At this time, Zhao Shan's heart was agitated, as a civil servant, being called a loyal minister by his own lord was already the greatest praise!

Zheng Wen took Zhao Shan's hand at this time, calmed down for a while, and then said: "Qing said this, I know it, but the state affairs are difficult, I almost have nothing to ascend to this throne, less than a month, the Mongols invaded again, there are so many things at home and abroad, I am also difficult!" ”

"Zhao Qing, I told you, I have been on the throne for less than a month, and I sleep less than three hours a day, learning to deal with military affairs with you, inspecting the four military camps, I am also bitter, I am also tired!"

"Although I am a cripple, I am still young, and I also want to make a big career in my heart!"

"I hope that my great cadre can surpass the Han and Tang dynasties and realize the true prosperity of my great cadres, and I also hope to become an emperor through the ages, leaving a name in history, so that future generations will remember my achievements!"

When Zhao Shan heard this, his heart was agitated, and he almost shouted "The minister is willing to attach to His Majesty's tail", but the reserve of the literati made him hold back the words in his mouth!

Zheng Wen paused for a moment, put down Zhao Shan's hand, and then said: "I know that the ideals I want to realize are full of difficulties, there must be many open and dark swords coming at me, and there must be many interest strata secretly obstructing me. ”

"But I'm not afraid, even if I'm scarred and bruised all over my body, even if I'm the enemy of the world, I'm not afraid, I'm not easy to fight, fight with the sky, it's fun, fight with the earth, it's fun, fight with people, it's fun!" Zheng Wen said in a fierce tone again.

Zhao Shan, who was next to him, listened to Zheng Wen's arrogant words, and the pride in his heart was aroused, so he knelt down to Zheng Wen and said loudly: "The minister is willing to die for His Majesty!" Do your best, and then die! ”

Zheng Wen saw it and hurriedly helped Zhao Shan up, but there was a smile in his eyes!

Zheng Wensui said again: "After Zhao Qing goes down, I will secretly investigate the military situation in various parts of Daqian, and then write it into a memorabilia, I will take a good look at it, and wait for me to free up my hands, and then clean up these resident insects." ”

"Whoa!" Zhao Shan responded excitedly.

"Oh, by the way, if I fully open up the mutual market between Daqian and the Mongols, and I and Kublai Khan want 100,000 war horses, cattle and sheep 1 million each, do you think he will agree?"

When Zhao Shan heard this, he was a little puzzled, and he was also curious, so he asked, "What is the comprehensive mutual market that Your Majesty said?" ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he explained: "A comprehensive mutual market is a large-scale mutual market, that is, to trade with the Mongols with grain, salt, iron, tea, etc., and even weapons. ”

"As for the Mongols, as long as they used gold and silver, cattle and sheep, horses, and even slaves, they could use it to trade with the Great Qian."

In this way, the Mongols will find that they have far more to trade with the Great Cadres than to fight with the Great Cadres. And the Great Dry and Mongolia will enter a period of peace, and Mongolia is afraid that it will march westward. ”

"Zhao Qing, what do you think?"

Zhao Shan listened and said: "Your Majesty, it is feasible to fully exchange markets, but iron weapons are absolutely indispensable, and that is not to strengthen the war strength of the Mongols!" ”

Zheng Wen listened, then laughed, and said: "Zhao Qing, your vision is still a little thinner, what's wrong with iron weapons, I think that the Central Plains has been used for thousands of years, first copper was used as a soldier, and finally gradually evolved into iron weapons, and until now, the quality of iron has different qualities in different places in Daqian, I hope that the quality of Daqian's iron is getting better and better, more and more, but there is no power without consumption, and now in addition to the official iron and private iron of Daqian, I must also find a vent for Daqian's iron, And Mongolia is the outlet for this. ”

"Moreover, I have decided to replace all the troops of the Great Cadre, so what about the millions of troops that have been replaced, should they be rebuilt? This is more than worth the loss, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If the Mongols can come up with enough profits, I don't mind selling them all. ”

"Besides, in my dealings with the Mongols, I only sell products and do not export technology, so I can always remain the first."

"Zhao Qing, what do you think?"

Zhao Shan listened to Zheng Wen's words and fell into deep thought for a while.

After a long time, he said: "Your Majesty, your idea is a bit shocking, and it is difficult for the minister to understand it for a while, and the minister does not know if it will work, so you might as well gather the cabinet ministers to discuss together, listen to their opinions, and it is not too late for you to make a decision." ”

Zheng Wen listened, and had no choice but to nod.

……

Half an hour later, Zheng Wen convened a meeting of cabinet ministers in the Wude Palace.

Zheng Wen looked at these important ministers of the court below.

He was the first to speak: "I ordered Zhao Aiqing to negotiate with the Mongolian envoy, and the temporary result of the negotiation is that the Mongols will compensate me for 50,000 horses, 500,000 cattle and sheep, and the mutual market between my Daqian and Mongolia will increase by fifteen times. I would like to hear from you. ”

There was silence for a while.

Liu Jian opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have much opinion on this result, but I'm afraid that the strength of this mutual market is a bit too big!" ”

Xie Fei also continued: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that this mutual market is too strong, isn't this a disguised enhancement of the strength of the Mongols!" ”

Guo Cheng, the secretary of the household department, also spoke: "Your Majesty, the minister has different opinions, and the minister agrees with this method, but the mutual market with the Mongolians must be handed over to the household department to be responsible, and the mutual market between the people and Mongolia must also be supervised by the household department, so that the court can get a lot of benefits and make up for the losses of the court in the recent past." ”

Wang Yong, the secretary of the ministry, also made a rare speech this time: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with the opinion of Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of War, although the mutual market is indeed enhancing the strength of the Mongols, but it is not enhancing the strength of my cadres, and the minister believes that the intensity of the mutual market with the Mongols should be increased. Why? ”

"Because of the intensification of mutual markets, the Mongols have gained far more benefits from our cadres than from attacking our cadres, and in the long run, the Mongolian and Qianqian frontiers will enter a period of long-term peace, and then our cadres will be able to develop production and restore the people's livelihood with peace of mind."

"It's not appropriate, Wang Shangshu's statement is inappropriate, you're dealing with ordinary nomads. And the minister thinks that at this time, Mongolia, under the leadership of Kublai Khan, its power belongs to the rising stage, is still in the expansion period, is a powerful regime, their goal at this stage is to expand, if you increase the mutual market with them, is to increase their military strength, their strength has increased, in case they raise troops to attack our Daqian, then we are dumb to eat yellow lotus, there is bitterness can not be said. Zhou Kuo, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who had not spoken in the previous meetings, also spoke this time.

Zheng Wen listened quietly, it seems that what he thinks is still too simple, the wisdom of the ancients is really not to be underestimated, Zheng Wen feels that he may have swelled up these days, it seems that it is time not to self-reflect. Then he did not speak, but listened quietly.

At this time, Sun Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said: "You are all polite, but the minister thinks that it is still necessary to increase the mutual market with Mongolia, and iron weapons can also be added to it." Why? ”

"From the point of view of the Ministry of Industry, the Minister has carried out a preliminary reform of the Ministry of Industry in accordance with His Majesty's order, and the Minister has discovered a new iron-smelting technology in the Ministry of Industry, which is better than the past, not only the quality of steel is better than before, but also saves time and effort, the Ministry of Industry where the Minister is located is expected to enter a peak area in the next two or three years, and the iron production of my Daqian will enter a peak area, and by the end of next year, as long as the manpower is increased, the armament of the Daqian will be completely reequipped, so where will the millions of old-style equipment be replaced, and it will be time-consuming and laborious to return to the furnace for smeltingSome of the gains outweigh the losses, and if they are stored, they can only be piled up in the warehouse to rust, and they will not produce any value. ”

"Therefore, the minister believes that it is necessary to increase the mutual market in Mongolia so as to facilitate the disposal of these old equipment."

As for the problem mentioned by Zhou Shangshu, the minister believed that the Mongols should be encouraged to march west and sign a peace agreement with them. But how can we encourage the Mongols to march westward? That's not what the minister is good at. ”

When Zheng Wen heard it, sure enough, these people were all outstanding people, first Zhao Shan made Zheng Wen's eyes light up, and then Guo Cheng and Wang Yong's words were all true, and Zhou Kuo's words were indeed possible, and Sun Hua's words were similar to what Zheng Wen thought in his heart.

It seems that there are many outstanding people in this era, they are excellent in all aspects, what they lack is that they have no experience in later generations, Zheng Wen used to think that he was very smart, it seems that he is overestimating himself, and he must be careful in the future to prevent the boat from capsizing in the gutter.

At this time, the scene fell silent all of a sudden, because everyone was thinking about Sun Hua's question, how to let the Mongols march westward?

If the Mongols can be allowed to march westward and turn their expansion to the west, then it is not impossible to increase or even fully interexist, but it is very feasible, but what to do?

At this time, Zheng Wen was also contemplative, he was also thinking about this problem, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't think of it.

After a long while, Zheng Wencai said: "Since this is the case, then this is the case first, since the majority of people are still in favor of peace, then let's negotiate peace with the Mongols first!" Just follow Zhao Aiqing's opinion! ”

"As for increasing the intensity of the mutual market fifteen times, I don't think there will be much of a problem after all, the millions of troops stationed in the north of our Daqian are not vegetarians, and it is impossible for the Mongols to invade our Daqian in the near future, as for the future, who can say for sure?"!

"As for the question Sun Qing said, millions of old-fashioned equipment, let's talk about it then, after all, it's still early. That's all for today, let's disperse first! ”

After Zheng Wen finished speaking, he took the lead in walking out of the hall of the Wude Palace, and the others also glanced at each other and dispersed.

And today's Zheng Wen, I feel that I have improved a little!