Gao Fangping said: "So I only need Xiazhou and Shizhou." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Brother Cha was stunned and said: "Then what's the matter, most of the land has been returned to Western Xia, why don't you make our emperor happy?" Xiazhou is the birthplace of Western Xia, so it is difficult for my Western Xia Emperor to accept the loss of Xiazhou, although it is a large state grain producing area, but Gao Xiang, I really don't believe that today's Song State, put that 200,000 people and that little grain production in the eyes, how about we exchange Xiazhou for Hongzhou and Longzhou? “

"It's a deal." Gao Fangping slapped the table and pointed at his nose.

Brother Cha was depressed for a while. Gao Fangping, of course, knew that Xiazhou was in the interests of Western Xia, so he didn't need Xiazhou, but he retreated. He just hoped to change his name to obtain Hongzhou and Longzhou, plus Liu Yanqing's Shizhou, these places were connected into a line, although there were not many people's livelihood interests, but they really mastered all the areas south of the Great Wall, forming an effective border and a perfect Great Wall defense line.

So this is also a happy exchange, Longzhou, Hongzhou, Shizhou is a strategic defense line for the Great Song Dynasty, and for Western Xia, there is not much people's livelihood interests at all, on the contrary, it is necessary to manage the defense as a lonely place south of the Great Wall, which is the area with the most serious border friction.

In normal times, it is the chicken ribs of Western Xia, and it is tasteless to eat. However, the so-called inch of land and inch of blood, usually politically correct, it is impossible to use the land as a bargaining chip to exchange interests with the Song State. There is only one situation that can be justified, and that is to fight. So this time the Western Xia is weak, and these places have already been beaten down by the Song army, so it is logical to cede these places, which is not counting Brother Cha and Li Qianshun's betrayal, but the enemy is too fierce.

"Is that really all? Gao Xiang, you only need three places in Longzhou, Hongzhou, and Shizhou, and the rest will maintain the results of our last Song-Xia war? "Brother Cha still thinks he's too easy to talk to.

"Yes, I only need these lands, of course, not for the benefit of people's livelihood, everyone knows that it is not much, on the contrary, I have to spend money to rebuild those places and appease the people in those places." Gao Fang said flatly, "Seriously, I'm stingy and don't want to spend this money." But one is for the strategic line of defense, and the other is that these areas alternate all year round, that is both the Song people and the Western Xia people, both of which are sinicized, so they are barely the subjects of His Majesty the Great Emperor, so even if it is difficult, of course I can only take over, which is the right and welfare they were born with as Han. I pinched my nose and had to admit it. ”

Brother Cha nodded.

"Yet." Gao Fangping took a sip of tea.

Hearing this turning point, Brother Cha's eyes darkened, and he knew that his conditions were coming again, so he smiled bitterly: "I can't refuse you, it seems that my Brother Cha is destined to fulfill your interests as a Western Xia Lai Lu Party who has lost power and humiliated the country?" ”

Gao Fangping patted him on the shoulder: "This is normal, this is the price that a courtier with integrity must pay, and this is how to endure humiliation." My pork was called 'pills' in the Song Kingdom back then. ”

Brother Cha said: "Gao Xiang said." ”

Gao Fangping said: "My Great Song garrison in Western Xia, I will also find you and Li Qianshun a good reputation: to protect the investment of the Great Song Dynasty, and to help you fight against those crazy horse thieves of the Hui Partridge." ”

Brother Cha was slightly stunned and said: "Although those horse thieves are mad, but it is not difficult for my Western Xia cavalry, they can only destroy and will not have real lethality, to put it bluntly, as long as the Great Song Dynasty does not harass us, my Brother Cha will soon be able to clean up their doubtful life, so let's not talk about it for now." Please talk about the statement of protecting investment, do you mean that you want to take Song State-owned Assets to invest in my Western Xia? ”

Gao Fangping said: "Yes, there are too many resources such as coal and iron ore in this land, and you can't use it yourself, and you can't transport it, so sell the mining rights to the Great Song Dynasty." This can be regarded as one of the conditions for this truce, and the second condition is that the Song and Xia sides opened up border trade and mutual markets on a large scale. But at the same time, I promise to give you a good price, so that the Xixia can rest and recuperate, so that the livelihood of the Xixia people can be restored, this is a wish, I promised those Xixia people in Yaode City to improve their lives. ”

Brother Cha thought deeply, not only can this not be refused, but in addition to the issue of mining rights, it is actually the interests of Western Xia, if there are no materials, in the closed country, Brother Cha is really worried about the words of King Ming: This land changes owners.

Yes, now there is nothing left in the Western Xia, and those herdsmen no longer have cattle, sheep, war horses, and grain to provide to the Western Xia magnates, and they only have only bones and blood to sell cheaply. If they can't sell their blood and bones, they can only eat people, and at that time, the Western Xia regime is faced with two choices: first, kill them. Two, be killed by them.

Of course, they will be killed in the end, but after they are all killed, there are no people, so who are they going to kill?

Therefore, this condition is a cancer and a big benefit, and it is really a difficult problem that can make Li Qianshun and Brother Cha painful and happy.

The advantage is that it can trade and protect the market, and many materials, especially grain, in Western Xia will be alleviated, and the imperial court will also greatly increase its revenue. Then those who were poor and white would be hired by Gao Fangping, although cheap, it would really allow them to get through the difficulties, have accumulation, and then buy all kinds of materials and food from the Song State to tide over the difficulties.

But the disadvantage is that Brother Cha knows that with Gao Fangping's brainwashing ability, if such a policy continues, those people will slowly become surnamed Song.

Gao Fangping took a deep breath and said, "Li Xiang, I know your difficulties. But what you have to think about now is not to consider the after-effects. You should think about the food of the Tangut people first, and then think about the problem that the soldiers can't refuse when they are in the city. ”

After a pause, Gao Fangping said: "This is all the conditions for me this time, I have found a good reason for the garrison, it is not the invasion of the Song State to show off its muscles, it is to protect my Great Song investment in the territory of Western Xia from being trampled on." Our garrison does not interfere in the internal affairs of your Western Xia, and the Song army only protects the investment interests of the Song State. At the same time, if you want to eat, it's no problem, I, Gao Fangping, will help you solve the problem of eating, believe me, you have to change things for eating, you have to do things, things will not fall from the sky, although you can grab it, but obviously now your fists are small, you shouldn't be able to rely on grabbing food. ”

"Is that all, is that really all?" Brother Cha sighed.

"Yes, that's all." Gao Fangping nodded.

Brother Cha said: "I can't come down from Xijing, so I can't let you garrison the army." ”

Gao Fangping said: "I don't want to stay in your Xiping Mansion, to be honest, you let me stay, and I don't want to come here to help you maintain law and order, and I am at risk of being thrown by them." That is not good and pulls hatred, my real request is that in Weizhou, Pule City, Yaode City and the surrounding area of the garrison, these are originally occupied areas, which also connect my Song Realm logistics line, away from your central area, which is good for everyone and justifiable. Xiazhou originally wanted to garrison the army, but in order not to make your and Li Qianshun's faces too ugly, that is the birthplace of your Western Xia, so there is no garrison, and the Yongxing military department will retreat to the front line of Shizhou to station, that is where Liu Yanqing shot down with a knife and a shot, and it is also the war compensation you allocated to the Song State, so of course it is justified, is there still a problem? ”

"No, from my point of view, I can only say that you are a strange person, a strange person who really cares about people's livelihood, not a war maniac. I know that these can't be refused, and this is also the best result that I can get this time. Brother Cha sighed, "I don't guarantee that all will be successful, but I will promise to bring back your arguments and conditions, tell my emperor brother in detail, and try my best to persuade him." Because I understand that there will be no better conditions. If the emperor agreed, the Western Xia envoys would formally go to Bianjing to negotiate, sign an alliance between the two countries, and accept the canonization of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"I'm optimistic about you, come on, Li Xiang." Gao Fangping pointed at him with two fingers......

Li Qianshun stood on the head of Xingqing Mansion with a tragic mood, and it finally rained.

In the rain curtain outside the city, you can see the difficult people of Western Xia stuck in the mud. However, now that it is raining, it is the end of July, and it is not possible to accumulate new forage this year.

Although the indiscriminate bombardment was stopped, there were still many wounded and dead in Xiping Province, and the food available in Xixia was getting less and less, and the people were becoming more and more irritable, even if there was no war, civil strife was about to break out.

Therefore, the news of "loss of power and humiliation of the country" brought back by Chage is a bloody good news, it really loses power and humiliates the country, but it can also really bring Xixia out of difficulties. God knows that Gao Fangping has so many materials and food for Mao in his hands, but there are no secrets under the sun, and the person who has those materials and food is everything, and he is the king.

This is the interpretation of Cha Ge's statement that the people take food as the sky, and it is also the meaning of the land owner that King Dazang Ming said. King Ming said that the master who can represent the interests of the broadest masses of the people in this land is the master.

To this day, Li Qianshun thinks that King Ming is a god. To this day, Chago thinks that it is a demon who is full of nonsense.

"Gao Fangping's child! You forced it all out! Li Qianshun raised his head and howled in the rainstorm.

"So, does Your Majesty want to accept his terms?" Chakor Road.

Li Qianshun pointed to his nose and said, "Do you think I, the king of the dead country, can I refuse that profiteer?" ”

Brother Cha was embarrassed for a while, and didn't dare to answer directly, so he had to sing: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

"Promise him, you will personally go to Bianjing to negotiate, accept the canonization of the Song State on behalf of me, and the most important thing is to bring food back. Otherwise, there will be no food, and we will be eaten as food by those mobs. Li Qianshun sighed and said: "This rain is really not the right time, how many months earlier, can Xixia fall to this point?" ”

When Brother Cha left, he thought: Calculate that this rain will only come now, otherwise Xixia will really be disabled by Gao Fangping, at that time it is not as simple as losing Shizhou, Hongzhou and Longzhou......