Su Shi threatened, with a playful smile on his face, as if I just don't take you seriously, and there's nothing you can do to me.
Zhang Jian was so angry that his beard was trembling.
But he was just angry. He was really afraid that Su Shi would send troops to Liao now. If that happened, he might not be able to deal with him.
A little impatience can lead to a big plan. Zhang Jian's face turned from black to red, and then from red to black, and slowly returned to normal. He simply turned around and stopped looking at Su Shi to avoid incurring any anger on himself.
"Hmph! Let me tell you, this time it was you who gave in and took the initiative to negotiate, but it was not me, Su Shi, who failed. Didn't you know that those officials in Honglu Temple grew up eating shit? You didn't even know about such a good opportunity.
These benefits will allow you, the Liao people, to succeed in the peace talks at no cost. Believe it or not, I am going to Liao land and I promise not to withdraw the benefits without giving them back, and you, the Emperor of Liao Kingdom, will also agree to my various requests."
Zhang Jian, who had already turned his head, didn't want to speak anymore when he heard Su Shi's questioning voice.
What else can I say, just that my skills are not as good as others.
And this is also true. This time, no price was paid for the peace talks with Song Dynasty. This made Zhang Jian happy for a while. But as Su Shi said, if he were to visit the Liao Kingdom, he would not be able to do it without paying the price.
Already.
After hearing this, Zhang Jian didn't dare to look at Su Shi, so he simply lowered his head and regarded himself as a transparent person.
Su Shi rebuked Zhang Jian, the Liao envoy, in front of everyone, which made Pang Ji and Wang Xin on the side look at it and cheered.
In contrast, Su Shi didn't need to take it to heart when he scolded them just now. Everyone could see that Su Shi's whole body was full of emotions at this moment.
It's all about anger, and he will target anyone who provokes him.
The smartest thing to do at this time is to let Su Shi scold him and wait until he vents the anger in his heart.
He started scolding, but there was no opponent. Su Shi quickly lost the urge to continue scolding, looked at Pang Ji and said: "The army has brought them here. Except for the black knight, everyone else can be handed over to you."
In your hands, you can go and mix it."
"Master Hou, there are probably eight thousand black knights."
When Pang Ji opened his mouth, he actually called him Lord Marquis directly, which really gave Su Shi a lot of face.
"What's wrong with eight thousand people? Didn't you say that you can allow me to keep two thousand guards by my side? I will disband the remaining six thousand people on the spot and do whatever they need to do." Su Shi understood what Pang Ji meant.
The eight thousand black knights who want to defraud him.
How could Su Shi agree?
These eight thousand people are eight thousand wild wolves. If you put them in your hands, they will be invincible in the world.
If these people were handed over to the Song Dynasty court, it wouldn't take long for these eight thousand people to become eight thousand sheep. This was not the result Su Shi wanted to see.
"This doesn't make sense." Pang Ji still wanted to fight for it.
"Oh, Mr. Pang must want these black knights of mine. Haha, it's not impossible to say, but I'm afraid that you can't support it, and the country's finances can't support it either." Su Shi looked at Pang Ji and decided to give it to him.
A ruthless one.
"Can't afford it? How do you say it?" Pang Ji heard that there was something behind his words, but he still couldn't help but ask.
"Come, let me settle an account with Mr. Pang. These eight thousand black cavalry, each with two horses, are all the best Mongolian horses. They are only the fodder for these horses.
It takes one hundred thousand guan per month.”
"Eight Thousand Black Cavalry's armors are all the best. There are three sets for each person. Hey, let's count them as two sets. It takes an average of three months to wear out one set. Calculating it this way, it takes ten sets per month.
Wan Guan."
"The weapons are also the best, but they also need time to be replaced. By the way, their arrows must be the sharpest arrows. Ordinary bone arrows and wooden arrows will not work. They consume about 200,000 arrows every month."
"The biggest problem is their salary. You know me, I am not short of money, so I will not treat them badly. The minimum monthly salary for each of these people is a hundred guan. On average, it is about 150 guan. Eight
Thousands of people, one month is 1.5 million yuan."
"If you add in all the miscellaneous things, that's one hundred thousand gu a month. That means at least two million gu a month. Mr. Pang, are you sure you can afford it? Are you sure Song Chu won't fight you?" At the end, Su Shi said
When he looked at Pang Ji, his eyes were full of undisguised contempt.
"There are so many, it's impossible."
At this moment, Pang Ji was also frightened. If this was really the case, he really couldn't afford to feed him.
I'm afraid that even if the matter is reported to the officials, they will refuse to accept these people.
"Impossible? You can take a look at the Black Cavalry's equipment and war horses at any time, and you can also ask them how much their monthly salary is. Hum! I really thought it was that easy to make them work hard. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. During the war, I still
I can barely afford to support them. If we don’t fight anymore, I can’t afford to support them either, so we will just disband.”
After Su Shi found a reason for the black knight's disappearance, he snorted coldly and leaned back on the wheelchair and continued: "Yes.
You can do some things, and I can tolerate them. But forget about some things, and don’t make me unhappy. In that case, none of you will be happy."
As if he was afraid that everyone would not believe it, Su Shi added: "I can guarantee this."
There is no need for Su Shi to guarantee anything. Everyone knows that Su Shi cannot be angered now. At least with so many victorious battles he has fought, if he makes a big move now, I am afraid there will be countless brave soldiers soon.
Agree and follow him to fight life and death.
Ordinary soldiers don't care what the officials think, nor what the civil servants think.
They only know that whoever they follow will have meat to eat and military exploits to gain.
The strong Su Shi single-handedly suppressed Pang Ji and the three of them. Soon after, Zhang Jian became the first person to leave.
In any case, Su Shi withdrew his troops from the Liao Kingdom, and his goal was achieved. As for what will happen next when Su Shi returns to Bianliang City, it has nothing to do with him.
Wang Xin also left quickly, because he did not dare to face Su Shi.
Just as Su Shi said, when the Liao army that he had been tossing in Liao was exhausted, it was indeed a good opportunity to regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
But the problem is that the officials will not allow it, and the civil servants do not want to go into war with the Liao army at this time. If it really leads to a fight to the death between the two countries, that is a result that many people do not want to see.
There was no order from above, so how could Wang Xin dare to send troops privately?
But not everyone is like Su Shi, who dares to do whatever he wants. If he does, no one will really do anything to him.
In the end, only Su Shi and Pang Ji were left in the hall.
At that time, the latter smiled and said enlighteningly, "Brother Su, without an official position, you are light. Wouldn't it be better to go back and run a good business, make more money, and enjoy life? Why bother fighting life and death on the front line and risking it?"
"
"Haha, what Brother Pangda said is right. Even so, I will go back and be a rich man with peace of mind. By the way, the government has no requirements for me to do business." Su Shi also put on a smiling face at this moment.
.
After reprimanding everyone just now, his anger was reduced by 70%. He also knew that enough is enough and going too far is not enough.
Even if it cannot be changed, it is still best to think about what to do next.
"There are no requirements. As long as it doesn't harm the interests of the Song Dynasty, you can do as big a business as you want, but you have to pay taxes. There is nothing you can do about it. Brother Su's business is all about huge profits, hahaha."
During the Song Dynasty, many officials did not pay taxes when doing business. This was originally one of their privileges.
Some people only pay a small amount of taxes, just to show off. After all, no one will actually check their accounts no matter how much they earn.
But Su Shi was the only one who always paid taxes on time and was the number one taxpayer in the eyes of Song Chu, the Third Secretary.
The first one also means that he is being targeted. If Su Shi does not pay taxes now when doing business, it will be a heavy blow to the economy of the entire Song Dynasty. Therefore, the officials only asked Pang Ji to pay taxes when he came. As for business operations,
What project, I didn’t mean to ask more.
Hearing that he could do any business, Su Shi nodded with satisfaction. He knew that this should be Zhao Zhen's compensation for himself.
Speaking of which, Zhao Zhen is really kind to people, as long as you don't affect his
imperial power.
In the past, Su Shi always thought that Zhao Zhen was cautious in judging the true nature of a gentleman, and was always worried that others would take away the power of the Zhao family. This was a sign of lack of confidence.
But now, when he saw that the Song Dynasty's foreign policy was so cowardly, Su Shi couldn't guarantee whether he would do something in anger one day.
Just like this time, Hua Xia Bank suddenly closed down, which is something that should not have happened.
Because this not only affects others, but also deeply affects himself. Just like after Zhou Quan asked for instructions, Hua Xia Bank said it was open normally the next day, but a lot of money was withdrawn within one day.
This is enough to show that many people have doubts and distrust in banks, and these are often things that no amount of money can buy.
Well, if you don't have any contact with the military in the future, you can be less angry. In the meantime, you can just go about your business with peace of mind and become a rich man.
Su Shi deliberately did not think about the future of the Song Dynasty or whether his descendants would be able to hold on to the family business he ran. But some things would not have happened if he had not thought about it.
Of course, there is no problem at the moment. The Liao Kingdom is afraid of being attacked by Su Shi, and it has suffered a lot of losses. It will be impossible for the Liao Dynasty to cause trouble to the Song Dynasty for a while.
Manmeng is also digesting the newly grabbed territory, and only one Xixia is left.
Originally, Bao Zheng had a military advantage over Xixia's Fuzang Guyin Division. What he lacked was only elite soldiers. Now that 10,000 vanguard troops and 10,000 dragon guards have rushed to Xincheng, elite forces are also available. As long as they are not there,
There was a big mistake in command, and the advance was pushed back.
The Xixia army entering the Song Dynasty was just a matter of time.
Pang Ji quickly left Su Shi. He did not urge him to leave immediately. Perhaps he also knew that Su Shi had some things to deal with next.
There were only ten days left before the Chinese New Year. Su Shi had no intention of rushing and had to go back to Bianliang City to celebrate the New Year. He decided to go back slowly all the way.
Speaking of which, this trip to the north is not the first time, but every time I came here and left in a hurry, I never took a serious look at the beautiful rivers and mountains of the Song Dynasty.
In addition, Huaxia Bank has been developing all the way, and it has a branch in Bazhou. Along the way, Su Shi happened to take a look at the progress of the development, and at the same time, he also stood up for it, so that there would be no need for people in the local area to look for banks.
trouble.
Before checking the bank affairs, Su Shi still needs to do two things.
First, withdraw the black cavalry and return to Shangcang Mountain.
It is absolutely impossible for Su Shi to hand such an elite force into the hands of others easily.
With the existence of the elite Black Cavalry, he also has more confidence. Not to mention that he wants to bully others, at least he will not be bullied by others.
Su Shi had made a decision on this matter on the way here, and just waiting for his order, except for the two thousand who were left as Su Shi's escort, the rest of the black cavalry were divided into dozens of groups and broken into pieces.