Three Kingdoms Super God of War System

"Crusade against Han?"

Li Yuan was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Cai Shangshu's words are true. Qi must be preparing for a crusade against Han."

Li Yuan was about to speak, but Liu Wenjing objected and said: "Your Majesty, I think this possibility is unlikely! Qi is a big country with strong strength. There were basically no wars in the past three years, and the treasury must be abundant. And the previous battle with Han , The time is not long, and the troops used are not many, and it is completely impossible to drain the treasury. I believe that Qi must have a long-term plan, and I hope your majesty will think twice."

Cai Jing was also a little dissatisfied. Even though he was in the main hall, he couldn't hold back the anger deep in his heart at the moment, and said dissatisfiedly to Li Yuan: "I'm here to explain your Majesty's confusion. Master Liu often thinks that we are deliberately confusing His Majesty. , since that's the case, I would like to ask Lord Liu to explain your Majesty's doubts."

Liu Wenjing shot himself in the foot with a stone, facing the aggressiveness of Qin Hui and Cai Jing, he could only swallow his breath temporarily.

At this moment, Prince Li Jiancheng stood up and said: "Father, my son thinks that what Qin Shangshu and Cai Shangshu said are all based on evidence, I hope my father will learn from you!"

As the crown prince of a country, the crown prince stood up to speak for Cai Jing and Qin Hui at this moment, and everyone present did not dare to say anything more.

"Since the crown prince has made it clear for you, I won't say much. But the current situation must be resolved in a timely manner. Cai Shangshu, Qin Shangshu, both of you are important officials of the court, and it is up to you to contact those Qi merchants to stabilize the situation. People's livelihood must not be wrong."

"I will obey your orders." The two of them accepted the order, but their hearts were already full of joy.

At this moment, an attendant hurried up to the hall.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Qin has something important to ask to come in."

Li Yuan said casually: "Hurry up and announce it."

Not long after, Li Shimin walked in quickly and knelt down on one knee: "Father, something is wrong. Qi State unilaterally tore up the treaty and abolished the national debt. Now all the national bonds in our country are worthless."

Chapter 872

In Jiankang City, the news that the national debt was abolished spread everywhere, causing panic among the people.

The price increase of food and medicine is not a bad thing for the common people.But if all the national bonds in hand are invalidated, it will be no less than a disaster for all the people.

Because of this, all the common people rushed into the major shops with national bonds in their hands.

But in these shops, most of the goods were looted by the merchants of Qi State.Even if they were not robbed, they dare not collect national bonds at this time.People hold "money" but can't spend it, causing chaos immediately.

Some daring people directly and openly robbed the merchants.

How can businessmen walking in troubled times be ordinary people? Faced with these thugs who blatantly robbed, they directly used force to forcibly suppress them. For a while, the streets of Jiankang were strewn with corpses and blood flowed like rivers.

When the Southern Tang officials got the news and rushed over to maintain order, there were hundreds of casualties in Jiankang alone.

And the panic is still spreading.

Only then did the officials of the Southern Tang know that they had fallen into the trap set by Qi.

It's a pity that even if they want to reverse the current declining national situation, they are powerless.

During the few years since the founding of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the government had been using the national bonds issued by the Qi State. Even though some people in the court raised doubts, they were quickly suppressed.

Now it is discovered that the economic lifeline is completely controlled by Qi State.Qi State's words and deeds completely collapsed their rule.

Money is a symbol of the progress of a country and society.Now even though Li Shimin speaks out, he believes that the court must issue new money in exchange for national bonds, so as to stabilize people's hearts.

But for a while, it was difficult to collect the raw materials for casting copper coins.

In desperation, the imperial court had no choice but to issue an official document to order the prefects and governors everywhere to follow the temporary economic model of bartering.

The imperial court couldn't come up with any countermeasures, and the merchants in the Southern Tang Dynasty stepped forward at this time to help the Qi State, and tried every means to prepare to empty the country's wealth.

They wildly inflated the prices of necessities, especially the necessities of life, salt.

Even though the common people do not buy rice or medicine, they have to eat salt.In the past, salt was controlled by the Southern Tang state, but now the imperial court is too busy to take care of themselves, so there is no time to control these things.

In order to survive, the common people can only accept high salt prices.The merchants who get cheap ones are even more desperate, and the conditions are becoming more and more harsh.In the end, it evolved to the point of exchanging things for people.

The Southern Tang Dynasty originally inherited the customs of the Three Kingdoms of Chu, Wu and Yue.In their country, the aristocratic families are the real emperors.

Even Li Yuan can only compromise on national policy, sacrificing national interests to satisfy these aristocratic families.

Because of this, when the national crisis is imminent, these aristocratic families are the first to attack, wantonly exchanging the grain, grass and supplies hoarded in their hands for population.Those common people who had no choice but to sell their children to the head of the family in order to make a living.

For a time, the order of the Southern Tang Dynasty was completely chaotic.The constant plundering by aristocratic families and businessmen wiped out the thriving atmosphere created in the country before.

In desperation, Qin Hui and Cai Jing proposed a strategy and implored Li Yuan to implement the military control system and collect all materials into the state.

Although the promulgation of this policy finally calmed down the original chaos to a certain extent, it completely destroyed the commerce in the south of the Yangtze River.In order to protect themselves, a large number of businessmen had to take their families and a large number of goods to Qi State.

And Qi State naturally opened the door to these political patrons.It's just that if you want to cross the river, you have to pay expensive customs duties.

In order to be safe, businessmen can only reluctantly pay taxes and enter the territory of Qi.

In just half a month, all the states and counties in the Southern Tang Dynasty were in decline.All the merchants fled, just like the human body lacks blood. Even though the body is still there, the soul in it is lost.

And Qi State made a lot of money from this change, and the military expenditure was sufficient, which was enough to start the war machine of Qi State.

On the third day of May in the fifth year of Daqi martial arts, Emperor Qi Cao Anmin amnesty the world, and issued a national mobilization order in Qianyuan Palace, mobilizing 60 troops, divided into three groups, and preparing to fight across the south of the Yangtze River in one go.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country of Nantang was shocked.

When Qi State destroyed Wei, it mobilized more than [-] troops in one go. In less than half a year of fierce fighting, the whole territory of Wei State fell into the hands of Qi State.

Now, the Qi State has rested for three years, and the national strength soldiers are far better than before.

Cao Anmin mobilized 60 troops in one go, this is to put on a fight to the death.

Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was terrified, and felt that Nantang Jue was not the opponent of Qi State, so he immediately sent an envoy Qin Hui to Qi State, intending to exchange a low profile for peace.

However, Cao Anmin, the monarch of Qi State, has a clear attitude, and this expedition is to unify the country.

Nantang, who had completely cut off the way back, only really reacted at this moment. The purpose of Qi's various actions since the severance of trade was for this moment.

If it was the beginning of the year, even though Southern Tang was not inferior to Qi, it still had the ability to fight.But right now, due to Qi's abolition of national debts, Southern Tang's domestic strength has been greatly damaged.The defenders everywhere are also panicked and unprepared, making it difficult to fight.

Li Yuan had no choice but to appoint Prince Li Jian as the governor to guard Xiakou.He also took the second prince Li Shimin as the deputy governor, and led the army to guard Jingkou to prevent the Qi army from crossing the river and fighting.Li Yuanji, the third son, was granted the title of general who conquered the west, and led the army to guard Zigui to prevent the Qi army from entering the hinterland of Jingzhou.

In June, Qi Huang Cao Anmin took Chen Qingzhi, the governor of the southern military region, as the vanguard, and led an army of [-] troops across the river to attack Xiakou.

Li Jiancheng in Xiakou was also terrified.

I thought that the Qi army would directly attack Jiankang from Pengcheng, but they didn't expect that they would detour the western front and send troops from Xiangyang to attack across the Yangtze River.

It was his own stupidity to say it.

At the beginning, many people in the court recommended Li Shimin, the second brother, to guard Xiangyang, and let Li Jiancheng guard Jingkou.

However, Li Jiancheng thought that Jingkou was too close to Jiankang and there were many dangers, so he asked Li Yuan to guard Xiakou.