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What a situation!

What the? Is it really going to be the Northern Expedition?

As soon as the crown prince heard his father say this, his heart became cold and cold! My father, the word "Northern Expedition" is said lightly, but is the Northern Expedition so easy! Jin Bing: That's very brutal! Slow to say that it will take ten or eight years, and in another twenty years, the Northern Expedition may not be successful.

Alas! It seems that before the death of the father, there is no need to expect to give himself the Zen position, Zhao Dan's mood at this time can only be described as very hurt, once upon a time, the father and the emperor at least a few times in front of people said that they want to Zen! Change as you say! However, the shame of the Northern Expedition Xue Jingkang is where the righteousness lies, and Zhao Dian can't show it on his face.

Zhao Yan hadn't mentioned the Northern Expedition for many years, and this was the first time that Zhao Tuan had explicitly mentioned the Northern Expedition again for so many years after Yu Yunwen's death.

Whether it was the prime minister present or the ruling party, they were all very excited when they heard the words. It's just that Ge Yi's feelings are a little complicated, both exciting, and a little sorry for the prince, it seems that before the completion of the Northern Expedition, the prince has no hope of ascending the throne as soon as possible, as Zhao Dian used to be a subordinate of the Eastern Palace, Ge Yi is very sympathetic to the prince. During this period of time, it was rumored in the market that the official family might directly pass the throne to Zhao Luan, but Ge Yi believed that Zhao Duan did not make a mistake, it was just an unfounded rumor in the market.

Zhou Bida was not surprised that the official family re-mentioned the Northern Expedition today, because judging from various indications, in the past year, especially after taking Taiwan, the attitude of the official family has changed, not only has it returned to the track of diligent administration, but also the whole person has become bright, and with the continuous arrival of good news from Taiwan, it is only a matter of time before the official family reiterates the Northern Expedition. Now that the official family said this, of course, Zhou Bida wholeheartedly supported it, and immediately said:

"The old minister thought that he only needed to lie down and taste the courage for five years, and he could hope to restore the Central Plains. The old minister was convinced that the Northern Expedition would be successful, and the old minister was willing to pay for this old bone for the Northern Expedition. ”

Wang Lin is also excited about the official family's ambition to go on the Northern Expedition, but he is not without worries:

"Qi Qi official, the minister looks forward to the Northern Expedition also has a year! It's just that the troops are sent in an all-round way, and the cost is huge, and the minister thinks that he must get 10 million yuan before he can raise troops to fight gold. ”

Wang Lin just looked at the prince's demeanor in his eyes, and felt that Zhao Lu's current limelight seemed to be really threatening the prince, Wang Lin thought of the recent discussions of some officials in the court, so he reminded:

"Those who are worried, I may not be able to pay taxes in the Song Dynasty! Just like the commercial tax of Quanzhou City, it is a major tax source of our Great Song Dynasty, but recently the Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone and Quanzhou have a great tendency to compete, and the merchants of Fanzhou gather in Kaohsiung, and Quanzhou's sea trade is in danger. As a result, Quanzhou City's commercial tax was damaged, and Kaohsiung had no tax to collect, so the minister was deeply worried! ”

At first glance, Wang Lin's worries are not unreasonable, the official family has granted the Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone a three-year tax exemption, and Kaohsiung has robbed Quanzhou's business, which means that the tax revenue of Quanzhou City will be greatly discounted.

Zhou Bida smiled slightly and said:

"If you have gains, you will have to lose, the old minister thinks that the account can still be calculated. Taiwan Song Haimao made a profit of 240,000 guan in three months, and it is not difficult to make a profit of 800,000 guan a year. The goods produced in Kaohsiung are all goods that cannot be produced in Quanzhou and even other places in the Great Song Dynasty, so it is difficult to say that Quanzhou's sea trade will inevitably be damaged. If you add the gold produced in Taipei, it is no less than 12,000 taels, and 12,000 taels of gold and 35 copper coins, this will be 420,000 yuan. Perhaps next year, Taiwan will be able to offer 1.5 million yuan to the imperial court. ”

Zhao Dian listened to Zhou Bida's calculation, although he didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that maybe it won't take three years, next year Mao Geng will be able to win the bet with his father, it doesn't matter if Mao Geng wins, but this time Zhao Lu was cheapened for nothing, which made people quite unhappy.

Liuzheng did not forget to add:

"I think we have to count mines and matches. Moreover, the gunpowder produced by Kaohsiung has greatly increased, which is of great benefit to the Northern Expedition. The minister thought that the gains far outweighed the losses. ”

Zhao Tuan was a little proud in his heart, it seemed that he had made a lot of money by taking the risk of taking Taiwan, so he smiled and said:

"According to the accounts calculated by Zhou Aiqing and Liu Aiqing, taking down Taiwan has become a lucrative business. Ha ha! ”

But Zhao Tuan's expression immediately darkened, and he sighed:

"Alas! The Northern Expedition is all about money! Pity! It's a pity that the Northern Expedition can't make a steady profit without losing money! ”

For the Northern Expedition, there has always been no lack of enthusiasm in the Great Song Dynasty, but the people are actually not enthusiastic about recovering their homeland. Because the Northern Expedition of Longxing (1163) made a big hole in the finances, he had to add Huizi, and the first time (116o) in Gaozong's hands was three million guan, and then it continued to increase, and in the second year of the main road (1166), a total of 28 million guanhuizi, led to a sharp rise in prices, and the value of huizi depreciated. Of course, the increase in the meeting was not only to fill the hole, but also to continue the Northern Expedition. However, in this way, the people have a fear of the Northern Expedition, worried that not only will it cost money to fight the war, but even if they take back their homeland, I am afraid that the people of Jiangnan will have to support the people of the Central Plains, so the ordinary people are not only not enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition, but are more worried.

Zhao Tuan felt that his hard work could not be understood by the people, and the Northern Expedition, which was shameful of Xue Jingkang, could not be understood and supported by the people! This hurt Zhao Tuan a lot. However, Zhao Tuan also had to admit that the Northern Expedition was indeed a money-burning thing, and it was not necessarily possible to win the battle after burning money, which is the case.

Of course, that was before, if the Northern Expedition could be like taking Taiwan, not only would it not lose money, but it would also be able to make a lot of money, what a situation would it be!

Of course, that's a dream.

Zhao Tuan originally felt extremely depressed, and Zhao Tuan understood that in the great cause of the Northern Expedition, it was probably unreliable to expect the courage of the Great Song army. Counting on the old soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty to hold the same weapons as the Jin soldiers, and defeat the iron cavalry of the Jin soldiers with two legs, it seems that there is no hope of victory. But fortunately, now Mao Geng provides a new option, that is, the level weapons are born one by one, even if the Great Song infantry without war horses is not strong, but once they have a level weapon, the Jin army cavalry is not necessarily so terrible, and it is completely possible to win the battle.

Cannons, iron ships, it seems that they are counting on them.

The other people present didn't know that Zhao Tuan had turned away so much at this moment, and Ge Yi followed Zhao Tuan's words just now and said:

"Bingguan's family, although the Northern Expedition is very expensive, but the minister thinks that it is not impossible to increase the income of the imperial court. In addition, the Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone can supply them with more copper, iron, and charcoal, or they can receive more than 2 million yuan a year. ”

"It is absolutely impossible to increase the number of people."

Zhao Tuan had already learned a lesson back then, and he was indefinitely increased at the beginning, and he was happy for a while, but in the end he had to take out 2oo taels of silver, recover 5oo million yuan and burn the 5oo million yuan on the spot, which stopped the momentum of the soaring prices of the meeting. The abusive affair can never be repeated.

"In the opinion of Lao Chen, it is feasible to supply more copper and iron to Taiwan. Nowadays, although the copper production is not as good as that of Yuanfeng, there are mines in various places, and it is not difficult to double the copper production, and the same is true for iron smelting. As for coal, we heard that Jiang Kui had leased a large concession from Annan and was constantly digging for coal, so we don't have to worry about it. ”

It is no secret that Jiang Kui dug coal in Annam, and Annam is happy to see it, at least Halong Bay is famous all over the world. After the coal was excavated, a group of people who were originally pirates specially transported coal to Qiongzhou Island, which served as a transit point between Kaohsiung in Annam, and the coal is now piled up, and it is also being transported to Kaohsiung, as if there is really no need for the Great Song Dynasty monarchs to worry about it.

Supply more copper to Mao Geng, not to mention the output of copper pipes and faucets, there is a big gap in the copper of the boiler alone. With copper, it is indeed possible to create higher benefits.

As for the decrease in the output of copper, Zhao Tuan knew it in his heart, and it was purely because of the meeting and the casting of iron coins, which deliberately reduced the output of copper.

The Great Song Dynasty minted copper coins, minted as much as they lost, and when they were in Bianjing, they had to be minted even if they were lost, and at least three million copper coins were minted a year, and the Shenzong Dynasty broke through five million. Consistent copper money is six catties, copper consumption is more than four catties, but the market price of a pound of copper is more than 100 Wen, casting consistent money consumed copper in the market value is not less than five dollars - after Nandu, it has risen to ten dollars. It can be said that the Great Song Dynasty has been minting copper coins at a loss.

Zhao Tuan's belongings were not strong at all, and he was still bent on restoring the Central Plains, so he had to resolutely reduce the number of copper coins minted.

It just so happened that the production of copper was affected after the southern crossing, and it was later restored. However, the shrewd Zhao Tuan decided to reduce copper production again, citing the shortage of copper materials, and only minted a limited amount of 150,000 copper coins a year.

Therefore, it is not difficult to increase the production of copper, but it is not easy to recover quickly after being abandoned for so long.