Chapter 771: If he doesn't submit, I'm welcome
Because he helped the unfortunate Champa country and provoked the dignity and prestige of the Chinese Empire. Of course, this can only be regarded as an obvious reason, but the real reason is that this son wants to take the entire Indochina Peninsula, this fertile and rich land, will definitely become a big granary of the Chinese Empire.
In addition, the construction of a railway has also begun in the land of Cochin, and it is heading towards the county of Xuli after crossing the mountains and mountains, and it is expected that it will be able to reach Ba County in the following year. The other railway, on the other hand, runs northeast along the coast. Now, it has been repaired to the Leizhou Peninsula, and if you want to build it to Guangzhou, I am afraid it will take more than a year.
Unfortunately, steam locomotives were too large to be transported by ship or land. You can only wait for the railway to be built to Bashu or Guanzhong. Because at present, only two steam locomotive factories have been set up, one in Chang'an and one in Bashu. Although it was previously planned to be established in Cochin, in the south, it was decided to produce steam engines and steam locomotives only in these two places for the time being.
Spring is coming, migratory birds have begun to return, the snow in the distant mountains has not faded, and the plants inside and outside Chang'an City have pulled out tender green shoots. The streets and roads are full of children playing, and inside and outside the city, there are hurried passers-by and business travelers.
The train station outside the city is bustling with activity, and there are even smart merchants who have rented shops next to the train station early to sell food or some urgently needed goods, and some have turned them into hotels for the convenience of people. Some people have rented a lot of buildings as warehouses to facilitate freight, and the railway station has now formed a huge bazaar, and the huge flow of people every day makes everyone who has seen it can't help but secretly slap their tongues.
Although the profit of the train is not large, it can not only be self-financed, but also can gradually make up for the deficit of the early road construction, in this era, at this time, train transportation, is definitely a profitable business, so in later generations, most of the Western barbarian countries are private companies to build railways, waiting to collect money.
In terms of the economy of the Chinese Empire, the Central Plains and the surrounding countries have been left far behind, whether it is the silk, porcelain, glassware, cloth, or even the currency of the Chinese Empire, all of which are the hottest things in the surrounding countries.
Even, the new coins issued by the Chinese Empire nowadays, in the neighboring countries, a half-through silver coin can be exchanged for the same weight of gold. In addition, the large-scale dumping of cloth and porcelain in the Chinese Empire has made people of insight in the surrounding countries faintly aware of a certain crisis, but they can't say a reason.
After all, the economics of this era has not yet formed a systematic doctrine, and these ancients don't understand what dumping is and what plundering is. And the countries not only have no hatred for Huaxia, but more gratitude and gratitude. After all, for them, they can't get these good things out of their own, and if the Huaxia Empire can buy them for them, it is already the benevolence of the suzerain, otherwise, even the kings and nobles of their countries don't want to enjoy these good things.
There was news from the Sulphur Islands, Li Zitong was really capable, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses he led had almost leveled the Sulphur Islands and wiped out all the old forces and tribes. With a population of nearly 400,000 people, after more than a year of operation, Li Zitong has taken root in this sulfur island.
However, because this guy has always liked to use force to speak, whether it is the aborigines of the archipelago or the ordinary people who were forced to migrate by him, and even the soldiers under his command, there are many disgruntled people.
But the problem is that they all have to succumb to his obscenity, after all, this guy still has skills, and now, the fine work we sent in the past has finally begun to play a role, a large amount of information has been sent back, and the other is that they are carefully provoking the dissatisfaction of those people and soldiers with Li Zitong and his ironcore.
Nowadays, the navy of the Chinese Empire is getting stronger and stronger, and at present, there are more than 10 500-ton warships in the Nanyang Fleet, three more 700-ton warships, and one 1,000-ton warship has been launched into the sea. In addition, there are many auxiliary warships, supply ships, etc., which are large and small, and there are more than 100 ships.
The number of naval divisions alone has reached 70,000, and these warships are enough to transport more than two armies to a distance of 10,000 miles. And that's not even counting the Coast Guard, as well as the semi-official expedition fleets.
In addition, the large island of Australia has been explored, and it is reported that in addition to some short and frustrated natives, there are many strange animals, such as huge mice with bags on their bellies, or small animals that only stay in the trees, lazy and stupid.
Needless to say, these must be kangaroos and koalas, but I have heard good news about the discovery of such and such an island again and again, and now, this son has gone from being excited to hear a good news in the past, to being insensitive. Well, as the saying goes, rare things are expensive, and nowadays, it's too common.
"How? Xiao Milling, does this guy have any reply? Sitting on the couch, sipping fragrant tea, glancing at the civil and military forces in the hall, I opened my mouth to ask.
"I haven't received a reply from Liang Guoxiao yet, it seems that he plans to use a procrastination trick, how long can it be delayed, maybe it can be dragged out of a new future." Ma Zhou said sarcastically.
"He's fearless, isn't he? Or he thinks that my Huaxia is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and I can't concentrate on dealing with him, so Yu Crisp is so perfunctory. Yang Gongren muttered very dissatisfied.
"No matter what, we can't let him continue to drag on, Your Majesty, we should get rid of Xiao Mo earlier, not only to expand the territory, but also to make him have no worries when our army enters Wang Shichong."
"If you use the army, it will cost a lot, and maybe you will force Xiao Mo to surrender to Wang Shichong."
"General Zong's garrison is in Zigui, if His Majesty's will arrives, the army will go down the river, and within three or five days, it will be able to reach Jiangling, just Liang State, what ability can compete with my Huaxia?"
The ministers of civil and military affairs squatted together and shouted noisily, and did not come up with a unified opinion on whether to fight or not. Ben Gongzi is also a little worried, to be honest, I hope not to use the strength of a single soldier to take over the territory of Liang State, in this way, my Chinese Empire will form a four-bread clamp for Wang Shichong in Heluo, making it difficult to take care of the beginning.
But the problem is that judging from the letter from Tang Jian, who went to Liang State to persuade Xiao Mo to surrender during this time, this guy neither agreed nor objected, but dragged it out there, which is really annoying.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to use troops." At this time, Wei Yunqi stood up, cleared his throat, and bowed to me.
"Why did you say that?"
"Your Majesty, the reason why Xiao Mo dared to delay was because he expected His Majesty to want to take the Central Plains and the land of Heluo. If the land of Jingxiang is based on the Liang State is extremely important, if Jingxiang is obtained, Wang Shichong can be surrounded on all sides, and if Jingxiang is still under Xiao Milling, it will definitely divide the strength of the court......"
Wei Yunqi spoke eloquently in the hall, analyzing the pros and cons of using troops and not using troops for the ministers of civil and military affairs present. Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, the two brothers, also squatted here and shook their heads, and their eyebrows danced.
Li Shimin has now been thrown into the General Staff Headquarters, while Li Jiancheng has been thrown into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When they are familiar with the workflow of the Huaxia Empire, they will arrange work according to their strengths.
Li Shimin will definitely become the commander of the first army in the future, as for Li Jiancheng, he is still in civil governance, and his martial arts are definitely at the level.
Wei Yunqi's analysis is very organized, indeed, if Xiao Mo does not get rid of this goods, when we enter the land of Heluo, it will inevitably attract our attention, and at the same time, it will also thin our troops.
"Qing's words are very reasonable, since he Xiao Mo is unwilling to submit, then I am not welcome." After Wei Yun finished speaking, Ben Gongzi made a conclusion.
"Du Qing, how is the communication with the ministers of the Liang Kingdom?" My eyes fell on Du Ruhui's body.
"Your Majesty, the king of Dongping is loyal to Xiao Miao, and it is difficult to speak. A few days ago, Dong Jingluo, the younger brother of Da Sima Dong Jingzhen, was dissatisfied with Xiao Milling and plotted to cause chaos, and was killed by Xiao Mill because of the incident. And the great Sima Dong Jingzhen was stationed in Changsha. Just a few days ago, Xiao Mo wrote a letter to pardon him and wanted to return him to Jiangling. Dong Jingzhen was afraid of his repetition and hesitated. ”
"According to the information sent back, if our Huaxia Revival Army recruits Xiao Miao, Dong Jingzhen will have at least eighty percent chance of surrendering to the court. In addition, Xiao Mill has a generous temperament on the outside but suspicion in his heart, and he is jealous of those who have already won it, so Wu Leichen under his command is suspicious and afraid, and the group discussion is ......"
Xiao Milling is not even a gentleman of the Guardianship, and he is afraid that his eyes are not much bigger than the butt of a chicken, he is jealous of his ability, and he is often suspicious of ghosts, which makes his subordinate martial arts have different ambitions. At this time, coupled with the fact that the great Sima Dong Jingzhen was killed because of his brother, he knew that Xiao Miao, a vicious person, would not really pardon himself.
At this time, it is not difficult to send troops and take advantage of the prestige of the court army to surrender Dong Jingzhen.
"Since Qing and others also feel that sending troops is the best, then, I decided to send troops to Jingxiang, and ordered Shuzhong, the 21st Army and the 24th Army, and the Yangtze River Naval Division to move to Badong under the command of General Zong, and at the beginning of next month, march to Jiangling, and I will give General Zong three months, and within three months, Jiangling must be captured. In addition, tell Feng Ang and Huang Fuyi to let Feng Ang be the commander and lead two armies from south to north, directly approaching Changsha, then if Dong Jingzhen is obedient, then use force to seize it...... Tell General Qu Tu and Du Fuwei that I must guard Jiangnan well, and we must not give Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong any opportunity to take advantage of. ”
"Promise" all the civil and military officers saluted together and responded loudly.