Gu Baiyi remained calm as always and said with a smile: "What's wrong?"
Qin Xiao immediately told the story about the incident in Kyoto again. Seeing that Gu Baiyi had no strange expression, he asked curiously: "Brother, don't you think it's strange?"
"It's indeed strange." Gu Baiyi said: "But even if we are anxious, we can't change anything."
Qin Xiao sighed: "That's true. But will the world be in chaos because of this?"
"It's just a matter of time." Gu Baiyi said softly: "The empress rules the world, there is no prince to succeed, and the Li family is almost wiped out by blood. The Tang Dynasty has been standing on the edge of a cliff."
Qin Xiao was startled.
Gu Baiyi smiled lightly and said: "If the situation in the court does not change, and the princess party and the prime minister's party continue to fight, after the death of the current saint, the court will inevitably be an incompatible fight. If that happens, whether the princess wins or the
If the prime minister seizes the tripod, the world will be in chaos."
"But now that the Xiahou family has collapsed, and the princess party has disappeared, the situation in the court...will the situation in the court become more chaotic?"
Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "The changes in Kyoto were due to two reasons. Either the saint set a trap and dealt a cruel blow to the Xiahou family in order to keep the throne. If this is the case, the saint will definitely have a back-up plan to prevent the defeat of the Xiahou family.
The court situation was in chaos, otherwise she would not have taken such desperate risks regardless of the consequences. Although the saint has been on the throne for nearly twenty years, although there are no great achievements, his control over the court situation has always been good. This world is hers, she
Of course I don’t want to see the world in chaos.”
"What's the other reason?"
"The annihilation of the Xiahou family was not the intention of the saint." Gu Baiyi looked a little serious and said softly: "There are traitors in the palace who influence and even control the saint. If such a person really exists, he is definitely an extremely wise person.
After a pause, he chuckled and said: "Such a person may have the ability to control the situation of the court, but that is not necessarily known."
Qin Xiao asked: "If such a person really exists, who can he be?" But the face of She Yue flashed across his mind for a moment, and he couldn't help but wonder whether the changes in Kyoto were controlled by She Yue behind the scenes?
She Yue is very scheming. She grew up in the palace since she was a child. She has been in power for ten years, but her subordinates are also very powerful. If she said that she also has gang members in the palace, Qin Xiao will never doubt it.
Could it be that after She Yue was imprisoned, she was unwilling to accept it and gathered her party members in the palace to take the opportunity to control the saint?
If this is true, then it makes sense to coerce the saint to kill the Xiahou family. After all, She Yue and the Xiahou family are incompatible with each other. If there is a chance to bring down the Xiahou family, She Yue Vision will not show mercy.
"No matter who it is, the current situation, we can only wait and see how it changes." Gu Baiyi said slowly: "You have to understand that if the world really changes, with our current situation, we will not be able to intervene in the affairs within the pass. The Liaodong Army
Wang Xingchao hated us so much that he did not dare to take action. He was still worried that the court would label him as treason. If the world was in chaos and the court had no time to take care of itself, the Liaodong Army would have no scruples. The first thing to do is to attack the dragon.
The sharp army once again takes control of the four northeastern counties, and then the real separatist rule will be established."
Qin Xiao nodded, this was an obvious thing.
"The most urgent task is to keep our minds focused. Naturally, we have to pay close attention to the affairs within the pass, but we cannot reach out." Gu Baiyi said sternly: "Strengthen yourself. When one day we actually face the Liaodong Army, we must ensure that we can
Be invincible." Then he smiled and said: "Everything you are doing now is on the right path, whether it is land equalization or good trade with the Xile tribes, these are ways to strengthen yourself.
Now we just hope that the situation in the DPRK can be stable, and even if there are changes, we will try to buy ourselves as much time as possible."
"Brother is right." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "What I have always been worried about is that if there are changes in the customs, our logistics will not be able to supply it. Now that we have the Black Mountain Trade Center, we can at least ensure that our financial resources will not be cut off.
."
Gu Baiyi said: "The current situation of the trading center is pretty good, but it still faces competition from Fucheng. After the opening of the trading center, many tribes in Modong sent people to check the situation, but the Buliuda tribes have never been able to
People come."
"Bu Liuda?"
"The three tribes of Xile and Buliuda have dozens of tribes, large and small." Gu Baiyi said sternly: "In the past, Tusun and Qili Khan's army pressed on the border, and the three tribes of Xile united together like never before, forcing the Tusun people to have no control.
But this does not mean that the three Sile tribes will give up their old grudges. They unite together just because the enemy that appears is too powerful. In order to protect themselves, they can only work together in the same boat. But the grievances between the three tribes are too great.
It is so deep that it cannot be easily resolved.”
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "The two Tadus of Zhenyu tribe died in the hands of Bu Liuda."
"That's right." Gu Baiyi said: "Back then, the Zhenyu tribe was very powerful and had a good relationship with the Liaodong Army. They secretly reached a secret agreement with the Liaodong Army and attacked the Buliuda tribe from both sides. However, the Liaodong Army was afraid that the Zhenyu tribe would become stronger, so instead
Secretly joining forces with Bu Liuda, resulting in the defeat of the Zhenyu Army, and both towers died on the battlefield. Since then, the hatred between Zhenyu and Bu Liuda has deepened, and they also hate the Liaodong Army. Wang Xingchao knew
The Zhenyu tribe has hatred towards itself, so it has been secretly supporting Bu Liuda these years, and the relationship between the Bu Liuda tribe and the Liaodong Army is also extremely close."
Qin Xiao understood and said: "So the Buliuda tribes will not do transactions at the Black Mountain Trading Center unless it is absolutely necessary?"
"That's natural." Gu Baiyi smiled lightly and said: "Bu Liuda's backer is the Liaodong Army, and they also hope to use the Liaodong Army as their backer to unify Modong, so naturally they will not offend the Liaodong Army easily."
Qin Xiaodao: "Yuguan has cut off the supply of goods to Fucheng. The most profitable silk, porcelain, tea and other goods need to be supplied from within the pass. Without these supplies, Fucheng will soon be finished. Step Liu
Even if the master has a close relationship with the Liaodong Army, he will never purchase these goods from other ministries at high prices, and sooner or later he will come to Montenegro."
"Do you think you can cut off the supply of goods to Fucheng just by relying on Yuguan?" Gu Baiyi smiled faintly: "Do you believe that even if Yuguan does not allow a piece of silk to be transported to Fucheng, Fucheng can still get sufficient supply of goods.
.As long as there are goods in Fucheng, Buliuda will naturally not trade with Heishan. Other tribes in Modong, including the Hegu tribes, do not dare to completely turn to this side. They will still trade on both sides at the same time.
, both sides are not guilty."
Qin Xiao asked in surprise: "Could it be that the goods can fly?"
"You are really right." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "The materials shipped to Fucheng can indeed fly, they can fly over the sea!"
When Qin Xiao heard this, his body trembled and he understood immediately.
Yuguan only cut off the land trade routes, but Long Ruijun was unable to do anything about the sea trade routes.
Although Qin Xiao was kind to the merchants in Jiangnan, he could never control the commerce in Jiangnan.
The Northeast was the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and merchants in the Northeast had long-term trade relations with merchants from the south of the Yangtze River. As they were both merchants from the Tang Dynasty, Qin Xiao certainly could not stop the trade between merchants from the south of the Yangtze River and merchants from the northeast.
Moreover, merchants from the Northeast are all over the states of the Tang Dynasty. Even if Qin Xiao has the power to stop Jiangnan from supplying supplies to Northeast merchants, the main goods in Jiangnan are silk, tea, porcelain and other materials that can still be purchased from other states in the Tang Dynasty.
Qin Xiao knew that Hangzhou Bay in the south of the Yangtze River was the largest trading terminal in the Tang Dynasty, and countless merchant ships passed through Hangzhou Bay every day.
In addition to Hangzhou Bay, Qingzhou also has shipping terminals. Northeastern cargo merchants can transport goods by sea and land to Liaodong Changsheng Port as long as they transport their goods to Hangzhou Bay or Qingzhou Terminal.
Changsheng Port is the largest wharf in the Northeast, located on the coast of Liaodong County. Once you arrive at Changsheng Port, you can switch to land and transport goods directly to Fucheng Trading Ground.
Qin Xiao really didn't consider the sea route before. He only thought that if Fucheng's trade line was cut off at Yuguan, Fucheng would have no goods to sell.
At this time, Gu Baiyi woke up the dreamer with a word.
"Liaodong Changsheng Port is both a trading seaport and a garrison for the Liaodong Navy." Gu Baiyi looked at Qin Xiao and asked, "Does the general know anything about the Liaodong Navy?"
Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "If my eldest brother hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known there were navy troops in Liaodong."
"The scale of the Liaodong Navy is not large." Gu Baiyi said: "When Emperor Wu Zong conquered the Bohai Sea and advanced both by land and water, the Liaodong Navy was established at that time. However, the Navy costs a lot of money, and maintaining warships every year is a huge expense.
The Bohai Sea was divided into five parts by Emperor Wuzong, and there were constant internal fights. It was unable to spy on the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the threat to the Tang Dynasty was not great, so the Liaodong Navy had no place to use it. In order to reduce military expenditures, the imperial court ordered the Liaodong Navy to
It was dismantled and some of the navy was retained just to ensure safety at sea."
Qin Xiao said: "How many warships do they have now?"
"The size of the Liaodong Navy has been reduced again and again. When it was at its weakest, it only had four or five ordinary warships in total, and the navy had less than a thousand people." Gu Baiyi said: "After Yuan Gaijian unified the Bohai Sea, although the Liaodong Army
Realizing the need to strengthen the naval force, but also feeling that the Bohai people did not dare to act rashly, coupled with the weak strength of the Liaodong Navy, the naval generals were very vocal within the Liaodong Army and have been unable to obtain more military expenditures. Although it was increased a few years ago
They bought two new warships, but their combat power is extremely weak. Now the Liaodong Army has a total of two large transfer ships and five medium-sized warships. However, some of them are too old to even go out to the open sea. Can they really have one?
There are only four ships that can fight."
Qin Xiao praised: "Eldest brother is really well-strategized and knows their situation well."
"There are currently a total of 1,400 officers and soldiers in the Liaodong Navy. The commander of the navy is Zhou Lie, who has a pure background in the Liaodong Army." Gu Baiyi said calmly: "This man is good at water warfare and is considered one of the most capable in the Liaodong Army.
However, this person has a very withdrawn temperament and has a bad relationship with other generals in the Liaodong Army, so he has always been marginalized. However, he is one of the few people in the Liaodong Army who can command the navy, and the navy is weak.
So he stayed in the position of commander of the navy for many years."
Qin Xiao naturally knew the purpose of Gu Baiyi's introduction to the Liaodong Navy, and said: "Brother, are you saying that after cutting off the land trade route, the Fucheng Trading Ground will be changed to a sea route, and it is likely to be protected by the Liaodong Navy?"
"That's right." Gu Baiyi smiled and said, "That's why I said that cutting off the land route would not really strangle Fucheng to death."