Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 70 Eight Thousand Five Hundred People

"Since we have already discussed it, let's just draft the letter of credence according to what we have discussed."

Zhao Xin was very opinionated, even more opinionated than his father, and he said this in front of everyone.

His father, on the other hand, was the one who was extremely cowardly and asked, "Are you sure this isn't a trick played by the Liao Kingdom?"

Zhao Xin said, "Didn't you also say that the previous Chanyuan Alliance only paid a total of 300,000 silver and silk as compensation?"

"Then the total compensation of 200,000 silver and silk is actually a lot."

Zhao Zhen actually wanted to show some weakness, but since his own General Tian Ce had said so.

Then he should trust his own General Tian Ce.

Then...

Zhao Zhen asked Lu Yijian to prepare the letter.

As for Fu Bi, he was kept, and Zhao Xin wanted to ask what Fu Bi did during the mission, and how many days it would take to go to the capital of Liao, how many days it would take to go there, how many days it would take to negotiate, and how many days it would take to come back.

What means of transportation to use.

Do you need to change horses during the journey?

of course!

Before asking, you have to ask his father's permission first.

Zhao Xin asked, "Dad, can I ask Fu Bi some questions?"

When Zhao Zhen replied in a gentle and elegant manner: "Of course."

Zhao Xin then asked.

It took me about half a day to prepare the letter of credence.

All I can say is that we come and go in a hurry.

Once he got the letter from the country, Fu Bi had to set off again.

However, after chatting for most of the day, this once again left a deep impression on Fu Bi's heart.

After everyone had dispersed, they returned to Madam Miao's courtyard.

His father came to question him again.

The main thing is to know whether this peace talk can succeed.

I don’t know why his father is so panicked?

Of course, it might be because his father considered things much more comprehensively than he did.

And the more a person thinks about something, the more he tends to be afraid of this and that.

Zhao Xin could only say: "The King of Liao has agreed to peace talks, which proves that this matter still has a chance to succeed. Besides, the reason why the conditions have become so good is the result of the efforts of Fu Bi and my Song soldiers."

then……

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything more.

Seeing Zhao Xin acting like a little adult and he actually had to ask his own son for advice, Zhao Zhen became furious when he thought about it.

"I am most excited!"

"Ok?"

"Take off your pants."

"Why?"

"I just want to beat you up!"

"..."

……

The father and son played like this for quite a while.

Zhao Xin was also hesitating whether he should ask his father to assign 500 men to each of his 17 generals.

Let’s do the math first. There are seventeen powerful generals, and each of them has five hundred men, which makes eight thousand five hundred men.

Let’s do some calculations on how much it costs to support a soldier… Well, this question is a bit more complicated.

Then... Zhao Xin asked his father, "Dad, how much money does it cost to support a soldier in a year?"

Zhao Zhen knew that some things were unavoidable after hearing his question, so he told him, "A soldier is paid nearly a thousand coins a month, and food and cloth are not included. In a year, it will cost about thirty to fifty coins."

In other words, Zhao Xin's salary alone can only support less than fifty people a year.

Alas, it seems that my salary is not very much.

Then Zhao Zhen saw Zhao Xin with a sad face, not knowing what he was thinking.

After watching Zhao Xin's expression change for a while, Zhao Zhen asked, "What is Zui Xinglai thinking about?"

Zhao Xin said, "It's not easy to raise an army. First of all, you have to know how to make money! So I think I should start by making money first."

Zhao Zhen thought, wow!
When it comes to recruiting soldiers and horses, you even want to skip over me, your father, and pay for it yourself.

What would happen if I really let you do this?
The reason why the military governors of the Tang Dynasty dared to be so arrogant was because they not only controlled the military power, but also the financial power and even the power to appoint local officials.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Xin and felt that he had not hit him lightly enough.

Then he said, "You want to skip your father and make money and raise your own troops?"

Zhao Xin replied with a lively look in his eyes: "I just don't want to add burden to you, Daddy!"

This kid!
Sooner or later you will rebel!

Zhao Xin added: "Li Yuan rewarded Emperor Taizong Wen with several copper mines, so Emperor Taizong Wen was very rich."

Zhao Zhen then said, "So what you mean is that Daddy will also reward you with several copper mines?"

Zhao Xin said, "That's not necessary. I'll think of another way myself."

Zhao Zhen fell silent. This little guy is really brave!

But what can I do about it, it’s my own child?
We can't just chop him down.

I could only watch him fooling around with a doting look on my face.

to be frank.

Sometimes, he was really afraid that Zui Xinglai would suddenly die.

Just like his eldest daughter with Madam Zhang.

He had just lived to the age of three, and suddenly he was gone, just gone.

As soon as Zhao Xin turned his head, he saw his father staring at him, and he also said: "Dad, even if I am good-looking, with the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and the appearance of the sun and the moon, you don't have to stare at me all the time!"

Zhao Zhen then said: "Narcissism!"

Zhao Xin asked again: "Dad, can you give me 8,500 people?"

Zhao Zhen was instantly awakened by his words and asked, "What do you want 8,500 people for?"

Zhao Xin said, "Of course it's training! Dad, what's the point of just reading? Confucius said, 'Learn and practice it from time to time.' It's not enough to just learn. You have to practice and exercise it from time to time. Only then will you be happy."

Zhao Zhen had almost forgotten what this sentence meant for a moment, and asked, "Is this what it means?"

Zhao Xin then said, "That must be what it means! Dad, you don't even know the Analects?"

It’s not that Zhao Zhen doesn’t know how to do it.

Zhao Zhen just thought, why do I feel like I have been fooled by you little guy!
Then he said: "Eight thousand five hundred people are too many!"

Zhao Xin said, "This is already the minimum. I asked Zhao Xun and the others, and they said that when they go out to fight, they always bring at least 500 people."

Zhao Zhen then asked: "Why can't I just give you 500 men?"

Zhao Xin replied: "Because I have seventeen people! Each person gets five hundred. That's eight thousand five hundred people!"

Then Zhao Zhen silently calculated in his mind.

It seems that is indeed the case!
But eight thousand five hundred people is not a small number.

Even when Emperor Taizong Wen of the Tang Dynasty launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he had only about 800 people.

Once you come up, it will be ten times the price. Even if your father agrees, the ministers outside will never agree.

and……

You have never seen Fan Zhongyan and his men knocking on your door.

(End of this chapter)