Chapter 154: The Peace of the Counties

Of course, there are many reasons for the failure, such as the Western Xia has always been at odds with Tibet, such as not sending special personnel to lobby the Liao State, etc., and objectively there are serious natural disasters in the past two years, and the national strength has been weakened. That's the way it is, if you become a lot, you have more points, and if you lose, you have more points of defeat. Beating can turn into forbearance. So it's all about success or failure!

In any case, now it is the loser who sits in this position. Li Qianshun looked at Ouyang for a long time before sighing, "I didn't expect Lord Ou to be so young. Now that there is such a future, in time, I am afraid that there will be no place for us to live. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment, in fact, there is more money below. I really don't know anything about fighting. Ouyang said politely: "But Your Majesty has heard of the virtuous name a little, diligent and loving the people, rectifying the governance of officials, reducing taxes, paying attention to agriculture and mulberry, and building water conservancy." ”

"If it weren't for the construction of water conservancy and the emphasis on agriculture and animal husbandry, I am afraid we would not have reached the end of today." Li Qianshun understood that his biggest mistake was that when he changed from herding to farming, he still adopted the method of all-people warfare that the nomads had always used. The soldiers were too dependent on the imperial court for supplies.

Ouyang Dao: "People are all looking good, from the original living tent to living in the house now, they used to only eat meat, but now there are vegetables, food and commodities. Do you insist on nomadism in order to win battles all the time? Besides, if there is no transformation, cold forging armor, where does the Western Xia Sword come from? His Majesty seems to be too remorseful. ”

"There is a Chinese saying that thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. During the Tang Dynasty, our party and Tuyuhun united to resist the destruction of Tubo, and then attached themselves to the Central Plains to become strong, pursued and attacked Tubo, and also swallowed land and seized cities in the Central Plains. I didn't think about it the other way around, and Tubo and the Central Plains opposed the erosion of our party. Li Qianshun, who was in his thirties, spoke as if he was fifty years old, and cheered up and said: "Lord Ou probably already knows the difficult situation of our party members now, and I will not hide it from you. ”

"Yes, I do." Ouyang asked, "How did Your Majesty think about it?" ”

"I mean to give up the spirit and be happy with the Song army forever. The Song Dynasty immediately withdrew the Song army in Xingqing Mansion and Tianwei County, and paid 1,000 stone of grain and grass. ”

Ouyang took out another map: "Your Majesty, what you mean below is that from Lingzhou to Guazhou, this line is wanted below." ”

Li Qianshun said with a gloomy face: "Lord Ou, this is taking advantage of the fire to rob. ”

"Actually, I feel that Your Majesty is still a good deal." Ouyang spread out the map and said: "First of all, Western Xia will no longer border Tubo, which means that Your Majesty has one less enemy. Secondly, this area is to make an industrial area, which is quite conducive to the prosperity of the Western Xia frontier. Moreover, the Song Dynasty could open up the Silk Road, and it would inevitably no longer use troops against the Western Xia. ”

Liangzhou controls half of the Hexi Corridor and is a place for horse breeding. And melon and Shazhou are agricultural states, and these two pieces of meat are Li Qianshun's heart. Li Qianshun was a little angry and said, "Will Lord Ou feel that his appetite is too big?" ”

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for speaking out. In the current form, these places can also be taken by myself in the Great Song Dynasty. I can't bear to see the lives ruined. Moreover, even if the Song army did not take it, the Tubo in the west would be eyeing the tiger, and the Liao State would be heavily armed in the northeast. Even if the Song army remained still, these places would no longer be Western Xia. Ouyang said: "Selling other people's things has always been where our businessmen's profits lie. Your Majesty sees that once there is a military ration replenishment, he will go to Xingqing and worry about the future. Your Majesty can easily expel the invading army of Liao. The Xuanhua Mansion occupied by Tubo can ensure that it will no longer send troops to harass. ”

"......" Li Qianshun did not speak.

Ouyang thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, if you fall behind, you will be beaten, this is an ironclad fact. In the past few years, the Great Song Dynasty has abolished the flower and stone gang, re-supported the people's livelihood, and reused young and talented generals. Firearms replaced swords as primary weapons. Your Majesty must know that there is only one route on Qinfeng Road this time, and there are only twenty states to support the logistics of this road, even if Your Majesty defeats this batch, as long as the imperial court is willing, another batch can be sent immediately. With a population of 50 million, the annual income and profit of 30,000 yuan are 30,000. If it were me, I would definitely learn Dali. Not only can it be subsidized from the Song Dynasty every year, but there is no need to raise soldiers, and it can take a great advantage of the Song trade. And Song never had the idea of annexing Dali. It has always been a country of brothers. Therefore, His Majesty does not have to worry that Song will annex Western Xia after it becomes strong. ”

Ouyang's words are metaphors, such as Dali, which generation of the Song Dynasty used the policy of envelopment. The meaning is also very clear, as long as you don't fight our ideas, we won't fight your ideas.

Li Qianshun said: "According to the identity of Lord Ou, it seems that it can't be said that far. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, now it is Qincha, that is, to speak on behalf of Emperor Song and His Majesty. You see, the scribe I brought with me was a historian of the Song Dynasty, and he would record the next word in full. I am not afraid of things, if Your Majesty is really willing, I can fight for glory and wealth and sign a non-aggression pact with Your Majesty for 30 years. Every year, the Western Xia goods are not short. Even if you don't leave any soldiers on the frontier for thirty years, the Song will never invade. ”

Li Qianshun closed his eyes and thought for a long time before asking, "What does the Hexi Corridor say?" ”

"Five hundred miles is the boundary, and the Hexi Corridor is divided into two."

"Everything else is fine, but not in Shazhou. This place does not have a border with Tibet, it is far away from the Song army, and there is no Liao. ”

Ouyang shook his head, "Although Shazhou does not border with Tibet, it borders with the Uighurs. As I said before, the most important thing is that the Song Dynasty wants to open up the trade routes of the Western Regions. Moreover, in the eyes of His Majesty, there was no harvest in Western Xia in the first half of the year, and Shazhou was just chicken ribs, far from quenching the thirst of the near. There is a saying that if you hold gold, you will die of thirst. If you are reluctant to make immediate gains, you will inevitably lose even greater benefits. Please also think twice, Your Majesty. ”

Li Qianshun said: "If it is such a condition, I also have a condition. First, the amount of grain and grass sent within four times is 8,000 stones, and the first time is not less than 1,000 stones within three days. Second, the annual endowment was increased to 300,000. Thirdly, rice is given 2,000 stone a year. Fourth, open up the trade in firearms. Fifth, the land of the two counties northwest of the Yellow River on the Yongxing Military Road of the Song Dynasty was annexed to the Xia Prefecture of Western Xia, so that the Western Xia could be in danger. Sixth, return all captured Proton Army. Seventh, the junction of the Dinghe West Corridor is a commercial trading area, and the only passage between the two countries. Eighth, the Western Xia is no longer regarded as a minister, but a brotherly state, and can only be sent to the state. ”

"Your Majesty, the first one is a bit difficult, as far as I know, there is still some surplus food in this Western Xia, which is enough for a few days. As long as the army withdrew to Hengshan, grain and grass would naturally be delivered. The third year is 2,000 stones...... Two thousand stones is 300,000 catties, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, and I'm afraid the fourth one won't work, I have to agree to the emperor. I am afraid that Article 5 will not be successful, and the negotiations will definitely be a capital crime if they throw their land back. Sixth, most of the Proton Army they don't want to go back. As for the rest, I can take care of it. ”

"I said eight, and you rejected five." Li Qianshun smiled and said: "And it's still the main five, Lord Ou seems to lack sincerity." ”

"Your Majesty sees it, and it will be vetoed because of sincerity. If there is no sincerity, agree to it all. But those who do it will naturally agree, and those who can't do it will not dare to agree. "This truth is understood when individual industrial and commercial households are in the store, but those who are picky about the high transfer fee, and the ink says that the decoration is not good, the location is not good, etc., are generally people with a heart. And if you talk a few words, you can say that it is good, it is good, and then you can think about it, and it is generally not a buyer.

Li Qianshun really doesn't want to talk about it, but at present, the time is urgent, the grain and grass on his side are urgent, and the frontier is urgent, and every day it drags on will cost him a day. It's just that what Ouyang said makes sense, but all of them are bandit terms. wants the east and the west, but the benefits are not given at all. I can't talk about it. But we can't help but talk about it. Not every emperor was an expert negotiator. He didn't know that Ouyang was misleading him from the beginning.

The theory put forward by Ouyang is that Xixia can gain what benefits in this peace talks, and what troubles Xixia will have if they do not agree to peace talks. Although these were all facts, Ouyang did not mention how much trouble the Western Xia people would bring to the Song Dynasty if they did not agree to this condition. Qin Fenglu's troops together are only about 100,000. How can there be such a great ability to conduct long-term operations on all sides. Rugua and Shazhou are far away, Liu Qi went there and did not attack the city before, and to take these two cities at least 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Qin Fenglu's military horses are about 30,000, Han Shizhong took half of them, and the mixed infantry and cavalry also have to consider the siege equipment, but also consider the Xixia people's sneak attack on the county, it is almost impossible.

Similarly, there are 50,000 garrisons in Liangzhou, and if you rely on it, you can't take it at all. Ling and Yongle have Hengshan Tianping, and it is even more difficult to take them. Therefore, Ouyang did not have any strength at hand to take down any of the states and counties circled on the map.

A smart person does not mean that he has a career in academia, and a chemistry professor does not mean that he knows how to use laundry detergent. As the saying goes, interlacing is like separating mountains, although Li Qianshun himself is a virtuous gentleman, but he has no experience in negotiation. Coupled with the fact that the situation was pressing, he didn't have time to think.

Then Li Qianshun bargained, and after raising the annual money, tea, and silk by three percent, the two sides reached a consensus, and Ouyang signed his name on behalf of the Song Dynasty in the peace talks in Huixian.

The key points of the agreement are as follows: First, Song and Western Xia are brotherly states, and Song recognizes Western Xia as a kingdom. Second, the Western Xia ceded the previously occupied Sha, Gua, Xuanhua, Xiliang, Ling, and Yongle. And give up half of the Hexi Corridor. Third, the Song Dynasty had to transport 8,000 stone of grain and grass to Western Xia within the year, of which the first batch of 1,000 stone arrived in the Hexi Corridor within 15 days. Fourth, the two sides opened trading posts in the Hexi Corridor. Fifth, the Song army returned a total of six proton army generals including Li Huan and Jin Shou, who could be dead or alive. Sixth, the Tangut people who entered the Song State to work were not allowed to be discriminated against. Seventh, those who were willing to move north were subsidized by the Song Dynasty with three yuan per person. Western Xia was not allowed to force others to move north. Eighth, in order to restore the economy, Western Xia borrowed 3 million yuan from the Song without interest, which was given within the year. After five years, it will be paid off in ten years. Ninth, the Song Dynasty restrained Tibet from advancing northward. Tenth, the Western Xia enjoyed the same arms export treatment as the Liao State.