No matter what, Song Zhen couldn't accept Wang Ning'an and Wen Yanbo's statement.

"Brother Kuanfu, military affairs are not something that grass people should be mixed in, the old man is not self-sufficient, why do you want to lie to deceive people?"

"Wen Xianggong is not deceiving."

Wang Ningan spoke, "Song Xianggong, what do you think of Ma Tao?" ”

Song Zhen was stunned for a moment, but still said: "He is a good offspring, whether he is studying or being a soldier...... It's a pity that he was late and couldn't become successful, but since then, Ma Tao should have handed in good luck, and his juniors still have the opportunity to study and improve, and it is not impossible to change the court! ”

"Song Xianggong Gaojian, let me ask you again, are there more people like Ma Tao in the army, or are there few?"

"This ......" Song Zhen's old face was slightly red, although he also learned Wen Yanbo's set and became shameless and calculating, but he didn't tell lies in front of real people, and there was no need to lie.

The old man admitted that he was prejudiced against Wu Fu in the past. There are many heroes in the army who dare to fight and can fight, and they should indeed be given a way out, if everyone can be as lucky as Ma Tao, the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty must be brave and not afraid of life and death. At that time, my Great Song Dynasty opened up the territory and expanded the territory, and no one could resist it anymore, but ......" Song Zhen raised his head, looked at Wang Ningan and Wen Yanbo, and sneered, "How many people in the army can have Ma Tao's luck?" In the final analysis, it's just the prince, and the prince of Wen to cultivate cronies! ”

Wang Ningan smiled faintly, "Song Xianggong can say this, which shows that you are an honest gentleman, then I will also say a few words from my heart, of course, I can't make everyone like Ma Tao, but it is more than enough for tens of thousands of people, or even hundreds of thousands of people, to live a good life!" ”

Song Zhen's face immediately sank, "Lord Wang, you are arrogant, right?" ”

"Definitely!"

Wang Ningan smiled: "You said you can't make more people like Ma Tao?" Why? If I'm not mistaken, I don't think there are enough resources, right? ”

"Resource ......" Song Zhen groaned a little and understood the meaning of this word.

"Ma Tao caught up with the selection of officials, married the daughter of the tribe by luck, and was appreciated by the prince, which is different from the past. Let's ask, does the Great Song Dynasty recruit officials every day? Are there girls all over the world who throw themselves into their arms? The prince said that the resources are not enough, which is appropriate! ”

"Song Xianggong, there is also a kind of person, girls all over the world want to marry him."

"Who?"

"Donghuamen roll call, Toad Palace wins!"

"Ridiculous!" Song Zhen was furious, "Just by relying on them, can they be compared with the two Jinshi?" If that's the case, the world's readers will inevitably be too worthless! ”

Wang Ningan did not answer Song Zhen's words, but said with a smile: "The reason why there are people on the list to catch sons-in-law every time is that they are tired of it, to put it bluntly, it is that the imperial court pours resources into them. As long as you pass the palace examination, you can be awarded an official, and when you become an official, you will have a generous salary, and you will have a noble status, so even if you have a beard, you will also have a famous lady, and take the initiative to paste it! The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit. Ancient and modern, I don't think Song Xianggong will refute it. ”

Of course, Song Zhen had words to refute, but at this time, the benefits of his tongue were worthless, so he could only keep his mouth shut, so he listened to Wang Ning'an continue: "For these veterans, although they can't support them with the strength of the country, but the northwest is vast, the grasslands are everywhere, and they can have as much as they want, how can they not let them live a life that everyone envies and competes to give them a hug?" ”

"That's the land of the Lord!" Song Zhen said in a muffled voice.

Wen Yanbo suddenly spoke: "Wouldn't it be okay to kill the original owner!" ”

"You guys?"

Song Zhen suddenly understood, daring to love Wang Ning'an, they had this wishful thinking.

Under the banner of eradicating the remnants of the Western Xia, he wantonly eliminated dissidents, expropriated land and pastures, and took the land concentrated in his hands to the meritorious soldiers to buy people's hearts.

Wonderful!

What a calculation!

Song Zhen snorted and became angry, he almost forgot his identity, as if he was still above the court, and he Song Xianggong wanted to ask for his life for the people.

"Lord, have you ever thought about it? The Battle of Hengshan has been over for half a year, these days, the place is calm, the people are peaceful, as long as a little appeasement, the people can return to their hearts, and then it will naturally become the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. The old man can't understand, why do you still stir up trouble? If you really kill a river of blood, people's heads will roll! When the time comes, the people will rise up and collude with the Western Xia, and the flames inside and outside will be in vain, can you withstand it? ”

As he spoke, he turned to Wen Yanbo again.

"Brother Kuanfu, you are also an old minister of the country, how many years have you been in the prime minister, don't you understand, do you have to make the heavens angry and resentful, and it is out of control?"

Facing Song Zhen's questioning, Wang Ningan did not rush to refute, but smiled faintly, "Song Xianggong, I just asked you, do you think it should be better for a soldier like Ma Tao to get preferential treatment?" ”

"This ...... Nature is as it should be. ”

"Should the land be expropriated?"

"Lord Wang, these seem to be two things that can't stand it!"

Wen Yanbo laughed, "Brother Gongxu, how pedantic you are!" No killing, no land requisition, how to treat soldiers preferentially! You want both, isn't it a contradiction and not worth mentioning! ”

"Wen Xianggong!" Song Zhen roared angrily: "Preferential treatment for soldiers, their own household allocation, and court expenses, can they be used to mutilate living beings?" ”

"Where did the money come from, it didn't fall from the sky, did it?" Wen Yanbo's words stopped Song Zhen again.

Seeing that Lao Song's brows were deeply locked, and he couldn't make sense, Wen Yanbo became more and more proud.

The heart said that you old people, you only know empty talk about benevolence and righteousness, and you have a big stomach, but when you really encounter a decision that you need to make, you still need me to be Wen Yanbo! You're far from it!

"Brother Gongxu doesn't want to say it, the old man said!" Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "The money of the imperial court is also collected from the common people, and there is not much money that can be moved every year, and this time in the war, to appease nearly 200,000 dead and disabled soldiers, it is conservatively estimated that it will take out 20 million yuan." With such a large sum of money, how much budget should be excluded? Is it from the money of hundreds of officials, or from military spending, or from the reduction of river engineering and sea pond expenditures? ”

The more Wen Yanbo said, the more righteous and strict he became, "Which of these projects can cost less, and the court has so much money, who should be wronged?" You and I are both old people in the court, and after decades of ups and downs in the sea, it will not be clear that over the years, the imperial court has been wronged by the martial arts, what is the result? The rewards and punishments are unfair, the morale is corrupted, everyone is ashamed to join the army, and if this goes on for a long time, it will only be the corruption of the armament, and in the end, it is the court that is unlucky! ”

Song Zhen has also been in the center for a long time, and he knows in his heart that although the Great Song Dynasty is known as rich, there is not much money that can really be used, and it has always been when the east wall is demolished to make up the west wall, and there are no sufficient resources.

When resources are insufficient, there are trade-offs.

Therefore, those in power are not faced with whether they should or not, but "whether they can or not", not to choose a better one, but to choose a relatively not bad one!

"Regulating yin and yang and balancing the Quartet is the duty of the prime minister, if the minister thinks it is inappropriate, the old man has nothing to say."

Wen Yanbo laughed, "Song Gongxu, say that you are pedantic, you are still unconvinced, it is true that in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, in the face of intricate relationships, the old man can't make a big move, but when he arrives in the northwest, the old man can do it!" It's nothing remarkable, whoever is against killing whom, who is dissatisfied with slaughtering whom, going along with life and death, you're welcome! ”

Bang Bang Bang!

Wang Ningan slapped his face, and his words were domineering enough.

Wen Yanbo's old face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "The old man refers to the prince, and the prince can do whatever he wants." ”

"Don't." Wang Ningan hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm still too lazy and careless, in the future, everything on this road will be responsible for Xianggong Wen, as long as you agree, I will definitely nod!" ”

Our Wen Xianggong only felt that there was a huge black cauldron that was attacking him...... Lao Wen hesitated for a long time, but he still carried it! The eldest husband can't be without power for a day, and he even feels that it is not very bad to go to the northwest.

At least do whatever you want, you can do whatever you want, there are fewer constraints, and people are younger, the beauties from the Western Regions sent yesterday are really good......

Song Zhen had no time to pay attention to Wen Yanbo's dirty thoughts, he lowered his head and returned to his door.

To be honest, Wang Ningan and Wen Yanbo's ideas are definitely at the atomic bomb level for him. They were fearless and bold.

Let such a person be in power, and sooner or later something big will happen!

Everyone gathered together to deal with them, there was nothing wrong with it, but they died before they got out of the school, it's a pity, it's a pain!

Of course, Song Zhen will not be persuaded by Wang Ningan and Wen Yanbo, he is old, and many things have already invaded the bone marrow, but when he stepped into the courtyard gate, Song Zhen came to his senses.

He's just a sinner who is allocated, and he still thinks he's the prime minister? It's like a joke!

Teach honestly, earn more money, and let the children live a little better.

The weather is getting colder, and it is time to buy cotton clothes and leather robes.

Northwest cold, gloves, hats, all have to be ready.

When he returned home, Song Zhen started the small days of firewood, rice, oil and salt again, and he tried to forget, as if he didn't know anything. A few days later, there was good news again.

Song Zhen's students passed the exam and officially became officials, because of the good teaching, Song Xianggong received a reward of 500 yuan, as well as 20 sheepskins, two horses, and four mothers-in-law who served people.

The Song family's life suddenly became better.

Madame finally had a smile, and she didn't have to do it herself.

These mothers-in-law helped make leather jackets, carried water every day, burned firewood, cooked, and did laundry, and finally had a little look in the capital. The second batch of students has already arrived.

Song Zhen pondered, when these people finish teaching, it should be spring, and then get a bonus, and then repair the house and live more spacious.

By the way, I don't know when Wang Ning'an will attack Liangzhou, maybe he will have to move when the time comes, and it may not be cost-effective to spend too much effort on living, so it's better to rent a larger yard......

He was thinking wildly, when someone suddenly came, and it was Ma Tao.

became the groom's officer, and his face was full of excitement.

He hurried to Song Zhen and bowed deeply.

"Song Xianggong, the marriage on the same day, great kindness, unforgettable! If you have any orders, just tell the boy, and the boy is not ambiguous. ”

Song Zhen smiled, "It's nothing, look at your spring breeze, life is good?" ”

"But no, these days, the imperial court has eliminated more than a dozen tribes one after another, with men serving as coolies and women as slaves...... The little one also instructed them to send a few capable people to your house, and they could do so? ”

"Ahh

Song Zhen was suddenly stunned, her eyes turned to the kitchen, there was a mother-in-law who was carrying water to wash vegetables, she lowered her head and worked very hard. Song Zhen is not good!

These mothers-in-law got them from the tribe?

Doesn't it mean that he is also enjoying the dividends of the war?

Then what is it that he opposed Wang Ningan and Wen Yanbo that day?

Song Zhen was asking himself.