Yang Xuan slapped the table: "Mr. Lu, this plan is very clever."
Mr. Lu's intention is very obvious, which is to use all means to win the hearts of the people and the support of the wealthy families for the prince.
Although Lu Chenghong is now the prince, the strength of those brothers has not been weakened much. You must know that these princes all own shares in Shengfa Company and have a lot of money in their pockets.
There are also Prince Ning and Prince Yan, both of whom can threaten his status as the crown prince.
Especially the Emperor. Even though he had vomited blood and suffered a stroke before, after recuperating in the Yangxin Hall for a year, he seemed to be resurrected with full blood.
It seems that his appearance is old, but his spirit is even comparable to that of a young man. He single-handedly controls the power of the government and is busy with government affairs every day, but he does not show signs of fatigue.
You know, these princes are all in their twenties. As long as the old emperor dies, the princes will not stop fighting among themselves.
The longer the delay, the greater the variables.
They are all living and growing, and when the emperor is buried, civil strife will begin.
While talking, Mr. Lu mentioned that he intended to let his eldest brother Yang Xiao go to the northwest border for some training.
The northwest border is bordered by the Oara Kingdom, which is much more ferocious than the grassland tribes. After all, the grassland tribes still have a loose political power, while the Oara Kingdom is a grassland country with centralized political power.
Although the Oara Kingdom did not come to kowtow at the border from time to time like the grassland tribes, they did station troops at the border, and the court had to send generals to garrison them for a long time.
Guarding the northwest border is Chen Changqing, the general of Zhenxi. This man is highly skilled in martial arts and is known as the number one master in the army. He is also an expert at commanding troops and forming formations. He has led an army of 100,000 and guarded Ganzhou for more than 20 years.
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Although the Wala Kingdom does not invade its borders and plunder, there are always those who bump into each other in the border areas. This is a place where it is easy to make meritorious deeds and get promoted quickly.
After all, what His Highness the Crown Prince lacks most now is the support of the military. If he can obtain the support of Chen Changqing through Yang Xiao, even if it is just solidarity, it will be a great help to stabilize the Crown Prince's status.
Yang Xuan glanced at his elder brother standing aside and asked directly: "Brother, are you willing to go to the border?"
Yang Xiao nodded: "I am good at martial arts, so I would like to try it, otherwise it would be a pity. Besides, His Highness the Crown Prince treats me well. It is my duty as a minister to be able to contribute to the Crown Prince."
Yang Xuan nodded. His eldest brother was no longer as honest and uninterested as before, which made him very happy.
It's just that on the border front, there is always danger on the battlefield. No matter how skilled you are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife, and Yang Xiao is also made of flesh and blood.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, since my eldest brother is willing to join the army, as a brother, I will naturally support it. However, I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to find an official position for my eldest brother so that he can match some of his subordinates." Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said:
"The requirements are not high, even if you can only bring ten soldiers."
Lu Chenghong smiled: "Mr. Yang is serious. Yang Xiao is the commander of the guards of my East Palace. He leads three thousand soldiers and horses and transfers them to the border. How can he only lead ten soldiers? As long as he operates properly, it should not be a problem to lead a thousand households."
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Qianhu, as the name suggests, means an army capable of commanding a thousand people.
Chen Changqing, as the chief military officer of Ganzhou, held a first-class rank and commanded a hundred thousand frontier troops. After flattering him, it was not a trivial matter to have a thousand households.
Yang Xuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "Can the prince have a relationship with Chen Changqing?"
Lu Chenghong shook his head: "I haven't even met him a few times. How can we establish a relationship? If I can get my father's approval this time and send Yang Xiao to the Northwest Army, I can only bring a letter with him."
, then we will see how much face General Chen can give me, the prince."
Yang Xuan was taken aback: "What you just said about emotions works properly, is it just to write a letter?"
The prince asked: "What else?"
"I……"
Yang Xuan swallowed the dirty words, after all, he is the prince now: "Well, when the emperor agrees to transfer the eldest brother to the northwest frontier army, I will customize the weapons and equipment for a whole day and send them to Ganzhou Guards with the letter.
You can first send a letter to General Chen and tell him that I will give my brother as many sets of equipment as he gives my brother."
Mr. Lu said: "This is inappropriate. This will only make Yang Xiao ostracized by other generals. You must be aware that you should not worry about the lack of numbers but the inequality."
Yang Xuan waved his hand: "No problem, just tell them that this is a trial set. If it works well, I will continue to send it, and then I will leave it to General Chen."
Lu Chenghong glanced at Yang Xuan and had nothing to say, you are rich but you are willful.
However, Mr. Lu expressed his disapproval: "The relationship between Mr. Yang and the Crown Prince is well known to the whole court. If you transport armaments to the Northwest Frontier Army with such great fanfare, you will be criticized. Not only will you and Yang Xiao be impeached, but also the Crown Prince will be implicated."
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Mr. Lu is right. The prince is still a border general, so this is a big taboo.
Even if all the officials had no objections, the emperor would still be wary.
I'm not dead yet, so you're poaching me?
Yang Xuan scratched his head: "Does this mean that I can't spend the money even though I have it?"
"Mr. Yang can change his approach and he won't be criticized."
"Want to hear the details."
"Mr. Yang can supervise the smelter to produce a batch of armaments. The weapons and equipment manufactured by the smelter under the name of Shengfa Company naturally belong to the imperial court. If they are sent to the northwest in the name of the imperial court, there will be no worries.
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Yang Xuan slapped his thigh: "I understand, I'll pay for it, and let the emperor do the favors. That's what it means."
"That's right."
"Okay, for the sake of big brother, I paid for it."
This is called an exchange of favors. Yang Xuan asked the emperor to give favors, and the emperor arranged a position for Yang Xiao, and each got what he needed. It was much more reliable than the prince's method.
As for the subsequent weapons and equipment, that is another favor.
Although Shengfa Company belongs to the imperial court in name, this process still needs to go through some steps. The weapons and equipment produced by Shengfa Company are allocated to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War also has to pay for it.
Then Shengfa Company can gain another profit, and those people behind it can also benefit from it.
Once the Northwest Frontier Army discovers that these weapons are useful, they will receive large orders, which is not a small amount of money.
After the matter was discussed, Yang Xuan left the palace and was blocked by the old Taoist priest when he reached the door of his home.
The old Taoist priest was so excited that he took Yang Xuan directly into the Yang Mansion. When he came to the study, he said mysteriously: "How much silver do you think you have today?"
Yang Xuan said casually: "Is there one hundred thousand?"
The old Taoist priest couldn't hide his excitement at all. He opened his palms and turned them over several times: "One hundred and sixty thousand, that's a total of one hundred and sixty thousand taels of silver."
Yang Xuan rolled his eyes and said, "It's only 160,000, why are you so excited?"
The old Taoist priest said: "That's 160,000 a day. Do you think we can continue to build this dojo? We don't need 160,000, just 16,000 a day."
Yang Xuan was stunned: "Stop it, Daozhang Zhang, your idea is very dangerous."
The old Taoist priest was stunned: "If you don't want to do it, just don't do it. What do you mean by dangerous ideas?"
