The ship stopped, and could not go ashore immediately, and had to wait for the officials of the Third Envoy Department to come and count the gold and silver and put it into the warehouse.

But many people were gathered around the shore.

Last year, the most popular person was not Fan Zhongyan, who did well in Jiangdong, it can be said that in addition to Fan Zhongyan, there is no second person who has done better, with this courage and fair heart, without this ability to govern, without this ability to govern, without this qualification, without this qualification, without Fan Zhongyan's proficiency in water conservancy.

All three are available, Zhang Xia can't do it, and Zheng Lang can't do it.

However, after all, it is not Fan Zhongyan's head pot, of course, Fan Zhongyan is broad-minded and does not care.

It's not Han Qi, last year, Han Qi entered more than a dozen key twists and turns, was successively adopted by Zhao Zhen to write an edict to the world, and dealt with the Hangzhou case, and after arriving in Lizhou, he won the praise of the victims of the Sichuan disaster.

But it's still not as good as Zheng Lang.

has nothing to do with merit, what Zheng Lang did in Hangzhou is amazing, and Zhongyong has laid a good foundation for him, which is the real Confucian master. It is not enough to be modest, there were still some learned Confucians in the Song Dynasty. Overseas mineral deposits prove that Zheng Lang's physiology is not magical enough.

The most amazing thing is the Chongyang Buddha Identification Conference, there are good things to do statistics, Zheng Lang and eighty-seven monks did a debate within three days, all of them win, and also use Buddhist scriptures to distinguish. In fact, except for Hangzhou, there were not many senior monks who actually participated. Otherwise, Zheng Lang would not be so easy. It's not easy.

But none of the deeds of the first night of Hedu Lake and Chongyang were magical.

Some people also know that it is the study of things, but how can a person stand on a lotus leaf and not sink into the water? The four King Kongs, even if they were made of wood, rose to the sky, dragged a huge curtain, and sprinkled copper-plated iron sheets and flower petals on the ground, as if there were people talking in the air.

How? I don't want to understand, I can only say that people are well-educated, and the smallest big Sanyuan in history is really not a mortal.

Hearing that Zheng Lang went to Beijing, they rushed to see the excitement together.

After a while, Yan Shu trotted all the way over.

Lack of money.

So after he served as the third envoy last year, he asked the ministers to supervise the soldiers, not to give the generals with the formation map, and to recruit archers to teach them, so as to prepare for battle. Not awarding the generals with the formation plan is a punishment for the abyss. Don't set up a formation, wait for the formation to be set, Mu Guiying will already bypass the Tianmen Formation and break through Youzhou. That's romance, the Khitans can't be so stupid. Song Zhenzong's array was indeed very stupid. This is of a military aspect. Please also go out of the palace to help the side money, and those who receive wealth and benefits will be paid back after the performance, which is to collect money.

When the war came, Yan Shu took over the three envoys, and he couldn't be forced anymore.

Hearing that Zheng Lang had arrived with gold and silver, he immediately trotted over to greet him personally.

"I've seen Yan Xianggong," Zheng Lang bowed.

"You're welcome, let's get started."

"Okay."

Under the care of the soldiers, the officials opened boxes of gold and silver, and Yan Shu's face bloomed with joy. It's not a lack of money, more than a million gold and silver, which can solve the urgent need. Then he asked in a low voice: "How about those copper mines after this autumn?" ”

"In addition to the resignation of my post in Beijing this time, there are several other things that I want to ask for His Majesty's approval, one is to put a cane sugar workshop."

"Okay, it's time to put it." Yan Shu ignored his demeanor and laughed loudly.

Once the deed shares are sold, the court can collect a batch of money from the sale of deed shares.

Zheng Lang continued: "I heard that someone asked for instructions to put the deed shares of Ping An Supervisor again, this cannot be put for the time being, it is best to wait for the copper to be shipped back, and it ......is best to put it at that time."

The court wanted to go crazy for money, and made up its mind to hit the 36% Ping'an Prison Deed Shares. But at this time, the selling price was not high, and the part of the deed shares in Hangzhou was sold low, which still made Zheng Lang feel a little heartache. It's better to leave it behind. There are many deed shares controlled by the imperial court, and you can get more income every year. In short, when the deed shares of the Ping An Prison are released, it must wait until after the autumn.

Tell Yan Shu in advance.

Yan Shu is not the prime minister now, but his connections are still there, and he is more reasonable in the court, and the country's treasury is under the control of the three envoys. Therefore, Yan Shu's support is needed. Yan Shu was silent, and Zheng Lang said again: "Yan Xianggong, the war with the Western Xia people cannot end in a year or two. ”

It's a long-term vision.

"Okay, I'll discuss it with you again when I go back and give you an answer."

"One more thing, it's tea."

"Tea?"

"With the increase in Hangzhou's maritime trade, most of the locally produced tea has been transferred overseas, and according to normal procedures, it must be transported to Haizhou and then returned to the city. Although I made some workarounds in Hangzhou to save the process, it was a workaround. Sooner or later, I will have to leave Hangzhou, and if the new prefect does not know how to be flexible, or if he does not collect money with a fair heart, it will become a maladministration. I have taken the opportunity of my appointment in Beijing to ask the envoys of the three ministers for permission to make an exception for the trade law in Hangzhou. ”

This requirement is not difficult.

The reason why the Song Dynasty was rich was because of the work of accumulating wealth. Some officials are very shrewd and know how to adapt, such as salt, the salt laws are different in different places, and there is Khitan salt in Hebei, so the implementation of the trade law to control the Khitan salt has an impact on Hebei salt. The difficult thing is the distribution of benefits.

"I can't be the master alone, and I will consult with you when I go back." Fu Bi's voice changed and asked, "How much output will those copper mines have?" ”

"I can't answer, but I won't be low," Zheng Lang said. The first three copper mines were found, and in the winter moon, the good news came back, and the other two copper mines were also found. The bad news did not come from the sea, but from the fact that there were many battles with the original inhabitants of the area, in which more than two hundred soldiers were sacrificed. Even cannibals were found.

Soldier miners were sent over one after another.

These copper mines are all giant copper mines, but they are all porphyry copper mines with very low copper content, and a large number of people are required to mine them. The main source of these manpower was only obtained from the local area, and Zheng Lang instructed the relevant officials, as well as the newly appointed ancestor of the South China Sea Ruler Zhongru of the imperial court, not to be confined to the mud. I understand the voice.

But in the first year, I was afraid that the output might not be ideal, so he said: "Yan Xianggong, if you want to be good, it may be the year after tomorrow, the year after tomorrow." But after this fall, I will send a few more people to look for other deposits, which are no less abundant than the previous ones. But if you want to alleviate the gap in gold, silver, copper and iron, it will take at least ten years. This one is in a hurry. ”

Zheng Lang is not in a hurry, Yan Shu is in a hurry. Ten years later, he is no longer in the post of the Third Envoy, and now he is in office, but he is seriously short of money. But he was helpless, so he could only sigh: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Is it useful to say it earlier? Is it possible for me to be the prefect of Hangzhou at the age of twelve? Can anyone be convinced? I couldn't say it, and said, "At that time, I was young and didn't have this knowledge. ”

"This science is good, you have to write it out."

"Definitely, I'll find time to write it out whenever I have time." Zheng Lang agreed without hesitation, he really can't find and calculate the knowledge of mineral deposits accurately, and may take this opportunity to pass on some basic scientific knowledge, because the matter of mining, there will be people who pay attention to it, and there will be people who will learn, this promotion is no less than the victory of the Northwest Campaign, and said: "Yan Xianggong, wealth refers to the property created by the country, not gold, silver, copper and iron, metal production exceeds wealth, and the market value will also fall." Enough is enough. ”

It is also difficult for Zheng Lang to explain this thing clearly, after all, he was not an economist in his previous life, and he can only say that his understanding of capital exceeds that of the Song Dynasty.

The officials had already counted the numbers, and Fu Bi said, "Take the time to come to my house and talk about it." ”

At this time, Zheng Lang in a sense, he can also be on an equal footing with Fu Bi and other bigwigs, his achievements are not bad, his knowledge is not bad, and the difference is only his qualifications. Zheng Lang said: "Definitely." ”

Fu Bi is not invited, but he will also go, who called the family is now the third envoy.

Watching them leave, Zheng Lang's family came to Yan Ji Inn again, this time they were resigned, and they might have to stay for a long time, but they came in time, just in time for the Lantern Festival. When I arrived at the Yanji Inn, I chartered two cross-courtyards, Cui Xian's four wives and concubines wanted to go back to their parents' home, but Zheng Lang couldn't go back to Zhengzhou, so he had to take a few mothers over to talk about their family affection.

The shopkeeper Yan followed behind with a thousand thanks, and personally took care of Zheng Lang.

Then he looked at his grandson and said, "Rong'er, you want to visit Chen Xianggong." ”

It's human nature.

But Shopkeeper Yan suddenly sighed.

"Shopkeeper Yan, why are you sighing?" Jiang Xing'er asked curiously.

Although the shopkeeper Yan's family is rich, it is not lucky, let the grandson study behind her husband, and it is impossible to climb to Chen Zhizhong's in-laws. What's not to like?

"Rong'er is too fat." Shopkeeper Yan said worriedly. The two families are engaged, the grandson does not have the imperial examination, and he is not on the high school list, and the Chen family will not let his daughter pass the door of the Yan family. It's a bit hard to talk about this family business. Today is the first time that his grandson has visited Yan's mansion, and if Chen Zhizhong's daughter doesn't look down on her grandson, the family affairs will also change.

Cui Xian smiled on the side: "Shopkeeper Yan, don't worry, Yan Rong is so well-behaved, his daughter is not good-looking, her character is not good, Yan Rong may not be able to take a fancy to his daughter." What about the minister, he is not an official made by a man! ”

The shopkeeper Yan was silent, thinking in his heart that for your family officials, it is a matter of time before he becomes the prime minister, but for others, there are a few people who dare to say that they must be the prime minister.

But Zheng Lang also said: "Don't worry. ”

Yan Rong is a little fat, but behind him, not only has he grown in knowledge in recent years, but he has also seen many winds and waves, and his bearing is not something that other sons can catch up. With Chen Zhizhong's vision, he will take a fancy to it at a glance.

Zheng Lang's only worries is that his qualifications are much worse than Sima Guang and Wang Anshi. Next year is the autumn season, and Zheng Lang will not worry about the autumn season, but he is worried about the provincial examination in the spring of the next year. Originally, I was not in a hurry, but because I ordered this family, I couldn't delay it, so I had to let Yan Rong participate several years in advance. With Yan Rong's knowledge, Zheng Lang is not very sure whether he can successfully pass the provincial examination and the palace examination.

This kind of thought can only stay in the heart, not be spoken.

Pack up and prepare to hand over to Zhongshu Province. Just about to leave, Xiao Huangmen found the door and said that Zhao Zhen invited him to the palace.

The guests at the inn all smiled.

As soon as Zheng Lang returned to Beijing, he was invited to the palace, and as before, the holy grace was still there. Zheng Lang himself didn't have any other ideas, and when he arrived at the palace, he would go to the palace, and he was familiar with the road.

Under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen, Zheng Lang entered the palace.

I happened to see Zhao Zhen accompanied by a beauty, and the palace maid was holding two little babies.

It may be Miao Guifei, it may not be, Zhao Zhen is sitting in the middle, but Zheng Lang has grown up and needs to avoid it, so he immediately retreated to the door of the palace and said loudly: "The minister sees Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "You're all in, why bother withdrawing." ”

"Whoa." Zheng Lang thought to himself, you don't want me to avoid suspicion, I'm still afraid of a ball. So he strode in.

Zhao Zhen stood in front of Zheng Lang and looked carefully.

It's not like Zheng Lang thinks, Zhao Zhen is a very nostalgic person. And Zheng Lang did a good job in the local area, he didn't want to go to the capital for fear of noise and trouble, but he was regarded as indifferent by Zhao Zhen. Let's get a little bit of a side. Afraid of other people's eyes, he repeatedly refused to agree to the official award, so that Zhao Zhen regarded him as noble. I can also get a little bit of it, and I'm really satisfied with the wealth of Zheng Lang. This is the typical otaku psychology left over from the previous life, and a little wealth is peace.

So in Zhao Zhi's heart, Zheng Lang has a very high status.

looked at it and said, "Zheng Qing, you have grown taller again, and you look like me." ”

"Your Majesty, people can't be tall or short by height, Your Majesty's generosity and benevolence, the image in the hearts of the ministers will always be extremely tall, and the ministers are willing to be the husband of Your Majesty's son."

"I've wronged you too much to be a royal husband, I want you to be my Yanzi."

"It's better not to do it, the minister's wisdom is insufficient, otherwise he is willing to be His Majesty's Zhuge Wuhou."

"The murder of Qi Zhuang Gong is because his morality is not good, and it should not be ...... with Tang Jiang" Miao Guifei sat here, the word fornication Zhao Zhen did not say it, and continued: "His murder has nothing to do with Qi Jinggong, Yan Zi is for the country and the people, and there is no fault." ”

That's what a generous person thinks.

Zheng Lang didn't know how to say it, and glanced at the beautiful young woman on the side with his eyes, Zhao Zhen took the initiative to introduce it, and said, "She is my Miao Guifei." ”

Zheng Lang saw it again.

Then Zhao Zhen said: "This is my eldest daughter, Princess Fukang, who is my prince, King E. ”

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess," Zheng Lang was also helpless, two little children, they didn't understand what they said at all, but they had to see it.

However, after Zheng Lang swept over this King of E, a trace of pity appeared in his eyes.

Zhao Zhen is not infertile, his harem gave birth to three sons and thirteen daughters for him. But for some reason, most of them died at a young age. has nothing to do with intrigues, not only did the three sons not grow up Chengren, but his daughters were the same, and the survival rate was only two or three percent.

In order to ask for a son, Zhao Zhen once worshipped the statue of the Red Emperor in the palace, and prayed at night to ask for the emperor's heir, until the fourth year of Jingyou, the harem Yu Mei gave birth to a son, but did not survive. After last autumn, Miao Guifei gave birth to a child for him, Zhao Zhen was overjoyed, and personally named this baby son Xin, which means "when the sun is about to rise", and sent the governor Wang Yu to report to the temple Gao Yu (suburban worship, sacrifice to the god of marriage and childbirth).

But Zheng Lang took a look, and the child was as thin as a small bamboo pole. Before he died, he had the appearance of an untimely death.

Knowing that he would die soon, Zheng Lang was helpless, it must have nothing to do with the harem conspiracy, Empress Cao is not that kind of person, nor is she malnourished, probably due to genetics. If you want this child to live, it is very difficult with the current medical methods, unless it is the developed medical conditions of later generations.

Thinking of this, his heart was full of sympathy for Zhao Zhen.

Then his eyes stared at the little princess again, this is a little witch, because Zhao Zhen chose a son-in-law incorrectly, he messed around for a long time, making trouble, and turning himself into a real crazy witch.

The little witch was only one and a half years old, she didn't understand anything, she stared at Zheng Lang with big eyes, probably thinking that he was her father, stretched out her little hand from the palace maid's arms, and shouted in a milky voice: "Hug." ”

Zheng Lang himself also has a daughter, and the little witch is affected by genetics, very beautiful and cute, is it possible to hug it? Zheng Lang stood awkwardly. The little witch was not convinced, and shouted a few more times: "Hug, hug." ”

Zheng Lang had no choice but to turn his head to look at Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen looked at this scene with a smile on his face, and said, "Zheng Qing, if you are not afraid of trouble, just hug me for me." ”

had to hug her over, but she was very restless in Zheng Lang's arms, and kept looking at the beard on Zheng Lang's chin.

The young beauty couldn't help but cover her mouth and steal fun.

Zhao Zhi held his son in his arms, one by one, but Zhao Zhen hugged his son, a typical patriarchal! said, "Sit down." ”

The two sat down with the child in their arms, and Miao Guifei sat on the side.

Zhao Zhen said: "I regret not listening to your advice at the beginning. ”

"At that time, the minister was young, and he was also speculating, Hugh said that Your Majesty, even if you have been in the officialdom of Lu Xianggong for many years, you can't believe it."

Zheng Lang did not linger, just like a young man with the size of an egg stopped Bush Jr. and told him, Comrade Bush, there is about to be a subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, and Bush Jr. can not believe it? The reason is the same, I was only a teenager back then, and in front of these bigwigs in the court, I was a little hairy child who had not dried up, and it was a matter of the future, and I didn't want to fight, so I reminded me again and again, but no one listened. But Zheng Lang often thinks about it, and he still feels a little sorry in his heart.

"Zheng Qing, what do you think about the affairs of the Northwest?"

As Zheng Lang expected, the recall of Beijing was for the sake of military affairs in the northwest. The various predictions he made back then have now come true one by one, so Zhao Zhen attaches great importance to his opinions, and even some bigwigs in the DPRK and China want to ask for his opinions.

Zheng Lang replied: "Yuan Hao is a wolf with ambition, you must not believe what he said. He had already done this once in Maoniucheng, and Li Yuanhao couldn't attack Maoniucheng for a long time, so he cheated and took Maoniucheng. Not only Li Yuanhao, but also Li Jiqian, Yongxi was almost destroyed in the second year of Yongxi under the encirclement and suppression of our army. So he surrendered to Cao Guangshi with his younger brother and used the fraudulent surrender to capture Yinzhou. Then he surrendered to me and captured Dingzhou, Huaiyuan, Baojing, Yongzhou, Qingyuan and Lingzhou. Not only did I lose the northwest, but I also lost one of the heaviest horse grazing grounds. Therefore, there is only one way to ......"

That way, Zheng Lang didn't say, and he didn't need to say it, just one word, war!

"How to fight?"

"One word, consumption! Don't listen to Liu Ping's words, the people of Western Xia are for the people in their leisure time and soldiers in wartime, although the people are small, they can calmly organize hundreds of thousands of troops. But in the end, they are small in size and poor in property, and as long as they fight for a long time without success, there will inevitably be many opposition voices in the country, and they can even disintegrate from within. But we can't underestimate it, this is a long battle, and we can't be greedy for merit. Step by step, use our national strength to consume them. ”

"And the Khitan."

"The Khitan don't have to be afraid, they are not the Khitan of decades ago. Moreover, when the alliance between the Yuanyuan was in place, the Khitan invaded our dynasty and did not win favor. If it weren't for the big array laid down by the first emperor, it is possible that the Empress Dowager Xiao of Khitan and Liao Shengzong would not return. Give them a little sweetness and don't want to fight. ”

"How about teaming up?"

"It's too late, the betrayal of his two sons, the loss of ambition, and now he should protect himself. It's a pity that it was his son who betrayed, otherwise ......" Zheng Lang shook his head. Although the blind felt and the grinding felt horns support the troops on the plateau, the main reason is that they can't be ruthless, otherwise it is relatively easy to quell this rebellion with the appeal of the people in Tibet. Now the psychology of the chatter is also a small fortune, that is, peace, move the capital to Lijing City, with the help of the advantages of the plateau, self-protection!

"There's no other way?"

"No, if you fight now, as long as you fight smartly, it's still too late, otherwise the longer the Western Xia is established, the more difficult it will be to conquer." Zheng Lang suddenly said heavily: "You can't ask for peace, even if it is peace, countless troops must be stationed at the border." The attrition of these armies alone is enough to drag our dynasty down. ”

said with a long sigh: "It's a pity that our dynasty lacks elite soldiers and brave generals, otherwise I will take this opportunity to wipe out the Western Xia, without the invasion of the northwest, and get a large number of pastures and war horses, and it is not a dream to recuperate for a period of time, and to recover the sixteen states of Youyun." ”

deliberately bites the elite soldiers extremely hard.

Relying on a group of Wenchen as the coach, even if Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Pang Ji are the coaches, this dream will not come true.

"How is Liu Ping?"

"Liu Ping seems to be good," Zheng Lang said this for a reason, Liu Ping is a civil official, and he was recommended by Kou Zhun as the assassin of Luzhou, and he suppressed the local rebellion many times, and was transferred back to the capital to supervise the imperial history because of his merits, but because of the impeachment of Ding Wei, he was transferred to the northwest as a military general, and since then he has been surnamed a military general from a civilian official. has been in the northwest for a long time, familiar with the local situation, can be civil, martial and courageous, and seems to be the best candidate for the northwest leader. But Zheng Lang's voice changed and said: "Liu Ping is brave and don't need to doubt it, but he is short-sighted, and he actually said that Yuan Hao is just a poor cole, what to do!" Although his words were strong, the minister was very worried in his heart. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles. can't have a sober understanding of Yuan Hao, if you don't fight, you will definitely lose in a battle! Liu Ping is better, but what the minister is most worried about is another person, Fan Xianggong, who doesn't understand military affairs at all. When he first arrived in the northwest, he was frightened, which showed that he was very scared, very afraid of death, and only won a small victory last winter, and began to become blind and arrogant again. Not to mention two serious shortcomings, one of them can be caught by Yuan Haozhi, and it is enough to make the soldiers of the Northwest Yan Road fatal! ”

Suddenly, his legs were hot, and when he looked down, he saw that the little witch's two little feet were on his two thighs, peeing, and she was very cheerful, pulling his beard with her little hands while sprinkling, and she was also dumb and spoke baby language that he didn't understand.