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Text Chapter 356: Liao General¡¯s Ransom

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    Chao Yong and Zhong Shidao also discussed this issue at the beginning, but Zhong Shidao originally speculated that Xixia would send up to 300,000 troops, and it would take some time to assemble these many troops. By then, various troops of the Western Army might have returned.  However, the time for Xixia's gathering was obviously shorter than Zhongshi Dao's prediction, and the number of soldiers and horses also exceeded Zhongshi Dao's prediction.

    After Chao Yong decided to defeat the Liao Kingdom, he led troops to assist the Western Army and fight against the invasion of Xixia soldiers and horses.  Therefore, he did not want to fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom here to avoid damaging too many soldiers.

    Chao Yong stared at Yelu Dashi and said: "Lin Ya Dashi is really smart, and I won't hide it from you. Daliang really has no intention of going north now. However, I, Daliang, won't give up an inch of ground. As long as you dare to cross the border, my Daliang soldiers and horses will definitely fight for you."  Beat me up. If there is another time, I will risk everything and lead troops north to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. I hope you will not challenge my patience again. "

    When Yelu Dashi heard that Chao Yong was about to let them go back, he cupped his hands and said: "Daliang has such firearms, which are enough to ensure that the country will not be lost. When I go back, I will definitely persuade our emperor to give up the southern expedition and make an alliance with Daliang."

    Chao Yong smiled and said: "Whether you can go back or not depends on whether your emperor is willing to pay."

    Li Kui waved his ax and said fiercely: "The prince wants more. If the dog emperor of Liao is unwilling to pay, I can just chop him off."

    Chao Yong looked at the many captured Liao generals, shook his head and said: "It wouldn't be a waste to kill them. They are all strong. If the Emperor of Liao is not willing to pay, he will send them to dig for coal. Tian Hu has destroyed Hedong."  There is great chaos, but the coal in the capital is somewhat insufficient.¡±

    Tokyo has a population of over one million, but the people in the city rarely use firewood. All they use for firewood is coal.  It is not wrong to say that the large-scale application of coal has contributed to the birth of cities with a population of one million, because without coal it would not be wrong.  It is difficult to solve the problem of burning firewood and charcoal for millions of people.

    Most of the charcoal used in Tokyo comes from Hedong. However, Tian Hu caused chaos in Hedong, and the output of charcoal has dropped a lot. Daliang is temporarily unable to use troops against Hedong, and can only ask the charcoal fields within its jurisdiction to increase production to supply the capital.  .

    After the capture of Tokyo, many issues related to people's livelihood emerged. Although Chao Yong ignored political affairs, he still knew some about them.

    When the Liao generals heard that Prince Daliang actually planned to let them go mining, their lips trembled with anger.  However, with Li Kui watching eagerly from the side, they did not dare to say anything rude.  After the grassland tribes were defeated, they became slaves. It was normal to work like cattle or horses. Mining was not too insulting to them, and it was not enough to make them fight to the death.

    What¡¯s more, they believed that the Emperor of Liao would definitely redeem them.  Yelu Dashi was a rare leader in the clan, and Wu Yanguang was the most brave general of the Liao Dynasty. The emperor could not give up on them.  As for them, Prince Daliang would not offer too high a price. It was probably only a fraction of the ransom for the two of them. The emperor had paid a large portion, so naturally he would not be stingy with the fraction.

    Yelu Dashi is not a pedantic person either.  He did not say that he would rather die than let Liao pay the ransom, nor did he threaten Liang again. Before the war, Liang was not afraid of war, and now he has won for a while.  Naturally, they would not accept the threat of the Liao Kingdom.

    "I wonder how much ransom the prince is prepared to ask our country to pay?"

    Chao Yong smiled and said: "I don't want gold and silver, I just want war horses. If I want less of a royal figure like Lin Ya Dashi, it would be an insult to your Liao royal family. Lin Ya Dashi, why don't you give me some advice?"

    Yelu Dashi heard Chao Yong throw this problem to him.  He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then thought for a while and said: "Although I am a member of the clan, I am already a branch of the clan, and my status is really not that noble."

    Chao Yong heard that Yelu Dashi was talking about side affairs, so naturally he would not let him get away with it, and said with a smile: "But Lin Ya Dashi is still the number one scholar in the Liao Kingdom, and he is also the general of the South Academy. His status should not be low. Of course you  If you are only worth a horse, I will also want a horse."

    Yelu Dashi couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he heard what Chao Yong said. If he was an idler, he could say that he was only worth a horse, but when it came to Daliao official positions, he had to be cautious.  Whether he is the number one scholar of the Liao Kingdom or the general of the Liao Kingdom, they all have a distinguished status. If they say anything low, they will not be jealous of some of their colleagues.  Besides, this matter is also related to the country's image in a big way. The dignified number one scholar of the Liao Dynasty is only worth a horse. If word spreads about it, it will make the world laugh out loud and make it a joke.  But if you talk too much, you may be criticized by other ministers when you go back.

    Yelu Dashi, who has always been extremely smart, found that he didn't know how to deal with it.

    Chao Yong was not in a hurry. He turned to look at Wu Yanguang, who was wearing a golden chainmail, and said with a smile: "You are of high status. How much horse are you worth?"

    Wu Yanguang said angrily: "A thousand war horses can be obtained from my own ranch."

    "good."

    Chao Yong pointed his finger behind him againSeveral generals, these people have hundreds of war horses.  There was a general who looked at what the others said and Chao Yong nodded, so he thought of cheating and said that he was only worth ten horses.

    Chao Yong looked at the prisoner in fine armor, shook his head and said: "Who brought the Liao general who is worth ten horses and is worthy of seeing me? Cut him off."

    The Liao general thought he could get away with it, but Chao Yong actually issued the first killing order and hurriedly said: "I am worth a hundred horses."

    This Liao general was captured by the vanguard Suo Chao. Seeing that the Liao general was well-armored, Suo Chao captured him alive to claim credit. Unexpectedly, this guy made him lose face in front of everyone. He couldn't help but be so angry that his face was livid and he pushed away.  The two prisoners grabbed the man and pushed him outside.

    Seeing this, General Liao hurriedly said: "I am worth five hundred horses, five hundred fine war horses."

    In fact, he is not as high-status as the previous Liao generals, but in order to save his life, he can only shout out a more attractive number.  If anyone questioned him afterwards, he would just use the good horses at home to make up for it. After all, as nobles of the Liao Kingdom, they all had quite a large pasture at home.

    As a military general, Suo Chao was extremely sensitive to war horses. Hearing that this guy was actually worth five hundred war horses, he couldn't help but look at Chao Yong.

    Chao Yong looked at the people who had spoken before and said with a smile, "Is it possible that your worth is not as good as his?"

    After Liao generals were escorted, they subconsciously asked people with high official positions to stand in front. In fact, their status was also obvious.

    When the people in front heard the Liao general behind shouting such a huge number, they secretly decided to go back and teach him a lesson. They could only increase their ransom, but no one exceeded Wu Yanguang's offer.

    Chao Yong heard General Liao gritting his teeth and telling gratifying figures one by one, and then he asked people to record them.

    After the last person finished speaking, Chao Yong said to Yelu Dashi, "Lin Ya Dashi, have you made up your mind?"

    Yelu Dashi said: "General Wu Yanguang is worth a thousand war horses. I just have an extra clan status, so I can count it as fifteen hundred war horses."

    Chao Yong smiled and said, "Okay."
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