"Your Majesty, in my heart, I am considerate of military affairs. Now the Song Dynasty should take Zhang Zhifu as the leader. If he is gentle, educates people, is indifferent to fame and fortune, and has the world, he will undoubtedly be his mentor. But if he is honest and loving the people, no one can surpass Fan Yaofu. However, if he is about financial management, Xue Shizheng is the first."

The four masters Wang Ju mentioned were very interesting, one was his teacher, one was his friend, one was a passerby, and the other was a political enemy who was slightly rejected by Wang Ju. Therefore, after hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile and said, "Military Zhang is not as good as you."

"No, before the southern expedition of Guo, everyone thought that Guo was a rare talent for generals in my Song Dynasty. In fact, in terms of talent for generals, Guo may not be able to match Yan Da, Liu Changzuo, Miao Su, Gao Yongneng and others. However, Guo Gong's fortune is better than these generals, so he was able to enter the Western Prefecture very early. These generals were just deployed all the troops or deputy general managers of the military, or a small military prefect. The same is true for Zhang Zhifu. Does Your Majesty give him the opportunity to play? Or if Li Jing is hiding in the deep boudoir courtyard, who can see Li Jing's military talent?"

In fact, in Wang Ju's mind, even if young generals such as Guo Cheng grew up, they were even better than Guo Kui.

"Zhang Zhifu..."

"Your Majesty, you will see that he will do better than his ministers on Yunnan Road. And three or four years later, if Your Majesty wants to the West, this person will be His Majesty's pillar of the country and the tiger of the country."

"Zhang Dun is not bad either."

"He is good, but he is political and not as good as a military man."

"Wang Qing, a report came from the south, saying that there was a man named Hesavarmo III in Zhenla... Why are these small southern countries so strange?" This is a military newspaper, and he sent it to the west palace. Wang Ju has not heard of it yet.

"Not surprising, these small countries in the south were influenced by the Sanskrit in India. Vamo means that the king of heaven and king, and has nothing to do with the name. Hesa ​​is the surname. Since he is called Hesa ​​III, it means that he has two generations of ancestors who served as King Zhenla. His Majesty Huhesa III is enough."

"So that's it. Hessa III defeated the former King Udiety II of Zhenla, becoming the new king of Zhenla, and then sent troops to attack Cham City. It almost caused Cham City to destroy the country again. Cham City asked Zhang Dun for help. Zhang Qing personally led 5,000 cavalry to pounce on the capital of Cham City, met Zhenla's army, and defeated Zhenla's army in one battle. Zhang Qing reported that it was killing more than 4,000 Zhenla warriors in this battle and arrested more than 5,000 people. In order to express his gratitude, the King of Cham City once again brought his subordinates to the capital."

In fact, it was not that simple. Zhen La invaded the city of Zhancheng, and Zhancheng asked Zhang Dun for help.

However, after Wang Ju pacified Dali, he gradually cut down many local troops, which is inevitable. He will not launch a war to destroy the country again in the future. There is no need to raise so many troops, which is all money. However, many elite troops are left behind. However, most of them are in Dali. Zhang Shi will continue to lead the rebellion in some areas and prepare to use troops to Tengchong.

Only a few returned to Guangnan to continue guarding the local area, and some were placed in the Qiluo Palace area to prevent the "Southwest Yi". The rest was in the hands of Zhang Dun.

However, Zhang Dun wanted to manage the Changshan area, and some of the wandering Jiaozhi people burned, killed, looted, and divided their troops to search and suppress them. Therefore, his troops were not strong enough, so he had to write a letter to Zhang Zhi to ask for support.

Zhang Shi replied to Zhang Dun to stabilize Chameng first and agree to send troops. So that both countries would suffer damage, the Song Dynasty finally made the army to determine the world in one fell swoop, and there would be no major casualties. Zhang Dun adopted this strategy. Chameng heard that the Song Dynasty agreed to go out. The upper and lower levels had the courage to fight to the decisive battle, so Zhen La never broke through the King of Chameng. In the end, Zhang Dun led the 5,000 cavalry transferred from Yunnan Road to determine the outcome in one battle. In fact, it was unstable, and the cavalry on Yunnan Road would have to arrive at this time.

Therefore, the actual situation is that Zhang Dun felt embarrassed at the beginning, and it was not easy to save. Even if he saved, he was afraid of causing a large number of casualties. Then he was sad. The Song Dynasty was the weakest in martial arts, but it was the dynasty that could not afford to lose the most...

In addition, the city is so dangerous that it is almost destroyed again. It is not as simple and calm as written in Zhang Dun's memorial.

Of course, Wang Ju didn't know, he said, "Your Majesty, are there any southern countries such as Jiaozhi?"

"It seems easier to conquer than Xixia?"

Wang Ju shook his head: "No, if that happens, my ministers will occupy the city. However, compared with Xixia, it is difficult to conquer, but it is easier to defeat. The difficulty in these areas is the terrain, the terrain is complex, the people are ignorant, and their nature is fierce, so it is difficult to manage. However, compared with Xixia, their overall civilization is backward, and their weapons and armor are far inferior to our Song Dynasty and Xixia. They have a relatively small physique, poor combat power, and lack cooperation with each other. Therefore, it is very difficult to conquer and occupy, but as long as they find the right method, it is very easy to defeat them."

Then Wang Ju analyzed the different situations of the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, Dali, Chameng Zhenla, and the smaller indigenous countries or tribes that were more backward on the other side.

Don’t think that taking down Jiaozhi and Dali can easily destroy Xixia.

Although Zhang Dun won this battle, it does not mean that he can be the commander of the three armies and defeat Xixia.

This is the difference between Zhang Dun and Zhang Jing.

However, if you can't figure out the specific situation and send troops rashly, even Yuan Meng's invincible army will suffer a great loss if you don't do it well.

Wang Ju would not talk about the Yuan and Mongolian Iron Army, but about the Tang Dynasty Iron Army.

Actually, Wang Ju said so much, which is very meaningful...

Knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy may not win every battle. Perhaps the Song Dynasty could win every battle against Cham City and Zhenla, but it may not win every battle against Xixia, let alone complete occupation!

Wang Juneng said so much, and then turned the topic back: "It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general. However, not only generals, but also talents from other aspects. Why is the reform nothing more than changing the situation of poverty and weakness in the Song Dynasty. So how important is financial management?"

Zhao Xu pondered.

"Your Majesty, what did Mr. Xue do? That is, Chen Xiang proposed that the people in the capital should also implement the horse-raising method. Mr. Xue did not carefully investigate, so he persuaded His Majesty. His Majesty issued an edict. Later, Mr. Xue felt that it was inappropriate, but the edict was passed by him after he persuaded His Majesty. Therefore, he couldn't erase his pride and came up with a bad idea. Gu persuaded other ministers to advise His Majesty to advise His Majesty, and then made an effort to ban the edict. Although he had lost the etiquette of ministers, it was not a particularly big mistake. That person did not make a mistake? Xiao He also deliberately made a mistake in front of Emperor Gaozu of Han (Liu Bang personally fought and asked Xiao He and Empress Lü to stay in Guanzhong, and Xiao He took the opportunity to occupy the beautiful girl of Tian Liangzhai. After Liu Bang came back, the people complained, and Liu Bang was very happy after hearing this, thinking that Xiao He would not rebel and did not uphold his name and would not be able to rebel)."

"That guy Xiao He... Wang Qing. I am not Emperor Gaozu of Han."

"The emperors are almost the same, they are each other," of course, this is what Wang Ju said in his heart.

After persuading this, Zhao Xu's anger towards Xue Xiang finally eased a lot. Therefore, he said: "Wang Qing, do you think Xue Xiang can win any position?"

Although Li Chengzhi, the envoy of the Three Sessions, is not as good as Xue Xiang in financial management skills, he is also a top-notch good minister. It is impossible for Xue Xiang to take down Li Chengzhi and let Xue Xiang re-appoint his envoy of the Three Sessions.

"Actually, a few days ago, I was discussing something with the Secretariat." Wang Ju told the story he discussed in the Secretariat.

"Change the market and change the law?"

"Your Majesty, wait a few days and the three departments will find out, and your Majesty will know."

"Wang Qing. Do you know that the market law is not only about financial management, but also about stabilizing prices."

"How can I not know? But it depends on what kind of prices need to be stabilized."

“What is it?”

"It is related to the basic survival of the people. The smallest is food, rice, oil and salt, and the big one is food, clothing, housing and transportation. They do not want to eat meat every day, but they can eat enough, but they do not want to have a beautiful house, but they need to have a shelter from the wind and rain. They do not want to wear beautiful silk and satin, but they can have enough thick clothes in winter. Firewood and charcoal keep warm and cold. If everyone can achieve this, then there are still a few people who are willing to risk beheading their heads to rebel and rebellion? The world is peaceful. However, those high-end silk, luxurious gems and spices, and my soju, no matter how expensive they are, will they threaten national security? You can't really think that autumn is coming with a fallen leaf, and there are also a small number of fallen leaves in spring and summer."

"You can't replace noodles with dots, right?"

"Your Majesty has also read the mathematics books written by me?" Wang Ju said in surprise.

“See it.”

"But on the contrary, autumn cannot represent all the leaves. Autumn is coming. There are still many trees with lush green onions. Therefore, a minister cannot think that he can preside over all the military, political and financial affairs. I say that governing the country, making proper decisions, and putting the right talents in the right position, the world can be greatly governed. By the same token, there are countless commodities in the world, some need control and adjustment, while others do not need control and adjustment. It is just a material regulation in people's livelihood. Can't the shipping department do it?"

"This is one of them. The two ministers are lucky enough to travel south. Dali and Jiaozhi have been taken over in the western part of Guangnan West Road, but now it does not mean that they can be truly governed. Therefore, not only does Zhang Zihou and Zhang Zhifu need to do civil and military achievements in the two routes, but also integrate them into the entire Song Dynasty. In the intention of the minister, the court must reset the shipping department, not the original Nanfang Ninth Road, but Liangzhe Road, Fujian Road, Jiangnan Road, Huainan Road, Jinghu Road, Guangnan Road, plus Yunnan Road and Jiaozhi Road, a total of 12 routes will be adjusted, which will not only save the cost of the newly opened territory for the court, but also facilitate their integration with the Song Dynasty. But in this way, only the competent official is Mr. Xue."

"Slay two birds with one stone."

"I have no contact with Xue Gongsu."

Enough.

If it is someone else, can you say that you have selfish intentions, but if you recommend Xue Xiang, can you say that you have selfish intentions?

"Let me think about it again." Zhao Xu took a few steps and said again: "I am thinking about "The One" written by Zhang Zai. Is human nature evil?"

"What my teacher said does not mean that human nature is evil, just like ministers, are they good people? They are not good people. But can we say that ministers are bad people? They cannot say that ministers are bad people. Human nature has a good side and an evil side. But overall, human nature tends to strengthen itself, that is, a selfish side. But we cannot say that it is evil. Selfishness can bring many bad backgrounds, but it is also the source of progress. Just like Your Majesty, if you want the Song Dynasty to become prosperous and the country will last forever, this is also a kind of selfishness, but it is just a relatively noble selfishness. It is precisely with this selfishness that Your Majesty will strive for progress."

"Anyway, I'm in general, I'm biased towards the evil side."

"If you analyze this way, it can also be called a biased side. Therefore, humanity is to reduce the shortcomings and make up for the excess, which is the main reason for the merger."

"So, as a country, how to regulate it?"

In fact, the laws, taxation and policies of the country must be targeted at all powerful people, rather than the honor in the original Confucian theory.

However, under Wang Jujin's persuasion, Zhang Zai wrote very obscurely, otherwise it would cause huge controversy.

Wang Ju thought about it and said distressedly: "There is really no good idea. I have tried it in Qingzhou to implement a tax exemption policy for good households, filial sons, and martyrs, and deliberately divided them into good households to reward everyone for doing good deeds and accumulating virtues. Although it was a little successful in Qingzhou, it was not possible to promote it across the country."

“Why?”

"Your Majesty, Gyeongju is relatively poor. There are very few third-class or above households. If the third-class or above households have taken out ten stakes to do good deeds, it is worth it. If the good deeds are tax-free, it is worth it. If the property of such a million stakes is worth it, is it worth it to do good deeds?"

Zhao Xu understood.

Because the taxation in the Song Dynasty did not take care of the poor people, but on the contrary, it took care of the powerful, even the powerful, literati and officials to do business without paying commercial taxes. Therefore, this tax exemption has little effect on stimulating them to do good deeds.

Not all the rich people in the Song Dynasty were unkind for the sake of wealth, and many rich gentry and powerful people kept doing good things, but the number of these people was far less than that of those greedy tycoons.

In fact, it cannot be completely effective if it is solved by taxes. For a simple example, in order to stimulate the rich to do good, the US imperialists used the policy of donation tax exemption. Of course, it cannot be said that it does not work at all, but resources are still concentrated in a few people. There are still many homeless people sleeping in subway parks in various cities, and even the president has become the spokesperson of the chaebol most of the time. Therefore, Wang Jucai once said that even if a real Qi people may not be a Qi people!

However, with these policy regulation, it is better than none, at least it can more or less prevent the rapid intensification of social conflicts and the country will be a little longer.

However, it would be extremely difficult for the current Song Dynasty to force regulation with policies. Not to mention anything else, even a commercial tax cannot be achieved. How to adjust it. Unless the Song Dynasty is completely overturned and then rebuilt from the beginning. Is that possible?

Therefore, it seems that this is just a wonderful wish of Zhang Zai.

But is it a wonderful wish? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!