Jiang Feng has also been thinking about the way out of Guanzhong.

In fact, Jiang Feng gave Yuchi Wubing the Baishui boat, asking Li to plan Hanzhong as soon as possible, which is now Xingyuan Mansion.

This is a kingly and domineering place. The Hanzhong Basin has always been known as the land of fish and rice in the country of Tianfu. It has a fertile land and beautiful water and rich resources. If we can obtain Feng, Xing and Yangzhou, which are extremely close to Xingyuan Prefecture, we can take advantage of the opportunity to annex Wenzhou, Lizhou, Jizhou, Bizhou, Bazhou, Langzhou and other prefectures that are still in a mess, and prepare to take over the land of Dongchuan in the future.

Unfortunately, a year has passed, and it seems that the Li family in Guanzhong has no response. Shannan West Road was originally a bit powerful except for the Yang family, which is now entrenched in Xingyuan Prefecture, Fengzhou, Xingzhou and Yangzhou, and the rest are all in a mess.

The Yang family also imposed heavy taxes in the local area, causing the people to live in poverty. This was an excellent opportunity to conquer, but for some reason, Li was content with the status quo and never considered going south to take over this important place.

Of course, Jiang Feng also knew that several vassal families in the west of Guanzhong were also a little crazy and were also eyeing Guanzhong. In addition, the power of the Dangxiang people in the north is now expanding rapidly, which probably poses a great threat to Guanzhong, making Guanzhong a little afraid of it.

However, Jiang Feng felt that Li Tang was the only one who dared not commit suicide by lightly attacking Guanzhong. As long as he found the right opportunity and took the land of Shannan West Road in one go, the strength of the Li family in Guanzhong would be able to rise to a higher level. This can be said to be the only opportunity for Li family. Even if it was a risk, Jiang Feng felt that he should bet.

However, the mixed factions within Guanzhong should probably be the key factor that restricts Guanzhong from making every major decision. Jiang Feng could vaguely feel this from the conversation between Yuchi Wubing and Li Jin on the Baishui ship.

The internal affairs of Guanzhong were too far away for Jiang Feng, and he didn't have so much attention to asking and caring about it, so he gave the advice he could give. As for whether he accepted it or not, it was nothing to do with him.

After shook his head, Jiang Feng was too lazy to think about it.

For myself, this time I came to Chang'an to understand Chang'an's intentions for Gwangju, and at the same time, I will do my best to reach a compromise with Chang'an, and how to ensure the status of Gwangju.

Of course, two thousand Xiazhou war horses are the most important, which is the foundation of the cavalry in the future and must be obtained.

As for Guangyu Observation, it doesn't matter if he can get such positions, and it doesn't matter if he can. For Jiang Feng, he didn't intend to focus too much on Guangzhou, and Shouzhou is his next focus.

"Tiezi, Dalang, you two have a very careful observation, I am very happy." Jiang Feng pondered for a moment, "Guanzhong and Chang'an are two in one, but Chang'an City is too big. The Tang Dynasty used the whole country to support Chang'an, which made Chang'an look grand. Although Chang'an is not as many people as it was in its peak, it is at least one million people. But how many places can Chang'an command now? Apart from Daliang, Hedong itself is not rich, and the situation between the two rivers is also chaotic, and it is difficult to provide too much. It depends entirely on the support of Nanyang, Jingxiang, Jianghuai, and Wuyue. However, the distance between these places is too far. If there is any slight disturbance, you can find various excuses to delay the reduction of support, so it is difficult for Chang'an to maintain this current state."

"Why did the lord think that Chang'an intends to intervene in Guangzhou? Is it also the intention to let our Guangxi land follow the original old system to give Chang'an money, grain and tribute? "Su Tie suddenly asked.

Jiang Feng's heart moved slightly, and this possibility was not gone.

Nanyang has obtained Anzhou and Shenzhou and has been recognized by Chang'an so quickly. It is estimated that it should have a private agreement with Chang'an, and the tribute will not be short of it.

Caizhou has not only never supported the tribute to Chang'an for years, but also the same was true after he obtained Guangzhou. Even though the Yuan family wanted to restrain Daliang, Chang'an was probably dissatisfied. Therefore, Yuchi Wubing did not hesitate to ask Caizhou to hand over control of Guangzhou. There are many reasons here.

I used to think that Changan was so keen to intervene in Guangzhou, so I was worried that I was too close to Daliang? Now it seems that in addition to this factor, there are also factors that are currently in Changan’s embarrassment.

If Chang'an really wanted Guangxi to follow the old system, and Guangxi would have to send money and food to Chang'an, it would be difficult to refuse.

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng felt a headache. He was not rich, so he had to offer sacrifices to Chang'an. Even if there were not many, he still felt uncomfortable. He was all the people he used to be beating Qiufeng, so why is it now his turn to be slaughtered?

If this is the case, you have to think about how to deal with it in advance. At the least, you have to gain some reward from other aspects.

What made Jiang Feng happy was that now Su Tie and Chu Qi began to have their own ideas and were able to take the initiative to consider the problems. This would be of great benefit to their future joining the army or scout intelligence system.

It is difficult for a person without his own thoughts to become a real general. Jiang Feng hopes that Su Tie and Chu Qi can make breakthroughs in this regard, and do not be satisfied with a strong martial artist who is proficient in martial arts.

"Tiezi, Chu Qi, you all have to learn to think. The question Tiezi asked just now is very good. You all have to consider the current situation in our Xuzhou. In addition, what ideas does Chang'an have? Put yourself in the other party's shoes and consider the problem from the other party's perspective. Your thinking will be much more comprehensive." Jiang Feng nodded.

When the two of them left, Ju Lue also changed into loose clothes after taking a shower.

Ju Luo, who has the Hu bloodline, has a very proud figure. Although he has chosen the smaller one in his chest, it still makes Jiang Feng a little distracted. Especially after being together for so long, Ju Luo has already unintuitively placed herself in the position of a wife and concubine, and often he doesn't mind very much.

Like these, two people are in the same room, dressed in thin clothes and the fragrance after bathing. Various balm powders from the Western Regions are made of spices and made into balm powder have become an indispensable thing for women in the upper class in this era, especially when bathing and using them becomes fashionable.

Jiang Feng was basically in a state of abstinence for more than a year after he came to this time and space. Although he was surrounded by women, the complicated affairs and his own martial arts practice consumed too much energy, which made him basically have no time to take care of these.

Ju Luo should be the most familiar woman around him, and from the perspective of women, he is also the closest. After several wars, Ju Luo has become an indispensable woman around Jiang Feng. This is a special emotion that integrates family affection and the relationship between men and women. Jiang Feng can not trust others, but can entrust everything to Ju Luo.

Noting that Jiang Feng still had a look of thinking on his face, Ju Li also quietly brewed the tea for Jiang Feng.

"Erlang, I plan to go to Xishi tomorrow to find my two uncles." Ju Qi's words pulled Jiang Feng back from his thoughts, and he was a little surprised, "What's wrong?"

"I heard you talk about it on the way that our cavalry of the Hanzhou army is still insufficient, mainly because of lack of war horses, but war horses are not rich in the Central Plains. There are now three main sources of war horses, one is the Khitan. The war horses in the Heshuo area basically come from the Khitan, the Marine and the Xi people, or the stallions are all from the Khitan. The Marine and the Xi people are bred through their own pastoral care; the other is Shatu, Tuyuhun and other miscellaneous Hu, all of which are mainly Turkic people, and then the Dangxiang people in the northwest, the Tubo people, and the Sogdians in the Zhaowu Jiu family in the Western Regions... "

Unexpectedly, Ju Qi suddenly talked to him about the origin of the war horse, and so well-informed that Jiang Feng was very surprised, "Xiang Niang, why are you so familiar with the war horse industry?"

Ju Qi smiled, "Erlang, do you think I can't understand these situations? In fact, it's not difficult to find out. I had already asked the Ju family to contact Chang'an before and found my two uncles. One of my uncles still mainly deals with spices and gems, and the other uncle is selling horses and has a lot of contact with Dangxiang people, Tubo people, and Sogdians in the Western Regions, so I also asked someone to ask questions about war horses... "

Jiang Feng was a little moved.

It is not a secret that the Xuzhou army lacks war horses. One of the main purposes of coming to Chang'an is to ask for these two thousand Xiazhou war horses.

If we follow our own settings, the Hanzhou Army needs at least one cavalry, that is, it requires more than 5,000 war horses. Now there are only more than 1,000 war horses in the Hanzhou area, and many of them are injured, or they are no longer suitable for being war horses, and the gap is very large.

Even if these two thousand Xiazhou war horses can be obtained, there is still a large shortage. It is still a long way to build a first army, mainly because of the lack of war horses, and of course, there is even more shortage of qualified cavalry soldiers.

The price of real war horses, or strong horses, is quite expensive. Even in places like Chang'an, each strong horse is more than ten taels of silver. If it is a war horse, it is basically around fifteen to twenty taels of silver, and it takes two to three golds to be converted into gold.

This is why it is quite rare for ordinary small vassals to have cavalry from two to three armies. Even for medium-sized vassals like the Huang-Du family of E-Huang and Du, there are only three armies in the number of cavalry. In addition to the fact that the south is not suitable for cavalry, another factor is that it is too expensive to train a cavalry.

Jiang Feng has been thinking about the issue of war horses and has also learned through many channels. For example, the cavalry and war horses in Daliang were mainly introduced from Tuyuhun and the Zahuo outside the Shihuo towns. In addition, he also had a large number of military specialized horse farms to breed, while the cavalry in Huaibei and Taining mainly served as herders as shepherds to help raise and breed war horses.

Needless to mention the war horses in Hedong, the Shatu people and even the Turks are excellent shepherds. A large number of war horses can be continuously transported from the northern desert outside the Great Wall, while the war horses in Nanyang are basically imported from the Western Regions, Tubo and other places through Guanzhong, and then breed themselves.
Chapter completed!