Tokyo, in the middle of the Arch Temple

Looking at the music in his hand, Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji frowned.

"Holy Lord, the Liao State has gathered nearly 150,000 soldiers and horses on the border, and this is the second time that Liang Zhongshu has asked for additional soldiers and horses!" Cai Jing said with a little anxiety.

When Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji heard this, he shouted angrily: "Reinforcements! Reinforcements! Before Wang Yu said that the capture of Hangzhou City, there were many casualties, and it was necessary to send additional reinforcements, I listened to Cai Qingjia's words, and dispatched Hedong Guan Sheng as the commander of the army, and led 15,000 elite soldiers from Jinghu to rush to the rescue. Now Hebei has to send reinforcements there. Reinforcements are needed everywhere, where can I send so many reinforcements! ”

Taishi Cai Jing has unlimited scenery and power on weekdays. But at this time, as a Taishi, he had no way to avoid it, so he could only stubbornly say: "Holy Lord, the Liao State sent troops to hoard at the border, and sent envoys to forcibly demand an increase of 200,000 taels of silver, 300,000 horses of silk, and 50,000 catties of tea every year. If you don't send more people, you will be able to deter the Liao State, but I am afraid that you will not be able to dispel the wolf ambitions of the Liao State, and then this year will ...... coins."

Cai Jing didn't continue, but Zhao Ji fully understood what this meant, if he couldn't scare the Liao State, the Great Song Dynasty would lose money again.

In the chaos of Jiangnan and Shandong, the taxes collected by Jiangnan and Shandong will be halved next year. Originally, the burden of the imperial court was heavy enough, and the taxes in Jiangnan and Shandong were reduced, and if the "New Year's coin" to the Liao State was increased, the Great Song Dynasty would be even worse.

Zhao Ji raised his head and asked in a deep voice: "Cai Qing, how many soldiers and horses can be mobilized in the capital now?" ”

"There are still more than 400,000 forbidden troops in the city, but they must be used to defend the capital!" Cai Jing said helplessly, "Now the Western Xia and Liao States are eyeing the Great Song Dynasty, and there is no Xiongguan around Kaifeng, if there is no heavy garrison, it is difficult to ensure the safety of the capital." Once the Daimyo Mansion is conquered, there will be no important towns north of Kaifeng, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Holy Lord, these more than 400,000 soldiers and horses cannot be easily mobilized! ”

Although Cai Jing is not in charge of the military, he knows the forbidden army.

Nominally, there are still 400,000 soldiers and horses in the capital, but in fact there are less than 200,000.

Where did Cai Jing dare to send the forbidden army north at this time.

"Oh!" Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji also knew this in his heart, he sighed, nodded slightly, and said, "Are there any other soldiers and horses that can be called?" ”

"There are only more than 20,000 people in Xiangyang, but these soldiers are all soldiers who have just been recruited for less than two months, and they are afraid that they will not be able to use them. The rest of the soldiers and horses need to guard all places, and they dare not move lightly! Cai Jing shook his head and said helplessly.

At present, under the influence of the Liao State, Western Xia, Fangla traitors, and Shi Jin traitors, under the influence of the Quartet, the Great Song Dynasty is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and troops must be used everywhere, and the seemingly strong soldiers and horses are immediately insufficient.

"Holy Lord, if you want to solve the current dilemma, you can only step up the recruitment of soldiers! Other than that, there is no other way! Wang Hao said in a deep voice.

"No!" Li Gang stepped out of the ranks and did not agree with Wang Huangdi's proposal. "Now the people's will is unstable, and there are undercurrents surging everywhere. What's more, now that taxes are already high, if we don't sympathize with the people and levy excessive taxes, I am afraid that it will provoke more popular unrest. The incident in Jiangnan is a lesson from the past! Now the imperial court is in the midst of internal and external troubles, and if it provokes a civil uprising again, the situation will be uncontrollable! ”

"Holy! What Li Yushi said is very true, if he levies a violent tax again, it will definitely provoke a popular uprising, and then he is only afraid of ......" Su Yuanjing echoed Li Gangdao.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then dare to ask Li Yushi, Captain Su, do you have a plan to solve the urgent need in front of you!" Wang Hao's face sank and he said unhappily.

"In the opinion of Wei Chen, if you want to crack the current solution, there is only one way!" Li Gang stood up and said loudly.

"Oh, Li Qing's family, come quickly!" Hearing that someone finally proposed a solution, Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji asked urgently.

"Now the imperial court will face such a dilemma, it is because our army needs to devote most of its troops to deal with the Fangla traitors in Jiangnan and the Shi Jin thieves in Shandong, which will lead to the dilemma of the lack of soldiers and horses in our army. As long as this gang of rebels is pacified, the army is brought back. The Liao State and the Western Xia did not dare to peep at our Great Song Dynasty, and we also had the confidence to refuse the rude demands of these two countries! ”

Wang Hao heard it and said disdainfully: "Who doesn't know that as long as the thieves are pacified, the situation can be stabilized, but what does Li Yushi do to pacify these two gangs of thieves?" ”

Li Gang immediately shouted: "So Weichen thinks that to deal with the thieves in Jiangnan and Shandong, he can only fight and pull!" ”

Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji hurriedly asked, "What is a dozen and a pull?" ”