No shortage of walls

but! Now the southern border is closed to the northern border. The people in the northern border felt a little disappointed; besides, all the Song Dynasty families in the northern border were gone. They said nothing happened, but they were more or less emotional. For the soldiers and civilians, it is inevitable that they will be the losing side and feel disappointed.

Now that the barbarians in the north are launching a forceful attack, if they really come in, they will definitely be a punching bag. Secondly, since the emperor is from the south, it becomes the emperor of the south whose soldiers and people help the north to fight against foreign enemies. From a political and public perspective, this is of great benefit to the emperor of the south.

There must be competition before unification; the Hu people have to destroy the northern border before they can attack the southern border. In other words, as long as the northern border is still there, it has nothing to do with the southern border.

Compared with the southern border, the barbarians from the north went south; the northern border is the pass outside the southern border. If you don't go to the northern border, think about the southern border?

Thinking too much.

Cui Zheng thought about this and admired him even more. Although I was in a hurry and I would understand later, the prince Bi Jing was only twelve years old. It was indeed unusual for a child to think of this after hearing this. He nodded. He cupped his hands and said:"The general didn't think carefully."

Song Xing said:"How is the army in the northern border?" Cui Zhengdao:"Naturally, we must be more careful at the second pass in the northern border. And the city guard army has already moved northward. Song Hu hates too much For a long time, soldiers can move their troops to deal with emergencies without waiting for the imperial edict."

Song Xing nodded and said:"It doesn't matter if the soldiers of the Song Dynasty have such thoughts about their family and country. The Hu people ignored him in advance. Tell me, what will happen to the DPRK? I know a little bit about what the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs and other departments are in charge of, but I don’t know the details."

Cui Zheng knew that the Crown Prince was not familiar with the court yet. At that moment, he raised his hands and said,"I obey the order!" Then he said everything he knew in detail. He talked for a full hour. Then he said:"Your Majesty! It's probably like this. Even the junior general doesn't know the details. The junior general is a military general and doesn't care about the affairs of the court."

Song Xing said:"That's enough. I'll just learn it slowly in the future. I took a look. The map is a bit weird. It seems that we need to find a way to contain the neighbors. A letter should come from the Liu Kingdom in a day or two. Ask the messenger to send the officials of the Ministry of Rites abroad. Ask him to tell the surrounding countries that after the New Year. The Song Dynasty is doing business with them."

Cui Zheng was confused. He raised his hands and asked:"I dare to ask your Majesty! What kind of business are you doing? There is no salt in the Hu people. Do you want to sell fine salt? That fine salt will start too early, and you are only busy rectifying the affairs of the old troops going north. I just heard about it, and still want to sell it?" I haven't seen it before. Is it the same as the salt in Qi? But if you really want to sell it, the salt wells in the south are not enough. You need to increase the salt production in the salt wells in the north."

Song Xing smiled and said:"You asked Liu Guo to say this That’s it. There are so many things I can do, which you have never heard of. I told Liu Gongquan of the Liu Kingdom that it is called robbing money. You will gradually know about it in the future. Now pay attention to the northern barbarians. That's it. Let's pass on the decree and prepare all the troops in the north for war. The barbarians are clueless. We must also scare them, lest the barbarians think that I am a child who has just become emperor and is easy to bully." At this point, I felt in my heart. I vaguely think that the barbarians from the north are just here to show off their power! It's just that I have never been aware of national affairs, and I really have no idea whether the Hu people dare to really send troops south.

Cui Zheng also vaguely guessed that the Hu people came to scare his eldest son, the little emperor. There was anger in my heart. The laws of all dynasties have always been to deceive the king and lead to death. The Hu people were clearly bullying the Song Emperor. If you go out by yourself, you must pass it on quietly to arouse the anger of the people of Song Dynasty and subdue their hearts. At that moment, he raised his hands and said:"I obey! I will resign!" I was looking forward to the money-grabbing business, but I knew in my heart that there were salt wells in the north and south of the Song Dynasty. As long as you sell fine salt, you can make a lot of money.

……

The first general to go to Beijing was Tangshan Guan Changsheng. His brother's leg was broken by a shot. When he came back, his leg was rotten and he died within a month.

Song Xing talked with him.

Wen Yan said:"My fault is my fault for your brother's death."

Chang Sheng said seriously:"Your Majesty, tell the truth! My brother's death has nothing to do with your Majesty. After what happened, I also know that my brother did not believe in divine weapons; before he died, The final general is also here."

Song Xing was very happy. But his expression did not change, and he still said warmly:"I am very happy that you think so. The Song Dynasty will be unified today. What do you think of this general?"

Chang Sheng raised his hands and said cautiously:"Your Majesty! Mo Jiangdou tells the truth, please forgive me."

Song Xing nodded and said:"The speaker is not guilty."

Chang Sheng said:"If your majesty were not the emperor of Song Dynasty, Chang Sheng would never come back. When he comes back, he will bring troops back. Even if he has a magical weapon, he will die in the end. Where will the final general be? Yuanhan, I received the newspaper late. I have read what was said in it. Although some parts are far-fetched. But the principle is correct. We are all from the Song Dynasty. Everything is for the Song Dynasty. Therefore, I will not be hostile to the emperor."

"What are the thoughts of the army officers? Chang

Sheng said while observing the emperor's face and saw that he was always smiling. He said:"There is a small commotion in the army, but there is no problem. The general will be there to defend the Xia Kingdom. The Xia people are cruel and warlike." We have had a long-standing feud with Xia, and we cannot let the enemy in to hurt our people. Song

Xing was very satisfied! He said:"General, how many years have you been guarding this place?""

"Return to Your Majesty! It has been three years, and I should switch defense with Guan Yunshan at the end of the year.

Song Xing said:"I heard that the defender of Pingshan Heishan has not changed his defense for more than ten years."

Chang Sheng smiled bitterly and said,"It has been eleven years since they were at odds with my brother." It was my brother who was making things difficult for them. Song

Xing felt a little happy when he saw him admitting it. He said,"I asked someone to check Guan Yunshan, and he turned out to be a loyal minister and good general." There was no corruption. I originally wanted to ask him to come out, but he didn't want to.

Chang Sheng said:"I can persuade the general to do everything for the Song Dynasty!""After he finished speaking, he paused and took out a piece of paper from his arms. He said:"The general arrived home last night and has heard about the matter. This is what the general has been embezzling over the years. My brother is the general of the three armies and the six departments. They both have a little bit of face, so they won't be in trouble, but Pingshan and Heishan are two people who don't even think about being greedy. Song

Xing didn't look at it and burned it directly. He said:"It's okay if the general can take it out. I also know that the salary is not high. You in the north are not higher than me in the south. Don't be greedy in the future. As for the salary, it is indeed low. I believe it." , it will be fine in two years. Since we are one country, I will make the north and south the same.

Chang Sheng hurriedly raised his hands and said,"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" Can I ask a question?"

"explain!

Chang Sheng carefully raised his hands and asked,"Papermaking and fine salt printing were all taught by the emperor?" Song

Xing smiled and said:"I can also smelt iron and make knives. Your knives are useless against mine. The knives I made can cut off your knives casually. But I came here not long after I ascended the throne. I will know later." Yes, give me five years, and I will give you a different world!"

"good! Chang Sheng nodded and said:"The general will obey the order!""

"Now that I'm back, I'll stay for a few days before leaving. There are a few things I need to do. First, I will send two people to you, and they will also rotate. Don’t worry, they are not watching you, they are here to help educate you."

Chang Sheng is a loyal and upright person, and he told the truth when he heard what he said. He said:"The general is not worried, the general has no dissatisfaction. If there is, the two of them can't look down on the general. But what is education?"

"It’s all for the Song Dynasty, educating the sergeants, everything for the Song Dynasty, they will not participate in the general’s military"

"Obey!"

"And you also know that I have been exempted from taxes for five years. Your Tangshan has no way to allocate military pay to you. I believe you. You and General Cui will calculate how much your army's military pay is for a year. You can order the sergeants to come and pay it. It depends on you to defend for one more year and then switch to defense at the end of next year.

Chang Sheng cupped his hands and said," I obey the order!" His Majesty!

Song Xing said:"General Cui!" You go with General Chang.

Cui Zheng cupped his hands and said,"I obey the order!""

Food is subject to price fluctuations, so calculations are inaccurate, but everyone is a veteran in the military and can calculate the salary of soldiers. The grain and grass will be roughly calculated. Give an extra 12% and hand over when the defense is changed. If it is not enough, make up. Generally speaking, there is no problem if there is no war. While making calculations, he will send orders to the army, lead several hundred people, and collect local officers and soldiers to help along the way. The border guards will definitely not dare to mobilize too many troops to prevent the enemy from raiding.

Song Xing recruited Lu Li and asked him to form A group of 25,000 soldiers were sent to replace the Black Mountain garrison. They were collected from the imperial army, the capital garrison and various state capitals. The northern palace was demolished, and the leading general was Guan Yunshan.

Lu Li had no problem with the 25,000 soldiers. But with Guan Yunshan There is doubt as to whether he is willing to come out of the mountain.

Song Xing said:"No problem, General Chang Sheng can persuade him."

Lu Li withdrew. As for Pingshan, just switch with Yuzhou. Although it's a bit of a change of soup without changing the medicine, Song Xing only needs them to change for one year before they can be transferred back.

Two days later, Pingshan Liu Xiong and Heishan Wu We have arrived together.

The two of them have been guarding the court for eleven years and have long since lost confidence in the court. But as soldiers, it is still the priest's duty to protect their home and country. For the sake of the people, they still stick to the border. They are very satisfied with the new emperor. Anyway They are all the Song Dynasty, and everything is for the Song Dynasty.

The new emperor's decree, at this time, people's hearts are subdued. Even if they are a little emotional, everything is for the Song Dynasty, but no one objects! In the past few decades, the emperors of both sides have been united, and everything has been for the Song Dynasty. The education was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the violent attacks of the northern barbarians became a punching bag. Knowing that the new emperor wanted to protect the border, a force of 25,000 soldiers was formed in a few days.

Guan Yunshan also agreed, and he will still leave it to him until the end of next year. With the military salary, he asked him to take two of Prince Jing's old subordinates to do ideological work. He took the military salary and set off with Wu Wei. After the defense change was completed, Wu Wei just brought his subordinates back.

Because the salary in the north is less than that in the south, just wait for the salary increase. Secondly, the new emperor changed the defense as soon as he arrived, and it was a double happiness. Of course Wu Wei was happy. The army was not allowed to bring women with him when guarding the border. Although there was a Jiyuan in Montenegro, the child had not been seen in eleven years. Such good generals and loyal ministers are rare. , Jingran didn’t even complain for the sake of the Song Dynasty.

Talking about the cold and hardship in the north, Song Xing couldn’t bear it. After all, it had been too long, so he sent an order to return to the south and form an army of 15,000 to replace the defense.

Yuzhou was smuggling with Qi State, and the border was stable"As long as you find the general in Prince Jing's old department, smuggle it to the public and collect it for the national treasury, there will be no problems at the border."