Tea and cotton? Wu Feng was startled for a moment, a little confused, why would Duoluo suddenly ask for such ordinary necessities of life? He originally thought that Duoluo might ask for funds or all important materials such as weapons and ironware to develop and strengthen his tribe. However, although the tea and cotton cloth are necessities of life, they will not increase the strength of the tribe. It's not much of an improvement, which is a bit confusing.
However, doubts were doubts, and Wu Feng did not show any strange color on his face. He immediately agreed: "No problem. Qingyang's cotton textile industry is now very developed. In a few years, it will be enough to catch up with the mainland of China. As for tea, what about tea?" Although the trade route to the east requires a detour, it is still smooth, and I will ask Rao to prepare it for you immediately."
"Well, thank you very much, dear brother. There is a lot of demand in this area within the tribe, and due to geographical reasons, merchants are generally unwilling to go eastward until they reach the territory of the Tubu and Gur people. There are quite a lot of complaints from below, so There is only Brother Lao Xian." Duoluo did not explain too much, but simply said the reason, "As for the domesticated unicorn troops, I will ask them to prepare immediately when I go back this time and come over as soon as possible, but Xian I still need to say hello to the Tubu people to avoid misunderstanding."
Of course Wu Feng would not believe this excuse. As long as there was profit to be made, businessmen would flock to the place no matter how bad the environment was. How could they not be willing to go deeper? Judging from the other party's appetite, the quantity of this batch of tea leaves and cotton cloth is not small. Could it be -? Thinking of the opponent's standing army gradually taking shape, and the Sykes tribe fighting fiercely with him, Wu Feng seemed to have figured out some tricks, but Wu Feng did not intend to intervene. He could pretend to be deaf and dumb to their internal affairs. good. As long as the other party's interests are in line with his own interests, he doesn't care who is in power in their tribe. In Wu Feng's view, Duoluo is even more suitable than his brother Duo Lemi, and he can see the general trend of the world's development more clearly. Many things are decided by Duoluo, so I have to worry a lot less, at least for now.
After discussing the business, the three of them talked about the romance in the northwest. Duo Luo and Takla also wanted to see the prosperity of Qingyang, the capital of the northwest. Wu Feng also followed suit and asked Xiao Tang to arrange for people from the Administrative Office to accompany the two of them. clothes, to experience the northwest style.
After seeing the two off, Wu Feng immediately summoned Ling Tianfang. With the establishment of the Northwest Military Joint Staff Headquarters, Ling Tianfang was appointed as the chief staff officer of the Joint Staff Headquarters, that is, the Chief of Staff. This position became more important with the increasing expansion of the northwest military forces. He not only had to control Wu Feng's four legions, but also It also has jurisdiction over two servant forces, the Mote Autonomous Army and the Western Region United Army. From military training to logistics support, from strategic deployment to tactical planning, these complex tasks will be handed over to the newly established staff headquarters. Although Wu Feng also felt that the affairs of the General Staff Headquarters were too complicated, at this time, he had no better plan to further refine the responsibilities of the General Staff Headquarters, so he had to manage them first and divide them separately when the time was right.
In view of Ling Tianfang's heavy responsibilities, Wu Feng also relieved Ling Tianfang from being the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Defense Zone, and let Fielding, the defender of Taixuanfu City who was becoming increasingly mature politically and militarily, concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Defense Zone. He was overall responsible for the defense of the Kaman people, and gave him the power to mobilize any northwest army in the surrounding areas in case of emergency, and strictly guarded against the Kaman army in Jiayuguan and the adjacent Northern Jerokjiama area.
Ling Tianfang was surprised and delighted after Wu Feng introduced the intention of Duoluo and Takla to visit together. Wu Feng, Ling Tianfang and the generals under their command have roughly the same idea on army construction, which is to pay equal attention to both riding and foot and develop comprehensively. In the past year or two, Wu Feng has gradually discovered the importance of the engineering force, especially It has played a special role in conquering cities and urban defense. In this regard, the northwest military also began to increase investment in engineering troops under Wu Feng's attention. However, generally speaking, cavalry has always been a weak link in the Northwest Army system. Even after the participation of the Motes, it only alleviated the dilemma of light cavalry to a certain extent. As for heavy cavalry, It is still an embarrassing situation, especially compared with traditional military powers such as the Liberian countries such as Kaman and the Heathrow Empire, the gap in the northwest in terms of heavy cavalry is even further, which has always been the case without front. He Ling Tianxin's unspeakable secret.
At present, if we can find a new way to equip the unicorn cavalry troops on the basis of improving the traditional heavy cavalry, this will make a substantial improvement to the northwest heavy cavalry, and also make the northwest army more powerful in the field. Huge heavy weapons.
"Sir, this is a great thing. Although I have never seen a unicorn, I have long heard that the Boyin people have the tradition of domesticating this giant beast. This kind of beast is extremely powerful and has thick skin. Toughness is just difficult to domesticate. Once it can be domesticated and matured into an army, it can play an unexpected and special role on the battlefield." Ling Tianfang excitedly pawed and sighed: "It's only five hundred, and the number is If it is a little too small, if we can have two to three thousand unicorn troops, it will really be able to add a new force to our northwest."
"Oh God, you have to eat one bite at a time and do everything one by one. Since we have made a good start, I believe there will be a satisfactory ending." Wu Feng smiled slightly and said, "Duoluo has promised me to do more for you. I raised 500 tamed unicorns, and even Natakla promised to prepare 300 tamed unicorns for me in the near future. With these 800, I think our unicorn army has begun to take shape. It’s quite big.”
"Of course that's good. The Unicorn Cavalry is no better than other arms. They have lived in the Marston Wasteland for a long time. If they go to the northwest, their adaptability needs to be tested, and it will take some time to organically integrate with our Northwest Army. With cooperation and familiarity, I think it would be better for us to send this force to our northwest territory as soon as possible." Ling Tianfang nodded and suggested.
"Well, I've already mentioned this to Duoluo. In addition, Duoluo, as I just mentioned, needs a lot of tea and cotton. What do you think is the reason?" This is the main purpose of Wufeng recruiting Ling Tianfang. .
"Sir, I have some doubts about Duoluo's other intentions?" Ling Tianfang was also very sensitive and asked immediately.
"Well, it's hard to say. The last time I went to the Dole tribe, I already felt the differences between Dolemi and Dole. Although the two are brothers, there is a considerable gap in their governance policies. Dole Mi is more conservative and only wants to stabilize the Dole tribe's position as the leader among the Baiin people, but has no ambition to fight back against the Kaman people. At most, he is content with maintaining a more satisfactory situation, while Doluo is It’s different. Although he and I are sworn brothers, I actually don’t know him well enough. But one thing is for sure, this guy will definitely not be satisfied with his current status, and his brother Ptolemy seems to have become his It's a stumbling block for revenge." Wu Feng seemed a little distressed, "This guy still has many unknown thoughts in his heart, but for now, he is our best ally in the northwest."
"Oh? Your Excellency, are you worried that he will be too big when he develops in the future?" Ling Tianfang was a little surprised. It seemed to him that his boss had always been confident and had never worried that the growth of his subordinates or allies would threaten him. status.
"No, Tian Fang, you misunderstood me. Not to mention the Duoer tribe, I don't care even if the Baiin people unite. Given the current situation of the Baiin people, it would be too ambitious to think of any other big ideas. Right. Duoluo is a smart man. He understands the current situation of the Dole tribe and the Bein people. Without me, the Bein people would only play the role of passers-by at best. Under the joint stranglehold of the Kaman and Sisluo people, they It has become unsustainable. This can be clearly seen from the history of the Boyin people in the past hundred years." Wufeng shook his head, with a complicated look on his face, "I am not interested in the struggle for power among the Duoer tribe. Maybe it would be more beneficial to me for Duluo to hold the power of the Dole tribe, but although Dolmy is conservative in his governance policy, it does not mean that he is a person without scheming. On the contrary, I think that guy is not very good at seizing power and cultivating cronies. Yayu Duluo, and it seems that Dolmi is also very wary of his brother, but Duluo is not an ordinary person, and he also has considerable supporters and influence within their tribe, otherwise the commander-in-chief of the standing army It won’t fall on him.”
"What I'm worried about is that if Dole's preparations are not confidential enough, or if Dole's defenses are tight, both sides will not be able to achieve a decisive victory for a while, and the quarrel between the two brothers will turn into a protracted battle, which will greatly weaken Dole. The strength of the tribe, and at this critical moment, their help is extremely important to us in the northwest, this is the problem that gives me a headache." Only at this time did Wu Feng express his worries.
"Could it be that Duoluo couldn't gain a decisive advantage even with the support of the Sykes tribe?" Ling Tianfang thought for a moment, as if analyzing the strength comparison between the two sides.
"Although Takla of the Sykes tribe has good relations with Duoluo, if it is an internal struggle within the Duoer tribe, I am afraid he would not dare to intervene casually. What's more, Duoermi still has a firm grip on the Duoer tribe's personal guards. This force is equivalent to his personal guard, and although the commander of the standing army is Duoluo, his deputy is Ptolemy's confidant. It was Ptolemy who deliberately used it to contain Duoluo. Duoluo asked me to give it to him at this time. Providing a large amount of tea and cotton can only be used to bribe the middle and lower-class nobles, which only proves that Tuoluo himself is not very confident." Wu Feng inferred word for word.