Talking nonsense, my Great Song Dynasty is a big country, how can I bully the allies...... If it is because of the turmoil caused by the oppression of the allies, and the neighbors come to attack, our Great Song will be very passive. ”

Lu Yi said in a simple and righteous way.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji squinted at him.

Zhao Zhen said in a somewhat unkind tone: "Lu Aiqing would rather spend the money in the treasury than take the wealth of the neighbors?" ”

Lu Yijian said unhurriedly: "When we go back to the official's house, we naturally have to take the wealth of our neighbors, but we should let others take it for us, not ourselves." ”

Implication.

Money can be robbed, but infamy cannot be carried back.

Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others nodded in agreement.

Obviously, they had the same idea as Lu Yijian.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji glanced at each other and rolled their eyes together.

Zhao Zhen saw that no one objected to Kou Ji's proposal, so he said: "Who is suitable to rob, who to send to rob?" ”

Lu Yijian reminded: "The official family should be taken, and someone else should take it." Even if my Great Song Dynasty sent troops, it was to help the vassal to quell the rebellion. ”

Lu Yijian's last sentence is very interesting.

After Zhao Zhen heard this, his eyes lit up slightly.

Kou Ji stared at Lu Yijian with an unexpected expression.

Lu Yijian seemed to feel Kou Ji's gaze, and said lightly: "Don't look at the old man like this, my Great Song Dynasty is a sect state in the world, and the vassals have encountered civil strife that cannot be quelled, and they ask for help from my Great Song Dynasty, and my Great Song naturally can't ignore it."

My Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses are paid, and when they make a trip, people eat horses and chew them, and the cost is huge.

The vassal can't let me pay this money, right? ”

Wang Zeng muttered on the side: "If they let me give this money to the Great Song Dynasty, it is okay, let them cede the land to the Great Song Dynasty to pay off the debt." ”

"The heart is really black ......"

Chong Shiheng, who had been standing behind the people, listened to the words of Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, and muttered in a low voice.

Zhu Neng, who was beside him, nodded solemnly.

The thieves who went out to rob were sent by the Great Song Dynasty, and the people who went out to destroy the thieves were also sent by the Great Song Dynasty.

Whether they are thieves or thieves, they must eat meat and drink blood.

Naturally, it was impossible for them to eat the flesh of the Great Song Dynasty and drink the blood of the Great Song Dynasty.

Then you can only eat the flesh of the vassal and drink the blood of the vassal family.

Anyway, as long as the vassals dare to ask the Great Song for help, the Great Song can use this to drink blood from both ends, and can make the war go on endlessly until the vassals are eaten and drunk.

During this period, Da Song did not have to bear the infamy.

Because the Great Song Dynasty has always stood on the side of justice.

Lu Yijian and Wang had heard Chong Shiheng's whispering, but there was no regular meeting.

Lu Yijian muttered: "My Great Song Dynasty is now strong and strong, and there are a lot of people who use it, so we don't have to worry about the problem of manpower." It is necessary to discuss whose money and what method to use.

The Annan army went out to fight under the pretext of defection.

Jiaozhi was already suspicious, but he couldn't find evidence to prove it, so he didn't dare to tear his face with us.

But if we repeat the old tricks, then the excuse for the defection of the Annan army will not be tenable.

Therefore, if you send people to other places, you need to find another excuse. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he smiled indifferently: "I think that the fourth brother should have a suitable excuse?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "At the moment, among the neighbors, the Liao State can't fight. Because once my Great Song Dynasty fought with the Liao State, it was the Sedum War. At that time, not only will you not get any money, but you will have to fill in a large amount of money.

Cochin has fallen into our calculations.

Goryeo and Wa were far overseas, and it took a long time to travel long distances to fight.

We don't have that much time to wait right now.

Therefore, the only ones left are Dali, Xizhou Uighurs, and Qingtang. ”

Kou Ji mentioned Qingtang, and Lu Yijian and the others frowned.

Although Qingtang is not as good as the Great Song Dynasty, it is not a soft persimmon.

After receiving technical support from the Great Song Dynasty and military support, Jiaoguoluo instructed An Ziluo to conquer the east and west in the territory of Qingtang and the old land of Tubo.

The major tribes that had pretended to be attached to Jiaoguoluo in the past were half crippled and officially incorporated into Qingtang and became the real subjects of Qingtang.

In the old land of Tibet, the leaders of the major tribes of Tubo, who were nominally the co-masters of Tubo and were actually divided into one side, were also exterminated by four or five branches.

Qingtang's strength is growing steadily, and its strength is expanding exponentially.

The Great Song Dynasty and Qingtang started a war, and the scale will definitely not be small.

The purpose of sending troops out to fight this time was to seek wealth, not to attack the city and plunder the land, so it was impossible to pick Qingtang as an opponent.

Kou Ji saw Lu Yijian and the others frowning, and guessed the concerns in their hearts.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Qingtang's money, we don't need to use looting means to get it. After the Great Song Dynasty signed an alliance with Qingtang, eight border markets have been opened.

My Great Song can transport the goods of my Great Song Dynasty through the border market, and easily take away the money of Qingtang.

If you think it's too slow, you can open eight more border markets.

When necessary, I can move some leather workshops and large-scale mule, horse, cattle and sheep markets to the border. ”

After a pause, Kou Ji said with a bright smile on his face: "The official family can also pave the Yizi shop to the place where the border city is located, so as to provide convenience for the heads of the various clans in Qingtang to save money." ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Lu Yijian and the others' faces changed.

What is Jiao Guluo doing in Qingtang now?

Exclude dissidents and strengthen their own power.

Some people who are not satisfied with the horns, or have different intentions, must not be in the same pot as the horns.

With the scheming and strength of Jiao Guluo, those who oppose him are definitely not his opponents.

At this time, the Great Song Dynasty opened a zizi shop in the place where the border market was located to provide them with the convenience of saving money, which was equivalent to providing them with a property guarantee.

Some people who know that they are not Jiaoguluo's opponents will inevitably store some of their money in Yizizipu, leaving a guarantee for themselves and a chance to make a comeback.

Anyway, with the current strength and status of the Great Song Dynasty.

No matter how powerful Jiao Guluo is, it is impossible to argue with the Great Song.

The property protection provided to them by the Great Song Dynasty is definitely the safest.

Kou Ji's move is to take advantage of Jiao Guluo to eliminate dissidents, and frantically dig into the wall.

Kakuro couldn't stop it.

Because he could not give up on the exclusion of dissidents.

The reason why Lu Yijian and the others' faces changed was not because they were worried about Jiao Guluo, but because they were worried about Da Song.

Because this move applies to Qingtang, but also to the Great Song Dynasty.

Compared with those slightly simple Qingtang people, the Song people know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and they know more about the three holes of cunning rabbits.

If some officials sent money to the Great Song Dynasty for storage outside the country after embezzlement, it would be a huge loss for the Great Song Dynasty.

Kou Ji passed through the expressions of Lu Yijian and the others, and deduced their thoughts.

Kou Ji smiled and said, "You don't have to worry, except for my Great Song Dynasty, no one in the other vassals dares to set up a Jiaozi shop." If someone does it, that's a good thing. ”

Lu Yijian and the others were stunned.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The Jiaozi printing plate used by my Great Song Dynasty is from my hand, and no one has been able to imitate it so far. In terms of Jiaozi printing board production, there are few people who can surpass me.

If other vassals really dare to set up a Jiaozi shop.

I can make it exactly the same.

When the time comes, you just have to send someone to take the Jiaozi to withdraw the money. ”

Lu Yijian and the others opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.

Previously they looked down on the craftsmen.

But now, they have discovered that the craftsmen who control the unique skills are really powerful.

The problem they were worried about was solved easily because of Kou Ji's superb craftsmanship.

Kou Ji saw that Lu Yijian and the others looked incomprehensible, so he smiled and said, "You may consider telling the vassals about the benefits of Jiaozipu, and let them try to establish Jiaozipu."

As long as there are enough Jiaozi shops they have founded.

Even if we don't send our soldiers out, we can quickly take their money. ”

Wang Zeng muttered: "I'm afraid that the vassals will not be fooled." ”

Kou Ji smiled: "Out of ten, just one can be fooled." ”

Zhao Zhen coughed, attracted everyone's attention to himself, and slowly spoke: "It is indeed a good idea to encourage the various vassals to establish Jiaozipu. However, this matter will take a long time, and far water will not quench the thirst of the near, so it is imperative to send troops out to get money.

Fourth brother, let's talk about the question of whose money we take and how to take it? ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "I just mentioned that the only places we can take at the moment are Dali, Qingtang and Xizhou Uighurs. Qingtang has been excluded, and only Dali and Xizhou Uighurs remain.

The Western Uighurs were still fighting with the Black Khan.

We don't have to intervene, they're already in the middle of a big war.

So what we can do is to support the soldiers and horses and support the armor. ”

"Send soldiers and horses to the Western Regions for an expedition?"

Zhao Zhen groaned.

Kou Ji smiled: "You don't need to get it...... The official family could pull out Yuanshan's identity and let him send troops to help the Uighurs in Xizhou. In this way, we can sell the armor not only to the Uighurs of Western Prefecture, but also to the Yuanshan Division.

Although there is no harvest of military salaries.

But we didn't spend a single soldier to sell armaments to two forces, and the profits in the middle were also very huge.

More importantly, Wonsan was loyal to the official family.

Officials can manipulate the outcome and timing of the war at will.

If the officials want the war in the Western Regions to continue, they can continue to fight. ”

"We don't have a lot of armament to replace......"

Some officials couldn't help but speak.

Kou Ji laughed and said, "As long as they pay a starting price, we can continue to forge the old armaments." We've swapped out the old armaments, and we don't need to worry about the forging method leaking out, so we can treat it as a business. ”

Lu Yijian and the others thought about it for a while, and felt that Kou Ji was reasonable.

As long as the war continues, the armament will not be sold, and this is a big business that can be operated for a long time, and it can make a lot of profits for the imperial court.

It has almost become a well-known thing that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court want to replace firearms.

Therefore, the old armament is no longer so important to the Great Song Dynasty.

The total number of soldiers and horses in the imperial court is more than one million.

Naturally, there are more armaments under replacement.

The imperial court had enough armaments to run the business.

As for secretly plotting to plunge into the flames of war, no one cares.

There are few good people in the court.

In the past, when hundreds of officials encountered wars, they borrowed all kinds of benevolent and kind words to exhort the officials to seek peace, not because they were really benevolent.

They just have a lot of concerns.

Some of them felt that if the imperial court started a war and could not win the war, it would be better to conclude that peace would be low, and the loss would be small.

Others felt that fighting a war was a deadly thing, and that it would not be good if the imperial court wanted to send some of them to the battlefield to die, so they tried their best to prevent the war.

Now, after the military system of the imperial court has been rectified, the forbidden army has almost become independent.

Civilian officials can't interfere with the forbidden army's war, they don't have to participate in the forbidden army's war, and they don't have to send them to death.

Whether the court fights or not, it has little impact on them.

In recent years, the imperial court has fought in foreign wars, and has won successive battles, and has played a majestic and imposing role, and has the ability to win battles.

Now it is possible to make huge profits for the imperial court through war, and there is no reason to stop it.

After Lu Yijian and the others nodded, Kou Ji continued to smile and said, "As for sending troops to Dali, it's simple. Just make an excuse and fight it openly. ”

Lu Yijian and the others looked at Kou Ji with stunned expressions.

"Didn't you say before, find someone else to do this?"

Lu Yijian asked suspiciously.

Kou Ji smiled: "I thought so at first, but after thinking about it, I still think it's better to have an honest fight." As we all know, the military system of our Great Song Dynasty has been innovated, and the combat effectiveness of soldiers and horses has been greatly improved.

But how much it has been improved, and what are the shortcomings, none of us knows.

Therefore, we should start a war, try their quality, and see what is lacking by the way. ”

Speaking of this, the smile on Kou Ji's face narrowed slightly, and said, "You know very well that in the land of Yanyun, we only have five states, and eleven states are in the hands of the Liao people.

If we want to recover Yanyun, we must fight the Liao people again.

Before that, if we don't know the strength of our Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, how can we reasonably deploy troops?

Besides, the soldiers and horses of my Great Song Dynasty have been newly compiled, and their strength has improved a lot.

But if you don't experience war for a long time, your strength will definitely decline.

Only by constantly tempering the war can we maintain the strength of our Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses.

If they can go through some tough battles, maybe their strength will increase. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "In this way, many soldiers and horses will die. ”

Kou Ji pursed his lips and sighed, "How can there be immortals in war? If you don't hit others, others won't beat you? Rather than waiting for others to sit down and be beaten, it is better for others who have been beaten to not be able to stand up.

In the past, if there was a war in our Great Song Dynasty, it would spread all over the world in an instant, and the whole country panicked.

Why is this happening?

It is because our soldiers and horses are not strong enough, and when the war comes, we have been beaten.

If our soldiers and horses are strong enough to win the battle, who will panic because of this?

If it is stronger, the enemy will be outside the country.

From the beginning to the end of the war on the frontier, the people will not know.

Isn't that the so-called peace in the world just like that?

Throughout the ages, there have been countless birds hiding in bows and horses in Nanshan.

But are they really too peaceful?

They weren't too peaceful.

They hid their bows and horses in Nanshan, not only did they not exchange for peace, but also gave the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it, so that the enemy could take the opportunity to continue to grow.

The lands north of the Great Wall and in the Western Regions have always given birth to strong enemies since the Qin and Han dynasties.

From the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, all dynasties have been exterminating them.

And how did they get stronger?

They continued to grow when the Central Plains was in turmoil, or when the Central Plains Dynasty had all its bows and hidden bows and horses were released to Nanshan.

If the strong troops of the Central Plains Dynasty have been entrenched in the north of the Great Wall and in the Western Regions, how can a strong enemy be born?

Therefore, every time there is a strong enemy in the Central Plains, it is the result of self-inflicted suffering. ”

Kou Ji's heartfelt words moved everyone who listened.

Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "The fourth brother is reasonable, Qin, Han and Tang are strong, and they are strong in the soldiers." The First Emperor and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were never afraid of any enemy, nor did they allow any strong enemy to exist, let alone stop fighting.

Therefore, when they were in court, they were invincible in the world, and all nations came to court.

Their successors stopped fighting, and the great state gradually began to decline, eventually disappearing. ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Kou Ji is certainly reasonable, but Guoheng will die if he is belligerent." ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "I am not the kind of person who is reckless. I used soldiers, never looted the people's fat and ointment, nor did I increase the taxes of the people, so as to collect food and wages.

Not only that, every time my Great Song Dynasty went to war, not only did I not spend my money cleanly, but I would also make a profit.

Therefore, Guoheng, words like belligerence and death are not used on my Da Song.

I'm not going to make a desperate move.

I will do what I can. ”

"Whoa......

As soon as Zhao Zhen's words fell, Zhu Neng had already knelt on one knee on the ground, and said loudly to Zhao Zhen: "Official, my Great Song Dynasty is now sharp, but it has not been weathered. The benefits that the military system reform brought to me in the Great Song Dynasty were not revealed.

The minister is willing to ask for Dali for the official family, let the world see the soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty, and let the world know how strong the soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty are today. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned when he saw this.

The same is true for Lu Yijian and others.

Only Chong Shiheng and Li Zhaoliang scolded their mothers in their hearts.

Zhu Neng really saw the stitches, and Zhao Zhengang revealed a hint of tone.

Zhu Neng did not hesitate to ask for battle.

Chong Shiheng and Li Zhaoliang still thought that they would wait for the matter to be completely settled before they asked for a fight.

But now, Zhu Neng has taken the lead, and they can't do it anymore.

The Great Song Dynasty military system was innovated, and what was innovated was the system, not the soldiers.

The Great Song Dynasty did not wantonly replace the soldiers and horses in the army because of the innovation of the military system, but mobilized the soldiers who could fight in the army in one place.

The scum in the army has been removed, and all that remains is pure elite soldiers.

There are elite soldiers and firearms, and fighting Dali is to grab credit.

As military ministers, it is naturally impossible for them to miss the opportunity to grab credit.

What's more important is that with Kou Ji in front, they are not afraid of high merit.

Anyway, no matter how much credit they grabbed, it couldn't compare to Kou Ji.

As long as Zhao Zhen can tolerate Kou Ji in the court, they can stand in the court safely.

Chong Shiheng and Li Zhaoliang spoke almost at the same time.

"The ministers are willing to get the land of Dali for the official family!"

"Minister Li Zhaoliang, please fight!"

“……”

Among the four important ministers on the list of military ministers, three of them all spoke, and the remaining one naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

All eyes fell on Koji.

Kou Ji looked around at Lu Yijian and the others, and said with a strange expression: "Why don't you ...... I'll go? ”

"No need!"

"As a privy envoy, how can you personally take risks?"

“……”

Lu Yijian and the others spoke one after another.

Kou Ji has almost reached the point where he can't be sealed now, and one step further, that is the prince.

really let him go to Dali, establish a great feat, and crown the king.

No one in the government and the opposition could sleep steadily.

Kou Ji pursed his lips and said, "You won't let me go, see what I do?" ”

Lu Yijian and the others turned their heads away, as if they hadn't heard Kou Ji's words.

Koji glanced at them with disdain, but didn't speak again.

After everyone closed their mouths, Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "I saw the loyalty of the three Aiqing. will not be afraid of war, and the ministers will not be afraid of death, and I am very relieved.

The three Aiqing are all my humerus, and it is impossible for me to send the three Aiqing to a small Dali together.

Therefore, the commander of the troops can only be served by one person. ”

When Zhu Neng heard this, the three of them glanced at each other.

Zhu Neng said decisively: "One load!" It only takes one year for the minister to conquer Dali. ”

When Chong Shiheng and Li Zhaoliang heard this, they couldn't wait to strangle Zhu Neng to death.

Dali is not close to Bianjing City, and it takes a long time to make a round trip.

Zhu Neng promised a year's time, which not only had time to fight, but also time to march.

The time to fight in the middle is tight.

Zhu Neng almost pressed time to an extreme.

The two of them are not arrogant people, so it is naturally impossible for them to open their mouths and make a military order that they can conquer Dali in seven or eight months.

Chong Shiheng's mind turned quickly, and he said: "Official, the purpose of attacking Dali this time is to collect money. Although the minister cannot guarantee that he can take Dali in a shorter time, the minister can guarantee that he can scavenge every penny of Dali and send it to the imperial court. ”

When Li Zhaoliang heard this, he stared.

"Officials, what the two of them can do, the ministers can do."

Li Zhaoliang couldn't think of a suitable excuse for a while, and he couldn't open his mouth, so he decisively combined the words of Zhu Neng and Chong Shiheng.

Seeing this, Zhu Neng and Chong Shiheng glanced at each other.

Chong Shiheng glanced at Zhu Neng, Zhu Neng understood, and said: "Going out to fight is a military affair of the forbidden army, which is under the control of the Privy Council, even if you want to transfer troops and generals, you must transfer them from the Privy Council."

Li Zhaoliang, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, a person from the Ministry of War, not a member of the Privy Council.

I have no part in the war in my Privy Council. ”

Chong Shiheng followed up and said: "The official family and Kou Shumi have already set the rules at the beginning of the reform of the military system. The Privy Council is in charge of the forbidden army, and the forbidden army sits on the frontier and fights abroad.

The military department is in charge of local soldiers and horses, sits in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and cooperates with the local government to arrest thieves and exterminate traitors.

The conquest of Dali was a foreign conquest.

The Ministry of War should not interfere beyond its authority. ”

Li Zhaoliang was glared at angrily.

(End of chapter)