Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 261
Li Buqi said disdainfully: "It seems that Yu Xigu has never been in contact with barbarians, right? He is just an idiot who can only hold dead dogma. According to his resume and his usual way of doing things, the method he used in Guangnan should be There are only two: one is to organize farmers and soldiers, and the other is to recruit mountain barbarians. These two methods are not feasible in Guangnan."

Gao Ruona said coldly, "I don't see anything wrong with these two methods."

Li Buqi cast a disdainful glance at Gao Ruona again and said: "Peasants and soldiers are rooted in the local area, and they are brave and fearless in defending the village. If they leave the countryside but lose the purpose of fighting, they will become mobs. Now that Nong Zhigao can Fleeing from Guangxi to Guangdong has already formed a trend of fleeing. Expecting peasants and soldiers to chase Nong Zhigao everywhere can only bring shame on themselves. The barbarians are afraid of power and not virtuous. Whoever caresses him well but cannot treat him with prestige, he will regard him as weak, and he will be aggressive. Therefore, this is the strategy of drinking poison to quench thirst. If Yu Xigu did this in Guangnan, the barbarians in Lingnan will definitely be even more arrogant in the future , it is rare for Lingnan to have long-term peace and stability.”

Pang Ji and the others' faces were darker than the bottom of the pot, because what Li Buqi refuted was the orthodox solution they agreed with.And who is Yu Jing?It was one of the backbone forces of the Qingli reform. It is recognized that it has the style of a gentleman. Now it can be regarded as a small banner of civil servants. Civil officials like Shi and Gao Ruona, who claimed to be gentlemen, felt insulted.Reminiscent of Li Buqi's background as a martial artist, who preaches practical practices all day long and deviant theories, these civil servants have unconsciously raised Li Buqi's opposition to Yu Jing to the height of a civil-military dispute.

Pang Ji asked, "I don't know if Zhongzheng has a good strategy?"

Li Buqi said: "Nong Zhigao is only suffering from scabies, but don't forget that the barbarians in Guangnan, even Jiaozhi and Dali, will use this development to spy on the reality of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Guangnan is remote, and the officers and soldiers are unbearable. , a small Nongzhigao can hit the city of Guangzhou, and there is no guarantee that a second or third Nongzhigao will not appear. Therefore, solving Nongzhigao is actually a trivial matter, and how long-term stability in Guangnan is a major issue. Therefore, it should be done as soon as possible Mobilize a large army and send good generals to defeat Nong Zhigao with thunderous force in the shortest possible time, and sweep up the mountain barbarians who sympathize with and support the Nong family, so as to deter Jiaozhi and Dali. After the military disaster, the population must be huge. Narrow and densely populated areas such as Huainan Road and Huainan West Road immigrated to increase the proportion of local Han people. When there are more Han people, they can farm and produce food, and they can also recruit troops on the spot to strengthen defenses and deter mountain barbarians. In this way, Guangnan can be preserved for at least 50 years. Safety."

Without waiting for Pang Ji to speak, Liang Shi said: "Zhongzheng's words are also reasonable, but according to the method you said, it will cost a lot of money and food, and the invasion of the imperial court will be stretched. How can so much money and food be used in Guangnan?"

Li Buqi immediately said: "You can borrow money."

"Borrow money?" the emperor and Pang Ji asked in surprise.Liang Shi asked again: "Who can I borrow from? How much can I borrow?"

Li Buqi said: "National bonds can be issued, guaranteed by national taxation, and stipulated how much interest will be paid each year, and the principal and interest will be repaid in a few years..."

Before Li Buqi could finish speaking, Liang Shi interrupted Li Buqi first: "Using debts to live on is a way to live without money. This is a strategy for the subjugation of the country."

Pang Ji also said: "If this is the case, the subordinate officials will definitely be assigned to the small people. This is an act that harms the people. It is definitely not feasible."

Li Buqi looked at Pang Ji with a slight smile and said, "Pang Pushe probably has no confidence in balancing the revenue and expenditure of the court, and thinks that these bonds cannot be honored?"

To be honest, Pang Ji really thought so.He knew that Da Song's fiscal revenue had increased a lot every year, especially the sea trade and industrial and commercial taxes, but Da Song was unable to make ends meet every year. In his opinion, even if he raised tens of millions of yuan with debt , is also thrown into the bottomless pit without hearing the sound, so when it comes time to repay the debt, won't the court be caught blind?You can't lose your trust with the people, right?

It is certain that the court cannot repay its debts, and the richer the richer the more they understand.In this way, the rich and big households will definitely not buy bonds, and these bonds can only be apportioned by the government to the small people, and it is unknown how many people's families have been ruined.So, this is drinking poison to quench thirst.

So when Li Buqi asked, Pang Ji was noncommittal, and he acquiesced.Li Buqi turned to Liang Shi again: "You Pushe is eating enough food, but he doesn't know where to start? You Pushe is a great Confucian, so he is more familiar with history books than the boy, so he should know how to travel south in clothes, right?"

Liang Shi didn't know why Li Buqi brought up his clothes and traveled south, so he just nodded without making a sound.Li Buqi went on to say: "Then you should know that although the Qin and Han Dynasties included the territory of Chu, the south of the Yangtze River was still regarded as a barren land, and there were very few places that could be actually controlled. Aristocratic families avoided chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and the south of the Yangtze River began to be prosperous. The second trip to the south at the end of the Tang Dynasty was the grand occasion of "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are familiar, and the world is full". This Qingyuan Academy recently published a paper "On the Development of Jiangnan by Traveling to the South with Clothes" "Promotion" was published in the "Academic Journal" and you can read it. It discusses the relationship between the strong financial resources of aristocratic families and the development of Jiangnan."

"The paper analyzed why the Han and Tang dynasties had measures to develop the south of the Yangtze River, but the effect was not as great as the two times of clothing and clothing to the south. It is because the money of the court is often not as much as the money and food in the hands of the rich in the world. Once the rich People gathered in the south of the Yangtze River, so they brought a lot of capital and technology, and the speed of development was faster than that of the imperial court. Judging from the experience of the Han and Tang Dynasties, in fact, the rich have a lot of money and food in their hands, but the imperial court cannot drive them to Lingnan. In this case, why not let them spend money to help the court develop Lingnan by issuing national bonds, and also get a share of the profits from the development of Lingnan. Does Pu She think that developing Guangnan is a business that loses money?"

Speaking of this, Li Buqi released another satellite and said to Zhao Zhen: "Since the rebellion by Nong Zhigao, I have often studied the situation in Guangnan. Dare I say that if I let the governor of Guangnan for five years, Give ministers the right to act cheaply, and ministers can raise more than 600 million yuan in money and food in the form of national debts."

The emperor's eyes immediately widened. 600 million guan, this number is really amazing.You must know that the fiscal revenue of Song Dynasty last year was only more than 4000 million guan, which sounds a lot, but apart from raising soldiers and officials, there is not much money left for living.

Pang Ji asked coldly: "Why did Zhongzheng act cheaply for five years? Is it too long?"

Li Buqi said: "To develop Guangnan, you have to immigrate from other places, and you have to deal with the relationship with the barbarians. There are a lot of things. Guangnan is more than [-] miles away from Bianliang, which is [-] miles away. It will take more than ten days to deliver a message. Ask for instructions on everything, and don’t do anything. I can’t use the proceeds from the development of Guangnan to repay the principal and interest of the bonds within five years.”

The emperor was a little tempted, but after all, this matter was unprecedented, and he didn't dare to do whatever he wanted, so he asked, "Aside from this, is there any other way to raise money?"

Li Buqi said: "The other methods that I can think of all need the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and His Majesty grants you the right to do things cheaply."

It is a taboo for Li Buqi to want officials and power so much, especially in Guangnan, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Do you want to rebel?Pang Ji had already narrowed his eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Why did Zhongzheng decide to ask the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to come up with such a solution?"

Li Buqi said: "Because this is His Majesty's gesture to the investor, it is a guarantee. When people donate money, there must be a promise of benefits. Can someone else guarantee to fulfill the promise? Do you think the common people dare to trust other people's guarantee?" I’m afraid that even if I raise money, it will be ruined by people like Yu Xigu who are prone to bad things. Instead, I will be blamed for no reason. If Pushe thinks that other people can do it, then try this national debt first It’s just a way. It’s just that I have said beforehand that the annual interest rate of national debt must not exceed 5.00%, and exceeding this bottom line will bring disaster to the country and the people.”

When Li Buqi spoke to such an extent, Pang Ji and the others really had no choice.If Li Buqi is still an official, then he can naturally use the majesty of the prime minister to let him speak out all the methods, but now Li Buqi is just a technical officer, even if he makes it clear that he will not mix with your civil official Pang Ji What a good way.

Seeing that the two parties had become angry, the emperor hurriedly made peace, and asked Pang Ji and the others to discuss Li Buqi's proposal, and it ended hastily.

(End of this chapter)