lu, then told him to drink it up and go to sleep.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin left for Qingyeyuan. As soon as he met Cao Cao, he asked him what was wrong? Were we going to fight Tubo again?
After Zhao Yulin briefly introduced Tuva Pengcuo and Yangjin, he told Lao Cao that he had to help his woman.
Lao Cao was speechless and said that he would always find a reason to take action.
Zhao Yulin said in a shameless manner that he could report to Lin'an that the Tubo people had forcibly abducted Zhao Qir's woman, and he was so angry that he risked his life for her and invaded Partridge Mountain.
Lao Cao was not joking with him and said that Tubo was a loose group at the moment, but if a real fight broke out, he was afraid that they would join forces to resist.
Zhao Yulin was not afraid. He told Lao Cao with a smile that he had already made up his mind and had a way to easily deal with the Tibetan tribes in Partridge Mountain.
At this point, Lao Cao stopped trying to stop him and asked what he needed to do.
The two of them walked and talked in the parade ground. Zhao Yulin explained that he was going to build a plank road and secretly march through Chencang. He wanted to make a risky move and immediately march into Guanzhong after taking over Partridge Mountain.
Then he laid out his plan.
Lao Cao stood there in a daze, his eyes wide open. After a long while, he asked him, "Brother, did you really have this plan in advance? Did you attack the Partridge Mountain in order to enter Guanzhong?"
He said he came to Hanzhong just to seize Guanzhong, and he waited for five years.
But Cao was very worried. Leaving Ziwu and marching into Guanzhong was a shortcut, but no one had ever tried it.
He said that the Shenwei Army would try their luck and hand over Hubili as the insider. Lao Cao immediately looked at him in surprise and asked, "Is there really a deal?"
Zhao Yulin said that the deal had been made long ago, and his condition was that he would beat Kuoduan in Tianshui so badly that he would escape with nothing but his underwear, and he was betting that the boy was an honest man.
Lao Cao was completely speechless. He said that it was an opportunity but also contained a huge crisis. If it failed, it would involve the sacrifice of tens of thousands of people. If it were him, he would definitely not do it. He hoped that he would reconsider it again and again.
Zhao Yulin said that war is a game of trickery and there is always gambling involved. How can you know the outcome if you don't give it a try?
The next day, Zhao Yulin moved into Tongqing Prefecture. Miao Gui was determined not to let him take the risk and wanted to go to Partridge Mountain instead. The two brothers sat down to drink. He said that the disaster was unavoidable and it was a predestined relationship from his previous life, so he had to go on this trip.
Zhao Yulin used the two words "marriage", which were the most superstitious in ancient times, to shut Miao Gui's mouth and asked him to pay close attention to Gongchang Prefecture and secretly prepare to march into Guanzhong. These were also top-notch events.
Miao Gui knew that both sides were important, and the north was more important than the south, so he no longer hesitated.
The next day, he set out for Wenzhou. Gao Jin and Li Yunqing had already led their men and horses toward Partridge Mountain, step by step.
At this time, the grassland had been covered with heavy snow. Zhao Yulin walked for twenty days, taking one step deep and one step shallow, until he arrived at the foot of the Partridge Mountain.
Yangjin ran a long way to greet him, and as soon as they met, she jumped into his arms and sobbed.
Zhao Yulin hugged the little girl's slender waist, picked her up and swung her around several times before putting her down. He smiled and said, "Why are you crying? I came to see you specially, aren't you happy?"
The little girl was very happy. She raised her little pink fist and hit him hard. She dragged Zhao Yulin to see her father Tuwa Pengcuo, her mother and her eldest brother Changji Nima.
Zhao Yulin had been to Tubo and was very familiar with communicating with them.
Tuva was very happy and told him that the four major tribes had surrendered and the army was sweeping away the disobedient remnants and would return victoriously soon.
Haha, Zhao Yulin admired Tuva's Chinese proficiency. He spoke Chinese fluently and didn't sound like a Tibetan who had stayed in Partridge Mountain for a long time.
Yangjin leaned on Tuva's shoulder and said that her father had been to Chengdu and had invited a teacher to teach them to speak Chinese and read Chinese books.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that she was the little teacher and could teach a class.
"Yes, yes." Yangjin replied him proudly like a little princess and sat next to her father.
Tuva called several managers in and said to them: Tell us, what should we do next?
Zhao Yulin raised his hand to signal Yangjin, and said that of course he would listen to her.
Tuva looked at Yangjin in surprise, then turned to look at Zhao Yulin.
He knew that since they dared to let Yangjin come out to find him with only a small group of people, it meant that Yangjin, who looked like a child, must have extraordinary qualities. Tibetan affairs were handled by Tibetans, so of course they had to listen to Yangjin.
Zhao Yulin said that the Tibetans were a nation with a long history, and we should live together equally, freely and harmoniously. From now on, this place will be called Baoning Prefecture. The imperial court does not recognize it, but our Shenwei Army will. As for setting up several counties, Yangjin will consider it. He hopes to set up a county called Hongyuan.
Yangjin had already run back to her room to get a stack of manuscript paper. She nodded, agreeing with Zhao Yulin's suggestion to establish Baoning Prefecture, because as early as the Tang Dynasty, this place was called Baoning Protectorate.
The former Wenshan Commandery was renamed Wenshan County, Weizhou was renamed Wei County, Maozhou was renamed Mao County, and eight new counties were set up: Dajinchuan, Xiaojinchuan, Heishui, Tonggui, Hongyuan, Aba, Maerkang, and Rangtang. The Zhizhisi sent a chief clerk to take charge of the matter, and all the big and small Zamps who supported the Shenwei Army's ideas in various places could be recruited as officials based on their abilities.
Zhao Yulin said that they could only solve the current financial problems by themselves. All places would trade the best horses fairly and sell them to the Shenwei Army as war horses to earn some income. Mobilizing herdsmen to raise cattle and sheep and sell them to Chengdu would also generate a considerable income. He took out his savings of many years and used 30,000 taels of silver to support the operation of Baoning Prefecture.
Tuva was delighted to hear this and praised his son-in-law in his heart.
Yangjin then said that the serfs should be liberated. The Shenwei Army advocates equality for all, and we cannot have serfs in Baoning Prefecture. They must all be given freedom.
Zhao Yulin looked at the little girl with a smile. He let her carry out these reform measures. A Tibetan who came from the later generations like him was certainly familiar with handling these issues.
Yangjin spoke eloquently about her reform measures, and Tuva opened his mouth wide.
At this time, Yangjin's elder brother Changji Nima asked: Now that the state has been established, what is his father doing?
What does his sister do?
What does he do?
Zhao Yulin asked Yangjin with a smile how the arrangements were made.
Yangjin said proudly that his father would of course be the first prefect of Baoning. Baoning Prefecture was newly established, still unstable, with a small population, and if it developed in the future it could apply to become a prefecture.
Zhao Yulin nodded, smiled and asked her what she was doing.
Yangjin said proudly that of course she would be her father's assistant and the governor of Baoning Prefecture.
He nodded again and asked her where her brother was.
Yangjin pretended to be angry and said that the brother did nothing.
Changji Nima panicked and asked him what he had done wrong, which made A Mei angry and she didn't even give him a bite of food.
Yangjin chuckled and said that she was just teasing him. Brother should go out for a walk first. There are many advanced and good things worth learning in the Han areas of Chengdu and Yibin. Dad will allow you to do anything when you come back. How about it?
