I am Da Song

Chapter 174 Suhu is cooked, the world is full

If you only look at the prosperity and tranquility of Tokyo, it is indeed easy for people to mistakenly think that the Song Dynasty is in a peaceful and prosperous age.

Zhao Ding, the transshipment envoy of Jingji Road, is the top virtuous minister of this era, and Xiang Zichen, the transshipment envoy of Huainan Road, is also a talented person.

Thanks to the efforts of these two people, the southeast water transport quickly recovered and flourished.The food, specialty products and supplies from the southeast have made the magnificent city of Tokyo explode with infinite vitality again.

Both officials and common people saw a lot of opportunities in this city, and everyone felt that this was a prosperous era.

But it was not until the arrival of the Xixia envoy that Da Song was brought back to reality from his infinite vision.

The future of the empire can be expected, but at present, the four directions are still not peaceful, and there are still a large number of enemy chieftains and foreign captives eyeing Song Dynasty.

The first to bear the brunt is Xixia, this despicable small country took advantage of the disaster of the Song Dynasty, and occupied the mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty for thousands of miles!
Thinking that thousands of miles of mountains and rivers with beautiful mountains and rivers and endless green fields are no longer owned by the Song Dynasty under the afterglow, countless soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty felt angry in their hearts.

Zuo Xiangmei Zhili was responsible for the reception of the envoys.

Although Mei Zhili is still the prime minister of the left, his official position has become a political affairs of Pingzhang, that is, he has been transferred to the Zhengshitang to manage politics.

Now there are two prime ministers in the Zhengshitang, Li Gang, the right minister, and Mei Zhili, the left minister.

They are all prime ministers, and it is difficult to learn from Ming Dynasty to distinguish between the first and second assistants.Moreover, the national conditions of the Song Dynasty have also adapted to the tradition of left and right ministers.

In the Zhengshitang, left and right are still proportional, and according to the tradition of Zhuxia, the right is respected.The right minister has a slightly higher status, and is the de facto chief assistant of the empire, who has an overview of the government affairs of the court.The left phase is next.

The original right minister, Sun Fu, continued to be in charge of Shangshu Province, but the official was promoted from Shangshu Pushe to Shangshuling.This is an absolute sense of rising and falling, and the authority of Shangshu Province has been given to Zhengshitang.

But even so, his authority is still great, not weaker than the general administrators of later generations, nor weaker than the current Privy Councilors.It's just that he is no longer at the helm of the court, and he can no longer formulate court policies.An Anxin conveyed Zhao Huan's will in a responsible manner, and it might not be a good home for this mediocre old man.

After Mei Zhili had contact with the Xixia envoy during the day, he immediately entered the palace at dusk to report the details to Zhao Huan.

June is midsummer, even the afterglow of the setting sun is bright.

When Mei Zhili arrived, Zhao Huan was standing under the shade of a tree in front of Jingfu Hall, directing several servants to make ice.

The courtyard is spacious, surrounded by trees and flowers, and the pink and white fallen flowers are fragrant with the oncoming wind.

Making ice with saltpeter is not considered a superb technology, even Zhao Huan, a liberal arts student who knows nothing about science, has heard of it.

The gunpowder of the Song Dynasty has been perfected, and there is a large amount of saltpetre in the Imperial Armory.

All the materials are ready, Zhao Huan only needs to direct his servants to bring the barrels and tools.

The tool is a big green vat, the kind Sima Guang smashed.It was filled with more than half of clean water, and a clean wooden basin was placed on top of the clean water, but instead of water, the basin contained goat milk, diced fruit, and white sugar.

The saltpeter was put into the green tank by the waiter, and the clear water froze smoothly. After a while, the goat milk and diced fruit also froze smoothly. It took more than half an hour for a cold drink made by hand, and it was finally a success.

Zhao Jin'er, who was beside Zhao Huan, happily took the packaged food box from the waiter, handed it to Zhao Huan and said, "How did the elder brother come up with this idea? This ice food is crystal clear, and the milk is mellow. Look at it." It whets the appetite, brother, try it soon."

Zhao Huan looked at the cold drinks that had been cut into pieces and put them on plates, he waved to Mei Zhili who came over, and said, "Mr. Zuo also come over to taste my invention."

The waiter quickly brought a cold drink to Mei Zhili on an exquisite porcelain plate, and placed a slender wooden spoon beside the cold drink.

Mei Zhili had no intention of admonishing the emperor for inventing delicious food.The emperor has extremely reduced the scale of the palace, and the expenditure of the inner court has decreased by nearly 40 taels of silver per month compared to the time when it was too high.

If at this time, the courtiers are still pointing fingers at the emperor, and even harshly criticizing the emperor for eating a few mouthfuls of cold food to relieve the heat in summer, then it is completely cheating on the emperor!
So Mei Zhili took a mouthful of the food rewarded by the government calmly, and felt that it melted in the mouth, full of mellowness, and there was a fragrance of fruit in his mouth.He sincerely praised: "If this royal food is not rewarded by the official, I am afraid that I will not have the chance to taste it in this life."

Hearing this, Zhao Jin'er clapped her hands happily, with a joyful expression on her face.

Zhao Huan looked at Zhao Jin'er and said, "Did you hear that? This is the royal food that my Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty personally praised. At that time, you only need to open a shop in Shaotian New District, hang a plaque of the royal food, and you are guaranteed to make a lot of money every day!" "

Although this technology is not difficult to imitate in Song Dynasty, it will spread out soon.But only Zhao Jin'er's family dared to hang up the royal food, and they just rushed to this plaque to ensure that the business would be prosperous all year round.

Zhao Jin'er nodded joyfully, and said: "Brother came up with this idea, so it can be regarded as the shop that I opened together with my brother, and I will share [-]/[-] of the profits with my brother. My brother will take [-]%."

"Haha, the elder brother is just seeking some benefits for the younger sister. You don't need to calculate it so clearly, just divide it [-]-[-]."

It's not that Zhao Huan is short of the money, but he owns a share. The operation of this store will definitely reduce a lot of troubles and increase the number of customers.

Then to talk about political affairs, Zhao Huan asked Zhao Jin'er to leave first.Instead, he took Mei Zhili for a stroll in the courtyard under the trees and flowers, and said: "I heard a proverb that Suhu is cooked, and the world is full. Now June is the harvest season for grain in Suhu, right?"

Mei Zhili followed behind Zhao Huan, and replied respectfully: "I tell the officials, it is true. The main force of the Shenwu Right Army will stay in the southeast and the two lakes, so that the southeast granary can complete the autumn harvest smoothly."

"Have you ever thought about it, since Suhu is cooked, the world is full. Where did the surplus food go? The famine in the previous dynasty was mostly due to lack of food. But our dynasty is completely different from the previous dynasty. Since there is already a surplus of food, Tokyo can even have a variety of food tricks, so why is there still a bad year?"

As the prime minister of the current dynasty, Mei Zhili was very clear about this problem, saying: "The southeast is full of rich people, and the grain output is theoretically sufficient to supply the world's needs. But the difficulty lies in transporting the grain to various places, and the cost has exceeded the grain output. In itself. It’s like transporting grain from the southeast to the northwest, and it takes more than ten times more time for each stone. This is why our dynasty has repeatedly attacked Xixia, and we are trapped in logistical supplies.”

"It makes sense. Song Dynasty has [-]% of its strength now, but it can't play [-]% in Shaanxi. Tell me, what is Xixia's attitude?"

With a solemn expression, Mei Zhili said, "Xixia's envoy is the imperial historian Mou Ning Keren. This is a very difficult person. He is the most steadfast leader of Xixia."

The most determined main fighter?Zhao Huan raised his eyebrows, this matter is interesting.

Xixia wants to negotiate, but the envoy is a main combat faction.It seems that there are many articles in it.

(End of this chapter)