"Choose a main general and control the five-way army!"

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but be shocked, and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

You must know that the Great Song Dynasty implemented the use of literature to control the military, not just to guard against military generals, but no matter who controls the troops, they are all on the defense of the imperial court.

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was the sole ruler of the military power and launched the Chenqiao Mutiny, which established the Great Song Dynasty.

It was under this idea that even if it was the front line of the northwest against the Western Xia, the imperial court divided it into five routes, and appointed the chief generals were all civil officials, the purpose was to make them control each other and completely cut off their ability to rebel.

Now Fan Zheng proposed to directly command the Fifth Route Army with a main general, which is nearly 200,000 troops, and it is the most elite army in the Great Song Dynasty and can fight well, which directly offends the most sensitive nerves of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Fan Zheng, using literature to control martial arts is the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and the division of troops on the five roads is the invincible magic weapon of the Great Song Dynasty Taizu Taizong, how can you say that you can change it!" Lu Dafang reprimanded angrily.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty also frowned and looked at Fan Zheng, the art of war is different from the law of changing the Qingmiao method or the horse protection method, which violates the bottom line of the Zhao and Song royal families, and it is also the bottom line of the court.

Fan Zheng was not afraid, and argued: "The division of troops into five routes can indeed prevent the concentration of military power, but it greatly weakens the force of the Great Song Dynasty. Stretching out the five fingers is certainly flexible, but it is more powerful to make a fist, and now my Great Song Dynasty is facing the joint dispatch of troops from Liaoxia, and I must strike hard and quickly defeat Xixia to break the game! ”

After Fan Zheng finished speaking, he clenched his fist and swung it out.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, they naturally knew that the combined army was the most powerful, but how the Zhao family's throne came to be in the first place, they were naturally clear, and for the royal family, it was naturally more important to have their own throne.

"Fan is a doctor, will only find out the cause, please forgive Fan bluntly, one of the causes of the repeated defeats and battles of the Great Song Dynasty is the strategy of dividing the troops, His Majesty Shenzong's five-way attack on the summer fiasco is still in front of him, the past does not forget the division of the future, now the Western Xia is attacking, is it necessary to divide the troops, if the fighter is delayed, it will lead to a joint attack of Liaoxia, and the Great Song Dynasty is in danger." Fan Zheng said bluntly.

Zhao Xu's face suddenly sank.

"Don't talk about the battle in front of you, in the future, the imperial court will implement a great detour strategy, destroy the Western Xia and Liao, and dominate the world, will the imperial court still have to divide the army into five ways?" Fan Zheng's series of rhetorical questions made Zhao Xu suddenly startled.

He knew that he had to make a choice, whether to choose to abide by the teachings of his ancestors and continue to choose to divide the army, or choose to change the art of war, and join forces to increase the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, but increase the risk to the Great Song royal family.

Fan Zheng continued to persuade: "Qiyu official, the royal ancestral training certainly has a certain truth, but now the Great Song Dynasty military supervision system is improving, martial arts has been initially implemented, gunpowder weapons in the army are powerful, the official family only needs to control these three points, it is enough to put an end to the rebellion of the generals, and it is time for the royal ancestral training to make changes." ”

Fan Zheng is not stunned, he understands that if it was proposed to unite the five forces of the Great Song Dynasty, it would definitely cause opposition from the government and the opposition, but now the Great Song Dynasty military supervision system is being implemented in the army, and the martial arts of the integration of civil and military affairs have reached the second phase, not to mention that gunpowder weapons are defensive weapons, but there is a major drawback, that is, they cannot be reused, and the world's gunpowder weapons are controlled by the firearms supervisors in Kaifeng City, even if there are generals who rebel, there is no gunpowder weapon, and they cannot threaten the Great Song Dynasty.

"What do you think?" Zhao Xu looked around at the ministers and asked solemnly.

"The Great Song Dynasty has implemented the integration of civil and military, and the ordnance supervisor controls the world's firearms, if it is only the integration of military forces in wartime, the minister thinks that it can be tried." Su Song took the lead in support.

Zhang Dian thought for a while and said: "Liaoxia jointly sent troops, this battle is related to the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty, and the minister thinks that he should go all out to win this battle!" ”

Zhang Dian has always advocated being tough on the outside world, coupled with the Liaoxia lion's big mouth, asking the annual coin to increase to three million, if the battle is lost, the Great Song Dynasty may have no chance to turn over, and can only be slaughtered.

"The minister also agrees with the joint army!" Zeng Bu also seconded that he was a privy envoy, and once he was defeated, he would be the first to be held accountable, so he would naturally do his best to win the war.

Lu Dafang couldn't help but sigh when he saw this, and he didn't say anything against it, after all, now that Liaoxia has jointly dispatched troops, one careless is the battle to destroy the country, and no one can afford such a big responsibility.

"Accurate!"

Zhao Xu saw that the ministers had no objections, and immediately agreed.

Of course, he agreed to join forces, not just the persuasion of his ministers, but the self-confidence of being an emperor.

He has been in power for three years, and the imperial power has already been consolidated, so naturally he is not comparable to the little emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and besides, as an emperor, he naturally has a more ambitious ambition, that is, to dominate the world.

If he didn't even dare to hand over a soldier from the Northwest Five Routes to a general temporarily, and in the future, he would destroy the Western Xia, destroy the Liao State, and dominate the world, would he still have to divide the troops, not to mention, the division of troops system has been confirmed by all dynasties to be the cause of defeat.

Since sooner or later the troops will have to be united, it is the most appropriate start to take the lead in uniting the forces of the five routes in the northwest, and if something goes wrong, it may be remedied.

"The official is wise!"

Fan Zheng said solemnly, he naturally knew how rare it was for Zhao Xu to be able to make this decision, which was also the reason why he fully assisted Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu could indeed be called a generation of heroes.

Now the Great Song Dynasty began to try to unite all the soldiers to give more trust to the generals, and in the future, they may be able to avoid the tragedy of self-destruction of the Great Wall in later generations.

"I don't know who you think is the most suitable person to be handsome!" Zhao Xu took a deep breath and asked solemnly.

Suddenly, Baiguan frowned, this position can be said to be extremely sensitive, and no one dares to make decisions without permission.

"From the perspective of the old minister, it is necessary to choose a person with high moral integrity as the commander to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Yang Wei said.

Although the old party tacitly acquiesced in joining forces, it was still extremely wary of military generals.

The corners of Fan Zheng's mouth twitched: "Lord Yang, this is to fight, not to hire a master, the first thing the court ensures is to win this battle." ”

Yang Wei said angrily: "Lord Fan is young and vigorous, do you want to be handsome?" ”

Fan Zheng grinned and said: "Fan's qualifications are still shallow, so it is naturally difficult to take on a big role, but Fan has a suitable candidate, and Weichen recommended Jingyuan Road to make Zhang Qi a handsome." ”

"Zhang Qi!"

Baiguan couldn't help but be surprised, and turned his eyes to Zhang Dian on the side.

Zhang Qi is Zhang Di's cousin, Fan Zheng actually took the initiative to promote Zhang Qi as the handsome, how could he not surprise everyone.

Fan Zhenglang said: "In the original battle of Pingxia City, Fan Mou became the first merit by virtue of the earth-shaking thunder, but in fact, the most real military merit is Lord Zhang, without the cooperation of Lord Zhang, the battle of Pingxia City would not have achieved such a feat." ”

Even Zhang Dian didn't expect Fan Zheng to respect Zhang Qi so much, and suddenly looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief, not understanding what Fan Zheng's purpose was.

"Moreover, Lord Zhang proposed a strategy of attacking and disrupting farming, so that the Western Xia would be exhausted, and let the Great Song Dynasty change the disadvantage of the Western Xia war, plus Lord Zhang was in the northwest, and he knew the military affairs of the Western Xia, so he would definitely be able to find a good opportunity to defeat the Western Xia." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Zhao Xu discussed with the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and finally agreed that Zhang Qi was indeed the most suitable candidate.

Zhang Kai is a civil official, born as a jinshi, and is naturally trusted by the imperial court, in addition, Zhang Kai has repeatedly made military exploits in the northwest, so that he can lead the five-way army and serve the public.

"Quasi-playing, Lingjing Yuan Road passes through the envoy Zhang Qi, commands the elite soldiers of the Northwest Five Roads, and meets the Western Xia." Zhao Xu immediately ordered.

"The official is wise!"

The ministers congratulated one after another.

"As for the invasion of the Liao State, Lord Zeng will immediately go north and lead the army to deter the Liao State." Zhao Xu was extremely courageous, and since he decided to unite his forces, he directly appointed Zeng Bu to command the northern armies in case of emergency.

Zeng Bu couldn't help but be shocked, and said solemnly: "The old minister will definitely live up to the trust of the officials." ”

"The official family is wise and martial, and I will win this battle." The ministers congratulated.

Seeing the high morale of the hundreds of officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Fan Zheng said in an astonishing voice: "The officials should not be happy too early, in addition to defeating the battle of Liaoxia, there is also a war imminent." ”

"And a war?"

Baiguan suddenly looked stunned, and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

"Who else in the world except Liaoxia dares to threaten my Great Song Dynasty, Tubo, Dali or Jiaozhi Kingdom." Zhang Dian said angrily.

Although the Great Song Dynasty has been repeatedly bullied by Liaoxia, but after all, it is one of the great powers in the world, Qingtang dared to backstab the Great Song Dynasty, and the country has been destroyed.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "This war is not a country, it is neither a cold war nor a hot war, but a financial war. ”

"The battle for finance?" Baiguan looked at Fan Zheng puzzled.

Fan Zheng took a deep breath and said: "Now that the Royal Bank has just been established, the foundation is not yet stable, and now that Liaoxia has invaded, the people of the Great Song Dynasty must be frightened and uneasy, and they have withdrawn money from the Royal Bank, and the Royal Bank will usher in a run on the bank." ”

Lu Dafang frowned and said: "That's not simple, just return all the people's green seedling money to the people!" ”

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly: "How can it be so simple? In order to pay the interest of the people's green seedling money, and earn interest for the imperial court, a lot of green seedling money has been loaned out, if the people of the world want to take away the green seedling money, then the royal bank can not take it out at all, so that the credibility of the royal bank will be devastated, which is probably one of the sinister intentions of the Liao State. ”

"The Liao country is really vicious!" The officials of the Great Song Dynasty rebuked angrily.

If the Great Song Dynasty agrees to the conditions of the Liao State, the Liao State will withdraw from the Imperial Bank and will naturally operate smoothly, if the Great Song Dynasty refuses, the two countries of Liaoxia will go to war, and the Great Song Dynasty will not only suffer losses, but the Royal Bank will also suffer great reputation, and finally the chicken will fly and the egg will be beaten.

Yang Wei looked at Fan Zheng with dissatisfaction and said: "Fan Zheng, if you hadn't messed up with the evil formula, how could the Great Song Dynasty have today's disaster." ”

The inducement for the Liaoxia joint army was Fan Zheng's proposal to open up the Maritime Silk Road, and now the domestic financial war in the Great Song Dynasty was also the royal bank proposed by Fan Zheng, which made the old party very dissatisfied with Fan Zheng.

Many officials of the old party have criticized Fan Zheng, and the new party has also fallen into the ground.

Su Song snorted coldly and said: "If the old man remembers well, when he returned from opening up the East and returned from the East, he benefited nearly one million guan, and the imperial court was cheering, and the royal bank is expected to make a profit of more than four million guan a year, and the imperial court can't wait to take half of it." ”

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but look embarrassed, Fan Zheng was able to bring benefits to the imperial court, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty naturally greeted each other with a smile, but now they are in the ground, which can be said to be contrary to their daily flaunting gentlemanly style.

Zhao Xu frowned and said, "Fan Aiqing, you have a way to break the situation." ”

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly and said: "The official family can rest assured, as long as the Great Song Dynasty is undefeated, the Royal Bank will have no worries!" Of course, there are also people who are worried and want to take their own money, at present, the Royal Bank has about 30% of the cash as circulation, although it can cope with a period of run, but if the cash is too small, I am afraid that it will affect the operation of the Royal Bank, so the minister needs to control the support of the household. ”

"Tobe!"

Suddenly, all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but look at Fan Chun.

Fan Chun frowned and said, "Fan Taicheng, the expenditure of the household department is huge, and if there is no money, it will lead to even greater chaos." ”

Although he and Fan Zheng are uncles and nephews, after all, the household department is related to the operation of the government of the Great Song Dynasty, so naturally they can't easily hand over their financial power.

Fan Zhengzheng said: "Fan Shilang, don't forget, half of the income of the Royal Bank is owned by the imperial court, and now the Royal Bank is in trouble, how can the household department sit idly by, and moreover, Fan is not trying to move the money of the user department, once the money of the household department is deposited in the royal bank, the royal bank can withdraw the cash of thirty percent, plus the money in private circulation, the money of the doctor will not be used, and he may be able to get through this pass." ”

Fan Chun couldn't help frowning, and thought for a moment: "Although you and I are uncles and nephews, but now it is a business matter, first, the money of the household department is not handed over to the Royal Bank, but deposited in the Royal Bank, and the Royal Bank needs to be calculated according to the current interest. ”

"Current Interest Calculation?"

The household officials can't help but light up their eyes, to know that the household department does need to use money, but it is not an immediate need, usually a lot of money is lying in the treasury of the household department, if deposited in the Royal Bank, although the current interest of three percent is low, but it is not enough to frame the household department's money, which can be used at any time, and can also get a lot of interest.

"Second! The account department needs to borrow the Royal Bank's flying money grant, and the Royal Bank is not allowed to charge any fees! Fan Chun added another condition.

The Manchu officials nodded slightly, most of the flying money business is used by businessmen, not that the household department cannot use it, the household department needs to collect taxes from all over the country every year, and at the same time, it also needs to allocate money to various places, or distribute food and salary to officials and soldiers, and the use of flying money is extremely frequent. If you can use the royal bank's flying money business at will, this can not only greatly reduce the burden on the imperial court, but also save a lot of fire consumption.

"Yes!"

People were under the eaves and had to bow their heads, and Fan Zheng gritted his teeth and agreed.

Looking at Fan Zheng's deflated look, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but feel happy, the Royal Bank was extremely important to the imperial court, it could not only issue treasury bonds for the imperial court, but also earn a lot of profits for the imperial court every year, and the imperial court naturally could not sit idly by and watch the royal bank being run.

However, they didn't know that Fan Zheng and Fan Chun looked at each other in a hidden way, which was exactly the tacit negotiation between the two, and the Royal Bank would get enough cash from then on, and the household department would get the channels and interest of the Royal Bank, which could be said to be a win-win situation.

(End of chapter)