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Chapter 718 Da Song controls the new trade and transportation hub in the northwest (first update)
Chapter 727

However, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who was caught by the emperor to complain finally told the truth. With Wang Daguan's temper and character, no official dared to follow him, and no official was willing to follow him.

These words choked Zhao Xu, the young emperor, to death, but after thinking about it carefully, Wang Wushan's temper is indeed not very good, but the problem is, someone has to do something, after much deliberation, Zhao Xu finally I think it's better to ask the wise and calculating emperor's grandmother a thing or two.

But after arriving at the Spring and Autumn Palace, I learned that the imperial grandmother had gone to the Empress Meng's again, so Zhao Xu naturally didn't dare to neglect, and hurried towards the Empress Meng's side.

It happened that the emperor's grandmother was chatting with Mrs. Meng there, and she let out a hearty laugh from time to time.Seeing this scene, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile a little more on his face, and when his eyes fell on Meng Shi, he also showed a little more concern.

"Your Majesty..." Empress Meng turned her head if she felt something, and saw the emperor Zhao Xu standing outside the palace gate looking towards her with a smile, and got up quickly.

As a result, Gao Taotao stopped half of his body before he could stand up. "Don't worry, what are you panicking about? He's not a tiger. Can he eat you? You're a man now. Don't be as rough as a little girl. What if something happens to you? ..."

The Meng family was instantly embarrassed, Zhao Xu quickly walked into the hall, and saluted Gao Tao respectfully. "Grandson met the emperor's grandmother..."

"Why don't you hurry up and help your wife..." Gao Taotao said angrily, seeming to dislike Zhao Xu's lack of expression.Zhao Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he quickly rushed forward to support Queen Meng and let her sit on the soft couch again.

"It's just the first pregnancy, so you have to be careful, you need to be happy to raise your baby, you know?..." Gao Taotao exhorted Meng shi vigorously, and Meng shi nodded all the time.

And since this period of time, it seems that she no longer listens to politics behind the curtain, and she doesn't have so many troubles in government affairs. Coupled with the growing maturity and stability of the young emperor, she has relaxed a lot physically and mentally. , or read a book.

And Queen Meng often came over to chat with her to relieve her boredom. Especially five days ago, after the imperial doctor confirmed that Queen Meng was pregnant, the smile on Gao Taotao's face almost never stopped.

From the looks of it, my wish to hold my great-grandson is not just a dream, it will become a reality this winter in another eight months.

"It seems that the officials are still very concerned about the queen. The court clothes haven't been changed yet, and they came here as soon as the court was over..." Gao Taotao looked at the Meng family who was gradually becoming more and more beautiful, and the lady who was carefully replacing her. Zhao Xu, the son of heaven who had tidied up the skirts of Meng's clothes, said with relief in his heart.

"Grandmother, in fact, my grandson happened to be looking for you, but I heard from the people in the Spring and Autumn Palace that you came to the empress, so my grandson rushed over..." Zhao Xu's words were so true that Gao Taotao couldn't help but stare I glanced at this guy and didn't wink. I'm cultivating the relationship between the two of you, old lady. It's better for you to speak so stupidly, and I'm not afraid that my daughter-in-law will be unhappy.

Gao Taotao glanced slightly, but saw that Meng's bright eyes were bent into two crescent moons, staring tenderly at Zhao Xu who spoke seriously, well, as long as she likes it.

"Okay, granddaughter-in-law, please have a good rest. Will the official go out with me for a walk?" After the young couple said a few words, Gao Taotao and the emperor came outside. It was almost March in Yangchun. Period, it is the time of spring.

The grandfather and grandson strolled leisurely towards Zhao Xu's imperial study not far away. Along the way, Zhao Xu told his thoughts one by one to the scheming imperial grandmother.

Gao Taotao listened to Zhao Xu's words, narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, then smiled. "It's a big deal to mourn the family. Isn't it just that no salt official is willing to take up the post? If that's the case, then let him, Wang Wushan, figure out a way for himself."

Seeing the confusion on Zhao Xu's face, Gao Taotao explained. "Most of the salt and iron areas in the Song Dynasty were directly managed by the court, but in some places, because of their remoteness, it was difficult to transport salt and iron into Beijing. Under such circumstances, it was not impossible for local officials to operate Precedent..."

"What's more, my land in the northwest of the Song Dynasty has always been short of salt. Now that I have Yanzhou, the annual output of salt is more than [-] shi, which should be enough to supply the local area. In this case, let's see what Wang Wushan thinks. With his talent, I believe it will not be difficult to serve as a salt official again."

Zhao Xu was right in his thinking. Since the officials at the court were unwilling to do it, Wang Yang could take over the matter. Anyway, this guy had many clever ideas, so he could always find a way to solve it.

"Thank you, Grandmother, for your guidance. My grandson has finally lost the stone in his heart. Besides, my grandson has just received a letter from Wang Wushan. He wants to rebuild Yanzhou city."

"Why?" Gao Taotao looked at Zhao Xu in astonishment.Building a city is not a trivial matter, and the amount of property consumed is not a small amount. In addition, the required labor of the people is also very troublesome.

"What he means is that Yanzhou City is too small and too old. Today's Yanzhou City is made of rammed earth and rocks. Not only is the city wall low, but the area of ​​the city is too small. After so many years The wind, frost, rain and snow, and the Xixia people have not repaired it for many years, it is already useless."

"In Wang Wushan's eyes, Yanzhou City has an excellent terrain. To the north, you can see Xingqing Mansion. To the south is Huanqing Road, an important military town in the Song Dynasty. To the east, there is a pasture with fertile water and grass. My Song Dynasty will control the trade, economy and transportation hub of the Northwest in the future..."

Under Zhao Xu's signal, the eunuch in the imperial study hung up a map of the Northwest of the Great Song Dynasty.

In front of the more intuitive map, Zhao Xu continued to talk eloquently about the benefits that Wang Wushan's proposal could bring. With the current Yuanyou cement in the Song Dynasty and the arrival of a large number of migrants, he wanted to rebuild a Yanzhou The city is not too difficult.

What Wang Yang meant was that the Yanzhou City to be built faces northwest more than the old Yanzhou City. There is a place that is very suitable for building a city. It faces the water on one side and the mountain on the other side, and it is only a hundred miles away from Baishi City on the edge of the desert. In this way, New Yanzhou City and Baishi City can completely rely on each other. If Xixia comes to attack, it will be easier for Song Dynasty to carry out joint defense.

Moreover, the construction of Yanzhou City arrived here, so it is only more than 380 miles away from Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia, which can cause greater pressure on Xixia.

(End of this chapter)