What is a change of mind? Here it is. In the past, not to mention the box service, even the forbidden army definitely did not want to see the Xia army in their hearts, and going into battle to kill the enemy was just a helpless choice.

Now it's completely different, the Xia army is no longer synonymous with death, but has become everyone's pocket money, and the mood is different when they go to the battlefield again.

Sometimes it's so easy, everyone, each class needs different interests, as long as you can find this point, everything will be simple.

But is all this money and goods paid by Hong Tao alone? Nominally yes, because the imperial court no longer bears the money and grain of Huangzhou, except for part of the grain and grass of the forbidden army.

And next year, Huangzhou will have to pay taxes to the imperial court, which is what Hong Tao himself said in his recital to the emperor, since he said it, he must do it, otherwise it will be a crime of bullying the king.

But in fact, Hong Tao didn't take out much money, or he took out money with his left hand and earned money with his right hand. The money at the beginning is considered an investment, and the final result is not only no money, but also money, and a lot of money!

This technology was not conceived by Hong Tao himself, many countries and armies in history have done this, and it has been very successful, and this is how the term war comes from.

Fighting a war is also a business, and it is still a very profitable business, but it is more difficult to get started and the operation technology is more difficult.

Hong Tao is very interested in this business and is also keen to invest in the war industry. There is no other reason, just because this business is too profitable, and compared to it, Mi Sac Flower is simply a small business selling needles and threads on the street, which is not worth mentioning.

In addition to making money, war can bring endless honor and power to those who run well. Of course, there are two sides to everything, and war is not without its drawbacks.

Its shortcomings are life, and once it doesn't play well, not only will its own life be lost, but it will also ruin the life of the country and the nation. In addition, this business is a little cruel, no matter whether you win or lose, it will always bring a lot of casualties, and it will be criticized by future generations for a long time.

Compared with the advantages, Hong Tao believes that the disadvantages are negligible. Didn't the Buddha say that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? Hong Tao is also a person who has been a sun god and a wise Buddha, and he should go to hell at least twice, and the Southern Song Dynasty is considered to have entered once, and he still owes it once, so he just made up for it with the Northern Song Dynasty.

In addition to the holiday gifts of the people of Huangzhou, Hong Tao did not forget his wife and daughter who were far away in Kaifeng City. My daughter is almost half a year old, and I don't even know what she looks like. And the eldest princess, how was her body after giving birth?

If you can't go home to visit, then give me some gifts. What to send? The snow fox skin is good, it was all hunted back by the special forces when they were training in the deep mountains, and there is no miscellaneous hair in the solid color, so come ten.

Transparent glassware, which is a specialty of Mawei City. Gao Yu is a little disabled, but his hands and feet hurt his mouth but he is very good, and he stays on the edge of the glass kiln almost every day, and he forgets to sleep and eat.

Not only can you blow out more regular glasses and bottles, but also play tricks, and you can blow some small animals with scraps when you have nothing to do, and you can see at a glance what it is if you can't reach it.

The military men of Mawei City didn't feel much about this, but it must be a rarity to get it to Kaifeng. Don't say it's glass or glass, just say it's crystal, and come with a set.

There are also two small dogs, this kind of dog does not look stout and fierce, but it is very loyal in his bones. If they are raised from a young age, they only recognize one owner, and it is still good to be a companion for the child.

Now that I can bring gifts home, I can't forget my uncle. This time it's still a full-body plate armor with a treasure knife, but it's much more exquisite than the last time. All of them were handmade by Wang Datou's chief apprentice, and then gilded on the outside, wiped with a coarse cloth to make them shiny, and the whole body was also engraved with pictures of the battle of Mawei City.

Of course, these pictures are artistically processed, and in fashionable terms, they come from life but are higher than life. The subject matter is all depicted by Hong Tao himself, and the painting is similar to a mythological story, how evil it comes. It is not the soldiers who fight bravely, nor the generals who strategize, but the ubiquitous golden body of the emperor.

This big sycophant shoots, the eldest brother is secretly happy, who doesn't want to be a god? Especially the emperor. I hope he can remember that there is a brother-in-law on the picture, and don't slip his shoulders when he should support him.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang also have it, each of them has an improved carriage, which is much more comfortable and luxurious than Su Shi's, with softer suspension and more suitable for driving on urban roads.

Although these two pieces of material have changed from complete support to yin and yang in the past six months, politicians can not tear their faces without tearing their faces, and they can't wait for the day when their interests are suitable, and they will become their own supporters again.

This is just like doing business, the interests of both parties are different, the business is not benevolent, and there is still an opportunity for cooperation after leaving a line. These two gifts are also their own attitude, telling them that they understand the rules, don't play too much, and everyone is still good partners.

The face is given, how to choose to look at themselves, if they have to face themselves, don't blame themselves for not following the rules. They are not without enemies in the court, and the big deal is that next time a more luxurious gift will be given to others, and who I cooperate with a colt is not a cooperation.

Generally speaking, Yuanfeng's achievements in the past four years are still very impressive, from a waste horse without official and position, he has taken the opportunity of the New Deal reform to hold the military and political power of a state, far exceeding the previous expectations.

Of course, with great power comes great responsibility, especially Huangzhou, a special military zone, which has become one of the central issues of court struggle.

The emperor was eager to gain something from the seizure of power, and the courtiers had their own evil intentions, some of them did not want the emperor to succeed, and they were unwilling to immediately break with the great god of wealth, and they were still in the stage of testing each other.

The other part gritted his teeth and hoped that the horse Wang Shu would have a problem as soon as possible, once there was a topic in Huangzhou that could be put on the court to discuss, the firepower sprayed at this horse was no weaker than what Wang Anshi had endured at the beginning.

Don't look at Hong Tao's infinite scenery now, he is almost the same as the Emperor of the Earth in Huangzhou, and he will cut whoever he says, but in fact, the situation is very dangerous.

He is like a pawn who has crossed the river, knowing that there is no road ahead, he can only arch forward, and when he turns back, he will be ruined, and even if he walks slowly, he will be whipped.

Joyful and busy, Yuanfeng four years have passed, and before the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is over, Yuanfeng has made a good start in five years.

Shen Kuo sent someone to send the news that the rocket in Baiweiqiao Town was sharp, and the deputy envoy of the Yanyan Road was slightly pacified, and the general manager of the soldiers and horses of the Yanyan Road defeated the Xia army in Wudingchuan and beheaded more than 30,000.

"Bragging, there are more than 30,000 of them, half of the water is removed, and 70% of the remaining half are negative support soldiers and slave soldiers, and the Western Xia army can have 3,000 even if your old boy has the ability! It's really time and fate, and this credit actually falls on your head. Even if I compensate your planters, if you lose one seed Kai and one more seed E, this official will not lose. ”

Hong Tao's first reaction when he saw this battle report was to wring out the water, and the problem of false reporting had almost become a common practice in the Northern Song Dynasty army, and he would not write a report every time he did not exaggerate the victory.

And then he was a little helpless to the generals who led the troops to the battle, and he was a cousin of Chong Kai. I have harmed a prefect of their family, and now I have given the family a military merit, I don't know what to say.

However, Hong Tao does not regret it, no matter what the personal grievances are, as long as it is consistent with the outside world, the rocket will provide it in the future, and it cannot be lost because of small things. It's just a little regretful that Shen Kuo didn't get the main credit, and the people who are engaged in technology are really not suitable to be the main generals, and the courage is still not enough.

"Build Yongle City! Lian'er, find out the map drawn by Fu Ji to the officials, and then go and call Jiang Dalang, hurry up! ”

In addition to the war report, Shen Kuo also paid a letter at the back, the content of the letter was very verbose, talking about some arrangements after the war, the focus of which was the contradiction between the generals of Yan Yanlu and the imperial court.

After booby-trapping the main Western Xia frontier defense force at the border, the Northern Song Dynasty actually occupied Xiazhou, Shizhou, Youzhou, and Yinzhou. This is a gap in the Yokoyama Mountains, and further north is the Great Desert. The west is only more than 300 miles away from Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, and this road is all downhill, and the Xia people have no danger to defend.