328, burn the local tyrant
Regarding the conditions proposed by Wei Junmo, it was not only King Ning who was shocked, but also Nangong Mo. She didn't know if Wei Junmo suddenly thought of the idea, or if she had always planned to do so. But such a whimsical idea is really hard to believe that it was thought of by a person like Wei Junmo, who has an indifferent personality and is almost paralyzed. Except, of course, Nangong Mo. Of course, she knew that just because someone was cold doesn't mean he's really a cold person who doesn't care about anything. What's more, how dark this belly is just by looking at his past records. It's just that a cold appearance will always give the illusion that this person is not a sinister and calculating person. Only after he suffered a loss in his hands would he secretly regret that he had looked away.
"Is this your idea or does King Yan mean?" Returning to the inn and sitting down, Nangong Mo couldn't help but ask.
"It's the one I proposed to my uncle." Wei Jun said unexpectedly. Nangong Mo thought about it, King Yan hoped that Wei Junmo would lead his troops to fight and make meritorious contributions on the battlefield. But Wei Junmo wanted to run out with all his heart, thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a little too easy for King Yan to agree to Wei Junmo coming out this time, obviously Wei Junmo had a private chat with His Royal Highness King Yan behind his back. Nangong Mo was not angry that Wei Junmo was hiding this matter from him, after all, from the beginning, they had the intention of competing over who could convince King Ning. In other words, she was bored and unilaterally wanted to compete with Wei Junmo. If Wei Junmo directly told her about the plan, she wouldn't be happy. Now, though, she's not much happier. Wei Junmo's plan... She hadn't thought of it. Could it be that she is really stupider than Wei Junmo? That's impossible! Or is it true as others say... Three years of stupid pregnancy?
As if he understood Nangong Mo's thoughts, Wei Gongzi's lips hooked up with a faint smile, and he raised his hand and gently brushed the hair on her cheeks.
"Flawless unhappy?"
Nangong Mo rolled his eyes and pulled down his hand, shook his head and asked, "Do you think King Ning will agree?" "The idea of spending money to hire an army is very advanced, but whether King Ning will agree is a question. After all, Tai Ning Wei is the strongest hole card in Ning Wang's hand, and Ning Wang may not be willing to give it.
Wei Junmo thought for a while, "Seventy percent may agree, I only need 150,000." â
This is also a number that is just within the bearing line of King Ning. Tainingwei is said to have 250,000, but the reliable information they got should be more than 300,000. Wei Junmo only needs 150,000, which is not more than half, which will not make King Ning worry too much, in case the army is not controlled by him in the future, it will be chaotic. It can also greatly reduce the burden of Xizhou and even make a lot of money. Now that the imperial court is fighting with Youzhou, Xizhou is not unaffected. Merchants from the Western Regions to Xizhou could no longer go to the south, and many of the trade routes and even grain routes in the south might be cut off later. Wei Junmo's promise to open the way for him is also a great temptation. Now that there is no war in Xizhou, it is not easy to raise hundreds of thousands of people for nothing.
Nangong Mo asked, "There is so much money in the Yan Wangfu?" "Speaking of which, the money spent on borrowing troops is really much more than the money spent on recruiting troops directly from Youzhou. Now that the war is going on, Youzhou's finances are not rich, and King Yan can come up with one or two million taels in one breath for Wei Junmo's plan that I don't know if it can be done?
Wei Junmo shook his head, looked at Nangong Mo and said, "Uncle only gave one million taels." â
"In other words, we have to settle the money ourselves?" Nangong Modao. If you don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, when you saw that Wei Gongzi was 500,000 taels when she made a move, Nangong Mo only felt that the royal family was the real tyrant. But after really getting to know them, I realized that the royal family also has royal difficulties. For example, the treasury that is empty from time to time, for example, Youzhou Wei, who spends money like water, for example, the prince of Yanwangfu is not as rich as her, and so on.
Nangong Mo's eyes flashed slightly, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "You mean, this borrowed Taining Wei will be fully dispatched by you in the future?" "It's not beneficial at all, is Wei Gongzi willing to spit out a few million taels casually? Even his own uncle can't be so generous.
Wei Gongzi nodded slightly.
Nangong Mo was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "What the hell are you... Do you have any plans to return people to King Ning? â
Wei Junmo said softly: "Naturally, we have to pay it back, but if they don't want to go back, it has nothing to do with us." â
"......: "You really have faith.
Nangong Mo lowered his head and thought about it for a long time, okay, it should be regarded as spending money to buy an army, and in this way, this deal is still very cost-effective. After all, Wei Junmo obviously didn't want to get involved in Youzhou Wei's military power. However, if they reorganize the army on their own empty-handed, it will certainly not be possible for an army to go from being formed to fully forming its combat effectiveness without a year and a half. As for wanting to become an elite soldier like Tai Ningwei, ten or eight years are less. The amount of money spent on this is not something that one or two million can solve.
With a sigh, Nangong Mo asked, "What are your plans, tell me completely." I'm not going to fight you this time. "When it comes to war, Nangong Mo doesn't like to compete. What you are not good at is not good at it, and there is no need to appear to be capable of everything, as if you are omnipotent.
Wei Junmo reached out and took her into his arms, leaned over and dropped a kiss on her smooth forehead. Then he whispered his plan slowly.
After listening to Wei Junmo's words, it was already two quarters of an hour later. Nangong Mo looked at the handsome man in front of him speechlessly, speechless for a long time. Especially that she is still competing with King Ning, Wei Junmo has already thought about what will happen so far in the future, no wonder no matter how perfunctory King Ning is, he looks calm.
"If King Ning doesn't agree to live or die, what are you going to do?" Nangong Mo asked. With King Ning's urine, it is indeed possible that he will hold back his breath and not agree just to gamble with Wei Junmo.
Wei Junmo thought for a while, "Originally, I planned to cripple it first." But seeing that Flawless was so interested, he couldn't bear to spoil her mood.
"Aren't you afraid that he will fight you to the death in a fit of anger?" Nangong Mo was speechless.
"I can kill him, he can't
"I can kill him, he can't kill me."
So you just rely on your martial arts to bully others who are not as good as you? Is this really a hero?
"He's your uncle."
Wei Gongzi nodded, "Well, I know." â
So? So, there is no so.
Nangong Mo was shocked and at the same time, he also admired Wei Junmo's whimsy and courage. No wonder King Yan valued this nephew more than his three sons, Wei Junmo obviously had a natural talent for these things, even if he rarely showed it, and even as if he had not received an orthodox royal education. King Wen Ning borrowed troops and went south from Chenzhou to outflank the imperial court soldiers and horses from Youzhou Wei to the east and west. Not to mention that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court could not deal with Youzhou with all their might, if Shun lĂŹ marched into Jinling from Jinzhou and Chenzhou, it was obviously more convenient than from Youzhou. And Chenzhou's situation in the past two years has not increased, and it can be said that the people of Chidi are not happy. Xiao Qianye, the new emperor, is naturally not highly evaluated in the hearts of the people. As long as they operate well, they may be able to take these places without bloodshed.
In addition, once you wait until Tainingwei is out of Xizhou. King Ning didn't say that he could transfer it back if he wanted to.
"How could you want to do that?" Nangong Mo asked softly.
Wei Junmo said indifferently: "This can end this war faster, and... I need strength to protect you. "This you are naturally Princess Gongmo Changping and her two children. King Yan is very good to Princess Changping and Wei Junmo, which no one can deny, but Wei Junmo doesn't think that such a good thing is reliable. Time has changed, and nothing in this world is constant. What's more, even if King Yan remains unchanged for the rest of his life, he will die of old age, and the most reliable thing is always that the power is in his own hands. Wei Junmo has understood this truth since he was a child, so when he was suppressed by the Jingjiang County Royal Mansion and not valued by the first emperor because of his background, he decisively abandoned the noble status of the royal family and escaped into the rivers and lakes at the age of his teens to form Zixiao Pavilion. In Youzhou for the past two years, he didn't seem to be interested in military power, and even when King Yan sent it to him, he pushed it out. It's not that he really disdains power, but he believes that the most powerful and unbreakable power is not given by people, but by his own efforts. Although he doesn't seem to have any military power in Youzhou Wei in the past two years, Wei Gongzi's reputation and achievements have already spread all over Youzhou Wei, and even in Taining Wei, who has been paying attention to Youzhou, he is also well-known.
This is also the difference between Wei Junmo, Xiao Qianye, and Xiao Qianchi, the royal descendants. They are all waiting for the gift of their elders or fighting for power in the hands of their elders. But what Wei Junmo pursues is, what I want, I will create zĂ o myself.
Nangong Mo looked at him in his arms with a smile and said with a smile: "Xiao Qianye will hate you to death." â
"When did he not hate me?" Wei Gongzi didn't think so, since he knew the so-called astrological fate, in Xiao Qianye's heart, he was afraid that he would be regarded as an object that had to be eliminated. Lazily leaning on his arms, Nangong Mo suddenly thought a little weirdly: I don't know if Gong Yuchen would have thought that Wei Junmo would suddenly come out like this? What will be his expression when he learns the news? Of course, Nangong Mo doubted that there was anyone in this world who had seen Gong Yuchen's expression.
"County Lord, Childe." Liu Han came in and said, "Sure enough, as the county lord expected, Wei Hongfei and his party have left Xizhou City and gone to the southeast. â
Nangong Mo sat up, nodded and said to Wei Junmo: "It seems that I have returned to Jinling, this time I have returned to Jinling... Wei Hongfei is going to be unlucky. â
Not to mention that he has not done anything in Xizhou for so long, he has not even been able to find out the news that Wei Junmo asked King Ning to borrow troops. This time, Xiao Qianye didn't cut Wei Hongfei even if he was lenient.
Liu Han said with a smile: "The people from the Jingjiang County Palace's Mansion are in a hurry, and I heard that they left the city directly without even packing their luggage. â
Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Who can blame you for your own death?" He should be glad that King Ning doesn't want to tear his face with Xiao Qianye now, otherwise, with King Ning's temper, the three of them are afraid that only one of them will not be able to leave Xizhou. Liu Han, immediately send a message back to Youzhou, and let Lin Changfeng, Jian Qiuyang, and Qu Lianxing come over. Liu Han's spirit was shocked, "County Lord, do we have something to do?" "The county lord and the prince have finally decided to cheer up and stop living a leisurely life? These days in Xizhou City, except for making King Ning angry from time to time, Liu Han really didn't see the significance of their trip to Xizhou? I knew that it was so boring, so it was better to stay in Youzhou City to take care of the little boy and the little lady.
Nangong Mo nodded slightly, "Go quickly, let them do their best." â
"Yes! Princess. â
Sure enough, as Wei Junmo expected, King Ning finally agreed to Wei Junmo's request to borrow troops after struggling for several days. This borrowed soldier is naturally secret, as soon as Tainingwei comes out of Xizhou, he must no longer use the banner of Tainingwei, and he can't wear Tainingwei's clothing and weapons, so... That's another big buck. However, Nangong Mo, who had just calculated the accounts, said that he didn't need to care about this, 150,000 elite soldiers were definitely much better than 500,000 recruits. The price is a little more expensive, but the value for money is definitely great.
King Ning looked at the thick stack of silver tickets in his hand, and only felt that his mood was extremely complicated. Looking at Wei Junmo and Nangong Mo's appearance that they were not distressed at all, all the requests he made agreed to in one go, as if he had taken advantage of this transaction, but King Ning was all kinds of grievances and entanglements. Did his third brother really dig up a gold mine and make such a generous move, and he didn't look bad at all? Haven't you heard that there are gold mines in Youzhou?
His Royal Highness King Ning didn't know that it was not His Royal Highness King Yan who was not bad for money, but the couple in front of him. Wei Junmo can use a Zixiao Palace to supply Youzhou Wei's military rations for many years, and he will only have more in his hands. After all, Wei Gongzi is not a selfless person. Not to mention, Nangong Mo's dowry was indescribable for ten miles of red makeup. The most important thing is that there is also the treasure of King Han in their hands, even if they share a part of King Yan, what remains in their hands still accounts for the majority. Wei Junmo would never send the part that originally belonged to Nangong Mo and the chord song to his uncle. In addition, there are also capable people who are good at management, although their names are not on the list of the rich people in Daxia now, but they are handed
But the wealth in their hands definitely does not belong to the rich.
King Ning put away the silver ticket hatefully, and said to the two people angrily: "King Qian Ben has accepted it, this is a talisman for transferring troops." Don't let this king know what you shouldn't be doing outside in the name of Tai Ningwei. â
Nangong Mo stretched out his hand to catch the talisman thrown by King Ning, and said with a smile: "Thank you, uncle." â
Wei Junmo took out a list and gently sent it to King Ning with a single palm, "These people, you take them back." "The names of some of the generals were written on the list.
King Ning squinted, "What do you mean?" â
"I don't have the money to raise waste, let alone the fine crops. If I cut it because of the espionage news, I will not pay the pension. It's up to you whether you want to take it back or not. Wei Jun Mo said.
His Royal Highness King Ning couldn't swallow a mouthful of blood in his chest and couldn't spit it out, grinding his teeth hatefully and said, "This king knows!" "What's wrong with a few spies? Who doesn't have a few spies in the army? He's going to know what these two bastards are doing with his Tainingwei, right?
Wei Junmo looked at his face, which was blue and purple for a while, and said calmly: "You don't need to be meticulous, just ask me and tell you." â
"Huh?" King Ning's face was in disbelief, these days were enough for him to understand how cunning this nephew with facial paralysis was. Wei Hongfei's family has not been killed by him for so many years, it is really unscientific.
Wei Gongzi said that King Ning purely lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, "I want to fight Chenzhou, together?" â
"......" King Ning was silent for a long time, and then said expressionlessly: "Thank you, you don't have to." â
King Ning, who received the money after the negotiation was completed on the Ning Wangfu's side, was also a cheerful person, and he didn't have the same casualness as before, and directly assigned a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses to Wei Junmo in one of the two military camps closest to Chenzhou in the south of Xizhou. After seeing the 150,000 elite soldiers, Wei Gongzi was in a happy mood, and very generously threw another one million taels to His Royal Highness King Ning, saying that he would borrow it for half a year first. Holding two million taels of silver tickets, His Royal Highness King Ning's jealous eyes were red. A stinky boy without a title, he dares to be more generous than him, and he really wants to burn the local tyrant!
After getting the soldiers and horses, Lin Changfeng and the others came quickly. Although they didn't know what Wei Junmo asked them to do in Xizhou, since Wei Gongzi summoned them, of course, they had to arrive immediately. When he arrived in the army and looked at the murderous army in front of him, Changfeng Gongzi was so shocked that he almost dropped his jaw.
"It's... This, this... Miss Mo, have you really dealt with King Ning? "The prince of King Yan is about to demonize King Ning, it turns out that His Royal Highness King Ning is also vulnerable in front of Gongzi Wei?
Nangong Mo happily interrupted his delusion, "King Ning can't handle it, these soldiers and horses are borrowed by us at our expense." Million. â
"......" Ben Gongzi really wants to kneel. Changfeng Gongzi looked at the two in front of him in despair, "Do you two know how much it costs?" "The soldiers' clothes and weapons must all be changed, and the military salary cannot be lower than in Xizhou. There are still people who die in war! If they can convince King Ning how good it is, they don't need to spend a penny, why don't these two know to work hard? As for whether the effort can succeed or not, it doesn't matter if Changfeng Gongzi doesn't succeed, in Changfeng Gongzi's opinion, the failure is due to these two people's passive slacking work.
Qu Lianxing next to him crackled his small abacus, "Each soldier needs about one or two military salaries a month, as well as military rations for the army of 150,000 and weapons that need to be prepared, etc." It is conservatively estimated that it will take about 300,000 taels a month. "This is really the most conservative estimate, since ancient times, fighting wars and raising soldiers has been the most expensive work.
Nangong Mo waved his hand and said, "Changfeng Gongzi should be restless, things can't be counted like this." If King Ning sends troops, the benefits won will naturally be shared with him, not to mention that Tai Ningwei is his person, if we are with him, do you think... How much voice can we have in the military? In the end, it wasn't that he said what to do, so he could only do it? â
Changfeng Gongzi rolled his eyes, "Did the Yan Wangfu give the money?" He knew that Nangong Mo had just mobilized a large amount of silver taels, and it was obvious that they had to pay for all the money.
Nangong Mo looked at him with a smile, and Changfeng Gongzi could only stroke his forehead, "I know ......"
"Don't be like this, as long as Chenzhou and Jinzhou are defeated, the silver will come back."
"Do you think I don't know that there is a drought in Chenzhou right now?" After laying down Chenzhou, the silver will only flow faster like water.
"High investment leads to high returns."