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"Propose marriage for Ma?" Yue Fei cupped his fists and said, "Brother, is this too absurd?"

"What nonsense?!" I pretended to be furious. "The most powerful enemies that the ancient dynasties faced came from a few nomadic tribes in the north. Although the Central Plains had the advantage in overall strength, they were always at a disadvantage at the border."

Yue Fei knelt down on one knee, "Big Brother is right!"

The Battle of Huishui was the decisive battle in a series of wars of aggression and annexation initiated by the former Qin Dynasty of the unification regime in the north during the Dongjin period. In the end, the former East Jin only defeated the former Qin Army by 80,000 troops.

Cavalry could not only swim around to reinforce their own positions, but also wait for the enemy to loosen up, then use their speed and the force of their charge to give the enemy a strong blow, and after the enemy was defeated, they could continue to expand the results of the battle.

However, the territory of the Central Plains was changeable, with the main land area being farming and less horses, so the number of cavalry was relatively small in the internal battles. However, the Central Plains Empire, which suffered from the long period of nomadic invasion, was only forced to accept and develop this advanced fighting style after having experienced a great deal of bloodshed and tears.

In the early period of the Warring States, the countries of the Central Plains were at a disadvantage against the ethnic minorities of the North, mainly because of their lack of mobility.

In the Warring States Era, war chariots were commonly used, followed by infantry, thus their mobility was poor and they were often at a disadvantage when fighting. In order to make up for this weakness, Qin, Zhao, and Yan could only build walls at the border.

This huge threat also forced the State of Zhao to carry out the reform of riding and shooting, establishing the first true cavalry. The State of Zhao gradually gained the initiative on the battlefield, and under Li Mu's leadership, began to attack the Huns.

At the same time, this new method of fighting has caused great oppression and shock to the countries of the Central Plains, which has also caused the countries of the Central Plains to abandon their chariots. After Qin Yidong, the Huns, who lived in the river, were defeated.

However, even with the courage of the Qin Soldier, he was unable to completely eliminate the Huns. It was because the nomads had extremely strong mobility, and the Qin Soldier was mainly composed of infantry. If she was unable to chase them down, the enemies would easily counterattack, and so she could only build a Great Wall on the spot to develop.

When the Han dynasty was first founded, there was an extreme lack of horses. As the ancestor of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was not aware of the strength of the nomadic cavalry.

At this time, Liu Bang was unable to catch up with them, and after escaping from the city, he would easily be surrounded and annihilated by the cavalry. In the end, he could only pay tribute to his parents for dozens of years to avoid a large-scale battle with the Huns.

Chao Qi had analyzed the disadvantages between the Han Dynasty and the Huns in an insightful way. He went to and fro in Osaka, in and out of the river, in and out of the river, in and out of the narrow and perilous roads, and shot and shot, in and out of China; he was tired from the rain and the wind, hungry and thirsty, in and out of China.

After more than half a century of rest, during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national power had greatly increased. The key point was the vigorous implementation of the horse government, the cavalry could be supplied with stable horses, thus Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the capital and confidence to fight the Huns to the death.

After that, all the Huns were dealt with in the way of nomadic warfare, long distance raiding, cavalry against cavalry, mobility on the same level, plus the development of iron smelting technology in the Han Dynasty and the great use of crossbows, as well as the good use of strategic tactics of Wei Qing, Huo Quang, and so on, which resulted in considerable achievements in the large-scale counterattack of the Huns.

Since then, this strategy of maneuvering had always been used by the Korean Army. Thus, even during the period of time between the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, they still maintained their advantage over the surrounding minorities.

However, compared to Jiangdong, he lacks a war horse. The reason I'm doing this is to let my soldiers be more confident when facing Cao Mengde from the north.

Since they could not use high-tech weapons, the importance of the war horses was clear to see.

I said, "Pengju, I have given you the title of assistant minister of the Ministry of War. The mission for you is very simple: within three years, prepare thirty thousand young horses for our Jiangdong Army to stock up on for future wars. The horses are divided into three grades, high grade horses are like jade lions and Thunder Leopards, medium grade horses are like the horses of the north, and low grade horses are like the native horses!"

I paused for a moment before continuing, "You and Hua Tuo will work together to cultivate a thousand horse doctors. Afterwards, you will issue the command to set up a horse army and any private person will be able to assist Jiang Dong in raising a horse.

"Yes sir!" Yue Fei's eyes lit up, "I will not disappoint you!"

I nodded my head in satisfaction, before shifting my gaze to the Zhen Clan in the distance. Currently, Old Master Zhen Yi was placing the entire family's heavy responsibility on Zhen Xiao.

"Zhen Xiao!"

"This humble subject is here!" Zhen Xiao came to the front of the formation.

I looked at Zhen Xiao and said, "I have conferred you the title of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Industry. As of now, our Jiangdong Treasury needs a long term capital, so I will give you these designs. You will build a hundred workshops, and create women's monthly bills, moisturizer and other cosmetics.

"Yes sir!" Zhen Xiao immediately retreated.

At this time, my eyes fell on Lu Su.

Lu Su was still a young man, and was brimming with vigor.

I frowned slightly. "Lu Su!"

"This humble subject is here."

"You have just started serving me, but I have never doubted you, so you are my treasurer's assistant minister!" "No," I said.

Lu Su was puzzled: "Finance Minister?"

"I have a proposal here, which is the bank system. I will explain it to you and you will like it, the bank will complete the withdrawal of the local deposit, which is to say, we will pay the interest to the people by giving them the money. At the same time, the people will use the property as collateral, and we will lend him the money." "No," I said.

The moment those words were said, the surrounding people all looked at me.

The Scholars s all disagreed, and one of the doctors said: "Master, I'm afraid that this won't do, why would the people believe us?!"

What you said is too good. In fact, you are saying that the commoners should directly engage in business with our government, and their money is very risky. Sometimes there are robbers, sometimes there are thieves, but our government will just keep it for them, for example, if they don't want to save it, we can give it back to them for one hundred and ten silver. "No," I said.

Lu Su said: "I understand Master's meaning, but this way, wouldn't the government lose everything?"