Zhang Xiu did not expect that Guo Jia's death time was the same as that recorded in later generations, both in 207 AD. Vaguely, some things are still developing according to the historical trajectory. Zhang Xiu has changed a lot, but there are also things that cannot be changed.
For Dajing, Guo Jia's death was good news.
Without Guo Jia's help, Cao Wei's strength was reduced by about half. In the past, when Cao Cao went on an expedition, he would leave Xun Yu in Kyoto to take care of the rear, and take Guo Jia with him to make plans. Now that Guo Jia has passed away, the Sima family that originally belonged to Cao Wei has also defected to Dajing, and the talents of the entire Cao Wei have gradually withered.
Not just civil servants, but also military officers.
Xu Huang, Yu Jin, Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan and other Cao Wei generals were killed in the battle with Jingguo. Cao Ang and Cao Zhang of the Cao family died in the hands of Dajing; Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals defected to Dajing; Xi Zhicai was also there During the Battle of Nanyang, he was detained by Liu Bei and became Liu Chu's counselor.
The generals who originally followed Cao Cao were no longer there.
Nowadays, Xun Yu and Cao Ren are probably the only two people who can support the entire Cao Wei. But how can they be Dajing's opponent alone?
Lying on the rocking chair, he casually placed the information in his hand on the table next to him, picked up the steaming tea next to him and tasted it slowly, and at the same time began to think about his next plan.
Today there are still three kingdoms of Liu Chu, Cao Wei and Soochow in the world that are not at peace.
Soochow is not in a hurry. It will not be too late to attack after the sea ships are built. With Sun Shangxiang's relationship, it is not easy to attack Wu too early. Moreover, Wu has no place bordering Dajing, so if you want to attack, you have to attack first. Destroy Liu Chu or Cao Wei. Originally this was a multiple-choice question, but now that Guo Jia is dead, it has become a multiple-choice question.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Cao Wei's background is still quite good, and those generals who still exist are loyal to Cao Wei. It is still difficult to destroy Cao Wei. The battle in Duyang City has not long ended, and it is necessary to recuperate, and the national policies of Jizhou and Youzhou have not yet been implemented, so it is difficult to mobilize troops.
We can only take our time.
He took a sip of tea and looked at the osmanthus tree outside the window, thinking silently.
After the nobles in Jizhou finished processing, they copied more than 20 million taels of assets, all of which were invested in the construction of the navy, which was regarded as the starting capital of the navy. The construction of Kyoto was also prepared to start slowly, and the national treasury first allocated five million taels. We have received money; the Sky Cannon is still under development, and three million taels of silver have been allocated; the navy's warships have to be rebuilt, and the army's weapons and armor are being updated, which requires more than two million. Jizhou , Youzhou is building roads and diversion canals, and they will get at least ten million taels...
Zhang Xiu started to have a headache when he thought about money. Last year, Jingguo's tax revenue was 57 million taels of silver.
After a big war with Cao Wei, 24 million taels of silver were spent, which directly consumed half of Dajing's treasury. But fortunately, the result was good. With Jizhou, a country of food, and this year's With the external sales of Shangzhenjing wine, the national tax this year should reach about 80 million taels.
But it also proved something.
What we fight is money and food, and what we fight is the country's economic foundation.
According to Jia Xu's estimate, Cao Wei's current national tax is only about 10 million taels per year. The Yellow Disaster directly caused the harvest in the Central Plains to be almost zero. This figure is based on an overestimate. Liu Chu also has a national tax of nearly 20 million taels. In recent years, Liu Bei has vigorously developed his national power and his strength has improved a lot. Wu State has nearly 40 million taels, making it the second most powerful country in the world.
In comparison, if Wu and Jing unite, they can directly destroy Cao Wei and Liu Chu. But in this case, the Wu Kingdom will also develop. Sun Ce is not a vegetarian. A person who can give out the national jade seal in exchange for soldiers and horses is definitely an ambitious and ruthless guy. If he is given enough room for development, in the later period, The potential is great, and with the help of Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others, it will be even more difficult to defeat, and Zhang Xiu's dream of unification may be delayed.
This is not the result Zhang Xiu wants.
The best thing is to let Sun Ce huddle in Soochow and not come out, let himself sweep across the Central Plains, and drive him out of Xuzhou by the way.
Of course, this is just Zhang Xiu's wishful thinking.
But Sun Ce also had a fatal weakness, he was reckless and not good at guarding. In history, Sun Ce was killed by Xu Gong's disciples because of this. Now it was Zhang Xiu who reminded him that he would not be killed. However, this weakness of Sun Ce is due to his character. As the saying goes, nature is easy to change but hard to change. I am afraid that Sun Ce's fate will still end with the assassin.
As long as Sun Ce dies, his younger brother Sun Quan will no longer pose a threat. But who knows when Sun Ce will be assassinated? Do we have to wait longer?
Just when Zhang Xiu had a headache, Su Jin came in and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Chen Dusi wants to see you."
"Tell him to come in!"
Chen Dusi is naturally Chen Da from Beizhen Fusi, and he is cooperating in the investigation of the Qiang trade. Zhang Xiu always feels that the matter is not that simple, and that other countries may want to cause trouble behind his back.
The Qiang people are not a barbaric people. On the contrary, they are honest farmers. They will only choose to rebel when they are forced to have no choice. Zhang Xiu provided them with an excellent farming environment, opened roads and canals, and had no worries about food and clothing. It was almost impossible for them to rebel at the risk of beheading.
There must be some villain at work.
Chen Dagong came in respectfully and knelt down in obeisance: "Chen Dagong, the Chief of Fusi of Bei Town, comes to see the Emperor!"
Zhang Xiu: "Get up! What's the result of asking you to investigate the Qiang people's affairs?"
Chen Da: "Back to the emperor, as expected, it is not the country of the Qiang people. Some people provoked it, causing misunderstandings between the business and trade parties, which caused the Qiang people to become overly emotional and kill the local officials. Now the matter has been solved, and the leader of the Qiang people who caused the trouble has been If you are imprisoned, please ask the emperor to punish you."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Someone is provoking it. Has the instigator been caught?"
Chen Da: "I caught him, but this person is very strict with his words. So far, I haven't found any useful value. Judging from his accent, he should be a native of Liangzhou."
Zhang Xiu: "People from Liangzhou? Humph! It seems that some people are still greedy!" Then he said in a cold voice: "Check! No matter what method you use, I have to find out the person behind this person. I want to see Look, what are their intentions?"
"Here!" Chen Da responded.
"And!" Zhang Xiu said after thinking for a short time, "I have treated the foreigners with the utmost kindness, but some of them are still dissatisfied. Now that they have committed murder, even if I can forgive them, the law cannot. According to the law, Jing Minlu, how should we deal with it?"
Chen Da: "According to Dajing's civil laws, anyone who privately kills an official of the imperial court must be beheaded!"
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Let's do it according to the Dajing Civil Code. There is the Dajing Civil Code in front of us. There is no need to report this kind of thing to me. We can do it directly according to the Dajing Civil Code."
"Here."
Chen Da retreated.
