I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 157 The Kingdom Needs Copper
This battle was indeed fought, but it was a bit of a joke.

It is estimated that the Western Army has never fought such a siege battle, and it should be impossible to fight such a siege battle in the era of cold weapons.

In the siege battle, he did not try to siege the city, but followed what His Royal Highness said: long-distance strikes!

Perhaps because of the relaxation of mentality, the soldiers are very bad, and there are more whimsical ideas.

Di Shuai and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unanimously demanded that after the battle was over, they had to figure out the trigger time of the bamboo gunpowder bomb, so various methods were available.

At first, the gunpowder bullets were tied to the bed crossbow and shot into the city. Later, the pockets of the trebuchet were also stuffed with strong gunpowder bullets. Then someone actually asked the craftsmen to burn the big stones, pour cold water, and then stuff them into the cracked stone cracks. Load the gunpowder and launch it with a trebuchet...

The wisdom of crowds is infinite.It's only been two days, and Zhao Xi has seen how war promotes development.

The burning time of the fuse is clear, but it is too wasteful, and even the person in charge of material transfer complains.

Charcoal is easy to say, and it can be made anywhere, but the sulfur and saltpeter, no matter how you put it, are not in short supply, but the smell during transportation is too bad.

"Your Highness, let the soldiers attack the city! It's too costly to ignore the complaints of the transfer envoy."

For such a siege battle, Di Qing had no interest at all, and simply let His Royal Highness make a fool of himself... He felt that this was similar to children playing in a house, throwing dirt and rubbish at each other.

Yu Jing also felt that His Royal Highness should stop this so-called experiment.

"Siege? Di Shuai, bachelor, save your strength. Nong Zhigao is already a loser, so there is no need to put in a lot of effort. Annan is the tough battle that soldiers need to fight!"

"As for the cost, whoever started this war should bear it!"

War should never be a simple war, and there is no war that does not have a purpose.

"Your Highness, as said, Nong Zhigao is already a lost dog, how can he bear the loss?"

Alas... always so limited.This point of view should be unanimously agreed by the whole Guangnan and even the country, right?
"What are you fighting for? What are you fighting for?"

Zhao Xi brought up the old topic again.

"Nong Zhigao plundered Guangnan and took away property from the state capital. He had his purpose. Annan instigated the Nong people, plundered the population and livestock several times, and deliberately got involved in the country, and he also had his purpose. Even Dali, playing side drums and joining in the fun, can To get a piece of the pie in Guangnan. What is the country fighting for?"

"In order to pacify the chaos of the Nong bandits, and restore the stability of Guangnan!"

This is correct, this is the purpose of the imperial court to transfer the western army to the south, but not Zhao Xi's purpose.

"Squeezing the bandits and bringing stability to Guangnan, this is the result, and it can also be said to be the purpose. May I ask you, is there anything wrong with the government in this chaos in Guangnan?"

"No! The country has always followed the kingly way with its neighbors, but why does Wuzuo bear the trauma caused by the war?"

"The people were displaced, the state capital was in a mess, and countless soldiers were killed or injured... The money and food consumed by the Western Army's southern expedition were not mentioned."

"The post-war reconstruction of Guangnan, the resettlement of the people, the pensions of the soldiers, and the rewards of the soldiers for military exploits, etc., all need money and food. Since the country has no faults, why should it bear the loss?"

Zhao Xi originally wanted to explain to everyone what war is, but as a result, he became a little excited, saying one sentence after another, and couldn't stop, the more he talked, the more excited he became.

"Until now, I have not concealed the plan in my heart. In this battle, Xi did not intend to kill Nong Zhigao. On the contrary, Xi suggested that Di Shuai let him escape."

These words really stunned some people.It is a given that the imperial court marches south to destroy the Nong thieves.Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the right to make decisions on the fly, it will not go to the point of changing the decision of the court.

"Your Highness, this old man does not agree with this statement, and it is the responsibility of the Guangnan appeasement envoy to urge Di Hanchen to complete the purpose of this battle."

"Your Highness, Sun Mian seconded what the bachelor said!"

Di Qing was embarrassed.It is true that he is the commander in chief, but His Royal Highness personally conscripted him and rose to a strategic goal. In fact, he was controlled by His Royal Highness.

This is not good, His Royal Highness and the appeasement envoy have disagreements.

"Bachelor, Sun Zhuanyun, let Xi finish."

"Greetings to Annan, ask him to give Guochao an explanation for the troubles that have disturbed Guangnan for many years and this time. There is no objection to this point?"

No objection, this was decided by everyone, at least to intimidate Annan, take advantage of the Western Army's southern march, let Annan put away those small thoughts, and really make Guangnan a hundred years of stability.

"Recovering the explanation and justice is not a matter of shouting a few slogans. It needs to be frightened and subdued, so that it can be repositioned... a subordinate state of the country!"

"As for letting Nong Zhigao flee... To put it bluntly, I just want a reason for the army to enter Dali!"

"Your Highness, you must not do it! If you are provocative, you have a heavy responsibility!"

That's it, what is provocative?When you were young and old, why didn't you see anyone chasing the blame and provoking the grass valleys on both sides of the northwest?
The reason why he is so responsible for being provocative is that, to put it bluntly, he is afraid, worried that he will be beaten up if he provokes others.

"Bachelors, everyone, listen clearly. Master Wang is not provocative. He is chasing the bandits, and the bandits have fled to Dali! Besides, Dali is responsible for the riots with the bandits. Master Wang has a reason to visit!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a reckless person, this point is very clear to the entire Guangnan appeasement envoy.But that's exactly how it is at this point...

Yu Jing couldn't figure it out.If it is for the safety of manganese mines in the future, Annan is a threat. As for Dali, not to mention that Dali and Guochao have always lived in peace.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never done anything purposeless when he came to Guangnan.As His Royal Highness said, all wars have a purpose.

"Your Highness, there is no outsider in the tent..."

It can be said that at least in the matter of Guangnan Manganese Mine, they are all their own people.

"If your highness has other plans, please tell your highness clearly, don't invite the court because you don't know why, which will ruin your highness's great affairs."

Yu Jing, this old boy, understands me more and more!

"The Kingdom needs copper!"

Zhao Xi was a little embarrassed by Yu Jing's question, but she still said it with confidence.

That's right, Guochao needs copper, but Dali has it, so I need to go to Dali for a walk, the purpose is to tinker with copper mines.

This excuse is very unreasonable, but Zhao Xi just wants to tell this dry person, whether it is reasonable or not depends on whether you have the strength.

Copper ore is not manganese ore, and it hasn't seen any effect yet.The lack of copper in the country caused the money to be made every year, which was not as good as every year, and even the imperial court shamelessly made ten to five iron coins.

And the benefits of copper mines... no one knows.

Just this one: Guochao needs copper, which really convinced this guy.

well!They still want to join in!

"Everyone, the income from the copper mine is not something that the Guangnan pacifier can monopolize. I can promise here that I will fight for you."

"In addition, Dali is in the country, and the transportation in Chengdu is difficult. You can focus on water transportation."

(End of this chapter)