In the following days, Ye Qing would appear in the political hall every day to read and discuss internal and external affairs.
After receiving the report, Ye Qing immediately summoned the cabinet members, pacing and sighing: "I have finally lived up to the Han Dynasty, but the situation is not good. You have all read the latest report, discussed the matter, and are knowledgeable.
Say whatever you want, don’t be formal.”
"My lord, this is inevitable." Lu Shangjing was the chief cabinet minister and wanted to speak. Seeing Ye Qing looking at her, she leaned slightly on the pier and said calmly and humbly: "I don't know about foreign affairs, but I am familiar with the system and system of the Cai Dynasty.
According to the response, the geonets of various states have not yet been connected on a large scale. According to the influence of recent astronomical tides and magnetism, half a month is not enough time to transmit the news from Chu State in the south to the north, and it is not enough time to transmit the news from the East China Sea to the west of the Xiaxia... But it is almost.
Information from Yingzhou to the Imperial Capital was passed back and forth."
"Although the changes in dragon energy are mysterious and unpredictable, such a big change cannot be concealed even if you want to."
"Therefore, it is natural that the situation in Yingxiang and Xiangzhou has deteriorated rapidly. If before, Cai Dynasty was still hesitant to suppress and blockade, but now it is determined."
"But it's okay, this also covers up the secret alliance with the Northern Wei Dynasty. Otherwise, the situation of the Hanhou Mansion will be even more unfavorable."
Ye Qing listened and nodded: "What I'm saying is that the news has not been leaked until now. Although it can't be hidden for a long time, can it be better for one more day?"
Except for the ministers who followed him first, most of them were Han ministers. Their hearts and interests were stable and they would not leak secrets to the Cai Dynasty. For the sake of safety, they had already made a plan, waiting to face the Cai Dynasty if anything was leaked.
of anger.
Now it seems that the King of Wei has not leaked the news at all, and the two families are evenly matched in this regard.
Cao Cao was in high spirits, yawned, and continued: "There is nothing we can do about it. However, when the Lord's system was promulgated, due to advance preparations, it was calm and implemented smoothly. This is the Lord's blessing."
"When I became a cabinet minister, I realized that internal industrial expansion was in full swing and production capacity increased several times. This situation is really gratifying."
"Everything is within it, and if it is determined internally, there will be no chaos, and you can pass any threshold."
Ye Qing thought for a long time and looked at the center of the political hall: "You are right, but once the Han system is promulgated, it will almost be a break. The external situation is deteriorating rapidly. It cannot be underestimated. Let's discuss the military situation seriously."
"Yes." At this time, everyone straightened their faces and looked up.
There is a blue conch placed on the ground, which radiates light and shadow, presenting a huge three-dimensional virtual sand table in the air. The picture shows the nine counties of Yingzhou, three counties in northern Hunan, and three counties in central Hunan, a total of ten counties within the jurisdiction.
The economic, political, military, ground network, and weather information of the five counties are all displayed in three-dimensional dynamic conditions.
One of the strips of light and color information dyes the mountains, rivers, and cities into various colors, presenting complex and regular patterns. This is a masterpiece created by Jingyu and Hengyun after returning from the soil. It is an upgraded version of the past cloud and water paintings.
Because of this intuitiveness, when Ji Caizhu summarized the military situation, he also gave a cautious summary: "The reactions of all parties were somewhat different. After the Royal First Fleet asked the lord to lead the refugee fleet to break through, the long river lock on the waterway blocked Ying Xiang's flow.
The strategy failed, so in the past few days, they began to withdraw to the middle reaches, and it was said that they were beating other princes.
"The Royal First Fleet is very powerful, and they have many choices." Ye Qing frowned as he looked at it: "The Prince of Qing Dynasty instructed Sun Xinbo to personally lead the Xiangzhou Navy and continue to block the merchant ships coming and going from Yingzhou?"
Thinking about it carefully, it’s not surprising. Compared with the Royal First Fleet, Prince Qing didn’t have many choices. He didn’t even give up his reputation as a woman to regain Xiangbei, but now he can’t even get to central Hunan. This county
It's like sinking the boat. If you don't win, you will die. Even if both sides lose, you can only fight with Ye Qing to the end.
"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"
Jia Xu listened clearly and sneered. He had to admit that the harm of a trapped beast was still great: "Blocking the merchant ships is a bit troublesome... The transportation of refugees is related to the operation of Daofa industry. The Lord has to personally escort it, and every time a large fleet
It is also labor-saving to carry out, and it will not waste time to send him across the river, but the merchant ship trade is relatively scattered, and it is impossible for the lord to escort him every time."
Ye Qing nodded. In fact, even a large fleet cannot do it. It is impossible to escort the long route upstream and downstream. It is unrealistic. This gives room for blockade of merchant ships: "From this point of view, Sun Xinbo's slippery path is impossible."
Loach is still very good at choosing tasks.”
He said it very easily, but as this military information was confirmed, Jingyu stepped forward and performed magic on the central light and shadow sand table, changing the color of the waterway between Yingzhou and Xiangzhou. The blue and green turned into red in an instant, and the original virtual
The monthly trade volume on the water trade route was marked at 2.3 million taels, but suddenly it was cleared to only 300,000 taels.
Seeing this, even if Han Chen was generous, his face twitched... The so-called killing of parents and cutting off people's wealth are all due to mortal enemies.
"On land, the Cai Dynasty also established a special northern army. According to the announcement from the imperial capital, 30,000 central troops entered the lower reaches and were deployed by Prince Xin. Their movements are as follows
"According to secret information, Yu Fan has defected to Prince Xin and has recently plotted to send troops. I don't know what the target is..."
As the military information was further presented, Jingyu continued to change the information on the light and shadow sand table. It was obvious that the imperial court took Anzhou and Xiazhou as the source of inspiration, initially established a corresponding encirclement circle in the western part of Xiangzhou, and wrote to Lingzhou and Xiaozhou.
and other places, ordered a complete blockade to prohibit the entry and exit of Yingzhou caravans... The monthly land trade trade volume was one million taels, and the same amount was cleared to less than 100,000 taels.
Everyone on the field showed pain in their faces, and they could protest against the blockade, but Cai Dynasty was nominally conducting strict inspections to prevent foreign magicians from sneaking in in disguise, but in fact it was oppressing the entire caravan, so that no matter how good your Yingzhou products are,
It can't be sold even if it's cheap.
In this strategy of combining water and land, we can feel the strength and firm confidence of Cai Chao.
Ji Caizhu's voice became even softer when he reported: "In addition, I received news from Yingzhou this morning. They said they can no longer trade with us... Only Qingzhou still maintains trade, but everyone knows that Qingzhou is Qingzhou.
Virtue is the main one, but Qingzhou is the farthest, and the states in front are blocked, so we can't get goods from that side."
"Does that mean that all trade with Neizhou has basically ceased?"
Ye Qing stared at the red mark on the map. He didn't know who came up with this strategy, but he had to admit that it was indeed very lethal.
In the past half month, almost every day or two, there would be an apology letter from the nearby governor or prince of the state, "The pressure of the imperial court order is too great, we have no choice but to abandon the previous business agreement, and we are willing to pay back the liquidated damages" and so on... It seems simple,
They all seem to be fools who have money but don't make any money.
Seemingly feeling that the atmosphere was too depressing, Ji Caizhu quickly skipped this aspect and reported the following better news: "However, Lingzhou and Xiaozhou have secretly sent us secret messages through several county officials, saying that smuggling is possible. I hope we can
Discuss reasonable dividends."
"Use channels to threaten us and ask us to give up more benefits to surrounding forces?"
Jia Xu's eyes narrowed and his smile became a little sarcastic: "What a smuggler. I guess this is most likely the Cai Dynasty's intentional instigation... Probably now, except for our Hanhou Mansion being damaged, all other parties will be successful."
It’s no wonder that the blockade has been responded to by all parties... This is because they are jealous of our previous success in smuggling trade in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they want to add insult to injury to divide us."
"This strategy should take into account the efficiency of competing for foreign ships, circumventing the lord's advantage as an Immortal Lord, and fully utilizing the Cai Dynasty's accumulated strength. It's hard to tell at the moment, but it will be hard to say if one thing goes by or the other goes away."
"It only takes five years... no, three years to reverse the balance of power among the forces in the North." The poisonous warrior clicked his tongue twice, his eyes flashing: "This is already a conspiracy. If it weren't for the secret alliance between the Lord and the King of Wei, it would really be a conspiracy.
But the Cai Dynasty is suppressing us like this... The current premise is that the Cai Dynasty can suppress us for three years."
"Three years?" Sima Yi shook his head when he heard this and said firmly: "It's difficult even half a year."
"Oh? What did Zhongda say?" Ye Qing looked over with interest. He could tell that Cai Chao's good times were short-lived, but he also wanted to listen to other people's opinions.
Listening and understanding is the only way to reduce risks.
It was a rare opportunity for Sima Yi to show off. He was slightly happy in his heart and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty, all the princes are not idiots. They are just waiting for some thorns to jump out and attract Cai Chao's firepower. When Cai Chao's sweeping momentum is thwarted, the next step is
Comprehensive agreement vertically and horizontally.”
"This prediction is very possible..." Ye Qing nodded, thought for a while, and then asked Lu Shangjing: "What do you think?"
"I boldly estimate that even at this stage, the Cai Dynasty has no plans to fight us to the death. After all, all vassal states implement their own systems and break away from the Cai Dynasty."
"The same is true for the title of Queen of Han, our Lord. We are just one step ahead."
"So Cai Chao should still be waiting for our reaction to this... Generally speaking, we should see the desperate situation of being surrounded on all sides. Smart people will not go all the way to death. The best choice is to take advantage of the fact that the foundation is not exhausted.
Before, I had to admit defeat decently..."
Lu Shangjing paused for a moment. He felt that these words did not sound good, so he explained: "This is just my guess about Cai Chao's thinking... After all, from Cai Chao's point of view, my lord is still the first Immortal Lord, and he has given rise to the world."
The role of role models is still very strong, and now the methods are almost there.”
"It's just that in the future, if the second and third immortal princes are born, the Cai Dynasty will need us less. In this case, the methods may become more ugly."
"Therefore, we are under heavy pressure and must break through during this period."
"Breaking through..."
Ye Qing narrowed his eyes, asked for some more opinions, and gradually made up his mind: "Everyone's analysis is very reasonable. The situation is like this. As long as we don't admit defeat, there is no big meaning in negotiating with Cai Dynasty."
"On the scene, there are still interactions, but in reality we should ignore the Cai Dynasty... As long as the Cai Dynasty does not attack us directly, we will treat them as if they do not exist... We will not do anything more serious. There should be many who are more anxious than us."
"It's too early to say how to break out of the encirclement. The only way to integrate existing resources is to integrate existing resources. Moreover, with the Cai Dynasty blocking it, it is natural for us to increase trade with the Northern Wei Dynasty. No one can make any deep accusations."
"It doesn't matter if trade is exposed, as long as the principle of dividing the world equally between East and West is not leaked out."
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement.