Chapter 572: Donghu Internal Affairs

Thorpe was just a stronger and smarter bug for Gao Yuan, and he was not on the same level as he is now. There was no need to treat him as a main opponent. He could wait until he was done with the big thing at hand before he left. Just pay attention. After Donghu has completed all the matters of centralization of power and gathered the strength of the whole country, it is just a matter of hands to exterminate Gao Yuan. Therefore, he clearly knows that Gao Yuan sent people to station in the Hetao Plain and started to build cities and farmland, but he does not care. He even thought that by letting Gao Yuan flutter for a while, he would be able to take advantage when the army came out.

Thorpe thinks so, but Huo Tianliang doesn't think so. He knows Gao Yuan very well and knows that this person can dazzle you as long as you give him a little sunshine. At that time, he was young and looked down on Gao Yuan. Not all of the characters fell into his hands one by one, and ended up miserable, and the Huo family felt the pain.

Therefore, after he learned that Gao Yuan's troops were stationed in the Hetao Plain, he immediately asked to see Thorpe and wanted to make a bitter complaint. He drove Gao Yuan out before he could gain a foothold in the Hetao Plain.

Huo Tianliang has gone through great changes, but now he seems to be a different person. He is valued by Thorpe and becomes an official under Dong Hu Zheng'er. He also hopes that when Dong Hu becomes stronger, he will conquer the Yan Kingdom and kill his family's enemies. To kill them all, they would naturally do their best. He was originally smart, but he was spoiled by his parents since he was a child, which made him a beast. However, after the family tragedy, he naturally grew up. Now he has the smuggling route to Yan State in his hands. In the past, he was just to replace Making money depends on the faces of these Donghu nobles, but now they are the popular ones in front of Thorpe. Many of the war preparation materials smuggled in are in his hands, so naturally some people want to curry favor with them. After practicing for a long time, Huo Tianliang is naturally able to get along like a fish in water with his current all-round temperament.

"Your Majesty, Gao Yuan must be driven away before he has a firm foothold, otherwise it will be hard to say when he has a firm foothold." Sitting on his knees in front of Thorpe, Huo Tianliang said bitterly, in order to let him Thorpe paid more attention to it, and he even exaggerated the opponent's abilities a bit more.

But he was disappointed. Thorpe didn't seem to care much.

"Huo Qing, I heard that you and Gao Yuan had a hatred for destroying the family. Your whole family was killed. Although this person was not responsible, it was actually caused by this person. Is it inseparable from this person?" Thorpe asked.

"Your Majesty, I am now the king's minister, and my thoughts are naturally focused on making Donghu strong. The destruction of my clan is related to Gao Yuan. Naturally, I want to chop this man into pieces, but it is a matter of national affairs. How dare I take this Just kidding, this is a lofty goal that cannot be ignored. The Eastern Expeditionary Army is currently stationed in the Hetao Plain. Once they are fully fledged, it will be difficult to dislodge them. Our army is not good at attacking cities! Tianliang had slashed his face several times in order to evade capture. Now he was a little anxious, and the scars on his face looked even more ferocious. In other countries in the Central Plains, a person with such a bad appearance would probably not be able to serve as an official in the court, but the Donghu people did not have this kind of care. The Donghu people were killed every day, just among themselves within the clan. Often a white knife goes in and a red knife comes out, and there are many people with injuries on their faces. Although he doesn't take this seriously, Thorpe appreciates this man a little more because of his ruthlessness. Not everyone has the courage to take a stab at themselves.

"Aren't we now training infantry with the help of Qi State? When the time is right, we can use them to test their combat effectiveness. If we can't even take down the simple towns that Gao Yuan built in Hetaoping camp, how can we have any Ability to move westward?" Thorp said with a smile: "You are also responsible for this matter. How is it going now? Is it somewhat effective?"

Huo Tianliang leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty will not ask about this matter, but I also want to report that the first batch of 10,000 slaves are only half in place now, but formal training has begun, and those Qi Ren officers are doing their best. , It seems that we are not perfunctory. The army will be formed in three months, and it will be able to fight in one year, and it will become an elite in three to five years. This is what the Qi officers said to the ministers. "

Thorpe frowned, "Why is it only halfway there?"

Huo Tianliang's face changed slightly, "Your Majesty, the current reform is still in progress. Slaves are still the private property of various ministries. It is not easy to find people from them."

"They won't?" Thorp's face turned cold. It seemed that some people just forgot to eat and not fight. If they didn't take care of themselves for a few days, they would start to bite their noses and hit their eyes again.

"It's not that I refuse, it's just that most of the people sent here are old and weak people. Let alone fighting in battle, these people are afraid of losing their lives on the training ground. It's really unbearable, so I can only retreat. If it weren't for the clan leaders of Wusu, Tieling, and Agu who knew their righteousness, they wouldn't even be able to gather 5,000 people."

Thorpe nodded, "I'll let Yan Qi handle this matter. Just keep an eye on the Qi people's officers and don't let them hide their secrets. I, the Donghu people, have iron cavalry everywhere and are invincible in the world. When it comes to infantry combat, although I can't say it's perfect." I don’t understand, but it’s true that I’m not good at it.” One of the Wusu tribe and the Tieling tribe is his wife’s mother-in-law’s family, and the other is his loyal confidant. It’s not surprising that they are trying their best to support him, but he didn’t expect that Agu Huai’en of the Agu tribe would be there. With such a look, it seems that Lao Wang's thunderous power made them afraid. Since he sincerely wanted to surrender, he could also praise Agu Huaien.

"My lord understands."

"It's just that three to five years is too slow to become an elite!" Thorp pondered for a moment and said: "Tell those Qi officers that in one year, one year, I want these infantry to be able to go into battle, at least no better than Yan. The country's standing army is in short supply. It doesn't matter if there are casualties during training. As long as we are stricter, some casualties may promote the growth of the army. "

"Yes, I will discuss this with the Qi officers."

"How is the business with the Central Plains?" Thorp turned to another topic, "I also know that infantry combat and well-equipped combat capabilities can be greatly improved, but those things are indispensable."

"We have received great supplies from the people of Qi. Even from the Yan State, the volume of purchases has increased greatly in the past few months. However, the Yan State has been trying to prevent us from sending troops to Liaoxi. They said that as long as we send troops, Their shipment volume can be increased and the price can be negotiated.”

Thorp burst out laughing, "Tan Feng is really evil. He wants to use this little convenience to drive me to charge for him. Gao Yuan has to deal with it, but he has to wait until the matter at hand is finished. Huo Qing , you are an expert at bargaining, so go and seduce them, try to get as many things as possible, fine iron, just a little, not too much. After the great craftsmen of Qi come, we can finally smelt it ourselves. Speaking of iron ore, don't we in Donghu have it? It's just that the smelting technology is not good, so the output is low. With these masters, it won't be long before we can be self-sufficient, that is, we can survive the past two years. ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Okay, I can see your hard work in doing things, but you can rest assured that you will do things for me and be rewarded according to your merits. You will definitely not be wronged, and you will not be silenced like your father. Thorpe waved his hand and said, "Go down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He bowed and exited the room. Huo Tianliang let out a sigh of relief. He was now highly trusted, and Thorpe had promised him that after this important matter was over, he would be given a high-ranking official title. Yan Guo is like a mouse crossing the street. Now that he is in Donghu, he is very proud of himself. He has already regarded this place as his life's career. He married a woman from Donghu just to show his loyalty to Thorpe. The stronger Dong Hu becomes, the more proud he becomes, but when he thinks of Gaoyuan in Liaoxi, still beside the bed, he can't help but feel a little uneasy.

Back when he was in Fufeng, he had never been so proud of himself, but after meeting this person, he ended up with his family ruined. I was really disappointed that I didn't persuade Thorpe to deal with Gao Yuan immediately.

Indoors, after Huo Tianliang left, Thorpe turned to look at Yan Qi, who had been silent beside him, "General Yan, starting from tomorrow, you will go beat some people and train infantry. This is an important matter for the country. If anyone dares to obstruct this, I will not hesitate to let them go to King Yama's place to eat."

"Yes." Yan Qi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and looked at Thorpe, "Huo Tianliang has betrayed several times and has a despicable nature. Your Majesty, please be more careful."

Thorp smiled slightly, "I use my talents. There is a saying in the Central Plains: when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the people are clear, there will be no disciples. As long as he works for me Donghu loyally, it doesn't matter if he has a poor temperament. What's more, , I am afraid that this person only has our life-saving straw now, and he will grasp it firmly. By the way, I have told Lu Tu to find some talented people from the Central Plains to serve as officials in Donghu. He can work seriously. ?I know he is a little dissatisfied and worried that he will not be able to do his job well!"

Yan Qi and Tulu were Lao Wang's confidants and strong supporters of Thorpe's ascension to the throne. In terms of age and friendship with Lao Wang, they were Thorpe's elders. Thorpe was very casual when talking to them.

Yan Qi shook his head and said: "Tulu is doing whatever he wants to do with the king's instructions. Of course he is doing it seriously. But the king also knows that those who are really capable in the Central Plains are prejudiced against us and think that we are They are barbarians, how can they be willing to serve us, and those who are incompetent will be useless even if they are here."

In fact, Yan Qi was also a little dissatisfied with this. Thorpe wanted to find some scholars from the Central Plains to serve as officials in Donghu. Doesn't this mean that there is no one in Donghu?

"General Yan, you don't need to be dissatisfied. We, the Donghu people, have the advantages of the Donghu people. They have their strengths. I use them only for their talents. Is it possible that I can get closer to them than you? Besides, the Central Plains is vast and rich in resources. There are many capable people. Among them, how many dissatisfied people are there and how many are suppressed? If nothing else, this Huo Tianliang is very capable. He has never been famous before. There is also Gao Yuan's counselor Jiang Jiaquan. , disappeared for decades, but once he came out of the mountain, he immediately became famous all over the world. As long as such a capable person is willing to come to Donghu, I will reward him with a high position. As long as he preaches this idea, I believe there will be ambitious people. Come to us."