The first battle of Youzhou not only strengthened the power of the generals, but also brought great prestige to Zhao Zhen, three years later, Wang Ningan took advantage of the Jiaozi case, overthrew the two ministers, and drove the old party out of the two mansions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It all stems from the victory of Youzhou.

Just imagine, if you don't get back Youzhou and don't have the credit for recovering your homeland, why should you, Wang Ningan, sit on an equal footing with the ministers of the political hall.

Why did Zhao Zhen kill people if he wanted to, why did he depose several important ministers, why did he set up an audit department to rectify the rule of officials...... is also the supreme emperor, can Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Er be the same? is also a governor of political affairs, can Wang Anshi and Wang Qi sit on an equal footing?

Without doing things, without prestige, who will convince you!

Zhao Zhen knows that Wang Ningan also knows that only by constantly winning externally and increasing his prestige can he smoothly promote the change.

Expanding the territory and changing the law and innovating are things that are inseparable from each other and two and one.

Riding on a war horse and looking at the vast field, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "The rivers and mountains are vast, and the mountains and rivers are magnificent. What a treasure! ”

Wang Ningan said with a smile: "That's true, the minister thinks that if you want to push the Fangtian Average Tax Law, you might as well start from Xuzhou?" ”

"Oh? Jingping, at the moment, Dong Yu's power is still there, and the land of the Han and the Han Dynasty is mixed, and he is only afraid that it will be inappropriate to promote the equal tax of Fangtian, right? ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because this is a mixture of Chinese and Chinese that there will be no opposition from the DPRK and China...... To the west of Taoshui, there is more pasture and less farmland, and with the experience of the minister in Youzhou, as long as the pasture is distributed to all the people, His Majesty can get 100,000 male soldiers and hundreds of thousands of war horses! Moreover, it is most convenient to develop wool spinning in the northwest and purchase wool directly from the land of Hehuang...... Moreover, in time, if the Silk Road is opened, we will be able to sell silk and wool spinning to the Western Regions, and the profits will be doubled! ”

Wang Ningan calculated the business experience for Zhao Zhen again, no wonder he fell into the eyes of money, and laid down a piece of land, if there is no economic value, or in other words, the income is far less than the expenditure, and it becomes a loss-making business, and it is very likely to be abandoned.

Even if the Han and Tang Dynasties were strong, when the national strength was declining, they gave up a lot of territory, not because they didn't want it, but because they couldn't maintain it.

Compared with how to expand the territory, Wang Ningan is more concerned about how to manage a new piece of land, so that the output is enough to maintain the garrison, and only in this way can he control it for a long time.

In the land of the river, the terrain is too high, the precipitation is scarce, the cultivation is difficult, and the farmers cannot gain a foothold, so there will be repeated see-sawing between the Fan and Han.

Wang Ning'an's prescription was to develop the aquaculture industry and the wool spinning industry.

He had already tried it in Youzhou.

It is estimated that 300,000 tents, that is, 300,000 families, with an average of 100 sheep per family, is 30 million, and even if the total number of 10 million is calculated, 2 million woolen wool horses can be produced every year.

According to the current market price, it is worth at least 10 million guan, and then according to one-tenth of the tax, that is, 1 million guan, all of which are used to raise soldiers, enough to raise 10,000 professional soldiers, if you cooperate with the militia, the imperial court will allocate some more people, which is enough to maintain the security of the entire Qingtang region. After all, with Qingtang in control, the safety of the northwest is guaranteed, and the imperial court is still willing to spend a little more money.

And the income of the Silk Road has not been calculated, if it is opened, just the toll will be able to get a lot of money, enough to raise soldiers.

"Jingping, you are the golden abacus of my Great Song!"

Zhao Zhen laughed and praised, indeed, opening up the territory and expanding the territory, working the people and losing money, this is the biggest reason for civil officials to oppose the opening of the territory, if the opening of the territory not only will not lose money, but also make money, who would dare to oppose it?

Zhao Zhen was full of joy, stepping on the ice, crossing the Taoshui, and in front of him was Xuzhou.

Standing on a high place and looking at the past, Zhao Zhen suddenly felt that his eyes were stinging,

The original boxy, well-behaved city, the northwest side, as if it was erased by violence, if the entire city, it was like a big face, and at this time, half of it was cut down, cruel and ruthless, hideous and terrifying!

This is the horror of war!

After seeing it for myself, all the good ideas along the way were thrown aside.

It's too far to think about those things, and it's everyone who pays the price for the sake of victory...... Uncle Cao Tong has seven stab wounds on his body, fortunately none of them are serious, but even so, he needs to come to see his brother-in-law on crutches.

"Jing Xiu, are you okay?" Zhao Zhen asked in surprise.

"It's fine!" Cao Tong was still very happy, he raised his arm, wanting to show Zhao Zhen, but when he was halfway up, he froze, sweat broke out from his nose, and the oil was shiny.

"Your Majesty, this is also a strange thing, when I was fighting, I didn't feel pain, I carried a sword, chased it out for dozens of miles, and the horse couldn't outrun me...... After this break, it hurts everywhere, and I can't even walk, I really don't know how I survived at that time! Cao Yan scratched his head.

Wang Ningan understands Cao Tong very well, he remembers that Grandpa Zhong said that when he was young, he fought on the battlefield, and from birth to death, killing people was like drinking cold water.

When he is old and has been away from the field for a long time, he will hesitate for a while when he even kills chickens...... The battlefield is indeed a testing ground that makes people's blood rush and surpass the limit!

Congratulations to your Uncle Cao Guo, you have succeeded and won a medal of "True Man"!

Zhao Zhen looked at him and shook his head, "I really can't imagine that Jing Xiu actually dared to raise a sword to kill, and the sun came out of the west." ”

Cao Tong is very helpless, for so many years, his name is known to the world.

Except for a little talent in business, nothing else.

"I have to do this, I can't let my own kid look down on it!" Cao Yan said with a bitter face, but no matter how he listened, there was arrogance in his tone!

"It's Cao Ping, right? What about him, I want to see him! ”

Cao Tong shook his head, "He is still fighting, what exactly is he doing, I have to ask Xianggong Wang." ”

Wang Ning'an hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, before the war, the minister gave an order to the Shanzi Battalion that they need to detour back to Dong Yu's rear, recapture Dangchuan Fort and Dingqiang City, form a situation of closing the door and fighting dogs, and leave Dong Yu completely in the west of Taoshui!" ”

"Shenma?"

Cao Yan's voice changed, and he grabbed Wang Ning'an's collar regardless of the pain on his body.

"The surname is Wang, what do you have against me? To send my boy to such a dangerous place? In case he has a bad pool, our father and son won't be able to see each other......" said, Cao Tong cried, to be honest, he can hold on, but he is holding back his strength, and wants to pat his chest and tell him that your father is not a waste when he sees his son next time!

Suddenly, I heard that my son was going to attack Dingqiang City, Cao Yan's head was messed up, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, and it was snowing heavily...... Maybe...... Cao Tong shook his head desperately, but he couldn't shake off the idea of fear......

"Uncle Guo, Ling Lang is a man, I respect him, and it is because of respect that I can't stop him...... As a brother, I can't help it! ”

Wang Ningan also patted Cao Tong on the shoulder.

Uncle Cao Guo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so much that tears came out.

"That's right, my son is a hero, he shouldn't cry for a hero, he shouldn't, he shouldn't!"

said that he shouldn't be, but Cao Tong cried profusely.

Soon, he had a companion, Zhao Zhen and Wang Ningan, all endured their grief, tears rolling in their eyes.

Miserable, miserable!

Half of the city was almost razed to the ground, swept away by snow, every stone, every brick, all had dark red blood, and under the masonry, there were perhaps stumps and broken legs.

After more than ten days of fighting, there were originally nearly 10,000 soldiers, but only more than 3,600 were left intact, and with the wounded, there were less than 5,000 people.

They gave half their lives!

Zhao Zhen and Wang Ning'an stepped into the military medical hall, and the thick bloody breath stimulated the nostrils and nerves. There are too many wounded people who need to be treated, and everyone is busy.

With the medical level of the Great Song Dynasty and the use of alcohol to clean wounds, many lightly wounded were able to avoid infection and return to the army happily, becoming the main force in future battles.

But some seriously injured people still can't be treated, such as a soldier, his legs were cut off, his abdomen was cut, when the military doctor woke him up, he learned that he had lost both legs, the desperate soldier took advantage of the military doctor's inattention, grabbed a scalpel, cut his intestines, and ended his life......

There are many such cases, such as a soldier who was stabbed in the face several times and lost an eyeball. The soldier kept sobbing, he wanted to die, without an eye, he was like a ghost...... The family is so poor, there is nothing missing, and no girl is willing to marry him, and now that he has lost his eyes, who would want to marry into his family?

If you can't afford to marry a daughter-in-law, you will be laughed at by the villagers!

Zhao Zhen walked to the soldier's side and pulled up his arm, the little guy looked less than 20, very tender, if he wasn't injured, he should be a handsome guy......

"Don't be afraid, I'll tell you the matchmaker."

"You...... It's useless! The soldier turned his head, not believing it at all.

Zhao Zhen stood up suddenly, he came in Weifu, except for the people who followed, no one else knew him, everyone just thought he was an ordinary official.

"Listen, everyone, I am the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and I am your monarch father! All the soldiers, born and died, shed blood and were injured for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, please rest assured, I will definitely take care of everyone, so that you will not have to worry about the rest of your life. Don't be afraid, if you have any difficulties, I will help you! ”

Emperor!

Your Majesty!!

Everyone was stupid, no matter what, they couldn't imagine that this uncle with a kind face and a kind speech was actually the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty!

Many wounded soldiers struggled to get up and salute, and the soldier who was held by Zhao Zhen trembled with excitement and couldn't help it.

Zhao Zhen was afraid that it would affect everyone's treatment, so he encouraged him a few words and promised to come to see everyone in the future before he came out of the ward.

Breathing fresh air again, Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes, the last battle of Youzhou, this time the battle of Xuzhou, he was strongly impacted.

Those ordinary people, as well as the soldiers who were born and died, they all have a simple wish, hoping that the country and the people will be safe, prosperous, and strong......

"The king and the scholars share the world, and the scholars live up to my heart. The people have not failed the country, the soldiers have not borne me, and the king should share the world with all the people! ”

Zhao Zhen said in a firm tone: "This sentence should be told to the emperor, and to tell every emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to become a true and eternal law!" ”