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That night, Luo Songting entertained Yue Pan and Chen Yunfeng at home to discuss the matter of cutting the land.

"Yue Pan, what are you doing about the things that the county lord mentioned?"

"Predecessor Mingjian, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Xian army has taken the land of Pengyuan, Shangguan, Ganfu, Dekang, Yuanshan, and Qiujun, and it is only a matter of time before Wanchuan is conquered. Such a large piece of land, I am afraid that it is more than twice the land of the seven counties of Xianguo, and if it is forcibly expanded in such a short period of time, the princes' dissatisfaction is false, and the uneasiness is true.

At present, the new policy of Xianguo is becoming more and more effective, regardless of the endless supply of money and grain, the iron production far exceeds the total of the princes of the Central Plains, according to the meaning of the Marquis of Yongxing, there will be more in the future. If this continues, the land of more than ten counties in the Xianguo pattern will definitely swallow the Central Plains in the next 20 years. At this critical moment, the nations will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Xian country become stronger and stronger, and it is inevitable that the Xian country will be besieged en masse.

Since there is a law to retreat from the Jin State's soldiers and horses, as long as the land is cut to stabilize and defend the country, Zhiguo will not dare to tear up the agreement with the Xian State and attack it. However, if we fail to stabilize and defend the country, as our predecessors said, all our efforts will be in vain. ”

"Yes, it is the best policy to take a step back and open up the sky, endure the calm for a while, and protect the existing interests at the moment. With the Sishui River as the boundary, Weiguo took three counties, and under the unfavorable situation, he would not rashly attack. ”

"That's what the seniors said." Chen Yunfeng said, and then said: "Weiguo is still far from the eastern front, even if the rebels on the western front are attached to Weiguo, it will take a few months and a year to free up their hands if they want to straighten out their heads and settle down and take over the rebels' transfer of military funds.

If the country wants to attack again, we have to weigh the consequences. At this time, if the Xianguo can compromise with the Wei Guo with the land of the three counties, the Wei Guo will most likely agree, so that at least the Wei Guo can push the troops to the hinterland of the Central Plains without blood, which is stronger than directly confronting the Xian army. ”

"Well, Yun Feng is a good thing." Luo Songting affirmed, and said: "When it is time to show weakness, you can't be strong, the defense of the country has always been barbaric and arbitrary, and using strength has little effect on it." And Gongzi Yan is a distorted countryman, and he has a national enmity with Wei Guo, if King Xian comes forward to show weakness, it can give Wei Guo the illusion that King Xian is worried about his high merits and deliberately weakens Baili Yan, so King Wei will also rest assured. ”

"But where are the interests of my Guangxin, in case King Xian goes back on his word, the victims will be the lord and the young master."

Yue Pan said worriedly, and Chen Yunfeng took over and said:

"I think that Yan Gongzi had a long-term vision back then, if the lord had listened to his words and implemented 'replacing government with business', I am afraid that Yongxing City would have fallen in Guangxin, and with such financial and material resources, why worry about not being able to raise troops."

Speaking of this, the three of them were all discouraged, and Guangxin also had the opportunity to sit on the foundation of Yongxing City, just because Jiang Min listened to Qin Han's slander and missed the opportunity.

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Luo Songting said:

"Otherwise, tomorrow Yue Pan and I will go to persuade the lord and the young lord again, Songting, you accompany the county lord to the city to inspect public opinion, it is best to say that the county lord will help Guangxin to restore his vitality with business."

"But even if the county lord agrees, Bailiyan and King Xian may not agree." Chen Yunfeng said worriedly.

"Bailiyan once said that he would build a naval camp in Guangxin, which should be true. I think he must have wanted to use Guangxin as the foundation to control the Beihai trade route. If this matter is true, Guangxin can take advantage of the opportunity to use business as a political decision, and Bailiyan only needs to be loose and tight, and this matter will be much easier. ”

Guangxin was once a bright pearl on the coast of the North Sea, its prosperity is no less than the capital city of Lingling, after more than ten years of war, the prosperity of Guangxin is gone. On the contrary, under the control of Yongxing City, Shanling has gradually transformed from a simple administrative center to a service-oriented metropolis centered on politics, economy and trade hubs, with half of its economic strength.

Luo Songting clearly saw through the core of "replacing politics with business", suffering from no opportunity to start, and now King Xian has a request for Guangxin, and it is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to start at this time.

That night, Jiang Rong chatted with her mother He and brother and sister-in-law Su Yi until late at night, and stayed in her county lord's boudoir for one night that night.

On the second day, Jiang Qian arranged for Su Yi to go to the street with Jiang Rong, accompanied by Chen Yunfeng. Today's Guangxin is not as good as before, the people's livelihood is withered and all industries are abandoned, and Jiang Rong, who has lived in Chengling for a long time and is accustomed to seeing prosperity, suddenly feels uncomfortable.

"I really didn't expect that Guangxin would be so miserable, business was closed seven or eight times out of ten, and the people were displaced, so my father didn't take measures to alleviate the people's feelings?"

"Since the Black Turban Army retreated to Xianxi, the lord has also spent a lot of effort to rectify Guangxin, but he has had little effect."

Chen Yunfeng said helplessly, Guangxin has also tried Bailiyan's method, but the effect is very poor, and it can't be compared with Yongxing City at all. Jiang Rong was puzzled, frowned and asked:

"Guangxin has also implemented a new policy, why is it not effective?"

"The county lord doesn't know that fifteen years ago, Guangxin's commercial market and Yu city mainly came from two places, one was Zhiguo and Xuguo, and the other was Changsun Guo. Among them, the business canal of the eldest grandson country was controlled by Qin Han, and after Qin Han fled, the business and doors from the eldest grandson were cut off.

And Zhiguo, Xu by the war, as well as the influence of the King of Xian, from Zhi, Xu two countries of trade almost cut off, if not Guangxin sitting on the natural port, a large number of goods in this turnover every year to collect some port and transit money, simply not to hold today. ”

"Then my father never thought of any other way to get rich?"

"The lord also thought that in addition to salt, sugar, silk, etc., all the businesses that make money have been done by Yongxing City, and the quantity is large and the price is low, and what Guangxin does is ineffective."

"But every year, Yongxing City doesn't harvest a lot of coconuts, hemp and silk threads from Beihai, and this money is a lot, so how can it not be enough to invest in business and make a big industry."

"The lord originally planned to do so, at first he did expand the planting of coconut palms, hemp and mulberry trees, but after the artillery of Changsun Kingdom spread eight years ago, the lord ordered people to actively imitate it, until three years ago, it did not work for a long time, but at that time a large amount of money and grain had been invested, which was equivalent to 1120,000 yuan in cash, so it ended up in today's field."

"What, you took the silver to make a cannon, do you know that it is something that burns silver? In order to refine the cannon in Yongxing City, Yanzi invested hundreds of thousands of new coins before and after the power of the whole country. ”

Jiang Rong was so angry that she poured thousands of silver to Guangxin every year, but in the end, she ended up with such a result.

"Now, do you still practice now!"

"It's been a long time since I stopped refining, but my vitality has been greatly damaged, and I haven't recovered from it. If it weren't for the county lord's help, I'm afraid it would have been over a long time ago. ”

"Hmph, you still know that there is me as the county lord. Fortunately, it was the swallow that could earn money, and if it was someone else, he would have killed him a hundred times earlier. ”

"The county lord is angry......"

"What is the use of quenching anger, I know how much good life and silver have been wasted."

"The lord also wants to find another way to restore the vitality of Guangxin, but it is difficult to use Guangxin alone."

"So you want the swallow to reach out, isn't it?"

In the face of Jiang Rong's anger, Chen Yunfeng had no choice but to nod and admit with a "low three-and-four":

"It's all a family, and it would be best if Yongxing Hou could help him."

"Hmph, I didn't treat the swallow as a thief at the beginning, but today I know that people want to reach out, so what did I do earlier. As early as the beginning of listening to the swallow's business instead of government, all the benefits of Yongxing today fall on the territory of Guangxin. Yanzi also said early that Guangxin has a favorable geographical change, which is better than Yongxing. Now that the wood is in the boat, I can't move it if I want to.

This matter should be discussed in the long run, and I will talk to Yanzi later. Now when I go home, I'll ask my father what he thinks. ”

Jiang Rong was angry that her father was still obsessed when he was old, and he did not hesitate to gamble on the lives of the people of Guangxin, obsessed with usurping power and seizing the throne. Married to Bailiyan for more than ten years, Jiang Rong has a long experience, and her vision is several times wider than at the beginning, she knows Bailiyan's ideals very well, and she can't let her father and brother become a burden that drags her back.

When he returned to the mansion, Luo Songting was discussing the matter of cutting the land with Jiang's father and son, and Jiang Rong broke in rashly and interrupted the conversation:

"Rong'er, why did you come back so early?" Jiang Min asked in surprise.

"If you don't come back, you won't be angry!"

"Why?"

Jiang Min looked at Chen Yunfeng and saw that his face was different, and he vaguely guessed some clues in his heart. He stood up and approached, looked at the pearl in his palm kindly, and said earnestly:

"Rong'er, I have done some foolish things in my father's life, but now that I am old, I can no longer withstand the wind and rain, you can forgive your father for some things."

Jiang Rong was emotional, and tears flashed in her eyes:

"Father's ......"

"Now that you are a wife and mother, as the head of the family, you have difficulties and hardships, just as your father was forced to do many things back then...... The father knows what you want to say, but the father wants to say, when you reach the age of the father, you will know the difficulties of the father.

At present, the great enemy is present, and after discussing with Qian'er and Mr. Luo, the father and the matter of borrowing troops decided to focus on the overall situation, so that Rong'er can explain to King Xian, and I hope that I will not disappoint my father's painstaking efforts. ”

"Father, rest assured, with the swallows here, Guangxin will be safe."

"Alas...... I hope so. Ruthless is the most emperor's family, and the future will be unpredictable......"

A father calmed his daughter's doubts about her father in the most ordinary way, but Jiang Rong would not have thought that today's words would become proverbs after all these years.

On the second day, Jiang Rong left Guangxin by car, and returned to Chenling a few days later, where she first met with Lu Gao and conveyed the meaning of Guangxin and Jiang Min's letter.

Lu Gao received a positive answer and immediately entered the palace to meet King Xian, as Luo Songting and Zong Botai expected, Jiang Hai had fully realized the consequences of swallowing the seven counties, but he just couldn't pull his face to admit his mistakes, and now Jiang Min took the initiative to provide an opportunity to go down the steps, and it was logical for King Xian to get off the donkey.

"King, although Guangxin agreed to send troops, the minister was still worried that the forty or fifty thousand northern Jin troops stationed in Guangxin would besiege Guangxin at any time, so the minister suggested that some arms should be provided for Guangxin to guard against a sneak attack by the Jin army."

Lu Gao suggested, and King Xian was vigilant:

"Is this appropriate right now that there is an urgent shortage of gunpowder?"

"King Qiqi, in the past half a year, the Marquis of Yongxing has captured countless gunpowder of the black turban army on the front line, but due to the large discrepancy in the formula, the power of the gunpowder of the black turban army is not good, so most of them have been transported back to Yongxing City for conditioning and redistribution. At present, Yongxing City has a large amount of reconfigured black powder, which is very sufficient, and can supply some arms to Guangxin in case of emergency. ”

From April to August, the Xian army captured a large amount of black powder, which was far less powerful than the black powder used by the Xian army due to the low nitrate content in the compatibility, so it was transported back to Yongxing City for rematching, so Yongxing City was able to manufacture a large number of munitions to supply the front line. I want to chat about "Empire Travel" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~