Lu Yijian smiled.
"His country is no different from our county."
Zhao Jun smiled and shook his head. "Japan isn't strong right now. Not only is the Emperor's control severely limited, but the locals are also in chaos. Attacks and infighting are the norm. Furthermore, their army is pitifully small. A few years ago, they experienced the Taira Tadatsune Rebellion, a rebellion by local powerful families. But do you know how many troops the Emperor sent to pursue them?"
"How many?"
"Less than 3,000 people."
“That much?”
"That local noble named Taira Tadatsune dared to rebel with just a few hundred men. What do you think?"
"All right."
Lu Yijian was speechless.
Japan is really too weak.
"Later, during the Kamakura shogunate, Japan had a slightly more centralized power. But when faced with the Mongol invasion, even with a nationwide mobilization, they could only muster a force of 20,000 to 30,000 men. They were able to repel the Mongols only with the help of hurricanes."
Zhao Jun continued, "During the Ming Dynasty and the Warring States Period in Japan, warlords fought each other, and the scale of the wars ranged from a few thousand to tens of thousands of people. So at least at present, Japan is indeed very weak. The Song Dynasty only needs to station a few thousand troops in Iwami, Japan to ensure our interests. The only country we have to worry about is the Liao Dynasty."
"Um"
Everyone pondered, and Song Shou said, "Yes, when the Liao Kingdom was strong, Japan was also pro-Liao. Now that Japan is weak, it is afraid that the Liao Kingdom will interfere."
"But by next year, all the problems will be solved!"
Zhao Jun made the final decision, saying, "As long as Fan Zhongyan defeats the Liao Kingdom and forces the arrogant Liao Kingdom to flee north in disgrace, we can leverage our strength to defeat the Western Xia in the west and resist the Liao Kingdom in the north to stabilize the domestic and international situation."
"Internally, after the great defeat of the Western Xia and Liao, the news will spread rapidly throughout the country, boosting public morale. Civilian conflicts will be temporarily alleviated, helping to promote the development of reform."
"Externally, now that even the Liao Kingdom has been defeated, neighboring countries and tribes like Japan, Goryeo, Dali, and Tubo will all look at the Song Dynasty differently. They will no longer be intimidated by the Liao Kingdom's strength and dare not have official contact with the Song Dynasty as before."
"As long as Fan Zhongyan defeats the Liao Kingdom next year and a large amount of Japanese silver flows in, we will have money and the external situation will be stable. Then we can calmly reform, strengthen the country and increase its national strength!"
Zhao Jun finally looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I hope to establish a united front. No one is allowed to hinder me in this matter or raise any objections. Only by working together and uniting as one can we achieve our ultimate goal of reform and strengthening the country. Do you understand?"
Hearing Zhao Jun's serious words, even though he was a young man and they were all old men with one foot halfway into the coffin, they all became solemn. After looking at each other, they all stood up, bowed, and responded, "Yes!"
They are united by a common secret and share a common interest in the power of the Constitutional Court, but this does not mean that their interests other than power are the same.
But now, under the common program and righteous cause of reforming the country and building the Great Song Dynasty.
Regardless of whether it would harm their own interests, in order to maintain their power and uphold their promises before the government, they must stand together, support Zhao Jun, and form a new interest group!
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
