The capital of the Song Dynasty, Kaifeng, at this time, it has been almost ten days since the Song army broke through Houshu and the Houshu Emperor surrendered the city.

Truckloads of weapons and armor seized from Houshu, countless grains and grass, under the protection of the people organized by the Song army and some escort soldiers, were sent to Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, where the treasury had long been empty.

"We have won the battle, we have recovered the land of Shu, even the emperor of Shu has surrendered to our army, these are the early captures of our army, there are so many, the price of food in the capital should be reduced."

"The army is mighty, before the attack on Shu, those officials also said that His Majesty was desperate, but he didn't expect to capture Shu in just two months."

"Is Shu so rich? There are so many weapons and armor, so much food, how can they be so unbeaten. These weapons, armor, grain and grass should have only been captured in the north and east of the capital of Shu, and most of them should not have been delivered yet. ”

"How much does that have to be, the court has money now, and it will definitely use troops again soon."

"Everyone, everyone drink tea and drink tea, but don't talk about the government in vain, so as not to cause trouble for yourself and everyone."

"The shopkeeper is very right, let's just look at the excitement."

In the teahouse on the street in Kaifeng City, watching the continuous supplies being sent to the treasury of the capital, the people talked a lot.

"Shopkeeper Du, Zhao Yuan Zhao's shopkeeper of Shu Kingdom, how did you help." An intelligence officer of Zhao Yuan's layout in Kaifeng, Wei Changbo, is also a businessman in the Song Dynasty, and on the surface, he only has more business relations with Zhao Yuan.

"Now that the Shu Kingdom has been destroyed by our dynasty, the shopkeeper Zhao has a family business as big as Danling in the Shu Kingdom, and it will not be easy to think about it. Over the years, I have benefited a lot from Zhao's shopkeeper, and he has a part of the world-famous Shu soap industry, which is also a favor from Zhao's shopkeeper, and I miss his love. It just so happens that my family has the door of Zhao Pu, the younger brother of Prime Minister Zhao Zheng, and he has already spent money to deliver the message. Shopkeeper Du said, implying that in order to help Zhao Yuan, he spent money and made efforts.

Du's shopkeeper's name is Du Feng, and he is one of the people who had business dealings with Zhao Yuan in the Later Zhou Dynasty. During the post-Zhou coup d'état, because of a little relationship with Zhao Pu, his family property did not decrease but increased, and he did not become one of those businessmen who were purged because the powerful forces behind him stood on the wrong side.

"Brother Wei, the things sent by the shopkeeper of Danling Zhao are too hot, you know that my relationship lies with Lord Zhao Zheng, the younger brother of the Prime Minister. Now that the Prime Minister is so busy, it is really difficult for me to hand over the things used by the military generals through his channels, but the Prime Minister's younger brother Zhao Zheng has agreed to help at my request. Du Feng patted his chest and reassured.

In order to do this, Zhao Yuan's intelligence officers transferred the two layers of interests of Danling's business with Du Feng in the future, so Du Feng's words, driven by interests, are still quite credible.

"As soon as possible, shopkeeper Du, if the business of Danling Zhao's shopkeeper is destroyed by our Song Jun, we won't be able to do business over there in the future."

"Brother Wei is so attentive, the shopkeeper of Danling Zhao has given you a lot of benefits, right?" Du Feng asked tentatively.

"How much good can I do. Shopkeeper Du, you know that I don't have any foundation here in Kaifeng, so I follow a big boss like Shopkeeper Du to earn some hard-earned money, even if Shopkeeper Zhao gives me any big benefits, I can't eat it, but I'm worried that there is a problem with Shopkeeper Zhao, and the hard-earned money I earn in the future cannot be guaranteed. Wei Changbo denied.

"Since Brother Wei said so, I will definitely do my best to help Shopkeeper Zhao get things done."

……

Zhao Yuan didn't have many people on the Kaifeng side, so the fifty sets of workshop army armor sent here were just a kind of performance of spreading fish, and he didn't expect anything to be gained.

But Zhao Yuan didn't know that his reputation actually had a certain reputation in the literati group.

Although most of the books "written" by Zhao Yuan in the literati community only look at the existence of miscellaneous books, it cannot be denied that with the circulation of these books, the existence of Zhao Yuan has also been circulated.

If Zhao Yuan knew that the relationship he was looking for in Kaifeng was actually the prime minister Zhao Pu, he would definitely "write" a book with style, instead of the fifty sets of workshop army armor that was sent.

"It's interesting, where did the crooked way come from, and I actually walked the way to the door of the true image, let's talk about it."

Wearing an official robe, Zhao Pu was summoned by Zhao Kuangyin after going down to the court, and discussed the strategy of Hou Shu, after returning home, he actually saw his younger brother Zhao Zheng waiting at home, and when he saw himself, he actually said Xiang for a small businessman in a remote county in Shu.

"Big brother, brother knows your rules, but this little businessman in Shu is not simple, he is the compiler of the book you read last time, "Three Hundred Tang Poems". You have praised Zhao Yuan, saying that some of his views on the commentary on the Analects coincide with you, the eldest brother. So, he found me here, and I'll talk to my eldest brother right away. Big brother, you are now the prime minister, and there must be a lack of available people under your hands, maybe this Zhao Yuan is a usable talent. Zhao Zheng said for a while.

"It's interesting, you come to talk to me for him now, on the side of Shudi, didn't this Zhao Yuan already know about our dynasty's troops and the battle situation earlier, how did he expect it?"

"Yes, why didn't I think of this, this Zhao Yuan must be a talented person, eldest brother, in order to show his sincerity, he sent fifty sets of almost indestructible armor, saying that he wanted to dedicate it to His Majesty."

"Armor, where did he come from?"

"Brother doesn't know, but these armors are really good, all of them are made of 100 steel, if the sergeants of my dynasty can wear such armor, their combat effectiveness will definitely be multiplied."

"It's so good, but Shu is really rich, a small place, you have the ability to build such armor, you are not wrong this time, you know to do a little bit of business."

For Zhao Pu's status in the Song Dynasty and the weight in Zhao Kuangyin's heart, it is a bit of a fuss to help a small businessman say a few words.

"Big brother always sees me clearly, although I don't have big brother to fight, but I can't look at people badly." Zhao Zheng, who was praised by Zhao Pu, felt like eating honey.

"In this case, I will tell Your Majesty tomorrow, don't let those reckless warriors hurt such a talented person." The more Zhao Pu said, the more interested he was in Zhao Yuan.

"This is also what Zhao Yuan means by asking someone to help him make peace." Zhao Zheng said with a smile.

……

In Meizhou, Zhao Yuan was still actively preparing for war, and he didn't know that a move from Kaifeng to the center of the Song Dynasty's power organs was all at once.

When Zhao Kuangyin's will on the Kaifeng side was conveyed to the Shu generals, the Song army launched, and Zhao Yuan was forced to deal with the battle of Demeizhou, which was over in the embarrassing situation of the Song army.