Regarding Hong Chengchou's boasting in front of Sun Chuanting, in fact, this is also Liu Ximing's own affection.

He is a little talent, where is it worth Hong Chengchou to take a second look.

It's just that at the moment, Hong Chengchou is fighting in the Central Plains with more than 100,000 elites, but he can only achieve some small fights, and he himself feels shameless.

Take Cao Bianjiao's defeat of Li Zicheng in the inner countryside this time, for Hong Chengchou, the defeat of the official army is a matter of course, as long as Li Zicheng is not killed, it is just one of many battles, and there is nothing brilliant.

But with the participation of Su Jin and Liu Ximing, it is different.

He can package it and boast it as "Lai Your Majesty is mighty, everyone in the world will serve ...... death", so it can be regarded as a bright spot.

Sun Chuanting listened to Hong Chengchou's nonsense, and he also became interested in Liu Ximing.

He looked at the tall young man in front of him and said: "It is a good thing to have the heart to serve the country, and it is even more rare to have the talent to serve the country. ”

"Since you like military affairs, then you can read more military books when you have time in the future, my courtiers learn more about the teachings of the sages, but there are few people who are familiar with military affairs, and now the country is in chaos, and you are thinking of famous ministers and good generals, you will have opportunities in the future."

Liu Ximing bowed to the end, "Thank you, student, for mentioning it." ”

Sun Chuanting saw that Liu Ximing's expression was respectful and did not seem to be fake, so he nodded slightly, there is no need for a heavy hammer to sound the drum, this son can be taught.

"Oh yes, I almost forgot about business", Sun Chuanting looked at Hong Chengchou, "Brother Hengjiu, what I said to you the day before yesterday, I don't know what to do?" ”

Hong Chengchou's expression suddenly turned into a wry smile, "You, you, I have an army of more than 100,000 here to support, but where did I get how much silver with you." ”

Sun Chuanting is obviously not a person who can ask for help, and when he heard Hong Chengchou's words, he didn't know what to say for a while, but he kept talking about his difficulties.

Liu Ximing listened to what these two people said in the hall, and finally understood what was going on.

Seeing that the scene seemed to be at an impasse, his heart moved slightly and he stepped forward.

"Making Taiwan, touching Taiwan, students are courageous, there is a sentence that should not be said or not."

Sun Chuanting saw that the saliva he said was dry, Hong Chengchou still disagreed, and was about to say goodbye when he heard Liu Ximing's words.

He turned his head to look at Hong Chengchou and looked at Liu Ximing with empty eyes, "You can tell me and listen to it." ”

Liu Ximing hurriedly stepped forward and straightened his collar, "The students have already understood that Futai has arrived in Shaanxi and plans to form another army to suppress the thieves, but now that the imperial court has no surplus food, this military expenditure has not yet been settled, I don't know if it is or not?" ”

Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou glanced at each other again and nodded together.

"So Futai wants to borrow some money and food on credit from Zhengtai for military salaries?"

This time, without waiting for Sun Chuanting to speak, Liu Ximing said again: "Please forgive the students for being rude, it is indeed difficult for Futai to think about it." ”

"The total number of armies in the Central Plains is 134,000, and according to the salary of 30 taels per person, it is 4 million taels a year, plus armaments, the cost is nearly 10 million."

"The two officers also know that according to my Ming practice, when this money is sent to the sergeants, half of it will be considered good, and if the Taiwan is made and some is allocated to Futai, there will be no mutiny."

Hong Chengchou looked at Liu Ximing with an appreciative expression, and then turned his head to look at Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting stared at Liu Ximing with a dissatisfied face, "Then what should I do, is this the official just forget it, and who will exterminate the rogues in northern Shaanxi." ”

Liu Ximing saw that Sun Chuanting was angry, and hurriedly said with a smile, "Futai is angry, and the students also think that it is necessary to build another army, but now that the treasury is empty, why don't Futai consider recruiting Tuntian to raise soldiers?" ”

"In this way, you can not spend a single money or grain on the court, so that the people will not be burdened more, and there will also be people who dare to fight to pacify Shaanxi."

Sun Chuanting laughed and said: "Hahaha, do you think that this official can't think of this, it's just that Tuntian also needs grain and grass supplies, and this official is now poor and white, where to do this, speaking of which, it's not like Governor Hong has to help." ”

"No," Liu Ximing shook his head.

"In the past, most of the people in Tuntian were recruited on the spot to reclaim the famine, but now there is a severe drought in northern Shaanxi for many years, and there is no grass growing anymore.

"Therefore, this method must not work, and if you want to tuntian, you can only do it in Guanzhong, where the water system is developed."

"It's difficult, it's difficult, it's difficult," Sun Chuanting sighed.

"Although this official has not yet taken office, he also knows that Guanzhong has been poisoned by thieves, the people have been displaced, and the land has been wasted.

A confident smile flashed across Liu Ximing's face.

"The students also know that Tuntian is not available in a hurry, and it is because the students' dedication is to follow the example of the Taizu of this dynasty to open the Chinese law, so that the merchants can use grain to lose the border, so that the difficulty of Futai can be solved immediately."

Sun Chuanting originally thought that the young man in front of him was quite brave and strategic, but when he heard this, he felt that it was just an embroidered pillow, and he didn't even want to reply immediately.

However, Hong Chengchou glanced at him and said: "There are reasons for the implementation of the Kaizhong Law, and now that the salt introduction system has been abolished, if you want to let the merchants export grain, if it is not profitable, how can these people be willing to do it?" ”

Liu Ximing also saw Sun Chuanting's impatient look, and he hurriedly explained his thoughts and thoughts.

"Guanzhong is not only suitable for growing grain, but also more suitable for growing cotton, and now the price of cotton is more than grain.

"Regarding the need for people in Tuntian, when the students came from Sichuan, they couldn't bear to bear the misery of the people in Guanzhong because they saw the great hunger of the people in Guanzhong, so they gave relief all the way to the city of Xi'an, and now there should be more than 100,000 displaced people."

Liu Ximing deliberately pretended not to see Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting open their mouths in surprise, and forced a smile to say.

"Now there are a lot of ownerless wasteland in Guanzhong, as long as Futai gives an order and allows the cultivation of wasteland, the students can immediately ask their families to gather these people to go to the tuntian to plant cotton."

"The students also know some grain merchants in Sichuan, and as long as Tuntian is successful, there will naturally be merchants who will bring grain to Guanzhong to exchange it."

As soon as Liu Ximing finished speaking, Sun Chuanting's face changed instantly.

He admitted that he was moved by Liu Ximing's opinion.

He hurriedly asked, "Then how should the grain in exchange be distributed?" ”

Liu Ximing's slightly bowed waist suddenly stood straight.

"I don't know how many troops Futai plans to build?"

Sun Chuanting thought for a while and compared his index finger, "At least 10,000 people." ”

Liu Ximing estimated and said: "The military salary of 10,000 people will cost at least 250,000 to 300,000 stones, plus other equipment and armaments, I'm afraid it will cost 500,000 to 600,000 stones." ”

After Liu Ximing finished speaking, he saw Sun Chuanting's nervous face, and couldn't help but smile: "In this way, Futai only needs to authorize the students to Tuntian, and all the food and grass needed to form an army are provided by the students, how about it?" I'm afraid the rest will only be enough for the people of Tuntian to eat. ”

"Isn't your family unprofitable?"

Hong Chengchou exclaimed.

Sun Chuanting slapped Liu Ximing on the shoulder.

"Hahaha, good, good, good, it's rare that you have the heart to serve the country and the people, if this matter can be done, this official will definitely ask His Majesty for credit."

You're a chicken thief.

Liu Ximing was amused when he saw Sun Chuanting's impatient expression, because he was afraid that he would regret it.

But if you are like a ghost, you have to drink my footwashing water.

Liu Ximing's mental arithmetic ability is not weak, and he has already thought about it when he has just spoken.

100,000 people can reclaim at least one million acres of land, of course, the total land in Guanzhong is only 3.6 million hectares, in fact, 500,000 acres of land is already a great luck.

If you plant the new cotton seeds in Liu Ximing's space, the yield per mu can be at least four stones.

Now because of the war, a stone of cotton is worth 2 taels, far exceeding the price of grain, and the output value of these 500,000 mu of land is as high as 4 million taels, which is more than enough to supply Sun Chuanting with 10,000 horses.

What's more critical is that the Liu family's business system is interconnected, and when the time comes, Sichuan will produce grain and Shaanxi will produce cotton, and the two systems will be considered to have completed closed-loop operation.

But if you really want ordinary people to do it, no one can do it.

Although his heart was racing, Liu Ximing still made an expression of seeking benevolence on his face.

"Don't worry, now that the country is in trouble, the court has been raising soldiers for 300 years, it is the time for us to repay the service, how can we calculate its benefits?"

Where did Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting know Liu Ximing's hole cards, in their opinion, even if 100,000 people reclaimed millions of acres of fertile land?

At present, when planting cotton in Guanzhong, a maximum of two stones will be harvested per mu, and the money and grain for 100,000 people and soldiers will be removed, and then the loss during transportation will be subtracted.

This is the real model of the gentry, and it is really reliable if you have read the books of the sages.