Chapter 484: To Each His Own Calculation
The Song Dynasty would impose an economic blockade, and anyone with common sense would know this. Chao Gai's early order to sell off all kinds of industries is the best proof of this. It's just that he used this dirty method to make him scoff a little.
Chaojiazhuang has a huge base and is fearless!
As if the two countries had started a trade war, Chaojiazhuang announced through various contact points that it was forbidden for any individual or caravan to trade with the state capital under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, including cattle and sheep and other livestock, excellent sake, liquor, sugar, clothing and dozens of other goods.
It was no longer sold to the areas under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, and the dumping direction was transferred to Hedong, Huaixi, Jiangnan and other strongmen to occupy the territory, and the three strongmen and powerful people had intimate and friendly meetings, and reached an agreement to start trade.
When this news came out, the world suddenly realized how terrible Chaojiazhuang was. Those popular commodities that sell well everywhere and are familiar are all produced by Chaojiazhuang, as long as they are completely banned and the industrial chain is interrupted, it will cause a recession to the state economy. At least several thousand people are unemployed.
This is a huge shock to the local area.
With both sides hurting each other, the blockade was shortened for a month or two. The people of Bianliang City and its surrounding areas, the officials found that the quality of the wine bought in the restaurant had deteriorated, it tasted like horse urine, and the spicy taste of various dishes had also changed. The supply of beautiful clothes, shoes and socks in the shops was cut off, and even more than a dozen kinds of snacks were not sold, and the quality of the farming tools deteriorated......
There's a lot of stuff like that, and it's all about people. It brings inconvenience to life, and I can't adapt to it in a short time, and I have a lot of complaints. Together with those who were unemployed, they were quite dissatisfied with the imperial court's ban on commerce.
Look at Hedong, Jiangnan, Huaixi, caravans come and go, transporting a large amount of cloth and grain to Jeju in exchange for fine wine, all kinds of clothing and so on. The trade between the two sides was quite popular with the people, and the caravans increased dramatically.
There were three rebel armies that supported it for profit.
This blockade strategy of the Song Dynasty to mobilize state capitals was essentially tantamount to fart.
Some greedy businessmen took the initiative to go to Jeju privately to smuggle money. The government turned a blind eye to this kind of thing and loved to ignore it. It's just that the underwear and socks in the palace are gone, so they can only be imitated......
Song Huizong and those traitorous ministers were embarrassed to lift the regulations, so they could only acquiesce in the formation of this kind of smugglers. Although it was explicitly prohibited, there was a lot of food and supplies.
It means that the blockade is strangled and completely declared a failure.
The failure of the imperial court's strategy does not mean that this matter is over!
While counterattacking the blockade, the Chao family army launched counterattacks one after another.
The diplomatic leader Xiao Whirlwind Chai Jin and the introduction envoy Feng Xi and other important figures led a team to Hedong, Jiangnan, Huaixi and other places to congratulate the three grassroots kings on the founding of the country. Publicly admit their identities as Emperor Jin, Emperor Wu, and King of Chu.
The impact of this move is terrible!
People from all over the country have talked about the rising Jin State, Wu State, and Chu State.
Huaixi Wang Qing felt that he was always a head shorter than others. After leading the army to occupy the land of Wuzhou, he announced that he was promoted to the emperor of Chu, and the harem accepted more than ten concubines. Set up the imperial court, seal the privy envoy, the former lieutenant of the palace, etc.
The system that the Song Dynasty had, the Chu State did not fall behind.
The three grassroots courts of Jin, Wu, and Chu were very happy that Jeju Chao Gai took the initiative to congratulate the official to admit this matter, and even Fang La, who had a little brain, was very enthusiastic and personally received and entertained the envoys.
After vaguely knowing the truth about Liangshan, he stopped the loss in time and decisively chose to cooperate. Selling a large amount of illicit salt on the occupied territory allows the people to eat the best and cheapest sea salt, which is very conducive to stabilizing the situation.
In short, the diplomatic corps used diplomatic means to reciprocate the favor from the three parties, such as the trade between countries, and vigorously supported it. There are faintly three directions in the north, west and south to surround Bianliang City, forming an anti-blockade trend.
Then Chao Jiajun followed up with a strategy to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle!
But people who can't survive or are treated unfairly can come to Shandong, and Chaojiazhuang will give them refuge. For this reason, Chaojiazhuang is full of restaurants all over the place, and the shops have become eyeliner. An army of 100,000 is ready to go.
As long as the government dares to stop it, it will immediately usher in a catastrophe!
After this set of combination punches, Chao Gai stopped and did not magnify the move. If you really continue to carry out assassinations, kidnappings and other unconventional methods. If the Song Dynasty is brought down at once, who will consume the three thieves? Or if Song Huizong is really forced to be in a hurry, it is also very bad for the Western Army to be transferred from the border.
The time is not ripe, and it can only be done in moderation.
Rao is like this, and it is enough for Song Huizong and Zhao Ji to have a headache for a while.
Indeed, the three rebel armies faintly formed a military alliance to contend with the imperial court. Fighting on three fronts, the huge Song Dynasty was also a little unbearable.
The imperial army relied on favorable terrain to fight the traitors, but won few victories and lost more. However, those corrupt officials exploited the people by raising food and grass in the back. The territory of the Great Song Dynasty was turbulent, and there were many uprisings, robberies and other phenomena.
Even the special envoys of the overseas Japanese countries ran back to China as if they had fled after a large purchase.
It is conceivable that the internal situation of the Song Dynasty was chaotic.
Heroes and strongmen have sprung up in the green forest, and the number is staggering. Those who responded to Tianhu in Hedong, those who defected to Wang Qing in Huaixi, or those who were incorporated by Jiangnan La, can be called a gathering of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods.
For example, Wang Shan, a thief in Hedong, Yang Jin, a hornless cow, and Zhang Di in Hebei were either instigated by Tian Hu, or forced by the imperial court to gather hundreds of thousands of people, attack the grain routes of the officials and soldiers or rush into the battlefield to stir up the situation, which made the officials and soldiers annoyed.
Zhong Xiang around Jinghu Dongting Lake, Yang Qi, a young hero, led the army to kill officials and rebelled. There are many strongman gangs in Jiangsu, Zhejiang Road, Fujian Road and other places. The number of people varies, and there is no purpose in plundering, or there is a purpose in taking refuge.
The most powerful is the offshore area of Fujian Road, where tens of thousands of pirates have emerged. What do you call yourself Somali pirates, Ali Baba pirates. Not only landed and plundered the docks and government offices, but also invaded Qiongzhou and Ryukyu on a large scale.
Bandits were everywhere, and the imperial court could only order to defend them, and they were powerless to rescue them. Although the situation gradually stabilized, major wars broke out everywhere in the Great Song Dynasty.
As the saying goes, prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people?
In the era of war and chaos, only the people suffer. Coupled with the continuous flow of refugees, people are panicked, and the elderly, weak, women and children are crying.
A good court is full of smoke, stormy and stormy, but the country is corrupt. Everywhere there were peasant uprisings and raids.
Everywhere is told, the ups and downs of the Great Song Dynasty!
These robbers came out because of the chaos in the world and in order to fight the autumn wind.
Chao Gai knows that there are also many people who have such dark hearts in later generations, not to mention that there are many ambitious people in ancient times, who know that the situation will be so bad but they can't do anything. But they did everything they could to send out the Einsatzgruppen.
That kind of evildoer, assassination!
And those who have value worth winning over, secret agents are under their command.
We will help the people as much as possible, accept refugees, and reduce the occurrence of tragedies.
As the Skynet personnel everywhere led public opinion to publicize, how the Song Dynasty oppressed and exploited the people, and even waved a butcher's knife. The first is to call on the heroes of the green forest to confront the government, and the second is to encourage the people to take up arms and gather spontaneously.
At first, there was an interception by the government, but then it was met by a horde of iron horsemen. Even the city in which it is located will be quickly conquered, and the goods will be looted. Even the people who are willing to take refuge will be coerced back to Jeju.
The people moved with their families, and there was no longer any government that dared to stop them.
This situation could not be controlled at all, but was used by the Song Dynasty.
Tong Guan of the imperial court, a traitorous minister led by Gao Yu, failed to make a plan and made another plan, and secretly encouraged the people to go to Jeju Island to live. Even if they don't want to go, they will be forced to go, and the government will give out rations and escort them along the way.
Relying on crowd tactics to bring Jeju down alive.
This poisonous plan was supported by Song Huizong, who turned a blind eye to it.
The imperial court was indeed vicious enough, focusing on the migration of the people in the northwest and south of the Yangtze River. It can not only drag down Chao Gai, but also affect the three major Kou.
It's a multi-ploy!
It also indicates that a mighty migration has begun.
If someone can fly in the sky and look down, they will see a shocking scene. Centered on Jeju in Shandong, there are people who migrate from all directions. The number is so large and the density is so great that it is at least 100,000.
Didn't you Chao Gai buy a lot of supplies and have a lot of money? One million people are not enough, then two million, three million or even more, anyway, there are people in the Song Dynasty. Let's see how many supplies Jeju has to consume.
For three or four months, at least millions of people flocked to Jeju, Shandong. Many traitorous ministers, including Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, looked forward to the lack of food and cause turmoil, and did not send a single soldier to defeat.
Actually, this is a very good idea, but it is still the same sentence. After the Amos Chao army expanded its territory overseas, it was too late for this trick.
On the contrary, Chao Gai smiled from ear to ear, thank you!
Although it is indeed a challenge to bring so many people in, it is possible to have the assistance of Zhang Shuye and Chen Wenzhao to settle the people and coordinate in an orderly manner.
One of these two chose to take refuge after learning that the overseas Japanese country was occupied. The other was intercepted in the middle of his departure and persuaded to join.
Chaojiazhuang has recruited enough talents to settle the people, busy but not chaotic. The three fleets were at full speed, transporting these civilians to the island for resettlement. Millions of immigration programs can be completed ahead of schedule.
At best, they consume more food and are busy.
The benefits were clear, with millions of Han Chinese added to the island's territories and fertile plains, and the island's control was strengthened. At most, in a year or two, it will be able to provide a large amount of grain and grass for the army.
Preparations have even been made for immigration to Goryeo.
Another advantage is that there are a large number of young and strong, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers after careful selection. In addition, there were more than 200,000 soldiers in the army during this time.
Divisions and regiments were formed, and not only the existing corps were replenished, but two new infantry corps, the Praetorian Guard and the Bloody Army, were newly established. Brave veterans served as officers, and after special training, they arrived in Goryeo one after another.
The Chao family army developed rapidly with the assistance of the Song Dynasty.
But Song Huizong and many traitors were waiting to see the excitement, and they didn't know all this. Thinking that Chao Gai was doomed, he shifted his energy to the current situation.