"Taibao, Liang Yifu's idea is really good." Han Yun sarcastically.

There are still many Helan stones that have not taken action, but they can be handed over to various economic personnel to take action slowly, as long as the price can be continuously suppressed, it is enough. Therefore, after the price of Helan stones was quickly suppressed, Han Yun pulled out and came to Wang Ju to see if he could help. He really helped. In the past three years, he also captured many leaders and nobles from all over the Western Xia.

Wang Ju selected some people from them and took them to Lanzhou cell for interrogation, such as the terrain of various places in Xixia, the distribution of various ethnic groups, and the situation of various forts and cities.

I have also interrogated before, but it is relatively scattered. Now I will be interrogated systematically again.

Wang Ju must have no time to preside over the trial, so he happened to hand it over to Han Yun.

Then before the summer attack next year, Wang Ju will get the most valuable first-hand information.

Han Yun said: "He thought well, but don't you know that this letter of nationality has the right to deal with it?"

As long as this letter of nationality is sent to the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will be very passive. Not to mention that some peaceful people in the country will compromise because of this, let’s talk about the court. Once the peace agreement is agreed, the Xia will definitely not be able to attack Xia next year. Xixia regards the alliance as a bullshit, and the Song Dynasty regards itself as China and still attaches great importance to the alliance. It can even be said that by then, the Liao Kingdom can help Xixia openly.

If the Song Dynasty disagrees and bows its head to this point, the Song Dynasty will still fight, which will force the entire Western Xia tribes to share the same hatred of the enemy. Once it reaches that point, it will be impossible to destroy the Western Xia smoothly and quickly.

However, Liang Yibi was negligent, that is, whether this letter of nationality can be successfully delivered to the capital.

It must be delivered to Liu Changzuo first, and Liu Changzuo is not a fool, so it will be handed over to Wang Ju.

Wang Ju just gave the next order and asked the envoy to bring the letter of the country back to Xixia.

The people of Xixia are still angry, but their nature is different. Not to mention the grudges between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, Wang Ju's father was killed by the people of Xixia, and the ancestral tombs of the Wang Ju family were all driven to the Xixia people to whip the corpse. Wang Ju would not let Xixia go with such a deep hatred. Besides, what Wang Ju did to the northwest was to destroy Xixia!

The people of Xixia will be angry, but they will not share the same hatred of the enemy.

And now Xixia is really pitiful. In the past three years, the Song Dynasty almost ruined 400,000 troops, and the number of prisoners of war in the "labor reform" alone reached 200,000!

With the expulsion from Yinxia and the forcibly resettled some people to Weiyuan and Qingzhou, the Song Dynasty also allowed the Xiaochuan area, Yinzhou area, Huizhou area, Tiandu Mountain, Qu Wu Mountain, and Wang Ju estimated that there may be only 400,000 households in Xixia now, and Ding Zhuang was less than 600,000. And at least 10% of the households and Ding Zhuang were unable to mobilize Xixia, such as those tribes in the desert.

The most terrible thing is that after all these irresistance, Xixia completely lost the hearts of the people.

This is the most important thing. Without the support of the people, no matter how many households in Xixia are, they are not enough to cause trouble.

Maybe this tragic card can be used to gather some of the people's hearts, but it will not play a big role.

So Han Yun said again: "Taibao, don't let them take this letter of nationality to the capital."

Wang Ju took a few steps and suddenly asked, "Are you afraid of the Liao Kingdom?"

"Liao Kingdom..." Han Yun was stunned.

"Are you afraid that once we attack Xia in front, the Liao Kingdom will use troops to our dynasty?"

"That's how..." Han Yun didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Brother Han, follow me." Wang Ju took Han Yun to the military camp outside the city, and the three armies were training.

"Brother Han, our soldiers are not as weak as the scholars and officials imagined. If the Liao Dynasty's military power and logistics capabilities are comparable to that of our army, this battlefield does not take into account the people and the terrain and terrain. On Shaanxi Road, our army's victory rate will be more than 70%.

"So high?"

"It was not that high at first. But after a series of great victory, it was so high. However, the strongest army in our dynasty is the Western Army. If we push the front more and push it to Hetao to fight, our dynasty's winning rate will only reach 60%.

“Why?”

"The same high-pitched terrain is mainly warm and humid weather. The other side is mainly dry and cold weather. Our army will not adapt to it when we arrive there. Just like I dare not use troops in the Tubo Plateau in two routes in Yunnan, because further up, the three armies cannot adapt to the weather on the plateau. In terms of the term, it is not suitable for the lack of oxygen environment. Therefore, the Western Army will perform worse when it comes to Hedong and Hebei. Therefore, once this battlefield is placed in Hedong, our army will only have a 40% winning rate. If it is placed in Hebei, it will only have a 30% winning rate."

"So low?"

"Hedong and Hebei have had many heroes since ancient times, but it was war. The people have been tempered by war. Now the two routes have been peaceful for a long time. The people are not accustomed to fighting and mobilizing the Western Army to pass, but they are not very adaptable, so the winning rate has dropped rapidly. As a result, this means that under the premise of similar conditions, if our army uses forts to compete with the Liao Kingdom, it will at least remain in parity. However, if there are any changes in the rear, and if a few scholars and officials who do not understand blindly command, the big thing will be over."

This is the fairest evaluation.

The Song army was not that weak, and the Liao army was not weak either.

Although the Liao Kingdom was pitted by Lu Hui at the beginning of summer this year, when fighting head-on, the Liao army's strong combat power was still seen, not as it was when Wanyan Aguda rose in history. Although it may have begun to rise, overall, it is still a little higher than the overall strength of the Song army. Of course, no matter how strong the army is, it still depends on the command of the main general. The main general is incompetent. Even if the Tang army in the early Tang Dynasty was handed over to him for command, he would still be defeated miserably.

"Let me say this. If the Western Xia is successfully captured, even if the Liao Kingdom sends troops, I will not be worried. But I am afraid that many variables will arise when I send troops to Xixia in front and Liao Kingdom in back."

There is another good example in Wang Ju's mind, such as the second ancestor's self-defense counterattack. The Vietnamese monkey actually said that **** was defeated, so Wang Ju hated this group of people very much. They were not as good as the group of Asans in the southwest. If they were defeated, they would be defeated.

However, this statement came into being, because the **** army did not take Hanoi at that time. If Hanoi was taken, the Vietnamese monkeys would not be able to raise their heads and would not dare to be rampant behind them.

However, it was not because the second ancestor had miscommand the command, but because there was a stronger neighbor behind him, and he could fight back by himself, but how to take Hanoi would cause more consequences. Moreover, the original intention was just to teach this monkey a lesson, and he did not want to possess this monkey, so he stopped and withdrew his troops to come back.

Of course, the situation is better now than it was then. At least the Song Dynasty is richer and stronger now. At that time, the **** was no money, no technology, and even weapons were very backward, but the Soviet Union was at its peak and one of the two world's top two.

There is another example. What will happen if **** strongly attacks Wanwan? There are two situations. If you win the Wanwan within a month, with the virtue of the US imperialist, you have to discuss and discuss it repeatedly, then there is no time to react and deploy, and the rice has become porridge, while the US imperialist will be helpless. If you can't win it within a month, the US imperialist and the Japanese may participate.

But there was a problem with the Liao Kingdom. After all, the US imperialists suffered a lot on the Korean battlefield. Although the Liao Kingdom suffered some of the difficulties, it was not big. Moreover, because of the cowardice of the scholars and officials of the Song Dynasty, many people lived in dreams.

Therefore, in Wang Ju's expectation, the possibility of Liao sending troops is relatively high. However, if the Song army quickly took down Xixia, Wang Ju would not be afraid without the cooperation of Xixia. What he feared was a war between two sides, and Wang Ju could not predict the consequences.

"In order to deceive the Liao Kingdom, I said that I would come down to rectify the border. I would also teach Xixia some lessons and severe damage, but I would not destroy Xixia. However, Liang Yibi wrote a letter of humiliation, and I still drove the envoy out of our border, and the news spread to Liao Kingdom. Will the Liao Kingdom still believe what I said?"

"That's how... it seems that Liang Yibi is not stupid, but it's a bit difficult."

"How could he be a fool if he can control Xixia? It's just that this man turned his back on his sect and forgot his ancestors. Therefore, as a Han Chinese, he is the scum who hates the Han people the most. Only then did he lose his troops and dismiss the military."

"What should I do now?"

"Agree."

"agree?"

"What should I do if I don't agree? But I suddenly understood one thing. In fact, he did a very smart job this time, but his intelligence was mistaken for intelligence, so he did something extravagant."

"what?"

"Do you still remember the information sent by Liu Changzuo and Zhong Shidao a few days ago?"

"It turned out to be Liang Yibi..."

"I used to guess that it might be him, but now it can be proved. Therefore, this letter of nationality has become a good thing."

Wang Ju couldn't explain clearly, but Han Yun had already understood. Wang Ju took Han Yun away from the military camp and came to the bank of the Yellow River. The weather was already cold and the river was drifting. Wang Ju looked at the rolling river and said, "Brother Han, I have something to decide. Do you still remember the order I issued the day before yesterday?"

"Is that sapling to replace the wood order?"

“That’s right.”

"This order will be controversial and will not be implemented seriously in the future, but the controversy will not be too great." Han Yun commented.

This order was issued by the King of Heaven. He informed the entire Shaanxi Road that if someone logs in the future, if he cuts a tree, he must carry more than ten saplings in the previous year, and at least ten saplings must be kept alive before the second year. Then, after paying relevant taxes, he can log and build a house or trafficking to make profits.

If it were in the early Song Dynasty, someone would have resisted this order, but the Yellow River flooded and changed its course many times, and Wang Ju mentioned the deterioration of the soil and soil several times. Think about the Dafeichuan, which was so rich in the past, what is now?

Just talking about the Battle of Dafeichuan, Qinling used 400,000 troops to defeat Xue Rengui. Most of the 400,000 troops were soldiers from various Tuyuhun tribes from Wuhai and Dafeichuan. But now, even if all the people in Wuhai and Dafeichuan are added together, there will be no 400,000 people.

Therefore, some wood merchants will reject it. There will not be too many people who reject it, but they will not implement it seriously. Otherwise, it will have a great effect on soil and water protection in Shaanxi Road, and even Han Yun did not care much after seeing it.

"Actually, I was going to issue two orders together, but the second order always made me hesitate."

"Is it difficult?"

"It's a bit embarrassing."

That is taxation. The people on Xihe Road began to pay two taxes, and the Municipal Law was also dismissed, so Huangzhou Road also had to pay two taxes.

There are ten taxes for crops. Because most areas can only grow for one season, Wang Ju simply explicitly stipulated that the upper land tax is two buckets per mu, one and a half bucket of land in the middle, and one bucket of land in the lower land. The rest are livestock. In the Central Plains, livestock do not count property and are not taxed. Most tribes here mainly focus on livestock industry and must not be copied. Therefore, it is still ten taxes, one tax per ten sheep, one tax per ten, and cattle grow more slowly. Every twenty taxes is one, and the more horses are the better. Every fifty horses are taxed.

The remaining government income is mainly commercial tax.

After Wang Ju came to Hezhou, he repeatedly stated that except for these taxes, no taxes shall be charged in any name. All tribes also have the right to refuse to pay any taxes.

In addition to this tax, there are also strong people and strong horses.

The strong horses are preserved, and there will be wars in the future, such as internal rebellion. Some small tribes around come to harass them in extreme poverty, especially in the Hexi Corridor. The Liao Kingdom will most likely not send large troops to invade, which is too far away. However, there are Gaochang Uighurs and Black Khan around, and there are also hindering people in the north. Maybe the Liao Kingdom will instigate them to come and invade. Therefore, in addition to officers and soldiers and border soldiers, some strong horses should also be kept moderately.

Furthermore, if a strong man is strong, only ten strong men can be recruited. There are many restrictions. Those who must have talent must be between the ages of twenty and forty. But in the future, they will not be used for combat, but will assist the government in transport. They may either build forts or cooperate with the government to fight against thieves and prevent theft, which means they will play the role of protecting the Ding, wing soldiers and short-term service. The service period shall not exceed three months per year. Although the service period is a bit long, the households are exempt from all two taxes. The court will also pay five jin of money to raise horses every year, or subsidies for the forced people to delay their work.

Taking advantage of this adjustment, the original military-civilian system of Tubo was gradually replaced, and it was all ordinary people. Don’t think about military affairs or weapons battles. Gradually, everyone became more and more unfamiliar with the battlefield, and then Hehuang would become quieter and quieter.

There is no problem with the latter one. The problem is the previous one.

In the past, the various departments of Huangzhou did not pay taxes, but it did not mean that the people of Huangzhou were paradise, because most of the property of each department was controlled by the leaders. It can only be said that these leaders were not as harsh as those of Kuixia Road.

In addition, during each battle, the weapons, horses and food of each soldier are mostly provided by themselves.

Although the same was true before Xihe Road. After the Song Dynasty implemented the two taxes, although the tax was not high, and even officials did not dare to impose any heavy taxes, it also led to conflict between the people of all ethnic groups on Xihe Road.

Not to mention that Huangzhou Road has been recently recovered, the people are not as close to the Song Dynasty as Xihe Road.

If you want to eradicate it, unless you defeat the local tyrants and return to the country as Wang Ju did in Yunnan two roads. But if you do this on Huangzhou road, you will be seeking death.

"Taibao, this is really not urgent. It is better to delay it for two years. With the benefits of various policies, the people will concentrate and the taxes are not heavy, so they will naturally be implemented. As for the Qiang tribes on Xihe Road, if there is any objection, the Qiang tribes can also use war to rush the disabled. The people will have to rest for two or three years to make excuses."

"It seems that way, but in two years, I will go to the other side."

"Your Majesty..." Han Yun suddenly stopped talking. It was Zhao Xu, but with Zhao Xu's illness and health, he would fall down. Then Gao Taotao would take power in the future. As long as she came to power, the important officials in the court would take half of it, and maybe even the border soldiers would be replaced. At that time, he suddenly implemented taxes in Huangzhou, and there was no one to shock him, which might lead to chaos in Huangzhou. Wang Ju's efforts were also ruined. If the taxes were not collected, the Xihe Road Fan tribe and the Qiang tribe were not convinced for a long time, and there would be problems.

"Is this Empress Dowager so ungrateful?"

"It may be true." Wang Judao. Not to mention Sima Guang's big gift, the actual gift was two people, one was Sima Guang and the other was Gao Taotao. In this time and space in history, there were two female madmen, one was Xiao Liang's family and the other was Gao Taotao. But Xiao Liang's family was even more crazy about the inside and the outside. Gao Taotao was just crazy about his son, grandson, and the Song Dynasty, but was as soft as a mud to the outside.

"Taibao, it's really not OK. I'll execute it after destroying Xixia next year. There are too many variables in execution this year. Once rebellions break out, it will also affect the plan to attack Xia next year."

Next year is not a good time. Attacking Xingqing Prefecture in Lingzhou has nothing to do with the Tubo soldiers. However, attacking the Hexi Corridor, this cheap army will be used, so that more troops can be drawn and prevented from the Liao Kingdom.

However, after the victory, the court did not reward him, but a tax was imposed, which made the foreigners in various tribes think in their hearts? Where can they cook the dogs when they die?

"Look, let's talk about it." Wang Ju sighed.
To be continued...