Chapter 235: The Number of Qin’s Soldiers in Song Dynasty
"Your Majesty, there is news from Bianliang that Zhao Ji has sent Cai Jing as an envoy to negotiate peace with Great Qin!" Zhang San respectfully told the news he had just received. As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, he naturally knew that Great Qin did not have enough troops now.
Food was received by all the people of the Song Dynasty.
Not only is there food, there is not even enough land. Jiangnan is a vast area, but now it is a barren land. Before it is cleared by the field army, if ordinary people are sent there, they will simply die.
So how to deal with it later will naturally depend on His Majesty's arrangements.
"What conditions does he have?" Zhao Wen said with curiosity in his tone. He remembered that when the Jin soldiers arrived in Bianjing, before the war started, Zhao Ji agreed to all the conditions. Not only did he send the imperial concubine and princess,
They even agreed to allow Jin soldiers to plunder the city of Bianjing.
In the end, he personally went to the Jin Bing camp to negotiate, allowing the Jin Bing to achieve the maximum results at the minimum cost without any effort.
If the conditions given to him are not as good as those given to Jin Bing, this is simply looking down on his own country, Da Qin.
"The news from the Jin Yiwei said that Zhao Ji is willing to agree to all the conditions of Da Qin. He is even willing to pay any price if you can give him the elixir of life!" Zhang San said with a weird smile on his face, holding back a smile.
As the Commander of the Imperial Guards of the Great Qin Dynasty, he generally knows what the Great Qin has. If it is to practice exercises or something, His Majesty can come up with some, but the elixir of immortality, let alone the Great Qin, does not have it. Even if it does, how could it be possible?
Give this kind of waste to Zhao Ji.
"Zhao Ji did not disappoint me!" After hearing this condition, Zhao Wen nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Zhang San: "Let Qi Jiguang receive Cai Jing then!"
Historically, Qi Jiguang's mind was also extremely flexible, and he was able to send aphrodisiacs and beauties to Zhang Juzheng. After understanding Cai Jing's life, he was definitely able to get the maximum benefit from Cai Jing.
But after thinking about it, he said: "We can ask Qi Jiguang to promise some benefits to Cai Jing in private!"
In history, Cai Jing went from a poor scholar to a prime minister for ten years. During this period, Zhao Ji resigned and came back several times. He was definitely a rare smart man. The method that could deceive Zhao Ji would definitely not deceive Cai Jing.
If the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty were willing to cooperate, the Qin Dynasty could completely capture the entire Song Dynasty at the minimum cost.
Thinking that all the adjustments made by the Song Dynasty were in accordance with the wishes of the Qin Dynasty, a smile suddenly appeared on Zhao Wen's face.
It is absolutely impossible to cultivate enough land in the Qin Dynasty in a short period of time just by relying on the Da Qin army. However, if the resources of the Da Song Dynasty are added, it may not be impossible.
"Call Zeng Bu!" The sudden thought made Zhao Wen's eyes look more anxious. He thought of the countless grains from the Song Dynasty transported back to the Qin Dynasty, and the millions of strong men from the Song Dynasty who became the army of the Qin Dynasty, and helped the Qin Dynasty in the war.
Reclamation of barbaric lands.
If this idea of mine can be implemented, the speed of Da Qin taking over Da Song will be several times faster.
"Zeng Bu pays homage to your Majesty!" Since returning to the Song Dynasty, although he and his majesty were in the same city, this was the first time his majesty summoned him, and Zeng Bu was also extremely respectful.
"Zhao Ji sent Cai Jing to negotiate peace. What do you think of Cai Jing?" Historical records are not necessarily true, but Cai Jing was also a reformist at the time. Although he later defected to the conservatives, Zeng Bu also worked with him after all.
Yes, it is definitely clearer than historical records.
"Born intelligent, very good at adapting to the situation, he is a complete villain. It is ridiculous that such a person can be the prime minister!" Zeng Bu's tone was full of anger. The reform faction failed that year.
Because there are too many villains like Cai Jing who can adapt to the changing circumstances.
"As long as he is a little man who can make the most of the situation!" Zhao Wen nodded lightly.
"How many people are there in the Qin Imperial Army in the south of the Yangtze River now!" Qi Jiguang managed military affairs, but like the Qin Dynasty, armaments and logistics were provided by the counties under Zeng Bu's management.
"Yesterday's latest report was 3.71 million!" Zeng Bu said with great certainty, an answer that left Zhao Wen stunned.
Seeing that His Majesty did not understand, Zeng Bu explained: "Among them, the Xiang army and its family members alone number at least two million. This part is migrating to our Qin and Shu lands. After entering the Qin Dynasty, they will become civilians and become real warriors."
One million, three hundred and twenty-seven thousand six hundred, and now these soldiers are being trained everywhere!"
"One million, three hundred and twenty-seven thousand six hundred!" Zhao Wen knew clearly in his heart that these more than one million soldiers did not have the combat power of the Great Qin Forbidden Army, but because they were of the right age to join the Great Qin Forbidden Army.
If it were another world, a country with a population of hundreds of millions, these more than one million soldiers would be just about the same.
But it was a complete waste for the Song Dynasty to leave such a huge force behind.
Especially when you have a great emperor like Zhao Ji, and the person sent to negotiate peace is an extremely smart person like Cai Jing, leaving so many soldiers behind is definitely the biggest waste.
"Instructions are sent to all places. Except for those who are truly capable, there are also those with excellent talents and qualifications who can be kept. The rest will all be sent back to Daqin to serve as soldiers in the field. The entire south must be cleared out in the shortest possible time!"
"Not only these soldiers, but also all the excess food will be sent to Da Qin. I can't guarantee it in other places, but now my Shu land in Da Qin will definitely be short of food!"
One merchant ship can transport hundreds of people, and at least a thousand merchant ships enter the Qin Dynasty every day, and there are even a large number of civilian ships. After entering the Song Dynasty for more than 20 days, at least hundreds of people from Shu entered the Qin Dynasty.
Thousands of people.
With only the food reserves in Shu, it is simply a pipe dream to feed so many people. Zhao Wen even estimated that the Qin cabinet may be making urgent food transfers to Shu.
In other words, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops entered the Song Dynasty and saved a lot of military rations. But even so, the food of the Qin Dynasty is definitely stretched now.
"Yes!" Zeng Bu agreed with great confidence. The Song Dynasty had always had the habit of storing grain in scattered places. There were granaries in each city, and with the accumulation in the villages of wealthy households, it was completely possible to spare some grain.
After Zeng Bu left, Zhao Wen walked slowly outside the city.
Although Yingtian Mansion is a big city, it is also the most convenient place for people to enter Da Qin.
Compared with when we first entered the Song Dynasty, the streets were obviously much more deserted.
For the people in ancient times, farming was the most stable life. As long as there were enough fields, no one wanted to work in the city. Now in Daqin, one family is divided into hundreds of acres of land, and the people of Yingtian will naturally be the first to enter.
"Call all the guards in the East Factory over here!" When they arrived at a wasteland outside the city, Zhao Wen ordered Chu San and Chu Si beside him.
Figures like phantoms kept appearing around Zhao Wen, and in just a moment, thousands of Dongchang internal guards who had entered the Song Dynasty appeared in front of Zhao Wen.