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Qian Yuqing said: "If that's the case, the Kingdom of Jin wants to forcibly conscript some troops and put them on the western front to fight against our forces in the grasslands. Jin Ting's finances are indeed on the verge of the limit, but there is a problem, the Kingdom of Jin Now that such a tense time has come, Jin Wushu should not bear it any longer, but launch an attack on me."

"It's firearms!" Zhao Ning said suddenly, "Jin Wushu wants to manufacture a large number of firearms in batches, but the manufacture of firearms takes time, and there is also iron armor. Jin Guo discovered a large iron mine near Yanjing, and Jinren is expanding the iron armor. quantity."

When Qian Yuqing heard this, he immediately realized that Zhao Guan's family had an eyeliner in Jin Guo, but the level of this eyeliner was not low.

"Then we should speed up the Northern Expedition to the Kingdom of Jin." Wang Zonglin said.

"No, if we hadn't captured Chuuhe, our Northern Expedition is now the best time, but we have captured Chuuhe now. As long as we manage Chuuhe well, we will force the Kingdom of Jin to divide its troops. If the battle in Yunzhong expands now, Jin Wushu will no longer divide his troops, but will concentrate all of Yanjing's troops to move southward. At this time, the western front has no worries for him. He only needs to deal a blow to Hebei, and he can force us to transfer troops back from the grasslands. .”

"Could it be that the Hebei defense line can't defend against the Jinren?" Wang Zonglian asked.

Everyone fell into silence.

How to explain this problem?

If the Hebei Forbidden Army fought against the Jin people, they would naturally be able to fight against each other, but if the Jin people suppressed most of their troops in Hebei and stretched the front offensive, it would be troublesome.

Chapter 1337 A new round of currency war against the Kingdom of Jin (second update)

The rules of war in this era are completely different from those in the first year of Jingkang.

If Jin Wushu suppressed an army of 50 in Hebei, the army would quickly press down and attack the city of the Song people with return artillery.

Hebei's defense line may suffer huge damage, let alone the outcome, I am afraid that countless people will die in the war.

For the Jin people, they don't care about the death of a group of Jin country people, and they don't feel bad.

But for Da Song, Hebei was hit again, and countless ordinary people were implicated in the war, which Zhao Ning could not accept.

It is not as simple as a series of numbers. Behind each number is a complete family.

Yue Fei said: "If Jin Wushu is forced to readjust the deployment of domestic troops, it will reduce the pressure on Hebei's military defense, and then the Northern Expedition will enable many soldiers, and even the common people, to survive."

Wu Jie also nodded, and said: "I agree with what Yue Shuai said. Now that our court has taken the initiative and Chuuhe has been taken down again, there is no need to be so anxious to start a full-scale war with the Jin people, and make the Chuhejing slightly better." , Surrounding the Kingdom of Jin in an all-round way, the loss to our court is smaller, and the chance of winning is greater!"

After another silence, Zhao Ning asked Zhang Jun, "What does Prime Minister Zhang think?"

"I think what Yue Pengju and Wu Jinqing said makes sense."

"Where is Lu Xianggong?"

"My minister agrees."

The others also nodded.

Zhao Ning said again: "What do you all conclude from this incident?"

Lu Yihao said: "Some time ago, we said with certainty that the Northern Expedition is possible. Now in comparison, if a person is only in the court, his judgment of the situation is still biased. Fortunately, His Majesty said that we should wait for Yue Fei and Wu Jie to come back." , Listen to the opinions of the two of them."

Zhao Ding nodded, and said: "It seems that those of us who sit in the rear don't have a comprehensive understanding of the front line, and we have to let the two generals at the front line come back to participate in the discussion of the Northern Expedition before we know what to do! "

"I think it's not just this matter, from the emperor to the prime minister, to the six ministers, to the various political officials, state capitals, magistrates, and supervisors, layer after layer, the one who knows the truth the most is the frontline people."

Zhao Ningruo felt something.

He continued: "In the past 14 years, the imperial court has been restructured from top to bottom. During this period of time, the imperial court has broken the old order, but what will happen next? Is it as simple as breaking the old order again? ? Various new policies are already being implemented, isn’t there any problem in the world?”

The prime ministers were silent.

Zhao Ning changed the subject and continued to return to the question of the Kingdom of Jin. He asked Yue Fei: "How long will it take for the Chuhe River to take root?"

"At present, our army is still fighting in Yunnei Prefecture, but the Jin army has already appeared in the Chuohe area. The minister's opinion is that the Yunzhong battlefield should be stopped as soon as possible. The court should not provoke the Jin people. Prepare to suppress the arrogance of the Jin people in Yunnei Prefecture, and then retreat."

"Is this also your original intention for Yue Fei to send troops to Yunnei Prefecture?"

"Yes, the Jin people took advantage of our army to sip the river and wantonly robbed Anbei Mansion. If I don't suppress the arrogance of the Jin people, they will definitely intensify."

Wang Zonglian said again: "Shuai Yue, I don't understand a little bit. If we make a big move eastward in Yunzhong and capture Yunzhong, won't it force Jin Wushu to divide his troops into Yunzhong?"

"No! If we capture Yunzhong, Jin Wushu won't be in charge of Yunzhong anymore. He is not a person who looks at every corner of the city. He will definitely immediately suppress all Yanjing's troops in Hebei, and quickly go south to fight us in an all-round way! "

"Then if we garrison troops in Chuohe, can we restrain him from dividing his troops?"

"To the east of the Chuo River is Shangjing. Shangjing is where the Emperor Jin resides and is also the center of the Kingdom of Jin. Yunzhong is just one of the important military towns of the Kingdom of Jin. Jin Wushu knows which is more important. If he doesn't even care about Shangjing, Shangjing fell, Emperor Jin was captured, and the Jin army who went deep into Hebei, even if they achieved results in Hebei, would probably fall into division after learning that their lord was captured."

Wang Zonglian let out an "oh", and only then did he fully understand the pros and cons of the weight.

Zhao Ning said: "In the next step, Jin Wushu will inevitably increase its troops on the western front, negotiate with us, and let us withdraw from Chuohe through diplomatic pressure. If we don't withdraw, the Jin people will soon instigate the grassland forces in their hands to attack us. The use of troops consumes our troops. As long as we can hold the Chuohe front, after a while, the court of the Kingdom of Jin will fall into disagreements. Someone will inevitably put pressure on Jin Wushu and force him to build a large number of military defenses on the western front. Our goal That's it!"

This is the competition of national comprehensive national strength.

I will open up a new battlefield and force you to open up a new line of defense, which will overwhelm you in terms of military expenditure and trigger a domestic political crisis.

The strategy for the Kingdom of Jin was basically clear, Zhao Ning changed the subject again, and said: "The imperial court has ordered Liu Qi and Li Yanxian to conquer Gaochang, but there are Khitan people behind Gaochang, I am worried that the battle in Gaochang will fall into a protracted war. There are [-] troops in Hexi. The army, each of the two routes dispatched [-] troops this time. I have received news that the Naiman tribe has also been subordinated to Khitan. If Yelu Dashi knows that I am going west to conquer Gaochang, he will definitely order the Naiman tribe to attack Xingzhou and Xingzhou. Li Shifu has [-] troops, tell me, how should we play this game of chess next?"

Lu Yihao said: "Since the Khitan will inevitably send troops, our dynasty should also increase troops. It may be very difficult for [-] soldiers to defeat many forces in the Western Regions."

Wu Jie suddenly said: "My minister thinks that we can fight with Khitan, and then negotiate peace with Khitan, and negotiate in depth, and unite with Khitan to deal with Jin. That Yelu Dashi is the champion of Liao, and also the royal family of Liao. Jin The country destroyed Liao, and he has the hatred of destroying the country, we will definitely not push this person to our opposition."

"I also agree with what Wu Shuai said." Yue Fei said, "The imperial court wants to open up the commercial roads in the Western Regions, and Gaochang stands in front of them. With the internal stability of the Jin people, the relationship has gradually become uncertain. We don't need to send a large force to the Western Regions, but we can unite with the Khitan people."

"Why can't you bear with it for a while?" Lu Yihao asked suddenly, "Teach Gaochang a lesson, retreat back, and after conquering the grasslands, cut gold first, and then plan for the Western Regions, so I won't be so passive."

Everyone seemed to agree with Lu Yihao's sudden question.

Qian Yuqing said: "What Lu Xianggong said makes sense."

"No, I will send someone to take over Gaochang this year." Zhao Ning denied Lu Yihao's words with one sentence.

He continued: "I originally planned to conquer the Kingdom of Jin first, but I heard people say that Gaochang has a lot of ore for making gunpowder. Guochao's firearms have always been limited by the amount of gunpowder. I want to increase the number of firearms after taking Gaochang. Several times, and then the northern expedition to the Kingdom of Jin."

Lu Yihao said: "I'm afraid we don't have time. Jin Guochaotang is now in charge of the war faction. Once Jin Wushu removes the internal obstacles, it won't be in a stalemate with us for too long. Yue Shuai also said that Jin Guo is strong but not rich. The technique will not consume us."

Zhao Ning said: "Then increase the price of buying Jin Guo's products!"

"This..." Lu Yihao was startled.

"Didn't the imperial court still have a lot of copper coins? In addition, a lot of silver coins were newly minted, and they were used to buy goods from the Kingdom of Jin. The price was increased to make the Jin people make money. They will definitely delay going south!"

"Isn't this an enemy?"

"Let a large amount of copper and silver coins flow into the Kingdom of Jin, the money in the hands of the court is enough." Zhao Ning said with a smile, "People will die if they eat too much, and the country is the same."

Chapter 1338 Start fooling the Kingdom of Jin again (third update)

Qian Yuqing said: "Your Majesty, what does your Majesty mean to say that the Jin Congress will be inflated?"

"Yes."

Zhao Ding said: "Then this matter still needs the cooperation of the grain storage department and iron smelting department of various places, because once the money flows into the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom, these people will definitely use the money to buy grain and ironware, and may even have gunpowder."

Lu Yihao said: "At present, the commodities that flow into the Kingdom of Jin are mainly tea, pottery, silk, cloth and other daily necessities. Food is strictly controlled and controlled from various aspects. Non-governmental merchants do not have certificates and cannot collect food. In the trading company, the large grain merchants in various places are under the strict control of the local government, and it is not easy to smuggle grain out."

He knew very well that many of Qin Hui's old forces in Hebei had been uprooted, and half of the new officials were appointed by Lu Yihao.

Zhao Ning is not worried about this.

But speaking of this, he suddenly remembered the incident of Shanxi merchants smuggling food to Jiannu in the late Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty couldn't prevent it, but the Song Dynasty could prevent it?

With such a long national border, wouldn't it be enough to find a small forest and do some small tricks?

Not really!

It is rumored in later generations that Shanxi merchants traveled thousands of miles to deliver food to Jiannu, which was the imagination of scholars with no life experience.

The way to build slaves is to wear the clothes of the Mongolian Karaqin tribe, and the horses put on the leather armor of the Mongolians, pretending to be Mongolians.

Harqin is one of the three guards of Duoyan, a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and the mutual market in Zhangjiakou is an official and legal act.

The Ming Dynasty had been selling grain to the Harqin tribe for a long time.

In other words, Jiannu took advantage of loopholes, and Shanxi merchants also took advantage of loopholes.

Jiannu transported the grain out of the Zhangjiakou market, and it was done in a swaggering manner.

Anyone with a little common sense knows that Shanxi merchants are asked to send grain all the way, and they will pay for their underpants.

What about the Great Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jin?

For merchants to smuggle grain and sell it to the Kingdom of Jin, there must be a lot of it first, right?

If the quantity is large, the official route must be followed, otherwise there is no way to transport it.

A large amount of food is taken the official route, and it is easy to leak the wind and spread it.

In other words, it is easy to be spied on by the spies placed by the Song people in Xijin Mansion, which is not a problem.

So this kind of thing only needs strict internal control and external monitoring, and it is easy to see through.

Zhao Ning said: "Importing a large amount of currency to the Kingdom of Jin and paralyzing the Golden Wushu will at least delay them for several years. When I increase the production of gunpowder in the imperial court, and encircle the Kingdom of Jin from many sides, I will complete my work in one battle!"

Wang Zonglian said with emotion in his heart: Facing the pressure from the western front, if the Kingdom of Jin can make a lot of money in Hebei, it will definitely be hungry. , it is difficult to turn back, they even complacent at first, but they do not know, this is a chronic poison.Within two years, domestic prices in the Kingdom of Jin will inevitably skyrocket.

I am afraid that what Wang Zonglin said for two years has been conservative.

The production volume of the Kingdom of Jin was small, and attracted by the high prices of the Song Dynasty, a large number of commodities were sold, the total amount of domestic commodities decreased, and the currency increased.

In the 21st century, Jin Guo can still use industrial manufacturing efficiency to slow down inflation.

However, in the era of low productivity in the 12th century, once a part of the goods were extracted and a large amount of money was added, people's livelihood would soon be shaken.

Everyone couldn't help admiring Zhao Guan's ability to move currency and commodities to fend off the enemy.

"Yue Qing, I want you to go to the Western Regions and meet Yelu Dashi."

"I must let the minister go to the Western Regions, and the minister must obey the holy order, but the situation in Anbei Mansion..."

"It's time to promote newcomers. Niu Gao has followed you to fight everywhere and made great contributions. I want him to serve as the economic envoy of Anbei Prefecture."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Jun and said, "What do you think, Qing Zhang?"

"The minister thinks it is feasible."

"Na Yelu Dashi is not an ordinary person. He was able to withdraw from Yanjing to the Western Regions and make all the forces in the Western Regions surrender. I dare not despise him. I need you to go to the Western Regions to preside over the overall situation temporarily."

"The minister will fulfill his mission!"

"Wu Qing."

"Chen is here!"

"Hebei's defense still needs to rely on you a lot."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission."

Because this guy has too many tricks in fighting ghosts, the Jinren suffered a lot, and the Jinren called him "Ghost General".

It seems that many people have forgotten that Wu Jie is actually the king of defense.

As for where to deploy Yue Fei's troops, this is actually quite a headache.

Liaodong, Hebei, Jingdong, Hedong, Yinshan, Xingzhou, these border towns all have sufficient troops, but these places are all facing high pressure from the enemy.

The total force of the Great Song Dynasty was already too large.

Therefore, Zhao Ning could only send elites to Yue Fei from the Imperial Guard Brigade that guarded the capital.

After the meeting was over, Zhao Ning arranged for someone to meet the envoy Jin.

It was Yu Yunwen and Li Ruoshui who received the Jin envoy Xilin Helu.

After Xilin Helu saw Yu Yunwen, he immediately scolded: "You are shameless! Why did you suddenly attack my Dajin territory!"

Yu Yunwen said: "Why did the envoy say that?"

Xilinhelu just felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, where did he seem to see him?

He suddenly remembered that in a certain month of a certain year, he had seen an envoy from the Song Dynasty in Zhending Mansion, and that envoy scolded him on the spot.

That's right!It's the guy in front of him!

Xilin Helu immediately jumped up and roared angrily, "It's you!"

The smile on Yu Yunwen's face was like a spring breeze, and his tone was also very kind: "We meet again."

"You Song people are really despicable!"

"Song Jin is a friend, how can he insult a friend at will?" Yu Yunwen said.

"Friend? Then explain why you suddenly sent troops to attack the Tatars?"

"It's not us attacking, it's the Tatars who want to attack me, Great Song. My master of Great Song went north to take revenge. Is there any problem?"

"When did the Tatars attack you Da Song?"

"Don't the envoy know?"