Zhang Fangping looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "People bully the weak and fear the strong, especially us Song people. When the Qin Empire was founded, its territory was not very big. Later, when the Han Empire took over Datong, its territory slowly became larger. Although later on
After being beaten back, the remaining territory is still much larger than during the Qin Empire.
Later, after the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Sui and Tang Dynasties, our territory gradually became fixed. At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, our power was relatively small and many places were lost. But looking at the current situation, we can always get it back.
of.
Only we Song people have the idea of regaining the old mountains and rivers. As for other races, generally there is no such idea. They all accept the idea of losing the battle. Only we always think about revenge after losing the battle.
In addition, we have many people, and if we lose for a while, we will always fight back. Generally, we always have to collect some interest when we fight back. Therefore, our Song Dynasty's territory will definitely become bigger and bigger.
If your son's generation is more ambitious, it won't be a surprise that the country's land area exceeds that of the Han and Tang Dynasties."
Yun Zheng calmed down and sighed: "That sounds like a bit of a rogue!"
"You can't be a scoundrel. Kind people are always easily bullied, but a shrew can live a prosperous life.
The merchants of the Song Dynasty today are not comparable to the merchants of previous years, especially the merchants of Shu. When you conquered Nong Zhigao, they followed you, and when you attacked Jiaozhi, they also followed you. Even if you and the Prime Minister of Xixia
When there was no hidden blackmail, people would follow suit and do business.
Haha, the result is to create a large number of hob meat merchants who are not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of death, but afraid of not making money.
The big bosses in the imperial court are always worried about you and always want to break up your army. Most of the warriors under your command have now entered the homes of merchants to serve as guardians. They dare to go through mountains and seas of fire with the word "profit" in front of them.
, with money in front of you, a tiger can be caught as a pet for you.
So, don't expect these people to be honest traders to earn a little profit. Merchants with powerful men will only think about how to fish out the fattest fish from a pot of freshly cooked soup.
a part of.
Now you are a great cook, guarding a pot of delicious soup and not allowing anyone to take it. In fact, the diners are waiting for you to take the first spoonful. This is a special respect for you as a cook. You
If you don't catch it yourself and don't allow others to catch it, the diners will rebel.
Brothers will fight for profit. If you persist, you may end up betraying your relatives. There is no point in offending all your own people just for the sake of Tubo people and a few horses."
After finishing his words, Zhang Fangping ignored Yun Zheng, whose eyebrows were knitted into knots, and went directly to the flower hall. He patted the table and asked Hanniu to bring the food quickly. The food must be exquisite, and the wine must be the kind that has been stored for many years.
I walked here in such a hurry that I didn’t have a good meal.
Yun Zheng sat there without saying a word, but his heart was turbulent. After Zhang Fangping came, he only talked about merchants, but did not mention officialdom. In fact, he was implicitly warning Yun Zheng that war horses are military supplies and should not fall into the hands of a general.
, cannot even fall within the traditional territory of a general.
For this reason, even if the western Yunnan grassland cannot become a fortress in the south of the Yangtze River, it must become an ordinary farm. Want to raise horses on a large scale? The most suitable place is inside the palace. No matter whether there is grass there or not, it is the most suitable place in the eyes of the emperor.
The place.
This is the way the world is. We don’t care about results, we only care about politics! Prioritizing politics is a principle that applies to everyone.
After eating, picking his teeth, and taking a nap, Zhang Fangping re-entered the White Tiger Festival Hall in Yunzheng holding an exquisite teapot.
As soon as I entered the door, I found him writing and drawing on a map. After taking a closer look, I found that he had divided a good map of western Yunnan into dozens of large and small pieces with a ruler.
The innermost area near the Song Dynasty was all divided into agricultural areas. This area occupied almost 30% of the western Yunnan grassland. The middle part was divided into a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral area. As for the outermost area, he directly marked it as
War zone!
All the agricultural areas were either near water or snow-capped mountains and rivers. Zhang Fangping carefully calculated the situation with his teapot in hand. Yun Zheng’s classification made sense. Since the Song Dynasty people liked good farmland, he took advantage of all the most fertile land in western Yunnan.
It has become farmland. As for the semi-arid areas where there is no water, it is simply used for grazing. As for the marginal areas, it is not possible unless it is turned into a war zone. No one likes to have their fields close to the Tibetan people.
"Here, here, and here should all be imperial estates. Here, and here, should be public fields. As for the rest of the land, you can sell it to whoever you like, and I won't care."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "The area around Eagle Lake, Luoma Lake, and Baima River is actually the most suitable Feng Shui land for herding horses. The terrain there is flat, there are abundant water and grass, and most of the grass growing on the ground is grass. Now it is finally going to change."
The farmland has become fertile, do you think I should cry or laugh?"
Zhang Fangping said with a smile: "My family will definitely get a share of the public land. I plan to use it for grazing cattle and sheep, and I don't plan to turn it into fertile land for farming!"
Yun Zheng was stunned for a moment, stared into Zhang Fangping's eyes and said, "You just said that if I raise horses here, I will arouse suspicion."
Zhang Fangping stroked his beard and smiled: "When did I say that? I only said that merchants are difficult to deal with. There is no mention of court affairs? Are you overthinking it?"
Yun Zheng's face turned red, and he almost choked his back. He gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, I still plan to build a horse farm! If I cut off a few of these worthless businessmen, they will naturally grow old."
Honestly."
Zhang Fangping frowned and said: "That won't work, you can only turn it into farmland! There is no room for negotiation, otherwise you will just stay here in Yuanshan. The Privy Council has ordered that the Song Dynasty is now resting and recuperating, and the army must exercise restraint
The attitude of patience is to be patient, and no provocation is allowed without the smoke of war."
Yun Zheng gritted his teeth and roared, "What's the difference?"
Zhang Fangping smiled and said: "The difference is big. I have the final say on what my village will do for a living. What your majesty's village will do on it is naturally your majesty's. Naturally, Pang Ji has the final say on Pang Ji's family's public land. Han Qi's family's public land has the final say."
The public field is naturally Han Qi...
The point is that you cannot have the final say on this grassland! Of course, you have the final say on your public land..."
“Shameless!!!!!”
Zhang Fangping said with a smile: "Understood? What do you think the structure of the stacked bed frame house of the officials of the Song Dynasty was used for? It was just to hold each other back, argue with each other, and make each other rich.
Anyone who is thoughtful will find this shortcoming, but everyone is laughing and no one impeaches it, and no one wants to improve it. Even though this method has ten thousand harms, it has one advantage. With this advantage, everyone can continue
Just keep going.
The advantage of this is that none of the ministers have the ability to rebel. Think about it, as long as you want to rebel, you will have a lot of powerful connections and people wrapped around your legs. If more than three people start the rebellion, it will definitely fail. This is a pile of old papers that people delve into
It took a hundred years of research to find out a rule. We in the Song Dynasty regard these as golden rules, and no one can shake them, including you."
Yun Zheng patted the back of his head and saluted Zhang Fangping and said: "The boss is indeed very insightful, which is beyond the reach of the younger generation. Let's start the distribution. According to the boss, we will divide the western Yunnan grassland for him. However, the fifty thousand
What should I do with the Tubo women and children? If I want to get rid of them, should I do it now?"
Zhang Fangping said with a smile: "After reading books for so many years, don't always talk about killing. The number of more than 50,000 Tibetan women and children is still a little small. Since so many people are going to enter the animal husbandry industry, take advantage of it."
Their labor is the most precious, you can only protect but not kill. Although the women and children herding cattle and sheep cannot keep up with the strong men, they are still much better than us Song people. They sleep with the cattle and sheep all day long.
Nature understands the nature of cattle and sheep.
Nowadays, those who lack food and clothing are really pitiful. I, Song Renyi, have faith in people all over the world, so naturally I cannot watch them starve to death.
I have a military order from the Privy Council in my hand, ordering you to immediately send troops to the grasslands of western Yunnan to cut off those stubborn evils on the grasslands and rescue those helpless women and children from the fire and water. As for the required expenses, the Chengdu Prefecture will naturally give you
compensate."
Yun Zheng resisted the strong desire to vomit and said: "You said you didn't have any money at the beginning, and you still used Qiu Fu without hesitation. How come you have money and food now?"
Zhang Fangping glanced at Yun Zheng with dissatisfaction and said: "If there are too many lice, you are not afraid of being bitten. If you use 20% of the Autumn Fu, you should use it. If you use half of the Autumn Fu, you should still use it. We, the scholars, face fifty thousand victims, and we still have a sense of compassion."
Seeing Zhang Fangping like this, Yun Zheng was really scared. Without saying any more words, he took a look at the Privy Council Military Order handed over by Zhang Fangping, stamped his own seal on it, and then ordered the fool to beat the gathering drum!
Old Zhao was half drunk, and the beauty in his arms drank the wine with her mouth, making him so beautiful that he didn't know where he was. The beauty of this kind of leather cup is really incomprehensible to those who are not in it...
"Dong dong dong..."
A series of violent drum beats drove away most of Lao Zhao's drunkenness at once. He threw away the green bra in his hand, spit out the wine in his mouth, and ordered the beauty to tie his hair again and find his boots.
The drunken old Huang asked strangely: "Why is Brother Zhao in such a hurry? Haven't you heard that Mrs. Sister-in-law has also come to Douchuan?"
Lao Zhao poured a pot of herbal tea on his head, wiped it with the skirt of a singing girl casually, and said: "Whether what you said will come true or not depends on today. The White Tiger Festival Hall has raised the bill, and my Marquis is beating the drum."
Gather the generals, it seems that the march into the grassland is imminent."
Lao Huang and the other merchants screamed strangely and urged the singers around them to help them tidy up their clothes. At the same time, they urged Lao Zhao to go and wait on them. Once there was news, they would tell everyone that they would go home and carry the money to Marquis Yun.