Listening to Xuan's words, Zhao Shuo let out a long breath, and this time, he was finally relieved. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

With the people's will as the foundation, it will be easy to do whatever you do in the future.

After sending Liu Zheng and Xuan Hao down, Zhao Shuo fell into new thoughts.

His ideal was not to liberate the Song Dynasty, nor to pacify the Jin, Xia, and Liao, but to bring good news and peace to the people of Li all over the world.

Now it seems that this ideal is really a long way to go.

After shaking his head and shaking this long-term goal out of his mind, Zhao Shuo focused his eyes on the present.

The soldiers and horses of the Fuzhou Zhejia should be about 100,000, and the first 5,000 people were transferred out, of which 2,005 were led by Zheyan and guarded in the Qinling Mountains, and the remaining 2,500 people suffered heavy losses in the defense of Chang'an, and only a few hundred people remained, and they are currently resting.

In this rescue, the Zhe family transferred 20,000 military horses, of which more than 12,000 were led by Zhe Yanruo and Zhe Yanshi to guard Luoyang and prevent pseudo-Qi, and more than 3,000 people were led by Zhe Yanwen to guard Shaanzhou, and the rest were returned to the orthodox leadership and temporarily stationed in Shangzhou. In this way, Chang'an has double insurance. Even if the pseudo-Qi comes to attack again, in the short term, don't think about hitting Chang'an.

In addition to the 25,000 men and horses transferred out of the Zhe family, the rest of the soldiers and horses were stationed around Fuzhou for a generation.

To the north of Fuzhou is the powerful Western Liao, and to the east is the Jin State, and these two big guys are not easy to mess with. Moreover, both the Jin Kingdom and the Western Liao were nomadic peoples, known for their cavalry, and they came and went like the wind. In this way, although there are still more than 70,000 Fold troops in Fuzhou, under the premise that the cavalry has not been fully established, Zhao Shuo really does not dare to transfer it easily.

Fortunately, there are many contradictions between the Western Liao and the Jin State, the former Liao was destroyed by the current Jin State, and after the Liao nobles fled, there was the current Western Liao. It can be said that the Jin State has a hatred for the Western Liao.

In addition, the arsenal in Gu County is producing this weapon day and night, which also provides a certain guarantee for the stability of the north.

In the Great Song Dynasty in the south, Zhao Shuo was not worried, as long as Zhi Yan was guarding the Qinling Mountains and sending some small cannonballs over for a long time, the Song army would not come to attack.

The most fatal should be the west, that is, the border with Western Xia.

The Western Xia soldiers were strong and strong, while on Zhao Shuo's side, there were only some recruits, and the number was not large. Except for the small cannonball in his hand that could deter Western Xia somewhat, Zhao Shuo had no advantage at all.

If Xixia knew that there were not many small cannonballs left in Zhao Shuo's hand now, it was unknown whether he would suddenly attack.

If there are no small cannonballs, relying on these recruits to stop the Western Xia army is completely a fool's dream.

If the Xia army came to attack, it would be a devastating blow to Zhao Shuo.

But although it seems that it is all in crisis, Zhao Shuo does not have too much to worry about.

First, the Xia army fought with him, and Linzhou and Fengzhou fought twice, relying on these hundreds of defenders to stop the attack of the Xia army of thousands of people, which caused a great shadow to the Xia army or Li Yuanhao who was guarding the eastern part of Western Xia.

Second, Zhao Shuo had just annihilated 50,000 Qi troops, and the morale of the army and the people was great, and Zhao Shuo did not believe that Li Yuanhao dared to make a move at this time.

Three! Zhao Shuo speculated that Zhang Chujiu, who was now dispatched, should have arrived at Li Yuanhao. For Zhang Chujiu, Zhao Shuo is still relieved. As the saying goes, when the two countries are at war, they will not be killed. If there is really any movement in Western Xia, Zhang Chujiu can serve as a buffer. The skill delays the dispatch of troops in Western Xia, and it can also bring the news back in time, giving Zhao Shuo time to react.

Now there is still a war in Longyou. In the Longyou generation, in addition to the remnants of the Song Dynasty, there are also a lot of nomads around.

It was no problem for Shi Lance and Shi Zong to take down the Song army, but they were all recruits. What's even more terrifying is that most of these people are still infantry. When the Song army is destroyed, it will be faced with nomads who are mainly cavalry.

At this time, the stone lance and stone sect of the cavalry that did not have it were the real challenge.

And now, Zhao Shuochou is on the issue of war horses.

Western Xia, Western Liao, and various nomads in Western Liao, Zhao Shuo is eyeing them. However, all of this requires a little bit of negotiation to achieve, and it is far from being able to solve the fire.

Longyou may be taken at any time, which has become a top priority now. Once Zhao Shuo's side is constantly harassed by the nomads, the rest of the forces that are eyeing him may not take the opportunity to take a bite, which Zhao Shuo does not want to see.

To get war horses, to recruit soldiers, to fight, this cost is not a small amount. After this period of 'small fights', Zhao Shuo's accumulated wealth is about to bottom out. Although the restaurants in Guxian, Fuzhou and Chang'an are still doing brisk business, these incomes are far from meeting Zhao Shuo's needs.

If it weren't for the property brought by Shopkeeper Li from Lin'an, Zhao Shuo would probably have collapsed at this time.

In these troubled times, people are displaced, and if heavy taxes are imposed, it will not only put the people in dire straits, but may also provoke civil unrest.

But if there is no tax all the time, relying on Zhao Shuo alone, it is a problem to feed these soldiers, and once there is another war, I am afraid that Zhao Shuo will hang.

Does the tax have to be levied? But can't it be too irritating to the people? Then ...... Zhao Shuo fell into deep thought, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

"Rub, I almost forgot!" Zhao Shuo patted his head and muttered to himself. "You can collect personal income tax."

Personal income tax, pay more when you earn, and pay less when you earn, so as to avoid overstimulating the poor people.

Although doing so is likely to make some nobles, squires, landlords, and wealthy businessmen unhappy, there is no way to do it now, and Zhao Shuo can't care so much.

"Gonggong Feng, you will call Fu Yin Zhengpei later, and I will discuss the issue of taxation with him." After thinking about it, Zhao Shuo said to Gonggong Feng.

Gonggong Feng saluted and left, and soon called Zheng Pei over.

After Zhao Shuo told Zheng Pei his thoughts, Zheng Pei looked embarrassed and said. "Lord Wang, doing this is likely to anger these rich people, if they openly resist, it will be ...... for us"

Regarding Zheng Pei's words, Zhao Shuo understands that this is a feudal society and a society controlled by the landlord class. Once these people are offended, Zhao Shuo will be struggling, and it is very likely that he will be overthrown and killed.

"Although they pay a lot of taxes, if they have more money left in their pockets than before the tax, do you think they will resist?" Zhao Shuo asked with a smile.

"Lord Wang, according to your meaning, their income will more than double that of before. This, this ......" Zheng Pei had an expression of disbelief.

"Go ahead and do it, tell them that if they are willing to pay taxes, they will pay it, and if they are not willing, the king will not be reluctant, but if you want to pay it in the future, it will not be the number you have now." Zhao Shuo smiled in confusion. (To be continued.) )