Zhaozhou, also known as Qingyuan Prefecture, governs the so-called Pingji County.

Originally this was not a border, but Zhending Mansion was occupied by the Jin army, and this place became one of the front lines of Hebei's resistance to the Jin army.

The Song Dynasty invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the north of Pingji County and established a new military town.

At noon, many officials from Qingyuan Prefecture went out of the city to greet the emperor.

Zhao Ning entered the city and stayed for one night. The next day, he went to the front line to review the border defense troops.

The Song army was arrayed in neat formations, with banners and flags like clouds, their military appearance was in full glory, and their shouts were loud.

A few days later, the news of the personal visit of Zhao Guan's family reached Changshan, the seat of Zhending Prefecture.

When Wanyan Yinshu heard that Zhao Guan's family was coming in person, he was extremely excited and immediately began to secretly mobilize people.

While preparing food and fodder, he sent people to Yanjing to ask Wanyan Zongwang for instructions. As long as Zongwang gave the order to fight, Wanyan Yinshu could immediately send his troops south.

On June 22, Zong Wang received the news.

"Guan Zhao actually arrived at Qingyuan Mansion?" Zong Wang was even more surprised. He really couldn't guess what Zhao Ning was doing.

Liu Yanzong said: "Your Highness, does the Zhao Guan family want to use troops against us?"

Zong Wang was not sure for a while.

There must be a reason for the emperor to arrive on the northern route in person. If there was no reason, how could he come to the northern route when he was full and full?

"Could it be that the Song Dynasty already knew that our court was preparing to use troops against Mengwu?" Liu Yanzong said in a serious tone.

Zong Wang said: "It's impossible, this is top secret."

"Is it possible that we sent envoys south many times and were noticed by Zhao Guan's family?"

Zong Wang shook his head: "Impossible."

Zong Wang felt a little uneasy.

Shangjing is preparing a large amount of resources to conquer the Mongols westward.

If the Song Dynasty launched a war at this time, the situation would be very passive.

Fighting on two fronts, although the Jin Army has strong combat effectiveness, what if it enters a war of attrition?

That's a nightmare!

"You can send orders with silver skills, but be prepared and never take the initiative to attack."

"yes!"

On the afternoon of June 25, Zhao Ning summoned Hu Quan.

"How is it? Is your newspaper running smoothly?"

"Except for the printing being a little slow, everything went smoothly."

"Have you ever heard about the Julu incident in Hebei Province?"

Hu Quan said: "I heard something."

"If newspapers can be quickly established in the various capitals of Hebei, wouldn't it be a deterrent to corrupt officials and a help to the government in issuing policies?"

"Your Majesty, I have something that I don't know whether to say or not."

"But it doesn't matter."

"When I visited Qingyuan Prefecture last month, I found that someone was transporting a large number of sheep and salt."

"I already know this."

"I am worried that there are smugglers here."

"Then have you seen this kind of behavior in the Qingyuan Mansion area?"

"Zhending Prefecture is also a Han people, so the trade between Qingyuan Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture cannot really be stopped." Hu Quan said with emotion.

The difficulty with this matter is that Zhending Mansion is still legally the territory of the Song Dynasty, and the people there are all Han people.

The people there spoke proficient northern dialect, and it was impossible to tell which ones were instigated by the Jin people.

"There are naturally a lot of smugglers on the border." Zhao Ning said, "The copper coins of the Song Dynasty can buy more goods from the Jin Dynasty. The profit comes first, and the people are all scrambling for it."

Hu Quan said: "This should be investigated strictly."

"How to investigate strictly?"

Hu Quan said: "It is better to clear up the blockage than to open it up. If a foray is set up here, all trade must enter the foray. There are special officials to strictly control the foray. Goods and money must be inspected. The foray will issue a pass certificate before proceeding."

Going south, all sheep, horses, and green and white salt will be taken away."

Zhao Ning smiled and said: "What Hu Qing said is very much in line with my wishes. I have already prepared a candidate."

"Your Majesty is wise, it turns out that your Majesty has already made arrangements."

If Zhang Jun is arranged to clean up border trade, Zhao Ning has already imagined what will happen.

With Zhang Jun's greed, he would definitely try his best to find contraband and then put it into his private pocket.

Besides, these contrabands are sold privately to the south.

In that case, all the copper coins would go into Zhang Jun's pocket.

As long as it does not flow to the Kingdom of Jin and is still within the country, it will be easy to handle.

The more copper coins Zhang Jun has in his hand, the better. After all, they are all saved for Zhao Guan's family.

For this matter, Zhao Ning could not imagine anyone more suitable than Zhang Jun.

"You need to set up the newspaper office as soon as possible. They are all promoting banknote payment in Qingyuan Prefecture. Your full assistance is needed."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will live up to your trust."

Hu Quan thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, I still have something unclear."

"explain."

"Why did your Majesty come to Qingyuan Mansion suddenly? This is the land of military strategists, and Your Majesty is the most respected person in the Nine-Five-Year Plan."

Zhao Ning smiled and said: "Of course I'm here to boost the morale of our sons."

"Could it be that our government wants to use troops against the Jin Kingdom?"

"It won't be a big deal if we use troops. I just want to test the Kingdom of Jin."

"I am stupid."

"You'll find out soon enough."

Zhao Ning didn’t go into details either.

According to intelligence sent back by Ma Kuo's Military Intelligence Department not long ago, Mengwu Khan had a falling out with Emperor Jin in Beijing.

This matter is a big deal for Zhao Ning.

People of this era have no idea about the Mongol people.

After all, the Mongol people had always been a scattered tribe under the Liao Kingdom, and they could not become popular.

The people of the Song Dynasty believed that the Jurchens were the biggest enemies, followed by the Dangxiang people.

But as a time traveler, Zhao Ning knows that the threat of the Mongols cannot be underestimated.

The Jin people were aware of the potential threat from the Mongol people, and the falling out with Hebule was a famous event in history, which marked the overall deterioration of the relationship between the Jin Kingdom and the Mongol people.

On June 26, Zhao Ning personally issued an order, appointing Li Que as the vanguard and commanding 10,000 elite troops to march northward.

On June 27, Li Que crossed the border between Qingyuan Mansion and Zhending Mansion, and the Jin Army scouts immediately conveyed this information to Wanyan Yinshuke.

Wanyan Yinshu was so excited that he was about to send out troops, but he received an unexpected order from Yan Jing: No troops are allowed to be sent out!

In order to stabilize the situation, Zong Wang also sent an envoy to Zhending Mansion.

When they heard that the Song army had crossed the border, the envoy immediately went to Qingyuan Mansion and asked to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

On June 30, Zhao Ning received a request from the Jin envoy to meet him.

On July 1, Jin envoy Wanyanjing arrived at Qingyuan Mansion and met Zhao Ning.

Wanyanjing was the son of Wanyan Zongwang, who was responsible for the economic affairs of Yanyun. He was transferred by his father and held an important position in the Economic Affairs Department.

This time, Zhao Ning suddenly arrived on the northern front, which aroused the vigilance of the Jin army. Zong Wang immediately sent a large number of scouts to investigate the Song army in other state capitals, especially the Song army under Li Gang's command on the eastern front.

If the Song army took the opportunity to move north, Zong Wang would have to take countermeasures.

The best situation is that neither party moves.

After all, the peace negotiation was promoted by Zong Wang in the court. If the Song Dynasty really took action at this critical juncture, I am afraid that the prestige and management situation that Wanyan Zongwang had finally accumulated would be in vain.

Wanyan Wu's beggarship will inevitably take over his power and give Zong Han importance again.

After Wan Yanjing saw Zhao Ning, he saluted: "I have met His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

"No gift."

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor."
Chapter completed!