Chapter 756
"What? Dachu actually wants to impose economic sanctions on us? Bastard!"
The great eunuch Zhao Gao said fearfully: "Your Majesty, it will only be a matter of time before Da Chu takes action against us Tang Dynasty. I thought that when Da Chu raised enough troops, it would go to war with Tang Dynasty. I didn't expect Chu Huangqi." In the first year of high school, he actually imposed economic sanctions on us, and now we are in trouble!"
"More than just trouble!"
Emperor Tang said with a dark face: "Among the seven countries in the world, our country, the Tang Dynasty, has the weakest economic strength. We even have to order many of our necessities from other countries. The economic sanctions imposed by the Great Chu on our country, the Tang Dynasty, are undoubtedly destroying our country. We have a way out. As long as our economy does not develop and our military does not have enough money to support it, the strength of the Tang Dynasty will only remain at the bottom!"
"As far as I know, among the seven countries in the world, except for the Tang Dynasty, the annual treasury tax revenue of other countries can reach at least 100 million taels of silver, while the annual treasury tax revenue of our country, the Tang Dynasty, is less than 10 million taels of silver. What a huge gap is this? Emperor Chu’s move was too damaging and he was subject to economic sanctions, so I didn’t even hesitate to fight him!”
"Yes, Your Majesty, Emperor Chu's move is too damaging!" Zhao Gao nodded.
Zhao Gao, who has been with the Tang Emperor for so many years, is very aware of the domestic situation in Datang. Once it is economically sanctioned by Dachu, Datang will be unable to make progress in many areas in a short period of time.
Cruel, Emperor Chu is so cruel!
Emperor Tang said in a deep voice: "Quickly, summon all the civil and military officials. I want to discuss countermeasures. If we don't break this situation, I can't swallow this bad breath!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Gao responded respectfully.
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Not long after, a group of young eunuchs from Dongchang quickly left the palace. They summoned the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. When the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard the news, they rushed towards the Jinluan Palace without stopping.
"What? Datang has been economically sanctioned?"
At the same time, Tang Yu also received news in the East Palace.
Meng Tian said sternly: "Your Highness, I thought Da Chu would start a war with us, but I didn't expect that they would impose economic sanctions. Under Da Chu's intimidation, all other five countries cut off trade with our Tang Dynasty, including Our ally Northern Qi!"
"Due to the situation, it is normal for Northern Qi to temporarily cut off trade relations with us!" Tang Yu was not surprised.
He knew that Da Chu had a profound foundation and it would certainly not be a problem to assemble a million troops in a short period of time. Northern Qi's family was not weak, but compared to Da Chu, it was not even a bit worse.
The New Year is coming soon, and there is no need for Northern Qi to offend Emperor Chu for the sake of the Tang Dynasty.
Meng Tian let out a long sigh: "Your Highness, we are economically sanctioned by Da Chu. What should we do?"
"Will the consequences of being economically sanctioned by Da Chu be very serious for Datang?" Tang Yu asked with a frown.
In his impression, the ancients valued scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and merchants had the lowest status. In the eyes of the court, merchants made profits very quickly through business, and were considered opportunistic by the court.
The most important thing in ancient society was agricultural productivity. Whether a country is developed or not depends on agricultural productivity. After all, the ancients could not guarantee that the weather would be smooth every year.
When there is no war, so many officials in the court need to eat, and this food needs to be taken from the hands of the farmers; once there is a war, a large amount of food has to be taken from the hands of the farmers.
To put it bluntly, for the ancients, many people did not have enough to eat. If they did not have enough to eat, they would starve to death. Starving to death would lead to an overall decline in national strength. If the overall national strength declined, they would be invaded and forced to be beaten.
In Tang Yu's eyes, the economic sanctions in ancient times could not make much waves. At worst, they could just close the country and focus on developing farming.
Meng Tian smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, you think too simply! Although the seven countries in the world have restricted the development of merchants, they have allowed merchants to continue to trade. The fundamental reason is that everyone gets what they need! Like us in the Tang Dynasty, wheat cultivation is limited, and we eat Basically all wheat is imported.”
"Also, silk, although we have cloth, the best cloth is still a bit inferior compared to silk! The most important thing is iron. We in the Tang Dynasty don't have too many raw materials for iron. This is mainly imported. If our iron tools are broken and we cannot make weapons, then the frontline soldiers will have to use wooden sticks to fight the enemy!"
"There are also tea, porcelain, etc., which are not our strengths!"
"It's so serious!" Tang Yu felt dizzy.
