Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 742 War Preparation
Zhang Quan was ridiculed by Qing Jun, so he could only smile wryly. He is indeed Zhu Lian's most trusted eunuch, and because he broke through the siege and went to Chenzhou to recruit soldiers, he was reused by Zhao Chen. There are three or five errands for the training envoy of the Yaoling regiment, Dongmensi and Linghouyuan Zaozuo.

It can be said that he is the highest eunuch from the fifth rank, and he does not give way to civil officials, and many civil servants make friends with him.

However, he is really not good enough in front of Qingjun. Everyone is from the fifth rank. His gold content can be said to be ten thousand pure gold, but Qingjun is platinum, and he is more popular than others. Who would let him play with the empress dowager since childhood? big sisters.

Zhu Lian didn't think about the consequences of letting him control two yamen that made the servants crazy at the same time.

Even if the palace servants in the palace are carefully selected and can be said to be trusted palace servants, it is inevitable that some people will have other thoughts, hoping that I can catch his pigtails and let myself stand on top, Qingjun It seems to be ridiculing him, but actually reminding him that this kindness must be remembered.

"Shang Gong, don't taunt us. I'll give Shang Gong a small clock tomorrow. Tell me about Shang Gong's residence. How can you do it if you don't have something to watch at night." He licked his face and flattered Qing Jun.

"Cut, save it for you to please my concubine, I don't care about these things." Qing Jun rolled his eyes, turned and left.

"Shang Gong has to accept it with a smile, and don't refute our face." Zhang Quan trotted behind Qingjun, dragging his buttocks to follow, but he didn't find a pair of gloomy and shocked eyes staring at Qingjun in a certain corner. and let them go.

Although, Jiangning Mansion in Nanjing is no different from Kaifeng in the past, it is also a city that never closes at night, the streets and alleys in the city are full of wind and death, and there are no people until the middle of the night.

Wang Xiu did not return to the city, but went directly to another courtyard.Of course, instead of going to Wen Xijun's luxurious mansion near Fengle Building, he went to Hudong's mansion, where Zhao Fujin and Sister Lin Yue lived.

Li Yunyi, the wife who accompanied Xu Zhong and his mother-in-law, Liu Shi, both lived in this other courtyard, and they could be regarded as taking care of Xu Zhong and letting the couple get together.

Wang Xiu didn't disturb Sister Lin Yue's rest, and went directly to Zhao Fujin's embroidery building. He had something on his mind!I have to tell Zhao Fujin about this, and see what Zhao Fujin is planning, so that I can make plans for the next step.

Seeing Zhao Fujin, he was hesitating in his heart, twisting and turning several times to say something but didn't know how to say it.After so many years, bringing up the future and the past may cause Zhao Fujin's painful memories.

However, there are some things that he has to think about, and he is afraid of worrying the beauty, which really bothers him very much.

"The officials seem to have something to do. Could it be that there are difficulties in the temple?" Zhao Fujin was very considerate of Wang Xiu, and found that he was preoccupied.

"It's a small matter." Wang Xiu still decided to speak out, at least he could see Zhao Fujin's attitude and affect the countermeasures he might take.

"Oh." Zhao Fujin is very shrewd. She never asks about Wang Xiu's government affairs. She does her best to be her little girl and cherishes every day's life, even if she cannot move freely.Tonight, there was a faint feeling of not being good. I always felt that Wang Xiu had a heavy heart in his heart, which he had never seen in so many years.

"I think there is something that I must let you know." Wang Xiu sighed, looked deeply at Zhao Fujin, and finally made up her mind.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Fujin felt Wang Xiu's weirdness, and felt more and more bad, feeling a little nervous.

"Cai Wei is coming back." In six simple words, Wang Xiu seemed to have moved a huge boulder, almost every word.

Zhao Fujin's delicate body froze, and she looked at Wang Xiu with her beautiful eyes wide open. She was confused for a moment, and she could hardly believe it was true.

"That's right, the news is absolutely true that the captives let Cai Kuang back." Wang Xiu emphasized again, silently waiting for Zhao Fujin's response.

One night, really no sleep, no words!
As for Zhang Tonggu taking Cai Yu southward, it was a big event for the government and the public, but it didn't matter to the two governments. All the bigwigs in the two governments were concerned about the time of the Jin army's invasion.

Although the arrival of Zhang Tonggu means that the war is getting closer, but the specific time is more interesting. The movement of the army, judge the opponent's breakthrough, or steal their marching plan.

Waiting is the most anxiety-provoking thing. Since Wang Xiu supported Zhang Qiyuan, he should make a serious plan and ask Liu Guangshi to come up with defense plans for Shaanxi and the various roads along the river. Hebei is destined to be discarded, but he has to fight field.

It can be said that Silence is the most troublesome minister. A battle with the Jin army is enough to cause financial headaches. You still have to bring Shaanxi Sixth Road, which will collapse the court's finances, right?If you don't play with people like this, the deputy finance minister can't do it anymore.

Wang Xiu proposed a compromise solution. The military expenses of the Sixth Road in Shaanxi will be settled locally, and the military expenses for counterattacking Hedong will also be paid by Shuchuan. To transport money and food from Junzhou, Shaanxi, or to reduce or exempt the tax on silk and silk from Shuchuan for three years on preferential terms.

His plan is acceptable. All military prefectures’ finances will be handed over to the Ministry of Households or Taifu by the transshipment department, but remote military prefectures will use accounting and military expenses, and allocate money and food on the spot, and the rest will be transported to the capital by the transshipment department. The nearby supply is also acceptable, and it is not a violation of the imperial court's system of checks and balances.

As for the three-year tax reduction and exemption for silk and silk in Sichuan, it was like poking a hornet's nest. The big textile households of the Suzhou and Hangzhou generation immediately refused to do so, and the Shi family in Hangzhou was the most popular.

Originally, Shu brocade was very famous. Whether it is quality or cost, it has always been inferior to silk from Suzhou and Hangzhou. However, Shu brocade has heavy tariffs and has to be transported long distances to the Central Plains or Jiangnan, so the price does not have an advantage.

If the tax is reduced or exempted for three years, Shu brocade will definitely be shipped out on a large scale, and it will occupy the market by then, but it will be difficult to squeeze out.

However, for the sake of the strategy of the family and the country, Wang Xiu was arbitrary and decided to support Shuchuan, Hangzhou and Wenzhou Wangjia, as well as Wangji Department Store and Shenjia Wanshixing to participate in Shujin Sinotrans.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and since they are profitable, they should follow the trend directly. The mere silk giants in Suzhou and Hangzhou are no match for the world's largest merchants. Even the Shi family in Hangzhou had to remain silent in a hand-to-hand battle.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible for Wang Xiu to suppress Suzhou-Hangzhou silk, it is just an expedient measure. He and Shen Mo have long formulated a development plan for the textile industry, and support for Suzhou-Hangzhou silk and Jiangnan cloth is also being drawn up.

To put it bluntly, it is to balance the differences in the textile industry in various places, to better increase competitiveness, to benefit the people, and to indirectly reduce the huge profits of businessmen.

However, the situation in the north is becoming more and more serious, and there is a tendency of three surprises overnight.

(End of this chapter)