Chapter 154: Retreat is Advance

After Gu Mohan made the court uproar, Qin Qi went to the hall wearing blood-stained armor and caused an uproar in the court again.

Chu Yu was very happy, and openly and secretly said that even if someone had bad intentions, but with Gu Mohan, Qin Qi and Luo Zhan sitting at the border pass, he would not be able to shake the rule of Chu State (Chu Yu).

And on the spot, Qin Qi was promoted to one level, named the general of Zhenbei, commanding the military affairs of Mozhou and a state, rewarding 30,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of gold, and 500 ends of colored satin.

Looking at the faces of the ministers above the court with satisfaction, after Chu Yu announced his retirement from the court, he announced that Gu Mohan, Su Cen and Qin Qi would go to the imperial study together.

As soon as he entered the study, Chu Yu pointed at Qin Qi and said to Chang Gong: "Quick, take him to change his clothes!" ”

With the smell of blood all over his body, it was no wonder that Dingguo Gong, who was closest to Qin Qi, had a pale face and was almost stunned.

Father-in-law Chang led Qin Qi to change clothes.

Chu Yu sat down on the chair and said sarcastically: "Su Cen, do you think, who wants the second prince to die?" ”

I thought that it was only Huibei Hou who colluded with Rouran, but the Huibei Hou family and even the few left by Su Cen had been killed by him after he bit people indiscriminately.

But there are still people who want the second prince to die.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to challenge Qin Qi, who brought 500 people to escort the prisoner car back.

Su Cen pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Mobei City, Huibei Hou's means of collecting money are not only empty salaries, but also stealing military rations, and if you want to steal military rations, it is not something that Huibei Hou's family can do." ”

And most importantly, where did the stolen military rations go?

If he didn't guess wrong, I'm afraid that most of the grain was sold to the Rouran people.

Otherwise, how could the people of Rouran listen to Huibeihou so much?

It's just that there is no evidence for this, so he won't tell Chu Yu.

"Steal for military rations!" Chu Yu was stunned for a moment and then sat up suddenly, and said angrily: "They are so bold! ”

The money used for military rations is more than military salaries, and such a large amount, if you use your hands and feet in it, it will not be a little bit or two of silver.

That's all his money!

It will be a year since he ascended the throne in the spring of next year, and he still wants to repair the palace and make himself more comfortable.

"Check! Find out who are them! Behead them all! Chu Yu slapped the table and shouted.

"Your Majesty." Wei Zhao walked in leisurely from outside the door, closed the door with his hand, and waved his hand to keep the guards outside.

"You know that, too?" Chu Yu glared at Wei Zhao.

"Your Majesty, this matter involves a lot, and we have no evidence, if we let someone with a heart push the matter on the Marquis of Huibei, and then lead it to General Gu and them by the way, the gain will outweigh the loss." Wei Zhao sighed.

"Am I still afraid of them!" Chu Yu's face was hideous, and he said angrily.

He was worried about this kind of uncontrollable thing, so he threatened the emperor to write the edict, and then killed a group of people without saying anything.

Kill less!

"Your Majesty, this matter is not in a hurry, but we have to think about what to do in the future?" Wei Zhao said: "If those people don't stop, and General Gu is still provided with some moldy grain and old grain, and then someone agitates one or two, then the military salary is guaranteed, and the soldiers will mutiny." ”

Chu Yu's face changed suddenly.

"Lord Wei, if you have any ideas, please just say it, right?" Su Cen bowed to Wei Zhao.

"Do you have a way?" Chu Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The minister has been thinking about it for the past few days, the matter of military rations is too involved, and if it is really moved, it will definitely affect the supply of military rations, but the minister thinks, what if we find another way to provide military rations? Bypass these people now, first ensure the supply of military rations, and then strictly investigate and wipe out those people. ”

Wei Zhao's expression was solemn, but his tone was calm.

"How?" A light flashed in Chu Yu's eyes, and his face was also relaxed, and he said in a deep voice.

"If we take advantage of the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, mobilize the power of those businessmen, and lure those businessmen to take the initiative to send grain to the border with usurious interest." Wei Zhao smiled faintly and said, "Wouldn't you need those people anymore?" ”

"Be specific!" Chu Yu stood up with a swish.

"We can buy the grain transported by the merchants at the border at a price ten or twenty percent higher than the price of grain in the market, and then pay the merchants for the grain with a part of the cash silver and a part of the salt and tea, and we will pay a kind of lead strip, with which the merchant can go to the place designated on the lead strip to receive the corresponding amount of salt and tea on the lead strip."

Wei Zhao paused for a moment, and said with a light smile: "In this way, not only can we bypass those people, but also save a lot of transportation costs, and besides, we don't have to pay cash, but use salt and tea to deduct, and if there are merchants to join the sales, we can also control the price of salt and tea." ”

"Kill three birds with one stone!" Chu Yu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Have you calculated, how much money I can save!" ”

Wei Zhao rubbed his brows.

He had just been bombarded by this method yesterday, and he thought about it all night before he came up with the general idea.

This one is good, just ask how much money you can save......

What is involved here is not only the cost of transportation and labor that is saved, but also the need to pay cash, and most importantly, the large amount of commercial tax can be generated!

However, he didn't understand this.

After thinking about it, Wei Zhao said: "The minister roughly estimated, a year, at least eight million taels can be saved." ”

"! That's it! Chu Yu laughed.

Qin Qi was silent at the door, and when Chu Yu's laughter was heard for the time being, he saluted at the door and said, "The last general will see the emperor." ”

"Come on, come on, come in." Chu Yu beckoned in a good mood: "It's just right, come and tell me, how did Mobei fight?" ”

Qin Qi roughly explained the process, it was nothing more than that Gu Mohan found that something was wrong when he went out to patrol, so he ordered him to follow those Rouran people, and then he followed, and found that those people were going to Mobei, and it was too late to report back at that time, so he only sent a messenger to ask Gu Mohan what to do, and then Gu Mohan asked him to go directly to Mobei.

Then there are the battle processes in the battle report, but they are more dangerous.

Hearing this, Chu Yu slapped the table hatefully and scolded Lingchi for not taking Huibei Hou, and secretly congratulated him on his good luck and let Gu Mohan and Qin Qi touch him like this.

Or......

His throne is precarious.

"Your Majesty." Qin Qi knelt on the ground and said, "A certain general will ask the emperor for something." ”

"Huh? You said. Chu Yu was thinking in his heart about who else behind the Marquis of Huibei would threaten his throne, and he was a little absent-minded.

"Your Majesty, a certain general has seen the defense of Mobei City, and the main force of the Rouran people is still aimed at Ganzhou, and a certain general thinks that it is enough for Mobei City to have a garrison of 100,000 troops, and the 130,000 people given by the emperor, if there is the original garrison of Mobei City, a certain general will implore the emperor to agree to disarm and dissolve them."

Chu Yu was stunned for a moment, hurriedly withdrew his wandering gaze, looked at Qin Qi who was on the ground, and said, "You mean, you don't want so many people?" ”

"Your Majesty, General Gu can't afford to support so many people." Qin Qi's eyes looked at the ground, a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice.

"That's right." Chu Yu glanced at Gu Mohan, who had been expressionless all the time (in fact, he was out of the world), and said, "Brother Han, what do you think?" Brother Han? Brother Han? ”

"Huh?" After being called by Chu Yu three times in a row, Gu Mohan came back to his senses and said: "What Qin Qi said is also right, it turns out that there are only 100,000 people in Mobei, and there has been no war for fifty years, if the Marquis of Huibei can hold it, we can naturally hold it." ”

"So, well, I agreed!" Chu Yu looked tragic, but in fact he was happy.

After a pause, he said kindly: "That, Brother Han, if you think there are a lot of people, you can also cut it." ”