"It's me!" Wanyanjing hurriedly ran out of the house: "I forgot to tell you that this time in the mountains of Northeast China, I recruited a team of people, all of whom were homeless locals!
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Zhao Rui understood immediately and stepped forward to pat one of the big men on the shoulder.
"It turns out that he is a barbarian from the mountains and forests of the Northeast. No wonder he is so strong! But you have nothing to do, so why are you recruiting people? Is it possible that my great merchant is short of troops?"
Wanyanjing suddenly looked a little playful: "They are not ordinary soldiers, but the Sauron tribe from the northernmost part of the Northeast!"
Zhao Rui's pupils suddenly dilated.
He had heard of the Sauron tribe when he was in the mountains and forests of the Northeast.
This ethnic group, together with the Mohe, Jurchen, and Dorunte, are known as the four major tribes in the northeastern mountains and forests.
Their strength is so strong that even the barbarians who once dominated the mountains and forests of Northeast China did not destroy them. The most they could do was come and plunder them.
Among them, the Sauron tribe is especially the toughest. They make a living by fishing and hunting all year round and live in the ice and snow. Even ordinary tribesmen have extremely strong physical fitness.
Zhao Rui once thought about recruiting a group of soldiers from the Sauron tribe, but their area was too far north, and at that time he was anxious to go south to Beiyan, so he later shelved it.
Unexpectedly, Wanyan Jing would be so considerate and help him recruit people.
"I see! How many people have you recruited?" Zhao Rui asked subconsciously.
Wanyanjing thought for a while: "In addition to the Sauron tribe, Mohe, Jurchen, and Dorrent, I have recruited people. Plus some selected Hu people, there are about 50,000 troops!"
Zhao Rui was not surprised at all. In fact, after the Northeastern mountains and forests were fully developed, they entered a farming civilization. The living space of these minority tribes who rely on fishing and hunting will definitely be suppressed, and they will rebel if things go wrong!
Moreover, when developing the mountains and forests in Northeast China, Zhao Rui also moved hundreds of thousands of households from the Central Plains, which suppressed their living space to some extent.
Now they are organized and trained into an army and sent to Luo City, which will make the mountains and forests of Northeast China more stable to a certain extent.
In other words, Wanyan Jing has made great contributions to Dashang this time.
"It just so happens that I am preparing to train the most elite imperial guards at the same time. These 50,000 people can be recruited into it, and the rest will be recruited from the grasslands, the Western Regions and Dongliang!"
Since there will be a war with Nanchu sooner or later, Zhao Rui must have an invincible army in his hands. Although almost all the armies of Dashang are now invincible, Zhao Rui still wants to go one step further.
At this moment, Ziyun suddenly ran over in a hurry and handed a jade pendant to Zhao Rui.
"Your Highness, a man came from the back door and said he wanted to interview you. He also said he would give this jade pendant to you."
Zhao Rui frowned when he saw the jade pendant. He had just given it to Su Changqing at noon. He didn't expect it to come to his door so soon.
"Where is the man? Let him in!"
Ziyun responded and immediately went to the back door to let Su Changqing in, while Zhao Rui set up tea in the study.
As soon as Su Changqing entered the door, he bowed respectfully and then sat next to him.
"His Royal Highness King Zhao, it is indeed inappropriate to bother you late at night, but there is a secret agreement that must be agreed by His Highness King Zhao."
After saying that, Su Changqing took out a covenant from his arms and handed it over.
Zhao Rui opened it and found that it was an alliance with Nan Chu to divide Chen and Song.
"Why don't you take this thing out during the day?"
Su Changqing sighed helplessly: "It was really inappropriate at that time, and after all, His Highness King Zhao has the final say on this big business, so I can only take advantage of this opportunity to pay a visit."
Zhao Rui put the alliance on the table: "I remember that Nanchu had already concluded an alliance with Chen and Song, and the two countries had been allies for many years. Why did they suddenly want to destroy their country?"