After the inspection, Wu Ji took Wu Jian and prepared to go to Xiongzhou to see Wang Shao. Yang Xiuxiu specially told Wu Ji to go to the Wu military industry in Xiongzhou to have a look. With the help of the imperial court, the development of the Wu military industry was mainly operated by Yang Xiuxiu and Qiao Dayuan. I have to say that Yang Xiuxiu is very talented in this area and works very well, Wu Ji can be a hands-off shopkeeper, and he only needs to point out some tricks.

This time I went to Liaojing to plunder, and there were a lot of gains, which made people happy. However, it also made Wu Ji even more angry, that is, such a great river and mountain are in the hands of a foreign race, if they can be recovered, it is a great thing. There are many things that need to be done to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and it is best to start with the Song Dynasty itself and carry out a reform from the top down.

However, today's reform is very dissatisfying, Wang Anshi is struggling, whether this reform is as untimely as in history, no one can say. Although Wu Ji wanted to help, he couldn't help.

Therefore, the best way to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun is to use new weapons to defeat the Liao army. As long as the sixteen states of Yanyun are recovered, the strength of the Liao State will plummet, and it will eventually perish, and the general trend of the world will be decided.

The development of Wu's military industry has become the top priority.

Wu Ji had another expectation, if the border pass was fought better, the more sad Sima Guang and other opponents would be, Wang Anshi's reform would be more powerful, maybe it would be successful, and the Song Dynasty might be able to rejuvenate.

You must know that the economic strength of the Song Dynasty is several times that of the Tang Dynasty, and if the Song Dynasty is full of vitality, its strength will increase dramatically, and it is not impossible to reproduce the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention anything else, the population of the Song Dynasty exceeded 100 million, and this alone is enough to make people shocked. Someone once said that if China had a population of 100 million in the Han and Tang dynasties, it would be enough to conquer the world. At that time, although the Han and Tang dynasties were strong, the population was not large enough, the Han Dynasty was only 60 million at its peak, and the Tang Dynasty was only 70 million, and the manpower was insufficient to expand wildly.

The Song Dynasty has abundant human resources, more powerful economic strength, and developed science and technology, once it is full of vitality, its strength will definitely skyrocket, and there is no problem in reproducing the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The more he thought about it, the more Wu Ji thought that Wu's military industry was more important.

Along the way, the happiest person was Wu Jian, and he couldn't stop talking. The most talked about is the trip to the Liao Border to plunder this time. This kind of thing is already exciting, and it can't be done if they don't rejoice.

Soon arrived in Xiongzhou, Wu Ji took a look, good guy, today's Xiongzhou has restored its former prosperity, to be precise, its prosperity has exceeded the past.

"The Song Dynasty has such a strong recovery ability!" Wu Ji looked at the city gate where people came and went, and he was very emotional.

The economic strength of the Song Dynasty itself is very strong, and if it is used well, it will definitely be able to do great things, but it is a pity that the Song Dynasty did not use it well.

When they entered the city, there were more people, shouting and shouting.

"Brother Ji, today is different from the past, there are no Liao dogs rampant." Wu Jian's eyes rolled wildly, and he said with some excitement: "The first time we came to Xiongzhou, we encountered a Liao dog rampant, we had a fight with Liao dog, cleaned up that Xiao Qingyi miserably, and demolished the Nagong Pavilion, happy!" ”

Recalling the first time he came to Xiongzhou, Wu Ji was also a little happy. At that time, as soon as he saw the Nagong Pavilion, he was so angry that he almost jumped violently. Now, the Liao State has suffered the biggest defeat in a hundred years under the city of Xiongzhou, and even if the Nagong Pavilion is still there, the Khitans will not dare to run rampant as before.

"Gotta get it!" A rapid hoof sounded, and I saw a group of people galloping quickly, led by Lin Hong.

As soon as Lin Hong saw Wu Ji, he pulled the reins of the horse, the war horse stopped, opened his arms, and pounced: "Brother Wu, the eldest brother was about to invite you, but I didn't expect you to come over." Ha ha! ”

Lin Hong is a cheerful person, Wu Ji was also happy to see him, opened his arms, and had a bear hug with him, and then asked, "Brother Lin, what are you looking for me?" ”

"It's not that I'm looking for you, it's the king's secret who wants to see you, and let me go and convert to you. I didn't think about it, but as soon as I arrived, you arrived. It seems that you are a prophet of the unknown. Lin Hong looked at Wu Ji for a while, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I heard that Brother Wu made a fortune in Liaoguo, what gifts did you prepare for my eldest brother?" Don't want anything else, 3,000 good horses. ”

Don't look at him very cheerful, he is also a guy who can't afford to be early, and he wants the most precious war horse as soon as they meet.

Wu Ji was not allowed to speak, and said seriously: "Brother Wu, with these three thousand war horses, my army can all ride horses, and I don't have to walk anymore, and this battle will be even more successful." You must help the eldest brother, otherwise, the eldest brother will even be in the mood to die. ”

"I see you jumping around, and you can't die for a while." Wu Ji was unmoved, grabbed the horse's belly, and rushed straight to where Wang Shao was.

"Brother Wu, you must help me." Lin Hongfei got on his horse and came from behind.

Wang Shao's handsome mansion, Wang Shao and Zhou Wei were drinking tea, looking like thieves and rats, the two lowered their voices and were discussing. I only heard Wang Shao say: "This Wu Ji is amazing, it's only been a few days, and he has made such a big fuss." ”

"I heard that he got fat this time, you can't be so cheap for him, you have to make him slim down." Zhou Wei grinned, busy bubbling with bad water.

"What is slimming? You can't speak, keep your mouth shut. I'm here to help him and put the horse to the best use. Wang Shao rarely showed his surname, looking like a thief.

"Haha!" Zhou Wei understood and laughed.

At this moment, the soldiers came in to report that Wu Ji had arrived. Wang Shao and Zhou Wei looked at each other, their faces were blank, and they asked Wu Ji to come in.

"Wu Ji, the commander of the Conversion Army, has seen Wang Shumi!" Wu Ji strode in and saluted Wang Shao.

Wang Shao looked at Wu Ji with a straight face, and suddenly, he shouted: "Come on!" Take down this guy who violates military law! ”

Zhou Wei pounced on the general and hugged Wu Ji. There were also a few generals who rushed up and turned Wu Ji's hands back, all staring at Wu Ji with big eyes, like jackals looking at lambs.

"Dare to ask the king's secret, why is this?" Wu Ji was confused.

"Bang!" Wang Shao slapped his right hand on the table and shouted: "Wu Ji, you are so bold!" Dare to send troops privately and start a war, can you be guilty? ”

"Wang Shumi, I think you're mistaken, right?" Wu Ji was not only not surprised, but laughed: "Haha! ”

"Don't laugh! What's so ridiculous? Zhou Wei shouted loudly and threatened: "If you dare to laugh again, pull you out and behead you!" ”

"Wang Shumi, the official family has given me the power to act cheaply, and it is up to me to decide when to send troops and where to use them. Wang Shumi, this holy decree, but you handed it to me with your own hands, you won't forget too much, right? Wu Ji retorted.

"Ugh!" Wang Shao made a sound of grinding his teeth in his mouth.

All know this, and it is true. Wu Ji robbed the New Year's coin, and Song Shenzong gave him the convenience of acting cheaply, and when and where the Guixin Army used it had to be decided by Wu Ji, and Wang Shao's charges were useless.

Do you know what the consequences of doing this are? The Liao State will definitely invade the border, and it will be difficult to be peaceful! This will affect the overall situation of the imperial court. Wang Shao's face was still cold.

According to the strategy of the Song Dynasty, it should be the Western Xia first, and then the Liao State. If there was another big war with the Liao State in the north, in that case, the strategic focus of the Song Dynasty would be shifted from Western Xia to the north, which would really affect the overall situation of the Song Dynasty.

"Haha!" Wu Ji smiled even more happily: "Wang Shumi, you are also an understanding person. Even if we don't send troops, won't the Liao State invade the border? How long has it been since the Xiongzhou War last year? Have you forgotten? Tigers always have to eat people, no matter whether the Great Song Dynasty sends troops or not, the Liao State will always violate the border. Instead of letting the Liao State invade the territory, it is better for us to go to the Liao State. ”

This truth is obvious, even if the Song Dynasty does not plunder, the Liao State will come to plunder the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the Liao State has been plundered for more than 100 years, and China has paid a heavy price.

"Then you'll also affect the big picture." Wang Shao's face was still cold, and his tone was not so stern.

"It's easier to do." Wu Ji analyzed: "The Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia fought for decades, and there were many defeats, and the defeat of Haoshuichuan was even more bloody. Except for Wang Shumi's Battle of Xihe, which was a great victory, the Great Song Dynasty rarely won battles. Why is that? I think that in addition to the special geographical mountains and rivers of Western Xia, there is also something related to the inability of the Great Song Dynasty to concentrate troops and the Western Xia maneuver, because the Liao State will not allow the Great Song Dynasty to destroy the Western Xia, and it will pull the hind legs of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

The Song Dynasty, the Liao State, and the Western Xia Dynasty constituted another version of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the three kingdoms fought each other, each with its own wit, and the Song Dynasty wanted to destroy the Western Xia, and the Liao State would definitely not allow it.

Wang Shao nodded slightly, but did not speak, he knew that Wu Ji would definitely have the following.

Sure enough, Wu Ji continued: "Instead of letting the Liao State pull our hind legs during the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia War, it is better to take this opportunity to have a big war with the Liao State." If you can break the Liao State, the Liao State will not be able to pull the back legs of the Great Song Dynasty in a short period of time. At that time, if you concentrate your forces to fight a battle with the Western Xia, you may be able to destroy the Western Xia. Even if it can't be destroyed, it only needs to take Hengshan to lock the Western Xia in the bitter cold land of the northwest, and Shaanzhou will not be threatened by the Western Xia. Whether the Great Song Dynasty will continue to destroy the Western Xia or the Liao depends on the situation. ”

The Liao State and the Western Xia were allies, and if the Song Dynasty wanted to unify the world, the only way to break it was to break it. If you don't take Hengshan, Shaanzhou is under the serious threat of Western Xia, so you must take Hengshan. If you want to get Hengshan, you can't let the Liao State intervene, and a fierce battle with the Liao State is the best way, if you can defeat the Liao State, you will win the opportunity to seize Hengshan.

"Haha!" Wang Shao laughed, pointed at Wu Ji and said, "Brother Wu, it seems that you are prepared." In any case, you have to give me some horses, not more, just fifteen thousand. ”

"You might as well grab it." Wu Ji was very angry: "You guys are colluding and want to hit my idea, don't think about it!" ”

"If you rob Yelu Hongji, we will rob you! To give or not to give? Zhou Wei shook his fists and threatened: "Brother Wu, you have five thousand people, you don't need so many war horses, it's better to give it to us, we can also come in handy." ”

"This is very easy to do, give me your army, I can act cheaply, it will make the Liao country uneasy." Wu Ji calculated against him.

"Okay, don't make a fuss." Wang Shao saw that Wu Ji didn't enter the oil and salt, and knew that if he wanted to fight Wu Ji's idea, it would be impossible, and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, what is your idea when you come this time?" ”

"I don't have much idea, but it just depends on whether the king is brave enough, if you are brave enough, we will do an earth-shattering thing and make the world shake!" Wu Ji's words are not shocking, and he is endless.

When the words landed, everyone was shocked.

(To be continued)