Now that the Kingdom of Jin cannot do without Song Yuan, Heda dare not fall out with Zhao Tai.

After discussing with the official slaves, he decided to insist that it was an accident that Zhao Tai was not informed of the retreat.

Of course, Zhao Tai almost died in Shandong, and he must have been annoyed. In order to appease Zhao Tai and make him feel more comfortable, Heda sent a fast horse to Kaifeng to ask for a reward for Zhao Tai.

At that time, Zhao Tai will be given a false title and this matter will be fooled into the past. Everyone will pretend that nothing happened and just live their lives.

After Zhao Tai returned to Suining, he did not go to Xuzhou to resume his duties.

After he suspected that Heda and Guan Nu had murderous intentions towards him, he could no longer go to Xuzhou and put himself in danger.

Moreover, it was already the end of July. In order to cope with the Mongolian winter offensive, Zhao Tai needed to expand his army. He had too many things to do and couldn't get away.

This time Zhao Tai helped the Southern Song Dynasty a lot, gained the trust of Zhao Fan and others, and received a large amount of assistance.

Zhao Tai planned to use this batch of aid to expand his troops to 30,000.

If he holds 30,000 elite soldiers, Heda will have to think carefully if he wants to touch him again.

Now Zhao Tai's territory only has one county, Suining. It is almost impossible to raise 30,000 soldiers.

At this time, Zhao Tai could rely on the Song Dynasty for assistance, but this was definitely not a long-term solution.

The aid that the Song Dynasty could give to the Jin State was actually not much. The money, food and materials they could give each year were only as much as the previous annual coins.

It is impossible for Zhao Tai to swallow all these aids by himself. He needs to support and win over the Han generals of the Jin State, and some of them have to be distributed to the Jin State. Therefore, Zhao Tai can actually get not much.

Therefore, in order to feed 30,000 troops, in addition to relying on the assistance of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Tai still needed to manage his own territory well.

Zhao Tai left Suining for more than a month and inspected the situation in Suining County when he came back.

At this time, tens of thousands of hungry people were still gathered outside Suining County.

When Zhao Tai saw the shanty towns outside the city, he couldn't help but frowned, "Why haven't the hungry people outside the city been resettled yet?"

Wang Wentong explained: "My lord, those hungry people who came with my lord have been resettled. These are the group that came one after another. They all heard about my lord's reputation, so they helped the old and the young, and brought their families with them."

Come and take refuge.”

Now that the Jin Kingdom's finances are in ruins and they have to feed hundreds of thousands of Jurchens who have moved south to Kaifeng, there is naturally no surplus food to help the people in the Central Plains.

At this time, Zhao Tai just gave some porridge to the hungry people, and he stood out from the crowd, attracting people around him to come to seek refuge.

Zhao Tai was a little surprised. He didn't expect so many hungry people to come again. This would undoubtedly put great pressure on Zhao Tai. "These hungry people must be evacuated and resettled as soon as possible. They must be allowed to resume production, otherwise they will not be able to support themselves."

Wang Wentong said: "My lord, Suining must give priority to the resettlement of military dependents. There is no extra land to resettle these hungry people. If they could still be resettled, I would have evacuated them long ago."

Suining is close to the Southern Song Dynasty and has not suffered much military disaster. The county originally had a large population. Recently, hungry people and military dependents have been resettled, and the population is close to saturation.

Zhao Tai couldn't help but frown. The expansion of the army would bring huge financial pressure to him. If a large number of hungry people still gathered in Suining, they would undoubtedly drag him to death.

Now that his reputation has spread, the people around him who cannot survive will definitely come to seek refuge with him one after another.

Zhao Tai was unwilling to drive them away or cut off the relief and destroy the reputation he had built, but if he continued to give out porridge, he would continue to attract hungry people.

This put great pressure on Zhao Tai, "We must find a way to allow these hungry people to produce and turn them into our strength instead of a burden."

Wang Wentong said in a deep voice: "Beizhi has been thinking of ways recently. The land in Suining is not divided enough. Beizhi has asked people to investigate whether there are any mines in Suining. If there are, some young people should be able to be accommodated."

Zhao Tai nodded slightly, "Let me give you an idea. We are backed by such a big market as the Southern Song Dynasty. You can let people see what goods are needed in the Southern Song Dynasty. We can organize manual production and then exchange money and grain from the Southern Song Dynasty. In short, we cannot let people just do it.

Lie like this."

Wang Wentong followed Zhao Tai's gaze and saw hungry people lying everywhere waiting for soup.

At this time, the two men and Wang Wentong continued to inspect, and Sun Li rode over and said, "My lord, the envoy from Kaifeng has arrived."

Zhao Tai was a little surprised, "Do you know why you came here?"

"I heard that I am here to reward my husband!" Sun Li replied.

Wang Wentong smiled and said: "My lord, this should be a reward for the battle in Shandong. This is a good thing."

The Deputy Envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Shandong Roads was already a local official, but all the East and West Shandong Roads were in the hands of the Mongols. Zhao Tai really needed a larger official position to control more states and counties.

In this way, hungry people outside the city can also have a place to stay.

Zhao Tai smiled and said: "It is indeed a good thing! Where is the envoy?"

"Just entered the city!" Sun Li replied.

Zhao Tai nodded, then pulled out the reins of his horse, "Let's go! Follow me back home!"

Zhao Tai rode to the gate of the mansion, got off his horse, handed the whip to the guard who stepped forward to lead the horse, and then asked: "Has the envoy arrived?"

"Reply to your Majesty, the envoy is waiting in the hall!" the guard replied.

After Zhao Tai heard this, he immediately walked into the mansion and saw several people sitting inside when he came to the hall.

When the leader saw Zhao Tai and his entourage coming in, he smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Zhao!"

Zhao Tai smiled, "Why are you so happy?"

The official raised his hands and praised: "Your Majesty sent troops to Shandong to contain the Mongolian army to relieve the Southern Song Dynasty. He also helped the Song army win the decisive battle in Huainan and made great achievements. Your Majesty was very relieved when he learned that, and he spoke openly to praise the power of our Jin army. He specially

Send your subordinates to reward your husband."

Zhao Tai laughed and said, "In that case, let's declare it."

The official frowned slightly when he heard the words. Generally speaking, to receive the emperor's imperial edict, one needs to bathe, burn incense, and worship the edict in the main hall to show respect for the emperor.

Zhao Tai looked at him with a slight smile, "Why don't you announce it?"

The official glanced at Zhao Tai and saw many subordinates behind him, but no one reminded Zhao Tai.

Zhao Tai had received orders before and must have understood the rules, but now he obviously did it on purpose.

This made the official embarrassed for a while, but he slowly opened the edict, waited for Zhao Tai to kneel down slowly, and then read out loudly: "The Emperor of Heaven is responsible for carrying the emperor, and the system says: Zhao Tai, deputy envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Road of Shandong, is resourceful and brave.

He is good at fighting, promotes the power of our army, and makes great contributions to the imperial court. I am sending an envoy to Jin Qing as a loyal and righteous prince. I hope that you will show your kindness and support. I know that I will repay my kindness and I appreciate this."

After the official read the edict, he held it in front of Zhao Tai with both hands and said with a smile: "Ms. sir, please accept the edict."

Zhao Tai frowned, with a confused expression.

At that moment, Zhao Tai stood up directly under the surprised eyes of the officials. He did not accept the move. Instead, he slightly cupped his hands and said in a cold voice: "Please tell your Majesty that my merits are not worthy of this title. Please take back your appointment."
Chapter completed!