Become a feudal king from today

"Expand Ning Jin's army to 60,000 men, specifically to deal with Beidi's attack." Zhao Xu pondered for a while and said firmly.

He had measured this number, no more, no less.

The limited population made it impossible for him to recruit troops at will.

Generally speaking, the conscription ratio of twenty to one is quite high. Any higher ratio will affect production and construction.

After all, they are all young and strong.

In this way, he will not have enough population to promote the steam revolution in Yanzhou.

Therefore, Yanzhou's population was more than three million, and he maintained the royal army at 150,000.

Ningjin Dusi currently has a population of more than one million, and it stands to reason that it can maintain an army of 50,000.

Because of Beidi's threat, he gave an extra ten thousand, keeping it at sixty thousand.

"Thank you, Your Highness, 60,000 Ning Jin troops are more than enough to deal with one Beidi King's tent." Yang Zhen was excited after hearing this.

Zhao Xu looked towards the distant north and nodded slowly.

In his mind, Ningjindusi and Yanzhou have actually been divided into two war zones.

The Ning Jin Army is responsible for the northern war zone, dealing with the Beidi people, and expanding the territory to the north in the future will also be done by the Ning Jin Army.

Even if the royal family's troops participate, they will only cooperate.

If the north is handed over to Ning Jin's army, then the south will naturally be handed over to the royal army.

In addition, Zhou Yi is responsible for the ocean.

That was all his power at the moment.

From now on, if there is a problem in any direction, the troops will be dispatched in that direction, so that there will be no chaos.

Of course, he also did this to dilute his military power.

Ning Jin's army, the royal family's army, and Zhou Yi's navy were relatively independent, and both were directly responsible to him.

In this way, one general can avoid controlling too many troops.

Of course, it's not that he doesn't trust Chang Wei.

But the army needs a stable structure so that anyone who sits in Chang Wei's position will not cause too much trouble.

After chatting for a while about Ningjin Dusi's defense issues, the three of them descended the tower.

Zhao Xu said to Yang Zhen at this time: "General Yang, if you have nothing to do, you can go back to Yancheng and meet Old General Yang and your daughter."

"Your Highness..." Yang Zhen's whole body trembled, and his eyes suddenly turned red. After hesitating for a while, he said: "Your Highness allows the general to lead Ning Jin's army. It is a great kindness. The general is worried that his identity will be exposed to His Highness." Cause trouble in court."

"Hahaha..." Zhao Xu laughed loudly, "Nowadays, the court is in a state of chaos caused by powerful clans. The emperor is effectively under house arrest. There is no court. Just go. If anything happens, I will take care of you. "

Chang Wei was even more dismissive of the powerful people, "With His Highness's support, those flies don't care what they do. Sooner or later, I will be stuffed into a latrine and eat shit."

Yang Zhen was startled for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "It's really rough words but not rough words."

He felt a lot of relief in his heart. Yes, with the support of King Yan, he had nothing to fear.

Beidi asked King Yan to drive out Ningjin Dusi. How much trouble can this group of powerful people cause?

After chatting for a while, Zhao Xu went to express condolences to the soldiers of Ning Jin Army.

The next day, he led Liu Fu and other officials to the county seat near Jincheng.

Let them know more about Ningjin Dusi's situation.

After staying for more than three days, he and others returned to Yanzhou after more than two days of trekking.

…

Beidi Khan Court.

When Zhao Xu arrived in Yanzhou, Mulehongzhen saw off Ulanba and his party with the support of Temuta.

Thanks to Ivan's medical skills, he survived the war.

After returning to the Khan Court and resting for a few days, he could barely get up and walk.

"Ulanba, when you go to Russia, you must be careful about your words and deeds." Muller Hongzhen said seriously.

This war between Ning and Jin made him realize the gap between Beidi and King Yan in terms of firearms.

This gap is so large that relying on the number of soldiers can no longer make up for the advantage of firearms.

So after being injured, he learned from the experience and decided to let go of Beidi's arrogance towards the Russian state.

Following Ulanba's suggestion, he sent envoys to the Rus' State to establish contact with the Rus' State and find ways to narrow the gap in firearms with King Yan.

"Father, please rest assured. The country of Russia is not Goryeo. I know it well, and with Ivan's recommendation, this mission will be much smoother." Ulanba looked at Ivan.

Ivan saluted Mulhonzhen on his horse.

The excitement in his eyes was hard to conceal.

He thought he would be trapped here with this barbaric tribe for the rest of his life.

I didn’t expect that today I would finally be able to return to the country of Ross in an upright manner.

Although I still hate Beidi.

But through his understanding during this period, he believed that compared to Beidi, King Yan of the Dasong Kingdom would be the enemy of the Rus' Kingdom in the Far East in the future.

It is necessary to support Beidi to deal with this King Yan.

Of course, this is just his idea.

When he sends the information back to Russia, the great Emperor Nicholas will respond.

Therefore, suppressing the malice in his heart, he said to Mule Hongzhen: "Don't worry, I will act as a bridge between Rus and Beidi to establish a good relationship between us."

Mulehon showed a grateful look on his face and gave the Beidi general next to him a look.

General Beidi immediately stepped forward, opened a box and showed it to Ivan.

Under the sunlight, the box glowed with dazzling golden light.

Ivan looked at it and couldn't help but breathe a little heavier.

That's a box full of gold bars.

"If the Russian state can sell firearms to Beidi, they will receive generous gifts every year." Muller Hongzhen said.

In addition to the gifts for Ivan, he also asked Ulanba to bring heavy gifts to important officials of the Russian state.

"Thank you Khan." Ivan quickly put the box in his luggage regardless of his status as a missionary.

He was not ashamed, after all, most missionaries in this era were just a type of spy.

Mule Hongzhen nodded. Seeing the sun rising higher and higher, he urged Ulanba to set off.

According to Ivan, they will go to the far north, and then from the far north to the capital of Rus.

After Ulanba and his entourage disappeared, Mulehongzhen said to Temuta: "My injury only needs to rest. You should also set off to find your second uncle Ashur."

"Is this really necessary?" Temuta never dared to refute his father, but this time, he couldn't control himself.

In order to punish himself, this man who failed in the competition for the Khan throne exiled himself and his royal tent to the far west, where he fought with the Tusmans who continued to invade eastward every year.

Let him know that his father Khan lost Ningjin Dusi.

The second uncle didn't know what words he would use to humiliate him and his father.

"Although he is at odds with me, it is a family matter in Beidi. He and I are always of the same mind when it comes to foreign troubles. Facing the rise of King Yan, we can no longer worry too much. Moreover, only he can help you in the short term. Conquer Tubo within a short period of time," Muller Hongzhen said slowly.

Temuta sighed and nodded again.

In this battle, they no longer dare to look down on King Yan.