The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 358: Confessing the King
Liu Tai formulated the strategic policy for the Jin court and gave instructions one by one on the news that should be notified to each general.

Compared with Liu Tai's step-by-step victory over Shu, the whole Jin court was extremely shocked at this time.

Because Yang Hu formulated a strategy to defeat Wu, he escorted Du Yu and Wang Jun to enter the Wu Temple smoothly, completing the unification of the Three Kingdoms.

This kind of thing can be said to be the most proud thing of the Sima family, taking advantage of their large number of soldiers and generals to the extreme.

Just like this, Sima Shao decisively began to arrange generals. Tao Kan was stationed in Jingzhou and naturally could not move.

After all, if Yan and Han really fought to unify, Sima Shao knew very well that Jingzhou, a battleground for military strategists, would almost bear the brunt, but only by entrusting Tao Kan with full power could he be able to resist the main force of Liu Tai's army.

The other route was to send troops from Yong'an in the Shu region, enter Jingzhou, and capture Jianping, Yidao, Jingmen, and even Jiangling, causing complete chaos in the rear of Jingzhou.

You must know that even if he is as powerful as Guan Yu, who is powerful in China, the soldiers can only defeat Maicheng after their family members are captured in the rear.

If Jiangling cannot be defended, it will be impossible for Tao Kan to defend Jingzhou.

Sima Shao arranged for Ying Zhan to be the governor of Jiangzhou and stationed in Jiangling to assist Tao Kan in checking and balancing against Yizhou's attack.

In addition to this side, the other is the Yangzhou defense line. Sima Shao arranged for Yangzhou governor Wang Sui and armed representatives of the Langya Wang family.

This is also the reason why Sima Shao is very afraid of the Langya Wang family, that is, although Wang Dun was dealt with as a rebellious party, the foundation of the Langya Wang family still permeates every aspect of the Jin court.

Therefore, even if Wang Dun was overthrown, he would still support the Lu family of Jiangnan, the Yu family of his wife's family, etc. to continue to fight against the Wang family of Langya.

The only thing Sima Shao can do is to maintain their balance as much as possible. If Sima Shao is given twenty or thirty years, with Sima Shao's ability, he may be able to take back a little bit of these powers, but it is a pity that his front heel will calm down. After Wang Dun's rebellion, he heard the news about the fall of Cheng Han.

The original plan to build an alliance between Wu and Shu to fight against Cao Wei was immediately overturned because Cheng Han was gone.

Sima Shao couldn't help but be silent and thought for a long time, but he also found that the initiative did not lie with him at all.

Sima Shao doesn't know what the consequences of Soochow's initiative to attack Cao Wei were if he took the initiative to attack.

What is Sun Shiwan, what is Zhang Babai, what is Wen sleeping, what is Chiang's letter.

In addition to Sun Quan's low battlefield command ability, the soldiers under Jiang Dong's command were really far behind in terms of war resilience.

It would be easier to train with a general like Tao Kan, but without the targeted training of a famous general like Tao Kan, the general Jiangdong soldiers would not be very active in the war due to the influence of the tribal system.

It's easy to attack the opponent by surprise, but if they are caught in a protracted battle, the morale of Jiangdong's soldiers will drop very quickly.

In the current situation, the only thing Sima Shao can do is to appease the family as much as possible, organize the troops, save food, build fortifications, especially the fortifications from Jingzhou to Yangzhou, and prepare for war.

To be honest, the entire Jin court, which had become prosperous due to the suppression of Wangdun's rebellion after the fall of the Cheng Han Dynasty, inevitably felt a trace of twilight.

Because they knew very well that after the fall of Chenghan, the initiative had passed into Liu Tai's hands, and he could start fighting whenever he wanted.

But no matter what, it is always right to suppress the internal Wang family forces and consolidate the resources at hand.

Even though Director Wang initially stood on his side during the Wangdun Rebellion, Sima Shao no longer needs "the king and his horse share the world."

Facing Sima Shao's conscious suppression, Director Wang knew very well that after losing Wang Dun as the absolute force guarantee of the Langya Wang family, he would definitely be unable to hold his arms against his thighs.

Therefore, Director Wang began to consciously make concessions and shrink the power of the Langya Wang Family.

After all, for the aristocratic family, it doesn't matter if the emperor suppresses them. The emperor will eventually die after a long time. The survival of the family is the most important thing.

Even Director Wang took the initiative to resign to Sima Shao several times, saying that it was unworthy of his virtue to have such a rebellious Wang Dun in his family, and he also asked his majesty to allow him to resign and return home.

It can be said that Director Wang already knew that Wang Xizhi had become the Information Minister of Yanhan through the transaction channel between Wang Dun and Liu Tai.

To be honest, although this is just a new profession, from the perspective of the aristocratic family, Director Wang understands the importance of this position.

Because the aristocratic family pays attention to the nine-level Zhongzheng system, and Wang Xizhi's position itself can influence celebrities all over the world.

If it was just like this, Director Wang would not retreat so decisively, because he soon received the news of the fall of the Chenghan Dynasty, and the Jin court suppressed the Wang family of Langya.

All this made Wang Dao understand. Now that Sima Shao has eradicated Wang Dun, it seems that everything in the Jin court has been renewed, but in fact the entire Jin court is really in crisis, because Liu Tai's only enemy is the Jin court.

At this time, if he takes a step back, he still has a chance to retreat. Otherwise, when Liu Tai comes, will he still have to take the lead in surrendering?

When the Langya Wang family can be proud, they still need to be proud.

But Sima Shao did not expect that Director Wang would immediately resign himself as soon as he retired.

For Sima Shao, this was really exciting, allowing him to complete the integration of power in the Jin Dynasty.

However, it is always wrong to directly agree to the Langya Wang family's power to withdraw from the court and change the situation of "the king and the horse share the world".

Therefore, Sima Shao ignored Director Wang's resignation memorial and verbally expressed his intention to retain Director Wang. Instead, he gave him swords and shoes to go to the palace.

Director Wang rejected Sima Shao's gift and resigned again.

After going back and forth like this three or four times, Sima Shao successively added a lot of eunuchs to Director Wang, and the honor and settlement of Wanhuhou, but in the end he allowed Director Wang to resign.

It can be said that Director Wang really retreated bravely this time and withdrew from the power center of the Jin court.

To be honest, many people in the Jin court were relieved by Director Wang's withdrawal, especially Yu Liang, who felt that his time had come!
As for the changes in the Jin court, Liu Tai didn't have much feelings, because Liu Tai began to adjust his strategy.

For example, he arranged for Xi to join the army to govern Shu, ordered Zhang Song to go to Yuzhou to clear the roads, and then arranged for Wen Qiao to go to Xuzhou.

In particular, Liu Tai hesitated again and again, but still asked Cao Yize to sit in Xingyang to investigate where the Yellow River and the Huaihe River were suitable to be connected, so that the Yellow River and the Huaihe River could be opened up smoothly, so that the Yellow River Fleet could be dispatched directly to Huaihai.

If Cao Yi found a suitable location and successfully opened it, it would almost be able to be used as a Tongji Canal.

For Liu Tai, Cao Yi's opening of the Tongji Canal was a backup plan if his southern expedition did not go well.

After all, if his four-pronged army failed to attack the Jin court, then he would not be able to use this kind of plan next time.

Just like Yang Hu's plan to conquer Wu, because no one had done this before, it was almost natural for him to make a perfect match between Zhengqi and Qi and embezzle Soochow. And his four-way offensive plan against the Jin Dynasty added a maritime attack on the basis of Yang Hu's conquest of Wu.

This kind of attack method is not recorded in the history books, it is just a surprise attack.

Of course, although he said it was a surprise soldier, Liu Tai also knew very well that this was almost a conspiracy.

After all, when the Jin court was besieged by its own three-pronged army, it was a wonder that Jiankang still had the strength to garrison.

For Liu Tai, the most outstanding thing about attacking Jin Ting was to take advantage of his large number of soldiers and generals to crush Jin Ting with absolute strength.

If Jin Ting can hold on, it will probably be through a strange move. Liu Tai doesn't care what strange move Jin Ting uses, as long as it is not a meteorite falling from the sky, then his next move will be to wait until the Yellow River and Huai River are opened. channel, and then crusade.

At that time, the most important thing to improve is not the combat power, but the transportation capacity of materials. In the final analysis, fighting a war depends on the overall thickness and operation efficiency of resources.

Liu Tai is very simple. Even if he cannot defeat Jin Ting this time, he must completely wipe out Jin Ting's strength and pave the way for the next attack.

Of course, in addition to the preparations for food and grass, Liu Tai soon asked Xi Jian to hold the second imperial examination.

This time the imperial examination was to recruit people, and began to fill the newly recovered Longyou, Xiliang, and Shu territories.

Although these places are not considered remote, they are indeed quite short of manpower due to the war.

Therefore, he asked the juzi who had been recording local county records in various places to complete the transfer, and he would soon need a new batch of juzi to serve as secretaries of various local county records.

At the same time, we will prepare the necessary talent reserves for the appointment and dismissal of grassroots personnel after the conquest of the Jin Dynasty in the future.

But this time, more people from aristocratic families came to take the imperial examination.

After all, the first batch of imperial examination candidates appointed and dismissed officials one after another, not to mention the officials in Xiliang, Longyou, and Shu. For the wealthy families, these places are naturally remote areas, and no one wants to go there. .

But for poor families, and even for some military historians, it is still very good to be an official in these places.

Liu Tai dealt with each matter in a leisurely manner, and slowly transported the materials to Yuzhou and Xuzhou in the same way that they were originally transported to Chang'an.

One year to recuperate is not easy for a purely agricultural country, but for Liu Tai's model that advocates using carbon energy to replace human resources for production, one year is enough to restore the country's production.

Needless to say, this was already the Little Ice Age, and it was not easy for the people to survive in such a winter.

But since Liu Tai occupied Youzhou, he has been mining coal in the Tangshan area on a large scale.

These coals pass through the Yongji Canal and Bohai Bay, covering Liu Tai's basic area, and coal is continuously transported to these places.

While burning snow water to provide the people with the survival foundation they need in winter, they also burn floor heating, thus creating igloo greenhouses that can grow vegetables in the north.

Even some very crude and simple steam engines have begun to be used in the coal mining industry.

After all, throwing some crude coal into a stove and burning it can generate enough mechanical kinetic energy.

Although it cannot be used to directly accelerate production, simple steam engines can be used to crush coal into powder, extract water from mines, or build coal processing lines suitable for this era.

It can only be said that this kind of steam engine is really very primitive, and it is a more primitive steam machine than the steam engine before Watt's improvement.

However, this kind of steam engine has been used in the mining industry. Even near coal mines, this kind of steam engine can even be used to crush grain into powder. The overall efficiency is higher than that of water mills.

Of course, if it is too far from the mine, it is not worth using this kind of steam engine to serve production.

Because of the coal required for this, the price is really high.

Even so, such a steam engine can be used to speed up coal mining, which is enough for Liu Tai.

Because of the improved coal mining efficiency of this thing, the entire north could face the Little Ice Age without fear.

When humans can obtain warmth through channels other than absorbing heat from food, they can naturally save food.

These saved grains are very scarce individually, but they allow the people to be more generous when paying taxes or selling grains, and Liu Tai can more easily raise what he needs from the people. food.

One thing after another continued to advance, and one thing after another continued to be dealt with. Although it was the Little Ice Age, the overall recovery speed of Yanhan's national power far exceeded the Jin court's expectations.

The new year has just begun, so Liu Tai summoned Liu Ming, Zhou Ping, Zhao An, and Su Jun to have a meal together to say goodbye to Zhou Ping, Zhao An, Su Jun and others.

Liu Tai made all the plans clear to them. The next step was to arrive at their respective stations to familiarize themselves with the environment and organize their troops.

When their orders were given, they could launch an attack together with their orders, and they all naturally responded.

Liu Tai looked at these people. The next time we meet will be a year at least. Liu Tai raised his wine glass and said, "Let's drink this cup together!"

Everyone responded and drank wine together.

Liu Tai continued at this time: "The great ancestor has said that no one without the surname Liu can be crowned king, but you live and die with me, how can I not share wealth and honor with you? After the overthrow of the Jin Dynasty, I intend to restart the policy of granting kings in the Qin State , I hope you all can encourage me together!”

"Female the King?!" The four people present couldn't help but be stunned. They never expected that Liu Tai would make such a promise.

Liu Tai continued, "Because the Han Dynasty reduced the vassal state, I will not violate the ancestral precepts and enfeoff the land within the Han Dynasty, causing hidden dangers to the Han Dynasty.

But beyond the four seas there are four seas, and beyond the eight wildernesses there are eight wildernesses.

If you can continue your meritorious service and obtain the title of king, the islands around the Han Dynasty, including Fusang, Ryukyu, Yizhou, and Hainan Islands, will be measured and given to you as fiefs according to ancient rituals.

From now on, you will establish the country with your name, legislate with your will, inherit your family, guard the Yanhan, and live forever for thousands of years, and protect our friendship! "

When Liu Tai said this, he paused slightly, and then said with a smile: "Even if there are famous generals from the Han Dynasty who will make great achievements and become kings in the future, the number of islands is limited, first come first served, but it is a bit sorry for future generations! "

"I'll thank you, Your Majesty!" When everyone present heard Liu Tai's words, their eyes couldn't help but heat up.

Lord Feng, this is a future they have never thought about!

(End of this chapter)