When asked about the Xixia incident, Bao Heizi said with a hint of anger on his face: "That's right. In the previous battle between Xixia and me, the Song Dynasty, they won more and lost less. Now because of national strength issues, they don't want to fight.
They want to negotiate peace with us, and shamelessly ask us to pay tribute to them. Tell me, this is their request to stop fighting, and it is not our intention. How can we still give them money? How can this be done in the world?
The truth?"
"Well, Uncle Bao is right, but what about the opinions of the officials and ministers in the court?" Su Shi also asked curiously.
Although Su Shi had learned about some things about the Song Dynasty before, he had only heard about them, and it was far from being able to watch them up close like now. When Su Shi came to this world, he wanted to take a good look at the history of the Song Dynasty.
As for history, I discovered to my dismay that there was everything in the system, except that there were no books about the history of the Song Dynasty.
All Su Shi's impressions of the Song Dynasty can only come from his understanding of the previous life and what he sees and hears now.
"They? They..." Bao Heizi seemed to have thought of something unpleasant, his face turned livid and said: "They actually agreed to Xixia's request and were willing to pay tribute. Now the only thing the two sides can't agree on is how much tribute to pay.
That’s all.”
Speaking of this, Bao Heizi's expression was obviously one of hatred for steel.
Obviously his idea was different from that of many ministers. What he thought was that with the money from paying tribute, it would be better to train more elite soldiers. Only when you are strong will your enemies be afraid.
But obviously other people did not think so, and more ministers were still obsessed with the prosperity of the Song Dynasty. In their view, just paying some money can bring peace to the world, which is undoubtedly a very suitable thing.
There were also favored ministers like Fan Zhongyan. When they wanted to implement the New Deal, they naturally wanted to be distracted by the war, so they also agreed to pay tribute to Xixia.
Not only the officials in the court, but also the officials thought this way. When Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was in power, the Chanyuan Alliance clearly showed that the Song Dynasty was the victor, but the result was that the Song Dynasty gave 100,000 taels of silver to the Liao Dynasty every year.
200,000 pieces of silk were exchanged for the war not to continue.
With such an example, Renzong also followed suit. It is precisely because these emperors were like this that the military strength of the Song Dynasty declined so much less than a hundred years after the founding of the country, so that less than a hundred years later, the Song Dynasty's
The foundation was completely rotten. In the end, Song Huizong, Song Qinzong and his son were arrested, and the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed.
After all, the father and son are indeed weak to the outside world, but is it possible that their ancestors did not lay a good foundation?
Whenever there was a war, what he thought about was not how to destroy the enemy, but how much money he had to spend to eliminate the disaster. As the enemy got money, he became stronger. The Song Dynasty used his own flesh and blood to make the opponent stronger.
This is the reason why the Song Dynasty was rich and the Song Dynasty was weak. Su Shi knew the general trend of history, but he did not know some of the details that occurred, so when he heard Bao Heizi say that the two sides disagreed over the amount of tribute paid,
At that time, he really didn't know what to say.
"Uncle Bao, calm down, maybe the officials and the court officials have other considerations?" Su Shi persuaded with a smile.
After hearing this, Bao Heizi wanted to say that this was simply due to a weak character and lack of confidence. But after thinking about it, he still didn't say it out loud. He came to Su Shi today just to eat and drink, not because of the annoying weak foreign policies of the Song Dynasty. "
Okay, let’s not talk about them anymore, let’s talk about your situation. I heard that this morning, more than 20 nursing homes were maimed and left there outside Zhao Shishe’s house. Does this matter have anything to do with you?”
Obviously, this is what Bao Heizi is here for today.
"Yes. I asked people to do this." Su Shi didn't mean to deny it.
There must not be too many people who know about this matter. Even so, if he denies it, the black man will be disappointed in him and think that he has deceived him, which will form a bad impression. Of course, even more
The important thing is that if this thing is done, it is done, and there is no need to deny it.
"Why?" Bao Heizi was not surprised by Su Shi's answer, but asked with curiosity.
"Why else? Those twenty or so nursing staff broke into my mansion late at night and wanted to commit murder. Of course, I will retaliate with them in my own way." Su Shi then told the specific story of what happened.
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Of course, Su Shi did not mention that he had known that Liu Er and others were outside the house, and that he had already prepared the trap and waited. Instead, he only explained that the nurses given by his father were very brave, and they were different from Liu Er and others.
After a fight, they were defeated.
"Okay, good fight." After hearing this, Bao Heizi couldn't help shouting.
This result was somewhat beyond Su Shi's expectation, "Uncle Bao, are you being sarcastic?"
"What are you talking about? These people are coming to your doorstep. Is it possible that you have to prepare gold and silver to give them to make them stop?" Bao Heizi said using metaphor.
"Haha, that's right. So, my nephew did the right thing?" Su Shi knew that this was Bao Heizi's way of expressing his dissatisfaction with the officials and some of the ministers involved in the peace talks.
"Of course there's nothing wrong. We won't look for trouble arbitrarily, but if others come to trouble us, you don't have to be polite. Brother Shi, you did the right thing. Your character also makes me like you very much. If it weren't for you
If you are still young and have leg problems, then I really want to ensure that you enter the military camp. You must have gone to the border area with your character, and you will not be able to get any benefits from Liao or Xixia."
Bao Heizi actually wanted to recommend him to the military camp to lead troops to fight. At this moment, Su Shi almost stood up from the wheelchair to prove himself. But such an idea just passed by in a flash. He would not be so impulsive, because even if
Now that he has really stood up, it is very difficult to join the army.
For no other reason, but because of his young age, weak foundation, and more importantly, his background, Renzong would not rest assured to hand over military power to other people from the Zhao family. Just relying on Bao Heizi's recommendation, that was absolutely impossible.
Not available.
"Haha, Uncle Bao is joking. I don't want to go to war. It's too dangerous. Although I'm not in good health, I'm still the only child of the Su family. Uncle Bao, please spare me."
"Oh, you, how can a young man be so greedy for life and afraid of death when he is so loyal?" Bao Heizi smiled and shook his head. Thinking that Su Shi had leg problems, he could not join the army as a general, so he simply decided
I forgot what I just thought.
"Hahaha." Su Shi laughed, and seemed to be very impressed by Bao Heizi's evaluation. At this time, he didn't have the energy that a young man should have at all, but who knows what the real situation is?
Bao Heizi's trip was to ask about Zhao Shishe. After learning what happened, he patted his chest and promised that if anyone came to the court and wanted to cause trouble for Su Shi through this matter, he would definitely argue with him.
Strive for.
For this, Su Shi naturally expressed his gratitude. No matter what, Bao Heizi understood his heart.
But in fact, when the Zhao family really wanted to cause trouble for him, how could Bao Heizi, who was just the censor on the right, stop him?
But in any case, Su Shi was grateful that Bao Heizi could say this. The two of them talked very late, and finally after drinking in the Su Mansion, the somewhat drunk Bao Heizi was followed by Zhang.
Sent back to North Korea.
After Bao Heizi left, the smile on Su Shi's face became much calmer, and he turned around and returned to the study. Bao Heizi's trip reminded him that he had to guard against his mother's Zhao family.
...
Facts have proved that Zhao Shirui's idea of getting Cao Ping to stop on his own initiative was so naive and ridiculous.
In just one day, the people of Cao Mansion rearranged the store, and the next day a sign for Pretty Woman Rouge Shop was hung up.
I heard that this was the name given by Empress Cao herself at that time. As soon as they got the news, many ladies of the house rushed over, as if they wanted to enjoy Empress Cao's happiness. After all, as a woman, she can do something like
The queen of a country is definitely the top existence.
If we say that the reason why the customers came was because of Empress Cao's face, but as soon as they entered the store, the dazzling array of products completely blinded their eyes, making them completely immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves.
The variety, good effects, and simplicity of use are far beyond what can be compared with those found in rouge shops in Bianliang City today.
In addition, there was a big Queen's brand on it, and the goods in the store were quickly sold out.
This incident also shows that no matter what dynasty it is, women always make the best money.
Cao Ping was shocked when the housekeeper reported that all the goods in the store were sold out.
He thought that the novelty items Su Shi brought would be easy to sell, but he didn't expect that they would be so easy to sell and all of them were sold out.
When the housekeeper took the five hundred thousand dollars of the goods sold and piled them in front of Cao Ping in several large boxes, he realized that he had underestimated the power of these things.
If you can get 10% of five hundred thousand guan, you can get 50,000 guan, which is just a day's income.
"Quickly, prepare a car to go to Su Mansion. No need, I'll go there on horseback." Cao Ping, who had just come off duty, said excitedly.
Along the way, Cao Ping almost bumped into someone on the street, but he didn't care at all. His mind was filled with countless gold and silver glittering.
But soon, Cao Ping, who had gone to the Su Mansion, walked out dejectedly. Without him, Su Shi had nothing left.
Of course, there are still goods, and as long as Su Shi goes to the system to exchange them, he can still get a lot of money. But Su Shi does not think that money is his first priority now, and faith points are obviously more important.
Besides, if Su Shi really wanted to go to Shangcang Mountain to have a look, he would need a clear reason for leaving the capital, and the purchase of goods was undoubtedly the best excuse.