It can be said that what Zhao Tai gained during this trip to Xuzhou was extremely rich.

The Jin clan fled to Xuzhou, bringing with them a large amount of wealth, which fell into the hands of Zhao Tai.

Zhao Tai conservatively estimated that one million yuan of property could be seized from Xuzhou, which would be enough to cover the expenses of the feudal government this year and the initial investment in Haizhou.

In order to avoid outsiders thinking that he ordered the massacre of the Jin clan, Zhao Tai left Xuzhou in a hurry and returned to Pizhou.

After arriving in Pizhou, the first thing Zhao Tai did was to spend a lot of money on what he had captured in Xuzhou.

In the past two years, the soldiers have followed him in the south and north, east and west. In order to stabilize people's hearts, it is imperative to reward the army.

Although Zhao Tai allocated a lot of land to them, due to the need to cultivate it, the lives of the soldiers and their families did not become very good. Many families were still very poor. They could not wear a new piece of clothing or eat a bite of meat all year round.

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Now that the Kingdom of Jin has perished and the two great powers in the north and south are facing each other, Zhao Tai is caught in the middle. It is a time when people are panicking. Zhao Tai must give certain benefits to the soldiers to unite people's hearts.

Pizhou, the residence of Jiedushi.

Zhao Tai approved several warrants in a row, and then told Wang Wentong, "Military advisor, the soldiers have been fighting for many days, but there has been no reward. Of the 200,000 guan I brought back, you take out 100,000 guan and reward the soldiers!"

Wang Wentong smiled and said: "Your Majesty's kindness, the soldiers will definitely burst into tears with gratitude."

Zhao Tai waved his hand, "I owe them this. By the way, you can use the other one hundred thousand guan to purchase supplies from the Southern Song Dynasty. You must ensure that the soldiers can buy low-priced goods after receiving the money!"

Wang Wentong sighed in his heart. Most people only understand some of the principles of the operation of all things through experience and learning. However, Zhao Tai has no business experience, no experience as a feudal official, and has no experience in governing local areas. However, he knows many things about the operation of society.

The truth is simply known from birth.

"Your Majesty is so considerate that I admire you greatly!" Wang Wentong sighed, "I will arrange manpower to go south to purchase supplies later!"

The area ruled by Zhao Tai is still very poor at present. The states and counties are mainly based on agriculture and have few commodities.

Zhao Tai gave rewards to the soldiers. After they took the money, they would want to buy cloth, make clothes for their families, buy grain, salt, oil, tea, so that their families can eat well.

Most of these things were not produced under Zhao Tai's rule, or there was no surplus left in the market.

In this way, if the rewards continue to be distributed, it will be equivalent to a large amount of water. When the money is more than the goods, prices will inevitably skyrocket.

If it is not handled properly, Zhao Tai may have good intentions and do bad things. The soldiers will not be able to buy much or only a few goods with the money, while the people under the rule will not be able to afford oil and salt due to soaring prices.

Waiting for daily necessities.

Therefore, Zhao Tai asked Wang Wentong to go to the Southern Song Dynasty for procurement and maintain a sufficient supply of goods in the market. This would stabilize the market and make a fortune at the same time, forming a closed loop.

Zhao Tai paid the sergeant, and the sergeant took the money and bought Zhao Tai's goods. Zhao Tai made a profit and continued to pay the soldier.

Zhao Tai shouted slightly, then asked: "Is there any news from Xuzhou?"

Wang Wentong said: "I just received the news and haven't had time to report it yet."

Zhao Taidao: "Where is the report?"

Wang Wentong took out a letter, "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Brother Deqing, saying that Wanyan Chengde and others killed more than 600 members of the Jin clan and confiscated 1.2 million yuan of property!"

After Zhao Tai heard this, he stood up and said, "Didn't I tell them that as long as Wanyan Lian and others hand over their money and support the vassal government in fighting the Mongols, they will be let go? How does this Wanyan Chengde do things? He

How can you take the decision without authorization and kill all members of the Jin clan? Isn’t this an act of injustice?"

Wang Wentong knew some of the inside story, but he cooperated with the performance and said: "Your Majesty, although Wanyan Chengde copied so much money and solved the urgent needs of the vassal government, he was good at killing the Jin Dynasty clan, but it affected the reputation of the king. I think he should be severely punished!

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Zhao Tai is worried about only three things now. The first is the threat from northern Mongolia, the second is the finances of the vassal government, and the third is the old officials of the Jin Kingdom inside the vassal town, asking him to find the Jin clan and appoint someone as the emperor.

Re-establish the Kingdom of Jin.

If the Kingdom of Jin was a Han government, then it would not be a bad idea for Zhao Tai to support one person, and then act as the prime minister, using the emperor to command the princes.

The Jin Kingdom was a foreign political power, and their appeal in the north was limited. By supporting the Jin clan, they could not appeal to the Han people in the north.

Therefore, in Zhao Tai's opinion, there is no need to continue to use the golden flag.

However, Zhao Tai did not use the banner of the Jin national flag but the banner of regaining the mountains and rivers, but he could not compare with the Southern Song Dynasty.

After all, the Kingdom of Jin is gone now, and Song is the homeland of the Han people in the north. Song's appeal will definitely be stronger than that of Zhao Tai.

At the moment, Zhao Tai can only use the banner of fighting against Mongolia, protecting the country and the people, and win over people's hearts through rewards, maintaining his own base first, and then waiting for the changes.

Now that these three difficulties and the financial problems of the vassal government have been solved by confiscating the Jin clan's property, and Wanyan Chengde and other Jurchen generals massacred the Jin clan, then if the vassal town wants to restore the power of the Jin clan,

If it cannot form an iron-clad body, it will gradually disintegrate.

Right now, the only thing Zhao Tai has to worry about is the threat from the north.

Zhao Tai was quite satisfied with Wanyan Chengde's behavior and should praise him. However, in order to clear up the relationship, Zhao Tai stated that he had no knowledge of the matter, so he could only punish Wanyan Chengde and others first.

At this time, Zhao Tai read the letter and said in a deep voice: "Send the order and remove Wanyan Chengde from the position of commander of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion and escort him to Pizhou for trial! Wanyan Chenghu and other participating generals will also be escorted back to Pizhou."

Wang Wentong repeatedly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will handle it properly."

Zhao Tai nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you sir."

Wang Wentong said: "Now that the financial problem of the vassal government has been solved, and with the money obtained from Xuzhou, the vassal government has no worries this year, should the king consider getting married?"

This time Zhao Tai and the Southern Song Dynasty sent troops and missed Mongolia, causing Mongolia to spit out the Kaifeng they had just obtained.

The Mongolians must have been very angry when the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhao Tai picked the city that Wokuotai had fought for so long.

Now Wokuotai has withdrawn to the grassland to rest, but once the autumn comes and the horses are fat, they will definitely raise troops to retaliate. Therefore, Zhao Tai must confirm his leadership position in Shandong before Mongolia goes south to retaliate.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Li Fen has urged me several times to ask you to pick some gifts for Gu Duo and let me take them to Jinan so that I can make friends with the old generals of the Red Coat Army."

Wang Wentong saluted and said: "I have prepared the gifts a long time ago. In addition, I have also prepared 50,000 yuan to facilitate the king's activities."

Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction and added: "Li Fen may have some ideas when he goes to Jinan alone. The army must be prepared for contingency at any time."

Wang Wentong said: "The king has just rewarded the soldiers, and the soldiers are willing to die for the king!"

Zhao Tai felt relieved and said, "Okay! I will set off to welcome the bride in three days!"
Chapter completed!