Chapter 283 Want to be rich and build roads first
Murong Han said something right. The travel of kings and princes outside the border was a taboo thing. However, in the Jin Dynasty, this was ambiguous. The kings and princes of the Jin Dynasty were much more free than other dynasties, especially the Ming Dynasty who could not enter the capital without an imperial edict, and the Qing Dynasty who could not leave the capital without an imperial edict, was still much more free.
If a dynasty can allow the royal family to come out to command the army, what else can't be understood? Sima Ji can directly show that it is for the purpose of quelling the external troubles in Youzhou. Luoyang can understand it. At most, it is issued an edict to scold him. It issuance of an edict saying that Sima Ji's rebellion will not happen. In the final analysis, it is Youzhou who saved him. If he dared to do this in Luoyang, no matter what the reason, the tomb in Beimangshan will have its own place.
"Actually, there was a rebellion in Guanzhong, and the court had a grudge against the Hu people. I once thought about whether to mobilize the Xianbei people to quell the rebellion. Later, I thought about it and gave up this idea. Your Murong family is still a little weaker. At least it is much weaker than the Guanzhong army." Sima Ji continued to lie. It was not that the Murong family was really weak, but that the Murong family is now unable to do anything.
He would definitely find a way to get the Hu people involved in the Eight Kings Rebellion, otherwise the power of the Jin Dynasty would be consumed and these Hu people would be able to get the bargain. But now, things are not as dangerous as that.
"Your Highness is right. After several battles, we Murong can clearly see the power of the military force of the country." Murong Han did not doubt that he had this advantage before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Sima Ji casually told a few lies, and these Hu leaders would choose to believe it. It was not so easy after that. Hu people all learned to be smart.
"It's good that you know!" Sima Ji's face did not blush and his heart was not beating. He looked at the mountains not far away, not knowing what he was planning.
Theoretically, there is no necessary way to go in the Northeast, but this premise is within the military scope. It is common for a large army to pave the roads and build bridges when conquering and attacking, but within the territory, it cannot be said that. How can a road be needed for civil exchanges? You can't expect the people to have the spirit of going to fight. In order to make our great Jin Dynasty live in barren lands, although the literacy rate of the Jin Dynasty was a little lower, it was not so low that it even forgot the instinct of avoiding the powerful.
"In five years, I must build an official road." Sima Ji rubbed his chin with his palm, and his face became extremely deep.
Whether from a military perspective or a cultural perspective, this official road must exist. If there is no such road, don’t salivate the Northeast. Few people know that walking from Jicheng to the border of Heilongjiang is as far away as Jicheng to Guangzhou. If he brings an army of 100,000 without an official road, his first choice is to wipe out the entire army. This is not to be able to be self-sufficient with three or five thousand people.
Although there is still a long-term plan to cultivate the official path, there is one thing that can be done. Some things that require 100,000 labor force can be done later. Some things do not require so many people. For example, when building a manor, although most of the people who came were Murong's guards, Sima Ji did not treat the other party as an outsider and directly drove them.
"The waterfalls here are quite rare. Just build a manor. When it is hot in summer, all departments can come here to rest." In terms of large-scale construction, Sima Ji is definitely an expert. He pointed at the surroundings and made a plan first. "In this way, everyone can meet at all times, and some busy conflicts can be discussed."
The leaders of various tribes of the Jurchen cheered and were very happy. War was the last way to solve the problem, let alone what was the dissatisfaction with the King of Yan? Faced with the existence of a king of Jin, they were still very afraid. Simply put, they still had the concept of noble and lowly in their hearts.
The Jurchens had never even been to the Central Plains, but according to word of mouth, the Great Jin Dynasty was an existence that could only be looked up and not desecrated. It was there, standing solemnly and majestic.
"It is better to work more than to fight more, otherwise you will always find trouble when you are idle, which is not good." Sima Ji found a problem with himself. He liked to watch others in constant labor, as if this would bring him happiness.
Of course, large-scale construction is also useful. Isn’t Youzhou now in the stage of feeding back the economy because of the large-scale construction in the past few years? During the Great Depression, the United States relied on a large amount of cheap labor during the economic crisis to build a lot of infrastructure. However, Europe fought hard a few years later, and a large amount of infrastructure was destroyed. After the war, it had to invest a lot of money to rebuild. However, the Americans successfully obtained the most and most comprehensive infrastructure at the lowest price, which gave them a solid foundation for their development after the war.
However, in ancient agricultural society, many people did not know the benefits of large-scale construction. Their thinking was the same as the governing mind of the past, and they still believed that they had to save it. In their eyes, the standard for national prosperity was that the ropes of the copper coins in the treasury were rotten and the copper coins were rusted to make the country rich.
If rust copper coins are the standard for a country's prosperity, Sima Ji could pat his chest and say that he had already reached it. My great Jin Dynasty is now the best in the world, and the country is strong and the people are well-fed and well-fed, but why did the rebellion break out in Guanzhong? It must be that these bastards don't know how to admire the kindness of heaven and think that living is boring and want to rebel.
Sometimes Sima Ji likes Hu people very much because as long as he says something, the other party believes that no one opposes him. He cannot feel this unique pleasure that belongs to a dictator within the territory of the Jin Dynasty. After all, when the emperor in Luoyang is in the court, ordinary people know that their emperor has problems with their thinking. They only know how to kneel down to the emperor, but who is the emperor?
How great it is now. Someone will do it with the order. The most important thing is that it is free. The King of Yan has forgotten the five million yuan thing, and he remembers that he has already won the hearts of dozens of Jurchen tribes.
"Actually, if you build a road and enter the old land of Goguryeo, you can often see my Dajin merchant group." Recently, Sima Ji was surrounded by a group of tribal leaders. He found a suitable time and said, "In this way, the tea, food, and lacquerware you have used recently will come along the Dajin route, and your fur ginseng will also enter Dajin through the commercial route, and exchange for continuous wealth. At present, you want to sell things to Dajin and turn over the ridge. If there is this road, it will be much more convenient. Think about it carefully. Is this the case?"
Sima Ji himself wanted to build his own roads, and now he had no choice but to test the Jurchens. The King of Yan also had his own difficulties. The northeastern border of the Great Jin Dynasty is Pingzhou, and the old land of Goguryeo can only be regarded as a semi-controlled place. After all, after the demise of Goguryeo, there was no county or county in the area. As for the Jurchen tribe north of Fuyu, this was a place that had nothing to do with the Jin Dynasty.
Sima Ji couldn't even think of any reason to recruit labor to build roads here, but he really needed such a road to exist. He has been thinking about this problem in the past few days, but in his position, he really couldn't come up with any good solutions.
"Your Highness, is this road really worth so much?" A big man with a beard asked a question that was very inconsistent with his image. I am very sorry for his mature appearance.
"There is an old saying in Jicheng that you should build roads first if you want to be rich. People here may not have heard of it, but the reason is this." Sima Ji stood with his sleeve and his hands behind his back, looking tall and above, "A good road can save a lot of time, so that you can bring larger goods to the Central Plains to buy and sell at one time. Is this the reason?"
"Ginseng, fur, and Dongzhu are all specialties of our club. If the Jin Dynasty needs it, it will indeed be helpful to our village people. However, these two things are not only easy to carry, but also extremely valuable. There are many desperate people in the mountains and fields, so they often rob and murder in the wilderness and roads..."
"This is simple. Once the official road is completed, there will naturally be a post house along the way. Each department along the way is within the scope of the headquarters, so it will naturally protect the merchants coming and going. After entering the old land of Goguryeo, there will be shops from Youzhou Purchase Department. Further south is the territory of our Great Jin Dynasty. There are governments and troops to protect the counties along the way." Sima Ji Lao Shen said, "In this way, as long as the merchants carrying goods are more prepared, the danger will be greatly reduced."
Since Sima Ji had done his homework, if the leader of the tribe like the Jurchens agreed quickly, he would feel that there was something wrong and raised doubts, which would indicate that the other party was moved, but he was still hesitating. This was the best time to increase his position.
This time the negotiation did not come out quickly, and Sima Ji was not in a hurry. At worst, he could pick out a few spokespersons to buy them, and use them specifically for the Jurchens. Anyway, the King of Yan asked for money, so it would be better to take it out if he put it in and waited for rust.
"Your Highness, if this road is built, what if someone uses it to plunder the border in the future?" Not everyone can understand this. For example, the few guards around him are a little suspicious. Sima Ji did not expect that he would not be opposed by the Hu people, so he became worried first.
"You give me some promising prospects. The road is two-way. They can come and we can go. What? Are you afraid? Stop saying a word from me and stop giving me bad things at critical moments." Sima Ji felt that the quality of this group of guards was obviously not as high as the previous group. What are you afraid of? Even the comparison of the strength of the enemy and me is wrong. What are you going to do?
Chapter completed!