Chapter 1132 Core interests ask for a monthly ticket)
Make peace!
This word is very dazzling in the eyes of Song people. Even though this peace negotiation is very different from the past, the people of Song Dynasty still feel a little uneasy about it. All the humiliations in the past are still vivid in their minds. God knows what will be said in the future.
Come.
This made the people a little suspicious of the emperor who had just been supported by them. You have only just taken office and you are eager to negotiate peace with the Jin Kingdom. This must have changed too quickly.
Since they are not masters, of course they don't know about Zhao Kai's suffering. When the beating comes later, their blood will be drawn. I'm afraid they won't think so at that time, but Zhao Kai didn't explain too much. He believed this.
After the results of the negotiations come out, the people's doubts will naturally disappear.
The common people didn't appreciate it, and the soldiers naturally didn't appreciate it even more.
Yunzhou.
Inside the Song camp.
After Li Qi received Zhao Kai's imperial edict, he immediately held a meeting. The officers and soldiers all had different expressions. The sense of existence of these generals came from fighting. If there were no battles to fight, what else would they have left?
Yes, of course they are worried about this.
As the same saying goes, no matter it is peace or war, everyone has a yardstick in their heart, and it is their interests that drive them to make choices.
Of course Li Qi knew the worries in their hearts, he coughed lightly and said: "Who are you showing this face to? It's okay if the people don't understand, but you are in it, don't you understand the emperor's intention?
?I can let you fight, but at least you have to give me a reasonable strategy."
These first words left these generals speechless. If it could be fought, it would have been fought long ago. Why wait a few days?
Yue Fei said: "Commander Bu, we don't want to fight, but many brothers want to know where they will go if they retreat?"
This is what they are most concerned about. Because this time in order to resist the Jin soldiers, many volunteers were temporarily recruited. These people do not have a formal establishment. Of course, they also want to stay in the army, so that at least they don't have to worry about food.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Song Dynasty has not yet reached the point where all parties have surrendered. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to have some leisure now."
All the soldiers looked at Li Qi curiously.
Li Qi continued: "In the current situation, you should also understand that we and the Jin Kingdom are the ones who cannot bear each other. If we continue to waste money, it will only be detrimental to both parties. This is the main reason for promoting this peace negotiation. But the peace negotiation does not represent us.
You can sit back and relax, because this is forced by the situation. No one can predict what will happen in the future. The Jin Kingdom may go south again, and we may also go north. It depends on who shows a flaw first. If not, then the two sides can only continue to be in a stalemate.
Go on, I believe that after this time, neither the Jin Kingdom nor our Song Dynasty will dare to act rashly without being completely sure. Therefore, we cannot slack off and should seize the opportunity to strengthen the army. I believe the Jin Kingdom thinks the same way.
To strengthen the army, we must fight wars. Only wars can train troops. We must not be like before, just mobilizing soldiers without any purpose and working hard."
The more Yue Fei and others listened, the more confused they became. Here you say you want to negotiate a peace, but there you say you want to strengthen the army for war. Isn't this self-contradictory?
Zhong Shidao also didn't understand and said: "I agree with your point of view. The best way to strengthen the army is to let the soldiers get experience in war. But now that peace has been negotiated, where will this war come from?"
Yue Fei and others also nodded to express their doubts.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Brother, although the Jin Kingdom is powerful, you can't focus all your attention on them. Have you forgotten the most direct reason for them to propose peace this time?"
"You mean Gao Li?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, this is a good reminder for us. The two most powerful countries in the world today are us and the Kingdom of Jin. If our two countries launch a full-scale war, any small
No one can bear an accident, so during this period of time, we must solve the problems at our rear."
Yue Fei said: "Shuai Bu is talking about Dali?"
Li Qidao: "Dali is just one of them. There are also Xixia, Jiaozhi, Japan, the Southern Barbarians, Tubo, and even Goryeo. The Jin Kingdom will definitely take the opportunity to eliminate these hidden dangers. As their competitors, we must give them
To create trouble, we must not let them occupy Goryeo or make Goryeo surrender. Although we and the Jin Kingdom do not dare to act rashly and have a head-on conflict, we can use this third party force to continue the fight. Therefore, after ending the northern battlefield
, the imperial court should quickly formulate a strategy for the south, and we must open up the southern battlefield as soon as possible."
Open up a southern battlefield?
Yue Fei and others had never thought about it before, but now that Li Qi said this, it turns out that we still have such a battle to fight, and I feel excited just thinking about it!
But Zhongshidao felt that Li Qi's words were too vain. Opening up the southern battlefield sounds nice, but can you afford it? If you can afford it, you might as well fight for the Kingdom of Jin, and said: "Li Qi
, Now that the national treasury is empty, it may not be appropriate to forcefully send troops to the south."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. Has he forgotten what I am from? In the past, whether we sent troops to Tibet or Jiaozhi, it was all to open up territory, which was equivalent to using money to buy land, and
The risk is so great that I have repeatedly suffered losses. But in the eyes of a businessman like me, war is only for profit. A war without profit, let alone a war, even with a horse, is impossible."
Hearing his tone, Zhong Shidao thought he was trying to imitate the Jin Kingdom, but the problem was that the system of the Song Dynasty was completely different from that of the Jin Kingdom. The soldiers of the Jin Kingdom had no salary, and the cost of sending troops was extremely small, and they were
The poor are all fighting against the rich, and the countries Li Qi mentioned are not very good. If you want to imitate the Jin Kingdom, it will definitely not work, unless you go to fight against the big food. Countries like Byzantium may still be beneficial.
Ketu said: "Don't you want to learn from the Kingdom of Jin?"
Sweat! That's what a loser does in the Jin Kingdom, isn't it? I'm tall, handsome and rich, even if it's robbery, I still have to have a resounding name! Li Qi smiled bitterly: "Of course not, I mentioned these countries earlier, internal
In fact, there are great contradictions. Under the contradiction, one side must be strong and the other weak. If the weak do not want to fail, then they must find helpers. If they find helpers, they must pay a price. Just ask around here, except for the Kingdom of Jin
Besides, there is no other country that is more reliable than our helper.
We have to put ourselves in the position of a mercenary. If we want to send troops, we must pay a price. Dali's war horses have sufficient endurance and are very suitable for our chariots. The coast of Jiaozhi can well expand our territory.
Maritime trade, Japan's gold and silver, and Korea's geographical location, all of these are our core interests. We must use all means to capture these core interests. If they don't ask us for help, then we will
Forcing them to ask for help and sowing dissension is what we, the Song Dynasty, are best at. We just send people and weapons. As for food, I don’t believe that their country doesn’t even have any food. The best result is of course
To bring them into our territory of the Song Dynasty, the last thing we need to do is to support puppets."
Zhong Shidao and other soldiers never expected that Li Qi's appetite was so big. But they were also quite excited, just look at how and where Li Qi made the first move.
Little did they know that Li Qi had been preparing for this a few years ago and had achieved good results. The next thing to do was to make these conflicts break out.
But no matter what, these soldiers don't have to worry about going back and having nothing to do. No matter where they fight, as long as there are battles to fight, they will have the opportunity to make contributions and stand out.
Li Qi said it so clearly. Of course Zhong Shidao also understood. What he wanted to do now was to see how Li Qi could turn his hand into clouds and rain in the south, so he changed the topic to this negotiation.
"What are your plans for this negotiation?"
Li Qidao: "It is impossible to give annual tribute. As for the land, we can only ask them for it. But I guess the Jin Kingdom will not give us other prefectures and counties in Yanyun now."
The reason is very simple. In the past, Wanyan Aguda was willing to give it because he looked down on your Song Dynasty. I gave it to you today and I can take it back tomorrow, depending on my mood. But things are different now. The entire Song Dynasty has changed.
The Kingdom of Jin can no longer be so generous. Every state and county in Yanyun is a strategic location, and even an inch of land may not be handed over easily.
Zhong Shidao nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, but will Jin Guo agree easily?"
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Definitely not, so we still have to give them some discounts."
Niu Gao and the others were unhappy again after hearing this.
Li Qi glanced at them and said: "Niu Gao, let me ask you, if you alone have no food to eat, you will starve to death, and his neighbor eats fish and meat all day long, but does not even have a grain of rice."
If you are willing to give him alms, what do you think this person will do?"
Niu Gao was stunned and said: "Then this neighbor is too kind. That person will definitely rob it. It is better than starving to death."
"As long as you understand this truth." Li Qi said with a smile: "This is the relationship between us and the Kingdom of Jin. Although we are also very difficult at the moment, our economic system has tended to be perfected and can develop quickly. However, the Jin Kingdom
Not long after the founding of the country, the money robbed was only concentrated in the hands of some people. Therefore, they are in great need of money now. Once the people in their country have no food to eat, then they will definitely transfer domestic conflicts abroad.
Even if we send troops to the Song Dynasty to seize it, then the Jin Kingdom may use the strength of the whole country to seize it. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Even if we block it, our economy will definitely regress for who knows how many years.
Therefore, this is also the reason why we give annual tribute to the northern nomads. This is actually a strategy, but it sounds a bit shameful. I think so too. Therefore, I will not agree to give annual tribute again, but I
We will promise Jin Guo to continue to promote the economic construction of the two countries and give them some help in the form of investment. Moreover, Jin Guo has such a large market that we urgently need. This is beneficial to both parties and can give us enough time.
, to consolidate our rear, but this degree must be grasped well. We must stabilize the Kingdom of Jin but not allow it to develop rapidly. This is the bottom line of our negotiations."
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