In the next few days, Zhao Chen still visited various places in Lin'an City.

Whether it is the homes of poor people, or the homes of some rich businessmen, or the homes of some ministers, Zhao Chen visited one after another. On the one hand, it is to appease the people, and on the other hand, it is to have a general understanding of the people's livelihood in Jiangnan through these people, which will also be of great help to the governance of Jiangnan in the future.

In just a few days, Lin'an City has completely recovered its former appearance!

During this period of time, Miao Liu mutinied, Zhao Chen killed Zhao Gou, Yang Shi and other things have happened, but these things have little impact on the people, and the people are just frightened and dare not come out! Now that the people have come out of their homes, there is not much difference between Lin'an City and the past!

The common people praised Zhao Chen, since ancient times there was no such "close to the people" king, for a while, the name of "Holy Monarch" spread throughout Lin'an, and even to the states and counties around Lin'an.

On the third day of April, in the afternoon.

It's time for the sun to set, and the canals of Hangzhou are shining with gold.

Boats came and went on the canal, and after a while, suddenly more than ten large ships came down from the upstream!

There were soldiers in black armor standing on these large ships, and when they saw these large ships, the ships next to them hurriedly made way for them.

On top of a big boat in the middle, an old man is standing on the bow of the boat, watching the scenery of Jiangnan.

He is said to be an "old man", but in fact he is not yet fifty years old, but he is indeed very old. Now his face was full of wrinkles, his hair was white, and his waist was a little arched, but his eyes were unusually bright.

"I have been away from Jiangnan for many years, and now I have finally returned to Jiangnan again! As for Lin'an, this is the first time I've arrived! The scenery here is really beautiful, no wonder people say that there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below! The old man muttered.

It turned out that the old man was none other than Li Gang, the most prestigious minister of this era!

When the Jurchens invaded for the first time, he was famous all over the world! It was with his help that Song Qinzong was able to defend Kaifeng City.

It's just that after the Jurchens withdrew from the army, Li Gang was immediately reprimanded.

When the Jurchens invaded for the second time, although Li Gang was called back again, the Northern Song Dynasty was already declining, and the strength of the army was too much different from the Jurchen, and Song Qinzong did not trust Li Gang very much, so he was bent on peace, and Kaifeng was finally broken.

Over the years, in Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, Li Gang has presided over political affairs and civil affairs, and it has been extremely hard.

He was not able to sleep until midnight every day, and he got up again every day when it was just dawn to continue working.

This time he came to Jiangnan from Sichuan and Shu, and he was also busy when he was on the ship. He is studying the materials of various places in Jiangnan and thinking about ways to make Jiangnan's economy recover quickly. He carefully checked the information of officials in various parts of Jiangnan, and he also had to think about how to use these officials. In addition, the commercial tax in Sichuan, Shu, Hanzhong, and Guanxi has been unified, and the commercial tax reform in Jiangnan will also be carried out by him, which is also an extremely cumbersome work.

It wasn't until he was in front of Lin'an that he came out of the cabin and was able to rest for a while.

"King Kang's traitor has finally been killed! From now on, the unification of the Great Song Dynasty, the recovery of the Central Plains is just around the corner, and the Zhongxing of the Great Song Dynasty is also just around the corner! I, Li Gang, have done my best, but I can see the current scene, and I don't regret it even if I die! Thinking that King Kang was killed, Jiangnan was recovered, and there was great hope for the future of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Gang was excited at the moment, and his eyes were a little blurred.

More than a dozen large ships were still moving forward, and they could already see Lin'an City in the distance.

Ahead is the dock, and the big ship finally docks.

Li Gang was about to get off the big boat when he suddenly saw a group of soldiers standing on the dock.

In the crowd of those soldiers, Zhao Chen was standing there, and Qin Hui, Zhao Ding and others were also there.

"Your Majesty!" Li Gang laughed and stepped off the boat.

He was just about to kneel, but Zhao Chen had already supported him.

"The teacher came all the way from Sichuan and Shu, and he worked hard!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty led an army of 100,000 to conquer Jiangnan in one fell swoop, making the Great Song Dynasty unified, and Weichen wants to congratulate Your Majesty!" Li Gang said.

"This is the result of the concerted efforts of the generals! Teacher, is the situation in Sichuan, Shu and Hanzhong okay now? Zhao Chen said.

"After I left, the affairs of Sichuan and Shu have been handed over to Zhao Kai, the envoy of Sichuan Xuanfu! From last winter to this spring, we have overhauled water conservancy in various parts of Sichuan and Shu, and many people have taken the initiative to help us build water conservancy together, and this year's harvest in Sichuan and Shu will be better than ever! In addition, with the unification of business and taxation, commerce is more prosperous than before, and the country's tax revenue is also more! As for the tax revenue of Sichuan and Shu, half of it should be transported to the north as soldiers' salaries, and the other should support the production and construction corps in various parts of Guanxi, and the remaining half will still be used for water conservancy construction, road construction, etc., on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will be used for the construction of private schools. Your Majesty, I discussed with Zhao Kai to establish more free private schools in Sichuan and Shu, so that the children of the poor people can also go to school. Li Gang said.

"Good! About this, the national tax revenue will be abundant in the future, and it can be spread throughout the country! Zhao Chen said.

Li Gang named his name! His heart was full of joy and excitement! Since the implementation of the rent reduction order and the unification of commercial taxes, the country's economy has been booming, and the state has collected more and more taxes. Under such circumstances, Zhao Chen, as a king, did not build a palace, but fed back these taxes to the people, and used the taxes on water conservancy, people's livelihood, and education, so that the country's economic development would naturally be better than a year. Li Gang deeply felt that for thousands of years, such a situation was rare! Now the country's military strength has far exceeded that of the Northern Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, and the country's economy has been greatly damaged by the Jurchen invasion, but if these policies can be implemented consistently, it is only a matter of time before it surpasses the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Master Li, in Xia Qin Hui, I have admired your name for a long time!"

"Zhao Ding has seen Master Li!"

At this moment, Qin Hui and Zhao Ding also stepped forward to salute, and Li Gang also hurriedly bowed his hand.

For the two people in front of him, Li Gang is naturally very familiar. He is the prime minister, and Zhao Chen has already said that he will hand over Jiangnan to him to govern, let him sit in Jiangnan, and restore the economy of Jiangnan, so he naturally wants to understand the important ministers of Jiangnan. He has a good impression of Zhao Ding and knows that this person is very capable. As for Qin Hui, he just knew that Qin Hui was presiding over the peace negotiations with the Jurchens, and he was quite unhappy in his heart. However, as the prime minister, everything is based on the overall situation, and he naturally will not show his thoughts at this moment.

"How is the battle situation in Yue Fei in the north now?" Zhao Chen said.

"When Weichen came from Sichuan and Shu, he only knew that General Yue had already conquered Datong, Yanmen, and Daixian. It's just that it was already two months ago. Li Gang said.

Yue Fei was on the third day of the second month of February, and he laid down Datong, Yanmen, Ningwu, and Biguan in various places, and now it is the fourth day of the fourth month of April, which is only two months. With the ancient communication conditions, from Datong to Sichuan and Shu to Jiangnan, it is quite good to be able to transmit in two months. As for what Yue Fei had done in the past two months, it was impossible for them to know at all.

Zhao Chen nodded slightly.

He already knew this news, and the intelligence of the staff headquarters was much faster than the news from Li Gang here. He originally thought that Li Gang would have some new news, but it seemed that there was no more.

Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Qin Hui, Zhao Ding and others were talking on the dock, Zhao Chen introduced everyone to each other, and at this time, I saw another line of soldiers and horses coming quickly here in the distance.

The leader turned out to be Wang De.

Seeing Wang De coming, the guards beside Zhao Chen hurriedly walked over with him.

Wang De and Li Gang are also old acquaintances, but he just nodded to Li Gang at the moment, immediately came to Zhao Chen's side, and handed over an official document to Zhao Chen.

"Your Majesty, this is important information from the General Staff Headquarters! What's next! Wang Dedao.

Hearing this, Zhao Chen also immediately took the official document and watched it carefully.

It's only a few pages, but it's very detailed.

Zhao Chen looked down at a glance, thinking while looking, and after half a quarter of an hour, Zhao Chen stopped, with a smile on his face.

"Take a look! According to this battle plan, at the end of this year at the earliest, and next year at the latest, we will be able to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and restore the Central Plains! Zhao Chen said.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding next to him were in disbelief, and at that moment, Qin Hui and Zhao Ding took the official document, and the two of them gathered together to watch it carefully.

"Your Majesty, does General Yue in the north have such an ability?" After reading it, Zhao Ding said.

"He should have that ability! Among all the generals in Guanshan, he is the one I value! Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty uses soldiers like gods, and every move is like a master playing chess, which is unpredictable and difficult to resist! This was the case with Emperor Jianyan at the beginning, and now it is the same with the Jurchens! Such a plan, the Jurchens could not guess at all, and they could not prevent it at all! Weichen admires His Majesty so much! Not to mention anything else, this ability to use soldiers, Your Majesty has far surpassed Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong! After Qin Hui read this battle plan, he was also amazed.

"This kind of battle plan is not formulated by me, but by the concerted efforts of countless elites in the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters! I can take over the world, and the General Staff Headquarters also plays a great role! If there was no staff headquarters and no advice from them, it would be impossible to unify the Great Song Dynasty and recover the Central Plains in just a few years! Zhao Chen said.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding have also heard of the "General Staff Headquarters" for a long time, and know that the "General Staff Headquarters" in Guanshan has replaced the Privy Council! Before, whether it was the destruction of Western Xia or the destruction of Jiangnan, it was planned by this staff headquarters! Before, Zhao Gou was also extremely confident, thinking that after uniting with the Jurchens, he could eliminate Guan Shaanxi, but in the face of the strategy of the staff headquarters, Zhao Gou was not vulnerable at all. In the end, Guan Shaanxi was safe and sound, but Zhao Gou himself had died under Zhao Chen's sword. Now this plan to recover the Central Plains and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun seems to be extremely sophisticated, and the Jurchens will never imagine it. Since ancient times, there have been many famous generals, but many famous generals are only tactically powerful and can achieve battlefield victories, but this staff headquarters is strategically powerful, and every move and style directly takes the enemy's henchmen, so that the enemy cannot resist.

"Admire! Admire! In the future, I will definitely go to this staff headquarters to have a look! With this staff headquarters, the war in this world seems to be completely different! Qin Hui said.

"Pass the order, order all the armies in the north to go all out, and we must implement this plan! The recovery of Yanyun and the Central Plains is in sight, and after the recovery of Yanyun and the Central Plains, we will go north with the whole army, and the millions of troops can destroy the Jurchens in one battle! Zhao Chen said.

He looked to the north, knowing that there must be war raging there! The calm there and in the south is by no means the same.

******

In the north, Yanmen Mountain, has already entered spring.

The mountains are already lush and green, and countless animals have come out of hibernation.

In the depths of Yanmen Mountain, this is where the Yanmen Pass of "Three Passes Chong to be unparalleled, and the first pass of Nine Stops to be respected".

At this moment, this place is indeed full of war.

The forbidden army and the Huanqing army conquered Yanmen Pass on the third day of February.

After that, Zhang Xian led 30,000 cavalry to the south, and on the tenth day of the first month of February, Zhang Xian harassed Taiyuan City, and Taiyuan was shocked.

It was not until February 20 that the Jurchens in the southeastern part of the river and the Guanshan area got the news.

Wanyan Zongwang hurriedly led an army of 50,000 to the north, and at the end of February, Wanyan Zongwang came to Yanmen Pass.

From the end of February to the middle of March, for more than ten days, the Jurchens attacked Yanmen Pass, but to no avail.

On March 23, Wanyan Lou led an army of 70,000 Jurchens to arrive.

Now the Yanmen Pass has gathered an army of 120,000 Jurchens!

In the past ten days, the Jurchens have been attacking every day.

The remnant sun was like blood, and the Yanmen Pass was in a fierce battle, and the Jurchens built a ladder and rushed towards it, but the counterattack above was extremely fierce.

I don't know how many girls and real people's corpses lie when the Yanmen is closed, this is like a meat grinder, until now, the Jurchens have not seen any signs of conquering the Yanmen.

At this moment, the horn sounded, and the Jurchens receded like a tide.