In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 262 I want to make foreigners feel frightened when they hear about me from the Song Dynasty

The generals clamored to teach Song people a lesson.

Wan Yansai didn't retaliate, the Song people attacked Zhang Rong, Zhang Rong is a Jin man, it is tantamount to breaking the covenant, we should teach him a lesson.

Seeing this, Zhang Tiangang hurriedly said, Zhang Rong is called a golden man, he doesn't pay taxes, he doesn't listen to the tune, so he can't take it seriously.

Zhang Rong's Zhangqiu was an enclave back then, and Peng Yibin was separated in the middle. Jin Guo was out of control, and Zhang Rong didn't pay Jin Ting a dime in taxes and grains, so he was considered Mao's Jinren.

Wanyan Heda immediately said, the prime minister's intention, my Dajin still wants to cede Xu Pi?

Zhang Tiangang lowered his head and dared not speak. After a while, he raised his head and looked at the emperor again.

The military officers below quarreled again.

The people of the Song Dynasty wanted Fengxiang first, and then Xupi. They made an inch of progress and pushed forward step by step. Is the next step going to Henan?
Nanjing is the next step?Where shall we move?

There was a lot of opposition at the scene, mostly generals.

Among the generals, only Monk Wanyan and Chen felt that Xupi and other places were like tasteless to the Kingdom of Jin, so it was better to abandon them and exchange a lot of supplies.

But at this time, his status was not enough, and his words were not strong enough. He just tactfully suggested that the Zhongxiao Army needed heavy armor.

Seeing everyone's reaction at the scene, Wanyan Shouxu was a little disappointed.

He hoped that some of his ministers would support him.

But the civil servants are basically Han Chinese, and they may support it in their hearts, but they dare not speak out at this time.

Most of the generals are Jurchens, and they all strongly oppose it.

The Jurchens once swept across the Northern Song Dynasty, broke through Kaifeng, and occupied half of the Song Dynasty. Their ancestors were so glorious, how could they cede land to them again and again in exchange for supplies.

Do you still want the faces of the Jurchen tribe?

After the discussion was over that day, the matter of exchanging Xupi and other places for Song people's supplies fell through.

After the meeting ended, Zhang Tiangang left the imperial city with a heavy heart.

There was an envoy from Song outside waiting for news from him.

The Song envoy's name was Zhao Gong, who appeared to be a merchant from all over the world, but was actually an official official of the imperial court.

During Song Ningzong's time, Jia She was the envoy of the Huaidong system, and Zhao Gong was the governor of the capital. In the 13th year of Jiading (1220), he recruited Yan Shi, who was the first time to surrender to the Song Dynasty.

The next year, Zhao Gong went to Mongolia as an envoy, and then to Shandong and Hebei several times, and he was very familiar with the north.

This time Zhao Gong went to the Kingdom of Jin as an envoy, intending to exchange materials for Xupi and other places in the Kingdom of Jin.

Before coming, Emperor Zhao Yurui thought that the possibility was still very high.

Because Xu Pi of the Kingdom of Jin is a bit weak now, the annual tax and grain are less than [-] shi, and there is almost no money, and the government has to subsidize it.

He is willing to exchange [-] stone grains, [-] guan coins, [-] catties of iron, and [-] catties of soybeans (for horses) in exchange for it, which is definitely a big deal.

This is also an excuse to support Jin Guo's strategic materials and let them resist Mongolia.

Unexpectedly, Wanyan Shouxu agreed, but Manchu Wenwu did not agree.

When Zhao Gong heard the news from Zhang Tiangang, he could only smile wryly.

But the emperor said, it's okay if you don't succeed, come again next time.

I believe that in the future, when the Kingdom of Jin is short of supplies and is beaten up by Mongolian fat, it will definitely think of Zhao Yurui's conditions.

Before leaving, Zhao Gong suddenly changed the subject: "I passed by North Street just now, and saw a 'Credit Bank' at the entrance of the street. Many people gathered at the door. Is this a place to save money?"

Zhang Tiangang said in surprise, "Yes, the envoy Zhao also knows?"

Zhao Gong said with a smile, we have two banks in Lin'an, Longteng and Sihai, both of which save money, and the interest of Longteng Bank is relatively high, so I also saved some money in it.

Zhang Tiangang shook his head: "This honest bank appeared last year. In less than a year, many people have already deposited money in it. I think the interest rate is too high. I don't know how the boss makes money? I'm afraid it's not a good thing."

Zhao Gong smiled: "There are not as many rich people in Nanjing City as there are in Lin'an, right?"

"The rich people in Lin'an all save their money in Longteng Bank. Some people get thousands of coins a year in interest."

Zhang Tiangang's eyes lit up, but he hesitated to speak.

Zhao Gong didn't say much, and waved goodbye to him.

This time the mission failed, Zhao Yurui did not get Xu Pi, but Zhao Yurui's honest bank has already spread far and wide in Nanjing.
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In September, a letter from Sichuan sent Zhao and Rui to know that Genghis Khan had died in Xixia. The Mongolian army did not attack the Chuanlong area of ​​the Song Dynasty as it did in the original history. , and then defeated the Song Army in Gaolan City in the east of Jiezhou.

At that time, Zheng Sun, the governor of Sichuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, was so frightened that he gave up the five state armies of Jie, Feng, Cheng, He, and Tianshui after hearing the inquiry, and only dared to hide in the inner county. Going south to capture Shixue Pass in Wenzhou, they plundered for several months, resulting in the abolition of the county government.The Mongolian army that swept across Longxi and Sichuan did not withdraw until Genghis Khan died in July.

This time, it may be because Tuo Lei suffered a big loss in Linzhao. He knew that the Song army was not easy to fight. The Mongolian army did not attack the Song army. Genghis Khan left immediately after his death. .

The battle of Linzhaofu not only dispelled the Mongolian army's idea of ​​attacking Song State, but also saved the area west of Tongguan in Jin State.

The messenger from Sichuan was Meng Ying, who was General Song who fought against Thunder near Linzhao Mansion.

At this time, he came to send a letter, and it was also the emperor's intention to summon him to reward him.

After the court came down that day, Zhao Yurui called Meng Ying to Xuande Hall.

On the west wall of the Xuande Hall, there is a huge map, which was newly made after Zhao Yurui ascended the throne.

Meng Ying was also slightly moved when she saw the map, because the map was relatively large, and the surrounding countries were clearly drawn. Of course, due to the time limit, some border lines may not be accurate.

"Who is stationed in Xixia now?" Zhao Yurui asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Temujin assigned areas such as Xixia and Gansu to Okuotai, and Okuotai returned to Mobei to campaign for the Great Khan, leaving his second son, Kuoduan, in Xixia, and another Xixia native, Wuzhachen, served as the official of Zhongxing Road. , to pay taxes for Mongolia’s local conscription.”

This is basically the same as in history. After Wo Kuotai ascended the Khan throne, he entrusted Xixia to his second son Kuoduan. After Kuoduan, he began to recruit Tubo. From then on, the Mongols got a steady stream of Tubo soldiers and war horses.

"Who is in Tubo now?" Zhao Yurui asked Meng Ying again.

"Return to Your Majesty." Meng Ying also made preparations to come, because when the emperor asked Meng Gong to go to Sichuan, he asked Meng Gong to send people to Tubo to do business, sell sugar and salt, and inquire about news at the same time.

Meng Gong was very shocked at that time, because he didn't expect the emperor to consider Tubo's affairs.

Meng Gong was already regarded as the world's top strategist, but the emperor thought farther than him.

When Meng Gong arrived in Sichuan, according to the emperor's request, he immediately sent a fake caravan from Jiezhou to the west to enter Tubo for trade.

In the past few years, after exploring, not only has a foothold in the local area, but also inquired a lot of news.

The current director of the Sakya Temple in Tubo is Gongjianzan (named in this book), and Buddhism is the mainstay in Tubo, and the director of the Sakya Temple is equivalent to the local spiritual leader.

Gong Jianzan not only debates the Buddhist classics extensively and horizontally, but also has profound attainments, and also masters the big five wisdoms, the science of craftsmanship, the science of medical prescriptions, rhetoric, poetry, rhythm, rhetoric, singing and dancing, astronomy and calendar calculations.In view of his profound knowledge, he was respected by the locals as "Pandita" (Sanskrit, meaning a great scholar) and became famous all over Tubo, and then he was crowned as the patriarch of the Sakya sect.

Gong Gyaltsan became a 'Pandita' at the age of 23, and even Mongolians knew his name.

In history, he was also the first person to establish contact with the Mongolian royal family, and finally negotiated a strategic decision to surrender to Mongolia with Kuo Duan.

Of course, Wo Kuotai has not ascended to the Khan position yet, and Kuo Duan has not summoned Gong Jianzan.

"Tubo now has a population of about 100 million." Meng Ying introduced to Zhao Yurui that in the past few years, the Song Army traveled all over Tubo to find out the details of Tubo, but the population can only be estimated roughly.

The main population of Tubo is concentrated in Luoxie (Lhasa), Wuru, Qinpu, Qinwadaze, Nali (Ali), Mengyu, Yaze, Yalong (southeast Tibet), Qingtang (Xining, Qinghai) and other places.

Like Mongolia, Tubo is regarded as slavery, and there are family forces in various places, also called serf-owner families.

They belong to different sects (I won’t go into detail about the Buddhist sects in this book, just make up some random points), but no matter what the sect is, they generally follow the meaning of the head of the Sakya Monastery.

At present, the largest families include the Lang family, the Ga family, the Bu family, the Achai family, and the Dosi Ma Mengjia family. The number of serfs exceeds 13 households. These families have a large number of horses, yaks, and camels. Each family has at least [-] armored cavalry.

The Tubo people were the same as when Mengjin founded the country. During the war, each household conscripted soldiers, and every two households sent out a strong man. Many families could organize tens of thousands of cavalry.

After hearing this, Zhao Yurui said slowly: "I trained [-] cavalry on Jeju Island in three years."

"..." Meng Ying looked in disbelief.

"When you return to Sichuan, take these ten thousand cavalry back."

"Two horses per person."

"Leave it to your fourth brother Meng Gong."

"The Mongols are now vying for the position of Khan, and they haven't taken care of Tubo yet."

"Those like Duosima and Achaibu are relatively close to us, so we can try to contact them first."

Zhao Yurui thought for a moment and then said: "Be polite first, then fight. Ask everyone about Gyaltsen's attitude."

Meng Ying said: "Gong Jianzan is a wise man, most likely he will choose the stronger one—" Mongolia.

Gong Jianzan is a smart man. After Meng Gong arrived in Sichuan, he tried to contact him to discuss the alliance with Song Dynasty and provide war horses. Gong Jianzan obviously knew that Mongolia was stronger, and he did not refuse or agree.

"Then it's time to train your troops. Use Tubo to train your cavalry." There are cavalry on the front line of Shukou itself, and with Zhao and Rui's [-], it is estimated that we can gather [-] cavalry now.

Tubo's combat effectiveness is not good now, Zhao and Rui can use Tubo to train troops, with artillery and a small number of infantry battalions with the army, even if they lose the battle, they will not be defeated badly.

Zhao Yurui told Meng Ying one by one, teach them how to communicate with Tubo, and try to form an alliance, but considering that Song people have a bad image outside, they are always defeated, and all countries look down on Song people, it is very unlikely that Tubo will be willing.

Then.

Zhao Yurui's face darkened in the end: "If they can't form an alliance with Tubo, they will definitely seek refuge in Mongolia in the future."

"Then Tubo's army and war horses will continue to support Mongolia."

"Kill." Meng Ying's face changed greatly when Zhao Yurui said it.

"Once the battle starts, no one will be left alive, and everything that passes will be slaughtered."

"Your Majesty." Meng Ying trembled, with a look of disbelief that the emperor was so cruel.

"The reason why the Mongols are so powerful and so intimidating is because their butcher knives are sharp enough."

"People in the world are usually so cheap. The more kind you are, the more others will think you are easy to bully. The more cruel you are, the more others will respect you."

Zhao and Rui don't kill them now. After they take refuge in Mongolia in the future, they will become Mongolia's servant army and enter the Great Song Dynasty. Then they will come in and slaughter the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Why can't I kill them first?

"Go back and tell your fourth brother that anyone who disobeys will be slaughtered." In the end, Zhao Yurui's voice became louder and louder: "I want to let the enemy invaders, and there will be no humans or animals in a radius of thousands of miles."

"I want foreigners to be frightened when they hear about me from the Song Dynasty."

"Minister, obey the order." Meng Ying knelt heavily.

(End of this chapter)