Seeing that the civil and military factions in the Manchu Dynasty were divided into two factions, each insisting on their own opinions and arguing fiercely, Zhao Ziliang was extremely annoyed.
He slapped the imperial case with a cold face and said angrily: "That's enough."
The civil and military ministers immediately shut up their mouths, silenced their flags and drums, and each of them lowered their eyes and eyebrows and stopped making a sound.
Zhao Ziliang snorted and pointed at the ministers and angrily said: "Whether there is a war or not, the first thing you have to do is share the same hatred of the enemy, instead of bickering and acting arrogant with each other here."
The ministers were reprimanded so much that no one dared to speak out.
At this time, every one of them was like a quail caught in the rain.
Zhao Ziliang turned his head and looked at each of the civil and military ministers on the left and right sides, knocked on the imperial case and said: "I don't know whether the big cannibals think that we dare not really fight them, or whether the big cannibals have not returned these ten ships at all.
We deliberately put forward a condition that we cannot accept in order to obtain sea ships, warships and 300,000 kilograms of ore.
If it's the former to insult our country, then it's a big mistake to be a cannibal.
We in the Western Qin Dynasty have never been afraid of any enemy, nor any war.
If it's the latter, then we will never tolerate anyone insulting us.
We need to make the big eater understand that if he wants to bully us, he must be prepared to accept a painful defeat."
"Since the cannibals can detain our goods and merchants, why can't we detain their goods and merchants?
Why can't we impose sanctions on them?"
After a series of rhetorical questions, Zhao Ziliang immediately asked Dugu: "Prime Minister Dugu, now is the time for your Government Affairs Council to challenge the big food country."
Dugu Wensu stood up and said with his hands in hand: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, we are afraid that we will not be able to wait until next year to start a war with the Big Food Country.
The Big Food Country has repeatedly challenged our bottom line and we have to advance the war.
Wei Chen believes that our country can plan It is divided into two steps: the first step is to impose economic sanctions on the food country, detain all food merchants in our country and their goods, do not allow the food country merchants to enter our country for business, and do not allow any materials to leave our country.
Domestic flow into the food country To the east of the Great Food Country is our country, to the northwest is the Eastern Roman Empire, and in the Iberian Peninsula there is the Caliphate of Cordoba established by the descendants of the Umayyad dynasty, whether it is the Eastern Roman Empire or the post-Umayyad The dynasties are all mortal enemies of the Great Food Kingdom. , if our country imposes economic sanctions on the Big Food Country, then the Big Food Country will no longer be able to conduct economic exchanges with the outside world, which will cause a devastating blow to their economy.
By then, I am afraid that we will not have to fight, and the internal affairs of the Big Food Country will There will be chaos first.”
"After the first step is carried out, if the Great Food Country relents and releases our warships and ores, we can temporarily let them go and wait until all our deployments over the years are completed and have initial effects before we attack the Great Food Country.
Because if we take this step, our own economy will suffer a lot."
"If our country imposes economic sanctions on the big food country and they still don't give in and return the warships and ores to us, they will send troops immediately when our losses reach a certain level, and we must send troops, otherwise we will be delayed for all these years.
All efforts to develop the economy will be in vain, and only war can make up for this loss."
After Dugu Wensu finished speaking, Zhao Ziliang looked at the ministers and asked, "What do you think of the two-step plan mentioned by the Prime Minister?"
The ministers began to whisper among themselves.
Some people thought that using economic sanctions was a tactic that would kill the enemy by one thousand and cause eight hundred losses, and was not recommended.
However, many people thought that if economic sanctions could solve the problem, it would be best not to use them.
The use of force and the use of force to solve the problem can only be carried out when there is no other way.
The ministers all had their own views and opinions, and they could not form a unified opinion.
Dugu Wensha had no choice but to ask Zhao Ziliang to make a decision.
He said: "Your Majesty, on the issue of how to punish the Dashi Kingdom, the ministers and others have different opinions. , the differences are large.
In this case, please ask King Qiangang to make the final decision."
Zhao Ziliang weighed it in his mind and said: "Then we will take the first step according to the Prime Minister's method.
If our losses during the first step reach a level that will have a greater impact on our existing economic scale, we will Immediately send troops to attack the big food country, use war to stimulate domestic demand, maintain the current level of economic development, and protect the results of our efforts to develop the economy over the years."
Dugu Wensu cupped his hands and said: "I obey the order.
After returning home, I will immediately issue a decree to impose sanctions on the big food country."
After the court meeting, Dugu Wensu and Liu Dan returned to the Government Affairs Council and immediately convened officials from various ministries to announce the decision to impose economic sanctions on the country.
They explained to the officials that it was the result of the court meeting.
King Zhao Ziliang had agreed to pass it, and the Government Affairs Council immediately promulgated the relevant measures.
The decree will be implemented.
Within two days, the Government Affairs Council issued an official announcement imposing economic sanctions on the Big Food Country.
Hundreds of copies of this announcement were copied and then quickly sent to various prefectures and counties in Western Qin.
At the same time, Hongxu, the minister of Honglu Temple, also sent someone to find Nasser, the envoy of the great food country, and announced the royal court's decision to him.
After hearing this, Nasser was shocked and said with a pale face: "Master Hong, do you know what it means for your country to do this?
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This is a lose-lose approach that harms others but does not benefit oneself."
Hong Xu spread his hands: "Your Excellency Nasser, of course our king and the court ministers know that this is a lose-lose approach.
This is because your country detained ten sea-going warships and 300,000 kilograms of metal ore that our country purchased from the Papal State without reason.
Unless your country immediately releases our ships and ores, our royal court will be able to take back this decree."
Nasser said: "Lord Hong, our country is not detaining your country's ships and ores without reason.
This is also based on our country's security considerations.
But if your country is willing to pay a deposit and borrow money from us, our country will definitely let it go."
Hong Xu sneered and said: "Your Excellency, the envoy, the price of our ten warships and 300,000 kilograms of ore will not exceed 800,000 kilograms at most.
However, if your country detains them, it only requires a deposit of two million kuan, and you have to pay a deposit of two million kilograms."
We borrowed two million yuan and none of us are children.
You actually asked us to pay five times the price to redeem what originally belonged to us.
Do you think that all of us in Xiqin are fools, or do you think that we in Xiqin are easy to bully?
" Nasser was quite embarrassed: "Master Hong, the deposit and loan will be repaid to you.
As for the parking fees, you Xiqin won't care about this money, right?"
"Hahaha" Hong Xu laughed, "Nasser will return it to us.
Why don't you blush when you say this?
Do you believe it?
Now that our country has issued sanctions against your country, unless your country immediately imposes sanctions on our Let the warships and ores be released, otherwise we will both lose and see who can't survive first."
Nasser had no choice but to send someone to quickly report to Baghdad about the sanctions imposed by Western Qin on the food country.
A month later, Baghdad received the news.
Within a few days, the effect of the sanctions was evident.
The border gates began to close.
No caravans from the Western Qin Dynasty came from the direction of the Western Qin Dynasty anymore, and there were no caravans from the Great Food Country.
Returning from the direction of Western Qin, the connection between Dashi Country and other countries was completely cut off.
After the Western Qin imposed an economic blockade on the Great Food Country, the Great Food Country may be economically self-sufficient, but its economic activity has been greatly reduced, far less than that of the Western Qin, and even lower than that of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The sluggish economic situation has made the fiscal revenue of the big food country begin to be stretched, and opposition forces from all sides have begun to rise again, expressing great doubts about Mansour's rule.
Mansour's dominance is showing signs of instability, but Mansour He is worthy of being a politician with outstanding abilities.
With his efforts, he temporarily suppressed the internal conflicts and encouraged all domestic forces to work together to resist the blockade of the Western Qin Dynasty.
Mansour knew that he could never win an economic war with Western Qin.
The Great Food Country was surrounded by enemies on all sides and would not be an opponent of Western Qin in an economic war.
Even if the goods of the Western Qin were not sold to the Great Food Country, It can be sold to other countries, but the goods from the Big Food Country cannot be sold.
After knowing that he would definitely lose in the economic war, Mansour had to decide to take military action.
This was also a last resort.
Moreover, taking military action against Western Qin was the only way to alleviate the crisis.
This decision may still succeed. .
Mansour relied on his superb political skills to persuade all domestic forces and successfully transferred the internal conflicts to Western Qin.
In early August, the Great Food Country began to mobilize troops from Syria, Jordan and other places on the east coast of the Mediterranean to gather in the eastern Khorasan Province.
The number of troops heading to the eastern Khorasan Province was about 200,000.
Although these troops Not very elite, but the victory was due to the large number of troops and the huge momentum.
This news was quickly sent to Xinjing by Dongchang's spies.
Both sides knew that they were going to take action, so they both recalled their envoys.
Zhao Ziliang heard Wang Can's report, "What is the combat strength of the 200,000-strong army?"
Wang Can said: "According to the analysis of the intelligence, these 200,000 horses account for 30% of the total strength of the Dashi Kingdom.
Their combat effectiveness is mixed, and there are many old and weak.
If only the young and strong are counted, the number will be reduced by about half."
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Zhao Ziliang nodded: "Soldiers are more valuable than more.
The combat effectiveness of the 200,000 horses of the Great Food Kingdom is definitely not as good as the 100,000 elite troops of our Western Qin Army.
My three legions are more than enough to deal with the 200,000 Great Food Army."
"Yes, but according to reliable information, this time Mansour is driving the expedition in person, so the morale is completely different."
Zhao Ziliang was shocked: "Oh, Mansour wants to conquer in person, are you sure?"
"This news came from the Royal Palace in Baghdad, so it can't be wrong."
"How old is Mansoor?"
Wang Can thought for a moment and said, "It should be sixty-three."
Zhao Ziliang's eyes narrowed and he suddenly smiled: "In that case, we and the Dashi Army will have a king-to-king battle.
We will summon the generals, and I, the king, will drive and conquer the Dashi Kingdom in person
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