Chapter 2942 The war in Yingzhou escalates, seducing Shu and Chu to the end (Part 2)


    Chapter 2939 The war in Yingzhou escalates, seducing Shu and Chu to the end (Part 2)


    As we all know, Shu and Chu are powerful countries second only to Qin, but where are these two countries stronger?


    It is definitely not that there are many soldiers and generals. After all, in terms of the number of troops and the quality of generals, the three countries in the Central Plains are not inferior to those of Shu and Chu.


    Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought about this issue for two days and finally came to the conclusion that Shu and Chu were in a strong position.


    The four poles of the Central Plains, Shu Kingdom monopolizes the southwest and has the danger of Shu Road. It can be said that it can attack and retreat or defend.


    As for Chu, although it is not as superior as Shu, it is about to destroy Wu. It will occupy the southeast of one of the four poles by then, and it will all be based on the Yangtze River defense line. Rounding it all can be considered as advancing, attacking, retreating, and defending.


    The confidence of Shu and Chu to dare to provoke the Qin Dynasty repeatedly is the geographical advantage. After all, the role of geographical advantage is too great for a great country.


    Just look at Cao Wei, you will know that he is also a strong country, but because of his poor geographical location and being in the state of being crossed by the Qin army, he was defeated so quickly and miserably.


    However, even if Shu and Chu have superior geographical locations, the price of opposing Qin is still very high.


    The Shu Kingdom first lost Hanzhong for this, and then was hit hard by the Southern Barbarians supported by the Qin Dynasty. Not only did it lose the two counties in southern Shu, but it also lost nearly 100,000 troops, and it has been resting and recuperating until now.


    Although the Chu State''s losses were not as great as Shu State, it also experienced many defeats. Jiangling City alone fought for three times, which consumed a lot of national strength.


    But it is precisely because of this that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was sure to pull the two countries into the water.


    Hearing Toyotomi Hideyoshi''s words, Lu Zhi was completely confused and said in confusion: "If the senior brother said, Shu was busy resting and Chu was busy swallowing Wu, it would be impossible for him to divide his troops into Yingzhou."


    Fengcheng Hideyoshi smiled when she heard this, and did not explain immediately. Instead, Indra was pondering and asked, "Is the breakthrough point in Shu?"


    “That’s right.”


    Holyyoshi Toyoto smiled and nodded, then said, "Chu State is busy destroying Wu now. If it comes alone, it will definitely not pay attention to us. But if we persuade Shu State to send troops first, Chu State will definitely send troops together. After all, these two countries are an iron alliance."


    "But Shu Kingdom is also busy cultivating and resting. How could he divide his troops overseas at such a critical period?" Yuan Lu Zhi asked in confusion.


    "Before Chu sent troops to destroy Wu, he also suffered a defeat in the Southern Barbarians. The situation was also bad, but he still forced himself to withstand pressure and threw the whole country into attacking Wu. Why is that?"


    Fengcheng Hideyoshi asked back, but Yuan Lu Zhi was stopped and hesitated and couldn''t say anything. Instead, Indra said, "The State of Chu will risk sending troops to swallow Wu this time. First, it is a rare opportunity, and second, it is a last resort, because only by following the Yangtze River defense line can we continue to confront the Qin army."


    "That''s right, Chu can still strengthen its national strength through external expansion. The Shu Kingdom, which has a natural barrier on the Shu Road, seems to be safer than Chu on the surface, but in fact it has fallen into the situation where the Qin army in Hanzhong and the Southern Barbarians in southern Shu, and there is no room for external expansion.


    If the Chu State wants to expand abroad now, it can only go to war with the Qin and the Southern Barbarians, but they are at a loss at the hands of these two countries, so they naturally dare not provoke them again in the short term.


    For the current Shu Kingdom, it can only rely on cultivation to restore the war losses, but this is still a bit slow after all.


    But if we take the initiative to contact Shangshu Kingdom and provide it with a new direction of expansion at this time, I believe that the whole country of Shu Kingdom will not miss this opportunity. ”


    As soon as Toyotomi Hideyoshi said this, it was not only Indra, but even Lu Zhi understood it.


    Of course, I won’t let it go. After all, the gold and silver minerals in Yingzhou can bring new vitality to the domestic market of Shu and quickly restore national strength.


    In fact, it is not just Shu, including Wei, Song, Ming and Chu. Their market itself is very large. After all, there is no shortage of food or materials, but there is only a lack of funds to activate and expand the original market.


    When sufficient funds are provided as support, the country''s market can be activated and expanded, and economic development will become more prosperous, and national strength will naturally increase.


    This is also the main reason why the national finances of the four countries of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu were able to grow rapidly after the colonization of Yingzhou.


    Daqin also earned a lot of funds through maritime trade, military purchases, and other means, and invested in its own development and construction, thus completely activateing its own market, so it will not worry about lack of money.


    In this regard, Shu and Chu naturally wanted to follow suit, but Shu did not even have a navy army and could not take the path of overseas colonization.


    As for the colonization road on the way, it was blocked by the South, and the army could not go to the South China Sea to rob.


    Compared with this, the situation in Chu State is much better. Whether on land or on sea, Chu State can recover blood through colonization, but the Qin Dynasty blocked Chu State too tightly.


    Although the Chu State and Nanyang went to war, they sent troops passively, but they had just tasted some sweetness from Nanyang. The Qin Dynasty united all forces in the Nanyang and even pulled the Southern Barbarians into it.


    Liu Xiu naturally didn''t take the countries in the South China Sea seriously, but Chi You from the Southern Barbarians had to care.


    In order not to fight against the snipe and clam, and to make the Qin fisherman profitable, Liu Xiucai stopped his strategy for the Southeast Asian countries, but turned around and focused on conquering the Wu Kingdom.


    Whether it is the Great Qin, Wei, Song, Ming, Wu, and Chu, they all embarked on the road of colonies and could increase their fiscal revenue through colonies.


    This naturally envied Shu Kingdom, but Shu Kingdom had no sea port and no naval army, and there was no way to colonize.


    Since he cannot follow the path of colonization, Liu Yu can only find another way and can only hope to find new gold mines in the country to alleviate financial pressure.


    Although Shu is mountainous and has abundant mineral resources, there are not many gold and silver mines, and some of them are being vigorously developed. It is obviously not easy to discover a new one. It can be said that it depends entirely on luck. Not to mention, Liu Yu was lucky. After wasting a lot of manpower, he really found a small gold mine in the mountainous area near Chengdu.


    In order to develop this gold mine, Liu Yu recruited 100,000 labor service. He continued to perform rotational excavations day and night, not only offset the financial holes after the loss of the two counties of Yinan, but also greatly accelerated the recovery speed of war losses.


    But this is just a small gold mine after all, and the gold extracted is destined to be limited. Moreover, with such high-intensity digging, the mountain will be hollowed out in less than a year or two. What should I do then?


    Therefore, while Liu Yu was digging gold, he was also lobbying the countries to join the overseas colonial team of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu. After all, the news that the gold and silver mines in Yingzhou were everywhere is no longer a secret, and he did not ask for a share of the pie, but just wanted to have some soup.


    But Cao Cao, Zhu Di and Zhao Kuangyin were not stupid either. The colonization plate was so big, and the big head was occupied by the Qin Dynasty. If Shu Kingdom joined in, their interests would be reduced.


    Therefore, Shu was eager to join the overseas colonization, but the four countries of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu did not want to bring it to play.


    In this case, if the Toyotomi family contacted Shu and took the initiative to invite the other party to enter Yingzhou, Shu would indeed be unlikely to refuse.


    Seeing that Indra and Yuan Lu Zhi both understood what they meant, Toyoto Hideyoshi immediately took advantage of the ironclad and continued, "There is another great benefit to bringing Shu into Yingzhou."


    "What are the benefits?" Indra asked.


    "The Shu Kingdom is different from the three kingdoms of the Song and Ming dynasties. These four countries have the ability to occupy permanently, so they don''t want to leave when they come, and they all want to completely annex Yingzhou.


    The Shu Kingdom has no naval army, and no sea port. After coming to Yingzhou, no matter how many territory it has been captured, it will be rootless duckweed after all, and all it can get is money.


    The two evils are less powerful, so compared with the still powerful Three Kingdoms of the Song and Ming dynasties, the Wei and Wu countries that were about to collapse, and the Shu countries that could not take root were more suitable for cooperation.


    Similarly, once Shu Kingdom comes to Yingzhou, if you don’t want to be completely eaten by the Three Kingdoms, you can only cooperate with us, as the host, and focus on us. Only in this way can you protect their interests. ”


    Hearing this, Indra finally smiled and said, "It''s amazing, Shu State urgently needs the financial resources of Yingzhou to restore its national strength, while our Yingzhou needs the military power of Shu State to expel the Qin army. The cooperation between the two sides is indeed the best of both worlds.


    But disciple, no matter how much Shu Kingdom wants to enter Yingzhou, as long as we go up and ask others for their conditions, they will definitely make requirements. What are you going to rely on to impress Shu Kingdom? ”


    In this regard, Toyonari Hideyoshi naturally expected that he would not want to be slaughtered by Shu Kingdom if he could. After all, the current situation of the Toyotomi family is not good, but if he doesn''t take the initiative to contact Shu Kingdom, he will not come over. Once he takes the initiative to contact, it is equivalent to taking the initiative to come to the door to find the slaughter. It is impossible not to pay anything.


    After a little contemplation, Toyona Hideyoshi said, "Master, my disciple is preparing to use 30% of the output of Shijianshan in exchange for the support of Shu Kingdom."


    "Ishikanji?"


    Indra and Yuan Lu Zhi were both stunned. It was not that he couldn''t bear to leave Shi Jian Yinshan, but that Shi Jian Yinshan was not in the hands of Toyotomi family, but in the hands of Cao Wei.


    As the largest silver mine in Yingzhou, Shijian Yinshan contained great benefits. Daqin placed 30,000 miners in this Yinshan alone.


    So after the outbreak of the Yingzhou War, the five families of Wei, Song, Ming, Wu and Toyotomi all targeted the eight counties of Xihai County.


    Faced with the fierce offensive of the five countries, Wang Jian felt that Shi saw that the Yinshan could not be saved, so he not only moved all the miners before the coalition forces arrived, but also destroyed the Yinshan, making it impossible for him to dig in the short term. However, even so, it did not eliminate the five countries'' competition for the Yinshan.


    After a fierce competition, Cao Zhang finally took the lead in occupying Shi Jianyinshan, and Cao Pi''s lobbying countries recognized Cao Wei''s ownership of Shi Jianyinshan.


    Considering that the threat from the Qin Dynasty was still there, in order to prevent the intensification of the conflict, the four families of Song, Ming, Wu and Toyotomi admitted that Cao Wei occupied the Yinshan Mountain. The only condition was that after the restoration and excavation, the four families of the produced silver would be divided by 10%.


    Cao Pi naturally accepted this and immediately summoned people to re-open the mine. However, because the Qin Dynasty was destroyed too thoroughly when it left, all the equipment could not be used anymore. It would naturally take time to build it from scratch, so even Shi Jian Yinshan has not resumed mining.


    However, under the leadership of Cao Pi, Shi Jian Yinshan recovered very quickly and could recover in half a month.


    How could Cao Pi be willing to let Cao Wei hand over Shi Jianyin Mountain at this time?


    "That boy Cao Pi couldn''t agree." Indra said, shaking his head.


    But Hoyoshi Toyoto sneered: "Cao Pi had to agree, and each family agreed to Cao Wei''s occupation of Shi Jian Yinshan because Cao Wei was still powerful at that time, but now Cao Wei is about to destroy his country. Cao Pi alone cannot defend Shi Jian Yinshan.


    Cao Pi gave up at this time and could still save 30% of his income, but once Cao Wei lost his country, he would really not be able to save anything.


    Cao Pi is a smart person and he knows how to choose. ”


    Although the reason is this, Indra still didn''t think Cao Pi would agree, but what he didn''t expect was that when he and Fengcheng Hideyoshi came to Cao Pi and explained their purpose, Cao Pi not only agreed without hesitation, but also asked to send an envoy to Shu Chu together.


    In response to this, Toyonari Hideyoshi naturally would not refuse. As for the envoys who needed to be sent, it was naturally impossible to send them from Yingzhou.


    Yingzhou and Yizhou were thousands of miles apart, and the daylily was cold when the envoy went over. Therefore, the envoy sent by the Toyotomi family this time was the secret son of the Xu family in the Central Plains. He was in Yizhou. After receiving the letter from Feige, he met with the secret spy from Cao Wei in Yizhou. Then the two of them went directly to the Shu Kingdom as envoys.


    When Liu Yu learned that the envoys from Cao Wei and Toyotomi asked for a visit, he was also a little confused. After all, Cao Wei is unable to protect himself now, and Toyotomi''s family is thousands of miles away. He really couldn''t think of any connection between these two families and why these two families came to find him.


    (This chapter ends)