"What other reason could there be?" Zhang Lingyang sneered.

"Yes...... But how dare they? ......" Han Xiao said in disbelief, "They are the ministers of the six ministries, how dare they only care about their own small profits?" ”

"If everyone could abolish private affairs for the sake of public affairs, then my world would have been peaceful a long time ago, how could there be so many things every day?" For these ministers who only care about their own small interests and forget about national affairs, Zhang Lingyang has long been surprised.

That being said, before Zhang Lingyang ordered Xiao Wuzi to sell all the royal properties in Beijing, is it considered to be Gu Xiaoli and forget the righteousness?

Like Zhu Kaishan and Cao Rui, Zhang Lingyang is also selfish.

Although the Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, it can even be said that the whole world belongs to him Zhang Lingyang. However, the amount of money allocated to the royal family by the treasury each year is extremely limited.

If you don't have enough money to spend, what should you do? I can only think of another way.

Therefore, the royal family also began to do business, and the imperial village and the imperial store were built one by one.

It's like those ministers, who can't support their family's expenses with just that little money, so they start to buy various industries.

So in this regard, Zhang Lingyang is not surprised, and there is nothing to blame, because he himself does this, what is the difference between blaming others and blaming himself?

However, it is obvious that from this, Zhang Lingyang knows that after a period of time, there will be no ministers who oppose the relocation of the capital. Even, relatives like Cao Rui and Zhu Kaishan will support their move to the capital, so they don't have to worry about this matter anymore.

The result was not as Zhang Lingyang expected, after hiding in the palace for five or six days, there were fewer and fewer twists and turns in the book to persuade Zhang Lingyang.

Even, Cao Rui, Zhu Kaishan and others began to support their move to the capital.

Of course, there are fewer and fewer people who say and advise, and it is only relatively speaking, those who support their move to the capital are only relatives who have received the news in advance and some well-informed people, Thai and semi-courtiers, who are still opposed to Zhang Lingyang's relocation of the capital.

However, their opposition can no longer become a climate, because before Zhang Lingyang was nepotistic, most of the real power positions such as the six ministries and nine secretaries were held by relatives, and those who opposed it, although their official positions were not low, but they had no real power in the end, so naturally there was no one to support them.

After all, the officials below did not have countless properties in Beijing like the ministers above.

For the petty officials below, whether it is the current capital or moving the capital to Luoyang, they can't afford to buy real estate, so it's better to talk to their boss!

Three days later, at the court meeting, Zhang Lingyang finally came forward again, except for a few ministers who opposed the relocation of the capital, the vast majority of the remaining ministers supported Zhang Lingyang's relocation of the capital.

Zhang Lingyang also obeyed the will of the people and decided to move the capital next year.

After all, building a brand new capital is not a matter of one or two days, and the current Luoyang City has just started construction for less than two months.

It's so dramatic, and the time came to May of the fifth year of Tai'an.

On this day, the General Secretary sent a note, saying that Pierre, the French ambassador to Da Zhou, and the foreign minister of the Rus' country, Lopunov, jointly requested a meeting.

"Lopunov? Foreign Minister of the Rus' State? What did he do? Could it be because of the previous war with the Rus' country? Thinking in his heart, Zhang Lingyang decided to summon Pierre into the palace first and inquire in advance.

The next day, Pierre met Zhang Lingyang at the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Excellency Pierre, what do you mean by bringing that Lopunov to Da Zhou?" As soon as he saw Pierre, Zhang Lingyang asked straight to the point.

Pierre replied: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou, Your Excellency Lopunov came to the Great Zhou this time on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Rus' Kingdom, and wants to make peace with the Great Zhou!" ”

"Peace?" Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang couldn't help but be stunned. Because according to Zhang Lingyang's understanding of the fighting nation in his previous life, the fighting nation would not make peace with a country so easily, especially after the defeat, it would be even more nonsense.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Lingyang asked, "How do you talk about peace?" ”

Pierre smiled lightly and said, "I'm just making a bridge in it, as for the terms of the armistice, I think it's better for you to negotiate it yourself!" ”

"I know, you should go back to the embassy to rest first, and after I have discussed with the ministers, I will discuss the matter of negotiation with that Lopunov!"

……

After Pierre left the palace, Zhang Lingyang ordered the little eunuch to summon Chen Yiming, Zhu Kaishan, Li Guangtai, Sun Dingzong, Ma Jinzhong and other civil and military ministers into the palace.

"Just now, the French ambassador to our Great Zhou, Pierre, met with me and said that the Foreign Minister of the Russian State Lopnov came to the Great Zhou with him, and wanted to make peace with my Great Zhou armistice, I don't know what you Aiqing thinks?"

"This ......" Hearing this, the courtiers were stunned for a moment, then came back to their senses and began to bow their heads and ponder.

Chen Yiming looked up at Zhang Lingyang, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, I don't know what the armistice conditions asked by that Lopunov are?" ”

"I don't know about this, just Pierre just said to let the two sides negotiate first!" Zhang Lingyang said, "I don't know what conditions you Aiqing think, what conditions can I put forward in Da Zhou?" ”

Li Guangtai opened his mouth and said: "Weichen thinks that the premise of peace is that I can't cede land and pay compensation!" ”

Maybe it's because I've read too many history books, and Li Guangtai actually said such things.

Seeing Li Guangtai say this, Zhang Lingyang was a little angry in his heart, and sneered: "Li Aiqing, don't forget, in the previous war with the Rus' Kingdom, my Da Zhou was the victorious side. ”

Sun Dingzong and Ma Jinzhong glanced at each other and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's better to let the Rus Kingdom compensate us for a sum of silver!" ”

"Then why not land?" Zhang Lingyang asked rhetorically.

Sun Dingzong said: "As far as Weichen knows, the easternmost land of the Rus' country, Western Siberia, is uninhabited for thousands of miles and extremely cold, and most of the year is winter, which is worse than the western frontier. ”

"......" Zhang Lingyang didn't know what to say, and what Sun Dingzong said was not wrong, judging from the current conditions, Western Siberia really has no value.

Others don't know, but Zhang Lingyang knows that Western Siberia in later generations is rich in oil, iron ore, coal mines, gold and silver and other mineral resources.

Although Zhang Lingyang knew this, he couldn't tell everyone about it, so he had to hold it in his heart. Hearing Ma Jinzhong and others echoing Sun Dingzong's words, Zhang Lingyang almost suffered internal injuries.

In the end, Zhang Lingyang couldn't help it, and said: "I think it's better to come to the land more practically, so let's do it, tomorrow Chen Aiqing will contact Lopunov first, but Chen Aiqing, you must remember not to promise Lopnov any conditions!" ”

"Wechen remember!"