Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 146: Forward, Forward, Forward
"Uncle Ouyang Yong, you know what kind of person I am!"

"Yes Yes!"

Ouyang Xiu nodded repeatedly.

Zhao Xin also said: "Anyone who mentions reform in front of me will be scolded!"

Ouyang Xiu was also thinking in his heart, you have done a lot of reforms.

Things like downsizing the army, reforming the imperial examination system, and even cutting down on officials, I don’t know if it was you who did it!

Afterwards, Zhao Xin also said: "There are too many people like Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty today. Standing on the Baifan Building, if you throw a handful of pebbles down, you can hit at least ten or eight of them. Go back and tell them that I actually prefer people who don't talk and do things in a down-to-earth manner. If you have any opinions, of course you can raise them, but don't tell me unrealistic and seemingly nice words!"

"Just reply to him like this."

If His Royal Highness Prince Yu had not stated it clearly today, Ouyang Xiu would not have known that they were scolded before for this reason.

Ouyang Xiu lowered his head and thought. This refreshed his understanding of His Royal Highness Prince Yu.

"Here!"

After receiving a reply from Zhao Xin, Ouyang Xiu immediately passed it on to Zeng Gong and Wang Anshi.

Zeng Gong was also shocked. Was this really what His Royal Highness Prince Yu said?

How come you act like a little adult?

After hearing these words, Wang Anshi was not angry at all. Instead, he felt that he had found a wise leader.

He immediately said to Ouyang Xiu: "Please ask Mr. Ouyang to reply to His Royal Highness Prince Yu that I am the kind of person who likes to do things in a down-to-earth manner."

Ouyang Xiu looked at the boy and thought, you answered too quickly.

Why do I feel like you don't look like him?
However, Ouyang Xiu thought that the other party's poems and articles were indeed good.

After all, he was a Jinshi examiner.

……

then……

Ouyang Xiu then replied to His Royal Highness Prince Yu.

Zhao Xin said to Ouyang Xiu: "Then let him be in charge of raising horses first."

Ouyang Xiu: “Ah?”

Wang Anshi was also puzzled, but he didn't say anything.

Since His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu asked me to raise horses, then I will just raise horses.

A few days later, Zhao Xin asked Ouyang Xiu to write another article about horse politics.

Wang Anshi replied that he had never raised horses before and that he might not be able to write the article until he had raised horses for two or three years.

Only then did Zhao Xin begin to have a slightly different opinion of Wang Anshi.

indeed!

This should be a down-to-earth person.

Zhao Xin always felt that the name Wang Anshi sounded familiar.

Wang Anshi's Reform?
Is this what you learned in history books?

Since I graduated a long time ago, I have already returned this knowledge to my teacher.

In addition, he was not very clear about the history of the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty was a poor and weak dynasty, so who would bother reading its history?

Just know that it's weak.

But in fact, no matter whether Wang Anshi is a famous person in history, Zhao Xin feels that it doesn’t matter.

after all……

Even Fan Zhongyan was no more than that in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards...

Zhao Xin then asked his father for three thousand horses and asked Wang Anshi to raise them.

This year there are 3,000 horses, and the number will gradually increase next year.

Nowadays, the horses of the Song Dynasty are generally not in good condition, and they can only import 20,000 horses from Tibet every year.

But when it comes to war horses, the Tubo people are not stupid and it is impossible for them to give you the best.

I can only give you an above average grade.

Even more, if the relationship becomes bad and the other party refuses to sell to you, then you will be left with nothing.

to this end……

Zhao Xin must take control of the horse politics in his own hands.

At the same time, Zhao Xin also planned to develop the Huguang region.

After all, isn’t there a saying that goes, “If Huguang is prosperous, the whole world will be prosperous.”

Of course! He would probably wait until Xuchang and Nanyang were almost fully developed before he could take the next step.

……

The sixth year of the Qingli period.

Zhao Xin recommended Wang Anshi to his father to raise horses.

His father remembered Wang Anshi, the man who wrote "Ruzi Qi Peng", which made him very disgusted.

But for Zui Xinglai, it was just right.

Then he said to Zhao Xin: "You have to be careful with this person in the end."

Zhao Xin naturally asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Zhen said, "This person tends to say things that violate taboos."

Zhao Xin said, "Then why don't I just tell him to shut up?"

Immediately...

Zhao Xin wrote to the other party, "When you are under my command, you should shut up and do more work."

Wang Anshi was preparing to take up his post.

The horses have all gone through the procedures for handing over to the Herdsman Department.

When I saw this handwriting, I was stunned. What does it mean?
never mind!

Just shut up.

At the same time, these days, Wang Anshi has been working tirelessly to ask various experienced horse breeders how to raise good war horses.

What they usually eat, how many meals a day they are fed, the mating of war horses, etc.

of course!

Just asking this is not enough.

After all, any discerning person can see what the condition of the Song Dynasty's war horses is like.

If you want to raise good war horses, you still have to ask the foreign tribes in the northwest, or people who may have raised war horses for Emperor Taizong of Song.

Wang Anshi found out that when the Song Dynasty was first established, there was an elite cavalry unit.

Unfortunately!
This cavalry unit named Jingsai Army suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason.

Wang Anshi found it more and more interesting!
Let him raise horses!
As long as he thought about it, he would understand what His Royal Highness Prince Yu wanted to do.

A few more days passed.

On the way to Xuchang and Nanyang, Wang Anshi saw the personal soldiers under the command of His Royal Highness Prince Yu changing their guard.

All the marches were carried out in wartime conditions.

Bring all your armor, weapons, and so on.

it's over...

We have to sing along the way.

"Old Qin, we will recover our land. We will not stop fighting until our blood has run dry..."

Wang Anshi was standing nearby.

I am extremely excited.

This was a scene he could not see in Kaifeng City, even among the most elite imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.

"If the motherland is invaded, the passionate men should strengthen themselves, drink up this bowl of hometown wine, and the warriors will never return..."

Wang Anshi thought that if one could make the people sing this sentence, he was no longer an ordinary person.

of course!

Li Yuanjun has more than one song.

For example, 'Forward, forward, forward...'

Wang Anshi hurriedly chased after him and asked the commander, what song is this?
The person leading the troops also knows, I don’t know, it doesn’t matter, just sing!

In the words of His Royal Highness Prince Yu, as long as you sing out loud, you will have unlimited courage.

Wang Anshi asked again, is this the army of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu?
Although this was not a secret, the commander still said, "I see you are an official, but it is better not to ask about things that are not your business."

Even though Wang Anshi was an official, he didn't give him face.

of course!

Wang Anshi could still find out the answer by asking the people along the way.

This is the army trained by His Royal Highness Prince Yu.

then……

Wang Anshi’s determination to raise horses well in the future became even stronger.

(End of this chapter)