The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 323 The Weird Jianye ([-])
"Foreign minister Zhang Hua, pay homage to His Majesty Wu."

On the second day, at the grand court meeting of the Eastern Wu court, Sun Hao consciously placed the order of Zhang Hua's audience ahead of Zhuge Jing's.

"Hehehe, Mao is here first. After the last farewell, I miss you very much. I wonder if Gaotang at home is in good health?"

"His Majesty Lao asked, and the foreign ministers are very grateful. The family Yan and Jiaci are still in good health."

"That's fine, then Maoxian, do you have anything to teach me this time?"

"Your Majesty is talented and intelligent, and he is a rare hero in the Wu Kingdom for decades. Zhang Hua is so talented and ignorant, how dare he teach His Majesty. The foreign minister's visit this time brought the goodwill of His Majesty."

"Oh? What advice does His Majesty Jin have?"

"My Majesty said that today's world is like the Warring States of that year. Western Shu has become a powerful force for Qin. Our Great Jin is about the same as the five kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Qi, and Yan in the past. The situation of Great Wu is like that of Chu in the past. .”

"Hehehe, this analogy is a bit far-fetched. Why? Mao first wanted to learn from Su Qin and persuaded me to join Hezong?"

"The foreign minister has just said that His Majesty is the Lord of England. The foreign minister and my Majesty admire him in the north for his firm will and fortitude. Therefore, the foreign minister is not going to lobby His Majesty. It's just that the general trend of the world is already like this. If Your Majesty is still forming an alliance with Western Shu, with my Great Jin here, His Majesty will certainly be able to lie down high. If my Great Jin is gone, will Your Majesty’s Great Wu survive?"

"Maoxian's words are wrong. If the Great Jin is gone, according to the agreement between my great emperor Wu and Zhuge Prime Minister of Western Shu in the past, the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, Henan, and You will belong to Wu. Bing, Yan, Si, and Ji Return to Shu. So, at that time, why was Great Wu the state of Chu?"

"Hahahaha~~~~Your Majesty. Foreign ministers have heard about this matter for a long time. Foreign ministers have also heard a story. In the past, the great emperor of your country said to Deng Bomiao, the chariot and cavalry general of Xishu: 'If the world is peaceful, the two masters will be divided. Governance is such a joy!'. And Deng Bomiao replied: "There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two kings in the earth. For example, after the merger of Wei, the king has not deeply understood the destiny of heaven. The kings each prosper their virtues, and the ministers do their best." If he is loyal, he will lift the drum, and the war will begin." This statement is clear, does your majesty think so?"

What Zhang Hua said made Sun Hao speechless for a while.After being silent for a long time, Sun Hao finally conceded defeat to the temptation that whoever asks the price first will be at a disadvantage: "What strategy does Emperor Jin have for me?"

"His Majesty of our country has a letter of credence here, please take a look at it."

In Sima Yan's letter, most of the text was to analyze the situation for Sun Hao, and what he said was similar to that of Zhang Hua.The most core and most practical things are actually only three: first, the Jin State is responsible for destroying Hefei City Fortress, and the Jin State Yangzhou Corps withdrew its defense line for a hundred miles.The state of Wu can advance the defense line to the vicinity of Hefei, but it is not allowed to build a new city on or near the original site of the Hefei fortress.Second, the State of Wu returned Xiangyang City to the State of Jin.To the south of Xiangyang and to the north of Xiling, the two sides will not send field troops to each other.Third, Wu Jin formed an alliance.Jointly target Xishu.If the two countries succeed in destroying Shu in the future, Jin will take Yongliang, and Wu will take Yizhou.

It can be said that due to the magnificent transformation of the Shu Han into Ji Han, while occupying a great advantage, it also completely solved the danger of the Yizhou faction in the country becoming stronger and the entire regime becoming more and more aristocratic.Moreover, with a new generation of powerful ministers in control of the country, the execution and mobilization capabilities of the entire Jihan government are already superior to those of Jin and Wu.As long as Ji Han resumes Yongliang's production, it is impossible to say that both Jin and Wu countries will be in considerable danger.

Therefore, the alliance between Jin and Wu is the general trend of the world forcing the two countries to form an alliance.The only way for this alliance to disintegrate is to weaken Ji Han himself...

Even so, Jin and Wu have been fighting each other for many years since the Cao Wei era.There are also many contradictions between the two countries.If these things are not resolved, the alliance between the two countries cannot take place.And the conditions given by Sima Yan hit Sun Hao's weakness firmly.

Your Jianye is a city without city walls. Aren't you having trouble sleeping and eating because of the existence of Hefei Fortress?How about I take it apart?
Don't you, Sun Hao, just want to clean up Jiangdong's aristocratic family so as to restore the country's strength?How about we each cut our troops at the border?
In this way, you can sleep well, and you can withdraw the troops to prevent the family from making trouble.As for me, I can also transfer the elites from the central and eastern fronts back to Luoyang, and while reorganizing the central army, strengthen the defense on the western front.In this way, everyone is fine.

As soon as Sun Hao finished reading the Guoshu, his whole heart was almost settled.

Fortunately, this guy has finally been the emperor for several years now, not the stunned young man he was when he first came to power.I saw him nodded very calmly: "Your Majesty Jin's meaning, I have definitely received it. This is a big matter, please go back to the post house to rest first, and I will give it to you as soon as possible after discussing with the prime minister and other important court officials." Mao answered first."

"The foreign minister took orders. If so, the foreign minister will retire."

……

After Zhang Hua left the palace, Zhuge Jing was quickly led in.

"Hehehe, Xingzong is here this time, is there anything the Grand Sima of your country wants to teach me?"

"Your Majesty is too serious. The Great Sima of our country is only a courtier, so he is not qualified to meet His Majesty. The foreign minister's visit this time has brought His Majesty's goodwill."——Don't dig a hole for our chairman!He had enough worries for the moment.

"Oh, Your Majesty? When will Your Majesty speak up?"

"Your Majesty, what you said makes no sense. If Your Majesty insists on doing so, then the ministers will have nothing to say."

Hey, I lost two consecutive bickerings.It seems that my eloquence really needs to be practiced more: "Shan, if you have anything to say about Xingzong, just say it."

"No. Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here this time to make a request to your country on behalf of His Majesty, to present two things and to inform one thing."

"Please come one by one."

"No, Your Majesty. The first thing to do is that our country has just taken Yongliang. Guanzhong is suffering from drought, locust plagues and military disasters this year. Therefore, the entire Guanzhong is extremely short of food. The meaning of our Majesty is to ask Your Majesty to look at the situation between Han and Wu. For the sake of our allies for more than 40 years, please support me. Before February next year, support me with 200 million shi of grain. If Your Majesty is willing to do this good deed, I will return the grain after three years, with an annual interest of [-]%! "

Speaking of this, Zhuge Jing also had a toothache: How good it was when Sun Xiu was in power.The state's control over local aristocratic families is close to none.If the Soochow of today is the Soochow of ten years ago, why should I look for you, Sun Hao, above the court?Tell Bu Erye directly, 200 million food?Bu Erye is in a good mood, it is possible to send it directly!
But now it really doesn't work.The Bu family collapsed, and the Shi family who replaced the Bu family in Xiling, Shi Ji, the head of the family, was about to die of illness.Now the actual controller of Soochow Jingzhou is Lu Kang—this is Sun Hao's in-law.And with the complete end of the Lu Royal Party, now the backbone families on the ground in Jingzhou are all the Huaisi faction—this is the most steadfast support force of the Sun family.Therefore, the current Soochow royal family's control over the country has unknowingly increased a lot.If Sun Hao doesn't nod his head for bulk grain imports, it will be really difficult!
Although there was a burst of lament in his heart, Zhuge Jing's mouth did not stop: "In order to show the goodwill of the country to your country, and once again reiterate the good alliance between the two countries. If our country can get the food supported by your country, we are willing to export Han to your country. There are two new fine varieties of bean and Chinese rice! I want to teach His Majesty and all the ministers of the Wu Kingdom to know that Han Dou is a bean carefully selected and bred by the great Sima of our country for more than ten years, and the yield per mu is at least [-] shi! Han rice... "

"Wait a minute, Xingzong! You said just now, that mandou yields fifty shi per mu? Or at least?"

"How dare a foreign minister expire your Majesty on such an occasion. Yes, fifty shi per mu is the minimum yield! The most is no less than a hundred shi. However, the foreign minister must clearly inform His Majesty that the water content of this product is higher than that of rice. Much more. About five times that of rice. Therefore, the actual dry weight should not be so much. But! This product can be planted in mountainous areas and sandy land. Because of this product, within three years in our country, we can The country's arable land area has doubled!"

Looking at the emperors and ministers of Eastern Wu who had fallen into a state of stupidity, Zhuge Jing smiled slightly: "The foreign minister continued to talk about Han rice. This is a new rice species cultivated by Wang Qi and Kong Shuo, the new governor of the South my country Central Committee, which took five years to cultivate. The yield per mu is at least [-]% higher than the best rice in Sichuan!"

The so-called heaven and earth are big, and eating is the biggest.These words are even more reasonable in ancient China where food and clothing cannot be completely solved.So when Zhuge Jing reported these data, Sun Hao was the leader, and all the monarchs and ministers of Soochow began to tremble uncontrollably.

But Zhuge Jing didn't give these guys a chance to think and react at all, and he continued on his own: "Your Majesty, in the battle to take Yongliang in our country, ten thousand Wudang flying troops from the Nanzhong area were fighting for the street. During the battle at the pavilion, the mountain crossing played a great role. However, the climate in the north is too cold, and there are few forests. Therefore, it is not suitable for the Wudang flying army to stay in the north. Therefore, our country's chief minister has ordered, All the [-] Wudang flying troops were disarmed and returned to the fields, and Qi Qi returned to Nanzhong. This matter will be completed within the next two months. Both His Majesty and Da Sima said that this is an ordinary military transfer. After all, Han and Wu have been allies for decades Please don't cause any misunderstandings because of this!"

(End of this chapter)