Su Wan secretly sneered, Jin Shang really didn't know the height of the sky, and he didn't want to think about how he was worthy of being someone else's ally with this strength.

"Since you want to form an alliance with the Wu State, you should go to the Wu State Court, what are you looking for me to do?"

"Those Wu officials are too rude...... Ah no, I'm too busy, so I have to ask Her Royal Highness the princess to help introduce me. Ji Famin forced a smile.

Su Wan pondered for a moment and said: "Although Zhenxing is the concubine of the Wu Kingdom, it is not easy for her to deal directly with the officials of the imperial court, I will help you with this matter, what do you need, I will think of a way." ”

She made up her mind to be the intermediary between Jin Shang and Wu Guo.

“…… This, His Royal Highness the Prince wants weapons and armor, as well as food, I'm afraid you ......"

"Since you don't look down on me, then you can find someone else." Su Wan said coldly.

"Your Highness, don't be angry, the minister never meant that!"

"To tell you the truth, I can find a way to get you all the things you want, but you have to use money to buy them." Su Wan said lightly.

"Really?" Zifamin's eyes widened.

"Bastard, what is the identity of my Royal Highness, I will not be able to lie to you." Lin Chunji said angrily.

Ji Famin's eyes rolled and he said with a smile: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't have so much money now, or we owe it first, and ...... in the future."

"You can't be fooled by me, if you fail, can I still get the money you owe?" Su Wan said expressionlessly.

Ji Famin grabbed his head and looked embarrassed, not because he was too picky, but because the money they had accumulated in their hands had already been dedicated to the Japanese as a reward for sending troops.

At present, although Kim Shang is in control of Jincheng, he has already forcibly collected taxes several times, and if the taxes are collected again, those Silla people who originally supported him are afraid that they will rebel.

Su Wan looked at him for a while, frowned, and said, "Do you have any mines?" ”

Ji Famin's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Yes, we have obtained several Korean mines, both copper and iron mines!" ”

"Okay, you buy it with mines." Su Wan said.

She recently received news from Lai Qing that Yuan An, a Japanese, was in charge of commerce with foreigners, and not long ago, under his needle, Wu Guo sold two military equipment to two famous Japanese owners.

Su Wan's idea was to buy weapons from the court of Wu and sell them to Jin Shang, and act as a middleman to earn the difference, so that he could not only help Jin Shang, but also accumulate money to prepare for the restoration of the country in the future.

The Wu court also collects ores, and one of the famous Japanese lords is a weapon purchased with minerals, since Jin has no money, Su Wan thought of trading with minerals, and she can also earn the difference.

"Okay! Good! Ji Famin nodded again and again, overjoyed. Those ores are of little use to them, and it would be wonderful if they could be exchanged for weapons and food!

After the business was negotiated, Su Wan was much more enthusiastic about Ji Famin, and entertained him wholeheartedly, and the next day, Lin Chunji asked Lin Chunji to send him to the dock, and Ji Famin left Hangzhou by boat.

Inside the Imperial City.

Lu Yuan did not know that his maritime trade was blossoming.

He has been concerned about the fact that he has a high proportion of young officials, many of whom are inexperienced.

Moreover, he found that the officials admitted to the imperial examination were far inferior to Wu Yueguo's dozen or so degraded officials in terms of their ability to handle government affairs.

This gave him the idea of using more demotion officials.

But how to choose a demote is a big problem, after thinking about it carefully, he decided to open a Hongwen Pavilion, as long as anyone who has experience as an official can be assessed in the Hongwen Pavilion through internships.

The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Rites are jointly responsible for the evaluation, and the criterion is to screen out some officials who are not lacking in virtue and have the ability and experience.

In addition to the Wende Museum, Lu Yuan also opened an agricultural research hall at the same time, selecting talents from all over the world who are good at growing grain, and providing funds for them to do research and increase grain production.

This is also an idea that Lu Yuan has had for a long time.

He wrote down both things with a pen, and prepared to convene a meeting of some civil officials tomorrow, and if there was no problem, he would carry it out.

After dealing with government affairs, he began to think about military matters again.

There have been several recent military reports from the north, and none of them are good news for him.

On the battlefield of the Central Plains, the great war between the Liao and Zhou states changed. Liaozhou of Zhou was lost, and the Khitans tore a hole in Zhou's defense line.

A large number of cavalry borrowed from the Northern Han Dynasty and drove straight into the Zhou State through Liaozhou, and now the situation of the Zhou State is very critical.

In addition, Zhao Kuangyin laid down the three states of the Tang Kingdom, and now half of the land north of the Tang State has fallen into the hands of Zhao Kuangyin.

Although the Tang State sent Li Hongyi to lead the army north, Li Hongyi only repelled the Zhou army once when he was defending the city in Yangzhou. In several field duels outside the city, they all lost to Zhou Jun.

In the latest battle, Li Hongyi's Zhang Kai was completely annihilated by Zhao Kuangyin's Cao Bin's department, and Zhang Kai was killed in battle.

Lu Yuan felt that he was going to speed up his movements, and the Zhou State looked like he was powerless to return to the sky, and the day when he would be defeated by the Liao State might not be far off.

At that time, the entire Central Plains will be ravaged by the iron cavalry of the Liao army, the population will be slaughtered, and the cities will be destroyed, which is possible.

……

Golden House.

At the dinner table, Jin Yuanwu and Fu Wende sat opposite each other to eat, and when Xia Yurong came out with the dishes, she happened to see Jin Yuanwu serving vegetables to her grandfather, which made her very happy.

Putting the freshly prepared dishes on the table, she smiled lightly: "What are you doing in such a hurry, Hongwenguan will not run away." ”

"Yuanwu is so busy, it's rare to be able to go home, I missed it this time, I don't know when I will wait for next time." The old man said.

Xia Yurong sat down on the chair between the two, held his cheeks and asked, "Didn't Xianggong say that you can go by yourself?" Why does he have to take you in? ”

"You girl, where do you understand the trick. The most important thing in officialdom is the word favor, Yuan Wu is the Marquis of Yu in the Third Army, he took me over and I went over, can the effect be the same? Fu Wende looks very experienced.

Jin Yuanwu was silent, he didn't like to do this kind of thing, but Fu Wende had asked him to recommend him as an official many times before, but he had tried to shirk it.

If you don't agree to this matter, it may make the old man resentful, and it will be difficult for his wife to be caught in the middle.

Seeing Jin Yuanwu stop his chopsticks, Fu Wende hurriedly got up and said, "Let's hurry up." ”

"Good luck." Xia Yurong said with a smile.

The old man laughed twice, and said proudly: "The old man has been an official for many years, and he has been a state Sima, and with Yuanwu pulling from it, how can he be an official." ”

Leaving the mansion, the two headed towards the imperial city, where the Hongwen Pavilion and the Agricultural Research Hall were both located near Shangshu Province.

Walking on the Huangcheng Avenue, Fu Wende was full of joy, since Muzhou was defeated, he had been silent at home for more than a year, and he didn't expect to enter the officialdom again.

Who knew that the imperial court suddenly established a Hongwen Pavilion, which was equivalent to another form of imperial examination, but the test was not the content of the books, but practice and experience, which made Fu Wende see hope again.

The state of Wu is getting stronger and stronger, and no one will be unwilling to be an official in such a country.

The two were walking, and a guard came quickly and bowed his hand to Jin Yuanwu: "General Jin, the king has summoned you to the Wende Hall to discuss matters." ”

Jin Yuanwu was stunned for a moment, and then turned to look at Fu Wende.

"Since the king is looking for you, then you hurry over, I'm waiting for you here." Fu Wende waved his hand.

"Okay, then I'll go." Jin Yuanwu nodded.

After more than an hour, Jin Yuanwu still didn't come back, Fu Wende was old, and he was a little tired from waiting, and he was thinking about whether to go home first, when a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Wende!"

Fu Wende turned around and exclaimed, "Fang Thorn History!" ”

The person who called him turned out to be the former Muzhou assassin Shi Fangying.

Fang Ying laughed and walked over quickly: "Why are you here?" ”

"The old man's grandson-in-law said that the imperial court had recently opened a Hongwen Museum, so he had to bring the old man over to try it." The old man said lightly.

"That's a coincidence, I just came out of Hongwen Hall."

"What are you doing at Hongbunkan?"

"Of course, it's for the election of officials." Fang Ying said a little unpleasantly.

Who asked you this, Fu Wende thought to himself, what he wanted to know was where Fang Ying got the confidence to go to Hongwen Pavilion.

Although the other party was born as a Jinshi and had the experience of assassinating history, but Muzhou was lost by him at the beginning, such an incompetent person, how could the Wu court use him?

Fang Ying frowned, understanding something from Fu Wende's expression.

"Don't you think it's my responsibility to lose Muzhou in the first place?"

Isn't it? Fu Wende finally didn't say this sentence.

Fang Ying's tone stiffened and said: "I know that you Wu Yueguo officials think so, but fortunately, Wu Wangxiong is only strategic, his eyes are like torches, and he knows that the blame is not on me and Xi Lang, so he will reactivate Xi Lang." ”

"You said Xi Lang was activated?" Fu Wende was even more surprised, Xi Lang was the original general of the Muzhou Mansion Army, and it was the naval army he commanded that was defeated by Yu Xun, which lost Muzhou.

"Yes, he was recommended by Xiao Shilang, the capital of the Fourth Army, and now serves as a commander in the Fourth Army." Fang Ying lifted his chin.

Fu Wende couldn't believe it, Wu Jun was good at fighting, and the general would inevitably not be bad, since the general named Xiao Shilang recommended Xi Lang, couldn't it be that he lost the responsibility of Muzhou because Fang and Xi were incompetent?

Thinking of this, he shook his head and decided not to think about it yet.

"Brother Fang, you went to the Hongwen Pavilion just now, I don't know how the officials are selected inside?" He asked.

Fang Ying didn't care about his previous rudeness, and replied truthfully: "In the past few days, they have asked me to handle government affairs as a temporary official in various yamen, and I think it will be decided according to my ability to handle government affairs." ”

Fu Wende nodded secretly, this method is good, as long as the person in charge of judging is fair and just, he can indeed select the most capable officials.

Thinking of this, he said goodbye to Fang Ying and strode towards the Hongwen Pavilion.

He decided not to wait for Jin Yuanwu and try it himself.