Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 255
If you let Li Buqi, who is used to the dazzling sunlight reflected by reinforced concrete, say that the summer in Song Dynasty is not really hot, but it is popular in Song Dynasty to put ice basins in the four corners of the room to cool down.If you don't do this, you will be ashamed to say that you are a wealthy family when you go out.Because Zhao Min insisted, Li Buqi compromised, not to mention putting ice in the study is also a respect for others.

Li Buqi personally picked up a piece of watermelon and handed it to a burly man in his early thirties with twinkling eyes, saying, "Brother Julai, come and taste this watermelon, it's really refreshing."

This watermelon was originally introduced to the Central Plains during the Han Dynasty, but because it could not be eaten as food, no one grew it during the war. At this time, not many people in the Song Dynasty had seen it, but it was grown in Liao State.The spies Li Buqi sent to the Liao Kingdom not only had the responsibility of inquiring information, but also the responsibility of finding out the products of the Liao Kingdom, so they sent back the watermelon seeds.Li Buqi planted some in Chunzejian.

As the saying goes, "dry melons and jujubes are flooded". This year, there is a drought, but watermelons are particularly sweet.Now that the watermelons are ripe, Supervisor Chunze sent a batch over, and Li Buqi cut a few to share with everyone.

It seemed that Chen Moyin had never seen a watermelon before, so he took the piece of watermelon in his hand and looked at it for a while before taking a bite.Li Buqi looked at him, he was also careful.

Chen Moyin was originally one of the people in Li Buqi's huge staff who were in charge of collecting and sorting out information on Japan and Korea, and Li Buqi didn't talk to him much.Yao Gang said that his literary talent is not outstanding, but he is a person who is good at action.This time Li Buqi recruited people from his staff who were willing to go to Beihai Island to assist Zhou Qing, and Chen Moyin was the only one who signed up.

Since there is no choice, Li Buqi can only hope that Chen Moyin can help Zhou Qing do a good job in the next step of dismembering the Japanese kingdom.Now there are only a group of warriors on Beihai Island, and someone who knows a little bit about strategy can always help them do things more comprehensively in the past.

After eating watermelon, Li Buqi said: "Brother Julai, you know that this watermelon was not originally produced in China, but was passed on from thousands of miles away. There are good things overseas, but if we want to make good things from overseas available to China , but also the spirit of not being afraid of hardships and dangers. For example, Zhang Qian hollowed out the Western Regions so that Han Jiaerlang could eat Western fruits and vegetables, and Ban Dingyuan made the Western Regions belong to our Chinese territory. This kind of hero is no longer seen. Brother Julai can have the ambition to emulate them Heroes must be able to make indelible achievements."

However, Chen Moyin said: "The officials are overwhelmed, but I dared to go to Beihai Island because the country of Wa has already entered the officials' gourd, and now there is only one person who is missing."

Li Buqi, Yao Gang, and Zhu Changsheng all looked at each other, and then asked, "Why did Brother Julai say that?"

Chen Moyin smiled and said: "I have been in charge of sorting out the information of Wa and Goryeo, and I know the situation of Wa. I also noticed that officials can sell iron farm tools to Goryeo, and even sell knives, axes and shovels to Jurchens, but they do everything possible. Controlling the sale of these things to the Wa Kingdom, but at the same time carefully collecting the situation of the clans and daimyo in the Wa Kingdom, I vaguely guessed what the officials had arranged for a long time ago. The officials probably don’t remember. Once, the officials lamented that although the Wa Kingdom has a large number of big The minerals that Song urgently needs, but there is not enough manpower and material resources to exploit them. I heard the officials sigh, and then I understand what the officials are going to do."

This Chen Moyin is really a caring person, Li Buqi chuckled and said: "Then tell me what I want to do in Japan."

Chen Moyin said a little excitedly: "Naturally, I will have all the land of Wa Kingdom."

After finishing speaking, he saw Li Buqi, Yao Gang and Zhu Changsheng's faces showing half-smiles, and hurriedly asked, "Isn't that so?"

Yao Gang said: "The Wa country has many mountains and few fields, especially many volcanoes. In addition to minerals, timber and seafood, although it is abundant, there is not enough food. If the country is annexed, it will need to install officials, garrison troops, and support the people. The cost is only I'm afraid the gain outweighs the loss."

Now Chen Moyin was confused, and hesitated: "Then why..."

Yao Gang smiled and said: "Ju Lai, let me speak slowly. The Wa country cannot support itself in food and the people are poor. If such a place is eager to annex it, the gain will not be worth the loss. Therefore, it is necessary to wait until the time is right, and there is no need to annex it at all. As long as the people in the Wa country All the production we need is supplied to Da Song. In this way, Da Song still possesses its resources, but does not have to worry about how to support its people, which saves a lot of trouble. This principle is called maximizing profits."

Seeing that Chen Moyin still couldn't understand the reason, Yao Gang explained to him: "The local products of the Wa country are minerals, wood and seafood, but necessities such as grain, cloth, and medicinal materials are difficult to be self-sufficient and must be purchased in large quantities. Can provide The only one who owns these things is Da Song. If you think about it, the Japanese must exchange their products for these things. In the end, only by doing business, the products of the country of Wa will flow to the Song Dynasty. It is the Da Song who occupied the resources of the country of Wa, but There is no need to consider the domestic issues of the Wa Kingdom."

Chen Moyin thought for a long time before he suddenly realized, and said: "It really saves a lot of trouble." Then he wondered: "But since there is no need to annex the Wa country, why bother?"

Li Buqi said: "Just now that was the best situation in the forecast. But there is still a possibility that the Wa country will not sell us what we need, sell us at a high price, and even in extreme cases will turn around and grab Da Song. After all There are thousands of miles of sea routes, and this possibility is not impossible. We must now plan ahead to reduce this possibility to zero."

Chen Moyin asked: "How to do it?"

Li Buqi said: "We just can't let Wa Kingdom become a complete country. Its Kyushu and Four Kingdoms will be split off, and even Honshu Island will be split or become a separate state. In this way, these small countries will inevitably hope to annex each other, or at least they will If there is a contradiction, you have to accept our mercy. Do you think this goal can be achieved?"

Chen Moyin knew that this was also a test for him, so he said without even thinking about it: "This matter is easy to hear. Although the Wa country seems to be peaceful now, the nobles and clans everywhere have private soldiers, and the daimyo also has the power to rebel, so it is not Just like in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, self-reliant people don’t know how to count, and they will inevitably repeat the old events of China’s Warring States or the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The Pingzhongchang Rebellion in the Wa Kingdom 20 years ago is an example.”

Yao Gang asked, "I don't know what you want to do?"

Chen Moyin smiled and said: "Mr. Li has said many times that imbalances will lead to conflicts. What I want to do is very simple, which is to control the flow of merchant ships to the Japanese country and create this imbalance."

Yao Gang asked: "Where do you want to start?"

Chen Moyin got up and came to the screen with a map of Japan on it, pointing to the northeastern tip of Kyushu Island, and said: "There are many Anui people in Mutsu country here, and they are not of the same family as the natives of Wa country. I have seen information that there is Abe, a wealthy Anui family. The Abe clan built a city gate to defend themselves, and has not paid tribute to the Japanese court in recent years. It is only a matter of time before the rebellion. I will start from the Abe clan and provide the Anui people with iron farm tools and swords and spears. Be firm in Abe's rebellious heart, and make friends with the Anuyi people on Beihai Island. When Abe rebels, with the support of Beihai Island, he will not be able to compete with the Japanese army, and the Japanese court will inevitably be severely weakened. Naturally, some people will follow suit The Abe family rebelled. When everything is in chaos, the Wa Kingdom is not far from splitting up."

Yao Gang asked again: "The split of the Japanese kingdom is our long-term benefit. How do you plan to earn short-term benefits?"

Obviously, Chen Moyin didn't have enough profiteering qualities, so he was a little confused after hearing Yao Gang's question.Yao Gang reminded him: "If there is civil strife in the country of Wa, all the warring parties will need agricultural tools and weapons. Selling these materials to the warring parties can exchange for gold, silver and copper. And more importantly, if the imperial court of the country of Wa urgently needs more goods, It is absolutely possible to force Wa to cede some islands, such as Tsushima Island and Zuodu Island. With these islands, our route to Beihai Island can be kept open at any time. This route is very important. Obtaining these islands is actually worth some gold and silver The benefits are greater. You have to play by ear in this matter."

Chen Moyin quickly said: "I remember this matter. It's just one more thing. How many Song people are there in Beihai Island now?"

Zhu Changsheng said with a smile: "You just need to rest assured that there are already more than a thousand people from the sea who travel to and from Hokkaido permanently stationed on the island, as well as Song people who have been recruited to reclaim wasteland. It will definitely exceed ten thousand within two years."

Seeing that Chen Moyin didn't quite believe it, Zhu Changsheng said: "The news that the Yellow River will be diverted has just been reported, and the Maitreya Sect propagated it in Hebei in order to develop believers, causing panic among the people, and the court was unable to resettle the people. It just so happened that the sea merchants who intend to operate Beihai Island are recruiting people in Hebei. There are Hebei people who went to Beihai Island before to show their experiences, which attracted people to sign up. Now those sea merchants are worried not because they can’t recruit people, but because they don’t have enough ships to transport them. To Beihai Island."

Chen Moyin breathed a sigh of relief: "If there are 3 or [-] people, we can be [-]% sure of managing the Japanese kingdom."

Seeing that Chen Moyin understands the importance of population, Li Buqi said happily: "Okay, tomorrow I will serve Brother Julai to practice. I wish Brother Julai every success and expand the sea!"

(End of this chapter)