Come to Song Dynasty with the system

"Okay, be quiet. Anyone who has any ideas can put it forward now." Seeing everyone talking or shouting below, but no one really stood up and said anything formally, Yelu Hongji's face turned pale. He said displeasedly.

"Your Highness, Su Shi has gone too far to deceive others. We, the Liao Kingdom, are the most powerful nation in the world. How can we bow to a small country that was founded less than a year ago? I suggest that we immediately mobilize the national army to encircle and suppress people and let him know who they are." Not to be messed with.”

The first person to stand up was Yelu Angkor, whose face was red with anger.

At the beginning, he had wanted to take advantage of Lu Siqiao, and he had also killed her master Qiao Yuntian.But then Yelu Hongji appeared and stopped what he was doing.It can be said that he stole the chicken but lost the rice, and did not gain any advantage at all.

It had been so long that he had forgotten about it, but now Su Shi suddenly mentioned that he wanted to be sent to the door as a sinner. How could he agree?

Since Xingzong of Liao was seriously ill and bedridden, Yelv Angkor, who originally had no real power, has become more active. As the uncle of the Fourth Emperor, he began to point fingers at many things, looking aloof.But now, he was forced to look very ugly. Many ministers saw this scene and couldn't help but feel very happy.

If Su Shi had just put forward the condition of Yelu Angkor, I am afraid that many ministers would raise their hands and agree.

Yelu Angkor stood up with a dissatisfied look on his face, and then several important ministers of the Liao Kingdom came forward to express their opinions, saying that they could not agree to such unreasonable demands made by Su Shi.

1000 million guan of money and fifty cities.

If we really agree to this request, the strength of the Liao Kingdom will be reduced by at least half. Not only that, it will also become the laughing stock of other countries.

If this is the case, Liao will change from a big country to a small country, and its strength will not be much stronger than Goryeo, which was destroyed by Su Shi.

For the Liao Kingdom, which has always been the boss and always enjoyed bullying others, how could they agree to this?

Everyone had the same attitude. No one agreed to the Dragon Empire's request. Seeing this in Yelu Hongji's eyes, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.What he was worried about was that someone would agree to Su Shi's request. If this happened, the internal opinions would not be unified. How would he fight against Long Jun next?

It's okay now. No one is ready to bow to Su Shi. As long as they are united as one, is there anything they can't do?

"Well said, our Liao Kingdom is one of the largest countries in the world, and no one can make us bow our heads. The Dragon Empire just destroyed a weak Goryeo, does it really think it is invincible? That's it, then It’s up to us in Daliao to put an end to their illusions.”

"My king ordered us to raise food and grass, mobilize weapons, and dispatch elite troops from each city to prepare for a battle with the Dragon Empire."

"Everyone, when the country is in trouble, we have forgotten that everyone has the money to contribute and the ability to contribute. The king promises here that anyone who has contributed can be promoted or entrusted with official ranks based on their merits." Yelu Hongji's loud voice said at the The sound was heard far away in the side hall.

As soon as these words were said, many ministers' eyes lit up involuntarily.

The so-called promotion or enfeoffment of official ranks based on merit means that as long as you provide money and food, you may be rewarded, and you can have an official status if you are clothed or white-robed.Those who originally had an official status could be promoted to one or more levels.

In the final analysis, this is no different from buying an official position.

It can be seen that Yelu Hongji is really anxious. He also sees the strength of the Dragon Empire and knows that there will be no good results if he retreats, so he is ready to fight with all his strength.

Giving certain official positions to those who have made contributions, there is Yelu Hongji's personal Xiao Jiujiu in it.

His father was in poor health and was seriously ill in bed. Seeing that the Liao Kingdom would be taken over by him in the future, he would need more people who could be used by him.

To put it bluntly, there are only so many important official positions in the imperial court, and now almost all of them belong to his father. If he wants to have his own power, he must replace these people.

If you want to replace ordinary officials, you only need a random excuse, but if you want to replace important ministers, it is absolutely impossible without a suitable reason.But now, on the grounds that whoever contributes more can be promoted to an official rank, there is more room for control, and it is also a way for him to quickly grasp the situation of the Liao Kingdom.

"Your Highness, is this...not appropriate?"

Seeing that Yelu Hongji actually used his status as an official to make a decision about buying and selling officials, King Yelu Chongyuan of Qin was the first to stand up and object.

Yelu Chongyuan in history has always been unconvinced by Yelu Hongji. He even acted rebelliously and wanted to recommend his son Yelu Nerugu as emperor. However, he failed later and was shot and killed. die.

These are all things for later. At this time, Yelu Chongyuan was respected as the emperor's younger brother by Xingzong of Liao Dynasty. He was also a high-ranking and powerful person with many talents and officials under his command.

But now, if Yelu Hongji is allowed to take this opportunity to adjust officials, it is conceivable that those who belong to him will inevitably be liquidated. This is definitely not what he wants to see.

"There is nothing inappropriate. When the country is in trouble, it is the time to see people's loyalty. Besides, if we don't do this, there will be a food shortage. Where will the food and grass for the army come from? Do you want me to distribute the food and grass needed to all the ministers? On your head?"

With a rhetorical question, the other ministers nodded quickly and said: "Yes, there are many people who save food among the people. This is the moment to witness their loyalty. His Highness the Crown Prince's move is wise."

For more ministers, they don't care how Yelu Hongji and Yelu Zhongyuan will fight. Their first worry is whether their own interests will be damaged.Although most of them have saved food and are preparing to make a fortune in the food shortage.But that is something that can be seen as profitable. If they were to donate it now, it would be more uncomfortable than killing them.

Speaking of which, Su Shi's planning time for the Liao Kingdom was still too short.

Just over a year.

In other words, the Liao Kingdom only lacked food for two years. Excluding the low-priced grain that Su Shi borrowed from Cui to sell to the Liao Kingdom, the food gap was only one year at best.

It's just that there is no harvest for a year, which is nothing to the powerful Liao Kingdom at this time. If all the dignitaries now take out their stored grain, this problem can be solved.But selfishness is at work. When everyone has food, the price of food will naturally rise sharply, and the people at the bottom will directly suffer.

The common people do not have the financial resources to store food. When food shortages occur, they become direct victims.

In order to eat food, the common people had no choice but to sell their land and ancestral homes. In exchange for high-priced food, the powerful also made a huge profit.Since food is so valuable, how is it possible for them to donate it for free?

In this way, as soon as Yelu Hongji opened his mouth, he received more support from the courtiers.

The emperor's younger brother Yelu Zhongyuan, who was standing below, had a livid look on his face.But even if he is dissatisfied and the situation is not as good as others, there is nothing he can do now.

After the policy of exchanging officials for food was thrown out, Yelu Hongji said that since the Dragon Empire had said that they would give the Liao Kingdom a month to think about it, there should be no war within that month. Even so, they should arrest them. During this period of time, make preparations in all aspects.

Generally speaking, Yelu Hongji's countermeasures were good. If he was given a month to make adequate preparations, then with the size of the Liao Kingdom's current army, it would be difficult for the Dragon Army to take advantage. easy.

......

Tokyo Liaoyang City.

Suburban barracks.

The First Emperor of the Dragon, Su Shi, was inspecting the troops below.

What Zhang Wei said to Wen Xing before that the Dragon Army had millions of soldiers was just a bluff. In fact, the regular army of the Dragon Empire now only has tens of thousands of people, and they are still composed of auxiliary soldiers, peasant soldiers, especially auxiliary peasant soldiers. Mostly.

Faced with this matter, Su Shi is making changes.

Seeing that the war was imminent, Su Shi was even more optimistic about the 15 Liao soldiers captured after capturing Liaoyang Mansion, especially the [-] elite Liao soldiers among them. These people had undergone long-term military training and if used properly, their combat effectiveness would be far greater. They are stronger than those peasant soldiers, and can be said to be on par with auxiliary soldiers.

It's just that these people are prisoners and they are still from Liao. Nowadays, foreigners in Liao still seem to be very powerful. It is not easy to make these people use themselves.

Of course, it is not easy just in the eyes of others, but in Su Shi's eyes, it is not unsolvable.The method he gave is divided into three steps, namely land reform, complaint and generous reward mechanism.

Needless to say, land reform is to centralize land and distribute it to all people, so as to achieve the goal of land to the tiller.

You don’t have to farm, but you must have farmland. This is the greatest guarantee.

You can rent out uncultivated land, which is also an income.When one day you retire and want to return to your hometown to farm, you can still be sure to have something to do. This way, you can stabilize people's hearts to the greatest extent.

Complaining is the fastest way to win over the feelings of both parties.

During the War of Liberation, it was the grievance movement that allowed a large number of national army soldiers to be used by us, and ultimately accelerated the pace and speed of unifying the country.

In order for this movement to proceed smoothly, Su Shi not only sent people from the Ministry of Agriculture, but also female soldiers from the Academy of Art.Facts have long proven that in front of women, men's hormones will be more active and they will be more willing to show their masculine side.

The third, and most important, point is direct rewards.

Su Shi is not short of money, let alone other supplies. This is his absolute advantage.

Without the help of the system, even if Su Shi is capable and comes from later generations, it will be very difficult to have his own power in this world, let alone achieve such great achievements in such a short period of time. .