Such killing can stabilize the situation for a while, but it cannot cure the root cause.

But every moment is also extremely precious to Zhao Ning.

Zong Wang also analyzed that one of the biggest pain points in the Song Dynasty is the people's livelihood issues in Hebei and Hedong.

Hebei and Hedong are the front lines of the Anti-Jin Dynasty, and places like Xingzhou and Julu are the logistics sources of front-line military towns.

Including food and military resources.

For example, among the people in Hebei, there are merchants who regularly collect grain, transport it to places like Zhaozhou and Jizhou, and sell it directly to the army.

Another example is that trenches are being dug in some places in Zhaozhou and civilian support is needed, so we can dispatch it directly from the private sector.

Moreover, there are many iron smelting and iron smelting stations in Hebei, and various minerals need to be mined, and the people's power needs to be guaranteed.

The Jin Dynasty Chaotang also fully recognized Zong Wang's view.

Wanyan Zongqian even predicted that within three years, several powerful civil forces would rise up in Hebei and Hedong, separate themselves from each other, disintegrate the Song Dynasty's rule in Hebei and Hedong, and bring unimaginable consequences to the military towns in front of the Song army.

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This is a conclusion reached through comprehensive analysis after the Jin Kingdom sent a large amount of detailed information to Hebei and Hedong to collect intelligence.

During the Song Dynasty, there was a vacuum in administrative power in the hinterland of Hebei and Hedong.

Once the situation evolves into that, the Yellow River area, even the Huaihe River, and the Yangtze River, the rich areas of the Song Dynasty, will be disconnected from the military towns established by the Song Dynasty court on the northern line.

The Northern Front will collapse without attack!

This is also the fundamental reason why Zongwang wants to take the lead in launching a currency war in Hebei and Hedong.

Sniping at the businesses in Hebei and Hedong will make things worse for Hebei and Hedong.

Time is always so tight. Whether it was the second battle to defend Tokyo that year or the third battle between the Song and Jin Dynasties, Zhao Ning was short of time.

Now that the people's power in Hebei and Hedong has recovered, he is also short of time.

This is also the fundamental reason why he invested a huge amount of disaster relief funds.

According to this situation, if we continue to use thunderous measures to suppress the situation, it is very likely that local peasant uprisings will break out in some prefectures and small counties in Hebei.

In Hebei and Hedong itself, there are still many bandits and bandits who have gathered as refugees in the past two years. If there are more peasant uprisings, Zhao Ning may really go to the Kingdom of Jin to live in a five-star hut.

The order from Zhao Guan's family started from Xinde Mansion and rushed to the prefectures on Hebei West Road.

The heads of the three top officials from Hebei West Road began touring the state capitals for exhibition.

On May 21, the homes of Zhang Juxian and Liu Wangxun were ransacked.

In the evening, Zhao Ning was listening to Qin Wei's report on the people's livelihood in Xinde Prefecture, and the imperial guards submitted the report on the confiscation of the house.

After seeing the property of Zhang Juxian and Liu Wangxun, Zhao Ning almost couldn't help but want to kill his entire family.

Five hundred thousand yuan was confiscated from Zhang Juxian’s house!

Five hundred thousand guan was actually confiscated from the house of a local prefect!

Liu Wangxun actually copied 300,000 yuan!

Looking at the accounts again, there is nothing missing from accepting bribes, monopolizing business, and plundering.

And one thing caught Zhao Ning's attention. In the first year of Jingkang's reign, a total of 50,000 jins of tea was sold to the north!

In this account, one pound of tea is worth 500 guan, and 50,000 jin is equivalent to 25,000 guan!

In the first year of Jingkang, wasn't there a war?

Moreover, tea was a strategic material of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ning asked Qin Wei: "What's going on with this tea?"

Qin Wei knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, this is the tea that Zhang Juxian brought from the south at that time. It was made in the seventh year of Xuanhe's reign."

"Who did it sell to in the north?"

"Sold to...sold to some big companies in the north."

"Who specifically?"

"This...I don't know."

"Say, I won't kill you, just say it."

"Sold to the golden man."

"Where did he get so much tea?"

"Yes Yes……"

"What is it?"

"It was brought here by people from the capital."

"who?"

"Wang Shiyong, Minister of Civil Service."

"Oh, he has been chopped down by me, who else is there?"

"And Hong Chu."

Hong Chu?

Huang Tingjian’s nephew?

"anything else?"

"That's all I know."

"When did it start?"

"It started very early."

Zhao Ning put down the account book and continued to ask in a calm tone: "What have you been selling in the past two years?"

"After Wang Shiyong was executed by His Majesty, Hong Cu restrained himself a little and did not transport tea for the time being. Zhang Juxian mainly bought it from the north and sold it south."

"What to sell?"

Qin Wei didn't dare to hide it. It was time to hang the knife around his neck. If he hid it any more, he was afraid that he would anger Zhao Guan's family and actually chop himself.

Qin Wei did not think that he was really indispensable to Zhao Guan's family now. He said truthfully: "Mainly selling horses and sheep, as well as wild boar, green and white salt."

Zhao Ning fell into deep thought, and as expected, the Kingdom of Jin began to dump green and white salt on the Song Dynasty!

How come there is green and white salt in the Kingdom of Jin?

It's very simple, just find Xixia and buy it at a low price.

Xixia green and white salt costs 4 cents per catty, and the salt is as abundant as sand.

The Kingdom of Jin formed an alliance with Xixia, so buying salt was not a problem at all.

Buy them at a cheap price and sell them to the people of the Song Dynasty in Hebei and Hedong. Many people are willing to buy them.

There may even be merchants transporting copper coins in carts to buy green and white salt, and then selling it south.

It seems that some officials in our Song Dynasty have already had secret connivance with the Jin people.

Zhao Ning continued to ask: "Song and Jin have a big feud. As a prefect, why can he still trade with the Jin Kingdom? Tell me, what is the reason?"

Cold sweat broke out on Qin Wei's forehead. He put his forehead on the back of his hand, his whole body was trembling, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty's holy candle shines all over the world. I dare not deceive Your Majesty. Since the Jin army went south in the first year of Jingkang, many officials in Hebei have been with the Jin army."

There are people coming and going, and I also heard that some county magistrates defected to the enemy of the Jin Kingdom and went north together with the Jin people in the second year of Jingkang."

Zhao Ning fell silent.

According to the information he had, not only in the first year of Jingkang, but also this year, some officials believed that the Song Dynasty was about to end.

If an employee thinks that a company will be doomed sooner or later, what will he do?

He will quickly make full use of every power in his hands, squeeze out more benefits, and then pack up and run away.

This explains why Hebei officials dared to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, and imposed excessive taxes on the local government.

Because they don't care about the survival of their country at all. They have made enough money and can take refuge in the Kingdom of Jin.

Aren’t there a few big traitors in the Kingdom of Jin who are living a prosperous life now?

Led by Liu Yu and Li Cheng, there were also Guo Yaoshi and others.

After a while, Zhao Ning asked again: "Do you know who is the contact person between Zhang Juxian and the Jinren Trading Company?"

"I only know that he is a big family in Zhending Mansion."

Zhending Mansion?

Zhending Mansion is now in the hands of the Jin people, so it will be difficult to arrest them.

"But someone just brought in a hundred sheep and planned to transport them to Tokyo."

"One hundred sheep?" Zhao Ning was stunned, and suddenly remembered the group of people he met a few days ago.

"Who is taking over in Tokyo?"

"It is not known exactly who took over, but it must be someone from the Hongchu (Chu) sect."

Zhao Ning was glad that he did not intercept the one hundred sheep at that time.

Let those hundred sheep enter Tokyo and follow them, and you can also find a line hidden in the court.

Besides Hong Chu, is there anyone else?

You know, during the Second Battle of Tokyo, there were a large number of surrenderers in the court!
Chapter completed!