Chapter 8 Yelu Hongji's decision

Yelu Hongji's words were so shocking that the good workers were surprised. They all opened their mouths wide and looked at Yelu Hongji, thinking that something was wrong with their ears.

"Haha! You heard it right, you are the king!" Yelu Hongji laughed, looked at the good craftsmen, nodded and affirmed.

"Your Majesty, we are the man!" An old man with white hair and hair still didn't believe it.

"So what about Han'er? Isn't he a citizen of the Liao Dynasty?" Yelu Hongji shook his head, stretched out his right hand, grabbed the old man's hand, and patted the back of his hand: "You are Han'er, but as long as you work hard for the Liao Dynasty and make contributions, you will still be rewarded and promoted."

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Shi Jingtang stolen the country and ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Liao Kingdom, with endless poisons. This kind of poison mainly lies in two aspects, one is strategic, and the other is the loss of Chinese civilization.

The terrain of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was complex and was the basis for the Central Plains. Without the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Song Dynasty had to upgrade Xiongzhou to block the attack of the Liao Kingdom. It was difficult to stop the Liao Kingdom with Xiongzhou alone. The Song Dynasty upgraded Daming Prefecture to Beijing, accumulated a large amount of weapons and stationed a lot of troops as a strategic base. If the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were in their hands, there would be no need to make such a struggle. Youzhou was just built well.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are also an important strategic base for China to manage deserts, Liaodong, and sweet and cold lands. Because there is a rich place now called the "North China Plain", it is a very important agricultural reclamation area in the north. It can accumulate military rations and does not need to be transported from the rear. With this strategic base, China can manage deserts. Such as Emperor Wu of Han defeating the Xiongnu, Li Jing destroying the Eastern Turks, and Emperor Taizong of Tang conquered Goryeo, all of which are closely related to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

This is the strategic role of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The more important harm lies in the loss of Chinese civilization. There are a large number of Han people living here. They are proficient in Chinese civilization, know Chinese characters, understand Chinese studies, and understand Chinese technology. This will greatly improve the strength of the Liao Kingdom of Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures.

In the first few decades of obtaining Yanyun Land, the Liao Kingdom did not pay attention to it. It only regarded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun as warehouses and took them for them, and did not spend any effort to manage them. Another important reason why the Liao Kingdom dealt with them in this way, that is, it was not able to manage them.

What changed all this was the famous Empress Dowager Xiao. He appointed Han Delang to use a large number of Han officials and officially integrated the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun into the Liao Kingdom. After her governance, the Liao Kingdom truly realized the importance of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The benefits they gained were unimaginable. The Liao Army's equipment was more advanced, the Liao Kingdom had more food and grass, and the Liao Kingdom's population also increased, and its strength was increased by several levels.

Although there has been such a huge change, one thing has not changed, that is, the Liao Kingdom is still respected by the Khitans and the Han people are inferior to the Khitans. Even in the court, Han officials have to be humble when they see the Khitan officials.

Yelu Hongji's words to confer these Han craftsmen as kings were amazing, like thunder and hard to believe.

The Liao Kingdom has been granted the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for more than 100 years. At the beginning, the Han people in Yanyun land were unwilling to surrender and rose up to resist, but suppressed the Liao Kingdom. As time went by, more and more Han people chose to surrender. Although they were unwilling to accept it, they had to surrender even if they did not surrender after the Song Dynasty had no strength to take back Yanyun land.

These craftsmen were these surrendered Han people. In terms of skills, they were not necessarily inferior to those of the good craftsmen of the Song Dynasty’s military weapon supervision. They were willing to work for the Liao Kingdom, which was very harmful.

"You must think that once this weapon is successful, I can only capture Xiongzhou and march into the Central Plains." Yelu Hongji clapped the hand of the old craftsman and said with a smile: "When you arrive at the Central Plains, if you resist, I will use this weapon to deal with them. The entire Central Plains is no problem. I will enter Bianjing again like Emperor Taizong. By then, I can command the world and unify China. You are the greatest heroes."

Speaking of this, Yelu Hongji stood up and his tone turned: "I am the first alien emperor to enter the Central Plains and unify the world! What about the Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Xiaowen of Wei, that's nothing!"

Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Xiaowen of Wei during the Southern and Northern Dynasties were very famous Xianbei emperors. They all aspired to unify China. Among them, Emperor Daowu of the Greatest was the most powerful and almost succeeded. If he hadn't died of illness suddenly in his thirties, he might have succeeded.

Yelu Hongji became more and more excited and excited as he spoke: "I have appointed you as kings and inherited them, so why shouldn't it be?"

He made great efforts and not only made these craftsmen kings, but also wanted to make these craftsmen kings for generations. This is a blessing and descendants. It is rare in history to be named kings from craftsmen, but if this weapon is completed, it is not an exaggeration to make these craftsmen kings.

Yelu Hongji was proficient in the art of emperors. He first used the title of king to lure these craftsmen, and then his face sank, saying in a solemn voice: "If someone dares not do his best, hum, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

This is a combination of kindness and power. These craftsmen were shocked. The enthusiasm that had just risen disappeared instantly and hurriedly said: "Prince, please rest assured, I will do my best!"

"Well! I can trust you!" Yelu Hongji's face was gentle, and he smiled, and said, "How long does it take?"

"Well! Three or five years are needed." An old craftsman pondered for a moment and immediately had a result.

"It's too long." Yelu Hongji didn't want to wait too long.

"If you can get the thunderbolt, it might be faster." A younger craftsman said hurriedly.

"That's right, I will arrange for someone to get the thunderbolt bomb." Yelu Hongji glanced at the craftsmen and exhorted: "For you, I decided to postpone revenge for a few years!"

This is both trust and pressure on the craftsmen. Mo Ming was surprised by the craftsmen and accepted the order in unison.

After comforting these craftsmen, Yelu Hongji cleaned his body, put on the imperial robe, put on the crown, left the yard, and headed straight to the Marshal Du's mansion.

When Xiao Lu and the others saw Yelu Hongji coming, they hurriedly welcomed the generals out to greet him. Yelu Hongji came to the Marshal's Mansion, stood in front, looked at the ministers and said, "I haven't seen you for several days. Do you have anything to report?"

"I and others ask the emperor to send troops to attack Song immediately to avenge Xiongzhou." Xiao Lu and the others said in unison.

The defeat in Xiongzhou was a great humiliation. The Liao Kingdom could not bear this tone no matter what. When the ministers said, their voices were loud and their words contained great unwillingness.

"Yeah!" Yelu Hongji nodded slightly and said, "What you all said is exactly what I think. When Xiongzhou was defeated, the Liao Dynasty had never suffered such a crushing defeat. In any case, the Liao Dynasty must avenge its shame! However, I decided to postpone this matter for three or five years."

"Ah!" A sound of surprise sounded.

Xiongzhou was defeated, and the Liao Kingdom was determined to find the place again. No one expected that Yelu Hongji would make such a decision, but instead of taking revenge immediately, but instead pushing it back. Not only pushing it back, but also pushing it back for three or five years. It is understandable that it was delayed for one or two years, but it was too long.

"Emperor, Xiongzhou City has been almost destroyed. If the Liao Dynasty sends troops now, it will definitely be able to capture Xiongzhou." Xiao Lu was busy giving advice, very anxious.

"I'm going to discuss it!"

Xiongzhou City was almost destroyed. This is the situation that the Liao Kingdom found out. If the Liao Kingdom immediately raised an army and it is likely to conquer Xiongzhou, this is definitely the best way at the moment.

"If you can think of this, I will not think of it? Zhao Xu would not think of it?" Yelu Hongji glanced at the ministers, and his eyes were full of light, and he looked at the ministers, saying, "Although Xiongzhou City has been almost destroyed, the city wall is still there. As long as the city wall is still there, the Great Liao can conquer it? Wang Shao has led 50,000 troops to the border. Although Xiongzhou City has been almost destroyed, it is still difficult to conquer. If you want to fight hard, the Great Liao will suffer heavy casualties."

Even if the houses in Xiongzhou were destroyed, as long as the city wall was still there, we would not be afraid of the Liao Kingdom's attack. For war, the city wall was the most important. Wang Shao led an army of 50,000 to come. Xiongzhou's power was stronger than before, and it was really not possible to be defeated.

"Besides, with the powerful weapon of Emperor Zhao, Wu Ji can wipe out tens of thousands of Daliao warriors with a mere 3,000 men and women. Have you ever thought about how powerful this weapon is?" The light in Yelu Hongji's eyes became even more fierce: "If Emperor Zhao equipped this weapon with a large amount of such a weapon, Daliao rushed to the scene now, it would be a death!"

Although these ministers did not see the power of the thunderbolt with their own eyes, the defeat of Xiongzhou is the best proof. Before the solution to the thunderbolt, the Liao Kingdom rashly sent troops, which was really a death sentence.

"Emperor, how should the Great Liao be located?" Xiao Lu understood that Yelu Hongji said this, and he must have a plan.

All the ministers knew that Yelu Hongji was a smart person and he would not do anything that he suffered a loss. He must have a good idea. He looked at Yelu Hongji, his eyes full of enthusiasm.

"If you want to take revenge, you must have a good way to deal with the Pili bomb." Yelu Hongji continued: "Although this weapon is powerful, it must have been made not long ago and has not equipped the Song army in large quantities, otherwise Xiongzhou would not have been beaten like this. Logically speaking, it is best to attack the Central Plains before the Pili bomb was equipped with the Song army in large quantities, but Xiongzhou is strong and difficult to go down in one go. This idea is of no use, and you have to wait."

After a moment of pause, a slight smile appeared on his face. Yelu Hongji looked cunning: "I tell you that I don't lack any good things Zhao Xu has. Hehe, although the thunderbolt is powerful, I will get it soon. By then, if the Great Liao has thunderbolt, what can the Song Dynasty calculate?"

After a hundred years of fighting between the Song and Liao, many weapons of the Liao Kingdom were stolen from the Song Dynasty. Although the Liao Kingdom had Han craftsmen from the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, their R&D capabilities were still far inferior to those of the Song Dynasty. However, the Liao Kingdom used the trick of stealing secrets to perfection. However, the Song Dynasty, due to poor management, there were always leaks of secrets, which made the Liao Kingdom get a lot of advantages.

"Haha!" The ministers knew very well that this meant that the Liao Kingdom could get something for nothing, and they were overjoyed and laughed loudly, and were happy.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that the Thunderbolt bomb was not developed by the military weapon supervisor of the Song Dynasty, but was made by Wu Ji. They spent their main energy on dealing with the military weapon supervisor, which was a waste of effort.
Chapter completed!