People in the Song Dynasty were lawless

Chapter 236 Why should the Song Dynasty be afraid of a war!

Politics is a science where you can choose to compromise and weigh interests.

But some compromises will only result in the enemy gaining more ground.

Just like this time in the Liao Kingdom, if there is a first time, there will definitely be a second time.

Because the people of Liao State have seen through this time that Song State is still the weak and bullyable State of Song Dynasty before.

The hooligan's method of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes can still work, and they will continue to use it.

So the final result is nothing more than continuing as before, even if they win the war, they still provide tribute to the defeated country.

There is no such truth in this world.

Therefore, Zhao Jun resolutely did not allow the appeasement faction in the court to compromise. If there was a fight, he would carry it out to the end.

As for the Liao State, it was all in all.

so what?

In the Song Dynasty, it was just the upper-class dignitaries who lacked courage.

Have the people at the bottom ever been afraid?

Even the current Song Dynasty is already much stronger than the new era.

Zhao Jun still remembers what kind of dilemma the domestic situation was when the new era was just founded and the great man made the final decision to fight the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.

In terms of strength, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the US empire is 1507 billion US dollars, while the total industrial and agricultural output value of the new era is only 574 billion yuan.

U.S. steel output is 8772 million tons, compared with only 60.6 tons in the new era.

Not to mention the level of aircraft, artillery and soldiers' equipment. They had just finished World War II, and they basically had the best weapons and equipment in the world, and the quality of the soldiers was not bad either.

In a sense, the gap between the two sides is huge in terms of national strength and equipment.

In addition, there were internal worries. On the day he learned that the American emperor had landed in Inchon, there was a report on the serious banditry in the southwest on the great man's desk.

At this time, there were still nearly 40 remaining Fruit Party stragglers on the mainland, and millions of bandits, large and small, in various places. It was not until the end of the Korean War that the civil strife was finally quelled after four years of bandit suppression.

But even in such a predicament, the great man still used his determination and unparalleled courage to set the policy of fighting external enemies and internal peace, and eliminated external enemies and internal worries within a few years.

Zhao Jun asked himself that he did not have the ability of a great man, but even though the country was much stronger than the Liao State and had won the war, he still signed a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country. In any new era, anyone who has seen the courage of a great man cannot accept it.

At least the current Song Dynasty is much stronger than the New Era at that time.

In the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Jun overcame all opinions and only gave the Liao State a few options. First, all the south bank of Laishui captured by the Song State would be classified as Song territory.

Second, cancel the annual currency.

Third, cancel all business transactions.

Fourth, since the Liao Kingdom tore up the Chanyuan Alliance first, Song and Liao are no longer fraternal countries. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty will no longer recognize the status of the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom. Moreover, the Song Dynasty will continue to increase its troops and remain hostile to the Liao Kingdom. The army will be ready at any time. It is possible to continue going north and attack Yanyun.

Especially the first two conditions. If the Liao Kingdom still wants to continue the peace talks, it can only agree to these two conditions. If you can't agree, then go to war. There is no other way.

After Lu Yijian and others listened, they also looked at each other.

This is simply forcing the Liao and Song states into a decisive battle. I am afraid that after the Liao state hears this, they will probably have no choice but to fight to the death with the Song state.

"No, this is too irritating to the Liao Kingdom. Although they have lost this battle, they have not lost their roots and will come back again."

Lu Yijian shook his head repeatedly and said: "Anyway, the people on Hebei Road who died are not you. You can do whatever you want, but do you know how many people will die in the Song Dynasty and how many families will be destroyed if you insist on fighting?"

"wrong."

Zhao Jun said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because I know that many people in the Song Dynasty may die that I choose to make such a decision. The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. Rather than having a Liao Kingdom always by our side to be our enemy, it is better to accomplish all our efforts in one battle." , Besides, do we really have no chance of winning? Will we really suffer heavy losses? I can’t see it."

"Is there any clever plan for Dasun?"

Zhao Zhen asked quickly.

In fact, he was panicking. If Zhao Jun hadn't been there, he would have happily agreed to Liao's request.

It's just that his situation doesn't allow him to respond immediately. Sometimes he still has to look at Zhao Jun's face, so he doesn't dare to say anything more.

But he was still very afraid that the Liao Kingdom would really mobilize the whole country to attack the Song Dynasty. Therefore, instead of recklessly starting a war, he naturally hoped to find a way to solve it.

"Of course there are. I didn't want to tell Lu Yijian and the others before because I wanted to see how many treasonous words these weaklings could say to seek glory. The result is amazing to me."

Zhao Jun glanced at everyone.

Lu Yijian said angrily: "Hanlong, you've had enough. We are also doing it for the stability of the country. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are also other people's sons and other people's husbands. Who wants to fight if we can't fight?"

"Sometimes, you have to fight when you should. Han people cannot lack integrity, just like being polite and honest."

Zhao Jun let out a long sigh: "Confucianism actually has a very good side, that is, it teaches us morality. Riches and honors cannot be promiscuous, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. This is called a real man. But in my opinion, there is no one in the whole dynasty. Husband."

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng's noses were almost crooked with anger.

Who can stand these weird words?

Unfortunately, they haven't been able to fight back yet.

Because Zhao Jun is still the same as before, he likes to scold them from the moral high ground.

He scolded them until they couldn't even make a sound.

Who allowed them to inherit the virtues of Song Zhenzong's civil servants and want to go to supply and demand after winning?

So if you go to the pole to get scolded, you really just have to endure it.

"Okay, Hanlong, please stop scolding them. They are used to being soft. Unlike our ancestors and grandchildren, they are tough at heart."

Zhao Zhen saw that Lu Yijian and the others were embarrassed, and suddenly recalled that when he was scolded, he pretended to be conciliatory, and his heart became happy. He also imitated Zhao Jun's tone and said: "I don't think all emperors of the Song Dynasty are Zhao. In that case, Zhao Xu and I are obviously different, and they were all deceived by these civil servants."

"Guan Jia, why are you here too!"

Lu Yijian and the others were shocked, Zhao Zhen, you thick-browed man, why did you betray the revolution?

Didn't we agree to be cowards together?

Are you getting tough again?

Who gave you the courage?

Oh.

Zhao Jun.

That's fine.

"That's what the officials said."

Zhao Jun was very satisfied with Zhao Zhen's attitude and praised: "The civil servants harmed the country. Fortunately, the officials have awakened, otherwise the Song Dynasty would be in danger."

"Alright, alright."

Wang Zeng couldn't bear to see the two of them showing off and boasting, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Then you can tell me how to do it."

"First of all, it depends on whether the Liao Kingdom agrees to our request. Kissinger said in "Rebuilding the World" that diplomacy is to establish the principle of equality. Diplomats use clever balance-of-power strategies to deal with other countries in order to maintain a balanced order. . To put it simply, it means combining verticality and horizontality.”

Zhao Jun pointed out the problem and said: "The current diplomatic strategy of the Liao State is to threaten us by killing fish and destroying nets. Then our first diplomatic strategy is to ensure that under the principle of diplomatic equality, the national character and dignity of the Song Dynasty will not be insulted, so as to achieve Willingness for peace.”

Everyone was confused, and Yan Shu asked: "So?"

"So we can give the Liao a way out, but not by giving Liao coins. The Liao should also put down its arrogance and communicate with us on an equal footing instead of threatening force at every turn. Their approach is outdated. .”

Zhao Jun emphasized: "It's just that we love peace and don't want the people of the two countries to be harmed again, so we are willing to give them a chance to change their ways."

"This gesture makes us look superior."

Lu Yijian was surprised.

It was always the Liao people who made demands on them from above, but never did the Song Dynasty do this, which made him feel novel.

Zhao Jun said in a deep voice: "It would be good for the defeated countries to have dignity. You don't know that during the Paris Peace Conference, even though we were the victorious countries, those in the West sold out our country's interests to those so-called powerful countries. How humiliating that is.”

"Okay, then you continue."

Lu Yijian had no choice but to shut up. "The way to survive for them is also very simple, which is to open more mutual markets and exchange the horses, iron, and copper they are prohibited from selling in exchange for the Liao Kingdom to survive. They must be treated equally in the future, otherwise they will fight to the end."

Zhao Jun looked around and said decisively: "Perhaps by then, it will not be something they can decide if they want to cease the war. Song and Liao must be gone!"

That's the bottom line.

Now that the Liao Kingdom had almost lost its foundation in a great war, it needed Song's annual coins to appease various tribes, so it began to use its usual methods of blackmail.

Zhao Jun resolutely refused to accept their blackmail, but in order to prevent the Liao State from jumping over the wall in a hurry, it was not impossible to save him.

After all, after a few more years of development and the expansion of the scale of firearms, the Liao Kingdom will not be a problem. There is no need to burn with the Liao Kingdom at this time, causing the lives of the people on Hebei Road and Henan Road to be ruined and their families destroyed.

Therefore, as long as the Liao Kingdom accepted the conditions of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would naturally have other ways to stabilize the situation in the Liao Kingdom.

The most typical method is to open a mutual market and exchange resources equally.

If you want our [-] Guansui coins, you can exchange them for gold, silver, copper, iron, horses, or even coal mines.

The Northeast region is rich in products and various natural resources. Otherwise, when the next new era begins, my country's heavy industry will not be located in the Northeast.

In fact, throughout the Liao Kingdom, they have no shortage of horses, iron tools, gold, silver, copper and other resources. They even have their own craftsmen and their own handicraft manufacturing industry.

However, the Liao Kingdom's business was still far behind the Song Dynasty, so it was urgent to rely on mutual trade with the Song Dynasty to meet domestic needs.

However, in order to prevent capitalizing on the enemy, the Liao State prohibited the Song State from obtaining horses, prohibited the Mongols from obtaining iron tools, and did not allow all strategic materials to flow into the Song State. The only products traded with each other were sheep, camels, leather, felt, salt, etc.

Therefore, if the Liao Kingdom really relaxed its restrictions on horses and sold a large number of horses to the Song Dynasty, it would not be impossible to make money even if it was millions or tens of millions of coins every year, not to mention the mere hundreds of thousands of coins.

It's just that the Liao Kingdom itself is unwilling.

As for Zhao Jun, if you don't want to, then fight until you do.

Anyway, he has drawn a bottom line. If the Liao Kingdom does not agree, then war will begin. There is no room for negotiation.

"Secondly, if the Liao Kingdom rejects our request, then let's go to war."

Zhao Jun took out his laptop from his backpack and placed it on Zhao Zhen's desk. He now carries the laptop with him [-] hours a day to prevent Zhao Zhen from being addicted to it.

Open your notebook and bring up a map of our country.

He pointed to the northeastern area and said: "You see, strictly speaking, the Liao Kingdom cannot be said to be a unified state power, but a tribal alliance. It is ruled by the most powerful Khitan tribe, and also includes the Jurchens and Mongols. , Shiwei people, Northeast Han people, Bohai people, Xi people, Zubu people and other dozens of ethnic groups, hundreds of tribes.”

Everyone gathered around, Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said: "It is true that not all the Liao Kingdom is Khitan, other ethnic groups make up the majority."

"That's basically where they fell apart."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "I have told you before, make many friends and make few enemies. The Liao people want to invade south and treat us as enemies, so we can't be blamed. But Other tribes and nationalities in other countries may not necessarily be of the same mind as the Liao people."

"They have their own ideas and their own tribal interests. The Liao people can be unscrupulous because the Khitans are nomadic people who ride on horses. Grenades and cannons cannot threaten them, but other ethnic groups are different. "

"The Jurchens, Bo Renhai, Xi people, and Zubu people in the Northeast are all fishing and hunting peoples. When the Liao people recruit troops, they will use them as infantry. Once a war breaks out, their people will be killed or injured."

"If it were you, and your tribe would not only gain nothing by invading it, but so many people would die and you would suffer so much loss, would you agree?"

Zhao Jun looked at Lu Yijian and everyone, and issued a soul-like torture.

They were stunned for a while.

Yes.

Every time they think about a problem, they think about it from the perspective of Song people.

He felt that the Liao people were strong and the whole country would move south, which would inevitably lead to the loss of lives of the people of the Song Dynasty and cause domestic unrest.

But I have never thought about whether the Liao Kingdom really has the ability to go south.

Even if you have the ability to go south.

Wouldn’t Song State still be able to win over and divide their tribes?

What great things could the people of Liao accomplish with their own tribe's cavalry alone? Don't you have to rely on the infantry of each vassal country and tribe?

Once these other ethnic tribes who serve as cannon fodder quit, the Liao Kingdom will be nothing more than a foreign power.

For a time, Zhao Jun's ideas actually opened up a new horizon for them.

Wang Zeng even said: "No, I don't want to."

"Then it's over."

Zhao Jun spread his hands and said: "Without the people of the Liao Kingdom and the tribes, look at how much power the Liao Kingdom can still show, I am afraid it will collapse long ago."

Zhao Zhen said with great joy: "This is exactly the reason."

"So if the Liao Kingdom chooses to go to war, then let's go to war. Anyway, the final victory must belong to us."

Zhao Jun concluded: "We only need to send people to the northeast as envoys and tell the tribes that if they help us destroy the Liao Kingdom, they will not only reduce their taxes in the future, they will no longer recruit their people to fight, but will also give rewards. Kill one Liao people, how much reward will be given depends on whether those tribes will follow the Liao people or follow us."

Lu Yijian said worriedly: "The Liao Kingdom has ruled them for many years and has accumulated great power. They may not agree."

"Wrong, whoever wins, who they help."

Zhao Jun asked back: "So in this battle of Baozhou, will Liao win or Song win?"

"Song Ying!"

Zhao Zhen said excitedly.

"Not bad!"

Zhao Jun looked around and said: "We have accumulated prestige for a long time, and we have also accumulated resentment for a long time. The rule of the Liao people has overwhelmed them. The Battle of Baozhou also made them see the power of firearms. No one will be so stubborn that they will never look back. If the Liao Kingdom insists on going its own way and continues the war, it will only accelerate their internal division and destruction. If they really want to fight, what should the Song Dynasty fear?"

These words obviously gave everyone a reassurance, especially Zhao Zhen, who felt that the clouds were clearing and the sun suddenly dawned. Suddenly he saw a bright scene after the Song Dynasty defeated the Liao Kingdom.

He couldn't wait to say to everyone: "Yes, Dasun said everything clearly. If we really fight, the Liao Kingdom may collapse before it goes south. Then why should we be afraid of them? From today on, no one dares to speak again Those who give old coins to the Liao Kingdom will never be spared lightly!"

"Yes!"

Everyone looked at each other and could only helplessly surrender.

Zhao Jun not only opposed the peace talks now, but also gave a solution for Liao to send troops, so they naturally had no reason to object.

Zhao Zhen immediately wrote back to Fan Zhongyan, asking him to give back according to the opinions given by Zhao Jun.

The next day.

At the court meeting, Fan Zhongyan's letter yesterday has been spread throughout the court and the public.

Facing Zhao Zhen's inquiry on how to deal with the enemy, ministers, ministers, censors, and Taiwan admonishers from various departments wrote letters one after another, believing that they could agree to Liao's request.

And the reasons given were basically the same as those of Lu Yijian and others. They all believed that there was no need to fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom.

After hearing this, Zhao Jun became furious and stood up to refute this fallacy. He angrily accused these people of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country and being sinners of the nation.

He then gave a passionate speech, pointing out the internal problems of the Liao Kingdom, telling everyone that the Liao Kingdom was actually a paper tiger, and there was no need to fear his threats and blackmails, and he also gave countermeasures.

Zhao Zhen also stood up to support Zhao Jun's views and expressed his determination to the officials to take charge of the battle.

For a time, Zhao Jun's words quickly spread throughout Bianliang through newspapers.

In particular, the sentence in his speech, "They can fight as long as they want, until complete victory!" was even more inspiring to the people.

People in Bianliang are singing about the brilliance and martial arts of the officials, the tough style of the Zhiyuan, and the outstanding performance of Fan Zhongyan.

The backbone of Song people has always been broken from top to bottom.

The upper-class dignitaries were greedy for life and feared death, and the generals were also greedy for life and feared death. This caused the Song soldiers who dared to fight and fight to be timid, and the people could only secretly curse the court for its incompetence.

But when the Jin people came, you didn't see the courageous resistance of the [-] soldiers and civilians in Bianliang, nor did you see the Jin horses marching to the north. Many Han people in the occupied areas came one after another, launching wave after wave of uprisings to resist the cruelty of the Jin people.

Therefore, the backbone of the upper class of the Song Dynasty was broken, and it never had anything to do with the common people. What Zhao Jun has to do now is to connect the backbone of the upper class and tell the people all over the world.

The Song Dynasty dared to fight and was not afraid of fighting!

(End of this chapter)