Chapter 416 Thousands of families are born Buddha
"Yeah!"
Zhao Xing nodded and said: "The Prime Minister's words make sense. You all should step back. The Prime Minister will stay!"
"Your Majesty, please leave!" Everyone bowed and bowed before retreating.
After Zhao Xing asked Han Zhang to sit down, he said, "I intend to send troops. What does the Grand Prime Minister think?"
"Your Majesty, I actually don't agree with sending troops, or I don't agree with actually sending troops."
Han Zhang shook his head and said: "Does Your Majesty think this dispatch of troops can completely recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun?"
"It's possible, and it's great!"
Zhao Xing smiled and said: "If it were before, I wouldn't be sure, but does the Grand Prime Minister still remember the loud noise before?"
"Your Majesty is talking about using gunpowder to break the city?"
“Not bad!”
Zhao Xing nodded and said: "When the Song Dynasty sends troops, although Yelu Chongyuan will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, he will definitely send troops at the beginning."
Yelu Chongyuan invited the Song Dynasty to destroy the Liao Kingdom together, just so that Yelu Yixin had no time to deal with him.
It even hoped that the Song Dynasty would weaken Yelu Yixin's strength so that the two could return to a position of even rivalry.
Therefore, it is impossible for Yelu Chongyuan to really fight against the Liao Kingdom.
But the Song Dynasty was not a fool. If Yelu Zhongyuan failed to work hard from the beginning, the Song Dynasty would probably withdraw its troops directly.
Yelu Chongyuan will definitely contribute from the beginning. When the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom really start fighting, it will not be that simple to retreat by then.
"The biggest difficulty in recovering the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is the cities and cavalry. The Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun has been occupied by the Liao Kingdom for many years. The people there consider themselves Liao people and have long forgotten that they are Han people.
The Liao Kingdom occupied the cities and attacked them one by one, which was time-consuming and laborious. Once the attack failed for a long time, the Liao Kingdom's cavalry could cut off our food routes. The army was stationed outside the city, and we had to beware of sneak attacks by the Liao Kingdom's cavalry.
However, the Liao Kingdom's vitality is now severely damaged, and Yelu Chongyuan can also contain some of the troops. With gunpowder, the city can be broken quickly.
In this way, the Song Dynasty had cities to defend, and could replenish food and grass from the captured cities, achieving the purpose of supporting war with war, and it was very possible to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. ”
Han Zhang was silent for a while after hearing this, and said: "Your Majesty, although I don't know much about gunpowder, it has been used many times, so the Liao Kingdom may not have thought of a solution.
The possibility of regaining Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in this way is not very high.
On the contrary, they were exposed early and could not regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture. This time they sent troops only to waste national power.
It would be fine if we could recapture Yanyun Sixteenth, but if we can't, we won't have enough money and food to destroy Xixia in the future! In my opinion, the gain outweighs the loss.
On the contrary, gunpowder was more effective when used against Xixia.
Xixia is not that big. By the time Xixia thinks of a way to deal with it, it may be almost destroyed. ”
Zhao Xing pondered for a long time after hearing the words, and said: "What the Grand Prime Minister said is reasonable, but I was a little impatient."
Zhao Xing did not pay much attention to Xixia. He had previously thought of destroying Xixia first because Xixia was easier to deal with than Liao. Only by solving Xixia could the Song Dynasty devote all its strength to fighting Liao.
Therefore, for the Song Dynasty, the most important thing was to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. After all, then the North would have a dangerous pass to defend.
Although Zhao Xing ordered people to build the Great Wall in the north, the northern border was so long that the Great Wall could not stop the Liao soldiers and horses.
The purpose of building the Great Wall was not to completely intercept the Liao soldiers and horses, but to intercept the Liao cavalry.
The soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom could cross the Great Wall, but the horses were heavy and could not reach the top of the city.
The city wall was built with huge stones and cement, and it was very difficult to destroy it. It was enough for the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses to react.
Only by recapturing the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures can the nomads be completely blocked from the country.
Therefore, Zhao Xing saw the opportunity and came up with the idea of dealing with the Liao Kingdom first.
Although doing so is not picking sesame seeds and losing watermelon, it does increase a lot of risks.
Once they fail to succeed, as Han Zhang said, they will lose their troops and their strength will be wasted.
Rather than taking the risk to deal with the Liao Kingdom, it is better to use the troops, money and food to deal with Xixia.
"What did the Grand Prime Minister mean when he said he couldn't really send troops?" Zhao Xing asked. "In order for the Song Dynasty to send troops, Yelu Chongyuan would definitely promise a lot of benefits. He couldn't give him anything else, but Yelu Chongyuan could still give him war horses and money." Han Zhang said with a smile.
"Does the Grand Prime Minister want me to pretend to agree?" Zhao Xing frowned.
Although it feels good to do this, he is the emperor after all, and the Song Dynasty also wants face.
Moreover, Yelu Chongyuan was not stupid. If the Song Dynasty did not send troops, the benefits he promised would not be given.
"I'm not pretending to agree." Han Zhang shook his head and said: "Yelü Chongyuan is right about one thing. The civil strife in Liao is good for the Song Dynasty. The longer the chaos lasts, the better. The Song Dynasty needs to send troops to contain some of the Liao's troops, so that Yelv Chongyuan can Yuan has time to cultivate and recuperate. ”
"But even if he agrees, the war horse will not be lucky..."
Zhao Xing wanted to say that the war horses would not be able to transport him. After all, Yelu Chongyuan was now in the grassland, separated from the Song Dynasty by the Liao Kingdom.
However, he quickly thought of something. The grassland and the plateau are also at the border. It is completely possible to walk through the plateau to Hehuang and then enter the Song Dynasty.
It might not be possible originally, but once Hehuang is taken over by Dong Xiang, it will be possible.
"The Prime Minister is really the pillar of the country!" Zhao Xing said with a smile: "Even if we don't help Yelu Zhongyuan, sending troops can prevent the Liao Kingdom from sending troops to destroy the construction of the Great Wall."
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"Your Majesty is so ridiculous. Even if I don't say anything, Your Majesty can figure it out." Han Zhang said with a smile.
Just as Zhao Xing was about to speak, a chamberlain came in.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Xing frowned.
"Your Majesty, Wuxiong Army Commander Gu Tingye has sent back an urgent report!" the chamberlain bowed.
"Send it over quickly!" Zhao Xing said anxiously.
Gu Tingye's plan had been reported to him before, and he already knew it.
The urgent report coming back now should be about the implementation of the plan.
Sanshui quickly stepped forward to receive the urgent report and delivered it to Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing opened the emergency report and read it. After reading it, he laughed and said, "Okay! Gu Tingye has lived up to my expectations!"
"Your Majesty!" Han Zhang asked: "I wonder what makes your Majesty so happy?"
"Gu Tingye and Wang Shao's plan has come true. Now the Qiang people have invited soldiers and horses from the Xisiluo tribe to join Hehuang." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"It seems that Hehuang is about to be controlled by Jisiluobu." Han Zhang said with a smile.
"Yes, we can also get some horses from Yelu Zhongyuan by then." Zhao Xing said in a good mood.
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Before Zhao Xing could wait for the envoys from the Liao Kingdom and Yelu Chongyuan, Yu Xianggong and Hai Wenyou, who were surveying the land, came back.
This time the two completed an inventory of farmland across the country and found a total of more than 60 million acres of hidden farmland.
In addition to some occupied acres that needed to be returned to their owners, there were still more than 56 million acres left.
The ownership of these fields belonged directly to the imperial court, and the local government directly leased them to local landless people for cultivation.
When rents and taxes were added together, the court could account for almost 40% of the money paid.
Even so, the people in various places who had rented fields were still very happy.
The longevity tablets of Yu Xianggong and Hai Wenyou are enshrined in many people's homes.
After the two people found out, they quickly explained to the people that they had received the emperor's order, and they had to thank His Majesty if they wanted to thank him.
But the people didn't care about this and did not cancel the enshrinement. Instead, they even enshrined Zhao Xing's.
After all, a sheep is being driven, and so is a group of sheep.
After listening to the two people's stories, Zhao Xing felt a little dumbfounded.
(End of chapter)