I became the son of Renzong

Fortresses always crumble from within.Even the Nong people who are now passionate and swear to fight to the death with Wang Shi are no exception.

There is a saying in later generations that there is no such thing as loyalty, it is just that there are not enough bargaining chips for betrayal.

I heard that Nong's wisdom is higher than that of the country, and Yu Annan has the intention of being attached to him. To put it bluntly, he wants to coerce the power of the whole Nong people and ask for an official position, which is still a vain name.

But now, Guangnan pacifiers throw out those blank diplomas in the Yamen, and promise to live in a big city like Yongzhou, and their children can be equal to the people of the country.

Zhao Xi believes that few fools will continue to accompany Nong Zhigao to seek death.

In this era, these surrounding countries are still quite envious of being a Song Dynasty person, but the officials of the country take themselves too seriously, and look down on these barbarians and wild people at all.

"Your Highness, are you an official?"

You see... When Yu Jing asked this, it represented the consciousness of the entire kingdom.

It's hard for Zhao Xi to understand. They are all human beings, but they belong to the same country in name. There are so many gaps that even colleagues are not ashamed of it.

"Bachelor, people have the characteristics of living in groups. As long as they live in groups, they will naturally produce leaders and be led. Along the way, everyone has also seen the place where manganese mines are mined."

"After the rebellion of the Nong bandits was put down, most of the Wang Shi returned to the northwest, and once the manganese mine was started, towns and even cities were bound to be formed in the surrounding area, and most of them were Nong people."

"Even if it's hard labor, over time, leaders will naturally form among them. If they fight against each other after birth, why not be appointed by the court? Promise a position, grant an official, benefit from it, and be responsible for its governance."

"It's not pleasant to say, even if the livestock are working, they must be fed properly, right?"

What he said was very clear, and Zhao Xi was not going to talk anymore if he couldn't figure it out.

Ideas need to be changed, pure change is too difficult, and changes driven by interests, as long as you are a human being, you should inevitably try to accept it.

Yu Jing is not a rigid person, and everyone likes money... On the surface, he is not, he has a reputation as a dirty scholar.

Others didn't say anything, but when Di Qing heard this, he already felt that there was no need to fight this battle.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's action must have disturbed the entire Nong people. This Guangyuan Prefecture will not last long even if it does not fight.

"Di Shuai, we still have to fight! Not only do we have to fight, but we still have to fight like that."

"Only in a state of despair on one road, can the other road appear bright. The city is trapped, persecuted, and pressured step by step, so that the entire Guangyuan City is in a near-death situation all the time."

"At that time, Master Wang will extend his hand to show favor to different people... Only in such a situation can the naturalized people serve the country wholeheartedly."

Zhao Xi just said it casually, just like chatting.

But these words fell into the ears of different people, and the reactions were very different.

Yu Jing knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was not a good person from the fact that His Royal Highness pitted those who had fled the city, and that there were a lot of twists and turns.

Getting along with His Highness the Crown Prince these days, he almost forgot... His Highness the Crown Prince is also aboveboard in his dealings, and he should not treat those who abandon the city and flee.

Now it seems...it is still aboveboard, and all the handling methods have been explained clearly. What frightens Yu Jing is that no one seems to be able to refuse His Highness the Crown Prince's operation.

With a word of profit, the human heart and humanity are used to the point of perfection!This should be a good thing for Guochao, but Yu Jing is deeply worried about those people in Chaotang... Accompanying such an emperor is worth it!

In fact, this is not a new trick. Strictly speaking, from ancient times to the present, there have been many emperors and generals who have used it.It's just that the scholar-bureaucrats of the country took the identity issue too seriously, and the deep-rooted barbarian concepts hindered the scalability of their thinking.

Everyone is doing things within their respective responsibilities, and His Royal Highness still needs a lot of work to implement what His Royal Highness said.

For example, the Yamen of the appeasement envoy needs to find people who are familiar with the chieftains of the Nong nationality, from captives to merchants, and contact them one by one.

Di Qing, for example, needs to press the attack on Guangyuan City into a state of urgency.

And Zhao Xi also came to the forefront of the siege, and he needed to test the bamboo grenade that he had made during this period.

This thing needs to measure the burning time of the lead wire to determine the timing of throwing it out, as well as the relationship with the distance.

Attacking Guangyuan City, such a persuasive battle, is the most suitable time to experiment.

Chapter 157 The Kingdom Needs Copper

This battle was indeed fought, but it was a bit of a joke.

It is estimated that the Western Army has never fought such a siege battle, and it should be impossible to fight such a siege battle in the era of cold weapons.

In the siege battle, he did not try to siege the city, but followed what His Royal Highness said: long-distance strikes!

Perhaps because of the relaxation of mentality, the soldiers are very bad, and there are more whimsical ideas.

Di Shuai and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unanimously demanded that after the battle was over, they had to figure out the trigger time of the bamboo gunpowder bomb, so various methods were available.

At first, the gunpowder bullets were tied to the bed crossbow and shot into the city. Later, the pockets of the trebuchet were also stuffed with strong gunpowder bullets. Then someone actually asked the craftsmen to burn the big stones, pour cold water, and then stuff them into the cracked stone cracks. Load the gunpowder and launch it with a trebuchet...

The wisdom of crowds is infinite.It's only been two days, and Zhao Xi has seen how war promotes development.

The burning time of the fuse is clear, but it is too wasteful, and even the person in charge of material transfer complains.

Charcoal is easy to say, and it can be made anywhere, but the sulfur and saltpeter, no matter how you put it, are not in short supply, but the smell during transportation is too bad.

"Your Highness, let the soldiers attack the city! It's too costly to ignore the complaints of the transfer envoy."

For such a siege battle, Di Qing had no interest at all, and simply let His Royal Highness make a fool of himself... He felt that this was similar to children playing in a house, throwing dirt and rubbish at each other.

Yu Jing also felt that His Royal Highness should stop this so-called experiment.

"Siege? Di Shuai, bachelor, save your strength. Nong Zhigao is already a loser, so there is no need to put in a lot of effort. Annan is the tough battle that soldiers need to fight!"

"As for the cost, whoever started this war should bear it!"

War should never be a simple war, and there is no war that does not have a purpose.

"Your Highness, as said, Nong Zhigao is already a lost dog, how can he bear the loss?"

Alas... always so limited.This point of view should be unanimously agreed by the whole Guangnan and even the country, right?

"What are you fighting for? What are you fighting for?"

Zhao Xi brought up the old topic again.

"Nong Zhigao plundered Guangnan and took away property from the state capital. He had his purpose. Annan instigated the Nong people, plundered the population and livestock several times, and deliberately got involved in the country, and he also had his purpose. Even Dali, playing side drums and joining in the fun, can To get a piece of the pie in Guangnan. What is the country fighting for?"

"In order to pacify the chaos of the Nong bandits, and restore the stability of Guangnan!"

This is correct, this is the purpose of the imperial court to transfer the western army to the south, but not Zhao Xi's purpose.

"Squeezing the bandits and bringing stability to Guangnan, this is the result, and it can also be said to be the purpose. May I ask you, is there anything wrong with the government in this chaos in Guangnan?"

"No! The country has always followed the kingly way with its neighbors, but why does Wuzuo bear the trauma caused by the war?"

"The people were displaced, the state capital was in a mess, and countless soldiers were killed or injured... The money and food consumed by the Western Army's southern expedition were not mentioned."