Zhao En looked at the Bianjing City in front of him, and was filled with mixed feelings.

Next to him, Xiang Zong, who was riding on the horse, looked up slightly and asked, "My husband, what's wrong?"

Zhao En smiled and said, "It's nothing... I just remembered that when I first arrived in Bianjing..."

"The city of Bianjing at that time was like now..."

"Majestic, solemn, magnificent..."

"In a flash, my hair is already gray!"

Xiang Zong heard back and probably understood Zhao Sen’s thoughts.

When he returned to Beijing this time, this strategic envoy who held great power in Xihe and ordered internal and external orders would probably never know the local area and have real power again.

The rest of his time was either in the Western Palace or in the Three Yamen.

His character will be similar to the black-faced husband Wang Deyong, a purely mascot-like character.

This is part of the rules of the game.

Even the empress dowager's younger brother is constrained by this rule.

Even, it is precisely because he is the queen mother's younger brother.

Therefore, the restrictions on him are even greater!

Of course, in exchange, wealth and honor are certain.

This is - a cup of wine to release military power!

Xiang Zonghui also sighed and said, "Your Majesty has worked hard for the country for decades, and it's time to enjoy happiness!"

"Your grandson, you have made great contributions to the country, and you can be said to be a great success. Your grandsons should be able to have a separation with your country!"

Zhao En smiled and said repeatedly: "For ministers, it is the duty to serve the emperor! I have never thought of using this to seek the selfish interests of my descendants!"

But in my heart, I couldn't help but feel it.

This is the best thing to do to the Zhao Guan family.

Loyalty will reward!

The Zhao family will not forget the ministers who have worked hard to be loyal to them.

Be kind to descendants, but it is just ordinary.

There are many wealthy people in three or four generations.

Throughout the dynasties, there is no one who gets more rewards than to work hard for the Zhao official family.

Xiang Zonghui just smiled and didn't continue to say anything.

Gao Gongji, who was on the side, interrupted at this time and said, "I am afraid that my husband will rely on him to speak more in the court in everything in Xihe in the future! Especially the crows in Wutai, my husband must take care of him!"

Zhao Qing nodded and stroked his beard: "I can save you this!"

"But the welfare of the people of Xihe has to rely on the care of the two national relatives!"

"My husband, please don't worry, as long as my brother stays in Xihe for one day, the overall situation in Xihe will not be shaken!"

In the past two years, Zhao Cheng, Xiang Zonghui, Gao Gongji and the other three have worked together sincerely in Xihe.

With the joint efforts of the three of them, Xihe's cotton field industry has been growing bigger and stronger.

Everyone has cotton farms in Xihe states.

Each cotton farm employs hundreds or dozens of employees.

Last year alone, these cotton shops brought them more than 100,000 pounds of income.

This year, with the increase in cotton fields and the increase in production brought about by the advancement of planting technology.

I have to double my income!

Such terrifying interests not only make the Xihe River, but both Han and Fan, civil and military, become as close as a family.

It also made Xiang, Gao and Zhao families extremely close.

They have already had in-laws.

Of course, they dare not marry directly.

You can only play the edge ball and arrange marriages between the closest tribes.

This is considered a relative, but it will not encounter taboos from the court.

Not only that, the three families also formed in-laws with other local snakes on Xihe Road.

For example, Xiang Zonghui had a niece, so he made a marriage contract with the youngest son of Zhao Chunzhong's family in Qinzhou.

For example, under the arrangement of Gao Gongji, Gao Zunyu's son Gao Shichong will re-semble the ancient daughter next year.

A powerful and combat-effective interest group has been formed on Xihe Road.

This group is not divided into Han and Fan, nor is it different from civil and military.

Group members came together for a common goal.

The goal is to grow cotton!

Whoever wants to stop them from growing cotton will kill anyone!

While the three of them were talking, a huge team had already arrived at the imperial guards camp outside Xinzheng Gate.

In front of the military camp, the envoy sent by the imperial court to greet them was already waiting.

From afar, all three saw the figure of the inner minister holding the edict and wearing purple public uniforms.

And behind the Inspector were one after another, full of wealth.

The tradition since the late Tang Dynasty is that no matter whether the army sets out or triumphantly returning to the dynasty, they are rewarded.

If you don’t give rewards, your morale will collapse directly!

There may even be mutiny - if the court does not give rewards to the army, the army will use a knife to get rewards on its own!

This is the same even today.

For example, in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, when the new king ascended the throne, he rewarded all the troops in the world. As a result, the local officials in Dezhou, who didn't know what they were thinking, actually withdrew the rewards given to the big soldiers by the court.

Then……

Then there was a mutiny!

Hundreds of big-headed soldiers who were making money directly entered the prefecture.

You don't give it to me, right?

Grandpa, I will pick it up!

When the Dezhou Prefecture Office saw the big-headed soldiers coming in full force, they were so scared that they ran away. The magistrate ran away directly. It was a blessing that the Dezhou Tongzong was a capable judge. After hearing about the mutiny, he remained calm in the lobby and sat in the lobby, facing the soldiers who were making trouble, and directly shocked them.

Then he ordered people to open the treasury and issued the deducted reward. Only then did the big soldiers leave satisfied.

This is the worldly style, and it is natural that the generals of Xihe returned to the court to report their duties/appreciate.

The court also invested a lot!

The Ministry of Revenue directly took out the wealth at the bottom of the box, and both palaces issued an edict to take out a large amount of wealth from the sealed warehousing for rewards.

At this point, the ruling class of the Song Dynasty was very clear in his mind.

No matter how poor you are, you can’t lose the army!

If you save any more, you cannot save rewards!

Because in history, the Song Dynasty suffered a great loss in rewards - Yongxi's Northern Expedition.

Sure enough, the Xihe soldiers who returned to Beijing, regardless of Han Fan, saw the peaceful carts filled with wealth, and shouted long live. The physical and mental fatigue brought by the long journey disappeared completely in front of the reward.

Zhao En also looked at the situation and shook his head with a wry smile.

But, this is the Song army!

To be precise, they were soldiers of the Central Plains after the Middle Tang Dynasty.

The rewards are generous, the morale is bursting, the rewards are timely, the three armies are excited, the rewards are insufficient, the morale is low, the rewards are not given, the knife is turned inward... even directly dragged the commander of Jie/Emperor!

This atmosphere in the army has never changed for hundreds of years.

...

"Issue Zhao Xun: Qing Han Ping's suit, Wei Huai's Qiang family, Sheng Qiu, and was defeated by the bandits, and sent special questions to show his favor!"

"I ordered Gao Gong to punish you and the insults of the border court, and to spread to the gods of Wei Que, to celebrate Jiachen's birthday, to pay tribute to treasures, to carry the loyalty and diligence of the province, and to praise the good voices!"

"I order to return to Zong..."

The officials who read the imperial edicts recited the names of civil and military ministers one by one, and read to them the imperial edicts issued by the emperor.

For a time, the entire military camp was filled with the sound of imperial edicts.

Everyone has a share!
To be continued...