Chapter 3 Defend the North and Attack the South (1)
Yun Zheng actually didn't want to have a head-on fight with Yelu Hongji.
His countless subordinates followed him to gain military exploits and a wife, not to die.
The purpose of the Song Dynasty is Yanyun, not necessarily to eliminate the Liao Kingdom. The wise bosses in the court have formed a consensus that the Song Dynasty needs a weak Liao Kingdom to act as a bridge between the Song Dynasty and the northern barbarians.
of a buffer.
Nowadays, merchants in the Song Dynasty have gone completely crazy in order to sell their goods to more distant places.
They have already been to places where the Song Dynasty army did not dare to set foot easily, whether it was the snow-capped Tubo Plateau, or the Haizi in the north that was frozen every year, or the place where the dark-skinned barbarians lived in the far south.
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The farther the journey goes, the greater the harvest. This is the consensus of merchants in the Song Dynasty.
In some places, a ceramic spoon can be exchanged for the finest pearls, a fire sickle that can make fire, or even the most perfect Arctic tiger skin with black and white patterns.
For these precious goods, they paid a bloody price. Nowadays, any caravan that travels a long distance without a few tough guards is simply a strange story.
In the Song Dynasty, there were many libertines. Any young man who was unwilling to stay at home to farm, do business, or work would be labeled a libertine by his neighbors.
Their lives are humble, and no one cares what kind of life they live. They only know that they bring back a lot of wealth and some magical legends every time they return to their hometown.
It was these libertines who brought the news from far away to the Song Dynasty. After it was sorted out by the big guys in the court, a map of the world that gradually became clearer gradually appeared in front of them. They knew that in the distant place
In the north, there are still groups of wild wolf-like groups, and there are cannibals on the farthest islands in the south.
Beyond the prosperous world of the Song Dynasty, there were still large tracts of wild land.
In those wild lands, there are packs of lions, tigers roaming, and pythons as thick as water tanks snaking in the jungles. I know there are groups of savages who can live in such a harsh environment.
If you have a baby, you should hold it tightly in your arms. If you have a baby, you should tie up the fence at home more firmly. If you have a baby, you should send the bravest warriors to visit your home and protect the home.
The big guys in the DPRK have made great efforts in this regard, and they have formulated a very feasible development blueprint for the Song Dynasty.
That is to defend from the north and attack from the south!
No matter how much land is obtained in the north, it doesn't make much sense. The weather there is extremely cold and unsuitable for farming. The farmers of the Song Dynasty, who were as docile as sheep, could not survive in such a harsh and harsh natural environment.
There are not only countless ferocious beasts but also countless tough barbarians. The tough barbarians will even attack the people of the Song Dynasty just for a bite of food or a piece of clothing. Even if the possibility of taking the food and clothing is less than 10%, they will
Will launch a suicidal attack without hesitation.
As for the vast south, the climate conditions there are much better, and some places are even called paradise.
According to some maritime merchants, on the islands in the south, people can live without clothes at all. If you want to maintain a little dignity, wearing a pair of calf-nosed trousers around your waist is enough. Too many clothes.
Wearing it is simply a burden.
If you are thirsty, there are countless clear springs on the ground to quench your thirst. If you are hungry, you only need to raise your arms to pick countless delicious fruits. In the Song Dynasty, the precious bananas were just monkey food.
If you want to make some money, you only need to fish a few beautiful stones from the river during your free time while catching fish, and you can exchange them for enough money with the merchants of the Song Dynasty.
The rice grows like wild weeds there. It doesn't need to be taken care of at all. It will germinate, ear, and mature on its own. All people need to do is to cut off the plump ears with scissors, drill a hole in the bamboo tube, and pour the rice.
Go in, add water, and put it on the fire to bake, and a meal of bamboo rice as white as snow will be placed in front of you.
The spices there were used as firewood by the cowardly barbarians in the south to burn fires, the exquisite jades there were used as stones to be built into the walls, and the countless houses built with precious wood that exuded a charming smell were just the most primitive shacks...
In view of this, who has the time to compete with the fierce northern barbarians for the most useless land? If there were the same military strength and the wisest generals of the Song Dynasty were commanded, the territory that Bai Fan could reach would have already become the territory of the Song Dynasty.
In view of this, why should we place the wisest commanders, the toughest warriors, and the smartest civil servants in the north, where there is no output except cattle and sheep?
We only need Yanyun, we only need the Great Wall, and we only need to make the barbarians in the north promise never to attack us. That is enough!
The enemies who can endanger the Song Dynasty are all in the north. We only need to follow Qin Shihuang's example and surround our home with a strong Great Wall. As for the barbarians outside the Great Wall, let them fight life and death. The noble warriors of the Song Dynasty
It cannot be wasted in the north.
If they go to the south, they can put down all the dissenters in an instant and win more wealth for the Song Dynasty in the shortest time.
When there is a solid Great Wall as a barrier in the north, and when the South China Sea becomes the inland sea of the Song Dynasty, who else in the world can oppose such a wealthy Song Dynasty empire? Guozuo will naturally be eternal for ten thousand years!
"Are these what you are talking about what Wang Junmin, the top scholar in Jinke, wrote in the official brochure?" Wen Yanbo opened his eyes tiredly and looked at Yun Zheng before closing his eyes again.
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "The things this person said are not groundless, but are based on facts. Zhaoyuan is in Dengzhou, and there are many maritime merchants there. It is almost certain that this person went to the South China Sea with a sea ship.
Even in Nanyang."
Wang Anshi frowned and said: "Among the three of us, only Marquis Yun has been to the south in person. Do you think what this man said in his memorial is true?
There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in the world, it must be nonsense."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "It's really not nonsense. Some of the southernmost islands are indeed what people say, and even worse!"
Wen Yanbo suddenly opened his eyes and patted the table with authority: "Even if there is, it is only in a very small area. If our Song Dynasty only has 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of people, I will definitely ask your Majesty to go south."
move.
But the population of our Song Dynasty is about to exceed 10 million. Can the entire south really accommodate such a large population?
How is this not deceiving the public with lies?”
Wang Anshi sneered and said: "Reconnect the Great Wall in the North? Does he know how long the Great Wall is? Since the Great Wall was built in Qin, it has been repaired frequently in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Isn't there no danger at that time?"
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the barbarian chiefs led a large army and marched straight in. All roads collapsed and no one could hold it. It can be seen that the only way to defend the country is to cultivate morality and stabilize the people. If the people are happy, the country will be able to win, and the borders will be self-defeating. This is what is called "united will makes the city".
For example, the Great Wall in the north is probably in a lot of damage. Now that we want to repair it, how can we do no harm to the people by setting up work and labor? Moreover, the Great Wall stretches for thousands of miles, how many troops can we maintain to defend it?"
Wen Yanbo also followed up and said: "I believe that offense is the best defense. The barbarians outside the territory must be beaten painfully once and for all, so that they can remember and not dare to peek at our borders. This is the way to long-term peace and stability."
Yun Zheng put down the document in his hand and said with a smile: "The reason why I invited you two back from outside is to discuss the national policy of defending in the north and attacking in the south.
In fact, in my opinion, what this person said is not unreasonable. You two have never been to the richness of the South China Sea, so you don’t know about it. I have seen it with my own eyes, so I am very greedy.
It would be a big mistake for Duke Wen to think that the south is just a small land. It is just an island of Java, which is bigger than the Central Plains."
Wen Yanbo spit out the sip he just took. After coughing for a long time, he looked at Yun Zheng in horror and said, "Do you really mean what Marquis Yun said?"
Yun Zheng chuckled and said: "Why do you think I gave up my official position on land? If it weren't for the countless wealth and land on the sea, do you really think I can't climb on the mast with a knife in my mouth and become a pirate?" (Unfinished)