Chapter 461: Prisoner Exchange

In the Song Dynasty, only Di Qing and Guo Kui entered the government from soldiers.

Moreover, Su You believed that Guo Kui's ability was superior to Di Qing's in terms of strategy.

At that time, the Song Dynasty planned to take Lingwu. Kui said: "The land is far away and food cannot be continued. The city is big but there are not many soldiers. There is no advantage." Soon after, Ren Fu in Jingyuan lost his entire army and everyone obeyed his foresight.

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Chen Zhizhong appeased Jingdong Road and asked him to become a general.

When Chen Zhizhong and Bin Zuo were discussing today's famous generals, they both recommended Ge Huaimin. Guo Kui interrupted at the side: "Huaimin is easy to deal with, and he will definitely defeat the court in the future."

Chen Zhizhong was very angry. A few days later, he summoned Guo Kui into his mansion and asked, "How did you know that Ge Huaimin was not a famous general but had committed evil?"

Guo Kui said: "A person who loves merit and luck, but who is brave but has no plan, is just like a bird."

Zhizhong sighed and said: "You really know the army, but Huaimin has overthrown the army."

But this kid is quite good at life, so his fate is much better than Di Qing's.

This boy was already tall and tall when he was young. He liked to carry two pieces of cake in his arms every day and read "Book of Han" at the Zhouxi Restaurant in Bianjing.

When he was hungry, he would buy a liter of wine, eat some bread, and then study until sunset.

Su You found this rumor very funny. Back then, he could only study by listening to the sound of forging, but this kid wanted to study in a busy city. This was completely different.

Everyone is a good actor, and the scholar-bureaucrats are all good audiences.

However, like Di Qing, Zhao Shu's appointment aroused great resistance from the court. After Han Qi agreed, many colleagues complained.

Han Qi shamelessly threw the blame on the emperor: "I know Guo Kui is not good, but this position was created by His Majesty. Who do you want me to choose, the internal official or Guo Kui?"

Even so, this appointment did not last long. Guanzhong has now become an important area, and accordingly, Weizhou's strategic location has become extremely important.

So Guo Kui was clearly arranged by the central government in the blink of an eye and was thrown away to Shaanxi.

If you want to promote Shaanxi, you must manage Weizhou well. Regardless of military and civil affairs in Weizhou, Su You cannot be bypassed.

Zhao Xu gave Guo Kui an idea and asked him to follow Feng Jing's example and ask Su You for advice.

The Song Dynasty was a country with double standards. When Zhang Dun left, Qinzhou had already found gold and copper associated mines. According to the previous agreement, people from Qinzhou came from the land and Weizhou, the gold went to Qinzhou, and the refined copper went to Weizhou.

However, it is impossible to expect Guo Kui to use copper materials for weapon testing. The boy is now as trembling as Di Qing, for fear of being plotted by the civil servants.

Dare to use copper to make so-called weapons, let alone whether it is technically possible, whether Xue Xiang, Cai Zhi, Feng Jing and others are worthy of cooperation, Taiwan's remonstrance alone will not impeach him!

So Su You had no choice but to advise him not to touch that thing, and to leave the matter to the Transshipment Department honestly and use it as a reserve for the issuance of Shu banknotes, which can be regarded as making the best use of everything.

In addition, as a good thing for attracting investment, copper materials can also stimulate businessmen from all over the country to discuss selling Weizhou. Xue Xiang and Feng Jing will be better off, and the military will be better off too.

What Guo Kui could do was to train the cavalry, arm the Han people, increase the number of four-wheeled carriages, and install plate armor on the carriages to make them a mobile fortress that cooperated with the cavalry.

This places high demands on transportation. But now that asphalt and cement are available, the second thing Guo Kui has to do is to form an alliance with Li Ruoyu, organize Xiang troops and civilians, and continue to build the ancient Wei, Qinzhou, and Wei

Traffic roads between Zhouzhou, Ningxia City, Huanzhou and Gyeongju.

Along with the expansion of roads, there were also settlements and forts built along the roads for war preparation.

Since it was sent by King Ying, Su You knew whose hands the Weizhou Military Intelligence Network should be handed over.

Therefore, this letter was very thick, long, and very important. Su You asked Zhang Qi to deliver it in person.

The news of Su Xun's death has reached Meishan, but Su You can no longer wait for Su Xun.

In September, Weizhou is ripe for harvest, but the areas bordering Xixia and Weizhou are struggling to make a living.

Liang Zuo sent an envoy to the court to complain about poverty and requested to use the remaining money in Sitong Bank's account to buy grain.

The gentlemen in the court expressed sympathy for the sufferings of the Xixia people and were ready to agree.

However, Su You's report has arrived, asking the gentlemen in the court not only to see the people in Xixia, but also to see the people of Shaanxi who were plundered by Xixia in the past years!

So it is okay to buy grain, but there must be conditions attached, and prisoners must be exchanged for people!

Su You reached this memorial through formal channels, which immediately caused a lot of trouble for both Song and Xia.

Song Ting's main concern was that after the prisoners of war returned, they would once again become Xixia's fighting force.

Some censors made a few remarks, but they were suppressed in an instant. Even the emperor could not bear the reputation of being unkind.

Han Qi had no choice but to scold Su You for being troublesome and at the same time ordered Guo Kui to discuss the matter with the Xia envoy.

Xixia is also in trouble. The harvest is already poor, and there are so many mouths to eat. Will the food that can be obtained by sacrificing the coins in exchange for these people be enough to feed these people?

Similarly, Liang Zuo couldn't say this. Many of these people were his elite personal guards. Once Su You raised the banner of benevolence and righteousness, no one would be able to understand him.

After receiving another letter from Su You, Guo Kui immediately took active action and took the initiative to undertake this assignment.

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In October of winter, when the first light snow fell, the prisoner exchange was carried out in Shimen Gorge.

Feng Jing looked at the two thousand Xixia prisoners with ashen faces, sighed, and said to Guo Kui and Li Ruoyu: "You just commit evil..."

Li Ruoyu clasped his hands in his down sleeves and said, "We haven't done anything wrong in this matter. The official is seriously ill. If we exchange for five thousand people, it can be regarded as a benevolence for the official."

Jia Kui nodded: "It was these prisoners of war who tried to escape when they heard they were going to be sent back to Xixia. It took a lot of effort to catch them."

Feng Jing said: "I don't understand. My parents and my wife are all over there. Why don't they want to go back?"

Li Ruoyu sneered and said: "Xia people have no fathers and no mothers, and they are just people who follow their own strength. Su Mingrun and Zhang Zihou's previous plan was to allow prisoners of war to redeem themselves. These two thousand prisoners of war had just dug gold mines and paid off their debts, and were looking forward to returning to China.

Song was living a good life with the remaining gold, but he was beaten back to his original shape with a stick. When he returned to Xixia, he couldn't even tell whether his parents or his wife were there..."

Just as they were chatting, Feng Jing saw a team of ragged people from the Song Dynasty appearing on the opposite side. He cursed: "These damn killers!" A dozen horses ran up to them.

Only the majority of the Song people were men, and the other half were women, children, and the elderly who were used by the Xixia people to make up numbers. All of them were still wearing single clothes and their faces were blue and purple from the cold.

Li Ruoyu's face was livid, and with a wave of his hand, the Xiang soldiers quickly opened the big pot, which was full of beef soup cooked according to the Meishan recipe. Chen San and Li Laoshuan of Sitong Company also called the carriage team to come over quickly: "Quickly

Hurry up, bring up the blanket and get ready to pick someone up, you bastard bitch! What a sinner..."

Feng Jing ran his horse back and forth in front of the team, shouting: "People of the Song Dynasty, when you get here, you will go home. Hurry up to the team in front to get a bowl of hot soup. After drinking it, wrap yourself in a blanket and get in the car. When you arrive at Weizhou City, you will go home."

Proper arrangements have been made, please keep holding on and go home! We are going home!"

The people walked faster. When Jia Kui saw a woman holding a baby in her arms, he quickly jumped off his horse, took off his cloak and wrapped it around her. He glanced at the child in her arms, hesitated to speak, and sighed.

: "Madam, hurry up and drink some soup to make up for the heat in your mouth."

The woman walked forward with empty eyes. Li Ruoyu asked, "Lao Guo, what's wrong?"

Guo Kui whipped his whip hard, and the whip cracked loudly, shocking both teams to speed up their pace.

Guo Kui then whispered to Li Ruoyu: "That child has... alas..."

I don’t know if these words were heard by the team, but crying began to appear in the crowd of common people.
Chapter completed!