Chapter 114: Nanjing Decision II

For Luo Yulong, he would rather not make any money than grasp Gao Jie's lifeline.

When Gao Jie first arrived in Huai'an, he was known as a 100,000 army, maybe there was some water, but there were still 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers. The reason why Gao Jie was able to expand the army on a large scale.

There are three sources of finance, the first of which is the imperial court's assistance to Gao Jie.

In order to buy Gao Jie, Luo Rucai originally included an annual allocation in the agreement with Gao Jie, but the amount was not much, about 100,000 taels.

The second is the local taxation in Huai'an.

Huai'an, Xuzhou, and even part of Fengyang Mansion are in the hands of Gao Jie, these places are all war-torn, the east of the canal is better, and the west of the canal, Zhang Xuan has passed through these places, and he knows what has become.

If there are capable ministers and good officials under Gao Jie's command, within a year or two, maybe he will be able to regain his vitality and restore his old outlook.

But there is no such person under Gao Jie.

The third source, and most important, is salt.

The two Huai produce salt, and most of the places in the world rely on the salt of the two Huai, even including the area occupied by the Qing court. Gao Jie occupies such a resource, and he doesn't have to do it himself at all, and many people pounce on it like flies that smell fish.

Even due to the confrontation between the Xia Dynasty and the Qing court, the price of salt in the Qing court increased several times, and as long as the salt could be transported back from Huai'an, it would immediately be several times the profit.

Economic activities have never been separated by a simple political demarcation, and there is a common word in ancient times, that is, Huiyi, which refers to the trade organized by the government, and the Huiyi organized by the army and even the army generals is still common in history.

Even the Hui Yi organized by Gao Jie is not just a kind of salt.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Canal was an important hub for north-south transportation, and a large amount of grain and supplies traveled north through the Grand Canal.

And now Xia and Qing have bad relations, and the official trade between the two sides has been cut off. However, the needs of the north will not disappear because of the severance of trade between the two sides, and there is a huge profit margin, coupled with financial support from other aspects, which is enough for Gao Jie to raise more than 100,000 soldiers.

This army is not far from the north of the Yangtze River, so how can Luo Yulong feel at ease.

So Luo Yulong has been trying to find a way to bring Gao Jie into the orbit of the imperial court, and after such a long period of hard work, he has also seen some light.

Gao Jie himself, after all, is not a person with great ambitions. After seeing that the Great Xia court was firmly seated, he also had the intention of losing money to the court.

For Luo Yulong, don't make a little money, then lose some money inside, as long as you can catch Gao Jie's financial lifeline in the hands of the imperial court, it is worth it.

"I understand." Rodain said.

"But let's put it off for a while." Luo Yulong said: "Now that the movements of Dongyu are unknown, we must not miss a major event because of this matter." ”

"I understand." Rodain said.

Luo Yulong said: "Duke Weiguo, with Governor Gao of Xiangyang, how is the situation over there?" ”

"According to the previous plan, the east captives are south of the Yellow River, and they are heavily armed, between the rivers and Huai, they are sparsely populated, nominally the land of my Great Xia, but in fact it is not enough to defend, if the Qing court invades the south, then Nanyang, Runing, and Fengyang will hold on to the first line." Yang Chengzu said with a somewhat wry smile: "Duoduo, this thief, his methods are vicious, but it really works. ”

Duoduo's massacre in Henan may have the idea of venting anger and boosting morale, but it is not just such an idea, a massacre will almost raze dozens of counties in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the conquest of the army has become a natural dividing line.

Luo Yulong sighed and said: "Between this year and next year, after concentrating on the south and calming down the worries, I will definitely go on a northern expedition with a large army, and let the Dongyu know that my Great Xia is powerful, and you should endure it for two years." ”

"Your Ministers understand." The crowd said.

After Luo Yulong sent everyone away, he left Yang Chengzu behind, Luo Yulong's face suddenly darkened, and he threw a stack of documents to Yang Chengzu and said, "Uncle Yang, you see, some people are shameless. ”

Yang Chengzu took it and took a look, but it was a different person's performance, and they all said one thing, that is, Mrs. Gao instructed Hao Shaoqi to assassinate Zhang Xuan.

"Uncle Yang, since you are a little unappreciative." Luo Yulong said: "Let her be the same fate as King Chuang." ”

When Luo Yulong said this, he didn't feel very good in his heart, Luo Rucai was not satisfied with him at the beginning, because he was too close to King Chuang and his wife. Luo Yulong and Luo Yujiao died of their mother at an early age. Mrs. Gao is good to them, and Luo Yulong can't be like a mother to her, but she does feel kind.

It's just that now the two sides are already enemies.

Luo Yulong thought that Mrs. Gao had let go, but now it seems that she is far from letting go. In this case, Luo Yulong didn't want to leave an enemy to live in the world.

"Your Majesty, never." Yang Chengzu said: "Zheng Guogong didn't say anything about this matter, but secretly reported to His Majesty, his meaning is already obvious, and now is not the time to set off a big case, Mrs. Gao is just a woman." If you want her to die, you can use three feet of white silk, but breaking into the camp of more than 100,000 troops to enter Great Xia is a big deal, and it must not be ignored. ”

"Did you just spare her?" Luo Yulong said.

Yang Chengzu said: "Although Mrs. Gao can't be killed? But someone can kill. ”

"Is it a high grade?" Luo Yulong said.

Yang Chengzu heard this, and immediately said: "Don't do it, Gao Yigong has a merit in saving Zheng Guogong, and he is a new general, so how can he serve the hearts of the people in the world if he kills him without guilt." ”

"So how?" Luo Yulong said.

Yang Chengzu said: "Li Guo is in Ganzhou City. Killing him is much better than killing Gao. ”

After Luo Yulong heard this, he immediately said: "Send an order to Zhang Yingyuan, let Li Guo be killed, in Ganzhou City, anyone can let go, but Li Guo Wanwan can't let go." ”

"Yes." Li Guofu said immediately.

Immediately, Luo Yulong asked Li Guofu to send Yang Chengzu away.

Luo Yulong rubbed his eyes, heard Li Guofu's footsteps approaching, and said, "Tell the princess what happened just now, let me rest assured, I will definitely give him anger in this matter." ”

Luo Yujiao has a wide range of contacts in the army, especially in Zhang Xuan's army, Zhang Xuan doesn't know that among the guards around him, there are several people who are Luo Yujiao. But he didn't care, Zhang Xuanjun couldn't hide many things from Luo Yujiao.

This is not an accident on Zhang Xuan's side, while Luo Yulong knows about it, Luo Yujiao also knows about it, because she is heavy and has difficulty moving, but she has already sent someone to the palace and asked Luo Yulong to order Mrs. Gao to be killed.

"Yes." Li Guofu said immediately.

"And." Luo Yulong opened his eyes, glanced at Li Guofu, and said: "The princess is heavy, what can let her know, what can't let her know, you should know in your heart, if there is such a thing, you can go to Zheng Guogong's Mansion to clean the thatched house." ”

"The slave knows." Li Guofu fell to his knees with a thud.

"Get up." Luo Yulong was really reluctant to kill Li Guofu, Li Guofu was from Beijing, and he knew a lot about court affairs. In Luo Yulong's Palace, such talents are really indispensable. Today is just a beating.

"Who else is out there?" Luo Yulong asked.

Li Guofu said: "Scholar Qian is asking to see outside? ”

"Oh?" Luo Yulong heard this, and said secretly: "What is Qian Qianyi doing here?" I thought so in my heart, but I said, "Hurry up, please." ”

Qian Qianyi arrived after a while, and as soon as he came in, he saluted and said, "The old minister has seen Your Majesty." ”

"Hurry up, please get up." Luo Yulong said: "Why did Qian Gong go and return? ”

"The ministers have to report to Your Majesty about the major affairs of the Great Xia Jiangshan Society." Qian Qianyi said.

Luo Yulong's heart jumped slightly, and said, "I don't know what the matter is?" ”

Qian Qianyi said: "There is an imbalance between inside and outside, and the military power is entrusted to one person, so I am afraid that there will be a Tai Ah in the future?" Page type? Muscle!?/p>

Luo Yulong immediately understood who Qian Qianyi was talking about? Haha smiled and said, "Gong Qian is too worried. Zhang Xuan will never fail me. ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Although Zheng Guogong is unwilling to live up to His Majesty, why doesn't Song Taizu want to be a loyal minister of Zhou Shizu? ”