The struggle of the reborn prince

Brother Cha returned to his courtyard and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He wasn't worried about his own safety. Now the guards outside the courtyard were Prince Yan's loyal army, and his own guards were in the courtyard. The reason why the two armies do not kill each other when they fight I understand, Brother Cha also believes that Zhao Tun will not play tricks on this issue, but will try his best to keep him safe.

Before the official war between Song and Xia, the two countries had already interrupted the trade between the two sides and stopped the annual gift, which made Xixia lose its direct economic benefits, resulting in soaring prices and a crisis of people's livelihood due to lack of supplies. It was severely damaged, "the soldiers and civilians died, and more than half of them were devastated", and the loss of Henan this year, especially the Lingxia area, made Xixia's economy even worse. A full-scale war with Song would be tantamount to self-destruction.

And the other is that the handling of the relationship with the Liao State caused serious differences between Brother Cha and the emperor.Li Qianshun has special feelings for the Liao Kingdom. He ascended the throne at a young age, and he was still in the midst of internal and external troubles. Facing the menacing Da Song, he had nothing to do.

When Li Qianshun was at a loss, the Liao Kingdom stepped forward and settled the matter with a few words. This made Li Qianshun very grateful. Later, he married the princess of the Liao Kingdom, and both countries were in-laws.In his eyes, the Liao Kingdom was his boss, and if he had the ability to protect him, Li Qianshun hugged this big tree tightly. He also respected the Liao Kingdom, and would send envoys to pay tribute every four seasons, never daring to slack off.

Now the Liao Kingdom is on the verge of extinction, and Xixia is also facing a huge crisis.But Li Qianshun still thinks about the kindness of a drop of water, and when the spring springs up to repay him, if the boss is in trouble, he wants to help him.If another time.Brother Cha would not object but would support it. The Liao Kingdom rescued Xixia several times and mediated the relationship between Song and Xia. Without Liao's help, Xixia might have ceased to exist long ago.But now that the Liao Kingdom is in decline and the Jin Kingdom is rising unstoppably, the international situation has changed, so it is time to extend a helping hand to the Liao Kingdom.It is bound to offend the Kingdom of Jin. With Xixia's current situation facing the squeeze of the two major powers, there may not even be leftovers.

"My lord, one of the singers sent to Lanzhou is indeed named Reli. She is also the most outstanding among the six!" At this time, Xin Ji hurried into the room to report.

"Oh, if that's the case, then Prince Yan and Tong Guan have been communicating with each other!" Brother Cha's heart sinks, so that his intentions are fully exposed, and he will inevitably be held back in the subsequent negotiations.

"Your Majesty. From the perspective of a villain, it may not be so. That Tong Guan has benefited so much from us. He is worried that others will find out. He will never disclose it to outsiders. Besides, Tong Guan's life in the northwest is not easy at this time. That Prince Yan Act forcefully. Tong Guan is oppressed everywhere, hoping for his bad luck. How could he communicate with him? Most likely, Prince Yan just suspected it, so he deliberately brought up the truth in front of you!" Xin Ji said.

"Then how did he know about Legacy?" Brother Cha asked back.

"My lord, this kind of thing is easy to explain. Don't you also have eyeliner buried in Tong Guan's mansion, as long as you send someone to ask, you will know the truth!" Xin Ji said.

"Well, then what do you mean Prince Yan told me this?" Brother Cha nodded and said, sending undercover agents to opponents is nothing new, but he should report these to the emperor, and it would be a bit abrupt to tell himself up.

"My lord, no official is not greedy. You deliberately snubbed him. This is driving him into a hurry, so I have to hint to you that I want to share some benefits!" Xin Ji twirled his fingers and said.

"Well, thinking about it, it's possible. We had an agreement before, but I just forgot about him. He is young and energetic, so it's not surprising that he would do such a thing in a fit of anger!" Brother took two steps in the hall, and said with deep conviction, think about when he was in "trouble", in addition to promising to cede Xiazhou and other places, he also had a lot of money, and even his own sister. I didn't give it either, and I wouldn't have swallowed this breath if I had done it myself.Thinking of this, Brother Cha suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He still had a handle in that kid's hands. Not only did he have an agreement to pledge with his own hands, but he also had his own hammer. If this kid gets annoyed, take them out, I have to commit treason no matter what, so I have to quickly think of a proper way to deal with it.

"Xinji, I appointed you as the official of the palace. You find a way to get close to Prince Yan's people, probe his background, and see how much appetite he has. After the matter is completed, I will not lose your benefits!" Brother Cha After thinking about it, he said to Xinji, as long as it is about money, it will be easy to handle.

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There is a money myth: when someone tells you 'it's not about money, it's about principles', it's most likely about money.Marx said that money is 'the centrifugal force of human affection'.The driving force of money is the most powerful force in human beings, and human beings hurt each other for money, far more than other reasons!

Military struggle must pay attention to the invisible struggle in the economic undercurrent, because the economy constitutes military offensive and defensive strategies and methods.At this time, Zhao Tuo could not achieve occupation and rule by sieging the city and plundering the land, destroying the other party's vital forces, and disrupting the economic relationship of Xixia, causing his economic foundation to suffer a heavy blow, and he had to become a vassal of the Song Dynasty economically. , Let him lose the ability to fight again, and the next agreement signed by Song and Xia will have decisive significance.

Because of Wan Qing's political incompetence and unequal treaties, Zhao Tun knew too much in his previous life, and it was enough to just pick one at hand, and Japan's "Treaty of Shimonoseki" was the most similar to the current situation, and was called the most cruel Treaty, he will be a 'Japanese devil'!

Zhao Tang thought it through, and drafted an agreement, the main content of which was: Xixia broke away from the suzerain relationship with Liao, and recognized the Song Dynasty as the sole suzerain of Xixia; Xixia returned all the occupied land within the Great Wall to the Song Dynasty, including the nine towns outside Hewai; compensated the Song Dynasty for military expenses of 1000 million guan; paid tribute to the Song Dynasty every year with 40 guan, 20 horses, [-] sheep, fur and local specialties; The four prefectures of Guazhou, Suzhou, Xuanhua, and Xiliang were opened as commercial ports, and Song Dynasty caravans can enter the above places at any time; with one-sided most-favored-nation treatment, Xixia is not allowed to arrest Dasong personnel casually.The Xixia tribes in Henan and Xingling areas can sell their properties and move out of the border within one year.The Song Dynasty is allowed to open commercial ports in Xixia to build workshops, and sell products to various places without tariffs and other taxes; the Song Dynasty can recruit civilians and soldiers in Xia territory; the Xixia army has the obligation to obey the dispatch of the suzerain country. . .

"My lord, aren't the conditions we listed too harsh?" Shen Songyue said in surprise after taking over the lord's draft.

"Oh, Mr. Shen Bo, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Tang asked after drinking a cup of tea.

"My lord, my Great Song Dynasty is a great country in the heavenly dynasty. I have always ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and subdued the world. Now I have never collected compensation from the small country of Xixia. I am afraid it will damage the prestige of my great country!" Shen Songyue said.

"Master Shen Bo, it is precisely because we used to be too self-conscious and gave favors at every turn. We often rewarded more than those who paid tribute, but to Xixia, it was called reward, but it was actually reward. The four parties paid tribute just to see the excitement, saying it was surrender. We just want to get some money for free, we spend money to buy a scene. Especially the white-eyed wolves like Xixia, counting from the reign of Taizu, they have received more than tens of millions of rewards, but have they really surrendered? The court and the people follow them What did you get there? If you didn’t like it, you started to fight, took our money to recruit soldiers and horses, and made weapons to kill our people in the Song Dynasty and plunder our money. Tama waved his hand.

"Yes, yes, my lord, but will Xixia accept this kind of condition?" Shen Songyue was speechless by what the lord said. The appeasement policy implemented by the imperial court for many years, using money to buy peace, really did not get any benefit from it. , Instead, he was blackmailed, but he was worried that Xixia would find it difficult to accept such a condition.

"Hmph, it's not up to them to accept it or not. If they don't accept it, they will be beaten until they accept it, and they will be forced to accept it with a gun. Will he listen to you if you talk about benevolence and morality with him!" Zhao Tong said domineeringly.

"My lord, even if they accept it, the Xixia country is small and rich, so I'm afraid they won't be able to spend so much money!" Shen Songyue said again.

"This is not for us to consider. I don't care if he steals or robs, cheats or cheats. Even if he sells his sons and daughters, he still has to give it to us. Think about how much food we spent on this expedition. These are the people of Hedong. blood and sweat, the country’s taxes, do we need the common people to spend all these money after we win the war?” Zhao Tun said with a bit of resentment.

"This... This, this is really wrong!" Shen Songyue was speechless when asked by the prince, but he still didn't quite agree with the robber theory of the prince.

"Shen Zhubo, most of the taxes and taxes in my Song Dynasty came from the south of the Yangtze River, but now the people in the southeast are in chaos, wars are everywhere, the people are scattered, and where does the tax come from? Expanding the fields has already been three feet high, and the Song Dynasty has reached the point where the building is about to collapse. But now there are still people in the court who expropriate and extort money. Do you go to war naked and hungry? Do you have to drive the people to a dead end and kill officials to rebel? You have to settle your economic bills in war!" Zhao Tong said.

"What the lord said is very true, this subordinate has been educated!" Zhao Tong has always been kind to his staff, and has never warned him at that time like today. Shen Songyue thought about what the lord said, although he suddenly heard the rudeness, but when he thought about it, But nothing is wrong.

"Shen Zhubo, you and Wang Canjun should consider according to the outline I listed, and write down the detailed clauses. Some of the statements can be replaced with more acceptable words. Beijing, submit it directly to the emperor, without going through the Ministry of Education!" Zhao Tuo sat down again, and said while writing. . . .

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