I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

The bustling world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

As long as the civil and military officials are given enough benefits, they can change their original position and unswervingly support themselves.

Thinking of this, Wu Mingkong frowned, and said slowly: "The business of Zhenbaozhai has been affected by the Northern Expedition, and the income has declined. After the war is over, there will be more dividends for the Qing family!"

Speaking of this, he paused, looked around, and continued: "Of course, the premise is that Prime Minister Fang can win. If he can't win, Zhenbaozhai's business in various countries will be hindered, and your dividends will naturally decrease accordingly."

The voice fell.

All civil and military officials showed solemn expressions on their faces.

They knew in their hearts that His Majesty's words were true, and the business of Zhenbaozhai was closely related to the outcome of this war.

If they win, the imperial court will allow Yan and Zhou to sign a tariff-free agreement and open a large number of branches in the two countries.

With the strength of Zhenbaozhai, it won't take long to win the markets of the two countries, and the profits will naturally rise.

The same is true.

If the court loses the war, or is forced to seek peace, it must sign an unequal treaty with the two countries.

At that time, it is even a question of whether Zhenbao Zhai can be kept, let alone expand business.

If.

Before this.

The officials felt that whether they could win the war did not have much impact on them.

Then, at this moment, their thinking has undergone a drastic change.

They are deeply aware that if they can win this war, it will not only benefit the generals who have made great achievements, but also them!
The rise and fall of the court is inseparable from their interests!

Thinking of this.

The Minister of Honglu Temple, who was still in a panic just now, stood up, saluted first, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think that the court is now short of money, so it is better to invest the proceeds of Zhenbaozhai in the front line first, and the dividends of the ministers and others Postpone it for the time being, it won't be too late to pay dividends after repelling the Yan Kingdom."

As soon as this word comes out.

There was a whisper in Fengtian Hall.

Hundreds of officials have different opinions on the proposal put forward by Minister of Honghe Temple.

Some people think that the money is still in the pocket.

Fang Xiang reused Hai Rui, and it would never be as easy as before if he wanted to search for people's fat and people's anointment.

Relying on the little salary of the imperial court alone, it may not even be able to support the family.

A little silver is a little bit.

Don't look back, put the money in, if His Majesty refuses to accept it, then what should I do.

Furthermore, the war between the imperial court and Yan State involved a lot, so what can they do with this little money.

There are also some people who take a longer-term view and hope to do their part to help the court tide over the difficulties.

As long as the Yan State can be repelled, the imperial court can send reinforcements to Bai Qi.

At that time, it is not impossible to destroy Zhou State in one go.

After taking over the state of Zhou, not only will Zhenbaozhai get more dividends, but their status as officials of the imperial court will also increase, and they may even be famous in history. Isn't this more attractive than the little money in front of them?
In Fengtian Temple, people with two completely different ideas each accounted for half.

The voices of the debate gradually grew louder.

at this time.

A crisp explosion sounded in Fengtian Temple.

Snapped!
The palace maid's shrill voice followed.

"quiet!"

Hearing the sound, all the officials gradually calmed down, and focused their eyes on the empress, wondering whether the empress would adopt the suggestion of the minister of Honglu Temple.

Under the eyes of thousands of people, the empress still looked calm and said slowly:
"Zhenbaozhai is not a shop of the royal family, and the rules for dividend distribution are not formulated by me. Therefore, I have no right to intervene in the matter of delaying dividend distribution."

As soon as these words came out, all civil and military officials including Du Chen'an and Qin Xingyan showed astonishment.

Obviously, they didn't expect His Majesty to say something like "I have no right to intervene".

You know, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the True Dragon, possessing supreme power.

Even if Zhenbaozhai does not belong to the imperial family, if Prime Minister Fang is not around, if His Majesty wants to interfere, it will only be a matter of one word.

"What your majesty means is that your majesty will not interfere with the dividends of Zhenbaozhai. Whether you distribute more or less is a matter of Zhenbaozhai and has nothing to do with your majesty."

"Throughout the ages, the royal family has often plundered merchants. Your Majesty said that he has no right to intervene. Do you want to reassure the shareholders of Zhenbaozhai?"

"Zhenbaozhai is a shop of the Xiangguo Mansion, and everyone obeys the orders of Xiangguo, and the rules of dividends are also formulated by Fangxiang. His Majesty's words like this may also mean to win over Fang's party."

All of a sudden, various thoughts appeared in Baiguan's mind.

Just when they were pondering His Majesty's true intentions.

The empress' cold voice sounded again.

"This time, the dividends of Zhenbaozhai will be replaced by Royal Bank banknotes instead of silver. After the court retreat, you can go to the Chang'an branch of the Royal Bank to collect."

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, you can also choose to exchange banknotes for silver, or deposit the dividends in the Royal Bank."

These words can be regarded as completely dispelling the only doubts in the hearts of some officials.

You have no jokes.

His Majesty has already said so, no surprises, the dividends of Zhenbaozhai are already a certainty.

this moment.

All the officials swept away the gloom when they first came to court, and their faces were all happy.

at this time.

Wu Mingkong looked around, waved his hands and said: "If there is nothing wrong, then retreat."

The voice fell.

Seeing that no one was playing, the maid at the side raised her voice and shouted: "Retire!"

Seeing this, all civil and military officials saluted, and then left Fengtian Hall in an orderly manner.

On the way to the palace gate.

Hundreds of officials walked side by side in twos and threes, and the focus of discussion was the dividends of Zhenbaozhai and the direction of the war.

just one day ago.

Some of them, after hearing many rumors, were shaken and thought that negotiating peace with the Yan Kingdom would be a solution.

However, at this moment, no one has the idea of ​​negotiating peace anymore, and all they think about is how to win the war.

Of course, for civil servants, marching and fighting is a blind spot. If you want to know the situation of the war, you can only go to Qian Haonan's side to gather information.

Undoubtedly, as Minister of the Ministry of War, Qian Haonan will not easily disclose any valuable information until the dust settles ahead.

The civic officials who returned home with feathers could only pray silently when they returned to their mansions.

I hope Fang Xiang can repel the Yan army!

at the same time.

Within the territory of Yongzhou.

After dark.

The 20 Yan army led by Ban Hongfei was hindered and had to choose to set up camp on the spot and rest.

In the main account.

Ban Hongfei sat in the first seat without any expression on his face.

More than a dozen generals lined up on both sides, all with heavy faces.

The flickering candlelight made the atmosphere more dignified.

At this moment, Ban Hongfei's cold voice sounded slowly.

"This general will give you some time to wait for a stick of incense. Think carefully about how to deal with Kun, who is in the army!"

The voice fell.

The expressions of the generals became even more serious.

Under the candlelight, you can see that they are all frowning.

Judging from the current information, Qianjun's kun can fly thousands of feet high.

Ordinary bows and crossbows, there is nothing to do with them.

Facing the attack, they can only bear it passively, and there is no way to fight back at all.

General Ban asked them to find a way to deal with it. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing them!

With this idea.

Many people feel even more depressed.

Soon, the time of a stick of incense passed.

Ban Hongfei's voice sounded again.

"Can you figure out how to deal with it?"

The voice fell.

There was silence in the tent, no one answered.

Seeing this, Ban Hongfei showed dissatisfaction on his face, looked around, and said coldly: "I can't think of any way, what use does this general want you for!"

As soon as this word comes out.

The generals were even more annoyed, and thought: As the chief general, you still can't find a way to deal with it, let alone us!
Furthermore, if you can't figure out how to deal with Kun, you are useless.

Then you, the chief general, are even more useless!

I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to say it.

They also understand in their hearts.

The reason why General Ban became so irritable was also influenced by the endless stream of new gadgets.

Silence for a while.

Among the generals, someone stood up, saluted first, and then said seriously:

"The final general thinks that although the Kun of the Qian Kingdom is difficult to deal with, the damage caused is not big and can be ignored."

The voice fell.

Another general echoed: "The last general thinks so too!"

Speaking of which, he paused, and then gave his own explanation.

"The general has carefully observed that the Kun of Qianjun is not fast in the air, and the main power is the wind. Therefore, it can only be used when the weather is good and the wind direction is suitable."

"I don't need to worry too much about such a very restrictive weapon!"

"As long as the soldiers are ordered to prepare in advance and not to panic, there will be no problems."

These words are reasonable and convincing.

After the rest of the generals heard this, they all looked thoughtful.

The same is true for Ban Hongfei.

After a while, he looked at the general and asked, "Is what you just said true?"

The general bowed and said solemnly: "If there is a lie, the general will be willing to be punished!"

As soon as this word comes out.

Ban Hongfei's brows relaxed a little.

He looked at the general, with a faint smile on his face, and opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

Before he could speak, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside the tent.

Then the guard's voice sounded.

"General! Emergency report from Wochuan Mansion!"

The sound came into the tent.

Ban Hongfei and the generals were startled, then frowned slightly, feeling a bad premonition in their hearts.

"Enter!"

"Yes! General!"

The curtain of the tent was lifted.

A personal guard walked in, with an extremely solemn face, presented the letter with both hands, and said loudly:
"General, this is an urgent message from General Zhang from Wochuan Mansion!"

"Bring it up!"

"Yes!"

The letter was delivered to Ban Hongfei.

After opening, browse from top to bottom.

The more he looked, the uglier his face became.

At the end.

He couldn't even control his emotions, he slapped the table, stood up abruptly, and cursed angrily: "Damn Zhang Zhidong! Useless trash!"

Seeing this scene, the generals immediately realized that there was trouble behind them, and their hearts sank.

Although they are not yet deep into the enemy's rear, once there is a problem in the rear, they will still get into a lot of trouble.

What's more, their goal is to drive straight into Chang'an.

Once there is a problem in Wochuan Mansion, they will fall into a situation where they are attacked from both sides.

It is almost impossible to achieve the set goal!
this moment.

They are eager to know what happened in Wochuan Mansion.

But seeing Ban Hongfei with an extremely ugly face, he didn't dare to ask, so he could only stand there and worry.

Time passed minute by minute.

Ban Hongfei's anger gradually calmed down.

Holding the letter tightly in his hand, he sat back down again, and then fell into a long silence.

A gust of wind blew by, making a rustling sound.

The candlelight flickered accordingly.

In such an atmosphere.

The generals felt unprecedented pressure on their shoulders, and even breathing became a little more difficult.

Just now.

Ban Hongfei slowly raised his eyes, looked around, and said in an extremely heavy voice:
"Go back and prepare, withdraw troops tomorrow!"

As soon as this word comes out.

There was a deathly silence in the camp.

The generals stared with disbelief in their eyes.

withdraw troops?

Withdrawing troops even though the fight hasn't started yet?
After I go back, won't I be held accountable by His Majesty!

"General, what happened to Wochuan Mansion, why did you suddenly withdraw your troops?"

A general couldn't help but ask.

Ban Hongfei's expression turned ugly and he didn't reply.

When everyone saw this, their hearts instantly turned cold.

Could it be that the 10 people under Zhang Zhidong's command were wiped out by the prime minister?

But how is this possible!
Ganjun's firearms are really powerful.

But Prime Minister Qianguo didn't have many firearms in his hands.

Moreover, the soldiers were all newly recruited, without much training at all.

How could it be possible to wipe out Zhang Zhidong's [-] elite soldiers?

But if Zhang Zhidong's troops hadn't been wiped out.

How could General Ban make up his mind at this time and choose to withdraw his troops?

To know.

They haven't fought a single battle yet, but they've invested a lot of time, money, and energy.

Withdrawing troops at this time meant that all these preparations were in vain, not even a splash.

Such a result, let alone His Majesty, princes and common people, even they themselves cannot accept it!

"General, you have already arrived in Yongzhou. You should give it a try anyway. Even if you don't have the luggage in the rear, you can still capture a few cities by fighting to support the battle. It's an explanation to Your Majesty!"

A general stood up and said solemnly.

These words immediately resonated with everyone.

Soon several generals came forward to join in.

Seeing this, Ban Hongfei fell silent. After a while, he sighed and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Zhidong's 10 people have lost more than half, and they have already withdrawn to the country. Now, there is not a single soldier outside the Wochuan Mansion."

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone was shocked!

Everyone's pupils shrunk slightly, their faces full of disbelief.

Although before that, they already had such guesses!

However, after being confirmed, I still feel a little trance.

No wonder General Ban was so angry and scolded Zhang Zhidong as a waste!
In just a few days, more than half of the 10 people were lost.

Calling him a trash is an insult to trash!
The rear has encountered such a big change, and the front has encountered obstacles.

It is not realistic to achieve the expected goal.

But many generals, including Ban Hongfei, were still unwilling to withdraw their troops like this.

Withdraw, or move on.

For a while, everyone was in a tangle.

Just when they can't make a choice.

Suddenly there was a thunderous explosion outside the camp.

Bang!