"Chongdao, Michio, you're here! It must have been a tired saddle horse, right? Come on in! ”

Tong Guan may not have enjoyed such a courtesy as a five-grade civil official in his life. He and Wu Hao Gucai arrived at the camp where Murong forgot his worries, and the old man Murong had already dressed up in official uniforms, and was waiting at the gate of the camp with Zhao Zhongge and several other professors and doctors from the Military Science Department. Inside the camp, hundreds or thousands of knights in armor (leather armor) were neatly arranged, and they looked like they had a terrifying momentum.

This is an elite soldier!

As a military eunuch, Tong Guan himself does not know how to train, but his vision is not bad, and he can see at a glance that these knights who have been trained by the old man Murong are all good - just because of this appearance, the old man is also worthy of the kindness of the first emperor and Zhang Dan.

It's just that he is a five-grade civil servant, and he was still given the background of a jinshi, and he ran to the gate of the camp to greet a eunuch who had no eggs, and he still lost his identity a little - if he let the imperial history know, he would have to be impeached and impeached.

Seriously, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there has been no one who has openly conspired with the internal servants like this, right?

Now is the first year of the establishment of Yasukuni, not the Xuanhe period, the Great Song Dynasty is noble and martial, and the rules of low-key eunuchs are not broken. Tong Guan naturally didn't dare to stand in front of a five-grade civil official, so he hurriedly got off the horse, and when he arrived at the old man Murong, he saluted deeply: "How noble is military learning, how can you come out to welcome such an internal servant of our family, how can this be treated by our family?" ”

The old man Murong was stunned, and said in his heart: The old man is not here to greet you...... The old man is here to greet the Führer! He is the biggest here in Jiehe, and he, a five-grade civil official, has to follow him!

Wu Haogu also got off the horse, of course he understood Old Man Murong's thoughts - Old Man Murong was from Liao, he didn't have the concept of being noble and martial, and he didn't attach much importance to official rank. The official rank in the Liao State is far less important than the official position, and there is no position in the official rank, and there are nobles in the Liao State who recite scriptures and eat idle meals at home.

And although Wu Haogu's official rank is not high, he is a real Jiehe City Lord, and he is the tribal festival envoy on the side of the Liao State! It's an equal to Wanyan Agu beating his father!

Moreover, Old Man Murong now has no backer, and he has no place in the court at all, so he can only be a "university president" in Jiehe Shang City, isn't Wu Haogu his superior?

In addition, Old Man Murong is not alone, the entire family behind him takes Jiehe as his home, strictly speaking, they are Wu Haogu's retainers......

"Mr. Murong, Brother Zhong," Wu Haogu took a few steps forward and arched his hand very casually, "I've been on the road for most of the day today, I'm really tired and hungry, do you have a hot bite to eat?" ”

His attitude also made Tong Guanda frown - it can't be like this in the near future! Not to mention that Wu Haogu is a deputy envoy of the guest province from the seventh grade, that is, he has become a first-grade lieutenant, and when he sees a fifth-grade civil official, he has to lower his eyebrows and be pleasing to the eyes...... Wu Haogu is so domineering, others don't know and think it's the fifth generation!

But this old man Murong is not right, he seems to be training! How could there be civilian training in the Great Song Dynasty? It is estimated that this is a special case, and there will be no next wave.

"Yes, yes, I've hunted a lot of good things in the past few days...... Old man Murong agreed at this time, and called a nephew who was a knight, and asked him to hurry up and inform the man to prepare a meal. Then he pulled Tong Guan with one hand and Wu Haogu with the other, and walked together in the direction where the big tent was located.

"What a soldier!"

Tong Guan walked a few steps, and had already noticed the knights on both sides, and couldn't help but praise: "Mr.'s ability to train soldiers is really the first in the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"It's over, it's over," the old man smiled, "This cavalry, it's actually not difficult to train, the few people you call the Western Army, the planters, the folders, and the Yao family won't be worse than the old man." ”

What is the ...... A five-grade civilian official is training with a group of Western army generals!

Tong Guan didn't know what to say.

Old man Murong continued: "But this cavalry is very difficult to raise! ”

"Difficult to raise?"

"It's just hard to raise!"

When he spoke, Murong Wangwu, Wu Haogu, Tong Guan and Zhao Zhongge and others had already entered the big tent.

Unlike the Song Army Marshal's tent, which was always full of all kinds of enjoyment items, the big tent used by the old man Murong was a little larger than the ordinary camp tent, and the ground was covered with the most ordinary wool felt, and some low tables and futons were placed, and there were no concubines to serve, only some miscellaneous auxiliaries were busy working - these auxiliaries were all knights' retinues, and most of the imperial knights were originally either young generals of the Western Army or children of big clans, and if they didn't have a little value, they couldn't practice kung fu immediately.

However, it is not easy to maintain the financial resources of these knightly families and their love for "horseback riding" in the long run.

In other words, cavalry units can rely on strict training to form combat effectiveness, while the cavalry itself must be cultivated, and the cultural and economic foundation of the cavalry needs to be cultivated for a long time.

There are no shortcuts!

Even the modern cavalry trained scientifically in later generations had the possibility of replacing the feudal cavalry after the musket eliminated the bow and arrow.

Otherwise, heavy cavalry with a carbine charge might have been acquired with a short period of rigorous training (several years). However, light cavalry fighting with a horse bow cannot be achieved quickly, and if the cavalry with a horse pistol is dispersed as a light horseman, it will definitely be shot into a hedgehog by the opponent......

……

"It's not hard to raise!" Wu Haogu sat cross-legged on the futon, and talked with Old Man Murong and Tong Guan about raising cavalry with a smile, "As long as the Jiehe Business City exists, the Jiehe Branch of the Yuntai Academy exists, the Jiehe Academy exists, and the Jiehe Knight Academy exists, this knight's house will be able to grow stronger and stronger!" ”

"Oh?" Tong Guan asked with interest, "Ke Province, what are you going to do?" ”

Wu Haogu smiled, crossed his fingers and said: "To maintain the knight's family, you must first have a job field, and a family of 1,500 acres of land is a must, and it cannot be dispersed.

However, 1,500 acres of land alone could not guarantee that the knight's house would not fall into poverty and bankruptcy, so it was necessary to have an estate that supported the knight's house and provided access for the extra children who could not inherit the knight's land.

And in order to sustain the horsemanship of the knights and their heirs, the estate must also be related to horses.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop a horse market in Jiehe Shang City, and horse racing and polo in Kaifeng Prefecture, Haizhou and Jiehe Shang City. One can find a way out for the horses raised by the knight's house; Second, we can also find a way out for the extra offspring......"

Wu Haogu's path is actually not complicated, that is, to develop and nurture a series of industries that can allow the knights' families to maintain their economic status and military force.

1,500 acres of land is enough to raise small horses in captivity, and if Wu Haogu can provide excellent stallions, it can help these knight families raise high-quality war horses.

And the official purchase price of a first-class war horse was successful at 300 yuan, and it is still priceless! If the Jiehe City Bo Division offered a price of 400 or even 500 taels to buy, as long as enough first-class war horses could be offered, it would definitely be reimbursed.

With this income, it is naturally not easy for the Knights of the Boundary River to go bankrupt. Moreover, raising horses itself is training their equestrian skills, which can cultivate a group of knights for the Great Song Dynasty to the greatest extent.

In order to find a way for the "alternate knights" to find a way to make money, horse racing and polo are also industries that need to be focused on development. In both industries, there are excellent riders.

In addition, there is another industry, which Wu Haogu did not reveal to Tong Guan, that is, a doctor who spreads Confucian truths and specializes in convincing people with virtue, and he is a doctor who rides a horse...... In historical Europe, weren't the knights subordinate to the Pope a way out for the sons of feudal knightly families who had no right to inherit?

"The province really has a way!" Tong Guan stroked his palms and smiled, "If you follow the method of the guest province, most of the knights in Beicang Prefecture can become stronger and stronger!" And now that the trial of the auxiliary troops on the Lantian side is going very well, it seems that our official family will be able to get their wish in the future. ”

Lantian's trial of the "compulsory government military system" was indeed very successful! The benefits of 200 acres of land may not be very attractive to farmers, but it is still very attractive to be exempted from duty for life after five years of service.

This forced labor in the Song Dynasty was a great disaster for ordinary households!

In addition, the Lantian Lu family got the opportunity to try out the "Township Covenant" and "Jingtian" in the county, and naturally worked very hard to help Wu Haowen and Ji Yi "pull Zhuang Ding". According to the high standard of one ding for eight households, 1,000 strong men were drawn for them, and now they are all sent to Jingzhao Mansion for training. It will definitely be available in October next year!

If the "Compulsory Government Soldiers" are really useful, then the infantry will not be bad in the future when the Northern Expedition is made. If Beicangzhou can provide another 1,000 cavalry, then the "Lianli Expedition to Liao" will probably be successful!

When Tong Guan was fantasizing about "Lianli Var Liao", Wu Haogu mentioned the matter of "Tianjin University" and "Jiehe Academy" to Old Man Murong again.

"Sir, now that the branch of the school palace and the house of the academy have been built, and this side of the Jiehe River is becoming more and more prosperous, I have made an appointment with Mr. Dongpo to invite him to come here to preside over the opening of the two schools when the flowers bloom in the spring of next year. You see, are we going to start recruiting students for the two schools in advance? ”

"Okay," the old man Murong touched his beard and smiled bitterly, "The old man, Mr. Xiangshan, was also a famous teacher of Yanyun in the past, but he didn't expect to go south, and in the end, he was still a teacher." ”

Wu Haogu shook his head and said, "How can Sir's academy in Xiangshan be compared to the Yuntai Academy of the Palace Jiehe Branch?" This branch of the school palace will definitely go down in history in the future! ”

Murong Forget nodded worriedly, "It's not Chongdao, what do you want this academy to look like?" ”

Wu Hao Ancient Dao: "I want to become benevolent for heaven and earth, take righteousness for the people, preach the road to the saints, and open peace for the world!" ”

"Wrong!" Tong Guan suddenly interjected at this time, "Ke Province has made a mistake, and the four sentences of Hengqu are not like this." ”

Wu Haogu smiled, "I'm not talking about the four sentences of Hengqu, but the motto of the Doctor Group!" ”