Since the Song-Liao War did not directly impact the security of Dading Prefecture, the core of the ruling of the Liao Kingdom was still in the Dafu. Nesh Xin and the Ma brothers and others had no worries about their identity being exposed in the Dading Prefecture, so they continued to maintain the operation of the Dading Prefecture's intelligence network.

It can be said that there were two consecutive wars in the seventh year of Xining, which caused some knowledgeable people within the Khitans to reflect on this, but there were still a few such people. Moreover, because King Yelu Yixin of Wei and Prime Minister Zhang Xiaojie controlled the government, many outstanding Khitan talents would rather live in seclusion than enter the court as officials.

Liao's internal affairs began to collapse to an uncontrollable level since the Song and Liao War. Yelu Yixin and Zhang Xiaojie seemed to have changed at this time, and some benign reforms were initiated in Liao. Of course, in order to maintain the operation of the Liao rule, taxes did not decline, but they did not rise, which somewhat improved among the people in Liao under the Khitan rule. However, even so, the lives of the people in Liao were still very sad. After losing the Yanyun area as an agricultural base, there was a significant gap in the food supply in Liao.

The decline of agriculture naturally led to the decline of industry and commerce. In the past, the streets of Dadingfu were still relatively busy, and the number of shops opened was less than 30% of the previous ones. This further verified that agriculture is the foundation of industry and commerce, especially in the era when transportation and communication were not developed, agriculture became an important basis for whether a national regime could exist in this era. The decline of agriculture and commerce directly caused the sharp decline in the Liao Dynasty's commercial fiscal and tax revenue. Now the only thing the Liao Dynasty can rely on is its traditional animal husbandry.

Nirhin recorded everything he saw in Dading Prefecture in detail. In the past few days, he has been wandering around the streets and alleys of Dading Prefecture. Although Dading Prefecture is the capital of the Liao Kingdom, its scale is equivalent to a medium-sized city in the Song Dynasty, and its population is only over 100,000. Two or three days of kung fu can definitely visit Dading Prefecture. Relatively speaking, the capital of the Song Dynasty, Bian capital Kaifeng, may not be able to travel, see and play with it even a month.

In Nirhin's eyes, the Khitans in Dading Prefecture survived in distress. The decline of the environment and national strength hit the most powerful empire in the past. The people's livelihood was extremely bad. Not to mention other places, even in Dading Prefecture, there were beggars everywhere. All kinds of thieves and even open robberies were not a problem. Under this situation, the fate of the people living in this situation can no longer be described as "the people's life is not worthy of life". What's worse is that Dading Prefecture, as the capital of the Liao Kingdom, was also threatened by the shortage of food supply, and the grain prices continued to rise, and even the grain store could not satisfy the supply of food.

"The Khitans are in a difficult situation, but they are also reflecting at the same time. Unfortunately, these people are not valued by the Liao Kingdom. This is because he is the political enemy of the King of Wei Yelu Yixin. Even if Yixin is generous, he will destroy anyone in order to seize the handle of power when threatening his status... Students wandered on the streets of Dading Prefecture, and they saw shocking tragic events. This year, it is rainy, but the rain around Dading Prefecture has not yet fallen, so it is foreseeable that drought will inevitably occur this year..."

Wang Jinghui was holding a letter from Nirvana. Although he had never been to Dading Mansion, he had a letter from Nirvana. He had basically understood the tragic situation of Dading Mansion. At the end of the land of Nirvana, Nirvana was expected to have a drought this year from the current weather conditions of the land of Nirvana, which was tantamount to injury for the Liao Kingdom, which had already suffered a great loss of vitality.

Wang Jinghui knew very well that such people must exist in the Liao Kingdom. After all, it would be difficult for such a large Liao Kingdom to find a person who was comparable to Xiao Youdan. However, Wang Jinghui was not worried. In addition to what Nir Xin said, Yelu Yixin controlled power, he also knew very well that even if Yelu Yixin could accommodate them, they would not enter the court to become officials. In addition to learning various political systems from the Han people, the Khitans also learned some of the stubborn and inferior things of the Han people. If there were strong hostile factions in the court, they would rather retire than go out to serve the country.

There are many such situations in the Song Dynasty. However, Wang Jinghui has always opposed this issue in the newspaper, and he no longer thanked Confucius for his Spring and Autumn righteousness in this regard. After all, this thing can be found in both opposite factions. At that time, it depends on who has a louder voice and a harder background. In this regard, Wang Jinghui has to admire the doctrine of the Confucian school of moderateness, leaving himself a foothold, and his opponents with room for counterattack. However, at this time, no one can have a louder voice than Wang Jinghui. Even the official newspaper of the Song Dynasty court, the Great Song Xinhua News Agency, was greatly influenced by him. He was able to use the three major newspapers in the world to condemn it, no one could stand it - a lie was told a thousand times. Lies would become truth!

The war was cruel, and the Song Dynasty also paid a certain price in this Song-Liao war. However, compared with the losses of the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty was insignificant, and the Song Dynasty had a solid family background. When it was engaged in the "locust war", it had a smaller impact on the Song Dynasty. Instead, it would bring many war dividends, stimulate the industrial scale of some relevant merchants in the country, and further digest some refugees in the country. Even so, after the war, there would be things such as engineering construction and military farming to buy land. There is no final decision to deal with the minerals in the newly occupied areas. Once it is dealt with in the mines belonging to the Xixia region, there is no doubt that this will be a huge stimulus for the merchants of the Song Dynasty.

"If this continues, the Liao Kingdom will definitely have a serious famine in a short period of time. What should I do in front of this opportunity?!" Wang Jinghui thought in his heart. He had sent someone to Yan Sheng to him. Yan Sheng should be able to see very valuable information from this letter, and Wang Jinghui thought more about how to use this information to do something to the greatest extent.

"war!"

"The Second Northern Expedition!"

"Destroy Liao!"

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"These Song officials..." Wang Jinghui shook his head with a headache. He stood in the Funing Hall but did not agree with the other ministers' ideas. He only heard the mainstream opinions that were all about war topics. Even Sima Guang remained silent about this. However, when he saw Wang Jinghui's eyes, he felt a little disappointed, and Wang Jinghui shook his head in pain.

In the past decade, the Song Dynasty has gained great benefits every time through foreign wars. This has enhanced the confidence of the Song Dynasty and brought a relatively dangerous situation to the Song Dynasty - they really thought that the Song Dynasty was invincible! In fact, in Wang Jinghui's eyes, the Song Dynasty was far from that level. In fighting against nomadic peoples on the vast grasslands outside the border, the best army in the Song Dynasty is undoubtedly the Dingxi Army. However, the Dingxi Army had to station in Ningxia in the Hetao Plain, and it would be fine if the Dingxi Army was to withdraw some of it. If all were to be dispatched, the people on the back might have some ideas.

Of course, the newly established hot weapons troops are also a good choice, but they have very little combat experience on the grassland. Moreover, the weather on the grassland is not conducive to the use of hot weapons. When it comes to a continuous drizzle, the expensive "golden troops" may really be thrown on the grassland. In fact, Wang Jinghui still has some views on the Song army armed with muskets and cannons. After all, the performance of these hot weapons in the hands of the Song army is still very poor. Considering the transportation and communication conditions of this era, the most suitable way for hot weapons troops to fight is to be relatively dense in the city.

In the areas where they gather, they can obtain more sufficient supplies and protection, and in suitable combat environments, they can use their high-speed killing efficiency to give the enemy the most unbearable heavy damage. To put it bluntly, it is a good choice for hot weapons troops to fight defensive offensives in the territory of the Song Dynasty. If they enter the grassland, they may end up being wiped out by the entire army. Of course, the Song army can also pull the "Golden Force" to Xixia. The combat intensity is not high, and grassland adaptive training can be carried out there, and they will be able to take on important responsibilities after a period of time. But now they must not take risks!

"I think the emperor and all the ministers can listen to the advice of the prince-consort? The prince-consort has made great contributions to establishing strategies and has been familiar with the situation of the Liao Kingdom for many years. His suggestions should be more pertinent!" Sima Guang stepped forward and said.

Among so many people, Sima Guang did not want to fight in his heart. Of course, he hoped that the Song Dynasty could destroy the century-old enemy of Liao, but intuition made him feel that doing so was probably not a good thing. Especially Wang Jinghui had always advocated the recovery of Yan Yun during the Northern Expedition of Song and Liao War last year, and opposed the direct destruction of Liao. Sima Guang also carefully considered some of the previous opinions that Wang Jinghui did not advocate destroying Liao. Sima Guang judged from Wang Jinghui's expression just now that the prince consort was absolutely unwilling to send troops to destroy Liao at this time, although this opportunity seemed so tempting, and years of getting along with Sima Guang had some shadows on Wang Jinghui's heart. Of course, this shadow was not negative, but because he was amazed at Wang Jinghui's talent and long-term gaze. The role played by the prince consort in the Song Dynasty was really the first place to be credited.

Following Sima Guang's words, everyone noticed Wang Jinghui at this time. The atmosphere just now was quite warm for the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, but Sima Guang's words played a role in a basin of cold water, which made the Funing Palace much quieter.

"What do you think of me!" Emperor Zhao Xu asked with a smile.

"I would like to ask Lord Guo for advice. If my Song Dynasty sends troops to Liao Kingdom again, if the Khitans do not fight with me, give up the migration of Dading Prefecture to the north, and fight against my Song Dynasty in the vast grassland, how likely is my Song Dynasty to win?!--Piao Tianwen-Collection How many troops should I send to my Song Dynasty to achieve an absolute chance of victory? How much supplies do these soldiers need? Can the north fully bear it? Can it guarantee that all the kings and ministers of Liao Kingdom be captured in one place?..." Wang Jinghui asked Guo Kui a series of questions. Until now, everyone present can basically see clearly how Wang Jinghui's attitude towards Liao Kingdom-the son-in-law opposed the destruction of Liao at this time.

Wang Jinghui's series of questions asked Guo Kui, a war-produced general, and he had not reacted for a while. Only in the end did Hao Ran say something: "There will naturally be a solution to these things..."

After hearing this, Wang Jinghui shook his head and said, "Mr. Guo, war is a major matter for the country. Since we have to be in charge of war, we must think clearly about the matter. We cannot even convince ourselves, let alone convince others. We must think twice about war. The Song Erlang in the rear is going to go to the northern border. Their fate is determined by us, the Song Dynasty. We must also be responsible for their lives and their families. Please think twice with all the Lords!"

Guo Kui's face turned red after hearing this, and he wanted to say something, but he could not express it. Although Guo Kui's status was awkward among the top leaders of the Song Dynasty, he was a general that the Supreme Emperor valued very much back then. Wang Jinghui also tried to avoid the ups and downs of Guo's fate and pulled him at the right time.

"I would like to ask Mr. Jie Fu and Mr. Jun Shi! How long does it take for me to digest the territory south of the Great Wall? This 'digestation' refers to whether my Song Dynasty wants to immigrate to the newly occupied Yanyun area? And whether the city defense passes are all arranged in place? Do you know the transportation and geography? Do the people there really care about me to my Song Dynasty, and do you really live and work in peace and contentment?..." Wang Jinghui put down Guo Kui, who was blushing, and instead asked Sima Guang and Wang Anshi a series of questions.

"The court did not do anything that the prince consort said. If it were done as the prince consort said, it might take ten years for me, the Song Dynasty to complete it!" Sima Guang replied.

"I believe that the emperor and all the ministers have read a lot of information related to the Liao Kingdom. You should know that as the capital of the Liao Kingdom, Dading Prefecture, its scale is just like a medium-sized city in the Song Dynasty. I have never been to the Yanyun area, but from the information, it can be inferred that the Yanyun area newly incorporated into the territory of the Song Dynasty. Those so-called Liao Kingdom's big cities are just large towns with city walls. The population is less than 50,000, and what qualifications are there to be called "city" in the Song Dynasty?!" Wang Jinghui said.

"What does the prince consort mean?" Wang Anshi asked.

"This is to see from another perspective that the newly recovered Yanyun area has broad development prospects. If the population of Yanyun area is based on the current situation of the Hebei routes, I think the population there can be at least doubled! As for the question of people's desire, all ministers must have understood through previous information that the Han people in Yanyun area are still relatively unfamiliar with our Song Dynasty. After all, the Song Dynasty has had a very small impact on it for a hundred years, but the Khitans ruled there for a hundred years. Compared with the two, we can tell that the two are familiar and inferior! Therefore, I think that in Yanyun area, the court still has many things to do. In this case, sending troops to destroy Liao, not to mention whether it is successful or not, it is not very good to choose the right time!" Wang Jinghui said.

After hearing Wang Jinghui's words, everyone in Funing Palace remained silent. The Song Dynasty was so smooth in military terms, but in addition to war, there were many things that the Song Dynasty did not do, and even thought of doing.

"I think the territory of the Song Dynasty is not large or small, but on the premise of defending the country from invasion by foreign enemies, the court must first think that the land is the living standards of the people under the rule, so that the people under the rule have their own houses, the farmer has their own fields, children can study, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Otherwise, no matter how large the territory is, what's the use of the people's hard life? It's just a castle built on the beach built of sand. The sea water will disappear when it rushes up!" Wang Jinghui said in a deep voice.

The territory of the country is not large. As long as the country can be guaranteed to be protected from foreign humiliation, the ruler must first think about the life of his people so that he can maintain his rule for a long time. At least that's what Wang Jinghui thinks. He is not a philosopher or politician, and his thoughts are very simple and primitive. He doesn't even have a system, but this does not hinder his understanding of "a peaceful and prosperous era". He is not a corrupt scholar and wants to cater to the tastes of superiors. Although he also wants to flatter, this kind of flattery is absolutely irrelevant to the overall situation.

Wang Jinghui loves this land. The longer he lives here, the less he allows some tragic things in history to happen under his nose. The Song Dynasty was not a Khitan, a silencer, a Jurchen, or even a later Mongolian ranch. These nomads had only destruction but no construction, only killing but no rest. He had a thick skin and could withstand the criticism of the world's Shilin and publicly use slaves; he had a thin skin - he did not regard Genghis Khan, a butcher who made nine out of ten families in China, as his national hero as his national hero! Genghis Khan was a hero of the Mongols, not a hero of the Han people. Even if a group of shameless literati were beautified by a bunch of shameless literati, he was still a butcher.

"I think the prince-consort's words are reasonable. The emperor has already fulfilled the will of Taizu Taizong and restored the hometown of the Han and Tang dynasties. The most important thing now is to govern the people in the world well, so that the people can live a better life is the way to govern the country!" Sima Guang stepped forward and said.
Chapter completed!