Qiming 1158

Chapter 701 This Emperor, I will leave it to you from now on!

Su Yonglin once taught the officers a lesson, saying that fighting a war is not only about combat power, but also with logistical supply capabilities and economic strength.

If the economic capabilities of the opponents can be destroyed through war, it can bring more far-reaching blows to the opponents in addition to the military strikes, making it difficult for them to recover the economy after the war.

If the economy cannot recover, the military strength will also be difficult to recover, and the country will be weakened.

Kong Zhende knew that he could not directly threaten Lin'an militarily, so he would use other means to impress the Zhao Guan family in Lin'an more deeply... It should be possible.

The actions of the Ming army did bring a heavy blow to the maritime trade and official salt system in the Suzhou Ocean area.

In terms of maritime trade, although the merchant ships of the Southern Song Dynasty basically had armed forces, and even some merchant ships were protected by armed warships, and there were even piracy acts of robbery while doing business, these merchant ships were also Wo Liheng.

If you really want to encounter a large-scale professional army, the commercial fleet composed of several ships and a dozen ships can be said to be unable to fight back.

The Ming army navy was not soft on them, and rushed to surround them, either surrendering obediently, or jumping into the gang to carry out coercive actions, turning all these merchant ships into their own trophies.

Don't say it, that's a real waste of money.

A large number of merchant fleets that arrived in Lin'an from Fuzhou did not know about the war between the two sides at the time, so they plunged into Suzhou Ocean and became the spoils of the Ming army.

Silk, cloth, porcelain, grain, livestock, fish, fruit, spices, etc. important commodities and valuable materials, the Ming army seized ship after ship.

The Ming army did not make it difficult for them, handed over the ships and goods, and the people could leave.

It just so happened that the Ming army didn't have so much food to feed them. They only wanted boats and supplies, so they threw them on the southern shore together, and then drove the boats swaggering away, leaving these merchants and their team wanting to cry without tears. .

The goods are gone, the business is gone, and only one person is left. How can the people of Ming Dynasty suffer so much?

The captured trophies of the Ming Army were also unequivocal, and they immediately sent people to transport them to Haizhou in the north.

As for the official saltworks, the action is more simple and crude.

The soldiers of the Ming army directly smashed the salt field, and then killed all the officials in the salt field. Yan Ding, who was the technical master, took all his family members away. The salt-making equipment was taken away and destroyed.

In a few days, many famous salt fields such as Pudong Salt Field, Yuanbu Salt Field, Qingcun Salt Field, and Xiasha Salt Field were all destroyed by the Ming army, which directly lost their salt production capacity.

These salt farms are directly responsible for providing official salt to prosperous and prosperous areas such as the coastal areas of Jiangnan and Lin'an. Once destroyed, it will seriously affect the official salt revenue of the Southern Song government.

This is indeed a very fatal thing for the Southern Song Dynasty government. A large part of their fiscal revenue is the income of salt.

As for the other effects, it's really not that big.

The official salt is gone, there are still private salts to choose from. Compared with the expensive official salt, which is of poor quality, the private salt is cheaper and the quality is good. The official salt system is really going to be destroyed. The dealers are good, I don't know how happy they are.

When the Ming army navy carried out the sabotage action recklessly, it was also the time when a violent earthquake occurred in Lin'an City.

When the news of the annihilation of the Mingzhou navy reached Lin'an, Wang Lun was still angry at Li Bao's disrespectful and even vaguely threatening letter for help.

He felt that he promoted Li Bao, and it was he who escorted Li Bao's actions. He wanted to give what he wanted, so that Li Bao could rectify the Mingzhou navy in a short time, so that the Mingzhou navy had combat effectiveness.

So instead of taking the initiative to be a running dog, Li Bao should have the least respect for him.

But he didn't see the slightest respect from Li Bao's actions.

Doesn't he want to give reinforcements?
Does he not desire victory?
Isn't this trying to coordinate?

It also takes time for the imperial court to expand the naval division in a hurry, and when it comes to the use of money, there are always countless opposing voices against him. fight.

You, Li Bao, are in a hurry, and I have no problems with Wang Lun?
What is more dangerous is Lin'an.

I just don't know what to do!

Wang Lun was very angry and wrote a letter to rebuke Li Bao, asking him to think about his rhetoric before the war, and said he was going to take the initiative to attack?Now you can't even defend, do you have enough ability to make me trust?
You have let me down too much!
Wang Lun finished writing the letter, and just one day after it was sent, the news of the annihilation of the Mingzhou Navy reached Lin'an City. As the head of the Privy Council, Wang Lun was the first to know it.

Then he froze on the spot, his face pale and his mind blank.

At that moment, two words struck my mind.

It’s over.

What are you talking about at this time of disappointment?

Zhao Gou felt incomparable panic and anger about the annihilation of the Mingzhou navy and the imminent threat of Lin'an's safety by the Ming army's navy.

In his opinion, since the navy from his hometown is finished, the navy of the Ming army can drive straight in and transport the army directly to the city of Lin'an. He can't even try to escape by boat.

He clearly remembered that when it was impossible to escape, it was because he escaped by boat to the sea that he was lucky to escape from the hands of the Jin people. He has been an emperor for so many years, and the way to survive at sea by boat is very special in his opinion. meaning.

But now it doesn't work. The enemy blocked his path first, making him unable to escape by boat, and it is not safe at all.

The enemy has blocked Suzhou Ocean, and can land at any time, surround Lin'an, and surround the imperial capital of the Song Dynasty.

This is undoubtedly a very terrifying thing for an emperor and an emperor.

Zhao Gou suddenly felt a little weak in his legs, a little flustered, a little short of breath, a little heartbeat, the past scenes flashed before his eyes like a movie, and he was chased by Jin Bing, with nowhere to go and nowhere to go. The memory of the way to escape at sea resurfaced.

One by one is very clear!

In that instant, Zhao Gou lost his patience, lost his calm, lost all consideration, and fear dominated him.

He couldn't sleep, he couldn't eat, he couldn't drink water, and he didn't even rush to hold the Mingzhou Navy responsible for the defeat.

In the early morning of April [-], he sent someone to summon the minister of Zaisuke to his bedroom for a secret discussion.

"The situation has already deteriorated to this point. I never imagined that the Ming army's navy would be so arrogant. Now that the gate of Suzhou is open, Lin'an is at stake. The Ming army can arbitrarily transport troops to land and threaten Lin'an. The matter has come to this point, what should you say? Do it."

After Zhao Gou said these words in a hasty tone, he stared at the Zaisukes.

The Taisukes were worrying about the battle situation in Huainan on the front line. They heard that the army was making rapid progress and had already conquered Gaoyou County. They were facing off against Liu Qi's troops in that area. .

When they heard the news of the annihilation of the Mingzhou navy, they were equally stunned, and they felt that the sky was spinning and the sun and the moon were dark, and that the sky was about to collapse.

After finally calming down, they finally realized that in this war, the Southern Song Dynasty was already at an absolute disadvantage, and even the "Xing Zai" where the emperor was located and the de facto imperial capital were threatened. The blow is not as simple as surrounding a city.

This is the imperial capital.

If the Southern Song Dynasty cannot even protect the emperor, how can they prove to outsiders that they can keep a country?
This problem will be very serious.

They discussed and discussed but did not come up with a reliable strategy, which disappointed Zhao Gou very much.

After the sky was bright, an even more amazing news came.

The Ming army navy has arrived at the outer sea port and wiped out the new navy in the port, which is being reorganized.

The Lin'an court was even more shaken, and officials of all sizes rushed into the palace to inquire about news, especially the Zaifus to inquire about specific information and whether Lin'an was in danger.

The Saisukes were not in the office, but in the emperor's palace, they couldn't discuss anything at first, and now they can't discuss anything.

Zhao Gou was extremely desperate for them.

So he made another decision.

He also called Zhao Tan over.

"Prince, I told you before that one day you will understand how difficult it is to be an emperor. Now is that day. This emperor will be handed over to you from now on!"

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what is this?
Your old man wants to abdicate?
Do you want the emperor to do it for me?
Zhao Tan couldn't react at all for a while.

But after saying this sentence, Zhao Gou had a different feeling.

He held Zhao Tan's hand, and he didn't know the expression on his face.

Feelings?

Unwilling?

Happy?

easy?

Strange emotions were intertwined, so that what he said had the effect of penetrating people's hearts, and in one sentence, Zhao Tan and the five ministers of Saisuke were stunned.

PS: ask for a ticket~~~
(End of this chapter)