The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 31
Zhao Huan's thinking was so trendy that the two ministers in front of him couldn't accept it. Fortunately, Zhao Huan was the emperor and the absolute authority of that era. Go pull an ad.

Ever since, on the next day's "Da Song Daily", an advertisement for Fugui Restaurant suddenly appeared.

To be honest, this Fugui restaurant is very well-known in Kaifeng, especially compared to those restaurants with official backgrounds, so when Dahonglu Li Guang brought people to discuss advertising fees with Li Fugui from Fugui restaurant What Li Fugui thought at the time was that Li Guang was asking him for money in a disguised form.

However, in line with the idea of ​​people not fighting with officials, Li Fugui obediently handed over the money. As for this thing called advertising, he didn't take it to heart at all.

At night, a lot of people suddenly came to the Fugui restaurant. Some of them held the "Da Song Daily" that was just published today and asked if the restaurant mentioned in the newspaper was here.

Li Fugui was dumbfounded by the question, and after reacting for a while, he hurriedly said yes.

"The newspaper said that your roasted squab is the best in Kaifeng. Hurry up and get one for each of us." It was a young man in luxurious clothes who spoke.

Li Fugui knew that a big customer had come, so he didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly greeted the group of people upstairs warmly, invited them into the private room, and then asked the back kitchen to hurry up and prepare the pigeons and send them over.

And this was just the beginning, and a lot of guests came after that. It turned out that everyone came here because they saw or heard that the roasted pigeon in Fugui Restaurant was more delicious in the "Da Song Daily".

This made Li Fugui so happy that he hurriedly asked the kitchen to hurry up and prepare, but he was told that the pigeons were not prepared enough.

Seeing the full house of guests, Li Fugui hurriedly went to buy pigeons again, and his income for this day was more than what he earned in a month before.

Now Li Fugui realized that this advertisement still had such power, and there was no need for Li Guang to come to him again, so he took the initiative to go to Li Guang, wanting to advertise his Fugui restaurant again, but was told, The advertising positions for the next three days have already been reserved.

Li Fugui hastily set the advertisement position for the fourth day, even though the price has doubled from the beginning.

After a month of trial operation, "Da Song Daily" successfully turned from a loss to a profit, and began to promote it throughout the country. It was at this time that an unfortunate news came.

Jin Guo's east and west armies rounded up, led by Wanyan Zonghan, starting from the Yanyun area and approaching Bianjing.

This time, the Golden Army claimed to have an army of 50.

Although Zhao Huan had already issued an imperial edict for the whole people to resist the war, several cities in the north were occupied by the Jin army in an instant, and the vanguard of the Jin army was already approaching Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhao Huan called all civil servants and generals to a meeting.

Once again, the two factions of the main and the main station appeared on the scene. The difference from the history is that the main combat faction clearly has the upper hand.

"This time, the Jin army is eyeing the tiger and leading an army of 50. Your Majesty, I think we should make plans early." Huang Qianshan, the servant of the household department, said.

"Master Huang? What do you mean by that?" Li Gang said with dissatisfaction.

"What else can I mean? Now that the Jin army is coming aggressively, I just remind His Majesty to make early plans." Huang Qianshan said hastily.

"A plan? What plan? Abandon the city and flee?" Li Gang said coldly.

"Master Li, don't get excited. I'm just discussing the matter as it stands. For the safety of the officials, we should really be prepared." Huang Qianshan said, but it was obvious that he lacked confidence. He also knew that this Zhao Huan was a main battle group.

Zhao Huan sat on the dragon chair, his thoughts were a little disturbed. According to historical records, the Jin army should make a comeback in August, but it is only April now, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. Actually came again.

Listening to the fierce debate between the main station and the main and the two factions below, Zhao Huan has never said a word. If it comes to August, I believe that the Ordnance Department can research more powerful weapons, but now, the old Taoist Wang Yuqing is acting on his behalf. The leaders hurried, and the researched Jingkanglei was only enough to equip the Feiyu Army, and this thing was a consumable, and it was less once used, so it had to be used sparingly.

However, the current militarization reform has not yet been fully rectified. Even though the western military region and the northern military region have made rapid progress, they have just completed the rectification, and the combat effectiveness of the army is unknown.

For many reasons, Zhao Huan did not want to go to war at this time.

But the enemy has already arrived, and it is impossible not to fight. Zhao Huan can't abandon the city and run away. The tragedy in Nanjing is unforgettable, but how to fight the next battle is Zhao Huan's consideration.

"Report, emergency battle report ahead!" At this moment, the urgent voice of the orderly suddenly came from outside.

"Qizou Your Majesty, urgent report on the battle ahead..."

"Hurry up!" Zhao Huan said eagerly.

"Your Majesty, there is news from ahead that Daming City has fallen, and the [-] troops of the vanguard of the Jin Army are being led by Wanyan Zongbi, and they will reach the city of Bianjing in a few days!" Coughed violently.

Li Gang quickly ordered someone to bring him a glass of water for him to drink.

At this time, the court exploded, and the main peace faction, which was originally at a disadvantage, began to sing bad news, cryptically suggesting that they should send envoys to seek peace with the Kingdom of Jin. Over the years, the Song Dynasty has not lost its land for compensation. Well, they're all used to it.

"Where's the [-] guards in Daming City?" Zhao Huan asked, frowning.

"The Jin army beat the drums outside Daming City all night. The [-] defenders of Daming City were scared out of their wits. Miao Fu, the general guarding the city, killed the prefect of Daming and led his people to surrender to the Jin army." The messenger replied.

"Miaofu, Zhuzi!" Hearing these words, Zhao Huan slapped the table in front of him vigorously, his eyes were about to burst into flames.

When Zhao Huan got angry, the originally bustling hall immediately became silent, and they all knelt down on the ground, not daring to vent their anger, for fear of offending Zhao Huan at this time and making themselves unhappy.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Huan finally suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "Let's talk about it. If you have any ideas, let's talk about it first."

Huang Qianshan was overjoyed when he heard that Zhao Huan asked the Lord Peace faction to speak first. He felt that Zhao Huan might want to ask for peace because of Miao Fu's surrender, so he hurriedly said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the Jin Kingdom is determined to merge into the Central Plains." In my opinion, it is better to send envoys to seek peace with the Kingdom of Jin, so that the common people will not suffer from suffering."

(End of this chapter)