0591 Can Diplomacy Be Played Like This?
Do you say this with a good conscience?
Can you say this after you have stuffed the money that is piled up outside the treasury into the treasury?
Since the imperial court got Kou Ji and seized a large amount of money in Hexi, it has become completely rich.
The imperial court not only used that money to repay the debts borrowed from Yizijiaozipu, but also filled the existing treasury of the imperial court.
The pile vault is full.
The small private treasury of the official family is also stuffed.
The treasury was not filled with the money that Koji had seized.
But after the tax was collected in the autumn of this year, it was also stuffed.
The advantages of the imperial court's dismissal of idle officials, the abolition of vacant posts, and the elimination of bloated soldiers were finally highlighted.
The agricultural tools promoted by the forging steel workshop have also brought about changes to agricultural products.
This year, the imperial court collected various taxes, which were converted into money, amounted to more than 90 million yuan.
After deducting the various expenses of the imperial court, there are still more than 30 million yuan.
What's more, this does not include the 50 million stone of grain that Kou Ji brought back.
The imperial court was now rich, richer than ever.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as rich flowing oil.
Zhao Zhen started drinking mutton soup at night, and he no longer had to worry about drinking mutton soup at night, which would consume people's fat and people's ointment.
Even Zhao Zhen, who has always been self-denying and thrifty, began to be extravagant.
Your king was embarrassed to say that the court was not rich?
Kou Ji looked at Wang Zeng's gaze, very strange.
Wang Zeng felt Kou Ji's gaze, and said seriously: "If we want to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, we need a huge amount of money, and now although the imperial court has a small surplus, we still need to prepare some more money."
When it comes to the war, the officials, me, and Lu Gong can't do much.
What we can do is to let the soldiers in front of us have a full meal in addition to fighting.
It's best to eat meat. ”
Wang Zeng's words are also reasonable.
Kou Ji didn't continue to look at Wang Zeng with strange eyes.
Faced with the concerns of Zhao Zhen, Wang Zeng, and Lu Yijian, Kou Ji thought about it for a while and gave a solution.
Kou Ji groaned: "Wang Xiang, Lu Xiang, it's time to let the people of Honglu Temple move." ”
Lu Yijian raised his eyebrows, "Do you want the people of Honglu Temple to appease the envoys?" ”
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Lu Yijian frowned and said: "All of them are envoys, and all of them are mercenary people. If you don't give them benefits, how can you appease them? And even if you give them benefits, it may not eliminate the panic in their hearts.
Some of them are very likely to take the money and stop coming to our Great Song Dynasty. ”
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head, "Don't give money, sign a covenant with them, and appease them with the covenant." ”
"The Covenant?"
Zhao Zhen and the others looked puzzled.
Kou Ji said with a smile: "As the suzerain, my Great Song Dynasty has the obligation to maintain the stability of all parties, so the corresponding covenant must be signed with all subordinates. For example, as the suzerain, we are friendly and will never rely on our strength to meddle in their internal affairs at will.
Therefore, a clause can be written in the covenant that there is no interference in each other's internal affairs.
Another example is that we, as the suzerain, have the obligation to make all parties less friction and less fighting.
Therefore, it may be written in the covenant that fugitive slaves, fugitives, etc., shall not be allowed to take refuge, and after they are discovered, or after obtaining the corresponding diplomatic documents, they must be repatriated to various countries.
Another example is the principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs, and the embassies of various countries are not allowed to shelter prisoners of the country where the embassies are located. In case of violation, the country where the embassy is located has the right to enter the embassy and arrest it.
That's all I can think of for the time being.
Specifically, you are more proficient than me.
You can do some research. ”
Zhao Zhen and the others stared at Kou Ji with a look of astonishment.
Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "In short, signing this kind of covenant is dispensable for Western Xia and Liao. But for the other genera, it is still very beneficial.
Although my Great Song will have some losses after the signing of the covenant.
But we get the most out of it. ”
Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian, and Wang Zeng don't understand anything.
They naturally understood what the losses and benefits were mentioned by Koji.
Once the Great Song Dynasty signed such an alliance with its subordinates, the spy outside the Great Song Dynasty would not be guaranteed, and they would most likely die after their identities were exposed.
At the same time, the Great Song Dynasty could not casually start a war with the subordinates who had signed the alliance.
But on the other hand, the Great Song Dynasty will also gain many benefits.
For example, the brain drain of the Great Song Dynasty will be restricted to a certain extent.
After all, compared with the surrounding countries, the Great Song Dynasty undoubtedly has the most talents.
So it is inevitable that there will be some waste and some outflow.
is as strong as Liao, and in terms of talent training, it is more than one and a half stars worse than the Great Song Dynasty.
That's why the Liao State will often poach people from the Great Song Dynasty.
For another example, the Great Song Dynasty, as the suzerain, was the leader of the covenant, and had more say than others in terms of the rules and regulations of the covenant.
The Great Song Dynasty was not only able to unite other subordinates through the status of the suzerain, but also sanctioned those who were disobedient.
To a certain extent, with the help of the alliance, troops can be transferred from other subject countries.
For another example, once the alliance was signed, the Great Song Dynasty and the Allied countries would not use their swords without authorization.
The friction between the two sides will be reduced, and the trade between the two sides will be increased.
Compared with the surrounding neighbors, the Great Song Dynasty is rich.
Compared with the surrounding neighbors, Da Song has the most goods.
Once the border areas enter a stable state, the trade exchanges between the two sides will enter a vigorous development.
Da Song can earn a lot of money by taking advantage of this.
All in all, as long as the rules and regulations of the covenant are formulated well enough, while the subordinates are profitable, the Great Song Dynasty will also profit, and they will also eat the most lucrative part of the benefits.
Kou Ji saw that Zhao Zhen and the three of them were in thought, so he smiled and continued: "The words 'non-interference in each other's internal affairs' are enough for Qingtang and Yuanshan to agree to sign an alliance with us. ”
The Great Song Dynasty now holds the land of Hexi, and is in the Western Regions, and has a great reputation in the Western Regions, and it is easy to interfere in the internal affairs of Qingtang.
Is Qingtang afraid?
Qingtang is also afraid.
But Qingtang was helpless.
They can't just fight with Da Song because they are worried that Da Song will interfere in Qingtang's internal affairs, right?
They have enough men, but they don't have enough strength.
Especially after seeing the iron cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as muskets and artillery.
But if the Great Song Dynasty took the initiative to propose non-interference in each other's internal affairs.
Qingtang will inevitably agree.
As for the Motoyama Department?
Is there any need to worry?
Motoyamabe is Kou Ji's dogleg.
Kou Ji's suggestion, how could Yuanshanbu object.
Have you ever seen a dogleg who disagrees with his owner?
Zhao Zhen, Wang Zeng, and Lu Yijian looked at each other, made eye contact, and all saw the consternation in each other's hearts.
Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian have been playing politics for decades, and they have never thought of using the method Kou Ji said to get along with their subordinates.
In the past, they signed an alliance with their subordinates, and they were all credentials submitted in private.
In the face of different genera, their attitudes are also different.
They never thought that they could sign a covenant with all their subordinates.
"That's what it is...... Do you have a good experience of the world? Didn't you kid say you're dead? Why such a suggestion? ”
Wang Zeng muttered in his heart, looking at Kou Ji with a complicated expression.
In his eyes, what Kou Ji said and this suggestion he put forward was a way to go through the world.
Because of the method that Kou Ji said, if it is operated properly, it can completely let those subordinates around him do anything according to the meaning of the Great Song Dynasty.
Although Koji mentioned the phrase 'non-interference in each other's internal affairs'.
But as long as the Great Song Dynasty can influence the surrounding subordinates as the suzerain, what does it matter if they do not interfere in internal affairs?
As long as it can influence, the Great Song Dynasty has countless ways to make the subordinates obey.
Wang Zeng can unceremoniously say to all the subordinates around him, when it comes to playing with the heart, all of you add up, and you have to eat fart.
The courtiers in the court, nothing else, when it comes to playing with the heart, there is really no opponent.
Wang Zeng was thinking about things, so he didn't speak.
Lu Yijian stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "This matter is very involved, and it needs to be discussed and discussed. ”
Lu Yijian looked at Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Summoning the six Shangshu, the chief and deputy privy envoys of the Privy Council." ”
After a pause, Zhao Zhen added, "Zhang Shixun doesn't need to be summoned, I annoy him." ”
Wang Zeng knew some inside information, so after hearing Zhao Zhen's words, he didn't react much.
After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Lu Yijian was stunned.
"Official ......"
Lu Yijian had the heart to say two words.
Zhao Zhen interrupted him forcefully, "Now, I, the Inner Court, and the Six Ministries are all running for the rise of the Great Song Dynasty. But Zhang Shixun is not only not contributing, but also always likes to disagree.
Now is the time for us to work together for the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, and this kind of rat should not appear in the court. ”
In order to eliminate the pedantic people in the court, Zhao Zhen tried his best to set up a game, but in the end it was destroyed by the Western Xia people, and he did not complete the work.
There are still one or two pedantic people who stay in the court, and Zhang Shixun is one of them.
Zhao Zhen didn't have the heart to set up another game, and he didn't have a chance to set up another game.
So he simply willful.
directly showed dissatisfaction with Zhang Shixun.
Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian glanced at each other and smiled bitterly.
Lu Yijian did not speak again.
If Zhao Zhen is really willful, they are helpless.
After all, the country belongs to his family, and he is the master of the country.
"Chen Lin, hurry up and summon someone."
Wang Zeng ordered Chen Lin, who was standing aside.
Chen Lin looked at Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen nodded, and Chen Lin withdrew from the Shishitang.
After Chen Lin left, Kou Ji coughed dryly and asked, "Guanjia, Wang Xiang, Lu Xiang, have we forgotten to talk about business?" ”
Zhao Zhen and the three of them were all stunned.
Wang Zeng smiled bitterly: "I forgot about Mu Chong's father and son." ”
Lu Yijian muttered: "Then let the Xixia people raise it for a few days first, and send people to keep an eye on the Xixia Post House carefully, if it really doesn't work, they will block the entire street on the grounds of arresting the rebellious party."
You are allowed to enter but not to go out.
Rice, flour, grain and oil, all sent people to deliver them.
Let them eat openly, without money.
Once we have agreed on the covenant and pacified the envoys, we will clean them up. ”
Lu Yijian, a member of the same Zhongshu Sect, and a ruler, now he actually has to mention the money for rice, flour, grain and oil, which is quite businessmanlike.
If the people heard his words, they would probably lose their big teeth.
Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, and Wang Zeng did not oppose Lu Yijian's proposal.
Lu Yijian wrote down a document, stamped it, and sent it out for execution.
After the documents were sent, Lu Yijian spoke again: "Since the members of the Yizipu are now out of the control of the Mu, Qian, and Meng families, there is no need for the people of the three families to stay."
For the sake of the three of them, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty fought to the death.
For the sake of the three of them, the six departments shot together.
For the sake of the three businessmen, they moved the crowd so much that they spread out funny jokes.
The matter was settled as soon as possible, and the people of the six departments were allowed to return to their positions as soon as possible and perform their duties. ”
Zhao Zhen, Wang Zeng, and Kou Ji all nodded in agreement.
The Xixia people made a move and destroyed Zhao Zhen's plan, and the members of the one-word Jiaozipu have been out of the control of the Mu, Qian, and Meng families, and the three chess pieces really don't need to be kept anymore.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, looked at Lu Yijian and said, "What does Lu Xiang mean, is it to kill or release?" ”
When Lu Yijian heard this, he fell into silence.
Wang Zeng didn't speak, but looked at Zhao Zhen.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Zhen slowly spoke: "The Mu family should be punished, the Meng family will be exiled, and the Qian family will be reduced to a commoner." The money of the three families was confiscated and deposited into the treasury. The shares sold by the Mu family to the Xixia Yizi shop will be owned by me and the imperial court from today onwards.
Any one who is out of the control of the Great Song Dynasty will not be recognized by me, and the imperial court will not recognize it.
This sentence is set as an iron law, and the stone is a monument, standing in the courtyard of all the one-word Jiaozi pavement.
The descendants of the Hereafter shall not transgress.
I want to make all the outsiders who are worried about the word Jiaozi shop lose their minds.
The word Jiaozi shop can only belong to my big Song Dynasty. ”
Zhao Zhen's words were fluttering, but they were unquestionable.
Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, and Wang Zeng listened and their hearts were shaken.
Set a sentence as an iron law, and clearly tell future generations that it must not be transgressed.
It is enough to show that Zhao Zhen's attitude is very firm in the face of the problem of one-word Jiaozipu.
The only thing that surprised the three of them was that Zhao Zhen still didn't kill the killer after all.
just killed the Mu family who was with Xixia eyebrows.
let go of the Meng family and the Qian family.
Kou Ji did not open his mouth to refute, and Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian did not open their mouths to refute.
Perhaps in the hearts of the three of them, this is the best ending for the three families of Mu, Qian, and Meng.
The Qian and Meng families must be glad that they met a benevolent emperor.
Otherwise, the two of them will have to die with them.
The matter of the one-word Jiaozipu seems to have come to an end at this time.
But Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Wang Zeng, and Lu Yijian all knew in their hearts that this matter was not over.
The share of the shop was transferred from the hands of the merchants to the hands of the powerful.
Then the next struggle will be a pure struggle for the powerful.
The next struggle, perhaps even more intense than the previous one.
The greedy magnates will watch the Gao family eat alone?
How could the imperial court tolerate the Wei Wangfu and hold the two into one word Jiaozi shop?
The Wei Wangfu is the blood of the royal family, if they have a lot of money, then they still have to think about it?