"Chongdao, Daofu, you are here! You must be exhausted, right? Please come in quickly!"

Tong Guan probably never enjoyed the courtesy of a fifth-rank civil servant in his life. He and Wu Haogu arrived in front of Murong Wangyou's camp. Old man Murong had already been dressed in a clean official uniform, and he took Zhao Zhongge and several other professors and doctors from the Military Science Department to wait at the gate of the camp. In the camp, hundreds or thousands of knights with armor (leather armor) were neatly arranged, which looked like a terrifying aura.

This is an elite soldier!

As a military eunuch, Tong Guan himself did not know how to train troops, but his vision was not bad. He could see at a glance that these knights trained by Old Man Murong were all good-looking, and the old man was worthy of the kindness of the late emperor and Zhang Dun.

But because of why he was a fifth-rank civil servant, he was awarded a Jinshi, and ran to the gate of the camp to greet a eunuch with no eggs. He was still a little lost in his identity. If the censor knew about it, he would have to impeach him and flatter the eunuch.

To be honest, there is no one in the fifth-rank civil servant who openly cursed the eunuchs since the founding of the Song Dynasty?

Now is the first year of Jianzhong Jingguo, not during the Xuanhe period, the low-key rules of the eunuchs of the Song Dynasty were not broken. Tong Guan naturally did not dare to put on airs in front of a fifth-rank civil servant, and hurriedly got off the horse and bowed deeply when he arrived at Old Man Murong: "How noble military scholars are, how can we welcome such an eunuch? How do we take care of this family?"

Old Man Murong was stunned and thought to himself: I am not here to welcome you... I am here to welcome the head of state! He is the biggest here in Jiehe, and he, a fifth-rank civil servant, must follow him!

Wu Haogu also got off the horse. Of course, he understood what Old Man Murong thought about Old Man Murong was from Liao. He did not have the concept of being a noble and a noble man, and he did not attach much importance to official rank. The official rank in the Liao Kingdom is far less important than official rank. He has a very high official rank but no position. There are many noble people from Liao Kingdom who recite scriptures and eat idle meals at home.

Although Wu Haogu is not at a high level, he is a real Jiehe City Lord. He is the tribal military governor in the Liao Kingdom! He is on par with Wanyan Aguda's father!

Moreover, Old Man Murong now has no backer and has no place in the court. He can only be a "university president" in Jiehe Shang City. Isn't Wu Haogu his superior?

In addition, Old Murong is not alone. The entire family behind him regards Jiehe as their home. Strictly speaking, they are Wu Haogu’s retainers...

"Mr. Murong, Brother Zhong," Wu Haogu took a few steps forward and bowed casually. "I've been rushing for most of the day today. I'm really tired and hungry. Do you have a hot meal?"

His attitude also made Tong Guan frown and he couldn't be like this! Not to mention that Wu Haogu was a deputy envoy from the seventh rank of the province. Even if he became a first-rank Grand Marshal, he would have to be down and glad to the eyes when he met a fifth-rank civil servant... Wu Haogu was so domineering, and others would think that it was the fifth generation if he didn't know about it!

But this old man Murong is not right. He seems to be training troops! How can civil servants train in the Song Dynasty? It is probably just an exception, and there will be no next wave.

"Yeye yeye, I have hunted a lot of good things these days..." Old Man Murong agreed at this time, and called another nephew with a knight identity, asking him to hurry up and notify the chef to prepare meals. Then he pulled Tong Guan with one hand and Wu Haogu with the other, and walked towards the direction where the big tent was.

"What a soldier!"

Tong Guan took a few steps and noticed the knights on both sides. He couldn't help but praise: "Sir, the skill of training troops is really the best in the Song Dynasty!"

"I've been awarded too much, I've been awarded too much," the old man smiled. "This cavalry is not difficult to train. Those who are from the Western Army, the people from the Zhong family, the Zhe family, and the Yao family will not be worse than those from the old man."

This is what... the first-fifth rank civil servant is competing with a group of Western Army generals to train troops!

Tong Guan didn't know what to say.

Old Man Murong continued: "But this cavalry is hard to raise very much!"

“Difficult to raise?”

"It's just difficult to raise!"

While speaking, Murong Wangyou, Wu Haogu, Tong Guan, Zhao Zhongge and others had already entered the tent.

Unlike the Song Junzheng tent, which is always filled with various enjoyable items, the large tent used by Old Man Murong is just a little bigger than the ordinary camp tent. The ground is covered with the most ordinary wool felt, and there are some short cushions and cushions. There are no concubines to serve. Only some auxiliary soldiers who do odd jobs are busy with the work. These auxiliary soldiers are all followers of the knights. Most of the imperial knights were originally young generals of the Western Army or children of the big clan. If they don’t have any value, they will not be able to practice the kung fu immediately.

However, it is very difficult to maintain the financial resources of these knight families and their love for "horse riding" for a long time.

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

There is no shortcut to take this!

Even modern cavalry trained scientifically in later generations only had the possibility of replacing feudal cavalry after muskets eliminated bows and arrows.

Otherwise, heavy cavalry that uses a cavalry to charge may be obtained through short-term (several years) of rigorous training. However, light cavalry that uses a cavalry to fight with a cavalry cannot be achieved quickly. If the cavalry that uses a cavalry to disperse as a cavalry, they will definitely be shot into a hedgehog by their opponents...

...

"It's not difficult to raise!" Wu Haogu sat cross-legged on the futon, and smiled and talked about raising cavalry with an old man Murong and Tong Guan. "As long as Jiehe Shang City exists, Yuntai Academy Jiehe Branch, Jiehe Academy, and Jiehe Knights' Academy, this knight's family can be raised and strengthened!"

"Oh?" Tong Guan asked with interest, "Kesheng, what are you going to do?"

Wu Haogu smiled and said with his fingers: "To maintain the Knights' House, you must first have a job land. A family of 1,500 acres of land is necessary, and the yield cannot be dispersed.

However, relying solely on 1,500 acres of land cannot guarantee that the Knights House will not fall into poverty and bankruptcy. Therefore, there must be an industry that supports the Knights House and provides access to the excess descendants who cannot inherit the Knights’ field.

In order to maintain the horsemanship of the knight and his heirs, this industry must also be related to horses.

So we have to develop horse markets in Jiehe Shang City, and horse racing and polo in Kaifeng Prefecture, Haizhou and Jiehe Shang City. First, we can find a way out for the horses raised by the Knights' House; second, we can also find a way out for the extra offspring..."

Wu Haogu’s approach is actually not complicated, it is to develop and build a series of industries that can enable the Knights’ House to maintain its economic status and force.

1,500 acres of land that is both pastoral and farmed is enough to raise small horse herds in captivity. If Wu Haogu can provide excellent stallions, it can help these knight families raise war horses of excellent quality.

The official purchase price of a first-class war horse was successful at 300 yuan, and there was still no market price! If Jiehe Maritime Shipping Company offered a purchase price of 400 yuan or even 500 yuan, as long as it could offer enough first-class war horses, it would definitely be possible to report the account.

With this income, the Knights of the World River naturally do not go bankrupt. Moreover, raising horses itself is training their equestrians, which can create a group of knights for the Song Dynasty to the greatest extent.

In order to find a way for the "alternative knights", horse racing and polo are also industries that need to be developed in a key way. Both industries are indispensable for riders with excellent equestrian skills.

There is another industry that Wu Haogu did not reveal to Tong Guan, which is a doctor who spreads Confucian truth and specializes in conquering people with virtue, and is a doctor who rides a horse... In history, isn't the Knights affiliated to the Pope a way out for the sons of the feudal knight family who have no inheritance rights?

"There is indeed a way for the Guest Province!" Tong Guan smiled and said, "If we follow the Guest Province method, the knights in Beicangzhou can be raised to be stronger and stronger! Now the trial of auxiliary soldiers in Lantian is very smooth. It seems that our official family will definitely get what they want in the future."

Lantian's "voluntary military system" trial was indeed very successful! The benefits of protecting 200 acres of land may not be very attractive to farmers, but it is still very attractive to be exempted from labor for life after serving for 5 years.

This corvee service in the Song Dynasty was a major disaster for ordinary households!

In addition, the Lu family in Lantian got the opportunity to pilot the "country contract" and "jingtian" throughout the county, so they naturally worked very hard to help Wu Haowen and Ji Yi "recruited the men". According to the high standard of the eight households' draw of one man, they drew 1,000 men, and now they are all sent to Jingzhao Mansion for training. They will definitely be in front of the emperor in October next year!

If the "voluntary military force" is really useful, then there will be no shortage of infantry during the Northern Expedition in the future. If Beicangzhou can provide another 1,000 cavalry, then the "Alli Fight against Liao" will probably be successful!

When Tong Guan was fantasizing about "Lianli to defeat Liao", Wu Haogu mentioned the matters of "Tianjin University" and "Jiehe Academy" to old man Murong.

"Sir, now the houses of the Academy Branch and the academy have been built, and Jiehe is becoming more and more prosperous. I have made an appointment with Mr. Dongpo. When the spring of the next year is coming, I will invite him to come here to preside over the opening of the two schools. Do you think we should start recruiting students for the two schools in advance?"

"Okay," Old Man Murong touched his beard and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Xiangshan was also a famous teacher in Yanyun in the past. Unexpectedly, he went south and became a role model in the end."

Wu Haogu shook his head and said, "How can the academy in Xiangshan be compared with the Jiehe Branch of Yuntai Academy? This school branch will definitely be famous in history in the future!"

Murong Wangyou nodded, "Isn't it Chongdao what do you want to make this academy look like?"

Wu Hao Ancient Dao: "We must be benevolent for heaven and earth, seek righteousness for the people, preach the great way for the past saints, and bring peace to the world!"

"Wrong!" Tong Guan suddenly interrupted, "Kesheng was memorizing the wrong words, the four sentences of Hengqu are not like this."
Chapter completed!