Chapter 674: Military Alliance
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Looking at this matter from Chen Yuan's point of view, he felt that although the current martial artists began to rise, they were far from reaching the level where they could challenge the status of scholars. www.biquge.info Of course, if the warriors speak with the knives in their hands, then the matter is a different picture, and that way is absolutely undesirable, first of all, the Great Song Dynasty needs warriors, and at the same time, scholars are also needed. What needs to be changed is only the current situation in which scholars dominate the court, not to drive them out of the court. Also, if the warriors use the sword, the most seriously injured must be the Li people of the Great Song Dynasty.
The reason why Renzong had this idea has a lot to do with his surname. He was a kind man and could not see what others had to do for him. After getting along with the sergeants for such a period of time, watching the soldiers die on the battlefield one by one for their own country, Renzong felt a little guilty about his previous attitude towards these warriors.
Therefore, he wants to make up for these warriors, not only to support the problem of the military academy, but even to give more.
If Renzong fully supports it, there is no problem with this. The key is that his father-in-law is sometimes hot for three minutes. On the battlefield, he felt so much, and when he returned to the court, he would feel that it was still easy for those scholars to use, after all, the warriors had not dealt with state affairs for a long time.
At that time, he snubbed Di Qing, but he made Di Qing miserable.
Chen Yuan didn't say anything to stop Renzong, because it was very unwise to discourage Renzong's enthusiasm now, even if Di Qing couldn't get along in the court in the future, if he had his own help him, it would not be a problem to return the whole body, at least he could guarantee that he would not be forced to die. Now let Di Qing, a warrior, explore the way for all the generals.
Renzong said: "Now that the envoys of many vassal states and the envoys of friendly countries are here, Shimei, I want Wen Yanbo and Di Qing to go and negotiate with them first, especially the countries connected to our territory, and we must solve some possible contradictions at the negotiating table in the future." ”
It's a good idea, but it's a bit unrealistic. Since the two countries are bordering, there will always be contradictions. If you want to keep the other party from contradicting yourself, the only way is to make the power of the two people disparity, and when you propose a solution, as long as you don't force him to die, he won't resist.
Chen Yuan stepped forward and said: "Long live, regarding the affairs of the Xilan Kingdom, the minister has already thought about it, and in this regard, those vassal states also need to come forward, the minister means that he will take advantage of the opportunity of our Great Song Dynasty to defeat the Liao State and sign an agreement with these vassal states to establish a military alliance circle centered on the Great Song Dynasty, and when any country in this circle is invaded by the enemy, all member states must help each other." ”
Renzong listened with interest: "Oh, you say be more detailed. ”
Chen Yuan's approach can be said to be an application of the practice of those great powers forming two [***] battalions during the world war, first of all, the economy should open their own markets to each other, and each other's goods can flow freely to any member country.
Secondly, in the political alliance, the conflicts between the member states were left to everyone to judge, and the abbots of the Song Dynasty were not allowed to interact with each other to resolve them by force. In the case of internal conflicts, such as national uprisings, other states are not allowed to intervene unless an external force intervenes.
There is also a military alliance, once a country is invaded by a foreign power, then all member states are obliged to provide all necessary assistance to that country, including direct military contributions.
Unlike in the past, when the great powers formed camps with each other and provoked two world wars, this time there was only one force, and the most powerful of this force was the Great Song Dynasty. The establishment of the alliance will mean that the Song Dynasty can be the one who makes the rules in the world, and when Europe has not yet risen, the East will first become an external whole, which is enough to ensure the long-lasting status of the Great Song Dynasty in the next few hundred years, or even thousands of years.
Trying to get vassal states and friends to join this alliance requires a certain amount of skill, inducement, deterrence, military pressure, and flexibility, which is definitely not an easy task. However, the timing is indeed very good now, first of all, the Great Song Dynasty has just won the victory of the Song-Liao War, and the military power of the Song Dynasty is at its peak.
In addition, the affairs of the fine orchid country happened to be an opportunity. This is a battle that must be won by the Great Song Dynasty, those Westerners came from afar, as long as the Song Dynasty said a word, the Three Buddhas who were in the middle of the war could beat those people with a little free hand.
This battle was named after the Song army, and the Song Dynasty sailors sent some warships, and the main combat tasks were done by Hu Yanqing. Let the Asan provide a base to go to sea, and the vassal countries that are willing to participate can send a ship.
I believe that no one will refuse such a thing that can please without effort. This is the first beginning, then the military alliance is easy to form.
Renzong listened very much, no emperor didn't want to make himself an unprecedented emperor, and no emperor didn't want his country to be admired by future generations.
"Shimei, if you can do this well, you can ensure the peace of my Great Song border for a hundred years."
"It's not that easy, long live, it's easy to let them join, but it's not that simple to make them listen to Da Song willingly. There must be some people with different ambitions who will make some small moves, and we may have to fight a few battles to make a difference. ”
"Hit when you should. After the battle of Zhongjing was defeated, I thought about going back. ”
Chen Yuan said: "Long live is the king of a country, you really shouldn't leave Bianjing for too long, now that the overall situation here has been decided, just leave the rest to Weichen to do." ”
Renzong nodded: "By the way, if that Ning Ge'er wants to stay, let him stay, a huge country, if you are afraid of a child, it will make people laugh." ”
Renzong finally decided to let Ning Ge'er go the way he wanted, which was a kind of kindness and a kind of domineering. Compared with Taizu Taizong, who imprisoned those opponents who were defeated by himself in the capital, this is the embodiment of the real king, fearless and fearless.
He dared to face any challenge, whether it was now or in the future, Renzong believed that the Song Dynasty could solve it, and his successor would definitely be able to suppress Brother Naning.
Chen Yuan felt that Renzong had also changed a lot compared to before, whether he had changed Renzong, or whether Renzong gave Chen Yuan a stage so that he could realize one wish after another, no one seemed to be able to say clearly.
In mid-July, the former Liao dependencies outside the capital were basically stationed with officials from the Song Dynasty.
The Liao people retreated before they recruited soldiers on a large scale, which led to many young and middle-aged Liao people hiding weapons in their hands and homes. These Liao people originally paid attention, if the Song people didn't give them a way to live, then they would fight one and count one as one.
However, the Song Dynasty has been preparing for the destruction of Liao for several years, and after the fight, it has been very steady step by step. First of all, the soldiers were stationed in some of the cities, and in the villages, there were local squires of good who organized the villagers to maintain law and order.
Then the officials appointed by the Song Dynasty were in place one after another. For these former Liao cities, the Song Dynasty appointed officials also adopted the measure of two plus one. That is to say, if a county needs thirty officials, twenty of them are appointed from the Great Song Dynasty, and the local people have relatively promoted some qualified and prestigious locals who originally lived in this place.
This makes the resistance seem much weaker. Those powerful people wisely chose to cooperate with Song Jun when their interests would not be greatly infringed, and they could even get more because of the arrival of Song Jun.
Finally, there is the entry of those merchants. The profits brought by those merchants during the war were very considerable, and Chen Yuan's bank allowed them to overdraft a certain amount of capital, which ensured that they had enough ability to coax the big cake that was beaten down by the Song army. This also ensured that the Liao people, who had just experienced the war, were not harmed more.
At this time, the common people of the Liao State finally went to the yamen of the Song army and handed over their bows and arrows, swords and guns.
In late July, when the situation outside had been settled, the Liao people in Zhongjing City also received the news from those villagers outside the city, knowing that the Song army had not done that kind of thing to kill everything, and they were a lot more relieved at the moment.
The general defending the city was even a little impatient to wait, and sent people out three times a day to ask when the Song army could enter the city.
Wen Yanbo's army was ready to enter the city, and under the envious eyes of several other soldiers and horses, they were stationed outside Zhongjing City, and inside were the big families of the Liao State who had already set up incense cases and waited for the Song army to show their loyalty after entering.
The city gate was also wide open, just waiting for Renzong's order, and they lined up to walk in.
Wen Yanbo had a smile on his face, this time he really gained a lot, he already knew that Renzong asked him to take charge of the Privy Council, which was a heavy burden, which meant that he Wen Yanbo was also among the top ministers of the imperial court.
"Congratulations to Lord Wen, this time I went back to Lord Wen to be promoted, and I must ask for a glass of water and wine to drink."
Wen Yanbo was in a very good mood when he heard Chen Yuan congratulating him, and he forgot about the unhappiness between the two of them. Even though he was really proud in his heart, he still said: "Brother Chen doesn't have to be polite, when Brother Chen finishes handling the matter here and returns to Bianjing, I will personally come to the banquet to invite the master of the horse." It's just that this time the emperor entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, and I really don't have any confidence in my heart, and I am afraid that if I don't do well, I will lose my grace. ”
Song Qi on the side said: "What Lord Wen said is extremely true, this Privy Council is in charge of the foreign policy of the imperial court, and the emperor let Lord Wen and General Di Qing partner together, which is a good thing, the emperor's meaning is very clear, and in the future, our Great Song Dynasty's foreign national policy will be a combination of strength and softness." ”
Wen Yanbo's eyes glanced at Di Qing, to be honest, if he was a little dissatisfied with the whole thing, it was that Renzong asked him to deal with state affairs with a martial artist. There is no problem with letting him fight with the martial arts, but how can those martial artists understand this national event?
This unpleasantness flashed right away.
Fan Chunyou next to him said: "Lord Wen, let me tell you a piece of news first, the king of Equestria has prepared a letter of state, and he is going to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty." This may be the first thing that Lord Wen will deal with after taking office. ”
Wen Yanbo looked at Chen Yuan when he heard about Tsushima, and he knew very well in his heart that the emperor of Tsushima was here. Isn't it that Chen Shimei's uneven situation needs Da Song to come forward? Okay, Master Wen is in a good mood now, he can say anything, if Chen Shimei really has any difficulties, just help him.
(To be continued)