In the palace of the Song Dynasty, Song King Zhan Tie and the Grand Governor Lu Tingfang were conducting a war game in front of the sand table.

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai watched from the sidelines.

King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty represents the Song Dynasty. He has conducted three consecutive war games, all of which ended in disastrous defeats.

He lost the war game again and directly pushed aside the army flags and service models.

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai saw Song Wang Zhantie looking a little angry.

He comforted him by saying, "Your Majesty, the reason why the Commander-in-Chief of the Mainland was able to win was because he knew all the choices our country had made.

Even so, as long as we lead the enemy troops to the three northern prefectures or attack our country's main island.

Rely on the severe cold in Beisanfu, or fully utilize the advantages of our navy on the ocean.

The probability of our army winning the war is still very high."

Song Wang Zhantie waved his hand: "We cannot base our victory on the enemy's stupidity.

Shu's army is not strong, and its national strength is not strong either.

But the Kingdom of Shu was not on the right path when it was founded.

When the monarchs and ministers of Shu experienced the war with Rui, they immediately understood that this was the age of industry.

Even if you don't like industry, if you don't develop it, you will only be able to be slaughtered by others.

From this we can see that the kings and ministers of Shu are definitely not stupid people."

When King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty said this, he sighed deeply, took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it with a lighter, and took a deep puff.

Of course he thought that the kings and ministers of Shu were fools, but he could not deceive himself or others when doing things.

Song Wang Zhantie flicked the cigarette ashes in his hand and said again: "Shu did not develop industry at first, but it established a strong mobilization system.

Because Shu has no industrial base, he can mobilize the people who are most loyal to the country at will without worrying about affecting the industrial system.

After a few months of training as new recruits, and then a period of hard work on the battlefield, Han Chinese farmers will be tempered into an elite soldier.

Our country has encountered this elite army in the Shu Kingdom, and the war is now progressing very hard.

One of the main reasons for this is that our country has tried its best to develop its navy.

Our country's navy, even in its development stage, has encountered some setbacks.

But after these years of development, it is still a maritime power second only to the Imperial Royal Navy.

Our country's army has hardly developed much at this stage.

We have underestimated Shu and used our own weak army to touch Shu's powerful army.

Now that we are in a head-on collision, it is because we made a mistake in our judgment."

King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty was a little depressed, but he did not blame the mistake on Prime Minister Jin Kuohai or Governor Lu Tingfang.

As a monarch, he must bear the responsibilities that should be borne by him.

Jin Kuohai and Lu Tingfang simply do not have the ability to bear this responsibility.

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai and Governor Lu Tingfang looked much more relaxed when they heard Song Wang Zhantie say this.

It is truly a blessing in life to meet a monarch who has the courage to take responsibility.

King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty pointed to the sand table and said: "Don't place your hopes on the enemy's stupidity. The Shu Kingdom will drive us into the sea and will never attack the three northern prefectures. The Shu Kingdom has almost no navy, and they will not attack the island across the sea.

The choice made by the Shu Kingdom can only be to recuperate and recuperate.

They finally won the war and knew that without the support of the empire, Shu would have been gone.

This time, with the support of the empire, Shu can survive the crisis. Without the support of the empire next time, Shu will have to rely on itself.

As long as the monarchs and ministers of Shu think of this, they will not start a war again."

Song King Zhan Tie did not say that after the armistice between Shu and Rui, the support from certain forces in the empire would definitely disappear.

All smart people know this, but they won’t say it out loud.

He also saw this, that in the war between Song and Shu, the empire would not be partial, so he chose to attack Shu.

I thought that Shu's army was not strong, but who knew that Song's army was even weaker.

He behaved very well in bullying the local indigenous people in the colony.

Once it fights a country with comparable national strength, the army cannot stand up at all.

Without the support of the navy, the army would have collapsed long ago.

King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty thought of the colony, and he sighed again: "We chose to attack Shu after the news spread.

The Liao Kingdom secretly attacked our colonies in Africa.

We must end the war with Shu as soon as possible and devote our troops to the war to maintain the colonies.

Our country is a country dominated by islands and peninsulas, and domestic resources are generally somewhat scarce.

We must rely on African colonies to ensure the development of domestic industry.

Our country is making a choice between attacking Shu and seizing colonies.

This king will not hesitate to seize the colony.

This behavior of the Liao Kingdom will never be forgiven, and our colonies will never be allowed to be lost."

The Grand Governor Lu Tingfang knew that Song King Zhan Tie said this, and he was just looking for an excuse for Song to evacuate from Shu.

Even if the excuse is lame, as long as it can convince yourself, it is a viable excuse.

What's more, the importance of the colonies to the Song Dynasty was obvious to all the people.

The current vigorous development of industry in the Song Dynasty cannot be separated from the support of colonial materials.

The Song Dynasty was a country with less arable land. Just food from the colonies could solve a lot of problems.

"The king is right, the colony is too important to our country and must not be lost.

Going to the colonies in Africa, the navy could show its great strength.

This time, we will not use our shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points.

The strength of our navy is still enough for us to trust."

The Grand Governor, Lu Tingfang, first supported the idea of ​​King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty.

He then changed the topic and said with some concern: "Our army is entangled with the Shu army in the territory of Shu.

Now if we want to evacuate them all, we can't do it easily.

What's more, we now spend a huge price to attack Shu and retreat in despair.

It will be very difficult to raise funds for the war next."

In order to build ships, the Song Dynasty needed to raise a large amount of funds, which led to the Song Dynasty's financial industry being very developed.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Song Dynasty court was accustomed to borrowing money to do important things. After path dependence, even if it wanted to change, it could not be done.

This war failed, and the people were very disappointed with the performance of the Song army.

Once you lose confidence, it becomes very difficult to raise funds.

With only the government's funding, it was not even enough to pay for the fuel for the warships.

Song King Zhan Tie also knew that this situation was a thorny problem. If this problem was not solved, the Song State would not have enough resources to implement any strategy planned next.

He turned his attention to Prime Minister Jin Kuohai. The cabinet has always been responsible for raising money.

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai saw Song Wang Zhan Tie's eyes sweeping over.

He knew he had to come up with a workable plan.

Extensive details are not required, but feasible ideas must be provided.

Song King Zhan Tie has made a choice and wants to evacuate from the battlefield of Shu.

Because it could not raise funds for Song's strategic change, Song could only grit its teeth and maintain its current strategy.

Once a major failure occurs, someone must take responsibility.

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai cannot escape no matter what.

"Your Majesty, please appease the grievances of the people in the country and minimize our country's losses.

I can't think of a good solution for now, but I can think of a bad solution that will harm Tianhe."

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai was very hesitant and did not want to reveal this strategy.

Once the Song Dynasty implements this strategy, the Song Dynasty will be burdened with long-term infamy. The person who proposed this strategy will have a very bad reputation even a hundred years later.

Song Wang Zhan Tie's eyes lit up and he urged: "In this situation, there is no time to choose the best strategy. If there is a strategy to solve the problem, then it is a good strategy."

When Prime Minister Jin Kuohai heard Song Wang Zhantie say this, he stumbled and expressed the strategy he had in mind.

“Resources for the war have been invested, and if you want to take them back by force, they cannot be taken back.

But think about it, if we can occupy Shu, how many resources will we get to make up for the consumption of the war."
To be continued...