"Ridiculous! Your Majesty's new army is a division of benevolence and righteousness, how can the country's heavy weapon easily war, killing innocents in vain for a little gold, it hurts the peace of heaven! ”

Sima Guang also has weaknesses, he is very unwilling to fight, and he is unwilling to start a war if he can solve it by other means, even if others come to the door, he will passively resist, the purpose is to exhaust the enemy, and in the end he has to rely on negotiation to solve it.

This kind of thinking would be a very good neighbor if you were an ordinary person. Everyone lived in peace, tolerated each other, and enjoyed each other. It's a pity that he forgot where he was, and he didn't think much about the wishes of the people, and it was a bit biased to handle state affairs only according to his subjective will.

"Attacking the cities of Western Xia is inconsistent with peace, and the Xia people can also start another war on the grounds that our dynasty is untrustworthy, and it will definitely trap Your Majesty in injustice, and you can't do anything!"

If it were two years ago, Wang Anshi would have to be at odds with Sima Guang. Why is the new policy under tremendous pressure? Isn't it just a rich country and a strong army? What's the use of a strong army? The main thing is to fight the Western Xia.

But when his position changed, his thinking also changed, and he actually sang and chatted with Sima Guang about righteousness, and the typical ass decided the head. At the same time, it also shows that there really are no selfish officials, and there are not many who can put their own interests behind the state.

"The Xia people can rob my court, why can't I rob the Xia people!" The reason why Wang Shao is so angry is not that he is too violent, but that his mouth is too stupid.

He actually understands these truths, but he can't explain them one by one, he can only blow his beard and stare at him. The expression really can't frighten the old politicians, and they can't get the emperor's support.

"Peace talks alone cannot bring long-term peace, wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, dogs live to eat all their lives, this is the way of heaven! God clearly tells us that if we want to live better than others, we have to bully other countries and plunder foreign races. People can rely on scientific research, business, and money to compete and exploit each other, and countries can only rely on war, economic means are only auxiliary, and reasoning is a joke at all. ”

"The two ministers probably haven't been to Ganliang Road yet, where the winter is extremely cold, and half of the herders will be starved to death with just one heavy snowfall. Who has the ability to use the teachings of the saints to persuade these herdsmen not to go south to cultivate grass valleys? If the two ministers have it, they might as well try it with Wang. ”

"The northerners went south not because of a lack of saint education, but because of a lack of food in their stomachs. Don't talk about the northerners when you are starving, even if I am the people of the Song Dynasty, I will still rise up. This truth is very clear to the rulers of all dynasties, and the two ministers are not inferior to them. Don't pretend to be confused, the officials of Huangzhou and Ganliang Road don't plan to monopolize the profits, everyone can invest and make profits. ”

"Whoever has more gold can mint more gold coins when they get to Huangzhou and Ganliang Road, and the industries of burning glass, weaving sweaters, buying horses, cutting down trees, and making canned food will be open to everyone, as long as the gold coins are in hand, the lower officials will not object to what they want to do."

"And don't forget, Liangzhou and Ganzhou were the only trade routes to the Western Regions, and caravans going to Western Xia or the Great Song Dynasty had to pass through here. Those gems, spices, and jewelry from the Western Regions are probably no less than those of maritime merchants. As long as the lower officials can capture Guazhou, this road will be His Majesty's second trade route in the future, and every city along the way can make money every day like Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Mingzhou. ”

"You may wish to take a long-term view, and don't just focus on the little benefits in front of you. We may have different political opinions, but as long as we are still the court of the Great Song Dynasty, we are a whole interest. Instead of fighting internally all day long, it is better to take advantage of outsiders with a group. It is not too late to discuss who should get how much, even if it can't be negotiated, His Majesty will still arbitrate. ”

Don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, all the top high-ranking officials in the Northern Song Dynasty are present, and whoever wants to do it doesn't need to be said that everyone has a number in their hearts. Besides, he has already said it very explicit today, so Hong Tao simply made it more straightforward.

No longer going around in circles, what benefits you can come up with, and what benefits you will have in the future, are all clear, whether you are willing to take it, whether it is worth reaching out and you can see it yourself.

The ......room was dead silent, and only a slight snoring could be heard in Wang Jue's throat. It may be that he is old and has some bronchial problems.

If you want to benefit, you have to agree to the currency reform in Huangzhou, and no one can see how much impact it will have in the future.

He didn't want profits, and the horse didn't seem to have much to lose, and he could still make money with the glaze workshop, the leather goods workshop, the wool mill, the canning factory, the horses and camels, and the big wood produced in the mountains.

These are basically independent businesses, and no one can touch them except the emperor. If you want to play hard, you have to ask the Huangzhou New Army if you agree.

In addition to this, the colt also proposed a detail that no one had paid much attention to, the trade route to the Western Regions. The heyday of this trade route was the Tang Dynasty, without which there would probably be no Tang Dynasty, and the stock of interests in it can be imagined.

As soon as he thought that he could have two trade routes at the same time, land and sea, north and south, Emperor Shenzong's breath became a little short. What the colt said is not wrong at all, is it still a matter to have them in Xixia? Is the Northern Dynasty still an insurmountable moat? Is the day when the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are recovered?

The emperor has no direct demand for money, the whole country is his, and there is no essential difference between the money being held in the hands of the people or piled up in the treasury, as long as the total amount is enough, there is no need to make all kinds of taxes with all kinds of painstaking efforts, and the treasury must also be expanded. It's okay to raise another 500,000 forbidden troops, and you won't have to worry about fighting for 50 years in a row.

So what does the emperor need most? Two things, one is the right, not only to grasp the right, but also to try to fight for the children and grandchildren; The second is reputation, the first emperor of the ages, the king of Yao Shun, whether it is a good emperor or a bad emperor, is very willing to be worshiped by the present generation and worshiped by future generations.

But it's not easy to be Yao Shun, not only to make the country strong and free from exile, but also to make the people rich. These two demands were originally opposites, if you want to be strong externally, you have to fight, if you want to fight a war, you have to spend money, if you don't have enough money, you have to ask the common people, whether it is a tax increase or forced labor, you can't talk about wealth.

Now his brother-in-law has proposed a way to get the best of both worlds, which can strengthen the army and strengthen the country and reduce the exploitation of his own people. As for the people of other countries, Emperor Shenzong felt that he could turn a blind eye and ignore the past, who let them have no eyes and no beads and did not return to the Great Song Dynasty, they deserved to die!

Of course, these can only be thought about in the heart, and must not be spoken, even if a courtier says that he cannot agree immediately, and he has to stand on the moral high ground and pretend to be embarrassed.

After repeated persuasion from the courtiers, it is best to be forced to be reluctant to obey like Taizu back then. With his brother-in-law's comprehension and guts, he will definitely be able to do it.

But before that, someone has to break their hearts, who is it? Emperor Shenzong looked at Wang Jue, but this old thing actually pretended to be pensive and looked down at the recital! Look at Wang Shao again, he is willing to break it, but the problem is that he didn't break his mouth, and his face was red and he couldn't think of suitable words.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang don't think about it, the little abacus in their stomachs is running at high speed, calculating the gains and losses of individuals, families, parties, and rights, even if their father is about to breathe, they will not care until they are finished.

In the end, only Zhang Dian remained, but the emperor was not very hopeful, this literary talent is very good, and his calligraphy is also top-notch, but his stinky temper is even more top-notch, and he is not once or twice against himself, so that it is too difficult for him to see the wind and make the rudder beat the side drum.

"Wang Xu, this official heard that you issued interest-free loans to the people in Huangzhou, is this really true?" Zhang Dian gave the emperor a lot of face this time, and did not let the cold field continue. But the question he asked was a bit biased, how could he talk about borrowing again.

"It's true, but the official is not at a loss, this is an economic account, and it is quite troublesome to calculate......"

Hong Tao was also a little puzzled, could it be said that he didn't let out loan sharks and touched the interests of these bigwigs? No, no matter whether they take out a loan or not, whether they have interest or not, their hands don't seem to be able to reach into Huangzhou and Ganliang Road.