Han Qi was about to speak, but was trampled on by Fu Bi.

Fu Bi was very dissatisfied, and after you reported your military problems, you rushed to say, this is clearly my middle book's business.

At this point, Fu Bi continued: "God bless the Great Song Dynasty, it is the joy of the official family." The deep-rooted problem on the northwestern border of the Great Song Dynasty is now truly visible as a solution. Judging from the current situation, although it is too late to reach a consensus with the consul of Funing County, he is moving forward like this. The people who can really control those three areas are the border people, and now that the Funing County government has won the trust of those people, it is really possible to control that area, and since then Yinzhou is not only a paper administrative region, but also the actual control area of our Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen scolded with a smile: "This little kid lived up to my expectations and didn't waste the opportunity to train in the northwest. He said curiously: "He was able to mobilize thousands of non-Song people to form a militia to counterattack the three mountains and seven villages?" ”

Han Qi intervened: "He really can, so the minister's evaluation is objective, and his most powerful thing is not to fight, but to publicize and gather people's hearts." ”

Lao Chen knew that the emperor loved to listen to the good news repeatedly, and this period especially needed good news, so he rendered it again after the fact, and sang: "Contribute Your Majesty, congratulate Your Majesty, the Yulin estuary is a great victory, the great counteroffensive has begun, and the rejuvenation of the northwest of my Great Song Dynasty is just around the corner." The most discerning person is you, who had these considerations when His Majesty let him go to Funing County. ”

Fu Bi and Han Qi couldn't help but look at each other, feeling that the big yin people were simply talking nonsense about culture, didn't this mean that they didn't say anything?

However, Zhao Zhen, who is now in the mentality of a bear child, just likes to listen, and slapped the chair again and laughed: "It's really good, there is almost no good news during this time, and this child lives up to expectations, so that I have heard the good news in this extraordinary period." In any case, winning a war is justice. But my Song army has rarely been just. ”

Fu Bi and Han Qi were embarrassed for a while, both of them had led troops, although there was nothing wrong with the emperor saying this, it felt like the two prime ministers were unjust in the past?

Especially Han Qi was the most embarrassed, and thought of the 8,000 soldiers who died in Haoshuichuan.

Lao Chen continued to unfold the pompous singing: "God bless the Great Song Dynasty, congratulations to Your Majesty, this is not only a victory in the war, it will soon become an economic and financial victory, there is a shortage of people in the northwest, and there is a shortage of people in the industry of Funing County. ”

Lao Zhao was in a good mood and immediately announced: "The third day of the Bianjing Daqing is to commemorate the victory of the border soldiers in the war against bandits, and to commemorate the efforts made by the Great Song Dynasty for the interests of the border people. ”

At the same time, Lao Zhao thought that he had only added a first-level official to Wang Yan not long ago, and now he was chased and bitten by people all day long about the absurd things in diplomacy, and it was inconvenient to increase the official for the time being, so he could only wait for him to return to Beijing and talk about it after a while.

So the emperor didn't mention the matter of rewarding Wang Yan, and asked carefully: "How should I respond to the request of the Western Xia State Letter to immediately withdraw my troops from the sensitive area?" If the area is turned into an area under de facto control on the grounds of the interests of the border people, will it provoke border disputes again? ”

Fu Bi said: "There is indeed this hidden danger, and it needs to be considered and slowly negotiated with Western Xia to solve it." ”

Han Qi waved his hand and said: "Don't care what the officials say, it is the result of the bloody battle of the soldiers of the Funing Army, and there is absolutely no reason to cede it diplomatically." Wang Yan's timing was very accurate, seizing the gap between the hegemony of the Liao State, and the Western Xia was too busy to take care of themselves by the harassment of the Tubo Hui partridges, so they just talked about it, and they were absolutely unable to interfere during this period. Moreover, our Great Song Dynasty already has a popular base and military spirit over there, and its combat strength and experience are gradually taking shape, and the scale of the fortress in Funing County is also expanding. Since ancient times, the land has been lost when it shrinks, and it has also expanded out when it is strong. ”

After a pause, Han Brain Case continued: "In the past, the burden of the people in my northwest was too heavy, so that the entire northwest region was in a vicious circle, and the Great Song Dynasty was unpopular with the people, which was the reason why the northwest was difficult to hold, and Fan Zhongyan was right at this point. Zhang Fangping has always maintained political stability, and the policy of using Li Shen Fan Xiang to maintain the expenditure in the northwest has a serious hidden danger, which is to drink salt tax to quench thirst. Now that Wang Yan's method has proved to be feasible, and has led the budding Funing army to victory, the minister suggested that the pursuit of civil and economic victories should be started, so as to strengthen the credibility and prestige of our court in the entire northwest and exert benevolent government. ”

Although Zhao Zhen was not in good spirits, he heard some feelings, twisted his beard and nodded frequently.

Fu Bi frowned a little, not to mention how sensitive Han Qi was about to say next, just from the perspective of governance, Han's brain shell is too wide, this is obviously the business of Zhongshu's door, not his Han braincase.

But there is no way, everyone has a headache, and everyone knows that Han Qi is so virtuous, he can really manage everything. As early as in the northwest, he had to take care of Xia Zhu's affairs, Fan Zhongyan's affairs, and when he returned to the imperial court, he was even more in charge of everything, so he was put out to face the wall, and when he went to Hedong, he relied on his head iron and prestige, in addition to managing the economy and agriculture, he also took care of the affairs of the Shuai Division, and he also asked about the affairs of the Criminal Division. made the officialdom complain.

Over time, people can't sue him if they can't take him, and Han's brain shell will naturally become the "core" of Hedong. Fu Bi's face in this regard is really not as thick as his. So that's why everyone doesn't want this iron head to go back to Beijing easily.

Now, many departments have begun to be harassed by him again, and now in front of the emperor, his Privy Council can start to interfere in the affairs of Zhongshu, and it is basically certain that he will interfere with the Yushitai and the three divisions in the next step, and the conflict with Ouyang Xiu Wang Gongchen.

But Han Qi is not afraid of what people say, in fact, the emperor knows more about his behavior than anyone else, so now Fu Bi doesn't want to talk about it.

Zhao Zhen was also inconvenient to save Han Qi's face, so he said: "Look at this situation, is there a "Northwest Policy" to submit to me?" ”

Han Qi took out a document from his wide cuffs and said: "The minister has, the minister thinks that it should be completely reformed in the northwest at this time, and the campaign of the city should be there, but it should be gentle and benign." There should be a levy of salt and iron, but it should be gradually reduced, and it should be on a par with the inland. Some taxes no longer occupy a major position in the economic system of the Great Song Dynasty, so they should be gradually removed, so as to gradually hide the wealth of the northwest from the people, and those who have permanent production have perseverance, so as to maintain the vitality of the northwest for a long time and increase the credibility of our court in the northwest. The levy of labor should exist, but it should also be gradually reduced, and the northwest region should no longer be allowed to excessively conquer in the name of a war zone, so that the civilian labor force will be wasted and the original industry of the workers and peasants will be shaken. This is the core of the minister's northwest policy. ”

Fu Bi and the emperor suddenly had gold stars in their eyes, not only did he manage it widely, but he didn't say anything about it all in the book business, and he mentioned so much at once?

Fu Bi looked at Han Qi with ill intentions and said, "Not to mention whether your ways have been rigorously demonstrated, you mentioned so much at once, do you think there are any sequelae?" Li Shenzhi's northwest economic policy and Fan Xiang's northern salt policy have certainly been criticized a lot. Wang Anshi also mentioned it before you, but it was weighed and demonstrated by the imperial court during the Zhang Fangping period, and only in this way can we support the expenditure of our northwest country and barely protect the country. Although I have judged that a full-scale war will not be fought for the time being, the threat of Western Xia will always exist, and it will take many years to test the initiation and fermentation of a policy until it runs smoothly. And the current period of strategic détente in the northwest is uncertain, these things will change, do you really believe that Wang Yan's diplomatic trip to the Western Xia can guarantee the safety of my northwest country for ten years? ”

Han Qi shook his head and said, "I don't believe that the Northwest will be peaceful for ten years, and I don't believe in your theory that there is no all-out war." But I know that this policy during Zhang Fangping's period was a chronic disease, and he had no choice but to do it at that time, but now, Wang Yan has proposed a different route in Funing County, which is the way to enrich the country and strengthen the army. ”

Fu Bi's eyes darkened and said: "There are many ways to enrich the country and strengthen the army, have you forgotten to mention the so-called "Fangtian Average Tax Law"? This is also the way to enrich the country and strengthen the army, isn't it, at least theoretically. ”

Han Qi waved his hand and said: "Fugong, you have a misunderstanding, the "Fangtian Average Tax Law" is something that Wang Anshi never forgets, he said when he meets people, the official family is not less harassed by him, I was still scolding him a few days ago, the official family hid in the Shangqing Palace and did not show up, it was annoyed by him Wang Anshi. My northwest strategy is different from his. ”

Zhao Zhen felt that Wang Anshi was depressed, but he didn't want to talk about Han Qi. In fact, Lao Zhao was really entangled by Wang Anshi a while ago, when the finances of the Great Song Dynasty were the most tense and the situation in the northwest was the most tense, and the national grain prices were very unstable, which led to the emperor always remembering the "Fangtian Average Tax Law" mentioned by Wang Anshi at that time.

The emperor's ambiguous attitude could not be hidden, and that situation caused many outsiders with land to be restless all day long. Although the reform did not start, Wang Anshi has been demonized since then, which is why many people later hyped the Wang family's father and son to lose power and humiliate the country.

Zhao Zhen is a scheming and decisive person, thinking about Wang Anshi's method of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but he is also worried about the endless sequelae.

In the end, what really made Zhao Zhen give up the road of Fang Tianjun Tax Law was Wang Anshi's son. He took a different path in the northwest, and the finances provided by the previous year were enough to frighten any minister of the imperial court with his mouth half open.

At this point, everyone didn't dare to be angry, including Wang Anshi, the initiator of Fangtian's tax law, and he was not jumping. Because Wang Anshi is really not stupid, of course Lao Wang knows that this law is to dig up people's ancestral graves, but there is no way to use it as a means to save the finances when there is no money. So since the eldest son Wang Yan has walked out of the financial road of not so much landlord hatred in Funing County in two years, although it has not yet proved that it will be a complete success, Wang Anshi also objectively feels that he can wait and see cautiously.

So the politics a while ago were really chaotic, Han Qi had not yet entered Beijing at that time, and a lot of work was obviously from Zhongshu and Sansi, but it was Wang Anshi, the deputy military minister, and Han Jiang, the big arbitrator, who were mentioned, which led to the extreme dissatisfaction of Prime Minister Wen Yanbo and Finance Minister Wang Gongchen.

Now that the more unrestrained Han brain shell has entered Beijing, he likes to interfere in other people's business, and it is estimated that he will have to see if he has to wait and see in the future, and politics will definitely be chaotic. It's a pity that this is exactly the situation that the emperor needs in this period.

Thinking about these is a headache, Zhao Zhen didn't continue to pick on his son, neither responded to Han Qi's northwest strategy, nor did he scold Han Qi for overstepping his authority, but only waved his hand and said: "I have received the good news about the victory of the Funing Army at the mouth of the Yulin River, retreat." Let me be quiet, and there will be good news again, and if not, let me be quiet. ”

Fu Bi and Han Qi looked at each other and had to retreat.

When the two went out, they immediately began to quarrel, saying to each other that they were not ......