Song Jiu thought for a while and said, "Actually, the former late emperor could have taken over Taiyuan."

Zhao Kuangyi's head was the last man. If he hadn't been in a hurry to withdraw his troops and stayed for another half a month, the Taiyuan city wall would have collapsed.

However, when he communicated with Song Jiu privately, Song Jiu talked about both positive and negative sides. The front was to get Hedong in advance, and the reverse was to make the Khitan angry because of this incident, and the two countries fought fiercely, which was not conducive to the country's unification of the south.

But during that exchange, Song Jiu made a small report with malicious intentions because Zhao Pu proposed the policy of first south and then north. When Zhao Kuangyin sent troops to Hebei, Zhao Pu and others disagreed with it, and the upper and lower levels were unable to work together, which also caused difficulties in the Northern Expedition.

Zhao Kuangyi thought it was right.

Song Jiu also said: "Your Majesty, I think I can attack Taiyuan, and Jin and Yan will not be destroyed. There will always be a warning in the north, which will be unfavorable to the country. Life is ups and downs, and the country will be the same. Even if our dynasty has been in power for generations, there will be natural disasters. If the country is in a low point and Jin and Yan are controlled by the Northern Rong, then the country will be in danger. If it is planned for ten thousand years, Jin and Yan will be captured."

"You are very honest. Jin and Yan are unfair, how can our dynasty be at peace?"

"I think Hedong can be taken down. As Your Majesty said, the late emperor moved all the people of Hedong to Heluo. The country's strength is weak. Our dynasty is the opposite and will recover the entire south. I am strong and weak, so why can't we settle it?"

Not only did the country's general trend, but also Song Jiu's contribution.

In weapon research and development, it has been very slow. The main reason Song Jiu did not understand weapons and was helpless. However, the impact of Song Jiu cannot be ignored, such as smelting and mining. The number was the highest last year, with iron courses reaching more than 30 million jin. However, the real iron output was still there, and many private blast furnaces began to appear among the people, causing most of the steel to flow to the people. According to the Sansi estimate, the national iron output may reach 50 to 60 million jin last year.

Song Jiu did not take it seriously, and that was only 30,000 tons of steel, which was not too much.

However, compared to before, this output is amazing.

The output of other metals has also increased by more than two to five times. Last year alone, more than 3.7 million yuan was minted.

Also, due to Song Jiu's push, although some of the copper coins were outflowed, gold and silver began to surpluses, especially silver from Japan, which caused the silver price to begin to fall. However, it also solved the problem of some money shortage.

It is the mining, smelting and trade, the changes brought to the Song Dynasty by Song Jiu.

There are also planting, breeding, water conservancy, and surround fields.

These changes made the people richer. Grain production is gradually increasing, and cotton is gradually becoming popular in the north. Because the new textile machine has not been developed, it has not brought about the influence of cotton cloth, but cotton coats and quilts have appeared in the north.

It is these changes that have increased the income of the people and the country's income. Because Song Jiu's regulation was light taxes and poor consolidation, the country's surplus was not much, but it had a far-reaching impact on the people. The biggest change was the gradual surge in the population.

This makes the national strength of the two countries even more disparate.

"Gu Chen thought that national strength was against each other, China had been divided for a long time, and the people suffered a lot. Therefore, Wu, Yue, Zhang and Quan returned, and the people in the capital cheered, and the people could fight, and they would fight for the sake of the country's gateway. However..."

“However?”

"I think it is easy to attack Hedong, but it is difficult to collect the ghost clouds. It is not that the ghost clouds cannot be collected, but it cannot be underestimated. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the army, our dynasty is still not as good as the Khitan. If you want to collect the ghost clouds, you must adopt the idea of ​​the late emperor, engage in a protracted war, and use national strength to waste it. Or learn from the grandson to attack Chu, slowly weaken the Chu State first, and finally pacify it in one fell swoop."

"Song Qing is too worried," Zhao Kuangyi said happily.

Taiyuan hasn't been taken down yet, so what are you thinking about in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures?

...

"Is the court going to use troops in Hedong?" Pan Lian'er asked.

Song Jiuwei said, but this is a major incident and I can't hide it even if I want to.

"yes."

"Official, why are you not very happy?"

The court was not worried about the use of troops from Hedong and Song Jiu, but he was worried about the follow-up matters.

The main reason is that he didn't remember much historical knowledge. Zhao Kuangyi's two attacks on Youzhou were also known by Pan Mei's injustice, but I don't know the specific ones. Even before the Song Dynasty, I thought that the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty's army was very poor, and Yang Ye's military ability far exceeded that of Pan Mei.

So he didn't have many gold fingers to use.

But it was precisely because he knew that Zhao Kuangyi attacked the Northern Han Dynasty and then attacked the Khitan that he was worried because this time it seemed to be a crushing defeat.

If we follow Song Jiu's idea, we should not rush to attack Youzhou first, but wait a little longer, and let the Wushe Kingdom obtain a large number of weapons first. These weapons will increase the power of the Wushe Kingdom, then they will inevitably develop southward. Most of the Jurchens in the southeast of Liaodong are Jurchens. Now it is said that they are mature Jurchens and Bohai people. With Yan Po's ability, even if they get these weapons, they cannot subvert the Khitan, but they will seriously weaken the Khitan's strength and play a role in restraining the Northern Song Dynasty, just like the later Western Xia restrained the Northern Song Dynasty.

There are also textile machinery, and everyone despised it, but Song Jiu did not. The power of the shubu people should not be underestimated, mainly because they are too poor. The improvement of textile machinery can not only weave cotton, but also wool products. Then the fur industry will bring huge wealth to the shubu people. Once it is closely linked to the Song Dynasty and restrained it from one east and another, even if the Song Dynasty does not use troops, the Khitan will have a headache.

That was the time to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

However, Zhao Kuangyi is very strong. For example, the one who handles government affairs is not Lu Duosun or Song Jiu, but Zhao Kuangyi.

Now that Song Jiu can have an impact on Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangyi also values ​​Song Jiu, but he cannot make Zhao Kuangyi agree with his ideas.

Song Jiu was drinking tea and sitting there pondering.

"Let's go to your house." Song Jiudao.

"I'm going too," Song Yu said furiously.

"Then let's go together."

The couple brought a group of little guys to Pan Mei's mansion.

There are also a group of little guys in the Pan Mei family, Pan Lianer's little brothers and sisters, as well as Pan Weide and Weigu's children, and a large group of children playing. Tian stood by and smiled, which is a manifestation of the prosperity of the two families.

But Song Jiu was having a serious conversation with Pan Mei.

"Father-in-law, if Your Majesty takes Taiyuan and attacks Youzhou again, what is your chance of winning?"

"If that..." Pan Mei thought seriously and said, "If Your Majesty really wants this, it must be fast."

“Why?”

"Youzhou is mostly Han people. When our army is coming in person, the people will definitely welcome you. Besides, Han Derang, the left-behind Youzhou, is a boy from the red-haired man, so he must be fast. Before the Khitan reacts, the army arrives at the city of Youzhou, and then he will be 80% sure to take Youzhou. If the speed is slow, it will be a 50% digit."

If there were no golden fingers, Song Jiu would definitely think Pan Mei’s statement was reasonable.

But Song Jiu knew it was not that simple, especially Han Delang, who was Xiao He from the Han Dynasty. Another one who was killed was Han Xin!

In terms of the national strength of the Song Dynasty, the overall national strength should be stronger, with more people and more wealth, and they are also national strength. If a country wants to be strong, it must have finance and a certain population and area, especially agricultural countries. Without sufficient economy and population, it is difficult to defeat nomadic countries. It is as powerful as the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin's military capabilities are still far above Zhao Kuangyin, and his powerful generals were even better than the Song Dynasty. He still endured the Turks for many years until the country was stable. He took a good opportunity to defeat the Turks every time. As for the Western Han Dynasty, it took a longer period of time, and after the long reign of Wen and Jing, Emperor Wu of Han was created.

The Sui Dynasty did not count, it was a parasitic fetus in the Northern Zhou countries established by the Xianbei people.

Therefore, Song Jiu now knows more and admires the later emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he is very cruel, he is the real emperor, and his martial arts are far better than Zhao Kuangyin.

This is national strength.

The Song Dynasty did not decline militarily. Except for the commander-in-chief Zhao Kuangyi, most of the elite soldiers and generals were still retained. Therefore, the reunification of the south and the restoration of these years, the overall military force was still above the beginning of the founding of the country.

But the Khitan side is even stronger.

And it is getting stronger and stronger. There are four powerful people, Liao Jingzong Yelu Xian, Xiao Yanyan, Han Derang, and Yelu Xiu Ge, who made Song Jiu hate him so much that he gritted his teeth!

However, his father-in-law said he was a young boy.

Underestimate the enemy.

Song Jiu returned home in depression. After thinking about it, he came to the academy for a walk.

Now the academy is more prosperous than before, crowded with thousands of students. However, Song Jiu was sadly discovering one thing, that is, the end of martial arts.

When it was just established, because many famous futures came to teach, martial arts was the most popular among students. Many students also came out, entered the Privy Council or ordered the Jiedushi to be summoned, which made martial arts always lively. However, since the court took back all the power of Jiedushi, most of these scholars who were clerks were converted into clerks in various prefectures and counties, and fewer students were studying martial arts.

This is a very bad sign.

Song Jiu thought for a long time and silently said in his heart: "Let's take a look."

Song Jiu was worried, but others didn't know.

Soon the imperial court issued an edict to use Pan Mei as the northern capital to recruit the commander. Cui Yan, the governor of Heyang, attacked the east side of the city, Li Han, the governor of Zhangde, the governor of Qiongcheng, the governor of Guizhou, the west side of Cao Han, and the governor of Zhangxin, the governor of Zhangxin, the governor of Liu Yucheng.

It turned out that because Cao Han had the lowest position and was just an observer, he was responsible for attacking the North City, which was the least difficult to attack Taiyuan City. However, he was not convinced and stared at Liu Yu and said, "You can't do it, let me attack Xicheng." The west of Taiyuan City is close to Beihan Palace City, and the defense is the strongest, so Cao Han won Liu Yu."

Liu Yu was furious. Who was afraid of whom? He was also a powerful general. He fought at the Wanjiangkou and ate 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The two started arguing. Song Jiu saw them quarreling and scratched his head. It was really good in terms of the ability of the generals. Pan Mei, Cui Yanjin, Li Hanqiong, Cao Han, Liu Yu, Tian Qinzuo, and Guo Jin were all famous generals who could make a move. Why did they lose a crushing defeat?

No one knew Song Jiu's mood. It was a good thing to dare to seize credit, and he was fighting to attack the most difficult Taiyuan Xicheng, which shows that everyone has confidence and courage, but they cannot keep arguing. Finally, Zhao Kuangyi looked at it and Liu Yu was weaker than Cao Han, the butcher, so he swapped them.

Then, the eight commanders were appointed Hao Shoubing, the commander of the Haozhai west, the commander of the horse army, the commander of the Yuhou Mi Xin, the commander of the infantry army, the commander of the cavalry and infantry army, and the commander of the Western Shanghemen, Guo Shouwen, and the commander of the Sifangguan, the commander of the Shunzhou regiment, Liang Fu, the commander of the army.

Mi Xin is a Xi person. He is cruel by nature, but he is also a tiger general. Guo Shouwen is not weak. He once followed Pan Meiping to destroy the Southern Han Dynasty and made many military achievements. Tian Chongjin is also good, and Hao Shoujun is a little worse, but he has also performed brilliantly. He built the floating bridge in Caishiji, and Liang Feng is the worst. However, as a military supervisor, there is not much problem.

Then he ordered Guo Jin to deploy for the Shiling Pass in Taiyuan. Tian Renlang, the envoy of the Hemen of the West, and Liu Xu, the entourage officer of the Hemen, visited the trench villages on all sides of Taiyuan City, and looked at the siege ladders to use. Tian Renlang and Liu Xu were also generals who could take action.

Then Liu Baoxun, the doctor of the Ministry of Temple, was appointed as the transshipment commander, and Gao Jishen, the right person, was appointed as the deputy.
Chapter completed!