Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 872
Tang Xingwu was about to resign, but he noticed Ye Chen's indifferent gaze from the corner of his eye, and his heart trembled slightly, he didn't dare to say anything, and sat down obediently.It's just that I feel more and more in my heart that letting him participate in the highest-level meeting of Xiangfu Kingdom today must be aimed at him.He had ghosts in his heart, so he became more vigilant and awe-inspiring.

"Where is Duanmu Zhongren now?" Ye Chen looked at Hu Sanguang first and said.

Hu Sanguang immediately said: "Your Majesty, Duanmu Zhongren entered Xiajing City in an hour, and at this time he was drinking tea in the Tianming Teahouse in the west of the city."

Ye Chen nodded, glanced across the crowd, and glanced at Xin Shi, who immediately walked to the side of the wall, where a huge picture of the Son of Heaven was hung on the wall, Xin Shi stretched out his hand and pulled it up by the wall. With a pull of a string, the whole picture rolled up in a flash, revealing a huge map underneath.

"Please look, dear friends, we don't care about the Song land for the time being, but from here to the west, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou, and Tianshan Mountains, how much land is there in the entire Western Region? From Lanzhou to the south, Huangzhou, Qinghai Lake, and Kuncang Mountain, what a huge land is under the rule of the Tubo people. Too far away, such as Shazhou, the Uighurs to the west and the Uyghurs to the south rely on our national strength and military strength. It's beyond our reach, but places like Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou and Shazhou must be brought down as soon as possible and incorporated into the territory of our Xiangfu Kingdom."

"Because we took these places, we opened up business routes in the Western Regions, and since then we have been making a lot of money. The tea, silk, porcelain, and mirrors from the Central Plains can be exchanged with Western medicines, spices, iron, BMW, etc., making huge profits. However. Now the forces in the Western Regions are chaotic, and almost every place they pass through is dominated by powerful tyrants and numerous bandits and horse thieves. Nearly [-]% of the profits of the goods are consumed in this way, otherwise the prosperity of the Silk Road would be far greater than it is now. Our business tax in Lanzhou is definitely not limited to this."

"From Lanzhou to the south, Tubo has been subjugated for more than 100 years, but the Tubo royal family still has four generations of descendants. They control a larger territory than us. As long as they elect a Zanpu from the royal descendants, they will re-establish the regime. , A mass of loose sand will form an iron fist, and when the time comes to draw it, the best time has already been lost.”

Ye Chen turned around and said in a loud voice: "Since the founding of our country, I have set up this grand blueprint. The Hexi Corridor of the Silk Road must be included in our borders, and Huangzhou, Qinghai Lake and Kuncang Mountain must also be included. It will be ours! I promote industry and commerce, strengthen agriculture and animal husbandry, emphasize culture and education, train soldiers and horses, recuperate, and accumulate strength. I just want to take down these places. This allows them to live a peaceful and prosperous life. If they don't want to... they have to fight each other."

The important ministers of Hongguo of Xiangfu Kingdom looked at the map, the vast world to the south and west of Lanzhou, which was almost no less than the entire Central Plains, and their hearts were already full of enthusiasm. country's countervailing power.It is not in vain that they became the founding heroes of such an empire.

Han Xizai was the first to regain his composure and said, "Your Majesty, if we attack Huangzhou, Qinghai Lake, Kuncang Mountain and other places in the south of Lanzhou, the Song Dynasty will not dare to send troops to interfere, but it will definitely secretly give the Tubo people more support." Aid and support, this will greatly increase the difficulty for our army to win, and if it takes a long time, Song and Liao may not send out some troops to contain us. It is very likely that we will be unable to get off the tiger."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, expressing his affirmation of Han Xizai's words, and said: "Han Xianggong's words are very true, so I plan to put the Tubo people in Huangzhou, Qinghai Lake, Kuncang Mountain and other places behind. Let's talk to Song, Liao, etc. first." Troops were sent to Liangzhou, Guazhou and other places where the two countries have not bordered for many years."

Jia Xian hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's too late to send troops to the Western Regions, at least not financially prepared. And the war with the Liao army has not been over for half a year."

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "Jia Aiqing's words are correct. With the current national strength and military strength of our country, it is not the best time to send troops to the Western Regions, but if we consider the possible intervention of Song and Liao, we cannot Wait again. The two major powers were afraid of our Xiangfu country and did not dare to start a war with us. However, our Xiangfu country is a small country after all, and Song and Liao are big countries in the world. This kind of fear is inevitable It will not last long. Therefore, I am fighting for time with Song and Liao, and before the two countries are able or dare to send troops to my Xiangfu country, I will take down all the Hexi Corridors and let my Xiangfu country grow stronger."

Ma Wentao said: "What your Majesty said is very true. The current situation is indeed timeless, but Song and Liao are eyeing each other. I think that sending troops to the Western Regions should not exceed the number of [-] from the three legions. Otherwise, we may be in danger in Xiangfu. "

Jia Xian still wanted to say something, but he hesitated in the end. He is currently calculating the food, grass, money, etc. if he sends troops to the Western Regions. The results have not yet been calculated. Dissuading words are not convincing. Convince His Majesty and ministers with numbers.

Ye Chen didn't immediately respond to Ma Wentao's words, but looked at Hu Sanguang and said, "To what extent has the screening and persuasion of more than 4 Liao army prisoners been carried out?"

Hu Sanguang immediately said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, 1000 of the 700 Liao prisoners are actually Han people who have lived in Liao for a long time. Except for some of the few families who hold high positions in Liao, there are 1 of them. Many people have already persuaded them to surrender, so they should be scattered and incorporated into our army. There are also more than [-] Khitan people who have no family in Liao, and they have also been persuaded to surrender, so they can be considered. After the dark day, most of them expressed their willingness to surrender to our Xiangfu country, but they may rebel at any time, so I think it is unusable."

Ye Chen nodded, glanced at the crowd, and said, "My dear friends, you can rest assured. I finally decided that if I really send troops to the Western Regions, the large army will not count as Hu Sanguang's surrender, and it will never exceed 6."

Han Xizai, Ma Wentao and the others breathed a sigh of relief. The former said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if you want to take Liangzhou, Guazhou and other Hexi Corridors as your own, you must garrison and control them after conquering them by force. Real border, the two complement each other, it is the real conquest of the occupied land, otherwise the Western Regions trade routes cannot be unimpeded for a long time. However, it is easy to control the garrison, but it is almost impossible to immigrate to the real border. Our Xiangfu country is originally The land is vast and the population is scarce, and the labor force is insufficient. In addition, the four industries of industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry are developing together. Now it seems that all industries are booming. If it continues to develop, there will inevitably be a shortage of people everywhere, which seriously restricts further development. Therefore, I think that there are no idlers in my Xiangfu country to move to the border? And the homeland is hard to leave, if it is a last resort, who is willing to emigrate?"

Ye Chen sighed, and said: "What Mr. Han said is reasonable. What we lack the most is people. Our country of Xiangfu naturally has no extra people to immigrate to the Western Regions, not to mention that even if there are enough people, most of them are unwilling. .Therefore, there is actually another way to solve the problem mentioned by Mr. Han.”

Having said that, Ye Chen paused for a moment, glanced at the crowd, and said, "What do you love, what do you think is a rich country and a strong army?"

Han Xizai took the lead in saying: "I believe that the premise of a rich country and a strong army is to enrich the people. The way to govern a country must first be to enrich the people. If the people are rich, it will be easy to govern, and if the people are rich, the country will be rich. wide."

Ye Chen was noncommittal, Zhang Bo then said: "I believe that agriculture is the basis for a rich country and a strong army. The so-called 'civilian agriculture leads to land reclamation, land reclamation leads to more millet, and more millet makes the country rich' is the truth."

Ye Chen still didn't speak, Ma Wentao thought for a while, and said: "The minister thinks that we should take measures that combine politics, agriculture, industry and commerce, and military affairs. For internal affairs, military orders should be used. Industry and commerce each do their own business and do their best. Participate in the country and fight against the poor. The military administration is in charge of the subordinates, and the civil administration is in charge of the township, so that the people can farm when they are busy and practice martial arts when they are free. In this way, the country can be maintained at ordinary times. Strong economic, political, and military strength, and a solid foundation for defending the country and defeating the enemy in wartime.

Ma Wentao spoke very comprehensively this time, and also grasped Ye Chen's current domestic policy.But seeing that Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, everyone knew that what Ma Wentao said did not satisfy His Majesty, and no one spoke for a while when he was thinking hard.

Seeing this, Ye Chen said: "What the three lovers said are all truths, but although I don't know how many people in the world can recognize these truths, I know that many students of Xiangfu College have this insight, "Xiangfu Some people will also mention this reason in the contributions of News and Xiajing Express.”

Ye Chen clearly stated that there was nothing surprising about what the three of them said, and there were many people who knew about it. As Han Xizai, Zhang Bo, and Ma Wentao, their faces became hot.But then Ye Chen said: "Song State occupies the most prosperous land, has a large population, and I have accumulated thousands of years in China. It should be the country with the most talented people in the world. I believe in these reasons. But why did Song State lose to Xiangfu State, which has been established for only one year? It is inferior to our Xiangfu State in terms of enriching the country and strengthening the army."

Ma Wentao said: "This is because things in the world are easier to know than to do."

Han Xizai said: "This is because I Xiangfu has such a wise and wise Lord as His Majesty."

Ye Chen smiled, and said without humility: "What the two Xianggong said is reasonable, but as Ma Xianggong said, knowing is easier than doing. Whoever is good at this is naturally a person who is good at it. People, and there are more people, why is it so much more difficult for them to do it than mine. I am not humble, and I have the merits of my guidance and implementation, but the specific things need people to do it. But this person has different."

(End of this chapter)