Thirty thousand taels of gold can be exchanged for about 300,000 taels of silver and converted into copper coins, which is about less than 500,000 guan, which is not a large amount of money. Compared with the gap of 4 million guan, it can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.

But the 30,000 taels were obtained from Jiaozhi. In other words, the business that I originally thought would lose money suddenly made a profit, and this joy was exponentially overwhelming!

After seeing it, Zhao Zhen finally smiled. He read it three times in a row, putting together the urgent reports of Wang Ning'an, Di Qing and Zhao Zongjing, and repeatedly compared it. It is said that Zhao Zhen was smiling when he was sleeping.

It is strange that the couple of ministers who rely on the pillars are famous all over the world and recognized as wise ministers. As a result, they can only send bad news, which makes people lose their heads. On the contrary, Wang Ning'an and his unreliable nephew always have good news.

In five days, he entered Jiaozhi for hundreds of miles, captured the capital, and scared the emperor to death... It may not be anything at the beginning of the founding of the country, but when his blood was completely lost and his country's power was declining, it was undoubtedly a shot of a heart-boosting shot.

Zhao Zhen was very excited. The key was the connotation behind it.

Zhao Zhen was stunned and opened his eyes when he didn't have to spend money in a war.

He studied it carefully and read Wang Ning'an's report. The mystery lies in the need to innovate the ideas of combat.

If we go like this, we will be able to cross the land army, cross a hundred thousand mountains, and grab each pass and a pass with Jiaozhi as we do, even famous generals like Di Qing will not make any money.

Attacking from sea, the ship can only carry a large amount of baggage, consume the least on land. Unexpectedly, concentrate the elite forces, tear a hole, and after achieving victory, withdraw troops immediately, and never drag the mud and fall into a fierce battle... Zhao Zhen looked at Wang Ning'an's experience and believed it deeply. Isn't fighting a war just to play to one's strengths and avoid his weaknesses?

There were sea freight in the Song Dynasty and there were many ships, so why couldn’t it be used?

After the window paper was broken, the idea suddenly opened.

"Song Xianggong, rich Gong, according to Wang Aiqing's report, he was going to mortgage part of the land in Lingnan and then get a portion of the military expenditure from Jiaozhi. In short, he knew that I was in a difficult situation and would not cause trouble to the court. I also hope that the ministers in the court could understand Wang Aiqing's efforts and not cause trouble to him or make trouble!"

Zhao Zhen grabbed a few memorials and snorted angrily: "It's all nonsense, and he still speculated that Di Aiqing and Wang Aiqing would rebel? If they rebel, why don't they keep gold as military resources? Make things happen out of nothing and catch the wind and shadows. Are these my ministers of the Song Dynasty?"

Since he talked too much last time and asked Zhao Zhen to scold him, Song Xiang simply said nothing.

Fortunately, this time, I showed another big face!

But their faces were so hot that they hurt!

Song Xiang began to wonder if God blessed Wang Ning'an, how could he succeed in anything he did?

Fu Bi was originally a bottle of oil, but now he was even more deceptive. It is better to just silent.

...

After saying a few serious words, Zhao Zhen became more and more kind again. After all, it was the Chinese New Year, and these two were the pillars of the court, and they had to deal with many things. As the emperor, he could not just call his prime minister and lose the face of the court.

"I will not enter the treasury of this 30,000 taels of gold, and I will convert it into money and grain. I will pay the salary to the officials in Beijing! I cannot treat my ministers badly, nor can I make you embarrassed."

Song Xiang really didn't expect that Zhao Zhen would give them the money. This was a great thing. Many officials were still crying and asking for money. Although the salary of the Song Dynasty was high, they were just a few high-ranking officials. Many middle- and low-level officials were not easy. After all, the expenses in the capital were too high. Some people had to borrow money to live a life of their salary for several months.

This money will just allow everyone to have a comfortable New Year.

Song Xiang was quite happy. As long as he could deal with this year, he had been working as the Prime Minister for a year and could resign voluntarily to avoid being a mouse in the bellows and being unpleasant.

Although the capital is good, the water is too deep and I still can’t afford to play without some knowledge!

Song Xiang was very relaxed, but Fu Bi didn't think so. With his experience, things would not be so simple. The money was not so easy to spend. However, he was just a second-hand man and had no room for interruption. Moreover, in recent years, Fu Bi was no longer the Fu Yan Kingdom who was jealous of evil and vowed to innovate the Song Dynasty.

When encountering unfair things, Fu Bi learned to remain silent. Between the national economy and people's livelihood and the scholar-officials, he became increasingly inclined to the interests of scholars. Fu Bi's growth perfectly interpreted the mental journey of a reformer who fell into a super bureaucrat.

Fu Bi guessed well, but there was a problem.

It was a good thing to pay a salary, but when I heard that the money was stolen from Jiaozhi, I immediately became furious.

Especially those censors, they think that this money is ill-gotten and will be used in danger. Moreover, for the sake of the reputation of the scholars, they will never accept bloody money. Whoever dares to ask for a salary will impeach whoever they will never give up.

Many censors even wrote a letter together, suggesting that Zhao Zhen return the gold to Jiaozhi.

What they said was open and upright. First of all, the Song Dynasty was the supreme country, a country of etiquette, an example of all directions, and a moral article. It was an example of the four barbarians competing to imitate.

As a result, the Song Dynasty provoked a large army, attacked and destroyed the vassal states, and plundered wealth. What did other countries think about this? They should say that the Song Dynasty, like the barbarians, was extremely looted, greedy, cruel and unkind. In this way, how could the Song Dynasty handle itself?

In addition, Jiaozhi is not a small country. Looting and killing will inevitably cause Jiaozhi's dental hatred. Once the war is connected, the southwest will never have peace.

They suggested that the court should not seek temporary small profits and ignore the overall situation of the country. Therefore, they asked the emperor to issue an order to return the gold and send an envoy to Jiaozhi to comfort him. This would definitely make the people of Jiaozhi grateful and sincerely submit to the Song Dynasty.

Only by conquering one's heart can one keep peace forever. Relying on strong soldiers and bullying the weak will never last long.

Moreover, these people also said that they would punish Di Qing, Wang Ning'an and Zhao Zongjing. They did not know the importance of the matter, and regarded national affairs as a joke, and used soldiers at will, and their crimes were unforgivable...

Not only did these people write letters themselves, but they also found Ouyang Xiu, hoping that the old man could take the lead in impeaching the guilty ministers.

Ouyang Xiu knew in his heart that they were not asking them to write a letter, but clearly forcing themselves to make a choice. If they want to continue to be the leader of the Shilin and the leader of the literary world, they should follow them to write a letter to defend the orthodox Confucian values!

If you continue to protect Wang Ning'an, you will have to hand over the position of leader of the literary world.

In recent years, some people have long been dissatisfied with Ouyang Xiu. The Six Arts Schools he created were all rebellious. Although the academic circle of the Northern Song Dynasty had not been ruled by Neo-Confucianism, all schools also originated from Confucius and Mencius, and were very repulsive to the Six Arts Schools.

In short, this is no longer that little gold, it has been completely sublimated to the external policy, Confucian value, and more importantly, the interests of civil servants!

Just imagine, if war is not a waste of money, but can make money, why not fight? As long as you fight, civil servants have to stand aside and the country will revolve around the military man. This is even more deadly than digging the ancestral tomb of civil servants.

...

"Mr. Jia, what do you think?"

Ouyang Xiu looked down on Jia Changchao very much, but at this time he had to find Jia Changchao and discuss countermeasures.

The Jia Gonggong smiled bitterly, "Drunk, don't you understand this? The Xu Yong case was ruined before, and now it is to be found. Erlang and the others won a great victory and gained so many benefits. Your Majesty is kind and wants to use this money to block their mouths, but Your Majesty thinks them too well, and there is no good thing for these corrupt scholars!"

The censors impeached Di Qing and Wang Ning'an, and the scolding of Jia Changchao also became a mountain. Jia Xianggong was full of resentment and had no place to vent his words. He could not help but speak too much, but found that Ouyang Xiu was not angry, but nodded frequently.

"It's still Jia Xianggong who can see clearly, but now the crowd is in anger, what should we do?"

Jia Changchao thought for a long time, "Drunk, this matter is not easy to deal with! Look at their reasons, what kind of soldiers are ominous, what kind of country of benevolence and righteousness, and what else should you say to subdue your heart and make the vassal states grateful... Have you noticed that these words have a key point."

"Emperor, right?" Ouyang Xiu was also very agile, and the censors were also improving their abilities. They learned from the lessons last time and did not talk about specific things. They just talked about some illusory things. But these rhetorics are in line with Confucian education. Even Ouyang Xiu dared not stand up and said that they were wrong!

"If you can't refute, they can make greater storms and waves with the large number of people. If Your Majesty can't stand it, in order to calm the situation, I might have to roll the bed and go home."

Jia Changchao lamented, but looked at Ouyang Xiu. He knew that this person had an extraordinary relationship with the emperor. The most important thing at the moment was that Zhao Zhen should remain stable and not be led by the censor to go astray.

Ouyang Xiu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Grandpa Jia, Your Majesty is different from before. I am now worried about Lingnan. If the Jiaozhi people are unwilling to fail and want to take revenge on the Song Dynasty and war begins, we want to send troops to send money to help Erlang and the others fight, and these people will come out to interfere. If Erlang and others are defeated, things will be in trouble."

Jia Chang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, at that time, they will not admit that they will wear small shoes when they are wielding, but will blame Erlang and the others and prove that they are right."

To be ironic, there are actually a group of people who hope that their soldiers will be defeated to maintain their values! These people are really similar to some liberal economists in later generations. Only when the China collapse theory comes true can they show their cleverness. These people are looking forward to it, but after day by day, their faces are beaten into pig's head, which is a terrible sight.

...

When things come to Wang Ning'an, is there any way he can turn the situation around?

Don't say it, there is really!

Just when the capital was in a state of anxiety and chaos, news suddenly came that the Prince of Jiaozhi Kingdom Li Rizun came to pay tribute and brought generous gifts and apologized for confession, hoping that the Song Dynasty could forgive Jiaozhi's sins, and Jiaozhi was willing to be loyal to the Song Dynasty for generations.
Chapter completed!