On the snow-covered road, several wagons trudged with some difficulty, their wheels digging deep grooves in the snow, and hundreds of cavalry guarded around the wagons, although they were driving on their own land, their vigilance was still the highest, this time, they were not on the enemy, but against the possible attack of their own forces.

Inside the carriage, Fan Sui sat against the wall, covered with a thick blanket, holding a stove in his hand, even so, he was still shivering from the cold, but a man sitting opposite him was wearing armor all over his body, and a steel knife out of the sheath was lying horizontally on his lap.

"Lord Shoufu, it's really hard for you, let you go back in such a simple carriage, mainly for the sake of safety, the carriage that General Tan Feng prepared for you is too conspicuous, and the enemy will recognize at a glance that you are sitting in that carriage." The man was a little humble and authentic.

Fan Sui smiled and shook his head slightly: "General Zhuo, this is nothing, compared to when I went to Yingchuan half a year ago, it was much better, at that time I was sitting in a cage, the snow was all over the sky, the cold wind was pressing, and even my beard was frozen ballast. Compared to then, I think it's pretty good now. ”

"Fan Daofu was aggrieved, and you know that the king had no choice at that time! Please also ask Shousuke-sama not to complain. The general surnamed Zhuo explained.

"Of course I do." Fan Sui chuckled, "Otherwise, I, Fan, wouldn't be alive, General Zhuo, how do you feel about going to Yingchuan this time?" ”

The general surnamed Zhuo nodded: "I feel very deeply, General Tan has only been in Yingchuan County for more than two years, but the changes in Yingchuan County are extremely amazing, and in the past six months, Lord Shoufu has also helped to do a lot of work." To tell the truth, seeing the present situation of Yingchuan County, I have great confidence in defeating the Han Kingdom. ”

Fan Sui lowered his head and was silent for a long time, "Actually, Li Ru's idea is not wrong, our Great Qin is different from the Han State, and carrying out such a big reform will inevitably endanger the foundation, and the country may be in chaos." I have discussed this fact with General Tan, and I have come to the same conclusion as Li Ru. ”

The general surnamed Zhuo was dumbfounded all of a sudden: "Lord Shoufu, you ......"

"You want to ask, since we have come to the same conclusion as Li Ru, why do I still insist on reform, right?" Fan Sui raised his head and stared at the other party.

"Yes." General Zhuo nodded.

"To put it bluntly, it's risk. Because with the current situation of our Great Qin, there is no change, and sooner or later it will be dragged to death by the Han Kingdom. The country's economy is on the verge of collapse, the people are impoverished, and there is almost no overnight food, Han Guo Gao Yuan said. Water can carry boats, but also can overturn boats, the people are the foundation of the country, if the people can't survive. Where is the strong Great Qin? Li Ru wanted to continue the previous policy to accumulate national strength, but now it is no longer feasible, at that time. The economy of Qin has not been affected by external shocks, so Li Ru has succeeded, but now, you have also seen that within our Qin State, all walks of life are full of Han products, and a large amount of gold and silver have been passed through trade to the Han State, I didn't know much about this before, but in the past two years, I have opened my eyes, and finally figured out the sinister means of Gao Yuan, the free trade agreement signed between him and Li Ru is more sinister than a direct war, and the two sides fight, and now we will not necessarily lose, There will still be a possibility of winning, but this economic battlefield is already doomed to lose before it has even begun. ”

"Since the previous ones no longer work, then we can only seek change, change will work, and the general will not hurt, even if we have to suffer labor pains because of it." Fan Sui's eyes flashed with determination, "Rather than being consumed alive by the Han people, and finally watching them enter the Great Qin, it is better to take a risk and take the initiative to seek change, although there is a life of nine deaths, but there is always a life, and according to the current strategy, it may be able to barely maintain for a few years, but it is definitely ten deaths." ”

"This is the reason why I must insist on reform, Tan Feng walked in front of me, Yingchuan County under his governance, has begun to recover, of course, Yingchuan has his particularity, years of war, so that the damage here is serious, the big families die to death, escape, but Tan Feng opportunity, just like Gao Yuan back then, when he did these things, he did not suffer much resistance, and now he has seen the results, Tan Feng has achieved self-sufficiency in military food, and in two years, Tan Feng can not maintain an army of tens of thousands of people like the imperial court, which requires a penny of military expenses. ”

"Shousuke, I also carefully observed in Yingchuan, Yingchuan has indeed changed a lot, but many things, such as taxes, are maintained on the trade with the Han people in Yingshui on the other side, once the Han people cut off this line, it is still very difficult."

"This is Tan Feng's cleverness, and now he does not hesitate to make it low and small, and it is also for this reason." Fan Sui sighed, "Have you been to the other side to see it?" ”

General Zhuo nodded, "I sneaked in in disguise to see, to be honest, I was shocked, especially their infrastructure, the road extends in all directions, in such weather, even the snow on the road is clean, I heard that they asked someone to pay for it, just to ensure transportation, just this, I'm afraid it's a big expense." ”

"The Han government owes money year after year, and has never heard of how much surplus their treasury has, where does the money go? All on this, build roads, pave bridges, water conservancy, a lot of money to put down, now it seems to be sprinkled into the water, but in the long run, it is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, Gao Yuan said, if you want to get rich, first build roads, he really implemented this, the traffic artery that runs through the north and south has already been built through the years, and the traffic artery that runs through the east and west, can be completed next year, such a huge territory of the Han Kingdom, but in just a few years, such a magnificent project has been completed, people have to admire, the two traffic arteries through, It is not only to promote the prosperity of the country, the convenience of communication, even if it is above the military, it also has great strategic significance, you are a general, you should know the importance of transportation to the army. ”

General Zhuo nodded, "Yes, when I went from Jicheng to Jishi City, it was cavalry, and it took more than a month, which was also guaranteed by the logistics system, but when General Li entered the grassland, in just half a month, Gao Yuan mobilized a large number of troops to help, which is the reason." ”

"The national strength of the Han Kingdom is far from what we can compare with now." Fan Sui said sadly: "We are too far behind, and now we start reforming, even if we succeed, for a long time, we can only compromise, lean over and be small, and wait for the opportunity." ”

"Your Excellency, you're too pessimistic, aren't you?" General Zhuo said: "As long as our army is still strong, maybe a big victory can turn everything around." ”

"Maybe, but I don't see it that way." Fan Sui sighed: "The victory or defeat of a war can't hurt the foundation of the Han State, their mobilization ability, their economic ability, they are destined to quickly mobilize a huge force to deal with it, but we can't afford to lose a battle." ”

"Lord Shoufu, this time I dived to Yingshui and saw the new money of the Han Kingdom, and the colorful paper tickets can be used as gold and silver? I don't think the merchants, the people, or the people there, are worried. ”

"The kind of note you are talking about is a banknote issued by the central bank of the Han Kingdom." Fan Sui looked at the top wall of the carriage and pondered for a long time, "Now I still don't know what the relationship is here, but thinking about it, it is definitely not good for Daqin." If you think about it, the merchants of the Qin State went to the Han Kingdom to buy goods, and took real money and silver, but in exchange for this kind of paper, to put it bluntly, this paper is actually penniless, if one day the Han government declares it invalid, this paper is too hard for you to take to the toilet. ”

"Aren't their own people worried?"

"This involves the country's credit problem, Gao Yuan's reputation is rising, the common people, businessmen, all believe in him, he used to live by borrowing, issued bonds every year, paid the principal and interest on time, has accumulated good credit, this point, we may learn from it."

"I see that a lot of Qin merchants also deposit money in the banks of the Han people, which is not a good thing, if the Qin people use the money of the Han State in the future, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles." General Zhuo shook his head and sighed.

"It's very good that you can see this, in fact, you should also understand that many of our wealthy gentry in Daqin have quietly transferred their money to the Han Kingdom and deposited it in their central bank, from another angle, that is to say, these people in our country don't believe that our Daqin can win, and then find a way back for themselves." Fan Sui said with some sadness: "So, if we don't change, are we far from death?" ”

"It's also a knife to stretch out your head, and it's also a knife to shrink your head, so you can only take risks, Shousuke-sama, that's what you mean, right?" General Zhuo asked.

"Not bad. Even if this reform caused domestic turmoil, he had to persevere, and it was precisely because the king saw this clearly that he made up his mind. And Tan Feng's success in Yingchuan also gave Wang Shang confidence. ”

"Cui Shoufu, they won't be blind to this, why do they have to object?"

"Because the reform will make them lose their power, their wealth, and touch their roots." Fan Sui said lightly. "Everything they have is built on the old system, and if they change that, they will have nothing. You say they want to kill me? ”

General Zhuo nodded: "Yes, according to the news we got from the Black Ice Platform, they do have this plan, and it is likely that it has been implemented, so I will appear here, but Lord Shoufu rest assured, General Tan's five hundred cavalry is very good, in the dark where you can't see, our Black Ice Platform also has protection, and it will definitely allow Lord Shoufu to arrive in Beijing safely." (To be continued......)