Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Then, he quickly wrote a letter of request to Qin Hui of Jiangning Mansion.

Xuanzhou is very close to Jiangning, and it only takes a few days to go back and forth.

Qin Hui's instructions were also very simple: tax resistance is a big deal, you should send someone to check the accounts at home, and invite everyone to the yamen for interrogation, maybe his family's dog knows how many fields he has!

So, in late August, Bingzhou began to feel restless.

At least half of the landlords were arrested and sent to Jiangning Mansion after a preliminary trial.

Such scenes began to be staged in various parts of Jiangdong.

I heard that the people who sent people to investigate the case were very active, and even brought back the chickens and ducks of the landlord's house.

The investigation of Jiangdong is in full swing, but other groups in the south have collectively lost their voices, and those former opponents in the court seem to have suddenly become blind and deaf.

On the contrary, the Huaidong officials next door to Jiangdong still wrote letters to scold Qin Hui at first.

It was later discovered that the court was completely silent about the matter.

Only then did the veterans in the officialdom realize that it was not the official Zhao's willful action to attack Jiangdong, but the acquiescence of various interest groups in the court.

After all, the Jiangdong transshipment envoy's rebellion has been conclusively proved, and other roads in the south have been exempted from taxes.

This was a big show that put Huaidong and Jiangdong in the middle, and the court and other parties chose to watch.

August [-]th, Wende Hall.

All the ministers were present, and not long after, Wang Huaiji said at the door: "Your Majesty, Wu Jie is asking to see you."

"Xuan."

Wu Jie dressed in official robes, took off all weapons, and entered the Wende Hall.

"Minister Wu Jie, see Your Majesty, I wish you Long Live Sheng'an."

"Wu Qing is free."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

It was the first time Zhao Ning met this famous general at the turn of the Song Dynasty.

Wu Jie looked quite different from the famous general in Zhao Ning's impression.

Yue Fei is the kind of person who is upright just by looking at his face, giving people a sense of strength.

Han Shizhong is a deep and resolute northwestern man.

Liu Qi is the kind of honest person who keeps quiet and concentrates on doing things.

And this Wu Jie, no matter how you look at it, looks like a dude who molested women from good families on the streets of Tokyo.

But it happened to be this person who, in the third Song-Jin war, crossed Hedong, besieged Taiyuan, and forced Zong Han to abandon Tongguan and enter Guanzhong and retreat northward. Only then did the battle of Shangdang take place.

It was also this person who regained Taiyuan, changed Hedong, and even the war situation in Song and Xia.

"I have heard of Wu Qing's name for a long time, and seeing him today, it is indeed well-deserved."

"Your Majesty has won the award, and the minister is not famous. Thanks to the trust of His Majesty and the court officials, with the support of the generals, I have made some achievements."

Zhao Ning asked again: "How is the people's livelihood in Taiyuan Prefecture?"

"Thanks to the strong support of the imperial court, people's livelihood in Taiyuan Prefecture recovered quickly. After the people divided the fields, they couldn't help but work day and night. This year's harvest is quite good. Under the new policy, every family has food, and the price of food in Taiyuan City It is also maintained at a reasonable price of seven qian (700 wen) per stone."

Zhao Ning nodded, and asked again: "How about the armor?"

"At present, there are [-] forbidden troops in Taiyuan Prefecture, all of which belong to the Dragon Guard Army, [-] Xiang Army, and a total of [-] troops. There are [-] Dragon Guards and [-] Xiang Army stationed in Yangqu, and there are [-] soldiers and civilians in Yangqu. The pass has been repaired. Shouyang has another [-] Dragon Guards, [-] Xiang troops, and built three fortifications around it, with a total of [-] soldiers and civilians."

This Yangqu is dozens of miles north of Taiyuan City, and Chitang Pass in the north of Yangqu is an important pass.

Exiting Chitang Pass is Xin (xin) Prefecture, and to the north of Xinzhou is Dai Prefecture, where Yanmen Pass is located.

Zhao Ning looked at the big map and asked, "How do you think the imperial court should deploy in Hedong?"

"I have investigated and found that there are many Jin troops stationed in Daizhou, and Daizhou is not far from Zhending. If our army wants to attack Daizhou, the Jin army from Zhending Prefecture is ready to support at any time." Wu Jie said, "But if we first If we attack Xianzhou to the west of Xinzhou, we can then take Lanzhou, go up to Linzhou, and seize Fugu. In this way, the Jin army in Daizhou and Zhending wants to support this area, and our main force in Taiyuan Prefecture can take the opportunity to conquer Dingxiang and the east. Enter Daizhou and seize Yanmen."

Wu Jie obviously did a lot of research in Taiyuan Mansion, otherwise he wouldn't have explained it in such detail.

But to make a strategic deployment, it must be so detailed and meticulous.

Wu Jie continued: "I think it would be more appropriate to hit the West Road."

After listening to what Wu Jie said, Zhao Ning smiled and said: "Masters, I have already said that Wu Shuai's idea coincides with mine, to fight the West Road, retake Linzhou and Fugu, and then go west to Xixia, completely Occupy all the territory east of Yinzhou, and then secretly open up a road to prepare for the multi-road attack in the future."

The ministers said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Wu Jie breathed a sigh of relief, he was deeply afraid that the court would let him fight eastward, which would be unwise.

Wu Jie said again: "Your Majesty, for the past few months, there have been rumors that the imperial court is going to conquer the Kingdom of Jin in the north. I don't understand why Your Majesty wants to recover Linzhou and Fugu to the west now?"

Zhao Ning said: "Just read the news in the newspaper, everything is based on the imperial court's military orders."

"Yes!" Wu Jie sighed in his heart, feeling that the Northern Expedition was meant to scare the Jin people.

Zhao Ning looked at the map intently, and asked, "How long will it take to get Linzhou and Fugu back?"

"If the military expenditure is sufficient, within one year."

"next year?"

"feasible!"

Zhao Ning asked Zhao Ding: "How's the money transfer trade in Xixia?"

Zhao Ding said: "Xixia hoarded a lot of copper coins, at least 500 million coins."

Zhang Shuye said: "According to the information from the Northwest, the Xixia people are vigorously mining iron ore in Hengshan, forging armor, and expanding the people's strength. In a few years, something big may happen."

Zhao Ning said: "Zhang Jun has reported to me many times that Jin Kingdom envoys are active in Xixia, and I think Li Qianshun will only endure for two years at most, so next year, Wu Jie must take back Linzhou and Fugu, and I will work on Li Qianshun Do it before."

He added: "Everyone must be prepared to destroy Xia!"

Chapter 545 New city breaking weapon! (Second more)

Cai Mao said: "Now our court and the Kingdom of Jin are confronting each other in Hebei. If the court sends troops to Xinzhou, it will inevitably lead to a full-scale war on the northern front."

Zhao Ning said: "Negotiate peace, just negotiate peace with Jin Guo."

Cai Mao put a question mark on his head: "Negotiate peace?"

Your Majesty, you have negotiated peace with Jin Guo, how are you going to fight Xinzhou?

Zhao Guanjia said: "It is not too much to negotiate a peace with the Kingdom of Jin, to have a truce between the two sides, to open a market for negotiation, to open up business in an all-round way, to exempt business taxes, to let the Kingdom of Jin make some money in our dynasty, and to let the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin buy whatever they want. Bar?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Zhao Guanjia continued: "We want the Jin people to discover the benefits of negotiating with us, so that we can meet the requirements of the Jin Dynasty's hall master to a greater extent."

Everyone understood that Zhao Guan's family was negotiating peace with others, and at the same time was going to war with others.

Use benefits to paralyze the opponent, and use war to get back what you want.

Cai Mao thought for a while and said, "In this case, the Jin people may find it hard to agree."

Zhao Guanjia said: "Which Jinren disagrees?"

Cai Mao couldn't answer for a while.

Which golden man disagrees?

The factional struggle in the court of the Kingdom of Jin was already more tragic than that in the first year of Jingkang. The Kingdom of Jin was unable to expand externally, and internal conflicts were extremely sharpened.

As far as Zhao Ning learned, Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyanchang, the peaceful factions in power, have become a force that cannot be ignored.

Jin Guochaotang is now in a state of being torn apart, but the cracks are not obvious enough.

Zhao Ding said: "There must be disagreements among the Jin people, but there must be some internal consent. Leave this problem to the Jin people."

"That's right, it's to make the Jin people argue endlessly."

Zhao Ning's topic came back, and he asked Wu Jie: "If you want to recover Linzhou and Fugu, how much military expenditure will you need?"

"The minister has done some calculations, including the immigration after recovery, at least 300 million guan is needed."

When Wu Jie said these words, he was still a little apprehensive, after all, 300 million is not a small amount.

After Wu Jie arrived in the capital, he met Zhang Shuye in private.

Zhang Shuye told him about the court's military expenditure.

I heard that military expenditures in Liaodong have skyrocketed this year, and Hebei has spent a lot of money because of the confrontation between Song and Jin.

The national treasury is actually tight, and even the royal expenses have been greatly reduced.

When Wu Jie mentioned this number, he was ready to be rejected.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Guanjia said: "I can still get 300 million guan, as long as you give me Linzhou and Fugu next year, let alone 300 million guan, I will give you 500 million guan too!"

Wu Jie was taken aback, and quickly said: "Thank you for your trust, if you don't take back Linzhou and Fugu, I am willing to come and see you!"

Everyone discussed again in Wende Hall, mainly around how to get Linzhou and Fugu back.

After the discussion, Zhao Ning summoned Mei Zhili alone.

"I want to send an additional 300 million guan in military expenditure to Hedong, how about it?"

Mei Zhili almost jumped up on the spot, he said hastily: "Your Majesty, there is no money! This time the Nanfang Sixth Road is exempted from tax, and the boss's money is also exempted. This year's agricultural tax is probably only 500 million shi, even half of the previous one. Not even a single one! If it wasn’t for the huge increase in Taifu Temple’s income this year and the issuance of Jiaozi by the imperial court, I’m afraid it would not be able to support the military expenditure of the north. Now you want to increase military expenditure, which…”

"It doesn't matter, Qin Hui is doing tax inspections in Jiangdong and Huaidong, and he will have some income soon. You have to send someone to keep an eye on me!"

Mei Zhili was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "This is a matter of no shadow, you can't rely on it."

Zhao Ning said with a smile: "The horoscope has already had a swipe, and it is only a swipe. You can feel free to make a budget."

Even if something goes wrong, at worst, Zhang Jun will be dragged out and copied!

Zhao Ning still kept a few hands.

In the evening, Wu Jie had just finished eating when he was called up.

"The officials want to summon me?"

"Yes."

Wu Jie quickly tidied up.

This time it was not the imperial palace, but Gewuyuan.

Wu Jie was curious, it was his first time to come to Gewuyuan.

Chen Gui is paying attention to some things to Zhao Guanjia.

Seeing Wu Jie coming, Zhao Ning said, "Come on, Wu Qing, let me introduce you. This is Chen Gui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. You must have heard of his name."

"I've heard of Chen Shilang's name for a long time, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Wu Shuai is too polite. Wu Shuai regained Taiyuan and became famous all over the world. To see you today is a well-deserved reputation."

Zhao Guanjia interrupted their business exchange and said, "Wu Qing, I asked you to come and see something that can help you win Linzhou and Fugu."

"Oh?"

Chen Gui led the two of them to the back.

There is an empty school field behind, and there is no one around.

The setting sun casts afterimages on the school grounds, quiet and peaceful.

On the school field, there is a huge trebuchet, but its structure is slightly different from ordinary trebuchets.

Wu Jie asked curiously, "Your Majesty, this is?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

100 meters in front of the trebuchet, there is a temporary wall, and it is very thick, no different from the usual city wall.

The people near the trebuchet began to operate and put huge stones on it.

Wu Jie was a little puzzled, why did Zhao Guanjia bring him to see the trebuchet.

This is not a rare thing, you can see it everywhere in the frontier.

However, what happened next left Wu Jie speechless in shock.

There was only a dull sound, and the huge stone was thrown out. After drawing an arc in the air, it hit the thick wall more than 100 meters away, directly smashing the wall into a big hole.

The wall was several meters thick, even so, it was smashed out of a big hole.

Wu Jie was dumbfounded.