Chapter 272 Decision, Fight!
Although the rumors were suppressed, the actual problem was not solved. After all, the army assembled by the Quanrong was not fake.
No matter who killed Tosai, he died in Dajin while on a diplomatic mission to that country.
The King of Quanrong was trying to enforce justice, or more precisely, to use war to force the Great Jin to cede territory and pay compensation.
My son is dead and I want to avenge him. If you don't want to fight, then give me money, food and land to comfort my wounded soul.
If you don't take it, then we will fight. When all the people are killed and their lives are in misery, it will all be Dajin who will be blamed.
The army of the underdog will win, and our warriors are excited and eager to avenge their prince.
The King of Quanrong had been in power for many years and was quite prestigious. The prince had indeed died, and everyone in the Quanrong court, both inside and outside, was waiting for a fight.
However, the ministers in the Jin Dynasty court argued endlessly about this matter.
Some people advocated compromise to avoid the huge losses brought about by war, after all, they were at fault in this matter.
A prince has died, so it's only right that they should pay some money and food as compensation.
Some people firmly advocated war and believed that the Jin Dynasty could not bow to the barbarians.
Who knows if they staged the death of Tosai themselves?
The Quanrong King has no shortage of sons. What if he sacrifices his son just to cheat them out of their money?
Dajin's harvest this year was already bad, and if the Quanrong took another bite out of it, wouldn't that make the country even weaker?
Quanrong is a wolf, and he will go crazy if you are weak.
If you ignore him, he may not dare to fight with you, but if your national strength is weak, he will definitely fight you.
Feeding your own food to the enemy not only fosters their ambitions but also strengthens their troops.
Only a fool would do such a stupid thing.
Those who advocate compensation to the Quanrong are all traitors to the country. Who knows how many benefits they have received from the Quanrong people.
The war faction has good reasons and arguments, but the peace faction is no pushover either.
He listed many disadvantages of going to war with the Quanrong, each in a selfless manner.
Everything else is fine, but the saying that when the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits is something that even the war faction cannot refute.
If the Great Jin and the Quanrong went to war, both sides would suffer losses, and even the victorious side would suffer casualties.
It would be very dangerous if the Northern Frontier and the Eastern Yi were to merge at this time. After all, this kind of thing has happened before.
In the end, it was Jin Zekang who stopped the dispute and forced peace through war!
The Quanrong were not all stupid. They knew that if both sides were defeated, it would be easy for others to take advantage of them. Didn't the Quanrong know this?
Those people are just gambling, betting that they have concerns and dare not fight.
If they really sent people to negotiate, it would be tantamount to telling the Quanrong that they were afraid, and the other side would definitely make huge demands.
So the attitude must be strong.
Aren't you gathering your troops to go to war?
Then let's fight!
Don't say we won't send an envoy to you. Even if you send an envoy, we won't receive you.
At such times, the tougher you are, the less likely the other party will dare to act rashly, and they may even get scared first.
It doesn't matter even if they have to fight. They have two great generals here. As long as they send out one of them, there's no reason for them to lose.
After winning the war, it will be the Quanrong's turn to cede land and pay compensation. If the scene is grand enough, it can shock the surrounding villains.
Jin Zekang thought of the heads all over the yard, and he felt that such a disgusting thing should not be seen by him alone.
This kind of big killer should be shown off once in a while, to prevent any nobody from jumping on its head.
Seeing that the Regent King had made the final decision, some ministers wanted to persuade him again, but were stopped by Jin Zekang's words, "I will send my sister to the battlefield."
Your sister!
That's okay.
If we really send that big sister over, we will definitely win!
In terms of numbers and weapons, they were definitely superior to the Quanrong, but their biggest weakness was the poor quality of their generals.
At that time, fighting was about soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals. When the two sides confronted each other, they would first curse each other and then fight each other's generals. Then the winning side would raise his arm and the two armies would charge into battle.
The Quanrong people were generally tall and had amazing arm strength; some of them were even a head taller and twice as strong as their generals.
When the two sides were fighting, several of their generals were hacked to death one after another. How could they have any morale?
In the end, the city could only be defended by surprise attacks and fire attacks.
It would be great if the Regent's sister was willing to go to the border. At least with her by our side, we will never lose.
Carrying a stone chain weighing more than 100 kilograms with one hand is like carrying a piece of cotton. If she were given a Green Dragon Crescent Blade, she would probably be able to cut the enemy general and his horse in half.
Since there are no objections, it is settled.
All of a sudden, troops from all over Dajin gathered food and supplies and transported them to the border in an endless stream.
At the border, the garrison commanders also received orders to fight and trained their soldiers day and night to reinforce the city walls and prepare for battle.
Mrs. Wang wrote a letter to the Qian family and her own family, asking them to unite with the scholars and merchants in Jiangnan to donate food.
Ever since Mr. Qian's grandson-in-law became the Marquis of Zhenguo, all the big merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have been on good terms with his family.
As long as Xiao Yuan does not fall, many people are willing to respond to the words of the old man of the Qian family.
Xiao Yuan and Jin Zekang also took inventory of the national treasury and the former emperor's private treasury, and gained more confidence in this war.
Dajin did suffer a disaster, but the relief funds Xiao Yuan raised were more than sufficient.
Even the food and medicinal materials donated by merchants who bought calligraphy and paintings solved the problem, while banknotes and the like were basically left untouched.
In addition, the old emperor's private treasury was quite rich, and the homes of Zhang Zhongyi and others were confiscated, so their treasury was richer in this disaster year than in previous years.
The Quanrong thought that their treasury was empty because of the flood, which was a complete mistake.
Food production did decrease, but besides Dajin and Quanrong, there were other countries that
They have enough money to organize caravans to buy food from other countries.
It's not the time when there's a severe drought and the land is barren. There's no need to starve to death while holding gold.
The money and food problem has been solved, and the next thing is weapons and medicine.
They have the upper hand in this regard, and Jin Zekang doesn't even care who the fisherman hiding behind him is.
Who says that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will definitely benefit?
What if the snipe’s iron beak pecked the clam to death and then blinded the fisherman’s eyes?
The penicillin developed by Jiang Xinyu played a significant role during floods.
She did not keep this technique to herself, and had already taught it to the Imperial Hospital.
Even doctors in the capital city have learned how to use the finished product.
This thing is not difficult to use, but the production process is troublesome.
She didn't dare teach it to private doctors because she was afraid that they might not strictly follow the procedures and mix in bacteria, causing poisoning.
There happened to be too many empty houses and too many maids and eunuchs in the harem, so they were all used to build a Penicillium breeding room.
The emperor died and the little emperor was still a child.
Concubines who had not given birth to children were released from the palace, and those with older children went to live with their sons.
The entire harem was deserted and cold. A rough count revealed that there were over a thousand idle palace maids and eunuchs.
Originally, palace maids could only leave the palace at the age of 25.
Jiang Xinyu discussed with Xiao Ling and decided to release all those who were 18 years old and above who wanted to leave the palace.
As for the older maids and those who did not want to leave the palace, they were naturally able to stay, and everyone was happy for a while.
It's easy to deal with palace maids. No one will discriminate against them if they get married after leaving the palace.
The eunuchs were pitiful. Unless they were wealthy enough to own properties outside the palace, they would have nowhere to stay once they left.
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