Chapter 364: Grain and Grass (2nd Update)
Long Bo ignored Zhao Ji's words, just bowed respectfully, walked to the side of the main hall, hung the scroll on the wall, gently touched the scroll, and showed a look of reluctance in his eyes, but in the end, he bowed respectfully to the scroll, and then left slowly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Looking at the picture scroll on the wall, Zhao Ji walked down from the throne, stretched out his hand and stroked the picture scroll, as if he had returned to the scene of snow, plum blossoms and girls again, his eyes showed a trace of fog, and his face was a little more regretful or affectionate.
Zhao Shu in the Dragon Head Hall of the Forbidden City slowly withdrew his divine thoughts, looked up at the void, and let out a long sigh.
For this public case of the previous generation, many people in Yanjing City did not know, and they did not have the heart to pay attention to why Long Bo entered the Yanfu Palace, where the Emperor Taishang lived, because everyone was preparing for His Majesty's concubine.
Originally, the matter of accepting the concubine was directly vetoed by Zhao Shu, although the courtiers admonished, but Zhao Shu was arbitrary in this matter, plus the identity and relationship of many women recommended by everyone is unique, Long Bo and many imperial envoys do not agree, and now only this Zong Ze's daughter Zong Yun'er is strong against public opinion, one is that Zong Ze belongs to the Bianliang line, but the relationship with the Yanjing family is also very good, and the second is that this Zong Ze is both a scholar class, and when the Jin soldiers went south, he abandoned the pen and followed Rong, and the civil and military were all touched.
If it is an ordinary family's marriage, there is not so much trouble, but there is no trivial matter in the emperor's family, and the matter of marriage is the most important thing, the reason why Lin Qin'er was given to marry Zhao Shu that day was because of the consideration that Lin Qin'er's father was just an ordinary Hanlin bachelor, who had no power, and there was no danger to the heir, but today, Zhao Shu's identity is not what it used to be, and the marriage matter naturally affects all directions.
In addition to the Great Song Dynasty's concern about this matter, the Dajin Kingdom, Western Xia, and Ren Dejing's newly established Western Chu were all ready to send tribute, and even Goryeo and other countries also sent envoys to come.
This matter has completely affected the whole world, which is also what Zhao Shu expected, with the help of this marriage, it is just to convey to the world the idea of the Great Song Dynasty to stop the army and renovate the internal affairs.
At the same time as the wedding was held, the army of the Great Song Dynasty contracted in an all-round way, the Great Wall continued to strengthen the city, and the land of the Hetao stepped up the construction of the Hetao cities, Qinghuang and Xiliang and other places were gradually linked, and some of the obsolete weapons and equipment of the army were conditionally gifted to Ren Dejing's Western Chu to support the struggle between Western Chu and Western Xia.
The civil reform promoted by Li Gang in China was also smoothly promoted after paying some benefits and completing a series of compromises with the Jiangnan scholar class, and a large number of galloping roads and post stations were continuously built.
At this time, in the hall of the Great Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Wu Qimai's expression was as gloomy as water, and he looked at the few courtiers below and said, "The envoy has been dispatched, what should you do next?"
Hearing Wanyan Wu Qimai ask, the ministers around him immediately held their breath and thought about how to answer, these changes over time, Wanyan Wu Qimai has obtained a large number of troops, and his authority has become stronger and stronger, and he has also abandoned some defects of the tribal alliance in the country, and has become a truly centralized feudal monarchy.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is a good opportunity, we can take the opportunity to send troops and go straight to Shanhaiguan, as long as the Shanhaiguan Pass is broken, we can directly take Yanjing, force the Great Song Dynasty to return to the army, and give up Chengde and other places!"
Shang Shu Ling Li Old Monk said solemnly, looking full of confidence, and he was already thinking about how to enter the army.
"What Old Monk Li said is right, now that we have collected the tribal soldiers to the imperial court and gathered 300,000 elites, as long as we send troops, we can go straight to Shanhaiguan and snatch back all the things that our Jurchens have lost!"
Ali Chuhu, who was in charge of the 100,000 forbidden army of the Dajin Dynasty, also roared excitedly, his expression full of deep confidence and shameful indignation.
Hearing the approval of the two, Wanyan Wu begging was also happy, with the increase in power and the increase in the number of soldiers and horses in his hands, his ambition is also growing, and now he wants to break through the Shanhaiguan, besiege the capital of the Song people again, and completely destroy the Song people.
It's just that at this time, Haoran Daoist stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's not feasible, our restructuring is just to collect the tribal soldiers and horses to the imperial court, and the right to pay taxes and appoint the government in various places has not been completely recovered, and the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, but now the grain and grass of the imperial court are not good." ”
When Haoran Daoist said this, he couldn't help but sweep away the disciples Ali Chuhu and Li Laoseng, and said with a hint of reprimand in his tone: "Although the two generals have hundreds of thousands of troops in their hands, are they sure to break through the Shanhaiguan guarded by Yue Fei?" Although there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses, there are 200,000 troops along the Great Wall, plus those prisoners and barbarians who want to enter the Great Song Dynasty, we can gather 500,000 troops in a short time, unless we attack with the strength of the country, otherwise we will not be able to break through the Great Wall, especially the army of the Great Song Dynasty has just broken through the Western Xia, and the morale is high, even if we break through the Great Wall, we are bound to anger the entire Great Song Dynasty, especially when Zhao Shu sent troops at the time of his wedding, which made the Han people angry just now. ”
"Haoran Daoist, you are growing others' ambition and destroying your own prestige, more than ten years ago, our Jurchens swept the entire Great Song Dynasty with only a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and approached their capital, and now there are 300,000 troops, what are you afraid of. ”
Ali shouted dissatisfiedly, and the old monk Li also replied with a dissatisfied expression: "Great master, now the Song people are holding weddings for their emperors, at this time, all parts of the country will be lax, as long as we break through the Great Wall, it will inevitably make the Song people panic, at that time, we can take the opportunity to send troops to Chengde and other places, collect these three brothers, and even enter the Hetao." ”
When the three of them were arguing, Yelu Chuxiong, who had sent an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty and signed the Song and Jin collegial agreement, slowly stepped forward, looked at everyone and coughed lightly: "The minister is deeply trusted by the emperor, serving as the secretary of the household department, and he has no opinion on the matter of sending troops, but there is an account to be calculated with you, and after listening to the minister's words, you will talk about war and peace." ”
Speaking of this, Yelu Chu looked at Yan Wu begging calmly, and then looked at the ministers and said slowly: "There are about 40,000 soldiers in the first army of my Dajin Dynasty, and the ministers need 100,000 horses and horses to calculate with 40,000 soldiers and 100,000 horses; with 40,000 soldiers and 100,000 horses, they need 42,000 stone of food in a month, and the army will need 420,000 stone of grain and grass even if it takes ten months to finish at the earliest.
100,000 soldiers and horses for 10 months 420,000 stones, if calculated with 200,000 troops, 840,000 stones, not including the auxiliaries to transport grain, The loss of the people on the way, these people do not fight, but they need to eat along the way, they must lose grain and grass, supply 200,000 soldiers and horses, they need to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people, and the ministers need to calculate one pound a day per person, and they also need 60,000 stones, which is only a loss, if it is back and forth, it is 120,000 stones, if it is ten months down, it is 1.2 million stones, and the national warehouse grain is only 800,000 stones!"
(I was going to prepare for the third watch, but there were some things in the middle of the way, which disappointed you, and I will strive for the third or fourth watch tomorrow, and you will witness it together!) )