Chapter 556: Potatoes and Corn
More than ten days later, the messenger of the Jurchens came to Bianliang City again from the distant Shangjing with the holy decree of Jin Taizong.
After arguing wildly for days and nights among the Jurchen magnates in Shangjing, they finally made a decision to accept all the conditions put forward by Gao Yang.
Jin Taizong took the initiative to issue an edict to remove his imperial title, proclaimed himself a vassal to the Emperor Song, and reduced the Jin State to the status of a vassal state. More than 50,000 horses were paid for war reparations with horses, which greatly alleviated Gaoyang's needs. In addition, it also returned to the Emperor and Song Dynasty the sixteen states of Yanyun and the states of Yunnei, which had been lost by the Central Plains Dynasty for nearly two hundred years.
When the news came out, the world shook!
This is a great victory that even Taizu and Taizong have not done in a century! Gao Yang's prestige has once again climbed to the top. The separatist forces in various places were panicked, and many people had already begun to send envoys to Bianliang City to express their sincerity.
For the Jurchens, there is no way to do this. Who put the Jurchens at a disadvantage now? This is really unable to fight, and there is no strength at hand to continue fighting. Once the victorious army of the Northern Expedition is victorious, it will inevitably be the end of the country.
Although those Jurchen magnates who disagreed, they all shouted in their mouths, "It's a big deal, and they went back to hunting with tiger water." But after enjoying this beautiful and prosperous world, who else would really want to go back to the deep mountains and old forests to live a hard life?
Not to mention these magnates, just those who are the most ordinary Jurchen people. Who doesn't have a felt tent of their own? Which one doesn't have a few Haizhen, Yahaizhen? What tent isn't full of good food and all sorts of good things to be robbed?
Everywhere they went, they were served by slaves of all races, and which one didn't have a large area of good land? How could this kind of good life be imagined in the deep mountains and old forests in the past? Not to mention the powerful ones?
Gao Yang's lion opened his mouth to make those Jurchen magnates angry, angry, roaring, and unwilling! But in the end, they can only choose to compromise. The reason is simple, they are reluctant to have all this now!
They don't have the strength in their hands now! After the death of Yan Zongwang and the defeat of Yan Zonghan, the Jurchens, who had lost most of their combat strength, no longer had the ability to fight on a large scale with the victorious army.
The vassals, who used to be as docile as dogs, are rebelling everywhere. If the Chang Shengjun had a large-scale Northern Expedition at this time, the Jurchens would have to really go back to hunting.
Although there is a lot to pay, there is still a lot left in the end. Anyway, it was all snatched by the Jurchens from the hands of the Liao, and they didn't really care too much. When the strength is restored in the future, it will inevitably be to go south again and get back an explanation!
What he has paid today, he will inevitably ask for it back in the future!
"I won't say anything else." Outside Bianliang City, Gao Yang, who looked indifferent, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, looked at Wanyan Xiyin, who was full of frustration and a depressed expression in front of him, and said in a cold voice, "All the cities must be preserved, and there are not a few people inside." If only I had known that you had taken the people captive and destroyed the cities as you left. Then I will treat you as if you are voluntarily giving up the peace negotiation. When the time comes, I will personally lead the army north to seek justice from you! ”
Wanyan Xiyin hung his head slightly, clenched his teeth, and his eyes were full of anger. Raising his head and looking at Gao Yang, he said sharply word by word, "King Yan!" You may be able to fool others, but you can't hide it from me! Even if we give you back everything and the city, you will one day still march north! ”
Gao Yang bent the corners of his mouth, clasped his hands in front of his chest, lowered his eyelids slightly, and said softly on his face, "Don't you also want to use the strategy of delaying the army?" Everyone is with each other. ”
Both sides want to go together. Gao Yang needs time to straighten out the interior and condense the strength to use. And the Jurchens also need time to recuperate and regain their strength in order to fight again. Now it's up to everyone to see who moves fast.
Obviously, Gaoyang's side is definitely faster!
Wanyan Xiyin, as a rare far-sighted person among the Jurchen clan, could see that there was still a gap between the two sides in Gao Yang's plans. It is clear that the Jurchens are falling behind. This made the wise man feel unacceptable.
"A lot of times a lot of things can't be stopped by one or two people. You are smart and able to see through things for what they are. But you don't have enough strength to just look at it like that. Gao Yang paused, glanced at Yan Xiyin with some pity, and then said, "This is the sorrow of smart people, right?" They know the outcome, but they are powerless to stop it. Do you feel hurt? ”
"Whew~~~" Wanyan Xiyin lowered his eyelids and let out a long sigh of relief. After a while, he looked at Gao Yang with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "He will compete on the battlefield every day!" King Yan, farewell! ”
Seeing Wanyan Xiyin and his party leave, Gao Yang pursed the corners of his mouth and shook his head gently. muttered, "What's the use of saying this?" ”
"Just let him go? He should be a very good opponent, right? Why not just address him here? Yuan asked in a puzzled voice.
"What do you want?" Gao Yang said angrily, "His current identity is an envoy, do you understand the envoy?" Besides, no matter how powerful he is, what's the use? I am an incomprehensible existence in this time and space! Do you need to worry about anyone? ”
"That's right." After answering the question, the origin continued to ask, "What are you going to do next?" ”
"What else can be done? Of course, it's a rearmament war. Gao Yang turned his horse's head and turned around and walked towards Bianliang City. "Raise the level here as much as possible, massively expand the army, and build basic road facilities." Prepare for large-scale operations in the future. ”
"Actually, I think that what restricts the army's projection power in this era is the basic transportation problem. Have you ever thought about how to solve it? "The origin asks a very important question.
"You're not wrong." Gao Yang smiled and said, "When I was a child, I read history books, why didn't the Central Plains Dynasty, which was very strong in all aspects, expand its territory as much as possible?" Why do you have to stick to the established territory all the time? Later, when I grew up, I realized that it was not that they didn't want to, but that they couldn't do it. ”
"The biggest constraint is that the logistics supply cannot be delivered." The origin continued, "Eat and drink." In this era of low production capacity, a full-time soldier who is sent to the front needs at least ten or more people to supply him. This is a fatal blow to the productivity of this era! ”
"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded and said, "That's the truth. The road is too far, and the logistical burden is too heavy. And the occupied places are of little use to the people of this era. It wouldn't be of much interest to anyone else. Just take care of the great rivers and mountains of the Central Plains. ”
"What are you going to do?" The origin asked curiously: "Don't tell me that you are going to build a railway in this era!" ”
"Why not?" Gao Yang said with a smile on his face.
"Please!" The origin said helplessly, "I won't mention any other difficulties, I'll just say one." ”
"What?" Gao Yang asked with a chuckle.
"Steel was a scarce resource in this era. Even if you overcome all the difficulties and really build the railway, how will the daily maintenance come about? The people around you are likely to strip all your rails overnight, carry them back and melt them into hoes! Yuan Dian said worriedly.
"I know what you say." Gao Yang nodded, agreeing with the original point's words. Take out a cigarette and light it. Looking up at the clear blue sky slightly, he said slowly, "This thing must be done." Otherwise, even if I occupy the entire area within the reach of the army while I am there. But when I leave, I'll have to give it all up in a few decades! And then there's the endless cycle that came before. ”
"So how are you going to solve the various problems? You know, this is a thousand-year-old civilization gap! It won't be that simple, how are you going to do it? Origin whispered.
"Where is there anything easy to do? If I'm just trying to earn energy points, I don't need to go through the hassle. Raise as many troops as possible, and kill people everywhere. Gao Yang's eyes flashed with determination, and he said in a deep voice, "I just don't want that kind of thousand-year reincarnation to be staged continuously. You must know that every performance is a terrifying reincarnation with endless blood and corpses! I'm going to put an end to all of this, at least in this plane. ”
"Well, do whatever you want." Origin said.
"Hmm." Gao Yang smiled and said, "The first thing that needs to be done is to increase productivity. Matter is the basis of all social activities. ”
"Buy daily necessities from modern time and space for them to use?" Origin asked.
Gao Yang rolled his eyes and said angrily, "What nonsense? With a population base of tens of millions, how can I raise it? I can only provide technical and technical support. The main thing is to rely on themselves. ”
"Food, first?" Origin said, "You can't bring good seeds." If it were to be nurtured from generation to generation, how many years would it take? ”
"Are you stupid? Where did all that information go? Gao Yang said in a tone of hatred that iron does not become steel, "Can I bring it here?" This is also the earth, and there are also some of them in modern time and space! You don't need anything else, just send someone on an atmospheric shuttle to the Americas to bring back corn and potatoes! ”
"Ahh The origin said in a tone of sudden realization: "I understand! This is an extremely high-yield grain. As long as large-scale planting is promoted, it will not be difficult to solve the problem of feeding tens of millions of people. ”
"When you're able to eat enough, you can start working." Gao Yang smiled, raised his eyebrows and said.
"That's a good idea." "I think it's a feasible solution." As long as the problem of food can be solved, then this country is almost invincible in this time and space. Wherever roads are built, the country will expand! ”
Gao Yang smiled and looked around, looking at Bianliang City, which had gradually recovered its former prosperity. His eyes moved lightly, and he whispered, "There's only so much I can do." ”r1152