In mid-June, Xie received good news.

There has been a new development in gunpowder.

The three jumpers wrote that the new type of gunpowder has been able to achieve without extinguishing the flame, and the power has been greatly improved. Twenty catties of gunpowder mixed with iron filings and stones were put into clay pots and ignited, and the diameter of the explosion could reach six or seven zhang, and all the cattle and sheep within this range were killed and injured.

Xie Shence then instructed the three jumpers to supervise the purity of the gunpowder by another grade, and strive to use less to cause greater damage.

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On June 20, the first Baili was urgently presented to the imperial study of Emperor Jin.

The envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty had arrived in Wuchang.

Emperor Jin inadvertently raised his eyebrows after seeing it.

The Song people are going to negotiate and discuss the matter of the two countries' annual currency.

Since the defeat of the Southern Song Dynasty twenty years ago, it has been burdened with the New Year's coin of the Great Jin Dynasty. At the beginning, it was 500,000 taels of silver, 700,000 horses of silk, pig iron and salt of various items. With the development of national strength and the growing strength of the Jin State, the amount of the current annual currency has risen to 700,000 taels of silver, 800,000 horses of silk, 10,000 catties of high-grade pig iron, and countless other additional items, and the trade of the Great Jin Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty is out of a superior position.

In other words, a large part of the Southern Song Dynasty's New Year's coins to the Jin State were the result of buying cheap defective products from the Jin State for internal sales, and then purchasing a large number of high-quality products from China to deliver the New Year's coins. One in and one out, for the Southern Song court, the annual loss of silver reached one million taels.

This is a huge loss. Needless to say, what can be done with a million taels of silver. However, in terms of the strength of the two countries, the losses are not only reduced by the Southern Song Dynasty. The New Year's coins delivered to the Jin State will increase the national strength of the Jin State every year, but the Song State has been slow to develop because of the New Year's coins.

In recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued in the Great Jin Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty has not been able to enjoy peace. The rebellion of Jiaozhi in the south, the disobedience of the Yi people in the southwest, the increase in precipitation last year, the flood of the Xiangjiang River, the backflow of Dongting Lake, etc., the Southern Song Dynasty was also full of mourning. Therefore, the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty rushed to the Jin capital this time in order to reduce a part of the annual currency to reduce the burden on the state, and correspondingly, the Southern Song Dynasty was willing to further open the market on the original basis and compensate for it with more favorable conditions.

Emperor Jin smiled coldly, then threw the fold aside, and said to Gonggong Feng: "Spread the edict to Ma Fengyi, the observer of Hubei Province, and let him do everything possible to delay the time for the Southern Song Dynasty envoys to enter Beijing, the later the better." Then let him firmly control the situation in the prefectures and counties, and before the Southern Song Dynasty envoys entered Beijing, there must be no disorder, and if he can't do it, let him commit suicide. ”

Father-in-law Feng left in response.

On June 22, the 800-mile expedited of the Xianbei Iron Cavalry Pass was also sent to Emperor Jin's bookcase.

Emperor Jin listened to Gonggong Cai read the urgent military intelligence report and said: "Pass the decree to thank him, let him act cheaply, and be sure to defeat the He Lou Department in the shortest possible time." Tell him that the He Lou Department was a hidden danger left by his nephew back then, and that was his responsibility, if one of the people of the Great Jin Dynasty was killed or injured, he would ...... You don't have to come back. ”

On June 25, an urgent military message was sent to Emperor Jin's case. Bai Liangyu of the Qin State raised 100,000 soldiers and had already arrived at Tongguan, and the general Bai Yan suppressed the rear, as if he wanted to use troops against the Great Jin. On the 26th, an urgent letter arrived, saying that Xie Yi, the commander of the Northwest Army, had rushed to Yuncheng to direct the war on the Western Front.

By the end of June, several secret letters were sent to the palace through the hands of the horsemen, and a huge storm broke out on the state roads of the Great Jin Dynasty. moved, and for a time Dajin was full of smoke.

Emperor Jin has been living in the imperial study for half a month, during which he was accompanied by the queen's mother, and occasionally there were concubines who went to the hall not far away to spend the night, and the atmosphere in the palace was strange.

When Emperor Jin was fine, he would look at the map and draw in circles on the map. Or wipe that suit of armor. Although the armor was carefully wiped by the little eunuch every day and maintained with high-quality tung oil, Emperor Jin still wiped it meticulously, just like a lover, with gentle and firm eyes.

On the first day of the seventh month, the Great Dynasty will come as scheduled.

The atmosphere of this grand meeting is particularly solemn.

Because everyone knows that today's Dajin has entered a critical juncture of life and death.

Life and death, yes, life and death. In recent years, Dajin has been on the verge of death every year, every year.

This situation seems to have been since someone returned to Jindu...... just appeared.

First of all, some officials came out of work early to talk about the violence in Shanxi Province and Shandong Province in the Jin Kingdom. Dynamic situation, roughly meaning violent. The movement has caused panic, several prefectures and counties have been affected, the situation is critical, and it is hoped that the Jin Emperor will send troops to suppress it.

Then some people said that the troops of the Qin State in the west pressed the border, and it was a question of war or peace. It triggered the controversy of the courtiers, and several bigwigs of the military department argued in court, from military strength to military heart to grain and grass, from domestic to foreign to the world, with red faces and red ears, and almost waved their fists at the court.

Later, someone said that the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty entered Beijing, and they wanted to sort out a countermeasure in the court. Tiger fight.

Finally, I talked about the martial arts hall, but this time it was just a sentence.

Emperor Jin rarely spoke, only when the debate and quarrel reached its peak, he would come forward to speak, end the topic, and start the next topic by the way.

After the court meeting, Emperor Jin left some ministers as usual, and then the imperial study was discussed.

Zheng Keming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, according to the recent news, the civil unrest in Shandong Province and Shanxi Province has spread widely, and has caused riots. As Yu Shitai said, Shandong Road is the source of fish salt in my Great Jin Dynasty, and Shanxi Road is a heavy land of copper and iron, so there can be no mistakes. Therefore, the ministers were brave and suggested that the local clans could send troops into the mountains to suppress bandits. ”

Emperor Jin said: "How to suppress the law? Where does the money come from? How is the military distributed? ”

Zheng Keming was obviously prepared, got up and said: "Part of the money and grain can be paid by the imperial court, and part of the local clan can be paid for by itself. A part of the imperial court, if it is too late, can be sent first, and if it is too late, it can be issued in the form of a reward after the rebellion is quelled. As for the military strength, there are still more than 10,000 Hunan troops in Fenzhou, Shanxi Province, and with the local armed forces, the minister is expected to be able to gather more than 20,000 people. For 20,000 people, the imperial court can appoint a general, with the local clan as a partial general, taking advantage of the terrain, grain and grass, the number of sergeants and equipment, and the chaos can be quelled in one or two months. As for Shandong Province, horse bandits can be recruited as mercenaries, and according to the combat strength of the horse bandits, there should be no big problem. ”

Emperor Jin nodded, and said, "This method is feasible, the question is how effective it is." My Great Jin is now empty in the treasury, once the chaos is quelled, how should the rewards be distributed in the future......" Emperor Jin said with some hesitation.

Zheng Keming secretly rejoiced in his heart and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about this matter. The imperial court is in difficulty, and as a child of the Great Jin Dynasty, it is also appropriate for the county wang clan to contribute. Besides, the family and the country are one, and they have been blessed by the Great Jin Dynasty for a hundred years, and they enjoy the honor of one party, so they must fulfill the responsibility of keeping one party safe. ”

"Still, but ......"

"Your Majesty, in fact, there is a way to solve this problem."

"Oh? What method? ”

Zheng Keming smiled: "Isn't Your Majesty preparing to implement the Martial Arts Hall?" Chen Dou dared to suggest that he could first promise the clan participating in the counterinsurgency, as long as the counterinsurgency could be successful, they could exchange their military exploits for a place in the martial arts hall, send the children of the family to Beijing, and become the protégés of the Son of Heaven. Life in the world is nothing more than leaving a name in history and honoring ancestors. If Your Majesty can use this method, I believe that the place will inevitably be ineffective and fight to kill the thief first, so why worry about the civil chaos and the disease of ringworm? ”

Emperor Jin frowned.

"The matter...... More on that later. ”

After a pause, Emperor Jin continued: "What is the good plan for the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty to enter Beijing? ”

Lin Lingsi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty entered Beijing, nominally saying that they would reduce the annual coins, but in fact, they used the weak national strength as an excuse to take the opportunity to weaken the control of our Great Jin over him. Although the Southern Song Dynasty has been plagued by disasters this year, there are extenuating circumstances, and there are precedents in previous years, but now my Dajin is also difficult, and this is the need for this year's coin. Moreover, it is now an eventful autumn, and the Southern Song Dynasty wants to negotiate at this time, because it sees that my Dajin is in prison and is waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob. Therefore, the minister thought that he could not promise to reduce the annual coin at this time, otherwise it would be a weakness of the enemy, which would greatly reduce his prestige. This matter should be delayed, delayed, and discussed after my Great Jin resolved the Western Qin and the civil unrest. If the Southern Song Dynasty is dissatisfied, the Huai army of Huaiyang Dao can be dispatched. ”

Emperor Jin smiled: "Lin Qing's discussion is very popular with me. Compared with some of the words in the court, it is much more reasonable. Anything that first agreed to the requirements of the Southern Song Dynasty to calm his mind and ensure the stability of the south, what directly sent troops, and reprimanded him in the national letter are all absurd words! Just one procrastination trick can solve it. When necessary, the Huai army can be ordered to cross the river and put pressure on Jinling, so as to frustrate its spirit. Nice, nice......"

Then Li Weiting, the right attendant of the military department, said: "Your Majesty, regarding the war between the Western Front and the Northwest, the minister thinks that it is nothing more than two situations. One is the Ping Northwest An Qin State, and the other is the Ping Northwest War Qin State. In the opinion of the minister, the first situation is the most secure, the Northwest Army is not a problem with the Xianbei Helou Department, if it can make peace with the Qin State, it should be the best ending. ”

Shangshu Gao Han of the Criminal Department said: "Peace? How do you say it? The Qin people are waiting for an opportunity to start a war every year, where is it so easy to make peace? This is the best ending, but it is just the wishful thinking of Lord Li. ”

"What Gao Shangshu said is true." Li Weiting didn't care about Gao Han's sneer, and continued: "This first situation is naturally very difficult, so starting a war with the Qin State is eight out of ten. Nine things up. Therefore, if you must fight, the minister has three strategies. ”

Emperor Jin said: "Li Qing said to listen to it. ”

Li Weiting said: "The next strategy is to take the initiative to attack and fight outside the country. The middle strategy is to retreat, lead the Qin army across the river, and make it fight against the water. The best policy is to stick to it, relying on the fortifications of the Yellow River, holding on to it, consuming the military strength of the Qin State, and waiting for the completion of the domestic affairs of the Great Jin Dynasty, then we can concentrate on the enemy, and the Qin people will not take advantage of it, so they will naturally retreat. ”

Xie Shang thought for a while and said, "Although the best strategy is passive, it is the safest method. Although the middle strategy is the most reasonable, it is easy to raise the level of the war, once the battle is won, the war will be stalemate, and the Qin people will inevitably attack the whole country, and it will become a national war between the two countries, which is very disadvantageous to our Jin country. Although the strategy can boost morale, it is not a long-term solution. Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Li has a very good strategy. ”

(PS: I'm really slow-burning...... Former. It's a long show...... Also, there are so many forbidden words in this chapter...... There is one more chapter in the evening. ）