In his previous life, Zhao Yu had heard a saying from an eldest brother who had forgotten his name, which meant that 'in the history of world development, whoever can obtain great wealth can build a huge empire on it. He thought that this guy said too well, no matter when you have money, you can do things, you can only attract talents, expand the army and repair weapons, and you must have capital to do business! Now whether I want to go to Qiongzhou or run away, I can't do it without money.

"I just heard what Mr. said, and I know that the situation in Qiongzhou has deteriorated to such an extent, and now that many of us are immediately on the island, it will definitely increase the burden on the local government, which will cause contradictions, and it is not conducive to our foothold. Therefore, before entering the station, I wanted to raise a part of the military expenses and food, so as not to compete with the officials and people on the island for profit in a short period of time, so as to facilitate our administration, army expansion, and preparation for war. Zhao Yu replied after a moment's thought.

As soon as the old man asked Zhao Hao just now, he understood that these literati who were deeply influenced by traditional culture could not change their sour and rotten problems at any time, and they always liked to tell a big truth to flaunt their righteousness. But they don't want to think about what they don't have money to use to buy food and pay their salaries. Even if everyone is in a high realm and doesn't care if they have a salary, you have to prepare a guy for others to take advantage of, no matter how much you instigate, you can't make people hungry, and you have to fight hard with your bare hands!

No matter how many visitors come to the door, they understand that they can't be empty-handed, so they can carry something. Now his good guy came to the door with a large group of people empty-handed, not only did he not give the hammer, but also let the family eat and drink the hospitality, and finally asked for something, no one knows that they are here to snatch food from their mouths, and I have to eat one less bite if you eat a bite. If the time is short, you may lose face, and if the time is long, you will definitely have to be driven away.

The truth is this truth, the old man must be like a mirror in his heart, but now Zhao Yu can't say it directly, otherwise the old man will definitely think that he is vulgar, low-level, and indecent, and he can't run away from a few times, so he should be more reserved, and speak lofty, indicating that raising money is not to satisfy his own selfish desires, but to be in a stable place and reduce the consideration of the local people.

"His Royal Highness's love for the people is admirable, but His Highness doesn't raise money from the local government, where does it come from?" Ying Jieyan listened to the solemn expression and softened down, and felt very relieved in his heart, but he also had doubts, this money may be given by the imperial court, but it will definitely not be too much, how to fill the gap, it is not the two immortal masters who passed on the ability to turn stones into gold to the prince!

"Rob!"

"Rob?!" Ying Jieyan was taken aback, but fortunately, the old man was deeply determined, and his hand trembled twice to stabilize it, so he didn't spill the tea. Xindao just praised His Highness for the sake of the people, why did he turn his face and make a mistake?

"Sir also thinks that this method is feasible, it seems that it is really the same as the hero!" Zhao Yu gave a thumbs up and smiled, but he was happier when he saw the old man stammering, of course he did it without malice, but he felt that after the old man became a master, he pretended to be serious in front of him, and he made him very uncomfortable by putting on a deputy teacher, and he wanted to 'liven' the atmosphere on a whim.

"Cough, cough ......" coughed violently, but this was by no means a light cough to hide embarrassment, but a breath in his chest. I was also wondering in my heart, I just questioned his approach just now, how could it be that I also agreed to rob money? If this spreads, won't it become his own instigation of His Highness to set up arson and plunder, and he will not be able to tell clearly when he is full of mouths. can peek at His Highness's sloppy appearance, which makes him have to suspect that His Highness is playing a trick on himself again!

"The gentleman also knew that the imperial court was in financial difficulties, and that all its needs were taken from the localities, and that the places where the decrees reached were getting smaller and smaller, and the supply was no longer sustainable. If we levy it again, it will make matters worse for the people, and it will inevitably arouse the opposition of the army and the people, and then cause trouble. Zhao Yu got up and slapped his back for the festival and said.

"Your Highness!" Ying Jieyan waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and thanked him again. The prince touched his back with his own hands, and he was still very moved, but this could not eliminate the doubts in his heart, "Your Highness knows this, what do you want?" ”

"Since you can't take it from the people, you can only take it from the enemy!" Zhao Yu sat back down and said. I didn't think much of the old man's politeness, in his previous life, he was a good young man who respected the old and loved the young, and it was just natural to do this little thing, and he didn't have any ideas, but he didn't expect the old man to be moved with tears in his eyes, of course, it may also be choked.

"From the enemy?! Please also ask Your Highness to make it clear. The old man was stunned again, and secretly sighed that he was old. He is not a stupid person, in the past, he only needed a few words from the leader, or even a look, to fully understand his intentions and know his thoughts. But today, despite all his attention, he couldn't keep up with His Highness's thinking, and he couldn't understand the little prince's mind after many inquiries.

"I want to fight Guangzhou."

"Capture Guangzhou?!" The old man was completely blindsided, but this time he was frightened by His Highness's boldness. Guangzhou is an important town on the East Guangnan Road, an important place for the Song and Mongolian sides, and the Yuan army has heavy troops after the fall again. The imperial court also tried to recover Guangzhou to relieve the pressure, but gave up. Think about it, although the imperial court has been defeated repeatedly, it is still known as 300,000 soldiers, and even if the water is squeezed dry, there are 100,000 soldiers available, and they are not able to attack. And there are only more than 2,000 volunteers who are still in the state of training, and they dare to attack the idea of Guangzhou, which can be called bold.

"Yes!" Zhao Yu nodded and said, "Guangzhou is a thoroughfare of the four seas, prosperous in commerce and trade, and a place where wealth gathers. Guangdong has also become richer and richer since the development of Lingnan. The Yuan army has come all the way north, plundering huge sums of property along the way, and it is not yet time to transport it north, and it will all be stored in Canton, as long as we can capture it, we will definitely get a lot of money......"

"Your Highness, slow down!" Ying Jieyan really couldn't listen to it anymore, so he had to interrupt His Highness's words, and secretly sighed in his heart that the prince was treating Guangzhou as his own treasury, thinking that he could get it by stretching out his hand, but he still held back his anger and asked, "It is true that Guangzhou is rich and easy to levy military supplies, but there is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and me, what is the clever plan of His Highness to defeat the enemy and win?" ”

"Sir, did you ignore the fact that the Yuan army is about to return north to quell the chaos?" Zhao Yu shook his head a little helplessly and said with a wry smile.

"Oh, the old man is really confused, His Highness wants the opportunity of the enemy's large-scale northward transfer, and takes advantage of the situation to recapture Guangzhou." Ying Jieyan was reminded by His Royal Highness, and suddenly realized that he had forgotten about this matter in a hurry, he patted his head and smiled, "But Your Highness must know that even if the enemy army retreats north on a large scale, it will definitely leave elite soldiers to defend the city, and our government army has just been formed, the training time is still short, the combat power is not strong, and the strength is not enough, even if the strength is quite large, it is not easy to break the enemy!" ”

"What the gentleman said is true, so everything is still in the plan, but he only sent people to Guangzhou to explore the enemy. And tried to produce two sharp weapons to break the enemy, and dispatched elite soldiers to step up training. If there is an opportunity to fight, if it fails, you can only give up for the time being and find another way. Zhao Yu nodded.

In fact, the 'plunder' of Guangzhou was premeditated by Zhao Yu. Speaking of which, when he got that windfall when he was hiding from the enemy on the plague ship, he moved his mind, one is that money is too easy to come by; The second is that he needs money to win people's hearts and prepare to run away from the funds. Of course, there was no specific goal at that time, but in the end, there was a time when I never met the weak and bullying 'fat sheep' and gave up, but the seed was buried deep in my heart. Later, Zhuang Shilin ventured to Guangzhou to buy food, and after returning with the news that a large amount of supplies were hoarded there, the seed in his heart germinated.

In the days that followed, the expenses of the government were getting higher and higher, and there was hardly any income, and Zhao's plan to go to Qiongzhou had already begun to be implemented. In the previous life, Guangzhou was a first-tier city in the country, and its economic strength ranked at the forefront, while although Hainan has been open for more than 30 years, it is still known as the poorest special zone. So even if he doesn't know what the reality is, he knows that Qiongzhou's life is not good, but he didn't expect that he is so poor that he still eats resold grain!

Forced by the situation, the fundraising in Guangzhou officially entered the plan, and the time was tentatively set before going to Qiongzhou. At the same time, he also began to make preparations, pay military salaries, recruit elite soldiers, and try to produce rockets and ballistas, all of which were not unrelated to Zhao Hao's desire to attack Guangzhou. In order to understand the situation in Guangzhou, he ordered Zheng Huchen to send people to Guangzhou to reconnoiter the number and location of the Yuan army's garrison, how many ships there were in the port, as well as the people's and business conditions in and around the city, and of course, the most important thing was the location of the treasury.

In order not to cause chaos, all this was carried out in secret, even Zheng Huchen, who was on a reconnaissance mission, thought that it was to avoid a conflict with the enemy on the way to Qiongzhou, so that he could grasp the situation of the enemy army in Guangzhou, and he did not think that the prince was thinking about the money in the city of Guangzhou. Ying Jieyan can be said to be the second person who knew that Zhao Yu wanted to capture Guangzhou, and the court and the generals in the palace were kept in the dark, not aware of the prince's plan at all, and they were either worried or worried about Zhao Hao's pledge to Mongolia.

"Well, it seems that His Royal Highness has already made a decision on the capture of Guangzhou, can you tell the old man in detail, and maybe you can also check and fill in the gaps for Your Highness." Ying Jieyan thought that His Highness was manufacturing new weapons, sending people to spy on them, and carrying out targeted training, so he must have a formed battle plan.

"This ......" Zhao Yu scratched his scalp and looked at the old man a little shyly, he didn't want to say it, but he was really embarrassed.

According to what he really thought, after the fleet approached Guangzhou, he would use the darkness of the night to sneak close to the coast, and then take advantage of the long range of rockets to shoot all the rockets out in a short time. If you can inflict heavy casualties on the enemy, or frighten them to retreat, then send troops ashore to rush and kill, and then load all the money and food that can be taken from the city as quickly as possible, and run away without waiting for the enemy to organize a counterattack. And once it is found that the enemy army has not lost its combat effectiveness, or stubbornly insisted, it will run away without even getting off the boat, anyway, the Yuan Water Army is still in the Zhangchao area, and they can't catch up if they want to.

The plan is full of loopholes, and it's shameful to say it. But Zhao Yu thought about it, it was all money, no, it was the capital of Qiongzhou, the future of the Great Song Dynasty, and what was his own face. Besides, he was his own teacher, and he didn't ask him who he asked if he had questions, so Zhao Yu blushed and briefly described his battle plan to Ying Jieyan......