Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 327 The Third Battle of Pingxia City
"Joining forces between Liao and Xia? This is the biggest danger since the founding of the Song Dynasty!"

Ever since the news came that Liao Xia troops were approaching the border of Song Dynasty, the whole Song Dynasty was panicked!

"Our Song Dynasty is in danger in this battle!" Many people said worriedly.

The Song Dynasty has always been weak in military force and has always been suppressed by the Liao Kingdom. Especially when the shadow of the Chanyuan Alliance is looming again, not to mention the addition of Xixia now, this war for the Song Dynasty may be more disastrous than the other.

"What are you afraid of? We, the Song Dynasty, have thunder and thunder and 80 forbidden troops. We will definitely be able to defeat Liaoxia in this battle."

There are also many people who have full confidence in the Song Army.

The Song Dynasty was indeed weak in military force before. However, now that the Song Dynasty has the gunpowder weapon Thunder, even a child who lights the Thunder can still kill the enemy. The problem of weak military force in the Song Dynasty has been greatly improved, especially this time. , the Song Dynasty was the defender and had the advantage of defending the city. If Liao Xia wanted to win a big victory, it would not be possible for them to succeed so easily.

Not to mention, now that the Song Dynasty has won two battles in Pingxia City, and even destroyed Qingtang in one battle, its national power is booming, and today is already different from the past.

The people of the Song Dynasty immediately became polarized. The older ones badmouthed the Song Dynasty. After all, the Song Dynasty fought abroad in the past and suffered repeated defeats. The younger generation benefited from the two battles of Pingxia City and had full confidence in the Song army. He believed that the Song army would win.

"How can it be the same? Now Liao and Xia are attacking together! I'm afraid there will be disaster of destroying the country." An old man said worriedly.

Nowadays, the Song Dynasty has indeed won several wars, but those were only wars with one country alone. They naturally have the confidence to be undefeated. However, now the Song Dynasty is facing the joint force of Liao and Xia, and it should be the strongest force. In these two countries, even the people of the Song Dynasty had no confidence in the Song Army.

"Furthermore, Liao Xia has increased its annual coins by 300 million guan this time. Where can the imperial court get it? Why don't we use our money to give it to Liao?"

"No, all my money is now in the Royal Bank!"

"No, I want to withdraw my own money. The court has used the Royal Bank's money. I will be in trouble!"

Many wealthy landlords are extremely stingy and greedy. They are willing to take out their money for the interest on young crops before they die, because they believe in the credibility of the court.

However, now that Liao and Xia are jointly attacking the Song Dynasty, once the Song Dynasty is defeated, the country will be destroyed. If even the imperial court cannot be saved, then their money may be wasted.

At this moment, some extremely conservative landowners could no longer sit still. Even before the Liao-Xia war started, they began to go to the Royal Bank to withdraw money.

"Dear guest, if you withdraw cash now, it can only be calculated based on the current interest rate, not the dead date interest rate." A teller in the Royal Bank reminded him wholeheartedly.

"I know, I'll withdraw the money now!" a pot-bellied old man couldn't wait to say. Normally, he would break a coin in half and spend it, but now he faced the loss of several coins without blinking an eye.

The teller did not persuade, but said directly: "Okay, please sign and deposit here!"

At that moment, the teller took out the already printed contract and asked the old man to sign and pledge it!
The local owner walked out of the Royal Bank with a heavy amount of silver coins, as if in a dream. He originally expected that the trip would be difficult, but he did not expect that he could withdraw his money so easily and get a little more current interest.

This made him regret a little. If calculated based on the interest on death, his actions today would have resulted in a loss of a lot of interest. However, seeing his money back in full, he suddenly felt a little more at ease.

Things like this kept happening in the Royal Banks all over the Song Dynasty. Many unsteady people were like frightened birds. They went to the Royal Bank to withdraw their money, and then buried it again in the soil in the courtyard. They walked around once a day. , my heart suddenly felt a lot more settled.

"Lord Fan, this war hasn't even started yet. In just ten days, people all over the world have withdrawn tens of millions of young people's money. If this continues, it won't be long before the Royal Bank will be out of cash."

Inside the Royal Bank, a shopkeeper frowned.

You must know that it took more than half a year to deposit tens of millions of dollars in the Royal Bank of the Song Dynasty, and in just ten days, tens of millions of dollars have been withdrawn, and this amount is still increasing, not to mention He said that the Royal Bank still has a lot of money that it has loaned out to the outside world and has not yet recovered it. I am afraid that the Royal Bank's cash flow will not last long.

Fan Zheng did not panic when he saw this. He smiled confidently and said: "The time has come. Send out the Di report. The news comes out that all the silver from the national treasury is deposited in the Royal Bank, which is responsible for the payment of salaries to hundreds of officials and the army, and the operation of taxes in various places."

"Yes!" The shopkeeper couldn't help but be overjoyed. If the treasury money could be deposited in the Royal Bank, it would be enough for the Royal Bank to greatly resist risks.

The shopkeeper immediately said in confusion: "Master Fan actually has such a wonderful trick. Why did he wait until the people took out tens of millions of strings before spreading the news?"

Fan Zheng explained: "Because this group of people are the least determined and at the same time the most adaptable to the wind, no matter how early or late the news is released, these people will withdraw their money, so we can only let this group of people withdraw their money." Only by making people regret can we stabilize the hearts of more depositors. If this order continues, the interest rate on the young money of the Royal Bank will be reduced by another [-] cents!"

"Five cents off?" the Royal Bank manager said in confusion. Now that people all over the world are withdrawing their own money, the most correct way for the Royal Bank is to increase interest rates to attract people all over the world to save young people's money. However, Fan Zheng did the opposite. But when they did, they actually cut interest rates instead.

Fan Zhengxin said: "Raising interest rates will only make people all over the world rush to withdraw money, but only if people understand that once you withdraw your money, you will not only lose the current interest, but if you deposit it in the Royal Bank in the future, the interest will be even lower. The losses will be greater, so that the people of the world will no longer run on each other. This is a financial war, and it is natural to use interests as a fetter."

"Master Fan is wise!"

The shopkeeper said with sincere admiration.

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Landlord Chen's house.

"We can't wait any longer. We must first withdraw the money from the Royal Bank. Once the war breaks out, I'm afraid the money will be expropriated by the imperial court." Rich man Chen said impatiently. Now that Liao and Xia jointly sent troops, there was an uproar in the Song Dynasty. Many landowners withdrew money from the Royal Bank, which naturally made Mr. Chen even more restless.

"Father, think twice, the Royal Bank is the face of the Song Dynasty, how can it fall down easily? If you take out the Qingmiao money now, have you ever calculated how much money the Chen family will lose!" Chen's eldest son advised, in order to earn more In terms of interest, most of the Chen family's money is saved with five years of interest. If you withdraw it now, you will suffer heavy losses.

Rich Master Chen hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "You don't know what happened in the court. What a glorious place Guanjiaozi was back then. In the end, he was not drained of blood by the court. In my opinion, the Royal Bank is only the second best." He's just an official's son, he's just a moneybag for the imperial court."

Rich Master Chen had experienced the Jiaozi incident back then, so he naturally knew how the glorious Jiaozi ended. If the court was in urgent need of money, it would be impossible to let go of the golden mountain of the Royal Bank.

"How can it be that the imperial military expenditure has national debt..." Chen's eldest son wanted to argue and explain to his father the difference between Jiaozi and the bank.

However, his arms couldn't twist his thighs. Rich Man Chen didn't listen at all and had to let his father go and get the money.

When the two took their bankbooks and took a carriage to Kaifeng City, they were shocked by a piece of news in the Di newspaper as soon as they entered Kaifeng City.

"The money from the national treasury is also deposited in the Royal Bank!" The Chen family and his son said in disbelief.

Not only the Chen family and his son, as soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked the entire city of Kaifeng.We must know that the annual income of the Song Dynasty treasury is 8000 million yuan. Even if it is constantly turning around and needs to be disbursed to various places in the Song Dynasty, what remains in the Royal Bank will still be a huge fortune. The money from the treasury is deposited in the Royal Bank. Bank, immediately injected a shot in the arm into the turbulent Royal Bank.

Many people who originally planned to withdraw money suddenly fell into hesitation. The Chen family and his son were immediately hesitant. Even the money from the treasury was deposited in the Royal Bank, let alone their thousands of dollars. If they withdraw it at this moment, they will You will lose more interest.

“Royal Bank cuts rates by another [-] cents!”

Then another piece of news came out, which made the Chen family and his son retreat. They directly cut the interest rate by [-] cents. The one-year interest rate was directly reduced by a quarter, and the five-year interest rate was reduced by one-sixth. In addition, the interest rate was very short. Long, the loss is not a small amount.

"I regret it so much!"

A landowner who took out his young crop money regretted that he had deposited the money from the treasury in the Royal Bank, and the Royal Bank was risk-free. In addition, with the current interest rate cut, they suffered heavy losses over time.

"It's easy to take it out. If you take it out and then deposit it, the loss will be huge. Not to mention that the Song Dynasty still has Zhentian Lei, so this battle may not be lost."

"And I heard that there are gangsters in Kaifeng City who are specifically targeting people who withdraw money. During this period, there have been several cases of money theft and even murder in Kaifeng City. From my point of view, it is better to leave it in the Royal Bank for safety." Chen The eldest son advised.

"Okay! Let's take a look at the situation!"

Rich man Chen was finally convinced.

At the same time, such things were common in Kaifeng City. With Fan Zheng's move, the phenomenon of people all over the world running against the Royal Bank was greatly reduced.

Fan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. The run crisis on the Royal Bank was finally temporarily alleviated.

However, Fan Zheng understood that the real crisis had not been resolved, and everything depended on the battle situation on the front line.

Facing the invasion of Liao and Xia, the Song Dynasty did not dare to slack off at all, and the war machine was almost activated.

Nowadays, the Song Dynasty has just issued 1000 million treasury bonds, which can be said to be sufficient money and food. With the mobilization of the imperial court, large amounts of food, weapons and armor have begun to be shipped to various front lines.

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Jingyuan Road!
"Let Zhang Mou unite all the armies!"

Zhang Kai received the military order and immediately said in disbelief. The other generals were also shocked when they received the news.

It can be said that the imperial court's precautions against military generals are well known to the world, and military generals are naturally self-aware. In the Song Dynasty, Di Qing, the military god of the Song Dynasty, repeatedly made military exploits, but he was boycotted by the ministers and died of fear.

"That's right! Our family came here today just to deliver the order!" Yang Jian said sharply. The appointment of Zhang Kai as host was extremely important for the battle of Xixia. Zhao Xu appointed Yang Jian, his close servant, to deliver the order in person.

"Thank you so much for your love from the officials. Please forgive me for not daring to accept the order!" Zhang Kai refused.

He naturally knew what happened to Di Qing, and he knew that if he took charge of the Fifth Army in the Northwest, he would be jealous of all the officials. In addition, he also had a special identity, that is, he was Zhang Dun's cousin.

One of their cousins ​​is the prime minister in the court, and the other is in charge of the five-pronged army in the army. How can they not make the court uneasy, and may become a handle for the court to attack the two in the future.

Yang Jian naturally knew Zhang Kai's concerns, and immediately said loudly: "Master Zhang has misunderstood. The one who recommended you is not Zhang Xianggong, but Fan Taicheng!"

"Evil doctor Fan Zheng!" Zhang Kai couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the news in disbelief.

During the two battles of Pingxia City that year, Zhang Kai was deeply impressed by Fan Zheng. Faced with the siege of the Xixia army, Pingxia City not only held on with the evil tricks of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, but also held it for more than half a month each time, allowing everyone to defend the city. Lu Dajun had enough time to make plans, which ultimately caused Xixia to suffer heavy losses.

However, the two did not have much interaction, and he did not expect that Fan Zheng would recommend him to take charge of the Northwest Fifth Army.

"Furthermore, the strategy of dividing the troops into five routes has been defeated many times. The imperial court intends to reform this method. Zeng Privy Envoy went north to the front line to defend the Liao Kingdom, while His Majesty entrusted the battle of the Western Front to Zhang Jinglue Envoy." Yang Jian explained.

After hearing all this, Zhang Kai felt slightly excited and let down his guard.

"Thank you for the official's trust. I will definitely live up to the official's trust!" Zhang Kai said solemnly after receiving the edict.

After receiving the military order, Zhang Dun looked around at the generals and said: "Give me the order and do your best to detect Xixia's movements! Once you are sure of Xixia's movements, report them immediately!"

"Where is Zhongpu!" Zhang Kai ordered.

"The general is here!" Zhong Pu ordered.

"I order all the Tiefu Tu and Guaizima in the fifth route to be under your command. You immediately send troops to pacify Xia City and threaten the farming land of Xixia." Zhang Kai ordered.

"Are we taking the initiative to send troops?" Zhong Pu couldn't help being stunned and said in disbelief.

The other generals were also shocked. It had always been Xixia who attacked and Song Dynasty defended, but now Zhang Kai ordered the Song soldiers to take the initiative to attack Xixia.

Zhang Kai nodded and said: "Yes, Xixia has always chosen the battlefield, but this time, the Song Dynasty will choose the battlefield. This time, I want the war to burn on the land of Xixia."

"The Song Dynasty chooses the battlefield!" Zhong Pu's eyes suddenly lit up. He was in charge of the iron pagoda with the strongest attack power, so he was naturally particularly interested in attacking.

"Remember, don't cross the Yellow River, don't attack Xixia Jiancheng, but try to destroy Xixia territory as much as possible, completely anger Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, and lead the battlefield near Pingxia City. This time, I will fight for the third time The battle of Pingxia City." Zhang Kai said with Zhizhu in hand.

He naturally knew that the current situation in the Song Dynasty could no longer passively defend as before, but needed to take the initiative to break the situation.

Since there will be a war sooner or later, then the battlefield should be placed in the territory of Xixia, which can not only destroy the country of Xixia as much as possible, but also anger the Queen Mother of Xixia and look for opportunities to fight!

(End of this chapter)