Chapter 441: Steady Profit and No Loss

Why did Li Daojue, the assassin of Yazhou, rather lose money than undertake the errand of shipbuilding, in addition to not having the ability to plan, this is indeed a thankless task. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info One is the construction period, if you miss it, the sin will be great, and the second is the quality, if you only rush the construction period, in case the quality of which big ship has a problem, the sin will be greater.

This is the emperor's preparation for the re-conquest of Goryeo, a big ship with hundreds of soldiers, once the ship leaks in the sea, if you don't mess up, can the shipbuilders still be good?

In addition, with so many people participating in a big project, unexpected things are happening one after another. Especially when the financial projection is always overspending, how can it be easy to lose money?

The difficulties faced by King Jiangxia were all accounted for. He had just returned from accompanying the emperor on his expedition, who knew that the progress of Ezhou would be so slow? But who made himself a clan? He is the eldest brother again, and Li Daojue's younger brother can talk about the conditions and not do it, but he can't. But no one can understand his pressure, the emperor's fate is like a mountain, in case it can't be completed as scheduled, at least it will be a peeling skin.

The unexpected encounter with Gao Jun made half of his heart relax, he knew that Gao Jun had some Taoism, and only with his full support could he hope to complete the important things assigned by His Majesty on time.

Facts have proved that his judgment was right, Gao Jun's first idea was to greatly advance the progress, the framework of more than a dozen docks along the Han River was erected in only half a month, and the construction of Chuzhou and Ezhou started at the same time, so there were more than 20 docks, and there was no need to wait until the end of the month to be completed.

According to Gao Jun's calculations, as long as the docks are together, according to the progress of one ship per month in one dock, and there is no hurry or panic, there will be no problem with quantity and quality before March next year.

What's more, the cost of shipbuilding has dropped by a large chunk, and the timber cut down by the four prefectures above the river and Han has been continuously flowing down the river, while the ship transporting the timber has not been used. Once Gao Jun accompanied King Jiangxia to drink in the mansion, and when he was happy, Gao Jun said:

"Lord, this is not the end, we must make money, otherwise you are a prince sitting here, and it will make people laugh if you don't lose or earn!"

Li Daozong said, "Gao Dujian, you can talk about it, but you can't do things that cut corners." If you have earned it, the king will give you half of it. ”

Gao Jun said, "I don't want it, just give it to these two ladies." The prince hurriedly asked.

Liu Yuru said that the fairy pattern silk, jujube, red and blue, and comfrey on the market are all unique products here, and now the market is pressed in this season, and the price is very low. Those ships are not needed to transport timber, why not use these ships, the prince asked people to collect them at a low price, and sell them to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Fan Ying said, Sister Liu and I have been shopping these days, but we are not hanging out. The texture of Ezhou's cloth is so good, there is nothing to say about making military uniforms. Sister Liu said, since there is still a new expedition to Goryeo, why didn't the prince go and talk to the emperor, and the prince would be responsible for providing the cloth? We make a difference between the north and the south, and it's not a black businessman, right?

Liu Yuru said, "Lord, we don't just care about making money for ourselves, if this move can be done, how will the people, jujube farmers, and weavers in the two prefectures of Chuzhou and Hubei who have worked hard for a year thank the prince?" ”

After hearing this, King Jiangxia solemnly got up and saluted Liu Yuru and Fan Ying, "This king is simply open!" With a female military teacher like you, it's no wonder that the tall man is so confident! Liu Yuru and Fan Ying didn't dare to be the prince's courtesy, and jumped away from their seats with a smile.

King Jiangxia suddenly saw the warbler sword on Fan Ying's waist, and asked strangely, "...... this sword?"

Gao Jun said, Lord Wang, this sword is a gift from Lord Li Mi, just because the name of the sword is "Entanglement Ying", my little lady is named Yingying, and I am very happy to see it, so Lord Li gave it to us.

The prince sighed, "This sword was given to me by His Majesty the Emperor for my meritorious service in pacifying the Turks, and it is a priceless treasure, not much worse than your black sword." Li Mi regards it as his life, and this is even a life handed over to you. ”

Gao Jun asked, "Such a thing was given by the emperor again, why did the prince transfer it to Lord Li?" ”

King Jiangxia said, "Li Mi has followed me in the southern and northern wars since he was a teenager, and he has been injured several times. That year on the battlefield of Lingzhou, the king was besieged by the enemy Cong Cong when he fell from the horse, and it was he who rushed in to save the king's life. I gave him this sword as a reward. ”

Liu Yuru asked, "Lord Wang, Lord Li is a respectable person!" ”

King Jiangxia, "There are some things that this king doesn't know about him. For example, he is over forty years old, but he has never married. This king persuaded him many times but he was unmoved, and who knows what he thought. It's just that this person loves to drill the horns of the bull, and he often laughs and laughs and becomes sad, and even this king can't guess his thoughts. However, according to the king's understanding of him, this person is not confused in matters of right and wrong. ”

Gao Jun asked, "Where do you know?" ”

Wang Ye said, "Back then, Hou Junji's rebellion was the first sign that Li Mi discovered. ”

Liu Yuru hurriedly went to see Gao Jun, seeing that he was just stunned and didn't even frown, and quickly returned to normal. He said, "Oh, there is such a thing, when we are busy with this period, can the prince tell me the details?" ”

Wang Ye said, "It's been so long, and I heard that Hou Junji's only surviving son also died in Xizhou. There is no one in Houmen anymore, just a story, and there is nothing to say. Why don't we talk about it now? ”

Gao Jun said, "It's better, Yuru and Fan Ying, you go and order some wine and food." ”

In the palace, where will these things work Liu Yuru and Fan Ying, King Jiangxia passed on the words, and a table of sumptuous wine and food was set up in a short time.

Gao Jun first raised his wine glass to salute the prince, and then said, "The prince might as well talk about Hou Junji first." ”

King Jiangxia drank the wine, and then recalled and said:

Hou Junji is a native of Sanshui, this person is heroic and majestic, and he followed the Qin King Shogunate very early. He is a very bold person, treats his subordinates well, and more importantly, he is very unique in fighting wars, and he can always put forward his own different opinions according to the situation.

When Hou Junji was in his twenties, he was awarded the general of the cavalry and the son of Quanjiao County. In particular, he contributed a lot to the battle of killing the hidden prince and building a rebellion. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he worshiped Hou Junji as the general of the Left Guard, and entered the title of Duke of Lu, and later changed the title of Duke of Chen. When Zhenguan was promoted to the secretary of the military department in the fourth year, it can be said that His Majesty values him very much.

"How do you know he's good at war?"

Wang Ye said, this person doesn't read much, and his ability to judge the situation on the battlefield is probably innate. Let's just talk about the nine-year crusade against Tuyuhun. Before the war, both the king and Li Jing thought that the mountains west of Shanzhou were high and difficult to cross, and many men and horses had frostbite and the baggage was difficult to transport, so they just wanted to drive the enemy into the deep mountains.

It was Hou Junji who suggested that although the strategy of driving away the enemy was easy, it did not hurt the fundamentals. When the army is withdrawn, they will still harm the place, and we will never have peace! The terrain west of Shanzhou to the area of Dafeichuan was not high enough for the Tang army to be uncomfortable, but from Dafeichuan to the west with the mountains being higher, the Tuyuhun army might still be able to adapt, but the Tang army would not be able to. Now the Tuhun army has not fled into the high mountains, and is still waiting, as long as we ride into the Dafei River lightly and prevent it from escaping across the Dafei River, then a war can destroy its country.

"And then?" Liu Yuru's Fan Ying asked in unison.

The prince said that what Hou Junji said made sense. It was a one-and-done approach, and the fighters at that time were really rare. The Tuyuhun army dared to confront our army, relying on the fact that there was a way out west of Dafeichuan. This made Hou Junji see it at a glance.

The prince said that in fact, the emperor's purpose in this battle was to drive the enemy from the beginning, and Hou Junji's method was undoubtedly a step further. If we drive the enemy into the mountains, maybe as soon as the Tang army withdraws, they will come back, then will we fight or not? Obviously, he was led by the nose by vomiting.

"I know that during this war, the prince went out of Nandao with Hou Junji, so what if Lord Li Mi was not by the prince's side at this time? It must have made a lot of contributions, right? ”

The prince said, "Li Mi went out with me, but that time Hou Jun was in front and this king was behind, and Li Mi was invited to rush to the front, so he acted with Hou Jun's army." (To be continued.) )