The 800-mile rush of three border passes a day is also a situation that has never been encountered for the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty. The three-way army, almost at the same time, launched an attack on the Li Dynasty, and the situation was really a bit worrying and even frightening.

Since Li Qiande took power, the military strength of the Li Dynasty has been the strongest among the surrounding countries. In many cases, even the Great Song Dynasty, which was tense in the northwest, had to take pacification measures to ensure that the situation in the southwest was stable.

But now, because the Li Dynasty sent a few naval officers and soldiers to Qiongzhou to rob as pirates, such a war was triggered. The monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty couldn't figure it out anyway, where did the king of Qiongzhou of the Great Song Dynasty come from?

In the face of the current emergency situation, Li Qiande, who has always been strong, has to admit that the current situation is very unfavorable to the Li Dynasty. After a long time of opening the war, several cities of the Li Dynasty were surrendered to others. How does this make him feel as an emperor?

Thinking of this, Li Qiande immediately said: "Li You, didn't you tell me yesterday that the Great Song Army on Guangnan West Road was still busy suppressing bandits everywhere?" How is it that in one day, their army will capture my Lang Son City?

I gave so much silver to the Ministry of War every day, and let Er and others send fine works to the states of the Great Song Dynasty to inquire about the military situation. You're going to give me such a piece of information? How do you explain the current situation? Say? ”

Li You, the secretary of the military department who was questioned by Thunder, also felt very wronged. Regarding this Great Song Dynasty, it was a bit contrary to common sense to invade, and he really didn't expect it. But what he didn't expect was that he set up a detailed work, and he didn't find out any information.

Of course. If he knew that Zhao Xiaoxi had an intelligence force under him, which was far more elite than him, I believe he would not think so. At present, the intelligence network of Buyi Pavilion is also known to Zhao Xu of Bianliang City.

But even if Zhao Xu wanted to find out how many branches of the Cloth Pavilion were currently in the Great Song Dynasty, he couldn't do anything. Even royal agents, who investigate too much, will encounter unknown attackers and warn them.

It took almost a year. The war that was planned. How can it be so easy to detect! Now that the responsibility is on his head, overall, Li You is also very wronged. But who called him the secretary of the military department?

If it weren't for the joint intercession of other ministers, this military secretary who was born in the general's family. I'm afraid that he will also become a scapegoat for Li Qiande's anger. But the situation has reached this point. It is impossible for the Li Dynasty to sit still.

For this situation. Li Qiande naturally did not want to dictate the government, and he also began to try to mobilize his ministers, hoping to use the wisdom of the people. Able to respond to this crisis. After all, if you are not careful, Li Chao is afraid that she will lose the country!

At this time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's foolish opinion. In this war, I am afraid that the final problem will still lie with the king of Qiongzhou. As far as the ministers knew, the Great Song monarchs and ministers did not seem to know about the war.

Then can we send some envoys to lead some tribute to the former Great Song capital, so that the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty can order the suspension of this war. Even if it doesn't work, it can interfere with the advance of the war in the Great Song Dynasty. After all, the real enemy of the Great Song Dynasty is not us.

In addition, Wechen also suggested that an envoy could be sent to Chenla and Champa to send troops to help. After all, if we fail, they won't have a good time in the future, and they must unite to do it now. ”

After listening to the suggestion of the Ministry of Rites, Li Qiande naturally felt that something was wrong. First, he didn't have much of a good impression of the Great Song Dynasty, and secondly, in the past few years, the Li Dynasty has fought wars with Zhenla and Zhancheng on border issues.

In general, the relations between the Li dynasty and the surrounding countries were not good. At this time, let others help send troops to support, but I am afraid that there is not much hope. But he knew very well that, in the current situation, this was not the way to go, and it had to be tried.

And from the faces of these ministers, he can see to some extent that many ministers also approve of the methods proposed by the Ministry of Rites. quickly said: "Okay, Xu Aiqing, since this is the case, then I will bother you to have a good trip."

It is up to you to go to the Great Song Dynasty in person, and have a good relationship with the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is best to stop the undeclared invasion of the King of Qiongzhou. In addition, the servants of the Ministry of Rites were also sent to Zhenla and Zhancheng, and Xiao explained the seriousness of the matter with great righteousness.

If they are willing to agree to send troops, I can return some of the disputed territories to them. It's just that these things are the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Rites for the time being. What we have to do is to stop the encirclement of the three-way army.

According to the battle reports sent by the cities, I felt that the original plan would not change. It's just that around Thang Long City, all the Xiang armies are organized and trained into an army. In any case, the enemy must be kept out of the imperial city, have you all heard clearly? ”

When the Li Dynasty began to intensify its efforts to improve its response strategy, in the captured Li Dynasty city, groups of merchants with convoys came. These merchants, in various occupied cities, began to buy the so-called booty.

At the same time, civilian officials drawn from Qiongzhou and Ryukyu were assisted by the garrison troops. began to implement the decree formulated by the king of Qiongzhou, and it seemed that there was no concern at all about whether these cities would be recaptured by the Li Dynasty.

In the face of the resistance of some people in the city, these civilian officials transferred from various places were also very happy to hand them over to the city defense army for disposal. The young ones were directly treated as prisoners of war and rented to merchants who were in dire need of labor.

As for those who are old, the city defense army directly beheaded them for public display as collaborating with the enemy. And most of the people who really dared to resist were big families with their hearts set on the Li Dynasty. For ordinary people, they don't care who is in charge of their own affairs.

On the contrary, the first thing that these political officials dispatched by Cho Hyo-seok was when they arrived in the occupied areas. That is, the confiscated fields of officials and large families are rented to local people at very favorable prices.

It is only necessary to pay a certain amount of rented grain to the government every year, and the rest of the grain and farm tools are distributed free of charge by the government. This kind of good thing is naturally very welcome to these people who have been fortunate enough to be tenants for large households in the past.

And what they have to do is to change the household registration to the good people under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty. After this new household registration, they will also be protected by the city defense army. As for whether some people will say that they are traitors, these ordinary people do not pay attention.

In the words of these officials from the Great Song Dynasty, if you count up the dynasties, this is also the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty. And now, they are just recognizing their ancestors and returning to their ancestors, and there is no intention of betraying the country at all.

In a word, win over the common people living in poverty and suppress a very small number of rich people. This is the ruling system that Zhao Xiaoxi thought of when he invaded the Li Dynasty. As long as these people see the benefits, they will naturally support the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.

This practice of occupying a city and ruling a city allows the troops to fight on the front line. To a large extent, there is no need to worry about a crisis in the rear, and you can rest assured that you can boldly attack forward and slowly wipe out the army sent by the Li Dynasty.

As for the rule of the occupied territories, there were city guards and merchants who also wanted to make money to help with propaganda. A steady stream of materials was transported from the Li Dynasty, and a steady stream of materials were also transported in.

In short, war is both a bottomless pit of wealth and a battlefield for wealth to be earned. Even some officials and people in Qiongzhou feel that this battle should not be fought. Seeing the prisoners and supplies that kept coming, no one said anything.

With these slave-like captives, the manpower of the factories and mines in Qiongzhou is not as tight as before. Some of the roads that have been rebuilt have also become faster because of the increase in manpower.

And what the local government needs to do is to take care of these Li Dynasty prisoners who were rented to various construction sites. If they don't starve to death, it's up to the tenant to decide what else to do.

In addition, some young unmarried girls from ordinary families in the Li Dynasty also enjoy special preferential treatment at this moment. As long as they are willing to marry to Ryukyu or Qiongzhou, the whole family is eligible to relocate there.

And their husbands' families, in addition to giving a lot of dowry, the government will also give their families land that does not have to pay taxes. With such benefits, under the clever propaganda of businessmen, many people living in poverty choose to emigrate.

In order to put an end to the abduction and trafficking of women, Cho Hyo-seok also ordered the navy's transport ships and the government offices of the occupied areas. For such families who immigrated to Qiongzhou and Ryukyu, they must be signed by three parties before they can be released.

The three parties are naturally the merchants who accept the commission, the ordinary people who emigrate, and the newly appointed government of the administrative district. In this way, with this tripartite signing document, the families of these unmarried girls can take a boat to Zhao Xiaoxi's ruling area.

With these large numbers of unmarried women, appeared in the immigrant villages of the Ryukyus. Those old immigrants who have money in their pockets are naturally vying to marry. It even happened that on the same day in a village, there were ten couples getting married.

But even so, the people of the Li Dynasty who moved to Ryukyu were relocated. After seeing the conditions of the son-in-law's family, as well as the policies that immigrants can enjoy, they all feel that they are right to choose to take risks. Compared to the situation they used to live in, it is obviously countless times better.

With the entry of a large number of unmarried women into the Ryukyus, the officials in charge of the Ryukyus also knew that if someone got married, the population of the Ryukyus would continue to increase in the future. In this way, the Ryukyus may not have to worry about population shortage in the future.

Similarly, in the whole territory of Qiongzhou, there are many such things. Some people who don't want to settle down in the Ryukyus choose Qiongzhou, which is across the sea. They were also quite satisfied with the situation of their son-in-law's family provided by the businessman.

In this way, the population under Zhao Xiaoxi's rule also continued to expand with the development of the war. In Cho's view, population is the real money-making project of the war, and this money-making is permanent.

As for whether Li Chao will let him be completely emptied because of this. Zhao Xiaoxi feels that there is no need to worry at all, not everyone is willing to leave their hometown these days. The removal of some people would also make it easier for the newly occupied government to govern.

When this place is developed, people will continue to migrate from the interior. After moving back and forth like this, who will remember in the future that this was once the territory of the Li Dynasty? (To be continued......)