Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 443
Looking at Pan Mei's memorial, Shi Congyun immediately thought that it was probably a businessman from near the Persian Gulf.

Liu Yu's favorite concubine was nicknamed Meizhu, who died in the rebellion. It is said that she was a plump Persian with dark skin, which shows that the Southern Han Dynasty and the Persians had close contacts.

It should be a caravan from the sea.

After the loss of Hexi in the Tang Dynasty, the Silk Road on land was no longer smooth, but it did not affect the sea.

In fact, as early as the Han and Tang Dynasties, there were merchants who came to the coast of the Persian Gulf to do business. During the Tang Dynasty, there were more exchanges, but they gradually stopped after the Anshi Rebellion.

Of course, there is a huge difference between this kind of voyage at this time and the later era of great navigation.

Although many people say that Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas have already started the age of great voyages, but in fact there is no essential difference between Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas and the Han, Tang, and Song voyages. Some people have already gone to the Persian Gulf and Africa to do business. up.

It's just that at this time the world's voyages were all along the coastline, and they didn't dare to go too far from the coastline. They often stopped at the shore to rest and replenish. is also like this.

The so-called grand voyage refers to crossing the ocean, sailing thousands of miles, and sailing on the sea for several months. This is completely different from the previous way of sailing.

If the Persians can come to the coast to do business at this time, they should take the route from Southeast Asia.

Shi Congyun was very interested, mainly Persian goods and technology.

It is impossible to build a car behind closed doors, especially in the development of science and technology. It is true that three cobblers are the best of Zhuge Liang. There are many people with many ideas, and there are always places to learn and complement each other. Three people must have my teacher. Between countries and nations Even more so.

Therefore, Emperor Shi was very interested in these foreigners. He mainly wanted to see those Persian ships and see what new technologies and ideas their ships had that the Great Qin Dynasty could learn from.

This is for the long-term consideration in the future. Emperor Shi thought of Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula in the future.

Whether Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed North Korea or Li Zhi destroyed Baekje, fighting across the sea and advancing both land and water is a very important tactic. To fight Liao and recover Liaodong and Liaoxi requires a navy.

So he immediately found Zhao Shijian and asked her to dictate a letter to Pan Mei, asking him to invite those merchants and their merchant ships to Daliang to meet him.

At the same time, let the last batch of troops withdraw to Daliang by sea.

As for Pan Mei, Shi Congyun asked him to be the magistrate of King Xing's Mansion, and the prime minister for Guangdong and Guangxi affairs. Lingnan has just been settled, and there are still many things to deal with. The follow-up also needs reliable people to guard temporarily.

At the same time, an imperial edict was issued to transfer Cao Bin back to the capital from Shu to serve as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council.

This is because Emperor Shi is already making preparations for the next Pingjiang River.

Among the generals, the handsome Wang Quanbin, Li Chuyun, Wang Shenqi, Si Chao, Xiang Gong, etc. Although they have fought with him for many years, they are all ruthless people who kill without blinking an eye. After all, they are generals from troubled times .

Only Cao Bin is the most benevolent one. He has fought many battles and led the army of Shu alone.

If he fights the Liao Kingdom, he will not let Cao Bin be the commander-in-chief, because Cao Bin is too benevolent, and if he is not in charge of the army, it may be counterproductive if he is not careful; but if he fights Jiangnan, Cao Bin is the ideal candidate in his heart, because Emperor Shi The last piece of land I don't want to destroy is Jiangnan.

He has made a reservation in his heart that in the future, Jiangnan will definitely be the main source of his tax revenue in the Great Qin Dynasty, and there are so many beauties in Jiangnan. He has been the emperor for so many years and couldn't bear to be drafted. There are only more than 200 court ladies in the palace, most of whom are not young. Shouldn't we wait for Jiangnan to fight?
Naturally, Emperor Shi's careful thinking would not be understood by outsiders. What he said were far-sighted things. Over the years, both the common people and the officials felt that the official family was too hard and simple. It was a model for the world, and even the concubine in the harem could not stand it. Several times I persuaded him to choose a group of show girls.

They were all rejected by Emperor Shi's righteous words, "Back then Huo Qubing said, 'Why should the Xiongnu be a family before the Huns are destroyed', now that the world is not in peace, I don't have the heart to choose any show!"

He touched the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and the common people all over the world, and all the women in the harem thought he was a real man. Even the stubborn old man Fan Zhi rarely praised him as a model of a wise king through the ages, and said a lot of good things.

It's just that they are on the first floor, and Emperor Shi is on the second floor. He once wanted to draft a talent show, and let him choose the beauties from all over the world.Can't wait.

But then he suddenly realized that if there are many beautiful women nowadays, it must be Jiangnan, and Zhou Xian is a living example.

But now Jiangnan is not in his hands!Wouldn't the candidate be at a loss then?
So after thinking about it, he couldn't rush to choose if he was killed, and it would not be too late to take Jiangnan back first.

Now that the Southern Han Dynasty has fallen, the resettlement of the Southern Han Dynasty has basically been completed.

Next, it should be logical to hit Jiangnan's idea.

However, Emperor Shi was not a brainless reckless man. He personally drew a mind map in his study, and generally divided the cutting of the river into three major modules.

The first is to handle international relations and ensure the stability of the external situation.

The second is internal preparation. It takes one to two years to prepare to ensure that the country can smoothly launch a large-scale offensive.

The third is a diplomatic offensive, to make Jiangnan as unprepared as possible and not to be suspicious.

The first step is actually only the Liao Kingdom that is capable of interfering with the Great Qin in the surrounding area. It is guaranteed that the Liao Kingdom will not make trouble in the north when the army goes south, and the situation will be stabilized.

Emperor Shi thought about how to deal with it for a long time, and even consulted with his confidant ministers.

At the beginning, he thought that he would give in and comfort him, so that the Liao Kingdom would think that all was well. For example, Xiao Siwen didn't say that his daughter was ill and would not come to Daliang. He ignored the two letters of forgiveness, and now he simply wrote back to comfort him. Give him a good face, if Xiao Chuo doesn't come, don't come, make a move in exchange for the stability of the border.

Luqiu Zhongqing immediately vetoed this idea, and suggested to him: "Officials, if they soften their words and make concessions, they may see the flaws and suspect that something happened to us in the south. They are too busy to take care of themselves so they make concessions. This is not advisable.

But if it is too tough, it will be counterproductive. It is best to continue to be tough and leave room for him, so that the Liao people will not notice the difference, and they don't know that we are going to raise troops in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's best to write back and tell Xiao Siwen that his daughter's official family is about to be settled, but if she is ill, she can postpone it for a year or two, and come back to Daliang when she recovers from the serious illness, otherwise she will be at her own risk.

In this way, he continued to be tough, put pressure on him, and gave him a grace, so that Xiao Siwen could continue to shirk, so as not to cause a bad situation. "

Shi Congyun agreed with his statement, and asked Luqiu Zhongqing to write a letter for him based on the idea that whoever proposes it will implement it. After finishing writing, he showed it to him.

In the second aspect, internal preparations are handed over to the Department of Housekeeping, Department of Duzhi, Department of Dianqian, Department of Guards, Department of Secrets and the Ministry of Industry.

The second aspect is mainly three issues. First, the training and small-scale expansion of the imperial army are in charge of the Dianqian Division and the Guard Division.

Second, the preparation of food, salaries and military supplies is the responsibility of the Department of Households and the Department of Duzhi.

The third is how to cross the Yangtze River, the crossing plan and the preparation of technical means. This matter is in the charge of the confidentiality department and the Ministry of Industry.

Shi Congyun gave them one and a half years of preparation time, and then he would personally conduct a comprehensive inspection of all aspects of preparation.

In this way, the goals are specific and clear, and a clear time schedule is also stipulated, which immediately makes all departments dare not neglect and become active in doing things.

As for the third aspect, to paralyze Jiangnan diplomatically, it can only rely on Emperor Shi himself.

Although Feng Yanlu and other envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty paid tribute repeatedly, and expressed that the Southern Tang Dynasty was absolutely loyal as a vassal state of the Great Qin Dynasty, Li Yu treated him with kindness and filial piety.

But Emperor Shi had already made up his mind, and he smiled politely on the surface and said that he knew that in fact, destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty was an unchangeable national policy. No matter what they said, no matter how much tribute they paid, it was useless.

Even though he thought so in his heart, Emperor Shi was very polite to them on the surface, and he repeatedly emphasized with a smile that he understood Jiangnan's loyalty, so that they could live a good life in Jiangnan as long as they paid tribute on time and opened up business. In a big country that is reasonable, Shi Congyun is a reasonable emperor, and he is extremely benevolent and righteous. He will not send troops across the river for no reason.

The guests and the host were having a good time, Feng Yanlu and other Jiangnan envoys laughed, and Emperor Shi also laughed, but there was a knife hidden in the smile, I don't know how much they know.
(End of this chapter)