Zheng Lang was not angry when he heard this news, but on the contrary, he was excited.

This mentality is very abnormal. In the Song Dynasty, it is necessary to talk about the Song Dynasty. After his revision, it is estimated that 999% of the time, and there will be no tragic stories like later generations.

It was also easier to solve, so Zheng Lang immediately wrote a reply. Two strategies were: one was to establish the Baojia method on the coast and train a large number of Baoding in various states and prefectures. It was not for the source of troops, but for the help of the poor and the other was to defend.

In fact, the harm caused by the Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty was in domestic policies, which led to the people in coastal areas pretending to be Japanese pirates for their livelihood or colluding with Japanese pirates. If these people did not collude with Japanese pirates, it would be difficult to harm them with the true strength of the Japanese pirates at that time. Therefore, Zheng Lang's second strategy was that anyone who colluded with Japanese pirates would be killed without mercy.

The political affairs of the Song Dynasty were open. Except for occasionally sending envoys to Goryeo, they rarely built treasure ships and showed off their power abroad. However, their real footprint was that they did not have Zheng Lang, and they did not travel less than Zheng He who went to the West. Therefore, the chances of the gentry colluding with Japanese pirates and the people pretending to be Japanese pirates are very small. In addition, this ban will lead to more and more Japanese pirates in the future, but they will not cause much harm.

Sier served tea and snacks, and Su Dongpo said he didn't dare.

Then he said, "Duke Zheng, I came from the capital and heard something. The Khitan sent an envoy to force our court to withdraw its troops from Lingxia Road. The court was worried about this. I went all the way west and saw that if the officials were harsh, the people would be in distress..."

"The Khitan may not be scary, but this year is difficult..." Zheng Lang thought for a while, and wrote a memorial, asking the court to discuss with the Liao envoy, and took out three to four million yuan in cash to buy fur and livestock from the Khitan.

"Mr. Zheng, too many." Su Dongpo looked at this number and felt a little painful. To be honest, Su Dongpo was still good and loved the people. But his politics was far less than Su Che. Therefore, when he was a local official, he often made political achievements. After entering the two governments, he sometimes not only couldn't do anything, but also did something bad.

Zheng Lang said that three to four million yuan of money is not difficult, and it is also a considerable amount for the Song Dynasty. And now this kind of transaction is equivalent to bribery. There is no doubt that the Khitan will be the special slaughter.

"Zizhan, it is not enough to succeed if it is not thick. Even this money may not make all the visionary ministers of Khitan, Gouhe. However, it will make some short-sighted nobles and merchants lobby for the Khitan to continue reconciliation with our dynasty. Although this year is difficult, once the Khitan formally sends troops, it will be even more difficult. Next year, if the Khitan wants to send troops, I will even welcome it."

"And in a few years, our dynasty can interrupt the annual currency at any time, at least the word "na" will be removed."

A few lights flashed in Su Dongpo's eyes.

The Western Xia played an important military role in the Song Dynasty because it repeatedly invaded the border. It had to station a large number of soldiers on Shaanxi Road, which increased the redundant soldiers and redundant expenses, and also brought heavy burdens to the people of Shaanxi. But it was not a shame of the Song Dynasty, and the two countries fought each other. They were given a few dollars to buy peace, which was a reward, not like the Khitan. It was a word for na. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of Song wrote a letter to the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, claiming to be "a minister..."

In fact, it is a matter of face.

But face is really that important?

After staying at Su Dongpo for a night, the two talked about some knowledge of poetry, songs and essays. Now Su Dongpo has long surpassed Zheng Lang in literary attainments. Of course, Zheng Lang didn't mind this very much, and Su Dongpo didn't dare to be proud.

The next day, Su Dongpo hurried back to the capital, and had to take Zheng Lang's letter to the capital while the Khitan envoy had not left the capital.

Sure enough, this three million made the envoy of the Liao Kingdom moved, and he did not dare to make decisions, and he did not argue anymore, so he hurried back.

The Song Dynasty was still in a difficult situation due to financial pressure, but many places were improving.

For example, in Shaanxi, more than 90% of the military service of the strong men, archers and other archers were cut off one by one, and even the township soldiers were cut off two-thirds. The fierce battle last year made the people of Shaanxi suffer, but since then, they have gradually relaxed.

Another example is the Injunction.

There were not many bans, and tens of thousands of bans were sacrificed before and after, so no more were laid off. Moreover, Hehuang and Xixia did not occupy a long time, and some tribes in various places were dissatisfied with the rule of the Song Dynasty and had to station troops. At the same time, Fengzhou and Prefectures, Xingqing Prefectures and Huaiyuan Army had to station troops in order to prevent the Khitan invasion.

The garrisons did not dare to reduce for the time being, but they were scattered to such a vast area, and production recovered, local supply, and military farms from soldiers, at least they could be almost self-sufficient in food and grass. This alone would save a lot of money for the Song Dynasty in a year.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty would no longer worry about war horses and livestock.

Some regions have begun to promote miscellaneous grains, which will further alleviate the pressure on northern grains. In particular, corn is not only miscellaneous grains, but also excellent feed, which is conducive to the people's breeding of livestock.

However, Zheng Lang's actions in Xingqing Prefecture further deteriorated the Song Dynasty's finances.

The most expensive thing is greening. First, it draws snow water from Helan Mountain and digs a small canal to lead to Juyan Sea. This small canal is not wide or deep, and is not used for transportation. No matter how wide or deep it is, it cannot be regarded as a canal for ships to travel. Even if it is wide or deep, it does not have sufficient water sources, it cannot be regarded as a canal for ships to travel. Even this small river will be a seasonal river in the future.

It plays a role in greening and preventing wind and sand. It also excavates dozens of small lakes on both sides of the river, and stores water during the flood season, and carries many drought-resistant plants on both sides to prevent wind and sand from deteriorating, and can protect the business roads. Once the trees on both sides are shady, the scale of the northern business roads during the Tang Dynasty can be restored. The upper reaches of the Bu and Xigou Western Regions will bring unlimited business opportunities to Xingqing Prefecture, Yanxia, ​​Fulin, Taiyuan and Yanzhou. A large number of water diversion canals were excavated in Hetao, North and South, and afforestation.

But there are no pastoral areas in many places.

Including the sides of the weak water, we spent a lot of money to plant trees, or planted a lot of grass, and built many small canals to nourish it.

The woods must not be cut down, and dense thorns are planted to prevent humans from entering and cutting down randomly. As for the grassland, only a few areas are grazing for herders. Cattle and sheep are also prohibited from entering other grasslands, but herders are allowed to divide them into four to five times a year and regularly go in to harvest grass.

This will have higher economic benefits and will be forced to settle down by force. If you don’t settle down, you will not be able to manage it.

It is a mutually beneficial act, but in this way, the court must invest a lot of money.

Because the water and soil deteriorate more than Hehuang, I invested a lot of money this time. In the past three years, the money invested reached more than 34 million yuan.

There are also roads to build schools. The original Dangxiang characters were placed in museums, and all Chinese characters were popularized.

Last year, we regained one place and then organized the people to plant winter wheat. However, when the winter wheat came up, we had to miss the time for planting trees and forests. Now these projects are ahead of schedule, and people need to eat, drink, wear, and spend more money.

Zheng Lang was a little anxious, but the people of Xixia must immediately see where the hope is. The more stable the Xixia is, the more hesitant the Khitan. If Xixia is unstable, even if there are three million, the Khitan may send troops. But the money and silk force officials to move around. Fortunately, with the help of the bank, otherwise the war will end and the chaos will be caused by the money and silk.

However, after autumn, Western Xia gradually settled down.

And that three million also worked.

There are many people with visionary Khitans, but not all of them are selfless. This is the same as the Song Dynasty. Three million moved many nobles, and there are many things within the Khitan. The first is to eliminate the Yelu Yixin power, which was being settled. The second is to hold back the Khitans. Although they obtained the seeds of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty needed to send people to guide the planting. Many people had an idea that the Khitan army had strong combat power. The shortcoming point is that the grain output was insufficient, and the people could not guarantee food and clothing, and the economy was insufficient. Once the grain harvest was bumper, the people would solve the problem of food and clothing, the Khitan would exert the combat power of the army. Therefore, some people wanted to wait for a few years...

So he sent an envoy to Song and continued to force the Song Dynasty to withdraw its troops from Western Xia, and then discussed the three million.

In the end, the two parties formed an agreement and purchased 3.7 million fur from the Khitan in four times, respectively, in June, September, February and May of the following year, which was very expensive.

This agreement caused the Khitan to extort at least nearly three million chunks of money.

But it gave the Song Dynasty a return to its most precious year of breathing time.

...

In the eighth year of Yuanfeng.

Wang Shao was not dead, but instead he made something that made the ministers of the Song Dynasty dumbfounded.

Previously, Wang Shaoqian was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, but after a long time, the scholars and officials began to abuse him. In grief and anger, Wang Shao asked Zheng Lang to recommend him to participate in the examination of the Liang Fangzheng Department.

Although the quality of the rank of the good and the chief subject is expensive, it is the one who is behind. He trains to the Western Prefecture Deputy Prime Minister...

After receiving the letter from Wang Shao, Zheng Lang couldn't help laughing and wrote another letter to persuade Wang Shao to be calm and naturally cool. Moreover, Zhao Xu's rule over the Song Dynasty almost reached its peak. Without this background, it would be difficult to destroy the Western Xia. After catching up with good times, this is how great achievements are established. People must be content.

There will be gains and losses.

He also copied his letter, combined it with Wang Shao's letter, and handed it to Zhao Xu to read.

After seeing this, Zhao Xu was also amused and cried, so he called Wang Shao and asked, "Prince, why are you competing with the backwards for the quota for the system test subject?"

After this trouble, Wang Shao gradually became clear. Because he went to the battlefield many times and had accumulated injuries, he made a request to retire and did not give the scholars and officials a chance to slander them. We retired and returned to our hometown, Jiangxi, to retire.

On the other hand, Guo Kui was also excluded and studied under Wang Shao, and then retired.

In fact, for both of them, this is the best ending.

Not only were they, including Gao Zunyu and Li Xian, attacked by scholars and officials one after another. Only Zheng Lang did not, but he was afraid of forcing Zheng Lang to retire, but he was afraid, but he was simply afraid.

In fact, Zheng Lang also wanted to retreat, but there were still some affairs in the northwest that had not been resolved and he dared not retreat.

However, after three years of cultivation and rest, the economic pressure brought by the war gradually was lifted. The burden was not much left. Once the burden was resolved, the Song Dynasty's finances would become extremely healthy. All this seemed to bring infinite vitality to the Song Dynasty.

The greatest vitality is in the northwest.

Whether it is Hehuang or Xixia, many areas have changed from barren areas to green fields, and some saplings are still young and tender, but the vitality is extremely gratifying.

The greatest vitality is the people.

Various miscellaneous grains and forage are being promoted, and the court has invested a lot of money, the lives of the people have gradually improved. This change can almost be described as changing with each passing day. After all, the Western Xia used to be wary, and with the national strength and population of Xixia, it would bring so much pressure to the people. Now that the war is no longer fought, and the various policies are properly governed, the lives of the people will be improved immediately. Now, the people of Xixia may not be very loyal to the Song Dynasty, but at least in the hearts of the people. Zheng Lang is not weaker than Li Bingchang. Moreover, this balance is tilted towards the Song Dynasty and Zheng Lang day by day.

In June, Xingqing Mansion brought a group of people.

Li Xian brought a guest to Xingqing Mansion.

Zheng Lang looked at the young man suspiciously, and Li Xian said: "Duke Zheng, please accept the oral order of Your Majesty."

The interface order does not need to be so grand, but you also have to face the Dongfang Fubai and behave like a good example. Li Xian said: "I send an order to Zheng Aiqing, I will ask Li Xian to bring my six sons to Xingqing Mansion. Hello, teaching me."

Zheng Lang was confused, calmed down, and looked at the future Emperor of Song Dynasty and had to salute: "I have met the Sixth Prince."

"Zheng Gongpingshen," Zhao Xu helped him up. This little guy has a very good qualification. The most famous example in history books was when he ascended the throne at the age of nine, the Liao envoy came to pay tribute to Emperor Shenzong. Because the two countries were afraid that he was afraid, Cai Que repeatedly told Zhao Xu about the etiquette of Khitan clothing. Most of the day later Zhao Xu asked, "Are the envoy of the Liao Kingdom a human?" Cai Que said, "Of course he is a human, but a barbarian." Zhao Xu said, "Since he is a human, what are he afraid of?" Cai Que said, "Since he is a human, what are he afraid of?"

Zheng Lang was in a daze again. Not to mention Zhao Xu, with his current status, even when facing Zhao Xu himself, Zhao Xu should have a seven-point respect attitude.

He was thinking about something.

Then he asked, "Zi Fan. How did the ministers in the court agree?"

It is understandable that Li Xian came to the northwest. Zhao Xu was more conscientious, but Li Xian was very sad during this period. The scholars and officials were almost magnifying every weakness with a super microscope and then attacking. They came to the northwest and avoided the limelight. Otherwise, Li Xian might have let the scholars and officials die alive.

He can come, but Zhao Xu can't.

Unlike Zhao Xu's journey to Yunzhou, it was not the Central Plains, it was close to the capital. Moreover, Zhao Shu's status was not clear at that time. Zhao Xu's status was even lower, and even His Highness could not be considered as a prince. Moreover, Zhao Shu's status was not yet determined, and Zheng Lang's attitude was very critical. Taking in Zhao Xu was somewhat beneficial to Zhao Shu's clear status. More than 90% of the scholars and officials were eager to accept Zhao Xu.

But now there are not the twists and turns of the past. Although Zhao Xu is the sixth prince, the first five brothers died early. He is the eldest son, which is equivalent to the crown prince. According to the system, how can the crown prince leave the palace and receive the education of a minister, and this minister is still far away in the northwest.

Li Xian said: "Duke Zheng, who said it is not?"

Li Xian was still very happy to see Zheng Lang. Don’t expect Zheng Lang to curry favor with a eunuch, but Zheng Lang has never had a discriminatory view of eunuchs, and even attaches great importance to some capable eunuchs. The main reason for this idea is that he has caused the literati and doctors to be miserable during this period.

He also said: "However, Your Majesty said something, the future of the country is, why not be confined to the minority! The ministers finally said nothing."

In fact, the scholars and officials didn’t care much about whether Zheng Lang had made contributions to support him. Others would care. Why did Zheng Lang need this contribution to support him? On the contrary, it was a problem for Zheng Lang. The main reason was that the system was inconsistent.

However, Zhao Xu did not refer to the system, but to Zheng Lang's educational ability. If Zhao Xu included, Zheng Lang had ten students. Among the ten students, one was an emperor with achievements, four prime ministers, big and small Su literary world, and two ministers with achievements. Yan Rong was in charge of the bank and then went to Ping An Supervision, and had great economic achievements. Shi Heng's study of matter brought many advanced weapons to the Song Dynasty. It can be said that none of these ten people were inferior.

Most of this was Zheng Lang's golden finger hair, but who knows it all thinks it is Zheng Lang's teaching ability. Besides, Zheng Lang's three sons, two adopted sons are mediocre and have also passed the same Jinshi. Not many people know that Li Gui is Zheng Lang's son, but they all know that Li Gui has studied with Zheng Lang since he was a child and ranked among the top in the imperial examinations. If he were not a relative of the foreigners, he would be a young man with great achievements.

Zheng Lang was gradually being imitated, and his teaching ability was also imitated.

If we could teach another good emperor for the Song Dynasty, we would be able to protect the Song Dynasty from the next few decades. Then the Northern Song Dynasty will go up one after another.

So everyone thinks it is against the system, but when they think of this, they all stop saying a word.

Zheng Lang understood the reason as soon as Li Xian talked about it, but he was still thinking about it.

It is not that simple. There are very few examples like Song Gaozong and Song Xiaozong. Some people say why the emperors of the feudal dynasty in China did not establish a crown prince early, and they must not establish it. Once the crown prince is born, the emperor is not dead. Even if the crown prince is very filial, the general people under his command will usurp him and make moves.

Finally, as the emperor himself, there are only two choices. The first is to kill the son and destroy the son. The second is to give way, but what will happen if the abdication is given up? Often, the first gives way, and then dies of illness. But God knows whether it is a real or a fake disease.

Therefore, generally, the status of the crown prince will not be clarified in advance before the time is absolutely impossible.

Now that this happens, Zhao Xu is equivalent to clarifying this position. Perhaps the ministers are very happy that the Eastern Palace has been settled early, which is good for the country. But why did Zhao Xu do this?

And this year is exactly the eighth year of Yuanfeng!

Thinking of this, he asked Li Xian worriedly: "Is Your Majesty healthy?"
Chapter completed!