The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to the west of the palace. Some of Zhu Wu's close subordinates have already entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. One of them is particularly conspicuous, and it turns out to be Shi Qian.www
Shi Qian was originally a thief in the world. He, Yang Xiong, and Shi Xiu joined the Hedong Intelligence Agency to handle intelligence work. Shi Qian was smart, second only to Shi Xiu, so after Shi Xiu left, he became a member of the Hedong Intelligence Agency.
The person in charge, Shi Qian, did not have much education before, but since he took control of the intelligence agency, he has continued to learn and has learned more and more over the years. Zhu Wu now regards him as his right-hand man.
In the lobby of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs there is a huge map!
The top is the Mongolian grassland, which indicates that there may be a war this year. On the right is the vast sea, and the northernmost is Ku Island. This is the territory of Liangshan, but the population is sparse. Liangshan only has a garrison of more than a hundred people here, mainly responsible for fighting and
Kudao Tu people contact, and further down is Bei
Kaido, this is one of the racecourses in Ryosan. Ryosan has already recovered the Ezo people here, and then there is Japan. The area of Japan is larger than Kushima and Hokkaido. More importantly, there is a large population here. Although Japan
Temporarily surrendered to Liangshan, but the Japanese were ready to make a move.
They have strong signs of resistance. At present, in Japan, Liangshan is still mainly defensive. The navy only needs to guard the channel between Honshu and Kyushu, and does not worry about the Japanese coming! The Kyushu Island further down is already a colony of Liangshan. This year
In the autumn, Kyushu's grain harvest was huge, and it was finally possible to
to support the country! The Japanese people pay attention to the word "forbearance". In Kyushu, the tax in Liangshan is extremely high, reaching 50%. But even so, none of the Japanese farmers in Kyushu resisted, they were all obedient, and they were very obedient to the Japanese.
People, the more cruel their methods are, the more they respect them.
To the west is Xixia, which is the next strategic target of Liangshan. However, we cannot take action during the year. We will not launch military action against Xixia until next year's autumn harvest at the earliest. To the south is the Song Dynasty, which is the most powerful, the country is rich, and it has a lot of troops.
The number of regular troops alone is close to one million. If you add in the soldiers and civilian warriors from various places, the total strength exceeds 3 million. Of course, those soldiers and civilian warriors have almost no combat effectiveness. The Song Dynasty is where stability is needed now.
"We cannot have a large-scale war with the Song Dynasty until the situation in the grassland is clear and the Western Xia and Japan are eliminated. Do you have any good ideas?" Zhu Wu stood in front of the map for a long time, then suddenly turned around and asked Shi Qian.
"Sir, we used to bribe Cai Jing, Yang Jian and other senior officials of the Song Dynasty to let these senior officials speak for us. This idea was originally a good one. But we can't just bribe these people, but also bribe other people." Shi Qian thought for a while and said.
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"Bibbing other people?" Zhu Wu was stunned.
"We can bribe the emperor of the Song Dynasty." Shi Qian said with a smile.
"How to bribe the emperor of the Song Dynasty?" Zhu Wudao said.
"Sir, what do you think the emperor of the Song Dynasty liked most?" Shi Qian said.
"He likes Taoism the most. Should we give him a Taoist scripture? I'm afraid it will have limited effect." Zhu Wu frowned.
"Sir, do you know how Song Taizu dealt with Li Yu?" Shi Qian said with a smile.
"This..." Zhu Wu thought for a moment and nodded, with a smile on his face.
When Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, had just gained control of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the military governors from all over the country were unconvinced. In addition to these military governors, there were also the Later Han, Khitan and other countries in the north, and the Later Tang, Wuyue and other countries in the south. Especially the Later Tang Dynasty.
, the most powerful
, there are many soldiers and generals. On the one hand, Song Taizu had to deal with the domestic Jiedu envoys, and on the other hand, he had to deal with the Later Han Dynasty and the Khitan in the north. He was simply unable to cope with the attack of the Later Tang Dynasty. In this case, Song Taizu wanted to seek peace with the Later Tang Dynasty, but the Later Tang Dynasty
Didn't agree.
After investigation, Song Taizu discovered that Li Yu, the leader of the Later Tang Dynasty, believed in Buddhism, so he selected a young monk from the Song Dynasty who was particularly good at Buddhism. He sent this young monk to the Later Tang Dynasty. After this monk arrived in the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Yu
He was so shocked that he talked about scriptures and Taoism with this monk every day without caring about national affairs! In the next three years, the Northern Song Dynasty fought with the Jiedushi, the Later Han Dynasty, the Khitan, etc., but Li Yu devoted himself to studying Buddhism. Until the north was peaceful, he was still obsessed with Buddhism.
among.
Shi Qian actually had this idea. He wanted to send a Taoist priest to the Song Dynasty to bewitch the emperor of the Song Dynasty!
"This is a good idea, but we don't have any powerful Taoist priests at our disposal?" Zhu Wudao said.
"Sir, you have forgotten that Mr. Gongsun was born as a Taoist priest. He was quite famous in the world back then and was known as Yiqing Zhenren." Shi Qian said.
"Should Mr. Gongsun be allowed to go south? He is the deputy minister of economics. He is now responsible for bringing in tens of millions of people from the south. He is also responsible for building thousands of miles of roads. How can he go south to the Song Dynasty?" Zhu Wu shook his head.
"Of course there is no need for Mr. Gongsun to go there in person. Mr. Gongsun has a teacher, Zhenren Luo, who is a famous Taoist priest in the Central Plains. He has been living in seclusion in Erxian Mountain! This man is proficient in Taoism and his cultivation in Taoism is far better than Mr. Gongsun. If
If this person goes to the Song Dynasty, he will definitely be able to confuse the Emperor of the Song Dynasty." Shi Qian said.
"It's a good idea, but I don't know if Mr. Gongsun can agree to it?" Zhu Wudao said.
"He is also a member of Liangshan. Now Liangshan is booming. For Liangshan, he will agree." Shi Qian said.
"Okay! I'll go to the Ministry of Economic Affairs to meet him." Zhu Wu said with a smile.
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs is to the east of the palace. Li Gang and Gongsun Sheng have already settled here, and more than a thousand of their men have also arrived.
The two have divided their scope of authority. Li Gang is responsible for agriculture, commerce, and industry! And Gongsun Sheng is mainly responsible for infrastructure construction, including the construction of roads, ports, etc., and the introduction of population is also within the scope of Gongsun Sheng's authority.
Sheng wants to bring 10 million people to the north within three years.
Infrastructure construction mainly relies on those prisoners of war, and Gongsun Sheng has already passed the air with those prisoners of war. Currently, road construction and port construction are carried out separately. Road construction, the most important one is the road between Yanjing and Tokyo, then Yanjing, Xijing
, the Taiyuan road, after these two roads are opened, Koryo, Yanyun, and Hedong can be truly connected. Then there will be a highway from north to south, from east to west.
As for the construction of ports, the most important thing at present is the construction of Tianjin Port. After Tianjin Port is completed, the maritime trade of Yanyun and Goryeo will be truly connected. In addition to prisoners of war, businessmen such as Chai Jin and Lu Junyi are also in Tianjin Port.
A lot of investment has been made, their money has been sent there.
Gongsun Sheng handled all these matters in an orderly manner, but regarding the introduction of the population, Gongsun Sheng found it somewhat difficult.
There are still many people in Yanyun who have no land. These people can move to the north, but these people will at most fill up Zongzhou, Lizhou and other places. If they go further to Shangjing, Zhongjing and other places, the people in the past can't be found at all.
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Liu Yanqing was still staying in Yanjing these days, and Gongsun Sheng took Liu Yanqing to the Ministry of Economic Affairs that day.
"General Liu, the north is in urgent need of population. I wonder how many people there are in the northwest. Can they be transported to the north?" Gongsun Sheng said with a look of urgency.
"I'm afraid this will be a bit difficult. The northwest is a barren land and doesn't have a large population. Those who live in the northwest are usually family members of the Western Army, and not many of them are willing to come here." Liu Yanqing said with a bitter smile.
Over the past 200 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, wars have continued in the northwest. Ordinary people have left there long ago. Basically, those living there are family members of the Western Army. These people have become tenants of the generals. To send these people here, one
The reason is that there is not much population, and secondly, the generals are afraid that they are not willing.
"General Liu, I'm begging you. I owe you a favor from now on," Gongsun Sheng said.
"I bite the bullet and recruit 500,000 refugees from the northwest for you!" Liu Yanqing thought for a while and felt that it was inconvenient for him to refuse Gongsun Sheng. This was an important figure in Liangshan and one of the top officials of the Military Aircraft Department. He could already recruit 500,000 refugees.
It's the limit, no more is possible.
"Thank you so much!" Gongsun Sheng said with a smile.
After sending Liu Yanqing away, Gongsun Sheng still looked sad. Although the 500,000 yuan was a little more, it was still far from the goal.
"Mr. Gongsun, you can go to Zhu Wu. He has been operating in Hedong for many years. Hedong is adjacent to Henan. Henan has a large population. Some people can definitely be transported from there! In addition to Henan, there is also Hebei, which also has a large population!
Didn't we agree before that we would bribe officials from various places to help them?
We! You and I are not good at this, but Zhu Wu is good at it! He was the one who recruited Liu Yanqing and Zhe Keqiu to surrender. It was also Zhu Wu who contacted the officials of the Song Dynasty in Taiyuan City in advance before he could enter the city smoothly.
!As long as he helps you, this matter will be quite simple." Li Gang looked at Gongsun Sheng and said with a smile.
"Oh?" Gongsun Sheng was stunned. He had been in Korea for many years and was not very familiar with Zhu Wu. He did not expect that Zhu Wu had such talent.
"I'm not very familiar with him! That's all, I'll look for him." Gongsun Sheng nodded.
He was about to take people to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At this moment, a man walked in, it was Zhu Wu.
"Mr. Zhu, this really means that Cao Cao is about to arrive. Why are you here?" Gongsun Sheng said with great joy.
"To be honest, I have something to ask for!" Zhu Wu first took a good look at the hall of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and then said with a smile.
"Haha, I also have something to ask Mr. Zhu!" Gongsun Sheng laughed.
Zhu Wu was stunned, and then burst into laughter. He originally thought that Gongsun Sheng was a Taoist priest, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with him. Now it's better. Gongsun Sheng has something to ask him for, and he also wants to ask Gongsun Sheng for something, and things will be easier to handle.