In fact, the Kingdom of Jin still had an army, that is, Han Chang led an army of 8,000, but they were a mixed army, consisting of 5,000 Khitans and 3,000 Han people.
Han Chang knew that the Jin Kingdom was over, so he led 8,000 soldiers and 1,500 craftsmen to surrender to Niu Gao.
At this time, Niu Gao's 40,000-strong army had taken control of hundreds of thousands of people and all their property where the King of Jin's tent was located.
Most of the hundreds of nobles in the Jin Kingdom had been purged by Wanyan Wushu before, and the remaining dozens of people were all captured. This time Niu Gao was not more lenient. He had previously been ordered by Chen Qing to kill all the nobles in the Jin Kingdom.
Kill them all, leaving no hidden dangers.
That night, dozens of the last nobles of the Jin Kingdom were all beheaded, and no one was spared.
Although nearly a thousand other aristocratic women were not killed, they were deprived of all their aristocratic titles and became ordinary women, retaining only a small amount of property. Their fate was ultimately the same as that of other young women from the Jin Kingdom, marrying to the unnamed.
Wife of the Western Army soldier.
More than 200,000 people from the Jin Kingdom were sent to Linhuang City for isolation, and the sick were treated by military doctors. Unlike the Jin Kingdom, there was no cure, and in the end there was only one death.
The military doctors of the Western Army used Zhang Zhongjing's prescription for treatment, coupled with isolation and disinfection, and the patient was promptly replenished with water and nutrients. As long as the body was not particularly weak, the patient could be cured in the end.
In fact, Chen Qing was more interested in the wealth of the Jin Kingdom. All the wealth accumulated over the past century in the Northern Song Dynasty was plundered by the Jin Kingdom. This time Wanyan Wushu moved westward, nominally to avoid the plague, but in fact it was to move the capital.
So he brought all the wealth in the warehouse with him, as well as a large amount of wealth carried by the nobles, which was enough to load hundreds of thousands of carts. There were tens of thousands of large boxes from the Northern Song Dynasty, and there were also the Northern Song Dynasty royal family on them.
The seal has never been opened.
In addition, the wealth plundered by Wanyan Wushu when he searched mountains and seas in the early Southern Song Dynasty is also among them.
There are a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, porcelain, jade, bronze, lacquerware, strange stones, spices, furs and various other precious materials.
However, there were not many copper coins. Mainly because the Jin Kingdom also needed copper coins for circulation and to support the puppet Qi at that time, so the copper coins were basically used up.
But the other wealth of the Jin Kingdom was basically not used by the nobles. This is actually a misunderstanding. For example, a piece of exquisite Taihu stone had a profound cultural heritage in the Song Dynasty. Enough literati liked it and were willing to spend big money to buy it, so it
Very valuable.
The Jurchens thought it was a treasure and wealth, so they took it back. But who in the Jin Kingdom would like it? In the eyes of the Jin people, it was just a broken stone, so it was left in the warehouse untouched for more than 20 years.
The same goes for gold and silver. Without sufficient economic support, gold and silver cannot be spent. It is no different from a pile of scrap copper and iron. Of course, normal trade resumed after the peace talks between Song and Jin Dynasties, and gold, silver and Taihu stones can be exchanged for food. This
It's another story.
At the top of Linhuang City, Chen Qingzheng and Niu Gao walked slowly on the top of the city.
"Does Niu Dutong know why Wanyan Wushu wants to move his capital to Linhuang City?"
Niu Gao thought for a while and said: "I discovered that Linhuang City is a very high strategic support point. It connects Liaodong to the east and controls the grassland to the west. Perhaps Wanyan Wushu thought that Liaodong could no longer be controlled, or that Liaodong could no longer support the Jin Kingdom.
He began to consider using grasslands to support the Kingdom of Jin!"
Chen Qing nodded, "You are absolutely right. Wanyan Wushu did think this way. It should be said that his thinking was still very clear and his strategic direction was right, but his timing was too late.
If he did not attack Goryeo last year, but moved the capital to Linhuang Prefecture in advance and fully controlled the grassland, then there should be no problem for the Jin Kingdom to support it for another twenty years, and he could even reunify the grassland. However, he made a wrong decision and went to attack Goryeo.
One step and you will be doomed."
"Your Highness, do you mean to continue to control Linhuang Mansion?" Niu Gao had a taste of his lord's intention.
Chen Qing nodded, "It is not as simple as regaining control of Linhuang Mansion. This is related to the bloodline extension of our descendants for hundreds or even thousands of years. Infighting among the Han people is not terrible, it is nothing more than one dynasty being replaced by another, but foreign invasion
It's different. Once a foreign tribe invades, it will be a disaster for the entire nation, and it will be difficult to recover for hundreds or even thousands of years, so controlling the grassland is the most important strategy within ten years."
"Then why doesn't Your Highness directly use troops against the Tata, Kelie and Merqi tribes? I think that one hundred thousand elite soldiers can sweep across the grassland."
Chen Qing walked to the battlements, held on to the battlements and looked to the west. After a while, he slowly said: "I originally planned to attack the Klei tribe after destroying the Jin Dynasty, and directly annihilate the Klei tribe, but before departure, a piece of news changed my plan.
It’s decided, that’s Xiliao!”
"Is it Xiliao founded by Yelu Dashi?"
"That's right! That's it! Actually, it's not appropriate to call it Liao. It was established by Khitan nobles, but its people are not Khitan people. Western Liao has destroyed the Black Khan and started to attack Gaochang Uighur. Once Gaochang Uighur is destroyed, then Western Liao will
The next step for Liao is either the Hexi Corridor or the grassland. I estimate that the grassland is more likely. Yelu Dashi’s strategy must be to fight his way back to Liaodong’s homeland through the grassland.”
"I understand the humble position!"
Niu Gao understood King Yong's strategic intention to control the grassland and guard against the Western Liao army's strategic eastward expedition.
"I am willing to stay in this humble position to carry out His Highness's intention and control the grassland!"
Chen Qing was really pleased. He was worried that Niu Gao would not want to stay, but he didn't expect Niu Gao to agree immediately.
"With Niu Dutong's words, I feel relieved!"
Niu Gao said quickly: "Although I understand His Highness's intentions, I still need to ask Your Highness for some details. How to control the grassland? I have no experience in this area."
Chen Qing nodded and said: "The so-called control of the grassland is actually two words, 'balance of power'. We must never let one family become bigger. We will fight whoever is strong. Now the Mierqi tribe is strong, so Niu Dutong must first deal with it."
Mi'er begged for troops.
We must learn from the methods of the Kingdom of Jin, unite the Kele Tribe and the Tata Tribe, and promise them pasture. The three families will join forces to attack the Merqi Tribe. They must eliminate the troops. After suppressing the Milqi Tribe by 50%, they will stop there. The strength of the three families will increase again.
about there.
If we continue to let them fight among themselves, continue to weaken them, but cannot destroy them, and always keep their power balance, this is called balance of power. But if the army of Xiliao comes to kill, we have to unite the three families to fight against Xiliao."
Niu Gao nodded silently, he really understood that the key lies in the 'balance of power'.
Chen Qing added: "I need twenty years. Our population will increase to more than 100 million. We will have more advanced transportation and be able to control the grassland. Then it will be the time to fully control the grassland."
Ten days later, the quarantine was lifted, more than 30 people were cured, seven died, and none of the others who were not sick were infected.
Chen Qing also selected 80,000 childless young women from more than 200,000 Jurchen women and betrothed them to 80,000 soldiers who were ready to disarm and return to their fields but were not yet married.
Chen Qing then made a more important decision. After all 80,000 soldiers were disarmed and returned to their fields, they all stayed in Liaodong. They were given extremely generous treatment, each of them was given 500 acres of land, tax-free for a hundred years, and an iron tablet was engraved on them.
Chen Qing immediately appointed Niu Gao as the Commander-in-Chief of Anbei, named him the Champion General, inspected the imperial censor Shi Zhongcheng, made him Duke of Liao, and led an army of 50,000 to guard Linhuang Mansion.
Wang Duo was appointed deputy governor of Anbei, Xi Guogong was promoted to commander of the military capital, and he assisted Niu Gao in guarding Linhuang Mansion.
Ten days later, the 250,000-strong army marched southward with more than 200,000 Jurchen women and children, hundreds of thousands of carts, and 100,000 camels, and returned to Yanshan Road.