Zhao Gou drank all the wine in the cup, and looked at Li Yanqing with sharp eyes, "Do you think the Jurchens will invade the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "Definitely!" ”

"Why are you so sure?"

"Does Your Highness remember the Fan Dang case? Fan Zhixu's compromises to the official family are very clear, Song Liaoxia is a stable situation of the Three Kingdoms gradually formed after a hundred years of war, once Jin replaces Liao, then the stable situation will be broken, and it will inevitably find a new balance, which means that in the next few decades of war, the Great Song Dynasty and Liao are self-destruction barriers, which is the root of the Fan Party case, I am a member of the Fan Party, and I still adhere to this concept. ”

Zhao Gou nodded silently, "You are right, now more and more people are aware of this, in fact, my father also regrets it a little, I can feel that the surrender of Western Xia to the Jin State is a big blow to him, otherwise my father will not agree to the expansion of Jingzhao Mansion, in addition, I just got the news that Hebei has redeployed 100,000 Xiang troops, under the unified command of the emperor's brother King Yun." ”

"Once the Jin State goes south, it must be a two-way attack, all the way from Yunzhou south to Taiyuan, all the way to attack Yanshan Mansion, I wrote to Yao Pingzhong before, suggesting that he strengthen the defense of Taiyuan City, he did not have any response, I wrote to Guo Yaoshi, hoping that he would strike first and seize Pingzhou and Juyong Pass, Guo Yaoshi replied very politely, let me suggest to the imperial court, he has no right to call the shots, so I wrote to the imperial court, suggesting that the imperial court launch an offensive on the eastern front to relieve the pressure of Western Xia, but was severely rejected by the imperial court, and now Western Xia has surrendered, If I am not mistaken, the Jin State has already begun preparations for the attack on the Song Dynasty, and by next year at the latest, the Jin State will attack the Song Dynasty in a big way. ”

"So what's there now?" Zhao Gou asked uneasily.

"Now the imperial court should actively prepare for war."

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said: "Now there is a voice in the capital that suggests that the imperial court move the capital, what do you think?" ”

Li Yanqing smiled faintly and said: "Once the Jin soldiers occupy Yanshan Mansion, from Hebei to the Central Plains are endless plains, there is no danger to defend at all, once the Jin soldiers and iron cavalry go south, Bianjing will bear the brunt, in this case, it is necessary to move the capital, as far as I know, the housing prices in the capital have plummeted, and there are few people who take over, this is the prophet who retreated in the south, although I do not approve of moving the capital now, but I think we should take precautions, at least transfer some of the wealth and people to the south in advance." ”

"If the capital is really moved, where do you think it is more suitable to set the capital?"

Li Yanqing smiled and asked, "What does Your Highness think?" ”

"If there is a day, I personally prefer Jiangnan, Suzhou or Hangzhou."

Speaking of this, Zhao Gou drank all the wine in the cup, "I don't care how the imperial court responds to me, but Jingzhao Mansion must actively prepare for war, and I will go to Taiyuan again in two days, and ask Taiyuan to strengthen its defense!" ”

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Early the next morning, Li Yanqing and his entourage came to the silver mine, the mine supervisor surnamed Wang, about 40 years old, was a petty official of the eighth grade, he led several people engaged in the mining of the silver mine in Jingchuan, and there were also 100 soldiers stationed in the mine.

"Your Highness, Li Tongzhi, that is the pit currently being mined!"

Pointing to a huge cave halfway up the mountainside, Mine Supervisor Wang said, "That pit has been mined for three years, and there is only a little tailings left, and it is almost over, and we are going to open another pit again." ”

Li Yanqing saw a donkey cart full of ore pulled out of the cave, and asked, "Where is the smelter?" ”

"There, those wooden houses!"

Pointing to a dozen wooden houses at the foot of the mountain, Wang Mine Supervisor said: "The donkey cart transports the silver ore to the mine, and after simple crushing and screening, it is put into the furnace for heating and melting and extraction, and then the coarse silver is obtained, and then transported to Jingzhao Mansion for refining, and finally the silver ingots are sent to the capital, which can produce 30,000 taels of silver every month." ”

"Is there a way to double production?"

"Of course, you can, but to make the necessary investment, to increase the number of miners, smelting craftsmen, smelting furnaces and donkey carts, it will take about 10,000 yuan to invest, and I had this plan a few years ago, and then I will not do it."

Zhao Gou nodded and said to Li Yanqing: "I also think that production should be increased, and the necessary upfront investment is still necessary." ”

"I know, I will ask Mo to join the army to plan this matter and increase production and investment as soon as possible."

At this time, Mine Supervisor Wang cautiously asked: "The lowly post has also been ordered by the Privy Council, and the silver mine has been assigned to Jing Zhaojun, is it to hand over the silver mine to Jing Zhaojun, and the humble post will continue to be responsible for production?" ”

Li Yanqing said to him: "You are still in charge of production and smelting, but the Jingzhao Army will station an officer in the silver mine, and the garrison will also be changed to the Jingzhao Army, and everything else will basically remain the same." ”

"The villain understands, it's just that the last refined silver belongs to Jing Zhaojun, and everything else remains the same."

Li Yanqing smiled and nodded, "You're right, it's just this change." ”

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With the delivery of 200,000 sheepskins, the income of Baoyanzhai in Western Xia was transferred to Li Yanqing, and the silver mine was settled, the financial resources of the Jingzhao army increased greatly, and Li Yanqing began to rectify the township soldiers.

Next, 15,000 more township soldiers were added, even if all the township soldiers from Huazhou, Shangzhou, Yaozhou, Tongzhou and other surrounding prefectures and counties were recruited, it was not enough, fortunately, Li Yanqing also served as the bow and arrow of Shaanxi Road, that is, he was responsible for the township soldiers on Shaanxi Road, Li Yanqing used this authority to recruit all the township soldiers in Yan'an, Suizhou, Baozhou, Qingzhou and other places, so that he could gather enough 15,000 township soldiers to conduct intensive training in the western camp of Jingzhao Mansion.

After serving in Jingzhao Mansion for a month, Zhao Gou submitted his first report to his father, which elaborated on the current situation of Shaanxi Road, and at the end of the report, implicitly put forward his own views, suggesting that his father prepare for the worst and give due consideration to the plan of moving the capital.

Moving the capital is a major event that shakes the country's foundation, Li Yanqing never dares to put forward this idea, he can only put it forward through the mouth of King Kang, but moving the capital is not his original intention, but he wants to test the mentality of the superior, if Zhao Ji really has the idea of admitting his mistakes, then he should acquiesce to King Kang's proposal, at least he will not oppose it, but if this proposal triggers a strong backlash from Zhao Ji, then history will not change, once the Jin soldiers move south, Zhao Ji will have to bear full responsibility for his previous wrong national policy of uniting Jin to destroy Liao.

But history did not turn, King Kang's report made Zhao Ji furious, he immediately ordered King Kang to be summoned into the capital, reprimanded Zhao Gou fiercely, and sternly warned him that if he dared to lie again, he would definitely cancel his opening and imprison him forever.

Coming back from the capital, Zhao Gou was like a different person, locked himself in the mansion, and couldn't take a step out for a few days.

On this morning, Li Yanqing returned from his inspection of Yan'an Mansion, and after getting the news, he immediately came to visit King Kang.

"Your Highness, Li Tongzhi is here!" One of his men reported at the door.

Zhao Gou stood in front of the window with his hands down, and when he heard the report, he nodded, "Please let him in!" ”

Li Yanqing walked into the room, a chill came to his face, and he smiled: "I know why His Highness refuses to go out, it's cool here!" ”

Zhao Gou barely showed a smile on his face, "I didn't expect that the summer in Jingzhao is hotter than in the capital, I really can't stand walking on the street, please take a seat!" ”

Zhao Gou invited Li Yanqing to sit down, and when he saw that Li Yanqing was tanned, he asked, "How is the situation at the border?" ”

Li Yanqing knew that Zhao Gou was actually asking about the situation in Western Xia, so he nodded, "The border is quite stable, the great battle between Western Xia and Jin has lost more than 80,000 people, and the losses are heavy, they should be very honest in a short time." ”

"Is there any news from the Jurchens?"

"Wanyan Zongwang is now stationed in Yunzhou with 50,000 troops, and is constantly recruiting Mobei cavalry to join the Jin soldiers, and it is estimated that by the end of the year, it will exceed 100,000."

"Then there shouldn't be any war this year?"

Li Yanqing nodded, "It shouldn't be this year, Jin Guo still needs to prepare again, but it's hard to say next year." ”

Zhao Gou was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "My father resolutely refused to believe that the Jin Kingdom would attack the Song Dynasty, and I encountered an unprecedented storm when I entered Beijing. ”

"So Your Highness is depressed?"

Zhao Gou shook his head, "I'm not upset because I'm being scolded, but because my father is obsessed." ”

"Maybe the Son of Heaven understands in his heart, but he refuses to admit it because of his face?"

"I don't think so, my father has lived in the deep palace for a long time and doesn't know anything about the situation outside, and Wang Huang, Cai Jing and others advocate the peace of the world every day, and they also praise the emperor's literary and military strategy, a great victory in Yanshan has been hyped by them over and over again, I feel that my father has completely lost his way."

Coming out of the mansion, Li Yanqing walked slowly on the street alone, he was also a little confused in his heart, from the historical time, it should be the year after the Jin State officially attacked the Song Dynasty, but because Wanyan Agu was killed in Yanshan Mansion, and it was a year earlier than the death in history, whether this would lead to a change in the timing of the Jin State's attack on the Song Dynasty, Li Yanqing was not sure.

But judging from common sense, after the Jin State forced the Western Xia, it began to prepare to attack the Song Dynasty, and the time should not be too long, not to wait for two years, in history, it was because the throne of Emperor Wanyan Sheng, who had just ascended the throne, was unstable, so it was repeatedly postponed to attack the Song Dynasty, but now that Wanyan Sheng's status has been established, there is no need for the Jin State to drag it on.

A strong premonition told Li Yanqing that the world would undergo great changes next year.

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