It can be said that the situation of today's Great Song Dynasty is completely caused by the emperor himself, of course, the advantages of controlling the military with literature are also reflected, the Song Dynasty is the first dynasty in Chinese history that is not due to internal troubles to destroy the country, there are advantages and disadvantages, the disadvantage is that the war commander does not know how to general, will not know how to soldier, the country's investment in the army is gradually decreasing, and the combat effectiveness of the army is getting weaker and weaker.

That is, in the 21st century, China's slogans are to enrich the country and strengthen the army, train an army that dares to fight and fight, a real strong army can be said to be burned out of money, the physical fitness of soldiers should be replenished, the equipment should be improved, and the logistics support should be supported, all of which require money, the economy of the Great Song Dynasty is so prosperous, the money goes there, and the money is all paid to the officials. In the end, the next year's Yulu is about 13 million, which is about the same as Bao Zheng's official position, plus hundreds of people who are older than him, and the Song Dynasty is the most redundant officials in all dynasties, and there is still a fart Qian Qiangjun in the treasury after paying salaries to civil servants.

Cao Ran came to Lu Zifei here is also a helpless move, as the leader of the Jiangmen, the biggest relative of the Renzong Dynasty, he is also standing on the edge of the cliff, Zhang Qi is a friend he has known for many years, so he admires a Xiucai to meet once under curiosity, gave him a surprise, this time Zhang Qi pulled him over together, he also hoped that this young man would give him another surprise.

Lu Zifei hurriedly returned the salute, "The commander is serious, and I also caught a dead mouse with a blind cat." ”

Cao Ran deliberately said angrily: "Your name is Brother Zhang Qi, and I am the commander, don't you want to have a relationship with me?" If you can afford me, you can call Uncle Cao, don't think I take advantage of you, my son is as old as you, but he is one-tenth as sensible as you, let me go to see my ancestors now. ”

Lu Zifei felt that this was a normal human relationship, and he didn't take it to heart, and said to Cao Ran: "That kid is going to climb high, call you Uncle Cao, I originally called Brother Zhang over to ask him to help me a little, but I didn't expect Uncle Cao to arrive, since this is the case, let's talk about it casually, and everyone should exchange experiences." ”

Cao Ran knew that when this kind of thing reached the emperor's ears, you would basically stand aside, so he first defined it as the hat of exchanging experience, instead of discussing the government and national policies, slandering Emperor Taizu, looking at Lu Zifei's eyes more and more appreciative, this young man's political sense of smell was too sensitive, and he strangled everything at the source. He laughed and said, "Zifei is right, today I am the oldest, communicate with you three juniors, and see if my thinking is backward." ”

Li Lin then said, "Last time I went to Mandarin Duck Tower with Brother Feng, Li Niang also said that he fought with you for 300 rounds at night, who said that Uncle Cao is old and I am in a hurry, Uncle Cao, don't look at me like this!" Brother Feng also knows, if you don't believe it, go back and ask him. ”

Zhang Qi couldn't hold it back any longer, the wine he had just drunk in his mouth spurted out like spring water, and he sat on the ground with a smile and kept rubbing his stomach, "I didn't expect the commander to have this great achievement, which can be called a model for my generation, after I go back, I must tell the brothers of the forbidden army, let them keep up with their own commanders, and learn more from the general." ”

Romance is an elegant thing in the Song Dynasty, no one will look down on you, Liu Yong, Su Shi, Yan Jidao are all the ancestors in this, and there are people who give money for white tickets, Cao Ran scolded with a smile: "You two are moths in Kaifeng City, and they are the kind of people who are beaten by everyone, you can't learn from Xiucai and share some worries for your family." ”

Li Lin looked at Lu Zifei differently, he was not a fool, the four people present wanted to say that their status was noble, even the queen's brother Cao Ran was not as good as him, the deceased Concubine Li Huan was his aunt, who was Concubine Li Huan? Zhao Zhen's biological mother, he and the emperor are cousins, the kind of pro, he has seen the emperor, his vision is naturally not ordinary, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi are all important ministers of the imperial court, and they are all from the Jinshi background, and they all ask the young man in front of him, Cao Ran lowered his body and asked him to teach him, then he must have his superiority.

Seeing that the atmosphere was lively, Lu Zifei opened his mouth and said: "Does Uncle Cao want Jiangmen to go further back to the Taizong Dynasty, like General Cao Bin, General Pan Mei, and General Yang Ye to lead the army west out of Yanmen Pass to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, or do you want the generals to simply compete with the literati group?" I know that the military generals must be very anxious now, what do you think now as the representative of their launch? ”

Cao Ran stood up suddenly, and asked with murderous anger in his eyes, "How do you know about this?"

Lu Zifei was not timid, and said with a smile: "Uncle Cao doesn't need to be like this, sit down and drink a drink, I will tell you slowly, during the Zhenzong period, the Liao people went south, Kolai Gong (Kou Zhun) opposed the southward move, and fought the main battle, and the final result is known to everyone, at that time, your generals felt that the opportunity had come, but what I didn't expect was that the victory of the war was exchanged for the ruthless suppression of Kolai Gong, Kolai Gong went through several dynasties, how could you not see your flowery intestines, and then the Great Song Dynasty was peaceful and peaceful, and the whole country was quiet, and you felt that there was no chance to lurk, I didn't expect Renzong to be even more repulsive to war, you feel that you can't sit still, you can be captured, there has been no war for a long time, you have already split within yourself, Li Yuanhao's appearance gave you the last straw, who achieved Western Xia, who achieved Li Yuanhao, Uncle Cao knows better than me in his heart, but there was an accident in the process of this battle, you didn't expect the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army to degrade so quickly, this is the only thing you didn't expect, am I right? Uncle Cao. ”

Cao Ran sat there and didn't speak, if he hadn't investigated Lu Zifei's details, he would still think that Lu Zifei was a member of the Jiangmen? After Huang Dehe's accident, the people behind him couldn't sit still, pushed him out, and when he arrived at the barracks and saw the current situation of the forbidden army, he understood that with such a soldier, even if Zhuge Martial God was reincarnated, he couldn't save the situation. This is also the reason why he was able to know Lu Zifei, he saw a different army, disciplined, orders and prohibitions, the forbidden army of the Taizu Dynasty did not do as well as them, Zhang Qi was his friend, and after questioning, he learned that it was a teenager who gave him advice.

"Zifei, help Uncle Cao through this difficulty, and you will gain the friendship of the entire Jiangmen." Cao Ran was a little sick and panicked to seek medical treatment.

Lu Zifei didn't let this little sweetness get carried away, the word friendship is a joke in the mouths of politicians, you want, they can give you as much as they want, he wanted to see the actual thing, took a bite of food and said: "Uncle Cao, you know that these are not enough, compared to paying, this return is insignificant, if you are branded, I will have no chance to roll call in Donghuamen, and I will definitely not do the thing of picking up sesame seeds and throwing watermelons." "In any case, you can't let people be marked as military generals.

Cao Ran saw that this was simply an old fox who had been in the court for decades, and his verbal promise was useless, "Then you can say it directly, what do you want." ”

Finally came to today's topic, Lu Zifei said: "I want to do some business, I want to be blessed by the border army, of course I will take out 30% of the profits to comfort the border army and the government, but you can't meddle in the business, you can only enjoy dividends, I also want 50,000 yuan in cash, this is a small meaning for you, right?" ”

Cao Ran said to himself: "If you want the protection of the border army, and take out such a big profit, you want to trade with the Liao people and the Xixia people, and you want to smuggle contraband, I won't do such a thing." ”

Lu Zifei said to Cao Ran: "Uncle Cao, you think too much, I really want to do business with the Liao and Xia people, but I won't sell a pound of iron, a weapon to them, we mainly focus on daily necessities, and I want the border army to shelter the people in the northwest for the sake of living and thieves, I am also from Shaanxi, my parents, my ancestors have been from generation to generation, they are deeply affected by the poisonous tea of the Xixia people, how can I do something traitorous, tell Uncle Cao the truth, I am poor and afraid, and the feeling of being hungry makes me remember it vividly." ”

Cao Ran was relieved a lot, and said: "If you have these things, it's fine, and 50,000 yuan is not a thing, but if you want to come up with something that satisfies me, I promised you to do it, but if you can't take it out, it's not good." ”

Sure enough, it is a politician, Lu Zifei thought to himself, he said: "Now the crisis of Jiangmen's meritorious service is that you can't show any use, you can't fight, it's not comfortable to use, plus Your Majesty's character, the most important thing for you at the moment is to have someone stand up, be able to carry the banner, and be the kind of person who can be recognized by everyone, I suggest Yang Yanzhao, this is the first point, the next thing is to train an army that can fight, the number cannot be less than 50,000, this is the least, I taught Brother Zhang the method of military training, You have also seen the soldiers trained according to my method, there is no problem in combat effectiveness, you can solve other problems by yourself, the location is in the northwest, when the time comes, the recovery of Western Xia, the role of the gate will be reflected, the problem of Liao, we will talk about it later. ”

Cao Ran was still a little confused, and he asked Lu Zifei: "Can you make it clear?" I didn't hear clearly. ”

Lu Zifei was speechless, sometimes he seemed quite shrewd, but in fact he was far behind those literati and politicians, and explained to him: "It means that your power in the court is temporarily shrinking, and everything is prepared for building this 50,000 new army, only when the new army becomes combat effectiveness, will you have confidence, understand?" Be careful not to let people pick the peaches. ”

Lu Zifei said a little too much, Cao Ran needed to digest it well, so he stood up and said goodbye, "I'll go back and think about it, if there is no problem, my personal soldiers will send you the silver ticket." ”

Without Cao Ran, Li Lin did it to Lu Zifei's side and said to him: "I really want to open your head to see what is different in our brains, why did you say so much, I didn't understand what you said, who is Jiangmen!" What crisis do they have. ”

"That's right if you don't understand, if you understand, you're not the same as them, ignorance also has the benefit of ignorance, you see how happy you eat!" Zhang Qi ridiculed Li Lin.