Chapter 190: The Plan to Fortify the Wall and Clear the Field
“What?
Good minister, do you mean that Liao, Jin and Xixia will exchange real gold and silver for our banknotes in the future? Wouldn’t the wealth of the whole world be concentrated in my hands?”
Upon hearing this, Song Huizong stared at Jiang Chen with excitement.
“It’s theoretically!
As long as the master divides some craftsmen who are good at papermaking and printing to the Royal Chamber of Commerce, the disciples are confident that they will develop the magical banknotes in the ancient Chinese classics before the autumn harvest.
After being recognized for trial between the Royal Chamber of Commerce and the noble families for a period of time, you can issue the world in exchange for the wealth of the world!" Jiang Chen nodded with a smile.
"Okay! Liangchen, what you need, I will make a list tomorrow and hand it over, and I will definitely agree to everything!"
Song Huizong laughed excitedly.
"Thank you, Master, for trusting your disciples so much! But..."
As Jiang Chen spoke, he showed a embarrassed expression and said, "Master, it is easy to collect all the wealth of the world, but if you want to keep the wealth, my Song Dynasty must have strong force!
Otherwise, with the might of the Jin people, after destroying the Liao Kingdom, they will definitely develop a covetous heart!"
"Haha, Liangchen, you are too worried!"
Song Huizong smiled dismissively and said:
"Tong Daban and Cai Xiang and others have analyzed that when the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao people, the elite troops and national strength would have been almost exhausted.
When I take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, it would be better if I didn’t attack them. Do they still dare to covet my Song Dynasty?”
Um-
No wonder the Dog Emperor and Cai Jing and Tong Guan were called the three carriages that ruined the Northern Song Dynasty. These two literary young men and a bearded eunuch were too presumptuous?
Jiang Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Master, the news that the disciple received is exactly the opposite of the analysis of Cai Xiang and Lord Tong.
When the Jin Kingdom attacked the Xianping Prefecture of Liao Kingdom, the troops were less than 50,000. After capturing the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing and acquiring various mature Jurchens in Liaodong, the troops are now close to 300,000, and they are obtaining food, supplies and population.
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Not only did they not weaken, but they were also expanding rapidly!”
"Good minister, are you trying to persuade me not to join forces with Jin to destroy Liao?"
Song Huizong frowned unhappily and was reluctant to listen to such a harsh truth.
When Jiang Chen saw Song Huizong's reaction, he knew that he could not persuade him. He quickly shook his head and said, "Master, you have misunderstood your disciple! You and the Jin people have signed a maritime alliance, how can you go back on your word?
The disciples are just worried that the Jin people will be greedy and will betray the covenant, and want to make complete precautions for you in advance!"
"Then Liangchen, how do you plan to prevent it?"
Song Huizong's expression eased. As long as Jiang Chen did not stop him from joining Jin to destroy Liao, everything would be easy to say.
He has always been afraid of the terrifying combat power of the Jin people. The reason why he gave up joining Liao to fight against Jin and chose to join Jin to destroy Liao was largely because he was worried that it would anger the Jin Kingdom and destroy him together!
If Jiang Chen had a way to avoid such worries, he would naturally be happy to see it happen.
Jiang Chen replied: "Whether the Liao people or the Jin people invaded the Song Dynasty, there were only two main routes to send troops. One was to send troops from the Zhejin Prefecture in Nanjing, attack Zhending Prefecture and Daming Prefecture in turn, and head directly to the north and east gates of Bianjing.
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Second, the troops were sent from the Great Cave Palace in Xijing, passing through Taiyuan Prefecture and Luoyang Prefecture, and directly to the west gate and south of Bianjing.
If we strengthened the city walls along the Song Dynasty, selected dangerous places to build fortresses, and cleared and widened the rivers along the way... After the war broke out, we would transfer the property of the northern people along the river and implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, the Jin people would definitely return in vain.
Then, we can use the Royal Chamber of Commerce and its banks to slowly drag down and split them through currency wars and commodity wars!”
Jiang Chen directly expressed the ideal layout in his heart, which was also the plan that countless masters in later generations analyzed that would most likely save or delay the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
After hearing this, Emperor Huizong of Song frowned and said:
"Good ministers, according to the agreement of the maritime alliance, after the coalition of Jin destroyed Liao, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun will belong to our Song Dynasty. At that time, we only need to be guarded by the customs. Why do we need to be so troublesome?
What's more, after this, have you calculated how much money it will cost? Where can the treasury withstand such losses?"
“Master doesn’t have to worry about money!
When the real estate industry in Bianjing developed, the wealthy families of aristocratic families tasted the sweetness, and their disciples had their own ways to let them contribute money and effort to participate in the matter.
But it’s just that it’s just that it’s just that it’s just that it’s just that it’s not necessary to use a treasury for them.”
Jiang Chen looked confident and then continued to Song Huizong: "Master, there are many military tactics, and you should be defeated before you can win.
The Jin people are cruel by nature and advocate the law of the jungle that advocates the prevalence of the weak. They may not abide by the covenant. After the covenant was concluded, they have been delaying the sending of troops from the Song Dynasty, which shows that they have bad intentions.
We have to take precautions early!”
“Misconduct?”
Song Huizong looked puzzled and asked, "Good minister, what do you mean? Isn't it a good thing for me to send troops later in the Song Dynasty?
Besides, although the alliance was established, there are still many details in it. We and the Jin people have not reached an agreement. When the conditions are agreed, our Song Dynasty will naturally send troops!"
"This is what Lord Tong Guantong and the person who calls himself Zhao Liangsi told you?" Jiang Chen sneered.
"Isn't that the case?"
Song Huizong looked puzzled. Tong Guan and Jiang Chen were both people he absolutely trusted, but there were two completely different statements on both sides, which made him feel very entangled and irritated.
"Of course not!"
Jiang Chen shook his head and explained: "Zhao Liangsi's real name is Ma Zhi. His Ma family has been a large group of Yan for generations, and it was also the first Han people who sold their country and sought honor to join the Liao people.
Now that the Jin Kingdom is in great power, the Ma family has privately defected to the Jin people. The first thing they did for the Jin people was to promote the alliance with Jin and destroy Liao..."
"What? Zhao Liangsi's name is Ma Zhi? He has defected to the Jin people?"
Song Huizong's face looked ugly and he couldn't help but frown and interrupted: "Liangchen, what you said is true? You must never joke about this!"
"It's true!"
Jiang Chen nodded affirmatively and said, "Master sent someone to Yandi to investigate Ma Zhi, and then you will know the difference!
In fact, what the Jin people care most about at the moment is not the gains and losses of the sea alliance, but the combat power of our Song Dynasty.
Therefore, in order to test and consume us, they will definitely send us troops at the critical moment when the Liao people fought back to death;
And they will also designate us to attack the Liao people's capital Nanjing on the grounds that they have made great efforts before and have severe military exhaustion, and fight to the death with the elite Liao people who are determined to die...
I won’t say whether I can take it or not at that time. It is inevitable that I will lose my troops and generals in the Song Dynasty!”
Chapter completed!