Zhao Xing stood up from the ground, snapped his fingers and said: "The first thing is to build roads, roads are national chains, where the roads are repaired, which places will be integrated into the country and will never be centrifugal." In the past two years, we have been forced out of breath by the Tangut people, and now we can pull out our hands, and the first priority is to build roads. Build all the fortresses leading to the forefront with wide stone avenues, so that our infantry and our supplies can be reinforced at any time. It will be difficult for the Tanguts to attack again.

The second is to plant trees, and the last thing to fight in this war is the number of apple trees. It takes twenty years to feed a person, it takes at least three years to train a soldier, it only takes one day to make three hundred arrows, a small workshop and a lathe only need one day, as long as we plant apple trees extensively, even if we shoot four Tangut people with six hundred arrows, it will take two days in exchange for his twenty years of growth, which is too worthwhile.

Third: Bounties can't be stopped, and clan expansion can't be stopped. Our advantage lies in our economy, in our culture, this war ultimately depends on our culture and economy, to let our strengths join the war, to psychologically overwhelm the Tangut people, to make him submit to our civilization, therefore, everything that publicizes our culture, must be fanfare, there must be strong support from the government - to hold a knife in one hand, a ...... in the other"

Zhao Xing shook his head suddenly halfway through speaking, and stopped abruptly, because what he said belonged to the authority of the pacification envoy, and the envoy of Zhang, the scripture envoy, could not intervene. After a pause, Zhao Xing suddenly thought about it, and he waved his hand: "When Cai Yuanchang left Yangzhou, he said that he would not leave a single money to future generations, I laughed at him for treating people too harshly, and now I also learn from him." And more ruthlessly than him. Brother Wan Qi, let's arrange everything that should be arranged, and the money that should be spent will be distributed to the people in advance, so that next year's work will be arranged, so that Lu Huiqing will be greedy. ”

Wan Qiyong only hesitated for a moment. immediately readily agreed: "Xiaguan will arrange it!" ”

According to the rules, after Zhao Xing, the chief official, went to office, Wan Qianyong could choose to stay and continue to assist the new official. Because he is now an official official appointed by the imperial court, but his agreement means that he intends to share blessings and misfortunes with Zhao Xing in the future.

Wan Qianyong hesitated for a while, Shuai Fan didn't have to think about it at all, he immediately said: "If you want to talk about the money in the treasury, the biggest expense is the purchase of Qingtang Jia." Several battles have proven that chain mail is effective against cuts, but is not effective against heavy blows and sword stabs. Today, various press workshops have been built. A small workshop can produce 30 pairs of Qingtang armor a day. The sale of this armor has fallen to 100 yuan, so it is better for us to forgive the debts of each workshop, use these debts to pay off, and buy a full number of Qingtang armor to equip the armies at half price. ”

Zhao Xing high-fived: "Yes, I can't let the people of Huanqing Road leave a butt of debts to welcome the new officials, this is a good idea, we must use various reasons to exempt the debts of the workshops - we can order horse-drawn plows and horse-drawn agricultural tools in the farm tool workshop, so that the price of war horses can remain high, as for the weapons and ordnance workshop...... Immediately convene the counties and the 28 villages of Huanqing. ”

Zhang hesitated slightly. Immediately decided to join Zhao Xing's allied front. He interjected and said: "The Dingbian army has 7,000 people, and I plan to make up for it in the spring. ”

Zhao Xing was generous, and the land was not his money, and he replied without blinking: "Count it, as long as you apply." It's not my money that's spent. Who's going to give whom! ”

The "Qingtang armor" invented by Zhao Xing was actually the later Spanish infantry cuirass. Because practice has shown that the probability of a frontal blow to an infantry armor is more than seventy percent. Lateral protection is not to be advocated, as most of the protection is only needed during escape. It is better not to need armor plates for the arms of infantry armor, because that will affect the soldier's arms to fight. At the same time, the skirt of the infantry armor should be kept as short as possible, as this would hinder the infantry's mobility.

The total weight of the Song Renbu Renjia recorded in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" is 39 kilograms, with eight kilograms on both arms alone, and a huge skirt. The Tangut people used the captured Bu Ren Armor to cut off the long skirt to form an iron harrier, which inadvertently reduced a drawback to the Bu Ren Armor, exerted its strong protective power, and increased mobility......

Zhao Xing is not clear about the above arguments about infantry armor, but he believes that what can be passed down through the ages and preserved to modern times must have been tempered and proven to be in line with science. Therefore, in line with the principle of cost saving, he adopted the most economical design, made a simple plate cuirass model he had ever seen, and let the stamping machine stamping and forming at one time, but he did not expect this kind of plate armor to be tested in actual combat and have the best effect.

The rise of plate armor quickly eliminated the chain armor, and now most of this expensive and heavy chain armor is supplied to nearby states and counties, and the people of Huanqing made this kind of armor when they kneaded into the aesthetic style of the Song people, and many gold silk armor were inlaid with various patterns, as if weaving "cloud brocade" developed various genres, and the simple and crude floor armor was the favorite of the soldiers.

Zhao Xing's generosity, Zhang hurriedly smiled and said goodbye, he wanted to hurry back to count the number of armor, so as to empty Zhao Xing's storage, and as he walked, he chanted: "Huanqing soldiers are blessed, the new Qingtang armor must be majestic and majestic, and it must be protected and protected......"

At the end of the song, Zhao Xing paced alone in the garden, muttering sadly: "This is like a beautiful flower, this prosperous world, this glorious Song Dynasty, how can they bear it......"

No one heard Zhao Xing's lament, and the garden was empty.

A few days later, their capitals and governors happily received enough plate armor from a nearby workshop with the slip of the state capital, and by the end of the year, plate armor and chain mail had become a popular costume on the streets, and everyone wore all kinds of armor to show off on the streets, making people think that the whole Huanqing had become a military fortress.

The people of Huanqing are also blessed, Zhao Xing's large-scale purchases have eliminated all their debts, and some people have even become creditors of the government, holding a large handful of IOUs jointly signed by Zhao Xing and Zhang, waiting for the government to cash in. This year, when the financial subsidies and sealing money issued by the imperial court were still on paper in the Privy Council and the Ministry of Households, this money had already been spent by Zhao Xing.

In addition to purchasing ordnance in large quantities, Zhao Xing also purchased a large number of new agricultural tools and distributed them to the people of Huanqing for free. Even the glass mill, which is a luxury product, was not lonely in this year-end feast, and Zhao Xing allocated a sum of money to various counties and states. Allowing them to purchase glass to renovate the county offices, many of them demolished the heavy walls, made large holes in the walls, and installed thick double glazing to make the official halls appear bright and majestic. This made Lu Huiqing, who was ordered to enter Huanqing, go all the way. I can't help but marvel at the richness of Huanqing.

"How rich Huanqing is, I heard that the people of Huanqing have been fighting with the Xixia people for many years, and the people of Huanqing are miserable. Even the food needs to be provided by the imperial court, why did I go all the way, not only did I see that all the official offices were inlaid with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, but the people of Lianhuanqing were wearing Qingtang armor chain mail...... Didn't I hear that all the way to Shaanxi, only the upper household can match the ground to pick up the crossbow, how to take the delicate crossbow on the street even children play. ”

Escorting Lu Huiqing was Wu Qing, the leader of the Yanlu scouts, and Huanqing Road preparing Ma Cong, Wu Qing's official position was humble and he couldn't interject, and Ma Cong knew the inside story. From the bottom of his heart, he couldn't look down on Lu Huiqing's behavior of picking peaches, so he replied perfunctorily: "This is fortunate thanks to Zhao An's appeasement, Zhao Anfu has come to Huanqing for two years, and the people of Huanqing have the courage to fight, fight bravely, and be ashamed of cowardice......"

When Ma Cong said this, he looked at Lu Huiqing, his eyes were full of smiles: "However, Zhao Anfu also said that fighting a war is burning money." All this is all money piled up in front of me. I heard that Zhao Anfu had spent all of this year's money, so he wanted to prepare the people of Huanqing to meet the summer people for the autumn grass

Lu Huiqing felt bitter in his mouth, he swallowed a few mouthfuls of foam, and reluctantly said: "Zhao Liren once had a relationship with me when he was in Mizhou, and I was in Mizhou thanks to Zhao An's care...... The two of us used to talk very happily, and this time for reconstruction, we have to keep Zhao Li for a few days. ”

Lu Huiqing is a fly that drills through cracks. Hearing Ma Cong's words, he was still full of reverence for Zhao Xing, the outgoing official. He hurriedly said that he was very familiar with Zhao Xing, so he used it to pull the banner as a tiger skin. Stopped for a moment. Lu Huiqing stared at the armor on Ma Cong's chest, and continued to put it on: "Ma prepare, I see that other people's armor is as smooth as new, why are you wearing an armor with so many patches, when the official arrives in Huanqing, he must say something about the little brother who left the people, why he treats the soldiers so badly!" ”

Lu Huiqing already knew that it was inappropriate halfway through this, because the soldiers on Huanqing Road heard this, and their faces showed a look of disdain, Wu Qing heard this, and raised the reins of his horse unnoticedly, and was a few steps behind, afraid of being embarrassed to stand with Lu Huiqing. But Ma Cong couldn't go, he touched the armor patches on his body, straightened his chest and said, "My lord, each patch on this is certified, and it is jointly approved by Lord Luo and Lord Pacification.

Pacify the lord and say: The best praise for a warrior is the patch on his armor, which is called a medal. It shows that he is always facing the enemy on the battlefield, fighting endlessly, and his armor is broken, but he is fortunate to survive. Lord Lu, you don't know, these holes in the lower armor have their own origins, this is the Order of Wuyan Gorge, in recognition of my participation in the battle of Wuyan Gorge and the great victory......"

Ma Cong touched the medals and explained one by one: "This is the medal of bravery, the medal obtained when the third hole was broken in the lower armor, this is the medal for breaking the city, and the first to enter the city in the lower cutting and stepping village, this is the breach caused by fighting with people on the city wall......"

Ma Cong proudly counted the patches on the armor one by one, then straightened his chest again, and continued: "Lord Lu, in my Huanqing, the armor is as smooth as new, that is, the eggs of recruits who have never been on the battlefield—this word is said to appease the adults.

Nowadays, many people don't have a hole in their armor, and they have to make a hole themselves and ask the blacksmith to patch it. Later, the appeasement lord ordered that all the ground patches on the armor need to be recognized by the envoy, and the identified ground patches are called medals, and the government also issued another iron sheet, so that people can pin them on their clothes when they are not wearing armor, so that everyone can know their courage - this is also to appease the lord. ”

Lu Huiqing's mouth became even more bitter, he lowered his head and lamented bitterly: The hearts of the army and the people are all in his hands, and they are bitter!

When Lu Huiqing entered Gyeongju, no one greeted him at the official pavilion outside Gyeongju City, and the scene was a little deserted, and Lu Huiqing was secretly annoyed. When he entered Gyeongju City, he discovered Zhao Xing's existence at a glance.

When Zhao Xing was in office in Mizhou, Lu Huiqing had looked at Zhao Xing's back countless times from afar, and he was very familiar with this back, so although Zhao Xing didn't look back, he had already recognized it and immediately reined in the horse. Wait for Zhao Xing to come forward and say hello.

However, the back figure never looked back, he was not wearing an official robe, he was patrolling the streets with his hands behind his back as if he were patrolling his territory, that back looked extremely lonely, but still full of the pride of the tiger.

Ma Cong also recognized that the back belonged to Zhao Xing. He jumped off his horse, took off his helmet, and struck his hand in the chest. There was a muffled bang, and then, all the people who escorted Lu Huiqing also jumped off their horses, took off their helmets and saluted the back figure in the chest.

The back did not look back, on his left was Anstar in a white robe, and on his right was the tall Tyson, he walked very slowly, and people ran out of the roadside shop from time to time. knelt in front of Zhao Xing and offered a piece of food with tears, and then knocked a few heads. Zhao Xing didn't accept the food, and the land-giver didn't care, they put the food on the side of the street, stood up and sent Zhao Xing with their hands crossed.

Lu Huiqing had a lot of eyes, he knew that he stepped forward at this time, in case he touched the anger of the public, the situation would get out of control, he also learned to jump off the horse like a soldier, stood on the side of the road to send Zhao Xing off, and waited for Zhao Xing to walk to the corner of the street. He threw down the reins. He followed behind Zhao Xing with his hands behind his back and paced slowly.

The direction Zhao Xing walked was the Jingluo Pacification Division, Zhang Fan was pure in the hall, they all bowed their hands to Zhao Xing, silently, Zhao Xing also arched his hands, sitting on the chair and silent.

Soon. Lu Huiqing walked into the hall. He first rushed to the chapter and bowed his hand, and then saluted Fan Chun. These two were subordinates when Lu Huiqing was the ruling place. So Lu Huiqing was not polite, and he was polite. When he turned to Zhao Xing after saluting, Zhao Xing arched his hand, and Wan Qiyong stepped forward with a stack of account books, and there were three official seals side by side on the account books. Zhao Xing replied: "The criminal officer Zhao Xing handed over today, please ask Lord Lu to check the seal." ”

Lu Huiqing smiled: "How can it be a criminal official, Lord Zhao is transferred at the same level, and he is about to be transferred to the governor of Chuzhou, the official family does not blame Lord Zhao, the adult calls himself a criminal official here, and he is panicked." ”

The first-level officials of the fourth grade were transferred to the fifth grade Zhizhou, this is not a derogatory, Lu Huiqing is obviously talking nonsense with his eyes open here. But Zhao Xing had no intention of entanglement with him, he was full of words, Wan Qiyong put down the account books and official seals, and handed them over at the same time as Shuai Fan: "Xiaguan and others come with Lord Zhao, when they go with Lord Zhao, these two official seals are bothered to be collected by Lord Lu at the same time, and the account books of the treasury are all here, please collect them." ”

Zhang, who was sitting in the hall, shook his head secretly, and Fan Chun walked angrily in front of him. Lu Huiqing smiled bitterly, stroked his forehead with his hand and said, "Lord Zhao, this matter is from the will of the imperial court, and Lu is powerless...... Lord Zhao is not busy handing over first, and there is still a consolation envoy in the imperial court who needs to ask your lord a few words. In the Song Dynasty, the officials who delivered the holy decree were called Xuanfu envoys, and this official position was mostly filled by the imperial historian or Hanlin. After Lu Huiqing finished speaking, a few people walked in at the door, these people originally followed Lu Huiqing and pretended to be a servant, which seemed inconspicuous, and now one of them stepped forward, first rushed to Fan Chun, and called him "teacher", and then turned to Zhao Xing, and said: "Hanlin bachelor Lin Xi is consoled by the edict: Zhao Qing, the envoy of the Western Xia State from the side of the road in Huanqing, and the envoy of the Western Xia State paid tribute from Hedong Road, claiming that the envoy of the Western Xia State had paid tribute from Huanqing twice last year, and they are all missing. Question: Can there be such a thing, and the envoy of the Western Xia Kingdom is now safe? ”

What is finding fault, this is finding fault.

Zhao Xing's contribution to Huanqing Road is too great, and he erases his official position, and it is estimated that even the Xixia people are embarrassed by this kind of thing. So the ministers of the court had to find a reason. What is the reason - the envoy of the Western Xia disappeared twice on Huanqing Road, Zhao Xingqi could not escape the blame, and dared to detain the envoy silently, which was disrespectful to the emperor, so there was enough reason to deal with Zhao Xing.

When Zhao Xing heard this, he first asked in surprise: "The envoys of the Western Xia State are missing, have they ever delivered official disks to me when they entered our realm?" If it has been delivered, you will know it at the border and it will be found out...... By the way, the envoys of the Western Xia paid tribute, and what tributes did they bring, if someone detained the envoys, those tributes would always have to find channels to sell the stolen goods, which was easy to check. ”

Zhao Xing asked, and Lu Huiqing looked embarrassed. Fan Chun's face was full of smiles, and he interjected to explain: "Lord Zhao, the Xixia people have always come with ten fingers to pay tribute, and their tribute is congratulatory words, and these congratulatory words are often incomprehensible. However, when they walked on the ground, they were pulled by large carts and small carts, and a hundred and ten carts could not fit them, and if they had not been to the capital, they were just a few empty-handed travelers, and the route of selling the stolen goods could not be traced. ”

Zhao Xing smiled, he didn't give a positive answer to Lin Xi's questioning, he took out a letter from his arms with his backhand, stuffed it into Lin Xi's arms, and said: "The minister is guilty, the crime is great, the minister implores to dismiss the official and return to his hometown, this is the resignation seal of the official, please transfer it to the official's family." ”

After that, Zhao Xing waved his hand, pointed to the three official seals and a bunch of account books, and said with a smile: "The account books of this road are all here, and all the treasurers have been retained. ”

Lu Huiqing still wanted to redeem it, he took a step forward and arched his hand and said: "I heard that everyone Liao is in office in Gyeongju, and this official is deeply taken care of by everyone Liao, and I hope to see him off." ”

Lu Huiqing This shows that everything is the decision of the imperial court, and he, Lu Huiqing, has no opinion on Zhao Xing personally, but has a good personal relationship...... Therefore, the people on Huanqing Road should not sprinkle this resentment on him, but Zhao Xing has completely lost interest in playing with them, he ignored Lu Huiqing's obstruction, and walked out of the hall with his head down. Wan Qiyong and Shuai Fan followed closely.

Fan Chun had already raised his hand into the air, he opened his mouth but did not speak. Zhang covered his eyes with his hands, his face was sad, and he seemed to be unable to hold back his tears......

But these have nothing to do with Zhao Xing, as he stepped out of the hall, the noise outside the yamen became louder, which was the voice of the people. In the midst of the noise, Lin Xi smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Why bother, the official family has no intention of blaming...... Someone came, hurry up and catch up with Lord Zhao, and give him the official seal of the governor of Chuzhou and the official gentleman's Wenhe, and he must let him accept it, just say that Lord Zhao is accountable according to the edict, and there is no intention for Lord Zhao, Lord Zhao's contribution in Huanqing is obvious to all, and the official is really admired in his heart. ”

After hearing the order, Fan Chun sat on top and sighed softly: "The imperial court did something stupid this time, the Western Xia people asked about the whereabouts of the envoy, and the imperial court should not use this reason to belittle Zhao Liren." Zhao Liren depreciated, didn't we admit the guilt of Huanqing Road for detaining the envoy of the Western Xia - stupid, stupid, the Western Xia people are worried about not being able to find the stubble, isn't this a hard plug to the Xia people. ”

Lin Xi's face changed, and Lu Huiqing was shocked.