Zhao Zhen's words came to this point, Kou Ji couldn't deny it, he bowed and said with a smile: "On the day when the official family inspected Mengxue, the court was dispersed, and Zhu Neng blocked the minister, and he had to ask the minister to help him come up with ideas.

The minister couldn't resist him, so he opened his mouth to mention a few words to him. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded.

Lu Yijian and the three of them showed a look that was really like this.

Lu Yijian stroked his beard and said: "Dali is located in a remote area, and the folk customs are very different from my Great Song Dynasty. If you take the liberty of bringing Dali under the rule of my Great Song Dynasty and use the methods of my Great Song Dynasty to govern Dali, the people of Dali will definitely rebel.

If you leave them alone after capturing Dali, they will disturb my Da Song from time to time.

Therefore, the war against Dali this time is not the key.

The key is how to deal with Dali after laying Dali.

Both the methods of Chong Shiheng and Li Zhaoliang are flawed.

You mentioned Zhu Neng's method, but it is a proper method.

Use Dali people to govern Dali, and we control everything behind the scenes.

When there is merit, we take it.

There have been times, Dali people bear.

All the hatred and contradictions are on the people of Dali themselves.

When necessary, we can show one or two favors to alleviate the contradictions in Dali.

When the hearts of the people in Dali are eager to attach themselves to my Great Song Dynasty, we can effortlessly formally incorporate Dali into the territory of my Great Song Dynasty.

The wonderful thing about this is that we took all the money from Dali, but we didn't have to bear the infamy. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Yijian bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen and said, "The minister agrees with the strategy mentioned in Zhu Neng's performance. ”

Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai followed closely and said, "The ministers also agree with this matter." ”

The reason why Lu Yijian and the three of them admired Zhu Neng's performance so much was because Zhu Neng's strategy in the performance was very much in line with their thoughts.

Li Zhaoliang's strategy of grabbing one vote and leaving is a bit like a bandit strategy.

Available, but not sustainable.

There are more robberies here, and the people of Dali will hold a grudge against the Great Song Dynasty, and the contradiction between the Great Song Dynasty and Dali is completely difficult to alleviate.

If Dali is united and fights with the Great Song Dynasty, it will also be a huge trouble for the Great Song Dynasty.

Although Da Song has enough strength to beat Dali.

But if Dali is united and not afraid of death, the Great Song Dynasty will need to pay a great price if it wants to completely destroy Dali.

The strategy proposed by Chong Shiheng was the imperial court's consistent approach to the newly conquered land.

However, this approach also has certain drawbacks.

That is, when the Song law is used to govern the newly conquered land, there will be many contradictions between the two sides, and the local people will be very resistant to the officials sent by the Great Song Dynasty, and some decrees of the imperial court will be difficult to implement.

What's more, the slightest injustice to the common people will magnify it infinitely, and then there will be rebellions and protests.

Now, when the imperial court was governing Xingqing Mansion, it encountered corresponding problems.

The original local people were very resistant to the management of the Great Song Dynasty officials, and whenever they were treated unfairly, they would get together to make trouble.

Some of the first Song people who defected also made trouble with the local indigenous people.

When the Great Song Dynasty governed Xingqing Mansion, the decrees used were still very lenient.

Compared with the edicts that oppressed the people such as the immortal horse implemented by Western Xia, it was more than a star and a half better.

However, the local people were still not satisfied.

The imperial court retreated a few steps accordingly, but it was not recognized by the original local people.

The original local people continued to make trouble.

After the matter was reported to Bianjing, Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others discussed it for a long time.

In the end, it was decided to relocate the unruly people in Xingqing Mansion and other places to the places where the two forbidden armies were seated, and restore the harsh decrees previously implemented by the Western Xia to control them.

for a period of 10 years.

Within ten years, those who performed well and were willing to sincerely become the people of the Great Song Dynasty would be moved to the place where the Song people lived after passing through layers of assessments.

Those who perform badly will be sent to the edge of the two deserts to eat sand.

Under the control of this method, it will not be many years.

There was no one in Xingqing Mansion and other places who dared to rebel against the imperial court.

But this approach takes a long time.

It takes decades.

In some places, soldiers and horses in the area have not been able to move for decades.

It was because when I was digesting Western Xia, I encountered some trouble.

Therefore, when facing Dali, Lu Yijian and the three of them naturally took into account the troubles encountered in Western Xia.

If Kou Ji hadn't proposed a way to govern Dali with Dali people, they would probably have stubbornly chosen the original method.

But now that Kou Ji proposed the method of governing Dali with Dali people, they don't need to ask for trouble anymore.

Zhao Zhen said with a smile after seeing Lu Yijian and the three of them agreeing with this matter: "What do the three Aiqing mean by agreeing that Zhu Neng is handsome?" ”

Lu Yi said with a straight face: "The minister just agrees with Zhu Neng's strategy, but the minister feels that Zhu Neng is not suitable to go to Dali." ”

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Does Lu Aiqing think that Zhu Neng can't beat Dali?" ”

Lu Yijian said frankly: "Zhu Neng can also be regarded as a veteran on the battlefield, and there should be no accidents when he goes to attack Dali." But how to govern Dali and how to handle the proportions of the army, Zhu Neng still lacks. ”

Kou Ji told Zhu Neng that the method was a bit like cutting meat with a blunt knife.

It requires an excellent grasp of proportion.

It is necessary to force Dali to come up with more money, but it cannot force Dali to jump over the wall in a hurry and the fish die in the net.

The calculations are deep.

Zhu Neng may not be able to calculate accurately.

Zhao Zhen heard Lu Yijian's words, and groaned without speaking.

At this time, Wang Zeng arched his hand and said: "The minister thinks that Chong Shiheng can take on this heavy responsibility. Chong Shiheng previously ruled Qingjian City, and the achievements he established were obvious to all in the government and the opposition.

He is a good soldier and a ruler of the land.

Whether it is in military affairs or civil affairs, they can have a good grasp of proportion.

It is the best choice to conquer Dali. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "I said before that whoever gives the best strategy will use whoever gives it." Now Zhu Neng has the best strategy, but I don't need him, and I will lose my trust in him. ”

Lu Yijian said nonchalantly: "Official, the strategy mentioned in Zhu Neng's performance was not something he came up with, but Kou Ji helped to come up with it. If you think about it, this should be Kou Ji's strategy, not him.

Therefore, the official family does not use him, and it is not considered to be dishonest with him. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "After all, it was the ...... he handed over."

"Then let the two of them go together."

Koji spoke suddenly.

Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were all stunned.

After being stunned, Lu Yijian pouted and said: "It's just a small Dali, sending two important ministers to go, will there be some excitement?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and looked at Kou Ji.

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng are now both central ministers.

If in the past, the imperial court had fought abroad and sent two central ministers, then no one would have said anything.

But now, the Great Song Dynasty has risen and become the rightful overlord of the earth.

Send two central ministers to deal with a small Dali.

It's a bit of a stir.

Kou Ji smiled: "Lu Xiang only stared at Dali, but forgot to cross his fingers. Now there is also a war in Jiaozhi, and if you are not careful, the war will burn to my Great Song Dynasty. Although Chen Yaozi is in charge of the border of Jiaozhi, Chen Yaozhi has not experienced any major battles at present, and if there is any major change in the war in Jiaozhi, he may not be able to deal with it.

Dali is adjacent to Cochin.

Sending Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng to Dali together, on the one hand, they can fight in Dali, and on the other hand, they can also prevent accidents in the war of Jiaozhi.

Once there is any big change in Jiaozhi, Zhu Neng can also rush over in time to help. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, they hesitated.

Kou Ji continued to laugh and said: "If Dali is really defeated, it will be a contribution to the destruction of the country. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them were stunned for a moment, and then spoke without hesitation.

"It's fitting for the two of them to go together."

Hearing this, Kou Ji smiled and didn't say anything more.

The reason why Lu Yijian and the three of them so happily agreed that Zhu Neng and Chong Shiheng would go together was because of the words 'the merit of destroying the country' in Kou Ji's mouth.

The merit of destroying the country, one person's back is too dazzling, and it is appropriate for two people to share it.

More importantly, after Kou Ji became the first Wuchen, the status of Wuchen in the court has been significantly improved.

If there is another military minister with great merit and high status, then the status of the military minister in the court can be raised to a higher level.

Now Wuchen has the strength to fight against Wenchen.

If there is another military minister with great merit and high status, the military minister will have the strength to suppress the civil minister.

Lu Yijian and the others definitely didn't want to see something like that happen.

It was precisely because Kou Ji knew their minds that he picked them out and said something that was difficult to refuse.

After Zhao Zhen heard the words of Lu Yijian and the others again, he did not rush to express his position, but said to Kou Ji: "Fourth brother really thinks that it is appropriate for Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng to go together?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and nodded.

Zhao Zhen groaned: "Then who is the main and who is secondary?" ”

Kou Ji arched his hand and said: "Everything is decided by the officials. ”

Zhao Zhen thought about it for a while and said, "Then Shiheng is the main thing, and Zhu Neng is secondary." I will add Zhu Neng to the position of a solicitor, and he will not be overpowered by the cultivation of the world. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, he hurriedly said, "Will there be a conflict in terms of authority?" ”

Without waiting for Zhao Zhen to speak, Wang Zeng took the lead in speaking: "One is external, the other is internal, and there is no conflict." Besides, if there is really a contradiction, Zhu Neng can't argue with Shiheng.

The official family gave Zhu Neng the identity of a solicitor, as long as it was to prevent Zhu Neng from being bullied too badly. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the vertical arch hall couldn't laugh or cry.

"Then it's decided, find an auspicious day and let them go out!"

Zhao Zhen made the final decision.

Kou Ji and the others agreed in unison.

Subsequently, Zhao Zhen ordered the scholar to draft an edict and instructed Chen Lin to send the will to the Chongfu and Zhufu.

In this expedition to Dali, the imperial court was ready to send 100,000 forbidden troops into battle.

Local soldiers and horses in Sichuan and other places fought with 100,000 forbidden troops.

The first to be dispatched to Jiaozhi was the Tianwu Army.

If the Tianwu Army fought well, then the imperial court would not send a second forbidden army.

If the Tianwu Army does not fight well, then the Yongxing Army will follow and plunge into the battlefield.

It's not that the court is stingy, and in order to save troops, it is unwilling to send the two forbidden armies out together.

Instead, Chong Shiheng, Zhu Neng, and Li Zhaoliang jointly believed that in the war against Dali, a forbidden army should be used to fight first, and then add if it was not enough.

In their opinion, after the reorganization of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, the strength of the army has been significantly improved.

The existing 50,000 soldiers and horses of the forbidden army are probably stronger than the previous 100,000 or even more soldiers and horses of the forbidden army.

Coupled with the command of these battle-hardened generals, the combat power that broke out was definitely much stronger than before.

What's more, they all mention firearms in their notes.

They all wanted to bring firearms with them when they went out to fight.

Firearms are now being forged, fully equipped, and it will take some time.

Familiarizing soldiers with firearms also requires a process.

Even if the Privy Council had provided them with firearms, it would not have been able to have too many.

It is necessary to wait until the soldiers and horses are familiar with firearms and can use firearms to fight, and then they can be fully equipped with firearms.

Otherwise, if they are equipped with firearms in one go, the soldiers and horses are not familiar with fighting with firearms, and they do not even know how to use firearms reasonably.

The firearm was not a sharp weapon for their war, but a life-boosting talisman.

Kou Ji discussed with Zhao Zhen about this, and finally decided to equip the Tianwu Army with 10,000 firearms and armaments.

At the same time, 1,000 people were transferred from the firearms battalion to serve as basic officers in the Tianwu Army, teaching and directing soldiers and horses to use firearms.

Dali will be their testing ground.

After some of the detailed rules were agreed, the government and the opposition immediately quickly entered a state of preparation.

After nine days of preparation.

One should be all the necessary after being prepared.

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng, led 51,000 soldiers and horses, and quietly left Bianjing City.

When sending troops, Zhao Zhen followed Kou Ji's advice and did not go around to preach it.

Kou Ji believes that before the war, it is easy to cause panic among the people, and it is also easy to be used by some people with ulterior motives.

It's better to send troops quietly.

When the victory enters Beijing, it will be announced to the people.

The people, they only need to know that the court has won the battle, and there is no need to let the people know about the rest.

Because the people knew that the court had won the battle, they would feel pride and cheer and celebrate.

Knowing that the imperial court lost the battle, there will only be panic.

Knowing that the imperial court blatantly sent troops, it would only produce a strong worry.

Whether it is panic or worry, it is not beneficial to the court and the people, so it can be avoided.

When Zhu Neng and Chong Shiheng left Beijing, Kou Ji went to see each other off.

Kou Ji originally thought that Zhu Neng would be dissatisfied because he was robbed of the position of coach by Chong Shiheng.

But after seeing Zhu Neng, Kou Ji found that Zhu Neng was not only not dissatisfied with this, but had a bright smile on his face.

Outside Bianjing.

Inside the Ten Mile Pavilion.

Kou Ji looked at Zhu Neng, who was smiling, and said suspiciously: "Someone robbed you of the position of coach, you are not angry?" ”

Zhu Neng smiled: "There's nothing to be angry about." My purpose is to play Dali, whether it is the coach or not, in fact, I don't care. Besides, I'm not good at governing places and the like.

The official family sent me to work with Chong Shiheng, I fought, and Chong Shiheng governed the place, complementing each other.

So I don't have anything to be angry about. ”

Kou Ji was stunned.

Zhu Neng said with a smile again: "I was mainly worried that the imperial court would only send one of us out because I was competing with Chong Shiheng for the position of commander. Now that we are willing to let the two of us out together, then we have nothing to fight about. ”

Speaking of which.

Zhu Neng looked at Chong Shiheng, and said with a smile: "It's all my own family, if you really lay down Dali, you won't underreport my share of credit, right?" ”

Chong Shiheng pouted and said, "If you don't have anyone's credit, you can't lose it." ”

Zhu Neng's smile was even brighter when he heard this.

Chong Shiheng followed with a smile: "The most uncomfortable thing now should be Li Zhaoliang." ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Li Zhaoliang thinks that the official family has an opinion on him, and he is writing a book to reason with the official family these days." ”

Zhu Neng and Chong Shiheng smiled and said, "Will the official family reason with him?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "The three generations of the Li family are loyal and good, and the official family has to give him a little face. Besides, Li Zhaoliang is not a stupid person, he knows that offending the official family will not end well, so at most he will complain a few words, and he will not really break with the official family. ”

"What is the reaction of the official family after getting Li Zhaoliang's recital?"

Chong Shiheng asked curiously.

Kou Ji smiled: "The official family is very pleased......"

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng looked stunned.

Kou Ji explained: "In the past, if the official family wanted to send someone out to fight, everyone had to throw a face at the official. Now, whenever there is a war, the official family does not need to ask for help, someone takes the initiative to ask for war, and even can make trouble with him for the matter of asking for war, he naturally feels gratified.

More importantly, in the past, whenever there was a war in the Great Song Dynasty, from top to bottom, there was a voice of fear.

Now, not only is there no fear of war, but because I can't fight, I complain loudly.

It can be seen that the military ministers of my Great Song Dynasty are all capable of fighting, daring to fight, and not afraid of war.

How could the official family not feel relieved. ”

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng nodded in unison, agreeing with Kou Ji's statement.

Ethos is something that is easy to see.

In the past, when the imperial court treated the war, the atmosphere was really bad.

It is obviously a big country, but when it comes to dealing with war, it is not as good as some small states and small countries.

It's different now.

When the imperial court dealt with the war, it had the bearing of a great power.

A big country is supposed to bully people.

If you are bullied, what kind of big country is it?

A big country is supposed to be feared.

If you don't be feared, what kind of big country is it?

After Kou Ji nodded to Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng, he said to the two: "I came to see you off this time, and I have one more thing to explain to you." ”

When Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng heard this, their faces were straight, waiting for Kou Ji's orders.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "The official family will send some money-minting craftsmen to Sichuan Mansion to build a coinage workshop at the junction of Sichuan Mansion and Dali. The money you seized in Dali will flow into the Great Song Dynasty after being recast.

The gold, silver and copper mines that you took the Dali people to dig will also flow into the Great Song Dynasty after they are minted into money.

On the surface, you only need to send some useful gold and silver utensils that have been seized, as well as some wood, jade, jewelry, and other items to the imperial court. ”

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng frowned together.

What is the war map?

It's about land, money, and fame.

There is no way to take the earth with you.

But money and fame can be moved, and the two complement each other.

After winning the battle, take the enemy's money and the enemy's head and send it to Bianjing, and the people will definitely praise you when they see it.

But now that they are not allowed to send the money back, how can they make a name for themselves?

If they are not allowed to send their money back with a swagger, how can they show their merits and hard work?

Through the reactions of the two, Kou Ji saw the thoughts of the two.

He continued: "Rest assured, it will be your merit and reward, and there will be no less. The reason why Dali's money and wealth secretly flowed into my Song Dynasty was mainly to avoid some money and political problems. ”

Chong Shiheng was thoughtful when he heard this, but Zhu Neng was puzzled.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "For example, when money is scarce, it is very valuable, and for a penny, you can buy something for a penny." But if it's too much, the money becomes worthless.

If the money is worthless, the intensity of buying things will be greatly reduced.

In the past, you could buy a steamed bun for a penny, but once the money is worthless, it is very likely that you can buy a steamed bun for three or five cents. ”

Zhu Neng understood a little, and lowered his head in contemplation.

Chong Shiheng said slowly: "This matter doesn't seem to have an impact on us......"

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "But it has a great impact on the people. The people were already poor, and their lives were already sad. Once prices skyrocket, their lives will become more difficult.

Once the people can't live anymore, they will rebel. ”

Chong Shiheng nodded slowly, "That's ...... too."

Speaking of this, Chong Shiheng muttered: "The imperial court should think of a way to make the people rich." Otherwise, there will be a big problem. Now it is still possible to hide the internal flow of foreign wealth, but once it cannot be hidden, great conflicts and contradictions will erupt. ”

Kou Ji sighed and said, "It's a bit difficult to make the people rich." ”

It is impossible for the imperial court to send money directly to the people, and if it is sent directly, the money will become even less valuable.

Therefore, the imperial court can only guide the people to find ways to get rich.

The problem is that 9 out of 10 percent of the people make a living from farming.

And ninety percent of the land is in the hands of wealthy families.

The imperial court tried to increase the income from farming, and in the end, it was the big families who benefited, not the people.

Only by allowing the people to truly own the land and then increasing the income from farming can the people become rich.

If you want to snatch land from the wealthy and big, you must implement a relative decree.

The problem is that the person in charge of pushing the executive order is himself a wealthy family.

It is impossible for a wealthy family to be kind and take the initiative to give up their own interests.

So a big fight is inevitable.

If you want to win in this big battle, you must firmly grasp all the right to speak.

If you want to seize all the right to speak, you must make innovations in the literary system.

Therefore, it is imperative to reform the literary system.

It's just that the reform of the cultural system is a long-term process and cannot be achieved overnight.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji are already planning for the reform of the literary system, but they will definitely not act rashly until they are ready.