Chapter 65: Defeating the enemy and winning the trade war
Really!
Countermeasures!
After hearing Li Shimin's words, all the ministers were immediately shocked!
"The military situation is urgent. If your Majesty has any countermeasures, please tell us clearly!" Du Ruhui said hurriedly.
The other ministers also looked at Li Shimin expectantly.
"The countermeasure the Imperial Master gave me is - trade war!" Li Shimin said with a smile.
trade war?
Are all the ministers confused?
Li Jing stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, I am familiar with the art of war and military books. I have seen tunnel battles, fortified battles, field battles, etc., but I have never heard of trade wars?"
Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong and other generals were also confused.
"The minister knows about trade, but how can trade be used to fight? Is it possible that we use copper coins or silver to hit the Turks?" Changsun Wuji said in shock.
Everyone felt that Changsun Wuji was joking, and they were all ready to laugh.
But Li Shimin nodded slowly!
kindness?!
Your Majesty is actually nodding?
Is it really true to use money to hit the Turks!?
Suddenly!
The ministers were so shocked that they opened their mouths and did not want to believe their eyes!
"Your Majesty, are you really using money to throw money at the Turks? Are you kidding us?"
Cheng Zhijie, who was still smiling at first, immediately asked, dumbfounded.
Li Shimin nodded again, "I'm not kidding you!"
"The Tang Dynasty can no longer afford a war with the Turks, but we must not let the people on the border be harmed. We have to use money to hit them, and we have to hit them so hard that they will make the Turks dizzy!"
"You believe me, sometimes if you want to defeat your opponent, force is not the only way! And using trade war is the easiest and most convenient way!"
Cheng Zhijie shook his head wildly, "How is this possible! Is it more powerful to hit someone with money than to kill him with a knife or a gun?"
"Your Majesty, please don't fool us!"
Li Shimin stretched out his hand and slapped Cheng Zhijie directly on the back of the head, "You idiot, I said I would throw money at you, but I didn't really ask you to throw money at it! Instead, I used money to start a trade war with the Turks!"
Fang Xuanling seemed to have thought of something, and quickly raised her hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to use money to bribe the Turks?"
"Buying? Isn't that just bribery? When will Datang need to use such shameful means?" Cheng Zhijie said loudly.
Snapped!
Li Shimin slapped Cheng Zhijie on the back of the head again.
"Your Majesty, why did you hit me again? Did I say something wrong again?" Cheng Zhijie covered the back of his head, quickly took two steps back, and asked depressedly, "Don't bribery and bribery mean the same thing? What we have given to the Turks over the years
Are the gold and silver treasures still missing? In the last Weishui Treaty, we gave almost the entire Tang Dynasty treasury to Turk Jieli, but that fellow also wants to invade our Tang Dynasty borders, so there is no point in using bribes... to buy them off.
use!"
Qin Qiong: "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."
"Can you please listen to what I have to say before expressing your opinion?" Li Shimin said angrily.
In fact, Li Shimin didn't quite understand the trade war that Li You talked about at first, but after carefully reading the diary that Li You just wrote today, he suddenly became enlightened and enlightened.
[April 627 AD, it’s sunny today, the hot pot is delicious, and Li Er is really annoying.]
[What should I write about today? By the way, let’s write a story about the trade war. Record it and don’t forget it in the end.]
[Wars are bloody, but using money is very simple. When talking about trade wars, we have to mention a story.]
[Zhang Juzheng’s iron pot business: During the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty, war broke out in the north. The Tatar tribe, the successors of the Turks, invaded along the Great Wall for years. Wars at the northern border continued, and the people on the border were miserable. Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng and other famous ministers worked hard to
After a series of severe beatings and surrender by the entire army, the Tatar Khan Altan was finally forced to admit defeat and obediently accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.
However, nomads are prone to plundering, and plundering of frontiers occurs from time to time. Peace is nothing but a fragile peace!
Zhang Juzheng realized this and started "mutual market" trade along the Great Wall.
When the Tatars happily rushed to the "mutual market" and enthusiastically purchased all kinds of iron pots from the Central Plains, Zhang Juzheng found the key to solving the problem. Yes, it was in this iron pot product that the Tatars loved so much.
For the centenary peace plan, a trade war must be fought! In Zhang Juzheng’s excited words: “This is the opportunity to control the captives!”
How could a mere pot have such great significance? Facts have proved that Zhang Juzheng was right. At least throughout the sixteenth century, the Tatar cavalry of all walks of life burned, killed and looted desperately just for a pot!
The key to whether peace can be sustained is to seize the initiative in the iron pot trade. So, Zhang Juzheng followed up with a seemingly bizarre but far-sighted trade war strategy: After opening up the mutual market, the Tatars will buy other products.
All daily utensils are easy to talk about, but this iron pot is only allowed to be sold to them, the "Cantonese pot" which is a specialty of Guangdong. Moreover, as long as the Tatars buy a pot, they must exchange it for an old pot they have used, otherwise they will not pay much.
Not for sale.
Why only sell Cantonese pots? Because other types of iron pots flowed into the grasslands, it was difficult to guarantee that the Tatars would not melt them and use them to make weapons. The "Cantonese pots" with extremely high smelting technology thresholds really made the Ming Dynasty feel safe selling them.
As for "replacing old pots with new pots"? That is the insurance added by Zhang Juzheng. If you sell it, you will receive it. Used pots will be recycled to the maximum extent, and an iron pot will never be used crookedly.
This quiet "iron pot war" was finally carried out forcefully after breaking through all kinds of resistance. The effect was just as Zhang Juzheng expected. All the factors that threatened the peace of the mutual market were swept away by this iron pot.
Without iron to make weapons, the Tatars' armaments declined. In addition, all the materials needed for life could be obtained through "mutual trade" without risking their lives for plunder, so the war became further and further away.
Along the Great Wall, where wars were frequent in the past, mutual trade has been booming in the past hundred years. People along the line live and work in peace and contentment, and many famous merchant gangs and trade routes have emerged. Such a win-win way of trade has boosted the bloody battlefields of the past.
The glory of the Ming Dynasty's "Longwan Zhongxing"!
Win-win is the most long-term interest pursuit of all trade wars.]
[That’s all for today on the trade war. There are many profound reasons in it that even we ourselves don’t understand, but just copying it and using it to deal with the Turks is enough. 】
[We wrote such a long diary today, system, you must give me something good! Otherwise, I will write in vain.]
[Also, I have to hide the diary. If Li Er discovers it, it will probably be troublesome. 】
After reading Li You's diary, Li Shimin was as happy and angry as ever.
Although Li Shimin was still very confused about the story about the trade war written by Li You. For example, which era was the Ming Dynasty? Why hadn’t he heard of it? Who was Zhang Juzheng? But this did not hinder Li Shimin’s understanding and application of the trade war. !