Zhao Zhen's breathing quickened, and he said hurriedly, "Permission granted!"
These words left many of the ministers below confused.
What the hell?
Comprehensive sanctions?
What kind of sanctions?
"Then I will draw up a charter."
Zhao Jun nodded.
"Forehead"
Minister of War Fu Bi hesitated and asked, "I don't understand. Could you please tell me what comprehensive sanctions mean?"
"For the sake of confidentiality, the specific content cannot be disclosed to everyone yet, but everyone will understand it soon."
Zhao Jun smiled and said.
Actually, there is nothing much to say, it is just a comprehensive economic blockade.
Before the war, the Liao Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty had a brief period of great national power.
For example, Xixia not only took over the trade of the Song Dynasty, but also served as a transit bridge between the Western Regions and the Song Dynasty, thus making a lot of money.
The Liao Kingdom took over the trade between the Song Dynasty and Japan. The Liao Kingdom's specialties were not only sold to the Song Dynasty by Song Dynasty merchants, but also exported to countries such as Goryeo and Japan.
As raw material production bases, these four countries sold large amounts of minerals, trees, livestock and other resources to the Song Dynasty, and naturally received a lot of money from the Song Dynasty.
The money was used by the Western Xia and Liao to purchase large quantities of iron, sulfur and other items, produce weapons and equipment, gunpowder and artillery, and other items, thus entering an arms race.
However, there are still a large number of Song Dynasty copper coins among the people.
Once the Song Dynasty blocks trade and refuses to trade with the two countries, the Song copper coins of the two countries will instantly become scrap copper and their value will be worthless.
Moreover, the country will be in great trouble due to the lack of basic living supplies from the Song Dynasty.
It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the economies of Liao and Western Xia collapsed overnight and people's livelihoods became difficult, but it is still possible to make their national strength plummet within a year or two.
By then, the Song Dynasty would be able to send out a full-scale military force to directly attack Western Xia and Liao, take over the territories of the two countries, and make Zhao Zhen happy again.
"Okay, let's talk about the second major issue today, the election for the Constitutional Yuan."
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, the group of ministers in crimson robes behind him all began to breathe faster.
(End of this chapter)
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