Coming to Lin'an this time is different from the last time I came to Lin'an.
When he came to Lin'an this time, Xin Qiji clearly felt that the atmosphere in the Southern Song Dynasty court was different from the last time.
It seems that replacing a group of hard-core militants to take power really has a great impact on the atmosphere of a court.
Xin Qiji was secretly wary of this.
When he met with Zhang Jun and Chen Kangbo before, what Zhang Jun said to him was still fresh in his memory.
"After I came to Lin'an, I was received by His Majesty. His Majesty held my hand and cried to me, saying that when the Northern Dynasty army was besieging the city, he did not want to give up resistance, but there was no way. All civil and military officials in the dynasty lowered their flags, and there was nothing His Majesty could do.
He said, "The king is not the king who will perish the country, but all the ministers will be the ministers of the country's perdition." Does Mr. Xin know how much impact this sentence has on me? I cried at that time and said that I was very sorry to His Majesty. When His Majesty needed me most, I was not by his side!
But something like this will never happen in the future. I will stay with His Majesty to advise him. I will never let what happened before happen again. I will never allow anyone to bully the Song Dynasty or bully Your Majesty! "
When Zhang Jun said this to Xin Qiji at that time, his face was serious and unwilling to be outdone. He felt that he was not like a high-ranking official of a country that had just lost a war, but like a creditor who came to collect debts.
Before Xin Qiji went on his mission, he knew about the huge changes in the Southern Song Dynasty. This news was sent to Zhongdu by Su Changsheng through his own intelligence channels.
Intelligence showed that a major change had occurred within the Southern Song Dynasty court.
Because Zhao Gou fled and was not in Lin'an, Zhao Min seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and launched his own reform action.
The original moderate court led by the peace faction had collapsed, and Zhao Yu carried out a large-scale replacement of them. He replaced a large number of officials from the war faction who had been squeezed out of the court to take their positions and seize their power.
The return of these excluded ministers to the central government not only helped Zhao Min consolidate his position and power, but also transformed the Southern Song Dynasty court from a moderate to a radical nature.
This drastic change was not anticipated by the Ming government.
Su Yonglin believed that in the early days of Zhao Min's rise to power, because he had no foundation, he had to rely on the support of Zhao Gou and his cronies to hold power and govern stably.
Even if some ministers could be replaced in a limited manner, it would not substantially change the nature of the peace faction leading the court.
But things are different now.
Because of the Ming army's advance, Zhao Gou fled and has not returned until now.
In that war, the cowardice and cowardice of the peace ministers deeply irritated Zhao Hao, and also gave Zhao Hao a strong sense of crisis.
So seizing the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of Zhao Gou's absence in Lin'an, Zhao Min launched a unique purge.
He got rid of senior officials from the peace faction and seamlessly became senior officials from the war faction.
Senior officials of the war faction, represented by Zhang Jun and Chen Kangbo, quickly assumed power and ostracized the hawks and dogs of the peace faction on a large scale, and promoted the young men of the war faction they admired to high positions.
Su Yonglin paid great attention to this unexpected situation.
"What I didn't expect was that Zhao Gou escaped so easily. Instead, it gave Zhao Xun an excellent opportunity to promote the main battle officers. In this way, even if Zhao Gou returned to Lin'an, he would not have much influence on Zhao Xun. force.
From now on, the Southern Song Dynasty court will definitely be a restless court. They cannot be satisfied with the current situation and will definitely find ways to change it. And based on my understanding of Zhang Jun's past, it can take as long as three years or as short as two years. There will definitely be war. "
Before Xin Qiji set off, in the meeting hall, Su Yonglin and other ministers discussed the new government of the Southern Song Dynasty.
In the next few years, the mainstream for the Ming Empire was construction, including the Yellow River diversion project and water conservancy projects launched in various places. The Ming Empire was going all out for construction and recovery, and war was not the mainstream.
Once the Southern Song Dynasty government changed its nature, it would definitely find ways to change the status quo and seek war.
For such a situation, Wu Chen did not care much.
Especially after they had just won the battle, even Xin Qiji despised the Southern Song Dynasty.
"The Southern Song Dynasty's army is weak. Whether it is proactive attack or passive defense, it is not as good as mine. If you dare to fight, it will only increase the Ming Dynasty."
Even many people on the civil servant side think so. They feel that the Southern Song Dynasty was squeezed by many parties from the Ming Dynasty. It is very difficult to restore the economy, let alone the military. They cannot rebuild their lost army within five years, let alone take the initiative. attack?
But Su Yonglin didn't see it that way.
"The previous statement that it could not be rebuilt within five years was based on the constant internal struggles in the Southern Song Dynasty. But now, the Southern Song Dynasty court is full of officials from the main war party, and the emperor Zhao Min has a very clear goal of averting the previous humiliation.
Under such circumstances, as long as they can afford the money, it is not difficult to restore the army in a short time. As for whether they can afford the money, they certainly cannot do it on their own. But don't forget that maritime trade in the Southern Song Dynasty was extremely developed. Maritime business income is extremely rich! "
Su Yonglin raised the matter of maritime trade at a court meeting for the first time.
The ministers then had to add this variable to the overall game situation between the two parties.
Prior to this, the Ming court almost never mentioned commercial issues at the national level.
There is no doubt that the Southern Song Dynasty was very dominant in the traditional commercial field, and it was even more dominant in maritime trade. It had trade relations with countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and even the Middle East and Africa. Every year, it could provide goods through maritime trade. They bring huge financial revenue.
Although this income was not used by them to improve the national economy and people's livelihood, this income existed objectively and was very coveted by Su Yonglin.
The Ming Dynasty had just been established, and it still inherited the bad things of the Jin Kingdom. It was fighting and restoring construction. There were big projects and agricultural production problems everywhere. At this stage, agricultural production and restoration project construction were the most important. Business Must step aside.
Furthermore, it is said that the prerequisite for commercial development is abundant material production. Without sufficient material conditions, how can we do business?
For someone of the size of the Southern Song Dynasty, it is not necessarily a good thing to use a large amount of produced products for business. They exchanged wealth that cannot be eaten and cannot be used for reproduction through maritime trade, which can only accelerate the decay of the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty and make their lives worse. A luxurious life could not enhance the national power of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Even if the money belongs to Su Yonglin, Su Yonglin has no confidence to swallow the money for the time being, because the production system of the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached that point. The rash introduction of large sums of money will only cause inflation and unhealthy development of business. This leads to competition between commerce and agriculture for labor and destabilizes the country.
So it is obvious that under Su Yonglin's deliberate control, the Ming Empire does not have strong commercial power so far. The only thing that can be talked about is the private salt trade that cannot be put on the table.
At this stage, the Ming Empire had an advantage over the Song Dynasty and made a lot of money.
In other commercial sectors, due to the southward shift of China's economic center of gravity since the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was difficult for the northern territories controlled by the Ming Empire to gain an upper hand in commerce. Many of the exquisite goods owned by the Song State could not be produced by the Ming Empire.
But then again, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Su Yonglin did not pay much attention to commercial development. All he cared about was the control and development of important products and technologies related to national security.
For example, food production, iron smelting industry, and large-scale horse breeding are the key to the survival of the country and the combat effectiveness of the army. Of course, it is worth investing a large amount of money to develop it.
As for other businesses, they are basically inherited from the Jin Kingdom period and have not been specifically supported.
Without special support and technical difficulties, the competition in the commercial field of the Ming Dynasty was certainly not as good as that of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Just like the Jin Kingdom was inferior to the Southern Song Dynasty in maritime trade.
Not only did Su Yonglin not think about it for the time being, but it was also difficult for the Ming Dynasty to seize all the maritime trade share from the Southern Song Dynasty, unless it launched a war to completely destroy the Song Dynasty and replace it.
However, Su Yonglin had no plans or preparations to destroy Song Dynasty in a short period of time.
Having said that, the Ming Empire did not have its own flagship products.
In addition to ginseng and deer antler, which are relatively famous precious medicinal materials for replenishing the body and products such as fur, the Ming Empire's most prolific products are excellent war horses and high-quality ordnance.
If he could find a suitable buyer to engage in the arms trade, Su Yonglin would be willing to make a fortune, because the investment and income in this area could really be used to reproduce and accelerate the development of the iron smelting industry.
And apart from the unspeakably evil trade, what else is more profitable than the arms trade?
But then again, when it comes to maritime trade, Su Yonglin has to think of Japan.
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