Since the founding of the Ding Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, it has never been good at external wars. Although there are many famous ministers and generals in the country who strive to make border contributions, due to various reasons, no matter they are facing the Liao Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom or even the squalid border lands in the south, they are not good at it.
He had no truly decent achievements. As for the tragedy during the Jingkang period, it is even more difficult to mention.
After the southern crossing, both the Xiaozong Dynasty and the present Dynasty tried to recover. However, before launching the army, there was noisy noise between the government and the public, and the result after the war was always a loss of troops. Even if there were some achievements in various battlefields, once a horse peeked into the river, the court would not be able to support it.
To live, they had to humiliate themselves and seek peace.
Standing in the court position and having to find achievements, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was no longer a minister of the Jin people, but became a nephew. The Emperor of the Jin Dynasty opposite was sometimes an uncle, sometimes an uncle. Although there was a difference in seniority, after all
You don't need to call me daddy, you still have face.
Since the head of the Korean Prime Minister was sent to the Jin Kingdom, most Song officials have understood the gap in military force between the north and the south. Even those who once advocated the Northern Expedition have to admit that recovery is a good thing, but if you do not do what you can, you can only do it yourself.
Take the humiliation.
As for the people's morale, it has become even more decadent. Although people with lofty ideals are still working hard, more people can neither see the hope of victory nor the source of benefits from the war, so as Taoist Shiraishi said: "Waste Pond"
The trees are still tired of talking about soldiers."
Under such a situation, the Song Dynasty's attitude toward the Jin Kingdom in the north turned to compromise and tolerance. Relations between the two countries eased, commerce immediately flourished, and commercial smuggling became unstoppable. In the southeastern coastal counties such as Huating, Haiyan, and Qinglong,
In Gujing, Jiangyin, Zhenjiang, Tongtai and other places, local female cadres and wealthy households harvested dendrobium and sold it to the north. Each boat can only hold one or two thousand dendrobium, and the profits can be made several times at a time. In the past two years, merchants have
The materials they smuggled were not only grain, but also iron ingots, copper ingots, rawhide, swim bladder glue and other strategic materials that were directly converted into armored weapons. They also became popular goods and were shipped out ship after ship.
Jia She has always been aware of this. With his shrewdness, he could find out which merchants had problems after eating a meal at the gate of Xuyi Market. He could only go back to Gaoyou and look at the boats along the canal.
A quick glance at the depth of the draft will tell you which company's cargo contains supplies.
But he knows what he knows and doesn't talk too much.
Because once you talk too much, your head will always dislike your neck.
Because this kind of smuggling trade was, to some extent, connived by the imperial court. Some people in the imperial court were happy to see it happen, and they also hoped that local officials would serve as a protective umbrella.
Because the power of the Song Dynasty court was not enough to restrain these giant merchants, and through trade with the Jin Kingdom, the court did obtain horses, furs and other materials that the Song Dynasty was in urgent need of.
What's more, the Song Dynasty discovered that those who benefited from this trade were many local forces in the Jin Kingdom. In the early years, these forces were dominated by the Shandong Red Coat Army.
The money robbed from Ke's hands was exchanged for necessary grain from the Song people. After the business was completed, Laizhou Ding Haijun replaced the Red Coat Army and became a big customer in one fell swoop.
From the rumors brought back by merchants, Jia She had long known that Guo Ning of the Ding Navy was a strong man similar to that of the Five Dynasties vassals. He was incompatible with the Jin Dynasty court. On the contrary, he was indistinguishable from friends and foes with those red-coat rebels.
Relationship.
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Wan Yan and Shouxu stayed in Nanjing and were quite accomplished, so merchants did not dare to mess around with the two major items of food and military supplies.
Only here in Xuyi, with Shandong across Hongze to the north and direct access to many heroic forces in Shandong, the officials in the market were particularly lax and even ignored the blatant smuggling outside the market.
The local supervisor, Lao Ma, and the escort officer, Lao Lu, even openly accepted financial bribes and dispatched their soldiers to escort smugglers. About 60% of the bribes they accepted passed through Jia She's hands, but they actually came from Yangzhou and Jiangdu; the other 40%, mostly from Hefei, and most of them were Huaixi generals.
In front of Jia She, the sighing Lu Boda, the Sizhou market envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, was slowly dragged down by Jia She and others because he was repeatedly sent to negotiate by Kaifeng. The number of contacts was too many. This sounds like It sounds ridiculous, but in fact it is very common on the border between Song and Jin. After all, the courts on both sides are so lax, and the people below always have to live their lives. Who doesn't like the golden copper coins?
But Jia She really didn't expect that Guo Ning of the Ding Navy would do such a big thing!
He didn't take everything Luboda said seriously. He drank some wine and obviously started talking nonsense. At this time, he mentioned Guo Ning's family history, saying that Guo Ning had gone to Zhongdu alone in his early years. Setting fire to the palace and then marching out of the city with thousands of troops from the Jin Kingdom. That's too ridiculous.
Thinking of this, Jia She probably showed an expression of disbelief. Lu Boda stood up, grabbed Jia She's chest and clothes, and shouted: "At that time, Marshal Hu Shahu was standing under the city, shouting loudly, who dares to kill me! As a result, before I finished speaking, those strong men who ordered the navy arrived..."
"Ahem, Lao Lu, you are drunk. You were talking about burning down the palace. Who is this Hu Shahu? Is he the one who rebelled two years ago?"
"Really?" Lu Boda frowned and thought for a moment: "Oh, did I get off track? That's okay. Let's talk about Hu Shahu's usurpation first. If this guy hadn't plotted to kill the late emperor, Guo Ning wouldn't have made a fortune at all. Chance!"
"Whatever, whatever. You say."
Luboda kept talking, Jia She responded with his mouth, but continued to make calculations in his heart.
One thing is unquestionable, that is, Guo Ning has indeed controlled Zhongdu with force. At least for now, the generals from all over the Kingdom of Jin are helpless. Including Wanyan Shouxu, who is so powerful in Nanjing, he is also in this way.
You don’t have to believe the nonsense that Lu Boda said, but his worries are not fake. If he is like this, Daikin Nanjing Road will only become more nervous and vigilant. And this nervousness and vigilance must be due to strength. The disadvantage is that the Kingdom of Jin is facing unprecedented difficulties.
In the sound of Lu Boda's babble, Jia She remembered something again.
Last year, the soldiers left behind in Nanjing attacked the Red Coat Army. Both sides used more than 200,000 troops. It is said that the killing was bloody. Many of the remaining Red Coat Army fled to the Song Dynasty. Jia She saw several of them. He even helped them find a place to stay. Those people were all experienced and experienced soldiers.
Wanyan Shouxu's troops were able to defeat the Red Coat Army, which shows that he is good at fighting. But Jia She also heard that Guo Ning of Dinghai Navy launched an army to attack the Red Coat Army. In just one month, they captured many of the Red Coat Army's territories and defeated or
He killed countless famous bandits. And this man went north to Zhongdu and defeated Dajin's old enemy Mongolia and Dajin's capital marshal Shuhu Gaoqi. It can be seen that his power is indeed much stronger than Wanyan Shouxu.
The current situation is like two families living next to each other, one is fierce and the other is weak. The weak family is often bullied. But there are also difficulties in the fierce family, that is, there are many vicious dogs in the house, which cannot be driven away, and they are torn apart from time to time.
Take two bites.
When the weak people had free time on weekdays, they would feed a few mouthfuls of dog food to the ferocious dogs, thinking that one day the vicious dogs would bite their neighbors, and they would have a good time watching them through the courtyard wall.
However, it may be that the dogs were fed too much food. One of the vicious dogs had grown into a ferocious tiger. Not only did it bite the ferocious neighbor to the point of dying, but it also seemed to take over the nest of a magpie and become its master.
So, what will be the result of a weak neighbor and a ferocious tiger?
Jia She suddenly remembered what happened during the Jingkang period and the consequences of Da Jin replacing Daliao, and he couldn't help but shudder.
After three drinks, Lu Boda left drunkenly. When the boat was undulating in the waves of the Huaihe River, he still climbed on the side of the boat and waved to the quayside.
Jia She and others were all smiling and waving.
Until Luboda crossed the river and landed on the shore, his figure was completely invisible. Lao Ma, the manager of the market, sneered: "This guy is pretending to be drunk. Brother Jichuan, most of the good wine you brought is on his lapels, but
Not much went into his mouth."
Jia She didn't take it seriously: "He just came to pass on a message. The officials of the state can't let go of their airs. They have to be drunk before they speak. It's really hard for him! Since they made a special trip to tell them, we have to report it quickly.
"Yeah."
"I don't know how true or false these words are."
"Although I can't completely believe it, it's probably not wrong."
Jia She looked up to the sky and shouted, "Don't worry, I estimate that the two birthday congratulators who went to Zhongdu will be returning soon. They are not used to traveling by sea. The ships must follow the Liyang route and arrive in Chu first.
Zhou, Taizhou. I have some friendship with them. When the time comes, I can ask them and I will know the details of Zhongdu."