Wang Ju doesn't care. Compared with generals, Lao Guo is far inferior to Zhang Feng. Even the military talents of generals such as Yan Da, Liu Changzuo, Miao Shu, Gao Yongneng are also above Guo Kui. ", it can only be said that Lao Guo is better than others.

"Then I can only attack forcibly and attack forcibly. But what I fear most is that the monarch and ministers of Jiaozhi left the capital, learned from Li Jiqian back then, and continued to fight with our army with the help of dense tropical rainforests. If it became a situation, it might take another 100,000 or 200,000 military and civilians to destroy them. But at that point, not to mention that the court would pay huge financial, material and manpower, but the court was willing to pay, how would it manage it in the future?"

“Why?”

"Hate has been formed, that is, the court has to send at least 50,000 troops to station in Jiaozhi. It costs a huge amount of time every year. It takes 30 or 40 years of governance to make it stable. Is the court worth it for the south?"

"How do you say Dali?" Sun Gu asked disagree.

"Dali is different. The Baimans are actually equivalent to disguised Han people. The whole country believes in Buddhism and rarely have large-scale battles. Therefore, as long as the strategy is right, it can be managed. Can Jiaozhi be compared with Dali? Since their establishment, they have fought everywhere, and the people are fierce and cannot be similar. Fortunately, they are relatively backward, including armor, and the area is not large, otherwise I would be helpless. The simplest example is that Dali once mobilized national troops and 200,000 troops to conquer Jiaozhi. What is the result? It was defeated! So the second method must be what I said. If I use the second method.

The strategy, if you want to succeed, the process is still very cruel and bloody. Compared with the third strategy, the difference is that one is to use the overseas Kunlun slaves to kill people, and the other is that I directly let the soldiers of the three armies kill people. And the number of people killed will not be less than the third strategy. Please ask yourself, did I give them a chance? The process is not to kill. It is not to chase them. It would be fine to say that I am a butcher. If the news reaches Jiaozhi and Zhang Zihou knows it, he will hesitate and dare not use ruthless actions. A large number of Jiaozhi people will return one after another. Hundreds of thousands of Han people who migrated south will suffer from the disaster, and Jiaozhi cannot be cured!"

In this case, how should Wang Ju choose?

It’s not that you want to kill someone, but that you have to kill someone!

"So I repeatedly deduced and chose the last strategy. It was the butcher, but definitely not the butcher of the Song Dynasty! You can suppress me with means, but don't joke with the national fortune."

"Prince An, this rumor has nothing to do with my husbands." Lao Wang said.

Not necessarily, especially Sun Gu and Wang Ju are very worried.

Wang Ju told the situation of Dali in Jiaozhi in detail, and then said: "Actually, I have reported the process to the court. However, I asked Your Majesty to summon several ministers to come, which is another matter. First, it is best to set up a Maritime Warrior Office in Jiaozhi, which is not only conducive to stability, but also the Fuliang River. The middle and lower reaches can be navigated and extend to Dali. A Fuliang River plus a Maritime Warrior Office may be able to flourish Jiaozhi Road and the southeastern part of Yunnan Road. Second, Zhang Zihou wants to operate the Changshan Changzhi to make it the border defense of Jiaozhi, and Zhang Zhifu has a heavier task. There are also many rebellious forces in his territory, and at the same time, he also needs to use troops to Tengchong Prefecture."

"Tengchong Mansion?"

"At the time of parting, I talked with Mr. Zhang Zhifu overnight, mainly saying that this Tengchong Prefecture is not for its specialty, but for war horses. In fact, horses in Tengchong Prefecture, Xichuan area, northwest Dali and Wuman area are also important. Although they are short, they can be used for civilian use, cultivated land and transport. Therefore, people must be encouraged to raise horses through tax exemptions and rewards. Moreover, raising horses can also become a source of income for the local area. Then Tengchong Prefecture will be extremely important. After all, Tengchong Horses have been famous since ancient times and can be used for war horses. Our dynasty lacks plowing oxen, civilian horses, and even more lacking is war horses. If there are enough war horses, why should we disturb the implementation of horse raising methods in the civilian area?"

"If it can be successful, its experience can be promoted to the Xihe area. Therefore, the main leaders of Jiaozhi Road and Yunnan Road must be civil and military talents. Except for the second chapter, few others are competent. Therefore, in the opinion of the ministers, they must be allowed to become a system after the two routes are governed for three to four years, and the people of the two routes are settled, so that the country can replace them with officials."

"I'm sure of this." Zhao Xu said immediately, and said again: "Wang Qing, let's talk about overseas."

"I have also heard that there are two situations overseas. One is that the amount of coral and some spices is reduced. This is what I told them to do. After all, where to colonize and survive in the future, if you want to survive, you cannot develop violently. You must protect the environment. As for smuggling, I have also sent someone to inquire about them. The main reason is that the Maritime Bureau is too harsh, which makes many merchants dissatisfied. But it doesn't matter. I sent someone to notify them and ask them to send several representatives to the capital. Your Majesty, you can communicate directly with them to solve this problem together."

It is what Zhao Xu cares most about, more concerned than sending officials overseas, and ultimately a loss of millions of dollars a year.

What Wang Ju said was also a solution.

If you have any questions, you can solve them in person. Moreover, everyone was confused and confused at the overseas stall. I just heard Wang Ju say that he was self-satisfied.

If those merchants come to Beijing, they can have a comprehensive understanding of the overseas sea.

"Your Majesty, let's do it. The autumn wind has just started. The seamen and merchants are preparing to go south. I will send someone to inform them that they will enter Beijing next spring to discuss taxes and overseas officials. But your Majesty, please rest assured that their roots are in the Song Dynasty. After donating so much silver, silk, grain and food, the court still treated it harshly. It was just unfair, but there was no doubt about the loyalty to the Song Dynasty."

"Wang Qing, this matter is indeed not done well by the Maritime Bureau." Zhao Xu sighed.

In fact, Sun Gu was speechless.

Not to mention their strong support for Wang Junan's military use, at least they were truly self-disciplined before. Besides, the food of those ships is really not worth it? If you don't mention the money, how many people were saved at that time.

"Your Majesty, let the Ministry of Revenue do another demographic."

"Can."

"Your Majesty, you don't need to pay so much attention to overseas. No matter what happens overseas? It's not Jiaozhi, even if it's thousands of miles away, it won't threaten the interests of the Song Dynasty. Just like Japan, can it pose a threat to our Song Dynasty?"

This is completely nonsense with wide eyes open.

But who knows the importance of the oceanic land in the future?

But Wang Ju said this, and now these important figures of the Song Dynasty really recognize it...!

"If the court wants to govern and believe that those merchants are eager to do so, I am afraid that no official is willing to go there. Even if there is an official, if it is not done well, anything can happen overseas. The foundation was created and it is not easy to fight against the fierce indigenous people. There are risks on the sea, and there are many pirates. The indigenous people are equally cruel, including many cannibals. In the Song Dynasty, these merchants were very honest. But on the other side, the slander of the Jiaozhi people was far inferior to them."

"But why I value overseas, the reason is very simple. There are many supplies overseas that I need in the Song Dynasty, such as various livestock. Our Song Dynasty lacks pastures, but there are countless excellent pastures overseas. Then all kinds of meat and fur can be transported to our Song Dynasty continuously. There are also copper and iron ore deposits. The second is to evacuate the population. Your Majesty, by the end of the year, the Ministry of Revenue will count the population to ensure that Your Majesty is shocked."

"Evacuation of the poor population, one is to solve the population pressure, and the other is to solve the burden of our Song Dynasty. In addition to being exploited by the powerful, these populations can make much contribution to the court. On the contrary, the court can only constantly allocate money and grain relief for national stability. Third, trade increases. Maybe you see the income of Quanzhou, but you don't see that because of the increase in overseas trade, how many people have been raised. There are other benefits, such as the sea ships I used to defeat Chameng, and the sea ships I used to carry Kunlun slaves. If these sea merchants remain loyal to the Song Dynasty, then a powerful fleet appeared on the Jingdong Road Peninsula. What do the Liao Dynasty think?"

This is what Zhao Xu wants most!

During the Northern Expedition in the early Song Dynasty, ships were also used, but Gao Qiong led 20,000 troops and horses, set off from the Juma River in a small boat, and landed along the seaside to Yingzhou. The troops were not large and the supplies were insufficient, so they did not play a big role.

But what if we use the large fleets of maritime merchants today?

"Your Majesty, there are so many benefits, but there has not been any harm to the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty, don't you win over it?"

"What Wang Qing said is very true."

Only those who have lost know their preciousness.

This smuggling caused millions of treasury losses to the inner warehouse, and Zhao Xu finally regretted it.

…………

"See Your Majesty."

"Wang Qing, you have not recovered from your injuries yet, so don't get up." Zhao Xu said.

This new house has this benefit, not only is it close to Zhao Niannu's house, but also to the imperial city. Moreover, the surrounding houses are either rich or noble, and Zhao Xu comes in person, so it will not be as dazzling as the old house that Wang Ju left for Zhang Zai's son.

But Wang Ju insisted on standing up and sat down.

"Wang Qing, I have issued an edict to exempt all gold and silver from taxes entering the city."

The main tax on gold and silver entering the city accounted for a small proportion of the commercial tax in the Song Dynasty, not without it, and most of them made the clerks greedy. Therefore, sometimes in low years, one income was less than 10,000 yuan. If the income was small, it would be hard for Zhao Xu to abandon it.

"In addition, I have issued an edict to reduce taxes related to foreign trade in half."

According to Wang Ju's intention, it is best to avoid it.

Using this to drive exports is not a question of how much tax can have, but a question of how many people it can support. Just like exporting a piece of porcelain, the income of workers in porcelain workshops, the income of transporting workers along the way, carriages, horses, ships, and commercial taxes... Therefore, in order to stimulate exports, some countries in later generations not only exempted taxes, but even took out national finances to subsidize subsidies.

However, this theory is too advanced, and the scholars and officials have their own ideas. Even though Wang Ju repeatedly explained, everyone still felt that it was unacceptable.

It's great that Zhao Xu can be willing to cut taxes in half.

"I also issued an edict to ask Zhang Dun to establish a civil service in Jiaozhi."

“So good.”

"The bandits in Koushan have been captured."

There are many vast mountains in that area, but Wang Ju provided clues.

After the assassination of the bandits at that time, they knew something was wrong, so they immediately led the pack horse and the horse left by Wang Ju to flee. One of them might have brought a bag on the horse's back to the ground because of panic. The bag contained a piece of Saro blanket product that Wang Ju mentioned.

Then it was picked up by a mountain citizen. Since Wang Ju deliberately brought back the gifts, these products were undoubtedly exquisite. So the mountain citizen sold it to a merchant.

After Li Ding led his men to investigate, he found this Saluo blanket.

Then he found the mountain citizen, who took Li Ding to the place where he discovered it.

This location is not the location where the bandits are located, but from it you can get the direction of the bandits' retreat to the south of Mount Wu.

With direction, nearly 10,000 injunctions were intensively searched and rewarded.

Therefore, a mountain citizen reported that it was a hunter in a village in the northern mountainous area of ​​Changshui County, which was very suspicious.

Yang Sui led the officers and soldiers to pounce on the camp and finally captured all the bandits.

After Li Ding interrogated, the truth was revealed.

This village was all hunters before, but because of its poverty, it is located in the deep mountains, and the three-discipline areas of Luoyang and Guozhou. Therefore, some bold hunters usually hunt for a living by hunting. Occasionally they also play guest roles in bandits.

After the Baojia Law was promoted, all villages and villages implemented joint defense. They lost the space for robbery and had to become honest. But in this way, they returned to their poor life again.

Just a while ago, a man with a Hebei accent came and took out two thousand taels of gold on the spot and asked them to assassinate an official. The official did not say that person.

And after the matter was completed, the person promised to give another two thousand taels of gold.

Four thousand taels of gold, how much wealth is that for ordinary people?

The people of the entire village were all moved, and the assassination site was far away from their village. These people thought it was difficult for the government to find this place, so the assassination operation took place.

During the assassination, the man followed them at the same time. The assassination failed. The man immediately ordered them to slaughter all more than a dozen horses, and the specialties also rose up temporarily. Never sell them, and then leave the village without knowing where to go.

"Kill all those horses?" Qiong Niang screamed in pain from the side.

"Miss Qiong, being safe is the greatest luck. When Yang Sui arrested him, he seized more than a dozen black paint bows in the village." Zhao Xu said dissatisfiedly.

When Zhao Xu heard this news, he was also sweating coldly. This was a standard bow, and its power was extraordinary. How lucky was the Heavenly King Ju to escape from the sky with his men?

Aren’t it just a few horses? I want to send you an edict to give you a hundred horses!

"Where did they come from the standard bow?" Wang Ju asked in confusion.

Zhao Xu's face was sore.

A few years ago, these bandits still had room for robbery, but they had always been suspected that the weapons in their hands were not powerful enough. It happened that a group of imperial guards in Luoyang were changing clothes. These bandits went to Luoyang City to trade the robbery goods. When they heard this news, they even took the courage to find an instructor in the military camp.

This instructor not only did not arrest them, but actually sold some standard weapons, including more than a dozen black paint bows, more than two hundred arrows, and more than a dozen institutional knives, and took advantage of the opportunity to change their clothes to sell them to the bandits.

When Li Ding found out the truth, the court immediately instructed the name to arrest him, which also affected some merchants.

But this is the army, can it be corruption and deducted, and can it be sold at will?

This is what Zhao Xu felt most heartbroken.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the imperial guards...especially the symbolic and deterrent significance of the imperial guards stationed in the two capitals is greater than the actual combat significance." Wang Ju said tactfully.

This is a nice saying.

In fact, the top guards who do not need to be garrison have become a young master who spends countless times every year but has no combat effectiveness.
To be continued...