"A royal gift? What are you, what are you in Western Xia? ”

Facing the Western Xia officials who came to pray for peace, Song Beiyun was extremely contemptuous, he was dressed in casual civilian clothes, leaning there in a loose sitting position, and was extremely rampant.

"I'm ...... Xixia"

Before the envoy's words were finished, Song Beiyun had already interrupted him: "I asked you to come to see me, it is already the greatest respect for the land of Western Xia, you want me to go to see your king of Western Xia as a monarch?" ”

Xiao Song stood up and came to the envoy, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Send you a word, a weak country has no diplomacy." Today I speak to you about righteousness because I am strong. If I don't speak to you of righteousness, what will you do to me? In front of you is Xingqing Mansion, you Xixia is known as 300,000 iron horsemen but they are all rabble, go back and tell your new emperor, if you don't go out of the city to meet me in person before tomorrow, Xingqing Mansion is a fire thing. You can go and ask, I can't do it. ”

Let the king of a country go out of the city to meet the generals of other countries, this is the biggest humiliation for a country, the envoy was about to die at that time, but was stopped by Song Beiyun, and then ordered people to throw out of the camp.

After seeing his arrogance, Hong Guoan turned his head sideways and asked in a low voice, "Lord Song, is this ...... Is it over? ”

"What's wrong?" Xiao Song picked up the water and wine on the table and took a sip: "If you don't slaughter the city, it will be my Great Song Ren to the end of his righteousness, and the subordinate country will do some things under the nose of the sect master, is it tolerable or unbearable, and you still expect the Great Song Dynasty to be kind to him?" ”

Hong Guoan felt that there was some truth, and he felt that he was also quite relieved, thinking of the grievances that Da Song had suffered over the years, he also felt a bad breath in his heart.

"Okay, Brother Hong, don't worry about trivial things, let's go eat and drink. This Xixia beach sheep is a must, and the taste is very strong. ”

"Hahaha, then thank you Lord Song for your hospitality." Hong Guoan also got up, and then suddenly said, "That's right...... The eldest lady came yesterday, and now she is with me, and tomorrow she says that she will come to inspect it. ”

Song Beiyun stretched out his hands: "Our county lord came up when he smelled it." ”

Hong Guoan just laughed, how could he not know the dirty relationship between his eldest lady and this old man, but in the end it was something that could not be put on the table, even the teacher could only turn a blind eye, so he had to pretend to be confused and stand aside and laugh.

And although Hong Guoan is said to be the commander of this expedition, everyone knows in their hearts who is the one who says it, and no matter how many cats and intrigues there are? Just the rubbings of the big seals that were blatantly placed on Song Beiyun's table are enough to illustrate the problem.

Isn't this a power that ordinary people can get? It's no longer on behalf of the Son of Heaven, it's clear that the Son of Heaven himself is giving orders.

So as long as he is not stupid, he knows that he must not compete with the person in front of him for the right to have a little bit of power? Otherwise, even if he was slashed, it would be considered a dead death.

When the two of them were eating roast leg of lamb and exchanging compliments? The envoys from the Western Xia came again, but this time it was a different person? It looks like a eunuch, and after he came to Song Beiyun, he presented a scimitar with extremely high etiquette? Then he clasped his head on the ground and said: "I, Xia Guoken, beg the sky to open up to the national network?" I hope that the kingdom ......"

Anyway, there was a lot of chatter, and Xiao Song didn't bother to listen carefully, the whole process was just laughing and gnawing on the leg of mutton, and the only thing he could hear clearly in the whole process was the last sentence "Tomorrow morning, the Emperor of Xia will welcome the angels at the city gate."

"That's pretty much it."

Xiao Song pointed to the person beside him: "Show this waiter a reward." ”

Hong Guoan, who was next to him, gasped when he saw Song Beiyun's posture? Because according to the rules, he is not qualified to give rewards to envoys from other countries? That's something that only an emperor can do.

But when he said it, he was so natural and casual, there was no slightest twist at all, and those who didn't know really thought he was the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

After the messenger left, Xiao Song wiped the oil in his hand, picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "I saw Brother Hong's expression a little strange just now?" Brother doesn't hide it from you, after all, they are all their own people. Before I came this time? The official said a word to me. ”

"Huh?"

"You are me." Xiao Song sighed: "Look, this is what puts pressure on me?" I have to do the posture of the kingdom to the fullest, otherwise this trip is not enough to deter the younger generation? There will be more broken things in the future. ”

This sentence made Hong Guo'an feel at ease? And it can also explain why this Song Beiyun can be so arrogant? It turned out that it was all planned early in the morning. Thinking about it, it seems that it is indeed true, there are few examples of the Son of Heaven in the Great Song Dynasty, but now if there is no authority of the Son of Heaven, it is indeed difficult to make decisions on many things.

However, this also shows from the side how deeply the Song Beiyun in front of him has won the trust of the Son of Heaven, because there are few people in history who can make the Son of Heaven exist as a courtier of yours. And the emperor who can say such things really can't tell whether it's mediocre or virtuous.

"Tomorrow, Brother Hong will be tired, go to the Xixia military camp to deter, and I will go and talk to the Emperor of Xixia about this compensation issue."

Hong Guoan immediately stood up and clenched his fists: "The last general will take the order." ”

"Alas!" Xiao Song frowned: "What are you doing here?" Want to kill me? ”

Hong Guoan immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly lowered his head and stopped talking, just looked at Song Beiyun with a smile and embarrassment.

"Brother Hong...... You're a straight guy. He said that Qing and Jun are the same, that is his business, we as courtiers still have to understand our position, people will die if they are too floating. When Xiao Song said this, his voice suddenly became serious: "Do you understand? ”

"Understood...... Hong Guoan bowed his head in response, and after a long time, he wanted to ease the atmosphere, so he raised his head and asked, "Then I don't know how Lord Song wants Xixia to compensate?" ”

"I'll do the math." Xiao Song also said openly: "The loss of materials, the loss of the army, and the casualties of personnel are one piece, and the other is the spiritual loss fee of the Heavenly Empire, anyway, it adds up to about 30,000 yuan, I think maybe there is not so much money in Western Xia, but there are mines in Western Xia, iron ore and copper ore are counted as one hundred catties, silver ore is consistent with thirty catties, pure silver is counted as three taels of him, and mules, horses, cattle and sheep can also be converted at the same price, after all, I am not a devil." ”

Many...... How much?

Hong Guoan was stunned, and he couldn't react for a long time, 30,000? This is to sell Western Xia and can't afford to pay it back, right? Isn't this forcing people to rebel?

"Yes...... That's too much. ”

"The price is negotiable, it's okay if you can't afford to give money, let's be benevolent and righteous, you can install, for example, fifty years installment, doesn't it only take six million yuan a year? And it can be mortgaged with things, which is still very cost-effective. ”

"That'...... What if Xixia didn't agree? ”

"Don't say yes? Why didn't he agree? Xiao Song pointed to the outside of the barracks: "If he doesn't agree, then he has to ask me if this Vulcan cannon agrees." There is no such cheap thing in the world, if you have the courage to commit trouble, you have to have the courage to bear the consequences, everyone is a mature country, and you have to take some responsibility. ”

Hong Guoan shuddered, feeling that Song Beiyun was drunk, because if he was the emperor of Western Xia, he would rather not have this country......

But in the end, he is a straight intestine who leads troops to fight, and underestimates the temptation of this power to people, Xiao Song insists that this war reparation will inevitably fall into his pocket.

When the cannon sounds, the gold is not bragged, but there is a win or loss here, either a loss of gold or a win of a gold tael, in short, this money is not a point less.

And just the day before, Xiao Song also received the news that Chang'an was captured by the Liao army, if you guessed correctly, their envoy is also on the way, and it will arrive after tomorrow.

Therefore, Xiao Song must turn passivity into initiative before the arrival of the Liao people, and get the war reparations first before talking about other things.

As for what to do after getting the indemnity, the first thing that can be determined is that the Great Song Dynasty will also have its own cavalry, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is also a fairy cavalry that will not lose to the Liaodong Iron Cavalry. Xixia will lose, it is simply the reason why the tactics cannot keep up with the times and the combat skills cannot keep up with the trend.

After that, although it is not possible to plant anything in this part of Xixia, it is very rich in mineral resources, and the reserves of copper, tungsten, mercury, tin, antimony, and lead-zinc ore are very amazing.

These mineral resources must be obtained, and the future of Panke Tree will rely on these trace elements.

Finally, through the Western Xia, a new Silk Road can be opened, and the trade field will become bigger and stronger, and the huge profits brought by the dumping of products will make the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty to a higher level in a short period of time.

At that time, the New Army of the Four Seas will be able to build steadily, and when the New Army of the Four Seas is completely completed, if nothing else, it will be safe to be the first in the world.

As for the current problem, in fact, it is still in the Liao State, such a big piece of cake, Xiao Song has to think that the Liao State can't even eat the cake residue, otherwise it wouldn't be a wedding dress for others?

As long as the Liao State still has the strength to resist, then it is almost impossible to succeed in the plan to swallow the Liao State.

The plan of destroying the Liao State with the economy will continue to be pushed forward, and if you really have to wait until you are seventy or eighty years old to eat the Liao State, then it will not make much sense. And the longer it drags on, the more unknown changes there are.

In a word...... Hurry up. After all, this is a strange house in East Asia, and I don't know what kind of monster the Jin country and the grassland will become in the future.

Right...... There is also Xiaohuya, if she comes to her senses and finds a way to crack the financial tactics of the Great Song Dynasty, then it will be very difficult to deal with, at least it will not be worse than the strong enemy on the grassland.

"Lord Song, it's not early today, let's rest early. I'm leaving. ”