my causal simulator

Chapter 321
Five million gold...not five million silver.

In the records of the Southern Song Dynasty shortly thereafter, according to the records of the provincial letter given to Yue Fei by the imperial court, the payment of 40 guan can be converted into one hundred thousand silver or 40 gold. It can be seen that 5000 guan can be equal to 5000 taels of gold, or 500 taels of gold. Gold is equal to one hundred thousand silver, so that five million taels of gold is equal to one hundred million taels of silver, or four hundred million taels of money.

However, even at the peak of the Song Dynasty, the annual fiscal revenue was only 6000 million guan, and now it has only fallen to a little over [-] million. what!
Although taking back the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun has been a dream since Taizu's time, the price is too unimaginable. Those who don't know it think that the Northern Song Dynasty has lost a big battle and is being demanded for war indemnity.

The pot exploded directly in the hall.

"These barbarians are simply hateful!"

"Five million taels of gold, are they dreaming? Even if they ransacked the entire treasury, they still can't get it out!"

"The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have been plundered by the Jin people anyway, just a few empty cities, don't worry about it!"

"Han Shizhong and Zongze should be blamed for this matter! He was ordered to take over the northern army, but he didn't expect to turn around and retreat [-] miles, nest in Zhending's ghost place, and hand over this good Yanjing people!"

"The Liao army is powerful, and there may be some who cannot win the battle."

"The power is too big! The golden man had just arrived at the city of Yanjing, and the Liao dog surrendered directly, and he didn't even beat him. Is this still called the power?"

"If the Liao dog surrendered to the Jinren, could it be that he couldn't surrender to us? Han Shizhong and Zongze missed the opportunity of the country, and they deserve death!"

"Punish them!"

There was a lot of quarrel in the court, and Geng Nanzhong and others were filled with righteous indignation. They all knew that Han Shizhong and Zong Ze were recommended by Lin Chong. The movements became smoother and simpler, just like Lin Chong's move against Cai Jing and Tong Guan.

Zhao Heng frowned. He and Lin Chong had discussed the issue of the Northern Army, and they had almost the same opinion. Except that the Northern Army was corrupt and not good at fighting tough battles, the most important thing was the attitude of the Liao Kingdom.

The Liao Kingdom regards the alliance between the Song Dynasty and the Jin people as a kind of betrayal, so they may surrender to the Jin people because of their weakness, but when facing the Song Dynasty, they gritted their teeth with hatred. , The Liao Kingdom sent envoys to Bianjing several times to ask the Song Dynasty to withdraw its troops, wishing to form an eternal friendship with the Song Dynasty, unite to fight against the gold, and forever exempt the Song Dynasty from the annual tribute.

However, at that time, Song Huizong was blinded by Tong Guan and others, and he only wanted to use the power of the Jinren to attack the Liao Kingdom. After a century of bad temper, he didn't know that since ancient times, there has been only alliance with the weak to resist the strong, but no alliance with the strong to destroy the weak. The way of diplomacy...

Therefore, letting Han Shizhong and others retreat immediately after leading the Northern Army is not only Lin Chong's judgment, but also his Zhao Heng's intention, but all this is based on the deduction of the two after all. It is also true that the defender of the Liao Kingdom surrendered to the Jinren without firing an arrow, so what if he also surrendered to the Song Dynasty?This is indeed a point that is difficult to refute with empty words.

Right now, Baiguan's behavior is nothing more than finding someone to take the blame first, but it is obviously impossible to deal with Han Shizhong and others. The secret order to retreat was issued to Han Shizhong himself, and the only way to pursue responsibility is to pursue him This prince, and the prince is unlikely to be punished, and if he corrects the source, he will be in trouble for Lin Chong.

Although Prince Zhao Heng has learned a lot from Lin Chong during this time, he is only 14 years old after all, and he can handle some matters that are planned and moved in an orderly manner in the court, but when encountering such emergencies, But it lacks resilience.

Just when I didn't know what to do, I heard another voice of 'urgent' from outside the palace.

"The Daming Mansion is six hundred miles away!"

Is there something wrong with Daming Mansion?what's the situation?
From the geographical point of view, the Daming Mansion is in the south of Zhending, and it was the largest and strongest barrier in the northern part of the Song Dynasty against the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and there was Zhending in front of it as a rejection. ?

The herald hurriedly presented the urgent letter.

When I opened it, it was a letter from Zhang Shuye, the former daimyo magistrate.

Before Liang Zhongshu resigned, Zhao Heng appointed Zhang Shuye, the former magistrate of Jeju, to take over through Lin Shuhang's recommendation. Now that Zhang Shuye has just taken office for a few days, something big has happened?
When I opened it, I saw in the memorial that Wanyan Zonghan, the commander of the Jin army, led [-] cavalry to hold the pass, claiming that he would go south to Bianjing to meet the Song Emperor and discuss the return of Yanjing.

Fearing that Zhang Shuye would block and cause disputes between the two countries, he negotiated with Wanyan Zonghan many times. Now 2000 of them have been allowed to enter the customs. Zhang Han, the commander of the right army of Daming Mansion, led the way with [-] horses and infantry. He set off two days ago. Come to Bianjing.

At the same time, a diplomatic document submitted by Wanyan Zonghan was also attached. The words of the document were very polite. It only said that the Song and Jin Dynasties of the Liao Dynasty had been accomplished. Congratulations, and at the same time discuss the ownership of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in the previous agreement, because it was agreed that Yanjing would be taken by the Song Dynasty, and now the Jin people will help to take it, as long as the Song side pays labor and military expenses, all the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun return.

In the urgent message, the imperial court is requested to prepare for it as soon as possible. Although Zhang Shuye has told Zhang Han to slow down the journey from Daming Mansion to Bianjing, it will take five or six days at most, and it is time to arrive.

When Wu Min and the others heard that Zhang Shuye actually put the golden man into the prison, they trembled in fright: "This Shuye, you deserve to die! How could you put that army of tigers and wolves into the back of our Great Song Dynasty?"

"His heart can be punished, his heart can be punished!" Tang Ke was so angry that he trembled all over his body: "When Liang Zhongshu was in office, even though he didn't make great achievements, he also organized the border defense in an orderly manner. Barbarians have entered the country! Zhang Shuye has only been in office for a few days, how dare he do that!"

Zhao Heng also frowned. There were too many sudden changes today. As the prince of the prison, his mind could not keep up with the changes in the situation. As a result of the negotiation, there are many ways to deal with everything, but when encountering such emergencies, you have to catch your eyes and go blind.

At this time, although I felt that Zhang Shuye was a reliable person, and he was recommended by Lin Chong, so he must have a basis for doing things. , but in the end I still feel that something is wrong. After all, the Jinren destroyed the Liao Dynasty, and the Liao Kingdom stabilized the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. Three feet, three heads and six arms...

Li Ruoshui and other ministers in the audience advised and said: "Zhang Shuye was diligent and mature when he took office in Jeju. There must be detailed reasons for this move. The so-called employing people is not suspicious, and Zhang Shuye was said when he was appointed. Emergency military affairs at the border can be 'cheap', Your Highness can't change overnight."

"There are only 2000 people in the area, but can you still swallow my Bianjing? How can you scare the courtiers like this! The Song and Jin countries are still allies now, but they start talking about the golden change. What a shame, what a presumptuous courtier!"

There are supporters on both sides, and at this time they are swearing at each other.

Geng Nanzhong and the others are firstly afraid of gold, and it is better for the war to be fought at the border than to come to Bianjing. Secondly, Zhang Shuye was recommended by Lin Chong. Now that they want to bring Lin Chong down, they must spare no effort to attack him. It’s okay. You still have to find something, not to mention that this day's big thing is brought in front of you?
At this time, righteous and stern words came out and reported: "No matter how sophistry of the officials, Zhang Shuye's private release of the golden man into the pass is tantamount to traitorous, and the crime should be punished! Your Highness should immediately send envoys to arrest Zhang Shuye. Next, so as not to do more traitorous things! At the same time, rectify the defense of Bianjing, recall the soldiers and horses outside the city, and station them nearby. The [-] cavalry are stationed outside the city, and they must not be brought into the city! Otherwise, if the [-] troops cause chaos in the city, or go straight into the palace, and cause harm to His Majesty and His Highness, it will be too late to regret !"

Zhao Heng was really a little hesitant this time, not knowing what to do, he just heard someone outside the hall say: "The situation at the border is delicate, and the Jin people are leading the way to destroy the Liao Dynasty. There is nothing wrong with avoiding his sharp edge. The arrogance and rudeness of the Jin people are far better than your imagination. Even if the general is outside, the military order is not accepted. Zhang Shuye is forced to enter the customs. It is not only for the exchange between the two countries, but also to avoid Giving the Jin people an excuse to stir up disputes between the two countries, and sending people to accompany them is to prevent them from changing, and the handling is very proper, so how can there be accountability?"

When everyone turned their heads, they saw that it was Lin Chong who had been guarding Ying Tian's army for more than half a month.

Seeing Lin Chong coming in, Zhao Heng's previously troubled face suddenly showed a look of joy, and his expression was affirmative.

The court hall, which was still noisy just now, suddenly became silent, Geng Nanzhong frowned slightly, and saw Lin Chong enter the hall with a smile, and said: "His Royal Highness, although Wanyan Zonghan has bullying behavior, after all, he is a guest from afar. , don’t lose the way of hospitality easily, and if, as Master Geng Di said, mobilize soldiers and horses to the city, and force Wan Yan Zonghan to disarm and enter the city, even if the other party agrees, it will already weaken the power of my Great Song Dynasty, which makes people think My Song Dynasty court is afraid of only 2000 people in Wanyan Zonghan."

Zhao Heng already knew what he was thinking, and smiled slightly, while Wu Min beside him snorted coldly: "The Taibao is very scheming, and he has thought of everything, but he didn't expect that people's hearts are far away, and he is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. If there is an eventuality, Could it be that the Taibao is willing to take care of this? That can't be done!"

Lin Shuhang said: "The Jinren's two thousand elite cavalry are invincible on the wide plain, but they have no advantage in this street battle. If he really wants to raid Bianjing, then come here. It shouldn't be two thousand cavalry, two thousand infantry is much stronger than that, let alone attacking Bianjing with 2000 people will surely die, how could Wan Yan Zonghan, the second in command of the Jin Dynasty, come to die? This is just to show off his strength, It’s just a condition to force the imperial court to agree to the return of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.”

At this time, Wu Min also thought that the cavalry is not good at street fighting. The previous guess is indeed unreasonable, and it is difficult to refute it for a while.

Next to him, Geng Nanzhong said with a big smile: "What the Taibao said is absolutely true, small size is not a gentleman, so that we can show the appearance of the Great Song Heavenly Kingdom, not to mention that there is Master Lin in the city who is newly training the Yingtian Army, so there is nothing wrong with it! Wanyan Zonghan came to show off his force, he expected that the mere barbarian army would not be able to catch up with the Taibao Yingtian army, so it would be safe and secure."

When he said this, Wu Min and the others reacted immediately.

It is true that Wanyan Zonghan came to show off his force, and it is really impossible to raid Bianjing. Based on this analysis, it is obviously meaningless to entangle whether to let Wanyan Zonghan enter the city. Instead, it is better to use Wanyan Zonghan to severely defeat Lin Chong That should be the face of the Heavenly Army.

Imagine how elite the Jin soldiers could defeat the Liao Kingdom?And what Wanyan Zonghan, the No. [-] figure in the Kingdom of Jin, brought, could it be the weak?That is naturally the elite among the elite, and no matter whether it is to compare armaments with Ying Tianjun or anything else, he will definitely be able to beat Ying Tianjun to nothing!To make such a fool of himself and lose the country's great face, let's see if Lin Chong can continue to be favored in front of the emperor!
At that time, even if the Jinren have a little advantage and suffer some losses in negotiations, 500 million is impossible, but maybe 100 million? 80 [-]?

If paying such a price can make Lin Chong fall out of favor and drive Lin Chong out of the court, it will undoubtedly be a matter of celebration for Geng Nanzhong, Wu Min and others.

At this moment, Wu Min and the others also swept away the hostile attitude just now, and said one after another: "The Taibao clearly sees that we are short-sighted."

"With the Taibao here, don't say that Wanyan Zonghan, even if Wanyan Agu is calling, His Highness can rest easy!"

Zhao Heng knew the way the ministers flattered and killed him, and he had a similar plan with Lin Shuhang long ago. He wanted to wait for the Ying Tianjun to hit them in the face when the net was finally closed, and dismiss them all.

But the plan can't keep up with the changes, Ying Tian's army has only been training for twenty days now, if only a few days later Wanyan Zonghan's golden soldiers will have arrived here, pulling a group of recruits who have only trained for less than a month to deal with it Isn't it just nonsense to destroy the elite of the Jin Kingdom of the Liao Dynasty?No matter what the competition is, it is definitely a loser. Even if Zhuge Wuhou is reborn, it is useless to give him a month and a group of recruits.

This... Could it be that the sky is not open, is it that the sky is not with it?
"Ying Tianjun has been training for less than a month, yet..." Zhao Heng pondered, trying to find an excuse for Ying Tianjun.

But Lin Shuhang said with a smile below: "Your Highness, don't worry, Mr. Geng is right. The soldiers come to cover the water and the soil. As the commander of the Yingtian Army, it is my responsibility to defend the capital! The most important thing now is to do it well first." For the preparations for the reception, don't let the Jinren pick faults, and for everything else, just adapt to the situation."

Geng Nanzhong and the others were quite determined. Although they felt that Lin Chong's self-confidence was a bit fierce, maybe he was really good at training soldiers, but as long as he thought that Wanyan Zonghan was leading the elites of the Liao Dynasty, the Yingtian Army was only a little established. Within a month, everyone felt that no matter how powerful Lin Chong was, this time he would capsize in the gutter.

At this time, they all praised and said: "Master Lin is so righteous, he is also a loyal minister of the world!"

Zhao Heng asked: "Then what does the Taibao think about the recovery of Yanjing and military expenditures for the Jin people?"

Lin Shuhang said: "Although the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have been looted by the Jin people, their economic value is not great, and they may even drag down the government, but their strategic location is very important, especially the land of Yanjing, which is only four or five years away from the real city. Ten miles away, the city has a high wall and thick walls, with Taihang on the west and Yanshan Mountain on the north and east. In such a land surrounded by mountains on three sides, only the south side connects to our Song Dynasty. With a little construction, it will be an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack bridgehead in the northern part of the Song Dynasty. The fortress, as long as Yanjing is taken, even if the Jin people change in the future, they can still defend it and stop the Jin people from going outside, so that they dare not bypass Yanjing and attack Song Dynasty. money to buy."

"But the sky-high price of 500 million gold..."

Lin Shuhang smiled and said: "This is why Wanyan Zonghan brought troops to Bianjing. Of course, 500 million gold is a big mouth for a lion. He knows that our Song Dynasty will pay back the money, so he brought troops here to show off his force and intimidate the officials. It's easy to teach." We don't dare to bargain too much. This matter is where the game between the two countries lies. Your Majesty might as well promise tens of thousands of taels of silver for labor and military expenses first, and show an attitude, and then we can talk slowly. As for the final result, we have to talk about it I just found out."

500 million gold, [-] silver as a counter-offer... This is really a military expense.

Geng Nanzhong and the others secretly laughed at Lin Chong's whimsy. If the Jinren were like this, it would be better to give Yanjing to the Song Dynasty. Even if you think about it with your toes, you should know that it is absolutely impossible, and it might even anger the Jinren...

But now after all, he is still being praised. I am not afraid that Lin Chong is bragging, but I am afraid that he is not bragging enough. When Lin Chong really angers the golden people, they come to save the field. That is the ability to save the country from danger. It is a great joy to not delay the two.

At this time, they exchanged winks with each other, and they both said: "The Taibao's words are safe, and we should act on it!"

(End of this chapter)