Returning to the imperial study, Emperor Kaiping no longer concealed the joy in his heart. The smile on his face made the palace people feel much more relaxed. At least today, they no longer have to worry about making mistakes.

Although the emperor was not a tyrannical person, he was not very lenient towards the slaves around him, and the punishment for making mistakes was quite severe. Therefore, these palace servants could not help but glance at Pei Yue quietly, their eyes full of gratitude.

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Emperor Kaiping ordered his palace officials to bring three round stools and said with a smile, "Sit down and talk."

The three of them thanked each other and took their seats. Gu Liang was the first to say: "Your Majesty, after the Southern Zhou Dynasty mission agrees, I think we can continue to strengthen the pontoon bridge on the Tiancang River, and then immediately start repairing the city defenses of the three cities of Jiangling."

As the largest river in the world, the average width of the Tiancang River is about three hundred feet. When converted to the weights and measures of Pei Yue's previous life, it is close to a thousand meters. With the technical level of this era, it is naturally difficult to build a bridge across the river.

Perhaps, not to mention that Liang and Zhou had been at war for many years, and neither would sit back and watch the other try to build a bridge on the river.

There are generally only two ways to cross a river, namely ferry or pontoon.

From Wufengdu to Shennvdu, the width of the river is only more than a hundred feet, and the water is stable and has no undercurrents, so Daliang Nanjun was able to build two pontoon bridges here. The method is simple. First, arrange the boats on the river and use

The ropes are fixed and planks are laid on the boat.

This method will of course affect water transportation, but ships can choose to take detours from tributaries. If it is particularly urgent, the Dingzhou Navy will temporarily lift a small part of the pontoon after inspection to allow ships to pass smoothly.

The Dingzhou Navy firmly controls this section of the river, and its core purpose is to protect the two pontoon bridges on the river, so that it can support the three cities of Jiangling on the south bank at any time.

Gu Liang's suggestion made Emperor Kaiping deep in thought.

Reinforcing the pontoon bridge is the proper meaning of the title. Even in the past, when the Southern Zhou Dynasty often sent troops to attack Dingzhou Water Village, this kind of work never stopped. However, repairing the defenses of the three cities of Jiangling will inevitably arouse the jealousy of the Southern Zhou court.

and commotion.

In the past ten years, the Southern Zhou Dynasty has repeatedly tried to recapture the three cities of Jiangling. For example, when the Battle of the Western Border broke out last year, Fang Xiexiao sent 50,000 infantry to attack Jiangling City. However, Gu Liang was personally in charge of Zhennan Camp at that time and did not let Zhou

The army succeeded. With the erosion of time and the baptism of war, the three cities were far from as strong as when they were first built. Even if they were repaired, they were only limited to the inner city, and it was difficult to carry out the outer city.

The reason is quite simple. Fang Xiexiao and Xian Chunqiu would not sit back and watch the beams reinforce the city defense no matter what.

Emperor Kaiping thought of this and couldn't help but hesitated: "Is this move too hasty?"

Luo Ting said calmly: "Your Majesty, I don't understand military affairs and only talk about the current situation. Once the two countries sign an alliance, they will nominally recognize each other's peaceful and friendly relationship. The Southern Zhou Dynasty will never dare to initiate provocation. The three cities of Jiangling are now

It is Daliang’s territory, so it is better to strike while the iron is hot to strengthen the city’s defenses. Of course, we must also be prepared in advance for sudden attacks from the Southern Zhou Dynasty.”

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly, and Luo Ting continued: "However, in my opinion, the Southern Zhou Dynasty is not united, and some people are opposed to the marriage between the two countries. After all, the Southern Zhou princess is marrying far away. In the eyes of some people,

It is a loss of face. Because of this, after the two countries signed the alliance, our court immediately sent people south to discuss marriage. These two things are enough to trigger internal strife in the south."

Gu Liang smiled and said: "What Governor Luo said is true. The situation in the southern court is very complicated. Fang Xie Xiao is not the only person who can influence the Zhou emperor. Taishitai Pavilion's hard work in recent years has been fruitful, which is enough to prevent them from being able to work together.

Of course, I will also be wary of generals such as Fang Xiexiao. The city has been prepared with both hands. If he dares to take advantage of the situation to make a sneak attack, I will make him fall hard."

After listening to the statements of the two men, Emperor Kaiping gradually came to a conclusion. He turned to look at the silent Pei Yue and asked in a warm voice: "What do you think?"

Pei Yue responded calmly: "Your Majesty, in terms of vision, I am not as good as Luo in power, and in terms of military affairs, I am not as good as Gu Junji. In addition, I don't know much about the situation in the south, so I have no opinion."

Emperor Kaiping smiled and said: "You are becoming more tactful."

Pei Yue thought to himself that if I really boasted, you would not be the first to fall out.

Now he has successfully become a member of the core power group of the empire and can attend such decisions and discussions related to the national destiny. However, compared to important ministers like Luo Ting and Gu Liang, his experience is really shallow, so naturally he will not easily

Express your opinion, after all, the higher you go, the more you have to know how to hide your clumsiness.

Emperor Kaiping did not intend to let him go. He changed the subject and said, "I heard from Sheng Duanming that you plan to use seven million taels of silver to buy the heads of the Southern Zhou envoy?"

Pei Yue immediately became alert and said very humbly: "Your Majesty, I just said something out of anger. Besides, I don't have that much money."

A smile appeared on the corners of Luo Ting's lips, and Gu Liang shook his head helplessly.

Emperor Kaiping said calmly: "Really? I have heard that Xiangyun not only monopolizes the briquette business in Kyoto, but also accounts for at least 30% of the two businesses of grain and cloth. Qinyuan is even more advanced.

Fighting for gold, those powerful people are lining up to give you silver."

Pei Yue said with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty, don't listen to those slanderous words. I only look good on the outside, but in fact I'm in a lot of trouble. Although the Xiangyun No. has made some money, the honeycomb coal has always made small profits but quick sales, and

We have to bear the salary of more than 20,000 people. Some time ago, Mr. Sun from the Shanguo Mansion complained to me that last year’s dividends were not much. As for Qinyuan, I invested more than 3 million taels of silver in the early stage, but I have not recovered the capital until now...

…”

Emperor Kaiping became angry and said through gritted teeth: "You think I know nothing about economics? Last year, Xiangyunhao paid more than 730,000 taels in taxes alone. From this calculation, you made at least more than 1 million taels. As for

Qinyuan, you

After selling half of the shares, including the money I gave you, the income from this alone is close to four million taels, not to mention the continuous income after opening. You have become so rich at a young age, and you are still in front of me.

Crying poor.”

Although the emperor was just joking, Luo Ting couldn't hide his surprise.

In just a few years, the Xiangyun Hao has grown into such a behemoth. The taxes paid alone are destined to be treated seriously by the court, not to mention that the three types of goods mainly sold by the Xiangyun Hao are related to people's livelihood. A little carelessness can cause

There was a huge chaos.

As for the extremely luxurious Qinyuan, Luo Ting didn't care too much. Even if he knew that Pei Yue was managing his own connections, with his status and vision as the prime minister of the dynasty, he would naturally not be afraid of Pei Yue because of this.

Heart.

Pei Yue said pitifully: "Your Majesty, I really don't have much savings. Chengjing Qinyuan is already in preparation, and Xingyang Qinyuan has also begun to select a location. Millions of taels of silver have been invested in these places."

When Gu Liang saw this, he smiled and said: "Pei Yue, don't be ridiculous, will your Majesty still want your money? It's just a few jokes, but you are so serious about competing, where has your usual magnanimity gone?"

Pei Yuedeng breathed a sigh of relief, showed a smile and said: "I see, your Majesty, don't be offended, I am just afraid of poverty in those years."

Emperor Kaiping stared at Pei Yue with an unkind look on his face. How could he not see the trick of the son-in-law and his son-in-law singing together?

Seeing that the emperor was about to fall out again, Pei Yue quickly said: "Your Majesty, I have a good way to make money!"

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