back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 127

Yeluliang could not answer, but his deputy replied: "Your Majesty, we people in the grasslands only understand one truth, that is, the weak prey on the strong. When our Liao Kingdom is strong, we will be able to beat the surrounding countries to bow their heads and bow down. What Your Majesty said When it comes to stealing, I don’t think so.”

Lu Chengqi smiled and retorted: "In this case, my army defeated your Liao army, and it wasn't an undeclared war as Ambassador Yelu said? Then I won't have to return the captured Liao soldiers?"

That pair was caught by Lu Chengqi because of the language disorder between the two of them, and he couldn't refute it for a while.Yeluliang sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, we are not Han people, and we have read very few Han classics, and the etiquette of the Liao Kingdom is also different from that of Dashun. It is normal for us not to understand. But we are here only for those The captive soldiers came, and I hope that His Majesty will hold them high and let them go back to the country and reunite with their families."

Hearing this, Lu Chengqi thought it was funny, and said: "I'm not afraid to make it clear to you, if I want them to go back, it's okay. In exchange for money, a centurion gets a thousand dollars; a thousand commander gets ten thousand dollars; a thousand dollars Sir, 50 guan; if your emperor's cousin, Yelu Nelugu, would need [-] guan to reflect his worth."

When Yeluliang heard the words, he was so shocked that he lost his mind, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.When did Dashun become so merchant-like, asking for money?The three Liao envoys looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Yeluliang said cautiously: "Your Majesty, is this unethical?"

Lu Chengqi frowned slightly, and said, "Why is it not in accordance with the etiquette system? Although I, Dashun, do not have such etiquette, your Daliao has it! I have heard that after you Daliao were captured, if you want to redeem someone, you must Pay the ransom. If you don’t pay, the captured person will become a slave. I don’t know what I understand, right or wrong?”

Yeluliang was blocked by his own words again, he wanted to cry but had no tears.There is indeed this rule in the Khitan tribe. After losing a battle, if you want to redeem the young and strong men of your own tribe, you must exchange them with cattle, sheep and money.But that was a long time ago. Now that the Khitan tribe has gradually become a half-nomadic and half-agricultural Liao Kingdom, how can there be such rules?
With a sad face, he said: "Your Majesty is indeed knowledgeable and talented. Our tribe does have this rule. But..."

Lu Chengqi cut off his words and said: "It's enough if there are such rules, and I will follow your rules. If you want to redeem someone, then pay the ransom. There is not so much money, you can use cattle, horses and sheep as equivalents." Exchange. You Khitans, who invade our Dashun border every year and plunder our Dashun border people, do you really think I am a fool who only gets beaten and never fights back? Tell you, if you want to redeem someone, if you pay enough money, I will do it myself. Let him go. I won’t let you go without even a penny!”

Lu Chengqi's "outrageous aura" really frightened many people.Xu Chongguang stared blankly at Lu Chengqi who had put on makeup, as if he didn't know the emperor in front of him.Yes, which dynasty and generation of emperors are so greedy for money?There is nothing wrong with ransacking the house of a corrupt official before; to encourage commercial development, he said it was to increase the revenue of the national treasury, and it did increase revenue, Xu Chongguang also admitted it; "If you don't let go of the two words, it's a bit that... It's detrimental to the royal majesty.Who has ever seen the emperor so disregarding etiquette, tearing off the disguise and directly asking for money?
Xu Chongguang, the twelve cabinet ministers, Feng Chengping, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and all the officials of the military staff department were shocked, and forgot to persuade them for a while.

Yeluliang smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, our tribe has abandoned this rule for a long time..."

Lu Chengqi said displeasedly: "You guys are here to amuse me deliberately. If you lose a battle, you can take the captives back without thinking of a price? How can such a good thing happen in this world! My forbidden army also has mothers, there are My father raised them. They were injured, disabled, and died. My heart aches. As the unjust side, you want to take back the spoils that belonged to me, Dashun, so easily. How could it be such a good thing! The imperial army asks for money for their salaries and pensions, but if they don’t ask you, who can they go to?”

Lu Chengqi had been holding this breath in his heart for a long time, and today he finally let it out.Since his rebirth, he has been trembling every day, working diligently for the country, isn't he planning for this day!The powerful military strength of the Liao Kingdom is like a huge rock, pressing on Lu Chengqi's heart, making him dare not take it lightly every day.

After the victory in the Battle of Youzhou, Lu Chengqi was completely relieved. At least for a few months, he would no longer worry about the Liao State's military actions.He can also seize the time to develop the combat effectiveness of the army and train a few elite soldiers. In that case, the Khitan people will not be afraid of going south to invade the border again.

Wanting to fight back, Dashun still lacked confidence.First, there are not enough horses.Although due to historical reasons, Dashun has two horse farms in Hetao of the Yellow River and Youyun area, but because it is an official horse herding system, the number of horses is sufficient, but the quality is not enough.Most of these horses are rough horses, which can only pull carts and cannot be used as war horses.After a little sprint, he is already out of strength, how can he get on the battlefield!The cavalry has no impact, just like a magnified target, and the enemy's bows and arrows are unrecognizable.

Second, lack of logistics.The vastness of the Liao Kingdom is not smaller than that of Dashun.If you want to fight such a big country without a complete logistics system, you can only think about it.Don't you see, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty exhausted the money accumulated under the rule of Wenjing before driving the Huns out of the grassland and sending the Huns to the Middle East.But after beating off the Huns, the Han Dynasty was also hurt by this, and then fell into a slump.Lu Chengqi aspires to be the master of ZTE, so he has to consider this issue. When he wins, he must also consider what benefits it will bring if he wins.If it brings unfavorable factors to Dashun's stable situation, Lu Chengqi would rather not fight.Before Chi Dao was completed and the logistics were not guaranteed, Lu Chengqi would not easily start the war against the Liao Kingdom.According to the strategic plan, Dashun is now in the stage of strategic defense, focusing on defense, with some offense in the counterattack.Let those Khitan people who think Dashun is easy to bully know that Dashun is no longer Dashun, because the current emperor is replaced by Lu Chengqi!
Third, the country is not very peaceful.In Yunnan and Guizhou, there are scissors and thieves, which have gradually become a climate and have to be guarded against; in Dengzhou and Qingzhou, water bandits are becoming more and more rampant.There is a saying that it is very reasonable to fight against the outside world first to settle the inside.The people can't even guarantee their lives and properties, so how can they spare any energy to support the imperial court in fighting!
With these three difficulties, it is impossible to counterattack the Liao Kingdom.But it is not easy for the Liao Kingdom to gather an army to attack Dashun again.The Liao State is a tribal system. If you want to assemble a large army, you must recruit troops from various tribes.It's fine if you win the battle, but if you lose the battle, which tribe wants to be taken advantage of by this?Therefore, to a certain extent, the military strength of the Liao Kingdom was developed by Dashun himself.The Liao Kingdom's victories in all battles are more or less mixed with the victories of the Central Plains troops. In fact, regardless of this factor, the Liao Kingdom's army is not a big deal.

(End of this chapter)