At the beginning of the lanterns, the Xuanfu Division Yamen, the guards stood with guns, solemn and straight, and there were tiger and wolf sergeants patrolling back and forth, eyeing the tiger, and any wind and grass would be seen in their eyes.

The lobby of the Xuanfu Division was very lively, Wang Song was the leader, Ma Kuo, Li Ruoxu, Zhu Mengshuo, Huang Zong, Hua Xiangrong were the main ones, Huang Shishun and Huang Xin father and daughter were guests, Zhang Heng and Zhao Ruolan were accompanied, and Yang Zaixing took the first-class sergeant to wait outside.

Even Guo Yong, the prefect of the famous Daimyo, is not within the scope of this invitation. Here, they are all confidants.

Huang Zong was grateful. When they met for the first time, Wang Song treated him as a confidant, which can be regarded as a grace of acquaintance.

"Huang Gong, the sister of the Huang family, is affectionate and kind, and the official will not say much. Come, on behalf of my brothers of the Loyal Volunteers, thank you. I'll give you a toast!"

Everyone else also took their cups, and everyone drank them all.

Hearing "Sister of the Huang Family", Zhao Ruolan's eyes suddenly turned to Huang Xin. In fact, her vision has never left Huang Xin.

When the rival in love meets, he is very red. Huang Xin was also secretly looking at Zhao Ruolan next to her, but she was thoughtful and didn't show it.

Both of them are young and graceful, and unconsciously, they regard each other as their competitors.

It is too appropriate for Xiang Gong to launch this so-called "summer offensive". The golden people fled in embarrassment, and the people were all happy. Restoring the lost land, preaching and civilizing, and rescuing the people from suffering are really wonderful. ”

Li Ruoxu spoke first and made an opening speech.

Wang Song smiled bitterly and was silent, and Ma Kuo next to him knew that he was bitter and immediately began to complain.

"Brother Li, the Xuanfu Division has repeatedly used soldiers, with more than 3,000 casualties among the soldiers, nearly one million yuan in silver and silver, nearly 200,000 stones of rice and grain, and countless gunpowder and weapons. Now that the treasury is empty, there is a shortage of food, the price of meat has skyrocketed, and there is a shortage of cloth. ”

Knowing that Ma Kuo was not talking, Huang Zong nodded slightly, cleared his throat softly, and then began to speak slowly.

"Xianggong, everyone, I came from Jianghuai, and the ruin I saw was nothing more than that. Lianghuai was originally the resort of grain and rice in our Great Song Dynasty, but now it is also due to the thieves peak, the ice soldiers have been plagued one after another, and the fertile fields are barren and starving all over the wilderness. In this way, if you want to get rice and grain, you have to start from the Liangzhejiang and Fujian roads in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

None of them were downcast. The Jin people ravaged all over the country, burning, killing and looting, only destroying but not building. The thieves are rising, the fields are barren, and the people are starving. In the final analysis, it is about quelling the war.

"Xianggong, if you can open the canal and make the sea route unblocked, you can buy rice and grain from Champa, Chenla, Siam, and even Kunlun, Guawa and other places. The price is also fair, no more expensive than buying from Jiangnan, maybe cheaper. ”

Hearing Huang Xin's words, everyone present except for Wang Song was shocked, and Ma Guangli became interested.

"Little lady Huang, are you serious?"

Ma Kuo immediately asked, his eagerness overflowing.

Zhao Ruolan next to him saw that Huang Xin was in control of the table, and his face couldn't help but sink.

"Don't hide it from you, the Huang family has been doing maritime business. Now in the north of the Huai River in the Great Song Dynasty, one stone of rice is three to five runs, and Zhancheng rice and Siam rice to Quanzhou Ship Division, but each stone is always about the same, if the quantity is larger, the price will be lower. ”

She looked at Wang Song and continued: "Hebei's glass and porcelain, soap, ironware, and the South China Sea countries are all the rage, and as long as the prime minister barters goods, he doesn't need gold and silver to make money at all, and he can get what he wants."

Wang Song smiled bitterly. If he wants to connect the north and south, the transportation is unimpeded, and the sea is unimpeded, he has to make a passage to get out.

Drain the rivers and lakes, benefit the South China Sea, half of the world's wealth, and mountains

Zezhi Department Store is all from the canal. The city of Tokyo relied on Cao Yun to go north, and the Daimyo Mansion needed grain from the south of the Yangtze River. Once there is no food, how can the two rivers hold on.

"Zhang Heng, if you recruit soldiers from the army to participate in the water division, how much can you be transferred?"

Wang Song turned his head and asked about the chief manager in the army.

"Hui Xianggong, in my loyal army, there are many brothers from the Wuzhang River, the canal, and the banks of the Yellow River, and there should be nearly 10,000 of them if you draw them casually."

Not only others, but even Wang Song was taken aback, he didn't expect that the Loyal and Righteous Army now has so many soldiers.

"Xianggong, 20,000 brothers in Hezhong Prefecture, 40,000 in Taiyuan Prefecture, 15,000 in Longde Mansion, and more than 15,000 troops in Licheng Camp and all parts of Hedong; There are 35,000 brothers in the Daimyo Mansion, 20,000 garrisons in Handan, Zhaozhou, and Xingzhou, plus 10,000 people in the iron factory, and the loyal and righteous brothers in Lianghe, which has exceeded 150,000. ”

Everyone in the audience took a breath of cool air. I didn't expect the loyal army to be so strong and strong, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The Huang father and daughter glanced at each other, and they all changed color.

"No wonder spending money is like running water, grain and grass are always scarce, there are already so many soldiers!"

Ma Kuo recovered from the shock, shook his head and said: "The loyal and righteous army is still recruiting troops and horses, and if it goes on like this, it will sit and eat empty, whether it is going north or south, the loyal and righteous army must have its own place, and it is imperative to carry out tuntian and camp fields."

Wang Song nodded lightly and said in a deep voice:

"So, this sailor has to be built. You can't always be stragglers and not on a scale. ”

Huang Xin picked up Wang Song's words and said crisply: "Xianggong, not only the sailor, but also the sea master has to take precautions!"

Although the ships of the Loyal Army often flex their muscles on the canals, to tell the truth, these guys have not yet fought a decent big battle.

"Xianggong, my loyal and righteous soldiers are elite, and I have the advantage of firearms, and the battle between the Daimyo's Mansion and the Jin people is already visible. Now the imperial court sailors live in the south of the Yangtze River, the Bianhe River to the Huaihai outlet are poisoned, at this time open the canal, not only the sea trade access, but also can get the benefits of Huai salt. Don't take it now, but wait for when. ”

In the winter of the third year of Jingkang (1128), Liu Yu, the prefect of Jinan, killed Guan Sheng, and led the troops to reduce gold. Just when Wang Song was seriously ill and bedridden, he couldn't stop it.

After Liu Yu took refuge in the Jin people, he was appointed as the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, and served as the pacification envoy of Jingxi and Huainan roads, and controlled the two roads of Jingdong, Kaidefu, Pu, Bin, Bo, Di, De, Cang and other Hebei East Road Prefectures, and his son Liu Lin was the prefect of Jinan, and since then south of the Wuzhang River, led by Liu Yu.

In May of the first year of Jianyan (1130), the Song dynasty moved south, ceding the two rivers, and the Jin people wanted to be difficult to peace, and they had been waiting for the opportunity to reorganize their troops to the south. Wanyan Zongbi sat in Yanshan Mansion and knew that Zhao Ji led the Zhao and Song royal families to cross the Yangtze River, so he kept going non-stop and prepared to attack the Song Dynasty in the south.

Wang Song thought to himself, it seems that after Liu Yu invested in gold, he would be made a puppet emperor, and I am afraid it has already been put on the agenda.

If you talk about it, he only controls half of Hedong Road and Hebei West Road, while Liu Yu not only controls Hebei East Road, but also most of Jingdong East Road, Jingdong West Road, and Huainan East Road. Speaking of which, Liu Yu has a lot more territory than his own.

According to the news from the brothers of the Zhongyi Society, the Jianghuai bandit Li Cheng led 20,000 troops, and Xu Wen, the general of the Ming Prefecture Naval Division of the Great Song Dynasty, led more than 60 sea ships and more than 3,000 sea divisions, all of whom took refuge in Liu Yu. Liu Yu's power has swelled unprecedentedly and controlled the entire Huaiyan, so it is no wonder that he is going to be made emperor.

On the side of the couch, how can others be allowed to sleep soundly, let alone be a national thief and traitor.

"Xianggong, the idea of the lower officials, the loyal and righteous army quickly set up a water division, first open up the canal, with the help of the Bianhe River, advance eastward along the Huaishui, cross the Lianshui army, open up the sea route, and go north along the coast to occupy Haizhou, or go south to occupy Yancheng, directly into Liu Yu's henchmen, so that he also has concerns about going south."

Huang Zong's idea provoked Zhang Heng's direct refutation. He stood up and said loudly:

"Xianggong, with the elite of my loyal and righteous army, Mo Ruo waved his troops south, sent troops to Shandong, and directly took Liu Yu. With my tiger and wolf division, to deal with the traitors and traitors, the local chicken and tile dog, within ten months, will be like a bamboo, why rely on the water division, do this act of covering your ears and stealing the bell? The prime minister issued a military order, and the villain was willing to levy it. ”

Zhang Heng's bold remarks made everyone present stunned.

Huang Zong's face was slightly red, but Wang Song laughed.

"Sit down, sit down. Huang Gong is no wonder, they are all men who fight on the battlefield, they are straightforward and fast-talking, but they are not disrespectful. ”

Huang Zong regained his demeanor and said solemnly: "Under the command of the Prime Minister, they are all tigers and wolves, if they are not so brave, they will not be able to fight against Fanzi." I admire it so much!"

Wang Song nodded, put away his smile, groaned for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The so-called move is a blow and the whole body is involved." To deal with Liu Yu, I don't care about it, and it is imperative to open up the canal. ”

He began to speak slowly.

"Hebei West Road, not only have to deal with the hundreds of thousands of troops of Yan Zongbi's department, but also Liu Yu, a hunting dog, covets the side. Hedong Road has to face more than 100,000 elite people of the Jinren West Road Army. If the Western Xia comes to insert a lever again, with the current strength of our loyal army, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the attack of the two countries of Jinxia. ”

Zhang Heng immediately hung his head and could no longer speak.

Wang Song smiled bitterly: "Everyone, you think that I have carried the banner of anti-gold, high-spirited, impassioned, brocade clothes and food, and enjoy all the glory and wealth." In fact, I am walking on thin ice, exhausted, being scolded as a thief, not to mention, and afraid that I will be careless, and I will suffer the pain of Fuzhou again, and I will live up to the expectations of 100,000 soldiers and tens of millions of people in Lianghe, and I am also ashamed of the people of the world. ”

Zhao Ruolan's eyes turned red, and he said in a low voice: "Big brother, it's hard for you."

Hua Xiangrong was also moved and said: "Big brother, I didn't expect you to look beautiful, but it was so difficult." Things in the world are important, but you also have to be careful of yourself. ”

Zhang Heng's face turned red, and he said angrily: "Those Huanghuang scholars, in addition to deceiving the superiors and subordinates, hiding filth and dirt, and fish and flesh the people, what other good things have they done!" The eldest brother was above board, and he killed thieves in Fuzhou, and was almost seriously injured and died, but he got an ugly nickname. Zhao Ji'er, what kind of bullshit emperor did he!"

Ma Kuo also shook his head and said: "The monarch is faint and the ministers are mediocre, the etiquette and music are broken, the officials are corrupt, the soldiers are weak, the loyal and righteous people have no way to serve the country, the Great Song Dynasty court has too many shortcomings, the Jin people are in full swing, the killing is excessive, the people are miserable, the water is in dire straits, and my Great Song Dynasty is surrounded by enemies and is in danger."

Everyone at the table had gloomy faces, obviously worried about state affairs.

Huang Zong stood up and bowed solemnly: "The righteousness of the Xianggong, the high wind and the bright festival, in adversity, can still be pure and ashamed."

"Huang Gong doesn't need to be polite, you can sit down and talk about it."

Wang Song raised his brows, and the arrogance between his eyebrows flashed.

"It is a matter of the great cause of resisting gold, the life and death of the people, and the establishment of a sailor is imperative, and it is urgent to unblock the canal and open up the sea route. From the north to the south, the loyal and righteous troops are all righteous and fearless. ”

Everyone was enthusiastic and nodded yes.

Zhao Ruolan pointed to the food on the table and complained: "Big brother, if you don't move the chopsticks again, the food will really be cold."

She added a chopstick dish, quietly put it in Wang Song's bowl, and glanced at Huang Xin opposite.

Huang Xin's face was light, but his eyes glanced at Wang Song, looking at him with a smile on his face, his face couldn't help but blush.

Hua Xiangrong sighed secretly. Around Wang Xianggong, there will always be no shortage of admirers.