Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 150 Anyone who offends our Song Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are.
Zhang Ling'er was indeed right, Zhao Guangmei was still rational after all.

Of course he expressed his attitude casually on this matter, and he could persuade Zhao Kuangyin in any way, but in the end, only Zhao Kuangyin could make the decision. If he used means to force Zhao Kuangyin to do what he wanted, or simply bypassed him and made the decision for him, That's really a death wish.

There are so many lessons for a son to be a prince, let alone a younger brother. Although Zhao Kuangyin can be called a wise and mighty man, especially because he is broad-minded, he will never doubt his younger brother, but to be honest, that is because Zhao Kuangyin is now young.

In his 30s, he is in the prime of life. He has created such a big achievement at such a young age, which will always be a bit inflated. It is also the time when his self-confidence is the highest. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin still likes private visits incognito, and When you don't like to bring bodyguards, then naturally you are brothers and sisters.

But who knows what he will be like when he gets old?

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and even the First Emperor of Qin, who were not wise and mighty when they were young, would not be able to tolerate their own sons when they grow old?The more brilliant and decisive the emperor was when he was young, the more ugly the prince's death will be when he gets older.

In history, Zhao Kuangyin was able to retain a reputation for benevolence and filial piety, which may be largely due to the fact that he died early and died suddenly before he could live to old age.

Who knows whether he will die suddenly in this time and space?It's hard to tell about a sudden death. Whether the sound of the candle shadow and the axe is true or false can be regarded as an unsolved case for eternity.

Of course, Zhao Guangmei is definitely different from ordinary princes, and his power is not even completely given by Zhao Kuangyin. But if this kind of thing leaves a thorn in Zhao Kuangyin's heart and affects the relationship between brothers, it is indeed unnecessary.

In the end, Zhao Guangmei decided to take a relatively mild approach.

"The stubborn Tibetans and party barbarians are killing me and invading my territory. The princes in the court are still trying to persuade the officials to calm things down. Is it possible that there is no one in my dignified China?"

Upstairs in the Fan Building, today the singers stopped dancing and the band stopped playing. Instead, a number of big men banged on the iron plate and sang a song of generosity, with lyrics written by Zhao Guangmei herself. It was a grand song and songwriter conference.

One moment he sings angrily and leans on the railing, and one's ambition is to eat the meat of a hungry tiger. Another moment he looks to the northwest and shoots at the wolf. The next moment he lies down at night listening to the wind and rain, dreaming of the iron horse on the glacier.

One after another, they were all top-notch masterpieces, shocking the entire literary world in Kaifeng.

What's even more cruel is that today, all the staff of Fanlou, and even all the trading companies in Kaifeng City, are required to wear white cloth on their sleeves to pay homage to the innocent soldiers and compatriots who were killed by the barbarians in Sunset Town.

Then, the commercial bank announced that the price of all lumber in Kaifeng would increase by [-]% and would increase again in the future. The construction of the development zone and the construction of the barracks of the Forbidden Army battalions were all suspended.

why?
Because the Song Dynasty stopped mining and construction, how could you still find thick and large logs in the Central Plains after so many years of development? Aren't all the good trees in the border counties?
Originally, all the fine wood came from Qinzhou. Now, Qinzhou is just a mining and manufacturing company. They are not allowed to cut down trees. Because of cutting down trees, Qinzhou's defenders were killed by barbarians several times. Ten people, now it’s just like this.

Who would dare to cut down trees in the future?
Isn’t it natural for you and me that the price of lumber has increased eightfold?

Let me tell you, eight times is still only temporary. By this time next year, it may have increased to eighty times.

Of course, in fact, Qinzhou's small supply cannot play such a big role, but today's trading houses have long been a real behemoth. At least in the west and east of Beijing, all bulk materials must be handled by the trading houses, and there is a little market. Fluctuation, he wants to control the prices of these commodities, it is too easy.

In essence, this trading house is no longer an enterprise, it is basically the economy itself.

As for that, since this year, more than 3 elite soldiers have been transferred from the hands of Jiedushi from various places to join the Forbidden Army, and most of these soldiers have their families, which has led to a shortage of housing in the Forbidden Army. Many people are making do with it. I don’t know if the increase in lumber prices will delay soldiers from building houses.

The most cruel thing is that Zhao Guangmei said it directly. His Highness King Qin was very angry and expected serious consequences.

This year, the welfare money and pocket money of the various camps of the Forbidden Army have all been delayed. The board of directors of the commercial bank will re-examine where the money should be spent.

Didn’t you mean that you disliked Tubo for being too poor and unable to grab anything, so you didn’t want to go to war with Tubo?

Then don't split the money, go grab it all on the battlefield.

This series of combination punches played in one day made the civil and military officials of the entire court feel extremely confused for the first time. They had no room to fight back. In one day, they were all on the verge of death.

Needless to say, the army has now made a 180-degree turn in attitude in one night, and is already clamoring to wipe out the six tribes and kill all the Tibetan people.

In fact, the private sector is not willing to give in too much. Kaifeng is currently undergoing large-scale construction, especially the construction of development zones, which has a very obvious driving effect on the economy. Zhao Guangmei suddenly increased the price of lumber by so much in one day, which is almost equivalent to This big development has pressed the pause button.

How many jobs does this mean?

The Qinzhou garrison was killed. Although the citizens would feel angry, they could not feel the pain after all. In addition, if the civil servants set the pace a little, some people might actually think that this matter was caused by those in Qinzhou. The border troops were wrong first.

How can we keep cutting down trees?Soil and water have been lost in the entire downstream area, and wind and sand have flooded the pastures. There is no way to graze cattle and sheep, and the poor herdsmen are starving to death. It's so miserable.

If they were not forced into a panic, how could the six scattered Tubo tribes dare to attack the Song army?

So, to a certain extent, these border troops are to blame themselves?
And now that this is happening, almost every commoner in Kaifeng feels the pain.In addition, Fan Lou has compiled so many bold and unrestrained Song poems.

For a moment, it was really exciting.

Soil erosion?

What's wrong with Song's own army cutting down some trees on our own land?Taking a step back, do you know what it means to be the king of the world?
Hit him!They must be beaten!I, Da Song, am not someone to be bullied!
Zhang Linger was dumbfounded.

"Didn't you promise me that you would take the overall situation into consideration and respect your elder brother's wishes?"

Zhao Guangmei said: "Yes, I do respect my elder brother very much. Am I not expressing my attitude? Isn't it ultimately up to him to decide whether to fight or not to fight? Thanks to you, if it hadn't been for your persuasion, I almost made my eldest brother jealous, hey~"

"So... did you originally plan to... start a war directly?"

Zhao Guangmei also said quietly: "Don't you think that I can't mobilize the border troops?"

"........."

For a moment, Zhang Ling'er was truly speechless.

His Highness is really smart, but isn't he... too arrogant?

To be honest, the way we are doing it now, isn't this just forcing the elder brother?If he doesn't fight now, he has to fight.

This is also true. Zhao Kuangyin was made extremely passive by Zhao Guangmei, and almost all his original plans were disrupted.

Zhao Guangyi quickly took the opportunity and said: "Brother, third brother is too willful this time."

Zhao Kuangyin was quite calm and asked: "When has he not been willful?"

"........."

"This third brother is indeed becoming more and more like Chai Rong. It was the same way when Chai Rong was here. He would beat anyone who messed with him. Wang Pu gave him a plan and he praised him loudly when he saw it. , after reading it, I turned around and forgot about it. I don’t care about the south and then the north. Isn’t it about attacking the Northern Han and then the Khitan?”

"But brother, the Shu army is also going to attack Qinzhou. Wouldn't this be a double-front battle?"

Zhao Kuangyin thought for a while and said: "When Chai Rong was conquering the east and west, he also fought on two fronts many times, but he kept winning. He even took back the three states in Guannan. To be precise, now Yan Of the sixteen states, there are only thirteen states left."

"But he is not Chai Rong."

Zhao Kuangyin said disdainfully: "Then do you think I am inferior to Chai Rong or my third brother is inferior to Chai Rong? To be honest, the blood feud between the Tubo people and the Han people is no less than that between the Khitan people."

Zhao Guangyi was stunned again when he heard this, and then said after a while: "But if we lose in a two-front battle... Chai Rong has been making big bets for seven years in office? Although he won every time he bet. , but what if you lose any time?"

Zhao Kuangyin heard this and asked calmly: "Even if we lose, so what?"

"Ah? If you lose, just...just..." Then Zhao Guangyi couldn't answer.

"If Chai Rong loses in such a big battle, I am afraid that he will really be unable to breathe for a few years. Even if he loses twice more, the country will be in danger of being destroyed. But our Song Dynasty, even if we lose Once or twice, so what? Last year, my third brother earned more than 700 million yuan. I gave out 1000 million yuan of it as a pension. Is that enough? Even the Khitan took the opportunity to go south and attack. I will use another 1000 million yuan to boost morale. , is it enough? Is it straining your muscles and bones? The third brother told me that next year, at least, he can earn 4000 million."

"........."

"Anyway, I, the Great Song Dynasty, have money. Anyway, this money was earned by my third brother. Since he wants to fight this war so much, why not fight at worst? Is the Great Song Dynasty really afraid that the war will fail?"

"But brother, I'm afraid of delaying the expedition to Shu. It's a rare opportunity to conquer Shu..."

Zhao Kuangyin interrupted: "Wrong, but I feel that with the third brother here, every year will be a good opportunity to conquer Shu."

"........."

"Of course, being unafraid of war does not mean that I am really going militarily. I have made up my mind to send envoys to Tibet to interrogate the charges. Within half a month, I will see the heads of those involved and send them back to Kaifeng to pay for the lives of our Song Dynasty soldiers. , the leaders of the six tribes of Tubo must set up sacrifices to worship the heroes of our Song Dynasty soldiers and make amends for our Song Dynasty soldiers. If not, within half a year, our horses will set foot in Liangzhou, and we, the Song Dynasty soldiers, will personally go to fetch that thing called Shang...what the hell is Shang? Dog head!”

(End of this chapter)