The Zhou army occupied Shache, and the upper class of Yarkand nobles were slaughtered in the civil strife, and Sun Kewang immediately took over the power of Yarkand.In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Sun Kewang found a three-year-old child in Yarkand and established him as the Khan of Yarkand, and he acted as the governor of Yarkand.Sun Kewang supported the two factions of Black Mountain and Baishan with heavy losses, and the religious forces of Yarkand and the aristocratic forces were extremely declining.Yarkand was divided into six counties by Sun Kewang: Luntai, Qiuzi, Shule, Boxian, Shache, and Khotan, and sent troops and officials to rule directly, moved the capital of Anxi to Luntai County, and destroyed temples, freed slaves, and encouraged the people to cultivate fields, graze, and develop production.This made many people in Yarkand feel dissatisfied, but under the strong military deterrence of the Zhou army and the enthusiastic support of ordinary people, the remaining Yarkand nobles and religious forces could only look up to Sun Kewang's snort and did not dare to act rashly.Of course, there were also some Yarkand nobles and religious leaders who did not know whether they were alive or dead, dissatisfied with the annexation of Yarkand by the Zhou State, and incited the common people and slaves to become enemies of Sun Kewang, and rebelled in Yarkand, but they were soon betrayed by someone and defeated by the Zhou army.In addition, there were some nobles who sensed the malice of the Zhou State towards them, and fled west to the Yuz Khanate overnight with their family wealth.In Yarkand City, in the palace of the Yarkand king, Hong Chengchou did not expect that a small Yarkand Khanate would actually copy out silver, gold, gold and silver worth three or four million taels of silver.Although the Ming Dynasty did not control the Western Regions, and since the Song Dynasty, the sea trade has been new, and the name has overshadowed the Silk Road, but in fact, the land Silk Road has not been interrupted, and exchanges and trade have always been carried out.This is like an Internet company on the cusp of the storm, although it has a good name, it may be losing money, while those traditional industries whose names are covered may still make a lot of money.Yarkand is located at an important node of the Silk Road, established more than 100 years ago, and inherited the legacy of the Chahatai Khanate, which is far richer than the Zhou State imagined.At this time, Hong Chengchou looked at the mountains of gold and silver, and couldn't help asking, "How many?"
”Sun Kewang smiled: "About three million taels."
Combined with the other cities, the total is about four million. ”Hong Chengchou also smiled, "With this money, the imperial court can expand its armaments and fight with Zhao Zamao." ”Sun Kewang was not optimistic, and suddenly asked: "How long has it been since Prime Minister Hong has been to Jiangnan?"
”Hong Chengchou was slightly stunned when he heard this, "It's probably more than ten years!"
”Sun Kewang's eyes were deep, "I went there more than two years ago. ”After speaking, he turned his head to look at Hong Chengchou and said, "Prime Minister Hong wants to hear my feelings." ”Hong Chengchou's expression became serious and nodded, "There is some misunderstanding between us, and I have always wanted to communicate with Prime Minister Sun Cheng." ”Sun Kewang looked at Hong Chengchou and said with a serious face: "When I went to Jiangnan, Zhao Zamao took me around Jiangnan and saw the factories, businesses, and workshops for casting weapons in Jiangnan. ”Hong Chengchou listened carefully, Sun Kewang paused, and said in a deep voice: "To be honest, I was shocked by my true appearance at that time.Looking at the merchant ships shuttling on the Yangtze River, watching the scene of thousands of people walking out of the factory, and each county has a street market that is more prosperous than Chang'an, as well as military workshops, and cannons cast like dumplings, I am afraid. ”Hong Chengchou frowned, "What does Prime Minister Sun want to say?"
”Sun Kewang said: "I want to say that Zhao Zamao is too strong, just these four million taels, it is difficult for Da Zhou to defeat Zhao Zamao." ”Saying that, Sun Kewang hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed: "Okay!
I confess, I'm actually a doomist. ”In fact, the last time he went to Nanjing to negotiate, Sun Kewang's confidence was crushed by Zhao Zamao.Although Sun Kewang is not very good at fighting, he has a hand in internal affairs, and after he walked in Jiangnan, he knew that the Ming Dynasty had already left Zhou far behind.Even if the Zhou State barely won a few wars, with the strong economic strength of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the production capacity, it would recover its strength in a year or two at most, and it would even be stronger than before, but the Zhou State could not afford to lose a single one.The key to fighting a war is to fight money, logistics, and national strength, Sun Kewang was originally very rampant in his heart, and no one was convinced, but he had actually obeyed Zhao Ming in his heart.In Sun Kewang's view, the Zhou State and the Ming Dynasty contend with each other, the chances of victory are very small, and most of them will be destroyed in the end, he is not optimistic about the Zhou State, so he is a doomsday faction.Originally, Sun Kewang was ready to continue to hide for a while, but after occupying Yarkand, his policy was very successful and gave him another way out, so he decided to confess, strive for Hong Chengchou's understanding, and prepare a retreat for the Zhou State.Hong Chengchou heard the words, and was silent for a while, and the whole person suddenly relaxed a lot, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden, and exhaled a breath of turbidity, "Okay, I have a showdown, in fact, I am also a doomsday." ”Sun Kewang was slightly stunned, looked at Hong Chengchou, and felt very surprised.Hong Chengchou sighed: "How powerful Zhao Zamao is, I know better than you, after all~Alas~" Sun Kewang understood: "There are few people in this world who can beat Zhao Zamao, you are not ashamed." ”Hong Chengchou showed a look of understanding, "Before the battle of Xingyang, I was still a little unconvinced, I didn't believe that I couldn't beat Zhao Zamao, but after the battle of Xingyang, I was completely disheartened.The reason why I encourage the monarch to fight against Zhao Zamao is mainly because there is no choice, Zhao Zamao is pressing step by step, and if I want to destroy the Great Zhou, it is impossible for me to surrender to Zhao Zamao, so I can only resolutely fight, and if I can't fight, I will have to fight with Zhao Zamao. ”Sun Kewang was relieved when he heard this, "I thought that the political views were not in agreement." ”Hong Chengchou asked Sun Kewang: "Prime Minister Sun confessed to me, he must have some idea!"
”Sun Kewang nodded, "Since you and I have one idea, then we are like-minded, so don't be so polite." ”Looking at each other, Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "Okay, you say, grandson!"
”Sun Kewang said: "These four million taels, all sent to Guanzhong, the effect is not big, the imperial court may not be able to win, I want to leave one million taels to run the Western Regions."
If it is destroyed in the middle of the pass, we can also use this as the foundation to continue the Great Zhou Guozuo.If we can't beat Zhao Zamao, let's avoid him, can't we?
”Zhao Zamao's breakthrough of Guanzhong was the end of the Zhou Kingdom, and Sun Kewang was not only an apocalyptic faction, but also an escape faction.Hong Chengchou is a smart man, and after a moment of silence, he nodded and said: "The Mongols marched westward to establish the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, and the Chahatai Khanate. ”Hong Chengchou looked at Sun Kewang and said solemnly: "One million is too little, leave one and a half million!"
”Sun Kewang didn't expect to be able to get Hong Chengchou's understanding, looking at each other, silence is better than sound at this time, everything is silent.
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