Zheng Lang was not angry when he heard the news, on the contrary, he was excited.

This kind of mentality is very abnormal, in the Song Dynasty, it is necessary to say that the Song Dynasty, after his whole, it is estimated that 9,999 out of 10,000, and there will be no tragic stories in later generations.

It was also relatively easy to solve, Zheng Lang immediately took the pen and wrote a reply. There are two strategies, one is to set up a defense law on the coast, and train a large number of guards in various states and provinces, not for the sake of soldiers, one is to help the poor, and the other is to defend.

In fact, the harm of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese invaders caused the people in the coastal areas to pretend to be the Japanese in order to make a living, or to collude with the Japanese invaders. Therefore, Zheng Lang's second strategy is that anyone who colludes with the pirates of the Japanese Kingdom will be killed.

The Song Dynasty's maritime politics were open, except for the occasional envoy to Goryeo, rarely built treasure ships, and showed off their military power abroad, but the real footprint was that there was no Zheng Lang, and he went no less than Zheng He went to the West. Therefore, the squires collude with the Japanese robbers, and the probability of the people pretending to be the Japanese is very small, coupled with this ban, there will be more and more Japanese robbers in the future, but it will not cause much harm.

Si'er brought tea and snacks, and Su Dongpo didn't even dare to say it.

Then he said: "Gong Zheng, I came from the capital and heard something, the Khitan sent an envoy to force me to withdraw my troops from Lingxia Road. The DPRK and China are worried about this matter. As I traveled all the way west, I saw that in some areas, if the officials were harsh, the people were already showing hardship......"

"The Khitan is not necessarily terrible, but it will be difficult to ...... this year" Zheng Lang thought about it, and then wrote a notebook, asking the imperial court to discuss with the Liao envoy, and take out three to four million yuan to buy fur livestock from the Khitan.

"Zheng Gong, too much." Su Dongpo looked at this number and felt a little painful. To be honest, Su Dongpo is still good and loves the people. However, politically it is far inferior to Su Zhe, so when he is a local official, he often makes political achievements, and after entering the two governments, sometimes not only can not do things, but also bad things.

Zheng Lang said that three or four million yuan is not difficult financially, and it is also a large amount for the Song Dynasty. And now this kind of transaction is equal to bribery, and there is no doubt that the Khitan will be a big deal.

"Zizhan, not thick is not enough to succeed. That's it. It may not make all the Khitan far-sighted ministers reconcile. However, it will make some short-sighted nobles and businessmen lobby the Khitan to continue to reconcile with our dynasty. Although it is difficult this year, once the Khitan officially sends troops, it will be even more difficult. In the next year, if the Khitan wants to send troops, I will even welcome it in my heart. ”

"And in a few years, I can interrupt the New Year's coin at any time, at least remove this name."

A few lights flashed in Su Dongpo's eyes.

The Western Xia played an important military role in the Song Dynasty, as it repeatedly violated the border. A large number of soldiers had to be stationed on Shaanxi Road, which increased redundant troops and expenses, and also brought a heavy burden to the people of Shaanxi. But it was not a shame for the Song Dynasty, and the two countries were at war. There are winners and losers in each other, that is, a few dollars are given to buy peace, which is a reward, not like the Khitan. It's a Na word. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was even more humiliating, and Song Gaozong wrote a letter to the Emperor of Jin, in which he claimed to be a "minister......

In fact, it comes down to it. It's a matter of face.

But is face really that important?

After staying in Su Dongpo for one night, the two talked about some knowledge of poetry and poetry, and now Su Dongpo has long surpassed Zheng Lang in terms of literary attainments. Of course, Zheng Lang didn't mind this very much, and Su Dongpo didn't dare to be proud.

The next day, Su Dongpo hurried back to the capital, and had to take advantage of the fact that the Khitan envoy did not leave the capital to bring Zheng Lang's letter to the capital.

Sure enough, this three million made the envoy of the Liao State moved, and he didn't dare to call the shots, so he didn't argue anymore and hurried back.

The Song Dynasty was still embarrassed due to financial pressures, but many places were improving.

For example, in Shaanxi, more than ninety percent of the military service of strong men, fanding, and archers has been cut one by one, and even two-thirds of the township soldiers have been cut. The fierce battle last year made the people of Shaanxi very miserable, but since then, the pressure has been gradually relaxed.

Another example is the forbidden soldiers.

Originally, there were not many forbidden soldiers, and tens of thousands of forbidden soldiers were sacrificed before and after, so there were no more layoffs. Moreover, the occupation of Hehuang and Western Xia was not long, and there were still some tribes in various places who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Song Dynasty and had to garrison troops. At the same time, Fengzhou and Fuzhou, Xingqing and Huaiyuan Army should be stationed in these areas to prevent the Khitan invasion.

The garrison did not dare to reduce for the time being, but when it was dispersed over such a vast area, production was restored, local supplies, and the soldiers' fields were added, at least they could be almost self-sufficient in food and grass. This alone will save a lot of money for the Song Dynasty in a year.

And the Song Dynasty will no longer worry about war horses and livestock in the future.

Some areas have already begun to promote coarse grains, which will further ease the pressure on grain in the north. In particular, corn is not only a miscellaneous grain, but also an excellent fodder, which is conducive to raising livestock for the people.

However, Zheng Lang's actions in Xingqing Mansion further deteriorated the finances of the Song Dynasty.

The most expensive is greening, first from Helan Mountain to divert snow water, digging a small canal to lead to Juyanhai, this small canal is not wide or deep, not for transportation, even if it is wide and deep, there is no sufficient water source, it is impossible to be a canal for boats. It's this small river, and it's going to be a seasonal river in the future.

It plays the role of greening and preventing wind and sand, and excavates dozens of small lakes on both sides of the river, stores water during the flood season, and carries many drought-tolerant plants on both sides. Prevent the deterioration of the wind and sand, and can protect the trade road, once the green trees on both sides are shady, the scale of the North Trade Road in the Tang Dynasty in the past can be restored, and the upper pass is blocked, and the West Ditch and the Western Regions will bring unlimited business opportunities to Xingqing Mansion, Yanxia, Fulin, Taiyuan and Yanzhou. A large number of aqueducts were dug in the north and south loops and trees were planted.

However, grazing no-grazing areas have been set up in many places.

Including on both sides of the weak water, a lot of money was spent on planting trees, or a lot of pasture grass was planted, and many small canals were built to moisturize.

The woods are not to be cut down and are planted with dense thorns to prevent humans from entering and cutting down indiscriminately, and as for the grasslands, only a few areas are given grazing by herders, and other grasslands are also forbidden to cattle and sheep, but herders are allowed to go in four or five times a year to harvest the pasture regularly.

This will be more economical, and it will be tantamount to forcing herders to settle down. You can't manage without settling.

It is a mutually beneficial move, but in this way, the court must invest a lot of money.

Because the deterioration of water and soil is more intense than that of the river, a lot of money was invested this time, and in the three years before and after, the amount of money and silk invested reached more than 34 million.

There are also roads and schools. The original party script was placed in the museum, and all Chinese characters were popularized.

Last year, one place was recovered in the front, and the people were organized to plant winter wheat in the back, but when the winter wheat came up, it had to be in May, and the time for afforestation was already missed. Now these projects are ahead of schedule, and the people have to eat, drink, wear, and pay for their work, and spend more.

Zheng Lang was in a hurry, but he had to let the people of Western Xia immediately see where the hope was. The more stable the Western Xia, the more hesitant the Khitan became. If Western Xia is unstable. Even if there are three million, the Khitan may still send troops. But these money silks forced officials to turn around, fortunately, with the help of the bank, otherwise the war would be over, and there would be a big mess because of the money.

However, after all kinds of measures, after the autumn, Western Xia gradually settled down.

And those three million also worked.

There are many visionary people in the Khitan, but not necessarily all of them are selfless. This is the same as in the Song Dynasty. Three million has tempted many nobles, and there are many things within the Khitan, the first is to clear the Yelu Yixin forces, which are being liquidated. dragged the Khitan hind legs. The second is miscellaneous grains, although the seeds of the Song Dynasty are obtained, they need to be planted by the Song Dynasty. Many people have the idea that the Khitan army is strong in combat. The shortcomings are that the grain production is insufficient, the people cannot guarantee food and clothing, and the economy is insufficient. Once the harvest of miscellaneous grains is completed and the problem of food and clothing for the people is solved, the Khitan will bring into full play the combat effectiveness of the army. So some people want to wait a few years......

So he sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty and continued to forcefully demand that the Song Dynasty withdraw its troops from Western Xia, and talked about the three million again.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement to purchase 3.7 million furs from the Khitan in June, September, February and May of the following year, which were very expensive.

This agreement allowed the Khitan to extort at least nearly 3 million yuan.

But it allowed the Song Dynasty to get back the most precious one-year respite.

……

Yuanfeng eight years.

Wang Shao was not dead, on the contrary, he made a thing that made the ministers of the Song Dynasty jaw-dropping.

Previously, Wang Shao was moved to the privy deputy envoy, which was still very peaceful, but after a long time, the scholars began to abuse. Wang Shao was angry and sent a request to Zheng Lang to ask Zheng Lang to sponsor him to participate in the Juliang Fangzheng Branch.

Although it is expensive, it is a backward one, and he is the deputy minister of the West Mansion......

After Zheng Lang received Wang Shao's letter, he couldn't help laughing, and wrote another letter to persuade Wang Shao that his heart was calm and naturally cool, and the Song Dynasty under Zhao Ji had almost reached its peak. Catch up with the good times, this is the establishment of great achievements, people should be content.

What you gain will lose something.

and copied his letter, combined it with Wang Shao's letter, and handed it to Zhao Shao to read.

Zhao Ji couldn't cry or laugh after seeing it, and called Wang Shao to ask: "Prince, why are you competing with the backwards for the examination department?" ”

After this toss, Wang Shao gradually saw it, and because he had been on the battlefield many times, he had accumulated injuries on his body, so he put forward a request to Zhishi, not to give the doctor a chance to discredit him, and we retired. I returned to my hometown Jiangxi to retire.

On the other hand, Guo Kui was also excluded, learned from Wang Shao, and then went to Shi.

In fact, for the two of them, this is the best ending.

Not only the two of them, including Gao Zunyu and Li Xian, were attacked by the scholars. Only Zheng Lang didn't, not because he was afraid of forcing Zheng Lang to become a leader, he didn't dare, he didn't dare.

In fact, Zheng Lang also wanted to retreat, but there were still some affairs in the northwest that had not been resolved, and he did not dare to retreat.

However, after three years of recuperation, the economic pressure caused by the war gradually eased. And there is not much left of the burden. Once the arrears were resolved, the Song Dynasty's finances would become extremely healthy. All this seems to have brought infinite vitality to the Song Dynasty.

The greatest vitality is in the Northwest.

Whether it is Hehuang or Western Xia, so a large area of greening, many areas from barren areas to green fields, some saplings are still very young, but the vitality is extremely gratifying.

The greatest vitality is the people.

All kinds of miscellaneous grains and pasture grass were promoted, and the imperial court invested a lot of money, and the people's lives gradually improved. This change can almost be described as changing with each passing day. After all, Western Xia was warlike in the past, and with the national strength and population of Western Xia, how much pressure would it bring to the people if so many wars were launched. Now that there is no war, and all kinds of policies are properly managed, the people's lives will be improved in no time. Nowadays, the people of Western Xia may not be very loyal to the Song Dynasty, but at least in the hearts of the people. Zheng Lang is not weaker than Li Bingchang. And this balance is tilted towards the Song Dynasty and Zheng Lang day by day.

In June, Xingqing Mansion brought a group of people.

Li Xian came to Xingqing Mansion with a guest.

Zheng Lang looked at the young man suspiciously, and Li Xian said, "Gong Zheng, please take Your Majesty's command." ”

The purpose of the interface does not need to be so grand, but it is also necessary to face the east and bow down, and make an appearance, Li Xian said: "Pass the decree Zheng Aiqing, I will ask Li Xian to bring my six sons to Xingqing Mansion." Hello is a teaching. ”

Zheng Langmeng was stunned, and looked at the future emperor of the Song Dynasty, and had to salute: "I have seen the Sixth Highness." ”

"Zheng Pingshen," Zhao Xu helped him up, this little guy has very good qualifications, the most famous example in the history books is that when he ascended the throne at the age of nine, the Liao envoy came to mourn the Shenzong, and Cai did because of the different costumes of the two countries. Afraid that he would be afraid, he repeatedly told Zhao Xu about Khitan dress etiquette. After most of the day, Zhao Xu asked, "Is the envoy of Liao a human being?" Cai said: "Of course it's a human, but Yidi." Zhao Xu said: "Since he is a human being, what are you afraid of him doing?" Cai was speechless.

Zheng Lang was in a daze again. Don't talk about Zhao Xu, with his current status, even in the face of Zhao Xu himself, Zhao Xu must have a seven-point respectful attitude.

He was thinking about something.

Then he asked, "Zifan." How did the courtiers agree? ”

It is understandable that Li Xian came to the northwest, Zhao Xian is more conscientious, but Li Xian is very sad during this time. The scholar was using a super microscope to magnify almost every flaw he had and then attacked. Come to the northwest and avoid the limelight. Otherwise, Li Xian might have let the scholars and doctors torture them to death.

He can come, but Zhao Xu can't.

Unlike when Zhao Wei went to Yunzhou, where is the Central Plains, it is close to the capital, and even Zhao Shu's status was not clear at that time, Zhao Xu's status was even lower, and even His Royal Highness could not be counted, but could only be regarded as a prince. And Zhao Shu's status is undecided, Zheng Lang's attitude is very critical, and he took Zhao Ji in, which is somewhat beneficial to Zhao Shu's clear status, and more than ninety percent of the scholars hope that Zheng Lang will accept Zhao Ji.

But now there are no twists and turns at the beginning, although Zhao Xu is the sixth prince, but the first five elder brothers died early, he is the eldest son, which is equivalent to the crown prince. According to the system, how could it be possible for the crown prince to go out of the palace to be educated by a minister, and this minister was still far away in the northwest.

Li Xian said: "Gong Zheng, who said it wasn't." ”

Seeing Zheng Lang, Li Xian was still very happy, and Hugh expected that Zheng Lang would go to a eunuch, but Zheng Lang had never held a disdainful view of eunuchs, and even valued some capable eunuchs. I have this idea, mainly because he made the scholars miserable during this time.

He also said: "Your Majesty said a word, the future of the country is also, what a small matter!" The ministers finally fell silent. ”

In fact, the scholars and doctors don't care very much about whether Zheng Lang has the merit of supporting, others will care, why does Zheng Lang need this merit, on the contrary, it is a trouble for Zheng Lang. The main thing is that the system is not compatible.

However, Zhao Ji does not refer to the system, but to Zheng Lang's educational ability. If you include Zhao Ji, Zheng Lang has a total of ten students, among the ten students, one is the emperor who has made a difference, the four prime ministers, everyone in the Su literary circle, and also two ministers who have made a difference, Yan Rong is in charge of the bank, and then he went to the Ping'an Prison, which is quite effective in the economy, and Shi Heng's Gewuxue brought many advanced weapons to the Song Dynasty. It can be said that none of these ten people are worse.

Most of this is Zheng Lang's golden fingers, but who knows, they all think that it is Zheng Lang's teaching ability. Besides, Zheng Lang's three sons, two adopted sons with mediocre qualifications, also won the same jinshi. There are not many people who know that Li Gui is Zheng Lang's son, but they all know that Li Gui has studied with Zheng Lang since he was a child, and he was at the top of the list during the imperial examination.

Zheng Lang is gradually being mythologized, and his teaching ability is also mythologized.

If he can teach another good emperor for the Song Dynasty, it will be enough to ensure that the Song Dynasty will have another peaceful time in the next few decades. Then the Northern Song Dynasty went up one generation after another.

So everyone thinks it's against the system, but when they think of this, they don't say anything again.

As soon as Li Xian talked about the reason, Zheng Lang also figured it out, but he was still thinking about it.

It's not that simple, and there are very few examples like those of Song Gaozong and Song Xiaozong. Some people say why the emperors of the Chinese feudal dynasty did not appoint the prince earlier, or not, the prince was long, and the emperor did not die. Even the prince is very filial, and the ordinary people under him will usurp him and make moves.

In the end, as the emperor himself, there are only two choices, the first is to kill the son and waste the son. The second is to give way, but what will be the result of giving way? Often the front gives way, and the back dies of illness. But God knows if it's a real illness or a fake one.

Therefore, generally until the time when you have no choice, you will not clarify the status of the crown prince in advance.

Now in this way, Zhao Xu is equivalent to making this position clear. Maybe the ministers are very happy, the East Palace has been decided early, and it is good for the country. But why did Zhao do this?

And this year happens to be the eighth year of Yuanfeng!

Thinking of this, he asked Li Xian worriedly: "Is Your Majesty healthy?" ”

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