Chapter 1301 Mineral Deposits

Damn! Only then did everyone in the palace remember that this was really the case!

When everyone thought that the Xia people could be easily dealt with, Liu Changzuo kept telling everyone to be careful and prepared and not to underestimate the enemy; but when the war really started, it was Liu Changzuo who took on all the tough battles alone!

When I talk about being broad, do I really mean that I am also broad as a person?

Zhao Xu was finally moved: "What Cai Aiqing said makes sense. Chang Zuo fought a series of bloody battles, slaughtered more enemies than his own army, captured and killed hundreds of generals, and became stronger when he encountered strong ones. He is truly the sharpest of the Western Army."

"However, he is naive and can easily disobey others. Before... I was careless."

"Fame and courage expose Monan, and the Western thieves are frightened, and they are invincible."

"Cai Jing prepared my decree and gave Liu Changzuo a jade belt and a golden saddle. He also ordered the six-pronged general manager to comfort me on his behalf and not to belittle the meritorious officials."

Everyone in the court was secretly shocked, not because of Zhao Xu's decision, but because of Cai Jing!

With just a few words from this guy, Liu Changzuo actually made a comeback!

Cai Jingyun calmly put his hands together and bowed: "My lord, I obey the order."

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Entering October, the war between Song and Xia suddenly calmed down.

The Xia people had retreated to Lingzhou and defended it, while the Song people continued to consolidate Yingli, Mingsha, Yaode, and Yanzhou.

There was a dry sea of ​​three hundred miles between the two sides, so the Xia people did not dare to attack, while the Song people also stopped attacking and began to digest and consolidate the results they had achieved.

Behind the four bridgeheads, the Sixth Route Capital Strategy Department also set up three large logistics bases in Lanzhou, Weizhou and Xiazhou.

There are coal mines in Lanzhou and Xiazhou, among which Xiazhou's coal mines are of extremely high quality, and there are also Xia people's iron smelting.

In addition to Qilian Iron, Xiazhou Iron is also an important source of weapons for the Xia people.

Xiazhou is originally an ancient Wuyuan County. Wuyuan is not only rich in water and grass, but also has four traditional salt ponds.

Among them, the salt produced in Wuchi and Baichi has always been the top-grade table salt in this era. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was an important salt-producing area. The Han people used salt to exchange horses with ethnic minorities here, so it got a beautiful name -

—Hua Machi.

All the best places in the Hetao have been recovered by Suyou. What is left by the Xia people is the Gobi Desert, a three-hundred-mile dry sea, the lonely Lingzhou on the east bank of the Yellow River outside the Gobi, and Xingqing Mansion on the other bank.

To the north of Xingqing Mansion is a large area of ​​farmland with rivers and canals, and to the north of the farmland is the Mobei Prairie.

The Pingchuan land south of the Dry Sea is conducive to vehicle movement, and the thousands of four-wheeled vans prepared by Suyou in advance finally came into use.

Countless supplies were collected from Shangzhou, Xingluocang, and Zhengzhou to Weizhou, then passed through Ningxia City, Xiaoguan, and then arrived at Weizhou. They were then transported westward to Lanzhou and eastward to Yuzhou along the plains at the northern foot of Hengshan Mountain.

, Xiazhou.

Cattle and sheep from Lanzhou and salt and iron from Xiazhou were also continuously imported into the Song Dynasty in this way.

The allocation of supplies was crazy. Su You asked Zhao Xu, and the front line promoted Bi Zhongyou, who had performed well in the Shaanxi Road Transport Department, to be responsible for the allocation of supplies for the 400,000-strong army.

The only place Su You didn't have to worry about was Wang Zhongzheng's Hedong Army Road.

Grandma Wang's famous name has made the Han people in Quye, Jialu, Mingtang and Sanchuan both love and fear her.

Military achievements were achieved, benefits were reaped, and grace spread throughout the Three Rivers.

The great achievement of beheading more than 80,000 people and appeasing 500,000 peasant households has allowed Grandma Wang to rest on her credit book for the rest of her life.

In the words of the Tibetan people, Wang Taiwei was greedy, but the distribution of land and food was really unambiguous!

Today's people don't have high demands. As long as you can keep me fed and clothed, you will be Lord Qingtian. As long as you are not greedy for me, you will still be Lord Qingtian!

Grandma Wang was very clear about this. He couldn't take away the land and grain, so he paid generously.

Therefore, she has a very good reputation among the people of Sanchuan - Grandma Wang is such a kind person, she is kind to us, and she is also pious to the Buddha. She is so pious that whenever she sees the gold and silver Buddha statues and instruments in the temple, she will take them home to worship.

degree……

And have you heard that? Grandma Wang recently changed to a vegetarian diet...

To be honest, Wang Zhongzheng is still a little confused as to why he has made such great contributions and gained such a good reputation.

The twelve generals of Hedong given to you by Your Majesty are completely unreliable. Their only use is to follow behind and pick up the pieces after Zhongwu has killed 80,000 Xia troops.

Then Duke Fu said that the Song Dynasty wanted to promote benevolent government, and he passed on the six-character mantra, saying that as long as you follow this, you, Grandma Wang, will be the living Buddha of thousands of families in Quye, Henan, and you will become like Grandpa Chenghuang when you die.

Sure enough, as soon as the six-character mantra came out, the Kuhaha people immediately performed the Heaven-shaking Seal, allowing themselves to pick up the second ready-made.

As a result, the land was not divided enough, and the big pit of corruption had not yet been filled, so Grandma Wang came up with the idea of ​​​​cooperating with the Kuhaha people.

As a result, the enthusiasm of the Kuhaha people was far beyond his imagination. Coupled with Zhongwu's black-hearted and smoking poisonous plan, a fire beside the Jialuchuan River burned out the bright blue sky of half a million Tibetan people!

These words are not a pat on the back by Grandma Wang. They are the exact words reported to the court after the imperial court sent Shi Dexia to investigate the case of Wang Zhongzheng killing a good man and taking credit for his crimes!

Of course, Shi Deyi's work was not in vain. When he returned to Beijing, he pulled five vans.

Rumor has it that Shi Deyi also believed in Buddhism, and in the car was a Buddha statue he bought in Shizhou.

I don’t know what material it is made of, but looking at the rut marks, it’s really heavy!

Wang Zhongzheng was very grateful to Su You for ventilating him in advance. He wrote a letter to ask his beloved Duke of Fu, why did this expedition go so smoothly? Am I the legendary lucky general?

Su You was speechless when he received the letter. He wrote back and said maybe...or...because...you really believe in Buddhism?

In the Gengchen period of the tenth month, the imperial edict arrived. It was requested from Su You and divided the newly acquired land into three routes.

There are Hexi Road with Lanzhou as its seat, Lingwu Road with Weizhou as its seat, and Sanchuan and Jiuyuan Road with Yincheng as its seat.

The three transport envoys are all famous officials.

Hexi Road is a Sichuan fellow from Suyou. He was a direct bachelor of Longtuge who had dealt with him during the campaign to conquer Jiaozhi. He originally knew Zhao Man of Qingzhou.

Jiuyuan Road was originally known to Qinzhou and Zeng Xiaokuan, a bachelor of Duanming Palace.

Su You was located on Lingwu Road, where Fan Chunren was to be controlled by Hezhong Mansion and Tianzhang Pavilion.

The resumes of the three people are not simple.

Among them, Zhao Man and Fan Chunren both knew Qingzhou. According to the unwritten rules of the Song Dynasty, if they knew Chengdu and understood the economy, they would later be promoted to the Third Division; if they knew Qingzhou and they knew military affairs, they would later be promoted to the Privy Council.

Zeng Xiaokuan had never known Qingzhou, but he had served as Privy Councilor Chengzhi and served as a Privy Council official. He was the first civilian in the Song Dynasty to hold the post of Privy Councilor Chengzhi.

It can be said that the three of them are ministers who can manage the army when they are on the horse, and can bring peace to the people when they are off the horse.

Fan Chunren is the successor of Fan Zhongyan, and Zeng Xiaokuan is the successor of Zeng Gongliang.

Fan Chunren and Zhao Man also had experience in serving in Shaanxi. Zhao Man once managed Guo Kui's shogunate. At that time, he was planning the overall situation of Shaanxi, and he was very familiar with the border affairs in Hengshan and Qingtang.

Wang Zhongzheng is currently waiting for others at the newly built dock by the Tuwei River.

A light four-wheeled carriage came from the south, with a guard of honor of seventy people in front of and behind the carriage. The carriage stopped at the ferry, and a fat old man wearing a red official robe got out.

Wang Zhongzheng hurriedly came forward to pay homage: "Zhongzheng has met Mr. Zeng."

Zeng Xiaokuan did not give Wang Zhongzheng a good look: "Everyone, please call for official positions. The Taiwei's anger has made the noise bigger. Shi Deyi's investigation report, hahaha, cost a lot of money, right?"

Wang Zhongzheng originally wanted to make a few excuses, but Zeng Xiaokuan didn't give him a chance and looked at the other side: "The river bank is dark, why is the road also dark?"

Wang Zhongzheng knelt down and dug out a black object from the ground: "Look, Commander Yun, these are all coal."

Zeng Xiaokuan said "Oh": "Where is the coal mine?"

Wang Zhongzheng smiled and said: "Hematite is also produced in Yincheng there. Yun Shuai, it turns out that there was a large mine near Gulinzhou in the Tang Dynasty. Liang Zuo gave this land to the officials, and the business suffered a huge loss.

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Zeng Xiaokuan snorted coldly: "The land of Sanchuan, Wei Guanzhong in the south, Hetao in the north, the danger of Jinyang on the left, and the rush of Lingxia on the right. It's not whether he will give it away or not, but I will take it sooner or later."

"Yes!" Wang Zhongzheng said with a smile: "We also need to change the uniforms and promote the Han system!"

Zeng Xiaokuan's face looked better: "Let's go and see the pier."

Next to the pier is a low wall surrounded by stones, about as tall as a person. This low wall is built up along the slope of the river, somewhat similar to terraced fields.
Chapter completed!