Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Qian Yuqing's brain was spinning rapidly.

The current prime minister, Zhao Ding, has been in charge of the political affairs hall since the Zhao official family implemented the new deal, and he is the chief minister of the new deal. He is definitely impossible to step down.

Lu Yihao has only been Prime Minister of the Left for two years, and he is leading the construction of official roads. Recently, the Ministry of Punishment has also said that he is right, so he has no reason to step down.

Qin Hui is carrying out the New Deal on Jiangnan West Road, and he has made great achievements, so it is impossible to be replaced immediately.

Could it be Cai Mao who has been fishing?

"I didn't say I wanted to touch it."

"That……"

"Who said there can only be four Zaizhi?"

"What does your majesty mean?"

"The affairs of the state and the court are becoming more and more complicated, and the four ministers are unable to do what they want. I intend to add one more minister."

Qian Yuqing was shocked.

"In the future, everything that involves maritime affairs will be arranged by you."

"How can I be a minister, I am grateful to His Majesty for my mercy, and I will do my best."

Qian Yuqing is now in charge of the Shipbuilding Department, and the military administration of the Navy also belongs to him.

What would be the difference if he became Zai Zhi?

The difference is very big. In the past, the appointment of various maritime-related personnel had to be reported to the Political Affairs Hall for discussion by the chief executives.

But the executives don’t know much about maritime affairs, so the decision-making process will be very long, and many important things may be postponed.

If Qian Yuqing entered the political affairs hall, the efficiency of the entire maritime affairs would improve by leaps and bounds.

For example, growing sugarcane in the Philippines, developing Taiwan, and trading with Japan and Arabs will all increase significantly.

"You have made many meritorious deeds, and now the conversion of rice to mulberry is progressing so smoothly. No one will object to entering the political affairs hall."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qian Yuqing said, "Since the bronze cannon was loaded onto the ship, after defeating a group of pirates near Liuqiu Island in June this year, Li Bao and the others are quite confident in opening up the commercial road to the South China Sea. Coming back this time, there is also one important thing.”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"In August of this year, a group of big cannibals came to Hangzhou and found the minister. These big cannibals have a lot of background, claiming to be famous nobles in the local area, and want to do long-term big business with me, Da Song."

Zhao Ning immediately became interested, and he asked, "How big is the deal?"

"They want 20 pieces of silk every year!" Qian Yuqing said, "The price I negotiated with them is ten pieces of silk!"

The price of silk in the Great Song Dynasty is about two times a piece, and it will be five times higher when it is sold, and the other party thinks it is a great bargain.

"In addition, the other party needs 100 million catties of tea every year, and every catty is consistent!"

Tea in the Song Dynasty ranged from 20 Wen to 500 Wen per catty, depending on the variety.

But people in the Song Dynasty could tell the quality of the tea they drank, how could the cannibals be able to tell the quality of that kind of tea?

Based on the behavior of two profiteers, Zhao Guanjia and Qian Yuqing, it is estimated that the tea for the big cannibal is definitely not top-grade.

In this way, the price of tea is equivalent to dozens of times!

A smile appeared on Zhao Ning's face unconsciously.

Isn't this an increase of 300 million per year?

He said, "Is it a local nobleman?"

"Yes."

"Let him come to Beijing to see me. I will not only entertain him, but also give him an official position. Of course, an honorary official position symbolizes the good relationship between the two countries."

"Your Majesty is holy." Qian Yuqing continued, "Not only that, but I feel that we can expand the foreign affairs residence area in Hangzhou, Quanzhou and Qinzhou, and appoint some barbarian officials appropriately. The official positions are not high, but they can do some things related to maritime trade. affairs, and assist our court to open up business and trade with foreign countries as soon as possible."

"Sure, these matters are up to you to handle. I will announce that you will be admitted to the political affairs hall tomorrow. In the future, you will directly submit to Zhao Ding any appointment of maritime officials."

"Yes."

"Especially in Qinzhou, you have to manage well. Dali Kingdom is now fully cooperating with us in the production of tea. A lot of tea will be directly transported to Qinzhou, and then go to sea from Qinzhou."

"I understand."

The battle between Song and Li was not in vain. The biggest benefit was that after the opening of Qinzhou Port, a large amount of tea there went south.

What Qian Yuqing was talking about was only the tea that the big cannibals needed. Of course, the nobles of those countries in the South China Sea also had a demand for tea.

Zhao Ning finally asked again: "Can this big cannibal's demand for tea and silk be further increased?"

Qian Yuqing was stunned for a moment, and said, "There should be a lot of room for improvement, but now the area in the South China Sea is chaotic and often fights, so it's not easy for them to buy too much."

"Therefore, the imperial court will send troops to maintain order in the South China Sea." Zhao Ning said meaningfully.

In the early morning of October [-]th, an imperial decree came out from the palace, appointing Qian Yuqing as the left servant of the door.

This is interesting, Zuo Pushe was originally a vain position under the door, but now he is proposed to be a real power position.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Qian Yuqing's entry into the political affairs hall was definitely controversial.

Qian Yuqing was only 31 years old, how could anyone in the Song Dynasty enter the political affairs hall at the age of 31?

Qin Hui was almost 40 years old before reaching the ruling position, and he is already the most dazzling.

You must know that the lifelong dream of civil servants is to enter the political affairs hall to assist the king, but only a very small number of people can truly realize this dream.

Chapter 916

Those who can come in are mostly in their fifties or sixties.

The 31-year-old Zai Zhi is undoubtedly the youngest Zai Zhi for Da Song.

And Qian Yuqing has another sensitive identity: a foreign relative!

The right to appoint Zaizhi is in the hands of the emperor, and no one has the right to interfere.

Now that the imperial decree has been issued, no matter how controversial it is, Qian Yuqing has already entered the center of power.

That evening, Cai Mansion.

"Cai Xianggong, this Qian Yuqing entered the political affairs hall, isn't this a joke?" said Cheng Zhen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, "The officials are confused for a while, confused for a while!"

"How do you say that?" Cai Mao asked intentionally.

"Then Qian Yuqing is a foreign relative, how did he get into the Political Affairs Hall?" Cheng Zhen said, "Isn't the old story of the Han Dynasty enough?"

"The imperial decree has already been issued, so we don't need to discuss any more."

Cheng Zhen murmured: "The following officials will see that this is probably the wind blown by Concubine Shu in the harem, and it has something to do with Li Chu."

Cai Mao didn't answer his words.

Qian Yuqing's identity is extremely sensitive. He is not only a relative, but his sister Concubine Shu also gave birth to a dragon son in the harem. He himself has made good political achievements over the years and has a good relationship with Yue Fei.

Zhao Ding appreciated him, and Lu Yihao praised him.

Such a person, even if he is young, is indeed qualified to enter the political affairs hall.

but……

Thinking of this, Cai Mao laughed.

But Qian Yuqing is a foreign relative after all!

He used to be an official below, and being a relative could help him a lot.

But now that he is an official in the Political Affairs Hall, the status of a foreign relative will not only not help him, but will also attract criticism from countless people.

Over time, things will change.

Cai Mao has always been brooding about the opposition to Chu.

In Cai Mao's view, I can't compete with you in political affairs now, but I have tried every means to get King Qi to become the prince, and it may be who will turn the tables in the end, so you all dance hard!

October [-]th, sunny, Yunzhou.

Wu Jie had received the news from the scouts for the eighth time.

Both the east and the west can be found the shadow of Jin Jun.

All these information told Wu Jie, who was in Yunzhou at this time, a message: the main force of the Jin army was attacking Yunzhou with all its strength.

If there is no fifty thousand, there will be thirty thousand.

But the news from Yanmen Pass is: We can mobilize [-] soldiers and civilians to Yunzhou to obey Wu Shuai's arrangement in three months.

This time is very fucked up, three months, and anyone who has been an official knows that three months is a constraint, and the time will definitely be longer than three months.

Wu Jie sighed, and they can't be blamed for this.

After all, there are only 2 people in Daizhou in total. If you want to mobilize more people to go out of Yanmen Pass, you can only recruit from Qizhou and Taiyuan.

That is an extremely complicated matter.

Especially emergency mobilization requires very high organizational skills. If there is a little carelessness, the grassroots officials below will start to use power for personal gain and forcibly pull heads in order to complete the task.

Families that were originally on the list could spend some money without having to come, but those that were not on the list were suddenly pulled over.

Often the poor can't afford it, so...

In fact, Wu Jie still has a lot to weigh, and it is indeed impossible to completely regain Yunzhou now.

There is no such thing as the right time and place.

On the same day, Wu Jie waved his hand: Withdraw!

Just evacuate, everything that can be moved in Yunzhou has been evacuated by Wu Jie.

Just move it, if you can't move it, he will smash it.

Of course, the people in Yunzhou were also taken away by Wu Jie.

For the common people in Yunzhou, it was much better to go to Guannei than in Yunzhou. Not only did they not resist, but they also took the initiative to pack their things and go with Wu Jie.

On October [-]th, Han Chang's thousands of elite soldiers came to kill Yunzhou, and the remnant soldiers of Pucha Shijianu also rushed towards Yunzhou.

The two armies will outflank Yunzhou and completely wipe out Wu Jie's posture.

On October [-]th, Han Chang arrived in Yunzhou first.

He first asked the scouts to investigate repeatedly, but the information he got was: empty city!

In order to avoid falling into Wu Jie's trap, Han Chang sent scouts to investigate carefully.

Until October [-]th, a few scouts entered the city cautiously, and then ran around the city cautiously, hiding in places.

For a while the cat was behind the small bench in front of the bun shop, and for a while it hid on the roof of Yihong Courtyard.

If someone passes by, you can still see that the bare tree trunk is "full of knots" with people.

They looked around, and in an extremely professional manner, they were launching an all-round reconnaissance of the enemy's main positions.

The final conclusion is: this is a fucking empty city!

When the news was sent back, Han Chang said in surprise, "No one found it?"

"Not even a dog."

Han Chang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Send a message to Yanjing, saying that I have recovered Yunzhou, and Wu Jie fled south in panic."

The lieutenant general and the civilian staff began to operate very familiarly.

On October 21, Pucha's Shijia slaves rushed to Yunzhou.

The scouts of Pucha Shijianu ran over to see that the banner of Dajin was hanging on the city wall, and passed the news back.

Liu E immediately said: "Marshal Zuo, this is Wu Jie's trick. He purposely hung our flag to lure us into the city and then ambush us."

Pucha Shi's slave nodded: "This commander has already seen that Wu Jie is full of tricks, this commander will never be fooled by him!"

"Marshal Zuo, you should attack Yunzhou immediately and give Wu Jie a blow!"

"How to attack, we have no heavy artillery."

"Wu Jie raided Yunzhou. There must not be many people. Let's use archers to deter them first!"

"It makes sense!" Pucha Shi's servant laughed loudly, "I leave this matter to you."

"Order!"