The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Zhao Qiong was very pleased. The people in the hall were very satisfied with their current situation. They did not show off their qualifications or seek official positions, nor did they have to think about it. However, he could not treat them badly because of this. Their descendants were good. The martial arts are sent to the military school, the good literary arts are sent to the Imperial Academy, and those who like to do business are sent to the classroom to experience it.

Zheng Fu and his men are already old and are not suitable for running around. Zhao Qi himself does not have more energy to manage the affairs of the hall, so he set up a headquarters with Zheng Fu, Zheng Shou and Zheng Lu as the leader. , stayed in Beijing to handle the affairs of each branch. The Shengde Hall in Jiangnan was replaced by Zhang Que as the general manager; the Shengyi Hall in Jiangbei was replaced by Sun Erqian as the general manager; the Shengren Hall in Hedong, Hexi and Datong was replaced by Liu Song as the general manager.

Due to the call of Cheng Xishou, Shengzhongtang of foreign trade has no suitable candidates. Now, foreign trade will usher in a no-brainer with the opening of the port, and will be directly managed by the headquarters. In addition to the Dengzhou base, it will be quickly built in the other three commercial ports. Base, expand the fleet size, recruit sailors, strive to go out to sea as soon as possible, open up new trade routes, and make the first pot of gold.

With the expansion of the army, the demand for weapons will be greater. Zhao Jie decided to reorganize the military workshop in Shuozhou. Shuozhou workshop will mainly produce artillery, restore the production of guns in Taiyuan workshop, and establish a new Luoyang workshop to produce ammunition. , while Xiangyi will still focus on producing food, clothing and other military funds for both military and civilian use. At the same time, some shipyards in Quanzhou area will be demarcated to specialize in the production of military ships.

In addition, each hall cabinet shop should strengthen training, adjust its layout and restore business in Hebei, set up outlets in each county, mobilize funds, and prepare to cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue to issue, promote and exchange. This business seems to be troublesome, but in fact it has been The profit is also very generous. The tap is a large amount of conservative profits from drought and flood, and it can also use the country's reputation to expand business. How could a few people be old and unable to see through the benefits? Of course, it is a happy response. .

Of course, we can't just let the horse run away and not let the horse eat grass. Although the big head will fall into Zhao Qi's pocket in the future. However, the dividends he gave to everyone are also a huge amount of wealth, and these things can be done well. The Song Dynasty will also It brings huge benefits and opens a door to wealth for the country!

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On February 15th, the Jingtang discussed the establishment of the Jiaozi Bureau, the Salt Tea and Wine Bureau and the four Maritime Departments of Dengzhou, Mingzhou, Quanzhou and Haizhou, under the leadership of Zhou Xingji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The tribute trade was abolished, and the sea ban was opened to allow private people to go out to sea to trade directly with foreign caravans, but it was not allowed to involve salt, iron and grain. Merchant ships must pay taxes when entering the port, otherwise the naval army will set up a patrol department to be responsible for maritime inspections according to the smuggling.

The Song Dynasty was in full swing. The Jin Kingdom was not idle either. Although the defeat was a lot of losses, in order to boost morale, in order to boost morale, Jin Emperor Wu Qimaizhi Zonghan, Wu Shu and others robbed Song deposed Emperor Going to the capital, a grand prisoner offering ceremony was held, but this could not hide the dullness of the atmosphere. The eldest son of the emperor was captured, the left Marshal Han could not leave him and died in a foreign land, and the death of the general Lou Shi was not happy.

The losses caused to them by the failure of this army were not only to lose the prince, but also to the lives of the general and tens of thousands of soldiers, but the important thing was that there were very few spoils, except for the property sent back in the early stage and the people captured were all taken back by the Song people. It caused a heavy blow to the Jin Dynasty's economy. The sequelae of the plundering economy was exposed, and the days suddenly returned to 'before liberation'. The construction of Shangjing City came to a halt, and half-finished projects were everywhere. The Jurchens who had just become rich I also had to temporarily restrain my pride of money and dirt on weekdays and began to work hard for a living.

But the loss of a large number of young and strong people caused the Jin Dynasty to lose a large amount of labor. In order to prevent the Song Dynasty from attacking and maintaining its rule, they had to draw a large amount of manpower from the limited manpower to maintain a huge army and make the already fragile economy.

On the verge of collapse.

The old saying goes: It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Although the Jurchens did not understand this principle, they were used to spending money like soil. Now they are not likely to return to the mountains and forests to hunt, and farming is unlikely. Now they are now in the Southern Dynasty.

I dare not think about it for the time being, but there are also Bohai, Han people, Khitans and Tatars who bullied them, so the exploitation of them became increasingly serious, which led to a large number of people fleeing, and even took risks to gather in the mountains and forests and embarked on the road of resistance.

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At the same time, the ruling class of the Jin Kingdom was also reshuffled with the failure of the southern expedition. Wu Qimai's eldest son Wanyan Zongqing was captured, and the tribes who followed the army to fight were completely lost; the national prime minister was

Although Zonghan's troops brought back the Southern Dynasty emperor, their troops were also seriously damaged, and Zonghan almost fled back with a horse; Taizu Aguda's troops died and Han could not live without this important figure, and Wanyan Wushu's troops also suffered losses.

But the organization was basically complete, and instead surpassed Zong Han, a member of the national prime minister, and ranked second...

"Now the Qin King of the Southern Dynasty has ascended the throne and has been rectifying the army. He has deployed 100,000 new troops in Hebei and Yunzhou. He is intensifying training day and night, as if he is invading the situation. Please prepare early!" Now all the marshals from all walks of life have returned to Shangjing.

Wu Qimai convened a meeting of Bo Jilie to discuss the current situation. Wanyan Zongfu, deputy commander of the Right Army, said that he had always led his troops to Yanjing.

"Due to the war before the New Year, the troops were drawn too much, and there were many rebellions in various places. A Shu led his troops several times to harass Shangjing and threaten the security of the capital. He has already become more and more powerful. I would like to ask His Majesty to transfer troops to the rescue as soon as possible and eliminate future troubles!"

Wanyan Zongben then said.

"Your Majesty, now that various places have raised military funds, there has been a shortage of food, and the spring famine has emerged. If there is no proper relief, it may cause the tribes to flee!" Wanyan Xiyin Yan said.

"Hmph, I have repeatedly advised that the Southern Dynasty is not alone, so you must not attack again easily, but you will do your own thing, resulting in great defeat, loss of a large number of young and strong people, and consuming food and wages from the way!" An Yinbo Jili Wanyanxi also said, although he

I ate the magic pill, but my body became weaker day by day. After saying a few words, I felt sweat on my forehead.

"What should I do if I do the handsome man in Yidu?" Zong Han once insisted on attacking the Southern Dynasty. He naturally felt harsh when he heard the words of Xiye and said with a cold expression.

"So quickly negotiate peace with the South..." Xi also glared at Zong Han and said, "No matter how you say it, he was also the nominal military commander. However, this kid challenged him repeatedly and couldn't help but get angry in his heart, but after he was halfway through his words, he couldn't breathe.

Come on the piss.

"The capital's general's words are reasonable!" Wanyan Xiyin took over and said, "Now that the new emperor of the Southern Dynasty has ascended the throne, this son is very good at using troops. My Jin Dynasty has repeatedly defeated him. This time, he did not take advantage of the victory to chase our army, all because it is because

His position is unstable, and as long as he recovers, he will definitely use troops to the Jin Dynasty. It is better to make plans to negotiate with the Southern Dynasty early to eliminate troops."

"God of the Valley, his deposed emperor is in my Great Jin Kingdom. He was afraid of rats in the Southern Dynasty. How could he start the war easily? You have thought too much!" Zong Han said with a sneer. He also found that Wanyan Xiyin had treated him after retreating from the army.

His attitude seems to be different from his past, and he always disagrees with his own opinions.

"Nianhan, it is precisely because of his deposed emperor in the Great Jin Dynasty that this is the case. Now there are sounds of killing in the Southern Dynasties, and they all advocate using troops to fight against our Great Jin Dynasty to fight against our Great Jin Dynasty to fight against him. Zhao Er has always been wary, so he can use it to welcome him back

The deposed emperor provokes war!" said Wanyan Xiyin.

"Then I will kill the deposed emperor. I see if he has any reason!" Zong Han said with his eyes straight.

"Hmph, then I will never have peace of mind!" Wanyan Xiyin snorted coldly, "Zhao Er wished that we would kill the deposed emperor, that is, to eliminate the troubles for him, and also give him sufficient reasons to send troops.

And the eldest prince and others may not be able to protect their lives!"

"He dares to harm the eldest prince, and he will destroy the country!" After hearing this, Zong Han knew that he had just said something wrong. Zong Qing was the emperor's eldest son. Da Song would kill him for revenge, but he could not stop his words.

I can only stand up hard.

"Why don't he dare? Have you forgotten the killing order he issued, 'Everyone who enters Bianjing will be killed, and he will not be surrendered', it is all luck that the eldest prince can survive. Now the men hear the explosion,

Seeing his commander's flag, everyone was frightened and had no desire to fight!" Wanyan Xiyin said that nearly 200,000 people were able to retreat without one in ten. The survivors were like the Pu family slaves on that day, saying that they were frightened.

If you are raised, the two armies will be defeated if they meet again.

"Our Great Jin Dynasty has never suffered such a great defeat in more than 20 years, and has lost several generals. Now he has stationed heavily in Yunzhou and Hebei, and Yanjing is attacked on both sides and threatened Zhongjing. However, the troops are not willing to fight, and the food and grass are not suitable for shortage.

A big battle!" Wanyan Zonggan also said that although the six-year war lasted for 10 years was seized from the Southern Dynasties, young and strong people were transferred to the army and the land was not cultivated, which still led to a large-scale famine in the Yanjing area.

"Our army has been fighting for years, and we should rest and recuperate early. We should rest and recuperate even if our national strength is insufficient. We should negotiate peace as soon as possible!" Xi also took a breath and said again.

"The people of the Southern Dynasty are weak. If we propose peace talks, wouldn't it damage the prestige of the country? Let's wait a little longer!" said Wanyan Zongfu.

"Xiyi, if we had a peace talk with the Southern Dynasties, would they agree under such circumstances?" Wu Qimai suddenly asked Xiyi after hearing it for a long time, but everyone was stunned. Why did the emperor suddenly ask this question?

"Your Majesty, although Zhao Er of the Southern Dynasty is warlike, he values ​​friendship the most. If Your Majesty is willing to release the deposed emperor of the Southern Dynasty as a condition of exchange, he will definitely allow the release of the eldest prince!" Xi also yawned and said.

"Well, it seems very possible, as you said, if the Southern Dynasties continue to pay tribute, can he agree to cede the three towns?" Wu Qimai leaned forward and asked with joy on his face. Now that the economic crisis is in progress, the worship of the Southern Dynasties is

It seems extremely important.

"This... is hard to say, I will know after talking!" Xi also hesitated and leaned back and said.

"It's slanting. You have an old relationship with the new emperor of the Southern Dynasty. Can you work hard to go to Yanjing to preside over this matter?" Wu Qimai said again.

"Your Majesty, can you see me?" Xi was stunned for a moment, and asked with a wry smile on his face.

Everyone's eyes were now focused on Xiye's body. Zong Han looked at Wanyan Xiyin beside him, and saw that he lowered his head thoughtfully, as if he had thought of something... (To be continued...)