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The newspaper arrived in Xixia.

Xia Tian, ​​the counselor of the Seventh Prince of Xia Kingdom, advised Xia Feihong, the Seventh Prince of the South:"Your Highness! Emperor Song has such a big deal. Why don't Your Highness fight for it? There are too many things bought from the Song Kingdom recently, and they should be sold, otherwise The money can only go out but not come in, which is a bit of a loss, and the bigger the business, the more money you make."

The seventh prince said:"This matter has been discussed in court. It is said that people in the Song Dynasty like cattle and horses, but my father is unwilling to sell cattle and horses to strengthen the national power of the Song Dynasty, especially It's a war horse. I just thought Emperor Song was teasing Xia Guo before, so I sold it a little tentatively."

Xia Tian cupped his hands. He said:"But I have recently heard that the herdsmen of Donghu in the north have a lot of cattle and horses. I wonder if your highness has heard it. It is said that Donghu heard that our Xia Kingdom does not sell cattle and horses. Instead, he sells more cattle and horses, thinking that he will control the affairs of Xia Kingdom."

The seventh prince nodded. Said:"Although our Daxia country has many cattle and horses for food, it still can't compare with Donghu. Donghu makes a living by grazing and only has cattle, horses and sheep." Xia Tian was silent for a moment. He said:"I have something to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not. Please step back."

The seventh prince saw his serious face and stepped back as he was told. Said:"Speak!"

Xia Tian asked carefully:"I'm offended, do you dare to ask Your Highness, do you have any aspirations for the supreme position?" The seventh prince was startled. It would be a lie to say that people who were born into an imperial family have not thought about this aspect. It's just that he is not the eldest son, and his father's children are seven. As for the number of men, the supreme position should belong to the Third Emperor Brother; but there is no one else at this time. Xia Tian has been doing things very properly recently, and he saved his life, so he has some trust. Then he said honestly:"The supreme position should belong to the imperial brother."

Xia Tian cupped his hands. He said:"Because my subordinate's handwriting is beautiful and the emperor appreciates it, His Majesty asked his subordinates to copy some official documents the day before yesterday. Your Highness should know about it."

Of course the seventh prince knew about this. It's just that Xia Tian's grade is too low, and he just copies some insignificant official documents. I didn't know what he was going to say, so he just nodded.

Xia Tian said:"My subordinates are ordinary people and have never known anything about the affairs of the court. It was only recently when I was taught by His Highness that I realized that my prince, the Xia Kingdom, has been an adult for a long time, but until now, Your Majesty has no intention of establishing a heir apparent."

The seventh prince frowned, his face gloomy, and he was obviously unhappy. Said:"Father is in the prime of youth and is not yet half a million years old. There is no urgency to establish the crown prince."

Xia Tian said:"This is one. Second, I wonder if His Majesty is testing the two Highnesses. Ability?"

The seventh prince was startled. After a brief thought, it seemed that Xia Tian's words were somewhat unreasonable.

Xia Tian cupped his hands. Said:"It has been nearly four hundred years since the founding of our country, Great Xia. It only took more than eighty years for the ancestor Taizu Taizong to build Xia into the richest country among hundreds of countries in the world. For three hundred years, the previous emperors, The kings and fathers you have now are all talented, wise and mighty! Now that your Majesty is in the prime of youth, it is certainly the reason why you are not in a hurry to establish a heir apparent, but it is hard to guarantee that Your Majesty has not meant to test the two Highnesses’ talents in governing the country. After all, you have to govern like this In the big Xia Kingdom, there are so many big and small things, and it is very difficult for people who have no ability. And our country, the Great Xia Kingdom, will definitely be the richest country in the world for thousands of generations. If your highness is interested in the supreme position, you should show your talents now! So that your majesty and the important officials in the court know that if you don’t have the idea of ​​​​supremeness, you should do great things for the future of our Great Xia Kingdom. Tens of thousands of years later, the descendants of the Xia Kingdom will have to bow their hands when mentioning the title of His Highness. , one's life is not in vain."

The seventh prince's blood boiled with Xia Tian's words.

This statement really makes sense. Even if you don't have the heart to be supreme, if you just rely on your status as a prince, you can live a life of wealth and wealth. Life is like grass and autumn. Don't say that if you stretch out your feet in the future, no one will know. Even when they are alive, the people do not know who they are, but if they can do great things, even if they cannot reach the position of supreme, when future generations mention Xia Feihong's name, they will sincerely bow their hands and salute, that is what a person's life is like. , to be respected by the people forever, what an honor it is?

Those royal families who have done nothing are like the elders of the royal family; how many of them do the people of Xia Kingdom remember now? Although there are many royal families, there are really only a few who have been passed down by the common people to recite and salute, as the Qing Dynasty has boasted. There is only one Taizu Emperor brother, and today people still bow their hands as a courtesy when mentioning him!

Think of this. The seventh prince's heart was filled with pride. I am not willing to accept that after a thousand years, the loess has buried the matter. In the past four hundred years of the Great Xia Kingdom, apart from the previous emperors, there was only one person in Qingshi. Can't you have more of yourself? Even if you can't be a king, you still have the same kingship and leave your name to future generations. What an honor it is for future generations to consciously bow their hands as a courtesy when mentioning themselves? Then he asked:"Then - how to do it?"

Xia Tian's eyes lit up when he looked at the Seventh Prince. He cupped his hands and knelt down. Said:"Now the Emperor of Song Dynasty is advertising in the newspaper to buy so many sheep and grains; I have so many cattle and horses for food in Great Xia. Although the sheep are not as good as those of the Hu people, if I really sell them, I can sell a lot. Although His Majesty the cattle and horses said We don’t want to sell, but we don’t sell, and the barbarians also sell. It’s not okay to sell war horses to the Song people; but everyone has sold them, and it’s useless if we don’t sell them. There is no way to control the Eastern Song Dynasty. On the contrary, we also sold them, and we also sold them. You can control the prices in Donghu Kingdom."

The seventh prince nodded. He had known this for a long time, but his father did not allow it and no one dared to say anything.

Xia Xia continued:"We, the people of the Xia State, originally thought that raising sheep was labor-intensive and it was not as easy as farming and harvesting one species in a season. But the Song State bought two-year-old sheep, and there were more people, and they all had old sheep; In my opinion, Your Highness persuaded Your Majesty to allow the sale of cattle and horses, and then the goods brought into the Song Dynasty could even be sold to the west. Firstly, the income of the people was higher; secondly, the court tax was increased; thirdly, Your Highness's hand I have some loose money and some money. When Your Highness did such a thing to benefit the country and the people, Your Majesty, the courtiers, and the people of the world, who didn't know His Highness the Seventh Prince?" When the

Seventh Prince heard this, he felt that it made sense, and thought about it carefully. Said:"Convince Your Majesty with facts?"

Xia Tian nodded. Said:"Your Highness is wise!"

The seventh prince said:"My father has been more important to you recently, so you go with your Highness.""

"Yes!"

Emperor Xia agreed with the words of the Seventh Prince and Xia Tian. If he doesn't sell, the Hu people will be born with more sheep, horses and cattle, and they will sell them. It will not be able to control the Song Dynasty.

Some Hu people will sell at all costs, and they will have thousands of cattle and horses more, and less cattle and horses. Thousands of oxen and horses really didn't matter to the Song army. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty only had to interact with the Hu people for a few years. The

Song Dynasty did not sign many credentials every time, but the difference between the official newspapers before and after was huge. Outrageous. It must be that the barbarians had too many cattle and horses, and the Song Emperor was desperate to buy them. The

Xia Emperor and the court officials naturally knew that their sheep were too thin and too small for the Song people. The Xia Kingdom's spies had long been knew.