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After dismissing the generals, Zhonge then said to Su You: "The army is so ruthless. Since Pingxia, I haven't been able to pay a visit to the Duke of the country. Zhonge is ashamed."

Su You said: "National affairs come first, when did Seeds become hypocritical?"

Zhong E shook his head: "Back then, I was too arrogant and thought that all the strategists in the world were inferior to me. Now looking at the Duke's strategy and layout, it is actually difficult for me and Bachelor Wang to catch up to the unexpected."

"With my strategy, we can capture half of the Hetao; with Wang Xueshei's strategy, we can capture the Qingtang River West; with the Duke's strategy, we can capture the entire Xia Territory without even bothering with our roots."

"Therefore, regardless of military and political affairs, the Duke of Guo is the most talented person in our court."

Su You smiled and said: "Wu Lang is just flattering you blindly. This is not a government policy at all."

"The Pingxia Discuss, the major change of thinking in replacing defense with offense, was initiated by you, Goro."

"The Hehuang discussion is another strategic idea derived from Wang's more than ten years of investigation and judgment."

"As for the consolidation of the middle, I can honestly say that I have some credit for it."

"But the overall grand strategy is actually the sum of these three strategies."

"This is the final decision made by our knowledgeable people from the Song Dynasty, who spent twenty years exploring and researching step by step, constantly obtaining information about the Xia Kingdom, and analyzing the enemy and ourselves."

"It is also important to note that during the implementation of the strategy, our country's national and military strength has quietly changed from decline to strength."

"So this final strategy is just the best choice when the country is strong."

"And the prince's strategy is just the best choice in the stage of maintaining national power."

"Goro's strategy was an adventure taken when the enemy was strong and we were weak, so we had to take risks."

"Three strategies, in fact, there is no question of who is stronger and who is weaker. They are all reasonable plans made by everyone based on the country's finances, military strength, and enemy situation at the time."

"So this is the collective wisdom of everyone, and I was just lucky enough to be the final executor, and I took advantage of the great power of the Song Dynasty and took the last advantage."

Zhong E smiled bitterly and said: "The Duke said this, which makes Zhong E even more frightened..."

Su You patted Zhong'e's shoulder: "But we still have a bigger strategy that has not been realized, so you have to recover from your illness as soon as possible."

Zhong E understood: "Liao Kingdom?"

Tang Shenwei brought the medicine over: "Lieutenant, take the medicine."

Zhong E took the medicine bowl and said, "Thank you so much, doctor."

After drinking the medicine, Zhong E seemed to have made up his mind: "My lord, if we want to complete the Liao-Xia defense line with 30,000 people, we must have the new army, and commanding the new army is not my strength. This..."

"Balang is now acting as the commander of the Military Academy. However, compared to his elder brother, his qualifications and abilities are somewhat insufficient. It is better for him to come to Wuyuan and perform military duties on my behalf. I can guard Yan'an, guard Qingtang, or go to Shazhou Capital.

Can."

Su You laughed loudly: "It's rare! It's really rare to be able to bow Wu Lang's head!"

After laughing, Su You said again: "But I have already suggested to Your Majesty that Hachiro will indeed come here, but not to Wuyuan, but to your rear, Keyi Gate."

Zhong E thought for a while and understood what Su You meant: "This is to make the Liao people take it lightly. It can actually be reached from Keyi Gate to Wuyuan in half a day, and there is no time to defend."

"The new army does not need to be placed in front of the Liao people, so that the Liao people can see what is real. Moreover, when placed at Keyi Gate, it can also deter the Great Sinking Valley and echo the Helan Pass."

Seeing Zhong'e understand so clearly, Su You couldn't help but nod his head: "There are two folds in Quye River and two types in Wuyuan. There is no need to worry about the Liao Dynasty."

"Furthermore, Hachiro is a member of His Majesty's personal bodyguard, and His Majesty personally sent him to the academy to be trained. He is a genuine disciple of the Emperor."

"He came to control the new army not only for military capabilities, but also for the sake of your family. Do you understand?"

Zhong E nodded, His Majesty's trust in Hachiro is definitely higher than that of his elder brother. Su You's words made it very clear that the future of the Zhong family in the West actually lies with Hachiro.

Su You added: "But you have to trouble Wu Lang to become a groom and raise more horses in Wuyuan. The new army will come on rafts when the time comes. They are not here to help you defend..."

Zhong E understood this in his heart: "The troops will leave the Yin Mountains and destroy the enemy outside the country's gate!"

Su You smiled: "Let me tell you, the military is really not tiring. With the current national strength, people's morale, and morale of the Song Dynasty, we should no longer defend in a shabby manner. We can attack with force and compete with the big powers!"

Su You stayed in Wuyuan for three days. It was not until the third day that Zhong'e basically recovered. He patrolled the camp with him and distributed winter clothes to the soldiers before returning to Xingzhou.

Dismantling the raft, deflating the skin, assembling the vehicle, and towing it back were much slower than when we arrived.

It was already mid-November when we arrived in Xingzhou, and it was time to prepare for the New Year.

In November of the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Su You, the envoy of Guichou and all three routes, sent an annual report to the court.

The first is the accounting. In order to encourage the recovery of the Three Roads, the imperial court exempted the agricultural tax and Ding tax. In order to support the Three Roads, Xu mined gold and silver as the treasury of the Imperial Song Bank and issued five million banknotes, which greatly boosted the Three Roads.

economic vitality.

In fact, it was 10 million guan, but 5 million guan was used by Suyou as a large-scale investment in the first phase and did not appear in the third-way market, so it was ambushed by Suyou.

Most of this money, except for the 1.5 million yuan used to resettle immigrants and disaster victims, was invested in mining, machinery, and business.

The reason why not all of them are invested in farming is because the three roads have their own special characteristics that are different from those in the mainland.

There was already too much land to cultivate, and the three-way transportation department took over the official land of Xia State, the private land of the Liang family and the rebel generals, which amounted to 100,000 hectares.

The three groups lost a lot of their strength during the war, which also resulted in a large amount of private land in the Xia Kingdom being idle and unable to be cultivated.

However, Xixia is also the cheapest place for livestock.

Therefore, for the resettlement of immigrants and disaster victims and the relocation of Xiang troops, the Three-Route Transport Department did not need to invest in the land. It only needed to distribute farming tools, seeds, and cattle for plowing. Three hundred thousand people, at a cost of one ding and five guan, were enough to settle down.

With the joint efforts of everyone, the cordial care of His Majesty and the court, and the good will of God, the Three Roads have achieved great results even without the two taxes for farmers and peasants.

Among them, 400,000 stones of green salt, 200,000 cattle and 100,000 horses were transported to the interior.

Twenty-five coins of green salt, five coins for oxen, two coins for horses, a profit of more than one million coins.

In addition to the previous five million gold and silver treasury, one and a half million gold and two million silver were obtained in the next three months.

In other words, the 5 million guan provided by the imperial court to support the Third Route was basically equal to the output of the Third Route, with only a slight gap.

This does not include the commercial taxes from the first Orchid Trade Fair, the large amount of pastures and fields waiting to be sold, and the cotton cloth and woolen cloth whose funds have not yet been recovered.

Next year, the Third Road will be ready for output, continue to resolutely implement the court's policy of exempting two taxes and granting one hundred acres to Ding, continue to resolutely absorb resettlement immigrants, and continue to work hard to solve the population imbalance problem of more women than men in the Three Roads

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The annual report was not impressive at all, but it finally made the court feel relieved. At least the three parties did not become a burden to the court!

Those 100,000 horses alone are worth more than anything else! A few gaps are nothing to worry about!

The official communiqués of Shu state to the court are all so-called "FOB prices". How much those things will be worth when entering the mainland has to be said separately.

A horse costs two, and a cow costs five. Compared with the mainland, the price is obviously extremely low.

Wang Gui felt that publishing the situation of the Three Routes in the Di newspaper could publicize the court's lenient treatment of the Fan Kingdom, which was the greatest political correctness, so he ordered the Hanlin Academy to publish the original text.

It was Empress Dowager Gao who had been focusing on the clan industry and had a relatively developed business acumen. Her reaction was faster than that of the court officials and Zhao Xu. When Zhao Xu came over to live in the house, she asked: "Is Su Mingrun the one who sent all the solicitation advertisements to the imperial court?"

Is it coming from above? There are many girls but few boys, what is this word? Looking for a bride?!"

Only then did Zhao Xu react, feeling a little dizzy: "Oh, no, the newspaper has been sent out!"

Empress Dowager Gao quickly asked the lieutenant Zhang Shiliang to support Zhao Xu: "My brother is still recovering from his illness. The medical officer said that this illness should not be taken lightly, and actions should be gentle. The mind should not be overjoyed or sad. Read Buddhist scriptures and Taoist canons on weekdays to reconcile your mood.

It’s also good.”

Zhao Xu shook his head: "There are so many things in the country, how can we ignore the foundation of our ancestors? Since he came to the throne, not counting the New Song Dynasty, our Song Dynasty has added more than fifty states and counties, and its territory has expanded by one-fifth."

"This year's court meeting, more than a dozen foreign countries have come to pay tribute. Among them, Fu Fu, Tianfang Kingdom, Ma Lindi, and Lion Country are all here for the first time. Especially Ma Lindi, I heard that it is in Daxizhou thousands of miles away."

"After the restructuring, there were more things to do. Fortunately, I chose the day well. At least there was a few more months of running-in period. Just like that, the wrong seal was used in the orders issued to the Jianghuai Shipping Department last month."

"Many institutions have to be adjusted, such as the Yushitai and Liucha. Whether they should be subordinated to the sect or the minister, the courtiers are still discussing where to allow some leisure."

These were all brought about by Zhao Xu himself. Yuanfeng's restructuring greatly strengthened the imperial power, but at the same time, there were countless more things that required the emperor's decision.

Zhao Xu was unwilling to let go of many things and had to do it himself. Being sick twice in a row was actually tiring.

Empress Dowager Gao sighed: "After all, I am missing a wise minister to help me, otherwise..."

Thinking that the harem should not be involved in politics, he kept silent.

Zhao Xu knew what Empress Dowager Gao meant: "I can't rest assured about the replacement of Ningxia Three Roads. The court is planning to transfer Zeng Xiaokuan back to serve as Minister of Household Affairs; my uncle has been promoted to envoy and will return to the capital; Mingrun's place will only be compared with others."

It's harder for me."

Empress Dowager Gao said: "After all, Xixia is not poorer than Southern Tang. Fortunately, there is no need to fill it in next year, otherwise the country will be brought down by it."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Whether you are poor or not depends on who is inferior to you. Was Kuizhou not poor back then?"

"Su Mingrun Mi Zhe praised the three roads to the sky, saying that the rich products are not good luck, and the best way is to enrich the Han people. In addition, Lanzhou to Qinzhou, Lingzhou to Weizhou, Xingzhou to Suide,
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