"Among the coins, silk and pearls must account for the majority. This is the condition of the transaction with me." Song Che added.
"I'm afraid the matter of the year coin won't go as Aunt Song wishes." Gao Chen said.
Song Che frowned: "Why?"
Gao Chen said: "It's not that Gao can't bring up these bargaining chips, but that the Liang Dynasty will no longer humiliate and pay tribute to neighboring countries."
Song Che said, "Master Gao is the privy envoy, so naturally he is the main war faction. If he is the main peace faction, he must have a different statement."
Gao Chen's voice became colder, "Do all businessmen hope that Daliang will bow his head to Dijon so that he can get a bite of the royal food? If that's the case, it's okay not to do this business."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
"Master Gao, please don't misunderstand me. If Song really wanted to enrich the country, why did he write the "Preface to Wangjiang Pavilion"?"
Song Che stopped Gao Chen, walked out of the counter, and said meaningfully: "My wife once said, 'Without a country, how can there be a family? Without a family, how can there be a business?' Although Song is far away from the world, he still has a deep heart. It’s tied to home and country,”
He turned to Gao Chen and asked: "Master Gao, do you know that the Liang Dynasty is now surrounded by wolves and tigers, showing its decline. If we continue to fight, the country and the country will be in danger."
Gao Chen came to the window, opened it, and let the wind and rain hit his face. He said sonorously and forcefully: "The country is broken and the mountains and rivers are still there, but the loyalty will never change. The beards, Tatars, Japanese pirates, and Miao slaves have bullied me too much. Even if we fight, When every soldier sheds his last drop of blood, what will happen?"
"We Han people have never lost our integrity, but you see, just the Japanese invasion along the coast has displaced tens of thousands of people. If the country is torn apart and the land of China is dominated by foreigners, won't tens of thousands of people become the ones who can be cooked by anyone?" Boiled animals?”
Throughout official history, the Five Husties disrupted China, the Jingkang Incident, and aliens ruling China would all be nightmares for the Han people.
Gao Chen was helpless and sad, "What should we do? What can we do?"
Song Che said calmly: "For the present plan, keep a low profile and bide your time."
Gao Chen swung his sleeves and hummed: "I'm afraid you don't know that the four words 'hide your strength and bide your time' have been talked about in court by those timid and fearful poor and rotten scholars - what does it mean to hide your strength and bide your time? Nod and bow? Humiliate the old coins? Cut the land Compensation? Or even give away a woman? I really don’t know where the blood of Daliang people has been lost!"
"Master Gao, there is no need to worry. I have a plan that can make the generals and prime ministers make peace, stop the war in Dijon, and make Liang Liang breathe."
"oh?"
Gao Chen almost rushed forward, holding Song Che's arm, his eyes shining: "My uncle has a clever idea, why don't you tell him quickly?"
Song Che returned to the counter, took out a pen and paper, first drew three connected circles on the paper, wrote "Dijon" in the upper circle, and "Daliang" in the lower circle, and then pointed to the other unwritten circle. The circle asked: "Master Gao, you might as well guess, which country is this?"
Gao Chen said thoughtfully: "The west side of Dijon, the northwest side of Daliang, and bordering Dijon Daliang...is Xiqiang!"
"How is the Xiqiang national power compared to Dijon?" Song Che asked again.
Gao Chen shook his head, "The Western Qiang are also a barbarian tribe. They are backward in farming, salt and iron, and live on nomadic life. Although they have adapted to the Han system in recent years, they have never been strong. They are definitely not as good as Dijon."
"So what if he's better than Daliang?" Song Che asked again.
Gao Chen shook his head again: "Except for being naturally stronger, nothing else is as good as him."
Song Che wrote the word "Xiqiang" in the circle and said, "Then we can unite them to fight against Dijon!"
Gao Chen was startled at first, and then his eyes lit up. He looked at the three circles on the drawing, his eyes getting deeper and deeper.
Song Che said: "To combine vertically and horizontally, to unite the weak and carry the strong, this is the 'art of 捭昘'", let me analyze it -
Yongliang in the northwest is a barren land with dangers from the Liang River, the Gobi Desert, and thousands of rivers. As long as we hold on to the fortress and hold on without fighting, it won't take long before the Hu tribe's attack will be weak, so there is nothing to worry about;
In the southwestern Miao frontier, the Miao people have no lofty ambitions. They just want peace. They use hard and soft tactics, and they fight but retreat. It is not difficult to appease them;
Although the Japanese pirates along the coast are becoming more and more serious, after all, across the vast sea, at most we will be bitten off a piece of flesh and suffer for a while;
If Dijon in the north is allowed to break through the pass, there will no longer be danger from mountains and rivers. The Dijon cavalry will be brave and march straight into the Central Plains. The dynasty will be in danger;
Based on the above analysis, it is clear who is the main enemy of Daliang;
Dijon has risen in the north and is the strongest overlord outside the customs. Let me ask, if even Daliang is afraid of Dijon, how can the Xiqiang, whose national power is even lower, not be afraid?
As the saying goes, "Two fists are hard to beat with four hands." If the Western Qiang can be persuaded to send troops to attack Dijon from the east, and Daliang will attack from the north, under attack from both sides, we dare not say that Dijon will be defeated, but we will be able to stabilize the war situation first;
After stabilizing Dijon in the north, Daliang could breathe again and then turn around to clear out the Japanese pirates;
Once the maritime disaster is eliminated, the national strength is restored, the army is recruited widely, the army is strengthened, and when the wrist is strengthened and the strength is sufficient, won't it be easy to get back what was lost?"
"Gao Mou admired Mr. Song's coherent analysis, but" Gao Chen wondered: "Although Xiqiang borders Daliang, they have rarely negotiated with each other, and the Xiqiang tribes are scattered. How can we persuade them to join forces to carry Dijon? "
Song Che chuckled: "That's not easy, just give me some sweetness and let me analyze it again——
Xiqiang is backward in agriculture and lacks salt and iron. They live by nomadic herding. Their horses are strong. Qiang people grew up eating beef and mutton. They have well-developed limbs, strong temperament, and are brave and good at fighting.
We in Daliang have money and technology. Since we want to ask for help from others, we should not be too stingy. We can help them farm, teach them how to make iron, support them with some money, and exchange trade with them...
Where have these barbarians seen any silk jewelry? We sincerely help, even if they don’t care about human feelings, they still want to send troops because of money, right?
Furthermore, they sent envoys to lobby the major tribes of the Western Qiang and made sure to explain the pros and cons of the alliance;
The reason why Dijon did not destroy the Xiqiang and came to attack Daliang was because the Xiqiang were too poor and worthless. If Daliang was destroyed, the Xiqiang would sooner or later fall under the iron hoof of Dijon;
Using both soft and hard tactics, kindness and power, as long as the person in power is not a fool, the Xiqiang will agree to form an alliance. "
After hearing what you said, Gao Chen was speechless in admiration. He just shook his head and exclaimed: "Master Song's talents are like dragons, phoenixes and unicorns, and he is unparalleled in the country!"
"Master Gao, please don't put a high hat on me. I will share this plan with you, not only for the peace of the world, but also for my own interests," Song Che said with a smile:
"My Shen family must take the lion's share of the annual coins given to the Xiqiang in the future. As for other businesses after mutual trade, my Shen family must have a taste of this first."
