In Yang Lin's vision, by establishing a sufficiently powerful empire, the surrounding vassal states would no longer need to maintain armies.
They only need to spend a certain amount of money as supplies every year, and the Song garrison will protect their safety.
In this way, we can also avoid the rise of new foreign states, which in turn would bite the Central Plains dynasty.
Raising an army is very expensive. They used the money in exchange for the blessing of the Song Dynasty army. Why not do it.
He didn't know whether the surrounding countries would appreciate Yang Lin's kindness.
But for this grand plan, he has already started working on it and implemented it one by one.
The easiest one would be Goryeo. In Goryeo, where bigism prevailed, this matter would be easier to succeed.
Yang Lin took away a Xiang army from Tianjin and took hundreds of craftsmen to Goryeo to build fortifications.
Early in the morning, Yang Ziqian came to say goodbye. Yang Lin had just finished a set of boxing, and while wiping his sweat, he said: "After I go back, I will try my best to convince the emperor and ministers of Goryeo to understand the interests and not to cause trouble in the country."
Yang Ziqian bowed deeply, wiped his tears, and said: "His Highness cares so much for the little country of Goryeo. This makes me burst into tears of gratitude and will be remembered in my heart."
This man was really interesting. Yang Lin admired him from the bottom of his heart. He turned around and gave orders. After a while, Baozhu came holding a sword with a golden sheath and a jade handle.
Yang Lin took the sword and pulled it out with a bang in the sun, and there was a faint sound of dragon roaring.
He put it back into the sheath and said: "This is for you, I wish you to make further progress!"
Yang Ziqian's expression was solemn for a moment, but he concealed it skillfully, and left with a huge thank you.
As soon as he left, Yang Lin was eating breakfast in the courtyard when the sound of hurried footsteps came. Zhang An, the governor of the River Control Department, entered the courtyard. When he saw Yang Lin, he raised his eyebrows and clasped his fists and said, "Zhang An has seen you before."
Shao Zai."
"Zhang An, you came early enough."
Yang Lin deliberately said something sarcastic. When he came to Youyan, almost all the officials in the rear came to pay homage. Only the high-ranking governor of the river was not seen.
Zhang An is not a straightforward person. He heard the dissatisfaction early on and stepped forward with a smile: "My subordinates have been working hard for the young master. Although I came late, I can learn from the sun and the moon with my sincerity."
Yang Lin sneered and cursed: "How did I hear that you openly questioned my policy in the disaster area, and when you got excited, you called you an idiot?"
"This is definitely slander. I want to destroy the relationship between Xianguan and Shaozai. It's better that Shaozai doesn't listen to the words of such a despicable villain in the future." Zhang Anyi said sternly, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
When the disaster hit Hebei, the imperial court blindly supported the war, bypassing Hebei and concentrating on transportation from Hedong, but disaster relief was delayed.
In desperation, Zhang An got a little excited and said bad things about the powerful figures in the DPRK and China, including Yang Lin, in the earthquake zone.
The captain's office knew all these things and reported them to Yang Lin. The latter knew Zhang An's character well and laughed it off.
When I talk about it now, it's only half-joking, and I have no intention of pursuing it.
Yang Lin could not bear to abandon a water conservancy talent like Zhang An, and there would be many places where he would be used in the future.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me, are you here for money or people?" Yang Lin asked while drinking porridge. Baozhu, Mingzhu, and Ruizhu standing behind him were holding soup cups, tea cups and
Mouthwash.
Zhe Huanxiang, the six maids of the same generation, are all dressed in goose yellow clothes. They are pretty and charming. They look like Yang Dalang's rich and elegant figure, which is enviable.
Zhang An chuckled and said: "Nothing can escape Shaozai's sharp eyes. This time when I went to Pinglu to provide disaster relief at Tianjin Port, I found that most of the fertile fields along the way were abandoned. In recent years, the climate has been abnormal, and earthquakes have changed the river course, causing many deaths.
The river bank collapsed.
In fact, the area around Hebei is not the mouth of the Yellow River. To prevent the Khitans from going south, the river water was forcibly diverted here, which can be said to be very harmful to the people."
Yang Lin threw down his chopsticks and cursed: "The frontline is extremely urgent, and the disaster situation in Hebei is not yet stable. You want to change the course of the Yellow River. Have you considered whether the imperial court can afford such a large amount of work?"
Zhang An took out a stack of paper from his sleeve and said: "Don't worry, Young Master, I have not only thought about it, but also thought about it deeply. You see, these are all details. The amount of silver needed is actually not much. The court only needs to issue another bond."
, Hebei will have a good harvest next year, which will be enough to pay off the debt!"
Yang Lin's expression became a little brighter, he flipped through it casually, and when he opened his mouth, porridge was served to him. He waved his hand, Ruizhu stepped forward and wiped his mouth, Yang Lin nodded and said: "If it's really like what I said above, it's okay.
You can consider it, but now that the service fee is so expensive, where can we recruit civilian laborers?"
"This subordinate has also thought about it. There is no need to recruit civilian laborers. As long as the Shao Zai gives us a command flag for the River Control Division, we can mobilize the Xiang troops on the spot. The labor force will be solved soon?"
Yang Lin looked at his plan carefully, and while reading it, he cursed: "You really don't want to fight a battle that is uncertain, and you have planned everything for me. If I don't agree to you today, will you not leave?"
Zhang An stepped forward, poured a glass of water diligently, pushed it to Yang Lin, and said with a smile: "This move will benefit the people of Hebei and Shandong provinces. The young master's benevolent heart is known to the world, how can he not agree? Wait until the day it is completed.
, the official is planning to build a statue for Shaozai at the mouth of the sea, so that the people will always be grateful to Shaozai for his kindness."
"It's pretty much the same, but you need to ask for my opinion before making this statue. I hope to hold my waist with one hand and hold it high with the other to highlight my heroic demeanor. With a smile on my face and clear eyes, I hope that I love the people like a son."
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Zhang An patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Young Master, I have already kept this in mind."
Yang Lin snorted coldly, ordered the Four Treasures of the Study, and wrote a letter.
Zhang An watched helplessly, stretched out his hand several times, and then took it back awkwardly.
"In the future, try not to do this kind of thing when the war starts. Can you save me some trouble?"
"Okay, don't worry, Shaozai!"
"get out."
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In Constantinople, the Liao people cheered with thunderous cheers, which shook the heaven and earth.
In the battle of Yelu Dashi, more than 60 kings, more than 30 city lords, more than 100 noble generals were captured, 120,000 soldiers and horses were captured, and 60,000 were beheaded.
Countless property and materials were seized and piled up like mountains, and they were all transported into the city.
Yelu Dashi showed no mercy to these people, and his disgust could not be concealed.
He ordered that the captured kings, city lords and nobles be punished with "shooting ghost arrows".
"History of the Liao Dynasty·Li Zhi 3": "Those who leave the army as prisoners of death and return as soldiers with a spy should plant pillars and tie them to the hedgehog, which is called 'shooting ghost arrows'."
Tying the sinner to a pillar and shooting him to death with random arrows was a punishment unique to the Khitans.
With the sound of horses neighing on the roadside, the "King" nobles and city lords tied to both sides of the road were shot one by one like hedgehogs.
The people in the city, as well as the captured Western soldiers, were all dumbfounded.
In the autumn of the third year of Xuanhe, Daliao's territory expanded again, and its power had extended to the European continent.
Yelv Dashi accepted the suggestions of civil and military ministers and moved the capital to Constantinople, officially changing its name to "Xingliao City" and changing the name of the country to Kangguo in the first year of the year.
The city is filled with elite soldiers, fierce generals like clouds, and treasures piled up like mountains.
An empire spanning Europe and Asia took less than three years to take shape.
The principalities, princes, and city-states in the west trembled in front of his cavalry, and the corpses of hundreds of kings and nobles were thrown into the Aegean Sea.
Yelu Dashi calmed down and stopped being impetuous and eager to move eastward. He began to prepare for the ten years of life and gathering to restore the country's strength.