Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, Xixia is a wolf. Does it work to talk about benevolence and righteousness with the wolf? Why should your Majesty get angry with a beast?"

There are too many things to see, cruel internally and weak externally. Zheng Lang was not angry, and said lightly. Some ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Xixia slapped the face too harshly this time, for fear that Zheng Lang would take advantage of the situation. But the two are different in nature, Zheng Lang's tolerance is the real temporary tolerance.

Then five million stones of grain were allocated to Hebei. The first batch was for labor-for-relief, and the next batch was for sales. It could make a small amount of money, but making money was not the main purpose, and suppressing the price of grain was the real goal. "Please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster! Bijing Hebei has many non-cultivated people, and the hebei locust plague will be over. Next summer harvest will be over. Many people are still mainly engaged in industry and commerce and do not participate in labor-for-relief. Some unscrupulous merchants have soared the price of grain. When the five million stones of grain is transported, the price of grain fell in response.

Food is the most important thing for people, and food prices are the key.

Moreover, if the grain prices in Hebei cannot rise, the grain prices will not rise next year. We must prepare grain storage next year so that we can calmly deal with future major disasters.

Crisis is life.

It’s not a good thing, it’s impulsive to do it. Before the crisis, it’s impossible to burn your butt, and you have to burn your eyebrows. Otherwise, if you do anything, someone will object. Who said that this is a country that likes internal fighting the most and the most brutal in internal fighting?

The Secretariat counted the number of households in the world, with the main households of 1,238,713, 7196,732 customers, and 2598,817. Zheng Lang intended to compare, and the Song Dynasty also counted once in history this year, with the main households of the Ministry of Revenue in the world, 1,498,869, 1,5734,197; 4,592,691, 613,3655.

The total increase of more than 3.3 million households and more than 5.6 million households compared with history.

But in fact, the naturalization of Guangdong and Guangxi has led to the reduction of many barbarians' household registrations. The refugees and hidden households have to be dispossed. Total, at least one million households, nearly two million households have to be discarded.

However, compared with history, because the population is denser, the phenomenon of stockpiling is becoming more and more serious, and the proportion of tenants is also increasing.

Moreover, the so-called main households are not all main households. At least four million are incomplete main households. That is, fifth-class farmers, they own some arable land and also rent others' arable land. There are also two million proletarians who work in the city.

It doesn't matter, it's a crisis and a life.

In the second year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, the peak population was 9 million households. In the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, the peak population was 8.525 million households. However, the population management of the Tang Dynasty was very chaotic, with many fugitive households, and the actual number of households in the country reached at least 134 million. If the fugitive households, hidden households, slaves, soldiers, and monks and Taoists were counted. Later scholars believed that the peak of the Tang Dynasty reached more than 80 million at the peak of the Tang Dynasty, and some people believed that the peak of the Tang Dynasty was actually 20 million households. The population was 140 million. The former was more reliable.

How many are the answers? Just like the number of households counted in the Song Dynasty is still not the actual number of households, and at least one million households cannot be counted. In addition, the population of a household is the number of people. Scholars often calculate it by five people in one household. This is very unscientific. The statistics of the Sui Dynasty are the strictest. In ancient times, people didn’t like to divide the family, and even some brothers were harmonious and their descendants were united. A family was like a big family, which could have dozens of immediate relatives. A household must have more than five people. Zheng Lang was probably six people. It would be insufficient to have kěnéng, but there would be no difference.

No matter how you calculate it, the population of the Song Dynasty must have exceeded the peak of the Tang Dynasty at this time. Even if there are five people in a household, if there are some people in the detained areas and the fugitive households, it will reach 100 million. If there are six people in a household, the population will be close to 120 million.

The most prosperous area of ​​the Tang Dynasty reached 17 million square kilometers. The areas directly controlled include the current Hehuang, Hexi Corridor, Lingyin Land, Youyun, Jiaozhi, and the coastal areas of the Liaodong Peninsula plus the northern part of Goryeo, with an area of ​​nearly 5 million square kilometers. The area of ​​the Song Dynasty was less than 3 million square kilometers at this time, and the areas directly controlled were less than 2.5 million square kilometers, which was more than twice the population was the peak of the Tang Dynasty.

Zheng Lang took the statistics and handed them to Zhao Xu and the ministers, and they all looked dazed. Zheng Lang was still a little proud in his heart. Ziji appeared, which increased the Song Dynasty by at least two million households. However, he could only enjoy this complacent. Looking at everyone's dazed expressions, Zheng Lang said: "If it continues to develop at this speed, it can increase to two million households in less than ten years or even five years."

Zhao Xu was a little stunned. This was a good thing, but it was also a bad thing. With the area of ​​the Song Dynasty, even if it could support 20 million households, could it support 2500 households? If this speed continues, 25 million households will not take long and will inevitably appear.

He thought of Zheng Lang's plan again and lost his mind again.

New Year's Day is coming and the new year begins.

Wang Shao fought in the northwest again.

However, the incident of dismounting the Xuandian Gate occurred. In the first month of the year, Wang Anshi rode to Xuande Gate. The guard came over with a bone flower. This bone flower was a small handle with a long handle. Khitan Han Derang used this bone flower to kill a minister in the palace. The guard held it and ordered Wang Anshi to dismount.

Wang Anshi was stubborn and didn't listen at all. He continued to ride a horse forward. A big eunuch came out, the one who called for rebellion when Zhao Zhen was crazy, Zhang Maoze. He ordered the guard to catch Wang Anshi's horse and beat him hard. As he beat him hard, he moved the target. He also beat Wang Anshi's horse with Guduo and shouted in front of the minister behind him: "What's wrong with a stallion?"

After injured Wang Anshi's horse, Zhang Maoze admired the guard's behavior very much and said, "What's wrong with my husband? Isn't he a minister? Do you want to be Wang Mang if you despise the emperor like this?"

Wang Anshi was also confused, and he made a sound on the spot, turned around to ask Zhao Xu for comment.

Zhao Xu sent more than ten relevant guards to Kaifeng Prefecture to beat the cane. Kaifeng Prefecture Prefecture Chief Cai Que gave a memorial: "The guards are just guarding the master. The prime minister is not the place where the guards should be dismounted. However, when the prime minister waits and watches the prime minister, he uses the method that should not be done. There are ten guards. Since then, who dares to keep his duties?"

Wang Anshi was unhappy and replied: "I personally followed the officials to take a car and a flag. I went to Xuande Gate and dismounted my horse in the gate according to the usual rules. I also used the gatekeepers to take horses and followers. I suspected that my parents had always been familiar with the affairs of the officials, and they might not dare to do so when they were in power. Now I dare to do so, and there should be a secret order. The capital is always in the face of many things to fight against the right and wrong. The reason why I did this is because of justice, how dare I be arrogant and unruly with my private affairs? I am afraid that the traitors want to incite me to anger me, and I hope that I will not win.

Angry. Because I was slandered, I thought it was not inferior. At first, I did not dare to distinguish, and I suspected that there was an orderly system. I always accepted the rules of disobeying Yue and retreating to the inspection meeting, but I did not ask the officials of the Imperial City, which was also called an orderly system. When asked about the rules, I asked about the rules of the Imperial City Office, but according to the case of Bi Qian, the Imperial City Office being handed over to the Imperial City Inspection Commander, Bi Qian, and others, that I had always dismounted outside Xuande Gate. I had not dismounted outside Xuande Gate, and I had dismounted inside Xuande Gate. It was not from me that I had been following Zeng Gongliang to follow the stewards. It was the same."

If this matter is not true, even if Wang Anshi violates the rules, a eunuch or a guard dares to beat the prime minister's horse and followers in front of the ministers? Will the prime minister's majesty still exist?

After reading it, Zhao Xu also recalled and said, "When I was the prince, I was under the prime minister, and I also dismounted in the door, not in the door of Xuan Palace, for some reason."

So I sent someone to ask about the dismissal system.

Feng Jing Sanyuan, he was knowledgeable, but when asked about Feng Jing, Feng Jing said I forgot.

In fact, Zheng Lang is becoming increasingly disappointed with Feng Jingyijing.

Wen Yanbo happened to come to Beijing to discuss his job and asked Wen Yanbo again. Wen Yanbo said that I have never dismounted outside the door.

The two pretended to be stupid, but Wang Anshi soon rescued himself and found a strong evidence. Jiayou later went to the first department diary, recorded it and dismounted in the door.

With this evidence, it shows that Wang Anshi méiyou did something wrong. Zhao Xu sent Wang Gui and the Secretariat to drive the official Wen Qigu to investigate. Wen Qigu asked the officials of the hall to look at the shed: "The gatekeeper talked to each other and attacked the prime minister's horse. The horse was scared and injured. How could the crime be minor?"

A member of the staff replied: "I don't understand, but the superiors are pressing hard, so what will happen."

Who is above this? He actually can enslave the eunuchs and gatekeepers in the palace? Wen Qigu dared not ask again and reported to Wang Gui. Wang Gui was already a little braver and immediately warned him. Wang Anshi learned that he asked Wen Qigu, and Wen Qigu stammered and said that I can't remember the name of the minister.

This is the incident of Wang Anshi dismounting, but later, after Ouyang Xiu's student Chen Yi tampered with it, the lanterns came out, and Zhao Xu's two younger brothers came out.

Seeing this, Wang Anshi thought it was the instructor of the empress dowager in the palace. Some were Gao Taotao, but some were even more were Empress Dowager Cao. So he swallowed his anger.

Zheng Lang was even more qingchu, not kěnéng was instructed by the two empress dowagers. Now that the law has not been implemented, Gao Taotao, although he has also expressed some opinions on reform, and overall, he saw that the country is gradually becoming more prosperous and strong. But Zhang Maoze must be a big trouble, just like an unstoppable cockroach, which hides over and over again, and is favored in the harem again.

It has nothing to do with Cai Que, and it is not that Cai Que wants to flatter him. He was brought up by Wang Anshi with one hand. He did not agree to the guard of the stick, but it was just his own opinion. Just like Sima Guang and Wang Anshi had shihou and did not agree with Ziji's various ways, but it means that the two have bad intentions towards Ziji?

There are not many suspects in fact, only one or two, and they are absolutely capable of reaching their hands into the harem, and they also like to extend their hands into the harem. In history, Gao Taotao was dissatisfied with Wang Anshi. At this time, Gao Taotao was somewhat dissatisfied with the radical Wang Anshi, and rongyi made Zhang Maoze misunderstand.

It is Gao Taotao in history. Under Wang Anshi's reform, the country became rich and the economy was loose. Before the law was released, it did not cause much harm to the Gao family, nor would it instruct a eunuch to insult the dignified prime minister. Sima Guang in history was black-hearted, but he would not make such a stupid move. Moreover, he regarded himself as a moral gentleman and would not collude with the eunuchs in the palace. Han Qi is below, and in history is still below. Who is left?

This time, Zheng Lang's approach became abnormal and became very radical.

Seeing that the matter was about to be resolved, Zheng Lang suddenly submitted a resignation, saying that I, as the prime minister, could not continue and wanted to go home.

Everyone was shocked, and Zhao Xu even disagreed even more. There was still many burdens. Besides, in the Western Xia of Hehuang, the yiyàng could leave Zheng Lang, and eagerly called Zheng Lang to the palace for inquiries. Zheng Lang replied calmly: "Your Majesty, the wise do what they do and what they do not do. The country has gradually come on track. Therefore, I am retreating bravely, which is the wise do."

Zhao Xu said depressedly: "Duke Zheng, I am not Ju Jian."

How do you regard me as the master of the dead rabbit and the cooked dog?

"Your Majesty, do you remember that Wang Shao first killed his wings and then defeated his lord. Therefore, Wusheng's army was recovered. Wang Anshi was an important arm of reform and was humiliated for no reason. This was the first to kill Wang Anshi. Now he retreated. I will still get a reputation. If I were to besiege me, I would be scared."

Zhao Xu tried hard to persuade Zheng Lang, but refused to listen and continued to resign fiercely.

Zhao Xu also had a misunderstanding. He returned to the palace and quarreled with Gao Taotao. Gao Taotao was puzzled and said, "Xu'er, Ai's family is not zhidào."

Things finally got big.

Including Fu Bi and others, they ran to Zheng's house together to persuade Zheng Lang.

Although Zheng Lang was not very good at doing it together, Zheng Lang was also doing it for the country. Moreover, the reform was basically over, including the inventory of hidden fields. Last year, it was all over. When it came to consolidate the results, many ministers' attitude towards Zheng Lang gradually changed.

There are still a lot of matters in the country, and Zheng Lang has put his feet on it, and Fu Bi can only carry it. He can't afford it.

Zheng Lang still didn't listen.

Gao Taotao also became anxious.

Since Wen Qigu couldn't make the case well, he personally led his people to arrest the people and torture them in the palace. Who gave you the courage to humiliate the prime minister of the country?

A few days later, four guards and two officials were all strangled. Because of the charges of Shime, people dared to ask. Zhang Maoze committed suicide in the harem.

Then, Wen Qigu was demoted to Lingnan, and Fu Bi's son-in-law Feng Jing was demoted to Bozhou. Fu Bi became suspicious and asked Feng Jing. Feng Jing said, "Weng Weng, the wronged has nothing to do with me."

Fu Bi also woke up and said, "It's good that you go down, just treat it as a training. Although you are in the West Mansion and I am in the East Mansion, it will be inconvenient for both father-in-law and son-in-law to go."

Feng Jing can only be the first to be honest.

Fu Bi said again: "You have to be careful in everything, and don't be treated as a gun."

"Weng Weng, what does it mean?"

"You'll be there soon."

Zhao Xu summoned Zheng Lang to the palace again. Gao Taotao asked Zhao Xu to retreat behind the screen. The only two of them spoke through the screen and said shime, but outsiders didn't know. Zheng Lang stopped resigning. Of course, it was indeed not easy to deal with now.

But this dismissal incident did encounter Zheng Lang's bottom line.

Before Wang Shao sent troops, Xixia sent troops first.

When Yuanhao invaded, he used gold coins and the title of king to recruit Liu Huaizhong, a foreign official of the Song Dynasty. Huaizhong destroyed the seal and killed the envoy, and then died in a fierce battle. The court recorded his son Liu Shaoneng. The Xia people surrounded Dashun City. Shaoneng was the vanguard and destroyed his vans. He went to Wangchuan to attack the Great Wall Ridge and made many military achievements. After Zhao Xu ascended the throne, he defeated the Xia people in Polachuan. He was moved to the governor of Yingzhou, the governor of Luoyuan, for his merits. He was extremely brave. Although the Liang family was rude, the court did not want to be distracted by Xixia and delayed Hehuang, so he issued an edict to not have trouble at the periphery. When the foreign tribes of Shunning Village clashed with the officers and soldiers and fled to Xixia. After hearing this, Liu Shaoyong was very unhappy and chased with his troops. Méiyou caught up, and the foreign tribe was taken in by Xixia. Liu Shaoneng was angry and robbed many Xia people and calmly returned to Shunning Village.

At this time, Xixia was very miserable. The Song Dynasty did not take it in. Whether it was a catastrophe or a calamity, it was most likely that it could not be returned. It was not that the Song Dynasty forced it to stay, but that the Xia people did not want to go back. Many tribes even hoped that Liu Shao could do this, and that many kalpas could come and several times. It was good, let's get rid of us.

Liang was furious and did not dare to use troops to Shunning Village. Seeing that Qinzhou was unprepared, and the court drew many troops to Xizhou, Qinfeng Road had even fewer troops, so he led his troops to plunder. She thought very well, but even if the troops were fewer, it was enough to deal with the Xixia people. The inspector of Qinzhou City Liu Weiji led the Song army to counterattack the Xixia army that entered Qinzhou. The two armies fought, and the Xixia people were defeated again and returned.

After hearing this, Wang Shao laughed and said, "Xixia came, and Hun brought humiliation to himself."

So he discussed the matter of sending troops to Hezhou, Gao Zunyu said: "Before Guwei, the Guwei camp was built, and we should make progress, so we will win the martial arts in one fell swoop. Now that the troops are not enough and the food is not enough, once the people in Yueshetu are in the land, if the thieves can block the fortress, our army will have nothing to gain and cannot retreat, which is dangerous."

It is two different things to operate Hezhou and Xizhou. To the east of Xizhou is the ancient Weicheng. The Song Dynasty operated here for many years. Many foreign tribes and Song Dynasty have good quality and have a certain mass base. When they arrived in Hezhou, they went deep into the core area of ​​Hehuang and were far away from the Song Dynasty.

Furthermore, there were few soldiers. The court only gave more than 1300 soldiers stationed in the garrison, namely the regular soldiers and the ban. There were also 18,394 rural soldiers, most of whom were foreign soldiers, with a total of more than 29,700 soldiers.

Those who did not use all of these soldiers must be divided into part of them to stay. The troops that Wang Shao could take away were not more than 20,000. The 20,000 people went deep into Hezhou, and they were not enough to block the teeth. It was reasonable for Gao Zunyu to be a little worried.

Wang Shao looked at the military commander Li Xian and asked, "Public opinion?"

Li Xian smiled and replied, "I don't know, but I rely on Zhengluo Wang to make the decision."

Wang Shao said: "Gongchuo, don't worry, guard Xizhou for me, and good news will come soon."

He said that he led the main army to set out west.

Sure enough, not long after, Mu Zheng sent someone to Xizhou to bluff, saying that he would take advantage of the empty troops of Xizhou and Guweizhai to lead the enemy to attack the two cities and cut off the return route of the Song army. The people in Xizhou were shocked. Gao Zunyu was forced to ride alone outside the city and set an example. This was not the case. Look at me, he dared to stay outside the city alone. Mu Zheng had the ability to send someone to capture me. The people in the city were quiet. But this battle was very hard.

Wang Shao's army slowly moved westward and first sent Miao Su as the vanguard. He took the Xiangzi City (now Hezheng County), the eastern barrier of Hezhou. When he arrived, Yijing had truly entered the Qinghai Plateau, not far from Hezhou. Mu Zheng was eager to lead his army to fight. Wang Shao's army arrived, and the two armies fought fiercely in the west of Xiangzi City. In just a moment, the Tubo people were ineffective and left more than a thousand bodies and fled in a hurry. Wang Shao took advantage of the situation to capture Hezhou and captured Mu Zheng's wife and children alive.

But this Song army exposed a serious problem. The front line was too long and the troops were few. When the army arrived in Hezhou, there were not many troops left by Xiangzi City. Wang Shao left in front, and the Qiangs rebelled again, hijacked the Song army's food and grass, and besieged Xiangzi City to welcome the escaped Muzheng army. The city walls of Xiangzi City were endless. Xi Qi, the commander of Xiangzi City, looked at the Qiang soldiers and soldiers surrounding the surrounding area, and looked at the only a few hundred Song troops in the village, and they could not defend Xiangzi City. Once Xiangzi City was lost, Wang Shao became an isolated army and immediately sent someone to ask Wang Shao for trouble.

Wang Shao immediately asked Tian Qiong to lead more than 700 people to rescue him. When he arrived at Niujing Valley, he happened to encounter Mu Zheng and his army rushed to Xiangzi City. The two armies fought and were outnumbered. Tian Qiong and his son were both killed in battle, and only a few people escaped. This was the heaviest loss in the Song army since the opening of Hehuang. In the previous battles, there were less than 1,000 casualties, and this time alone, the casualties reached nearly 500.

Wang Shao sent Miao Su to lead 500 people back to support him.

Mu Zheng was a little stupid, he was a little confused. At this time, he arrived in Xiangzi City, joined forces with the rebel soldiers, gathering tens of thousands of good Tubo men. The Song people only sent hundreds of people to come over. Could it be that they would give ziji some snacks to comfort Ziji's wounded heart?
To be continued...