Song Beiyun

"Don't agree? Why don't he agree?" Xiao Song pointed outside the barracks: "If he doesn't agree, then you have to ask me if the Vulcan Cannon agrees. There is nothing so cheap in the world. If you have the courage to commit a rebellion, you must have the courage to bear the consequences. We are a mature country, so we must take some responsibility."

Hong Guoan shuddered, feeling that Song Beiyun was drunk, because if he were the Emperor of Xixia, he would rather not have this country...

But after all, he is a straight-hearted man who leads troops to fight, and underestimated the temptation of power to people, Xiao Song firmly insisted that the war reparations would definitely fall into his pocket.

When the cannon fires, the gold ten thousand taels is not a bragging, but there is a win or loss here. Either you lose a gold ten thousand taels or you win a gold ten thousand taels. In short, the money can’t be less correct.

And just the day before, Xiao Song also received the news that Chang'an was captured by the Liao army. If he guessed correctly, their envoys are also on their way and will arrive after tomorrow.

So Xiao Song had to turn passivity into initiative before the Liao people arrived, and get the war indemnity first before talking about other things.

As for what to do after receiving the compensation, first of all, it is certain that the Song Dynasty will also have its own cavalry, and the Xiliang cavalry is also a fairy cavalry that does not lose to the Liaodong cavalry.The reason why Xixia will lose is that the tactics cannot keep up with the times and the combat skills cannot keep up with the trend. From a simple point of view, the Xiliang cavalry is still very strong.

After that, although the Xixia area can't grow anything, it is very rich in mineral resources. The reserves of copper, tungsten, mercury, tin, antimony, and lead-zinc are astonishing.

These mineral resources must be obtained, and the future climbing of the technology tree depends on these trace elements.

In the end, a new Silk Road can be opened up through Xixia, making it bigger and stronger in the field of commerce and trade. The huge profits brought by the dumping of products will bring the national strength of Song Dynasty to a higher level in a short period of time.

At that time, the new army of the four seas can be built steadily. When the new army of the four seas is fully built, if nothing happens, it will be safe to be number one in the world.

As for the current problem, it actually still lies in the Liao Kingdom. With such a big piece of cake, Xiao Song has to find a way to make the Liao Kingdom not even eat the crumbs of the cake, otherwise it will be used as wedding clothes for others?

As long as the Liao Kingdom still has the strength to resist, then the plan to swallow the Liao Kingdom is almost impossible to succeed.

The plan to destroy the Liao Kingdom with the economy will continue to be pushed forward. If it is really necessary to wait until the seventies and eighties to eat the Liao Kingdom, then it is actually not very meaningful.And the longer it takes, the more unknown changes will become.

Anyway... hurry up.After all, this is an East Asian monster house, and we don't know what kind of monsters the Kingdom of Jin and the grassland will become in the future.

Yes... and Little Huya, if she wakes up and finds a way to crack Da Song's financial tactics, then it will be very difficult to deal with, at least no worse than the strong enemies on the grassland.

"Master Song, it's getting late today, go to bed early. I'm leaving now."

Chapter 538: Three years on July 7th, a weak country with no diplomacy

The sunrise in the northwest is later than in Nanjing. After all, it is three thousand miles away from the capital of Jinling.

Several months passed by in a hurry, and it took Da Song more than a month to cross the whole of Shaanxi and hit Xingqing Mansion. The surprise attack of two thousand miles made Xixia flustered, and finally failed because he couldn't cope.

Xixia was defeated, and the emperor waited at the city gate in the early morning. The little emperor looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his face was full of horror, but because he was surrounded by Song soldiers, the only thing he could do was to stand in front of everyone. Waiting for what is to come.

As soon as Chen Shi arrived, a large flag was slowly raised outside the Xingqing Mansion, and the Song character flag waving in the wind made all Xixia people tremble. For the sake of past feelings, Xixia can be given a way out.

The banner of Song Dynasty gradually approached, the carts and horses were rustling, and hundreds of heavy armored warriors took heavy steps to stir up a cloud of dust. Although there were not many in number, they appeared to be invincible. The light cavalry behind them It is also excellent. Before reaching the gate of the city, the heavy armored infantry spread out from both sides and surrounded the heavy armor in a wild goose formation, followed by the heavy cavalry Tiefutu in heavy armor and vest. The city gates trembled.

Impossible to win... This is absolutely impossible to win...

The subjects of Xixia couldn't help sighing in their hearts. Such a great Song Dynasty is absolutely impossible to be defeated. Their training is too well-equipped and their equipment is too sophisticated. It is far from what Xixia's rags can match. It is not wrong to lose .

When this group of elite soldiers came up, they immediately lined up at the gate of Xingqing Prefecture, and finally a pure white horse kicked over proudly from a distance.

The person sitting immediately was none other than Song Beiyun. He came to the already colorful and dilapidated gate of Xingqing Mansion from the crowd's attention, and got off his horse.

The moment he landed, all the soldiers around him stepped forward and raised their sabers at the same time, uniformly and with extraordinary momentum, which shocked the little emperor of Xixia back several steps.

Song Beiyun took off the bright silver armor on his head, showed his face and walked in front of the Xixia team, raised his head slightly, and said softly: "I have seen Emperor Li of Xixia."

In the early days, Xixia was the contemptuous name of the Central Plains empires for the Xia Kingdom, but over time, even the Xixia people themselves gradually adapted to this name, and gradually got used to the scornful name of Xixia.

Although Xia Guo will still be used in the national documents, but the colloquial language still cannot escape the title of Xixia one by one.

"I have seen the angel of the kingdom."

In fact, Xiao Song's name for this angel is still a bit awkward, but in fact, in theory, angels in East Asia and angels in Europe are two concepts. There are people with wings and flying, and people here.But the same thing is that they are all awesome, except that one represents divine power and the other represents imperial power.

In this way, Xiao Song, accompanied by the Xixia Emperor, led the horse by the chief minister of Xixia, and slowly entered the palace through the most prosperous main street of Xingqing Mansion.

To be honest, Xiao Song feels sorry for these people because of the bad situation of Xingqing Mansion. If you want to say it’s bad, you can’t say it’s bad. Anyway, just like the description in the western rural novel, everything is yellow, gray and fluffy. It was dry and dull, like the wind from the northwest, chopping with knives and axes.

But if you want to say that he is rotten, there has been a saying in the land of Ningchuan since ancient times that "the Yellow River in the world is rich in Ningxia", and this place is definitely rich.Come to think of it... probably because of the architectural style.

Xiao Song actually doesn’t know much about Xixia, but he once told him in a wonderful way that if Xixia is allowed to develop, according to the normal historical process, the battle of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, Linfu The four major battles, including the Battle of Fengfeng and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai, will end in the victory of Xixia, and Fan Zhongyan will also be demoted and exiled because of his defeat in the Battle of Haoshuichuan.

In the subsequent battle of Hequ between Xixia and Liao, Xixia would defeat Liao Xingzong's [-] elites, severely defeating the Liao Kingdom, and might even be the trigger for the fall of the Liao Kingdom.

Now if there is Liao Xingzong, then judging from the age...it will be born in four years, if so...it is likely to be the cub of Little Huya.

And Xixia was able to overthrow Song and Liao at the same time, so it can be seen that the combat power cannot be said to be weak, but they have not yet fully formed, and they have encountered the blow of burning money to reduce dimensionality and Song and Liao's collusion...

Under such circumstances, Xiao Song felt that pressing them to death was the best result, so in this negotiation he decided to directly use the tactic of pressing Mount Tai to the top.

After entering the palace, the representatives of the two countries sat down on both sides, and the Xixia Emperor sat on the throne with a dignified expression.

Looking at these people in front of him, Xiao Song's eyes remained on the negotiation book in front of him, while Xixia's negotiating team was a little nervous.

"Okay, everyone, let's get started." Xiao Song closed the book after briefly reading the content of the negotiation book: "Let's talk about the responsibilities of Xi Xia and the lower ones this time."

Before he finished speaking, he was about to speak on the other side, but Song Beiyun frowned: "I haven't finished speaking yet, who will allow you to speak?"

The Xixia people in the whole room became angry, but what their anger brought was that the guards of the Song Dynasty raised their guns to fire the insurance, and the heavy armored soldiers had already drawn out their tomahawks, and their murderous aura filled the air for a while.

Xiao Song raised his hand: "Emperor Li, you should be well aware that Xixia was originally the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and now my Great Song is the orthodox, and if you brazenly attack the border, you will conquer the upper. To be reasonable, for the sake of the people of Xixia, you must exercise restraint."

After finishing speaking, he tapped the table lightly: "Now I am ordered by Emperor Tian to discuss the follow-up matters with your country, and I hope that you will not act rashly. Next, I will briefly introduce the truce treaty for Emperor Li and everyone in the Xia Kingdom. content."

Finally, Xiao Song raised his eyes and glanced around, raised his eyebrows and raised a finger: "First, because the trip to Xixia hurt the admiration of the emperor of Song Dynasty and the people for many years, Xixia needs to issue a certificate. The letter of credence apologizes to the whole country of the Song Dynasty, from the emperor to the people. A monument is erected at the border to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Song Dynasty to defend the friendship between Song and Xia."

Then he raised his second finger again: "Second, I hope that the emperor of Xixia will punish those who propose war, including the leaders of Xixia Zhongshu Division and Privy Division, and all members of the Du Branch will be punished. In the book. It includes punishing local officials and civilian individuals and organizations participating in military operations. Anyone who is an individual actor will be executed, and he will never be spared."

"The last thing is the indemnity." Xiao Song handed over the letter of credence: "The detailed rules and the letter of credence have a detailed list, which generally stipulates that the total amount of indemnity is 11 million yuan, and the interest for the first three years is 500 cent and [-] percent included in the principal. , Three cents of the annual interest for the next seven years will be included in the principal and interest. From this year to the first day of January ten years later, the total principal and interest payable within ten years will be about [-] million guan, excluding the [-] million guan indemnities from various places. "

After hearing this, Emperor Xixia almost fainted. He stared at Song Beiyun with wide eyes, and stood up on the chair: "Angel, you are trying to force my country Xia to death!"

Song Beiyun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, let's discuss how to pay off debts with assets, debts with cities, debts with land, debts with grain, and debts with labor?"

Naturally, this kind of negotiation can’t be finished in one day, and other things are okay, this compensation... Xixia’s annual tax revenue is about 300 million yuan, and the balance of various expenses is about 3000 million. The national treasury will be used for various expenditures. In the coming year, there will be about 500 to [-] million yuan left in the national treasury for disaster relief, reconstruction and other projects.

And the 11 guan, not to mention ten years, even 100 years will not be cleared!Even if Xixia saves enough tax revenue for ten years without eating or drinking, it is only [-] million guan, and go to the underworld to collect the extra [-] million guan for him?

This is clearly the lion's mouth, and behind such an exaggerated condition, as long as the Xixia people are not stupid, they know that there is room for maneuver.

So a long negotiation began. During this period of time, the envoys of the Liao Kingdom also came, and then it became a dispute between the Three Kingdoms, but Song and Liao were allies. Song You entered the capital of Xixia before Liao, so from the beginning to the end It was Xiao Song who took the lead.

He is like a woman who buys fish in a vegetable market. He is preoccupied. What is taken here must be made up there. After more than ten days, there is still no clear decision.

But he was not in a hurry, he just talked about conditions slowly and bargained unhurriedly.

And the five major deductions behind the compensation that made Xixia want to cry without tears are deep pits every step of the way.

These deep pits depend on how Xixia chooses, but no matter how he chooses, he will enter an endless loop.

For more than ten days, the Emperor Xixia kept presenting various things to Song Beiyun, from beauties from the Western Regions to luxurious jewelry, but Song Beiyun rejected them all, except for a purple jade coral that was bigger than his two fists, which was accepted by him. Because Jin Ling'er likes this color.

The price of accepting this is that the bargaining terms have dropped sharply to ten years and one hundred million.

Negotiations are still going on, and Zhao Xing, who is far away in Nanjing, is already planning to go to Mount Lu to escape the summer heat.

He doesn't seem to care at all about the win-win negotiations in the distance that involve the fate of the two countries in the future. His whole day's work is to deal with some trivial matters in the court, and then fine-tune the internal policy.In his spare time, he is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and also learned how to fight cocks and crickets.

If anyone questioned, there must be some, but Zhao Xing never answered directly, and continued to go his own way, as if he didn't care about the negotiations on Xixia's side.

A few days ago, Yan Shu also set off for the Liao Kingdom, reading as an envoy and writing to share the spoils.The left and right men have their own responsibilities, and they are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial power, but Zhao Xing still does his own thing and doesn't care.

There was a secret performance below, but he didn't say anything, and even the court meeting hadn't been held for half a month.

The officials didn't know what tricks Zhao Xing was playing, but King Fu was ordered to lead troops from Fuzhou to guard Jinling and form a confrontation with Luzhou's army.

This is obviously to guard against mutiny...

The little emperor has changed, and he has become a stranger to the officials. He is no longer the puppet emperor who let everyone beat him up.

On the second day after Yan Shu, Zhao Xing launched a palace war, imprisoned the queen mother in the harem, and cut off all her channels of communication with the outside world.

Before the foreign relatives could react, a large number of people were recruited and thrown into prison, and everyone fully understood that the little emperor was going to seize power completely.

But now with this posture... no one can say the first half of it, Zhao Xing is heaven!

The chaos in Jinling City did not last for a few days, and the Chai family was not finished. Instead, they were rewarded three times for their cooperation in suppressing the rebellion. I met him personally.

But when he came out, Chai Dejin's complexion didn't seem very good, but even when King Zheng asked, he didn't say anything.

This series of changes in the situation caught people off guard, and while sweeping away the influence of the foreign relatives, Zhao Xing swept all the industries controlled by the foreign relatives into the name of the Workshop Business School.

This caused the strength of the Ministry of Industry to skyrocket in an instant, and then Zhao Xing, at the suggestion of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, separated the five colleges in the workshop from the workshop and combined them into a place called "Qinglong Academy". earmarked funds.The principal is Zhao Xing himself.

So far, the School of Agriculture, Law School, School of Computing, School of Arts, and School of Business in Qinglong College have completely become independent colleges. The dean of each branch is a highly respected official from the court and China as the academic leader.

Is there any objection below?Of course there is, but so what?A few bigwigs were just ecstatic about establishing a sect, and poured cold water on them at this time. If they don't eat these opponents raw, they will be considered kind-hearted.

Of course, these things are actually minor operations from the perspective of the entire Song Dynasty, and they will not hurt muscles or bones.There was not even any disturbance, because the eyes of the people of the whole country were fixed on the Xixia negotiations.

Hundreds of millions!This is the total tax revenue of the eight years of the Song Dynasty, which is now at its peak. If these things are realized, the national power of the Song Dynasty will expand unprecedentedly.Those who have lived through days of displacement, disappointment, and humiliation have all shed tears when they heard this statement.

On the day when the news of the great victory in the Northwest came, the supply of drinks in Jinling City was tense for a while.

"Sure enough, as the dog said, I, Da Song, need a victory too much." Zhao Xing sat alone in Qinglong Garden, with a glass of wine in front of him: "Unfortunately, the two dogs are not here, if we can drink together at this moment One cup is simply a blessing in life. Don’t you think so? Steel egg.”

As he spoke, he dipped some wine with his chopsticks and was about to put it into his nephew's mouth, but Jin Ling'er snatched the child away: "How old is he! You give him a drink?"

"Drink a little...it doesn't matter."

"Go, go." Jin Ling'er took the child away impatiently: "Also, tell your people from Qinglongyuan not to go through the main entrance for me in the future, knocking and knocking early in the morning, it's annoying to death."

"Hi..." Zhao Xing leaned there and said with a smile on his face: "Sister, you said that my brother will become the emperor of the ages, what reward should I give your man?"

"I don't know anything else, I just hope that you still think about brotherhood." Jin Ling'er rolled her eyes: "By the way, you said a few days ago that you wanted to design a national flag, and my dog ​​also said it, but today I will design a national flag." I have a good idea, and I'll draw it for you later."

"Okay, I want to see what kind of flag my sister can make for me. This is the national character of Song Dynasty, so you don't want to mess around."

Chapter 539: July 7, Three Years, Clear Diplomacy Like a Battlefield

Many people think that battlefields are only where wars take place. In fact, battlefields are everywhere, as small as the bed in the bedroom at home, so big that one person and one hand cover half of the country.

Xixia lost, and the Liao Kingdom not only regained the old capital Chang'an, but also pushed the troops all the way outside the Xingqing Mansion to form a siege with the Song Dynasty, shrouding Xixia in the shadow of the great powers.

But if someone really thinks that the Liao Kingdom is here to help, then it is a big mistake. This Liao Kingdom is just the jackal that smelled fishy, ​​and came to want to share a big soup. It's just to put pressure on Song Guo.

It's just because everyone is not a good person, so naturally they understand each other's thoughts that the monk can touch me and I can touch each other.

The most pitiful thing is Xixia. The accumulation of nearly a hundred years suddenly collapsed overnight. They are not trying to find a way to cede land and pay compensation, but to use the fastest time to choose one between Song and Liao to be their father.

This period of time is quite long for individuals, but for the national policy, it seems that there is no need to be so anxious. After all, the Song Dynasty proposed a compensation of one billion yuan, and the Liao Kingdom proposed a compensation of 12 billion, neither of which can be prevaricated.

"It's too hot here during the day, and it's a bit cold at night when the wind blows. I'm thinking of going to the Mogao Grottoes in a few days. Do you want to go with me?"

While changing into the national costume of Xixia women, Zuo Rou said to Song Beiyun: "If you don't go, then I will go by myself."

"You go, I may not be free." Xiao Song held a letter from Yan Shu in his hand: "There is trouble in Liao Kingdom."

When Song Liao was negotiating with Xixia, Yan Shu was also fighting in Liao. The content of their negotiations was to carve up the political forces along the Hexi Corridor.

But everyone is thinking of a better location. After all, the nomads here are still very fierce, and those nomads are supported by the Golden Horde behind them, so no one wants to get into trouble.

The Liao Kingdom also wants to make money, and the Liao Kingdom is not a little sheep.

Song Beiyun made this matter clear a long time ago. Fo Baonu was the Emperor of Liao but she could not represent the entire Liao Kingdom. Moreover, when she was the Emperor of Liao, she would always fight for the interests of the Liao Kingdom.

It is foreseeable and understandable that Yan Shu's negotiations were hindered. After all, they are both victorious countries. There is no reason for anyone to give in to the other. Moreover, the Liao Kingdom restrained the main force of Xixia, which made Song Beiyun's beheading plan succeed. .

Therefore, it is completely reasonable for them to seek more benefits, but their reasonableness will really hurt the interests of Da Song, so the negotiations between the two parties naturally fell into a stalemate.

"How much money do you think we can earn this time?" Zuo Rou put on a fur hat and posed in front of the mirror: "It looks good, but it's hotter. If it's winter, tell me why Don’t call me in winter.”

Xiao Song squinted at her, the Northwest in winter... the soldiers couldn't stand it.

"A rough calculation shows that the cash compensation can be about [-] million guan, and the follow-up resources will not be less than [-] million guan, and half of Chang'an City. And a free trade area near the Hexi Corridor, and Lease three cities as transfer points." Xiao Song said flatly: "It's just a joke to talk about one billion and eight hundred million. With the productivity of Xixia, they won't be able to die."

"Then why didn't you destroy Xixia directly? If you don't destroy it, why didn't the Liao Kingdom take action?"

Xiao Song put down the letter in his hand and said softly, "It's strange...why does the Liao Kingdom insist on Chang'an so hard?"

"I'm asking you something."

"Oh..." Xiao Song raised his head: "It's like this, Xixia is here for tastelessness. Neither Song Liao nor Song Liao want to eat Xixia for the time being. First, it is a strategic buffer zone that can prevent nomads and grassland cavalry from attacking in the first place. Drive straight in from the Gobi Desert. Secondly, Xixia is still a corridor connecting East Asia and Central Asia. They can serve as a hub here. Many times we don’t know what the intention of the foreigners coming here is, whether it is plunder or trade. It’s okay, after all, there must be someone in front to find out the news.”

"Besides, there are only a few places in Xixia that are suitable for farming. For Song and Liao, who also have farming habits, it is not very useful. It is better to wait for a good opportunity."

Zuo Rou nodded again and again: "So that's the case, no wonder, there are only a few good places, and Song Liao is grabbing them."

"Yeah." Xiao Song nodded and said, "Not only is it a good place, but we also need to make bad shots for each other and set up obstacles for each other. For example, if Da Song does not take away its interests, then the front The area will be isolated into an enclave, which will eventually be digested by Xixia or annexed by Liao. The same is true for Liao. Therefore, such a key location is something that everyone refuses to give up, even Xixia. , because this place is its throat, and it doesn't feel good to be strangled by someone."

Zuo Rou thought for a long time, then scratched her face lightly: "It's much more troublesome than fighting..."

"Well... diplomacy and politics are not easier than war." Xiao Song glanced at the map: "The game between powerful countries can last for several generations or even more than a dozen generations. Maybe the two countries will not happen in name. Large-scale conflicts, but economic wars, trade wars, proxy wars, diplomatic wars will become more frequent."