Although the Southern Song Dynasty was defeated by Zhao Tai, Zhao Tai knew in his heart that with the size of the Southern Song Dynasty, its overall strength was still the second most powerful country after Mongolia.
If the Southern Song Dynasty can cheer up and realize its potential, it will be a big threat to Zhao Tai.
Recently, Zhao Tai received information from Lin'an that the emperors and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty had expressed a lot of dissatisfaction with the signed treaty.
Zhao Tai had an eye on the Southern Song Dynasty and was watching the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty.
During the period when Zhao Tai was at war with Mongolia, the Southern Song Dynasty was not idle and was taking frequent actions.
As a populous country in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was no shortage of talents in the country. Zhao Tai felt a little uneasy when he heard that Zhao Yun asked the Meng Communist Party to take charge of Jinghu and Yu Jie to take charge of Jiangfang.
In addition, Jia Sidao had a bad reputation in history, but as a powerful official in the Southern Song Dynasty, his ability should not be underestimated.
At present, Meng and Qi are in a confrontation across the Jiahe River, and a balance has been barely reached. However, if the Southern Song Dynasty decides to intervene, the balance between Meng and Qi will definitely be broken immediately.
This forced Zhao Tai to pay attention to the movements of the Southern Song Dynasty and try to prevent the Southern Song Dynasty from causing trouble for him during the battle between Meng and Qi.
For a big country like the Southern Song Dynasty, how Zhao Tai prevented the Southern Song Dynasty from causing trouble to himself was a difficult problem to solve.
Zhao Tai stroked his beard and felt that it might be a good idea for Wang Wentong to force Song merchants to set up workshops in Huainan and seize a share of the Southern Song Dynasty's overseas trade.
War costs money, and it costs a lot of money. As long as Qi State tries to make the Southern Song Dynasty court have no money to use, won't the problem be solved?
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai felt a little excited and suddenly stood up.
Wang Wentong and others looked at Zhao Tai in surprise. Zhao Tai couldn't hide his joy, "Sir, this is a good idea!"
Wang Wentong was somewhat complacent, but he thought that this strategy was not good enough to make Zhao Tai jump.
Zhao Tai saw doubts in everyone's eyes and smiled mysteriously: "Sir's method inspired me and gave me a strategy to impoverish the Song Dynasty."
"Poor Song Dynasty?" Everyone was a little confused.
Zhao Taidao: "The so-called poor Song Dynasty means that the economy of the Southern Song Dynasty was sluggish and the Song Dynasty could not collect taxes."
Wang Wentong and others looked at each other and saluted in unison, "Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Tai stroked his beard, sorted out his thoughts, and thought about what to say so that Wang Wentong and others could understand his thoughts.
Zhao Tai pondered for a moment and said: "The Southern Song Dynasty was rich, but there was also a lot of money to spend. Redundant officials and redundant soldiers were very serious in the Northern Song Dynasty, and they could not be solved in the Southern Song Dynasty. These accumulated shortcomings consumed most of the Southern Song Dynasty's finances, and the Southern Song Dynasty Despite the long-term disadvantages, they can still operate normally, mainly because they have made a lot of money through commerce and sea trade. Now if we can let the merchants of the Southern Song Dynasty transfer their industries to Daqi and take away the business of the Southern Song Dynasty through overseas trade, Do you think that the Southern Song Dynasty still used its capabilities to target Gu? I guess there would be problems for the Southern Song Dynasty itself without the need for Gu to send troops."
War is very expensive. If the Southern Song Dynasty had no money, there would be no money to spend.
Wang Wentong and others understood it immediately. He mused: "We took Huainan from the Southern Song Dynasty, and the taxation of Huainan can well explain the taxation structure of the Southern Song Dynasty. The land annexation was serious in the Southern Song Dynasty, and we could not collect much from Huainan." In terms of land tax, the Southern Song Dynasty did not even think about collecting much land tax. They really relied heavily on business tax for taxation."
Yuan Hao asked: "Then the problem now is how to prevent the Southern Song Dynasty from collecting commercial taxes."
Zhao Taidao: "The Southern Song Dynasty has prosperous commerce and developed handicraft industry. It will not decline in a day or two. This will be a long process. What we have to do now is to use the terms of peace negotiation with the Southern Song Dynasty to consolidate the commerce and handicraft industry in Qi State." develop, and then compete with the Southern Song Dynasty. When their goods enter our Qi State, we impose heavy taxes on them to prevent the Southern Song Dynasty's goods from entering and ensure the development of our country's commerce. And our goods can enter the Southern Song Dynasty according to the treaty. Enter the Southern Song Dynasty with low taxes and low prices. Then the Southern Song Dynasty will impose heavy taxes on their merchants, and the workshops of the Southern Song Dynasty will not be able to compete with our Qi State. If the Southern Song Dynasty reduces taxes, the Southern Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue will drop sharply."
Zhao Tai paused and continued: "Let's talk about overseas trade. We have to press hard on the Southern Song Dynasty, and first seize their share in Korea and Japan. These two places are close to us, so we should have an advantage. The Southern Song Dynasty lost the north. The market was lost to Goryeo and Japan. Within five years, there would be a crisis in the Southern Song Dynasty."
After Wang Wentong heard this, he couldn't help but salute, "Your Majesty, you are wise! In this way, our country of Qi can not only open up its source, but also impoverish the Song Dynasty. It really kills two birds with one stone!"
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "I came up with this strategy because of what I said. I just briefly explained the idea and how to implement it. Your cabinet will formulate a complete strategy."
Wang Wentong and others clasped their fists and saluted, "I accept your orders!"
Zhao Tai nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Let's call it a night then!"
After a few people left, Zhao Tai immediately returned to the public room to work.
When Batu heard from Han counselors that during the confrontation between Liang and Jin at Jiahe, Zhao Tai was also looking through the "Book of Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou" compiled by the Northern Song Dynasty, and read about Li Cunxu's destruction of Liang in a hundred battles.
Although Zhao Tai has defeated Ogedai now, Mongolia is still a behemoth to Qi.
Now the Mongolian army is stationed in the Central Plains, making it difficult for Zhao Tai to sleep and eat well.
At this time, the Yellow River has not yet frozen. When the Yellow River freezes, Zhao Tai estimates that he will suffer from insomnia.
Because before he went to bed, the Mongolian army might still be in Henan. When he woke up, the Mongolian army would surround Yecheng. It was not impossible, so how could he feel at ease.
In this battle of Langshan, the Qi army suffered heavy losses, and Zhao Tai would not take the initiative to initiate a war for a while.
This means that the Qi army will have a long-term confrontation with the Mongolian army along the Yellow River, and in this confrontation, the Qi army is obviously at a disadvantage.
Although Zhao Tai is located in the north and Mongolia is in the south, from the actual situation, the Qi State is more like the Liang State that was constantly harassed by the Jin cavalry.
The land of Henan has been war-torn for a long time and the population has been depleted. The Mongols directly used the plains of eastern Henan as pasture. Behind the Mongolian army's defense line was a barren area of several hundred miles. The Mongolian army had no cities or villages that needed to be defended.
Behind the Qi Army's defense line on the Qi side are the people of Hebei and Shandong. The Mongolian army can make a lot of money if they conquer any city.
At this time, Zhao Tai was reading history books, looking for inspiration to fight against the Mongols. Zhao Hu suddenly came to the door and reported: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"
Hearing this, Zhao Tai recovered his thoughts and said, "Come in!"
Zhao Hu walked in and bowed again, while Zhao Tai put down his book and asked directly: "What's the matter? Tell me!"
"Reporting to your Majesty, Jin Yiwei found a brothel in Ye City, and many women inside were suspicious." Zhao Hu said: "The threshold for this brothel is very high, and you may not be able to get in if you have money. They seem to only do business for high-ranking officials in our country. I suspect them. It may be a detailed work of the Southern Song Dynasty."
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