Chapter 637: The Financial Crisis of Sichuan and Shu (1)
Zong Ze did not think that Song Jiang and others were at fault. The two armies did everything they could to fight life and death. As long as they could achieve their goals, he would not mind doing more shamelessly. It was a little bit villain. However, Song Jiang and Chai Jin's goal failed to achieve, which made the army deeply resentful.
The army was full of resentment and the morale was unstable. Just as there was no right or wrong in front of the two armies, they could only compete for victory or defeat. Zong Ze would never make any mistakes made by Yue Fei again, and could only let Song Jiang and others die in front of the two armies. It was just that some things were not something he could decide.
As Qin Hui said, if this battle is won, what if it is defeated?
There are no soldiers available in Luoyang. If this battle is defeated, people in Guanzhong will inevitably be in panic. How can we stop the Ming army from invading Guanzhong again?
At this time, the Jin people quelled the rebellion and rebellion in their territory, and there was no time to take care of it. Even if Zhao Gouxiang and the Jin Kingdom attacked Cai Yan, they would have no choice. Once they could not take out the Liang bandits' heads, what should they do if they gave the Ming army an excuse to break into Guanzhong?
Zong Ze was unable to decide in his heart. He could kill Song Jiang and others to stabilize the morale of the army, and could send the head to Cai Yan to another promise that no one knew the result. But he did not want these people to die at his own hands, and he did not want Song Jiang and others to become another Zhang Jue incident. This is also the reason why Qi Fang and others were demoted to big head soldiers, but Song Jiang and others could discuss matters in the central army's tent.
Qin Hui said nothing wrong. The rebellion of Song Jiang and others was the result that Song State wanted, and it was also the result that he wanted, and at the same time, it was also the result that Cai Yan wanted.
If Song Jiang and others become prisoners honestly and willingly be chopped up by Zhao Gou, this matter will become a situation that Zong Ze does not want to see, just like another Zhang Jue incident, but it is different to rebellion. Even if they are chopped up, they deserve it. But is it really that simple?
For Cai Yan, this is just Zhao Gou and Zong Ze's hidden ears. How could he be a fool if he can become the leader of the rebel army and the thief army?
When he first met Song Jiang and others more than ten years ago, Cai Yan wanted to kill them because he knew that Liangshan would rebel and threatened the retreat of the imperial guards on the border of Song and Liao. Because Cai Yan didn't like what they did, he was obviously a group of thieves who were robbed and robbed, but he even made a flag of "playing the way for heaven" and killed innocent thieves indiscriminately. Countless people in later generations regarded them as heroes...
Cai Yan didn't like their hypocrisy, and later they recruited the Song army. The world was about to change. Cai Yan still had a little extravagant hope for Song State, hoping that Song State could successfully capture Liao State, and hope that Kaifeng could block the Jin army. Before the three sides of Song, Liao and Jin could not decide the outcome, he was unwilling to pull the Song State back. Although he knew what Song Jiang and others did in the money house, he did not force Zhao Ji to chop people's heads and did not take the initiative to find trouble for Song Jiang and others.
And now...
If you kill them, you will be killed. It is more beneficial to you to kill them with the hands of the Song army. At least some independent bastards can see the facts clearly.
It is extremely difficult for 200,000 troops to march in the snow and ice. When the Jinyiwei sent everything to Nanyang, Cai Yan had no desire to take a look. Instead, he attached more importance to the news of Sichuan and Shu sent by Seventeen.
Sichuan and Shu had a complex terrain. The people were the best at climbing mountains and ridges. Because of their stubborn and tough nature, they have been well-produced in mountains and soldiers since ancient times. It is precisely because of the stubborn and tough nature that they are the most likely to be massacred. Just as when the Song Dynasty destroyed Shu, the Later Shu destroyed two months, but because of the momentary brutality, the people of Sichuan and Shu fought with the Song Dynasty for 30 years. During this period, many Sichuan and Shu people died. When the Mongols and Yuan Tatars went south to destroy Song, Sichuan and Shu people fought against the Tatars for seventy years alone, and the population died more than 10 million. Later, in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong slaughtered Sichuan and Shu bloodi, and the Qing army slaughtered Sichuan and Shu bloodi. During the anti-Japanese war, the Sichuan and Shu army was also the place with the most soldiers in the world.
The people of Sichuan and Shu are stubborn and do not easily convince people, and are very tenacious. The terrain is complex and easy to attack. Cai Yan knows the tenacity of Sichuan and Shu people than anyone in this era, and knows the difficulty of taking over Sichuan and Shu. When the 17th and Saner's vanguard encountered strong obstacles, they immediately stopped to stabilize the safety of the rear.
The people of Sichuan and Shu are stubborn and will not easily convince others, but it does not mean that they cannot easily take over Sichuan and Shu. Just as the Song State destroyed Later Shu in just 66 days, first of all, we must make Sichuan and Shu dislike and hate Song State. Secondly, the Ming State must show enough benevolence and respect, so that Sichuan and Shu can sincerely bow their heads and surrender.
How to make Sichuan and Shu hate and hate Song State? To say that Zhao Gou is really powerful, Zhao Gou was afraid that Cai Yan would seize Sichuan and Shu in a short time. After running to Chang'an, he immediately sent Zhang Jun, the former commander of the Imperial Camp, to lead 30,000 troops from Ziwu Road to Hanzhong and Chengdu.
Zhang Jun ran to Chengdu not only to resist the invasion of Shiqi, Huzi and Saner, but also to provide more money and food for Chang'an.
Guanzhong fought with the Dangxiang people in Xixia almost every year. It would be good if the food he planted was enough for himself to eat and drink. How could he provide money, grain and supplies for the 150,000 troops of the fifth battalion of the Imperial Camp? How could he support two or three thousand royal families and officials? In the chaos in Henan, soldiers needed money and food for fighting, and silver and money were needed to move the capital, and silver and money were needed everywhere. Where could Zhao Gou, who was so poor, get money from?
Sichuan and Shu, more printed Jiaozi and salt notes.
Before Cai Yan led his troops into Sichuan and Sichuan, he had not yet begun to promote it freely. Zhang Jun, who was greedy and wealthy, began to recruit people and buy food, silk brocade, salt and other materials everywhere with Jiaozi, salt banknotes. Originally, one pound of salt was 45 cents a month, but not only did each person eat half a pound of salt every month, but the price of salt was increased to 60 cents...
Zhang Jun took the printed 30 million guan Jiaozi and spread money everywhere. He became a rich man, including grain, silk brocade, salt, copper and iron... In just one month, prices rose nearly twice, and iron coins, Jiaozi, and salt banknotes plummeted again.
Cai Yan had not spread rumors in Sichuan and Sichuan yet, had not yet caused panic in the people of Sichuan and Sichuan, and had not artificially created a financial crisis. Zhao Gou and Zhang Jun completed half of the work for him.
Seeing this god-given opportunity, Cai Yan would naturally not let it go. Countless Ming Dynasty bills came into Sichuan and Sichuan with countless rumors, as if they had stabbed a hornet's nest. Jiaozi, the value of salt bills plummeted, and there was a sign that they turned into waste paper. It should have been a ferocious season. No matter how many soldiers stationed in Ba County, no matter how hard the officials tried to stop them, countless Sichuan and Sichuan people took Jiaozi, salt bills still broke through the numerous blocks and ran towards Fuling.
Suhe Money House entered Sichuan and widely publicized the exchange of market value for Jiaozi and salt banknotes for one month. After the Ming Dynasty occupied Sichuan and Shu, it no longer recognized Jiaozi and salt banknotes.
Chapter completed!