"Xiong Shangshu, I, Dayuan, really want to renew the term of the "Huaxian Peace Conference". Wouldn't it be beautiful for the Great Yuan and the Great Song Dynasty to coexist peacefully, and if they don't use their swords and soldiers......"

On the second day after the end of the National Day of the Great Song Dynasty, Ambassador Haihuaxin met with Xiong Sheng of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Song Dynasty as scheduled.

Xiong Shang Shang listened calmly to the Minister Da Yuan's expression of his desire for peace, with a subtle expression on his face. Finally, he couldn't help it, covered his mouth with his hand, and yawned. The National Day is a seven-day holiday, except for the three-day activities that Shangshu must participate in. For the other four days, Xiong Shangshu was with his family. It's quite tiring. After going to work, Shangshu felt quite tired.

Looking at the unhappy expression of Ambassador Haihua Xin on the other side, Xiong Shangshu was a little nervous at first. This incident was a slight faux pas for him anyway. Don't start for a while, Xiong Shangshu saw the guards outside, and then Shangshu was in good spirits.

What's wrong with Haihuaxin's upset? If he did it directly to Xiong Sheng here, he would be beaten by the guards. If Mongolia used this matter to ask the Great Song Xingshi for his guilt, the Mongolian army would be beaten by the Song army. So what's wrong with a yawn? And what if the Mongolian ambassador doesn't like it? Can he not come?

After confirming the balance of power between the two sides, Xiong Shang felt that his mood was as relaxed as if he had planted wings. At this moment, Xiong Shangshu was a little strange, it had been about four years since the Battle of the Yellow River. Nearly four years ago, the Zhao Guanjia completely reversed the balance of power between the Great Song and the Great Yuan with a hearty victory. Why does Xiong Sheng not understand that the world has changed?

Thinking of this, the tiredness suddenly disappeared. Xiong Shang adjusted his sitting posture slightly, making it easier for him to listen to Minister Haihua Xin's speech. Then Xiong Sheng saw from the face of Minister Haihua Xin on the opposite side that the Mongolian minister had to adjust his expression and restrain his aggressive feeling.

On September 13, the fourth year of the Republic of the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty signed the "Huaxian Peace Conference" with the Great Yuan, and that year was the 316th year of the Great Song Dynasty with the newly determined chronological model of the Zhao official family. It's been more than 3 years since now. In the Huaxian peace conference, it was stipulated that the peace agreement would last for three years. More than three years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Dayuan has always hoped to continue the peace talks and maintain peace between the two countries in the form of a treaty. Zhao Guanjia hesitated about this, because in addition to the four cavalry divisions with a scale of 40,000 people, the Song army had already completed the formation of twenty-six infantry divisions. Even if the Mongol army on the opposite side began to form government troops, the Song army felt that the strength of the Northern Expedition should be sufficient.

After such a slight hesitation, all kinds of things within the Great Song Dynasty delayed the war. After all, everyone just thinks that the number of the 320th anniversary of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty is more important than the 319th anniversary of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

After Haihua Xin finished speaking, Xiong Sheng spoke: "Now the first emperor, the first queen mother, and the first queen mother of the Great Song Dynasty are all in Dadu. The coffin of the Rinjong is also in Dadu. If none of this can be resolved, I can't propose to make peace with Dayuan. ”

"Can you elaborate on that?" Haihua Xin immediately asked eagerly. Before contacting Xiong Xiang, Xiong Shang was all pushing back, using a lot of internal affairs in Da Song Xian as an excuse, especially the National Day Celebration.

"The last time Huaxian made peace, after we fought, everyone felt that they couldn't fight. So peace was negotiated. There must be a reason for this peace negotiation. If I don't have a reason, I will be blamed in the court if I propose peace. ”

Hearing this, Haihua Xin Qian squinted at Xiong Xiang. Seeing Xiong Shang's expression of an old god, he was not moved at all, and Haihua Xin had to speak: "According to your meaning, does Da Song have to start a war with Da Yuan?" ”

"You have to go to war, you said it. I'm just saying that if I don't have a reason, I can't mention it in the court. ”

"Aren't you afraid of angering us by being so rude?"

"Oh? If the Mongol Khan were angry, what was he going to do? Xiong Shang asked with interest. If the Mongolian minister speaks elegantly, Xiong Xiang is messing around. Xiong Sheng believed that Zhao Guan's family should be unhappy when they found out. However, in the case of Xiong Sheng treating each other politely, if the Mongolian minister shouted for war, Xiong Sheng felt that Zhao Guan's family would not hesitate to enter the war.

Haihuaxin was sent as an ambassador, which was also selected by Kublai Khan. Looking at Xiong Xiang's fearless expression, Haihuaxin immediately understood that she was a little impulsive. His task is not to provoke war, but to keep the peace. Before the Huaxian Peace Conference, the Great Yuan and the Great Song also had a three-year armistice agreement, which lasted only one year before being torn apart. Although everyone knew that neither the Great Song nor the Great Yuan had the will to maintain peace at that time, it was only a matter of time before the war broke out. However, after the peace conference in Huaxian County, Kublai Khan still punished those responsible for intensifying the conflict.

"If you can return the Great Song nobles, you can sign the peace agreement?" Haihuaxin asked rhetorically.

"After returning the Great Song nobles, I can submit a proposal to the imperial court to sign a peace agreement. As for whether it can be signed, it depends on the meaning of the imperial court. ”

"If that's the case, wouldn't our Da Yuan lose too much!"

"If you want to pursue peace, you should have worked harder."

"Decades ago, after we jointly destroyed Jin, it was the Song State that tore up the covenant first!"

"Oh? How dare you say, come on, come on, bring out your evidence......"

Although war did not break out immediately, the diplomats of the Great Yuan and the Great Song Dynasty, who did not expect peace, expressed their thoughts in a whim.

At the end of the ruffle, Xiong Shang was ready to tell the story at the regular meeting the next day. The meeting has been standardized, and the first thing is the briefing, and the most important events about the Great Song Dynasty must be reported to the Zhao Guanjia first. The first to report was Sun Qing, the head of the household department, and Sun Qing took out the latest weights and measures.

"Official, we have completed the new standard of weights and measures. It's just that this replacement is so big, will the people not be able to stand it? ”

"Who is affected now? Can you tell me? ”

"This ...... When weights and measures change, will not the whole world be affected? ”

"Wrong. It's not as big as you say. Zhao Jiaren replied calmly.

The people who participated in the meeting were all scholars, and everyone was a smart person, at least they thought they were smart people. So everyone was interested in Zhao Jiaren's words.

Sun Qingnian Ji is similar to Zhao Jiaren, but Sun Qing was also unhappy when Zhao Jiaren so decisively denied his previous views. He said a little angrily, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"Have you ever seen how lamp oil is sold in the countryside?" Zhao Jiaren asked.

A group of scholars, you look at me, I look at you, everyone is stunned. These people in high positions are happy to live in Hangzhou, who will go to the countryside to ask for their own hardships.

Xiong Shang originally thought about how to organize the tone so that he could better report the attitude of the Minister of Dayuan. At this time, when I heard some anecdotes, I was interested in hearing them. Seeing that the people around him had such an attitude, Xiong Sheng suddenly felt a little funny. In the past, it was the ministers who 'told stories' to the officials, but now how can the officials 'tell the books' to the ministers!

"In the countryside, the unit of oil is a scoop. A scoop of oil and a scoop of oil to buy. And in Hangzhou, at least half of the households buy lamp oil, barrel by barrel. And you probably use candles, not lamp oil. Zhao Guanjia said.

"A scoop of oil and a scoop of oil?" Xiong Sheng suddenly remembered that when he went home for the funeral, his wife asked him to bring a lot of lamp oil back. Xiong Shang hadn't used lamp oil for many years since he followed Zhao Guan's family. At that time, I was a little unimpressed with this gift, but I didn't expect that in the township, even the poor people were also very satisfied with the gift of lamp oil. If you deal with this, it really makes sense.

Zhao Jiaren continued to ask Sun Qing, "How much do you think this scoop of oil is?" Is this portion size fixed, or does it vary from person to person? ”

The other scholars frowned, finding it difficult to answer. Sun Qing is a cadre after all, and he replied very fluently, "It must be a weight in each place." The price is also completely different. ”

"So, only people who buy barrels of lamp oil will have a demand for new weights and measures. Because we sell lamp oil, new weights and measures will be taken. Whatever we produce, there will be a demand for this. As for other retail, they will slowly follow us. Because no matter how the weights and measures change, the length of cloth that everyone actually needs, and the amount of food that can actually fill their stomachs, will not change. It's just the name of the weight that has changed. So, we don't have as many people to deal with as you think. ”

Bang bang bang! Xiong Sheng couldn't help but start applauding, even if he was only a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, even if Xiong Sheng didn't have any knowledge of the industrial production of the Great Song Dynasty. But Xiong Shang still couldn't help but applaud. Zhao Guanjia explained the problem very clearly. It is reasonable to prove his previous view, and the direct impact of changing weights and measures on the Great Song Dynasty is very limited.

Although the other Shangshu didn't have such clear support, they couldn't help but nod slightly. Zhao Guanjia only expressed his opposition to Sun Qing at the beginning, but when it came time to prove Sun Qing's mistake, Zhao Guanjia's language was elegant and sincere. is a rebuttal, and it doesn't make everyone feel any malice. There is a gentleman's style.

Sun Qing's face was very ugly, as the head of the household department, he was responsible for the financial responsibility of the Great Song Dynasty. So he just felt that what Zhao Guanjia said made sense, but he didn't dare to really believe that it was so simple. There will definitely be something beyond the imagination of the Zhao official family, and there will definitely be something beyond the expectations of the Zhao official family.

Zhao Jiaren looked at Sun Qing's expression, and he smiled: "Sun Shangshu, we are not fortune tellers. We have to do things now, and as for what happens, we can only do our best to prepare. Prepare in case something goes wrong, not prepare to get things exactly on the track we have set out for. As I've said many times, as long as I can follow the norms, and there are negative results, I will not hold me personally responsible. Even if you make a mistake, who in the world doesn't make a mistake? ”

When Xiong Shang heard this, he immediately couldn't help but taste it in his heart. In the political struggle, whoever makes a mistake will be caught and beaten, beaten hard, and beaten to death! At least keep it in reserve. Zhao Guanjia's words were very tolerant of Sun Qing.