Chapter 190: Cheating and Farce

Liang Hongyu asked, "Why don't I have a map?" And I haven't heard you mention it? ”

Ouyang shook his head slightly, indicating that he was unwilling to answer this question.

"Official, do you hate Ruby?" Liang Hongyu suddenly came out with a sentence that she had always wanted to ask.

"No, it won't." Ouyang said: "I think you look better now than before." However, there are still people from the emperor in the fleet, and you must know that we are alone with men and widows, and I am afraid that the emperor will be suspicious of you. ”

"En......" Liang Hongyu nodded, thought about it and said, "Where does the official live?" ”

"Shopkeeper Zhou arranged a place to stay, Hangzhou Hotel."

Liang Hongyu whispered: "I'll go to the officials at night." ”

Ouyang's heart fluttered, "Okay, I'll wait for you." "What are you doing here?

Ouyang's residence is the small courtyard of Hangzhou Hotel, just on the edge of the West Lake, Ouyang's room is close to the lake, very quiet, and it is a first-class price. The two bodyguards lived in other places, Zhang San and Li lived in one room, and the two of them stayed in the room and played poker very smartly after suddenly finding that there was an extra woman coming out of the lake.

After a long absence, the newlyweds were overwhelmed overnight. Fish and water are happy, and under the stimulation of cheating, the two are very happy. Doing things, chatting, and doing things again. It wasn't until the fourth watch that Liang Hongyu couldn't help but leave. Liang Hongyu hugged Ouyang before leaving: "Official, will you still think about Hongyu after you marry again?" ”

"As you said, a wife is better than a concubine, and a concubine is better than stealing. If you're willing to steal from me often, I won't forget you. ”

Liang Hongyu bit Ouyang hard as an answer.

As a result, Ouyang played in Hangzhou for five days, and this 'cheating' did not end until Liang Hongyu received the military order to patrol the Bohai Sea. Ouyang bought a house in the name of Liang Hongyu on the edge of the West Lake, and he was rich and easy to do, and soon the furniture was replenished. The main supply place of Liang Hongyu's fleet is Hangzhou, and Ouyang is very idle, so the new home will be very valuable in the future. Liang Hongyu asked the two maids who took care of her life in the station to live in this house, and said to the outside world that this property belonged to Liang Hongyu herself.

Song Huizong was very unhappy that Ouyang released his pigeons, saying that it was two days, but why didn't it take six days. Ouyang, who was late, explained that in the past few days, he was gaining an in-depth understanding of the problems of smuggling and coolie trafficking, preparing to make a table for the imperial court, and thinking of a more appropriate way. Song Huizong was not interested in this at all. But Ouyang's words were not for him, but for Song Huizong's bodyguards, that is, the internal guards who monitored Song Huizong.

After returning to Yangping on this trip, Ouyang received news that it was not bad news, and his casino in Liaoguo was closed. When I asked, I found out that Liao's taxes had nearly tripled. When the people have no spare money, how can they still promote the development of the gambling industry. And the listing of the casino is also unclear, not only did it not make money, but it made the government fine. Xiao Ganyun simply waved his hand and closed the door to become a rich man.

Even the casinos are closed, so you can know what the Liao economy has been destroyed in the protracted war. Moreover, the Liao State changed to the conscription system of the Song Dynasty and switched to the conscription system. Draw one for every ten households to the current practice of one for every five households. Domestic contradictions are becoming more and more intense.

The Great Song Dynasty made a lot of war money, all kinds of merchant materials entered Liao, and the court goose plucked its feathers, and it was very happy. And the businessmen also made a lot of money. The Si family has begun to buy a large amount of land and property in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and according to Ouyang's understanding, the Si family still has secret contacts with the Hebei East Route Army. The Si family has never been loyal to anyone. Jin Liao started a war, Si Jia would rather die than give in, and he must see who wins and who loses before making a decision. For the sake of profit, they can throw their heads and spill their blood. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that no matter how it develops, the sixteen states of Yanyun will soon have the surname Song. And Jin Liao's smashed territory, the Si family really didn't have much interest.

Now on the border of Liao and Song, the nearest army of the Song people is also a hundred miles away from the Liao border. The Liao people left only 50,000 old and weak soldiers and horses on the border. A month ago, the two countries formally signed an alliance of brotherly states for generations. And the Liao Dynasty of *** does not know. The Yongxing Military Road, the Hebei East Road, and the Northwest Military Road have begun to make secret preparations before the war.

In October, the Hangzhou fleet landed in Suzhou, the Kingdom of Jin, carrying four mysterious guests.

"Lianjin vs. Liao?" Ouyang hugged the man in his arms: "Hongyu, we should concentrate on cheating, can we not talk about national affairs." "The reason why Ouyang came to Hangzhou is very clear, that is, he wants to come up with a set of effective methods to curb smuggling. This can be done slowly, and the tryst must be done actively.

Liang Hongyu smiled and leaned closely: "Official, I want to know if you are against it or not." ”

"Against, at least at this time." Ouyang Dao: "I don't know how to fight, but I feel that I have to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun before I move troops." In this way, the sixteen states of Yanyun can be used as a springboard. ”

"Madame!" A maid knocked on the door: "The food and wine are ready." ”

"Bring it in and put it on the table!"

The maid didn't look at the people in the yarn, put down the wine and food and closed the door and went out. Although it was a little cold in October, there was a fire in the room, so I didn't feel it. The two casually put on a single coat and hugged each other to drink and chat. It's just that the talk is about national affairs, and it's a little bit of scenery.

"We also feel that the court is in too much of a hurry. From last year to this year, the strong support for Yuzhou has led to a shortage of military supplies. It's not great to have such frequent wars. Moreover, the merger of the eastern and western armies has not been long ago, and the combat effectiveness is relatively poor, so I am afraid it will be difficult to be the main force at that time" Liang Hongyu said: "And the battle against Liao will inevitably last for at least two years." General Yue also felt that next year was not suitable, and expressed his feelings, hoping that it would be at least two years later. He said that in two years, our Hangzhou fleet will have the ability to send 50,000 forbidden troops to the Bohai Sea at one time, and penetrate directly into the heart of the Liao people. ”

Ouyang nodded: "Insightful, but Yue Fei will definitely not be allowed to vote alone." If you say that with Tong Guan's support, you can change the emperor's mind. ”

"Well, thank you, officer." Liang Hongyu nodded: "I'll do it immediately tomorrow." ”

"Yes!" Ouyang knew that Zhao Yu was getting more and more anxious for quick success. This emaciated camel is the size of a horse, and it is not easy to gnaw the bone of the Liao people. Liao is not like Western Xia, the country is small and weak, the army is not much, and the overall productivity is low. Liao has a relatively complete military system, and the Khitans have always been bloody. The Liao land is vast and the terrain is complex, which is not comparable to Western Xia. It is even more different from Yuzhou, which is actually just a tough battle, and the opponent does not know the strength of the Song people at all. The Liao people know Song very well.

To attack the Liao State, at least more than 400,000 forbidden troops must be mobilized. The most important thing is that even with the occupation, it is difficult to appease the national mood. Although the odds of winning the fight are quite high, it is not ruled out that there will be various accidents. After all, it's a war, and anything can happen.

Zhao Yu also didn't expect that after secretly notifying the three land routes and one sea route, most of the generals said that it was too hasty to start this battle next year. Even the Military Aircraft Service reserves its opinion. The Northwest Military Road still has to support Yuzhou halfway, and it cannot be fully invested. Although the integration of Hebei West Road, which was merged with East Road, was completed, the run-in was not yet adaptable. Almost all say that it takes at least two years to prepare.

Other people's can be ignored. But Liang Hongyu, Han Shizhong, Tong Guan and Ouyang all thought it was inappropriate, and Zhao Yu finally began to weigh it. The reason Ouyang said was that it would cause the Xiang army to be war-weary.

Although the forbidden army was the main force against Western Xia and Yuzhou, there were few battles after all, and the victory came from the logistics of the Xiang army. Yuzhou tested the Xiang army very much, otherwise there would not be 80,000 people willing to stay in Yuzhou. And the Yuzhou side is not over yet, and it will immediately use large-scale troops against Liao, which will make the morale of the Xiang army extremely low.

In the end, Zhao Yu still revoked the order.

Yangping wasteland has become a high-end living area, called: Baiyun District. Not only is the land here expensive, but the stuff is also expensive. The people of Yangping lamented that the place was a rich area. There is no field in Baiyun District, and all of them are commercial and residential areas.

Planned in advance, the house is built. Ouyang does not sell land, but houses. The title deeds of the wealthy areas were abolished in favor of the use of house deeds. This is the first time that the Great Song Dynasty has commercialized housing and housing. There are not only more advanced sewage channels in the wealthy areas. Eight carriages on the main road can be driven together, and a green separation belt is planted in the middle. In the center is the commercial district, where the offices of the businesses are located, and on the periphery are supporting facilities such as housing and food.

At present, the connection with Yangping basically depends on ferries, but the Yangping Bridge is under construction and is expected to be completed in about a year. At the other end, a road to the official road is being repaired. For the convenience of the masses, the Yangping County Ya also moved to Baiyun District.

So the merchants dressed in Song costumes began to manage more modern business. Each merchant hangs out its name on the façade it gets. There are Yangping Liquor Co., Ltd., Yangping Qianzhuang Headquarters, Yangping Ceramics Group and so on. It has become a business point for merchants in various places, and it has also become a decision-making point for the field industry in various places.

These are not pretty. Instead, a centralized business circle has been established, and the efficiency has been greatly improved. The relative work intensity is also greatly improved. People are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the blurring of time, and the clock that Ouyang has nothing to study is still in the shell stage. In the spirit of Yugong moving mountains, Ouyang didn't plan to have a clock in his hand.

Ouyang pushed Yangping, which was no longer able to prosper, to another level. First-class efficiency comes from the centralized office of the government. As long as you enter a hall, you can find the person in charge from tax filing to reporting. And the only quasi-industry in Baiyun District, the printing factory is overloaded with personnel and equipment due to the development of commerce. The chief policing here does not use government officials, and no superior dares to accept the astonishing fact that there are 400 government officials in one county. As a result, a private security company was established, which was managed by specialized personnel of the yamen and had a commercial nature. Businessmen can also hire bodyguards in the company on a temporary basis.

Business development, insurance industry was also born. At present, although the business is narrow and does not even involve out-of-state, there are many insurance businesses of all kinds, and it is only a matter of time before it expands.

In a thriving atmosphere, Ouyang passed another year. Fortunately, there is no holy decree to harass again this New Year, which seems to indicate that this next year will be Ouyang's lazy year.

In addition to commercial development, the Song Dynasty also developed rapidly in the military. Many people have misunderstood and generalized Song Chongwen over martial arts. In fact, the proportion of Song Dynasty's annual investment in military spending is quite high. In the early days, it was to buy horses, and having horses or not horses became the standard of combat effectiveness. Now, after the use of gunpowder, especially the inflow of Persian forging technology, the firearms of the Song Dynasty have been very sharp, and the equipment of key military routes is currently being replaced.

Even ordinary people smelled Song's gunpowder. But Emperor Tianzuo was noncommittal about the above table of some courtiers. Because there were traitors who analyzed him, if the Song Dynasty wanted to use force, it would have been used a long time ago, you must know that the low combat effectiveness of the army hoarded by Liao on the Song side is almost negligible. However, the Song people were very patient in negotiating the sixteen states of Yanyun, indicating that the Song Dynasty would not have the idea of using force in the short term. Since the Khitans and Jurchens became mortal enemies, the two sides have been endless, and until now, both sides do not want to be taken prisoner in every battle. The hatred of the country and the family makes it inevitable that the two nations can only survive one.

In this era of constant war, there are two great events in Tokyo after the beginning of spring. One is that Xiaoqingyuan married Jin Guo and married Aguta's favorite grandson, Wanyan Ling. Another marriage is Wan Yanlan's marriage to the son of the Seventh Prince, whom Zhao Yu relied on. As soon as this news came out, it shocked the Song people and the Liao court.

The resident envoy of the Liao State immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, and almost in the same month, the Liao State asked to marry Zhao Yu's niece, that is, the daughter of Song Huizong, the seventeen-year-old Zhao Hu'er to the fourteenth son of Emperor Tianzuo. At the same time, it was discussed to marry Princess Shang to the Song Dynasty. According to intelligence, the Liao State has restarted to adjust the source of troops on the Song border. Although Liao's productivity was much inferior to that of the Song Dynasty, it was undeniable that it still had considerable ability, and although its imitation hand-throwing cannon did not reach the Yangping standard, it was also close to the level of production in Tokyo.

Originally, this matter had little to do with Ouyang, and the best strategy of the imperial court was to lure the main force of the Liao people into Hebei, not only to encircle and annihilate, but also to send troops with confidence. But in fact, it has a direct relationship with Ouyang. Princess Shang, who was married by the Liao people, did not choose the royal family, but named Ouyang. This took everyone by surprise.

It's about the boss, and the royal newspaper is going all out to dig up information. It was learned that the Liao people had several intentions in this move. First, Princess Shang is Emperor Tianzuo's favorite daughter, and now she has not chosen her mother-in-law's family in her early twenties, and Princess Shang is very opposed to her marriage with Song, although she is forced to be helpless, she is absolutely unwilling to marry the prince's children who already have a group of women. Second, Ouyang's influence in the Great Song Dynasty has surpassed that of any member of the royal family except Zhao Yu, and marrying such a capable person who is small but has real power is definitely better than marrying a man who eats white rice. Third, if there is a secret in Yangping's technological production, the secret is also controlled by Ouyang, and Ouyang has enough commercial, economic, and talent resources to make the Liao people envious.

The Tokyo Club was also unambiguous, and immediately dug out Zhao Yu's attitude. Zhao Yu felt a little embarrassed by the Liaoren's two requests. The first is because Song Huizong scolded several ministers of the Ministry of Rites who came over to talk about it, and he also took Zhao Hu'er to live in Yangping. He was very angry that Zhao Yu wanted to treat his daughter as a *** victim. After all, from history, the Central Plains has almost never married a genuine princess to a different place. Although she lost power, the princess is still a princess after all.

The second is Ouyang, Ouyang is not a royal family, but a famous scholar family. There has never been a precedent for such a cordial approach. Even the ministers didn't think it was appropriate. Even if the emperor marries a daughter to a jinshi or champion, he must get the consent of the other party. Of course, this is a big benefit, and if you don't agree, you are likely to wear small shoes in the future. But on the bright side, it is very unreasonable.

Zhao Yu originally wanted to first Jin and then Liao, and both sides played the *** marriage card, so that they could once again lower their vigilance against Song. But I didn't expect the Liao people to be so difficult to deal with, and they gave themselves two problems. Obviously, Song Huizong and Ouyang are also the only two people that Zhao Yu can't convince, and they are also two people who can't be forced by force.

Punishing Ouyang as a commoner, Zhao Yu knew that Ouyang might not be unwilling, and it was hard to say that he was grateful to himself. Ouyang's magistrate has long been an empty magistrate. Besides, Ouyang is still one of the few registered disciples of Wang Wenqing, although he has no influence in the Dao world, his status is quite high, and it is not appropriate to use strength. But it is simply impossible to softly convince this person.

Song Huizong had no choice, saying that he was Zhao Yu's uncle. Speaking of identity, people are the emperor, and they are more noble than the emperor's identity.

Zhao Yu discussed with Liao to see if he could change the two people, but the Liao people said that only the identities of these two people could be equal to the identities of the two people who married the Jin people. Who made you Zhao Yu have no daughter himself.

So Zhao Yu went to arrest Ouyang, but he didn't think that Ouyang was absent from work and went to Hangzhou. The holy decree was chased to Hangzhou, and Ouyang went to Yangzhou again. When the holy decree arrived in Yangzhou, Ouyang and Song Huizong went to Oujiazhuang from the waterway to play. It wasn't until two and a half months later that Ouyang received the holy decree. Ouyang instead complained that he sent the holy decree and didn't make an appointment with Ou Ping. If you don't succeed, you will definitely find your location through the Southeast Chamber of Commerce.

The Ninth Gonggong took the seal, and Ouyang said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, this is the current shortcomings of the military and commercial ports listed by Weichen who has traveled back and forth to various ports several times in more than a year. ”

"Humph! You, the magistrate, are at ease. It took three months to find you. Zhao Yu was very dissatisfied.

Ouyang hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, this Weichen has the above table before, and Your Majesty agrees that Weichen will sort out the maritime port wharf." ”

"Got it, I'll give you a credit."

"Back to Your Majesty, these are just ills, and Weichen hasn't come up with a specific solution yet. It may take years or even more than a decade to travel back and forth to the port, and the scale of the project is really ......."

Zhao Yu's face was not good, and he interrupted: "I didn't tell you about this. Now Liao is very dissatisfied with my Great Song Dynasty, many ministers and generals have written to me, and even Tong Guan also said to me that I must not be biased for the time being, otherwise it will affect the previous arrangement. But people can't get married, and they can't get married, what do you say? ”

Ouyang wondered and asked, "What should I do?" What did Your Majesty say about marrying? Wechen has been busy lately......"

I endure! Zhao Yu let out a long breath and said, "You say." ”

Jiugong on the side said fairly: "Lord Ou, it's like this." Jin and I are married to the Great Song Dynasty, and Liao wants to marry my Great Song Dynasty. If Liao is not allowed, he will not be able to reassure Liao and turn to deal with the Jin people. ”

Ouyang nodded: "Oh." ”

Oh? Zhao Yu thought about it and said, "Ouyang, the Liao Kingdom wants you to marry Princess Shang, I don't know what you think?" ”

"Shall I marry?" Ouyang was surprised and asked, "Why?" ”

Why? How do I know why? Zhao Yu said patiently: "Ouyang, this is the strategy arranged by the Military Aircraft Department. Through marriage, the Jin people will do their best in the future of Lianjin against Liao. It can also paralyze the Jin people's precautionary heart against my Song. Marriage with Liao can stabilize the Liao people. Once this thing is accomplished, in the future, my Great Song Dynasty will be unprepared for war, and it will inevitably be overwhelming. After the destruction of Liao, the fleet landed in the Jin Kingdom, encircled the end of the head, and then took the Jurchens. ”