Chapter 50: The soldiers traveled through the Tianshan Mountains in the dark
"Why do you say this?" King Yan asked.
Lian Zining said: "Your Highness, do you know the public debt model created by Teacher He in Beijing? I had a long conversation with Teacher He, and he hinted to me that Beijing could not only sell public bonds for the Ming Dynasty, but also for other vassal states. .But the premise is that someone sells it.”
When King Yan heard this, he couldn't understand it more clearly.
This vassal state must be the state of Yan.
Without him, the other vassal states would be small. Moreover, their financial gap is not as big as that of Yan State.
Today, the Yan State is so short of money. No matter what kind of money it is, as long as it is money, King Yan wants it.
Little does he know that He Xi has a huge plan behind this.
This plan is nothing more than hoping that Beijing will become the financial center of the Ming Dynasty. Not only the financial center of the Ming Dynasty, but also the financial center of the entire world. The reason is very simple. He Xi releases water on a large scale. Although productivity is developing, there is still a gap between the two. , whether they match each other, He Xi doesn't know.
He was worried that if he made too much money, the currency would depreciate, which would affect the overall situation.
In this case, he needs someone to bear the cost of excessive currency issuance for him. No matter whether it is King Yan or other princes and kings. They issue public bonds, and most of the money will be industrial products that Beijing needs. Not to mention stimulating the economy.
It also allows currency to have a wider circulation range, and the national debt itself is a reservoir. thereby maintaining the value of the currency.
However, He Xi only had long-term expectations and just said it casually when talking to Lian Zining.
But he never expected that he didn't take it to heart when he said it, but Lian Zining did.
King Yan took it very seriously and compared it, but He Xi's status was different now. Many years ago, He Xi talked eloquently in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Yuanzhang laughed at it, and many people didn't take it to heart.
But every word he said today will be studied repeatedly, and some people even think that there is a huge secret hidden in these words. Or maybe he felt that He Xi could turn every word he said into the future.
King Yan said: "How can we make people willing to buy it?"
Lian Zining said: "After much thought, I only have two words, and that is confidence."
"Confidence?" King Yan said thoughtfully.
"Yes," Lian Zining said, "Confidence. It doesn't even need to be true, it just needs to be confidence. Let them believe that we can bring them benefits, which is enough for them to invest money. I have talked with many businessmen in Shanxi I have been in contact with them all. In fact, some Shanxi merchants went to the Western Regions to do business during the Yuan Dynasty, but now the trade routes between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Regions are blocked. Many people hope that the trade routes can be opened, or that they can monopolize the trade routes. For this reason , they are actually willing to give money. Although it is not much, one or two million taels can still be obtained."
I don’t know when, one or two million yuan is no longer a big sum. But they don’t know that at the beginning of Hongwu, Ming Dynasty only had two to three million taels of silver per year. It can only be said that under He Xi’s currency magic,
The amount of currency in circulation increased dramatically during the Ming Dynasty. Due to explosive growth in productivity. So far there have been no major problems. But if it continues, it’s hard to say.
Unknowingly, people have become accustomed to not considering two to three million taels as a large number.
King Yan said: "In other words, I must get through Turpan as soon as possible, connect with the Ming Dynasty, and finally sweep across Gansu and capture Ningxia, and join forces with Beijing in Dongsheng."
"In this way, they will believe me and be willing to give money?"
Lian Zining was stunned and said, "Your Highness, it's best not to do such a thing. Beijing will never allow it."
As the emperor, Zhu Xiongying would never agree to give Gansu and Ningxia to Yan. After all, if Gansu and Ningxia were not protected, Shaanxi would be in danger. If Shaanxi is in danger, the northern half will be attacked. The threat of King Yan to the Central Plains Dynasty was too great.
There is no shortage of so-called provinces within the Ming Pass. Each one has something special.
This is the bottom line that Zhu Xiongying must not give in to once King Yan takes over. So even if it can be maintained for a certain period of time
Peace will definitely lead to war in the future.
"I know." King Yan said, "It's just a talk. I'm afraid Beijing is not in a hurry."
Upon hearing this, Lian Zining couldn't help but salute and said, "Your Highness is wise."
Beijing is not too anxious about the northwest strategy. It is the northwest generation that belongs to Nanjing now and Beijing in the future. It cannot be someone else's. But King Yan claimed that it might be his own. Beijing will suddenly become anxious.
This is absolutely not allowed.
King Yan said: "Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu immediately gathered together to understand that Gu Gu personally led the troops, and now it is Turpan."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone below was shocked. Zhang Yu said: "Your Highness, it is extremely cold outside right now. There are countless fallen fingers. Now is not the time to use troops."
Qiu Fu also immediately said: "Exactly."
King Yan sighed and said: "Time waits for us not, when is the time to use troops? I have been hesitant, worried that after next spring, Timur will march eastward in a big way, how will we deal with ourselves then. Now we can only go to Turpan." Tingzhou and Turpan are at each other's horns, and we have received reinforcements from the Central Plains. Our army will go westward, and we will stay in Seoul and other towns to follow us. Only in this way can we fight against Timur without retreating."
King Yan had repeatedly thought about Yan's management issues in the Western Regions.
Generally speaking, there is still a problem, that is, King Yan's foundation in the Western Regions is too shallow. If there was only a strong stronghold in Tingzhou, once the enemy attacked Tingzhou in a large scale, King Yan could only fight Timur in Tingzhou.
King Yan is naturally not afraid of a decisive battle.
If we can fight Timur at the foot of Tingzhou City, we will defeat him. Nature couldn't be better.
But the battlefield is such a dangerous place, so it is natural to think carefully. No matter what happens after spring next year, what will Timur do? King Yan will continue to advance westward, not seeking victory, but only seeking to prevent the enemy from counterattacking.
No matter how good King Yan thought, First Turpan was not far from the southeast of Tingzhou, so it was a hidden danger.
Secondly, once the attack fails, or the troops are defeated and Tingzhou is trapped, it will take several months for reinforcements to arrive. How can you persevere under such circumstances?
Therefore, King Yan needed a second point of support in the Western Regions.
Turpan Hami is the best choice.
Not to mention, there is a road connecting Hami to Ming Dynasty.
As for the difficulties of sending troops in winter, King Yan naturally knew about it. This was also the reason why he had been hesitant before. Now there are too many benefits to conquering Turpan. There were so many that King Yan could not refuse. Even if we attack today, thousands of soldiers will freeze to death.
King Yan must also fight.
Of course, we also need to change our thinking. Nowadays, everyone knows that it is freezing cold. Almost no one sent troops, and almost all the roads across the Tianshan Mountains were blocked by heavy snow, indeed heavy snow blocked the mountains.
No one would have thought that King Yan would attack at this time.
It is indeed an opportunity to catch someone unawares.
However, the reason why Tingzhou is important is that it has been an important place in the Western Regions in the past dynasties. In addition to the abundant water and grass, there is another reason.
There was originally a checkpoint here. However, the Western Region has been in chaos for many years, and many things from those years have turned into ruins. Moreover, the relationship between Wasi and the Chahatai Khanate was also good before, and the nomads did not have the habit of defending when fighting.
These great passes of the Han and Tang dynasties were all abandoned.
Even after King Yan conquered the northern border, the Chahatai Khanate wanted to send people to guard it, but it failed due to various reasons. On the one hand, they felt that even if they wanted to guard it, it would be next year. In winter, the weather was freezing. If it is not managed well, there will be no houses and heating measures. Just put more than a thousand troops there to guard the pass. In the second year, many ice sculpture corpses will be harvested.
Secondly, regarding the conflict between Eastern Chagatai and Western Chagatai, Turpan Hami is the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the two sides do not deal with each other because of their position as Khan. Moreover, this level is for southern Xinjiang to defend northern Xinjiang. If Southern Xinjiang itself is not unified, who will defend it?
This is also one of the reasons why King Yan chose to take action now. Nowadays, various internal conflicts in the Chahatai Khanate make them not pay attention to this matter.
Level, when they react, it will be difficult to handle.
I dare not say that the iron wall is a formidable barrier. One man can hold the barrier, but ten thousand men cannot open it. But it’s really difficult to conquer.
