Looking at the goose feathers and snow falling from the sky, Song Juecheng, who knew a little about agriculture, smiled imperceptibly at the corner of his mouth.

Historically, the heavier the snow and the longer it covers the earth, the less insect infestations the crops will have in the coming year.

Today's Song Kingdom is a big agricultural country, and from last year to this winter, I don't know how much land has been newly reclaimed, and various winter crops have been planted on it. If there was no war? Next year the granaries of the treasury will be full.

The Song State did not levy taxes on newly cultivated land, and collected taxes as usual for previous taxes. In previous years, there were many places that were in arrears due to natural disasters**, so! The granaries of the country are almost empty.

And if nothing else? From next year, the Song Kingdom will increase its population by at least 10,000 or more every year.

Oh my god! Increase by 10,000 a year, and 100,000 in ten years! If there was no war, how much more population would the Song State have. At that time, there will be no more idle and deserted land in the Song Kingdom......

And also! More than ten years later, chickens lay eggs and chickens, how many people will the Song Kingdom have?

In this era when population represents comprehensive national strength, tsk! Song Kuocheng couldn't help but smack his mouth, the beauty in his heart!

During his reign! He doesn't want to dominate the world, he just wants to live a peaceful life and be a generation of kings who will leave a name in the history of the Song Dynasty......

"Lord! Next year is a big year! ”

The black-clothed guard mysteriously appeared beside Song Juecheng and said softly.

Song Juecheng was taken aback at first, and when he saw that it was a black-clothed guard, he immediately nodded and said, "Yes!" The widow is thinking! The future of the Song Kingdom ......"

"Lord!" The black-clothed guard interrupted: "I went to the Mojia branch altar in Mengxian County......"

"What's the situation?" Song Juecheng hurriedly said.

"Zhuangzi is in retreat, and Dai Liu'er is soaking in the town all day long, looking for the Mo family disciple of the year......"

"She, she? What does she want to do? What did she contact the disciples of the Mo family for? ”

"Return to the Lord!" The black-clothed guard said, "It should be nostalgic, right?" ”

"Nostalgia?"

"I followed her secretly, but I didn't hear her have the idea of rebellion, and she was talking about the bad things of the Mo family back then!"

Song Quecheng listened to it, and then he was relieved. And he asked, "That?" What about the Taoists? ”

"I've been watching in the dark, and I do! There are no more protectors in Taoism, and there are no protectors by Zhuangzi's side - the era of Taoist protectors is over. ”

Song Juecheng listened and nodded again.

Forthwith! Then he asked, "That?" What about the situation over there in the lacquer garden? ”

The black-clothed guard smiled and said, "According to the Lord's will, we have driven out all the Taoists and Zhuangzi's gang who stayed in the Qiyuan to preach!" Right now! There is only an 'official road' in the lacquer garden, and there is no 'folk road'. Ahaha! ……”

"Good!"

"Lord!" The black-clothed guard stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I have a secret report!" ”

"Secret report?"

"Yes!"

"Back to the underground chamber!"

"Let's go!"

Song Kuocheng and the black-clothed guards said very tacitly, and then acted very tacitly, walked to the palace and went to the underground secret room. Both of them were worried that the conversation would be overheard by the short hunchbacked old man, the eunuch surnamed Wu.

Right now! Both of them regarded Eunuch Wu, that is, Gonggong Wu called by Dai Liu'er, as a traitor, and guarded him in everything and everywhere.

Since it was discovered that Dai Liu'er was the daughter of Princess Qu, since that incident, the short hunchbacked old man, who is also Gonggong Wu, has rarely come out and walked around and entered a semi-retreat state. He already knew that Song Quecheng no longer believed in him and reused him, so he retreated with interest and gave up the space to the young man.

Again! He found that Song Kuocheng was not the person he wanted to protect in the end.

Just as the master Si Chengzi rarely judged, Song is immeasurable, narrow-minded, and difficult to become a climate. If he hadn't been the best of all the sons, the position of king would not have passed to him Song Quecheng.

Song Kuocheng and the black-clothed guards came to the underground secret room, no need to talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

"Lord!" The black-clothed guard still lowered his voice and said, "We can't keep Zhuangzi in the Song Kingdom, whether he preaches publicly or not, we can't keep him!" ”

"That? And that killed him? ”

"No!" The black-clothed guard shook his head and said, "Let's drive him out of the Song Kingdom......"

"Expelled from the Song Kingdom?" Song Quecheng thought about it.

"Lord!" The black-clothed guard continued: "Our Song Kingdom is a small country! If it is true that the route of the Taoist has become strong and rich, then? Lord! Think about it? What if the other vassal states are red-eyed? Find a reason for them to unite against us and prevent us from becoming stronger? ”

"Who dare!" Song Quecheng shouted.

"It's not a matter of daring! Lord? Don't you want to think? Isn't that the truth? Isn't it? If Wei sees that our Song State is strong and the people are rich, will it be strange that they don't come to rob us of our property? Wei became the overlord by fighting wars and plundering other people's wealth, Lord! ”

"So does he want to be the second Korea? Throwing the lives of tens of thousands of troops in the Song Kingdom? ”

"Lord!" The black-clothed guard explained: "It's not a problem of South Korea or not South Korea! If the war really comes, will it at least affect the development of the country's agriculture and commerce? Their purpose is not to make you strong, if the country does not develop, where will it be strong? ”

"This?"

"So! We are going to drive Zhuangzi out of the Song kingdom and let him preach in the surrounding vassal states. Once the surrounding vassal states follow the route of Taoist governance, there will be no war in the world! So! Our Song Kingdom will always remain strong......"

"This?" Song Quecheng thought about it and felt that it seemed to be like that. He asked, "That?" So what's the reason? There must be a reason to drive him away? Isn't it? ”

"This?" The black-clothed guard touched his head, he hadn't thought of any of this. This is not? Isn't he coming up with an idea?

"Or? Kill him! Song asked asked.

"Kill him?"

"The widow means! Arrest him first and pretend to kill him! And then! Let him go! It not only scared him, but also had a reason to drive him away, and let him remember me! ”

"Lord!" Only then did the black-clothed guard come to his senses and asked, "Didn't you really kill him?" ”

Song Juecheng didn't speak, stood up, and walked outside the secret room.

"Lord! With Zhuangzi, the Song Kingdom is strong, and the world will only say that the route of the Taoist is strong, and it is a strong place to follow the model of the lacquer garden! Lord? ”

Song Juecheng didn't answer, went straight outside, arrived at the door of the passage, opened the exit to the top, and walked up.

"Lord! Can't keep this person? The black-clothed guard said in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it. That's when he knew! Song Juecheng still thinks that he and Dai Liuer are brother and sister, and he doesn't want to do things too much.

But? As a king, can you be merciful?

Lord! Have you figured it out?