Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 370
Fan Ning sent a brief pigeon letter to the overseas economic and strategic envoy on the second day after the total annihilation of the Deyu country's army. Di Qing saw that the matter was of great importance and did not delay for a moment. On the second day after arriving at the Privy Council, it was placed on the imperial case of the emperor Zhao Zhen, including the original and the copy.

Fan Ning wrote more than 100 characters on the small scroll, which is extremely concise but rich in content.

The reason for sending troops was that the Abe family asked for help. The excuse for sending troops was that the Qingyuan family provoked civil strife in Kunzhou. It was aimed at local wealthy families and had nothing to do with the Japanese court. As a result, 18 soldiers wiped out 330 enemy troops. Only 800 people were killed and less than 1000 people were injured. It is the main result of the battle. Ideha and Mutsu won [-] million taels of gold and [-] million taels of silver. In the future, Izuha will be used as a strategic buffer for Kunzhou to protect the safety of Kunzhou and require Kunzhou to increase its troops by [-].

Zhao Zhen read the report with a solemn expression, until the amount of gold and silver jumped out made him smile.

Zhao Zhen closed the pigeon letter report, and then ordered: "Please hurry Wen Xianggong, Fu Xianggong and Han Shumi to see me quickly!"

Immediately, a eunuch sent a message, and Zhao Zhen paced back and forth in the imperial study with his hands behind his back. Frankly speaking, Fan Ning's actions were a bit reckless, and he should not be so easily involved in the civil war of other countries, although the reasons are glamorous , but in fact he still did something degrading the status of a big country. How could the dignified kingdom of heaven use sneak attacks to fight unannounced? No matter what, he should warn the Japanese court repeatedly before sending troops. What the heavenly kingdom should do.

Although Zhao Zhen gave Fan Ning the power to handle relations with Japan on his own, Fan Ning really sent troops without going through the court, which still made Zhao Zhen a little dissatisfied. Giving you power is trust in you, but it does not mean that you can do whatever you want Use this power.

However, he was able to seize such a huge amount of gold and silver through this battle, which greatly diluted Zhao Zhen's dissatisfaction with Fan Ning. He even suspected that Fan Ning hadn't told the truth. Everything was an excuse. Seizing gold and silver was his real goal. Purpose.

If this is the case, Zhao Zhen can forgive Fan Ning's recklessness. The financial constraints of the court make life difficult for Zhao Zhen, who overruns his budget every year, and the annual budget of expenditures makes the court overwhelmed.

The imperial court had to increase taxes, increase the selling prices of salt, wine, tea, etc., and transfer the overspend to the common people, which caused public dissatisfaction. The serious situation where the wife goes to a brothel to sell herself.

Although Fan Ning did a lot of excessive things, but he was able to earn a lot of gold and silver for the court and transport a lot of grain. The merits and demerits offset each other, and the merits outweigh the demerits.

At this time, the eunuch said at the door: "Your Majesty, the three ministers have arrived!"

"Please come in!"

After a while, Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi and Han Qi walked into the imperial study, bowed and said: "See Your Majesty!"

"The three lovers are free!"

Zhao Zhen then ordered the eunuchs left and right, "Bring chairs to the gentlemen!"

Several eunuchs quickly brought three chairs and sat down for the three gentlemen.

Zhao Zhen handed Wen Yanbo the copy of Fan Ning's pigeon letter, "Look at it! An urgent letter from Kunzhou, something big happened over there."

After reading the pigeon letter, Wen Yanbo was immediately dissatisfied and said, "It's just nonsense. He sent troops to Japan without the permission of the imperial court. How could he do this? Your Majesty, Fan Ning is too random to sit in Kunzhou. He must be transferred as soon as possible." return."

"I also feel that he is too young after all, and he is not very accurate in grasping some important principles of the court, but this dispatch of troops is indeed debatable. What does Mr. Fu think?" Zhao Zhen asked Fu Bi again.

Fu Bi also finished reading the pigeon letter, his brows frowned suddenly, and he said for a long time: "The key is how to determine the nature? The meaning of the pigeon letter seems to be not to declare war on Japan, but to attack the local wealthy family. I don't know much about Japan. It is not easy to draw conclusions about the domestic situation.”

"What about Mr. Han?" Zhao Zhen turned his gaze to Han Qi again.

Han Qi and Zhao Zhongshi have a very good relationship, and he has a good understanding of Kunzhou and the surrounding situation. He bowed slightly and said, "I support Fan Zhizhou's actions in principle!"

Wen Yanbo glanced at Han Qi with dissatisfaction, and asked, "Why did Mr. Han say such a thing?"

Han Qi smiled slightly and said: "Fan Ning made it very clear that his purpose is to build a strategic buffer for Kunzhou. If Japan wants to attack Kunzhou, it must first take down Akita City, which gives Kunzhou a room for early warning. If there is no such stronghold in Japan, it will be easy for the Japanese army to attack Kunzhou. Fan Zhizhou's move is indeed laying the foundation for Song's long-term rule in Kunzhou. Of course, he did not act properly. It seems rather reckless.

However, this incident happened just after he returned to Kunzhou, which also shows that the incident happened quite suddenly, which may have prevented him from asking the court for instructions. The humble minister has also led soldiers, and he knows that the opportunity for war is fleeting. Kunzhou came and went to Song Dynasty. For at least three months, there was no chance of any fighters. He was able to report in time after the war, which showed that he still understood the rules of the court and did not act rashly. "

At this time, Fu Bi also laughed and said: "To be honest, he has obtained so much gold and silver for the imperial court, which will greatly ease the imperial court's finances, which makes my eyes shine!"

When it comes to 330 million taels of gold and 800 million taels of silver, the atmosphere in the imperial study has obviously eased. Even Wen Yanbo, who looked dissatisfied, had to admit that these gold and silver were of great help to the court.

Wen Yanbo eased his cheeks slightly, and tried to use a moderate tone as he said: "Of course, Fan Ning is concerned about the court's difficulties, and he can solve the court's problems in a timely manner. His loyalty is commendable, and he has made contributions to the country. I must also admit this."

"Does Minister Wen agree that Fan Ning's merits and demerits outweigh the demerits in this action, or does the merit outweigh the demerit?" Zhao Zhen continued to ask.

After all, Wen Yanbo was not Zhang Yaozuo. Although he was annoyed for a while, he had no objection to Fan Ning himself, so he was right about the matter and not about the person.

He pondered for a while and said: "The merits and demerits are almost equal, but it depends on whether his merits outweigh his demerits. I feel that we should send envoys to Kunzhou to investigate before we can draw a final conclusion."

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Personally, I tend to make more merit than demerit at the moment, but we will not be able to judge further until the official report arrives.

But I also agree with Wen Xianggong's suggestion that this matter is of great importance, and it is indeed necessary to send a special envoy to Kunzhou to investigate this matter. The award should still be punished, and the court should eventually come to a conclusion. "

Han Qi bowed immediately and said, "The old minister has always wanted to go to Kunzhou to take a look, and I beg that this opportunity must be given to the old minister!"

Zhao Zhen smiled happily, "Since Mr. Han took the initiative to invite Ying, it would be hard for Mr. Han to make a trip to Kunzhou."

After a pause, Zhao Zhen said again: "In addition, Fan Ning asked for an additional 1000 troops. I agree, and Mr. Han can lead the army to go."

Fu Bi bowed again and said, "Should Mr. Han go to Kunzhou to investigate after the official report arrives?"

"That's not necessary. Fan Ning's official report will not affect the court's investigation. These are two lines. Mr. Han can get up as soon as possible."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "This is the first thing I invited the three gentlemen to discuss, and there is the second thing. I have considered whether I can use the gold and silver sent by Kunzhou this time as a Capital, and gradually issue three times the amount of Jiaozi to the world, what are the opinions of the three gentlemen?"

Issuing Jiaozi is not Zhao Zhen's overheated mind. In fact, since Jiaozi appeared in the Bashu area, the convenience and low cost of banknotes have attracted more and more attention. On the other hand, private guarantees can also easily cause Jiaozi to run. crisis.

The imperial court quickly discovered the convenience and risks of banknotes. The right to issue currency was in the central imperial court. How could the sixteen money shops in Bashu allow the issuance of currency?
The imperial court first prohibited the circulation of Jiaozi outside Bashu, and then tried to issue banknotes, that is, Guanjiaozi, which were mainly circulated in the capital and the Jiangnan area.

The imperial court has long realized that Jiaozi cannot be issued out of thin air, and that there must be capital for issuing Jiaozi, such as corresponding copper ingots, silver or gold.

The million taels of gold sent by Kunzhou had been stored in Zuo Zangku before. This time, another 330 million taels of gold will be sent, bringing the total number of gold to more than 400 million taels and silver to nearly [-] million taels.

How to use this huge wealth has always been a matter of repeated consideration by Zhao Zhen. It is obviously unrealistic to put them directly into the market, so using them as capital to issue official jiaozi is undoubtedly the best choice.

The three prime ministers pondered for a moment, and Wen Yanbo said slowly: "In principle, it is feasible, but it is necessary to grasp a certain degree. If too many coins are issued, it will cause a flood of coins and cause the price to skyrocket. What I mean is that on the one hand, the inferior coins will be recovered. For example, iron money, big money, etc., and then issue jiaozi simultaneously to lower the value of the currency as much as possible, so that the impact on the people at the bottom will be much smaller.”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "I'm just making a general opinion, how to do it specifically, Wen Xianggong and Fu Xianggong can call relevant ministers to discuss it carefully, be sure to be cautious and safe."

Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi bowed together and saluted, "I obey the order!"

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(End of this chapter)