Old Man Zhang is a descendant of the bearded guest, and his martial arts are quite good, but he always pretends to be laughing and doesn't look like a martial arts master, so that Li Jiuzhou can't guess what his martial arts skills are.

I have seen him take action many times before, but the chaos army can still withdraw in disgrace. The lower limit will definitely not be low, but Li Jiuzhou is hard to say how high the upper limit is.

If an ordinary soldier can learn one-tenth of his ability, he can handle it easily on the battlefield. Since Old Man Zhang has agreed to teach soldiers' martial arts, it would be good if he can teach them casually.

Li Jiuzhou arranged a false position for Old Man Zhang as a coach, but Old Man Zhang was very satisfied. Seeing Old Man Zhang teaching a group of soldiers with a serious attitude and serious swordsmanship, Li Jiuzhou smiled with relief.

To establish a force, economy and military are the most important.

Economically, it is nothing more than a problem of money and food. Making money by selling silk alone can at most make the people's lives better. The little money earned is not enough to support such a huge army.

Li Jiuzhou only intends to use this money to improve the living standards of soldiers and stabilize the morale of the army.

To save enough money to deal with the war, you have to make money through many other ways.

In terms of grain housing, Chameng rice is also very suitable in Shuofang. It can be harvested in about two months, and the yield has increased significantly. Compared with other parts of the country, Shuofang's grain output has increased many times.

In this way, within a year or two, Li Jiuzhou could stock up on a large amount of food and grass, which was enough to deal with the Anshi Rebellion in the future.

Although he did not want to see the arrival of this war and tried his best to stop it before the war broke out, it is also impossible to be prepared for any eventuality.

The worst plan is that An Lushan suddenly raises an army and the Anshi Rebellion breaks out, so he has an army that can only compete with him.

As for the combat power of the Shuofang Army, it was originally a powerful army, and each soldier had an excellent physical condition. Coupled with Li Jiuzhou's training method, the soldiers' physical fitness was improved to a higher level. They could practice swords, guns, sticks and sticks well. Not to mention anything else, they could reach a higher level in individual combat capabilities.

Having a strong army is the most important thing, and the economy is just support.

Thinking about the Song Dynasty, although the economy was developed, the people lived in peace and life were very prosperous, they were bullied by neighboring countries because of their military backwardness.

Strong military capabilities are the guarantee of a country. Li Jiuzhou naturally understands these principles.

Now, we will not care about equipment or anything else, and improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers, and then gradually strengthen the equipment.

Chamcheng rice has been planted on a large scale in Lingzhou City and nearby areas. Looking at the rippling paddy fields and the growth momentum of rice in arid places, we should have a good harvest.

As for how the promotion is done in other places, I have to go and see it myself.

Li Jiuzhou then led a team of people to inspect various places within the jurisdiction of the Shuofang Jiedushi.

This took half a month. Because Li Jiuzhou's implementation of a matter of benefiting the people, the people and soldiers were all happy, so there was no need to supervise it. The planting of rice in Chameng and silkworm raising were going smoothly.

The soldiers' training was not lost. The Shuofang Army had strict military disciplines and did not dare to slack off at all levels. They tried their best to supervise. In addition, Li Jiuzhou's personal inspection, the soldiers saw his determination and regarded the soldiers' training as the norm.

Only the three cities that were surrendered were gone. After Li Jiuzhou finished looking at these places within his jurisdiction, he finally rushed to the three cities that were surrendered.

The so-called Three Received City refers to the three Received City in the east, middle and west.

During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, the power of the Turks was strong and repeatedly raised troops to cross the river and marched south, posing a major threat. In the second year of Jinglong, Zhang Ren, the chief general of Shuofang Road, was willing to take advantage of the Turkic leader's Western Expedition to build three surrender cities in the east, middle and west, cutting off the passage for the Turkic going south.

These three important military strongholds are about 400 miles apart and each is located on major traffic roads. The beginning and end can be followed by each other, so they play an important strategic role.

The construction of Zhongshoujiang City is farther from the bank of the Yellow River, while the two cities in the east and west choose to be on the bank. They are washed by the river water, and the Dongcheng later had to move to Suiyuan Peak.

After the construction of the Three Sushucheng City, the defense forces of the Tang Dynasty were indeed guaranteed, and the area south of Yinshan was settled, and the Turks were finally destroyed by the Uighur Khanate.

The Uighur Khanate and the Tang Dynasty had been in a peaceful exchange for a long time. Huiji envoys entered the Central Plains of the Dynasties. Uighurs and Western vendors also traveled between the mainland and the northern Mo, and they were more frequently. Therefore, this Uighur Road leading from the northern Mo to Chang'an was called the Towering Khan Road.

The leaders of each tribe were called Khan, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was called Tian Khan.

The Tower Khan Road comes from the grasslands in the northern desert, passes through Huyan Valley (now Kundulungou, Baotou City) to Zhongshoujiang City, and then crosses the Yellow River from Zhongshoujiang, crosses the desert, and enters Chang'an City through Linzhou.

The other is to travel east along Daqing from Zhongshoucheng, pass through the Shanyu Dadu Prefecture, take the road in Shanxi, and enter the eastern capital Luoyang, which is called Shanyu Road.

The history of transportation between China and the West is famous for its famous avenue. It was transferred through Zhongshoujiang City. At this time, the function of Zhongshoujiang City had a great transformation.

When Zhang Ren was willing to build a city, he never built a urn city or other military facilities.

Some people think that the border city cannot be without garrison facilities, but Zhang Renyuan believes that if the enemy comes, when fighting hard, you should no longer think that there are defensive facilities in the city. If you look back at the city and look at the city, you will still be beheaded. If you have facilities, you should think of retreating.

After the construction of the Sanshoucheng City in the early Tang Dynasty, the northern border defense was consolidated and praised by people of all ethnic groups.

The whole journey was covered with vast grasslands and deserts. After a long circle, he saw the two surrender cities in the east and west. Li Jiuzhou finally came to Zhongsuicheng.

In the past, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks bounded the Yellow River. There was a Fuyundui Temple on the north bank of the river. When the Turks wanted to cross the south, they would first go to the temple to pray, and then prepare enough troops to cross the river.

When Zhang Ren was willing to cross the Yellow River to build a city, he took the location of the temple under the clouds as the center base.

The capital of Zhongshoujiang City is located in Jiuyuan County.

The frontier poet Li Yi once visited the Three Surrender City in person and wrote: "The sand is like snow in front of the beacon, and the moon is like frost in the last month of the Surrender City. I don't know where to blow the reed tubes, and I conquer people all my hometown overnight."

This poem describes the night view of Zhongshoujiang City. After climbing to Sujiang City at night, I heard the sound of flutes coming from afar. I sympathized with the homesickness of the soldiers stationed in the border guards, and reflected the peaceful voice of the people of all ethnic groups.

Originally, the Sanshoujiang City was planned by Li Jiuzhou to cultivate war horses, and it was not suitable for the development of planting. So Li Jiuzhou was not surprised to see that there were no scenes of raising silkworms or growing rice along the way.

People can make full use of their talents and things can be used. In the grassland and desert, animal husbandry is the main focus. According to Li Jiuzhou's plan, this place should be adapted to local conditions and should be a good place to cultivate war horses.
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