Please, let me be a fool
Chapter 106 The remnants of the former royal family?Zhenbeiguan, where the situation is severe [ask
Chapter 106 The remnants of the former royal family?Zhenbeiguan, where the situation is severe [ask for a monthly ticket]
Song Gongwen was shocked when he saw the list.
He suddenly felt that the queen mother's cousin in front of him.
It can no longer be described as a talent, it can be said that he is a ruthless person.
He was originally a businessman, but he came up with a business tax method for the court to make money from the businessman.
Not only that, but also directly included things like Wushi powder in the trading list with the prairie people.
What is five stone powder?
It can be said to be a kind of medicinal material.
For seriously injured people, it has the effect of relieving pain.
But this thing was strictly banned by the court!
Just like the dynasty before the Great Wei Dynasty, the reason why it was shattered was related to Wushisan.
As for the reason, it is also very simple, because Wushi Powder is addictive.
If it is taken for a long time, people will become even more muddled, like a walking corpse. In serious cases, they can't even think normally.
Moreover, it is very difficult to quit. After becoming dependent, it is necessary to take it every day.
In that dynasty, some high-ranking officials and dignitaries took pride in taking Wushi powder, thus forming a trend.
In the end, even the royal family also started, causing the country to become turbulent and civil strife.
That's why.
After Emperor Taizu Gao established the country.
Wushi powder was designated as a banned drug. If an official or a student is found to be taking it, he will be dismissed directly from his post and reputation, and will never be hired.
Of course, due to the strict prohibition, there are still sales of five stone powder in some border areas in the Great Wei Dynasty.
But because it didn't cause too much impact, the court also turned a blind eye.
As long as the five stone powder does not flow into the Central Plains, it can be sold wantonly.
But now, Sun Kejian actually wants to use it as a commodity for trading.
Sell directly to the grassland tribes.
Song Gongwen was completely predictable.
If it is really successful, what kind of scene will it be when the grassland tribes start taking Wushi powder?Will there still be fighting power?Are you afraid you can't even hold a knife?
That's why I feel that Sun Kejian in front of me is definitely a ruthless person through and through!
At the same time, he suddenly thought of what the other party said before.
It was precisely because of lack of preparation that the goods were robbed by the prairie people.
It turned out that this person has always held a grudge, otherwise how could he come up with such a method?
Of course, Song Gongwen has no objection in his heart to selling Wushi powder to the grassland.
There is no other reason. From the beginning of the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty, those grassland tribes invaded the Central Plains almost every once in a while, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, even the unarmed people.
Even at other times, taking the period of the first emperor as an example, at least tens of thousands of people in the northern border were brutally murdered.
It can be said that there is a deep blood feud between the Central Plains and the grassland.
Under such circumstances, how can you sympathize with your enemy?
So he nodded at this moment, and then said: "There is no problem with this list, as long as the iron, armor, crossbow, etc. do not flow into the grassland tribes and strengthen their strength, then it will be fine."
"However, I think that Wu Shi San needs to be controlled, at least not to be allowed to flow into the hands of ordinary prairie people."
Although the prairie barbarians are full of the blood of the people in the northern border, in fact, there are also some prairie people who have never participated in the robbery.
It is a real horse herding and sheep herding, and it does not pose any threat to the Central Plains.
Song Gongwen is a scholar after all.
Know that there is revenge and revenge, and there is complaint and complaint.
For some innocent people, it's better not to get involved.
"Don't worry, this lower official has already thought about it." Sun Kejian smiled and said: "It is true that some people in the grassland are simple and not threatening, but such people belong to the bottom of the grassland and don't have much money, so we can respond accordingly." Raise the price of Wushi powder a little bit."
"Of course, in the early stage, in order to let them buy, the price is slightly lower, and it's fine when they start to rely on it."
"And I will also tell those prairie people that Wushi powder is a good thing. Many high-ranking officials and nobles in our Wei Dynasty are taking it. It is a symbol of status and can show the difference from the common people."
Afterwards, he continued: "The prairie barbarians look down on the Central Plains on the surface, but in fact, they are very envious in their hearts."
"For example, the upper echelons of some tribes also wear silk clothes in private to show their status."
After all, Sun Kejian did business with the prairie people.
This is well known and well researched.
It can be said that they fully grasped the weaknesses of the prairie people.
"Well, not bad." Song Gongwen nodded upon hearing this, thinking it was feasible.
"By the way, Mr. Ge, have you seen the fine wines on the list? The imperial court is also free to buy them." At this time, Sun Kejian continued: "The lower officials have also thought about this thing. You can't use ordinary wine, but the first The burning knives brewed by Dao, although the taste of the primer is not good, but it is strong."
"We ordinary people in the Central Plains may not be able to bear it, but the prairie barbarians definitely like this taste, so the drinks sold to the grassland in the future can only be burnt knives."
"Just imagine, if this can make the grassland tribes drink more and more, wouldn't it also benefit me, Da Wei?"
As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen couldn't help being shocked again.
Burning the knife, that's no ordinary wine, but the strongest wine.
Ordinary people have to slow down after taking a sip. Even if they hold a good amount of alcohol, they can't drink much, and they have to add something to it.
He is very clear.
Prairie people actually yearn for wine from the Central Plains.
It's just that the imperial court has some control over this, so it's hard for them to buy it.
Now, the other party wants to let go of this thing completely and sell it to the prairie people.
And as it was said, once the grassland tribes became addicted to alcoholism.
Then add five stone powder
This is simply.
Song Gongwen really didn't know what to say, Sun Kejian's method was really wicked.
But if it is used on the enemy, it is the best weapon.
Grassland people are addicted to alcohol, and there are five stones.
Once a big war breaks out in the future, can it still fight against the cavalry of Wei?Totally impossible.
If things go on like this, even the threat of the northern border can be completely lifted.
And what the other party said before.
In the name of the mutual market, control the economic lifeline of the grassland.If all these things can be made, it may not be too simple if the Great Wei wants to control the grassland in the future.
More importantly, this move can also greatly increase the revenue of the national treasury, which can serve multiple purposes.
"Okay, as you said." Song Gongwen thought for a while, then nodded immediately.
But soon, he frowned again, and couldn't help but said: "It's just that now, it's not that simple to open the border cross market, especially getting those merchants to participate and getting the grassland people to trust us is a big problem."
Although it is said that the Great Wei is about to go to war with the grassland tribes, in fact, the impact is not great.
Because this is the default rule of both sides, wars must be fought, but business must also be done.
Especially since the northern border is so long, it cannot be all battlefields.
So now the problem.
It is how to build a mutual market here, so that merchants and prairie people can participate together.
"So at this time, our imperial court must set an example." Sun Kejian thought for a while, and said: "For example, let the imperial court take the lead in making transactions with the prairie people. There are two advantages to this."
"First of all, in the name of the imperial court, grassland merchants dare not act rashly, and will only conduct transactions obediently. It would be better if we sent some local garrisons to escort them."
"The second thing is that after the transaction is completed, the merchants can see the benefits. After choosing to pay the business tax, they choose to participate."
"In this way, it won't take long for the purpose of the mutual market to be achieved, and when it grows bigger, it will be possible to set up a few more markets at the border."
"Then let the imperial court unify the planning, and finally just wait for the money to be collected. It can be said to be extremely easy."
Speaking of this, Sun Kejian's eyes became more and more excited.
This is why he said that Sun's limitations are too large.
The Sun family is indeed a big family in the land of Yan, and even the entire northern border, but that's all.
Even if you do business, you need to be constrained by the court, and you can't mess around, otherwise you won't have much trouble.
Secondly, doing business with grassland people is really too dangerous, but if it is in the name of the court, it is completely different.
The imperial court has an army and enough power to control it, so it is difficult to cause problems.
A single family cannot do such a thing as a mutual market.
Only let the court take the lead.
"You're right." At this moment, Song Gongwen nodded, and naturally understood the truth, but after hearing that the court should take the lead and take the lead in making transactions, he couldn't help frowning, and immediately said: "The court wants to trade , does it have to be rich?"
"But the problem now is that the money of the household department has been strictly calculated, and it needs to guarantee the war in the northern border and Liaodong."
"And these are almost immovable, equivalent to military pay. Once used, it will be troublesome if something goes wrong."
"Even if you can get a little out of it, there won't be much. There may be nothing on the grassland."
"Businessmen are different. They must see great benefits before they act."
What he meant was simple.
Without money, you can't prepare much.
If you have few things, you will get less benefits. If it is only tens of thousands of taels of silver, some big businessmen may not like it.
In this way, the purpose of mutual market will be greatly reduced.Of course, you can also spend more time and grow bigger slowly.
But now, the Ministry of Households needs money very much, and it cannot be delayed for too long.
"The lower officials naturally know that the Ministry of Finance is tight."
Sun Kejian smiled, and then said: "Actually, the lower officials also have ways, otherwise they would not have mentioned this idea to you, Mr. Ge. And the opening of the mutual market by the imperial court is of great significance. As a member of the imperial court, the lower officials naturally have to do their best."
"Actually, over the years, although Xiaguan didn't do much business, he still saved some money. Let's see if this is enough."
After speaking, he took out another piece of paper from his pocket, to be precise, it was a bank note.
To be more precise, it was a bank note with a huge denomination!
Rao is Song Gongwen.
The head of the dynasty, the cabinet bachelor.
When he saw the number on the bank note, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Because the bank note that Sun Kejian took out was a bank note with a denomination of 50 taels of silver!
To be honest, Song Gongwen was also the Minister of the Household Department, and he had seen a lot of money.
But that's just a string of numbers on the books.
Take himself for example.
Although he was regarded as an extremely human minister, his annual salary was only more than 1000 taels of silver.
If it is simply a salary, it may take 500 years to have this amount.
But now.
Someone just took it out and put it in front of him
"Master Sun, are you going to use this 50 taels of silver to help the imperial court establish a mutual market at the border?" Song Gongwen's tone was a little trembling, he had never seen so much money.
"Of course." Sun Kejian said: "I am blessed by His Majesty's grace to become the servant of the household department. What's the matter with giving some money?"
"After all, this is to be loyal to His Majesty and serve the country, so it is my duty to do so!"
Done.
He sent the bank note into the opponent's hand, looking very magnanimous.
As for Song Gongwen, after receiving the bank note, his hands were shaking.
Light is very light, but in the hand, it is very heavy.
50 taels of silver.
Involuntarily, he couldn't help looking at Sun Kejian again, his eyes began to change.
Just take out 50 taels of silver, if there is more, even if it is not enough to fight on the two fronts of the northern border and Liaodong, it will definitely solve the urgent needs of the household department.
"Mr. Ge, don't look at me like that." Sun Kejian was a little terrified of being stared at by this kind of eyes, but he also knew what the other party was thinking, so he said immediately.
"I came to the capital in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring a lot of money. Excluding what I gave you, there are only less than 20 taels left."
"Also, the 50 taels of silver is considered to be a personal loan from me to the imperial court, and I still have to pay it back."
When Song Gongwen heard the words, he immediately knew that he was too greedy.
Then he smiled awkwardly and said, "I understand that."
However, he was still shocked.
50 that we took out are excluded.
The other party actually still has 20 taels of silver on him, so the sum is almost close to 100 million taels of silver
100 million ah.
I am a cabinet bachelor, I want to be a 1000 year
Of course, although Song Gongwen couldn't help but be shocked by the money the other party offered, but thinking about it, it seems to make sense.
Sun Kejian is the only son of Sun's contemporary family and the future ruler of Sun's family.As for the Sun family, which has been operating in Yandi for hundreds of years, only those big families in the south of the Yangtze River can compare.
100 taels, for ordinary people, is unthinkable, but the Sun family can take it out.
At this time, he suddenly realized.
Your Majesty's promotion of Sun Kejian to the Ministry of Household Affairs is simply the wisest choice.
If the other party is completely loyal to the imperial court, then the Sun family is the imperial court's backup treasury.
When the Ministry of Households runs out of money, let Sun Kejian go to the house, won't everything be resolved?
Shaking his head, Song Gongwen knew that this idea was unrealistic.
But what is certain in my heart is.
With Sun Kejian here, the affairs of the household department will be much easier in the future.
Just like this mutual market, it is very difficult to make it without the other party's money.
Immediately, he continued: "The problem of the mutual market has been solved, and I have another question, that is, what is the maritime trade you mentioned?"
Song Gongwen can understand a little bit, but for specifics, he still needs the other party to answer.
"This sea trade is also very simple to say, it can also be called sea transportation."
Sun Kejian smiled and continued: "As we all know, my Great Wei is located in the Eastern Continent, and outside is the sea. I have read a lot of information. In fact, there are some countries on the other side of the sea, some near and some far away."
"Let's not talk about the far ones, let's talk about the near ones. These countries are very different from our Great Wei, whether it is language or writing."
"Of course, that's not the point. The point is that those countries actually have many things that we don't."
"And we have something they don't, so what does that mean? Opportunity!"
Afterwards, he continued: "Before I was at home, I saw a record of a deceased clan elder. This clan elder traveled to many places, saw many things, and did business with other countries. Silk, for example, is very popular in those countries.”
"For example, a foot of good-quality silk can be bought for one tael of silver in Dawei, but in those countries, the price is ten taels. In some countries, gold is used to trade directly."
"Think about it, if we, Great Wei, can trade with these countries, how much money can we make?"
Song Gongwen has indeed read many books, but he still doesn't understand this aspect.
But he could understand what Sun Kejian said.
Once it can be done.
That is simply a qualitative leap for Wei's finances.
But he couldn't help frowning again, and said, "Then what does this have to do with shipping?"
In fact, the transactions with neighboring countries already existed as early as Emperor Zhao.
It's just that the amount is small and the time is too long, so the impact is not big.
"Because if you want to go to those countries, if you go by land, it will not only take a long time, but also need to cross mountains and mountains, which is extremely embarrassing. Let alone people, even horses can't bear it."
Sun Kejian said: "But if you use a boat, it's different. When you encounter good times, you can directly save one-third of the time."
"Before I was dismissed from office, I also inquired about the sea-going ships built by my great Wei, which can withstand some small winds and waves."
"And sea ships have a deep draft, which means that more goods are transported."
"Even if it's just a trip, it's at least a few 10 taels of silver profit."
Song Gongwen understood it completely.
The other party wants to use sea transportation instead of the land transaction method.
On the other hand, horses and camels must be used to transport goods by land, but in this way, the goods transported will be less. In addition to the long journey, there will be many roads, such as bandits and bad weather, which are very unstable.
But if it is changed at sea, it is indeed more convenient and the benefits are greater.
Song Gongwen is not a pedantic person.
Naturally understand the meaning.
Once the transactions with those countries have been thoroughly started, it will inevitably broaden the way for the entire Great Wei's fiscal revenue.
It can almost be said that there is no harm at all!
"Yeah."
At this point in his thoughts, Song Gongwen couldn't help sighing, looking at Sun Kejian with excitement in his eyes, and said, "How did you come up with this idea? It's really great. As long as it can be stabilized, then after my great Wei , don’t worry about money anymore.”
"Ge Lao praised it." Sun Kejian heard the words and continued: "Besides, once the maritime trade can be completed, we can also let merchants participate and let them go to some other countries to do business. Then, on this condition, we will Go up, increase the sea tax."
"In the later stage, the imperial court can only control the transactions of the most important goods, and let go of everything else."
"You can earn money from other countries, and you can earn money from businessmen. In short, there are so many benefits."
At this moment, Sun Kejian is very happy.
Because the business done in the family is nothing to him.
How can it be so powerful?It's nothing more than a wealthy country.
Only the business between the imperial court and other countries is the big one, tens of millions of taels of silver per trip, and even more in the future.
It doesn't matter whether you can make money or not, the main thing is to enjoy the process.Let everyone see, who said that he has no talent in this area?What I, Sun Kejian, is doing, is the business of various countries, who can compare?
As for Song Gongwen next to him, he kept nodding, thinking that this plan was absolutely feasible.
"However." At this time, Sun Kejian sighed, and said: "Although maritime trade is good, the problem lies in the danger of pirates. Those people are more ruthless than the grassland barbarians. If these people are not dealt with, this matter cannot be completed. .”
Pirates, as the name suggests, are thieves at sea.
They drift in the sea, appear and disappear, and their methods are very cruel.
People in the coastal areas of the Great Wei were often plundered by these bandits.
"That's right, if you want to start maritime trade, pirates are indeed a big problem." Hearing this, Song Gongwen also thought so.
The situation of the sea is much more complicated than that of the grassland. If it cannot be resolved, this matter cannot be done.
But soon, his expression suddenly changed, with a look of astonishment in his eyes, he immediately said: "Master Sun, I think His Majesty may have anticipated the issue of pirates."
what?
Your Majesty already expected it?
Sun Kejian was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but said, "Why did Mr. Ge say that?"
"You should know that Zhao Jiguang, the former general of Zhenbei, has been appointed by His Majesty as the commander-in-chief of Haizhou, right?" Song Gongwen said: "The Haizhou navy was actually established during the time of the first emperor, but because of the pirates It's not serious, so the establishment of the navy is not taken seriously, and even the position of commander-in-chief has always been vacant."
"But Your Majesty, why did you suddenly send Zhao Jiguang there? Zhao Jiguang is the eldest son of the old Marquis, who has guarded the northern border for several years."
"Although what he did was not satisfactory, his military talent is undoubtedly at the forefront in our Great Wei."
"With him here, we will be able to train the sailors!"
The more Song Gongwen talked, the more excited he became.
At first, he didn't understand why His Majesty wanted Zhao Jiguang to command the navy all of a sudden.
But if it is to deal with pirates, then it can be explained.
After all, the previous Wei general army.
It's all for the North.
Although there are naval divisions, their overall strength is not enough.
But if there is someone like Zhao Jiguang, within a few years, he will definitely be able to take on a new look.
Especially after hearing about maritime trade, Song Gongwen had a bold guess, and immediately said: "Could it be that His Majesty has discovered the benefits of maritime trade long ago, so the purpose of training the navy is to rationalize pirates."
"Clear out a safe sea route for my Great Wei's transactions with other countries!"
"Ah? Your Majesty has already found out?"
Next to him, Sun Kejian was a little confused when he heard this sentence, and couldn't help but said, "But about the maritime trade, was it brought up by the lower officials?"
"What do you know?" Song Gongwen glanced at the other party immediately, and continued: "Your Majesty is an eternal sage with incomparably far-sighted eyes."
"What we can think of, His Majesty can see farther, and what we can't think of, His Majesty can also think of."
"The idea of maritime trade is indeed novel, but how could His Majesty not have thought of it?"
With that said, he turned and looked at Sun Kejian.
Then talk about your impression of His Majesty.
From the establishment of the stalls to the mu, the establishment of the East Factory, the release of the King of Yan to the vassal, etc., in fact, everything is under the control of His Majesty.
"So that's the case." Sun Kejian was persuaded, and finally nodded in agreement, and said: "If this is the case, this little cleverness of the lower official may be nothing in front of His Majesty."
"By the way, Mr. Ge, tell me, could it be that His Majesty also discovered my talent in this area, and that's why he made me the servant of the household department?"
Although Sun Kejian is not good at doing business, he still has ideas.
Song Gongwen was indeed amazed.
This person is indeed a talented person.
As for what the other party said, he immediately nodded and said: "There is this possibility, you should also know that I was just a small young minister of Dali Temple back then, but His Majesty tried his best to help me Take this position."
"As for promoting you, His Majesty must have given you a chance!"
Sun Kejian nodded upon hearing this.
No wonder the first time I met His Majesty, His Majesty was so polite to me.
I thought it belonged to the Empress Dowager, but thinking about it, it was His Majesty who saw his talent.
"Okay, don't worry about these things."
At this time, Song Gongwen said: "The current plan is to open the border cross-market as soon as possible. Since you proposed this matter, I will leave it to you to handle it yourself. Remember, it must be completed within three months. Gain something from within."
"In the absence of tax revenue this year, the current deposits of the household department are only enough to maintain the northern border and Liaodong soldiers for three months."
"I will write a document for you, and at the same time say hello to the Ministry of War and give you a warrant to make it easier for you to do things in the north."
After finishing speaking, he handed over the 50 taels of silver bill to the other party.
The documents of the Ministry of Households can allow local officials to cooperate.
And the warrant of the Ministry of War.
This is something that can mobilize some people.
After all, this is dealing with grassland merchants, so some guarantees are needed.
As for maritime trade, there is actually no need to worry, after all, the matter of the pirates has not been resolved.
Moreover, a lot of preparation is required in the early stage, and it cannot be done in a day or two.
So now, the most important thing is the silver that supports the two-front battle.
"The next official will live up to the entrustment!"
Sun Kejian immediately took the bank note and said immediately.
Before, the goods were robbed by grassland merchants because there were not enough people on hand.
Now that he can bring some soldiers of the Great Wei with him, then there is no need to worry about these things.
Besides, he is also very familiar with the place in the northern border, and has contacts, so he can definitely handle it by himself.
Immediately, the two talked about some specific details.
Sun Kejian left on his own.
The mutual market is a big project.
How to do it, you need to do it to know.And it just so happened that the warrant from the Ministry of War would take a day or two, so he could take advantage of this time to make a good plan.
As for Song Gongwen, after doing all this, he was completely relieved.
The urgent need was finally resolved.
According to his estimate.
This time, including the time spent on the road, it should only take more than a month.
There may not be a lot of fiscal revenue in the early stage, but as long as the normal food and salaries of the two soldiers can be maintained, it will be fine.
At this point in his thoughts, he couldn't help but think of his son.
The other party has already gone to Liao Town.
Because you are riding a fast horse, you should arrive in a few days, right?
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it, but turned around and continued to deal with those accounts.
Because there are still reforms to be carried out, Song Gongwen may be very busy in the next period of time.
But fortunately, because the pilot project in Longyang Mansion has been successful.
People in all prefectures and places are looking forward to it.
Although the gentry tried their best to stop it.
But the focus of the reform he chose was Jiangnan, where Wang Shouyuan secretly supported him, so there would be no problem.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Royal Palace.
Still in Danfang.
Wei Yunyi looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him with a solemn expression.
Because of some problems when refining the Great Return Pill last time, it was not satisfactory.
Therefore, during this period of time, he can be said to be extremely concerned about alchemy.
Almost as long as he has time, he will stay in the alchemy room.
only.
Wei Yunyi really didn't know enough about alchemy, so after putting in the medicinal materials, he could only wait quietly.
Although all the steps are strictly carried out in accordance with the "Danjie".
But after thinking about it for a while, he felt that this time might be better than last time.
But it won't be too strong.
It is quite good to be able to practice four Great Return Pills.
"If this goes on like this, not to mention the waste of medicinal materials, there won't be much results." Wei Yunyi sighed, then stood up, walked out, thought for a while, then called Wang Jin over and said, "The things I explained to you earlier are promising. Yet?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant has already drawn up a candidate." Wang Jin said, "He is the little celestial master, the direct disciple of the old celestial master of Longhushan."
"Although this person is young, it is said that he has received the true biography of the old heavenly master, and the old heavenly master is the master of alchemy."
"Originally, the servant wanted this old heavenly master, but this person's whereabouts are too secretive."
"The only option is to find the little celestial master."
Speaking of which.
Wang Jin lowered her head.
A disciple of the old master of Longhu Mountain?
Hearing this, Wei Yunyi fell into deep thought.
He didn't know much about the little celestial master, but the old celestial master was well-known.
It can be regarded as a real Taoist master, whether it is in martial arts or alchemy, he is extremely good.
Especially in the later period, after the immortal came to the world, this old celestial master also appeared, showing extremely strong strength, and fighting the immortal.
It's a pity that his strength can't compare with Wu Wang, let alone fight against immortals.
After all, the power of the old celestial master lies only in the alchemy.
But anyway.
This is a man to admire.
But now, when Wang Jin said that he wanted to invite the little celestial master, Wei Yunyi felt that it was no problem.
No matter how you say it, the direct disciple of the old heavenly master will not be too bad.
Immediately, he nodded and said: "Okay, you should do this matter as soon as possible, and invite that little celestial master into the palace."
With people who specialize in alchemy, alchemy will be much easier in the future, and you don't need to worry about it yourself.And you can get more authentic pills, so you can improve your strength faster.
"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Jin said respectfully upon hearing this.
During the following time, Wei Yunyi did not stay in the alchemy room, nor did he go to the sleeping hall.
Instead, he went to Concubine Ying's palace to see if any major events had happened recently.
More than ten days have passed this month.
Except for the two things of the northern border and Gaoyang country, there is nothing.
Therefore, most of the memorials Zhao Lingying received were about these two places.
Of course, in addition to this, there is also about the reform.
Wei Yunyi had agreed before.
The reform was implemented nationwide.
As expected, there are more and more people who oppose the reform.
Especially in the south of the Yangtze River area, the new Inspector of Liangjiang seems to have begun to write memorials again. There are more than a dozen memorials sent in these two days alone.
What is commendable is that the content of each of the other party's memorials is different, and they oppose the reform from almost every angle.
And the words were extremely sharp, as if once the reform continues, the whole world will be in chaos.
In particular, Wei Yunyi noticed something.
They are officials who belong to the Jiangnan area or its factions.
It seems that at this time, led by Wang Shouyuan, he supported his point of view.
It can be inferred from this that this person is about to become a leader of the Jiangnan gentry.
This can be said to make him very happy, because what Wei Yunyi is afraid of is that those Jiangnan officials will divide into factions and fight openly and secretly at this time.
Under such circumstances, what if, like Longyang Mansion, the old man succeeded and carried out the reform?
Well now, with Wang Shouyuan as the leader, the gentry can be twisted into a single rope.
And such a force is quite huge.
It will definitely cause turmoil in the court.
At that time, it is impossible not to weaken the luck.
Originally, Wei Yunyi wondered if he should add fuel to the fire and refute Wang Shouyuan.
But because of the lesson from the last time, I feel that as an emperor, my attitude must not be clear.
In this way, the people below can feel that they are swaying, so that the gentry can have an illusion that they can intensify their efforts, continue to oppose the reform, and even make trouble.
So for these memorials, he did not choose to refute them, nor did he choose to stay in them, but to appease them.
What Wei Yunyi is looking forward to most now is after Wang Shouyuan feels his attitude.
Then agitate the gentry to carry out all-round confrontation.
In fact.
Wei Yunyi can also choose to cancel the reform.
But the problem is, once this is done, it means that all previous efforts will be wasted.
If you want to ruin the luck of the current dynasty, you have to get things out of hand.
As long as he can get the Faint King value exchanged for luck after corruption.
It's all worth it.
that's it.
Holding such expectations, Wei Yunyi left Jingde Palace, and after telling Concubine Ying to handle the memorial properly, he turned around and went to the Queen's Kunshou Palace to wait for dinner.
As for Wang Jin beside her, since it was time for her shift, she chose to return to her residence.
Because today Wei Yunyi once again asked about the progress of the search for alchemists.
Therefore, the first thing he did was to summon Xiao Lizi and the others.
Ask about rainy weather.
After all, the search for the little celestial master was left to this senior brother.
"Back to Eunuch." Xiao Lizi is now not only one of the top ten stalls, but also has all the information channels of Dongchang, and he was the first to speak immediately: "Eunuch Yu has arrived at Jiangnan Beiyang Mansion a few days ago, but The whereabouts of the white-clothed door are really secret, and no one can be found at all."
"So I gave Eunuch Yu an idea, let him challenge the local Jianghu people, and at the same time attack the nobles."
"Combined with the cooperation of our East Factory, I believe that the white-clothed family will be attracted in a short time."
Although Yu Huatian does not have any position in the palace.
But the people in Dongchang knew it.
The opponent is Senior Brother Wang Jin, and this alone is worthy of their awe.
Brother just arrived in Longyang mansion?
Hearing this, Wang Jin's eyes lit up, and the speed was faster than expected.
If the Baiyimen can be taken down, it will be of great help to Dongchang in the future to control the power in the Jianghu.
Of course, this was just one of the reasons why Wang Jin summoned everyone. Immediately, he paused and continued: "Then what about the little celestial master of Longhushan? Is there any news?"
"Back to Eunuch, I have been checking again recently, but there is very little information, but I can roughly confirm that it is in the Jiangnan area."
"But if we want to determine the specific location, I'm afraid it will take some time. We don't have enough manpower."
There is still the problem of insufficient manpower.
Wang Jin was a little helpless.
Those people in the palace who filled their pockets have been almost wiped out, and the oil and water can't be squeezed out at all.
In other words, Dongchang now has no way to get money, and must find another way.
"It seems that we can only wait for the news from the senior brother first."
"As long as he can win the Baiyimen, there is no need to worry about silver."
He had already discussed with Yu Huatian before that instead of eradicating the Baiyimen directly, he would pretend to be the leader of the gentry like Wang Shouyuan, and then directly control the Baiyimen.
And if you want to accomplish this, you must take down that Chief Chen.
Now my senior brother has arrived in Beiyang.
Presumably it won't be too long to control the Baiyimen.
Just make it.
Then the silver from Baiyimen can be used for the expenses of Edom.
In this way, they will not only have the confidence to act after that, but also it will be very convenient.
"Speaking of Baiyimen, back to Eunuch, we recently got another piece of news." At this time, Xiao Lizi seemed to remember something, and continued: "That is from Haizhou, a group of pirates suddenly appeared, but these The pirates did not plunder the people like others."
"In private, they had contact with Baiyimen, so the villain speculated that the identities of these pirates may not be simple."
Sea pirates contacting the White Clothes Gate?
Wang Jin narrowed his eyes.
Isn't this white-clothed door a remnant of the previous dynasty?What is the relationship between the two?
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but said: "Could it be that the identities of those pirates are related to the remnants of the royal family before we fled overseas at the beginning of the founding of our country?"
At the beginning, after Wei overthrew the previous dynasty, he had to worry about the complicated situation in various places.
So there is no time to wipe out the remnants of the former royal family.
Those people then went into exile not long after.
There has been no news since then.
It wasn't until the time of the first emperor that they knew that those people were becoming pirates, occupying dozens of islands outside the Great Wei Sea.
Because of his identity as a remnant of the former royal family and the seemingly attempt to restore the country, he did not burn, kill and loot the coastal areas of the Great Wei like ordinary pirates.
Coupled with the origin of the Baiyimen, it is easy to guess the identities of those pirates.
"These are not clear, but they are almost inseparable."
Xiao Lizi is also an extremely smart person, and continued: "I think that the reason why the Baiyimen have been unable to eradicate these years must have something to do with the remnants of the former royal family, and I checked some information before."
"That is, the remnants of the former royal family overseas have never done anything similar except after they went ashore in the time of the first emperor."
"Now that they suddenly appear, I suspect that their purpose is not simple."
In response, Wang Jin nodded.
The remnants of the former royal family overseas committed a major crime when they went ashore that time.
Even the current prefect of Haizhou was killed, so the purpose of showing up this time must not be simple.
In particular, he also thought of one thing, that is, Beiyang Mansion, where Baiyimen appeared, is not far from Haizhou.
At this point in her thoughts, Wang Jin narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Perhaps, something big will happen in Haizhou in the near future!"
The remnants of the royal family from the previous dynasty came ashore, and with the white door, the inside should be combined with the outside, God knows what it will do.
Below, several stall heads also realized something.
Xiao Lizi said directly: "Eunuch, do you want to report this matter to His Majesty?"
In his eyes, it was obvious that the two parties were secretly planning something.
And this is beyond the scope of the East Factory.
"Not for now." Wang Jin thought for a while, and then said: "First of all, we don't have a complete grasp of the whereabouts of the Baiyimen, and those remnants of the former royal family have just landed and haven't started to act. It's best not to report it to His Majesty. "
"Remember, our Dongchang's actions must be thunderous. Only when everything is under control can we inform His Majesty."
"In this way, His Majesty doesn't need to think too much, all he needs to do is make a decision. This is the meaning of our East Factory."
"To become His Majesty's sword, a sharp sword that will see blood every time it is unsheathed!"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
Indeed, they now only have some information.
If His Majesty is alarmed at this time, it will not change anything.
Even if it is difficult to trace the people in Dongchang, even if His Majesty asks the local government to investigate, there may be no results.
Especially in this way, they will also scare the snake, so the final result is that this matter will still fall on them.
"It's just that our Dongchang's current strength is too weak. Now we have to lure out the Baiyimen, plant eyeliners in various places, and track down the traces of the little celestial master. If we continue to monitor the remnants of the previous dynasty, I'm afraid it will be beyond our power. .”
As the person in charge of East Factory Intelligence, Xiao Lizi fully knew that this would not work.
If all aspects have to be taken into account, the result is that no aspect can be taken care of.
"Do you think our family didn't think of this?"
Wang Jin smiled and said: "Didn't Your Majesty appoint Zhao Jiguang as the Commander-in-Chief of Haizhou? I have known this man, he is loyal to the court, and he is the son of Marquis Shenwu, so Dongchang can try to contact him."
"He is now in control of the navy, and his main responsibility is to deal with the pirates. We can borrow his power."
"Of course, don't mention the remnants of the former royal family, just say that those pirates are related to a case that Dongchang is working on."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the leaders present suddenly lit up.
Indeed, if there is the help of Haizhou Commander-in-Chief.
It would be much easier for Dongchang to monitor the remnants of the former royal family.
The most important thing is that once something happens, with the power of the navy, they can take the initiative.
"Yes, father-in-law is wise." Several leaders present immediately said.
"It's not that our family is wise, but His Majesty is wise."
Wang Jin smiled and said: "If Zhao Jiguang hadn't been appointed as the commander-in-chief of Haizhou, the navy is now in a state of disunity, and this plan of our family will be difficult to carry out."
Indeed, although the navy has been established for many years, because the defense of the grassland is the top priority, it has not been valued by the court.
If it wasn't for a commander-in-chief who is about to take office now, he really doesn't know what to do.
At this point in his thoughts, Wang Jin paused, and said: "Zhao Jiguang is still in the north, but I believe that he will receive the appointment of the commander-in-chief of Haizhou in the next few days, and the old Marquis, it should be the same in the next few days." Just go to Zhenbei Pass."
"Remember, pay attention to Zhao Jiguang's movements, and contact him as soon as he arrives in Haizhou."
"The remnants of the former royal family are of great importance, and we must not be careless!"
"Yes!"
Everyone answered immediately.
As for Xiao Lizi, after receiving this order, he didn't hesitate immediately, and asked his subordinates to pay attention to Zhao Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of the navy who was about to leave the northern border for Haizhou!
north.
There is a grand pass.
To be precise, it is a pass and a city.
But the common people only occupy a very small part of the people living in it.
More are the soldiers who have been guarding the pass all year round.
And this pass is Zhenbei Pass!
It is the northernmost gateway of the Great Wei Dynasty and the first checkpoint of the Fangxiang Grassland Tribe. It was built in the period of Emperor Taizu Gao.
Knowing that grassland people are good at riding and shooting, but not good at siege, the city wall of Zhenbei Pass is very high and very long at the same time.
On both sides of Zhenbei Pass, there are mountains that spread thousands of miles.
Therefore, as long as the Zhenbei Pass is guarded, it is equivalent to preventing the grassland tribes from going south.
Of course, the grassland army can also choose not to attack from here, but at least they have to travel thousands of miles.
Since the ministries of the grassland are not harmonious, it is actually very difficult to achieve this.
But this time, the ten parts of the grassland united.
For a while, Zhenbeiguan was under tremendous pressure.
In particular, they have to defend other places in the north.
The former general of Zhenbei knew that in the face of an invasion of ten troops of 20 troops, he must not rely on Zhenbei Pass to resist, because once he did so, the enemy would choose to detour and attack elsewhere.
The other lines of defense in the northern border are not as strong as Zhenbei Pass, so it is necessary to divide troops to resist.
But in this way, the troops will inevitably be dispersed, which will undoubtedly weaken all parts of the northern defense line.
That's why they chose to take the initiative to attack when facing the ten grassland alliances.
The purpose is to prevent the grassland army from detouring to other places to attack.
And the fact is as he expected.
Because of this move, the prairie army did not disperse the attack, which was considered to have achieved its goal.
But the problem is that the former General Zhenbei failed when he first faced the grassland army.
He knew that what was waiting for him was definitely the dissatisfaction of the court.
Perhaps even His Majesty will be punished.
In this regard.
He didn't have any excuses, but he knew that before the military order from the capital arrived, he had to do his duty and continue to defend Zhenbei Pass. Fortunately, he did it for the time being.
The grassland army did not continue to invade now, and was stationed a hundred miles away.
And he finally had time to rest.
At the same time, wait for the capital and give yourself the final judgment.
In the residence of General Zhenbei.
Zhao Jiguang sat in the inner hall with a decadent expression.
He was tall, with a beard and a black armor, as if he was ready to go into battle at any time.
His appearance is somewhat similar to that of Marquis Shenwu, but his imposing manner is not as good as that of his father, with the temperament of a Confucian general.
At this moment, Zhao Jiguang was staring at the sand table in front of him, frowning.
These days, he has been analyzing the current situation.
I also want to find a way to defeat the grassland army.
No matter what.
The sky failed to fulfill one's wishes, and after pondering for a long time, I still have no clue.
"If this continues, the grassland army will definitely disperse. They will no longer attack Zhenbei Pass, but will attack in other directions. If this is the case, it will be meaningless for me to stay at Zhenbei Pass."
"However, the other lines of defense are too far behind Zhenbei Pass, and this time, there is no advantage in strength, alas, it is difficult!"
Zhao Jiguang muttered to himself, analyzing all the problems of other defense lines in the northern border.
The final conclusion is that as long as the grassland army divides its forces.
Then there is no way to prevent it.
Of course, he is also very clear about the reason why the grassland army has never done this.
It is because as long as the Zhenbei Pass is broken, and then there are hundreds of miles of plains, their cavalry can go south for a long distance in a short period of time.
As for other lines of defense, it is not so simple.
Because to the east is Yandi, although Yandi can be regarded as a rich place in the north.
But the Yan people are tough and difficult to deal with, so they are definitely not the first choice for the grassland army.
And to the west, even if they break through the defense line of the northern border, they will need to cross mountains and ridges, which will delay a lot of time for grassland cavalry.
With the character of the prairie people, he would never do this until the last chance.
So now their best choice.
Or take Zhenbeiguan as the main target.
However, Zhao Jiguang was afraid that the grassland army would choose the third line to attack in the end.
Because their strength has reached 20 this time, they are fully capable of doing so.
At that point, the problem is even more difficult.
"never mind."
Involuntarily, Zhao Jiguang sighed slightly, knowing that there is no other way now but to wait until the imperial court mobilizes troops from other places, so the most important thing for him now is to defend Zhenbei Pass.
"General, it's time to eat." At this time, a man in armor appeared outside the door, who was the most trusted personal guard who grew up with him.
And in the hand of the guard, he was carrying a food box, and walked in like this.
Seeing this, Zhao Jiguang's eyes lit up, and he hurried over to meet him.
It's just that his purpose was not the food box, but he stretched out his hand and said, "How about it, have you brought the things you want?"
"Ah?" Hearing this, the guard couldn't help but said, "General, it's already this time, why are you still thinking about that thing?"
Hearing this, Zhao Jiguang frowned, didn't speak, and didn't let go of his hands.
"Ugh."
The personal guard sighed, and in desperation, took out a huge map from his waist.
No, to be precise, it is a sea chart.
Including the coastal area of Great Wei, and a sea map of the surrounding islands!
"Is this the latest chart?" And when Zhao Jiguang saw the chart, his previous decadence was gone, his eyes became brighter, and he couldn't help saying: "It is indeed the latest, and the marked The location is also bigger and clearer.”
"As long as I have this sea chart, I can deduce in my mind that all the coastal areas of Great Wei are the most suitable positions for defense!"
At this moment, the more he talked, the more excited he was, as if he had seen his favorite thing.
It was just this reaction that left the guard next to him speechless.
Immediately persuaded: "We have to deal with the prairie barbarians now. No matter how clear this chart is, it is useless at all."
"Prairie savage, prairie savage!"
"Don't you know the most important prairie barbarian now?"
At this moment, Zhao Jiguang suddenly became excited: "You have been with this general since you were a child, and accompanied him to practice martial arts. You should know that if my father hadn't been persecuting me, this general would never have chosen to come to Zhenbei Pass to deal with it. What a prairie barbarian!"
"Now, the general has guarded the Zhenbei Pass for so many years, and has fought for so many years. Now, in his spare time, can't he enjoy himself and do something he likes?"
Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, and couldn't help but said in a dejected way: "I went to the sea that I didn't yearn for, and now I just want an up-to-date chart. Tell me, what did I do wrong?"
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Song Gongwen was shocked when he saw the list.
He suddenly felt that the queen mother's cousin in front of him.
It can no longer be described as a talent, it can be said that he is a ruthless person.
He was originally a businessman, but he came up with a business tax method for the court to make money from the businessman.
Not only that, but also directly included things like Wushi powder in the trading list with the prairie people.
What is five stone powder?
It can be said to be a kind of medicinal material.
For seriously injured people, it has the effect of relieving pain.
But this thing was strictly banned by the court!
Just like the dynasty before the Great Wei Dynasty, the reason why it was shattered was related to Wushisan.
As for the reason, it is also very simple, because Wushi Powder is addictive.
If it is taken for a long time, people will become even more muddled, like a walking corpse. In serious cases, they can't even think normally.
Moreover, it is very difficult to quit. After becoming dependent, it is necessary to take it every day.
In that dynasty, some high-ranking officials and dignitaries took pride in taking Wushi powder, thus forming a trend.
In the end, even the royal family also started, causing the country to become turbulent and civil strife.
That's why.
After Emperor Taizu Gao established the country.
Wushi powder was designated as a banned drug. If an official or a student is found to be taking it, he will be dismissed directly from his post and reputation, and will never be hired.
Of course, due to the strict prohibition, there are still sales of five stone powder in some border areas in the Great Wei Dynasty.
But because it didn't cause too much impact, the court also turned a blind eye.
As long as the five stone powder does not flow into the Central Plains, it can be sold wantonly.
But now, Sun Kejian actually wants to use it as a commodity for trading.
Sell directly to the grassland tribes.
Song Gongwen was completely predictable.
If it is really successful, what kind of scene will it be when the grassland tribes start taking Wushi powder?Will there still be fighting power?Are you afraid you can't even hold a knife?
That's why I feel that Sun Kejian in front of me is definitely a ruthless person through and through!
At the same time, he suddenly thought of what the other party said before.
It was precisely because of lack of preparation that the goods were robbed by the prairie people.
It turned out that this person has always held a grudge, otherwise how could he come up with such a method?
Of course, Song Gongwen has no objection in his heart to selling Wushi powder to the grassland.
There is no other reason. From the beginning of the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty, those grassland tribes invaded the Central Plains almost every once in a while, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, even the unarmed people.
Even at other times, taking the period of the first emperor as an example, at least tens of thousands of people in the northern border were brutally murdered.
It can be said that there is a deep blood feud between the Central Plains and the grassland.
Under such circumstances, how can you sympathize with your enemy?
So he nodded at this moment, and then said: "There is no problem with this list, as long as the iron, armor, crossbow, etc. do not flow into the grassland tribes and strengthen their strength, then it will be fine."
"However, I think that Wu Shi San needs to be controlled, at least not to be allowed to flow into the hands of ordinary prairie people."
Although the prairie barbarians are full of the blood of the people in the northern border, in fact, there are also some prairie people who have never participated in the robbery.
It is a real horse herding and sheep herding, and it does not pose any threat to the Central Plains.
Song Gongwen is a scholar after all.
Know that there is revenge and revenge, and there is complaint and complaint.
For some innocent people, it's better not to get involved.
"Don't worry, this lower official has already thought about it." Sun Kejian smiled and said: "It is true that some people in the grassland are simple and not threatening, but such people belong to the bottom of the grassland and don't have much money, so we can respond accordingly." Raise the price of Wushi powder a little bit."
"Of course, in the early stage, in order to let them buy, the price is slightly lower, and it's fine when they start to rely on it."
"And I will also tell those prairie people that Wushi powder is a good thing. Many high-ranking officials and nobles in our Wei Dynasty are taking it. It is a symbol of status and can show the difference from the common people."
Afterwards, he continued: "The prairie barbarians look down on the Central Plains on the surface, but in fact, they are very envious in their hearts."
"For example, the upper echelons of some tribes also wear silk clothes in private to show their status."
After all, Sun Kejian did business with the prairie people.
This is well known and well researched.
It can be said that they fully grasped the weaknesses of the prairie people.
"Well, not bad." Song Gongwen nodded upon hearing this, thinking it was feasible.
"By the way, Mr. Ge, have you seen the fine wines on the list? The imperial court is also free to buy them." At this time, Sun Kejian continued: "The lower officials have also thought about this thing. You can't use ordinary wine, but the first The burning knives brewed by Dao, although the taste of the primer is not good, but it is strong."
"We ordinary people in the Central Plains may not be able to bear it, but the prairie barbarians definitely like this taste, so the drinks sold to the grassland in the future can only be burnt knives."
"Just imagine, if this can make the grassland tribes drink more and more, wouldn't it also benefit me, Da Wei?"
As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen couldn't help being shocked again.
Burning the knife, that's no ordinary wine, but the strongest wine.
Ordinary people have to slow down after taking a sip. Even if they hold a good amount of alcohol, they can't drink much, and they have to add something to it.
He is very clear.
Prairie people actually yearn for wine from the Central Plains.
It's just that the imperial court has some control over this, so it's hard for them to buy it.
Now, the other party wants to let go of this thing completely and sell it to the prairie people.
And as it was said, once the grassland tribes became addicted to alcoholism.
Then add five stone powder
This is simply.
Song Gongwen really didn't know what to say, Sun Kejian's method was really wicked.
But if it is used on the enemy, it is the best weapon.
Grassland people are addicted to alcohol, and there are five stones.
Once a big war breaks out in the future, can it still fight against the cavalry of Wei?Totally impossible.
If things go on like this, even the threat of the northern border can be completely lifted.
And what the other party said before.
In the name of the mutual market, control the economic lifeline of the grassland.If all these things can be made, it may not be too simple if the Great Wei wants to control the grassland in the future.
More importantly, this move can also greatly increase the revenue of the national treasury, which can serve multiple purposes.
"Okay, as you said." Song Gongwen thought for a while, then nodded immediately.
But soon, he frowned again, and couldn't help but said: "It's just that now, it's not that simple to open the border cross market, especially getting those merchants to participate and getting the grassland people to trust us is a big problem."
Although it is said that the Great Wei is about to go to war with the grassland tribes, in fact, the impact is not great.
Because this is the default rule of both sides, wars must be fought, but business must also be done.
Especially since the northern border is so long, it cannot be all battlefields.
So now the problem.
It is how to build a mutual market here, so that merchants and prairie people can participate together.
"So at this time, our imperial court must set an example." Sun Kejian thought for a while, and said: "For example, let the imperial court take the lead in making transactions with the prairie people. There are two advantages to this."
"First of all, in the name of the imperial court, grassland merchants dare not act rashly, and will only conduct transactions obediently. It would be better if we sent some local garrisons to escort them."
"The second thing is that after the transaction is completed, the merchants can see the benefits. After choosing to pay the business tax, they choose to participate."
"In this way, it won't take long for the purpose of the mutual market to be achieved, and when it grows bigger, it will be possible to set up a few more markets at the border."
"Then let the imperial court unify the planning, and finally just wait for the money to be collected. It can be said to be extremely easy."
Speaking of this, Sun Kejian's eyes became more and more excited.
This is why he said that Sun's limitations are too large.
The Sun family is indeed a big family in the land of Yan, and even the entire northern border, but that's all.
Even if you do business, you need to be constrained by the court, and you can't mess around, otherwise you won't have much trouble.
Secondly, doing business with grassland people is really too dangerous, but if it is in the name of the court, it is completely different.
The imperial court has an army and enough power to control it, so it is difficult to cause problems.
A single family cannot do such a thing as a mutual market.
Only let the court take the lead.
"You're right." At this moment, Song Gongwen nodded, and naturally understood the truth, but after hearing that the court should take the lead and take the lead in making transactions, he couldn't help frowning, and immediately said: "The court wants to trade , does it have to be rich?"
"But the problem now is that the money of the household department has been strictly calculated, and it needs to guarantee the war in the northern border and Liaodong."
"And these are almost immovable, equivalent to military pay. Once used, it will be troublesome if something goes wrong."
"Even if you can get a little out of it, there won't be much. There may be nothing on the grassland."
"Businessmen are different. They must see great benefits before they act."
What he meant was simple.
Without money, you can't prepare much.
If you have few things, you will get less benefits. If it is only tens of thousands of taels of silver, some big businessmen may not like it.
In this way, the purpose of mutual market will be greatly reduced.Of course, you can also spend more time and grow bigger slowly.
But now, the Ministry of Households needs money very much, and it cannot be delayed for too long.
"The lower officials naturally know that the Ministry of Finance is tight."
Sun Kejian smiled, and then said: "Actually, the lower officials also have ways, otherwise they would not have mentioned this idea to you, Mr. Ge. And the opening of the mutual market by the imperial court is of great significance. As a member of the imperial court, the lower officials naturally have to do their best."
"Actually, over the years, although Xiaguan didn't do much business, he still saved some money. Let's see if this is enough."
After speaking, he took out another piece of paper from his pocket, to be precise, it was a bank note.
To be more precise, it was a bank note with a huge denomination!
Rao is Song Gongwen.
The head of the dynasty, the cabinet bachelor.
When he saw the number on the bank note, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Because the bank note that Sun Kejian took out was a bank note with a denomination of 50 taels of silver!
To be honest, Song Gongwen was also the Minister of the Household Department, and he had seen a lot of money.
But that's just a string of numbers on the books.
Take himself for example.
Although he was regarded as an extremely human minister, his annual salary was only more than 1000 taels of silver.
If it is simply a salary, it may take 500 years to have this amount.
But now.
Someone just took it out and put it in front of him
"Master Sun, are you going to use this 50 taels of silver to help the imperial court establish a mutual market at the border?" Song Gongwen's tone was a little trembling, he had never seen so much money.
"Of course." Sun Kejian said: "I am blessed by His Majesty's grace to become the servant of the household department. What's the matter with giving some money?"
"After all, this is to be loyal to His Majesty and serve the country, so it is my duty to do so!"
Done.
He sent the bank note into the opponent's hand, looking very magnanimous.
As for Song Gongwen, after receiving the bank note, his hands were shaking.
Light is very light, but in the hand, it is very heavy.
50 taels of silver.
Involuntarily, he couldn't help looking at Sun Kejian again, his eyes began to change.
Just take out 50 taels of silver, if there is more, even if it is not enough to fight on the two fronts of the northern border and Liaodong, it will definitely solve the urgent needs of the household department.
"Mr. Ge, don't look at me like that." Sun Kejian was a little terrified of being stared at by this kind of eyes, but he also knew what the other party was thinking, so he said immediately.
"I came to the capital in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring a lot of money. Excluding what I gave you, there are only less than 20 taels left."
"Also, the 50 taels of silver is considered to be a personal loan from me to the imperial court, and I still have to pay it back."
When Song Gongwen heard the words, he immediately knew that he was too greedy.
Then he smiled awkwardly and said, "I understand that."
However, he was still shocked.
50 that we took out are excluded.
The other party actually still has 20 taels of silver on him, so the sum is almost close to 100 million taels of silver
100 million ah.
I am a cabinet bachelor, I want to be a 1000 year
Of course, although Song Gongwen couldn't help but be shocked by the money the other party offered, but thinking about it, it seems to make sense.
Sun Kejian is the only son of Sun's contemporary family and the future ruler of Sun's family.As for the Sun family, which has been operating in Yandi for hundreds of years, only those big families in the south of the Yangtze River can compare.
100 taels, for ordinary people, is unthinkable, but the Sun family can take it out.
At this time, he suddenly realized.
Your Majesty's promotion of Sun Kejian to the Ministry of Household Affairs is simply the wisest choice.
If the other party is completely loyal to the imperial court, then the Sun family is the imperial court's backup treasury.
When the Ministry of Households runs out of money, let Sun Kejian go to the house, won't everything be resolved?
Shaking his head, Song Gongwen knew that this idea was unrealistic.
But what is certain in my heart is.
With Sun Kejian here, the affairs of the household department will be much easier in the future.
Just like this mutual market, it is very difficult to make it without the other party's money.
Immediately, he continued: "The problem of the mutual market has been solved, and I have another question, that is, what is the maritime trade you mentioned?"
Song Gongwen can understand a little bit, but for specifics, he still needs the other party to answer.
"This sea trade is also very simple to say, it can also be called sea transportation."
Sun Kejian smiled and continued: "As we all know, my Great Wei is located in the Eastern Continent, and outside is the sea. I have read a lot of information. In fact, there are some countries on the other side of the sea, some near and some far away."
"Let's not talk about the far ones, let's talk about the near ones. These countries are very different from our Great Wei, whether it is language or writing."
"Of course, that's not the point. The point is that those countries actually have many things that we don't."
"And we have something they don't, so what does that mean? Opportunity!"
Afterwards, he continued: "Before I was at home, I saw a record of a deceased clan elder. This clan elder traveled to many places, saw many things, and did business with other countries. Silk, for example, is very popular in those countries.”
"For example, a foot of good-quality silk can be bought for one tael of silver in Dawei, but in those countries, the price is ten taels. In some countries, gold is used to trade directly."
"Think about it, if we, Great Wei, can trade with these countries, how much money can we make?"
Song Gongwen has indeed read many books, but he still doesn't understand this aspect.
But he could understand what Sun Kejian said.
Once it can be done.
That is simply a qualitative leap for Wei's finances.
But he couldn't help frowning again, and said, "Then what does this have to do with shipping?"
In fact, the transactions with neighboring countries already existed as early as Emperor Zhao.
It's just that the amount is small and the time is too long, so the impact is not big.
"Because if you want to go to those countries, if you go by land, it will not only take a long time, but also need to cross mountains and mountains, which is extremely embarrassing. Let alone people, even horses can't bear it."
Sun Kejian said: "But if you use a boat, it's different. When you encounter good times, you can directly save one-third of the time."
"Before I was dismissed from office, I also inquired about the sea-going ships built by my great Wei, which can withstand some small winds and waves."
"And sea ships have a deep draft, which means that more goods are transported."
"Even if it's just a trip, it's at least a few 10 taels of silver profit."
Song Gongwen understood it completely.
The other party wants to use sea transportation instead of the land transaction method.
On the other hand, horses and camels must be used to transport goods by land, but in this way, the goods transported will be less. In addition to the long journey, there will be many roads, such as bandits and bad weather, which are very unstable.
But if it is changed at sea, it is indeed more convenient and the benefits are greater.
Song Gongwen is not a pedantic person.
Naturally understand the meaning.
Once the transactions with those countries have been thoroughly started, it will inevitably broaden the way for the entire Great Wei's fiscal revenue.
It can almost be said that there is no harm at all!
"Yeah."
At this point in his thoughts, Song Gongwen couldn't help sighing, looking at Sun Kejian with excitement in his eyes, and said, "How did you come up with this idea? It's really great. As long as it can be stabilized, then after my great Wei , don’t worry about money anymore.”
"Ge Lao praised it." Sun Kejian heard the words and continued: "Besides, once the maritime trade can be completed, we can also let merchants participate and let them go to some other countries to do business. Then, on this condition, we will Go up, increase the sea tax."
"In the later stage, the imperial court can only control the transactions of the most important goods, and let go of everything else."
"You can earn money from other countries, and you can earn money from businessmen. In short, there are so many benefits."
At this moment, Sun Kejian is very happy.
Because the business done in the family is nothing to him.
How can it be so powerful?It's nothing more than a wealthy country.
Only the business between the imperial court and other countries is the big one, tens of millions of taels of silver per trip, and even more in the future.
It doesn't matter whether you can make money or not, the main thing is to enjoy the process.Let everyone see, who said that he has no talent in this area?What I, Sun Kejian, is doing, is the business of various countries, who can compare?
As for Song Gongwen next to him, he kept nodding, thinking that this plan was absolutely feasible.
"However." At this time, Sun Kejian sighed, and said: "Although maritime trade is good, the problem lies in the danger of pirates. Those people are more ruthless than the grassland barbarians. If these people are not dealt with, this matter cannot be completed. .”
Pirates, as the name suggests, are thieves at sea.
They drift in the sea, appear and disappear, and their methods are very cruel.
People in the coastal areas of the Great Wei were often plundered by these bandits.
"That's right, if you want to start maritime trade, pirates are indeed a big problem." Hearing this, Song Gongwen also thought so.
The situation of the sea is much more complicated than that of the grassland. If it cannot be resolved, this matter cannot be done.
But soon, his expression suddenly changed, with a look of astonishment in his eyes, he immediately said: "Master Sun, I think His Majesty may have anticipated the issue of pirates."
what?
Your Majesty already expected it?
Sun Kejian was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but said, "Why did Mr. Ge say that?"
"You should know that Zhao Jiguang, the former general of Zhenbei, has been appointed by His Majesty as the commander-in-chief of Haizhou, right?" Song Gongwen said: "The Haizhou navy was actually established during the time of the first emperor, but because of the pirates It's not serious, so the establishment of the navy is not taken seriously, and even the position of commander-in-chief has always been vacant."
"But Your Majesty, why did you suddenly send Zhao Jiguang there? Zhao Jiguang is the eldest son of the old Marquis, who has guarded the northern border for several years."
"Although what he did was not satisfactory, his military talent is undoubtedly at the forefront in our Great Wei."
"With him here, we will be able to train the sailors!"
The more Song Gongwen talked, the more excited he became.
At first, he didn't understand why His Majesty wanted Zhao Jiguang to command the navy all of a sudden.
But if it is to deal with pirates, then it can be explained.
After all, the previous Wei general army.
It's all for the North.
Although there are naval divisions, their overall strength is not enough.
But if there is someone like Zhao Jiguang, within a few years, he will definitely be able to take on a new look.
Especially after hearing about maritime trade, Song Gongwen had a bold guess, and immediately said: "Could it be that His Majesty has discovered the benefits of maritime trade long ago, so the purpose of training the navy is to rationalize pirates."
"Clear out a safe sea route for my Great Wei's transactions with other countries!"
"Ah? Your Majesty has already found out?"
Next to him, Sun Kejian was a little confused when he heard this sentence, and couldn't help but said, "But about the maritime trade, was it brought up by the lower officials?"
"What do you know?" Song Gongwen glanced at the other party immediately, and continued: "Your Majesty is an eternal sage with incomparably far-sighted eyes."
"What we can think of, His Majesty can see farther, and what we can't think of, His Majesty can also think of."
"The idea of maritime trade is indeed novel, but how could His Majesty not have thought of it?"
With that said, he turned and looked at Sun Kejian.
Then talk about your impression of His Majesty.
From the establishment of the stalls to the mu, the establishment of the East Factory, the release of the King of Yan to the vassal, etc., in fact, everything is under the control of His Majesty.
"So that's the case." Sun Kejian was persuaded, and finally nodded in agreement, and said: "If this is the case, this little cleverness of the lower official may be nothing in front of His Majesty."
"By the way, Mr. Ge, tell me, could it be that His Majesty also discovered my talent in this area, and that's why he made me the servant of the household department?"
Although Sun Kejian is not good at doing business, he still has ideas.
Song Gongwen was indeed amazed.
This person is indeed a talented person.
As for what the other party said, he immediately nodded and said: "There is this possibility, you should also know that I was just a small young minister of Dali Temple back then, but His Majesty tried his best to help me Take this position."
"As for promoting you, His Majesty must have given you a chance!"
Sun Kejian nodded upon hearing this.
No wonder the first time I met His Majesty, His Majesty was so polite to me.
I thought it belonged to the Empress Dowager, but thinking about it, it was His Majesty who saw his talent.
"Okay, don't worry about these things."
At this time, Song Gongwen said: "The current plan is to open the border cross-market as soon as possible. Since you proposed this matter, I will leave it to you to handle it yourself. Remember, it must be completed within three months. Gain something from within."
"In the absence of tax revenue this year, the current deposits of the household department are only enough to maintain the northern border and Liaodong soldiers for three months."
"I will write a document for you, and at the same time say hello to the Ministry of War and give you a warrant to make it easier for you to do things in the north."
After finishing speaking, he handed over the 50 taels of silver bill to the other party.
The documents of the Ministry of Households can allow local officials to cooperate.
And the warrant of the Ministry of War.
This is something that can mobilize some people.
After all, this is dealing with grassland merchants, so some guarantees are needed.
As for maritime trade, there is actually no need to worry, after all, the matter of the pirates has not been resolved.
Moreover, a lot of preparation is required in the early stage, and it cannot be done in a day or two.
So now, the most important thing is the silver that supports the two-front battle.
"The next official will live up to the entrustment!"
Sun Kejian immediately took the bank note and said immediately.
Before, the goods were robbed by grassland merchants because there were not enough people on hand.
Now that he can bring some soldiers of the Great Wei with him, then there is no need to worry about these things.
Besides, he is also very familiar with the place in the northern border, and has contacts, so he can definitely handle it by himself.
Immediately, the two talked about some specific details.
Sun Kejian left on his own.
The mutual market is a big project.
How to do it, you need to do it to know.And it just so happened that the warrant from the Ministry of War would take a day or two, so he could take advantage of this time to make a good plan.
As for Song Gongwen, after doing all this, he was completely relieved.
The urgent need was finally resolved.
According to his estimate.
This time, including the time spent on the road, it should only take more than a month.
There may not be a lot of fiscal revenue in the early stage, but as long as the normal food and salaries of the two soldiers can be maintained, it will be fine.
At this point in his thoughts, he couldn't help but think of his son.
The other party has already gone to Liao Town.
Because you are riding a fast horse, you should arrive in a few days, right?
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it, but turned around and continued to deal with those accounts.
Because there are still reforms to be carried out, Song Gongwen may be very busy in the next period of time.
But fortunately, because the pilot project in Longyang Mansion has been successful.
People in all prefectures and places are looking forward to it.
Although the gentry tried their best to stop it.
But the focus of the reform he chose was Jiangnan, where Wang Shouyuan secretly supported him, so there would be no problem.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Royal Palace.
Still in Danfang.
Wei Yunyi looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him with a solemn expression.
Because of some problems when refining the Great Return Pill last time, it was not satisfactory.
Therefore, during this period of time, he can be said to be extremely concerned about alchemy.
Almost as long as he has time, he will stay in the alchemy room.
only.
Wei Yunyi really didn't know enough about alchemy, so after putting in the medicinal materials, he could only wait quietly.
Although all the steps are strictly carried out in accordance with the "Danjie".
But after thinking about it for a while, he felt that this time might be better than last time.
But it won't be too strong.
It is quite good to be able to practice four Great Return Pills.
"If this goes on like this, not to mention the waste of medicinal materials, there won't be much results." Wei Yunyi sighed, then stood up, walked out, thought for a while, then called Wang Jin over and said, "The things I explained to you earlier are promising. Yet?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant has already drawn up a candidate." Wang Jin said, "He is the little celestial master, the direct disciple of the old celestial master of Longhushan."
"Although this person is young, it is said that he has received the true biography of the old heavenly master, and the old heavenly master is the master of alchemy."
"Originally, the servant wanted this old heavenly master, but this person's whereabouts are too secretive."
"The only option is to find the little celestial master."
Speaking of which.
Wang Jin lowered her head.
A disciple of the old master of Longhu Mountain?
Hearing this, Wei Yunyi fell into deep thought.
He didn't know much about the little celestial master, but the old celestial master was well-known.
It can be regarded as a real Taoist master, whether it is in martial arts or alchemy, he is extremely good.
Especially in the later period, after the immortal came to the world, this old celestial master also appeared, showing extremely strong strength, and fighting the immortal.
It's a pity that his strength can't compare with Wu Wang, let alone fight against immortals.
After all, the power of the old celestial master lies only in the alchemy.
But anyway.
This is a man to admire.
But now, when Wang Jin said that he wanted to invite the little celestial master, Wei Yunyi felt that it was no problem.
No matter how you say it, the direct disciple of the old heavenly master will not be too bad.
Immediately, he nodded and said: "Okay, you should do this matter as soon as possible, and invite that little celestial master into the palace."
With people who specialize in alchemy, alchemy will be much easier in the future, and you don't need to worry about it yourself.And you can get more authentic pills, so you can improve your strength faster.
"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Jin said respectfully upon hearing this.
During the following time, Wei Yunyi did not stay in the alchemy room, nor did he go to the sleeping hall.
Instead, he went to Concubine Ying's palace to see if any major events had happened recently.
More than ten days have passed this month.
Except for the two things of the northern border and Gaoyang country, there is nothing.
Therefore, most of the memorials Zhao Lingying received were about these two places.
Of course, in addition to this, there is also about the reform.
Wei Yunyi had agreed before.
The reform was implemented nationwide.
As expected, there are more and more people who oppose the reform.
Especially in the south of the Yangtze River area, the new Inspector of Liangjiang seems to have begun to write memorials again. There are more than a dozen memorials sent in these two days alone.
What is commendable is that the content of each of the other party's memorials is different, and they oppose the reform from almost every angle.
And the words were extremely sharp, as if once the reform continues, the whole world will be in chaos.
In particular, Wei Yunyi noticed something.
They are officials who belong to the Jiangnan area or its factions.
It seems that at this time, led by Wang Shouyuan, he supported his point of view.
It can be inferred from this that this person is about to become a leader of the Jiangnan gentry.
This can be said to make him very happy, because what Wei Yunyi is afraid of is that those Jiangnan officials will divide into factions and fight openly and secretly at this time.
Under such circumstances, what if, like Longyang Mansion, the old man succeeded and carried out the reform?
Well now, with Wang Shouyuan as the leader, the gentry can be twisted into a single rope.
And such a force is quite huge.
It will definitely cause turmoil in the court.
At that time, it is impossible not to weaken the luck.
Originally, Wei Yunyi wondered if he should add fuel to the fire and refute Wang Shouyuan.
But because of the lesson from the last time, I feel that as an emperor, my attitude must not be clear.
In this way, the people below can feel that they are swaying, so that the gentry can have an illusion that they can intensify their efforts, continue to oppose the reform, and even make trouble.
So for these memorials, he did not choose to refute them, nor did he choose to stay in them, but to appease them.
What Wei Yunyi is looking forward to most now is after Wang Shouyuan feels his attitude.
Then agitate the gentry to carry out all-round confrontation.
In fact.
Wei Yunyi can also choose to cancel the reform.
But the problem is, once this is done, it means that all previous efforts will be wasted.
If you want to ruin the luck of the current dynasty, you have to get things out of hand.
As long as he can get the Faint King value exchanged for luck after corruption.
It's all worth it.
that's it.
Holding such expectations, Wei Yunyi left Jingde Palace, and after telling Concubine Ying to handle the memorial properly, he turned around and went to the Queen's Kunshou Palace to wait for dinner.
As for Wang Jin beside her, since it was time for her shift, she chose to return to her residence.
Because today Wei Yunyi once again asked about the progress of the search for alchemists.
Therefore, the first thing he did was to summon Xiao Lizi and the others.
Ask about rainy weather.
After all, the search for the little celestial master was left to this senior brother.
"Back to Eunuch." Xiao Lizi is now not only one of the top ten stalls, but also has all the information channels of Dongchang, and he was the first to speak immediately: "Eunuch Yu has arrived at Jiangnan Beiyang Mansion a few days ago, but The whereabouts of the white-clothed door are really secret, and no one can be found at all."
"So I gave Eunuch Yu an idea, let him challenge the local Jianghu people, and at the same time attack the nobles."
"Combined with the cooperation of our East Factory, I believe that the white-clothed family will be attracted in a short time."
Although Yu Huatian does not have any position in the palace.
But the people in Dongchang knew it.
The opponent is Senior Brother Wang Jin, and this alone is worthy of their awe.
Brother just arrived in Longyang mansion?
Hearing this, Wang Jin's eyes lit up, and the speed was faster than expected.
If the Baiyimen can be taken down, it will be of great help to Dongchang in the future to control the power in the Jianghu.
Of course, this was just one of the reasons why Wang Jin summoned everyone. Immediately, he paused and continued: "Then what about the little celestial master of Longhushan? Is there any news?"
"Back to Eunuch, I have been checking again recently, but there is very little information, but I can roughly confirm that it is in the Jiangnan area."
"But if we want to determine the specific location, I'm afraid it will take some time. We don't have enough manpower."
There is still the problem of insufficient manpower.
Wang Jin was a little helpless.
Those people in the palace who filled their pockets have been almost wiped out, and the oil and water can't be squeezed out at all.
In other words, Dongchang now has no way to get money, and must find another way.
"It seems that we can only wait for the news from the senior brother first."
"As long as he can win the Baiyimen, there is no need to worry about silver."
He had already discussed with Yu Huatian before that instead of eradicating the Baiyimen directly, he would pretend to be the leader of the gentry like Wang Shouyuan, and then directly control the Baiyimen.
And if you want to accomplish this, you must take down that Chief Chen.
Now my senior brother has arrived in Beiyang.
Presumably it won't be too long to control the Baiyimen.
Just make it.
Then the silver from Baiyimen can be used for the expenses of Edom.
In this way, they will not only have the confidence to act after that, but also it will be very convenient.
"Speaking of Baiyimen, back to Eunuch, we recently got another piece of news." At this time, Xiao Lizi seemed to remember something, and continued: "That is from Haizhou, a group of pirates suddenly appeared, but these The pirates did not plunder the people like others."
"In private, they had contact with Baiyimen, so the villain speculated that the identities of these pirates may not be simple."
Sea pirates contacting the White Clothes Gate?
Wang Jin narrowed his eyes.
Isn't this white-clothed door a remnant of the previous dynasty?What is the relationship between the two?
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but said: "Could it be that the identities of those pirates are related to the remnants of the royal family before we fled overseas at the beginning of the founding of our country?"
At the beginning, after Wei overthrew the previous dynasty, he had to worry about the complicated situation in various places.
So there is no time to wipe out the remnants of the former royal family.
Those people then went into exile not long after.
There has been no news since then.
It wasn't until the time of the first emperor that they knew that those people were becoming pirates, occupying dozens of islands outside the Great Wei Sea.
Because of his identity as a remnant of the former royal family and the seemingly attempt to restore the country, he did not burn, kill and loot the coastal areas of the Great Wei like ordinary pirates.
Coupled with the origin of the Baiyimen, it is easy to guess the identities of those pirates.
"These are not clear, but they are almost inseparable."
Xiao Lizi is also an extremely smart person, and continued: "I think that the reason why the Baiyimen have been unable to eradicate these years must have something to do with the remnants of the former royal family, and I checked some information before."
"That is, the remnants of the former royal family overseas have never done anything similar except after they went ashore in the time of the first emperor."
"Now that they suddenly appear, I suspect that their purpose is not simple."
In response, Wang Jin nodded.
The remnants of the former royal family overseas committed a major crime when they went ashore that time.
Even the current prefect of Haizhou was killed, so the purpose of showing up this time must not be simple.
In particular, he also thought of one thing, that is, Beiyang Mansion, where Baiyimen appeared, is not far from Haizhou.
At this point in her thoughts, Wang Jin narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Perhaps, something big will happen in Haizhou in the near future!"
The remnants of the royal family from the previous dynasty came ashore, and with the white door, the inside should be combined with the outside, God knows what it will do.
Below, several stall heads also realized something.
Xiao Lizi said directly: "Eunuch, do you want to report this matter to His Majesty?"
In his eyes, it was obvious that the two parties were secretly planning something.
And this is beyond the scope of the East Factory.
"Not for now." Wang Jin thought for a while, and then said: "First of all, we don't have a complete grasp of the whereabouts of the Baiyimen, and those remnants of the former royal family have just landed and haven't started to act. It's best not to report it to His Majesty. "
"Remember, our Dongchang's actions must be thunderous. Only when everything is under control can we inform His Majesty."
"In this way, His Majesty doesn't need to think too much, all he needs to do is make a decision. This is the meaning of our East Factory."
"To become His Majesty's sword, a sharp sword that will see blood every time it is unsheathed!"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
Indeed, they now only have some information.
If His Majesty is alarmed at this time, it will not change anything.
Even if it is difficult to trace the people in Dongchang, even if His Majesty asks the local government to investigate, there may be no results.
Especially in this way, they will also scare the snake, so the final result is that this matter will still fall on them.
"It's just that our Dongchang's current strength is too weak. Now we have to lure out the Baiyimen, plant eyeliners in various places, and track down the traces of the little celestial master. If we continue to monitor the remnants of the previous dynasty, I'm afraid it will be beyond our power. .”
As the person in charge of East Factory Intelligence, Xiao Lizi fully knew that this would not work.
If all aspects have to be taken into account, the result is that no aspect can be taken care of.
"Do you think our family didn't think of this?"
Wang Jin smiled and said: "Didn't Your Majesty appoint Zhao Jiguang as the Commander-in-Chief of Haizhou? I have known this man, he is loyal to the court, and he is the son of Marquis Shenwu, so Dongchang can try to contact him."
"He is now in control of the navy, and his main responsibility is to deal with the pirates. We can borrow his power."
"Of course, don't mention the remnants of the former royal family, just say that those pirates are related to a case that Dongchang is working on."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the leaders present suddenly lit up.
Indeed, if there is the help of Haizhou Commander-in-Chief.
It would be much easier for Dongchang to monitor the remnants of the former royal family.
The most important thing is that once something happens, with the power of the navy, they can take the initiative.
"Yes, father-in-law is wise." Several leaders present immediately said.
"It's not that our family is wise, but His Majesty is wise."
Wang Jin smiled and said: "If Zhao Jiguang hadn't been appointed as the commander-in-chief of Haizhou, the navy is now in a state of disunity, and this plan of our family will be difficult to carry out."
Indeed, although the navy has been established for many years, because the defense of the grassland is the top priority, it has not been valued by the court.
If it wasn't for a commander-in-chief who is about to take office now, he really doesn't know what to do.
At this point in his thoughts, Wang Jin paused, and said: "Zhao Jiguang is still in the north, but I believe that he will receive the appointment of the commander-in-chief of Haizhou in the next few days, and the old Marquis, it should be the same in the next few days." Just go to Zhenbei Pass."
"Remember, pay attention to Zhao Jiguang's movements, and contact him as soon as he arrives in Haizhou."
"The remnants of the former royal family are of great importance, and we must not be careless!"
"Yes!"
Everyone answered immediately.
As for Xiao Lizi, after receiving this order, he didn't hesitate immediately, and asked his subordinates to pay attention to Zhao Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of the navy who was about to leave the northern border for Haizhou!
north.
There is a grand pass.
To be precise, it is a pass and a city.
But the common people only occupy a very small part of the people living in it.
More are the soldiers who have been guarding the pass all year round.
And this pass is Zhenbei Pass!
It is the northernmost gateway of the Great Wei Dynasty and the first checkpoint of the Fangxiang Grassland Tribe. It was built in the period of Emperor Taizu Gao.
Knowing that grassland people are good at riding and shooting, but not good at siege, the city wall of Zhenbei Pass is very high and very long at the same time.
On both sides of Zhenbei Pass, there are mountains that spread thousands of miles.
Therefore, as long as the Zhenbei Pass is guarded, it is equivalent to preventing the grassland tribes from going south.
Of course, the grassland army can also choose not to attack from here, but at least they have to travel thousands of miles.
Since the ministries of the grassland are not harmonious, it is actually very difficult to achieve this.
But this time, the ten parts of the grassland united.
For a while, Zhenbeiguan was under tremendous pressure.
In particular, they have to defend other places in the north.
The former general of Zhenbei knew that in the face of an invasion of ten troops of 20 troops, he must not rely on Zhenbei Pass to resist, because once he did so, the enemy would choose to detour and attack elsewhere.
The other lines of defense in the northern border are not as strong as Zhenbei Pass, so it is necessary to divide troops to resist.
But in this way, the troops will inevitably be dispersed, which will undoubtedly weaken all parts of the northern defense line.
That's why they chose to take the initiative to attack when facing the ten grassland alliances.
The purpose is to prevent the grassland army from detouring to other places to attack.
And the fact is as he expected.
Because of this move, the prairie army did not disperse the attack, which was considered to have achieved its goal.
But the problem is that the former General Zhenbei failed when he first faced the grassland army.
He knew that what was waiting for him was definitely the dissatisfaction of the court.
Perhaps even His Majesty will be punished.
In this regard.
He didn't have any excuses, but he knew that before the military order from the capital arrived, he had to do his duty and continue to defend Zhenbei Pass. Fortunately, he did it for the time being.
The grassland army did not continue to invade now, and was stationed a hundred miles away.
And he finally had time to rest.
At the same time, wait for the capital and give yourself the final judgment.
In the residence of General Zhenbei.
Zhao Jiguang sat in the inner hall with a decadent expression.
He was tall, with a beard and a black armor, as if he was ready to go into battle at any time.
His appearance is somewhat similar to that of Marquis Shenwu, but his imposing manner is not as good as that of his father, with the temperament of a Confucian general.
At this moment, Zhao Jiguang was staring at the sand table in front of him, frowning.
These days, he has been analyzing the current situation.
I also want to find a way to defeat the grassland army.
No matter what.
The sky failed to fulfill one's wishes, and after pondering for a long time, I still have no clue.
"If this continues, the grassland army will definitely disperse. They will no longer attack Zhenbei Pass, but will attack in other directions. If this is the case, it will be meaningless for me to stay at Zhenbei Pass."
"However, the other lines of defense are too far behind Zhenbei Pass, and this time, there is no advantage in strength, alas, it is difficult!"
Zhao Jiguang muttered to himself, analyzing all the problems of other defense lines in the northern border.
The final conclusion is that as long as the grassland army divides its forces.
Then there is no way to prevent it.
Of course, he is also very clear about the reason why the grassland army has never done this.
It is because as long as the Zhenbei Pass is broken, and then there are hundreds of miles of plains, their cavalry can go south for a long distance in a short period of time.
As for other lines of defense, it is not so simple.
Because to the east is Yandi, although Yandi can be regarded as a rich place in the north.
But the Yan people are tough and difficult to deal with, so they are definitely not the first choice for the grassland army.
And to the west, even if they break through the defense line of the northern border, they will need to cross mountains and ridges, which will delay a lot of time for grassland cavalry.
With the character of the prairie people, he would never do this until the last chance.
So now their best choice.
Or take Zhenbeiguan as the main target.
However, Zhao Jiguang was afraid that the grassland army would choose the third line to attack in the end.
Because their strength has reached 20 this time, they are fully capable of doing so.
At that point, the problem is even more difficult.
"never mind."
Involuntarily, Zhao Jiguang sighed slightly, knowing that there is no other way now but to wait until the imperial court mobilizes troops from other places, so the most important thing for him now is to defend Zhenbei Pass.
"General, it's time to eat." At this time, a man in armor appeared outside the door, who was the most trusted personal guard who grew up with him.
And in the hand of the guard, he was carrying a food box, and walked in like this.
Seeing this, Zhao Jiguang's eyes lit up, and he hurried over to meet him.
It's just that his purpose was not the food box, but he stretched out his hand and said, "How about it, have you brought the things you want?"
"Ah?" Hearing this, the guard couldn't help but said, "General, it's already this time, why are you still thinking about that thing?"
Hearing this, Zhao Jiguang frowned, didn't speak, and didn't let go of his hands.
"Ugh."
The personal guard sighed, and in desperation, took out a huge map from his waist.
No, to be precise, it is a sea chart.
Including the coastal area of Great Wei, and a sea map of the surrounding islands!
"Is this the latest chart?" And when Zhao Jiguang saw the chart, his previous decadence was gone, his eyes became brighter, and he couldn't help saying: "It is indeed the latest, and the marked The location is also bigger and clearer.”
"As long as I have this sea chart, I can deduce in my mind that all the coastal areas of Great Wei are the most suitable positions for defense!"
At this moment, the more he talked, the more excited he was, as if he had seen his favorite thing.
It was just this reaction that left the guard next to him speechless.
Immediately persuaded: "We have to deal with the prairie barbarians now. No matter how clear this chart is, it is useless at all."
"Prairie savage, prairie savage!"
"Don't you know the most important prairie barbarian now?"
At this moment, Zhao Jiguang suddenly became excited: "You have been with this general since you were a child, and accompanied him to practice martial arts. You should know that if my father hadn't been persecuting me, this general would never have chosen to come to Zhenbei Pass to deal with it. What a prairie barbarian!"
"Now, the general has guarded the Zhenbei Pass for so many years, and has fought for so many years. Now, in his spare time, can't he enjoy himself and do something he likes?"
Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, and couldn't help but said in a dejected way: "I went to the sea that I didn't yearn for, and now I just want an up-to-date chart. Tell me, what did I do wrong?"
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