I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 847 Strategy
Zhao Xi doesn't need to continue to pay attention to the pumpkin. Now Guochao basically has no resistance to new things, but is very interested.

Because of the fact that the workshop city has sold industrial renewal technology over the years, now Guochao, whether it is the imperial government office or the local state capital, will have some innovative concept foundations.

Opportunities like this in Sinong Temple are rare, and if they are finally caught, how can they let them go.

As for the inspection in central Zhejiang, to be honest, the imperial court now subsidizes the imperial government’s office going out to the state capital, especially for this kind of field inspection, the subsidy is very high.

Zhao Xi is not a historian, so he doesn't need to determine whether the origin of pumpkins has anything to do with eastern Zhejiang. He only needs to see that pumpkins were cultivated and promoted during the imperial dynasty, so that the people of the Song Dynasty would not have to worry about hunger.

Indeed, Zhao Xi was worried about the second son's patience, worried that he would not be able to wait for Guochao to recover Yanyun before managing Annan.

As far as Annan's current situation is concerned, it seems that Shenglong Mansion has recognized the existence of the second son in the northern mountainous area...Annan has no choice but to accept the reality, knowing that resistance is useless.

However, due to the actual situation in the mountainous area in the north of Annan, it is difficult to satisfy Er Zi's ambition... Even the eight thousand soldiers are very sad and comfortable.

A large part of the current second prince's power comes from selling food to the court, or taking advantage of the geographical advantage to eat some water.

It was precisely because of this that the second prince knew the extent of the country's reliance on Annan's food, so he resisted not provoking a large-scale war.

In any case, he is the prince of Song Dynasty.

Wen Yanbo, or those old fellows in Ge Laoyuan's analysis was correct, Zhao Xi did have such considerations.

Once the Great Song Dynasty fought against the Northern Liao Dynasty, it would definitely not be able to achieve results in the short term.The necessary condition for a protracted war is to ensure the internal stability of the country.

Food stability is the most basic.

It is impossible to expect the opponents to be fools. It is impossible for the Annan Shenglong Mansion not to know that the country is now dependent on their food exports, and it is impossible to really tolerate the danger lying on the side of the couch.

Once the Song Dynasty launched a war, even if the second prince would endure it, the Shenglong Mansion might take the opportunity to regain the lost ground.

The strength of the second prince, after facing Annan, is bound to be a protracted battle.

The result will be that the whole of Annan will fall into chaos, and the country's food demand will definitely be affected, which will eventually affect the situation of recovering Yanyun.

Nothing exists in isolation, especially this kind of entanglement between countries.

"Jifu, has the naval escort calculated the costs and benefits of the merchants?"

Zhao Xi knew about the communication between the old mansion and the cabinet.After drawing up the strategy for the future battle against Liao in the workshop city, the overall plan should also be put on the agenda.

"Officials, the profit point of maritime merchants, the first is the exchange of supplies, and it can even be judged by the availability of rare goods."

"The second point is the volume of shipping. One aspect is that shipping is risky. The key is to ensure the profits of maritime merchants because of the large volume of cargo shipped by sea."

Without relying on the data of the navy escort, Lu Huiqing knew very well what was going on with the maritime merchants.

"Is it feasible if the Water Transport Yamen gets involved in shipping and mainly focuses on food trafficking?"

This is what Zhao Xi needs to determine, and this is the key.

"Officials, according to the information sent back by the maritime merchants and what the naval escort found out this time, in small countries such as Champa, Chenla, and Srivijaya, food is discarded at will. If you throw a little linen at will, you can receive piles of it." Heaps of food."

"For those small countries in the south, food storage is not considered at all, and the seeds that are randomly thrown in the soil will become food in two or three months..."

Although Lu Huiqing exaggerated, it was true.

The climate in South Asia determines that they don't have to worry about feeding their stomachs at all.

"Since this is the case, let Fan Ziyuan take the lead in building merchant ships...~"

Zhao Xi looked at all the cabinet members and saw that no one had any intention of objecting...

"For shipping, the imperial court will not consider setting up a state-run shipping company for the time being, nor will it compete with the people for profit."

"Whether it is prosperous shipping or industrial development, for the imperial court, the most important thing is tax revenue."

"As for why merchant ships are built, everyone must understand. The court must ensure the stability of the country's food, which is the foundation of a dynasty."

"Since the imperial court is ready to take back Yanyun, it has to think about it comprehensively. Although that rebellious son still knows the general situation and the important situation, I can guarantee that once the kingdom and the Northern Liao Dynasty go to war, Annan will not tolerate Langsong and the Gaobang area." continue to be controlled by foreign forces."

"This point must be considered by the imperial court. Once the war starts, even if Annan wants to continue the profit from this part of the grain export, the war will stop the transaction."

"In the war, the country's focus is on the war situation, and the country's internal affairs must not be relaxed. I'm not sure whether there will be a food crisis by then."

"Therefore, we must plan ahead to avoid a food crisis in the country when the war starts, which will affect the war situation."

Fighting a war has never been simply about the bravery of soldiers, or even just relying on armaments.There are many kinds of results that lead to war, and food is definitely a factor that cannot be ignored.

Just like the war between Guochao and Xixia, the real reason for victory was that Xixia was in a desperate situation.

"Officials, can the team of the fourth prince be used as a partial teacher?"

Zhang Dun asked this way, one is based on the fact that he fought against Xixia at the beginning, and he played a considerable role in learning from it.

The second reason is that, according to reports, the fourth prince's team has expanded its sphere of influence to the waters of Dengzhou.

That is to say, as long as the war starts, the team of the four princes can go north and land from Suzhou, Kaizhou, or even Laizhou and Jinzhou in Beiliao, and form a double-team situation against Zhongjing and Nanjing in Beiliao.

At the same time, the Guochao can also send a partial division from the original Xixia Heishan and Heishui Town Army Command Offices to fight from west to east.

In this way, the battle of defeating Xixia can be repeated against Beiliao.

"That team may be useful to contain some of Beiliao's troops, but if it assumes the role of partial division, it may be unbearable."

"Even if the navy goes north to fight, it may not be effective."

"You elders should know that there are seasonal factors in fighting in the north, and climate reasons are issues that have to be considered."

"Once the war with Beiliao begins, it will not end in a short time. As long as Beiliao can resist the inability of the navy to land for a certain period of time, the naval landing battle will no longer be a threat."

"The key point is that the advantage of Guochao over the Northern Liao cavalry is still in the chariots, and due to the weight of the chariots themselves, it is difficult for sea ships to transfer enough chariots. Then, after the marines landed, there is no way Confront the Northern Liao cavalry head-on."

If sending a team from the northwest, it might still be useful due to the advantages of chariots, but from the sea, Zhao Xi didn't even consider the disadvantage of infantry versus cavalry.

But Guochao's primary strategic goal is to regain Yanyun, and there is no need to send a partial division from the northwest.

(End of this chapter)