Chapter 187 Kublai Khan is furious

"Look, General Zheng and the others are so brave that they have made a big fuss to Dadu. Now, Kublai Khan knows the prestige of our Song Dynasty." Li Jun happily handed the battle report to Liao Shenggong and said with a smile: "General Zheng and his friends have gained a lot. Not to mention the materials we urgently needed, they actually found a vault for Kublai Khan. The gold that Kublai Khan had worked hard to collect was good, so he enjoyed the fruit without any effort. General Zheng should change his name and call him Zheng Zhucai." Thinking that getting so much gold out of thin air could solve the urgent needs of the Southern Song Dynasty, Li Jun was very good not to turn into Xiaomaitre.

When Li Tingzhi heard this, his originally frowning brows unfolded, and the bright hair on his temples stood up with a smile, saying, "Okay, with this gold, the court can buy a lot of supplies. Now, now." He said two things in a row, and breathed a sigh of relief. Although he did not explain what was good, Li Jun understood that he had let go of his hanging heart.

His words were immediately approved by Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, and they were also comfortable to let go of their hearts. Although they were not in charge of making money like Li Tingzhi, they were also nervous about money. If they had such good things, they would not be able to let go of their hearts.

"It is a good thing to have gold, but if it is not used well, it will be harmful." Li Jun changed the subject and said, "If you put these gold into the country, it will cause soaring prices, which will be unfavorable to our economic system. I have thought that in addition to purchasing resources in China, we can also purchase overseas, such as rice, livestock, meat, bell office, ore, salt, and cloth. In the past, we did not have silver to purchase, but now it is different. With silver, buying these things can not only stabilize prices, but also fill domestic needs, which can kill two birds with one stone."

The reason why Li Jun targeted overseas markets is mainly based on the consideration of prices. Too much gold is indeed a good thing and a bad thing. Gold itself is a huge wealth, but as a hard currency, it has the same function as the banknotes we use now and plays a role in value trading. If you invest too much at one time, it is not much different from the current large-scale issuance of paper, which may cause terrible consequences of "foot rice and gold".

If it is acquired overseas, it can not only solve the problem of urgently needed materials in China, but also do not cause soaring prices, cause difficulties to the lives of ordinary people, and will not harm the economic system of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Although Li Tingzhi and the others could not understand this very strong modern economic view, they could understand the benefit of it, that is, there would be too many materials, which would not cause prices to soar. Recently, due to the comprehensive procurement of the imperial court, prices have already risen. If overseas materials are obtained, prices will naturally be calm. They all agree with them and say they are wonderful.

Li Jun continued: "Purchasing from overseas can only be a temporary stopgap measure. Accelerating domestic production and developing our own production capacity are the fundamental ways to solve the problem. The court must win this war and build the country well. China must be strong in the war, not weak!"

Wars often drag down a country and a nation. The reason is that they do not take effective measures to build and eventually fall into the fate of destruction. There are many examples in history.

"The emperor is wise!" Li Tingzhi and the others had to admire Li Jun's foresight.

Li Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Now it is time for Taoist priests, Zhang Jue, Huang Han, Chen Yizhong, Gao Da, Jie Jin, Liu Hezi, Zhang Shijie, Zhao Liangchun, Zhao Qian, Zheng Jinghe, Chen Xingdao and others to come back. We should sit together and study the major policies, strategic planning, and tactical applications of the Northern Expedition."

A large-scale war like the Northern Expedition of the Central Plains brought Zheng Jing and other senior generals together to convene a military meeting and reach a consensus. Liao Shenggong and others had no objection to this point, and they said excitedly: "Long live the emperor!"

The reason they were excited was because they interpreted another meaning from Li Jun's words, that is, the Northern Expedition was about to begin. The Northern Expedition had long been a foregone conclusion, but for more than a hundred years, countless people with lofty ideals wanted to do but did not achieve this feat, once Li Tingzhi and others were still not excited? How could they not be excited?

Therefore, this call of "Long Live the Emperor" is more sincere than before! Because only a monarch with a generous talent dares to do it and puts his ideals into action!

"By the way, ask them to bring a group of loyal officers who are advanced in their minds, accept new things quickly, and dare to fight tough battles. They will seize this limited time to train them and let them communicate more." Li Jun assigned a task to Liao Shenggong and said, "General Liao must hurry up this matter, there is no time!"

Kublai Khan sat on the throne and watched the ministers enter in a row, his expression was dull, and his performance was just the same as usual, but the ministers were beating in their hearts, and his heart was up and down, and he was not at ease. The Southern Song army was not very upset, but it was a trivial matter to defeat the Mongolian army in Dadu in one fell swoop. Kublai Khan himself was almost a prisoner of Zhao Qian. What's more serious is that Zhao Qian burned a fire to ashes in the imperial city. Now Kublai Khan lives in a private house. When he thinks of this, it is difficult to make the court officials not be worried.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" The ministers bowed to Kublai Khan, and his voice saying "Long live" was much louder than usual, and he was a little more loyal.

Kublai Khan still remained calm and said calmly: "The family of all the ministers is peaceful. Give them a seat."

"Thank you, the emperor!" The ministers thanked him for their kindness and sat down. It was originally a glorious thing for the emperor to give him a seat, but now it is not a glorious thing for the ministers. It makes them feel more uncomfortable than going to the sword mountain, because it clearly shows that there are many things to discuss, and the incident of the surprise attack on the Southern Song army must also be included in it. Everyone blamed this matter, and they could not escape the blame. They sat down with fear.

Kublai Khan looked around the ministers and said slowly, "You are here, you are all here, they are neat, very punctual, very good, very good."

Two good things were originally a praising word, but the ministers at this time were shocked in their ears, which was more powerful than a giant hammer, which almost made many people faint. As the saying goes, there must be a brief tranquility before the mountain rain comes, which is a sign that the storm is about to come.

As expected, Kublai Khan changed his tone and said, "Don't I send someone to invite you at that time." The word "please" made the ministers who were under heavy pressure feel the approaching storm.

"It is a way to learn from one mistake and gain wisdom. The Southern Dynasties' army slaughtered Dadu. The 80,000 troops defeated the 20,000 troops in one fell swoop. The imperial city was burned. I was in danger for several days. All of this became a thing of the past. I will not mention it." Kublai Khan said in a mysterious way: "Now, I will summarize and find out the reasons for the Southern Dynasties' army to attack Dadu, but we were unaware of it and had no reaction at all. Raising troops for a thousand days, I will raise you ministers in one day. I have no other expectations. I just want to hear one word or one truth from you." Zheng Jinghe invested 30,000 troops this time, and leaving a part of the army in Tianjin. The army that really invested in Dadu was only a little over 20,000.

This is said in a simple and sincere way. When people hear it, they feel that Kublai Khan is a kind elder. However, when they hear this, they seem to be thundering in their ears. With a sound of whirlwind, the ministers involuntarily knelt on the ground, kowtowed and apologized: "Master, this is the crime of the ministers!"

If it is really pursued, all the ministers have a serious sin and no one can escape. This is 100% correct. However, Kublai Khan was indifferent and did not ask the ministers to rise up. He let them kneel straight and said, "Ahema, say."

Ahma is the minister in charge of finance and a treacherous minister in history. The death of the prince Zhenjin has a great relationship with him. However, he is very talented and has a good financial position, which is very appreciated by Kublai Khan. Ahma's forehead was tense, and he threw himself on the ground, touching the ground, and said, "Your Ma, I am incompetent, the gold from Zhigu Village has been lost. I am unforgivable. Please sue you."

He was in charge of finance, and he was naturally managed by him, but he lost it. His crime was so great that it was beyond words. Even if he had ten thousand heads, he was not enough to cut him. Kublai Khan did not ask about his crime, but said, "Ahema, I want you to find the reason, not to ask you to apologize."

If it were normal, Ahma would definitely interpret it as Kublai Khan's excuse for him. Now he didn't even have this kind of thought and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am ignorant, but I don't know." What is Kublai Khan's real intention? He dare not say it randomly. If a sentence is wrong and does not conform to the will of the holy people, it will be a big trouble. It would be better to pretend to be foolish. He had a good idea, and only an old traitor who had been in the officialdom for decades would have such a solution.

"I don't know, sit down." Kublai Khan said calmly.

Logically, Kublai Khan would never let him go easily, and would follow him to ask questions. Unexpectedly, Kublai Khan not only stopped asking questions but also asked him to sit down. No one wanted to ignore this matter. Ahma dared to sit down, kneeling down and said, "Emperor, I..."

Kublai Khan ignored him and said to Yelu Chou: "Yelu Chou, when the Southern Dynasties army came, you were the first and only minister to report to me. Let me tell you."

This was heard by the ministers, both terrified, admiring and jealous. Think about it, there were only one person who reported to Kublai Khan, and the others were kept in the dark. Didn’t Yelu Chou become the “one-superior”? There is also the reason why he would not envy the ministers to death.

Yelu Chou had the first time in his life that he had the best of his life. He realized that he was also very proud and confident. He raised his head and thrust his chest, as if he was twenty years younger. He said in a singular voice: "Abide by the order. The emperor, I think it is not that my ministers are unfaithful, but that the Southern Dynasty is too cunning. They are completely unexpected and attacked Dadu. The emperor, I am waiting for death, and ask the emperor to sue him."

He was really a little "kind". In this case, he actually talked about mercy to the ministers. The ministers heard it in their ears and were grateful in their hearts. If it weren't for Kublai Khan's presence, they would have pounced on him and hugged him and kissed him hard.

Kublai Khan's comments only had two faint words: "Is that true?"

Although only two words are tantamount to twenty thunder sounds, Yelu summoned and said, "The emperor, it is because of my negligence in preventing me and being careless. I deserve to die."

Kublai Khan asked back, "Do you believe me after receiving the news from the Southern Dynasty?"

Yelu Cup hesitated for a moment and answered truthfully: "I don't believe it."

"Why don't you believe it?" Kublai Khan asked lightly.

Yelu Chou replied again, saying, "I think that's unlikely." This sentence was immediately approved by the ministers and nodded secretly to praise.

"You told the truth." Kublai Khan stood up and said, "If you don't believe it, you don't believe it, and I don't believe it either. What is this called? Babur, say."

Babur raised his head, which was stuck to the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is a military tactic."

"What kind of military tactics?" Kublai Khan asked.

Babur analyzed: "The art of war is that 'unexpected and attacking them without preparation'. This operation of the Southern Dynasty seemed too dangerous and too bold, and the possibility of success was very small. In fact, the Southern Dynasty's operation was very successful. The reason is that the Southern Dynasty understood our psychology. To be honest, I admire the Southern Dynasty's action this time. The people who planned this operation were amazing heroes. They were quick-witted and courageous, which made me admire them very much."

"Bold!" Babur's words interrupted the shouts of the ministers. Babur was really, actually praised the actions of the Southern Song Dynasty in front of the ministers. Isn't this the enemy's might and his ambitions?

Babur also woke up and said the wrong thing, so he quickly apologized for guilt, saying, "Your Majesty, I am talking nonsense, please ask the emperor to punish me."

Kublai Khan ignored his words and asked Temur, "Temur, who is talking to him, tell the truth."

"Emperor, I agree with what Babur said." Timur carefully said: "This incident was due to the careful preparation of the Southern Dynasties and the negligent defense of our dynasty. The Five Guards and the Qiexue Corps guarded the capital were regular troops, but in this incident, the enemy was not discovered in time, nor did they make timely and accurate reactions, which defeated the Southern Dynasties in one fell swoop. I believe that the deeper reason is that the generals stick to the past combat mode, their thoughts are conservative, and they cannot adapt to the tactics in the change."

"What is the tactic in the change? Tell me carefully." Kublai Khan asked with interest.

Timuer analyzed: "Emperor, the Southern Dynasty used a large number of artillery, and our dynasty was also catching up. With new equipment, we also need to have a war guiding ideology that is appropriate. In the past, our dynasty had a strong cavalry advantage and could completely defeat the enemy with the maneuverability of the cavalry. Now, due to the use of artillery, our dynasty's cavalry advantage will be difficult to sustain. I ask the emperor to build more artillery and use more firearms."

"The emperor, I strongly agree with what Temuer said. According to what I saw in the Battle of Guanzhong, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was able to create something out of nothing, summon unknown poison gas, and make our army retreat." Babur then expressed his own opinion. He did not know modern chemistry knowledge, and said that Li Jun used chemical reactions to create something out of nothing, which was really a mess.

Kublai Khan nodded to his ministers and said, "You ministers, your knowledge and your ability to adapt is not as good as Babul, Temuer, Sangge, Sainuo, and Adenchi. I have been thinking about the reasons these days. After thinking about it, there is only one answer: you don't know how to adapt and dare not face reality. Babul praises the enemy of the Southern Dynasty, and you will scold you. I will tell you a psychological statement. General Zhao Qian almost captured me alive, but I don't resent him. I admire him. If possible, I will drink and chat with him."

Kublai Khan really felt this kind of aura in history. It can be seen from his treatment of Wen Tianxiang. Friends who are familiar with this history will agree with this statement.

"Failure is not terrible. You can get up again if you fall! What's terrible is that if you fail, you can't find the reason. This is how you are now. In this incident, the court suffered a lot. Eighty thousand troops defeated the 20,000 troops in the Southern Dynasty and burned the imperial city. I don't even have a decent residence now. The majesty of the court is gone and face is gone. This is not important. It's important to find out the reason, learn lessons, and avoid the same thing happening again." Kublai Khan said in a wise tone: "Failure can be tolerated, but the same failure cannot be forgiven!"

He paused and said, "Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from the bath of fire. Taizu also failed back then. Taizu made profound reflection and formed a new army. This is the origin of the Qixue Corps. It is our present today and Genghis Khan's reputation spread to the world! You ministers disappointed me and disappointed me very much. The lesson is so painful, but you have not found the reason.

"Don't blame me for being rude. I decided to reorganize the army and launch a large number of young and promising generals who dare to fight and fight, have advanced ideas, and can grasp the context of the times. Perhaps, they are still slaves now, and tomorrow, they will become famous generals!

"For you civil servants, ask yourself, whoever can't adapt to the needs of change will go home to retire. Yelu Chou."
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