On April 25, the Daizhou Jin army began to gather.

Daizhou is only 300 miles away from Taiyuan, and the journey from Daizhou to Taiyuan is not all mountainous. With the Jin army's marching speed, it can be reached in six days.

Wanyan Salihe had always held a grudge against Wu Jie. In the third year of Jingkang's reign, he had a fight with Wu Jie in Taiyuan and was beaten to tears on the spot.

From then on, he was known as the "Crying Man", which always brought shame to him.

Defeating Wu Jie is his only goal in life.

On this day, the Jin army sent troops from Daizhou.

One quarter past midnight (9 a.m.), Tokyo City, Imperial Palace.

After Zhang Jiucheng came out of the Pushe Hall of the Prime Minister in the East Mansion, he and Zhao Ding walked towards the Wende Hall.

Zhao Ding said: "The construction of large-scale official roads in Hedong and Hebei is reasonable from the perspective of country governance strategy. However, there has been a fierce quarrel between the Ministry of Revenue and the Admonition Yuan recently, and the treasury has just had extra money.

I’m afraid I can’t stand this kind of trouble.”

Zhang Jiucheng didn't speak, he listened attentively.

One year after entering officialdom, Zhang Jiucheng has grown rapidly.

With the promotion of Zhao Ding, the prime minister, his official position will naturally rise steadily.

Zhao Ding sighed and said: "I also asked Jie Qian to tentatively bring up the issue of bank loans for road construction, which caused a big reaction. Many people objected. You must be mentally prepared."

"I understand, I understand. Thank you so much, Sir, for reminding me."

"You'd better really understand that you are in charge of this matter. There will be many people attacking and impeaching you next, and they will even keep you awake at night."

Zhang Jiucheng's heart sank.

This is what officialdom is like, the higher the position, the greater the pressure.

Countless people are watching you, and as long as you make the slightest mistake, someone will stand up and cause trouble.

Humans are natural animals, but humans are also social.

Human nature or human nature is shaped by social relationships.

It is difficult for people not to care about other people's evaluation and opinions of themselves.

There are only a few people who can do this over thousands of years.

When the voice of opposition is too loud, people will fall into self-doubt, and this will happen to everyone.

Even a determined person like Wang Anshi would do this.

Therefore, the role of the prime minister is indispensable.

The prime minister is the buffer bridge between the emperor and the officials.

When the emperor governs, he will be executed by the prime minister. If there are opponents, the opposition and pressure will basically go to the prime minister.

This will protect the emperor's balance and tranquility on a psychological level.

When the Ming Dynasty abolished the prime minister and lost the buffer, all the pressure went directly to the emperor himself. The weird behaviors of the emperor in the Zhu family were more or less related to this excessive pressure.

For Zhao Ning, the key person to ease many pressures is Zhao Ding.

And every New Deal also has a specific administrator, and this administrator is the center point that bears huge pressure.

Chen Dong was like this, Li Guang was like that, Yang Yizhong was like that, Zhao Gou was like that, and Qin Hui was like that.

Now it's Zhang Jiucheng's turn.

At this time, Zhang Bangchang was in the Wende Hall.

"You mean, the relationship between the king and his ministers in Dali is harmonious?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the relationship between the king and his ministers in Dali is harmonious."

"Do you also have great respect for me, the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Ning continued to ask.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you should be aware of your Majesty's offer of offerings every year and sending envoys to greet the Emperor and His Majesty every year," Zhang Bangchang continued.

"What about the war horse? Did you encounter any problems when buying the war horse?"

"Dali is very cooperative."

"Where's the tea?"

“Very cooperative!”

Zhao Ning glanced at Wang Zonglio who was aside. Wang Zonglio coughed and said, "Zhang Zineng, the relationship between the king and his ministers in Dali is only superficially harmonious. The Gao family has always been plotting against the Duan family. This is your negligence."

"This..." Zhang Bangchang felt that what Zhao Guanjia said today was a little strange. Wang Zonglio said this again, which made Zhang Bangchang feel even more suspicious.

Wang Zongliu continued: "Back then, Gao Shengtai deposed the ruler of Dali and became independent. Later, he was forced to return power to the Duan family. However, the Gao family was still evil, and the court had long been aware of it!"

Zhang Bangchang stopped talking. He felt that the Zhao Guan family was going to have a game with Wang Taiwei today.

He did not believe that Gao Shunzhen, the current Prime Minister of Dali, had different intentions, but the final interpretation power obviously rested with Zhao Guan's family.

"Qing Zhang, there are scouts who frequently report to me that the Gao family is plotting a new round of rebellion!" Zhao Guanjia said, "I am preparing to send troops to Dali, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial court is currently investing troops in Goryeo. If it invests in the southwest again, there may be..."

"You are not yours to worry about. I will arrange the troops."

"If Your Majesty wants to help the Duan family to support the country, it will naturally be the blessing that the subjects of Dali have cultivated for three lifetimes."

"Okay, please step back first. I don't want anyone else to know about this."

"I will retire first."

As soon as Zhang Bangchang arrived at the door, he met Zhao Ding.

"Great Sir."

Zhao Ding nodded and took Zhang Jiucheng into the Hall of Wende.

"I see your Majesty."

"No gift."

Zhang Jiucheng held a document in both hands and said: "Your Majesty, this is a detailed strategy for the official road from Tokyo to Hedong."

Zhao Ning took it, read it carefully, and said, "What do you think, the Grand Prime Minister?"

"I thought this was just the beginning."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"If salaries are paid to migrant workers in cash, this plan is feasible. It can be implemented in many aspects in the future, with the focus being on controlling geographical areas and private prices."

"What region do you mean?"

"I believe that these are mainly to solve the problem of the imperial court's control over the north. They can be mainly implemented north of the Yellow River and do not need to spread to the south. Otherwise, the scope of issuance of banknotes will be too large and it will easily get out of control."

Zhao Ning nodded.

Zhao Ning stood up and walked to the map. He looked at the map for a long time and said, "The road is being built to Yanmen Pass. If Wu Jie can take it back to Fugu, I want to open a foraging shop in Fugu."

"Qianqian?" Zhao Ding asked doubtfully.

"A place of contentment with those outside the Great Wall." Zhao Ning pointed to Monan and said, "I heard from the scouts that there are many Mongol tribes here. They relied on the Liao Kingdom back then. After the Liao Kingdom fell, they established themselves on the grassland. I

I want to use the market to win them over."

"What kind of goods does Your Majesty want to use?" Zhao Ding said, "The barbarians have very little demand for silk and ceramics."

"tea."

In this day and age, who can resist tea?

Whether they are the Qiang people in the northwest or the Mongol tribes in the southern and northern deserts, their eating habits are mainly based on meat.

They need tea to moisturize their intestines.

When they discover that there is such a good thing as tea in the world, they will open the door to a new world.

"The supply of tea in our country is limited, and part of it is exchanged for horses in the northwest." Zhao Ding continued.

"I just asked Zhang Bangchang that the Gao family in Dali is plotting something against the Duan family!" Zhao Guan's family said calmly, "Having blocked the tea trade between our country and Dali country, I decided to send troops to bring order to the chaos."
Chapter completed!