Sima Guang took a long breath. Many of the many methods proposed in this memorial to solve the source of funds for developing the Western Xia are already seen or implemented. This memorial mainly focuses on two focuses - prisoners of war and mines. These two things are really difficult for him to decide. In contrast, prisoners of war are not a big problem. The slaves of the prince-consort of Xiao Wang are under the supervision of the Song Dynasty military. In addition to issuing tasks to purchase and supply logistics, Wang Jinghui has relaxed management and management rights for these prisoners of war.

In the hands of the Privy Council, the only special exception is that all the Dangxiang soldiers who served in the "Proton Army" before the Western Xia Dynasty and the "Captaining Life Army" will receive "special preferential treatment" from the prince-consort, and basically no one can live. This is nothing in the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. Just take this opportunity to vent their personal anger. It is no big deal. However, the opening of the mine management rights is a tightrope. I am afraid that once this news spreads, the whole court will be filled with discussions.

Looking at the frowning of these four people, Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "Sir, if the court can approve this memorial, the funds obtained will not be less than 20 million yuan. In comparison, the territory of Xixia will not be used to restore vitality. However, many cities in Xixia were destroyed by our Great Song army in the Battle of Xia. Building an offensive wall was another huge expense. However, although the court had a surplus, if it took so much money at once, I am afraid that the monarch and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty would still maintain a huge deficit throughout the year! If we want to manage Xixia well, this military force must be strengthened. Our Great Song army is good at defending the city, and the restoration of the city wall offensive is absolutely unavailable. This cost can be allocated from the newly obtained funds, so our Great Song Dynasty finances will not have to bear any burden at all!"

Wang Jinghui's words attracted everyone to nodding in agreement. Xixia had just experienced a great war. In order to ensure that this vast land no longer became a disaster in the Song Dynasty, this garrison was certain. For example, the Hexi Corridor and the Hetao Plain were challenged by the vassal tribes and the Khitans. It was imperative to repair the offensive walls. The essence of Xixia - the surrounding areas of Xingqing Prefecture - was the top priority. However, when the Xia was destroyed, the Song army also left the word "broken". In addition to Wang Shun's Dingxi Army, which was better preserved, the other things such as Zhong Yan, Wang Shao and Yang Chongyue worked hard to fight all the way. Not to mention, Lingzhou City was burned by Wang Shao and Yang Chongyue. The city wall was even more gone. This was simply a rebuilding of Lingzhou City. This cost was simply a terrible thing for the Song Dynasty's finances that had just improved.

The northwest is a troublesome place where the Han people did not dominate the dominant advantage, and multiple ethnic groups gathered. But the most powerful ones belonged to the Tubo tribes and the Uighur tribes. As for the Dangxiang people who were once dominant, they went to an end after the war of destruction of the country, and it was only a matter of time. The Tubo and the Uighurs were both helpers of the Song Dynasty in the War of Destruction of the Xia, but without the biggest enemy of Xixia, the former comrades in the northwest could not say that they would meet again. Especially the Hexi Corridor was an important place that they wanted to compete for. Although the Song Dynasty had already used the powerful power of firearms to temporarily shock the Tubo and Uighurs in the Battle of Xingqing Prefecture, this was only a temporary matter. People were not satisfied with their hearts. Even in the powerful Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people did not still plunder Longxi. It was only a matter of time and time.

The Western Xia was destroyed, but the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were unable to release their armor and return to the fields and release them in the south mountain. The greater challenge was still waiting for them. The Northwest garrison had not yet withdrawn, but no matter what, the 500,000 troops guarded the territory of the Western Xia, and the daily consumption was a huge number. Of course, the Northwest garrison could not always maintain so many, but to calculate carefully, in order to stabilize the local rule, the withdrawn troops would not exceed 200,000.

Starting from the fifth year of Autonomous Pedal, the Song Dynasty consciously carried out military farming operations to the northwest. On the one hand, it digested its excessive wing army organization, and on the other hand, it could also solve some of the war-time food and grass on the spot by military farming. Four years have passed, and when Wang Jinghui made a plan, he did not expect that the situation would change like this. Although no less than 50,000 people were busy in the northwest every year, the effect of military farming was only just revealed, and it was still early before it took effect. Even so, the Northwest military farming plan also undertakes the food problem of nearly 200,000 people, which is already a number that the officials of the Song Dynasty were difficult to imagine, because before that, the Song Dynasty had not carried out military farming operations, but without exception, it ended in failure.

In fact, military farming is also the most puzzling thing for Wang Anshi and Sima Guang - why can Wang Jinghui succeed in the construction of military farming? In the past, the officials of the Song Dynasty, including Fan Wenzheng, failed in the northwest? The mystery contained in this is not only the problem of Wang Jinghui's military farming start-up funds. Sometimes Wang Anshi and the others also vaguely feel that the biggest highlight of Wang Jinghui's military farming plan and the most controversial convenience is that the fields belong to the military farming Xiangbing, and after the military farming was successfully military farming, they were dismissed from military farming and became civilians - this is something that has never been done since the Song Dynasty!

"Twenty million guan!" Even though the four officials were used to seeing big money, they were moved when facing such a amount, especially Wang Anshi, whose eyes were golden light, while Sima Guang frowned.

"Change it, I have a question, please change it to solve the problem!" Sima Guang said lightly.

"Students dare not! What are Mr. Junshi's doubts? Jinghui knows everything!"

"Actually, some time ago, the five-year operating rights of Xixia salt farm were auctioned to merchants. I had this question, why can't I directly operate these salt farms and mines in the Song Dynasty? The profits obtained in this way are enough to use for Xixia. Why do you have to let the merchants take advantage of the court?!" Sima Guang asked.

Wang Jinghui smiled faintly and said: "The profits obtained by the court in operating salt farms and mines can of course be collected from the court's finances. This will undoubtedly be a lot of money. But did Mr. Junshi think that the court can use such a large amount of funds for the Western Xia in such a short time? Military issues are urgent. The army did not destroy the Western Xia for a day, but it would last for a day. Even Jinghui suggested that the court auction the management rights of the mines, which was nothing more than to draw a sum of funds for the recovery of the Western Xia in a short time. The city wall offensive must be rebuilt as quickly as possible so that we can face the challenges of the future calmly. I am afraid that the Tubo and Uighurs, who are also drooling in the northwest, will not give the Song Dynasty this opportunity, so the court must take the lead in this regard, so as not to spend more money in the future!"

"In fact, these salt fields and mines in Xixia are just newly received assets for the Song Dynasty. If you want to make them work and restore their original level, the court still needs to inject certain funds to resume production, and no one can predict how long it will last during this period. Instead of doing such unsure things, it is better to share the interests with the merchants. The merchants of the Song Dynasty have money, and as long as they are good at guiding them, they can be used by the court. It was because of the auction of salt fields that they could obtain sufficient food and grass to ensure that General Zhong Yan and others successfully pacify the Xia. In comparison, the court has too many benefits, and the merchants also think it is reasonable, so why can't they be flexible and flexible?!" Wang Jinghui said to Sima Guang with a smile.

After so many years of coming to this time and space, he no longer respects the celebrities of this era as in later generations. Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others have already come down from the altar in his heart. They are just ordinary people, and they also have one or another shortcomings. At least, the old man Sima Guang is just keeping his money bag and not letting go. He is really too stingy. It should be noted that "losing watermelon and picking sesame seeds" is the most likely to happen to such people. Besides, although Wang Jinghui is not economic in later generations.

He was born, but he also knew that if he wanted to appreciate wealth, he had to speed up the circulation. Holding a wallet and not letting go would not cause wealth to suffer losses, but it would greatly affect the development of the society and economy. If Sima Guang was in charge of his wallet, there would be no problem, but this old man was in charge of the wallet of the imperial court, which was related to the vitality of the industry and commerce of the Song Dynasty. You should know that most of the financial sources of the Song Dynasty were contributed by industry and commerce. If industry and commerce shrink, the consequences would be very serious for the Song Dynasty.

After listening to Wang Jinghui's words, it was obvious that Sima Guang was not satisfied with this answer. Wang Anshi nodded to agree with this view - Wang Anshi was talking about open source. Although he held high the banner of national regulation, he was really poor. In addition, he had carefully studied every article about the economy of the prince-consort, so he naturally had a very good understanding of Wang Jinghui's methods, and he could understand them with just a little bit. In terms of financial management, Wang Jinghui had to admit that Wang Anshi was the most capable and knowledgeable person of this era, and his financial methods were much better than Sima Guang.

"It may be a bit inappropriate to auction the mine management rights to the merchant!" Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "If this merchant gets the mine, he can cast a large number of weapons privately, which may be detrimental to the Song Dynasty!"

"Mr. Kuanfu knows the reason for the tough customs of the northwest?" Wang Jinghui did not answer Wen Yanbo positively.

Seeing Wen Yanbo speechless, Wang Jinghui asked and answered: "The people in the northwest are strong because their living environment is always threatened by the Dangxiang people. Therefore, in the northwest, especially in places close to the Xixia, they began to practice martial arts and riding and shooting since childhood, so as to resist the plunder of the Dangxiang people at critical moments. The northwest folks should not be said to be common weapons such as swords, even serial crossbows are widely present. In fact, although the Song Dynasty has repeatedly prohibited the production of weapons by the people since the founding of the dynasty, it has never worked. Not to mention that it is a place like the Northwest, it is Bian.

It is very common to possess weapons like crossbow arrows and longbows in bustling areas such as the south of the capital. How could the court ban? In fact, the ban on the possession of weapons by the people has long been invalid. Looking at the thousand-year history, the ban on the military order has never been effectively implemented. In fact, allowing the civilian weapons by students is not a bad thing. In the Song Dynasty, I governed the country with culture, but it seems a little weak in the end. I was always deceived by the Khitan and Dangxiang. Moreover, the gentlemen in ancient times all wore swords, which meant that both civil and military were used to repay the country. It is also appropriate to make some appropriate modifications to the ban on the military order."

Zeng Gongliang said: "The issue of opening up the mining management rights is probably the most concerned thing. Once it is made public, it may be difficult to deal with the government and the opposition. Besides, once the mining management rights are opened, the first thing to beware is to prevent people who are interested from taking this opportunity to gather refugees to make bad intentions; the other disadvantage is to prevent unscrupulous merchants from using this to use this to mint coins, which is a big or small thing. If the matter is not big, it is just a few people to be sentenced. If it is big and difficult to deal with, it is not a matter of cutting off a few people, and the court's finances will be greatly affected!"

Wang Jinghui looked at this "Seal Hunter" for the first time after hearing this, and he was worthy of being a figure who had been in the officialdom for decades. Even if he pretended to be stupid in the court, his vision was not comparable to that of ordinary people. Even Wang Anshi and Sima Guang may not be able to see more than him.

"Mr. Ming Zhong's concerns about private weapons are actually the same as Mr. Kuanfu's concerns. The Song Dynasty has not opened mines, but there are many private weapons. However, the students' suggestions are to open mines in Xixia. This is not simply opening up, and more restrictions must be imposed, such as output, products, etc. Not only that, special officials must be sent to supervise the production of mines through fixed and patrol methods. Furthermore, opening up the mine management rights is only a short-term behavior, at most ten years. The initial preparation time in the student memorial is five years, so that it can attract businessmen

People come to invest. It is logical that this time is very short. We can predict that there will be no civil strife in the Song Dynasty in the next five years, so there is no need to worry. There will be greater benefits for the Song Dynasty court. That is, during the five years of businessmen's management, the construction of the mine has basically been completed, and merchants can make profits from it for two to three years to recover costs and make profits. However, when the court takes over the mine again, it can be a mine that has been built. The court can save a lot of construction and development costs." Wang Jinghui explained tirelessly.

"As for privately minted coins, it seems that this problem is quite difficult now. Even if there are officials stationed in the mine, it is difficult to prevent it. But what are the benefits of privately minted coins for profiteers?"

"Of course, it's a lot of money!" Wen Yanbo said with a smile.

"As Mr. Kuanfu said, because the Song Dynasty lacks copper, he had to replace copper coins with money. There is still a certain price difference after the money exchange, and the addition of the two is a huge profit. However, in the next two or three years, our Song Dynasty will no longer be worried about the lack of copper ore. Mayi Island has started to produce copper ingots to the Song Dynasty this year, and then minted it into coins for circulation, and then formed a scale in two or three years. The cost of minting coins will be greatly reduced, and there will be no market for private minting coins. Even if there are unscrupulous businesses who are minting coins privately, it will be a loss-making transaction. Besides, when it comes to shipping from Xixia to Biandu, not to mention the cost of this trip, even the numerous official cards along the way are enough to make people afraid. Private minting coins is really not a good deal." Wang Jinghui said with a smile.

To be fair, although Wang Anshi and the other four had serious political differences, their hope for the prosperity and strength of the Song Dynasty was indeed from the heart, which was undoubtedly true. Whether Wang Jinghui looked at the historical records of later generations or his personal experiences in recent years, they undoubtedly proved this. Wang Jinghui understood that if these policies were placed in the Song Dynasty, it would definitely cause two factions to attack them. However, if it was placed in the Western Xia, the court would stabilize the Western Xia as soon as possible and maximize the maximum.

From the perspective of using the resources of the Xixia, it is very likely that the memorial will be accepted. The political struggle of Wang Anshi and others is still too narrow. They only focus on the central area of ​​the Song Dynasty, and the farthest part is Xihe. However, what can bring the Song Dynasty's future is not the "actually controlled area" of the Song Dynasty in the traditional sense, but overseas, in the distant northwest. As long as the development of these two places can be firmly grasped, it can still inject new vitality into the Song Dynasty.

When it comes to political experience, a hundred Wang Jinghui tied together is not a match for half of Wang Anshi, but Wang Jinghui has a deeper vision than Wang Anshi. The experience and lessons learned from thousands of years of later generations have given him too much reference. As long as he can have a certain "vote" in the Song Dynasty, it is enough. What's more, his words are not underestimated by either side. His opinion has calmly calmed down the increasingly fierce struggle between the two factions of the court since the early years of Xining. This ability alone is enough to make everyone.

He cannot be underestimated - although he is just a powerless son-in-law, he has "power" that no one can reach! Wang Jinghui's wish is very small - at least it is very insignificant for himself - he did not think about establishing a country that will last forever. He is now thinking about how to solve Dangxiang, solve the real threat from the Khitan to the Song Dynasty, and win a more relaxed environment for the Song Dynasty to develop. Now Dangxiang has fallen down. As for the future, let's wait until the difficulties he is facing now are solved!
Chapter completed!