Because of this problem, Zhu Houcong had no choice but to read a lot of ancient books. Power should be free, but why does he seem to be bound by power now?
At the same time, he also ordered to invite his master from Wudang Mountain to come over. This matter still needs to be discussed with someone, and it is best to find his own master.
Zhu Houcong still has feelings for Chongxu. When he was born in this body, he has been living with Chongxu for many years. His feelings are still good, and he is also very generous to himself, knowing that
It is impossible for me to inherit the Taoism of Wudang Mountain due to my status, but I have been taught everything from everything to myself, which has made me innate.
Although this has a lot to do with his talent, he would not have been able to complete it without the help of the old Taoist priest Chongxu. He had been busy before and did not think of him. Now it happens that most things have been settled, so he can
After staying in the palace for a few days and discussing academic issues, he felt that this theory did not make sense.
Then there is the matter of Yang Shen and Yan Song. Yang Shen is responsible for hunting down the Mongolian soldiers. There are enemy troops in the Ming Dynasty, and there is always a feeling of being stuck in the throat. His Majesty's intention is to capture them alive and keep them for future work.
Yang Shen also meant the same thing. For those with healthy limbs and others with infections, he directly prescribed penicillin. It is really worthless to have too much of this stuff, but a complete labor force can create huge value.
Yang Shen was busy capturing prisoners in the Ming Dynasty, and Yan Song was not idle either. He was responsible for the restoration work of the site. After all, the craters outside the city were bombed and could not be restored. He also had to comfort and restore the affected people.
Providing certain compensation to the robbed and affected families can at least help them resume production. This is a very tedious task, and Yan Song's head is about to explode.
Originally, there was no such procedure, but there was no way. Your Majesty must do it. He said that no matter what, he would give him a basic amount that he could survive on. Yan Song thought that there seemed to be no problem. He just spent some money, anyway.
When the treasury is full, just spend it.
Then he was going crazy with work. There were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with and sign. Now he suddenly felt a little envious of Yang Shen who could lead troops in a big battle. This logistics department was really difficult to do.
Moreover, we have to send troops to go on an expedition. There are so many things to do. Yan Song feels that he is not crazy.
The battle on the border is very stalemate. Qi Jingtong's side does not have many artillery shells. The ammunition was consumed a lot during the first wave of charges by the opponent. Now he can only use cold guns. Although the opponent has an absolute advantage in numbers, Qi Jingtong's
The morale of the soldiers on the border was better, and overall the fighting was successful.
"Report the losses of various ministries. Grandma, what happened to the Mongolians? Are they not afraid of death? All those who were put in have been wiped out. I don't believe they didn't receive the news." Qi Jingtong was a little scolded. These guys are like
It's like crazy. You still fight when you can't get in. You really don't need money for your life as a soldier.
"The Second Army suffered less than half casualties and can still fight."
"Third Army..."
Each department reported on their respective situations, and the casualties were actually quite large. Fortunately, most of them were injured. There was enough penicillin in the army, and as long as they rested for a while, they would be a good man again.
"Damn it, the Mongols are crazy, right? My casualties are close to the average. There are more of them, so we don't even think about it, right?" Qi Jingtong couldn't figure it out, why bother? He had to fight if he couldn't get in. What he was angry about was
Although penicillin is used in time, if the injured area is not treated in time, there will still be hidden dangers, but currently he does not have time to send these wounded people away.
"I heard that there is no food. I guess I won't turn back until His Majesty's reinforcements arrive. It may be much better when His Majesty's reinforcements arrive."
"Come on, come on, these guys are going. They are short of food. It's not like we can't sell it to them." Qi Jingtong shook his head helplessly. As long as he gave him money, he believed that his majesty would be willing to sell it, but it would be more expensive.
, if you don’t have money, you can still use quilt materials to exchange for it. Doing business is still very conscientious.
"Well, why don't you talk to them?" the commander of the Second Army said in a low voice.
"What nonsense, it's all like this..." Qi Jingtong slapped the table and then seemed to think of something.
"It doesn't seem impossible. It's not impossible to continue fighting like this. It's not impossible to negotiate. I think Your Majesty will be happy with it. After all, it's not just money there, but also some goods that can't be bought with money."
Qi Jingtong touched his chin. He still had a certain understanding of His Majesty. War is only a means, but not the ultimate goal. If wealth and labor can be plundered reasonably, I believe Your Majesty will not refuse.
The people below did not dare to speak. Since the war began, the general's temper has become increasingly irritable.
"Okay, that's it. Let's send an envoy to negotiate first, and then send a message to His Majesty to ask His Majesty what he thinks. If it doesn't work, we'll fight again." Isn't it just to make money? You Yan Song can do it, and so can I, you old boy.
, let you feel so good.
Several people looked at each other, not knowing what the general was thinking. Of course, they didn't dare to ask. Anyway, they just had to obey.
Trade between the two sides is feasible, but only if they have equal military strength. Now that the Ming Dynasty has demonstrated its military strength, Qi Jingtong feels that there is room for maneuver when talking about cooperation. At worst, if they can't reach an agreement, they can just fight again. Who is afraid?
Who knows, with these tens of thousands of people, he can guarantee that the guys on the other side will never be able to get in, so he dares to say something.
Zhu Houcong was flipping through a book in his room, waiting for his master to arrive, but instead of waiting for his master, he received a letter from Qi Jingtong.
"Oh? It's very interesting. When did this guy have such a mind?" Zhu Houcong looked at the envelope in his hand with interest.
Some of Qi Jingtong's ideas are quite good. Instead of fighting like this, why don't I sell you grain? This year's sweet potato harvest happens to be bumper, and these are all edible. Fighting is boring and will kill people. If you want to eat, I'll sell you grain. It's okay.
If he comes to work here, he can even open a factory on the border and recruit young people from there to work for him.
Isn’t that what capitalists do? They use a small amount of money to enjoy the cheapest labor force. Sometimes it doesn’t have to be a war to conquer a place. In fact, such invasion of capital is also possible.
"Master, what did General Qi say? Is he urging us to send reinforcements?" Lu Fang bowed slightly. Normally, he would not read such personal letters.
"Haha, that's outrageous. Qi Jingtong wants us to sell grain to that place. It's a very interesting idea." Zhu Houcong laughed loudly. He won his heart. Conquest by force is just a low-cost one. Conquer psychologically.
At the top level, not only can you make money by doing this, but you will also be inseparable from Ming Dynasty over time. Of course, the premise of all this is that Ming Dynasty has enough food. If you don't have enough to eat, how can you talk about exports?
Lu Fang was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help but sigh that Qi Jingtong's mind was so fast. The people on the grassland who were short of food would definitely not give up, but the proposed trade system was different. Even if it was a bit more expensive, they would just grit their teeth and admit it.
After all, they are short of food now.
"General Qi's brain reacts so quickly. While I'm still thinking about defending against the enemy, he has already thought about how to corrupt the weak enemy." After all, after this trading line is established, other trading lines will naturally not matter.
At that time, it will not only bring a lot of wealth, but also corrode the enemy's mind.
To be honest, with the current invasion of grassland tribes, life is ten times more stressful. They use war to obtain something or to pass on conflicts. But if I sell these things to you, what chance do you have to do anything to me?
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"He probably saw Yan Song making money, and he also came up with some ideas, but the method is really good. It doesn't necessarily require money. You can ask for some fur, gems, etc., you can also mine some minerals, and even open some in the surrounding areas.
Factories can recruit their labor force. These are all possible. In the past, most of these trades were carried out by the private sector, and the quantity was limited. Let's expand it directly. We can just sell it ourselves. The question is, do we have enough food? Don't even have enough food for ourselves.
.”
The method is a good one, but to be honest, the output of food is indeed limited. It can be said that before the advent of hybrid rice, the world was in a state of food shortage. Didn't the previous emperors think about it?
It's so tight, how can I sell it to you?
"There is enough food in the short term, but it is not suitable for selling in large quantities. But the yield of sweet potatoes is very large, but I don't know if it will be needed there." Although we are talking about trade, rice, a food that can be stored for a long time, naturally needs to be stored.
A little bit, this year we are vigorously promoting sweet potatoes. Isn’t this edible? It’s delicious when you don’t have anything to eat.
"Let's talk. It's not impossible to talk. It's okay to even mix it with selling. I've decided on this. Ask Chen Hong to come over and discuss it and come up with a standard." I originally wanted to call him.
Huang Jin went, but wasn't Chen Hong smarter? Zhu Houcong was afraid that Huang Jin would suffer if he was too honest.
"No, Your Majesty, what will happen to the troops on the road? Will they be withdrawn?" Lu Fang nodded slightly and agreed with His Majesty's statement. So if this negotiation is settled, will we still send troops?
"Why are you withdrawing? Even if you don't do anything, you have to pull over for a while. Only when both parties are equal can a fair deal be reached. And if you want to take advantage, you have to show greater strength. Not only do you have to
Send, the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army also come over to show off, don’t let others look down upon you.”
Zhu Houcong saw this problem very clearly. If you don’t have the corresponding strength, how can others respect you? Between countries, if you want to take advantage and completely extinguish the other party’s little thoughts, you must show your own strength. The stronger you are.
The better.
"Promise." Lu Fang nodded slightly. The country was at peace and the Twelve Guards were withdrawing. These people are enough. Besides, as long as the Jinyi Guards don't leave, there will be no danger in the capital.
The battle that day was really too shocking. Although the whole picture was not seen, it was evident from the roar of the explosion and the trembling of the earth. No one knew about all this, but he knew that it was all brought here by Jin Yiwei. No wonder
Your Majesty is confident that even an army of 100,000 people cannot defeat it if there is such a mistake.
The only thing that made Lu Fang curious was who the rumored divine weapon from heaven was. He asked Yang Shen, but Yang Shen just smiled and said nothing, which was a bit baffling.
Lu Fang also mentioned it to His Majesty, but Zhu Houcong just laughed it off. Why should he praise himself? Although he has this shame, if Lu Fang knew that he had played a magic weapon descended from the sky, he would not be blamed to death.
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"Forget it, forget it, you'd better call Chen Hong over. I'll tell him directly. In fact, I think it's more appropriate for Gu Dayong to do this, but he is busy in Yangzhou." Zhu Houcong was afraid that Chen Hong would make random guesses.
Wrong, that's the only bad thing about smart people, they think too much.
He used to hate it the most when people half-said something and left people guessing. He tried not to be that kind of person. He made his demands clear when he could and made his demands clear. After all, he had nothing to fear.
Maybe some emperors need to use this form to ensure their majesty, but I don't need it. I just put myself here. This is the royal way. As long as I am strong enough, all monsters and monsters are just illusions.
"Eunuch Gu, the situation is not very good. The wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou are famous for their unity." Lu Fang still knows about the situation there, and it can be considered a hardship to Gu Dayong, but the guy is really good at things.
What's reassuring is that at least nothing happened, and those wealthy businessmen were honest.
"Unity? It's just interests. Just look at it. Gu Dayong keeps it for them to deal with obediently. Those who obey will prosper and those who go against will perish. They are not irreplaceable. Gu Dayong is probably just looking for an opportunity.
, don’t look down on him, those guys will probably take care of him before the negotiations over the border are over.”
Gu Dayong is the kind of example of someone who takes advantage of the power of others. As long as the master behind him, the emperor, is strong enough, he will never be cowardly and will handle things beautifully for you without any problems.
"That's good. I'm still thinking about sending someone to help Eunuch Gu." Lu Fang smiled and didn't care too much. His Majesty praised the representative Gu Dayong for doing a good job. From his perspective
, Gu Dayong has indeed done a good job, and there is nothing wrong with it.
As for jealousy, it is completely unnecessary. Gu Dayong made it very clear that he was indeed competing for favor, but not in that sense, and His Majesty also trusted him enough, so there was no conflict between the two parties.
The cooperation between Lu Fang and Gu Dayong is quite good.
"No need, if necessary, I would have sent someone there already. And since he didn't reply to the letter asking for help, then I have to believe that he can do this well. It's completely unnecessary. Just wait for the good news to come. And
Ah, the gold and silver that were previously buried on the spot will be transported back later. You can take over some of it and put it in the treasury so that I can use it later."
The treasury spends money very quickly, but no one dares to object to him later. Putting a little money on the bright side will also make everyone feel more at ease.
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