Song Valve Text] Chapter 742——

"Gone?" Zhang Jun stepped into Xu Wei's office and asked. \

"Well, just left, saying that I was going to leave for the next two days." Xu Wei was holding the report sent by Liu Ziyu, the Shaanxi transit envoy, and the general situation of Shaanxi's revenue and expenditure last year and the first half of this year was on the top. Although it is self-sufficient in grain, its fiscal revenue is far from being comparable with that of Sichuan. The tax revenue of Shu is tens of millions every year, and Shaanxi is still at the level of one million, the gap.

"Did the king tell him?" , Zhang Jun asked again.

"How can you not say it? Once this war is launched, from Liangzhejiang in the east to Sichuan and Shaanxi in the west, no one can stay out of it. But our situation is here, if we stretch out our hands and ask the people for money, then won't the three-year work be wasted? "Xu Weidao." I have no choice but to re-engage with my old C-O business. He is referring to the heavy C-O old business here. In the past, he asked Zhao Huan for money, and also asked Zhao Chen for money, since Zhao Jin ascended the throne, he hasn't stretched out his hand, why does Zhao Guan's family have to give 1.8 million to get by, right? Besides, with Xu Liang in the court, as soon as Tang Si retreated, he knew what to do.

I didn't say anything about the war, the Western Army should fight, but the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, I have no money left in Sichuan and Shaanxi, why don't you help with it? This time it doesn't mean that it will be done with 570,000 soldiers, once the fight starts, then at least the Western Army will be transferred out of the scale of more than 100,000, if there is no money, Xu Wei is a god, and there is no way.

Zhang Jun laughed when he heard this: "I believe that the Holy Lord will be very generous. ”

Xu Wei also smiled, and then said: "Joke is joke, Deyuan, if you start this autumn, how much money does Sichuan have?" Zhang Jun said without thinking: "If it is July or August, I am afraid that it will only be this number." ”

Xu Zi looked at it and smiled bitterly: "Even if you don't fight, this number is only enough for three months in normal times." Once the army is raised, you have to throw money into it, alas, damn it. He affirmed and loved the 200,000 soldiers under his command. But to tell the truth, the system in the Song Dynasty was really raised with money. Take the army as an example, I am afraid that the treatment of the army in the Song Dynasty is the highest in all dynasties. The salary of the soldiers is very good, as the saying goes, "one person is enlisted, the whole family has to live", although the status of the soldiers in the Song Dynasty was low, but as long as one person was a soldier, he could support the whole family. The 200,000 Western Army "has a monthly military expenditure of 1.2 million yuan and 150,000 stone of grain." Remember, this is only in peacetime, once there is going to be a war. At the beginning of the expedition, you have to pay extra money to the soldiers, and in case of battle, if you have merit, you have to reward money immediately.

No, after the end of the war, no matter whether it is victory or defeat, "bereavement is inevitable." If you are victorious, you will have to reward those who have merit. "That's a huge expense. It is true that the economy of the Song Dynasty was unprecedentedly prosperous, but it was all spent on these.

Since Xu Wei took charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he has felt this very deeply.

"I believe that the imperial court will also consider this after knowing about it." , Zhang Jun said with relief. "If there's really no way, there's still a way to go." , Xu Wei knew what he was talking about, shook his head and said: "No, the money is increased every year, and it has already depreciated n-ng, and then it will be lu-n." This is a common practice in Sichuan and Shaanxi, "once the money is not enough at the end of the year, the government will issue additional money, that is, paper money." But because of this every year, the government has taken the real money in its hands, but the money in the hands of the people has been depreciated because of the excessive issuance.

It is okay to be expedient for a while, but for a long time, it is a harmful act to the people. In the past three years, Sichuan and Shaanxi have not issued any more shares, and now, Xu Wei does not want to start this again.

"Then we can only count on the imperial court to allocate some of it." , Zhang Jun said helplessly.

"That's what I said, but it depends on how this Tang Xuanyu reports to the authorities after he returns." Xu Wei said casually.

"The king thinks he won't repay the truth?" Zhang Jun was a little surprised.

Xu Wei didn't answer, this person was recommended by Qin Hui, how could he believe it? Even though Xu Liu wrote letters and praised Qin Hui more than once for being a good helper, Xu Wei still harbored deep hostility and wariness towards this person.

The two were racking their brains, and suddenly saw Zhang Qing rolling in like a gust of wind, and they didn't say hello to Zhang Jun, and rushed directly to Xu Wei, their faces were flushed red because of their excitement.

Xu Wei's eyes narrowed: "What are you doing?" "Good news, King! Zhang Qing said quickly.

Xu Wei glanced at Zhang Jun and said with a smile: "Unless you can give me N-Ng five million taels now, nothing else is good news." "Five million? Zhang Qing obviously didn't know what it meant.

Zhang Jun had to go forward and quipped: "Zhang Jiyi, if you go back and sell your property, can you make 500,000 yuan?" ”

"Five hundred thousand? You might as well sell me. Zhang Qing said with a smile. But he immediately remembered the matter and said to Xu Wei, "King, I received news from Hedong that Jin Guo is holding a funeral. "Funeral? Xu Wei and Zhang Jun said in unison.

"Who died?" Xu Wei stepped forward and asked.

"Zongbi!" Zhang Qing said in a deep voice.

"Zong Bi? Jin Guoliang Wang Wushu? Zhang Jun couldn't believe it.

"Is there another Zongbi?" , Zhang Qing asked rhetorically.

Xu Wei was also taken aback, got up and walked around, and said suspiciously: "Wushu is dead?" Is the message true? ”

"It's true, there can be no fake! Humble duty has been confirmed from multiple sources! The vultures are indeed dead! "Zhang Qing cut the railway.

"That's great news!" Zhang Jun said. "Zong Bi controlled the Jin dynasty and government, and always advocated the southern invasion, and the Jin army blew south several times, all of which were led by this person. When he dies, we have one less rival! Especially in this period, Zong Bi can be said to have died at the right time! Xu Wei was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Who will take his place?" ", "This is unclear for the time being, Wanyan Zongxian is the left minister, and it seems that he wants to take over Zongbi's position. However, the other person worshiped Pingzhang Zhengshi. Zhang Qingdao.

"Who?" Xu Wei asked.

"It's Wan Yanliang, who was killed by our army in Yuci a few years ago, and his real name is Di Gu Nai." , Zhang Qing said with a smile.

"Wanyan Liang?" A strange smile appeared on Xu Wei's face. Because he really doesn't know whether it's good or bad to be able to shine brightly. In history, Wan Yanliang was the fourth emperor of the Jin Kingdom, known as the King of Hailing, and it was he who achieved Yu Yunwen's "great victory in quarrying", and his fame through the ages. It seems that not long after this person ascended the throne, he ignored the facts, planned to destroy the Song Dynasty, and raised an army of 600,000 to the south, which was unprecedented in the history of the Song and Jin dynasties.

But it's still fashionable to think about this question now. As soon as Wushu died, the Jin army lost its leader, and this was the perfect time for the Song army's Northern Expedition to regain the lost land!

"Pass my order to summon the generals of Yongxing, Langyan, Huanqing, Jingyuan, Qinfeng, Xihe, and Liangxing to Fengxiang Mansion before the end of this month. At that time, Ma Zhanqing will go with me to Xuanfu to deal with the affairs of the Division, and I will be entrusted with Deyuan! ”

The news of the death of Wanyan Zongbi, that is, Wushu, was soon learned by Jiangnan. Even those who don't have D-NG Chali know that as soon as Wushu dies, the time for the Song Army's Northern Expedition has come! As early as three years ago, there were ministers in the DPRK and China who were clamoring to raise troops for the Northern Expedition, and this was the opportunity that they had been waiting for for three years!

Xu Liang immediately played Emperor Zhao Jin, asking the emperor to issue an edict for the Northern Expedition and personally drive the expedition! Ordered the four major Xuanfu Divisions, as far as they could, raise troops to the north! As soon as the prime minister took the lead, what the courtiers didn't say, everyone asked the emperor to edict the Northern Expedition! Of course, as to whether it is necessary to take a personal expedition, some people have reservations.

Zhao Jin has been the emperor for several years, and basically there is no growth. It's not right to say that he is a faint gentleman, because first of all, he doesn't have any special hobbies, bad s-, not fun, and doesn't like any poems, songs, Danqing calligraphy and painting, etc.; Secondly, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, anyway, he was doing his duty, the rules and regulations, what should he do every day, he came out early and sat down, listened to the ministers quarrel and retreated, if the ministers had something to discuss, he went to the vertical arch hall to meet, and continued to listen to the quarrels of the ministers; In the end, he never made any stupid moves, so that he brought disaster to the country and the people, because he had no achievements at all, and the affairs of the country were all decided by the ruler.

However, there are still two problems, which have attracted the attention of the ministers. First, the emperor seems to be a little afraid of guilt, although the courtiers should not ask about the affairs of the harem, but there is no impermeable wall in the world. The ministers still vaguely heard some rumors, such as after the emperor went down to the court, the first place to go must be the queen's place, Empress Liu may often blow the wind on the pillow, her father Liu Guangguo has been a captain, her second uncle Liu Guangshi, in the Western Army is the most untouchable, actually two towns festival envoy, her third uncle Liu Guangyuan, how can he be, he also built sheep! The most outrageous thing is that her grandfather Liu Yanqing closed his eyes last year, and the emperor actually wanted to posthumously crown the title of county king!

You say that her father and uncle are in high positions, after all, they are relatives of the emperor and the country, and they all have soldiers in their hands, and they can be used in the Northern Expedition, and the ministers who have no merit in promoting them will open one eye and close one eye. What does Liu Yanqing have? When Lianjin attacked Liao, he was the commander-in-chief, but the result was a complete defeat, and the strength accumulated by the country for many years was destroyed! Later, it was reactivated, and I didn't see any credit for it, and being a governor of Xifu was just a resettlement for the elderly. If he is posthumously crowned as the king of the county, what do you think of the two surviving county kings? People are fought with a knife and a gun, and they are piled up with war exploits! Don't talk about Xu Wei, if you posthumously crown Liu Yanqing as the king of the county, and when he goes down to Huangquan and meets Xu Shao, the king of Qinghe County, do you have the face to meet?

Second, the emperor had a tendency to favor eunuchs. In the past, the eunuchs in his palace were all called in the inner sh-province, and they were either in charge or they all knew it, and even the inner sh-shen xue, who was trusted by the first emperor, didn't know what m-n road he had taken, and he actually came out again. For this reason, Xu Liang and others persuaded a lot, but every time the emperor made a promise in front of Zaizhi, but after a few days, he forgot all about it. Fortunately, now the ruling ministers hold the power in their hands, and the emperor can't help it, so his internal shuffles are not arrogant, but if it goes on like this, it is difficult to say.

At this time, the ministers were a little depressed. There is a popular saying among the people, called "Thousands of choices, choose the oil leakage lamp." At the beginning, most of them supported the prime minister's opinion and supported the current son, thinking that he would inherit his brother's legacy as promised at the beginning of his accession to the throne, and take it as his responsibility to recover the lost land and wash away the shame of the country, but now it seems that this burden is too heavy for him.

However, no matter how the emperor is, he is still the emperor, and in such a major event as the Northern Expedition, Xu Liang and others must obtain the emperor's approval and support.

But Zhao Jin was in trouble.

The Northern Expedition is not the Northern Expedition, it doesn't matter, he doesn't care. You can go on a northern expedition, after all, to recover the lost land, but why do you call it a personal expedition? I don't know how to fight, so what's the use of calling me to go? There are no eyes on the battlefield, what if there is a mistake? Even if you don't ask me to go to the front line, the closer you get to the front line, the more dangerous it becomes. There are Xu Wei, Zhe Yanzhi and my father-in-law to fight, so why bother?

The emperor was worried, and Empress Liu jumped out to give him "encouragement" and claimed that the emperor should sit in the town, and there are generals in the war, Xu Liang and others agitated the imperial drive to conquer in person, purely superfluous, to make concubines, and go through the motions! When Empress Huang said this, the emperor's determination was strengthened. But he didn't want to tell Xu Liang directly, and one day he faced Xu Liang "I really had no choice but to be broded by the ministers, so he blurted out, "The queen doesn't want me to go." "N-NG made the ministers' jaws almost drop to the ground.

Seeing this situation, Xu Liang made concessions.

Originally, I wanted to invite the emperor to the Xianghan region to boost morale, so that the soldiers would know that the emperor was with you. Seeing the appearance of Zhao Guan's family, Xianghan didn't want to go even if he died, so Xu Liang changed his original intention. Xianghan Shengshang didn't want to go, "Then at least go to Zhenjiang Mansion, right?" As long as you go north out of Hangzhou, you will arrive at Zhenjiang in less than two days. It is absolutely safe there, behind it is the Xuanfu Division of Liangzhejiang, and in front of it is the defense area of Lao Taishan, the father-in-law of the Holy Lord.

Zhao Jin was still unwilling, and later he was anxious and came up with a condition, Zhenjiang Mansion I can go, but I will never cross the Yangtze River! If you need to boost the morale of the Western Army, "let them cross the river, and I will cheer them on."

Xu Liang had no choice but to agree, otherwise what should he do?

Finally, the emperor was willing to drive the expedition in person, and Xu Liang urged Zhao Jin to hurry up and issue an edict: "Order the four major Xuanfu Divisions to send troops to the Northern Expedition!" At the same time, Xu Wei, the deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu, was authorized to be fully responsible for liaising and negotiating with the Khitans to "send troops together!" At the latest, but this August, the war must be fought!

For these requests, Zhao Jin complied. He first issued an edict to erase the word "right" from Han Shizhong's dispatch, officially became the "Jinghu Xuanfu Envoy", and was promoted to the third grade; Then he "ordered the Jiangxi Xuanfu ambassador Zhi Yanzhi to "supervise the Zhulu military horses" and be fully responsible for commanding the southern army. Because of the influence of Empress Liu, "Huaixi pacified Liu Guangguo, and then became a deputy.

Later, "another 3 million yuan was allocated and sent to Shaanxi to reward Xu Wei to help the military, and said that this was the "first payment", which was not good enough to discuss, so you will fight, and the rest will be sent later. At the same time, he ordered Xu Wei to be fully responsible for liaising and negotiating with the Khitans on behalf of the imperial court, in order to jointly send troops.

At this point, the final preparations for the Northern Expedition were being carried out intensively. 500,000 soldiers of the Song Army are gearing up and leaping forward, and the horn of war is about to be sounded in the vast area from Liangzhejiang in the east to Sichuan and Shaanxi in the west!

However, at this juncture, the country also seemed to be aware of the danger, and in June, there was an urgent report on the border that the Jin Kingdom had sent a large mission, which was on its way south!

The south is ready to go, what is the intention of being afraid of a large-scale mission at this time? This time, even Xu Liang couldn't figure it out. Since the last time the Song and Jin countries detained the Song envoys, there has been no foreign jiāo exchange, which one is singing this time?

Soon, new news came. The envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, who were detained last time when they sent an envoy to the Jin Kingdom, are also among their peers! It seems that NV real people are here to show goodwill? There was a lot of discussion between the DPRK and China, and there was everything that was said.

Soon, the Jin delegation came to Jiangnan and entered Hangzhou, and the leaders were amazed by the officials and the people. Because in everyone's impression, when the envoys of the Jin Kingdom came were not flying and domineering, they could not be immortal! I can't wait to put my eyes on the top of my head from the moment I enter the city! But this time, although I don't say groveling, I also know etiquette.

First of all, Jiāo returned the Song envoy and released goodwill, and when he was received by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he actually behaved in a proper manner, and he worshipped when he should be, without dragging his feet at all. The most surprising thing is that the envoy of the Jin State who came this time was Zhang Tonggu, who had been an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, was known for his unreasonableness, and was known as "the secretary of a big country and the king of a small country"!

Seeing the once lawless Zhang Tonggu saluting respectfully in front of the emperor in his early twenties, I don't know how many ministers suddenly felt raised their eyebrows! A weak country has no other way, we are a strong country!

Xu Liang, who was watching coldly, could not see any unusual clues in the courteous and courteous style of the Jin people, and he was courteous and diligent, and he was either a thief! I'll see what you do!

NV real people then showed their tricks and shocked the Great Song Dynasty! Zhang Tonggu said that in the past, when the king of Dajinliang, Taishi, and Marshal Wanyan Zongbi were alive, the Song and Jin countries fought for many years, consuming national strength and suffering the army and the people. Now that King Liang has passed away, our Dajin Emperor grew up reading Han classics, and he likes Ya Song and Confucian clothes the most, just like the son of heaven of the Han family.

For the sake of the people of the two countries, Emperor Dajin was willing to take this opportunity to turn hostility into a war with the Southern Dynasties, end the state of hostilities, and be good-neighborly and friendly. For this reason, only the following statement is made: Song and Jin are two equal countries, and there is no distinction between kings and ministers, nor between uncles, uncles, and nephews: since Song and Jin are equal, there is naturally no such thing as age coins, and all treaties drawn up by the previous Song-Jin peace conferences have been declared null and void; In addition, in order to show the sincerity of the Dajin Kingdom and understand the hardships of the Southern Dynasty, I, Dajin, am willing to return to the two places of Henan and Huaidong that belong to the Southern Dynasty, and from then on take the Yellow River as the boundary. Of course, as a condition for jiāo, it is enough for the Southern Dynasty to give some money, how much we can discuss, and this is not a year coin, once x-ng.

Zhang Tonggu's words made the jaws of the Great Song Junchen fall to the ground!

Everyone knows that now the Great Song Dynasty is actively preparing for the Northern Expedition! What was the purpose of the Northern Expedition? Regain the Central Plains, recover the old capital, and expel the north to cross the Yellow River! But now, you don't need to fight, you can give it to yourself! Moreover, if Zhang Tonggu's expression is complete, the condition of the nv real person is just to ask for money! Why, Jin Guo is poor and crazy? Started selling land? As soon as Yan Zongbi closed his eyes, wouldn't it hurt to sell Ye Tian?

Wrong! This is originally our Great Song Territory!! ~！