There is nothing wrong with what Su Changsheng said.
This is indeed the case. The senior officials of the Southern Song Dynasty are a group of tough-minded people who are not afraid of negotiation, but afraid of war. If you talk to them properly, they will think that you are not confident enough, so they will scold him sharply, reach out to beat him, but he will kneel down and bear it by himself.
All in all, it’s just one sentence – is it cheap or not?
But Xin Qiji always felt something was wrong when he heard it.
"Although this statement makes sense, it seems like Daming is some heinous villain."
Xin Qiji couldn't help laughing and said: "Having said that, how to fight and how big the fight should be, these are all subject to discussion. Of course, it is best for them to accept the conditions and not fight. The Ming Dynasty is preparing to concentrate on regulating the Yellow River. This It is not in the interest of Ming Dynasty to start a war at this time."
"Of course I don't want to start a fight, but if the Song people insist on not giving the coins and insist on confrontation, the Ming Dynasty can't just give up, right?"
Su Changsheng smiled and said: "It is indeed very important to regulate the Yellow River. If the Yellow River can be completed, it will be of great significance to the Ming Dynasty."
"Yes, the disaster of the Yellow River is a matter of life and death for the Ming Dynasty. The road to survival is no less important than military affairs. If possible, I am willing to personally participate in it. When the day when the Yellow River is successfully regulated, I will count it as merit. It’s worth it to retire after adulthood.”
"You have high ambitions and your subordinates admire you."
There was another round of business exchanges, making the atmosphere very friendly.
While blowing, Su Changsheng suddenly thought of something.
"Although the Sui Coin incident was good for the Ming Dynasty and weakened the Southern Song Dynasty, it was definitely not a good thing for the common people of the Southern Song Dynasty."
Su Changsheng clapped his fingers and said: "Sui coins are not as simple as just handing over money and goods to the Ming Dynasty. When the Jin Kingdom was still there, the Jin people did not want copper coins, but only silver and silk cloth. Song Dynasty forced the people in the silver-producing areas to obey the Ming Dynasty. Labor was used to collect silver in large quantities, and then local people were required to participate in transportation.
From the collection of money and goods to transportation, every step of the Southern Song Dynasty can cause trouble for the common people. I have witnessed with my own eyes what the Southern Song Dynasty officials did to provide the Jin Kingdom with annual coins. They forced the transportation of annual coins to The people on the border delivery route were forced to serve for free.
Driving and transporting all the way, the livelihood of the people around the entire transportation line was severely damaged. Everywhere they passed, local people often fled in large numbers, or paid bribes to officials to avoid forced labor. Those who could not escape and had no money to bribe often Driven like cattle and horses.
Moreover, the Sui coins could not have come from the upper class of the Southern Song Dynasty. They must have been extracted from the people. The more Sui coins were demanded, the heavier the burden would be on the people of the Southern Song Dynasty. Once a year, this was very detrimental to the people. "
"That's what happened, I know it very well."
Xin Qiji nodded.
"So isn't this problematic?"
Su Changsheng said in confusion: "I am very clear about your Majesty's intention of establishing the Revival Society, and I am also very clear about your intention of sending me to the Southern Song Dynasty. The purpose is to defeat the Southern Song Dynasty from within, subvert the Southern Song Dynasty in an unprecedented way, and make the people of the Southern Song Dynasty return to their hearts. Ming dynasty.
However, once the annual currency is realized, it will inevitably increase the pressure of the Southern Song Dynasty government on the people and bring great pain to the people. Wouldn't this make the people of the Southern Song Dynasty resent the Ming Dynasty? Is this really okay? "
Xin Qiji sighed and patted Su Changsheng on the shoulder.
"We have discussed these issues. During the meeting, although almost everyone agreed to ask for Sui coins from the Southern Song Dynasty, some people also raised this issue."
"What did His Majesty say?"
"What your Majesty means is that he knows very well that this will bring great pain to the people of the Southern Song Dynasty, but this is also a good opportunity for the revival of the Renaissance in the Southern Song Dynasty. Do you know about Zhao Yucheng's move south?"
"Know."
Su Changsheng nodded: "Your Majesty asked Zhao Yucheng to take some people south to Jizhou in the Southern Song Dynasty to develop the Renaissance Association. I was originally asked to go, but Jiaxing couldn't do without me, so I changed to Zhao Yucheng. Now I don’t know how he is developing.”
"Your Majesty's intention is very clear. We ask for annual coins from the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty asks for annual coins from the people. It is indeed easy for the Ming Dynasty to exploit the people of the Southern Song Dynasty. However, if the power of the Fuxing Association is inserted in the Southern Song Dynasty, it may not be impossible. The Fuxing Association led the people of the Southern Song Dynasty to protest against the extortion of annual coins in the Southern Song Dynasty."
Xin Qiji whispered: "In your Majesty's plan to destroy the Song Dynasty, the Renaissance Society's extensive development of organizations and armed uprisings in the Southern Song Dynasty is a very important link. It is a given that the Renaissance Society will take the lead in launching armed struggles to weaken the power of the Southern Song Dynasty." Strategy.
Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. Without oppression, there is no resistance. More Sui coins will intensify the exploitation of the people in the Southern Song Dynasty. The Southern Song Dynasty will inevitably pass on the pressure of Sui coins to the people. When the time comes, where will the people be? Those who are oppressed can no longer survive, so they are naturally full of the will to resist.
This is the opportunity for the Renaissance to enter the local area and develop its power. Without any effort, it can mobilize the local people to resist the government and follow the Renaissance to rebel, and it can also attract outstanding people to join the Renaissance. Isn't this a double win? "
When Su Changsheng thought about it this way, it really made sense.
"The Southern Song Dynasty will inevitably transfer the pressure of the coins to the people, which will make the people miserable. At this moment, Fuxing will enter the local area to mobilize people to resist, protect their property, and fight against the government. In this way, they can easily build a resistance team."
"Yes, the Southern Song Dynasty government wanted to squeeze the money from the people, and the intervention of the Renaissance Association would turn this squeeze into an opportunity for the people to resist. Through guidance, the hatred would be transferred to the Southern Song Dynasty government. If all the people who were squeezed could If you stand up and resist the Southern Song Dynasty officials, it will become very difficult for the Southern Song Dynasty officials to squeeze the people."
Xin Qiji took a deep breath and said: "This is His Majesty's plan to draw out the firepower. In order to weaken the Southern Song Dynasty, he continued to bleed the Southern Song Dynasty, causing the Southern Song Dynasty's national power to decline day by day and the power of the Renaissance to become stronger and stronger.
The more the Southern Song Dynasty exploited the people, the more people resisted. The more people resisted, the more difficult it was for the Southern Song government to continue exploiting, and the more financially difficult it became. Therefore, forcing the Southern Song Dynasty to pay annual coins was accelerating the decline of the Southern Song Dynasty. . "
After Xin Qiji's explanation, Su Changsheng completely understood.
"In this case, it became necessary to ask the Southern Song Dynasty officials to pay the annual coins."
Su Changsheng pinched the beard on his chin and whispered: "Yes, if the oppression in the Southern Song Dynasty was not enough and the people were not pushed to the edge of survival, the people would be reluctant to rebel. Members of the Renaissance should go to work at this time. , the efficiency is very low and the results are very slow.
But if the Southern Song Dynasty pushed the people to the edge of life and death, and there would be no food if they did not rebel, then the Renaissance would use every opportunity to get twice the result with half the effort and spend less energy to build a larger team. "
"Although this approach is a little hard to describe, and can even be said to be a bit despicable, but..."
Xin Qiji clenched his fist: "In order to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to crush all the superior people, we will attack the Southern Song Dynasty at all costs with internal and external contradictions, putting it in a dilemma and accelerating its decline and destruction!"
Su Changsheng understood the necessity and possible consequences of this approach, and nodded slowly.
"In that case, I understand. I will do my best. Is there anything you need me to do during this period?"
"The main thing is intelligence. If we want to go to war with the Southern Song Dynasty in the future, I think it is necessary to attack the Southern Song Dynasty in two ways. One way is the land route, and we will attack directly from the land with absolutely powerful military power. The other way is the partial division, and we take the sea route. Attack directly, enter Suzhou Ocean, and reach Lin'an, the capital of Song Dynasty."
Xin Qiji took out the map he carried and told Su Changsheng his general idea.
"Aim directly at Lin'an?"
Su Changsheng frowned: "As far as I know, the Song Army's horse and infantry are weak and vulnerable, but only the navy can be called elite. The navy of the Song Dynasty has turned the tide many times in the wars between the Song and Jin Dynasties. The Song Dynasty also paid more attention to the navy. military.
Lin'an is close to Suzhou Yang. We all know that we can attack Suzhou Yang with naval forces. It is impossible for Song Ting not to know that once a war breaks out, Song Ting will focus its naval forces on defending Suzhou Yang. What is the chance of winning if our navy attacks Suzhou Yang? "
