The official family stopped in Taiyuan Mansion, and the ministers thought that they would arrive at the same time according to the time when Yelu Hongji of the Northern Liao Dynasty arrived in Hongzhou.
It turned out not to be.
The exploration team was not alone, and even included soldiers responsible for security. Therefore, the news that the exploration team had determined to achieve fruitful results quickly spread among the accompanying ministers.
There are still considerable reserves of gold, silver, copper, iron and aluminum, which can almost be called auspicious!
Zhao Xi was very surprised by the conventions of this era. The underground resources did not belong to the court or the royal family, but to the first discoverers.
In other words, even if a farmer accidentally dug up coal, the court would not have the right to take it as national property.
Even if a court official discovers resources during non-official duties, they only belong to his family, not the court.
There is no reason to explain, even if Zhao Xi doesn't understand it, it can only be like this. If Zhao Xi orders that all the products of the world should be returned to the imperial court, everyone in the world will be opposed except him.
Fortunately, as long as it is official exploration, resource production belongs to the court.
But with the huge benefits of Hedong Road...~ the accompanying officials no longer considered negotiating.
When the Northern Liao emperor arrived at Balinzuo Banner, the official family also left Taiyuan Mansion and headed north.
Su Song returned to the team and became an accompanying official. At the same time, the entire exploration team was arranged in a separate carriage, guarded by soldiers from the escort battalion, and was not allowed to be seen.
It makes the accompanying official feel itchy!
"Is that so?"
Wang Anshi couldn't bear to see the faces of the accompanying officials because they no longer concealed their greed.
"The officials select their companions and keep those who are willing to do something in the court. To put it bluntly, these people are dispensable to the court!"
Fu Bi also felt it was a bit much.
Of course, the reason why they have the right to look down on those people is because no matter what method of mining the court adopts in the end, their interests will not be diminished... It's a bit malicious, but that's actually what it is.
From the manganese mines on Guangnan West Road, to the copper-iron mines in Dongchuan, to the coal mines in Huaizhou on Hebei East Road, the industries that the government once promoted have made considerable profits in recent years.
Especially since the start of the Hedong Road War, although the imperial court has almost reached the point where Yin and Mao are deprived of food, at the end of last year, the profits distributed by the royal spokesperson Zhao Qin to the courtiers were quite astonishing.
Because of the war, the workshops manufacturing armaments in Workshop City became busy, which also increased the demand for various resources, which naturally produced considerable profits.
This is also the reason why the courtiers did not have much objection when the imperial court assumed a fight to the end attitude.
Fu Bi always felt that the officials seemed to be guiding the court's ambitions and warlikeness.
There are not many things that can guide people's aspirations better than interests, and civil servants are no exception.
Zhao Xi really had this purpose, so he did not stop Su Song's exploration team from leaking information to the outside world. He even gave instructions to further expand the information to the local state capital and the waste forbidden army group that had arrived at Hedong Road.
"I always thought that the northern part of the Great Wall was desolate, full of gravel, desert, and barren mountains. I didn't expect that this Yunzhou area is also a land of rich water and grass."
After passing Yanmen Pass, the track has not yet been laid, so the ceremonial guard of the king can only be restored. However, Zhao Xi did not use a chariot, but rode a chariot... No matter how difficult the road is, it is not a problem for the army, the chariot
How could such a sharp weapon be better than Yanmen?
"Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty's "Shui Jing Zhu" said in "Yunzhong County Chronicles": dripping green and flowing clouds, the plains of the plains are charming. The grass on the slopes is lush, and the flocks of sheep are dotted... The green hills are lush and cool. Six hundred
Over the years, the land has gone through a lot of changes, and it has lost its old appearance.”
After listening to Wang Anshi's acid article, Zhao Xi seemed to have remembered this passage.
The Sanggan River, Hun River, and Yuhe River in the Datong Basin nourish this basin. How can it be a desert?
Since ancient times, the Datong Basin has not been dominated by farming. It has been occupied by nomadic peoples for much longer than the farming peoples.
It is also because of the customs of the nomadic people that this basin can still maintain an abundance of water and grass.
Is it right or wrong to let Song people who are accustomed to farming move tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands north? Zhao Xi was in a daze.
It can be concluded that as long as the Datong Basin becomes a living area dominated by Han people, the forests and pastures he sees now will all be turned into farmland... The Han people's obsession with farmland has almost reached the point of using every possible means.
If you think about the pleasing terraced fields on the high mountains in later generations, you can have a profound understanding of what the relationship between the Han people and farming is.
Plain areas like Datong Basin...～
"How many Dingkou are there in Yunying Sizhou now?"
"Your Majesty, there are more than 570,000 Dingkou in the four states, most of which are concentrated around the city walls of the state capitals. The Han Lin Ya army is 50,000, and it belongs to the garrison of Xijing in the Northern Liao Dynasty..."
After the official passed Yanmen, Han Qi returned. From this moment on, his identity became that of Zhongshu's subordinate, instead of being the chief official in negotiations with the Liao Dynasty.
All that needs to be discussed is settled, and all that remains is for the kings of both parties to sign.
"Has the prisoner exchange been settled?"
Negotiations on other terms were relatively smooth, except for the prisoner exchange, where the two sides reached a stalemate.
Before leaving Bianliang, Han Qi reported that no agreement had been reached.
The imperial court was not worried about this. It was impossible for the Northern Liao Dynasty to let the Song Dynasty deal with these nearly 100,000 prisoners. The Northern Liao Dynasty claimed to have one million string-controlling warriors. He did not care about the 100,000, but they had to consider the mood of the two million warriors.
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"One palace guard is exchanged for a war horse, one for each of the three Ao Guduo, and one for ten Lin Ya. The old minister has counted the prisoners and found that the real Northern Liao Palace Guards are less than five thousand. The rest are said to be soldiers, more like
Civilian husband..."
Han Qi couldn't change his faults. Even if the rewards for victory were over, he still had to beat around the bush and reduce the credit for this war... After all, this was a war led by pure generals.
There was no explicit statement that the Battle of Hedong was about claiming reward for taking advantage of the situation, but the officers and men on the Hedong Road were doubted in their words.
Fortunately for Di Qing, not to mention his fear of Han Qi, but his current status...he was re-employed and there were not many entanglements.
But Guo Kui and Zhong E were very unhappy, their faces turned red and they couldn't speak... They knew that once they opened their mouths, all the civil servants would come over in unison.
In fact, before the negotiations were basically completed and the officials went north, Han Qi used various reasons to kill all the surrendered ministers who had governed the four states of Yunying during this period, triggering several civil unrest...
Calling the prisoner a citizen can, to a certain extent, explain the cause of the civil unrest, rather than his improper governance.
"Bei Liao agreed to exchange prisoners with an additional condition, that is, the imperial court must not restrict the people of the four states of Yunying from leaving... The old minister thinks it is all right..."
Zhao Xi completely understood Han Qi's two sentences.
It cannot be said that killing these surrendered ministers was wrong, but that Han Qi acted too hastily and the method he adopted was inappropriate.
He thought that if he killed a chicken, he would be waiting for him, but he didn't know that there is a saying that the fox will be sad when the rabbit dies.
Han Qi didn't care about running the army or managing politics. He seemed to have no other choice but to kill.
It has to be said that Han Qi's measures in Yunying Four Prefectures were very bad, whether it was dealing with surrendering ministers, appeasing people's hearts, or shirking responsibilities.