"Never! The disaster of the Eastern thief arose from the autonomy of the Border River!"

"If the eight southeastern prefectures are allowed to govern themselves, they will be eight eastern thieves in the future..."

"The country will not be a country!"

In the Qionglin Palace, the prime ministers of the two prefectures were loudly discussing the "additional conditions for issuing bonds" brought back by Su Chi from Xuzhou, of course, they were all opposed.

Eight Prefectures are autonomous!

Isn’t these eight Tianjin cities? One Tianjin city developed a violent week, and eight Tianjins rebelled together, and the Song Dynasty was not dismembered?

So this is absolutely not possible!

Zhao Ji sat on the imperial throne, his face full of anxiety. Looking at a group of ministers who were screaming but couldn't come up with anything, he really had the idea of ​​leaving.

He can't be the family in Dasong!

"Enough!"

Zhao Ji, who was a little impatient by the ministers, suddenly shouted, full of energy! The ministers in the palace were so scared that they shivered and no one said anything for a while.

"The navy of the Eastern thief has landed on Zhifu Mountain in Dengzhou!" Zhao Ji patted the imperial case, "and is also building a fortress and a wharf. It seems that there will be a large army coming from Liaodong! The east road of Jingdong is in danger!

Once Jingdong East Road is lost, can Xuzhou, Haizhou and Donghai Kingdom still be safe? If it cannot be safe, will all the eight southeastern states compete with each other?"

Faced with Zhao Ji's problem, all the important officials pretended to be mute. There was a dead silence in the hall.

The Song Dynasty is now facing a dangerous situation of burning eyebrows! Even if the Eight Prefecture Autonomous Government develops a new separatist force, it will be a matter in the future.

If they are not allowed to govern themselves now, it will be difficult to borrow enough military expenditure. Without military expenditure, the eight southeastern states will soon fall into the hands of the Great Zhou...

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard a sigh, and then someone spoke. It turned out that he was a traitor, Ji Yi, who had lost weight and had a sick look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I think the court must borrow money from the Southeastern businessmen."

"No!"

"no!"

"How can the court be threatened by the unscrupulous businessmen..."

As soon as Ji Yi said that, there was a burst of opposition.

"Your Majesty!" He Li, a clerk and attendant, said loudly, "Since ancient times, it has been the end of the country's business!

The so-called agricultural foundation is not only because of food, but also because of the source of troops. Only when the troops come from agriculture can the country be stable. If the troops come from merchants, the world will inevitably be in chaos!

The Eastern thief is known for valuing merchants, but he still focuses on agriculture in military affairs! But our dynasty is known for valuing farmers, so why do we only know how to borrow money from merchants to recruit soldiers?”

Zhao Ji sighed again when he heard this.

Although He Li hates it, every word he says is reasonable!

The Song Dynasty praised the importance of agriculture, but did not suppress the merger, and the other was not able to equalize the land. However, scholars and officials were just collecting rent and studying as officials. What did it have to do with the importance of agriculture?

The military affairs of the Song Dynasty were completely decoupled from agriculture, and they did not obtain soldiers from the land, but were taxed by bureaucrats and then recruited soldiers with taxes. All the soldiers recruited were working hard for money, and they had to talk about money before they went into battle, which was no different from vendors in the street market.

But now the court has no money, so it has to borrow money from merchants and is threatened by profiteers...

"It's better to increase taxes!" said Su Chi, the young master, "No agricultural tax, increase commercial tax!"

Ji Yi, who was standing beside him, asked, "I wonder how much Shaozai wants to add?"

"The various commercial taxes of the Eight Southeast Prefectures and the East China Sea Kingdom have doubled!"

"I couldn't collect enough 100 million that year!" Ji Yi shook her head repeatedly, "and if you want to increase taxes, you have to cover taxes, and if you want to cover taxes, you have to allow him to govern himself... If you allow him to govern himself, you will not be a problem if you add a double tax and borrow another 100 million yuan."

"As long as the officials are effective, tax increases are not a problem," Su Chi said. "As for borrowing 100 million yuan, it can also be levied to merchants."

Ji Yi said: "How should we end up forcing the Southeast Maritime Merchant? Now the reason why the East thieves did not invade the Southeast by sea is because the Southeast Maritime Merchant is still loyal to the court. If the court pushes too quickly, the ships of the Southeast Maritime Merchant will be used by the enemy..."

Ji Yi was only half of what he said, and there were still some things he did not tell Zhao Ji. That is, so far, the war between the Song and Zhou Kingdoms did not spread to the sea!

There have been a group on land, but except for the Bohai Bay blockade by the Zhou Navy, other places on the sea are still as usual.

The Zhou navy did not plunder the merchant fleet of the Song Dynasty, and the Song navy did not attack the Zhou Dynasty's merchant fleet.

As for the blockade of ports and the cutoff of trade routes, it did not happen.

This is a very unusual situation!

In addition to Zhou's fleet being busy transporting the Lu Army to Jingdong East Road, the more likely reason is to win over Southeast sea merchants...

If the Song Dynasty court slaughtered Southeast Maritime Merchants as pigs at this time, then their sea ships would help the Great Zhou transport troops!

Ji Yi said: "Your Majesty, it is actually very beneficial for us to borrow more money at this time. If the court borrowed 100 million from the Southeast Maritime Merchants, they would not be able to follow the thief..."

What's this? The great Song Dynasty court has reached the point where it is going to use debt to coerce the Southeast Sea merchants to be loyal to them!

After hearing Ji Yi's words, Zhao Ji didn't know what to say except for a sigh?

"Your Majesty," He Li shook his head and said, "The imperial court used its governance to borrow money from maritime merchants is not a long-term solution, but a poison to quench thirst! Even if you borrow 100 million yuan, how long can it last?

Moreover, the government army is trapped not only by money, but also by less than the Eastern thieves! Our Song Dynasty is a country with a population of hundreds of millions, with less than the Eastern thieves with only more than 10 million people... Does anyone think that the government army can fight against the Eastern thieves with one against two, and one against three?"

It is certain that the combat effectiveness of the Song Xin Army is not as good as that of the Zhou Republic Army! The firearms are inferior, the cavalry are inferior, and the morale is not as good as. The number of people is still small now... How can we win?

However, the population of Song Dynasty with few soldiers was seven or eight times that of Zhou State with many soldiers!

This is really a slap in the face. The military mobilization ability of the Song Dynasty, which was dominated by scholars and officials, was only one-tenth of that of the Zhou State who ruled by warriors and industry and commerce!

In other words, the ability to recruit men is only one-tenth of that of others... It is not enough to recruit men. Do you still want to compete with others for command and training?

He Li shouted loudly: "Now the Eastern thieves started war at the same time on the two routes of Hebei and Jingdong East Road, our dynasty is no longer enough. If we send troops to Hedong and harass the southeast coast, how many new recruits will be recruited in the court? How much money will the court spend to raise these recruits? The Eastern thieves recruit millions of heroes only need to divide the land into tens of millions of acres after victory. When our dynasty recruits millions of soldiers, the settlement fee alone will be hundreds of millions of millions of dollars! How much money does the court have to borrow and how much tax is enough?

In this way, there is no need to fight the Eastern thief. We can kill our court by consuming military pay!"

As he spoke, He Li bowed and shouted: "For the sake of the Song Dynasty for generations, I will cry my blood. I beg Your Majesty to quickly surrender the great edict, suppress the merger, equalize the land, carry out the government troops, and use the land of the world to nourish the soldiers of the world!"

Zhao Ji was so amused that he just turned his attention to Ji Yi.

Ji Yi said: "Your Majesty, He Li is planning for the whole world, but he cannot ignore the present. If our dynasty has not suppressed the merger for more than a hundred years, will the sudden change cause chaos in the world? Moreover, the land and soil in the world are all from the literati and the literati... Are they willing to hand over? Our dynasty and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the literati and the

Zhao Ji sighed and refused to comment. Although Gu was right in front of him, Yunbazhou Autonomy was still too out of line!

Seeing that Zhao Ji was still hesitating, Ji Yi gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the world is in danger, and you may not be able to joke..."

This is... Zhao Ji looked at Ji Yi and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Your Majesty can pretend to grant the eight states, but not the eight cities to govern themselves in exchange for a million yuan of loans. Once the money is obtained, try to delay the transfer." Ji Yi paused, "Are you still afraid that the eight cities will be unstable as long as you can defeat the Eastern thieves?"

Yes! The emperor can also cheat people... As long as you get the money, arm enough mercenaries, and then defeat the Eastern thieves, what conditions can't be left to you?

If the Eastern Thieves cannot defeat them, uh... the government has to replace them, and now all the conditions are empty!

So this money can be borrowed or must be borrowed!

...

The whip sounded loudly, and the carriages were scattered.

The grassland on the dam outside the mouth is the time for all things to revive. Even the spring breeze blowing from the south is full of vitality. It has been covered with a layer of tender green grassland, and small four-angle castles are dotted with flocks of white clouds. Flocks of sheep flow around these castles. The entire world is full of spring revival.

On the road leading to Datong Mansion controlled by the Jin Dynasty, there were a large group of chariots. Horses pulled large chariots, and the goods were tied up. There was a red triangle flag with the word "Xiao" on it. This flag belongs to Tianjin Xiaoji Commercial Bank, which often walks outside the mouth. The background of Xiaoji Commercial Bank is very complicated. It is obvious that there are shares of the Xi Xiao royal family, and there are also shareholders in the Song Dynasty. It seems that it is Xiao Gan who was forced to surrender to the Song Dynasty.

Because of the deep background, when the war between Zhou and Jin was not over, the Xiaoji Commercial Bank's convoy was still able to travel between Zhou, Jin and Song!

There are dozens of carriages in the middle of this large convoy, and the horses pulled by the carriages are fat and strong, and smooth. The drivers sitting on the shaft look very brave and brave, and they look very good at first sight.

The riders of the escort team showed even more murderous aura that could not be concealed! They carried a spear, bow and arrow, and chain mail, and spread an oval formation around them.

Among these guards, the most eye-catching one was a tall middle-aged man as tall as an iron tower, with a curly beard on his face and his eyes were shining. He rode on a horse without looking like a caravan guard, but like a general who commanded thousands of troops.

And beside this extraordinary guard, walking with his bridle, was a woman wearing chain mail, who looked thirty-seven or eight years old, but her appearance and figure were not distorted at all. Her aura she had developed for a long time was even more amazing. She looked like she was not an ordinary woman at first glance.
Chapter completed!