Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1098
Whether it was Li Mingxuan or Zhao Dezhao, they all knew in their hearts that the grain reserves in the Jianghuai states were originally used for the Southern Expedition to the Wu Kingdom and the subjugation of Jiangnan.Now that the grain from the Jianghuai River is used, the date of using troops to the south is even more out of reach.

"Your Majesty, I have a word..." Lu Yuqing, the political advisor, cast a hesitant glance at Zhao Dezhao, gritted his teeth, and finally came out and said.

"What good strategy does Lu Aiqing have?" Zhao Dezhao looked at Lu Yuqing expectantly, as if hoping that a miracle would come out of his mouth.

"I think that in this extraordinary period, if Xiangfu Kingdom, Liao Kingdom and Jiangnan rebels invade, our Great Song Dynasty will be in danger." What Lu Yuqing said was shocking.

Although this is only a possibility, everyone's face changed drastically. Zhao Dezhao's fear was even more revealed on his face. If the country and Jiangnan rebels really send troops to attack, how should we deal with it?"

Lu Yuqing said: "Your Majesty must first decree that Li Jixun, Zhao Zan, and the commanders of the three party forces should be vigilant, and let them use their troops with caution. Marching and fighting are the most difficult to predict the consequences. In case there is news of a defeat on the front line, be sent The thieves among the refugees use it with ulterior motives, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

"I know, the Privy Council immediately issued a document to warn Li Jixun, Zhao Zan and Dang Jin with a fast horse of [-] miles." Zhao Dezhao sighed distractedly, and continued: "My lords, try to find a way to resettle the refugees as soon as possible." , a way to relieve disasters."

Lu Yuqing also said: "I hate those grain merchants. Although the government has issued repeated orders, they still have to raise the price of grain. These victims are poorly clothed, how can they have the money to buy grain? There are not a few big families in the disaster-stricken family who have accumulated grain, but In the midst of this national crisis, there are very few people who provide relief." Lu Yuqing blamed bitterly, and at the same time glanced at Li Mingxuan, these days he already knew that Li Mingxuan belonged to Qin Fenglu and Yongxing Army The largest grain merchant on the road.

How can Li Mingxuan not know what Lu Yuqing means, but even though he is the prime minister, the second elder of the temple, and the head of the Li clan, it is impossible for him to lose his own interests and give out food for free when almost all the clan members oppose it. He can prevent people in the family from taking the opportunity to participate in price hikes, and it would be good to make a fortune for the country.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan that not only solves the problem of refugees gathering in the capital, but also keeps the army of the Xiangfu Kingdom at the gate of the country." Zhang Dong, the envoy of the Song Weifu, said suddenly.

Zhao Dezhao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "If Zhang Aiqing has any good plans, please tell me quickly."

Zhang Dong said: "I got the news that some refugees have gone to Xiangfu Kingdom, and Xiangfu Kingdom Ye Chen has always paid attention to his reputation in the hearts of the people of the world, so not only did he not drive the refugees out, but also asked the local states and counties to provide food for the refugees. , and resettled them. What I mean is that since Ye Chen is trying to gain fame, we might as well drive all the refugees to Xiangfu Kingdom. , consume their food and energy, so that they have no time to send troops to attack my Song Dynasty."

When Zhao Dezhao heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Zhang Aiqing's strategy is very clever, and it kills two birds with one stone."

Lu Yuqing hesitated a little and said: "Your Majesty, the people of Song Dynasty rushed to the enemy country after the disaster. This will make tens of millions of people in the world think of Your Majesty and the court. It will definitely make Your Majesty and the court lose the hearts of the people, and let Ye Chen win the hearts of the people. The minister thinks this is inappropriate..."

Zhao Dezhao snorted coldly, and said: "If you think it's wrong, then tell me what good plan you have. If you can come up with a better plan than what Zhang Dong said, I will implement it according to what you said."

Lu Yuqing blushed and was speechless for a moment.

Li Mingxuan hesitated to speak.

Song State, Yanzhou.

Tang Xingwu rode a horse and walked slowly in the crowd, while listening to the refugees around him. In addition to the accent of Yanzhou, he also heard the accent of some counties farther away in the Song Dynasty, and he even heard the accent of Jingzhaofu area. Their destination is Xiangfu country.

Tang Xingwu came to the Song Dynasty after the locust plague broke out in the Song Dynasty, and it has been more than a month now.Ye Chen wanted to correctly judge the situation of the Song Kingdom to determine the subsequent strategic deployment, so he sent Tang Xingwu to sneak into the Song Dynasty to find out the information himself.Of course Tang Xingwu knew that besides him, Huang Louping, Shiwa, Zhou Jie and other people would also send all kinds of news about the Song Kingdom to Ye Chen. The information and judgments of all people would be combined to form the final result. the result of.

Finding that these refugees were going in the same direction as him, Tang Xingwu's heart moved, and he asked a man among the refugees around him: "Brother, where are you going?"

Although those refugees were thin and weak, their faces were full of longing for the future, and they said, "We are going to Xiangfu Kingdom."

"Oh, why did you go so far to Xiangfu Kingdom? Why don't you go to Kaifeng, Luoyang, the Central Plains, or the rich and prosperous Sichuan and Shu?"

"The soldiers sent by the dog officials of the Song Dynasty will not let us go to Luoyang and Kaifeng. The Shu road to Sichuan and Shu is too difficult and dangerous. After talking about it, not only will we not be driven away, but we will also be given food, and even those who are willing to stay and become the people of Xiangfu Kingdom will share the land."

After finishing speaking, the refugees kept their heads down and continued on their way. Tang Xingwu stopped at the same spot, thinking of the emperor's foresight and unfathomable, he couldn't help but look complicated. Ma Mengcheng came over from behind and said, "Brother-in-law! There are so many mud legs running to our Xiangfu country all of a sudden, how much food does the court have to provide for them to eat."

The last time Ma Mengcheng followed Ma Mengshi and was framed by Han Zizhu, he bumped into Ye Chen who was in a bad mood in Mingxuan Pavilion of Qingfenglou, causing a catastrophe, and almost prevented Lian Jicheng from being killed. Afterwards, Ma Wentao was so angry that he almost drove him out of the house. Unable to stay at home, Ma Mengcheng's sister, who was also Tang Xingwu's wife, was so cruel that he directly asked Tang Xingwu to get her into the security department.

Ma Mengcheng was neither a graduate of Xiangfu Academy nor a graduate of Xiangfu Military Academy, and he was penniless, and he got into a catastrophe, so although Tang Xingwu took advantage of his position to recruit him into the Ministry of Security, even if Ma Mengcheng was the right minister Ma Wentao Tang Xingwu's grandson, Tang Xingwu's brother-in-law, but according to the relevant regulations of Xiangfu Kingdom, he can only start from the bottom.In order for Ma Mengcheng to get an official position earlier, Tang Xingwu naturally had to find a way to make him make more contributions without allowing him to be injured and die in the line of duty.So, simply let Ma Mengcheng follow him.

For Ma Mengcheng, Tang Xingwu has been very patient in the past few months. He has taught and tempered him carefully, and his progress has been obvious. At this time, Tang Xingwu listened to what Ma Mengcheng said, shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty is so wise, how can you lose money?" Things. You have to remember that in our Xiangfu country, talents are the most precious resource."

Ma Mengcheng said thoughtfully, "Our country of Xiangfu is powerful and invincible in the world. Your Majesty is even more wise and powerful. The people of the Song Dynasty will come to vote."

Tang Xingwu said with a sneer: "Emperor Song is digging his own grave. He is extremely stupid. He doesn't care if he has no food to save his own people, but he even sends troops to drive him away. He doesn't know that once he does this, he will destroy his own foundation. Subjugation is not far away."

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More than ten days later, Ma Wentao, who was in charge of relocating and diverting refugees from the Song Dynasty, came to Huayang County, Yanzhou. He was stunned by the scene outside the city.

Wang Boju looked at the result of his hard work for a month, and said happily: "My lord, from July to September, as many as 10 refugees came to our Huayang County, and more than [-]% of them were from Yanzhou. The farthest people from the state came from Jinyang on Hedong Road. However, although there are only two porridge a day to ensure that they will not starve to death, the daily food consumption is not a small amount."

Ma Wentao said: "Your Majesty said that people need to be raised, but we can't raise them in vain. One month is enough to change their minds, and tomorrow we will start the second stage of diversion and migration. Make it clear to them that anyone who is willing to become my auspicious The people of Fu State who migrated to the Hexi Corridor, Hehuang, Hetao Plain, Qinghe Prefecture and other places will have ten acres of fertile land and will be exempted from tax within three years. The imperial court is responsible for sending them safely and helping them build houses and prepare Farming tools. If you want to go back to the Song Dynasty after the disaster, you will not stop them, but from now on, you can’t live for nothing. According to His Majesty’s wishes, let them use their work for relief. The Ministry of Industry will build a glass in every state The factory, as well as the cotton spinning factory under construction by His Majesty, and roads in some counties, towns, and villages should also be built. If it is not possible, they can also be allowed to reclaim good fields in the wasteland and build water canals. These require a lot of manpower. The old man has already explained to the Ministry of Industry that your local officials should contact the heads of the Ministry of Industry in each state to divert the refugees to work, and they will be paid wages at that time. Once they get their first wages, they can eat, wear , You don’t have to worry about it.”

Wang Boju respectfully said yes, and Ma Wentao nodded, remembering another matter, and said: "According to your Majesty's wishes, out of every 1 refugees, the Military Hub will conscript [-] people to serve as soldiers. You will also have to do it at that time." Good cooperation."

When Wang Boju heard this, he couldn't help being surprised, and said: "Although these people are refugees, but they have migrated and allocated land, and they can work to relieve disasters. I am afraid that few of them are willing to serve as soldiers."

Ma Wentao said: "Don't worry! The soldiers of my Xiangfu Kingdom pay twice as much as those of the Song Kingdom, and His Majesty personally made a strategy. Anyone who is willing to serve as a soldier can immediately settle his family in Longzhou, Yanzhou, Yinzhou, etc. In Wangzhou, there is no need to move to a sparsely populated area, and the land is divided into ten acres. After these people have seen the life of the people in our Xiangfu country these days, there is no one who is not envious. With such treatment, some people will be willing to serve as soldiers.

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(End of this chapter)