The return of Miao Guifei, in the entire court, did not cause a certain amount of waves, the court was calm, even if the concubine caused a sensation among the citizens of Bianliang, in the whole Bianliang, the most discussed, that is, the grand occasion of the concubine's return to Ningning, especially those treasures, the one who is more than a high mirror, can magically, shine everything on the people's clear mirror.

This sensation is more folk, and even in the palace, the concubines, for this mirror, also caused a scramble, one person high, it must be impossible, that is Zhao Xin provided to the concubine, there is only one one, even the one that was given to Renzong later, that is, a mirror of a little more than two feet, is much better than the previous bronze mirror, I don't know how much better, but I have seen the huge mirror in the hands of the concubine, I always feel that these are not very powerful.

This is still some powerful concubines, Renzong added it to the concubine, where to search for Princess Fukang, plus his own mirrors, it is only more than 30 faces, some of them are more than his favor, one is not enough, because most of the mirrors are small, the size of the fan is left and right, these mirrors, one is not enough at all.

There was no way, Renzong said the purpose euphemistically through Ye Qingchen.

Hearing Renzong's request, Ye Qingchen was also very helpless, letting a third envoy do such a thing, more or less, some of which made him depressed, but what he admired even more was Zhao Xin.

A prince who faked his death and got out, taking advantage of the barren land of Ding Haijun, actually ran such a huge family business in 2 years, in other aspects, he may not admire Zhao Xin, but in terms of the ability to make money, in the entire Northern Song Dynasty, there is no one who can surpass him.

Not to mention anything else, in just 2 years, how much money Renzong got from Zhao Xin's hands, not to mention anything else, the previous more than 3 million yuan, that is an unexpected wealth.

Even now, with plenty of money on hand, the financial situation of the Northern Song Dynasty is the best moment in the past 20 years, but Ye Qingchen has more and more money in hand, but the place where he spends money is also getting bigger and bigger.

Before, under the premise that there was no hope of obtaining funding, some dispensable small projects no longer existed, but now, knowing that the center has money, they will report it, some, it is indeed unnecessary, but partly, it is necessary, and the increased expenditure in this regard is also a lot, plus Ye Qingchen's northern farmland water conservancy construction, although the belly is on fire, the projects that have been started cannot be relaxed.

Hearing Ye Qingchen's somewhat embarrassed inquiry, Zhao Xin smiled dumbly, the third envoy came in person, this face is to be given, glass mirror, in this era, the era that I have never seen, can be said to be the supreme treasure, but in his place, the cost will not be very high, and the raw material is just some sand.

However, there is absolutely no such thing as the one for the concubine, no matter which mirror it is, the cost of the gems used, or the status of the concubine, it must be the first one, so under consideration, the things that can be taken out are limited.

After consideration, Zhao Xin gave Ye Qingchen 200 mirrors, of which there were only about 10 dressing mirrors of about three feet, and the others were of different sizes.

Ye Qingchen didn't expect that it would be so easy, he also knew the value of these mirrors, if according to the price of copper mirrors, such a huge copper mirror is definitely worth a lot, the proportion of copper is heavier, and such a huge copper mirror has been specially polished and carved, and the consumption is huge.

The efficacy of the glass mirror is far more than the copper mirror, and now, some people know that Ding Haijun has a glass mirror, and they have begun to seek, a palm-sized mirror has been purchased to more than 500 guan, if you calculate according to this, 200 mirrors are almost hundreds of thousands of guan.

Even 3 million in cash was given without hesitation, hundreds of thousands of things were just a drizzle, Ye Qingchen finally achieved his goal, these mirrors are enough to meet Renzong's needs.

When Ye Qingchen left, he also promised that he would continue to promote the construction of the railway, but it would take time.

The turmoil caused by the mirror, basically, is in the back house, even if it is Renzong, he is only annoyed by the concubine, and he has not taken it to the court, at best, it is just a more precious and fun plaything, and it cannot rise to the level of the country.

Recently, the political arena of the Northern Song Dynasty has been relatively stable, and the return of the concubine to Ning is the biggest thing, because Miao Guifei is well-behaved, and Renzong's performance is the same, and he didn't see Zhao Xin at all, although some people suspect that Zhao Xin said something with the help of the concubine, but for Zai Fu, what he wants is not to contact him at all.

That's impossible, even if it's an ordinary head of the First Army, if you want to contact the emperor, it's easy to get in touch with the emperor, and some people thread the needle in the middle.

What's more, Zhao Xin still has such a foundation, and it is almost impossible to forcibly divide their father and son.

Sometimes, as long as it is done on the surface, as long as the ministers are precautionary, as long as Zhao Xin does not take the initiative, secretly meets Renzong, or through the concubine, and does something beyond the norm, it doesn't matter.

The courtiers were eager to weaken Zhao Xin's sense of existence, for more than a year, the selection of the prince had been carried out for more than a year, from the clan, the selected personnel had begun to train, they each had different strengths, through certain rules and learning, in the eyes of the ministers, they were the best candidates to take over.

Such a thing as taking the throne is something that any smart official must avoid, and the rules, in the end, will not be revealed until the last moment, at this time, it is very unwise to rashly join this field.

When a letter of northern intelligence was transmitted through the Privy Council, it immediately attracted the attention of the entire court, and the domestic war situation in Liao was getting more and more intense, and in order to kill Yuan Hao, a confidant like a big trouble, Liao Xingzong mobilized 250,000 people.

After all, it is in the territory of Liao, and Liao can get a certain amount of supplies on the mainland, and the power that can be used is much more than when he went on an expedition to Western Xia before, on the other hand, it is also a hatred for Yuan Hao, thousands of tribes were swept away by Yuan Hao, even if Liao Xingzong has not realized that these low-level herdsmen have an impact on Liao, but it is a huge reduction in input, which means that in the future, the Liao Kingdom will have a period of more painful days.

No matter how painful it is, they have to grit their teeth and persevere, they don't realize at all that the Northern Song Dynasty, which has been soft and threatened by him, has begun to hone its minions and is going to do something to him, perhaps, there is no ability to destroy the country, but it is certain that he will suffer a big loss in a short period of time.

The changes in the territory of Liao also made Jia Chaochang, who had always wanted to make a difference, also excited, especially after asking Di Qing, after the training of the fortress and the longbow came to an end, he was eighty or ninety percent sure that he would win four of the sixteen states of Yanyun.

This is already a huge breakthrough, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, that is where the dream demon of the Northern Song Dynasty royal family is, let alone take 4, even if it is to win one, or even most of it, to make a breakthrough, Jia Chaochang will also be a high-profile existence.

Regarding the matter of the railway, only Renzong and Ye Qingchen knew that although Ye Qingchen got the funds for the construction of the railway, he did not use it, during this time, his understanding of Zhao Xin knew that there was a plan, that is, an overall plan for the construction of the railway.

Above the court, near the end of the year, the entire court is also a lot lazy, Jia Chaochang's plan has always been kept in a small circle, just a routine replacement of weapons, strengthening border defense, and this matter has not yet been discussed in the court.

The affairs of the Northern Liao State are just a concern for Zai Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty, whether it is Yuan Hao or Liao Xingzong, they are the enemies of the Northern Song Dynasty, and they eat dogs and dogs, which is a good thing for them, but for the time being, there is no need to intervene.

If they knew that Jia Chaochang was actually bold enough to give the equipment that the forbidden army had replaced to Yuan Hao, they would probably be stunned.

This is no longer involved, this is naked interference, strengthening the power of Yuan Hao, who has become a rogue and letting the two enemies eat dogs, this is the only way to jump inseparable.

Renzong's control of the court is only limited to the court, because of the appearance of the longbow and the replacement of the equipment of the forbidden army, it is far less huge, and the daily replacement is also routine.

This is also what Jia Chaochang is looking forward to, in all preparations, he will wait until the best opportunity arises before he will be above the court, make a splash, and convince everyone.

For Zaifu, the current Northern Song Dynasty is the best era, the good news of the northwest, the Northern Song Dynasty's henchmen have completely disappeared, plus the harvest of the Lingzhou Peace Conference, maybe this part is not cash, but this represents the overall benefit.

They also heard that the Weizhou Conference sold more than 20 million, and this money was used by Han Qi on Lingzhou and Northwest Fourth Road.

These ministers, more or less, are a little depressed, 20 million, this is the previous financial revenue, the money collected by the Northern Song Dynasty in a year was used in the barren Lingzhou.

Han Qi made it clear that only this time the money was used in Lingzhou, and the Lingzhou plan has been fully opened, and it can't be stopped, if it is stopped, the previous project will become an unfinished project.

Fortunately, Lingzhou's foundation is very good, as long as this is maintained, millions of acres of irrigated land, plus a large number of grasslands, Lingzhou can have two roads: grain and animal husbandry.

Don't underestimate planting, in other places, planting may be a loss of money, just because of the national policy, if you have to plant, then Lingzhou, if you can get a large amount of grain under the premise of ensuring the basic needs of food, it is not only a good way to stabilize the balance of the country, but also a way to make money.

How expensive is the grain in the northwest, the border provinces, it is impossible to give up, coupled with the relationship between the garrison, every year, the grain that should be sent to the border area is consumed, according to about 1 million stone per year, it is almost 5 million yuan.

Now, if Lingzhou supports, this money can be saved, this is a great thing, relatively speaking, in Lingzhou used 20 million, is nothing, the annual increase in output, maybe two or three years, can be all the capital to be recovered.

Whether it is breeding or planting, it is a high-return industry, even in the future, with the emergence of a large number of grain and livestock, the price of these things in the entire Northern Song Dynasty will also be reduced, but Lingzhou will inevitably benefit from this.

This benefit is not tens of thousands, it is hundreds of thousands, that is millions, or even tens of millions.

In the next time, Zhao Xin was extremely busy, and these personnel in the early surveying and mapping sent the data to Bianliang continuously, and then Zhao Xin used such first-hand data to finally make a huge railway connecting Bianliang and Lingzhou.

There are still many constraints on this railway, for example, it is impossible to cross the Qinling Mountains in this era, and the engineering capacity of this era cannot build a tunnel over the Qinling Mountains, let alone build the railway on top of the mountains.

Zhao Xin still has a solution, that is, to divide into two sections, and then in the middle, replace the railway with manpower and carry out a transshipment, so as to minimize the difficulty of penetration.

The length of the whole railway, 2200 miles, plus the middle because of some rivers and mountains, must be detoured, about 2500 miles, except for the Qinling Mountains, there is no other problem, this does not pass through the Yellow River such a main stream, if you want to cross, it must be cut into two sections.

The whole plan is very detailed, including the amount of land occupied, the railway is different from the official road, it must be closed, next to it, a series of green belts will be built, conservative estimates, the overall width, will reach sixty or seventy meters, converted into the length of the huge railway, in this regard, the action of land acquisition is not small.

There are also areas that pass through and set up a station for 50 miles for the replacement of horses, which will pull many cities.

Ye Qingchen didn't understand the pulling effect of the railway, but on the premise that he knew that such a railway, on the premise that the capacity of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was about the same, he could imagine the benefits of this, and it was unceremonious to say that the entire northwest would benefit, and Henan Mansion and Jingzhao Mansion, which had declined in the Northern Song Dynasty, would also be revived because of this road.

Luoyang and Chang'an, these two thousand-year-old capitals, in the past 1,000 years of feudal history, are the most important places, almost the only choice of the capital, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, and even the five dynasties and ten kingdoms before the Northern Song Dynasty, Luoyang and Chang'an completely declined.

Such a plan made Ye Qingchen very satisfied, but these times, he was also thinking about this matter, with the 3 million yuan given by Renzong, the funds for the construction of this railway were not a problem, but he understood the benefits of the railway, and the other ministers of the DPRK and China did not know the middle of the road, and it was a bit radical to rush to promote such a huge project.