"Wang Zengjun, what's the situation in the northwest now?" Wang Jinghui changed the topic because Wang Shao was the person he wanted to strive for. Besides, this kid should have the "Three Strategies for Pingrong". Although he also knows the general content of "Three Strategies for Pingrong", this thing is not something you can use by poetry and prose. It's better to find the "original writer".

Speaking of the northwest, Wang Shao has more topics. He has lived there for nearly twenty years and is well aware of the military situation there. Wang Jinghui also wanted to learn more about the current situation of the Songxia border area from Wang Shao. Seeing this, he asked Wang Shao to talk to another place and lead Wang Shao to a study room in the backyard. Wang Shao walked into the house and was stunned when he saw it. Two extra-large maps were hung on the two walls of the study room, one was the Songxia border map, and the other was the Songxia border map.

Wang Shao looked at Wang Jinghui in surprise. When he saw these two maps, he knew Wang Jinghui's idea - defeat Xixia and recover Yan Yun! He walked to the border map of Songxia and was surprised to find that Wang Jinghui's map was much more accurate than he had seen. Many roads, rivers, and villages appeared one by one. He had been in the northwest for almost twenty years and naturally knew some things that were not on the military map. This detailed map was simply priceless in Wang Shao's eyes.

Wang Jinghui smiled and looked at Wang Shao watching the border map of Song Xia. These two maps took a lot of effort. Because such a map was equivalent to state secrets, he started from his father-in-law Zhao Shu, and Fu Bi personally handed the map to him. At that time, Wang Jinghui suggested using smuggling merchants or monks and Taoists to cover up and search for information everywhere, and then made a long list of key information collections, and recorded clearly for every village, river, bridge, and well. This was an important information listed in the first few places. So Wang Shao discovered that the map he used in the army was not as accurate as the Prince Consort.

Wang Jinghui walked to the bookshelf and searched carefully. He took out a few manuscript papers full of words from a grid. He handed them to Wang Shao who was focusing on the map. Wang Shao seemed a little puzzled, but after reading the manuscript papers, he was only surprised and amazed in his heart - this is his strategic plan for Xixia for many years, "Three Strategies for Pingrong".

Originally, Wang Jinghui rewrote the "Long-term Strategic Notes on Xixia" in accordance with the spirit of "Three Strategies for Pingrong" written by Wang Shao in history. But he kept not handing over, but constantly revised it according to the situation. In fact, the main reason why he did not hand over this letter was because Wang Shao had to rely on "Three Strategies for Pingrong" to stand out. If he stole his achievements, there was no doubt that Wang Shao, who joined the army, wanted to become a general of command, even if he was completely cut off, Wang Shao would even be unknown in his life. This was something that Wang Jinghui could not bear. He would not show his trump card until the last moment.

What is written on these sheets of paper is the achievements of Wang Shao over the years. However, Wang Jinghui was different from him at the time of war, which surprised Wang Shao. But looking at the notes on the paper were not written recently, it probably has been a while. Wang Shao asked: "Have you been in the northwest?"

Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "I once passed by there and knew a little about it. Later, I came up with such a plan. Brother Wang has been living in the border for a long time, so I must be very familiar with it. Please give me some advice!" Now he lies without blinking his eyes, just like he was talking about gains and losses with Su Dongpo with "When will the bright moon come?"

After hearing this, Wang Shao stood in front of the map. According to the letter written by Wang Jinghui, he was comparing the map mountain. He was still a while away from perfecting the "Three Strategies of Pingrong", but his brain had already formed a strategic idea of ​​taking the Xihe River to break the Xixia retreat. Wang Jinghui's letter was a complete practical information. Wang Shao, a general who had been stationed on the front line of the northwest all year round, naturally understood it very well. What was written on the letter was deeply in line with his inner physiognomy. After a while, Wang Shao turned around and said to Wang Jinghui: "Shao admires his talent! But he still felt a little confused. Please help him to resolve his doubts."

Wang Jinghui thought to himself: How can you not admire it? This was the result of your research over the years! He immediately restrained his mind and responded to Wang Shao's questions. Wang Jinghui knew very little about the army of this era. He only knew that the Song Dynasty army was incompetent and always defeated wars. However, when he was writing "Three Strategies for Pacifying Rong", he also came to ask the people of the Privy Council for advice, especially Guo Kui, who served as the first general commander of the General Staff of the Empire. He knew that he could maintain this position equivalent to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, which was entirely Wang Jinghui alone, so almost as long as the prince consort had a request, he would do it very thoughtfully. He simply sent a general who was familiar with the details of the military to Chuzhou to answer Wang Jinghui's various questions.

After understanding, Wang Jinghui realized that the army of the Song Dynasty was not weak at this time. There is no need to say more about the advanced level of weapons. Compared with other countries, the Song Dynasty is simply the Song Dynasty version of the United States' military technology, and its individual combat capabilities are not weak. The training of soldiers is extremely strict, and there are different levels to distinguish them. In terms of military terms, the ruling class of the Song Dynasty also implemented the "strong, weak, weak branches" policy. The instructors and chief instructors of the core army had to rotate different camps to train military affairs every five days, so that the trained soldiers had a new understanding of different martial arts and tactics. Moreover, from the crossbows used by the army, the arm strength of the Song Dynasty soldiers was far greater than that of the soldiers of the previous dynasty.

Faced with such a situation, Wang Jinghui once wondered why this well-equipped army would be defeated so badly in combat?! Finally, it was concluded that the generals and soldiers of the Song Dynasty lacked necessary communication, had no cavalry, and their strategic intentions were unclear. Now that Wang Shao and Wang Jinghui were talking about military affairs, it was considered a match for the opponent. At this time, Wang Jinghui was undoubtedly one of the most strategic people in the world. Although Wang Shao was very disdainful to tell the things that led troops to fight in Wang Jinghui's mouth, his strategic concept made him look at him with admiration.

Wang Shao was impressed by "Three Strategies for Pingrong" from the bottom of his heart. His strategic thinking was exactly the same as his own. He also described the historical changes in the development of the Hehuang area very clearly throughout the article. Moreover, this battle was not a large-scale actual military conflict. The important thing was to require a capable lobbyist. The others were just decorations. Moreover, he had visited the Hehuang area, where the land was fertile and the water and grass were abundant, which was a good place to raise horses. In the letter, Wang Jinghui conservatively estimated that this area could contribute at least 20,000 war horses to the Song Dynasty every year, which was an extremely attractive bait. Just take a step back. If the Song Dynasty did not fight for this area, the people of Xixia would also like it. If they were allowed to occupy it, the situation on the border of the Song Dynasty would not be optimistic.

However, Wang Shao was an idea after all. He also asked Wang Jinghui many questions, which made him fussy. He could only humbly record all the questions raised by Wang Shao, saying that he would consider it to solve them. This move greatly increased Wang Shao's favorability for him. Few people could think of Wang Jinghui in front of others.

But what made him even more excited was that Wang Jinghui invited him to stay in Chuzhou for a few more days. He had a full reason to improve this letter with himself: "Wang Zhanjun has been stationed on the border for a long time, and he is clear about the situation in the border than those of us who have been in the mainland for many years. Moreover, he is well aware of military affairs and is much stronger than what we are saying when we sit down. Therefore, please stay here for this guidance!"

This proposal was very tempting for Wang Shao. In his heart, he certainly hoped to participate in this work. After all, he had been doing this work for nearly twenty years in the border area. He also knew that with the identity of Wang Jinghui's son-in-law, this letter could definitely reach Shengting directly. He also heard that this son-in-law was favored by the emperor, which would also be of great benefit to the development of his career.

After Wang Jinghui's persuasion, Wang Shao agreed, and Wang Jinghui also breathed a sigh of relief: After all, he would return part of the honors of "The Three Strategies of Pingrong" to Wang Shao, otherwise it would block Wang Shao's promotion. If there was a general in history, he would feel guilty. But what made him most happy was that if Wang Shao could make great contributions in the future, he would have great benefits as his excavator, which would be much better than Wang Anshi who came to discover Wang Shao as a trump card in his hand.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so after visiting Wang Jinghui, Wang Shao hurried home without staying overnight. He came back to discuss with him what was missing in "The Three Strategies of Pingrong" with him. After Wang Shao left, Wang Jinghui spent the Spring Festival lively with Manager Li and his apprentices. There was no sadness in the middle, but the princess of Shu was not by his side, so he always felt that something was missing in his heart.

On New Year's Eve, when everyone dispersed, Wang Jinghui came to his study alone and brewed a pot of hot tea. Looking back on the years he came to the Song Dynasty, history has indeed changed greatly. Thinking about the fact that he was a commoner who could become the son-in-law of the Song Dynasty, it is really incredible. The career he was engaged in has gradually changed. From food and clothing to saving the world and then saving the country, even he himself couldn't tell whether the seeds of reviving the Song Dynasty had been planted in his heart, and he got off the boat and stayed in Kaifeng, Biandu, instead of choosing the life of an ordinary person and living for the rest of his life.

Wang Jinghui opened the window and listened to the "crackling" sound of firecrackers coming from a distance. Yesterday he met Wang Shao and successfully pulled Wang Shao to his side. In the future, even if he met Wang Anshi, he might not be like this in his position. In military terms, there are Guo Kui and Wang Shao, and basically they will not hit a stance in the army in the next ten years. Politically, they must stand on the side of the conservative Sima Guang, but the reason why the conservatives are too conservative is that the dispute between the old and new parties has reached an unreasonable point: all the new party opposes the old party; all the new party promotes the policies, local officials of the old party shirking responsibility and do not implement them seriously. In this regard, Wang Anshi's method can really make the Song Dynasty strong, which is also a waste of effort. The deterioration of the political environment is the main reason why the Song Dynasty falls to the end.

This country is so chaotic now that he is not a god. Wang Jinghui can only do what he can do one by one, looking forward to the improvement of the situation.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Zhiping, Wang Jinghui and Wang Shao finally revised the "Three Strategies for Pingrong" after more than ten days of fierce discussion, but at this time it had become "Five Strategies for Pingrong". The two additional points added here are the economic and cultural strategies that Wang Jinghui often used. He believed that these newly naturalized tribes in the territory of the Song Dynasty were unstable and might turn against the coercion and temptation of the Western Xia at any time. At that time, the Song Dynasty frequently fought and won't be worth the loss. To control their loyalty, they must firmly grasp their economic lifeline and want to send more scholars there to be responsible for educating these tribes and let them accept the bathing of the Central Plains civilization, so that they can ensure long-term stability.

Wang Jinghui wrote in an attachment to another memorial that the Song Dynasty will promote the cultivation of double-season rice on a large scale starting from next year, which will increase the grain inventory of the Song Dynasty. I expect that in three to five years, the price of grain will drop sharply, but lowering the price is a good thing. If it is too low, it will also cause trouble for the country and will undermine the enthusiasm of landlords and the people to work on farmland. Therefore, in addition to strengthening the reserve and supervision of grain for regular warehouses in various places for disaster relief, I also need to sell all the remaining old grain to the wine merchants licensed by the court, or secretly expand the production scale of high-level liquor production to expand horse trading for these liquors and prepare for the final solution to the problem of the Western Xia.

The only difference in dealing with the Northwest issue is the time to start the war. Wang Shao felt that the first step of the war would not be much difficult, and advocated that the court could fight at any time; while Wang Jinghui was based on the current situation of the Song Dynasty. He was very clear about the current financial situation of the Song Dynasty. His cheap adoptive father Han Qi and his father-in-law Zhao Shu now ask if there is a new way to open up a source of wealth. In such a bad situation, what will the country use to fight? Once the army moves, the daily military expenditure will increase by more than ten million yuan. At that time, the court's requirement will definitely be that every battle must be guaranteed to win. Otherwise, the generals on the front line will be the first to be unlucky and have huge political risks. Even if Wang Jinghui knew that Wang Shao had no defeat in the implementation process, he would not be willing to take such risks.

Wang Jinghui was also afraid that he would "paint cakes" for the ruling class of the Song Dynasty would be so good. After all, 20,000 horses were extremely valuable for the Song Dynasty, and even if you had money, there was no place to buy them. Xixia is now a hostile country of the Song Dynasty, so it is impossible to buy horses, but the Liao Dynasty often raises the price very high. Although there is the assistance of the liquor offensive, the number of Khitans was the most annoying to the Song Dynasty, so you can't buy them even if you have money. Recovering the Xihe area, these 20,000 war horses are likely to cause the senior officials of the Song Dynasty to take their lives.

It is also a possible thing to take risks. So in order to avoid this bad situation, Wang Jinghui wrote a special strategy to attach it to the back, and wrote letters to Guo Kui, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and others in the Privy Council. In fact, Wang Jinghui's concerns were obviously redundant. Both the military and civil servants of the Song Dynasty hoped to maintain their existing advantages with Xixia. After all, fighting is a cost of money. Fu Bi also worked as a position of assistant minister and political affairs, so of course he knew the difficulties in the middle.

After receiving the principle of affirmation from these elders, Wang Jinghui gave this "Long-term Strategic Letter to the Western Xia" with his and Wang Shao's names to Kaifeng, Biandu, and then waited for the final reply from the ruling top leaders. In fact, the biggest function of this letter was to allow Wang Shao to take a fast train of promotion. Half a month later, the fast horse that replied from Kaifeng, Biandu, arrived in Chuzhou. Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu personally issued a handwritten edict: summoning Wang Jinghui, the military affairs officer of Chuzhou and Wang Shao, the military officer of the Jianchang Army, to meet the saint.

After receiving the edict from Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu, Wang Jinghui knew that the memorial must have been approved by the senior leaders of the Song Dynasty. This time, the saint was just listening to the final detailed idea and looking at Wang Shao. After handing over the eunuch Li Kang who passed the edict, he said, "Eunuch Li, do you know when the princess will come back this time?"

Li Kang is an acquaintance of Wang Jinghui. He is the one who comes to Wang Jinghui to pass the imperial edict every time. Moreover, the prince-in-law has always been generous and it is common for all officials to pay money. It is common for other eunuchs to know. They are almost jealous and jealous. In fact, Wang Jinghui has no bones to curry favor with the eunuchs, but he knows that many heroes in history have fallen into their hands. He is not a hero, so he should be polite. With the favor of these internal officials, he knows a little about the direction of the palace and does not make unnecessary mistakes.

Li Kang immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Prince Consort, when the emperor asked me to issue an edict, I said that the princess of Shu will accompany Queen Mother Cao and Queen Gao in the palace for a while. After you meet the saint, you will set off with you to return to Chuzhou. Prince Consort. The princess's body is well and he has no cold symptoms. The princess has been much lively in the palace this time, and we servants have also given a lot of rewards."

After hearing this, Wang Jinghui said to Li Kang: "Eunuch Li is really meant. The princess is weak. I am afraid that she will suffer from a cold during the journey. I will take care of her for help in Biandu. There is a new five-color wine sea from the crystal workshop. Please accept it with a smile!"
Chapter completed!