Hebei West Road, Cizhou.

About ten miles west of Guzhen, at a ferry, ships came and went, and boatloads of timber, grain, ore, and boatloads of things stopped here, and then left with iron ingots, knives, guns, armor, and other things produced by the iron mill.

This is a ferry port specially built for the ironworks, and the steps on the shore and the road leading to the ironworks are made of cement. The shore was guarded not only by soldiers with guns and knives, but also by sergeants patrolling the river by boat.

The high wall of the iron mill is only 100 steps away from the water, and between the official road and the high wall next to the river embankment, the grass is green, and the willows are green, but there is a unique scenery.

Although the Tiefang Ferry is not as prosperous as other grass markets where land and water meet, there are many shops for eating, drinking and drinking, all of which are opened by the craftsmen in the ironshop and the families of the sergeants and soldiers, which can be regarded as solving the employment and livelihood problems of some people.

At the beginning of the grass, many of the trading orders of the iron mill came from the civil and unknown forces, such as the dock wall standing in the village, the green forests and grasses on the Taihang Mountain, the local powerful households, and even the government and the official army in various places.

There is no way to do it. The most important thing for the ironshop at the moment is survival. Anyway, even if these swords, guns, swords, and halberds are not sold to those obscure forces, they will find ways to buy them from other means.

In this way, it is better to follow the trend, after all, the quality of the weapons in the iron mill will be better, and the price will be better.

However, when cold weapons are sold, when firearms are involved, the iron mill is silent, vigorously denying it, and will not sell it.

This is a sharp weapon of the country, and without Wang Song's permission, no one dares to risk the condemnation of the world and openly sell firearms.

Hebei two roads, rivers vertical and horizontal, water, Zhangshui, the Yellow River, canals, Hutuo River, Qinghe River, etc., crisscross the Hebei Plain, but also caused a fertile field of thousands of miles of planting holy land.

The rivers are crisscrossed, and of course boats and ferries are everywhere. Compared with the official road transportation on land, river transportation is more labor-saving, fast and effective.

In the distance, two boats paddled in the water, and stopped at the ironfang ferry, where the charioteers waiting by the river met them.

Soon, the ship's contents were unloaded and loaded onto the hired man's car, and a group of ironclad guards who had disembarked from the ship were covered in sweaty clothes and escorted to the ironworks.

"Brothers, come and have some tea. Where are you going?"

Yang Zaixing sat on a tea stall and shouted to the soldiers who were hurrying away.

The leading military man turned his head to look over, and suddenly found Wang Song next to Yang Zaixing, and was taken aback, quickly stopped the team, and ran over quickly.

"The villain Zhao Hu is the guard beside Emperor Roufu. On the order of Emperor Roufu, 60,000 taels of silver and 500 stone of grain were specially transported. Emperor Ji explained that these items should be personally delivered to the hands of the prime minister. Now that he has finally found his husband, the villain can go back to his life. ”

Wang Song couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.

He and Zhao Duofu, although there are some elements of climbing the dragon and the phoenix between the two, and they are accommodating, but emotionally speaking, they are still sincere.

I didn't expect him to spend it personally for his own affairs, so hard-turned.

Wang Song explained, and Wang Lun went with a team of guards and followed the coachmen to transport silver grain.

"Brother Zhao Hu, the brothers have worked hard."

Wang Song nodded and said: "Emperor Roufu has always been good, but now the army is in ruins, and what is lacking is silver and food, which is really a great help to the officer!"

Zhao Hu replied respectfully: "Everything is fine with Emperor Roufu, but I am just worried about my father-in-law, and the silver and grain are all raised by Emperor Roufu in the capital. In addition, there is a letter here, and Emperor Roufu asked the villain to hand it over to the prime minister in person. ”

Wang Song took the letter handed over by Zhao Hu, put it in his arms, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhao Hu, you and the brothers will have a meal break in Guzhen first, and after reading the letter, I will reply to the letter, and bring it to Emperor Roufu when you go back."

Of course, he wouldn't leave these people to stay in the ironhouse. First, the environment here is difficult, and it is inconvenient to eat and drink; Second, Guzhen has been prosperous for a long time, and eating, drinking, living and playing are ready-made.

The most important thing is that the less people know about the ironworks, the safer they are.

Yang Zaixing left with Zhao Hu and others. Ma Kuo smiled enviously: "Sure enough, it's the husband and the wife." Emperor Roufu knew that at the beginning of Xianggong Cao's creation, there was a shortage of money and food, so he sent someone to send so much heavy grain and grass, which is a husband and wife!"

Fortunately, Wang Song has this relationship with Emperor Roufu, which also makes him relatively stable in the position of Xuanfu envoy.

However, among the scholars and doctors of the imperial court, there are many incorruptible and shameless people who have ill intentions and have nothing to do. If Wang Song has the slightest flaw, they will definitely chase and fight fiercely, and they will want to put it to death and then settle down.

"It's just a drop in the bucket, you can only deal with the current dilemma, and if you go on like this, it's not a long-term solution!"

Wang Song shook his head and said with a wry smile: "In the final analysis, there must still be a steady stream of benefits from breeding or salt and iron tea, otherwise it can only sit and eat empty, and it will not last long." It's really heart-wrenching when you think about it! ”

The benefits of salt, iron, tea and wine are attributed to the imperial court and local governments. However, the wealth of the Song Dynasty was not hidden in the country and the people, but in the hands of bureaucrats, doctors, and powerful households, otherwise there would be no Wang Anshi to change the law.

There is no annexation of land, tax evasion and tax evasion, wealth accumulates day by day, the rich are poor and luxurious, and the poor have no place to stand. If the Song court could not regulate taxes and curb annexation, a rich country and a strong army would only be a dream.

For example, this wine tax, the Great Song Dynasty Liquor Industry is a monopoly of the imperial court, and all the profits of the wine belong to the imperial court. The profit margin of Song Dynasty wine reached 60%, which shows its high value.

Another example is the tea tax, which is also a monopoly system, although the profit margin is not as high as that of alcohol, but it is also about 35%, and the price of tea itself is high, and the high profit is also jaw-dropping.

Not to mention experiments. The profit margin of 30%, the proportion of the imperial court's finances is three or four percent, and it is the first of all monopolies.

It's just that none of this has anything to do with him. What does the monopoly and taxes of the imperial court have to do with him as a two-river Xuanfu envoy!

If we can create some epoch-making dividend products, we may be able to solve the current dilemma of financial constraints.

"Xianggong, the bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused. If you want to solve this money worry, it is not impossible!"

Seeing Wang Song's sad face, he was contemplating and thinking, but Ma Kuo next to him said softly.

Wang Song was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look up.

History only said that this Ma Kuang was brave, quite courageous, and quite accomplished in diplomatic channels, but did not say that he also knew about this financial plan. It seems that I have a simpler view of the ancients.

"Ma Xuanzan, do you really have a good plan to solve this silver worry?"

Wang Song looked around and continued to whisper: "Ma Xuanzan, it's not three or five hundred taels or a few thousand taels that you want in the next, but the more the better, at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

"As much as you want!"

Ma Kuo's eyes were also blazing, and he said in a low voice: "As long as you master the coinage, you are still afraid of lack of money, isn't it a joke!" The money used in the two rivers is all iron money. Xianggong now has an iron mill, a craftsman, and everything is ready, so he can naturally enjoy the benefits of this money. Since then, is Xianggong still worried about lack of money? ””

Wang Songru was struck by lightning and looked at Ma Kuo staringly.

"Xianggong, from recruitment to training, everyone in the Lianghe Loyal and Righteous Army is coming in the name of Xianggong, if it is a change of court, I am afraid it will be ......"

With the consistent "cheating" of the Great Song Dynasty officials and army, if those officials of the imperial court came forward, the recruitment of troops would never be on such a scale, at least those righteous armies of the two rivers would never be easily followed.

"The righteous men are coming at Wang Xianggong, and Wang Xianggong should give them an explanation!"

Ma Kuo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The imperial court can't let the prime minister and the martial arts become bigger, which is why the imperial court let Zhang Jun serve as the Hebei disposal envoy, which is constrained by the side, like a prison army."

Wang Song nodded. Governing the military with literature, Wenchen restraining the generals, the Great Song Dynasty has been like this for nearly two hundred years, how could he change the law of the ancestors because of Wang Song alone.

The famous Yang family general Yang Ye Yang was invincible, but he was defeated and died under the dilemma of the prison army Wang Yu.

Zhang Jun played the brand of Hebei disposal envoy, ordered the generals in the name of the imperial court, and openly wooed the generals in the Hebei Loyal and Righteous Army.

"I have a lot of people to study, Zhang Jun, as a civil servant, and a member of the imperial court, Wang Gui, Xu Qing, and even Yue Fei, these generals in the army, turned out to be villagers or local idlers, so they naturally respected and feared Zhang Jun, but Xianggong, the military general who promoted them, was selectively ignored by these people."

Selectively ignored.

Wang Song's heart was gloomy. Could it be that even Yue Wumu, who has been famous for thousands of years, is also such a loyal monarch and loyal to the court, and chooses to alienate him?

"Ma Xuanzan, as you said, hasn't my loyal army become a place to hide filth and filth? When this officer is in the army, how can he give orders and wave his army to the north, won't it become an empty word?"

After a few days of hard work, and hearing and seeing what Zhang Jun did in the army, Ma Kuo was so thorough, he couldn't help but make Wang Song a little happy, and even disheartened.

He did his best so hard that he put himself to death several times, in exchange for the stability of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that he has been squeezed out of the court, not to mention, he has just started a career, and he has been constrained by the side, is this the trust of the court and the king in him?

"Xianggong doesn't need to worry, it's not impossible now!"

Ma Kuo shook his head, Wang Song was still too upright and too kind, I didn't know that this court was full of undercurrents, the world was hot and cold, and the people were sinister.

"Xianggong, immediately mobilize a group of old subordinates from the army to serve as deputy generals of Wang Gui, Xu Qing, Chen Guang and others, elevate their people, and then use excuses to denounce and control the whole army!"

"Never!"

Wang Song shook his head and said: "Most of the old brothers of the loyal and righteous army are illiterate, let them lead the army, not to mention the low combat power, I am afraid it will arouse the suspicion of the imperial court."

There is another layer of meaning, which he did not say. As Yue Fei's coach, he takes it for granted, even if Yue Fei doesn't listen to him, he won't feel regretful.

Ma Kuo sighed secretly. He had expected this outcome. What kind of person Wang Song is, after getting along with each other for a few days, he already knows it well.

He just really didn't understand, why did Wang Song tolerate Yue Fei and Wang Gui and others so much?

Could it be that these two people ............

Life and death are fate, since Wang Song is unwilling to change the status quo of the Hebei Loyal and Righteous Army, he can only do his best.