After Su Dingfang jumped out, Cheng Yanjin jumped out without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the troops and set foot in Dongying!" ”

There is Cheng Biting Jin, Yu Zhiqian looked at Cheng Biting Jin a little big: "Cheng Guogong, can Long Youwei cross the East China Sea?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister should deal with that Arab dynasty, but Your Majesty, if the road is built entirely by the imperial court, the speed is very slow, I Lao Cheng has a proposal!"

Yu Zhiqian immediately wondered if there was something wrong with his ears, Cheng Biting Jin actually had an IQ? However, I soon understood that the IQ of Cheng Biting Jin is not low, even higher than that of ordinary people, otherwise it would be impossible to mix like a fish in water in the court, but he usually behaves very aggressively and recklessly, but this product has more thoughts than anyone else.

"What is Cheng Guogong's good plan?"

Cheng Yanjin coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, my Cheng family is also a famous family, and it is incumbent on me to build roads and bridges, so I am ready to repair the official road from Qinghe to Chang'an, what do you think?" ”

Hearing Cheng Biting Jin's words, many ministers immediately glared angrily, this Cheng Biting Jin is not authentic, he paid to please the emperor, and made them fall into passivity, Cheng Guogong paid for a section of the road, so what should he do? It's also a famous family, do you want to build a road?

The distance from Qinghe to Chang'an is roughly the distance from Luoyang to Chang'an, not very far, for a family like Cheng Yanjin, it is not worth mentioning at all, but what about others? Among them, the most ugly face is Shangshu's left servant shooting Wang Jin, he is from the Lingnan Wang family, if you build a road from Lingnan Road to Chang'an? Ten royal families are not enough!

When Yu Zhiqian heard this, he looked at Cheng Yanjin curiously, this guy has a funny brain? Or did you do something to be sorry for yourself? Want to make up for it secretly?

Cheng Yanjin also felt the murderous gaze around him, and coughed lightly: "That Your Majesty, it's like this, the minister can build the road, but there is one condition!" ”、

"Tell me about it!"

"Whoa!"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that after the road is repaired, as long as the people who pass by this road, the minister can charge a fee!" 、

Instantly understood, Yu Zhiqian patted his head hard, how could he forget about it? The highway is charged, but he looked at Cheng Yanjin with suspicious eyes: "How did you think of it?" ”

Hearing Yu Zhiqian's inquiry, Cheng Yanjin coughed lightly to relieve his embarrassment: "Back to Your Majesty, this is not what the minister thought of, this is the way that Chu Mo thought of!" ”

Yu Zhiqian looked at Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chumo is also a courtier now, and he is also in the middle of the court meeting, when he saw Yu Zhiqian looking at him, he immediately gave Yu Zhiqian a salute: "Back to Your Majesty, this is what the students of Tsinghua Garden thought of, because Your Majesty repairs the road at a huge cost, so everyone is discussing whether there is a way to build the road quickly and reduce the burden on the court!" ”

"Tell me!"

Yu Zhiqian sat on the steps casually, motioned for the rest of the ministers to sit down too, the rest of the ministers looked at each other, and finally sat down cross-legged.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister discussed with a group of juniors, and finally found that the road must be repaired, only by repairing the road, our dynasty can prosper forever, but the investment in road construction is too large, which may drag down the internal affairs of our dynasty, so we will look at the family Haoqiang, the family Haoqiang has enough money, if they are allowed to build the road, the court will not spend too much money and food!"

"Indeed!"

"But although the family is rich, most of them are also profit-oriented!"

"Nonsense, my Wang family is loyal to the imperial court, as long as Your Majesty needs it, my Wang family is willing to give 500,000 taels of silver!"

"I ......"

A group of ministers of the family immediately jumped out to express their loyalty, Yu Zhiqian pressed his hand, and motioned for everyone to be quiet: "I can feel the loyalty of all Aiqing, Chu Mo continued!" ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the ministers and juniors, if you let the family pay for it, then there must be enough benefits, so I thought of the poll tax, after the road is repaired, the people who pass by the road need to pay a certain amount of taxes, so that they can make up for the loss of the family's road construction!"

After Yu Zhiqian heard it, he nodded, and knew in his heart that Cheng Chumo still had something to say, these families had other plans, the imperial court wanted to build roads, as long as the roads were repaired, the family's control over the local area would become weaker, but it was impossible to hinder the imperial court from building roads, unless all the families were reversed together, but if they wanted the families to work together, unless they were like the former Sui, the heavens were angry and people were resentful.

So this group of families came up with a way, the road does not need to be repaired by the imperial court, it is repaired by itself, after the road is repaired, the road is in their own hands, and the prestige can also be improved among the people, and they can ask the imperial court for some compensation, this so-called poll tax is just a temptation.

After hearing this, Yu Zhiqian pondered for a while: "This is a good way, but the poll tax alone will definitely not be able to make up for the shortfall, and I can't bear to see the family lose its property because of road repairs, so how about it, the Ministry of Household Industry will take out the roads that need to be repaired for bidding, and the family can bid, and if one family can't eat, two or even three, after the road is repaired, the toll can be charged for thirty years!" ”

Hearing this, many ministers of the family silently calculated the income in their hearts, and finally shook their heads slowly, it was easy to calculate that this was a loss-making transaction, and the loss was not half a point.

"In addition, when building roads, you can build some post stations on both sides of the road, and these post stations are also owned by road builders, such as from Chang'an to Luoyang Road, you can build two or three post stations, and when the caravan needs to rest, it will enter it for consumption, so that it can also make up for the cost of road repair!"

Hearing Yu Zhiqian's proposal, many people's eyes lit up, and they continued to calculate, and in the end, it seemed that they would not lose too much, and many people were a little moved.

Of course, this profit is not big, what really makes this group of people excited is that if this matter is done well, the emperor will definitely be happy, although there may not be any reward, but it can win the emperor's favor.

Hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, Cheng Yanjin roughly calculated, and was the first to jump out: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing!" ”

"Don't get excited, this road repair is not a matter of one or two days, it needs to be planned, just like Cheng Guogong said that the road from Qinghe to Chang'an is completely unnecessary to build it now, if you want to repair it, just build a few important roads!"

After finishing speaking, Yu Zhiqian pointed to several places from Chang'an to Dengzhou, Guangzhou Port, Yumen Pass, Chengdu, Kaifeng, Jinling and so on.

"This matter is very important, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry will prepare first, and when the time comes, I will issue an edict and hold a tender in Chang'an in March next year!"

As Yu Zhiqian's words fell, Cheng Yanjin's proposal came to an end for the time being, and Yu Zhiqian stood up from the ground and looked at Su Dingfang: "Can 30,000 people step on Dongying?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, 30,000 troops are enough!"

Yu Zhiqian squinted his eyes and thought, 30,000 troops across the East China Sea to attack Dongying, it is really a bit risky, Yu Zhiqian is unwilling to take this risk, the historical lessons of the previous life are unforgettable, Mongolia is so strong, if you want to cross the past, you will be buried in the belly of the fish.

Signaling Su Dingfang not to worry, Yu Zhiqian looked at Goguryeo, which was very close to Japan's Kyushu Island and Honshu Island, and there was also a Tsushima Island in the middle that could be used as a springboard.

"Goguryeo!" Yu Zhiqian spoke slowly, as if talking to himself.

After thinking for a while, Yu Zhiqian looked at the Ministry of Rites: "Goguryeo has not paid tribute for many years!" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's been thirteen years!"

"Thirteen years?" The corners of Yu Zhiqian's mouth curled slightly, Goguryeo is really a dead country, whether it was in the past or in modern times.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"His heart is punishable!"

When Yu Zhiqian said this, all the ministers understood that the emperor was going to make a move on Goguryeo, and Di Renjie slowly stood up: "Your Majesty, Baekje and Silla also asked our court for help last month, and Goguryeo invaded Baekje and slaughtered three cities!" ”

"Official credentials?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yu Zhiqian already had a consideration in his heart, and Goguryeo might be Yu Zhiqian's first target.

The current Goguryeo is in its heyday, occupying a lot of the chassis of Baishui in northern Montenegro, and is constantly invading the Korean Peninsula, wanting to annex Silla and Baekje, but because Silla and Baekje are all vassal states of the Yutang Empire, Goguryeo's actions are very hidden, and there is a little friction from time to time, constantly testing the bottom line of the Yutang Empire.

"Ministry of War, how is the national strength of Goguryeo?"

Li Jing, the secretary of the military department, stood up: "Back to Your Majesty, there are more than 300,000 people in armor in Goguryeo, and more than one million people!" ”

"Three to one?"

The Yutang Empire was roughly twenty people raising one soldier, and this Goguryeo was actually three to one!

"Your Majesty, Goguryeo itself is a nomadic people, and it has only slowly settled in the north and started farming in the past hundred years, but it has maintained the characteristics of a nomadic people, and millions of people can become soldiers in a short period of time!"

Wei Chigong explained to Yu Zhiqian a little, and Yu Zhiqian nodded after hearing it, and knew in his heart: "How many soldiers and horses do I need to destroy Goguryeo?" ”

Several generals looked at each other, and Li Jing slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, at least 300,000 troops, Goguryeo has been building cities for a hundred years, and the cities in Xincheng, Pingcheng and other places are no less than my border towns, if you want to break the city, you can only attack it and advance steadily!" ”

"The three expeditions of the former Sui to Goguryeo, all of which were blocked by the strong city, could not be broken for a long time, and finally winter came, and was defeated by Goguryeo!"

“……”

Yu Zhiqian roughly understood, the country of Goguryeo, has always been wary of the Central Plains Dynasty, pretending to pay tribute and surrender before, but he continued to repair the city at home, and built the city in some important places very strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to break Goguryeo, you can only push it down one city after another!

But the result of this is that it takes a lot of time, but the country of Goguryeo is close to the north, and after winter, the weather will become very cold, if you can't end the war in a short time, and when the weather gets colder, Goguryeo will start to counterattack, and the Central Plains army, which is not suitable for fighting in ice and snow, may be broken in one fell swoop and return defeated!

"It's a nuisance!"

Yu Zhiqian got up and returned to his position, his fingers kept tapping on the table, no wonder his father had been preparing to attack Goguryeo, but he had not made a move, the reason was here.

"Chen Qingzhi!"

"The minister is here!"

"How much oil is there now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Chang'an, Luoyang Cang is full, enough for the army for three years!"

"Li Sheng!"

"The minister is here!"

"How much gunpowder are in reserve?"

"There are more than 30,000 gunpowder canisters in total!"

"Cheng Chumo!"

"The minister is here!"

"How much hot air balloon is in reserve?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there are a total of 1,300 hot air balloons that can be lifted into the sky!"

After listening to the answer, Yu Zhiqian had a rough idea in his heart, and looked at the ministers around him: "The household department, the military department...... Stay, the rest, retreat! ”

Soon, some inconsequential ministers slowly withdrew from the council hall, and less than a third of the people were left in the hall, Yu Zhiqian squinted his eyes and swept around: "If you use a new weapon to deal with Goguryeo, how long do you think it will take?" ”

"Your Majesty means the use of fiery oil, gunpowder, and hot air balloons?"

Yu Zhiqian nodded: "Cheng Chumo, gunpowder can explode the city now?" ”

Cheng Chu pondered for a while: "Back to Your Majesty, yes, but the amount of gunpowder required is a bit large, if the city is broken, you need to bury gunpowder under the city in advance!" ”

"Can it be done?"

"Your Majesty, the new chariot can do it!"

The so-called new chariots are somewhat like the tanks of later generations, but they are just manpower, but they have changed from the previous carts to bicycles, and iron plates and other items are laid on them.

"Hot Air Balloon Units are now able to drop bombs in the air!"

This is a new combat method proposed by Yu Zhiqian, that is, to bring the gunpowder canister into the air and then throw it into the target from the air, and this matter has always been the responsibility of Cheng Chumo!

"Back to Your Majesty, the actual combat training has ended, but the accuracy rate is not high!"

"You don't need too high accuracy, you just need to deter the enemy!"

After asking one thing after asking one thing at a time, Yu Zhiqian had already made a decision, and it was not difficult to destroy Goguryeo.

After thinking for a while, Yu Zhiqian looked at Di Renjie: "Di Xiang, are the envoys of Silla Baekje still in Chang'an?" ”

"It's still there!"

"Let the Ministry of Rites go to the officials to inform Silla Baekje and jointly send troops to help destroy Goguryeo!"

"Whoa!"

"Su Dingfang!"

"The minister is here!"

"The destruction of Goguryeo is not your navy's business, but you can start from Dengju, go to the Korean Peninsula to land, and attack the rear of Goguryeo!"

Hearing Yu Zhiqian's order, Su Dingfang's eyes lit up: "The minister receives the order!" ”

"Remember, you are a training soldier, you can retreat if you can't fight, there is no need to entangle, and there is no need to attack the city!"

"Whoa!"

"Fan Jian, the household department will mobilize 300,000 troops before March, and the grain and grass needed for October!"

Fan Jianjian stood up: "Wow! ”