Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 252 Immigrants Are a Pit

"Oh! Why is it still not raining? If there is no more rain, the summer grain production in the north will be reduced by at least [-]%." Wen Yanbo walked out of his guard room, looked up at the bright sun and couldn't help but shook his head, secretly rejoicing in his heart.Fortunately, Song and Liao are still in a state of war, and thanks to Qingyuan Academy’s promotion of disasters as a natural phenomenon a few years ago, otherwise, if there is no rain for such a long time this year, he, the prime minister, would have to resign, or at least be demoted. .But this year, although a few sporadic people wrote to the emperor and the prime minister to be responsible for the spring drought, their voices were not loud and they were basically ignored.

When he came to the famous hall where the Zaizhi meeting was held, he saw that Pang Ji, Liang Shi, Gao Ruona and others had already arrived, so he took the first seat and asked Pang Ji first: "Ji Zhi, is there any news from the Liao Kingdom? "

Pang Ji said: "Not yet. But since the Liao Kingdom sent that monk with an undisciplined name to find out our details, it is very likely that the fight will not go on and we want peace talks."

After finishing speaking, Pang Ji picked up a military newspaper from the small table at hand: "Just after receiving the Shaanxi Pegasus Express, the Xia people once again asked for a victory because they defeated the Liao army, and Shaanxi refused again."

Gao Ruona asked: "Is this the second time Xia people have invited us to win this year?"

Liang Shi said, "The last time was in March."

Gao Ruona snorted: "The Xia people are ambitious. This is to let us, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom continue to fight, so that he can profit from it."

Pang Ji said with a smile: "Anyway, the Xia people have indeed contained the Liao Kingdom by doing this. We are not fooled by the Xia people. The Liao army is contained in Hebei and Hedong. The Xia people are constantly harassing the west and the pirates in the east. With the captive population and the drought, the Liao Kingdom will definitely not be able to continue fighting. There will definitely be a strike in the future, but it is just a matter of what conditions will be negotiated in the end."

Wen Yanbo hurriedly asked: "Is the Liao Kingdom also in drought?"

Liang Shi said: "I just received information from the Police Department, saying that pirates plundered the Liao State and captured the soldiers and people of the Liao State. After inquiry, I learned that since February, the Yanyun prefectures under the Liao State have also been drought-stricken. Not lightly. The reduction of summer grain production is a foregone conclusion, and last year the Liao Lord used troops against Xixia, which cost a lot of money and food, and this year he will use troops again, and there will be a spring famine, the disasters in Yanyun Zhuzhou this year will not be small, and now people have fled."

Wen Yanbo asked Liang Shi: "Having this information is indeed as good as hearing and seeing. What happened to the Privy Council setting up a staff secretary? Could it be possible to find out information about the Liao Kingdom?"

Liang Shi's face was a bit embarrassed: "The establishment of officials and deacons has been completed, but those people sent from the police department are required to act in accordance with the police department's rules and cannot be changed, and more importantly, they refuse to disclose the details of their intrusion into the Liao Kingdom. These people don't know the general situation that the imperial court urgently needs Liao's intelligence, and they are not allowed to use these details. They have already clashed with the officials on the side of the Privy Council several times. The Song Dynasty was at war with Liao again, and information could not be communicated, so they have not yet received information from Liao. national intelligence."

Wen Yanbo's face turned cold: "Oh! Li Buqi's behavior is domineering, and his subordinates naturally follow suit. What do you think about this matter?"

Liang Shi said: "I thought that I should ask His Majesty for an order to ask the police department to hand over all the details to the official department. Their people should be returned to the police department. Otherwise, the Privy Council's decree is not smooth, which will damage the prestige of the court."

Wen Yanbo nodded, then remembered something, and said: "Now that the Liao Kingdom has the heart for peace talks, then the pirates should be restrained and recruited as soon as possible. Otherwise, these pirates are all profit-seeking. Since they can plunder the Liao Kingdom, how can they How do you know that you will not plunder the Song Dynasty, or even use it for the Liao Kingdom?"

Liang Shi reminded: "What Wen Xianggong said is right, but money and food are needed everywhere now, but how can there be money and food to recruit these pirates? According to reports from the Dengzhou government, these pirates are divided into two types, one is real pirates Some of them are sailors and coastal fishermen from various sea merchants who are resting on the shore, waving flags and shouting after the pirates. In my humble opinion, it is better to send officials to detain them temporarily, and then recruit them when there is enough money and food."

Wen Yanbo then asked: "Then who to send, is there any answer?"

Liang Shi said: "It has been agreed that Qian Chongde, the head of the Privy Council's Guangxi Fang Shou Que, will raise the matter, and Duan Fang, the commander of the Tiger Wing Water Army, will handle it in the name of organizing and training the water army to arrest robbers."

Wen Yanbo nodded, then frowned and said, "The government sent someone to urge me to ask how the discussion about Li Buqi's claim that the Yellow River will break is still going. You should see how to answer this matter. This matter has also been discussed for three years. Months, the officials probably can't wait."

When Wen Yanbo mentioned this matter, everyone in the Political Affairs Hall frowned.Everyone knows that the Yellow River is prone to bursting, and everyone knows it well, but if you don't say it, you can pretend not to see it, and wait until something happens.Anyway, whoever becomes the prime minister will be unlucky at that time.

It would be easy for others to shout out that "the Yellow River is going to be diverted". Such an order for officials, big and small, to write a letter will definitely support and oppose it, and it is basically certain that nothing will be done.

But this matter was brought up by Li Buqi. After the emperor ordered the court to discuss it, the voice of denying Li Buqi was unusually small.It is really that Li Buqi's golden signboard puts too much pressure on people.

No matter how much you don't like Li Buqi's people, you have to admit that Li Buqi's words have a high gold content.Didn't you see that there is a lot of traffic outside Li's house every day, and there is a long line of people seeking to see him, which is longer than the line outside the prime minister's mansion, and there are all kinds of people seeking to see him, just to get a word of advice from Li Buqi.And everyone knows that Li Buqi is a person who does not hesitate to admit that he does not know.Just for this, who dares to ignore Li Buqi's warning?

If you accept Li Buqi's prophecy, it means that the Yellow River has not changed its course in 20 years, and you can leave a "cautious" comment, but if you don't accept Li Buqi's words, and the Yellow River really changes its course again, it will be fatal. Definitely a huge blemish.Who dares to take such a political risk?

But Gao Ruona still shook his head and said, "This is all based on what Li Buzi said, and there is no evidence. How can people believe it?"

Pang Ji took a look at Gao Ruona and said, "But Li Buqi will never target indiscriminately. What he said has basically come true."

Hearing what Pang Ji said, everyone fell silent.

After careful calculations, even Gao Ruona, who extremely rejected Li Buqi in his heart, finally had to let go and chose to believe in Li Buqi's prophecy.In this way, Li Buqi's request to set up a pastoral supervisor in the lower reaches of the Yellow River will naturally be approved.But there is another serious problem in front of these people.

Pang Ji said: "Since more than ten prefectures and counties in the lower reaches of the Yellow River are in dire straits, it is not suitable for the common people to live there. But how will the tens of thousands of common people be resettled? Are they all going to be recruited as Xiang troops?"

Wen Yanbo immediately shook his head: "Now how can there be so much money and food to recruit tens of thousands of troops? Besides, this year's spring drought has already happened. I don't know what will happen in the fall. They may have to recruit troops from other disaster-stricken places. No more taxes, otherwise it will inevitably Something happened. Li Buqi said that immigration is also difficult, and there is still no money or food."

Gao Ruona nodded again and again: "Yes, this year is another war and drought, the imperial court is really powerless to accommodate these people."

Wen Yanbo smiled slightly: "Since Li Zhongzheng is proposing the method of emigrating, and he is good at making money, why not see what he has in mind. If he can handle this matter well, he can also serve as an example for future generations."

migrant?Easier said than done?This is a big pit, and if it is not done well, it will stir up civil uprisings.If Li Buqi admits that he has a way, Wen Yanbo doesn't mind pushing Li Buqi into this pit.

(End of this chapter)