When Changsun Sheng and the Ice and Snow Kingdom came to the letter to Benedict Keo to agree on the details of the loan, they reported his "results" to Yang Song in the Privy Council.

"Very good." In the Privy Council, Yang Song nodded happily after listening to the negotiation process described by Changsun Sheng: "At least ten years of silver mining rights and tariff rights can allow my Daxia to control the economic lifeline of the Ice and Snow Kingdom for at least ten years."

"That's true, Your Majesty." Changsun Sheng was very happy to get Yang Song's affirmation. He said with a smile: "As far as I know, based on the economic situation of the Ice and Snow Kingdom, if the other party does not change, he will not be able to repay the loan in ten years. Moreover, even if the other party repays it within ten years, the other party's economic lifeline has been controlled by our Daxia for ten years, and our country's influence may have already penetrated into its home and abroad."

Yang Song was very satisfied with Changsun Sheng's words. In this way, their Great Xia Empire had gained a puppet country in the north of the mainland, which was quite beneficial to the development plan that the Xia Kingdom was implementing.

Moreover, even if the loan was released by Xia Guo, it would only be transferred from the left hand to the right hand, and it would definitely not be handled by the people of the Ice and Snow Kingdom.

Yang Song ordered Zhang Juzheng on the other side: "The specific price will be adjusted after support, and the tariff policies will be evaluated and formulated to benefit our Daxia."

"I obey the order!" After learning about the gains from sending troops, Zhang Juzheng no longer opposed sending troops, but responded with joy. He could have seen another way to improve finances.

Yang Song then asked Li Jing, who was participating in the meeting, "How is the support plan done?"

"Report to Your Majesty." Li Jing replied with his fist: "Based on the information, I have formulated a draft support plan."

Yang Song nodded and said, "Tell me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jing took the order and said: "Our Daxia sea is more than 830 kilometers away from the southernmost islands of the Ice and Snow Kingdom, and more than 1,220 kilometers away from the war between the two countries on land. There are feudal federations between the two countries on land, so if you want to send troops to rescue, you can only go by sea."

Li Jing first talked about the distance between the two countries in detail, and then reported: "Your Majesty, I plan to let the naval fleet and the marine brigade go to the Ice and Snow Kingdom for emergency rescue, and then he will make a decision based on the situation of the war."

"Yeah!" Yang Song heard that Li Jing's plan was to let the Ice and Snow Kingdom survive the current wave before talking, so he nodded and confirmed Li Jing's plan, and then asked: "How many warships are planned to be sent by the Navy?"

"Report to Your Majesty, because the fleet has just gone out to sea, our Daxia waters still need warships to guard." Li Jing briefly talked about the current situation of the navy and gave a specific answer: "After discussing with General Li Bao, I decided to send three super battleships of the defensive fleet, Tianqian, Shanhai battleships, as well as cruise ships and destroyers, all nine supply ships."

Yang Song thought about it and Li Jing sent out all the super battleships and battleships of the defensive fleet, leaving three fast battleships, three cruise ships, three destroyers, and all twelve frigates that were not conducive to long-distance voyages.

If it is just a coastal patrol and defense, it is completely enough to rely on the rags from the Federation of the princes, but in this way, there will be no offensive force at sea.

"It seems that the plan to attack the fleet is on the agenda!" After Yang Song calculated, he felt that Xia Guo was not strong enough at sea now, and sighed helplessly.

Since the establishment of the defensive fleet, the Xia Kingdom's navy has not been expanded again. The long-planned ocean offensive fleet, which was planned for a long time, has been shelved indefinitely due to the strength of the Xia Kingdom's navy.

The territory of Xia Kingdom is now wide enough, and the coastline is not as small as the first one. There is more than 1,200 kilometers of coastline outside the newly occupied pass alone, not to mention that there is a wide and long boundary river.

So just because of the current defensive fleet of Xia Kingdom, it is a bit ineffective. Just like sending troops to support the Ice and Snow Kingdom, it can only send three battleships, three cruise ships, and three destroyers, which together are less than ten warships to go out to sea to fight.

The more he thought about it, the more he had the urge to start building an offensive fleet immediately, but the impulse could only be impulse.

"Oh~!" Yang Song sighed in his heart and ordered Li Jing: "Just do it like this, let's start the mobilization of the Marine Brigade and the recruitment of transport ships!"

"Abide by the order, Your Majesty." Li Jing held his fists and accepted the order.

"Report to Your Majesty." Seeing that Yang Song finished his order, Zhang Juzheng spoke at this time and suggested: "There is no need to send extra troops to support the Ice and Snow Kingdom. I suggest that a batch of weapons can be sold to the Ice and Snow Kingdom, or that you can make more profits."

Zhang Juzheng thought of increasing the finances of Xia State from the sale of arms. His suggestion could also reduce the amount of money in addition to increasing interests, and it started with the idea of ​​increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

"Sell weapons?" While Yang Song was still pondering about Zhang Juzheng's suggestion, Liu Ji, who had not spoken at this time, said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Zhang Geshou's words."

"Selling weapons to the Ice and Snow Kingdom can increase the country's income." Facing Yang Song's eyes, Liu Ji explained in detail: "The second thing is that my Daxia does not need to consume more troops, material resources, and manpower."

"If you are worried that the Ice and Snow Kingdom will still lose to the Beihan Kingdom after obtaining the weapons." Liu Ji said, and said to Li Jing: "You may ask my Daxia soldiers to train for him and command the battle."

"Your Majesty." Li Jing's eyes lit up after hearing the suggestions of Zhang Juzheng and Liu Ji, and he agreed: "I agree that if the Ice and Snow Kingdom is still defeated by the Beihan Kingdom by then, it is not impossible for our Daxia to send a large army to eliminate this stubborn enemy."

When Yang Song heard the important officials in his subordinates say a word, he perfected the plan to support the Ice and Snow Kingdom, and nodded with satisfaction.

Just as Yang Song was about to agree to the order to make a decision, Yang Song suddenly remembered the special geographical location of the Ice and Snow Kingdom and the Beihan Kingdom, and asked Li Jing: "Pharmacist, can the soldiers keep warm?"

Because the two countries are located in the north of the mainland, unlike the Xia Kingdom, which is located in the south of the mainland, where the temperature is always under the yearly temperature, the Ice and Snow Island is in the ice and sea aging period for nearly half of the year, and is even frozen in some places further north.

Except for the northern part of the Xia Kingdom, there are ice and snow in the north, most of the seasons are warm, not to mention the year-round high temperatures south of Tianqian Pass. This is also one of the reasons why the important members of the Xia Kingdom decided to build the new capital of Zhongjing in the middle of the sea basin.

So when Yang Song mentioned the preparations for the army to keep warm, many ministers in the Privy Council were surprised. The Xia Kingdom is now in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Li Jing was also a little secretly surprised by Yang Song's thoughts, but he still replied: "Your Majesty, the things to keep warm are already ready. If it is not enough, I will make the Housing Ministry increase the number."

"Very good. Since that's the case, then go and execute it!" At the end, Yang Song finally made a decision with satisfaction.

"I obey the order!"...
Chapter completed!