"Ahh Wang Guo sneezed hard.

Tian Xuan hurriedly motioned to Sima Wanyi to bring a cloak, and then personally put it on for Wang Guo.

Tian Xuan said softly: "My king, the late autumn dew is thick, and your cold has lasted for a month. According to the concubines, there is a queen in charge of the government, so there should be no chaos. Why don't you just get some rest? ”

Wang Guo waved his hand again and again.

What's the fuss?

The widow is afraid that if there is any point that he will not notice, he will be arranged by these dog minions, and dare to rest?

This sneezing continues, not the late autumn dew, but the heavens are warning the widow, this road home is long, and there must be no slackness!

"Father-in-law Sima, present today's recital to the widow." Wang Guo squinted his eyes, and he couldn't help but think about it.

He wants to see which dog slave who is not long-eyed today, and what kind of ghost idea he has come up with to enrich the country and strengthen the army!

Sima Wanyi hurriedly sent a bundle of bamboo slips.

Wang Guo opened the first one and saw a bad news at a glance.

It was Lu Zixu's recital, and Lu sent someone to come over with one million taels of silver......

Hey, this Lu Guogong, how did he repay the loan so quickly. Wang Guo's heart was dripping with blood.

He originally thought that with the national heritage of Lu State, after the war with Qi State, why didn't it take three or five years to recover the economy?

If Lu Guogong is more greedy, delays for ten or twenty years, or simply tears up the contract, it will be even better.

As a result, the loan was released for more than a month, and it was doubled?

This Lu Guogong is a dog, and the widow didn't urge him, isn't it good to keep this money for the construction of Lu Guo?

It seems that selling salt is really a huge profit......

Haiguo sold it to Lu Guo at a lower price, and Lu Guo sold it to the Central Plains countries for the second time, and the difference in price is probably only clear to Lu Guogong himself.

Fortunately, fortunately, such a profitable thing was not smashed in the hands of Haiguo, otherwise if Lu Buwei had an idea and sold it on his own, this Haiguo would be rich everywhere.

Okay, in this matter, it should be offset by Lu Zixu's merits. With only one million taels of silver, the widow can still stand it!

However, what Wang Guo didn't understand was why Lu Guogong could even pay so much attention to the return of arrears, but he didn't care about Lu Guo's loss of the city?

It turned out that just a few days ago, the one-month truce between Lu and Qi ended, and the two countries of Qi and Lu went to war again.

There was no surprise this time, the Qi army had been reorganized and rushed directly to the Lu State. Lu naturally does not have the kind of background of Qi State, and rushed to the battle, and has lost three cities in the past few days.

Wang Guo is very confused, Lu Guo has lost several cities in the past few days, and he can still remember to return the arrears to himself?

Someone can't be playing themselves, right?

Wang Guo shook his head helplessly and rearranged his thoughts.

In the past month, Wang Guo has not made any more casual moves except for arranging a Baishan army.

He was reflecting on why he had always wanted to die while the Sea Kingdom grew larger and larger.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Guo finally found the reason for himself.

That is, not paying attention to the changes in the situation of the whole world!

In today's Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the territory is broken, and it is not a simple child's thinking that if you provoke me, I will fight back.

It's more of a balancing act between many benefits and losses.

At the same time, after a month of investigation, he has already figured out that the reason why the State of Qi quickly ceded Jiaodong City was because Wang Guo helped the King of Qi by mistake, and the King of Qi not only kept the five border cities of the State of Qi, but also reorganized the army and took down the three cities of the State of Lu.

Once you come back and forth, you will directly send out eight cities!

Therefore, the king of Qi ceded a Jiaodong city, which seemed to be a very cost-effective deal......

Eat a trench, grow a wisdom.

Therefore, Wang Guo was not in a hurry to recover the lost territory this time, but took the lead in repaying the loan, and immediately became vigilant.

Could it be that Lu Guogong is deliberately messing with me, right?

Wang Guo closed the bamboo slip and asked Sima Yuyi: "Father-in-law Sima, why is this Lu country in such a hurry to repay the loan, and don't go to recover the lost land first?" Do you have any news there? ”

Sima Wanyi hurriedly announced: "Qi my king, Lu Zixu also asked this question when he met with the envoy of Lu who escorted the silver before. ”

The envoy of Lu said that Lu was still in the stage of preparing for war, so he was not in a hurry for temporary gains and losses. Of these three cities, the Lu State had withdrawn all the valuable things before the war, so the Qi State had three empty cities, and the Lu State was only a little smaller, but its strength was not damaged. ”

Wang Guo frowned slightly, and bit his lip lightly, thoughtfully.

After he learned this month that he couldn't just care about recklessness for the sake of ruining the country, he did learn some knowledge that a monarch should master.

For example, now, Wang Guo's understanding of war has risen to a higher level.

If a country wants to continue a war, the cost of war is very high.

It is necessary to provide equipment, food and salary, and a lot of miscellaneous things, which is a money-burning thing, and it is a serious burden on the state finances.

Therefore, once the war starts, it is necessary to plunder the enemy's property to make up for its own shortcomings, so that the battle can be fought more and more smoothly.

That is, the so-called "fighting to nourish the war" of the attacker, and the "clear wall" of the defender.

And Lu Guo deliberately did not fall for this, leaving a few empty cities to retreat. Although the Qi State had earned three cities on the surface, it was actually unable to invest in the war, so it was naturally unable to fight again.

Then Lu Guo hurriedly repaid the loan to Haiguo, obtained the qualification to sell sea salt, and then sold it to the Central Plains countries for the second time, making profits from it and restoring the economy.

When the economy of Lu improves, it will be much easier to think about recovering the lost territory.

Logically speaking, Lu Guogong's decision is very correct. But Wang Guo wanted to ask Lu Guogong face to face, what is the matter with my Haiguo when you fight with the Qi State?

Who told you to have nothing to do, make your own decisions, and directly pay back a million silver?

Aren't you deliberately playing with people's mentality?

Now that Haiguo has expanded its land and collected a round of taxes, there is really no shortage of money, and Wang Guo is not prepared to get one million taels of silver so early......

You Lu Guogong is lightweight, but it will be difficult for a widow to spend it!

Hey, it's uncomfortable.

Tian Xuan leaned obediently beside Wang Guo, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but secretly admire the king.

She was coquettish and said to Wang Guo: "My king, you are really eloquent, you don't have to do anything here, and you can earn 500,000 taels of silver from Lu State by relying on interest." ”

"It's like my father, who conquered every day and defeated the three cities of Lu, but he couldn't collect a trace of wealth......"

Wang Guo's eyes lit up.

Well? Qi country is short of money?