Chapter 1,481 Are you tired?

Seeing that all the ministers were honest, Gao Taotao asked: "How is Situ doing with the Liao envoy?"

Su You reported: "The Liao envoy Niu Wenshu sent an agreement, requiring our country to provide all kinds of machinery, lathes, vehicles, weapons, and train engineering talents to the Northern Dynasty. I have already rejected it."

The first few things made the ministers' hearts beat wildly, and Gao Taotao frowned. When Su You said that he dismissed it, they all couldn't help but become curious.

Barbarians have always been unreasonable, how did Su You do it?

Gao Taotao was also curious: "How did Situ convince the Liao envoy?"

"Principles. Principles for ministers to use." Su You looked like he was convincing people with his principles: "The Liao Kingdom is a country with a mixture of nomadic and farming, and it is mainly nomadic and supplemented by farming. The foundation of its country does not have industry and commerce.

A prerequisite for prosperity.”

"I told Niu Wenshu that the fundamental problem of the Liao Kingdom, judging from the disasters in recent years, is that agriculture is too fragile. Therefore, I suggest that they solve this problem first before talking about anything else."

"The reason why farming is weak is that water conservancy is not good. Therefore, the Liao Kingdom should build water conservancy first so that the people can eat. Otherwise, if they produce many products, who will they sell them to?"

"As for the machinery needed for water conservancy, we, the Song Dynasty, can provide it, including surveying, site selection, mapping, and lifting labor. We, the Song Dynasty, can also send personnel to provide guidance."

"This is helpful to stabilize the border between Song and Liao and jointly promote the great cause of peace. It is beneficial to both countries and has fundamental interests for the Liao Kingdom."

"Niu Wenshu thought it made sense after hearing this, so he wrote back to the Northern Dynasty and prepared to ask the Lord of Liao to change the terms of the negotiation."

Sima Guang breathed a sigh of relief: "It is also a good thing to be able to urge the Northern Dynasties to pay attention to farming, improve people's livelihood, and not initiate military revolution."

Zhang Dun was so angry that he stamped his feet: "There is a gap between Situ and the bachelor! This move was Zheng's plan to offer the canal. Although it was delayed for a while, Qin finally became rich and powerful and finally annexed the six countries!"

Lu Gongzhu was also worried: "Yes, if the Liao Kingdom gets the water conservancy method of the Song Dynasty and becomes rich and powerful, what will it do?"

Su You said: "The problem now is that we are not ready in Hebei, and the enemy is still very strong. With this threat, we can only choose the lesser of the two."

"If he is taught science and engineering, the Liao Kingdom will soon be able to create weapons and armor. If the products produced have no market, they will definitely use them to threaten our country."

"Teaching them water conservancy methods will consume their resources, divert their national resources, increase their north-south polarization, and create a blood-sucking effect on the poor areas in the north from the rich areas in the south, ultimately creating huge social conflicts."

"There is one thing that Prime Minister Zhang needs to understand, that is, even if the southern part of the Liao Kingdom becomes prosperous through farming, it does not mean that the Liao Kingdom will be prosperous."

"The wealth is concentrated in the hands of the powerful people of the Liao Kingdom. Just like the tax-free land we just discussed, it has not been used by the state."

"Nowadays, this force is rising in the Liao Dynasty. They are satisfied with the crazy increase in their own wealth, but they ignore the fact that their country's annual income has not increased for decades."

"Qin Yi said that the so-called Korean canal capital is because the Qin State has a military merit system, and most of the benefits brought by water conservancy belong to the country, which brings about an increase in national power."

"That's not the case in Liao."

"Also, while Qin's national power is growing, the six countries' national power is weakening day by day. This is also different from the current trend of Song and Liao."

"Also, there are several major threats in the southern states of the Liao Kingdom, namely the Song Dynasty, Goryeo, Nuzhi, and Tatar."

"Water conservancy requires a lot of manpower and material resources to fix people on the fields. Its military strategy will inevitably shift from attacking and plundering to defending and consolidating, which will lead to a change in the offensive and defensive trends of the Liao Kingdom."

"We have many ways to deal with the Liao Kingdom. Militarily, we have the navy and the new army; economically, we have old coins and silk banknotes; politically, we have disaster relief, medical groups, and supporting the rise of its southern forces in its court.

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"We have enough ways to make them ignore industry and develop water conservancy; and we also have enough ways to make the water conservancy they choose fail to prosper in the end."

"But Liao people are not fools. They can't jump into it knowing it's a trap."

"So if you want to take something, you must give it to them first. You must give them some visible benefits."

"We only need to focus on one thing, which is to guide its national policy to tilt toward farming and abandon martial arts."

"If nothing else, if the Liao people develop water conservancy projects, the price of timber will inevitably rise. If we also raise the purchase price at the same time, the Liao country's exploitation of straight women will become cruel."

"Straight women will surely rise up to resist, and the turmoil will inevitably lead to repeated shutdowns and delays in water conservancy projects."

"If money is tightened and silk banknotes depreciate, and the Liao Kingdom cannot even afford military expenditures, what will that country look like..."

Everyone in the court was silent. What Su You said was completely possible, or in other words, the Song Dynasty could control its occurrence.

Zhang Dun looked at Su You as if he were a ghost. He was a smart man, and Su You made him understand a lot of things with just a few words.

First, silk money was used to falsely increase the economic scale of the Liao Kingdom, allowing its monarchs and ministers to benefit in the short term, while still falling into the dream of being the most powerful country in the world.

On this basis, they are encouraged to blindly expand domestic investment and engage in water conservancy projects that consume national finances and manpower.

The reuse of such construction will cause serious conflicts and even wars between future beneficiaries and current losers.

When such a big project is halfway through and the war is in full swing at the critical moment, currency and credit suddenly collapse and the national treasury suddenly clears out, what will be the consequences?

The most frightening thing is that even if he goes to tell the Liao people clearly now that there will be problems with your Liao country doing this, and you will eventually suffer such a serious disaster because of it, the Liao country will also have a large group of vested interests who will help the Song Dynasty to find various parties.

There is no reason to let this rational voice disappear.

The human heart is greedy and desires are difficult to control.

In the game of beating the drum and passing the flowers, even if countless people know that the final blow is destruction, it cannot stop them from participating in this game enthusiastically.

Because they believe that with their own abilities, wealth, and power, they can safely hand over this stick to the hands of others instead of it exploding in their own hands.

But from the most macro perspective, the last baton arranged by Su You for the Liao people must be taken over by the Liao Kingdom itself!

And this stick may eventually be so big that even a country cannot afford it!

Wang Anshi gave Zhang Dun "Economic Theory". After receiving it, Zhang Dun only looked at it briefly and regarded it as Wang Anshi's statement on choosing his successor, but did not really pay attention to it.

Today, when I stand at a higher position, I realize that the trap Su You has arranged for the Liao Kingdom is to be used step by step to make the Liao Kingdom destroy itself!

No wonder Su You told himself that he was more confident in dealing with the Liao Kingdom, but it turned out that the root was here!

What was Su You doing at that time? In which year did he negotiate with Xiao Xi to establish the silk banknote? It seems to be July of the second year of Yuanfeng?!

This bitch is more ruthless than me!

I must read Wang Xianggong's "Economic Theory" carefully before the next court meeting, and then discuss the country's economic policy system with Su You.

It's too scary. The Liao Kingdom is now running towards a trap. What about the Song Dynasty? Will it encounter a similar situation in the future?

Zhang Dun looked at everyone in the court coldly, feeling a sense of superiority in his heart. Su Mingrun even noticed this. Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu still didn't seem to understand the power of this big stick.

Lu Gongzhu also expressed some disbelief: "The silk banknotes of the Liao people seem to have been relatively strong. After the winter of the year before last, the Emperor of Liao rewarded the silk banknotes to various tribes and also promoted them in the north. Now some officials in the Shangshu Province have suggested adjustments. The ratio of national treasury reserves to the amount of banknotes issued..."

Zhang Dun looked at Su You and sneered, meaning look at the IQs of these "virtuous ministers" you respect.

Su You had no choice but to answer Lu Gongzhu's question first: "The issuance of treasure banknotes originated from the salt currency system of our dynasty. The value of salt currency lies in the number of kilograms of salt attached to it. This is the original meaning of credit currency."

"If the ratio is adjusted, it means the depreciation of the country's credit. This situation is best left to moments when the country is in crisis."

"Now the economy of the Song Dynasty is generally healthy, just like the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are not overflowing. There are advantages but no disadvantages of water. It is best not to make any changes."

"We are now building buildings on the Yellow River that can withstand floods that occur once in 70 years. This is to prepare for disaster years and to prepare for the future."

"Adjusting the margin ratio means adjusting the water level to a higher level. If we encounter an emergency in the future, we will have one less financial means to use."

"For the sake of future generations, there is no need to open this hole now."

Zhang Dun not only looked at Su You and smiled this time, but also winked at him, which meant that he still had to educate these old men, Mingrun, are you tired?

Am I here to educate the old man? I am here to educate the little kid sitting in front of the curtain!
Chapter completed!