Hao Kang experienced the most anxious half of his life, the content of the inquiries of the Da Song personnel made Hao Kang feel inexplicable, and the dispute between classmate Mu and his family made Hao Kang feel very worried. Until he was invited to his home by classmate Mu.

Classmate Mu's father opened his mouth and asked, "Hao Kang, don't you think this marriage is inappropriate for you alone?" ”

Hao Kang had expected this, it was such an impolite question, and Hao Kang was not angry. He calmly responded: "I am not a Mongolian, I am from the Yuan Kingdom." ”

"This ...... What difference does this make. ”

"The Yuan State has been fully sinicized since the previous lord, we speak Chinese, use Chinese characters, change Han surnames, and implement the Great Song system. The Yuan Kingdom and Mongolia are not the same. ”

Daddy Mu didn't show surprise after hearing this, and it could be seen that he had heard this from Classmate Mu's side. Father Mu continued: "You are no longer from the Yuan Kingdom. ”

Hao Kang felt a pain in his heart, but he didn't get angry, he just replied in a flat tone: "I am now the governor of Damascus, and the place where I am will be sinicized." ”

Father Mu was stunned, not only Hao Kang's words surprised him, but also the kind of powerful things in the young man in front of him made him a little shocked. Coupled with Mrs. Mu stabbing him lightly again, Father Mu was silent for the time being. Mrs. Mu took over, "Hao Kang, you still have to fight. I'm worried. ”

Hao Kang responded gently: "Auntie, I was in Dadu when I was a child...... It was to live in Youzhou City, and after a few years of stability, I moved west to Kyiv with my father, and then went to school in Hangzhou from Kyiv. After that, I went back to the Yuan Kingdom to engage in water conservancy for less than a year, then went to Baghdad as the Minister of Water Resources, and then to Damascus as the Governor, and then returned to the Yuan Kingdom, and in the middle, I was detained in Constantinople by the Eastern Romans for two or three months. After the battle, I returned to Damascus with more than 10,000 men as the chief steward. Compared to what I have experienced before, the battle I will fight in the future is nothing at all. No matter how big it is, it won't hurt me. ”

"Why?" Mrs. Mu was a little surprised by this statement.

"In the past, I experienced either fighting with the Great Song Dynasty or fighting with my own people, and those wars were extremely dangerous. In the future, my enemies will not have the Great Song Dynasty, nor will they have their own people, so it will not be difficult to deal with the enemy. Hao Kang explained, explaining that he suddenly felt that this was inappropriate, so he changed direction, "I will not let Xiao Mu encounter danger, I am confident in this." ”

Father Mu and Mrs. Mu have both experienced the war years and know that soldiers are fierce and dangerous. Hao Kang's words are indeed words that can only be said after birth and death, and there is no more terrible enemy in this world than Da Song or his own people. However, the girl is biological, and of course the two know that the girl is willing to follow Hao Kang, but neither of them wants her to live such a dangerous life. was groaning, when I heard my daughter say, "Dad, mother, I am willing to be with Hao Kang." I resigned myself to anything. Please promise us. ”

The old couple had talked so much to their daughter before, and they knew what they could do if they didn't agree. The people sent by the imperial court asked sharp questions, but they only wanted to make sure that there were no illegal problems in the marriage. The survey questions about barbarians look ferocious, but they are not directed at nationality and ethnicity, but only at personal experience.

In terms of personal experience, Hao Kang is at least above average in the Great Song Dynasty. Hao Kang himself did not even have religious beliefs, he was similar to ordinary college students in the Great Song Dynasty, and they all believed in materialism. Hao Kang's wife is a Song person, if Hao Kang is also a Song person now, the old couple will not even question who Hao Kang's father is.

Seeing that his daughter's attitude was firm, and even the court did not object, Father Mu stood up after a long sigh, and left the sentence, "It's up to you." He turned and walked away. Mrs. Mu could only shake her head, she couldn't force her daughter to death at this time.

finally passed the parents' pass, and Hao Kang and Mu went to the Great Song Civil Affairs Bureau to apply. According to the Marriage Law of the Great Song Dynasty, marriage is the voluntary marriage of two adult men and women. From a legal point of view, any wedding or ceremony is not a matter for the law to consider. Fill out the form and issue a certificate, as long as the two have passed the administrative procedure, they are already legally married from the perspective of the state.

Hao Kang is now the governor of Damascus, Mongolia, and he does not have to travel tens of thousands of miles of one-way road back and forth, just go to the Mongolian embassy to get a certificate, which can save Hao Kang a lot of things. After getting the marriage certificate of the red skin, Hao Kang suddenly laughed, "Haha, I remember the feeling when I got my high school diploma, a few years, so much hard work is just such a small book in the end." It's the same with getting married. ”

Student Mu nodded slightly, she has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for so long, and she has more experience in opening certificates. But the legal result of my relationship for so many years is just a small book, and it seems that it is really unequal. However, this is no longer the concern of Ms. Mu, who realized that she had changed from a single girl to a married woman. This change alone made her have to sigh. She asked, "When are we going back?" ”

"Wait until you're done." Hao Kang knew that Mu still had to resign to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and resignation required a process.

"Aren't you worried about Damascus?"

"What's the use of worrying. Now you are the most important. Hao Kang replied.

Classmate Mu was moved in her heart, she held Hao Kang's hand, "When I'm done with this, we'll be together forever." ”

"Together forever, never separated until death." Hao Kang replied seriously.

When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received Mu's resignation application, it was not surprising that Mu did not resign, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also tended not to continue to employ Mu. At this time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not discussing classmate Mu, but classmate Mu's newlywed husband Hao Kang. Yang Congrong, the foreign minister of the main meeting, said: "We have a stereotype of Mongolian barbarism. In the past, it was always thought that Mongolia could defeat countries other than the Great Song Dynasty by relying on barbarism, but according to the current intelligence, the Mongols took the initiative to attack the slave dynasty, but failed to win any of them. In the future, we will make a more detailed assessment of Mongolia's war capabilities. This is not limited to Mongolia, but we will evaluate all the countries on the planet in the future. ”

None of the others in the room answered. The Great Song Dynasty does have an unusually high opinion of Mongolia, and for whatever reason, everyone just thinks that Mongolia is very capable of fighting. Seeing that there may be a second country to defeat Mongolia head-on, everyone is not happy. I can't tell what the reason is, but I'm just unhappy anyway.

Seeing that Mongolia, which almost wiped out the Great Song Dynasty, was blown up in a distant barbarian land, Yang Congrong also felt very ashamed. However, he came from the province of Europa, so he knew much more about Mongolia than his domestic counterparts. If Boyan and Hao Ren were still serving the Mongol court, the expeditionary force of the slave dynasty should have been destroyed by this time. Even the Mongols, with Boyan and Hao Ren, fled to Baghdad for their lives, so this sense of shame itself is unjustified. But understanding the truth does not mean that he can change his thinking, and Yang Congrong still feels ashamed. It would be nice if the Great Song Dynasty gave the final blow to Mongolia.

Try to straighten out the mood, Yang said calmly:

"Regarding Hao Kang's matter, many people have said whether to support him, and my opinion is to listen to his words and watch his deeds first. You don't have to care, if the two river basins really fall into a full-scale melee, our Great Song Zhao can completely conquer this place and restore the Persian capital by the way. If Hao Kang is really a manufacturable material, he doesn't need to say anything, he should know how to do it. If we contact Hao Kang first, it will only make Hao Kang look down on our Great Song. In addition, it will also make Hao Kang more jealous of the Great Song Dynasty. The icing on the cake is never as good as a charcoal in the snow. ”

Still no one is talking, that's another emotion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now under a lot of pressure, and although the official family sent the prince to deal with this matter has helped the Ministry of Foreign Affairs block many accusations, the accusations against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs still exist. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs knows that it has done nothing wrong, and because of this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is particularly aggrieved.

Yang Congrong did not continue the topic, he said: "Now we want to establish diplomatic relations with the countries of the European Brazilian department, and this matter must be done quickly." Let's take a look at the attitudes of the countries in the Eurobasi Division. ”

The Chief of Intelligence spoke, "I heard that the countries of the Ministry of Eurobasia once sent envoys to Constantinople, and finally fell out with Constantinople. Constantinople hated the history of being invaded by the countries of the European Empire. The province is a member of the Quadripartite Alliance, and the other three sides of the Quad are afraid that they will all go to war with the countries of the Eurobasi. ”

Most of this information was provided by the province of Europa, and as the first envoy of the province, Yang Congrong felt a little helpless. If you look at the world from the perspective of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the current attitude of the Quad is quite aggressive. It is impossible for Eastern Rome to attack Europa now, and the Yuan Kingdom is not interested in fighting at this time. The attitude of the Western Roman Empire is quite ambiguous. He had already raised the issue of suzerainty with France, which had already belonged to the Western Roman Empire, and Spain.

From Boyan's point of view, it is not surprising that the Mediterranean Sea was the inner lake of Rome when the East and West Rome were divided into Eastern and Western Rome, and from a geographical point of view, the Western Roman Empire that regained Francis and Spain was considered complete. If the Western Roman Empire had been left in limbo at this time, it would only be a matter of time before Francie and Spain had come to fight.

Naturally, there is a way to deal with such a problem, and Yang calmly replied: "At this time, please ask the official family to judge." "Diplomacy and the military are under the direct management of the emperor, and the emperor's divine judgment is undoubtedly the perfect solution.

When Hao Kang took his wife back to Damascus by steamer, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Great Song Dynasty did not take any action. This made Hao Kang sigh in his heart that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Great Song Dynasty was really calm, and all Hao Kang's previous preparations were all in vain. When Hao Kang and classmate Mu appeared in front of the military generals of Damascus Wenchen, Hao Kang didn't want to think about these anymore. The subordinates who followed him did not feel the slightest dissatisfaction with Hao Kang because he married a Song man. On the contrary, the subordinates warmly welcomed Mr. Mu.

Before Hao Kang set off, the Damascus military generals were full of confidence in Hao Kang's trip. They all supported the policies of the former king Haoren, believing that there was no need for the Yuan State to bear the hatred between the Mongols and the Great Song Dynasty. Hao Kang's marriage made them feel that the appearance of the small court in Damascus was more and more like the situation of the Yuan State not long after he arrived in Kiev. There are Song queens inside, and there are Great Song Dynasty cooperation outside, maybe everyone can reproduce the situation of the Yuan Kingdom in Damascus.

Hao Kang's first executive order after returning was to appoint Mu as the director of the Damascus Women's Federation, which was the result of discussions between the two on the road. Mu's major is diplomacy, and now Yuan needs strong diplomacy. But Hao Kang resolutely did not worry about Mu's envoys to various countries. In this case, Hao Kang could only arrange for Mu to do the work of the Women's Federation.

After issuing this order, Hao Kang asked about the recent battle situation. The latest news of the Mongols resisted the attack of the slave dynasty, relying on a large number of return artillery and the dominant inland water army, the slave dynasty has never been able to form a complete encirclement. Brother Tokhtar was so capable, Hao Kang ordered some more honey and caramel to be sent to Baghdad. Honey is not only edible, but also has many functions. One of the most obvious functions is to make blood clotting agents. Pouring honey on the wound can easily clot. Moreover, there are few bacteria in honey, and blood clotting with honey can reduce wound inflammation. Very useful in the hot valley of the two rivers.

After that, Hao Kang went to see the forest construction again, and many poplar seedlings and red willows have been planted on various moist saline-alkali land. In addition to these, many fig trees are planted. Many figs have already borne fruit, and this is also the crop recommended by the province to Damascus at the time of cooperation. Figs grow very quickly, and many nurseries have seedlings that bear fruit. As long as it can be planted, the production capacity of fig trees per mu is two or three thousand catties. Preserved figs, even if they are just used as snacks, can reduce hunger.

This time he took the train between Kaifeng and Haizhou (Lianyungang), and Hao Kang was greatly shocked. He felt that the grain production of the Yuan Kingdom was already very powerful, and it was not inferior to the Jiangnan region where Hangzhou was located. But I didn't expect that the vast plains between Kaifeng and Lianyungang are endless, and the winter wheat has been harvested, and this crop is the second season.

Compared with Damascus and even Eastern Rome, the grain production of the Great Song Dynasty is enviable and a little frightening. There is no shortage of underfed people on the eastern Mediterranean coast, who are struggling to survive and find ways to survive. If Damascus could produce one-third of the grain of the same area of the Great Song Dynasty, Hao Kang would dare to raise an army of 50,000 men. But in reality, Damascus is a wasteland in many places, and there is no way to organize mass production. Without food, Hao Kang would not be able to realize his ambitions. There is nothing else to do but accumulate a little bit.

Honey and caramel were delivered to Baghdad, and the supplies were received without panic and ordered to be sent to the empty imperial warehouse. His father, Yuxi Timur, died, and Hao Ren died even earlier. The only remaining Boyan from the time of Kublai Khan governed the state of Boyan in Western Rome. Ignoring personal wishes, the era of Kublai Khan was completely over, and now it is completely the era of Timur Khan. As the Mongolian prime minister of this new era, Tokhtar began to truly miss the old times.

The horses that Hao Kang gave to Tokhtar had already been sent to the banner army, and not only Tokhtar, but all the ministers who were willing to serve the Mongol court were subsidizing the court with their own property. It's just that there are few people in the first place, and that subsidy is a drop in the bucket at best. Fortunately, there are no ministers left in the Mongolian court, and the court no longer has to worry about the money given to the ministers. Back in the days of Kublai Khan, the court was full of people, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses could be dispatched at any time under the order of the Great Khan. Tokhtar was just a small person in that era, and even King Haoren could not talk about the absolute core of the court in that era.

It is not only the Liberation that is also nostalgic for the past, but also the Great Khan of Timur, who has always strongly expected himself to be the master of the house, has become humble. Timur Khan, who did not like to read, carried Genghis Khan's sermon with him and often quoted it when he spoke. When talking about government politics, I often ask first: "What did you do back then?" What did Prime Minister Hao Ren think about this before? ”

Cherish only after you lose. These are the lyrics of a song from a song when Tokhtar was listening to a group of courtesans in Damascus, and Tokhtar was somehow impressed. Yes, you will cherish it after you lose it, but you will not come back in the past. Once upon a time, Timur Khan regarded King Haoren as a great enemy, a greater opponent than any other enemy. Totoh also felt that Hao Ren's approach was Hao Ren's boring dream. If Hao Ren's dream could become a reality now, Timur Khan and Tokhkhtar would surely kneel and pray with gratitude. And willingly agree that there is no better world than that dream.

As soon as the order was given to send supplies to the warehouse, a message came from Basra requesting food. Calmly, Tokhtok ordered the honey and caramel from the warehouse to be sent to Basra. After hearing this order, Timur immediately objected, "It is enough to send eight achievements." ”

"Send it all. It's useless to leave two percent. Totoh replied calmly.

Timur listened with a frustrated face, which left the officials at a loss for whom to listen. Finally, Timur sighed, "Send it all to Basra." The official was ordered to leave.

It is also thanks to Hao Ren's full effort to complete the flag army system before, and the families of these flag soldiers have their own land, and the rear is quite stable at the moment. Although the imperial court lacked soldiers and food, it did not have to worry about the lives of the families of the banner army. The princes who ran back to the territory knew that the court was nervous, and they were not ordered to help, nor did they cause trouble for the court. With the reduction in expenditures and the fact that the imperial court can still have some income, the current situation is a little better than when it was the worst.

After taking off and dealing with a few official duties, I couldn't help but have some expectations in my heart. Maybe the Hao Kang brothers will be able to provide more support next year, and with Hao Kang's ability, he should be able to do that. As soon as he was about to go home, the guards rushed in from outside, and when they saw Toto, they didn't care about saluting, and immediately shouted: "Prime Minister, thousands of soldiers and horses of the slave dynasty have been killed outside the city." ”

"Oh?" There is no excitement in Tokhtaut, and such things are being calculated. The main forces of the banner army were fighting in the Basra area, which gave the slave dynasty the possibility of a sneak attack on the city of Baghdad. It was impossible for the slave dynasty to easily annihilate the banner army, and the communication between Baghdad and Basra was very smooth. In yesterday's news, Basra had withstood a wave of attacks, and even used the return artillery to kill a general of the Slave Dynasty. A few thousand light horsemen of the Slave Dynasty could harass Baghdad, but they could not conquer Baghdad. At this time, Baghdad cannot afford to mess with itself.

Totoh stood up and said indifferently, "Come with me to the city to have a look." ”