"Your Ministers obey!"

Hundreds of civil and military officials visited the shrine together.

"The Book of the Army!"

Zhao Lin's gaze fell on the military department Shangshu, "The national policy has been decided, from now on, you will begin to pass through the southwest and make all preparations before the war." ”

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

War is not about fighting just like fighting, and pre-war preparation is very important.

When the war is almost ready, then mobilize troops and horses for a big battle.

"The national policy was proposed by Yang Meng, and let Yang Meng assist you in this matter. ”

"Command!"

The two of them, Shangshu and Yang Meng, immediately surrendered their orders.

Yang Meng's eyes flickered.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty would let him assist the Ministry of War, and participate in the country's major affairs so quickly.

The implication is obvious.

Your Majesty, I plan to train him, and now let him assist the secretary of the military department, and after that, it is likely that he will take over this matter completely.

Provided, of course, that he must show His Majesty his talents.

See the results.

According to his idea of first the south and then the north, the next first step was to recapture Jingzhou, which was invaded by the Annan Kingdom.

And then destroy the kingdom of Annam.

Remove the troubles of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the minister must live up to his mission!"

Yang Meng shouted in his heart.

He was just a madman, squeezed out by Confucianism, and His Majesty the Emperor did not stick to one pattern and reduced talents and appointed him as the champion.

and entrusted him with such an important military matter.

His Majesty the Emperor used him so much, how could he live up to the Sacred Heart?

......

Annan country, Yunjing City.

Inside the Royal Palace.

In the hand of the lord of Annan, he held a spy report from the Great Song Dynasty.

"First the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult?"

A touch of anger suddenly swelled up on the face of the lord of Annan, "In the eyes of the Great Song Emperor, when did my Annan country become an easy place to attack?"

The person who proposed this national policy did not take him Annan in the slightest.

"This little emperor of the Great Song Dynasty dares to despise our Annan Kingdom?"

The prime minister of Annan snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, my Annan country has an army of 500,000 troops, and even the powerful Fire Empire in the north is not afraid, so why be afraid of his small Great Song Dynasty?"

"The old minister thinks that he should give that kid a little color. Otherwise, he really thinks that I, Annanguo, am easy to bully. ”

"Lao Aiqing is right,"

The Lord of Annan nodded, and thought deeply, "I will give an order and start sending troops to destroy the Great Song Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, no. ”

However, just when the lord of Annan was complacent, a voice of opposition sounded, "Last time, we gathered the alliance of the three kingdoms, but we failed to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, and now we rely on the strength of our Annan Kingdom alone, if we want to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid it is far from enough." ”

This figure is the national teacher of Annan.

Last time, he and Xirong met Cao Zhengchun in the palace of the Great Song Dynasty and almost lost their lives.

This incident has become his psychological shadow.

"Yes, the Great Song Dynasty should not be underestimated, and the last general suggested that we should stick to the existing territory, and then join forces with the two kingdoms of Agni and Xirong to jointly deal with the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Another person stepped forward, but it was the general of Annanguo, Duan Siming.

After seeing the bravery of Dian Wei and the Tiger Ben guards, Duan Siming knew the strength of the army of the Great Song Dynasty.

He knew very well that with the strength of Annan alone, it would be difficult to confront the current Great Song Dynasty.

Seeing that the national teacher and Duan Siming jumped out to oppose it, the face of the national lord of Annan was gloomy, "The national teacher and the general, it seems that the two of you have not come out of the shadow of the last defeat." ”

"In that case, you can rest in the capital, and the war with the Great Song Dynasty doesn't have to worry about the two of you. ”

Don't have to worry about them?

Both Annan Guoshi and Duan Siming raised their heads, and a touch of surprise appeared on their faces.

"Old General Bai, come out!"

Lord Annan looked behind the screen.

In the next moment, an old general with half-white hair but wearing strong armor walked in front of the lord of Annan and bowed and saluted, "The old man is willing to share his worries for His Majesty and swear to destroy the Great Song Dynasty!"

Annan Guoshi and Duan Siming, the moment they saw this old general, their faces also changed suddenly.

Of course they know the man in front of them!

This person is the famous Annan God of War!

Bai Bo, Old General Bai!

When he was young, he led the army of Annan, conquered the south and the north, and defeated the armies of the Great Song Dynasty, Tubo, and Xirong several times!

He has made great achievements.

Although he is now nearly sixty years old and has long since retired from the court, he still has a pivotal position in the country of Annam.

Neither Annan Guoshi nor Duan Siming expected that the Annan National Master would invite this person out!

"Haha, General Bai is really old and strong, brave and unparalleled,"

Long Yan Dayue, the lord of Annan, immediately helped this white wave up, "Old general, I handed over the 500,000 troops of Annan to you to command, and the rise and fall of Annan can all be related to the old general." ”

"Even if the old decay gives up this old life, I must raise the prestige of Annan!"

Bai Bo's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he shouted loudly.

"Good, good!"

The lord of Annan was smiling, and in his opinion, there was a day wave, and the Great Song Dynasty was not worried.

He just waits to receive the fruits of victory.

"Zhao Lin, aren't you crazy?"

The corners of the mouth of the lord of Annan raised a cold arc, "When you become a prisoner of my Annan country, I want to see, why are you still crazy in front of me?"

In his mind, as if he had foreseen the picture of Zhao Lin kneeling in front of him, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

......

Within the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Under the national policy of first the south and then the north, attacking Annan and taking Jingzhou undoubtedly became the primary goal of the Great Song Dynasty.

Troops, food, ordnance...... are all moving in the direction of Jingzhou.

Dian Wei guarded against the Agni Empire in Jiangbei.

Therefore, the heavy task of "attacking Annan and taking Jingzhou" fell on the Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Yang Meng.

However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

If you want to take Jingzhou, you need a lot of money and food.

The military department can only find the household department, but the household department does not have any extra silver.

In the past, Zhao Lin spent money on moving the capital to Jinling, and the household department relied on the silver raised by issuing treasury bonds, but this time there will be a war again, and the household department will undoubtedly be tight again.

This problem cannot be solved by the military department and Yang Meng, and the household department cannot be solved.

Naturally, it was quickly presented to Zhao Lin's dragon case.

"Lack of money, that's a big problem. ”

Zhao Lin also felt a little tricky.

He immediately summoned Tobe Shangshu into the imperial study.

Zhao Lin knew very well that in recent years, due to wars, the treasury of the Great Song Dynasty had long been empty.

And the reason why it has been empty is because the tax cannot be paid.

Taxation was the main source of revenue for the imperial court.

The treasury has no money, and the imperial court will look stretched thin when it does anything.

Among the various taxes, the most important ones are land tax and household tax.

At the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the land was equally distributed to the people, and all harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes were abolished, and only these two taxes were retained.

Land tax is levied on the size of the land.

Household tax is levied according to the number of people in each household.

It can be said that he is very tolerant of the people.

However, the Great Song Dynasty has been established for a hundred years.

The land, without the knowledge of the imperial court, does not know how many times it has changed hands, and in the end, most of it fell into the hands of the landlords of the family.

The landlords of the family annexed a large amount of land in the state and concealed it without reporting it, which greatly weakened the tax revenue of the imperial court.