The drought is continuing to worsen.

It should be said that Zhao Pu would like to thank Song Jiu. Although Song Jiu was unintentional, he transferred the summer tax grain to Jingdong, Hebei and Hedong in order to regulate grain prices due to low grain. However, as the drought worsened, it played an unexpected role.

All prefectures and prefectures have sufficient grain storage, so the officials and the people are not anxious. The prices of grain are very stable, and there is no turmoil in the hearts due to drought. Some officials even see that the autumn harvest will inevitably be inadequate. The people must be short of food at that time, so they make a small plan and plan in advance what projects to be repaired in the jurisdiction. Then, they can use labor and relief, one is to provide relief, and the other is to solve these water conservancy and roads.

Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of experience in using labor for relief.

However, large-scale labor-for-relief use is still not good, the organization is difficult, the coordination is insufficient, and the states and prefectures are even deliberately obstructing their own political achievements. It is just a matter within the states, and they are very active.

No matter what, Zhao Pu will definitely be miserable.

Others have good weather in terms of the phase. Even if the north fights so hard, the price of grain will fall to an astonishingly low price of ten cents for a dou of beans, but when it comes to him, the disaster will come immediately...

Some people started to discuss that this was the retribution for Zhao Pu's bad things, especially Zhao Tingmei.

Song Jiu did not believe in retribution, but saw that the country's problems were not serious, so he also secretly enjoyed it.

There are two other things that make him happy.

Song Bao returned from the South China Sea.

After several years of hardship, although Song Jiu's face has made the scorching sun in the south dark, he has become much more sensible.

Zhao Kuangyi was curious, so he summoned Song Bao to the palace to meet. The two talked for a long time, and Zhao Kuangyi only said one sentence: "I don't have a suitable daughter. Otherwise, I will marry her."

The Song Dynasty guarded against marrying daughters, and it was better to marry daughters. Generally, the crown prince married mostly descendants of military generals, and most of them were descendants of dead military generals. They rarely married the priest, unless the priest was also a dead priest. Compared with marrying a daughter, the precautions for marrying a princess were slightly loose. There is another possibility that it was only a prince, and it had nothing to do with successors in the throne. It was also looser.

The main thing is to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics.

I don’t know if Song Jiu’s son would be controversial if he married the princess, but Song Jiu didn’t like it either. First of all, he thought about the future big black face of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. It was not until several generations of blood cleansing that Emperor Renzong of Song gradually improved his appearance.

And why did you come back after marrying a princess?

However, it is unlikely that he would marry Song Bao. Zhao Kuangyi's eldest daughter had already gotten married, and his second daughter had no idea that Zhao Kuangyi would be sent to be a nun. He might have been depressed and died young. The third daughter was so old that she could not get married at all.

Marrying a princess is a joke, which only represents two meanings: her value for Song Jiu and her appreciation for Song Bao.

I really appreciate it. I met in front and was awarded the title of Lingzhou Tongzong. Although the northwest was a bit miserable and several ethnic issues were quite annoying, the first time I got to the position was the title of Shangzhou Dazhou. This is the treatment that only the top three on the list outside Donghuamen can enjoy.

Before leaving for the time being, Song Jiu married him a marriage, Zhang Quhua's youngest daughter.

Now Zhang Quhua has also entered the court as an official. When he was in the academy, the two families had a little friendship. Zhang Quhua also respected Yuping very much. Moreover, Zhang Quhua's youngest daughter is beautiful and talented, so she doesn't talk about official positions. If she says that unless she marrys a princess, even Zhao Pu will not have a daughter to marry Song Bao.

After getting married, the couple had a good relationship and went to Lingzhou again.

Pan Lian'er cried when she sent them out and thought of Yuping. If Yuping was there, she would be so happy to see her son getting married and taking the post of magistrate, and she was highly valued by the emperor and had a bright future. Then she brought countless furs and quilts from her home, worried that they would suffer from the cold in the northwest.

Next, the Song family remarried their daughter, which was another slightly controversial marriage.

Yang Ye thanked Song Jiu, but Song Jiu felt guilty about the Yang family.

Yang Ye's eldest son Yan Yu arrived in Liaodong. He originally planned to come back together after stabilization, but Wu Xuanming lacked talent, which almost made Yelu Xizhen become disabled. These generals had to stay and help. They wanted to come back for two or three years, and this was going to be done when Song Jiu's idea matured and the plan was launched.

This led to Yang Yanyu's wife and children being separated.

Then to the third son, he died in Qigou Pass.

When Yang Yanzhao followed Yang Ye and Song Jiu to the front line, he had not gotten married yet, so he went to Liaodong. However, in recent years, running between the two sides almost became a versatile card in Song Jiu's hands. He originally agreed to a good girl before Yongxi's Northern Expedition, but Song Jiu also asked Song Jiu to transfer the Yang family's father and son to Hebei. After the battle at Qigou Pass, Yang Yanzhao followed him to Liaodong.

There was dumbfounded, is this still over? Then he shyly found Yang Ye, and Yang Ye answered firmly. The family and country cannot be bothered. If you don’t want to wait, then quit this marriage. Song Jiu didn’t know, so Yang Yanzhao was transferred back directly, and Zhe visited Pan Lianer. My Erlang is really old and I want to find a good family for him. I wonder if Mrs. Pan can inquire about my Erlang?

Zhe Da is very smart, and these words have a few meanings. My son is really not young anymore. You can't let your man make my son run away.

Secondly, it is said that your man is good to our Yang family, so it is probably possible to introduce a good girl. After all, Yang Yanzhao asked Song Jiu to become a good young man. If Pan Lianer introduced him, the woman his son would not be bad, otherwise it would be difficult to marry a daughter suitable for others.

Song Jiuyi was also stunned when he heard this. He had not yet gotten married. What should he do if Yang Wenguang in the future do?

As soon as Panpan came, Song Jiu joked about Panpan.

In the Song family, the situation is a bit inverted. Others have strict fathers and mothers, but in the Song family, they have kind fathers and mothers. Therefore, several children were deeply influenced by Song Jiu, and they were not rejected by military generals.

For example, after Song Bao arrived in Lingzhou, he soon became a group of military generals, and like Song Jiu, he became an inappropriate civil servant.

Panpan is not opposed to military generals. He has heard about the reputation of the Yang family Erlang before, and has seen it once, and he felt it was good, so he agreed on the spot.

Pan Lian'er disagreed. Yang Yanzhao was not mentioned. For example, Kou Zhun was older than Xiao Xiao Song. He was mainly a military general and had a great future than a civil servant. Song Jiu asked, "Isn't that as good as Zhong Xun?"

Pan Lian'er couldn't answer.

So Pan Lian'er once again agreed to make this marriage.

Yang Yanzhao could not delay any longer, Song Bao got married in front. Later, Song Jiuyang asked Zhao Kuangyi to agree to Yang Yanzhao and Yang Ye return to Beijing to discuss his job, so he handled the marriage.

Actually, Song Jiu felt that it was a good marriage.

But without the tragic battle between Chen Jiagu, the Yang family generals in this life might be far inferior to the Yang family generals in that life...

Yang Yanzhao was a little older and was quite worried about Panpan. He wanted to keep Panpan in the capital, but Panpan voluntarily followed her husband to the front line.

After hearing this in the palace, Zhao Kuangyi was silent for a long time. This family seemed to be afraid of hardship and death, including women. However, Pan Lian'er was heartbroken and repeatedly told Yang Yanzhao to be careful of safety, never to be as silly as Jing Si's fool, and to protect his daughter's safety. It was at the forefront of the entire Song Dynasty and the most dangerous place. Then he complained about Song Jiu and took out many furs and quilts again. There was no good place anyway, one in the northwest and the other in the north.

But compared with the first marriage, this marriage is normal. Yang Yanzhao gradually became famous, and Yang Ye was even more famous at Yanmen Pass. He was in Daizhou and Pan Mei was in Taiyuan. In recent years, the Liao Kingdom almost did not dare to invade Hedong. He could only focus on Hebei to fight. Therefore, it can be considered a perfect match.

After the Song family held two marriages, Song Yu decisively asked Song Jiu to send him to Nanyang.

Pan Lian'er is reluctant to let go. However, she will not be rich for three generations and she will not let them suffer. In the future, she will probably become a prodigal son. How many powerful and noble children have become the most popular in recent years? Moreover, Song Bao's amazing growth has also made Pan Lian'er feel cruel.

In fact, the Song family's cruel method of educating their children has attracted the attention of many powerful people.

Jade cannot be made into a weapon without carving.

Flowers in the greenhouse cannot withstand the wind and cold.

However, there are some people who are attracted to it, but not many people are willing to imitate it.

This is the family affairs of the Song family and has nothing to do with national affairs.

Song Jiu continued to handle military and political affairs carefully, but he did not expect that the war would come again so soon.

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The trouble caused by drought...

Zhao Pu was sad, Yelu Xiu Ge was sad.

After the failure of Gaoliang River, the Liao Kingdom failed to achieve success in several southern invasions, and the front line implemented Song Jiu's military farming policy.

In fact, the military farming system has existed since ancient times, but it was not implemented well in the Song Dynasty. The reason is very simple, the urban soldiers. Only the Yue Family Army has done a good job in history.

Gradually, soldiers moved to rural areas, and this ancient military farming system was implemented in disguise again. The effect should be good. From Daming to Luoyang, from the west to the capital, many camps were set up in all directions to allow soldiers to farm. The first result was to reduce the national supply, especially the supply of bulky food. The second result was to increase the income of soldiers.

When soldiers go to the border to guard the frontier, their families still have "private land" and they still have benefits. When soldiers go to the border to guard the frontier, they also have additional rewards, such as packing money, border guarding money, etc., but after arriving at the border, the area of ​​the camp was larger, and even soldiers began to raise pigs and sheep on a large scale. As for the safer rear, they also raised horses and cattle. These two were military, one was farming, both national strategic material livestock, and of course they would not appear on the front line. Or raising some poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, not only reduced the country's supply, but at least there was no need to transport grain and grass thousands of miles away like the Song Dynasty in history. A few cents of money can be used to transport corn from the northwest to thousands of kilometers. This is not counting. Some black-hearted merchants and officials were mixed with sand, or replaced by moldy grain, so that soldiers could not eat it.

In addition to the breeding industry, soldiers have some extra income and their food has been improved.

It was originally good, but the two invasions of Liao Kingdom made everyone feel a little disappointed. At least the soldiers on the front line dared not engage in breeding anymore. They only planted some sparse crops. If they wanted to improve their food, they could only provide meat from the rear.

But that's the case, the drought this year has caused almost no harvest in the front-line farmland.

A grain shortage gradually appeared in the two fortresses of the Weilu Army. Yang Yanzhao and Wei Neng respectively requested Li Jilong to transport food and pay quickly, otherwise we would have nothing to eat immediately.

The entire north was inadequate due to drought and there was no food and salary provided by the frontier. Li Jilong had to make a request to the court and then send troops to protect the grain to the Weilu Army.

The memorial came to the court and caused controversy. Zhang Wei submitted a long memorial. At that time, the country set up a Weilu Army to defend Dingzhou. If this army was abolished, the Beirong would be established at the city. I thought otherwise, if the enemy invaded, there would be a crowd of 100,000 troops, and the Weilu Army had less than 10,000 troops, and the Weilu Army would dare to go out to fight? I dare not, the Weilu Army was on the flat ground again, can it play a blocking role? And what should I do? Moreover, many soldiers and horses will be consumed every day, which must be provided from time to time in the rear. Its supply. Now the people of the three towns are brave, climbing the suburbs, and taking advantage of the sword, just sending food. Since they are used as a guardian army, they have no intention of fighting and sending lazy troops with help. If the northern enemy attacks and fights, they will inevitably be defeated. Or the country will use all the troops from the three towns to escort food and pay for the Weilu soldiers? Therefore, it is best to withdraw the Weilu soldiers, and several soldiers from the villages will be added to the nearby towns to concentrate their troops. They will also provide supplies to the court, and will not be encroached by the Rongdi like in Yizhou.

This memorial made many ministers agree.

It is OK to set up a fort, but there must be dangers. What are the dangers of those forts of the Weilu Army?

However, it was wrong. Where did Wei Neng and Yang Yanzhao come up with Tie Suicheng and Tongliangmen in the future!

Song Jiu was a little hesitant, and he was confused when he was concerned, so his daughter also went there. So he wrote a letter and asked Li Jilong. Li Jilong had no answer, but just drew a front-line map. So Song Jiu decided to agree with Li Jilong's intention.

Zhao Kuangyi asked why, and Song Jiu just answered: "If there were nearly 10,000 strong troops in Suicheng and Liangmen in the Battle of Tanghe, what would be the result? Faced with this result, will the Liao Kingdom dare to make a move straight into the future?"

Zhao Kuangyi no longer had any questions. If that were the case, Yelu Xiuge would be defeated even worse. Even if Suicheng and Liangmen were blocked, most of Yelu Xiuge's elite cavalry would be thrown into Hebei. In order to avoid this consequence, the Liao army could only solve the problem of the whole city, Suicheng and Liangmen first, and the war would move northward, which would have played a great role in the safety of the rear.

Yelu Xiu Ge got the news from the scout and immediately felt that the opportunity came.
Chapter completed!