Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 287

A few days after Li Buqi arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, he personally took Zhao Sheng out to inspect. The first stop was Qinfeng Road.Now that Qin Fenglu is in charge of Pang Ji, this old fox naturally understands the advantages and disadvantages of being close to Zhao Sheng, so in addition to showing due respect to Zhao Sheng, the prince, and Li Buqi, the five-way strategist, he is not indifferent. It's not hot anymore, and inside and outside the words, he also hinted that he would remain neutral and would not hold back Li Buqi.

Pang Ji's guarantee is still credible.With Pang Ji's guarantee, Li Buqi was relieved, and asked Pang Ji to call the main officials in the border area to listen to the report and order things to remain as usual for the time being, but he slapped these officials lightly in words, telling them not to make too much money. ruthless.

On the way to Jingyuan Road, Zhao Sheng asked strangely: "Teacher, along the way, I saw the fields were barren and the people were in poverty, but the border generals still drove the people to make money for him in the name of occupying the army and assisting the archers in defense. That's it." In this way, the common people will not be able to recuperate, and the government will have no tax income. I am afraid that in a few years, without the Xixia people fighting, Shaanxi itself will collapse. But why did the teacher only mention those border generals, as if Nowhere near itching?"

Li Buqi smiled, and said to himself that you can't help it after seeing a little fur, the pattern is broken.

He calmly replied to Zhao Sheng: "Almost all the frontier generals now drive the people to seek profit. Freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, and it is impossible to reverse it immediately. I can't do it even if I say harsh words. Didn’t you slap yourself? And you’re in such a hurry, what should you do if you really vote for Xixia?”

"Moreover, there is a reason for this matter, and it cannot be generalized. Even Fan Wenzheng, a person who has no time to make a living for the country, used the minister's money to let people run the business for profit. As far as I know, he also sent the people's soldiers. This is all It is because the military expenditure allocated by the imperial court is actually insufficient, but the battle still needs to be fought, so the side general can only be allowed to return to Yi to make a profit to make up for the lack of military expenditure. Insufficient military expenditure is a common phenomenon, and even Fan Wenzheng cannot avoid it. Can an officer like a small deployment solve it? If this opening is blocked and the military expenditure problem cannot be solved, then there will be trouble."

"Furthermore, those who drive the common people to make profits cannot be generalized. People like Fan Wenzheng are not making profits for themselves. All the money they earn is spent on military affairs. They are making money for the country, but they are responsible for the country. Therefore, driving The people are not the problem, the problem is that some people make money to fill their own pockets, as long as these people are under control. Therefore, although this matter is urgent, it must be done step by step, and the fundamental solution is to solve the military expenses first .”

Zhao Sheng nodded again and again, and finally said: "No wonder the teacher pays special attention to economics, even the Military Academy has to set up economics."

Yao Gang said beside him: "Brother Sheng only needs to listen more and see more in Shaanxi, and don't rush to talk when something happens. Now someone is waiting to find out about Brother Sheng. There must be no trouble, so everything should be delayed. Don't rush."

Zhao Sheng hurriedly said that he was taught.

Afterwards, on Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road, Zhao Sheng acted like a good gentleman in front of people, and he was equally enthusiastic to everyone, especially Jingtai who knew Huanzhou and the two brothers of the Zhong family——Zong Gu and Zhong Er. respect.Only when he betrayed others, did he ask Li Buqi about the doubts in his heart.

Along the way, Li Buqi felt that Zhao Sheng was much calmer. It seemed that Yao Gang had not taught him the emperor's art in vain these years.In the end, Li Buqi and Zhao Sheng sent him to Yanzhou and handed him over to Zhang Kang.

Zhang Kang was originally a Confucian student, but later he became one of the few officials in the Northwest who could stand alone, and was able to face Yuan Hao's victorious generals, which shows that he is very talented.Later, Zhang Kang and Teng Zijing were involved in the case of "misappropriation of minister's money". Although Fan Zhongyan guaranteed him escape from prison, his official career has been bumpy since then.Later, even Fan Zhongyan fell, and Zhang Kang had no one in the court, and it was even more impossible to turn over.If it weren't for Li Buqi's strong recommendation of Zhang Kang to fight in Hebei, and then speaking for Zhang Kang after the war, Zhang Kang would never be able to resume his civil service and serve as the envoy of Fuyan Road.

Zhang Kang embezzled the envoy's money in order to supplement military expenses, and he was also tied up with Qingli general Teng Zijing.Some people in the court will not let Zhang Kang go, just to make Teng Zijing's case an iron case.

Now that Fan Zhongyan has passed away, although many members of the Qingli party have returned to the capital to hold important positions, they are still a minority in the court, and it is difficult to speak for Zhang Kang.What's more terrible is that in the eyes of the Qingli Party members, Zhang Kang was only kidnapped to frame Teng Zijing at that time, and had no direct relationship with the Qingli Party, so no one helped him.Therefore, if Zhang Kang wants not to continue to sink, he can only rely on Li Buqi.Therefore, Zhang Kang's position will not be a problem.

Zhang Kang has been working on Fuyan Road for the past two years. He has been mining oil for Li Buqi, and has arranged many positions for the students of Qingyuan Academy. The two sides have cooperated very well.Li Buqi and Zhang Kang agreed in Yanzhou that Li Buqi would gradually solve the military expenditure problem, while Zhang Kang restrained the side generals to reduce private returns, and gradually reduced the number of civilians who were transferred to serve in the name of archers and husbands, so that Zhao Sheng could conditionally organize Practice "militia".With the militia, Zhao Sheng has a stage to practice as a leader.Li Buqi has even chosen his general, this person is called Qu Zhen, although he is only a small prisoner now, he is indeed a rare brave general.Li Buqi felt that if Yao Gang was left to assist Zhao Sheng, nothing would go wrong on Zhao Sheng's side.

As for providing military expenses to Yan Yanlu, it is not a big problem for Li Buqi.Northern Shaanxi and the border areas of the Song and Xia dynasties are prolific in wool production. The fringes of Shaanxi used to make a living from wool and camel hair felting and weaving. Smelly and oily, it is difficult for people in the Central Plains to accept, so the market for woolen products is not very big.

However, didn’t Li Buqi use quicklime and edible alkali to mix caustic soda, which can wash off the grease and dirt on the surface of wool and camel hair, making the wool soft and fluffy without any peculiar smell.The technology of weaving cloth from this kind of wool has been studied quite maturely by the Royal Proving Ground, and experimental production began several years ago.The autumn and winter uniforms of the students of the Armed Forces Academy are cut with this kind of wool. The products in the past two years are not only tall, but also strong and warmer. They have already begun to open up sales in the capital.

The quality of wool produced by the sheep raised in the Central Plains is not as good as that of Northwest sheep and Inner Mongolia sheep, and the sheep raised in the Northwest are more concentrated, so it is the most cost-effective to buy wool in Shaanxi.There is nothing else here on Yanyan Road, except that there is no shortage of coal, and there is enough cheap fuel to burn lime and fine wool, so it is most suitable to put the wool weaving factory here.

When Li Buqi arrived in Yanzhou, the second batch of woolen cloth had already been woven, and there was no need to transport it out. It was sold at the border between Linfu and Liao Kingdom, along the edge of Yanyan Road and Huanqing Road. It can be seen that Woolen cloth will not worry about sales.

Now the merchants on Yanyan Road buy cattle, sheep, horses and wool from Xixia and Liao, and sell woolen cloth, spirits, leather products, and glassware to Xixia and Liao.

There is sufficient coal in Yanyan Road, which is very important for Li Buqi's strategy against Xixia.Li Buqi can use cheap fuel to build meat factories, leather factories and wool washing factories here.With a factory, not only can you earn a lot of money, but you can also divide the marginal vassals by purchasing raw materials-for those who are close to the Song Dynasty, you can buy some wool, and the price of woolen cloth sold to them is also lower, and those who are close to Xixia can buy some wool. Don't want his wool, which reflects the difference between closeness and estrangement, and it will also allow the tribes that are close to the Song Dynasty to develop and suppress the tribes that are close to Xixia, killing two birds with one stone.

(End of this chapter)