Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 721 Hearing the General's Prestige, Fleeing

Shenlong's "Lanting Collection Preface" sold for a high price of 340 million.

It was also the first time that Zhao Huan saw how much the people of the Song Dynasty loved and admired calligraphy and painting.

Just for today's buying rally of Jinshi Society, the number of buying gatherings on this day exceeded 2000 million.

Zhao Huan has a new understanding of the purchasing power of the people in the Song Dynasty.

In Bianjing alone, there are more than 1000 such clubs with more than 300 people.

Pan Chengyi looked at the officials flipping through the journals of the Jinshi Society, and said with a wry smile: "The officials don't know something. Seeing that late autumn is here, the rivers around Bianjing will freeze, making it difficult for merchant ships to pass, so everyone gathered here. In the rush to close deals in late autumn, the numbers naturally look huge.”

"Seeing that it is the season of winter storage, today's shopping fair is the largest and last shopping fair this year. Usually, the buying fair once a month is worth more than 400 million at most. The rake is less than a few hundred thousand.”

Zhao Huan nodded, put down the account book in his hand, and said, "That's good, I won't bother you with your business anymore. Save your restraint."

Pan Chengyi looked embarrassed and said: "Officials, the steward of the Chen family in Huainan is asking for an audience outside. When I came in just now, I saw him wandering outside the door."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhao Huan asked suspiciously when he stood up, put on his cloak, and was about to leave.

Is it!

The fish you caught appeared?

It's a pity that Chen Zimei's steward of the Chen family came in to give gifts, and it was the Chen family who finally got the preface of the Lanting collection of Shenlong's book.

"Officials, this thing is a thing of holy grace, and it cannot be kept by non-great sages. It is especially good for officials." The steward of the Chen family handed the Preface to the Lanting Collection in his hand to Zhao Ying.

Zhao Huan thought for a moment and decided to accept the gift from the Chen family.

The last time Chen Zimei risked the disgrace of the world and competed with the inner money for profit in Korea. Chen Zimei went to Shenzhou to explain the situation in person, and spent all her family's wealth to ensure Chen Chong's future.

If Zhao Huan did not accept this gift, the Chen family would have trouble sleeping and eating.

"Zhao Ying, I will send someone to send this dragon book to Li Gongzheng's mansion in a while. I came here suddenly today, which disturbed her mood. This dragon book can be regarded as compensation." Zhao Huan stepped on the big jade wheel and said to Zhao Ying said.

"Yes." Zhao Yinggong said respectfully.

Zhao Huan looked up again at the elegant hall of the Jinshi Society. The person he was looking for was still a timid person. If Wang Ting led the Jiesheng army back to Beijing, they would have no chance at all.

"Has Yue Fei reached Hetao at this time?" Zhao Huan asked while leaning on his car.

Zhao Ying counted with her fingers, and said with a smile: "According to the date, we should have arrived at Dengkou, but General Yue's military report has not yet arrived."

At this time, Yue Fei had indeed arrived at Dengkou.

"Prefect Zhang, where are the Xixia soldiers?" Yue Fei looked at Dengkou Yellow River flowing slowly, and asked suspiciously.

He was ordered by the holy order to drive away the offenders from the Xixia people, but when his own people arrived, he didn't see a single Xixia person.

Zhang Xiaochun said with shame on his face: "General Yue's march is not a secret, from Shenzhou to Dengkou, thousands of miles away, Xixia people heard that General Yue is back, Ma Liu packed up and went back to Wuhai."

"Run away?" Yue Fei asked in surprise, what does it mean to just run without hitting?
Zhang Xiaochun nodded and said: "Hearing about the general's reputation, I ran away because of the wind."

"Coolless bandits." Yue Fei muttered in a low voice, and led his army into the empty Dengkou City.

After the army was stationed and stabilized, Yue Fei climbed up and looked far away, observing the terrain of Dengkou, and finally he could only sigh.

This river channel is extremely wide in summer and autumn, but in spring and winter, the water surface will fall back and leak out of the river bank for people to pass through.

The fortification could not cover the entire Dengkou River bank. When Yue Fei was away, the Xixia Army could still come across the river.

Yue Fei stretched out his hand, raised one thumb, and squinted one eye, gesturing in the direction of Wuhai City in the distance.

This is the latest technique taught by Da Song Army Academy, estimating distance.

It's just that Wuhai City can't be seen here, this gesture is just a manifestation of Yue Fei's willingness to accept new knowledge.

"Zhang Xian, we haven't been home for four years. In the first year of Jingkang, when the official family returned to Beijing from Yunzhong Road, I met my family." Yue Fei sat casually on the stone on the high platform of Dengkou, looking at the people in front of him. The prairie with long grass and warblers said with a smile.

Zhang Xian said with a smile: "More than three years."

Yue Fei nodded, and said with a little regret: "The soldiers are also tired. The officials will fight against Huanglong, Fuyu and Huining Mansions next year, and the Bazi Army has been away for three years."

"Time flies so fast, I just don't know if the Hejian Army can still fight?"

Zhang Xian shook his head and said: "The morale is quite high, it's just that Pengju was busy with the military and didn't get time to go back. The soldiers are all on annual leave, and most of them have gone back to their hometowns twice to visit their relatives."

"That's good!" Yue Fei stood up, pointed in Wuhai's direction and said, "Dengkou is not waiting for time! It is not suitable for building a city, but Wuhai is a good place. If it is occupied there, the Xixia people will not be able to easily invade it next year." The river is gone."

"I want to fight Wu Hai."

Zhang Xian frowned and said, "Should I ask the officials? At this point in time, Liaodong County is still undecided, and it is not safe to start a war without authorization."

Yue Fei laughed loudly, patted Zhang Xian on the shoulder, shook his head and said, "We must go to the court, wait for the official decision, what do you think, I just ask you what you think."

Zhang Xian said with some hesitation: "Food and grass. Our food and grass are a troublesome thing now. When we came, we were ordered to guard the Dengkou."

"Wuhai is a big city. When the war starts, the consumption of food and grass will increase exponentially. If we are not fully prepared, I think it is better not to go to war."

Yue Fei frowned slightly, and said with a sigh: "If we don't take Wuhai City this year, the people of Hetao will suffer if we leave. But the government is also short of food right now."

The floods in the south of the Yangtze River are raging. The most important thing is to seize the time to replenish the Changping warehouse in the disaster area, so that the people will have enough to eat, and there will be seeds to plant during the spring plowing next year. The two roads in the south of the Yangtze River are originally grain-producing roads. If there is no food, we have to subsidize the two roads in the south of the Yangtze River.

Once in and out, the food and grass that the officials could mobilize seemed a bit stretched.

But if Wuhai is not attacked, will the Xixia people continue to invade the border next year?There is no danger to defend, and the people of Hetao can only let it be plundered.

Zhang Xian took a deep breath and said: "Why don't you say that the Xixia people are strange. Hetao is not a pure Han Chinese, there are still a lot of party members, and they plunder without distinguishing between people. There is no one else."

Yue Fei suddenly looked at Zhang Xiaochun and asked: "Prefect Zhang, can Hetao raise the military rations to fight Wuhai? It's not much, [-] shi is more than enough."

　Thanks to "another novice" for the reward, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)