Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 521: Changes in the Bohai Sea (Large Chapter)

April of the fifth year of Chu Li was the month of bleeding in Yecheng.

The northern aristocratic family headed by the Chen family poached several core boatmen from the Craftsman Camp. After the incident was exposed, conflicts broke out between the aristocratic family and the Wei court over the demarcation of interests...

The noble family members who have tasted the sweetness are eager to get more autonomy, and the two sides are at war with each other in the court.

Even because the King of Wei had not been in charge of the affairs for several days, there were rumors that he suffered from a serious headache, which made the powerful rightists of the family more and more aggressive. For a time, the main generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family were unable to leave Yecheng.

However, at the end of April, Yang Xiu received Cao Cao's secret order, mobilized the imperial army, led Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Ren out of the city to purge their troops, and killed or captured the generals of the gentry factions into Yecheng...

It is said that within three days, hundreds of thousands of corpses were floating in the lower reaches of the Zhang River, and the scarlet color remained for half a month.

On the first day of May, at the great court meeting of the Wei state, Sikong Chenqun, the representative of the noble clan in the court, became an official. A large number of Wei ministers either became official officials for retirement, or were members of the Yi tribe - there was no middle ground.

The nobles of the Cao family, the Xiahou family, and the new gentry represented by Yang Xiu have greatly expanded their power...

But at the same time, Wei also made certain compromises with the nobles, such as...many new warships began to be traded to the private fleets of noble families!

These are just scenes seen and heard by "outsiders". Bai Tu was in Jinling, and on the sixth day of May, he got more precise news from the Fengchao Guard lurking in Yecheng.

Indeed, at the end of April, the current situation in Wei was in great turmoil, which ended with Cao Cao secretly ordering Yang Xiu to reconnect the Cao and Xiahou generals and forcefully suppress the old gentry.

However, the claims about hundreds of thousands of dead people and the water stained red are obviously just exaggerations...

In Yecheng, the center of the storm, thousands of people died. Most of them were servants of the families who were most affected and who died when their homes were ransacked. Hundreds of real members of the gentry died.

In addition, coupled with the repressive actions in various parts of the Wei State, thousands of nobles died. Counting the servants and craftsmen who were implicated, there were tens of thousands who were killed and demoted as slaves.

Cao Cao had a headache before, and he didn't know whether it was a real headache or a deliberate temptation. In short, it was a cruel attack!
After Chen Qun and others took office, from the perspective of the family, it was actually a safe landing. For example, members of the Chen family were also appointed later.

Even those from the Yi Tribe were too aggressive and were dragged to sacrifice flags by Cao Cao. In fact, the so-called Yi Tribe could only barbarize a few households, but not the entire clan - after all, in the "big family" , many even the fifth server has been released, and the three tribes cannot destroy the entire "family".

The real big change in Wei was that the Cao family and the Xiahou family began to have more control over the military power. At the same time... they also made concessions to the noble families, more standardized the division of maritime profits, and began to sell new warships to aristocratic families!

Therefore, in July and August, Wei's slave hunting became even more rampant.

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The Chu State's local state and county reform and military system reform are proceeding step by step, but from the King of Chu to the Six Ministries and One Academy, they have long been aware of the turbulent waves outside the mainland!
After the Yecheng Incident, Bohai experienced a brief period of calm, and now it is noisy again...

Even because the "enemy's" warships have been upgraded, the battle situation has become more stalemate - of course, the Chu Navy still has "software" advantages, and its strategies and tactics are more mature.

It's just that the sailors of these private fleets are often not afraid of death, and relatively speaking, the fleet is small and scattered, and they will flee if they can't be beaten, so they put some pressure on Ling Tong.

Especially after discovering that until now, Chu's "disappeared" navy has not reappeared, the northern nobles became more and more convinced that those navy had really sailed away...

The absence of the navy with the most elite personnel and the most sophisticated ships also gave them greater confidence.

There have already been various reactions to this, both in the court and within the palace. This time, news came back that a group of silver transport fleets in Danzhou were attacked, and the palace also made up its mind to settle a case. Strategy against Wei!

"Wei is a swarm of beasts with wolf-like hearts and beasts. We can march straight in from the port of Jizhou and crush Yecheng with our troops!"

"In the land of Liaodong, the people of Yidi have been suffering from the sea invaders of the Wei Kingdom for a long time. We, the great Chu, carry the light of righteousness and are expected to return by sweeping the three Koreas, liberating Goguryeo, and sweeping away the unkindness from the north!"

"Your Majesty, please dispatch Yizhou's new warships to boost the navy and chase the enemy on the sea..."

At the palace meeting, Lu Su, Huang Chengyan, and Yu Fan each expressed their suggestions.

This also represents the third of the four mainstream views in Chu State at this time.

First, as Lu Su said, it was a surprise attack, forcibly landing from Tuyin Port under the jurisdiction of the Chu State, and marching all the way to Huanglong!
The good thing is that now is the time when the people of Wei are uneasy, and the Chu army just wants to force Wei to give in. There is no need to "digest" step by step as usual, as long as the Chu army appears outside Yecheng and leaves room for negotiation. If there is no room for it, then the Wei State, with people's hearts divided, will inevitably accept negotiations instead of unanimously fighting with the outside world.

And there is a secondary reason, that is, after the Wei court beat the gentry, it made concessions in the division of interests. Now within Wei, there is a lot of "noise" about the ownership of Tuyin Port - quite a few. People began to think about taking back Tuyin Port!

At this time, starting from Tuyin Port can also effectively deter Wei...

Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the risks. The reason why he chose this strategy is because Lu Su "observed the earth's atmosphere" and saw that the people of Wei State were scattered. Otherwise, if the whole country of Wei was united, they would "drive straight in" But it became "going deep alone".

Not to mention that we have to pass through an important town like Nanpi during this period. It is just the defense of Yecheng. If we really want to defend it, how can it be easily defeated?
As long as the whole country is mobilized and the soldiers and horses are mobilized, will the Chu army, which is alone and deeply entrenched, still have a way to survive?
Lu Su did not want a head-on confrontation, but suggested using a small group of elites to fight all the way to Yecheng, forcing the already unstable Wei State to further divide and have to meet Chu's demands.

In contrast, Huang Chengyan's opinions are indeed reasonable, but to a certain extent, they still coordinate the interests of the Jingzhou gentry - this is also one of Huang Chengyan's responsibilities.

Nowadays, many workshops in Jingzhou are still opened by Jiangdong nobles. They can't compete with each other, so they naturally want to open up a new labor market, so Yu Fan is inclined to open up Xinjiang...

And it can't be an overseas territory. After all, like Yizhou and Danzhou, the local indigenous people don't even have mature writing. They can be used as a dumping market, but opening a workshop... is a bit difficult.

What's more, this kind of overseas territory is controlled by Chu State personally. It is the stage of striving for assimilation and there is no room for failure.

In contrast, the Samhan people, Buyeo people, Goguryeo people, etc., although they are also "barbarians" in their eyes, they are more or less barbarians who can communicate!
If you can communicate, you can use...

If we want to open the border directly to the north, it will still be difficult for the Han princes to attack, and these foreign races in the north... ahem, they are the future Chu people, and they are all potential labor force!
Of course, from the perspective of Chu State, Huang Chengyan's strategy is not unreliable.

Taking advantage of the Wei State's affairs, first unify the Fried Seafood Peninsula and the northern part of Youzhou, and then bring the people of the Northland to win the battle with the Wei State in the north.

This strategy cannot be said to be unworkable, but it does have its own weaknesses.

For example, if the control over the north is insufficient and the Chu learning is not truly used to inspire Wuhuan and Xianbei, it may be self-defeating. After some success, people will unite and kick Chu out of the game - after all, the Chu country is in the south and is under speculation. Seafood Peninsula Landing is an enclave.

It's just because the gentry in Chu State have also tasted the sweetness of the workshop model, so as long as the establishment of workshops in the north is released, there will be a "civilian foundation" in the control enclave.

In contrast, Yu Fan's opinion is to "treat the head when it hurts and the feet when it hurts" - since the navy is feeling the difficulty, it will use the remaining warships after Gan Ning's departure and the newly built warships in the past year. , officially started serving!
You must know that those new ships are not only iron-clad but also equipped with large-caliber mortars.

Compared with the previous "temporary substitutes", the gap is completely between the big guys and the newbies.

As for the improvement of the Wei State, there is no revolutionary technology, especially...the route of traveling by car and boat is inexplicably taken?

Do you have a real qi machine?
Those guys from Wei State should be allowed to experience again what generation difference is...

In addition, indirectly speaking, many raw materials and primary processed products in Yizhou's shipyard are produced by Jiangdong's workshops, and the increase in warship orders means increased demand.

And in comparison, when it comes to ship construction, Jiangdong has industrial and technological advantages that no one else can take away, so...

Yu Fan has finally adapted to his role as the spokesman for the Jiangdong gentry.

"Father, from a military perspective, which one do you think is more feasible?" Bai Tu asked Lu Bu for advice.

"Anything is possible!" Lu Bu said, full of desire to fight.

As if to say: I want to fight ten!

Bai Qing and Lu Yan are already four years old. In the past few years, Lu Bu has been playing with his grandson and cultivating himself, and he has become very restful and restless.

Baitu: ...

Well, there's no need for Bai Tu to ask. If you ask, you'll hit him.

"What do you think of Wen He?" Bai Tu turned to Jia Xu, who rarely offered any opinions, and asked.

"What the three of you said makes sense...Zi Jing's plan is like an antelope's horns, but it may prompt Wei Guo to further smooth out internal discord. With King Wei's temperament and methods, even if I, Da Chu, can really get compensation, I am afraid it is because of his will. Give it up and use us as a 'knife' to cut through the nobles of Wei;
Chengyan wants to go north and attack the Wei State from north to south. The idea is very good and has a magnificent appearance. However, not only because of the enclave, it is difficult for the Chu State to actually control and assimilate, but also... Once the Seafood Peninsula is reached If you take action, I am afraid that the Yan State will not sit idly by and ignore it, and it is more likely to fall into the northern dispute with the Yan State before unifying the barbarians;
It is indeed a mature and prudent opinion of Zhong Xiang to increase the strength of the navy, but now is not the best time... You can speed up the adaptability training of the navy first, and wait until it is completely run-in with the iron-clad ships, and... the nobles of Wei are more confident, and even the Wei army When Fang couldn't help but get off the field, he accomplished his feat in one battle, which was enough to show his merit. "

As soon as Jia Xu came up, she first made a fuss about the opinions of the three of them, but...afterwards, they all pointed out the disadvantages, so no one could be offended.

"Does Wen He have any good ideas?" Bai Tu asked next.

"A good strategy should not be taken seriously. I actually think that the three-step strategy is feasible. For example, Zhong Xiang's point of view has just been said. As long as we wait another year or three years, the time will be completely mature.

In addition, during this period, the new official office jointly hosted by the Ministry of Rites and the Privy Council can go to the seafood peninsula more often, and even visit the Xianbei and Wuhuan people.

As for Zijing's words, it can be used as the 'second stage' at that time, when the real crisis of Wei will be..." Jia Xu's explanation was a bit confusing, but everyone present except Lu Bu basically understood it. .

This is also Jia Xu's style - speak more when praising others and analyzing others, and speak as little as possible about your own opinions.

But it does hit the point... mainly because of the word "chi".

"Delay" does not mean "delay", and it does not mean making Chu wait in vain.

On the one hand, Wei's warships are now on the wrong track. They can completely defeat him once he invests more capital. However, in order to achieve maximum results during this period, Yizhou's shipyards must also be busy, and the navy must also be busy. He took turns training in Yizhou and Danzhou.

On the other hand, the new official office jointly established by the Ministry of Rites and the Privy Council is the "Ministry of Enlightenment".

It is a confidential official office belonging to the Chu State and will not be mentioned in normal court meetings. Its main responsibility is to operate outside the Chu State and promote Chu learning outside the Chu State...

Compared with the soft output of ordinary drama teams, the Enlightenment Department is much "harder". It will cultivate progressives at the mission site and form branches, always with the ultimate goal of coordinating the Chu State's dispatch of troops or internal seizure of power, and its natural actions are also more Dangerous and more hidden.

Jia Xu's intention is to use one to three years to dig out holes in the Chaohai Peninsula and the Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo and other tribes, so that at least a group of local progressive Chu scholars can be identified and cultivated in advance.

Now the despicable actions of the gentry in Wei State are the best opportunity for the Ministry of Enlightenment to develop, and it can be regarded as paving the way for Cheng Yan's strategy. In this way, when Chu State sends troops, there will be enough local talents to love Chu State, and there is no need to just If you send troops, you will be worried that they will be used in vain.

As for Lu Su's strategy, now is actually not the best time.

The people of Wei State are not at their worst at the moment. After all, there are foreign races further north that are plundering them, and their interests are expanding...

Just like the previous reforms of the Chu State, they often collided with vested interest groups, but there was no big spark for the same reason - the interests are expanding, and everyone can just sit back and eat.

However, after the defeat of Wei's navy and pirates, the expansion of interests suddenly stopped or even shrunk. Moreover, Wei was directly defeated when he was most confident, and his mentality could not be stable!

At that time, "going straight to Huanglong" will be smoother.

Moreover, Lu Su's strategy of "attacking Huanglong" is more suitable for the army, and now... Chu State does not have a dedicated maritime troop transport ship. This period of time can also be used for production supervision.

"Then...how can we give an explanation to our subjects during this period?" Bai Tu said, leaning on the back of the chair and touching the armrest.

Several academicians looked at each other, and except for Lu Bu, they all mentioned the fourth mainstream view.

"Your Majesty! Now that the pirates are raging and the world is not at peace, this... the Lord of Shu must be determined to destroy our great Chu! We must be careful and guard against it, and fight back when necessary. We cannot allow that Lord of Shu to succeed in his conspiracy!"

When Bai Tu heard this, he nodded solemnly and said, "Good!"

　Dongdong: Hey, hey, hey, today it’s four thousand words again (stick out tongue).

　　
　
(End of this chapter)