Five hundred and seventieth chapters Goryeo messenger
Jizhou Zhizhou Prefecture.
Gongsun Guang appeared here again and wanted to see Tang Ao, the king of Ji.
This famous Di official who wrote a handwritten letter proactively proposing the Jizhou threat theory had a humble expression on his face at this time. At least there was no sign of hostility to the Jizhou army on his face.
Tang Ao had not returned to Jicheng before, and it was difficult to decide the matter of more than 15,000 prisoners of war from Beidi. Now that Tang Ao had returned, Gongsun Guang came to visit in a hurry, and Zeng Tong had no reason to refuse when he learned that Zhou was here.
In the back hall of Zhizhou Mansion, Tang Ao heard that Gongsun Guang was here again, and he couldn't help but smile, "The money-giver is here again. He seems very anxious."
Zeng Tong stood aside and rolled his eyes, thinking, can Gongsun Guang not be in a hurry? It took more than 15,000 prisoners to arrive in Jicheng, but hundreds of them were already exhausted. If this continues, then what will happen?
I still don’t know how many people are going to die? I would definitely be worried if it were me.
Tang Ao didn't seem to see Zeng Tong's actions. Instead, he said to himself, "Now that they are anxious, things will be easier to handle. In this way, Mr. Zeng, the King of Renben is gone. Go and talk to him."
, it is easy to rescue the more than 10,000 Beidi prisoners. I heard that Beidi has a lot of war horses, so let them exchange them for war horses. The ratio is calculated as one horse for one person. When will they send the war horses?
Come here, when will I exchange prisoners with them? As the saying goes, handing over men with one hand and horses with the other, we don’t owe each other anything.”
"This... promise." Zeng Tong wanted to say whether this exchange condition was too high, fearing that Beidi would never agree. But after seeing Tang Ao say this, he closed his eyes.
As he began to fall asleep, he knew that there was no room for relaxation, so he didn't say anything, agreed and then left.
As soon as Zeng Tong left, Geng Liang, who was appointed as the Minister of Logistics, walked into the hall. When he saw Tang Ao, he clasped his fists respectfully and saluted, and then said: "Master, there is not much food in the granary."
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On Jicheng Street.
Several men in Hanfu were walking around, looking around, as if they were interested in everything.
For most of the day, they walked through almost half of Jicheng. The leader seemed to have finally made up his mind and started walking towards the Zhizhou Mansion.
"Master Park, have you really made up your mind?" Seeing that the leader seemed to speed up his pace, the young man following behind finally couldn't help but ask.
"What? Does Deputy Ambassador Jin have any different opinions?" The leader, Park Defa, the ambassador of the Goryeo mission to Jizhou, stopped and looked back at Deputy Ambassador Jin Dajiang with a question on his face.
"But...but Jizhou doesn't seem to be as powerful as Liaozhou. Why don't we cooperate with King Zhong?" Jin Dajiang hesitated and expressed his thoughts.
"Hey." Park Defa turned around and walked to Jin Dajiang again. He did not forget that this was the street of Jicheng. Who knew whether others would hear what they said, so he could only use the
A voice that only two people could hear said: "Deputy Envoy Jin, do you really think that Liaozhou is more powerful than Jizhou?"
"Isn't it?" Jin Dajiang answered with a confused look, "As far as my subordinates know, King Ji has only been in Ji for a year, but King Zhong has been in control of Liaozhou for many years. Also, what's going on here?
The dignitaries did not seem to like King Ji. In addition, the Jizhou Army had just fought against Dadi and Guzhou Army. Although they won, they also made enemies. If they marched towards Jizhou with King Zhong, Pu
Sir, do you think King Ji will win?"
Seeing that Jin Dajiang raised so many questions, Pu Defa knew that if he didn't explain some things clearly to the other party, he couldn't unify his thoughts, and he was afraid that something bad would happen when he got to Jizhou Zhizhou Mansion. "Hey, Deputy Ambassador Jin, you said it too,
The Jizhou Army defeated the Guzhou Army and the Dadi Army one after another, and defeated the Dadi Army twice in a row. That one time was a fluke, but would it be the same twice in a row? Doesn't this show how powerful this Ji King is?
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"As for the dignitaries here, the most powerful ones were all killed by King Ji and had their homes confiscated. Does this mean they caused some trouble?"
"Also, Deputy Ambassador Jin, please don't forget that our great Goryeo has never contacted King Zhong, but the conditions he proposed were too harsh. He actually asked us to pay tribute of five million taels of silver every year and send troops to help.
But they didn’t give us any benefit. At most, when Japan caused trouble for us, he would just reprimand us. So, I would like to ask, we paid so much, but got so little, is this fair? "
"Cooperating with King Zhong is very unequal. Now that King Ji has appeared here and is a rising King Ji, why don't we give it a try? At most, we can't reach an agreement, and we won't lose anything, right?
?" Park Defa said while staring into Jin Dajiang's eyes, looking like he would not give up until he was convinced.
"This..." Jin Dajiang's expression kept changing, and finally he lowered his head, "Okay, let's do everything according to Mr. Park's wishes. But if this King Ji is also a lion, then we
You must not join forces with him. Otherwise, even after returning home, your subordinates will impeach you."
Facing Jin Dajiang, who was very disciplined, and even faced with the opponent's threatening words, Park Defa was not angry. On the contrary, he nodded happily, patted the opponent on the shoulder and said: "Deputy Ambassador Jin, just do it."
Don't worry. You can watch the whole process during the negotiation. If you find that my envoy has betrayed Goryeo (Silla), you can impeach me after returning home. I just want to say that you are not the only one who hopes that Goryeo (Silla)
Luo) becomes stronger, so does this envoy."
"No, my subordinate is overly concerned. Please don't be angry, Mr. Park." Jin Dajiang quickly apologized for his inappropriate words.
"It's okay, you are doing it for Goryeo (Silla) too." Park Deok-fa generously forgave the other party. Then he turned around with a smile, and this time the pace of progress became more determined.
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The back hall of Zhizhou Prefecture.
Geng Liang made a detailed report on the shortage of food in the granary.
According to what he said, if no new grain comes in, there will be no grain in the state treasury by December at the end of the year. At this time, the powerful counterattack finally came.
In the past, the Mei family in Jizhou was engaged in the rice and grain business. Even if things were bad, the government could buy them from him, even if they paid a high price. At least they would not face the situation of having no food to eat. But now, Mei
The family was destroyed by Tang Ao, and then the government took over the entire Mei family. At that time, they got a lot of food. But later, due to King Ji's attitude towards the powerful, he could enter Jizhou without food.
In this way, there is a possibility of losing everything.
The Jizhou Army deployed troops twice, opened porridge sheds, and lent food to the local people to help them survive this year's food shortage. All these required were astronomical amounts of food. Seeing that there was no way out, even the Tang Dynasty
Ao had already spent a lot of money buying grain from outside, but that was all he could do until the end of this year.
Perhaps, now we should remove all the porridge shacks and stop lending food to the people. Now we can change the original three meals a day for the army, or even four meals a day for the elite division, to a new one.
If you have two meals, you can last for a while longer.
The question is, can Tang Ao agree to do this?
If we really do this, wouldn't it mean that the reform has failed and everything will return to the way it was before?
If that's the case, Tang Ao will have to face a situation where there is no food to eat, and then he will become just an ordinary king, and may even be slaughtered at any time. Especially after offending Beidi and Guzhou.
Under this, the harsh environment will only make it more difficult for King Ji to survive.
But if the policy is not changed, all hope can only be pinned on next month's grain harvest. At this time, if someone comes to cause trouble, the grain cannot be recovered from the ground. In the next year, Jizhou will
Facing an embarrassing situation where there is no food to eat. At that time, it is inevitable to lose the support of the people. Even if the dignitaries continue to make noises and support from behind, it is not impossible for the people to make him a lucky king.
When he thought of such terrible consequences, Geng Liang dared to delay, so he came to report to Tang Ao and tell the whole truth.
"Okay, I know about this. I will arrange for someone to go to Guzhou to buy food later." Tang Ao nodded. Although he was a little anxious in his heart, there was no trace of panic on his face. He knew it very well.
, he is the god of Jizhou. If he shows that he is helpless, I am afraid that the morale of the soldiers below will be messed up.
When he heard that he was going to Guzhou to buy food, Geng Liang really wanted to say that Guzhou was also a food-deficient place, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to buy much food. Besides, Guzhou was also rich and powerful, and I was afraid that they would also join forces.
Rise up to resist the Jizhou Army.
But after these words circled around in his heart, he did not say them out. Geng Liang believed that whatever he could think of, the young master could also think of, and he could think even further.
Geng Liang withdrew, leaving Tang Ao deep in thought. At this moment, Chang Shi Han Ce walked into the lobby and reported that Gongsun Guang had left and agreed to our conditions, that is, a
The horse was replaced by a person, and he also said that the envoy from Goryeo had arrived, and Zeng Tong, the magistrate of the state, was receiving him in the front hall.
It was not surprising that Gongsun Guanghui agreed to this condition. The more than 10,000 Di prisoners were building roads at this time. They could be seen along the way. From time to time, people passing by would come up and spit, even children.
Go throw the clods of soil. In view of the fact that the Jizhou Army is watching around, these prisoners dare not resist.
When it comes to using these foreign captives, the so-called kindness has nothing to do with it. They are treated like animals, with the worst food and the most work. Often, as soon as it gets light, they all get up to work. When?
Work can only be called off after dark. This is the longest time of the year. You can imagine how much suffering these prisoners must suffer. In comparison, Zhou Bapi and his like are far behind Tang Ao.
