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Chapter 647 Raging Ambition

The Goguryeo people were slaughtered as fat sheep.This is not just talk.

As the most powerful country in Northeast Asia, Goguryeo has not only military power, but also economic power.

In Mohe, the Khitan people were still practicing primitive slash-and-burn farming. When they were hunting and herding sheep, Goguryeo had already begun to cultivate the fields intensively. Goguryeo not only made ironware, but also had a good level of iron smelting. Farmers basically used ironware for farming.

Although the low-level people are very poor and have the habit of dieting on weekdays, the rich families in the country do not work carefully, and there are tens of thousands of people who sit and eat, and they are provided by the lower households.The Khitan, Mohe and other clans did not know how to produce ironware, but the Goguryeo people sold the ironware they made to the Khitan, Mohe and other clans in exchange for cattle and sheep.

Especially as a farming nation, Goguryeo also had the habit of saving grain. Not only did the country and the city have large warehouses, but every family also had their own small warehouses called Baojing.The common people traded with each other on a daily basis, and paid taxes with cuckoo, millet and silk as the transaction currency. In history, when Goguryeo paid tribute to the Japanese country, it specially imported cloth, silk and fur, which were called leather coins.And if they surrendered to Goguryeo, Khitan, Juwo, Mohe and other tribes, the king of Goguryeo issued strict orders to them, demanding tribute of cloth, cattle and sheep, fish, salt, and grain.

But even so Goguryeo is only a little better economically than Khitan and Mohe. Even if they plunder, they may not necessarily gain anything, but may lose travel expenses.However, Zhou Zhou said in the memorial that if he went to the mountains in Liaodong, he would definitely not get any oil or water. However, he chose to attack the richest Sashui in Goguryeo and the plains downstream of the Huishui River.Sashui is a name that the people of the Sui Dynasty were distressed by. The 30 troops who conquered the Liao Dynasty came here and were defeated by Ulji Mundeok.

Sashui is today's Qingchuan River, and the lower plain of Sashui has been the most important agricultural area in Goguryeo from the past to today.Zhou Zhou quoted a general of the Laihuer Navy who participated in the expedition to Liao Dynasty and wrote in the memorial that from Sashui to Shangnai, the navy can go straight up two hundred miles.

The location of Weishui is more important than that of Sashui. Weishui is today's Datong River, which is where Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, is located.When Hu'er first came to attack Pyongyang, he crossed the sea and arrived at the mouth of the river, went straight up the river, and directly hit the city of Pyongyang.

The lower plains of Sashui and Xishui Rivers are important agricultural areas in Koguryo. Compared with attacking the defense line of the Great Wall and chewing on this hard bone, it can be said that there is a sky and a ground.Now Goguryeo's ruling and opposition parties, in order to fight against the increasingly powerful Zhao State in the south, Goguryeo built the Great Wall of Defense in the west to be extremely strong, even better than before.

At that time, the 30 elite Sui army troops led by Yu Zhongwen advanced all the way here, but they were defeated in front of Sashui.The results of the battle were not as good as the [-] naval troops of Laihuer. You must know that Laihuer directly captured Pyongyang. If it hadn't been negligent and hadn't guarded against the night attack of the Goguryeo people, the Battle of Liao Dynasty would have been successful long ago.

As far as Zhou Zhou is concerned, there are only 30 naval troops, less than one percent of the [-] army. Going through the Liao River to harass the Goguryeo people is like a mayfly shaking a tree, and Goguryeo doesn't take it seriously.However, there is no such worry about attacking Goguryeo by detouring the sea, because it can go straight to Goguryeo's confidant.

Zhou Zhou also said that the plan can be successful, and there is another reason, because Goguryeo has always paid little attention to naval forces, which is far inferior to Silla and Baekje among the three peninsular countries.During the expedition to Liao Dynasty, the Laihuer navy entered Pyongyang unimpeded, and Mao, the Goguryeo navy, didn't even know it was there.

That’s all at the beginning, and the Goguryeo people haven’t progressed yet. Only in the past few years, Silla and Zhao’s maritime trade has been smooth, and Goguryeo didn’t even think of sending navy troops to plunder for a long time. From this point of view, we can see how Goguryeo treats the navy. Take it seriously.

Without the interception of the navy, for Zhou Zhou's pirate fleet, the Bohai Sea can come and go freely like its own pond, even if it is defeated, it can retreat unscathed.Zhou Zhou wrote a plan to plunder the coast of Goguryeo, saying that this move can not only support war with war, but also destroy the economy of Goguryeo's coast.

Zhou Zhou wrote a lot, but Li Chongjiu read it for a long time, but saw another possibility from Zhou Zhou's plan.In Li Chongjiu's view, Zhou Zhou, as the sheriff of Liaodong County, is too short-sighted and only knows about making small troubles.In Li Chongjiu's view, if we want to do it, we must do it big.

A huge ambition and plan was brewing in Li Chongjiu's chest, that is, with the strength of Zhao Guo today, he personally led the whole army to the sea to raid Pyongyang, and what would be the consequence.

This is not impossible, his own hundred sea ships and warships have already taken shape and have the strength to strike across the sea.The most important thing is to do mental calculation without intention. When Emperor Sui Yang attacked Liaodong, it was so powerful that even the ants on the ground knew that the Sui army was going to attack Goguryeo.

And this time Li Chongjiu crossed the sea to attack, instead of taking the land route, he took the sea route. At the moment when the soldiers suddenly approached the city, what would the Goguryeo royal family in Pyongyang think?What's more, Li Chongjiu has another advantage over Yang Guang, that is, he has the strong support of Xinluo, a good ally, by his side.

The raging ambition burned in Li Chongjiu's heart. Taking risks is still too risky. There are too many variables in the cross-sea expedition. Whether the soldiers can survive the long-distance turbulence at sea, wind direction, climate and currents are all big problems.

The Yuan army conquered Japan twice, and in the end they all fed fish and shrimp is a good example.But it seems that in history, the Sui and Tang dynasties were much better, except that Yang Jian was unlucky when he attacked Goguryeo, and the navy was loaded into the bottom of the sea to feed the fish and shrimp.Since then, they have conquered Liao several times, and the sailors of the Sui Dynasty have already figured out the high
The situation in the Goryeo Sea area has never happened again.

The most important thing is that Li Chongjiu has a group of maritime merchants who often travel to and from Silla and Dazhao for maritime trade.Their understanding of the sea area is absolutely no problem.

Li Chongjiu squinted his eyes and paced up and down the hall, with a pensive look on his face from time to time.Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu couldn't sit still any longer, and immediately said: "Immediately tell Wen Yanbo, Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, Yu Shinan, Wei Zheng, and Wang Gui to come to the palace overnight to see me."

At the moment in the Wei Mansion, Wei Zheng has not yet fallen asleep, and is revising the memorial in the study. Although Li Chongjiu ordered him to shoot for Shangshu Zuopu, there are still some things at hand that have not been delivered, so he must continue.

Unlike Li Chongjiu who focuses on the overall situation, Wei Zheng, Li Chongjiu's housekeeper, focuses on daily trivial matters.For example, a seemingly insignificant item, the abolition of fasting beef, caused quite a stir in the court and the public in Youjing.

This matter starts from last year.Since Chuluo Khan led an army to attack Youjing at the end of last year and returned in vain, the Turks really stopped for a while.

The Turks and Zhaos are all helpless to each other, so they can only sit down and negotiate peacefully.After Li Chongjiu captured Luoyang, the Turks never attacked the border of Zhao State again, and the strategy of the two peaceful mutual markets has been pursued well.

In particular, the Turkic people have a good harvest of sheep and horses this year, which is difficult to digest. No matter how many cattle and sheep there are on the grassland, there is no way to deal with the severe winter.Therefore, the Turks drove a large number of cattle and sheep this time, and sold them southward.

Naturally, if there are too many products, the price will be cheap, so the mutual trade between the two companies has reached an unprecedented height this autumn.Turkic horses and cattle are good things, and both the court and the people of Zhao State are in urgent need.

The common people and businessmen are all moved by the news, even Li Chongjiu was surprised when he heard that the Turkic people sold cattle, sheep and war horses so cheap this year. What happened to the Turkic people with Wei Zhengdao? , This time I took the initiative to come to the door and gave me so much.

Of course, Li Chongjiu couldn't do without such a cheap price. He asked Lin Dangfeng to buy [-] military horses that could be used as war horses from the Turkic people in the name of the court, and [-] high-quality stallions for breeding.Of course, private transactions are several times that of state transactions.Zhao Guo's animal power developed greatly.

Just after the capture of Youjing, Wei Zheng gave a memorial to Li Chongjiu, saying that Zhao Guo's dignified officials didn't even have oxen for their carts, let alone horses.A village of one thousand households does not even have a single farm ox.Now the folk cattle, mules and horses are already very rich, but for the people of Youjing, the biggest worry is not that they can't afford it, but that they can't afford it. The feed for horses and livestock in Youjing has already been rising steadily.

But even so, the middle-class families in Youjing can take a horse and a donkey to travel this year. Scholars ride horses to the outskirts of Youjing for outings, shooting willows, and horse racing. Ordinary people’s homes use a donkey to grind grain or It is also good for transportation.Ordinary farmers can also add an extra farming ox to save labor. They can plow the fields when the farming is busy, and when harvesting, they can also use the ox cart to pull the grain and sell it in places far away from the village.

Because the cattle are plentiful and the cattle are not expensive, a courtier asked Li Chongjiu to let go of the ban on slaughtering cattle, so that the food shops in the market can sell beef.

Perhaps the courtier himself did not expect that after his memorandum arrived in Zhongshu Province, dozens of speech officials would fight with officials from Zhongshu and Shangshu provinces.

This time, officials and real power departments are divided into two camps, and each other's memorials are handed over to Zhongshu Sheng like snowflakes.

The position of the officials is clear, that is, fasting beef is an ancient system. According to Qin law, those who steal horses will die, and those who steal cattle will die.It is said that in the past when the country was strong, farming and warfare must be encouraged, and cattle are the foundation of farming, and whether a country is strong or weak, cattle and horses are the foundation of the country, so the killing of cattle is opposed.

However, the real power department sneered at the speech officer's long speech.A doctor from the Ministry of household affairs said in the above memorial that the words are very pleasant to hear, yes, but the private slaughter of cattle among the people of Zhao country has long been common.The imperial court can't control it, and many local departments are also turning a blind eye. Instead of letting it go, it is better to legislate to tax those who slaughter cattle.

First, it can not only increase national income, but also reduce cattle slaughter.

Hubu Langzhong’s memorial was sent to Zhongshu Province for only one day, and the next day, the officials counterattacked, saying that your words are empty, and when Zhao Guo started slaughtering cattle everywhere, why have I never heard of it.

Immediately, the household doctor listed the facts one by one, and the officials who watched were terrified.

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