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Chapter 438 Thoughts about the Queen

After Xing Shu took a deep breath, he respectfully asked: "Your Majesty, if Beilu jumps over the wall in a hurry..."

Xing Shu was naturally a little afraid of the Liao Kingdom.

There is no way, the Liao Kingdom is still very powerful now.

At least on paper, he looks down on all the countries in the world and beats everyone in the world!

The palace tent troops alone can pull out almost [-] cavalry.

Like the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom also had a forbidden army that directly obeyed the orders of the Liao Lord himself - the Pishi Army.

In addition, there are tribal armies, vassal armies and Jingzhou armies as reserve supplements.

It may be an exaggeration to wear a million armors, but it is real to control hundreds of thousands of strings.

In terms of paper data, no one in the world can beat the Liao Kingdom.

Such a powerful empire stretched across the land of Youyan, overlooking Hebei and Hedong of the Song Dynasty, threatening Bianjing.

Everyone is nervous, scared, and fearful. .

Zhao Xu looked at Xing Shu and nodded, saying: "This is indeed a problem."

"But in the short term, it won't be a problem."

Xing Shu understood. The officials only needed that there would be no problems with Song and Liao Jiaozi in the short term!

As long as this time passes, the Northern captives will no longer be a problem for the Song Dynasty.

"Why are the officials so confident?" Xing Shu lowered his head and thought.

Zhao officials are very confident in many places.

It can even be said that self-confidence is inflated.

For example, the operation of giving formation diagrams to generals was unprecedented, but it was something that the Zhao officials took great pleasure in doing.

However, when facing the northern barbarians, officials of all generations after Taizong would be afraid.

But this official didn't seem to have the slightest fear of Beilu.

Rather excited.

It was as if Beilu's army of hundreds of thousands of soldiers were as papery and not worth mentioning.

why?
Xing Shu didn't know clearly, but the official's confidence gave him confidence.

So, he whispered: "If this is the case, then I will understand."

As long as the officials don't have any problems in the Liao Kingdom in the short term?
That would be easy to do.

"I am willing to die for the officialdom!" Xing Shu said with excitement.

Subvert Beilu!

Just this thought made him excited.

What's more, let him participate in it personally?
This is a great achievement that neither Zhang Yi nor Su Qin has accomplished.

Once he succeeds, he and his uncle are destined to be immortal.

Even if it fails, it will be infamy for thousands of years.

Zhao Xu looked at Xing Shu and nodded gently: "Just go ahead and do it."

"There is already a vacancy in the bachelor's college. I thought about putting Shiren's name on the list of candidates for bachelor's degree. However, Shiren's academic name still needs experience and experience."

"Write more poems this year." Zhao Xu reminded Xing Shu.

The Bachelor's College is the epitome of culture and the Yingzhou Island of literary men.

All literary people are proud to be admitted to the bachelor's college.

Naturally, the Academy of Sciences also has high requirements for Hanlin bachelors.

At the very least, articles, poems, and poems must be chosen at the moment.

Do not seek to reach the level of Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, and Wang Anshi.

You have to be at Feng Jing’s level, right?
"No!" Xing Shu nodded happily.

He naturally wanted to be a Hanlin bachelor.

Zhao Xu looked at him and said with a smile: "Sheren's poetry and prose must be orthodox, and don't write about romantic affairs."

Are Liu Yong and Yan Jidao famous?

But they never expect to make any progress in their lives.

It’s not just a matter of character, it’s also that their reputations are too colorful.

"I understand." Xing Shu naturally understood this.

"That's good!" Zhao Xu nodded.

Zhao Xu would not doubt the level of Xing Shu's writing and poetry.

This man was able to debate the meaning of scriptures with Wang Yu, and also chatted and laughed with Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and others.

As for articles and poems, as long as he puts his heart into it, he will be able to write a few good ones.

Of course - if you want to be on par with literary giants like Su Shi, Wang Anshi and Ouyang Xiu, it is just a dream.

……

After sending Xing Shu away, Zhao Xu still stayed in the side hall of the East Pavilion.

He leaned on the mattress, half-closed his eyes, thinking about things.

"As for the Liao Kingdom, there will be no problem in three to five years, or even seven or eight years." He thought in his mind.

This is a natural thing.

Song and Liao Jiaozi are now in a very delicate state.

The people of Liao were overjoyed and couldn't believe it, so they started shopping aggressively after getting Jiaozi.

What about Da Song?
Although the ministers in the court felt that something was wrong.

But you just can't tell what's wrong?
After all, the annual coins given to the Liao Kingdom were actually saved.

This expenditure became Jiaozi.

The Liao people took Jiaozi and bought all luxury goods.

Merchants took Jiaozi and used it as coins, or exchanged Jiaozi for copper coins, silver, and gold.

But the copper coin reserve in Jiaoziwu was actually only 50 million coins.

Moreover, Jiao Ziwu's copper coin reserve has never been reduced.

On the contrary, it is slowly increasing - because Jiaozi is very popular, many merchants are using and circulating it, which makes the currency value of Jiaozi strong.

The Song Dynasty seemed to be operating Jiaozi at no cost.

The court may even have made some money.

In this process, the only ones who suffered seemed to be the merchants.

But these merchants happily supported Song and Liao Jiaozi.

If you ask the merchants, they probably won't be able to explain why.
I can only give the answer: it is convenient to pay and can be redeemed at any time.

Going a little deeper, maybe they would quietly tell the people who asked them that the Song-Liao Trade Jiaozi was issued by the Song Dynasty based on the Beilu Sui coins. It was recognized by the officials and the Beilu emperor.

You can both pay taxes and trade.

If so, why not hold it?

"If everything goes well, starting next year, the Liao people will tentatively transfer gold and silver to the Song Dynasty."

Gold and silver are actually rare metals to the Liao people.

At most, it can be used as the equivalent of transactions between nobles.

For the Liao people, taking so much gold and silver was of little use.

People don’t need it in their daily lives!

At this time, Jiaozi on the Song Dynasty will become a very good thing.

With high credit, you can buy Song Dynasty products, and they are accepted by the Song Dynasty government.

and so……

"After the second half of the year, I will have to circulate a batch of small denominations on a small scale in the border market."

"Wait until next year when a new batch of Jiaozi is released..."

"Maybe we can slowly let Jiaozi penetrate into the Liao Junzhou near the border without any trace."

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he thought of this.

Let Jiaozi begin to circulate in the Liao Kingdom.

Let the people of Liao also use Jiaozi, this is what Zhao Xu really wants to do.

"If this matter is to be successful, it must be done by people who are friendly to the Song and Liao dynasties like Yeluju!"

Yeluju and others were the first people to taste the benefits of Song-Liao trade.

Zhao Xu doesn't mind if they get more benefits.

Therefore, next year, maybe you can consider letting Huang Liang get in touch with these Liao people and bring the bank draft business to the Liao Kingdom.

It's nothing more than giving shares and benefits.

Zhao Xu believed that Huang Liang must be very skilled in doing this.In this way, a solid interest group is formed.

With the help of Yeluju and others, Zhao Xu believed that the Liao people would continue to transport gold and silver to the Song Dynasty.

After all, creatures like compradors have always been like this.

He betrayed his country without blinking an eye.

Don’t think that compradors are only found in modern times.

In fact, in this day and age, it has already appeared.

For example, Xiong Beng suppressed the rebellion of the Luzhou barbarians, but he did not rely on the Western army to plow the court and sweep the holes.

Instead, after Kumamoto took office, he went on a killing spree against the local Han people who had close contacts with the Luzhou barbarians.

At one time, hundreds of local merchants and gentry who had close contact with the Luzhou barbarians were beheaded on the banks of the Luchuan River.

From then on, the Luzhou barbarians, who once disturbed the southwestern part of the Song Dynasty, never caused any trouble again.

Luzhou Man, who once rebelled and surrendered, has since become a good boy.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu looked south.

"I wonder where Mr. Zhang and Di Yong are now?"

"You should have already captured the Juili Pass, right?"

Zhao Xu calculated the time.

Five days have passed since the day of the scheduled attack.

In five days, the Song army advanced a hundred miles, pushed the front line past the Jueli Pass, and reached the north. It was enough.

If so, if everything goes well, the war will end in a month.

Annihilate all Jiaozhi forces north of the Fuliang River.

And uprooted the local wealthy families and chieftains who were close to Cochin.

At the same time, the Cochin people were forced to sign a peace treaty, admit defeat, cede the north of the Fuliang River, and pay rice.

In this way, it was a hearty victory.

It's enough to scare the southwest.

At the same time, it can also shock the Dangxiang people, Tubo people and even Liao people.

Wait until next year, if you can quickly defeat Tubo and Dangxiang.

After two consecutive big wins like this, even if the Liao people want to fall out in the future, they have to think carefully about it.

This is called hitting with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches coming.

While Zhao Xu was thinking about these things, a man appeared at the entrance of the side hall.

Zhao Xu opened his eyes and saw the figure of Wen Xunniang. She was carrying a small food box, lowered her head and said: "Guan family, by the order of the Empress Dowager, I will give you the newly cooked honey-stuffed meatballs! "

"Yes!" Zhao Xu nodded: "Come in."

"No." Wen Xunniang came to Zhao Xu carrying the food box and presented it to him.

Zhao Xu did not eat immediately, but still leaned on the mattress and said to her: "I'm a little tired, Xunniang, please help me."

"No!" Wen Xunniang saluted, walked behind Zhao Xu and sat on the mattress, stretched out her hand and gently massaged Zhao Xu's temples.

After entering the palace, she has been learning massage from Qian Yi.

Nowadays, this massage technique is practiced.

Zhao Xu also often asked her to give him massages.

I have to say that this little girl is very talented at doing this kind of thing.

Her strength is very suitable and the pressure is very comfortable.

Zhao Xu closed his eyes and enjoyed Wen Xunniang's service.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xun Niang."

Wen Xunniang quickly bowed and said, "It is my blessing to be able to serve the officials."

Zhao Xu looked at her, smiled, and asked, "Is Taishi Wen eighty?"

Wen Xunniang immediately paid her respects and said, "My great-grandfather was born in the third year of Jingde. He is indeed eighty this year."

Zhao Xu had a look of envy in his eyes.

Wen Yanbo, in his previous life, lived to be 91 years old.

Really scary!
"I remember that Grand Master's birthday is September [-]th?" Zhao Xu said.

"The official family remembers my great-grandfather's birthday?"

Zhao Xu smiled: "Of course I want to remember the birthdays of national elders and important ministers."

More than just Wen Yanbo?

Zhao Xu remembered the birthdays of all the elders and prime ministers.

This is the basic skill requirement of the emperor.

It was also a necessary means of communication and mutual trust between the emperor and the ministers in a system like the Song Dynasty.

After all, in the Song Dynasty, the relationship between the prime minister and the emperor was not a simple monarch-minister relationship.

There is also some flavor of the relationship between the chairman and professional managers.

"Xunniang, get ready." Zhao Xu looked at Wen Xunniang and said, "When the Grand Master turns eighty, I will personally come to congratulate you. Xunniang will go with me."

Wen Xunniang's little face immediately turned red, and she quickly bowed: "I am grateful for the official's grace."

Zhao Xu smiled and said to her: "Work hard and serve the two palaces. Don't neglect it."

"promise."

"If you do well, I will issue an edict on the grand master's birthday and give your birth mother a royal decree!" Zhao Xu made the promise softly.

Wen Xunniang immediately crawled down excitedly and thanked her profusely.

This is what her mother wanted in her life but was out of reach.

A decree!
It means status, and also means getting rid of the fate of being transferred at will.

Zhao Xu looked at Wen Xunniang who couldn't stop thanking him in front of him and smiled in his heart.

In his previous life, he had seen enough of the jealousy and intrigue among the concubines in the palace.

For a period of time, his harem could be described as a mess.

The fight between the Meng family and the Liu family, even like the fight between Empress Wen Chengzhang and Ci Sheng Guangxian, spread to the court, triggering factional confrontation and taking sides.

In the end, the Liu family won a great victory and the Meng family was deposed.

But in this process, many things happened that make Zhao Xu feel a little sick when he thinks about it now.

In this life, he would never sit back and watch something like this happen again.

He doesn't have that much energy and doesn't want to care about these messy things.

Therefore, choosing a good queen who can control the situation is an inevitable choice for Zhao Xu.

Wen Xun's mother-in-law has a good family background, but her temper is not good, and it is difficult to control those monsters.

But both the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang liked her very much.

"Let's take a look again." Zhao Xu looked at Wen Xunniang.

This little girl is two or three years older than him.

This is the advantage.

He looks pretty handsome, but I wonder if he will become disabled when he grows up?

In addition, Zhao Xu also had to see where she was standing?

Zhao Xu didn't want his queen to be in the same bed with him.

"By the way, recently, the Xungui family has been closely entering the palace again."

"They are probably planning to send someone to the palace on the occasion of the Queen Mother's birthday and Kuncheng Festival."

"Especially those few who have settled down and have been bribing people from the Gao family and the Xiang family recently."

"Perhaps, in a few days, new people will enter the palace."

The Empress Dowager Kuncheng Festival was less than three months old.

The Empress Dowager's birthday is only more than three months away.

The relatives and nobles will naturally work hard and find ways to send people into the palace.

Even if you can't be a queen, it would be nice to be a concubine.

At the same time, marrying into the royal family is the way for relatives and nobles to survive.

Thinking about these things, Zhao Xu opened the food box and began to taste the honey-stuffed meatballs sent to the Queen Mother.

The taste is pretty good, sweet and delicate.

But Zhao Xu didn't eat more. He only ate one and gave the rest to the people around him.

First, he needs to protect his teeth and not eat too many sweets.

Second, rewarding the emperor with the royal food he had eaten was originally a way to strengthen the relationship between the emperor and his ministers.

(End of this chapter)