The first three were led out of the courtyard.

His back disappeared from the gate of the courtyard, and Zhen Qian said, "Uncle Shang, neither of these two things can be done. Whether it is to use Goryeo or send troops to rescue the Eastern Wa, the military department will not agree, and the prime minister's side of the public office should not even think about it. ”

"That's what Huaichun said." Gu Shi agreed with Zhen Qian's opinion, "Regardless of the rest, just a 'soldiers can be used after three years' is enough to make the imperial court dispel the idea." Besides, the first three people mentioned again and again just now that the Fujiwara clan has been in control of the government of the Eastern Wa Kingdom for a hundred years, and the party members must be all over the country, and the current Eastern Wa King is not in good health, in case he dies in the past three years, and before he dies, he will leave an 'edict' to designate a king, and then we can't even find an excuse to send troops. Without the help of the king of Dongwa, even if we reluctantly send troops, we will not be morally tenable, if the war is slightly unsmooth, there will be no cleanliness between the government and the opposition. Moreover, the East Wa is far overseas, what is its national strength, how the troops are strong, how the generals are handsome, we don't know, the first three are even more unclear, it is completely a confused account, in this case, I want to go down to the Fujiwara clan with one drum and level the East Wa Kingdom......" He shook his head, obviously very optimistic about this war. But he could see that Shang Cheng seemed to be very enthusiastic, so it was not good to make a judgment too ugly, so he paused and continued, "...... That has to be reconsidered. Even if the king of Dongwei does not die, this matter will be difficult. We sent our troops three years later; In the past three years, it is not a trivial matter to build a big ship, gather soldiers, and raise grain and grass, and it is impossible to hide the eyes and ears of others, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be transmitted to the Eastern Wa Kingdom. If the Eastern Wa Kingdom had been prepared, the battle would have only become more difficult. ”

Zhen Qian added: "It's General Gu's words. We don't know anything about the strength of the Eastern Wo at the moment, and when the prime ministers inquire about this matter, how to deal with it? Even if the strength of the Eastern Wa is only similar to that of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, we cannot send less than four armies and twenty brigades; That's about 50,000 people. The grain of these 50,000 horses alone is a large amount, and how should it be transported to the eastern country? Even if we can build more than 1,000 sea ships within three years, and the Koreans agree to let us take advantage of the sea, and if the sea ships are all along the ports along the Goryeo Kingdom, will the Koreans suspect that we are fighting the idea of 'false Taoism'? In the unlikely event that they suddenly cut off our food routes at a critical time in the war between the East and the Japanese, what should we do? ”

"There are also those big families in Goryeo, and they may not be willing to help us sincerely." Gu Shi said again, "Don't look at the fact that they have disputes with the new monarch of Goryeo now, but after all, they are not really using swords, and they are far from the point where water and fire cannot tolerate it. If the new king of Goryeo could take a step or two back, these people would definitely turn around and wag their tails at him......"

The two of you, you say a word, this is a problem, and it is also a dead knot, and the prospect of sending troops to the East suddenly is extremely bleak. The Chinese New Year left by Shang Cheng was still full of enthusiasm, thinking about how to take this opportunity to make a blockbuster, but the more he listened, the more weak his heart became, and in the end, his legs trembled, his forehead and sideburns were all dripping with cold sweat, and he didn't even have the courage to volunteer to lobby the Koreans.

While Gu Shi and Zhen Qian were discussing, Shang Cheng had been reading the conversation record made by He Nian. He didn't interject, he didn't explain, he didn't elaborate on his thoughts, he just listened quietly and watched quietly. He sat leaning over the small case, slowly flipping through the records, and occasionally, he would pull the scribbled map of the Eastern Wa Kingdom or the Goryeo Kingdom in front of him on the case, and stare at a certain direction of the map for a long time...... He was pondering the big outline of the strategy he had just sketched, while refining in his mind some of the details that he could think of on the fly.

It wasn't until Gu Shi and Zhenqian had explained the problems of sending troops over and over again, and they couldn't find any new ideas, that he spoke:

"The matter of sending troops to the Eastern Wa Kingdom, the Prime Minister's Office should not object."

Gu Shi and Zhenqian were dry-mouthed, but in the end, they both felt a little discouraged when they got such a reply. A large number of exhausted truths were blocked back by Shang Cheng with a fluttering sentence, and Zhen Xiang was so angry that his hair was dizzy. He didn't bother to bother to make any more effort to debate with Shang Cheng, so he picked up the teacup and drank water one after another. Gu Shi was also so angry that his face turned pale; For a moment, he really wanted to ignore this guy who didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back, one by one, you said that you have nothing to do to recuperate, play chess, how comfortable your life should be, why do you have to disturb these troubled things?

Shang Cheng ignored their reactions and said to himself: "The focus of sending troops to the East is logistics, so it is especially important to use Goryeo. In fact, there are two or three places between Dengju and Dongwai to supply grain and fresh water to sea ships, so Goryeo Hanju, which faces the west of Dengju, and Goryeo Muju, which faces the East Wa Kingdom across the sea, is the place where we need to borrow the road. We're only resupplying at the ports in both places. If you don't go to other places, you can't talk about 'false paths' at all, and the Koreans can't worry about it......"

Zhenqian couldn't help but interrupt him: "In your opinion, the Goryeo people are not worried that we will fake the way to cut down the enemy, but what if the war between the Eastern Japanese and the East is at a critical juncture, they cut off our grain route?" ”

"If the situation in the Eastern Wa Kingdom mentioned by the first three people is not adulterated, then our war in the Eastern Wa Kingdom should be over soon." Shang Cheng said. He raised his head, looked from Gu Shi to Zhenxiang, and then from Zhenqian to Lunar New Year, and said slowly, "In three months, we will send troops, take the southern route, and if the sea conditions are cooperative, we will be able to go ashore in half a month at the latest, and if everything goes well, by the end of July, the war will be over." ”

The war was so short? Zhen Xiang's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak, when Gu Shi asked first, "Surprise soldier?" ”

"Yes!" Shang Cheng said, "The Fujiwara clan has controlled the Eastern Wa Kingdom for more than 100 years, and they can almost control the abolition of the Eastern Wa King, which is their advantage; But that's also their disadvantage. Their biggest disadvantage is that their status has never been shaken for more than a hundred years, and their vigilance will inevitably be weak, if we can send a team of elite soldiers, simple clothes and light to kill in a moment, they may not be able to react, as long as the Fujiwara family led by a few leaders cut off, the rest will naturally have someone to deal with. I think that the Fujiwara clan is so arbitrary and arbitrary, and has been in charge of national politics for so long, there are definitely not a few people who are dissatisfied with them in the eastern country, and now as long as someone dares to stand up and shout, there will be many supporters......"

Gu Shi nodded slowly as he listened and thought. What Shang Cheng said is not unreasonable, according to such a situation, highlighting the surprise soldiers, the success of the matter of the East Widow is very great. But there is a case in everything, and if the strange soldiers are not unexpected, the Fujiwara clan has been alert first, so how to deal with it?

"Whether the odd soldier can succeed or not is insignificant, the key lies in two points." Shang Cheng said, "First, it is necessary to establish a military station in the Kagoshima area at the southeastern tip of Kyushu Island, which is the place where the strange soldiers on the southern road advance and retreat. The second was to successfully pass through Goryeo and then secure a safe landing port in the Iwami Province area of Honshu Island. This is where the army of the North Road is hoarding troops and food, and it cannot be taken lightly. ”

Gu Shi and Zhen Qian came over to take a map of the Eastern Wa Kingdom and looked at the two areas that Shang Cheng said. Shang Cheng had already marked two locations on the map, but he was clear at a glance. However, Kagoshima in the south is a necessary place for the southern sea route, and it is understandable to set up a military station here, but Iwami Province in the north is a bit inexplicable. The sea route in this place is not close to the Goryeo Kingdom, and the land route is even farther away from the Heiankyo of the Eastern Wa Kingdom.

Zhen Qian flipped through the conversation records, trying to find a reason for Shang Cheng's decision. This Iwami country, is it convenient to attack and defend or is it convenient to get food? Gu Shi simply asked bluntly: "Don't talk about the island in the south, choose this location in the north...... There has to be a reason, right? ”

Shang Cheng smiled and said, "There's a silver mine there. ”

Makoto is looking at the first three people's introduction to Higashishimikoku. From the beginning to the end of the record of the one hundred and eight crosses, half of the word "silver" was not mentioned, and I don't know how Shang Cheng said it so firmly. However, it would be good to have silver mines, no matter how much could be dug up, it would always make up for the military consumption, at least there would be one more reason from the Prime Minister's Office, and he could speak a little louder when asked by the Ministry of Households. However, he also judged that the surprise soldier plan to raid the Fujiwara clan was very successful, and it was estimated that even if there was a waste, it would not be so big as to make Tobe cry poor...... He was thinking about how much food he needed for the surprise soldiers, when he heard Gu Shi then ask, "Really? ”

"It's definitely true." Shang Cheng said with a smile.

"How much silver can I have?" Gu Shi asked, "Can you make up for the loss of sending troops?" ”

"It is said that Yiyi is said to be able to mine 20,000 taels."

As soon as he heard the number Shang Cheng said, Zhen Qian sighed in his heart: It's too little; If it can be multiplied tenfold, there is a 200,000 taels of silver, which can almost make up for the consumption of sending troops. Alas, even if it is a surprise soldier, it is necessary to dispatch more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and then transfer the sailors of Quanzhou to transport troops, and lease merchant ships to transport grain and equipment; This is a surprise soldier who must win. If the war does not end quickly, the consumption will be incalculable. It is this bit of money, it is estimated that the Prime Minister's office will not ...... Wait! How much did Shang Yanshan just say?

"How much?!" Gu Shi asked again. His voice was a little hoarse. "How much did you just say?"

"Twenty thousand taels."

Even if Gu Shi and Zhen Qian are both important ministers of the court, they have heard of 100,000 copper coins and millions of pounds many times, and their respective family backgrounds are also very solid, and they don't take 1000 yuan of silver coins seriously, but listening to the numbers Shang Cheng said, he still feels dizzy and his heart is pounding. 20,000 taels of silver? According to the market price, the discount can be more than 50,000 yuan; What is the total amount of tax revenue of Da Zhao in a year? Less than 9 million. In other words, a silver mine in the Iwami area of the Eastern Wa Kingdom can cover 50 years of tax revenue? No wonder Shang Cheng dared to swear that the Prime Minister's Mansion would inevitably agree to send troops to the Dongwa, with such a big silver mountain placed there, Zhang Pu, who was thinking about money all day long, didn't jump up and shout that he wanted to send troops to rescue the Dongwei King?

Zhen Xiang swallowed his saliva and wanted to speak, but he couldn't make a sound when he opened his mouth. It seemed a bit strange to him. If there is such a silver mountain in the Eastern Wa Kingdom, why don't they go to mine themselves? Why didn't the first three mention it? A silver mountain that even the Dongwei people don't know, where did Shang Yanshan know about it? This shouldn't be like glass, and it's an ethereal story compiled by Shang Yanshan, right?

He was suspicious here, but Gu Shi was thinking about another hoarding place for Shang Chenghua. Since Iwami has a silver mountain, that Kagoshima of Kyushu-one, he now remembers the name of this place very clearly, and what does Kagoshima have? It can't be a mountain of gold, right?

"It is said that there is a gold mine there, which can mine tens of millions of taels of gold."

Gu Shi and Zhen Qian looked at each other. 20,000,000 taels of silver, tens of millions of taels of gold, there are such two gold and silver mountains in the east, even if there is no Xidu from the first three to ask for help, the imperial court will inevitably send troops. Now, it is questionable whether the Goryeo Kingdom can agree to borrow the road; If you agree, you can say anything, if you don't agree, then Da Zhao will definitely do everything to make them agree!

…… In the evening of the same day, the first three sons of the king of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty personally wrote the "King of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty Asks for Help and Implores the Heavenly Dynasty to Send Troops to Quickly Pacify the Chaos of the Fujiwara Clan of the Eastern Japanese Kingdom", which was brought to the Prime Minister's Office by five people, including Gu Shi, Zhenxiang, Shang Cheng, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites, Lang Naka. At the same time, they also brought with them the records of the talks they had with the first three before and after their meeting that day, as well as the "Secret Secrets of Iwami Ginzan and Kagoshima Kanayama in the Eastern Wa Kingdom" written for the Chinese New Year.

Zhu Xuan, the deputy minister who was on duty in the public office that day, read the two notes and records, and did not dare to delay for a moment, so he immediately asked people to inform the prime ministers and deputy ministers who had already gone home, and he himself rushed to see Emperor Dongyuan with three originals.