Chapter 282 Shaanxi Event [Zhong]

Song Renzong's face also became a little solemn, and he said with a slight look on his head, "Let's talk about the price of Jingzhao Mansion first!"

"Yes!" Song Shou replied seriously: "Generally, employed workers are about 70 cents a day. A porter can take one stone of grain, but the speed is much slower and must be used for food. A porter can walk about forty miles a day. Maybe sometimes the journey will be longer or shorter, which depends on the placement of the restaurant. However, it is also very troublesome. The whole journey from Shanzhou to Jingzhao Prefecture is about 500 miles. Even if you speed up, it will take twelve days. The porter eats two liters of rice a day. After twelve days, it will take two liters of rice a day. In addition, it will take two liters of 4 liters. In addition, the loss on the road is about two liters of 5 liters, and there are also a circuit fee, which costs two liters of 5 liters. If you send it directly to Jingzhao Prefecture, you will be afraid that you will get half the price! There will be about 500 miles. Among them, 840 cents are freight costs and 160 cents are loop fees."

Song Renzong calculated in his mind and his face turned dark. Not to mention the discount of one stone to Jingzhao Mansion, the freight alone would cost a lot of money. If the cost of buying grain was calculated, the stone grain would cost about two thousand five hundred cents in Jingzhao Mansion. It was more than seven times the price of grain in Bianliang City!

This is not calculated as the cost of transporting from Jingzhao Prefecture to Yanzhou! The distance here is even longer, 750 miles, and it has already reached the plateau and mountainous areas. Whether it is a road or a resting place, it is not as easy as a section from Shanzhou to Jingzhao Prefecture.

Song Shou coughed and said, "Actually, this is just the price of a porter. If you hire a cart, the number of transports will be even greater, and the price is too much. However, it needs to be where the official road is. Otherwise, the cart will not be able to reach the destination. The cart costs about three jin of money, but it can transport three shi of grain. At first glance, it looks similar to a porter, but the cart is only one person, and it only takes five dou of rice to go back and forth. It saves a lot of one stone of consumption than the porter."

Song Shou said it was pretty good, but no matter how Song Renzong calculated, the price he obtained was enough for his little heart to shrink violently.

Although it takes three guan to transport two guan and five guan to Jingzhao Mansion, the cost is about 600 cents per stone. Song Renzong's life is a little easier now, but the tax revenue is not calculated. If the actual tax revenue of grain, cloth, and copper coins, it will only be about 6 million cents per year!

Song Renzong looked at Xia Shouyun apologetically and said a little embarrassedly: "Xia Aiqing, you have seen the current situation and heard it. I really don't know how many imperial guards can be sent! Alas! This country really..."

Shaking his head, Song Renzong didn't know whether he didn't know what to say or was afraid of saying something that was not right, which made Zhang Shixun and Lu Yijian, the old guys, angry and yelled to return home.

What can Xia Shouyun do? He can only bite his teeth. "No matter how many troops the old ministers fight to the death, they will fight against the Xixia for the officials!"

Song Renzong sighed in his heart: Good ministers! How great would it be if every minister is like this? One or two will ask me for money and food. I am the supreme emperor in the world, but I am not rich in the world!

Zhao Jin couldn't stand it. If you continue like this, why would Xia Shouyun still be in Shaanxi? It would be strange if Li Yuanhao didn't come again the next year!

Zhao Qin coughed, and everyone's attention was on this prince who had always been very low-key except for appearing. Lu Yijian and Zhang Shixun didn't know if it was intentional or if it was true, they even showed off. Ah! There is actually such a person here!

Damn! When I was plotting against me, I didn’t see you ignoring me so much!

After complaining in his heart, Zhao Qian felt calm and unremitting. He took a step forward and bowed to Song Renzong, saying, "I have heard a saying that a good wife can't cook without rice! Although the court has no food or money, no matter how it is, he has to grit his teeth, otherwise he will give up Shaanxi."

"How can we talk about giving up in the land of our ancestors? Seventh brother, what are you saying? Are you not afraid of being ashamed of my ancestors of the Song Dynasty?" Song Renzong looked angry and slapped the black book case, glaring at Zhao Jin.

Zhao Qian was not afraid at all. He glanced at Lu Yijian, then looked at Song Shou, and said sternly: "Brother, it's not that my brother wants to give up Shaanxi and give up the land of his ancestors. But the ministers said that he has this. What else can I do? This one says there is no food, that's the other says there is no money, and here he says that the shipping fee is expensive! They all say that Shaanxi is a useless person. It's a pity to abandon it. It's better to just learn from Cao Aman and throw Hanzhong to Liu Da'er!"

Lu Yijian cried out in his heart, no, this little fox was really difficult to deal with, and he quietly burned the fire that was burning to him to himself.

Seeing that Song Renzong looked at him with suspicious eyes, Lu Yijian complained that Zhao Feng was still slandering, and on the surface he still looked calm and righteous, he said with a righteous attitude: "Officials, would the old minister be such a person? The old minister said this, not that he did not want Shaanxi, but that he asked the official to send people to clear the river section from Shaanxi to Jingzhao Prefecture. In this way, the grain from the south of the Yangtze River can pass through the Bian River and the Yellow River to Jingzhao Prefecture. Change a small boat in Jingzhao Prefecture and transport it to Ganquan County in the northern part of Yanzhou to use it as a granary. If the official is afraid that Ganquan is too close to Xixia, it can also be set up in Luojiao County, Fuzhou Prefecture, south of Ganquan."

Zhao Jin had nothing to say.

Song Renzong also knew that if we wanted to clear this section of the river, it would not only cost money and grain, but also require a lot of manpower. Without manpower, where can people come to transport grain to Shaanxi? And it would be easy to say that Shaanxi has to rely on self-sufficient in the past. The problem is that Yanzhou was destroyed very much by Xixia this time, and the money and grain needed are even more unaware of the amount, so the grain will inevitably become nervous all of a sudden.

Emperor Renzong of Song finally couldn't get any attention and asked Zhang Shixun: "Duke Ying, how many people do you think you should send to Shaanxi?"

Zhang Shixun thought seriously and said, "The official family, the old minister thinks that the three armies should be sent! After all, there is no need to attack Xixia now, just defend Shaanxi. And so many troops were preparing to attack Xixia this year! I don't expect that the Xixia thieves would actually take the initiative. If the original troops were supplemented, it would probably stimulate the people of Xixia. Moreover, the troops were small, which would also have their benefits. At least Shaanxi would be more relaxed in terms of money and grain supply!"

"Even if that's the case, I think Sichuan also needs to make great efforts in this regard!" Zhao Jin's master Song Xiang came out and offered advice.

Song Renzong nodded and said happily: "This plan is good, the Central Plains has no strength to use. Sichuan is the palace of heaven, so it is easy to talk about food. Immediately draft an edict, so that Sichuan can send a batch of food to Shaanxi as soon as possible! It will be 30,000 stones!"

Lu Yijian was afraid that Song Renzong would be very happy, so he quickly reminded: "The official family is now the time to avoid the green and yellow, and it is necessary to plow in spring. If you transport too much grain, it will probably hurt farmers. It will also lead to an increase in the price of grain. The amount of grain delivered to Shaanxi needs to be cautious! Although 30,000 stones are not much, the loss on the road is even more serious. For Sichuan now, the pressure is not light!"

Seeing that Lu Yijian said this, Song Renzong also felt it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Lu Aiqing's words are reasonable. As for how much to give, it will be discussed by your East Palace and handed it to me!"

Zhao Qian knew that Song Renzong redirected so quickly because he was afraid of Sichuan, which was a famous rebellion province in the Song Dynasty. For this reason, the Song Dynasty divided Shu into four routes to prevent the officials inside from having ambitions that should not have appeared. This is also the origin of the name Sichuan.

However, the land of Sichuan was still restless in the Song Dynasty. During Emperor Taizong of Song, there was the mighty Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun uprising. By the time of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, there was also the Rongzhu Wangjun uprising, and even Yizhou, which is now Chengdu, was captured. The small-scale civil unrest and the local people's rebellion can be said to be more peaceful year after year, which is to say that in recent years, it has been a little more peaceful.

However, Song Renzong did not dare to stimulate these Sichuan people. He was too fierce! He couldn't afford to hurt! Is there any?

At this time, Song Renzong remembered Xia Shouyun and asked in a little disappointed manner: "Xia Aiqing, what do you think of the forces of the three armies?"

The three armies have a full squad of 7,500 people. Although it is a little compact, it is quite good. The problem is... I am not satisfied with the squad! It is estimated that there are only 5,400 people.

Xia Shouyun did not speak, but looked at Song Renzong with a eager look. His eyes seemed to be saying, "Officials, do you have the heart to bear it?"

It made Song Renzong very embarrassed, neither above nor below.

Zhao Feng coughed and said, "My brother is not talented. He has led his troops to fight some small battles and is familiar with some situations. If you want to defend one land, the best thing is to recruit soldiers on this land. Because these soldiers are very familiar with this land and are very attached to it. Their families and fields are here, so they will fight to the death when fighting. If you only defend the invasion of the Xixia army, it is also good to recruit rural braves in the local area!"

When Song Renzong heard this, he was overjoyed and nodded and promised: "The Seventh Brother is right. There are fewer imperial guards, so let's do it! Xia Aiqing, I allow you to recruit 10,000 local brave men on your own. I will immediately give you some equipment or something!"

Xia Shouyun also knew that things could only reach this point, so he said helplessly: "Old minister obeys the order! You should consolidate Shaanxi for the official!"

After saying that, Xia Shouyun stepped down and secretly gave Zhao Qian a grateful look.

Alas! It’s still my own family’s strength! Lu Yijian and other literati are all beasts that eat people and don’t spit bones! I remember it, Lu Yijian, don’t give me a chance to catch it, otherwise I will definitely not spare you, bastard! No matter what you say, you will be unhappy! Xia Shouyun secretly swears in his heart.
Chapter completed!