Chapter 170 The city is full of wind and rain and is close to Chongyang

Deng Ruoshui and the Tai student editors of the "Weekly" were busy all night for this special issue of the weekly, and at four o'clock in the morning, when it was still dark, the weekly was transported by horse-drawn cart to various distribution points in Lin'an, and the newspaper sellers who were notified immediately snatched up the issue of "Weekly".

According to Zhao and Ju's instructions, the "Weekly" refers to every seven days as a week, which is dominated by the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, plus the month and day, and will be published every week on the golden day (Monday). In the early hours of the morning, the carriage hired by the "Weekly" would deliver the newspapers to various sales points in Lin'an, which could be restaurants, tea shops, or floating astronomy, so that the "Weekly" even went to the surrounding state capitals of Lin'an, and they could get the "Weekly" only one day later than Lin'an, which also made the circulation of the "Weekly" grow day by day, and now it has reached more than 50,000 copies.

For the Great Song Dynasty, this sales volume is not extreme, although Deng Ruoshui is not good money, but to increase the influence of the "Weekly" is sparing no effort, according to his calculations, only in Lin'an, "Weekly" can be sold up to 100,000 copies.

Therefore, when Zhao Jingyun woke up, there was already a cheer outside the door.

He rubbed his eyes a little worriedly, beckoned his own clerk and asked, "Why is there any noise outside?" ”

"The Great Song Times Weekly said that the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin State have made peace!" The clerk was also excited, and because of the excitement, his voice changed a little.

"Oh." Zhao Jingyun didn't think it was strange, he sat up: "Go buy a newspaper." ”

The clerk hurried out, but after a while he ran back: "Official, no, the villain went to a few places to sell newspapers, and they all said that this issue had been sold out." ”

It was indeed sold out, and the editorial office of the "Weekly" was now crowded by the sales agency staff clamoring for more newspapers, and Deng Ruoshui was even so noisy that he shrunk into the house and did not dare to come out.

For the people of the Great Song Dynasty, who are accustomed to hearing about the defeat of the front, the Great Song Dynasty calling them ministers, brothers, nephews, and even sons and grandsons, every rule in this "Offer" is a very happy thing. Literate scholars were told the words on the street by illiterate people, and each paragraph was recited with a large number of applause.

Zhao Youju definitely did not expect this, in his thoughts of the nation-state in the future, this "offer" is just a helpless move, can only be regarded as a short armistice agreement, because he made peace with Jin and did not put forward a demand for the reconquest of lost territory, he is also worried that it will arouse opposition among the people. However, in the Song Dynasty, when there was no modern concept of nationalism, the people's feelings for territory and territory were far less strong than those for face.

Therefore, the people are less interested in the lost land in the "Offer" than they are in what Song Jin is called in it.

Song and Jin are brothers, Song is brothers, and Jin is brothers.

This is the first time that this has appeared in the more than 100 years of exchanges between the Song State and the Jin State. This also means that now Song is strong and weak, and the humiliation accumulated for more than a hundred years seems to have snowed.

Zhao Jingyun was one of the few who paid attention to the remaining terms of the offer, and he noticed that in the offer, the Song-Jin border was re-divided, and Jingdong and Huaibei were clearly included in the Song state's territory, that is, the land seized by the loyal army and the escort force had been officially abandoned by the Jin state.

Another clause he was concerned about was that in addition to the Hu relations, Song Jin did not form an alliance against the Hu people, but said that if either side of the two countries was at war with the Hu people, the other side must maintain "good faith neutrality", which is a novel statement, and it remains to be seen what this means secretly.

In another clause, the Jin State must open up its markets and trade with the Song State, and it is forbidden for the Song State to sell various products such as ironware, porcelain, silk, cotton cloth, woollen wool, and wine in the Jin State, and the amount of tax levied upon entry shall not exceed half of the original value of these goods, that is, five percent. When Zhao Jingyun saw this paragraph, he tilted his head and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't understand what this paragraph meant.

In fact, if it weren't for the lack of strength, Zhao Youju also wanted to add a clause to the clause allowing Song merchants to open mines in the Jin Kingdom, but now it has not been successful, and he does not have enough strength to protect his own people.

"Bring pen and ink, bring pen and ink!"

After Zhao Jingyun finished reading it, he felt as if something was flashing in his heart, he shouted loudly, and then jumped up from the bed, and walked around the room barefoot without shoes.

The clerk hurriedly brought pen and ink, he picked up the pen, and wrote on the paper: "This sincerity has not changed for 1,500 years, and the Son of Heaven ......."

Before he wrote the word "Son of Heaven", there was a roar of battle outside, interrupting what he had been thinking. He threw his pen on the table, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Alas, the city is close to Chongyang, and the city is close to Chongyang!" ”

"Zhao Manqing, has the poetry been a big deal?" When he was sighing, someone laughed outside the door: "The sun is three poles, only you lie in bed!" ”

Zhao Jingyun heard this voice a little familiar, and then remembered that it was the scholar he met a few days ago, Chen Anping and Chen Yisheng. Although this person is from a famous family, his temperament is somewhat similar to Xie Yue, and he laughs and scolds, and he has the style of a famous person. Zhao Jingyun was also not formal, and went out barefoot and said, "Chen Yisheng, why did you come to look for me today?" ”

"The alliance between the dynasty and the Jin, to those who have not done so, we are going to go to the Confucian Temple to worship to celebrate this happy event, Zhao Manqing, will you go?"

In the Song Dynasty, the students were very active, running around for state affairs, and now there are great joys to go to the Confucian Temple to pray, it is not surprising. When Zhao Jingyun heard this, he immediately found his shoes, put on his Confucian clothes, and said with a smile: "Let's wait a while, there is such a thing, how can I, Zhao Jingyun, be left behind?" ”

Tai students sue Confucius Temple, Zhao and Ju sue Tai Temple, although this kind of red tape is tiring, but in this era, it is still inevitable.

It wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that Zhao and Ju returned to the palace, ate a little, and then heard that the important ministers asked to see him. He frowned and said nothing, there was obviously nothing going on today, why did the important ministers of the court still ask to see him?

"Let's go to Jigutang." He put down what he was eating and said with a frown.

After a while, Xuan Xuan, Ge Hong, Xue Ji and a group of ministers arrived at Jigutang, and these ministers all looked a little strange. After Zhao and Ju sat upright, they ordered them to sit down too, and they looked at each other, but none of them spoke first.

Seeing them like this, Zhao Heju knew in his heart that he must be looking for trouble again this time.

"When I returned from the temple today, I saw that the royal street was also being repaired...... Didn't Yu Qing of Lin'an Mansion come, I originally wanted to ask how the renovation of the royal street was progressing. ”

The ministers didn't mention it, and he didn't mention it, but he just deliberately talked about the rest of the things. Lin'an Yujie is the most important street, but compared to the time of Kaifeng, it is already much narrower, and because of the time, there are some potholes and unevenness, everything must be renovated. This renovation, but unlike the previous ones, is to prepare to pave all the streets with cement.

Today, on the outskirts of Lin'an, a cement yard has been built to supply the needs of the Lin'an Mansion project. The prefect of Lin'an Mansion is Yu Tianxi, and the people who brought Zhao and Ju from Shanyin are naturally Zhao and Ju's cronies, so according to his instructions, he used the money from the Lin'an Mansion Treasury to first renovate the royal street, and then gradually change the streets of the entire Lin'an City.

In fact, in addition to meeting the needs of the Lin'an project, the cement yard also needs to meet the needs of some wealthy merchants, after visiting the ready-made example of Liuqiu Bank, some wealthy businessmen also hope that their shops or yards can be built so cleanly, not dusty, and very flat.

The ministers looked at each other again, but no one took over the conversation.

Zhao Heju ignored them, and then said: "In my big interior, some of the hall floor tiles are badly damaged, and they have to be replaced, but if you change the floor tiles again, it will consume too much, so it is better to replace them with cement, I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks?" ”

The Son of Heaven opened his mouth to ask about things, and the ministers were not easy to avoid, Xuan Xue Ji naturally responded in a row, but Wei Liaoweng first asked whether the floor tiles were expensive or cement, and then asked whether the cost was from the treasury or the inner treasury, and after hearing that the cement was cheap and the money was also spent by the inner treasury, he acquiesced in the matter.

In the Song Dynasty, if the Son of Heaven wanted to do something, he was actually constrained by all parties. Therefore, this matter was promised by the courtiers, and Zhao Heju was very happy, although this change was only a little bit, but it was always quietly and silently changed the social concept of the entire Great Song Dynasty.

If he opens this head, then there will be people among the courtiers who will follow, and the courtiers will go up, and Lin'an and the rich families attached to it will also follow, and at that time, this cement yard will be truly profitable. Although the profit may not be much, it is enough to create a new industry, which will transfer some labor.

"I'm tired for a day, I'm a little tired, if you're fine, I'll take a nap here." Zhao and Ju saw that the ministers were still spitting, so they smiled faintly.

After he finished speaking, he really leaned back, tilted his head, and began to nap, the ministers looked at each other, and finally Wei Liaoweng coughed: "Official." ”

"Say, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Zhao and Ju Dao.

There was silence again in the Jigu Hall, the sun shone in through the west window, and the sun set early in winter, and after a while, it was about to go down.

The patient comparison between the monarchs and ministers ended in the failure of the ministers, and under the unanimous eyes of the ministers, Zheng Qingzhi had to be the leader: "The officials, the ministers and others came this time, it was really for Huaibei and Jingdong." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Youju leaned forward slightly, which made him interested: "Do you think there is anything wrong with the offer with Jin Guo?" ”

"No, no." Zheng Qingzhi's face was embarrassed, and the ministers pushed him out to speak, one was that he was younger and less qualified, and the other was that he had been a teacher of the Son of Heaven after all, and his relationship with the Son of Heaven was extraordinary. He knew that this was a job to offend people, but if he didn't offend the Son of Heaven, he would offend the bureaucrats, and after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said: "Since Huaibei and Jingdong already belong to my Great Song Dynasty, it seems that the local officials should also be appointed by the Ministry of Officials......"

"Horn!"

A porcelain cup fell heavily on the ground, and the Son of Heaven, who was usually extremely calm and self-controlled, suddenly became furious, and did not even save face for Zheng Qingzhi, and directly interrupted his words.

Zhao Youju stood up, his eyes glaring, and his body trembled slightly.

The ministers were silent, and even in the face of the wrath of the Son of Heaven, they could not retreat at this time. For if they retreat, it will not be the Son of Heaven who will be revived, but their ministers.

"Okay, okay." Zhao Youju closed his eyes and tried to control his anger, there is nothing to be angry about, he cultivated a righteous teenager at the beginning, and now he is cultivating a class independent of bureaucrats and doctors, isn't it because he saw that these people would be like this?

"When I wanted to recover Huaibei and Xuzhou, Zhuqing vigorously opposed it one by one, and I only said that Zhuqing no longer wanted this place of Huaibei and Xuzhou." A smile appeared on Zhao Youju's face, although he became the son of heaven, but because of his attention to exercise, there was no fat piece of meat on his face, but it was a little less clear than when he was the heir of King Yi, this smile floated on his face, but people didn't feel the slightest warmth.

"Later, the loyal and righteous army and the escort team volunteered to restore the old land for the country, and the Zhuqing thought that the Jin army must recapture Xuzhou, and Xuzhou and Huaibei would not be guaranteed, so they allowed me to let Liu Quan and Li Ye be the civil and military officials of Xuzhou and Huaibei."

"Later, the Jin State sent an envoy, and the Zhu Qing thought that the Jin State would come to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, and they all trembled, and I also heard that someone in private wanted to persuade me to punish Peng Yibin and Li Ye, who were unruly and unruly, and sent the first letter to the Jin State as the first emperor."

Speaking of this, Zhao and Ju looked around at the ministers again, and all the ministers now stood up, looking at their noses, noses, mouths, mouths, and hearts.

"Now that the peace agreement has been completed, there are no longer wars in Xuzhou Huaibei and Jingdong that no one wants, so all the secretaries are here, presumably these days, there are many people who are running in front of the door to seek shortages."

This was said very bluntly, and the ministers were still silent, but this time they were really speechless.

Zhao Youju sighed softly, some people are like this, they can't see him when they work hard, and he is more active than anyone else when they pick fruits. He stared at Yue Ke and said: "Zhuqing, tell me about yourself, will acting like this hurt the hearts of the front-line soldiers, I am not afraid of being a Gaozong, but who among the Qings is Qin Mu and ugly?" ”

Since Yue Ke's article on the grievances of Naizu appeared in the "Weekly", Zhao Heju ordered to change Qin Hui's name to be ugly, and the whole country was praised for goodness. Yue Ke was the squire of the military department, and when he heard Zhao Heju's words, he finally couldn't help it, knelt down and said, "How dare the minister be like this!" Your Majesty, the minister thinks that when the system of Huaibei and Xuzhou is maintained, Jingdong should also be like this! ”

Hearing that one of the important ministers defected, Xue Ji immediately followed: "Yue Shilang said, the minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Zhao and Ju waited for a long time, but there were still only these two people who supported him. He smiled slowly and nodded: "Want to be an official?" Want to be a pastor? It's all simple, let's tear up the peace agreement, have a big war with the Jin State, and after recovering the lost territory, there will be an official position to give Zhuqing a favor. ”

"Is it for the sake of self-interest?" Wei Liaoweng protested and said: "It's just that within the whole country of the Great Song Dynasty, chaos is one, how can the king's land not be able to make the king's system not work?" ”

"Exactly, if the official family thinks that in this matter, the old minister has selfish intentions, and the minister is willing to retreat." has always listened to Zhao and Ju's Xuanxuan.

"Do all of you think so?" Zhao Youju smiled slightly: "This is to coerce the crowd to force the king." ”

"The ministers don't dare, they just respect the advice!"

"Advice?" Zhao Youju waved his hand and sighed: "That's it, since Zhu Qing said so, then...... The dowry hidden by Concubine Xian can only be handed over by Qing and other commissioners. ”

Hearing this, all the ministers were secretly excited, but the official family not only took out Huaibei and Jingdong, but also asked for it.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Someone shouted.

Note 1: The sales share of the "Weekly" is by no means a random speculation by the author, which is calculated according to the proportion of readers at that time. The Song Dynasty was prosperous in literary style, the people were rich, taking Chaozhou as an example, when Han Yue went to the assassin history in the Tang Dynasty, there was only one Xiucai, to the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, nearly 2,000, more than 4,000 in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, and more than 10,000 people at the end of the Song Dynasty, and there were tens of thousands of people in the 140,000 people.

Note 2: The city is full of wind and rain near Chongyang, and it is an allusion of the Song people, Su Shi's friend, Huangzhou citizen Pan Dalin's good poem, an autumn rain drenched, Pan Dalin's poetry is prosperous, and he thinks of a good sentence "The city is full of wind and rain near Chongyang", immediately waved the pen on the wall, he was about to continue the next sentence, but someone came to shout, it turned out to be a tax collector to call for rent, he Shixing was immediately swept away, and he could not write the next sentence. In the next writing, sometimes rising, the right neighbor to do marble, the machine roared like thunder, had to drop out of the pen and sigh, or the left neighbor taught the old woman, dumb and mocking is difficult to hear, and can only dive in the forum.

Note 3: The imperial power of the Song Dynasty was far less powerful than that of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, the will of the emperor of the Song Dynasty was often rejected by the ministers.