It was Yue Fei and Wang Shu who walked at the forefront.

Behind them are countless soldiers of the forbidden army, as well as countless soldiers of the production and construction corps.

They had apparently gotten the news, and everyone was thrilled at the moment.

"Your Majesty!" Yue Fei and Zhao Chen hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and after seeing Zhao Chen at this moment, he felt that Zhao Chen seemed to have undergone some kind of change. It seems that this war has made Zhao Chen reborn again.

"Your Majesty, congratulations on the victory!" Wang Shu was also excited.

As soon as Zhao Chen was about to speak, there were already overwhelming cheers around him. The countless soldiers of the forbidden army and countless young people were cheering. Behind them, the soldiers of the Jingyuan Army were also cheering, and the young people who followed them all the way were also cheering. Countless soldiers of the Jingyuan Army were already surrounded by the rest of the people, and they asked about the situation of the Western Xia War, while the soldiers of the Jingyuan Army were constantly talking excitedly.

"Pass the order and celebrate in Wugong County tonight! The soldiers, youth, and people around this martial arts county can all participate! When Zhao Chen saw this scene, he was also overjoyed in his heart, and laughed at the moment.

There were cheers everywhere, Zhao Chen, Yue Fei, Wang Shu and others had already entered the Wugong County at this moment, and came to the city wall of Wugong County to watch the scene below.

There was a cheering crowd everywhere, and people were celebrating the victory.

After Zhao Chen came to this era, it was the first time to see people so excited and excited.

"Your Majesty, in the more than 100 years since the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, there has never been such a big victory! The Tangut people have bullied us for more than a hundred years, but now they have been almost completely wiped out by His Majesty! Western Xia exists in name only, and such a feat must naturally be celebrated! Wang Shu said excitedly on the side.

"Your Majesty seems to have grown a little taller than half a year ago, and there are many vicissitudes on his face." Yue Fei is the way.

"Well, it's finally back! When I was in Western Xia, I was always worried about the situation in Guanshan. Now it seems that the situation in Guanshan is not bad? Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, there has been little change in Guan Shaanxi in the past six months." Yue Fei said.

"What is the situation of the Hedong Rebels?" Zhao Chen said.

"Very bad! The Hedong Righteous Army originally had more than 300,000 people, but this time, in order to contain the Jurchens, they came from the dark to the light. In half a year, they suffered heavy casualties, and more than 200,000 rebels died. Yue Fei said.

"The battle of Western Xia was able to be won, and they also had their credit. They are also heroes and martyrs, write down their names, and in the future they should also enter the martyrs' shrine. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the organization of the rebel army is somewhat chaotic, and the lives of most of the dead soldiers are unknown. Moreover, some of the rebels were killed by the Jurchens with their entire army, which was extremely tragic. Yue Fei said.

"In the future, we will build a monument to the Unknown Heroes to commemorate them." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty thinks about the soldiers, Yue Fei thanks Your Majesty." Yue Fei said.

"They died for the country and the nation, and naturally they should be commemorated. Even if there is no me, the people of the world will remember them, and they will live forever in the hearts of the people of the world. Zhao Chen said.

"Yes!" Yue Fei nodded, his eyes slightly moist.

"In fact, this time the Jingyuan Army, the Huanqing Army, and the Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army also had a lot of casualties, and their bones could not be transported back to China, and now they can only be buried in the Lingzhou area. For the sake of the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty and the survival of the nation, there will be more sacrifices in the future. Zhao Chen said.

"The last will understand." Yue Fei nodded.

"What's going on in Gangnam?" Zhao Chen said again.

"We ordered the soldiers of the intelligence department to publicize the news that Wu Jue was about to go south in Jiangnan, and King Kang's traitors were shocked, and Liu Guangshi was urgently transferred back in the first month. After Liu Guangshi went south, it is said that he bullied the township and forcibly requisitioned grain. Now there are many people in the south of the Yangtze River rioting, especially in the area of Dongting Lake, where the people are particularly fiercely resisting. During this time, Liu Guangshi was suppressing Jiangnan to prevent the people of Jiangnan from rising up. Wang Shu said.

"The people of Jiangnan have an incident?" Zhao Chen was slightly stunned, and his face showed a thoughtful expression.

Over the years, he has fought in the east and west, but the memories of his past life are still deeply engraved in his heart. He doesn't know much about the history of the Southern Song Dynasty, but he knows about several famous events. And this included the peasant uprisings in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Zhong Xiangyang, peasant uprising? Is this the case? Zhao Chen said secretly.

At this time, he still didn't know that Zhong Xiangyang was a member of the White Lotus Sect, and he had dealt with these two people when he was in Sichuan and Shu that day. On the day that the White Lotus Sect assassinated him, among them was Zhong Xiangyang.

Therefore, Liu Guangshi's army was pinned down in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was difficult to go north for the time being. There are also hundreds of thousands of rebels under Zong Ze, many of whom have returned to Kaifeng. In the Chang'an generation, all the people have been moved away by us, and hundreds of thousands of them have stayed there, and the daily loss is extremely great. In addition, many of the rebels had family members in the Kaifeng area, so many people secretly returned. Wang Shu said.

"So, now we don't have to worry about the situation in Guanshan?" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes! After Your Majesty returns with the army, we don't have to worry about the situation in Guanshan for the time being! At least the situation is much better now than it was last year. Wang Shu said.

"That's great! We have destroyed the Western Xia and eliminated the hidden danger of being attacked from three sides! And now that we have a period of time to develop peacefully, we will recruit more soldiers! Also, I have returned from Western Xia and brought 200,000 war horses, and we can form real cavalry! Our strength is constantly improving, and the Jurchens and King Kang are constantly suffering from internal friction, and sooner or later, I will wipe them all out. Zhao Chen said.

Everyone next to him nodded their heads with excited expressions on their faces.

"When I came back, I saw that the crops planted by the soldiers of the Wugong County Production and Construction Corps were growing very well, but what about the crops in the rest of Guanshan? And Sichuan Shu, how are the crops growing this year? Zhao Chen said again.

"This year's rain has been exceptionally abundant and crops have grown very well everywhere. As for Sichuan and Shu, after the rent reduction order was implemented this year, it is very likely that the crops will be harvested unprecedentedly. We're going to have enough food revenues and enough rations. Your Majesty, the effect of this rent reduction order is very good, and it is really unexpected. Wang Shu said.

Zhao Chen smiled and nodded.

In fact, the system has a great impact on agricultural production. In later generations, the transition from the people's commune to the lump sum to the household was greatly enhanced, and the peasants' enthusiasm for growing grain was greatly enhanced. With the same land and the same population, people used to have enough to eat every day, but after the package was delivered, people no longer had to worry about food. Now the same is true in the Great Song Dynasty, after the rent reduction order was implemented in all parts of the country, the peasants' enthusiasm for growing grain has been greatly improved, and the grain output has naturally increased by leaps and bounds. Moreover, the official gentry class in Sichuan and Shu has suffered a great blow, and no one will steal the grain tax this year. This year, the imperial court of the Great Song Dynasty will receive countless grains, and the problem of military rations for future wars will be greatly solved.

"Your Majesty, our Propaganda Department mobilizes young people in various parts of Sichuan and Shu, and often organizes young people to carry out campaigns. Now countless young people in Sichuan and Shu can also join the army and the production and construction corps. Wang Shu said.

"You're doing a great job! With regard to the specific issue of army expansion, this needs to be carefully studied by the General Staff Headquarters. Zhao Chen said.

Wang Shu, Yue Fei and the others all nodded.

The issue of military expansion is extremely complicated, not only the issue of recruiting soldiers, but also the issue of weapons, logistics, and so on.

"During this period of time, have we faced any difficulties in Guanshan?" After a while, Zhao Chen said again.

"Your Majesty, there is a shortage of farm tools in many parts of the Production and Construction Corps. We may need a large amount of metal to craft weapons, but it's hard to get that much metal. If we have enough farming tools, our food production will increase dramatically. Wang Shu said.

"Farm implements? Metal? Zhao Chen frowned slightly.

This is not a matter that can be done in a cluster, and even Zhao Chen himself is difficult to solve this matter in a short time.

******

That night, in Wugong County, the young people celebrated the victory of the Northern Expedition.

Zhao Chen celebrated with the youth, and it was not until late at night that he returned to his room.

He hasn't been back for more than half a year, and it's still very clean, and it seems that someone is cleaning here every day.

The noise outside continued, but Zhao Chen himself was sitting cross-legged on the bed at the moment, thinking about things.

The victory of the Northern Expedition proved that the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty had been fundamentally improved, and Zhao Chen believed that even in the face of the Jurchen and King Kang's two-sided attack, they had no fear. They were also able to win the war. Of course, the cost of victory in the war can be significant.

It's just that after the victory, where should the country go? Where does the country go from here?

In addition to the war, there are countless things to do in this country.

He had in mind countless ideas for governing the country, including many advanced political ideas of later generations, how should these be implemented?

Now, with the victory on the battlefield, Zhao Chen is already thinking about this problem.

He thought for a long time, and suddenly muttered: "If governing a big country is a small meal, it is impossible to truly implement many of these political concepts now." ”

He got up from his bed, went to the window, and pondered again.

In recent years, Hanzhong and Guanshan have implemented rent reduction orders, and Sichuan and Shu have just implemented rent reduction orders last year. The implementation of the rent reduction order greatly offended the official gentry class, and when he was in Hanzhong that day, even Qu Duan was unusually opposed to the rent reduction order. It can be said that after the rent reduction order was implemented, Zhao Chen and many landlords and bureaucrats stood on the opposite side. He only relied on the rebellion of the Confession and the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect to deal a great blow to the power of the landlords and gentry, which made the country stable and there was no turmoil.

Therefore, it is impossible to implement many radical political ideas now, and if they are implemented now, it is very likely to cause turmoil in Hanzhong and Sichuan! Although Zhao Chen is now extremely powerful, with hundreds of thousands of troops and the support of countless young people, it is not a good thing for the country if turmoil occurs! The way of governing the country is to pay attention to stability, especially now that the world is in turmoil, half of the country is in the hands of the Jurchens and King Kang, and it is even more necessary to be safe in such a situation!

"You can't make big political changes in a short period of time, you need stability. The most I can do right now is make a small fuss about the economy. Zhao Chen thought for a long time before he settled down.

He took out a piece of paper and wrote down some of the measures he had been thinking about for the time being.

The first is to overhaul water conservancy projects and carry out water conservancy projects throughout the country.

Naturally, this is done for the purpose of developing agriculture and raising the living standards of the peasants again. The Song Dynasty was originally the dynasty with the largest gap between the rich and the poor, and the peasants lived extremely hard. Zhao Chen naturally wanted to change all this. The higher the standard of living of the peasant, the more he can enjoy the support of the peasants, who make up the overwhelming majority of the country's population.

The second is to encourage commerce and reform commercial taxes.

After the rent reduction order was introduced, many landlords were dissatisfied, but these landlords had a large amount of surplus money in their hands. The imperial court could encourage landlords to invest their surplus money in commerce.

In addition, commercial tax reform must be implemented. The commercial tax in the Song Dynasty was actually not very heavy, but the commercial tax in the Song Dynasty had an important feature of "double taxation". General merchants need to pay taxes when they pass through different places, and historical records record that some places have "three taxes less than 100 miles", and merchants receive layers of exploitation. All of this naturally needs to change, and many tax cards need to be subtracted.

In doing so, the income of the imperial court will decline in a short time, but the business of the whole country will certainly flourish. When the people become richer and the country is stronger, the country's property base will increase, and the tax revenue will naturally increase.

The third is the construction of roads.

In ancient times, roads were very difficult, and in many places there were no roads to connect them. The roads extend in all directions and have many advantages, one is conducive to commercial development, is conducive to the flow of personnel, and the other is conducive to the mobilization of troops. Later generations said that "if you want to get rich, you must first build roads", and the same is true in ancient times. However, if you want to build roads, you also need to spend a lot, and you need the court to have enough money, which is a huge problem. Now the court is afraid that it will not be able to come up with such a large amount of money.

Just when Zhao Chen was thinking about the future of the country and thinking about some possible changes, countless soldiers and young people outside were still cheering all night. Many soldiers and young men began to write letters to their families, telling their relatives the news of the great victory in the Western Xia War. The intelligence department of the General Staff Headquarters presided over by Wang De also began to convey orders, ordering intelligence personnel in various places to spread the news of the great victory in the Western Xia War.

They wanted to spread the news to the south of the Yangtze River and to all parts of the Central Plains, so that the people of the world would know the news of the victory of the Western Xia War, and the people everywhere would be encouraged.