Become a feudal king from today

"What!"

Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were shocked.

When the two came to the gate of the palace, they saw a bloody soldier hanging upside down from his horse.

His body was on the ground, his feet still stuck in the saddle.

"Hurry and ask for the doctor." Chang Wei immediately helped the soldier down.

A sharp arrow penetrated the soldier's left shoulder. The arrow shaft was broken, but the arrowhead was still inside.

The soldier's breath was very weak. When he knew that the person in front of him was King Yan, he gasped and said: "There are more than two hundred people in the Beidi Scout Team... A village in Wu'an County was killed by them. Ahem..."

At this point, the soldier coughed violently.

"It turned out to be a scout. I know it. You can rest easy now." Zhao Xu said to the soldiers and ordered them to be carried into the palace to be placed. The servants were so frightened that they babbled nonsense.

The movement here also attracted Liu Fu.

When he learned that Beidi scouts had entered Yan County, his face turned pale.

Chang Wei sneered, "Liu Wangfu, aren't you very courageous? How could you be so scared?"

Liu Fu looked solemn and didn't care at all about Chang Wei's teasing.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, "You are not natives of Yan County, and you have no idea how terrifying Beidi cavalry is. Beidi people have lived on horseback since they were born, and their bows and arrows never leave their bodies. It can be said that horses and bows are part of their bodies." ”

Swallowing his saliva, he continued: "After capturing Ningjin Dusi ten years ago, Beidi received a large number of Dasong craftsmen from Dusi. Their armor and weapons were no less than those of Dasong. If Beidi hadn't been marching northward, Yanzhou would have been It changed ownership."

Chang Wei also heard in the capital that Beidi people were difficult to fight.

But he was very angry and refused to be convinced.

But he is not a reckless person, "Your Highness, the Beidi scouts entered Yan County this time to collect intelligence for the autumn harvest, so I will lead the troops to drive them away to prevent them from killing the people of Yan County."

Yan County is only about 280 miles from north to south, and the Beidi cavalry can cross it in two or three days.

If they were allowed to arrive near Yancheng, they would become a joke.

Zhao Xu nodded.

His promise to the people was still ringing in his ears, and it was impossible to let these Beidi scouts run rampant in Yan County.

In this barbaric era, there is no war morality at all.

The Beidi people slaughtered the Dasong people just like slaughtering cattle and sheep. They had no sympathy.

"Remember, don't force yourself, try to be smart." Zhao Xu said.

He had no cavalry among his own troops.

Only more than two hundred cavalry were collected from the private soldiers of the Huang and Du families.

It goes without saying how good these cavalrymen are.

He was afraid that Chang Wei would be so enthusiastic that he would not care about anything else.

"I will finally understand." Chang Wei clasped his fists heavily and turned to leave.

Liu Fu sighed, "The wolves have not been killed yet, but the tiger is coming again. It is such a troubled time. I don't know how many people will die at the hands of Beidi scouts this time."

Zhao Xu frowned.

In contemporary history, the wars between the Central Plains dynasties and foreign races were very cruel.

The process of foreigners entering the Central Plains was often accompanied by a large number of massacres.

During this period, the number of people in the Central Plains will even decrease by seventy or eighty percent.

During the Five Husties period, the people in the Central Plains were almost extinct.

In foreign dynasties, the fate of the people of the Central Plains is often very miserable.

They are just like the low-caste people of the contemporary Asan Kingdom, with a low status and serving foreigners who classify themselves as superiors.

Thinking of these, a chill moved from Zhao Xu's brain down his spinal cord.

Now.

Dasong faced the threat of encroachment by foreign tribes such as Beidi, Xiliang, Tubo, and Jiaozhi.

A small amount of information also revealed that further afield, Western powers similar to those of today are rampaging across the sea, and perhaps their claws have already reached the East.

"Step through the sky and be bold and unruly." Zhao Xu muttered softly.

After a chill, a surge of anger arose in my heart again.

What about aliens?

So what if Dasong is weak?

What about the great Song family?

Now that he is here, how can he let them bully him!

After watching Chang Wei leave, Zhao Xu said to Liu Fu, "Have you found the person in charge of the Military Division?"

"We have found one. According to His Highness, there is no need to study hard. He is someone who has read a lot and is not serious."

"Let's go to the Military Department."

In ancient times, irregular scholars were basically people who did not pursue official careers but engaged in messy things.

He naturally had his purpose in asking Liu Fu to find such a person.

From now on, the Bingzhan Division will be the military industrial base of Yan County.

He doesn't need someone who scolds him for his strange skills.

Under the protection of Xu Lie, the two rode to Dongcheng.

By a river, Liu Fu stopped and said, "Your Highness, this is it."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

This river is called Liuzhan River and runs through the entire Yancheng from east to west.

There is another river to the north of Yanjun, which is the Jinlin River.

In ancient times, cities were often built near water, and Yancheng was no exception.

"Not bad, very suitable." Zhao Xu was very satisfied.

In ancient times, it all relied on human power, animal power and water power.

The Bingzhan Division was built near a river, so it would be much more convenient to use some hydraulic equipment to increase productivity.

The group of people arrived at the gate of the Military Division.

The guard at the door checked the documents before letting them go.

The guards here have all been replaced by soldiers from the royal palace, and soldiers will come and rotate every month.

"The king should see your highness." A middle-aged official wearing a blue official robe hurriedly greeted him.

Dasong officials have different grades and the colors of their official robes are also different.

The most luxurious ones are vermillion and purple, with red, crimson, blue and so on below.

Cyan is basically a low-level official.

Liu Fu shook his head.

If he couldn't find a suitable candidate, he really didn't want Wang Ying to be the head of the War Department.

In his opinion, this Wang Ying is not only a weirdo, but also slovenly, and it is really difficult for him to stand out.

He also hesitated for a long time before deciding to let him go.

"Your Highness, this Wang Ying doesn't do anything else. He just likes to collect folk skills. For this reason, he has a book." Liu Fu stretched out his hand to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying was stunned for a moment, thought of something, and took out a book from his arms.

Liu Fu took it and presented it to Zhao Xu.

"Raising silkworms, sowing seeds, weaving..." Zhao Xu flipped through the pages, and when he saw the content clearly, he looked surprised.

What Wang Ying records is a great tribute to various current technologies.

For example, the technology of raising silkworms, the current style of looms, and even the technology of grinding beads.

"It's rare, it's rare." Zhao Xu became more and more delighted as he looked at it, and couldn't help but ask, "How did you know this?"

Wang Ying answered honestly, "Xiaguan searched for these when he traveled all over the country. I found them interesting and wrote them down for future generations to learn from."

"Okay, okay, okay." Zhao Xu said three words in a row.

From this booklet, he can basically understand the current technical situation of Dasong.

After roughly reading it, he felt that the technical level of Dasong society was basically around the late Song Dynasty.

Although gunpowder has been used in warfare, it is not yet used professionally.

Other technologies also have plenty of room for improvement.

"There's a lot to do, a lot to do." Zhao Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, the knowledge he brought from contemporary times still has a great advantage.