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The third was written by Pan Qimei, with crooked handwriting and simple content: "My husband is well, I can write letters, and the baby is about to be born. I eat eggs every day, and the chickens raised at home are already able to lay eggs."

The three letters made Zhao Han smile all over his face, and couldn't help but read it again.

Next, there are letters from Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua.

The content is similar, let Zhao Han consider the matter of becoming king, and move the headquarters to Nanjing.

Li Banghua also wrote an extra paragraph, saying that since ancient times, if you guard the river, you must guard the Huai River.

Luzhou Prefecture has a horse farm!

At first, Cao Cao raised horses here, and in the Yuan Dynasty, horse farms were everywhere.

Zhu Yuanzhang set up 21 horse farms in Luzhou Prefecture, such as the famous Maotanchang Middle School, "Maotanchang" is one of the horse farms.

The veterinary monograph "Yuanheng Healing Horse Collection" was also written by the Yu brothers in Lu'an Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture during the Wanli period.The disease control of horses and cattle is recorded, and the identification and breeding of horses are also included.

Zhao Han put down the letter and began to think carefully.

There is no rush to become king or move the capital, but raising horses is on the agenda.

Ships from the south and horses from the north. In the future, cavalry will be an indispensable arm for fighting in the north.The breeding of war horses and the training of riders all take several years, and preparations must be made in advance.

"Call Zheng Eryang." Zhao Han said suddenly.

Zheng Eryang was the governor of Anlu who surrendered. He was divided into Sun Chuanting, Yuan Chonghuan, Chen Zizhuang, Kong Zhenyun, Ma Shiying, and Xue Guoguan.

In that class of Jinshi, there were many celebrities, and gods and demons danced wildly.

"Meet the general town!" After Zheng Eryang surrendered, he temporarily served as Zhao Han's secretary, and just let a few out some time ago.

Zhao Han asked: "You used to be the governor of Anlu, do you know anything about Luzhou Racecourse?"

Zheng Eryang replied: "The horse administration in Luzhou used to be divided into official herdsmen and folk herdsmen. The folk herdsmen have been abolished, and there are only a few official herdsmen left. Now there is no horse."

"Why?" Zhao Han asked.

Zheng Eryang said: "For more than 200 years, eunuchs, officials and tyrants have continuously invaded the horse farms and changed the pastures into farmland. During the Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing years, the horse farms in Luzhou had existed in name only, and Yangming had recovered a little when he managed the horse farms. In Chongzhen In the early years, there were more than 20 horse farms in Luzhou, which may have hundreds of horses in total, and none of them could be used as war horses. When the bandits (Li Zicheng) and the eight thieves (Zhang Xianzhong) ravaged Luzhou, they also took all these bad horses away. "

Zhao Han asked again: "Is there anyone in Luzhou who knows how to raise and groom horses?"

"Maybe, but he must be very old." Zheng Eryang replied.

Zhao Han was silent in thought.

Zheng Eryang said: "The various horse farms in Luzhou have already been reclaimed as farmland, and grass must be replanted first. And if you want to raise horses on a large scale, a horse farm will often cost hundreds of hectares of land. I am afraid that it is quite suspected of disturbing the people."

This is too troublesome and very difficult to operate.

Zhao Han asked again: "Where did the horses of Guan Ning's cavalry come from?"

Zheng Eryang said: "Trading with Mongolian herdsmen."

Although the Mongolian ministries had already surrendered to the Manchus, they still had to do business. They often sold horses to the Ming frontier army behind the backs of the Manchus.

There are even more unexpected situations!

After the Manchu Qing strengthened the management of Mongolian war horses, the Waikalkha tribe became the largest smuggler.Huang Taiji was furious, repelled the Waikalkha tribe, and then... did business with Daming himself, monopolizing the trade of selling war horses to Daming.

And Lu Xiangsheng, who sits in Xuanda, is the person in charge of the war horse trade with the Manchus.

Zheng Eryang had already guessed Zhao Han's plan, which was nothing more than raising horses in advance to train cavalry.He said: "General Town, there are only three points for raising horses. First, the breed of horses; second, the horse farm; Jiangxi can also raise horses, Huguang and Guizhou can also raise horses, and even Qiongzhou (Hainan Island) can raise horses.”

It is true that Raozhou in Jiangxi Province was also used as a horse farm in the Yuan Dynasty.

All you need is to be ruthless, choose a place with a suitable climate, and force the farmland to be planted with grass.

The real difficulty is getting a breed of horses, and people who are good at raising horses!

Suddenly, Zhao Han thought of a place: "Does Jeju Island in North Korea produce war horses?"

Zheng Eryang was stunned: "Decades ago, Daming occasionally bought war horses from North Korea, and horses should still be raised there. But the breed of horses is not good, and they are getting shorter and shorter. After being transported to Daming, the price is actually more expensive than Mongolian horses."

In other words, there are many people who know how to raise war horses in Jeju Island.

As for the breed of horses, let the Portuguese bring them.

After conquering Jeju Island, you can get pastures and horse breeders, and then use the horse breeds brought by the Portuguese to breed.

Restoring the Luzhou horse farm will have a great impact on people's livelihood. It is more cost-effective to grab North Korea's territory to raise horses.

By the way, Jeju Island can also be used as a cavalry training base!

"Dong dong dong dong!"

"Come in!"

"General town, urgent military situation."

Zhao Han opened the letter from Xu Ying and frowned.

The Caomin uprising in Shandong was just suppressed by the officers and soldiers, and now they are rebelling again.

Cao Bing, Cao Gong, Cao Min, from Huai'an to Beizhili, more than a dozen insurgents appeared within half a month.

Zhao Han occupied the south of the Yangtze River, and the water transportation lost its starting point in an instant. Those who depended on the water transportation for food naturally had no food to eat.

These insurgents have conquered Xuzhou, and many cities along the Grand Canal have been besieged. Huai'an was almost defeated by the insurgents.

"Da Ming is almost finished." Zhao Han sighed.

Zheng Eryang took the military report and said anxiously: "Please send troops from the township quickly, and fight to the front line of Huaihe River as soon as possible."

"The military rations are not enough, at least we have to wait until the autumn harvest." Zhao Han expressed helplessness.

This dispatch of troops consumed a lot of food and grass, and the remaining food and grass were used to help the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Food was also needed to control the price of rice in Nanjing.

In Zhao Han's hands, there is really no food now.

Once troops are dispatched to Jianghuai, there will be a food shortage in an instant.Moreover, the drought in the north of the Yangtze River is severe, and it is a bottomless pit if you go there. A large number of hungry people are waiting for Zhao Han to save their lives with food.

If he didn't care about the life and death of the people in the provinces, and didn't care about the soaring price of rice in the areas under his jurisdiction, Zhao Han was sure to fight all the way to the city of Beijing.

Zheng Eryang said: "Food from the south can't go north. There will be a food shortage in Beijing this year. I'm afraid there will be bandits. Daming... well, it's just a matter of one or two years, and it will definitely not last for three years."

Neither Zhao Han nor Zheng Eryang knew that due to frequent uprisings along the Grand Canal, the situation in Henan has changed drastically.

Zuo Liangyu didn't dare to fight Li Zicheng, and openly violated Yang Sichang's military order, and ran to Shandong to suppress the bandits without authorization.His intention is very simple, Henan has no food to grab, so go to Shandong to grab food, otherwise the soldiers will run out of food.

Moreover, the Water Transport Rebel Army must be easier to defeat than Li Zicheng, and they can use this to make many military exploits.

Shandong, Liaocheng.

"Surrender without killing, surrender without killing!"

Zuo Liangyu galloped on his horse, slashing and killing the enemy's rout, while shouting slogans for surrender.

Tens of thousands of insurgents composed of Cao soldiers, Cao workers, and Cao people dragged their families and were killed by Zuo Liangyu and ran around the ground.These people were so hungry that they were sallow and emaciated, and many of them didn't even have the energy to run, so they just lay on the ground waiting to die. Maybe they would suffer less if they died early.

After a big victory, Zuo Liangyu selected [-] "young and strong" and distributed them simple weapons, so the army strength exceeded [-] again.

He drove away the remaining rebels (starved people), plundered the countryside along the way, and let the hungry people who were barely full go to Shen County.

When the rebel army broke through the county seat, Zuo Liangyu came after him, rushed into the city and looted property, and later blamed the crime of robbery on the rebel army.

After repeated operations like this, Zuo Liangyu soon had [-] soldiers, and there was still plenty of food and grass.

At the same time, he made countless military exploits, and Chongzhen bit the bullet and rewarded him, allowing Zuo Liangyu, who had been demoted to the third rank, to resume his original post.

The current situation changed so fast that Zuo Liangyu almost rebelled openly.

Chapter 318 [King Title, Country Title]

"Prince Chief, these are letters of persuasion, and somehow they were sent to the Chief Secretary."

Liu Anfeng, the Zuo Buzheng envoy in the south of the Yangtze River, personally sent a bunch of letters of persuasion.

Not only were written by officials from various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, but also a large number of letters from Nanjing Fushe scholars.He didn't directly persuade Jin to ascend the throne, but instead asked Zhao Han to establish himself as king, and even said that his name was not right.

Zhao Han casually read a few letters, the contents were almost the same, and he felt that if he captured Nanjing, he could become king.

For Zhao Han, it doesn't matter if he becomes king sooner or later, but he must take into account the thoughts of the officials and soldiers under his rule.There were too many people who wrote persuasive letters, Liu Anfeng received quite a few, and Zhao Han himself received dozens of them.

The main question now is, what is the title of the king?

Zhao Han called his secretary team, and Huang Zongxi had already returned, and he also brought his fellow villager Zhu Shunshui.

In addition, there is Wang Fuzhi from Hunan.

The three brothers Wang Jiezhi, Wang Canzhi, and Wang Fuzhi, as outstanding scholars from Hunan, were sent here by warships of the Jiangxi Navy.

Besides them, there are Kuang Pengsheng, Guo Fengxuan, Xia Rubi, Guan Siqiu and others.

Zhao Han felt a little regretful after having tested the teacher himself.

At this time, Wang Fuzhi did not have any profound thoughts, but was quite talented in Hunan.

But it is already very powerful, a scholar from a well-to-do family, and his father-in-law is the richest man in Hengyang, how can he not have some real talent and learning?

These Hunan scholars were all thrown to the south of the Yangtze River to help divide the land, and only Wang Fuzhi stayed as a secretary.

Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi, the three great thinkers in the late Ming Dynasty, have all been recruited under Zhao Han's command.

"Many people persuade Jin to claim the title of king. What should I use for this 'king title'? Say it casually, don't be afraid of making mistakes, just refer to your opinions." Zhao Han laughed.

Tao Aizhi cupped his hands and said: "The general town started from Luling in Ji'an. This place was called Jizhou in ancient times, and it can be called the 'King of Ji'."

Zheng Sen immediately objected: "If a country is established in the future, is the name of the country called 'Daji'?"

"It's better to call him 'Gan Wang'." Li Yu said.

Zheng Sen went back again: "Does the country name 'Dagan' sound nice?"

Li Yu said unhappily: "This is not good, and that is not good, you come and get one!"

Zheng Sen was blinded immediately.

Huang Zongxi said: "Since the general town has seized Jiangzuo, it can set its capital in Nanjing and call it 'King of Wu'. As for the name of the country, we can discuss it in the future. Ming Taizu also called it King of Wu first, and then changed the name of the country to Daming."

"Where's Brother Chuyu?" Zhao Han looked at Zhu Shunshui.

Zhu Shunshui is Zhao Han's old friend, and the two have a very good relationship at Qianshan Hanzhu Academy.

In these years, Zhu Shunshui was completely disappointed with Daming, and rejected Chongzhen's recruitment twice.Now Zhao Han occupied Zhejiang and sent Huang Zongxi to invite him. Zhu Shunshui immediately ran to Nanjing to join him.

Zhu Shunshui asked: "Zongzhen seems to have said that he is from the north?"

Zhao Han replied: "Beizhi, Bazhou."

Zheng Sen really wanted to say, it would be better to call him "Overlord", but he held back after all.

Zhu Shunshui said: "Bazhou was the land of Yan in ancient times, and it can be called the 'King of Yan'."

These are just references, and it is up to Zhao Han to decide which one to choose.

From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, this rule was followed, and there was only one word for the country title and the king title.

After the Mongols occupied the Central Plains, they had to break the rules.Because their land of Longxing has no ancient name, and they did not hold important positions under the rule of the Song and Jin Dynasties, so the country name can only be temporarily made up by themselves.

So in Chinese history, the first two-character national title appeared: Dayuan.

Taken from the "Book of Changes": "The great Qianyuan, the beginning of all things, is the unification of the sky."

Great Yuan, Great Ming, and Great Qing are all two-character country titles.

Song is Song, a single character.

Daming is Daming, double character.

The Ming Dynasty is just an abbreviation, the full name should be called the Ming Dynasty, and the official name is the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Fuzhi suddenly said: "In the future, when the country is established, the name of the country can be 'Dahe'."

Zhao Han finally couldn't hold back anymore, the country title of "Yamato" made his expression extremely exciting.

Wang Fuzhi explained: "Great Qian Yuan, the beginning of all things, is the rule of heaven. This is the origin of the Great Yuan. From the beginning of the Great Ming Dynasty, six people were formed at the time, and they rode six dragons to control the sky. This is the origin of the Great Ming. It is beneficial to protect the great harmony. Zhen. The first out of common things, all nations Xianning. Find the old example of the two dynasties, and the new dynasty can be a 'great harmony'."

These three sentences are all from "The Book of Changes · Chuan Zhuan".

If the name of the country is Dahe, it will be in the same line as Dayuan and Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Zhao Han felt awkward no matter what he heard, and reminded him of the island country to the east.

Seeing that Zhao Han didn't seem to like Dahe, Wang Fuzhi said again: "It's better to call it Datong. It means Datong in the world, and it also means maintaining Dahe."

"No," Zheng Eryang immediately retorted, "If the country name is Datong, it will collide with Shanxi Datong. How can the country name be the same as the place name? Even if they collide with names, they should collide with single-character place names like Yan, Zhao, Gan, and Ji."