"Da Lang, Da Lang, what are you thinking about?"
The gentle voice of a loving father rang in the ears of Zhao Lun and Zhao Dalang, and Zhao Lun realized that he was distracted. His good brother Zhao Ping had already finished his salute and sat down on a chair with great grace... That handsome and disgusting face was filled with a treacherous smile!
"Ah, my minister, I am thinking about the expedition to the west of Rome." Zhao Lun quickly changed the topic to the expedition to Rome.
Zhao Kai nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, let's discuss the Western Expedition to Jin Rome first today! Lun'er or Ping'er, who of you two will talk first?"
Zhao Lun and Zhao Ping glanced at each other and knew in their hearts: the interview for Guoben recruitment has begun!
Present today are not only the father and son Zhao Kai, Zhao Lun, and Zhao Ping, but also the four great ministers from the east and west mansions, including Yu Yunwen, Lu Baoshan, Yue Fei, and Li Fuchen, as well as Zhao Shu, Zhao Zhi, Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Yi. Waiting for the four kings - they are the four most powerful people among the Zhao Kai brothers! There are also four Confucian masters including Xiao Buyan, Hu Xian, Liu Zihui and Wang Zhongfu.
There are not only the leaders of the courtiers, but also the leaders of the clan, as well as the masters of the Confucian clan, so there are representatives from all aspects. Although the final decision on who will be the leader of the country must be in the hands of the loving father Zhao Kai, the loving father Zhao Kai will definitely pretend to listen to the opinions of these people... The fact that these people have gathered together shows that the "examination" has begun .
You must take the exam well!
"Father," Zhao Ping said with a smile, "My son is young and he is a younger brother, so please let the eldest brother answer first!"
Now the two brothers are sitting together for the interview, so the one who answers the question first will definitely have an advantage - if the two people prepare similar answers, the person who answers the question later will appear to be plagiarizing.
There is actually no need for the person who answers later to refer to the answer given by the person who answered first.
Because the question raised by Zhao Kai had been expected by the two of them, they had already discussed with their staff and think tanks on how to answer it, and they had already come up with a very mature plan.
Zhao Kai nodded with a smile and said to Zhao Lun: "Brother, you answer first!"
Now that Zhao Kai opened his mouth, Zhao Lun was not polite. He immediately stood up, saluted Zhao Kai, and replied: "Father, I obey your decree. I believe that if you want to destroy Rome, you must unite." Dashi. Rome and Dashi have been sworn enemies for hundreds of years. They both wanted to destroy each other and then quickly. After the Seljuk Turks took over the country of Dashi, the Roman state suffered repeated defeats and continued to lose troops and territory. Already, It was a sign of national subjugation. However, after the remnants of the golden thieves Nianhan and Xiebao entered Constantinople, Rome obtained firearms and 100,000 Jurchen warriors, and its military strength suddenly became stronger. In the past ten years, Rome has been continuously attacking the food, and has already grabbed it. A lot of territory. If the fight continues like this, the Dashi Country may be destroyed.
If we can send elite soldiers carrying firearms to assist Dashi, Dashi Country will definitely be willing to take the lead for me. With the help of the elite Turkic soldiers from the Great Food Kingdom, the western expedition to Rome should be more effective with half the effort.
In addition, the western expedition to Rome was bound to be a protracted war, and a quick victory could not be forced. Therefore, I believed that the court should have a long-term plan for success in 10 or even 20 years. At the same time, we must be careful with our budgets, not only to reduce expenditures, but also to find ways to increase revenue and increase revenue, so that we can sustain war with war and sustain it for a long time...
As for how to open up new sources of income... Erchen thought we had to find a way through trade with Tianzhu. As far as I know, this Tianzhu is far richer than Dashi and Rome. It has more money, weaker soldiers, abundant products, and internal divisions. It is completely possible to take advantage of it slowly, not to swallow it up, but to cannibalize it. "
What Zhao Lun said is so clear-cut! Not only did he talk about military issues, but he also mentioned economic issues, diplomatic issues and the issue of bullying Indian Asan, which seemed particularly thoughtful.
The twelve "sages" present nodded their heads, and seemed to be planning to vote for Zhao Lun!
"Ping'er," Zhao Kai waited for Zhao Lun to finish speaking before looking at Zhao Ping with a smile, "Your elder brother has thought carefully and has said everything he can think of. Is there anything else you can add?"
It must be there!
Otherwise, the prince will let Zhao Lund take over!
Zhao Ping smiled and said: "Father, I think my elder brother's method is too troublesome and too complicated... military, diplomacy, civil affairs, trade, oh, there are also sectarian issues. The most troublesome thing is that it also involves The small court of the Southern Emperor. All kinds of troubles are all mixed together. It is really not a good idea to have one thing affect the whole body. If one thing fails, the whole thing will be destroyed."
Zhao Kai glanced at the boss, Zhao Lun, and found that Zhao Lun's face looked a little ugly. Obviously, Zhao Lun himself knew what the shortcomings of his big plan were?
Zhao Lun's big plan seems thoughtful, but it is too complicated and combines many things that will interfere with each other... For example, going to India to make money and uniting with the big food countries to beat Rome will definitely interfere with each other. interfere with each other.
Because the European Mediterranean area is an important trading partner of India, a large amount of gold and silver flows into India every year.
If the Song Dynasty united with the Seljuk Turks and the Romans, it would be difficult to achieve the goal of making money in India.
In addition, struggles in the areas of God Worship, Tianfang Sect, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism will be mixed with military, diplomatic, and trade issues.
The most troublesome thing is the conflict between the Song Dynasty court and the Southern Emperor's court... Does Southern Emperor Zhao Chen really want the Song Dynasty's 1,000 treasure ships to sail into the Western Ocean? Is he really against Golden Roma? Will he really support Tianfang Sect?
The answer is obvious!
Zhao Chen, the Southern Emperor, is now the overlord of both Nanyang and the West, the monopoly of the road toll business in the Xikou Strait, and the sworn enemy of the Tianfang Sect in the West and in Tianzhu... At the same time, he and Jin Rome actually have nothing to do with each other. Severe conflict.
The Roman Empire could not enter the West, nor could it seize Zhao Chen's good business, nor could it spread the religion of God to Southeast Asia.
The two parties are "distant" friends, and they can also deal with the Tianfang Sect together!
Although Zhao Chen did not dare to openly oppose the Song Dynasty's Western Conquest of Jin and Rome, how could there be less stumbling blocks secretly?
Southern Emperor Zhao Chen is such a loser! If you let him get in the way, can the Western Expedition go smoothly?
Of course, Zhao Lun knows these truths. He is a navy, how could he not know about things at sea? But he has to answer the questions!
"Second brother, do you have any tips or tricks?" Zhao Runqing asked with a face.
"Yes!" Zhao commented, "Instead of taking the sea route, fight overland!"
"What?" Zhao Lun looked at Zhao Ping in surprise, "Second brother, do you know how far this land route is? How will the army get there? How will it be supplied?"
Zhao Ping smiled and said: "Brother, we won't go...at least we won't be the main force."
"Then who's going?" Zhao Lun asked.
"Khitans, Zubu people, Tatars, Naiman people, Jurchens..." Zhao commented, "This is a strategy to drive away tigers and swallow wolves, and it can also kill two birds with one stone!" He smiled, "Hit two birds with one stone. Win and open up the territory, kill the enemy and get rid of the Northern invaders... there is no loss at all! Not only is there no loss, but there is no need to invest much capital, there are plenty of soldiers who are tall and strong, and are good at riding and shooting."
"Are those barbarians so easy to drive?" Zhao Lun was of course not convinced. "You have been busy on the grassland for two years, and you haven't even managed to pacify the Naiman tribe and the Zubu Kelie tribe!"
Zhao Ping smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? As long as there is a place for them to rob, or let them kowtow to us, that's fine!"
In fact, the Naiman and Zubu Kelie tribes have been driven away by Yue Yun and are hiding in Tibet. Although they can still fight, they have suffered repeated defeats and no income. How long can they last? If there is a good place for them to rob now, of course they will not continue to resist.
"They worship God!" Zhao Lun reminded.
Both the Naiman and the Zubu Kelie tribe believed in Nestorianism. It was precisely because of their beliefs that Zhao Pingcai was unable to subdue them for a while - once these barbarians believed in any religion, they were much more pious than the Venetian merchants and Jiangnan scholars. .
Zhao Ping said with a smile: "Then let them go to the Kipchak grassland, the Alan Kingdom and the Rakshasa."
Zhao Lun said loudly: "Aren't you afraid that they will collude with Jin Roma?"
Zhao Ping shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course I'm not afraid! Brother, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers! Can Jin Rome lose the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Alan Kingdom? Can Wanyan Xiebao give it up to the Naiman and Zhan? Divination?"
Of course it's impossible... The eighteen Rakshasa princes and the Alan Kingdom are too important to Golden Rome!
Constantinople's food was supplied by Rakshasa, and there were many Rakshasa and Alan warriors in the Golden Roman army - the Greeks in the core of Eastern Rome were unwilling to serve as soldiers, and the various tribes in Asia Minor who believed in God I don't really want to be a soldier either. In its original history, the Komnenos Dynasty could only rely on Western European mercenaries to fight its wars.
Although Wanyan Xiabao had his own Jurchen warriors to rely on, there were too few Jurchen warriors after all, and their combat effectiveness also declined after they became citizens of Constantinople. Therefore, if the Golden Dynasty wants to maintain its existence, it is impossible without Rakshasa and Alan Knight...
Zhao Ping went on to say: "Moreover, there are many ferocious and difficult-to-treat barbarians on the grasslands and in the old forests of the Northeast. Since we can drive them, we will send them to the west in batches! Win or die, we will not suffer any loss." And there’s no need to give them military pay, what a great thing!”
Zhao Lun's face was so ugly!
He's a marine...and doesn't have much to do with the barbarians from the north.
And Zhao Ping was from the army, and he also got Yelu Dashi's daughter. When it comes to how to drive barbarians, Zhao Lun is inferior to Zhao Ping!
"Dalang!" Just when Zhao Lun didn't know what to say, Zhao Kai spoke at this time. You are over 40 years old. There is no point in being an old prince. Why not just become the emperor! "
What? Emperor? Zhao Lun was stunned again and again. Could it be that my father wanted to give me the Zen throne? Is there such a good thing?
Zhao Kai continued: "Da Lang, you should be the emperor of Dongzhou!"
What? Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty? Zhao Lun was stunned again. Before he could ask, Zhao Kai said again: "The thousand treasure ships in Jiaozhou Bay are just for you to take you to Dongzhou Continent... Dalang, when will you set off?"
