"Zi'an, when will you leave?" Zhang Dun asked.

"When the concubine returns to the capital and handles my little sister's marriage, I will leave the capital."

There was still a while. After all, the rivers had not melted at this time, and in the cold winter weather, Fei'er came back, unlike when she went there, she brought a large group of people, but she always had to bring some servants, so she couldn't get up even if she wanted to get on the road.

No matter how you rush on the road, it will be the end of the first month.

"Your Majesty is afraid you won't leave."

"not necessarily."

The palace banquet on the sixth day of the lunar month allowed the Song Dynasty to see Wang Ju's reputation. It turned out that even the people of Liao were afraid of Wang Ju. In fact, some of them were a little scared. What about Hezhou was too far away for the people of Liao, just like the Liao Dynasty's expedition to block the divine, or the enemy of Wugu, how many people would have cared about the Song Dynasty?

However, Western Xia is different. After that battle, Western Xia asked Liao to come forward to protect its country. When the king and minister of Liao heard this, they were also shocked. Don’t look at Western Xia, it is not easy to mess with, otherwise they would not have buried the 100,000 troops of Liao Xingzong in Hequ. So while mediating for him, they sent people to inquire about the battle.

After learning the truth about the Battle of Gyeongju, Yelu Hongji also remained silent for a long time.

The 300,000 Xia army was destroyed. And it seemed that Wang Ju had rushed to fight, so at the beginning of this battle, Wang Ju only had tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands.

But Wang Ju just clicked until the end.

After saying that, he slowly stepped down.

He did not intimidate the four Liao envoys, but to test.

After the banquet, he told Zhao Xu that the Liao Kingdom should be unprepared, that is, they were a prepared extortion. They even conducted some investigations, but did not make any plans to send troops. This would be beneficial to the Song Dynasty if it was delayed.

When summer comes, the disaster has not been overcome. Not only are the drought in some areas continuing, but some areas are unable to cultivate due to the drought last year to the end of autumn. But the problem of autumn harvest this year is not big.

Moreover, he emphasized that the El Niño and La Niña usually last for a short period of several months and about two years, and will not continue forever. Unless another phenomenon is the Little Glacier.

The Song Dynasty was the Little Ice River Age, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, when the formation of the Little Ice River was even more serious.

So the real crisis is this period of time before the autumn harvest comes in August.

Then he made a fair evaluation, that is, the power comparison between the two countries. In terms of economy, the Song Dynasty was not sure how many years ahead of the Liao Kingdom. However, the Liao Kingdom still had the upper hand in military affairs. Unless in special circumstances, it would be a dream to take back Yanyun in these decades... but the north was prepared, and the Liao Kingdom invaded the Song Dynasty, and the right time, place, and people in the Song Dynasty were beneficial to the Song army. The possibility of the Liao Kingdom defeat was still extremely high. However, at this time, due to disasters.

It is very difficult to defeat the Liao Kingdom. The only good news is that the Liao Kingdom does not really plan to use troops. So when the negotiations continue to delay, then wait until they assemble the army and the autumn harvest comes. With the autumn harvest, the people will be stable, and it will be difficult for the Liao army to win. Therefore, there was no major crisis in the Song Dynasty this time. But what the Song Dynasty had to do, the negotiations continued to drag down, and the longer the longer the better. Secondly, Zhang Feng, Liu Changzuo and Miao Su were immediately transferred to Hebei.

Why did Wang Ju say this?

That is to prevent Zhao Xu from making misjudgment on the true strength of the Song Dynasty.

Don’t look at the victory of Gyeongju, it was in Gyeongju.

Although Wang Shao opened up the Xihe River, it was Wang Shao who had been in charge for many years. The foreigners in Xihe, Qinzhou were not disgusted with the Song Dynasty. That is, the Song army arrived, and most of the foreigners did not have the will to fight desperately. In addition, the leaderless group of dragons was obtained by Wang Shao.

Besides, he also has the ability of a coach.

But based on these victories, we cannot think that the Song army is invincible in the world, punching Xixia, kicking Khitan, and crushing Jiaozhi. If we have such an idea, we will make a fatal mistake. In addition to gradually keeping up with the armor, the remaining strength of the Song army during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song is not as strong as that of the Song army during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song, and it should not be compared with the officers and soldiers during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song.

In addition, I just silently think that the court can make some concessions, but the concessions cannot be too big, nor do I need to be too big.

That is, the Wang Ju mission is over.

However, Quanzhou cannot do without Wang Ju, which is why Wang Ju intends to let Zhao Xu see the incense account book in the inner treasury. Otherwise, Zhao Xu may not be able to care about the specific incense income.

This is not the small money Zeng Gongliang said.

Not only is there a Maritime Mansion Department in Quanzhou, but also three Maritime Mansion Departments in Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Xiuzhou and Yuezhou, as well as two major Maritime Mansion Departments in Guangzhou and Mizhou, as well as indirect commercial taxes. It can be said that as long as Wang Ju operates for another year this year, the direct and indirect income of the court can be close to 1,000 jin. The key is not collected, and when it brings income to the court, it also stimulates the income of many people. Isn’t this income not Zhao Xu’s dream?

Perhaps future generations will continue to scold Wang Anshi for being greedy for money.

Actually, I’m really wrong. The one who is really greedy for money is not Wang Anshi, but Zhao Xu.

If it weren't for the huge accumulation and the urgent time, Wang Anshi might not have been so fierce...

However, there is one thing Wang Ju didn't do. Zhang Dun came to send a gift. He said, "It just so happened that Brother Zihou, let's discuss something."

"Please say it."

"In fact, the main reason why Liao Kingdom can force each other is disasters, especially disasters in the border areas."

"Yes, if there were no major disasters, how could the Liao Kingdom dare to force each other?"

"But knowing this, there is still a way to solve it. Please give up an additional three million stones of grain to go to the two major border areas to alleviate the famine among the people in the border areas."

"It's inappropriate."

"Don't worry, I won't make Brother Zihou embarrassed. In the past year, at most next summer, I will let the maritime merchants make up for the court."

This is the solution that Wang Ju thought of.

It was impossible to adjust the grain immediately, so Wang Ju decided to attack the Sanshi. But why did the Sanshi have grain but not provide relief? This is not a relief. According to the national standards of the Song Dynasty, the country had to prepare nine years of strategic grain storage. These nine years were not the nine years of grain for the people of the country, but the grain storage for the people in the capital and the food of the soldiers of the three armies. When encountering such a disaster, let alone nine years, there might not be any key grain storage for three years.

However, there should be a small amount of key grain storage in the Sansi. This grain will not be released unless it is hungry to the point of a nationwide uprising.

The reason is very simple. What if there is a disaster in the future next year?

If there is no grain in the treasury, there will be a big leak.

Therefore, Wang Ju changed his approach. You first release these strategic grain storage. Although the disaster is continuing, it is better than last year. Releasing at least three million stones of grain can solve most of the famine problem of the people in the border areas.

The people on the border are not hungry and people are at peace. Xixia dare not make any decisions, and Liao Kingdom dare not make any decisions.

Zhang Dun also has selfishness, and Wang Ju also has selfishness, but these two people are the same type of people, and at least it is impossible for them to mistake the public for personal gain.

If someone else was the Sansi Envoy, Wang Ju would not have said this.

And now the court is also beneficial to Wang Ju. Cai Ting and Wang Gui have always been very good to him. Wu Chong and Chen Shengzhi have no fatal conflicts with him. As for Lu Huiqing, as long as he continues to stay in Quanzhou, he will still regard Wang Ju as a friend. Although Wang Shao does not meet directly, the two have been intimate for a long time, and Han Jiang cannot overestimate it, but he will not reject Wang Ju.

As for the censors who have some Wen Yanbo's minions, as long as the two ministers do not treat him, it will not be harmful.

In fact, as some of his ideas gradually spread, some grassroots officials below began to pay attention to King Ju.

That's why Wang Ju came up with this plan.

It's all for the country, not for the individual.

Zhang Dun said in surprise: "Zi'an, is there so much food there?"

"That's possible," Wang Ji smiled: "Brother Zihou, just a little bit of the people. Don't think that there was a disaster in the Song Dynasty. If the earth was really round, this disaster would affect most areas. Of course, overseas is mostly homeless land, and those who began to explore are not good places. Although there are disasters, they will also get some surplus grain. Otherwise, I would not support the migration of these maritime merchants. However, last year's food accounted for a very small proportion, mostly exchanged from Jiaozhi, or raised in advance in Lingnan. However, Jiaozhi gradually became dissatisfied with our dynasty, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to raise it."

“Where can you get food?”

"In addition to Jiaozhi, there are also Shuizhenla, Chameng, and Lingnan who presided over the Kapok Division. It has been well developed in recent years and should be able to continue to obtain some surplus grain. Of course, if there is no sea boat, even if there is surplus grain in Lingnan, it will be difficult to transport it to the north, and the cost is too high."

"Do those maritime merchants have any complaints?"

"No, if they want to get more wealth, they must have more immigrants in their hands, so they have to ask for it. As long as the court is not in a difficult situation, they will support the court with financial permission. After all, the country is their real foundation."

However, the news soon reached Zhao Xu's ears, and he immediately summoned Wang Ju to the palace to ask.

After confirming, he said worriedly: "Wang Qing, don't force those maritime merchants too much."

In ancient times, people still had a backward understanding of industry and commerce. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were not industry, but craftsmen.

Therefore, Zhao Xu once issued an edict to ask Bashu to attack mulberry trees and grow grain. Li Shimin once banned the people from wearing silk and silk, believing that this extravagant dress would bring bad atmosphere to the country. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the sea ban was issued. Zheng He went to the West to send silver and silk, but the people did not send silver and silk, but the sea banned.

But Wang Ju repeatedly said that Zhao Xu was confused and understood some of the truth.

This maritime trade seems to have many benefits to the Song Dynasty. The court just turned a blind eye to encouragement, so it could not hinder it.

Last year, there were more than three million stones of grain. If more than three million stones of grain were shipped one after another this year and next year, and shipped by high-cost sea, would these maritime merchants be disgusted?

"Your Majesty, no, it's mainly because of the large number of immigrants. They are also afraid. Once the number of immigrants is almost the same and they are not so eager, there is a part of the maritime merchants who have accumulated good deeds, but they will not have the enthusiasm of the current."

This is a pit that Wang Juti first buried. If you don’t want the Quanzhou magistrate in the future, you really think that the maritime merchants are suckers and then stretch out their greedy hands, that would be bad.

"That's right... By the way, have those merchants in Yanzhou participated?"

None of them are fools.

"I participated," Wang Ju replied honestly, but there was no saying how much he participated.

"Actually they are all good," Zhao Xu said again. He did not ask in depth, and then said, "Why did you ask Zhang Gui and Gao Chuan to resign from my fellow Jinshi?"

"Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty is kind-hearted. Zhang Zai is so kind, so I rewarded Zhang Zai and Gao Chuan to get engaged with my sister. Because I have no background, I cannot get married for a long time. However, Your Majesty still remembers what I said, hereditary..."

What is hereditary? One is the system of grace and embrace, the second is the interconnectedness of the powerful and the third is the exemption of taxes. As a result, one generation has more resources than the other, so wealth and land are concentrated in the hands of a very small number of people, which has caused serious obstacles to the country, including so many people dislike the reform.

If you don’t fundamentally deal with hereditary, just want to impose more taxes, it is impossible to solve it.

"Since I point out this, I will not participate in this hereditary game. If they have the ability to pass the imperial examination and have no ability, I will let them be a rich man."

"Ah, ah," Zhao Xu sighed repeatedly, but he had to admit that although Wang Ju had a bad temper, he was indeed loyal to the country and had the ability.

Therefore, he said again: "Let me stay in Quanzhou for another two years, and then I will treat each other as officials of the two governments."

"I am not old enough, so don't worry, so I will try it first. Moreover, I still haven't seen through the current affairs and cannot see through it. Entering the two palaces is just a corpse and a meal. I don't want to be such an official."

But in the world... there are not too many officials who are in the corpse position. Zhao Xu stared at Wang Ju's face and felt even more moved. However, he suddenly appeared the face of a baby. At this angle, he happened to see Wang Ju's side. From the side, it was very similar. Zhao Xu thought in his heart that these two people would not be so brave. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!