Chapter 2408 A different kind of offensive
Hussars coins.
It is extremely exquisite, and it is heavy in the hand, as if it contains some power.
This is the power of wealth.
Some things are beyond the power of words.
A simple and superficial order that can be successfully accepted by these barbarian people was successfully established in the process of trade.
There is Fei Qianzhuyu who educated the case of the Southern Huns in Yinshan. Therefore, the attitude towards the Hu people, at least in the concept of Sanfu in Guanzhong, can be divided and divided, and the concept of teaching and controlling has become the main one. thought patterns.
Simpi''s attitude and strategy towards these barbarians naturally stemmed from this.
The beginning of enlightenment is trade.
This is the simplest and most effective method.
Nothing, anything, can be more effective than commercial penetration. As long as you have money, these barbarians will do it to themselves...
This is something that has been confirmed from the Southern Huns and Baishi Qiang. Even ancient and modern China and foreign countries are the same.
Trade is a move both parties are willing to accept.
These barbarians in the desert want almost everything after experiencing disasters.
For the Han people, they also need livestock, oil, and leather products, not only for military use, but also for civilian use. The trade system established by Xin Pi followed Fei Qian’s example, and what he pays is the high price made by the Han people. Value-added things, salt, tea, dry food, linen, silk, and a small amount of white iron that cannot be made into weapons can only be used as farm tools.
Salt iron is to show an attitude.
And these materials are also urgently needed by the barbarians, but it is definitely not possible to sell steel that can be hot-processed again, so selling these cannot be hot-processed again, and it is difficult to cold-process them. At most, they can only be re-cast white iron. It has become a more suitable commodity.
Of course, if white iron continues to be refined, it can become steel. But the problem is that there is no metallurgical technology in the grasslands and deserts, and these white irons are actually in the process of potential steelmaking. Because of the quality of some iron ores or the technical failure to meet the standards, it is difficult to remove impurities and cannot be smelted. Cast iron produced from steel...
In other words, even if these barbarians got these white irons and built some blast furnaces to make steel, they still couldn''t make them.
At the same time, according to the relevant trade regulations, in terms of weapons, if Hu people really want to buy them, there are some, but the price is quite touching, and it will make people tremble when they hear it.
The problem of smuggling is unavoidable, but Simpi has just begun to establish this trade order, and there will be no smuggling for a while...
After all, this area is now under military control. Ordinary businessmen come in to smuggle, and they probably don’t know how to die.
Ugo and some Hu people who surrendered acted as lubricants in it, making the friction between the two sides not so blunt and dry. Of course, Ugo and other Hu people also made part of the profit difference, just like the Southern Huns and Huns back then. Bai Shiqiang did the same thing.
During the whole process, trust cannot be established in a day, and the greed of the Hu people towards the Han people cannot be eliminated in a day, but when these Hu people step into the established trade circle, there are actually many options It looks like there is, but actually...
Among these transactions, coins play an important role as an intermediary.
Hussars coins.
Relying on the craftsmanship that is almost impossible to imitate in the Han Dynasty, coupled with the strong official endorsement, the hussars coins have a strong advantage, just like the rice yuan at a certain stage in later generations, quickly defeated some Shapeless economic commodity equivalents.
"The Hu land is bitterly cold, and there is no food in stock. If there is heavy snow or plague, the Hu people will have nothing to eat and be in a state of distress...Nowadays, all kinds of industries in the Han Dynasty are flourishing. Salt, tea, iron, silk, and cloth are not abundant. ? What can Hu Man do? 』
Xin Pi spoke slowly to a group of petty officials behind him.
After all, it is impossible for Simpi to sit on the border every day and watch the trade with the Hu people, and ordinary officials are also needed to conduct official work, so the necessary communication, or teaching, is still very important.
『Therefore, if you want to decide the victory of the Northern Territory, people will win, things will win, and land will win...』
"People are superior, needless to say, things are superior, and they are convenient for the present, and land is superior...select the land that can be cultivated, and secure it with Zhuanghe, and the places that cannot be cultivated, let them graze... As time goes by, the desert is everywhere. , all the land of Han..."
Simpi looked at the little officials around him and nodded, and then added, "Riding in the Yinshan Mountains of the North, educated the Hu people, spoke their language, wrote their articles, and dressed them in their clothes. It can be said to be a great achievement of enlightenment...so persevere." , treat it with justice, it will be transformed soon...』
『Remember, the beginning of enlightenment is not the words of benevolence and righteousness, but profit first...』
Xin Pi looked around for a while, "If there is a great cause of bad cavalry here, people who are only interested in profit and don''t seek long-term... Be careful of the strict military law and hang your head at the gate!" 』
All the petty officials claimed yes.
This is a relatively long process, and it will definitely not be completed in a short time. It may not be possible for Simpi to complete it by himself, but at least the beginning must be done well to make the future continuous road smooth.
This will be the main goal of the Northern Territory Protectorate for a period of time, to treat the rebellious Hu people with iron and blood, to treat the surrendered Hu people with tenderness, to promote enlightenment through trade, and to devour the foundation of the Hu people''s existence through enlightenment. When these barbarians in the desert became like the Southern Huns, when they became vassal tribes with settlements, farming, herding, and mercenaries, basically as long as they didn''t mess around, they could maintain a very long stable situation …
After careful questioning of some small officials about the corresponding measures and countermeasures for certain issues, etc., it was confirmed that these small officials basically knew what happened and why, and then Simpi began to transfer the matters of border trade. Seeing that these petty officials were injured.
There are still many things that need to be dealt with, such as the caravan transfer, the relocation of people, and the replenishment of supplies and food, all of which need to be adjusted and arranged by Xinpi.
All these things keep Simpi busy and happy.
The speed of business penetration and destruction is not as fast as a sword, but it kills without blood...
In this world, there is another one that also kills without blood, and that is the plague.
After Cao Cao defeated Changxi, he led the army into Xiapi, reorganized Xiapi''s county soldiers and private soldiers, etc., stayed in Xiapi, and sent scouts to investigate everywhere, and did not immediately continue to march south.
The area where the previous battles were fought was undoubtedly the hardest-hit area of ??the plague, and the same was true for the place where a large number of people were massacred, but anyway, the plague also needs a host. Like the natural immunity of later generations.
And for Cao Jun, there are still some things other than the military that need to be arranged.
Now that summer is about to enter, all the Zhuanghe that can be replanted have been replanted. Fortunately, although there were wars around the East Sea of ??Xiapi, they are all close to the water system, and they can also supplement Zhuanghe. As for the autumn harvest, how much can be harvested? Harvest, that is to resign to fate, as much as you have.
On the Jiangdong side, there was a plague, and because of the sudden incident, Sun Quan''s hope of a quick victory was completely shattered. Cao Cao stood still in Xiapi and refused to easily set foot in the plague-infected area. For Sun Quan, there was also no way to stay in the plague area, and he could only shrink slightly to the south.
The two sides are like two fighting beasts, cautious, scrutinizing, saving up, waiting for the next fight...
Although the Jiangdong Army has occupied Guangling, Guangling is basically dilapidated and out of shape, and all the plowing fields are abandoned. Zhuang He doesn''t even have to think about it. How to do it depends on Sun Quan''s attitude.
In the tent of Sun Quan''s army.
Sun Quan tore the latest information delivered to him to pieces, and the uncontrollable anger made the muscles on his face twitch.
Now the whole Jiangdong is talking about one thing in the open or in the dark, which is to compare Sun Quan with his father Sun Jian and his brother Sun Ce, and then compare them with nose and eyes. As Sun Quan''s eyeliner in Jiangdong, from time to time, some The information about this incident was sent to Sun Quan, which made Sun Quan tireless and quite annoyed.
They have been dead for so many years, why are they still talking about it? !
Sun Quan sometimes couldn''t help but have some dark thoughts in his heart, thinking that his father and elder brother left early, if his father and elder brother did not die immediately, facing Jiangdong''s situation, he might not be able to do what he wanted How better than yourself!
I am not lacking in intelligence, but at the wrong time...
When he was angry, the guard came again and said, "My lord, Gu Zitan is begging to see you again." 』
Sun Quan said angrily, "I won''t see you today!" 』
At the moment, Sun Quan''s resentment towards the Gu family in his heart has reached its limit, and it is almost impossible for him to suppress it. When Sun Quan was preparing to go to the Northern Expedition, Gu''s opponent was the one who opposed it. Although Sun Quan suppressed the voice of opposition with a tenacious posture afterwards, Sun Quan also knew that Gu''s figure must be indispensable in the behind-the-scenes things.
Now the Gu family sent people here, nothing more than trying to persuade Sun Quan to withdraw his troops.
Indeed, from some perspectives, Sun Quan and Cao Cao are in a stalemate at the moment, and how many practical benefits are there in reconciliation, it is better to withdraw the troops, but the question is, what will Sun Quan get after the withdrawal is over?
Don''t look at Sun Quan''s current Northern Expedition, which must be followed by the so-called "labor the people and waste money" preached by a large number of compassionate gentry children. Plus, Sun Quan came out for a trip, is there any gain?
Yes, but cannot say.
After all, the transactions behind the scenes can only be displayed in front of everyone after the black money has been laundered, otherwise it will cause trouble. Therefore, at the current time, not only did Sun Quan not have any victories, but he also shielded Zhou Tai''s defeat and attracted criticism.
Withdrawing the troops at this time, on the one hand, Sun Quan got nothing, and on the contrary, he could imagine with his feet that once Sun Quan retreated, he would immediately win the "South Vietnam counter-insurgency" victory on the Jiangdong side. The comparison between the two Now, Sun Quan''s face will be completely thrown into the gutter.
Sun Quan, who didn’t want to just wash in the gutter like this, finally led to the Northern Expedition, would he be willing to just go back like this?
At least Guangling was defeated by Jiangdong. It is more or less the result of the Northern Expedition, but it belongs to Zhu Zhi. Significance is also meaningful in another way.
Now the Gu family sent Gu Hui to come here, like flies, buzzing over every day, begging to see him at every turn, and constantly lobbying, which made Sun Quan very disgusted.
And Sun Quan felt that, whether it was because of Gu Hui''s remarks or some other reason, the Jiangdong Army had no interest in continuing to fight...
Sun Quan understood that he couldn''t fight anymore.
However, this is a strategy laid out by myself, and if I retreat at this time, isn''t that just proving my stupidity?
Zhou Tai was defeated, and Sun Quan understood that Zhou Tai''s failure was justifiable. Although there were some problems with Zhou Taiyu, his escape from Zhang Yu led to the leak of military information, and he was defeated by Man Chong''s attack, he was more or less responsible, but the responsibility was not great...
Xie Zan was defeated, and Sun Quan also understood that Xie Zan''s failure also had objective reasons. After all, no one can handle the plague.
But the defeat of these two men was indeed on Sun Quan''s face, with a slap on the left and another slap on the right!
Withdrawing troops is indeed good.
Guangling has already achieved good results, which can be regarded as eroding Cao Cao''s strength. Sun Quan also knows that it is impossible to push it directly to Xu County in one go. The supply of food and grass is a very big burden for Jiangdong, and this burden will follow. Time is getting heavier and heavier.
But has it really reached the point where it can''t continue?
The civil war of the Taishan Army has shown that Cao Cao''s rule under his rule is not impeccable, nor is it so powerful that it cannot be resisted, so now, while the wound between Cao Cao and the Taishan Army has not completely healed, it will be bigger. , make it worse, isn''t that what Jiangdong should do?
This battle is not only to break Cao, but more importantly, to break the Jiangdong situation!
Only by being away from home can we talk about the situation in Jiangdong. If we are in Jiangdong, and we are in it, how can we talk about correction and governance?
Sun Quan couldn''t help feeling very emotional in his heart, why couldn''t Jiangdong work together? Why are these Jiangdong gentry unwilling to forge ahead under the banner of the Sun family? why?
The current situation...
『If Gong Jin is here…』
Sun Quan muttered in a low voice, feeling some regret in his heart. If Zhou Yu were here now, Sun Quan would not have to worry about military deployment or attack plans!
Zhou Yu can definitely arrange it properly...
Only these words of regret, Sun Quan can only circulate in his own heart, after all, it is difficult to say to others.
He is the monarch, the Lord of Jiangdong.
is also a monarch under the prestige of his father and elder brother.
Expanding territory and conquering the three armies bravely, these two adjectives have nothing to do with Sun Quan...
Because of this, Sun Quan couldn''t let go of his face.
Just when Sun Quan was in a bit of a dilemma and didn''t know what to do, another personal guard came in, presented a letter, and lowered his head to report: "My lord, a letter from Governor Zhou!" 』
Sun Quan was like a drowning man who grabbed a straw and hurriedly snatched it up. He couldn''t even wait to check the wax seal, so he opened it immediately.
But after Sun Quan read Zhou Yu''s letter, his complexion did not change for the better, but remained silent. After a long while, he slapped the desk angrily, put the letter on the desk, stood up, and Turning around in the big account of the Chinese army.
What Zhou Yu wrote in the letter was not at fault, nor was there any irony towards Sun Quan at the moment. What he said was all about the war in Jiangdong, all about military affairs, and they were all the best suggestions and ideas for what to do in the face of the present. There are a lot, but only one is missing.
Did not give Sun Quan a way to protect his face and invade the Jiangdong gentry!
Zhou Yu even expressed the strategy of using war to promote peace in the letter, saying that it is not easy to fight now, so it is better to use this as a threat to negotiate peace with Cao Cao. On the one hand, it can obtain current profits, and on the other hand, it can also promote Sun Quan jobs...
After all, Sun Quan is just a miscellaneous general in terms of court, and he is not in the mainstream at all. The so-called Lord of Jiangdong, the so-called Marquis of Wu, are all self-appointed.
Zhou Yu suggested that Emperor Liu Xie has always been controlled by Cao Cao, so he must want to get some foreign aid, so as long as Sun Quan expresses some attitude, he will definitely be accepted by Emperor Liu Xie. As for the future, we will naturally talk about it in the future.
Are these suggestions good?
very good.
very good.
But what is the situation now?
It''s a pity that Zhou Yu''s letter was not delivered before Zhou Tai and Xie Zan were defeated!
Now turning to the peace talks, it is no longer about winning the battle, but about defeating the war!
Under defeat, even if you find the emperor, what can you get?
And do this, but what do people in the world think? Oh, as soon as you see that you can''t win, you immediately ask the emperor to make a peace? Will people in the world, especially Jiangdong''s gang, gossip again and trample Sun Quan''s face under their feet? !
This is absolutely unacceptable to Sun Quan.
Although it is said that Zhou Yu''s letter was indeed seeking the country, it did not take into account his dignity as a monarch at all. How can this be accepted?
After getting angry, Sun Quan sat down again, picked up Zhou Yu''s letter and read it again, suddenly thought of something in his heart, couldn''t help but raised his head and smiled.
Zhou Yu''s letter reminded him.
Withdraw the army by yourself, if it is not because you can''t fight anymore?
What if the Son of Heaven thinks Sun Quan is trustworthy and doesn''t want to see Sun Quan fighting with Cao Cao, so why not ask him to truce with Cao Cao?
Then when the time comes, it''s not that he can''t beat Cao Cao, but that as a prince of a place, he has to respect the emperor, so he retreats.
is also a retreat, but it has a completely different meaning.
Although the current situation of the emperor Liu Xie, everyone knew that the emperor no longer had the power to command the princes. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, the emperor was just a tool. Whoever holds it will become what he needs, but Anyway, at least on the bright side, Liu Xie is still the Son of Heaven with supreme authority!
So Cao Cao can use this tool, why can''t Sun Quan use it?
In the old days when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought, wasn’t it also the emperor who issued a truce?
At that time, I can withdraw troops in an open and honest manner, and at the same time save my face, so that everyone in the world will say that he respects the emperor and has the reputation of a loyal minister.
This is truly the best of both worlds!
But the immediate question is, how can we bypass Cao Cao''s array in Xiapi and reach the emperor Liu Xie?
(end of this chapter)