Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, Xixia is a wolf, is it okay to talk about benevolence and righteousness with wolves?" Why should Your Majesty be angry with an animal? ”

I have seen too much, I am cruel internally, and I am weak and incompetent externally. Zheng Lang was not angry, he said lightly, some ministers breathed a sigh of relief, Xixia slapped his face too hard this time, and he was afraid that Zheng Lang would take advantage of the topic to play. But the nature of the two is different, and Zheng Lang's forbearance is really temporary.

Subsequently, 5 million stone of grain was transferred to Hebei, the first batch was for work, and the latter batch was for sale, which could earn a small amount of money, but making money was not the main thing, and suppressing grain prices was the real goal. After all, there are still many non-farming people in Hebei, and the locust plague in Hebei will be over next year's summer harvest, and many people are still mainly engaged in industry and commerce, and it is impossible for them to participate in cash-for-work. The 5 million stone grain was transported, and the price of grain fell in response.

The people take food as the sky, and the price of food is the key to health.

In addition, if grain prices in Hebei cannot rise, grain prices will not rise next year, and grain storage will be prepared next year, so that we can calmly cope with future catastrophic disasters.

Crisis is life.

It's not a good word, it's a forced approach, until the time of the crisis, the fire can't burn to the buttocks, you have to burn your eyebrows, otherwise, do anything, there will be people who oppose it, who calls this a country that likes infighting the most, and infighting is the most murderous?

Zhongshu counted the number of households in the world, the main household was 12,388,703, the customer was 7,196,732, and the number of customers was 25,989,807. Zheng Lang intends to make a comparison, and the Song Dynasty has also counted once in the history of this year, with 1,498,869 households in the world, and 15,734,197 Ding; Customers were four million five hundred and ninety-two thousand six hundred and ninety-one, and Ding was six hundred and thirty-three thousand six hundred and fifty-five.

This is an increase of more than 3.3 million households and more than 5.6 million households.

But not really. Naturalization of Liangguang. So that many barbarians are counted in the household register. The number of displaced people and hidden households has decreased, and in total, at least one million households will be thrown away, nearly two million dings.

But compared to history. Because the population is more dense, the phenomenon of tenant farming is becoming more and more serious, and the proportion of tenant farmers is also increasing.

And the so-called main households are not all main households, at least more than 4 million are incomplete main households. That is, fifth-class farmers, who own some arable land for themselves and also rent other people's arable land. Another two million are proletarians who work in the cities.

It doesn't matter, it's a crisis, but it's also a life.

In the second year of the Sui Dynasty, the peak population was 9 million. In the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, the population peaked at 8.525 million households, but the population management of the Tang Dynasty was very chaotic, and there were many escapees, and the actual number of households in the country reached at least 13.4 million. If you count the fugitives, hidden households, slaves, soldiers, and monks. Later scholars believe that the population of the Tang Dynasty reached more than 80 million at its peak, and some people believe that the peak of the Tang Dynasty was actually 20 million households. It has a population of 140 million people. The former is more reliable.

How many is a mystery, just as the number of households counted in the Song Dynasty is still not the actual number of households, and at least one million households cannot be counted. In addition, how many people are in a household, scholars often calculate with a family of five, which is very unscientific, the Sui Dynasty statistics are the strictest, the ancient people did not like to divide the family, and even often some brothers are harmonious, the children and grandchildren are united, a family is like a big family, can have dozens of immediate family members. There must be more than five people in a household, and Zheng Lang estimates that it is six people, which may be insufficient, but it will not be much different.

No matter how it is calculated, the population of the Song Dynasty at this time must have exceeded the peak of the Tang Dynasty, even if it is a household of five people, if you add the population of some of the fetters and the hidden households, it has reached 100 million people, and if a family of six people is calculated, the population is close to 120 million people.

At the height of the Tang Dynasty, the area reached 17 million square kilometers, and the areas under its direct control included the current Hehuang, Hexi Corridor, Lingyin Land, Youyun, Jiaozhi, and the coastal areas of the Liaodong Peninsula plus the northern part of Goryeo, with an area of nearly 5 million square kilometers, while the Song Dynasty had an area of less than 3 million square kilometers at this time, and the area that could be directly controlled was less than 2.5 million square kilometers, that is, the population density was more than twice that of the Tang Dynasty at its peak.

Zheng Lang took the statistical data, handed it to Zhao Ji and the ministers, and looked at them one by one in a daze. Zheng Lang was still a little proud in his heart, and his appearance made at least two million households increase in the Song Dynasty. But this self-satisfaction can only be enjoyed by him alone. Looking at everyone's stunned expressions, Zheng Lang said: "If we continue to develop at this rate, it will not take ten years, or even five years, to increase to 20 million households." ”

Zhao Ji was a little apprehensive, this is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing, with the area of the Song Dynasty, even if it can feed 20 million households, can it feed 2,500 households? If this rate continues, it will not take long for 25 million households to appear.

He thought of Zheng Lang's plan again, and lost his mind again.

New Year's Day is here, and the new year begins.

Wang Shao fought again in the northwest.

But the Xuandian Gate dismount incident, the first month of the king Anshi rode to the Xuande Gate, the guard came over with a bone, this bone is a small handle with a long handle, Khitan Han Derang is to use this bone to beat a minister to death in the palace, the guard held it, drank Wang Anshi dismounted.

Wang Anshi had a stubborn personality, he didn't listen at all, and continued to ride forward, and at this time a big eunuch came out, which was the master who shouted rebellion when Zhao Zhen went crazy, Zhang Maoze. He ordered the guards to grab the servant who led Wang Anshi's horse, beat him with a bone, beat and beat, shifted the target, and beat Wang Anshi's horse with a bone, and shouted in front of the minister who followed behind: "Why can't the prime minister." ”

Wang Anshi's horse was injured, and Zhang Mao appreciated the guard's action and said, "What's wrong with Xianggong, isn't he a courtier?" Contempt for the emperor like this, do you want to be Wang Mang! ”

Wang Anshi was also confused, so he didn't make a sound on the spot, and turned around to find Zhao Ji to comment.

Zhao Ji sent more than ten relevant guards to Kaifeng Mansion to flog the cane, and Yin Cai of Kaifeng Mansion said: "The guards are the masters, the prime minister is not the place to go, and the guards should be hehe." And Kaifeng Mansion waited and watched the prime minister, and instead used the method that should not be done, there were ten staff guards, since then, who would dare to guard his duties? ”

Wang Anshi was not happy to hear it, and said: "Personally follow the official Laos to sit in the car and take the car." Ministers to Xuande Gate. Dismount inside the door as usual. and for the gatekeepers, the horses, and the servants. The ministers are suspicious of the official and the official who has never seen the matter, and he may not dare to do so in power, but he dares to do so now, and there should be a yin envoy to order it. The capital ministers often encounter many things and fight straight. For the sake of righteousness, how dare a minister be arrogant in his private affairs? The traitor wants to provoke the ministers with this, and the ministers are angry. Because of the slander, the minister thought it was not inferior. At the beginning of the minister, those who did not dare to distinguish suspected that there was an orderly system, and they never violated the regulations, and the withdrawal from the inspection committee was unorganized; Ask the Imperial City Officials, also known as the unorganized system; and asked about the style, but according to the Imperial City Division handed over to the Imperial City Inspection Commander Bi Qian, etc., he never dismounted outside the Xuande Gate. At the beginning of his reign, he did not dismount outside the Xuande Gate, and dismounted inside the Xuande Gate. Not from the beginning of the minister, the minister followed Zeng Gongliang to drive. And so it is. ”

If there are no ghosts in this matter, it is impossible, even if Wang Anshi violates the law, a eunuch, a guard, dares to beat the prime minister's horse and servants in front of the ministers? Will the Prime Minister's majesty still exist?

After reading it, Zhao Ji was also reminiscing, and said: "When I was the prince, I was under the prime minister, and I also dismounted at the door, not under the Xuandian gate, somehow so. ”

So he sent someone to ask about the dismount system.

Feng Jing Sanyuan, good at learning, but asked Feng Jing, Feng Jing said I forgot.

In fact, Zheng Lang has become more and more disappointed with Feng Jing.

It happened that Wen Yanbo came to Beijing to report his post, and asked Wen Yanbo again, and Wen Yanbo said that I have never dismounted outside the door.

The two pretended to be stupid and crazy, but soon Wang Anshi saved himself and found a strong piece of evidence, which was recorded in the diary of the head of Jiayou and dismounted in the door.

With this piece of evidence, it shows that Wang Anshi did nothing wrong. Zhao Ji sent Wang Qi and Wen Qigu, the driving officer of Zhongshu, to inquire, and Wen Qigu asked the hall officials to watch the shed: "The gatekeeper is guilty of talking to himself, striking the prime minister's horse, and the horse is frightened and injured?" ”

One of the staff members replied: "I don't understand either, but the pressure from above is tight, and I can't help it." ”

Who is this above, who can actually enslave the big eunuch and the gate guard in the palace, Wen Qigu didn't dare to ask again, and reported to Wang Qi. Wang Qi was already timid and immediately quit. Wang Anshi learned and asked Wen Qigu, Wen Qigu said I can't remember the name of the hall official.

This is what happened to Wang Anshi's dismounting, but later after being tampered with by Ouyang Xiu's student Chen Gong, the lanterns came out, and Zhao Xu's two younger brothers also came out.

When Wang Anshi saw that this was the case, he thought that it was instructed by the Empress Dowager in the palace, it may be Gao Taotao, but it is more likely that it is the Empress Dowager Cao. So he swallowed his anger.

Zheng Lang knew better that it could not be the instructions of the two queen mothers, and now the exemption law has not come out, including Gao Taotao, although he has also put forward some views on reform, and he is generally satisfied with the gradual prosperity and strength of the country. But this Zhang Mao must be a big trouble, just like a cockroach that can't shoot to death, he has avoided it again and again, and he has been favored by the harem again.

It has nothing to do with Cai Qu, let alone Cai Qu wants to make a sycophant, his ascension was pulled up by Wang Anshi. didn't agree with the staff guard, just his own opinion, just like Sima Guang and Wang Anshi sometimes disagreed with their own practices, but it can mean that the two of them have bad intentions towards themselves?

There aren't many actual suspects, just one or two, and they definitely have the ability to reach out to the harem, and they also like to stretch their hands into the harem. And in history, Gao Taotao was dissatisfied with Wang Anshi, and at this time, Gao Taotao was somewhat dissatisfied with the radical Wang Anshi, which was easy for Zhang Mao to misunderstand.

is the history of Gao Tao, under Wang Anshi's reforms, the country has become rich, the economy is relaxed, before the exemption law comes out, it will not hurt the Gao family much, and he will not instruct a eunuch to humiliate the dignified prime minister. In history, Sima Guang had a dark belly, but he would not make such a stupid move, and besides, he regarded himself as a moral gentleman, and he would not collude with the eunuchs in the palace. Han Qi is below, and history is still below. So who is left!

This time, Zheng Lang's approach was unusual, and he became very radical.

Seeing that this matter was about to be resolved, Zheng Lang suddenly handed over a resignation, and I couldn't do it anymore as the prime minister, and I wanted to go home.

Everyone was stunned together, and Zhao Ji disagreed. There are still so many debts, besides, Hehuang Xixia, that can leave Zheng Lang, and eagerly called Zheng Lang to the palace to ask. Zheng Lang replied calmly: "Your Majesty, the wise man has done something and has not done anything, the country is gradually on the track, so the minister retreats bravely, which is the work of the wise." ”

Zhao Ji said depressedly: "Gong Zheng, I am not a sentence. ”

How do you think of me as the master of rabbits and dogs?

"Your Majesty, do you remember Wang Shaoding's battle of the Wusheng army, first cut off its wings, and then defeated its master, and the Wusheng army recovered. Wang Anshi is an important arm of reform, and he was humiliated for no reason. This is the precursor of the king Anshi. Retreat now. The minister will also be cleared. If it is too late, the minister is frightened in his heart. ”

Zhao Ji persuaded hard, but Zheng Lang did not listen and continued to resign strongly.

Zhao Ji also had a misunderstanding. returned to the palace and quarreled with Gao Tao, Gao Tao was inexplicable, and said, "Er, the mourning family doesn't know." ”

Things are finally getting bigger.

Including Fu Bi and others. ran to Zheng's house together to persuade Zheng Lang.

Although they are not very satisfied with Zheng Lang's approach, Zheng Lang is also for the country, and the reform is basically over, including the inventory of the hidden fields, which was not there last year, and when it comes to consolidating the results and quieting the period, many ministers have gradually changed their attitude towards Zheng Lang.

There are still a lot of affairs in the country, Zheng Lang has a stack of hooves, and Fu Bi can only pick it up. He can't afford it.

Zheng Lang still didn't listen.

Gao Tao also became anxious.

Since Wen Qigu couldn't try the case well, he personally led people to arrest a group of people. Torture in the Inner Palace. Who gave you the courage to humiliate the prime minister of the country?

A few days later, four guards and two cousins were all hanged. Because of what the crime, he didn't say, and no one dared to ask. Zhang Mao committed suicide in the harem.

Then, Wen Qigu degraded Lingnan, Fu Bi's son-in-law Feng Jing degraded Bozhou, Fu Bi became suspicious and asked Feng Jing, Feng Jing said: "Weng Weng, wronged, it has nothing to do with me." ”

Fu Bi also came to his senses and said: "It's okay for you to go down, the right is to hone and hone, although you are in the West Mansion and I am in the East Mansion, the two of them are inconvenient." ”

Feng Jing could only bow his head.

Fu Bi said again: "You have to have a long mind in everything, don't be called by others as the handle of a gun." ”

"Weng Weng, what do you mean?"

"You'll find out soon."

Zhao Xuan summoned Zheng Lang to the palace again, Gao Taotao asked Zhao Xuan to retreat behind the screen, only the two of them, talking through the screen, what they said, outsiders do not know. Zheng Lang stopped resigning. Of course, it's really not easy to deal with right now.

But this dismount incident did hit Zheng Lang's bottom line.

Wang Shao had not yet sent troops, and Western Xia sent troops first.

When Yuan Hao invaded, he used gold coins and Wang Jue to recruit Liu Huaizhong, an official of the Song Dynasty, and Huaizhong destroyed the seal and beheaded the envoys, and then died in battle. The imperial court recorded his son Liu Shaoneng, the Xia people besieged Dashun City, Shaoneng was the vanguard, destroyed its gate, went to Naiwangchuan, invited to attack the Great Wall Ridge, and made many military exploits. After Zhao Xuan ascended the throne, he defeated the Xia people in Poluochuan, and moved to Luoyuan to make Yingzhou assassin Shi Yanyan soldier and horse supervisor because of his merit. His people were extremely brave, although the Liang family was rude, the court did not want to be distracted by Western Xia, and delayed Hehuang, so the edict was not allowed to cause trouble. Huidang Shunning Zhai Fan Department clashed with officers and soldiers and fled into Western Xia. When Liu Shaoyong heard this, he was very displeased, and chased after him with soldiers, but he did not catch up, and this Tibetan department was taken in by Western Xia. Liu Shaoneng was furious, robbed many Xia people, and calmly returned to Shunning Village.

At this time, the Western Xia was very bitter, and the Song Dynasty did not take it in, whether it was robbery or retention, most of them would definitely not be able to go back. It's not that the Song Dynasty is forced to stay, but the Xia people themselves don't want to go back, and even many tribes are looking forward to being like Liu Shaoneng to come and rob a few more times. Come and rob us.

The Liang family was furious and did not dare to use troops to Shunning Village, seeing that Qinzhou was unprepared, coupled with the fact that the imperial court had withdrawn many troops to go to Xizhou, Qin Fenglu had fewer troops, so he plundered the troops. She thought very well, but with few troops, it was enough to deal with the Tanguts. Liu Weiji, the capital inspector of Qinzhou, led the Song army to launch a counterattack against the Western Xia army that entered Qinzhou. The two armies fought, and the Tanguts returned again with a heavy defeat.

When Wang Shao heard this, he smiled and said, "Xixia came to take humiliation on himself. ”

So he discussed the matter of sending troops to Hezhou, Gao Zunyu said: "Gu Weiju built a fort in advance to gradually forge ahead, so he won the battle in one fell swoop. Once the land of the Tu people is crossed, if the thieves can block the fortress, our army will have nothing to gain, and it will be dangerous to retreat. ”

Operating Hezhou and Xizhou are two different things, the east of Xizhou is the ancient Wei City, the Song Dynasty has been operating here for many years, many of the Tibetan departments have a good relationship with the Song Dynasty, there is a certain mass base, to Hezhou, has penetrated into the core area of Hehuang, far away from the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, there were few soldiers, and the imperial court only gave a total of more than 1,300 garrison soldiers, that is, regular soldiers, forbidden soldiers, and 18,394 township soldiers, most of whom were Tibetan soldiers, with a total of only more than 29,700 soldiers.

It is impossible for all these soldiers to be used, and a part must be set aside to stay behind, and it is impossible for Wang Shao to take away more than 20,000 troops. 20,000 people went deep into Hezhou, and it was not enough to plug their teeth. Gao Zunyu is a little worried, and it is reasonable.

Wang Shao looked at Li Xian, the military envoy, and asked, "What is the public's opinion?" ”

Li Xian smiled and replied: "I don't know about a certain family, but I rely on Wang Jingluo to make the decision." ”

Wang Shao said: "Gongxuan, don't worry, guard Xizhou for me, and there will be good news soon." ”

As he spoke, he led the main army to the west.

Sure enough, not long after, Mu Zheng sent someone to Xizhou to bluff, saying that he would take advantage of the emptiness of Xizhou and Guweizhai's troops. Led Zhubo to attack the two cities. Cut off the return route of the Song army. The people in Xizhou City were shocked. Gao Zunyu was forced to stay outside the city alone, setting an example, there was no such thing. Look at me, one person dares to stay outside the city, Mu Zheng has the ability to send someone to arrest me. The people of the city were quiet. But the battle was fought hard.

Wang Shao's army slowly moved west, and first sent Miao Zhu as the vanguard. After taking the eastern barrier of Hezhou Xiangzi City (now Hezheng County), when you arrive here, you have really entered the Qinghai Plateau, and it is not far from Hezhou. Mu Zheng was anxious and led his army to fight. Wang Shao's army arrived, and the two armies fought fiercely in the west of Xiangzi City, but after a while, the Tubo people were ineffective, leaving more than 1,000 corpses and fleeing in a hurry. Wang Shao took advantage of the situation to seize Hezhou and captured Mu Zheng's wife and children.

But at this time, Song Jun exposed a serious problem. The battle line is too long and the troops are small. When the army arrived in Hezhou, there were not many troops left behind in Xiangzicheng, Wang Shao left in front, and Zhuqiang rebelled again, hijacking the grain and grass of the Song army, and besieging Xiangzicheng with heavy troops to meet the fleeing Muzheng army. The city wall of Xiangzi City is not finished, and the general who guards Xiangzi City Xi Qi, looks at the Qiang soldiers and soldiers who are densely surrounded around, and then looks at the only few hundred Song troops in the village, and they can't defend Xiangzi City at their own expense. Once Xiangzi City was lost, Wang Shao became a lone soldier, and immediately sent someone to ask Wang Shao for urgency.

Wang Shao immediately asked Tian Qiong to lead more than 700 people to rescue, to Niujing Valley, just met Mu Zheng with a large army rushed to Xiangzi City, the two armies fought, outnumbered, Tian Qiong's father and son were killed, only a few people escaped. This is also the heaviest loss of the Song army since the opening of the river. In the previous battles, the total casualties were less than 1,000, and this time alone, the casualties reached nearly 500.

Wang Shao sent Miao Zhu to lead 500 people to come back to support.

Mu Zheng was a little stupid, he was a little confused, at this time he arrived at Xiangzi City, and the rebel soldiers were together, gathering tens of thousands of good Tibetan men, the Song people only sent a few hundred people and hundreds of people over, could it be that he sent snacks to himself to eat, in order to comfort his wounded heart?

What a big snack.

Although there were few Song troops this time, all of them were carefully selected by Wang Shao, and Miao Zhu rushed overnight and said to his subordinates: "Be a thief in the morning!" ”

Arrived outside Xiangzi City, as soon as the sky was bright, Miao Zhi took the Song army to kill him.

Mu Zheng is still continuing to be stupid, just this little bit of people, how dare he really rush over?

If you really rush over, then let's fight. But when it came to the battle, the five hundred Song soldiers were like tigers descending from the mountain, and they were invincible in the tens of thousands of Tibetan troops as if they were in a no-man's land. In less than an hour, tens of thousands of Tibetan troops were all killed, and they fled, and the siege of Xiangzi City was lifted.

Mu Zheng left more than a thousand corpses, withdrew to safety with the army, and continued to be stupid, how could it be? He wondered more than blind medicine, is this still the legendary weak and incompetent Song Jun? At this moment, spies came to report that the main force of the Song Dynasty had been killed from Hezhou City.

Wang Shao must have made a mistake this time, the battle line is so long, he killed too quickly, and he lost the other. However, he was a rare famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, and he immediately corrected the battle plan. When Mu Zheng heard that it was not good, he thought that Wang Shao had deliberately done it, hundreds of people were sent to death, and he nailed himself here, and then the army killed him and wiped them out. Is this the case, Wang Shao didn't say it after the war, Tian Qiong was his favorite general, and his heroic sacrifice was also a pain in his heart.

Five hundred Song troops killed tens of thousands of his legs and fled, and more than 10,000 Song troops killed, how to be his opponent, run. Taking advantage of the familiarity with the terrain, he went around in circles with Wang Shao and wanted to engage in guerrilla warfare. But he was not Taizu after all, and the guerrilla tactics were not done well, and in just two days, he blocked the Song army in Majiaping.

Mu Zheng shouted: "Dismount and release arrows." ”

It is a very strange scene, this is a field battle, it is the short of the Song army and the length of the Tubo, but as the Tubo side, it did not dare to fight on the horse, but ran off the war horse and used the terrain to conduct a defensive battle. This seems to be what Song Jun used to do......

Let go of the arrows, the two armies shoot each other, and the arrows rain down in the sky. The Song army had sharper bows and arrows, and the Tibetan soldiers and horses were more. But now that this number of soldiers and horses doesn't work, and even 500 people can't beat them, what are the numbers to talk about?

So the two phases are about the same.

Miao Zhi stood up again, he can also be regarded as a civil minister, less learned from Hu Yizhi, and made up for the birth of the country, but in the northwest battlefield, he was a fierce killing god, driven by him, the Song army paged and moved forward. Some of the Tubo soldiers had good eyes, and when they saw Miao Zhu, it was this ghost again, and when they saw that the Song army was approaching under the leadership of this killing god, the Tubo people trembled with their legs. The Song army pounced, the two armies fought fiercely, as soon as the melee battle arrived, the Tubo people were frightened and depressed, not 500 opponents, not more than 10,000 opponents, and the battle was defeated, and the battle turned to more than ten miles, killing more than 4,000 Tubo soldiers. Mu Zheng managed to escape. Later, Wang Shao ordered Wang Junwan and Jing Sili to open the road, Mu Zheng sent troops to stop it, and let the second general kill more than 3,000 people. Killed Mu Zheng almost and couldn't even recognize the old lady. (To be continued.) )