The winter wheat harvest has begun, and the government offices in Hebei are busy with tax matters, and the government treasury is wide open.

In addition to taxation, the government also buys the people's surplus grain, the price is fair, and the cash is delivered.

On the official road, a team of trucks carrying grain went north, to Hejian, to Yanjing. Some of them go west into the grasslands, and some go to various passes.

Yanyun's grain will be harvested in large quantities in ten days and half a month, and there will be no need to transport it from Hebei at that time.

In Tokyo, food shortages have also been alleviated, and food prices have dropped considerably, although they are still relatively high. The city of Tokyo is slowly becoming more prosperous, and people who have left the city to earn a living are returning to the city in droves.

The Great Song Dynasty seems to be a prosperous scene again, and the dignitaries and nobles who go out with their money bags are still enjoying it.

The seed master road still arrived in Huainan Haozhou, and the city was full of simple shacks, where countless refugees from Huaixi lived. These refugees.

In today's Huaixi, more and more people are fleeing. This is also the after-effect of the long unresolved war of the Great War.

One city after another was besieged, but the besieged soldiers were less than 40,000 in total, and many cities were only three or four thousand Western Army men, so they could not surround these cities.

When the thieves in the city are short of rations, they will also go out of the city to rob them. It also forces people to leave the country.

There are many things that you really can't look at in detail. No matter how hard the men of the Western Army tried to suppress the bandits, as long as they did not attack the city, although the thieves in the city did not dare to go out of the city to confront the Western Army, they also relied on the city to think that it was safe. During the night, some people reached out to look for food supplies.

There are also many unlucky people who have found out, and they were caught by the men of the Western Army who were hiding in the shadows, and their lives were not guaranteed. There were also many lucky people who returned to the city with their things on their backs, and they also had a meal of big fish and meat.

Most of the letters to Tokyo were written by soldiers who lacked food and had no money, and had no intention of fighting, and the city was difficult to attack, and the war was difficult to advance. If the imperial court is in a hurry, it will take one or two county towns and the like, and then send a letter to Tokyo to report the victory, after the victory, it is a heavy loss under the siege of the city, the army is unstable, and the mutiny has fled countless times, and here urges Tokyo to send money and food.

The recruitment banner was erected outside the four gates of Haozhou, and men with yellow faces and thin muscles rushed to sign up, just in exchange for some rations to feed themselves and their families.

Maybe this is also the scene that the seed master wants to see, but this scene is not what the seed master wants to see.

In Haozhou City, it was a different scene, and not even a single beggar in tattered clothes could be seen. Just because Emperor Zhao Ji was in Haozhou City, he couldn't let these untouchables collide with Emperor Taishang.

The planter entered a mansion to meet Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji sat on a Taishi chair in the center of a hall, and after the master bowed down, Zhao Ji hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said: "Chongqing is here, I am very happy, I am really happy to see Chongqing again." ”

The seed master got up slowly, looked at Zhao Ji in front of him, and still remembered Zhao Ji who was on the throne at the beginning, and was furious, and in a few words, he enclosed the two seed families with heavy troops in Tokyo City, and they were not allowed to leave the city.

Today's Zhao Ji is still wearing a dragon robe, but he is no longer in the same spirit, his temples are white, and his face is haggard. There was a lingering sorrow between the eyebrows.

The country of Nuoda and the prosperous era are all under the control of Zhao Ji. But Zhao Ji himself didn't understand why he fell to such a point in the blink of an eye.

"It is also an honor for the minister to see His Majesty the Emperor again. The ministers came here mainly to recruit soldiers and beg for thieves. Now there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Huainan, recruiting 100,000 troops, training elite soldiers, and going north to exterminate Zheng Zhi. I will definitely return my big Song Langlang rivers and mountains. As long as Zheng Zhi is exterminated, Yan Yun should also return to his homeland, so that it is the prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the name of His Majesty should also be passed down through the ages. The seed master bowed his body and said slowly, knowing in his heart that the emperor in front of him would also be the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

The matter of training soldiers and suppressing thieves will be decided by the emperor in front of him in the future. Now that this is an opportunity, Master Dao also wants to get into a relationship with Zhao Ji, gain real trust, and avoid the original incident from happening again.

When Zhao Ji heard this, he said a few times: "Okay, good, this matter is excellent." It can not only solve the affairs of the displaced people in Huaixi, but also gather strong troops to suppress thieves. A good thing, a good thing. The son of me seems to be a holy prince as well. ”

Zhao Ji said yes in his mouth, but he also had infinite sighs in his heart, the Great Song Dynasty still seems to be the Great Song Dynasty, and it can still run smoothly after changing the emperor.

Seed Master Dao had already seen the sorrow in his heart from Zhao Ji's face, and slowly took out a holy decree and a letter from his arms, handed them to him, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, the holy decree is written by the emperor himself, and it is for the old ministers. The letter was also written by the emperor himself, and it was addressed to the emperor. When I came to Haozhou, recruiting troops was one of them, and the other was this matter. ”

Zhao Ji took it with doubts on his face, and after unfolding it, he looked at it for a long time, his face was cloudy, and he was subconsciously willing to believe this touching letter of abdication and resignation, but he was also suspicious in his mind. Today's Zhao Ji is no longer the original Zhao Ji, human nature is complicated, Zhao Ji has really seen a few times, and it is impossible to persuade with a letter.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince has always been pure and kind, and he has never been much disobedient to His Majesty. Now that the country is in many dangers, for the sake of the country and the society, His Majesty should also return to the DPRK to deal with these thorny matters. This time, the prince is willing to abdicate, which is really filial piety and righteousness, and it is also for the foundation of the country. With such a father and son working with one heart and one mind, why worry about the peace of the family and the country? "The seed master is really moved in his heart, touched by the filial piety and selflessness of the son, and moved by the father's teaching. Even the title of the seed master has also changed, and Zhao Huan has become the prince again.

Zhao Ji looked at the Seed Master Dao, picked up the letter and read it again, slowly sat down, and motioned for the Seed Master Dao to sit down.

I heard Zhao Ji ask: "Chongqing is here, when will he return to Beijing?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister plans to recruit 50,000 people and practice for more than a month, and set off for the north after recruiting 100,000. When you go to Tokyo to practice again, you can only compete with Zheng Zhi if you have 100,000 elite soldiers. The seed master replied, and he was also explaining to His Majesty the Emperor Zhao Ji.

"Zheng Zhi is really so powerful?" Zhao Ji asked again.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Zhi's military prestige is rare in ancient and modern times. There are not only strong soldiers of the Western Army under his command, but also tens of thousands of iron armor, and party cavalry to work for him, and now he is only afraid that there are Dadan people on the grassland to drive him. In the future, I am afraid that tens of thousands of cavalry will come and go. It's hard to match... "The Dao of the Seed Master has always been able to see clearly about military matters.

Zhao Ji shook his head when he heard this, and sighed again: "Alas... Recently, I have thought a lot, thinking about the great enemy of Chongqing and the Northwest Imperial Party, and thinking about Zheng Zhi crossing the Juma River to attack the hinterland of Liao. Now there are endings, and these are the endings, all of which prove that I was wrong in the first place. The party has been extinguished, and the Liao State has also died. I have never been in the army, but I listen to and believe partially, I don't listen to the words of the generals, I have to listen to the words of those literati. Regret it too late... ”

Zhao Ji regretted his words, and even more tears broke down when he heard the way of the planter, an emperor admitted his mistake in person, what else can compare to this kindness.

"Your Majesty, the past is over, and the minister has never blamed Your Majesty in his heart. Even if the Son of Heaven is at fault, it is the courtiers around the Son of Heaven who are traitors and blind to the holy will. Now both the Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom are dead. There is only one Zheng Zhi in front of him, Zheng Zhi's military power is prosperous, and the minister also has a strategy to defend against the enemy, Your Majesty can rest assured, my Great Song Dynasty will be strong and prosperous for thousands of generations. The planter said as he wiped his tears from his eyes. The heart of the old minister must be to do his best.

Zhao Ji can say that he was wrong at this time, and he may really have reflection. It's more about winning over the heart of the planter. Zhao Ji also knew that there would be an army of 100,000 under the command of the Seed Master, what does an army of 100,000 mean? An army of 100,000 means that Zhao Ji can sit firmly on the dragon chair.

"Zheng Zhi is so powerful, I wonder if Chongqing can talk about the strategy of resisting the enemy in detail?" Zhao Ji's tone was already a consultative tone, and it was a low-profile question.

"This is nature, how can the strategy of defending against the enemy not play Your Majesty. Zheng Zhi's cavalry was strong, just like the original party item. However, the Western Army won more than defeated the party. One of the most important tactics is to rely on the fortified city to defend, the enemy can not break through the city and naturally retreat, at this time can advance forward. Fighting with Zheng Zhi, you can also use this method to defend the city and defend and counterattack. As long as he holds the city, Zheng Zhi has been repeatedly frustrated, and he will inevitably retreat again and again, and when the army's morale is weakened, it is an opportunity. The Planter Dao explained slowly, the Planter Dao had never had this opportunity to explain the battle strategy face-to-face with Zhao Ji before. It also caused a change of commander. Nowadays, the way of the planter is also to eat a trench and grow a wisdom.

Zhao Ji nodded when he heard this, and said, "Can Chongqing go north and return to Beijing as soon as possible?" ”

Zhao Ji's words at this time were also for this last question. After testing the attitude of the master, Zhao Ji was already a lot more at ease, and he had a lot less scruples about returning to Beijing. Now Zheng Zhi's problem is also said to be a feasible solution.

The worries in Zhao Ji's heart have already gone for the most part, and if there is less worry, Zhao Ji just wants to go back to Tokyo as soon as possible. It is a matter of recruiting soldiers, and Zhao Ji pays a little better attention to it.

Seed Master Dao was stunned when he heard this, and he also understood that Zhao Ji was a little impatient, thought for a moment, and replied: "Your Majesty, it's okay to go back to Beijing as soon as possible, recruit 50,000 people, and after practicing for more than a month, you can also go back to Beijing first." Most of the blades and armor are in Tokyo, and the military rations are also in Tokyo, so returning to Beijing for training will be half the effort. The newly recruited soldiers in Huainan only need to let the local yamen send them to Tokyo in a steady stream. ”

Zhao Ji heard the words of the planter, and hurriedly asked: "In this way, how long can I set off?" ”

"The recruiting place outside the city is overcrowded, and it is estimated that in about two months, you can set off for the north." The planter replied.

Zhao Ji already smiled when he heard this, and said, "Okay, in two months, I will go back to Tokyo with you." ”

Hearing this, the seed master bowed and saluted again, and said: "The minister will go to handle the recruitment of troops, and set off north with His Majesty as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Ji didn't say much anymore, but said: "Chong Qing will be busy first, come here at night, prepare snacks and wait for dinner, and get drunk with Chong Qing tonight." ”

Hearing this, the planter felt warm in his heart, bowed again, and replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" ”

After speaking, the seed master slowly retreated, but Zhao Ji stepped forward to send it.

After the seed master left, Zhao Ji was in a good mood and shouted: "Come on, prepare pen and ink, I haven't painted for a long time, and today I will also paint a picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains." ”

The eunuchs accompanying him hurriedly went to prepare pen and ink.

But I heard Zhao Ji laugh again: "I still want to draw a picture of "Thousands of Troops and Horses". ”