Prime Minister

Chapter 446

Seeing that Zhang Yue went around in a circle, he still wanted to advocate provoking Xixia.

Han Qi said: "Xixia was defeated first and then won the Hequ battle, the national power is very strong..."

Zhang Yue sees that Han Qi is still worried, thinking that fighting is a first-class consumption.

That's right, in a heavy agricultural economy, productivity comes first, so war and business are hated, so the feudal dynasties are based on emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business.

Regarding the trade with Xixia, literati and bureaucrats generally hold a view that they will lose money. You Khitans and Xixia people took advantage of our Song Dynasty.

But if it is a mercantile economy, then it is the other way around.

In the mercantile economy, smooth trade is the first priority. Trade is another kind of plunder besides war. If trade is not smooth, once the other country adopts trade protection measures, it means war.

The Song Dynasty was rich, while the Xixia and Liao countries were poor. The economy of the Great Song Dynasty was self-sufficient and the domestic circulation was fixed. From top to bottom, I always thought that my trade with you was to let you take advantage.

But in fact, even if I am rich and you are poor, rich countries still have ways to cut leeks from poor countries.

Currency means are the best means for rich countries to harvest leeks for poor countries.

What should you do about the inflation caused by flooding so much salt money every year?Cutting and cutting is just cutting the leeks of the people of the Song Dynasty, so the people of Xixia must be brought in to cut together, and even the Liao Kingdom will be brought in in the future.

However, for the time being, the Liao Kingdom could not afford to offend Song Dynasty.

The Xixia and Liao kingdoms attacked the Song Dynasty for the purpose of looting, and the Song Dynasty only defended passively.

Therefore, every time the Song and Xia wars were won or lost, the Song Dynasty did nothing but lose money.

In history, Sima Guang and other ministers in the Yuanyou Dynasty gave the land that the soldiers of the Shenzong Dynasty shed blood and sacrificed for nothing to Xixia. This is the logic.

The attack on Xixia can be done when there is capital, but now that there is no capital, this loss-making business cannot continue.

Sima Guang abolished Wang Anshi's reform, and the imperial court lost its source of income, so it wanted to withdraw its line of defense.

From Zhang Yue's point of view, how can this work?
So it must be harvested in reverse!Let the war bring benefits to Song Dynasty.

Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Zhaowen, Mencius once said that 'the Spring and Autumn Period is no just war'. In fact, although Mencius is a virtuous man, he doesn't understand what war is."

Han Qi snorted, Zhang Yue's words were too harsh, but the next sentence made Han Qi change immediately.

But Jian Zhang said: "In my opinion, war is the continuation of politics, and politics is the continuation of business!"

"War is the continuation of politics, and politics is the continuation of business!" Han Qi repeated these two sentences repeatedly.

These two sentences can be said to break through the fog of the ages.

One sentence hits the nail on the head.

This is how many books you have read, how much you have seen through the world, and what experience you have in politics before you can say such "sharp" words.

Confucianism advocates that "teachers are famous", and they must find the righteousness in everything before they enter the army.If it is true that righteousness lies, then how can the winner of the unjust battle be explained.

Wars are never for justice, but for politics.

Zhang Yue's words pointed directly at people's hearts.

Han Qi suddenly looked at Zhang Yue. From the time Zhang Yue proposed "weight, transfer, and price exchange" in the political affairs hall, he realized that he couldn't see through this young man at all.

Now there is another sentence, "War is the continuation of politics, and politics is the continuation of business!" Han Qi also had the same feeling as Wang Anshi at this moment, that is, there is a thick fog behind this son, and behind the fog, he still stands vaguely behind the fog. A tall man who is difficult to look up to!

Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Zhaowen, don't try to get what you can't get on the battlefield through negotiation! This dynasty wants peace, but can it be peaceful without fighting? If you blindly seek peace, you won't get peace."

Han Qi carefully examined Zhang Yuezhi's suggestion and asked, "Is there a comprehensive plan to save him?"

Zhang Yue said confidently: "Yes, when I was on a mission to Shaanxi, I discussed this with Xue Cao..."

Han Qi's face changed when he heard the words: "Okay, so are you provoking Xixia envoys in Chongyuan Pavilion?"

Zhang Yue immediately denied it when he heard the words, otherwise he would not have put a shit bowl on his head: "There is absolutely no such thing... In fact, Xixia has long wanted to offend me. A big battle will never stop the Xixia people's ambition."

Han Qi remembered that Xue Xiang, the envoy of Shaanxi Province, had once played to him that the new lord of Xixia had ascended the throne,

Han Qi looked at Zhang Yue familiarly, stroked his beard suddenly and said slowly: "If it really kills the arrogance of the Xixia people, it will make it happen."

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Outside the political affairs hall sat a lot of officials who played with Han Qi, including some high-ranking supervisors, but they were all waiting outside.

The coming and going of the subordinate officials in the political affairs hall is just a sentence of "negotiating important matters fairly and fairly".

Zeng Gongliang has been unwell for the past few days, and he did not arrive at the Political Affairs Hall until the afternoon. This is what he saw in front of the hall.

As for Ouyang Xiu in the left hall and Zhao Gai in the right hall, they also came out to see at the moment.

Zeng Gongliang asked the two of them, "What's the matter?"

Ouyang Xiu pointed inwards and said, "Mr. Tang, you see we've been talking for almost an hour."

Zeng Gongliang was astonished.

"Who is negotiating with Zhaowen?"

Zhao Gai looked at Ouyang Xiu, and Ouyang Xiu said proudly, "I'm in charge of seducing Zhang Duzhi."

Zeng Gongliang showed a sudden look, but at this time he had already stepped out of the political affairs hall when he saw Zhang Yue.

Han Qi came out to see each other off...and even sent them all the way down the steps...

Zeng Gongliang and Zhao Gai were all taken aback. It is not surprising that this scene appeared on Fu Bi, because after every official came to him to discuss matters, he was like this, no matter how low the other party's official position was, he was like this .

However, although Han Qi is also a polite person, he is not as good as Fu Bi, but now he sent Zhang Yue out of the Political Affairs Hall, and sent him down...

By the way, didn't Zhang Yue spill a cup of wine on the face of the Xixia envoy... It's good that Han Qi didn't trouble him.

At this moment, Han Qi said to Zhang Yue: "It's for the sake of saving it. I have paid for the reconstruction of a pagoda and temple in my hometown. Your writing and calligraphy are unparalleled in the world. Do you have time to write a pagoda for me?"

Zhang Yue was taken aback.

I thought of Teng Zongliang asking Fan Zhongyan to write Yueyang Tower for him.

Han Qi invited Ouyang Xiu, and Cai Xiang wrote him a diary of Jintang.

Asking someone to write for you means that the relationship between the two is very good, just like you ask someone to write a pair of words to hang at home, just like a talisman.

Therefore, after Zhang Yuezhong was the number one scholar, he didn't write easily for others. This is the case for writing inscriptions. Although the value offered by Bianjing officials for asking him to write a pair of characters is not as high as a thousand gold for a word, it is still worth ten gold for a word.

Han Qi asked Zhang Yue to write the Tower Records for himself, which made Zhang Yue think that when Teng Zijing was demoted, Fan Zhongyan would rather resign himself than defend Teng Zijing.

Apart from Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang is currently participating in politics, and the third envoy is Han Qi's right-hand man.

Then it goes without saying that Han Qi asked himself to write the Tale of the Tower. Zhang Yue thought about it even if Pu Yi was implicated in the future, and now he has to present this certificate!
"It is an honor to be an official."

Zhang Yue walked to the door of the hall and gave Han Qi a long bow, then strode away.

After Zhang Yue left, Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu, and Zhao Gai all came to Han Qi to inquire.

Han Qi didn't comment on Zhang Yue, but said, "I'll re-discuss the matter of the Xixia envoys."

When Zhang Yue arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw that the escort envoys, escort envoys, and several officials who were in Chongyuan Pavilion before were all standing there anxiously, Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I have been in Korea. You don't have to worry about this matter in front of Xianggong, if there is any punishment, I will bear it alone."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the words and said in unison: "Thank you, Mr. Zhuangyuan!"

(End of this chapter)