Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

In the following year, Zhang Yong began to try to form a cabinet, led by two prime ministers, the left and the right. A large number of civil and military officers were placed in the cabinet, forming a small team of dozens of people to help Zhang Yong handle government affairs.

Zhang Yong did not give his sons any substantial rights. Instead, he asked them to join the cabinet to watch or play a surveillance role to prevent cabinet officials from deceiving their superiors and concealing the truth from their subordinates.

In addition, Zhang Yong himself would conduct surprise inspections of the cabinet every month or even every month and a half to ensure that the cabinet would not undermine his power.

The cabinet only has the power to mobilize national affairs, and Zhang Yong still holds the national military power firmly in his own hands.

After a whole year, the entire Daqian Dynasty was back on track. All the artillery towers on the grassland had been built and garrisons had moved in.

A large number of Han immigrants began to migrate to various places, and then helped local people to grow crops and reclaim wasteland, especially in the northeastern region of the Jin Dynasty.

Others may not know, but Zhang Yong knows that this is a real Feng Shui treasure land, and the black soil under your feet is extremely precious. Millions of Han people from the south and the north have been relocated to this land.

Zhang Yong wanted to completely eliminate the threat from the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty, so he moved a large number of Han people and Mongolian people here. The Mongolians and Jin people were responsible for grazing, fishing and hunting, while the Han people were responsible for farming.

They reclaimed the land in the Northeast and transformed this cold and frozen land. Zhang Yong established several prefectures in the Northeast, such as Huining Prefecture, Xianping Prefecture, Liaoyang Prefecture, Shenzhou, and Liaozhou.

Zhang Yong relocated a large number of Han people. In the past, the number of Han people in each city had to exceed 60%.

Zhang Yong gave a lot of subsidies to those Han people who were willing to migrate, including free housing, free good farmland, free oxen, and even a few sheep for each household.

For the single young men and young women who came here, Zhang Yong directly arranged for them to have an official marriage.

At the same time in the Northeast region, Zhang Yong selected two huge forest farms, and then began to build two huge new breeding farms, and recruited local Mongolian herdsmen and Han people to manage them.

Zhang Yong plans to produce at least 100,000 livestock each year from these two farms. The horses can also provide some war horses and pack horses for his army, while the cattle and sheep will all be used for food.

If there is to be a westward expedition in the future, pack horses and war horses are still indispensable, and cattle and sheep must also be carried on a large scale. Zhang Yong plans to start preparing now.

In addition to storing beef and mutton and making them into fine jerky, Zhang Yong also began to produce compressed biscuit powder on a large scale. During the last Western Expedition, the compressed biscuit powder was consumed, and it was used up in more than a year.

This time, Zhang Yong plans to make full preparations and establish a logistics supply line to produce various military supplies, which can also boost the local economy on a large scale.

Military rations and weapons are essential items for the Western Expedition.

The Mongolian grasslands have also begun to control the desert, plant some green grass, and increase the efforts to reclaim the desert, so that the people on the grasslands have more pastures to graze.

At the same time, Zhang Yong also opened up some experimental fields on the grassland, all of which were built along rivers or lakes. These experimental fields will try to grow some crops, such as the most drought-resistant wheat.

This can also solve some of the food pressure on the grassland.

After a year of development, when the Daqian Empire had been established for a year and a half, Zhang Yong launched a small-scale war, sending a mixed force of tens of thousands of Mongolian troops, Han troops, and Jurchen troops, and directly invaded Goryeo.

This country has betrayed Mongolia many times, and when it followed the Tolui family, it also caused a lot of trouble for Zhang Yong.

So since there was an opportunity, Zhang Yong decided to completely destroy the opponent and not give him any chance to breathe, in order to train his sons.

The seven sons who had grown up and were crowned kings all joined the battle.

The fighting capacity of the Goryeo army was really poor. Due to the various oppressions from the Tolui family before, it did not have much foundation, and the number of troops was also pitifully small.

The only things that can be considered as barriers are the many mountains in the country and the severe winters in the peninsula. There are very few plains in Goryeo and the weather is relatively cold.

However, these problems can be overcome. Many of Daqian's troops are from Guanzhong Army and are very adaptable to fighting in the mountains.

As for the Mongolian army, it is suitable for fighting in cold weather. Goryeo's natural barrier cannot stop the attack of the Daqian Empire's army.

When the capital was about to be captured, the King of Goryeo immediately wrote a letter of surrender, hoping to surrender to Zhang Yong and promised to send his son as a hostage.

Zhang Yong directly refused this and said, “I will not follow Mongolia’s example.”

You just need to surrender superficially. I want to conquer you thoroughly. Moreover, there are many suitable ports in Goryeo, which can also serve as springboards for launching naval battles and conquering certain island countries in the future.

Therefore, Zhang Yong naturally could not agree to the other party's conditions. He directly issued an order for a violent attack and secretly conveyed the will to massacre the entire Goryeo royal family.

"Kill! Kill!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Under the Goryeo royal city, tens of thousands of troops from the Daqian Empire have surrounded the place, making it impossible to get out.

A large number of heavy artillery, explosive pack catapults, and thunder tube cannons were bombarding the royal city. The Goryeo army had never seen such weapons before.

This fighting style is totally different from that of the Mongols! The Mongols used catapults to launch explosive packs at most, but they never used this kind of heavy artillery.

"Brothers, take this city, take this city."

"After taking the city, everyone can plunder as much as you want." The leading generals waved their swords and shouted loudly.

"Brother! I heard that the women in Goryeo have fair skin and beautiful looks. After we capture the city this time, let's see if we can find a beautiful one." Zhang Dingjin came to his brother and said excitedly.

Last time, the third and fourth sons went to Yunnan with their eldest brother, and each of them brought back two beautiful Miao girls, which made him very envious.

This time when we attack Goryeo, we hear that the women there are also very beautiful, so we must snatch two of them back with us no matter what.

"Hahaha! It is said that Goryeo women would pay tribute to the Central Plains dynasty every year. If they were not good-looking, they would not have been favored by the previous Central Plains emperors." Zhang Dingshu said.

"Hahaha! If you are interested, my lords, I will gather all the daughters and concubines of the Goryeo king after I enter the city."

Isn't it? They lead troops to fight, aren't they just after women, money, and military exploits? Since the princes want it, he naturally can't let them down.

"Okay! Charge into the city." Zhang Dingguan raised the spear in his hand and spoke.

The armies of the Daqian Empire launched the final general offensive, and heavy artillery directly blasted open the enemy's city gates.

Then large numbers of musketeers rushed into the city, and behind them, Mongolian cavalry also rushed out.

"Kill! Kill! Charge into the city, charge into the city."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A burst of gunfire rang out. Under the strong suppression of the musket army and in cooperation with the Mongolian cavalry, the army of the Daqian Empire quickly wiped out the enemies in front of them. Any resistance was futile.

After the emergence of weapons such as muskets, combined with cannons, heavy artillery, and the terrifying Mongolian cavalry, no one in this era could be their opponent.

The prototype of hot weapons is combined with the most powerful cavalry in the world. This is the effect. Now many princes on the Mongolian grasslands are no longer allowed to recruit private armies. The number of troops of all the kings of the East Road and the West Road is being cut down. Those who are willing to accept the cuts will be given a lot of rewards by Zhang Yong. On the contrary, those who are unwilling to accept the cuts will be suppressed by Zhang Yong's iron fist.

Zhang Yong himself also began to recruit a large number of local Mongolian soldiers on the grassland to join his army.

They were no longer the army of any one family, but all Mongolian cavalry belonging to the Daqian Empire.

The treatment of these Mongolian cavalrymen was the same as that of the Central Plains cavalry troops. They received a fixed military pay every month and were also given food for the winter.

They would also distribute meat such as cattle and mutton, so they no longer had to worry about not being able to win a battle and having to sell their wives and children when they returned. This made the grassroots Mongolian herdsmen more convinced of Zhang Yong.

Because in the more than one year since Zhang Yong took over the throne, he has brought them more substantial benefits.

After taking down the royal city, the army of the Daqian Empire began to attack quickly, launching a comprehensive map-based strike on the entire Korean Peninsula. Cities that surrendered could be preserved, and after the cities that refused to surrender were captured, Zhang Yong directly ordered the Mongolian army to carry out looting.

Doing so can also boost the morale of the Mongolian cavalry. After all, these people fought for these little things. Although they now have military pay, who would complain about having too much money?
After conquering Goryeo, Zhang Yong left 20,000 troops to garrison and appointed a governor to manage the Goryeo Peninsula.

After the war against Goryeo, Zhang Yong's sons were tempered and gained certain combat experience, and the newly established Daqian Empire also had the baptism of war.

As Zhang Yong's country accumulated more combat experience and prepared for war, the entire West was also changing.

First of all, there is the Kublai Khanate. It has been almost two years since the establishment of the Kublai Khanate. During these years, Kublai Khan has been accumulating his own strength and engaging in trade with Zhang Yong.

They sold more Western goods, such as spices and jewelry, to the Central Plains, and sold some goods from the Central Plains to the Western Regions to make a profit from the difference.

Even the tariffs did not increase much. After all, Kublai Khan was no fool. He once ruled the entire Hebei region and the northern part of the Jin Dynasty. During this period, he accumulated rich political experience and learned many advanced management methods from some local officials.

I am hostile to Zhang Yong. I am only hostile to him personally, but I do not mean to be hostile to the entire Central Plains region.

I am doing business with the common people and merchants in the entire Central Plains region. I am not doing business with Zhang Yong. Kublai Khan's meaning is very clear. If you don't make money, you are a bastard.

Moreover, by trading with the Central Plains, he could also store some strategic materials. However, Kublai Khan could obviously feel that Zhang Yong was about to take action.

Over the years, Zhang Yong has completely conquered the Central Plains and the Mongolian grasslands. He is now accumulating strength and preparing for the westward expedition.

Fortunately, Zhang Yong is not a Mongolian. Given the Mongolian character, it would take too long for them to complete the second half of their rule, and they would probably launch a large-scale war every few months.

Zhang Yong had rested for almost two years, which also gave Kublai Khan two years to prepare his capital, Samarkand. Kublai Khan focused on construction and defense.

The old city wall was demolished and an urn-shaped city wall was built, similar to the one in the Central Plains. The city wall was also built in a trapezoidal shape.

Large-scale firearms have been used in warfare for decades, and many craftsmen have now discovered that trapezoidal buildings can provide good defense against artillery fire.

Therefore, in order to prevent future attacks by Zhang Yong, Kublai Khan built a large number of T-shaped walls in the border areas and his own capital.

At the same time, he stepped up the training of the army and encouraged the people in the country to join his army, farm well and engage in trade.

"Khan, in the past two years, we have completed the reinforcement of four cities, and have established multiple outposts and beacon towers on the front line. As long as the army from the east comes, we will be able to discover it immediately." A general under his command knelt in front of Kublai Khan and spoke.

"That's not enough. I need all cities to strengthen their defenses. Tell the people that if they don't strengthen their city walls, the enemy will attack them in the future.

They will encounter even greater slaughter. In addition, we must arrange enough sentries in the desert area. I want to know the exact news as soon as the enemy attacks me. "Kublai Khan said.

Recently, some East Road kings and West Road kings on the Mongolian grasslands secretly conveyed the news to Kublai Khan that their armies had been reduced, and Zhang Yong even directly recruited Mongolian soldiers to join his army.

All the Mongolian soldiers who joined the army of the Daqian Empire were treated much better than the kings of the East and West, and this situation has become increasingly serious.

Even some of their ordinary soldiers began to flee and join the army of the Daqian Empire.

Many of the kings of the East and the West on the grassland have completely given up hope. They no longer fantasize about anything else and just want to live a peaceful life.

This made Kublai Khan very angry. Zhang Yong did this in order to completely wipe out the power of the Mongolian grasslands. If he followed his method.

With the help of his densely packed artillery towers and the recruitment of a large number of Mongolian soldiers to join his army, the Mongolian grasslands will be ruled by the Zhang family in a few years, and people will completely forget Genghis Khan's Golden Family.

The people of the grassland are quite forgetful. They are willing to follow whoever treats them well. Even many soldiers of the Ogedei family secretly escaped and joined Zhang Yong's Daqian Empire army.

“Khan, are you too defensive against the other party?

Although Zhang Yong is very powerful, he is not Genghis Khan after all. Genghis Khan launched the Western Expedition for a reason. He cannot attack you for no reason! "The general under Kublai Khan said.

In the past two years, they have lived a good life under the leadership of Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan's reform method? It was completely copied from Zhang Yong's.

Although he is an enemy, you have to admit that the emperor of the Daqian Empire, the mortal enemy of his own Khan, has come up with really useful ideas.

After all, the distance between the East and the West is too far, separated by an endless desert. When Genghis Khan went on his westward expedition, he had to pass through the Mongolian grasslands. If he wanted to fight back, it would take at least many years of preparation!
"You were once part of Western Liao, and even a large part of you was part of Khwarezm, but what was the result?

The Western Liao Dynasty was destroyed by my grandfather, and Khwarezm was destroyed by him. The city of Samarkand where we are now was also conquered in those days.

Zhang Yong participated in the first Xizhen campaign, although he was only at the end, but he has been to this land, I must be fully prepared, so that when the enemy attacks me, I will at least have the ability to resist them. "Kublai Khan said.

Now the Mongolian army under his command has expanded to about 40,000 people. Kublai Khan has recruited all the Mongolian tribesmen under his command who are between the ages of 16 and 55 to join the army.

Last year, Zhang Yong launched a massacre against some of the kings of the seven eastern Mongolian regions who disobeyed him.

Some of these people fled to Kublai Khan's land, so the number of Mongolian people under his command increased to a certain extent.

Together with the recruited foreign troops, Kublai Khan can now gather an army of 100,000 people, but he can only use this army of 100,000 people for defense.

As long as we can hold off Zhang Yong's first round of attacks, there will be peace for at least the next ten or even dozens of years.

Because there is Batu behind him! Batu will not sit idly by.

"You have to do a good job in city defense and reconnaissance. You also have to be careful when merchants coming into the city. Never let them come into contact with any military facilities." Kublai Khan said.

To be honest, regarding the exchange between Eastern and Western merchants, he really wanted to remind Batu not to completely cut off trade with Zhang Yong, but Batu was angry now and he couldn't say it.

The head of Batu's son had been sent to the Western Golden Horde several months ago. The Khan of the Golden Horde was extremely angry after receiving his son's head.

He swore in front of all the princes that he would make Zhang Yong pay the price, that he would capture the illegitimate son of Zhang Yong from the West, and then kill him with his own hands.

Judging from the time now, Batu has probably already launched an attack on Hungary, and it is unknown how this war will turn out. (End of this chapter)