This war is very expensive, and it is even more expensive to go to sea to fight, and it costs a lot of money just to build a ship.

Although the Yuan family's occupation of those islands was in the plan, it was really just an accident, at that time, Han Yi just thought that the Yuan family at that time did not have that strength at all, so he asked Yuan Jie and them to investigate first, and the two sides carried out trade first, where did they know that the natives on the island were so vulnerable, but this time it was not so easy to face a serious regime.

The Yuan family can't swallow it, and they can't afford to fight this battle, so they must need financing.

The Yuan family doesn't have the money to fight, so the rest of the businessmen needless to say, Yuwen Xiumi they initially hoped to fight Goguryeo, they paid money, and the court came to fight, but to fight Goguryeo, they didn't pay, the court would fight, they were willing to pay, why not do it, but this is not the same thing, those overseas island countries, there is no threat to the country, and the court does not have to fight.

The imperial court did not send troops, but had to pay for the recruitment of troops by themselves, which made many businessmen a little overwhelmed, and they felt as if they did not have the strength.

At this moment, the Yuan family began to wave the flag, come on, let's form a group.

These businessmen immediately flocked to it, they had no experience at all, the court just supported, the Yuan family has been operating there for so many years, and they know the situation there very well, and it is the best result to cooperate with the Yuan family, and I heard that the national debt can be used to buy weapons, which reduces the pressure on many businessmen, because now the businessmen are also increasing their investment in production, the market demand has been higher than the supply, and the money on hand is not much, and those national bonds are also put at home, and the landlords who bought the most national bonds at the beginning, As a result, many landlords also participated.

And this kind of group has another advantage, that is, we can first distribute the interests of the island, we are all to make money, we can do a line alone, and avoid unnecessary competition.

And in this matter, Han Yi tried his best to talk to the Yuan family, and did not have direct contact with the merchants, because this matter can only be understood, not spoken, Han Yi, as Shang Shuling, he also has to decide his words and deeds, he can't advocate expansion.

Households.

"I didn't let you celebrate the New Year in Liangzhou!"

Han Yi smiled at Zhang Daxiang, who had just returned from Liangzhou.

Zhang Daxiang said: "I didn't plan to spend the New Year over there, but Zhao Zhiman insisted on keeping me there, and I happened to meet the return of the northwest merchants, so I waited until they left Liangzhou and then came back." ”

Han Yi nodded with a smile and asked again, "How is the situation over there?" ”

Zhang Daxiang said excitedly: "The situation in Liangzhou, but far beyond our expectations, a few years ago, the Liangzhou government was about to close, but now is better than before the crisis, especially this year's trade, today's trade volume is the largest ever, which has brought a lot of business opportunities to Liangzhou." Do you know what is the hottest industry in Liangzhou at the moment? ”

Han Yi said: "What kind of business? ”

"Wash your feet."

"Washing your feet?"

"I didn't expect that."

Zhang Daxiang said: "This is a local in Liangzhou came up with it, that person was originally a Langzhong, with the rise of trade in Liangzhou, he found that there are more and more people with foot diseases, according to his observation, this is caused by walking too much, it just so happens that he knows how to massage the foot, so he gave up medicine and opened a foot washing shop. I heard that the first day of opening, the guests who came, from morning to night, did not break, so he borrowed money from the Tibetan side to buy some maids, the Tibetan women are not like our Central Plains women, the hands are very rough, it may not be suitable to do anything else, but it is comfortable to press, this is not a big deal, within a year, he opened ten foot washing shops in Liangzhou, and bought hundreds of slaves and maids from the Tibetan side. Later, the Guanzhong Hotel cooperated with that person again, and it was said that he was about to come to Chang'an. You must not have tried it, but it is comfortable to press. ”

Who said that Lao Tzu has not tried, just washing his feet, washing and chirping Lao Tzu has tried. Han Yi smiled and said, "No wonder you linger." ”

It's still the same old saying, where there is demand, there is supply, and many things, not geniuses come up with, put money in front of you, and it will happen naturally.

"That's not because of that." Zhang Daxiang smiled and said, "There is another thing, I don't know if you have heard of it, that is, Tuyuhun has now begun to use wind power to make salt. ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "I heard about this, Wang Fangyi invented it." ”

Zhang Daxiang said: "It's that reckless man, that guy took that invention to Chang'an to apply for a patent, their Wang family must be rich, and now Shanzhou has also made a few wind mills, I have been to see it, but it is very tight, just let the individual watch from the side." It is said that this frees up a lot of manpower for Tuyuhun to develop agriculture and animal husbandry, you gave Tuyuhun those suggestions, and now the implementation is very good, the rape flowers are planted but can not be seen at a glance, the export of our Liangzhou oil, compared with last year, has increased by as much as eight times, as well as furs, herbs, etc., thanks to the invention of the water-powered spinning machine in the Central Plains, otherwise, it may not be able to swallow. ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "They only trade with us, of course, they are a little unbearable, but this is a good thing, now that oil and salt prices are falling, the money in the hands of our Central Plains people has become more valuable." ”

"That's it." Zhang Daxiang said: "Now I live in Liangzhou, but I am comfortable, and everything is cheaper than our Chang'an." Speaking of this, he said excitedly: "I heard that our tax revenue increased several times last year. ”

Han Yi nodded.

Seeing Han Yi's flat expression, Zhang Daxiang couldn't help but be stunned, and said, "But I don't think you're excited at all." ”

Han Yi sighed: "I also want to be excited, but you must know that what we collect now is grain, not currency, and it is not realistic to transport grain to Chang'an, so the effect of this tax increase is to stabilize the local government, but the money at the disposal of the imperial court has not increased much." ”

Zhang Daxiang said: "You can be content with this, it is good to be stable." ”

Han Yi said: "You think it's still the same as before, the imperial court is also self-sufficient, and now the imperial court has more places to go, don't forget, when we promulgated the stamp duty, we promised a lot of benefits, especially in education, which requires money, so the finances are still relatively tight, but you must not leak this matter, so as not to cause unnecessary panic." ”

"I know that."

Zhang Daxiang frowned again and said, "In that case, can we do it later?" ”

"Of course not, it has to start this year." Han Yi said: "The trouble is a little troublesome, but we have to do it, and I think that in the next two or three years, there should be no trouble in Tubo, and we can concentrate our financial resources and develop the country, which is a godsend." ”

At this moment, a small official said outside the door: "Qi Shang Shu Ling, Sikong invites you to go to the military department." ”

Han Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It's just right, I'm going to talk to them about the Military Academy." ”

Military Department.

"It's—it's a little too hard."

"What's so difficult about this, you're clearly making it difficult!"

————

Qi Bi He Li and Ashina Mi Shot took the enrollment regulations of the Military Academy and complained to Han Yi very excitedly.

At the beginning, Han Yi promised Li Ji that he would open a military academy for these military aristocrats, but now that the finances have eased, he has to fulfill his original promise, in fact, he has always been very trustworthy to the military.

Han Yi said with a smile: "Dare to ask the generals, where is this difficult?" ”

"I won't say anything else, why are you going back to play the piano? Are you opening a military academy or a green building! Why do you want to play the piano? Ashina Mi said excitedly.

Han Yi said: "First of all, playing the piano is just an example, it doesn't mean that you have to be able to play the piano, other talents can also be used, you can dance, but you must be able to do one." ”

"But why is that?"

"Prove your talent."

Han Yi said: "Generals, this military academy is actually a double-edged sword, because the first criterion for admission is after the gate, in case it is not as good as other colleges, wouldn't it be very embarrassing." So I had to pick the best of the best, but most of them had never been to the battlefield, and I couldn't see any of them who were talented, so I could only look at them based on their interests. Literacy, horseback archery is the most basic, this is not a reference value, I believe that a smart person, must have a hobby to show his talent. In addition, this can also show personal cultural literacy, the cadets who graduated from this military academy must have the foundation of being a general, after all, their starting point is so high. ”

Gao Kan said: "But you are too difficult, you are not an entrance exam, but a selection of champions!" ”

Han Yi smiled: "These are two different things, what I ask for here is 'will', but if it is to choose the champion, it is not as simple as 'will', then you must be proficient." ”

"Forget it, forget it, I don't care about this, I just think your standard is very unfair to us generals from the north."

"If your son was born in the north, it's really unfair, but if he was born in the Central Plains, then I think it's fair, and I didn't let you take the exam?"

"Alright."

Li Ji suddenly spoke: "I think Han Yi should do this." ”

Qi Bi He Li said: "Sikong, what do you mean by this? ”

Li Jidao: "Now that there is a military academy, why build such a special military academy, that is, Han Yi believes that the talent of the son of Jiangmen is higher than that of ordinary people, so everyone is looking forward to this academy more, and there must be some people waiting to see the jokes, the old man agrees with Han Yi's approach, and he would rather not choose it, and he can't lose face." ”

Ashina glanced at each other and sat down depressedly, "What do you say, just do it." ”

But I muttered in my heart, if you are elected, it will be a matter of the future, if you can't choose, you will be embarrassed now!

Han Yi smiled: "Since everyone has no opinion, then it's decided." ”

Where do you see that we don't have an opinion?

Qibi He Li glared at Han Yi, and said: "Let's not talk about this matter first, let me ask you, this overseas expansion, why don't you send an army, let the merchants recruit by themselves, just their rabble, where is the opponent of others, they are impatient to live by themselves, we can't take care of it, I'm afraid that they will lose the face of our Tang army, this matter, I think we have to send an army." ”

"That's right, what's embarrassing to say about this expansion of territory, why don't you send an army there."

"Have you ever thought about how we feel when we commanders sit here and watch a group of businessmen go to expand the territory of the country?"

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These generals shouted one after another, in fact, this is also the reason why they invited Han Yi over, and they really didn't just talk, they have been playing for the past few days, and they are very dissatisfied with this, but this is already a matter of decision, and Zhang Wenguan They don't agree, they can only ask Han Yi to understand.

Han Yi glanced at Li Ji, seeing that Li Ji was drinking tea unhurriedly, obviously he didn't plan to help him, although he understood this matter, he didn't agree with it, he thought that this kind of thing should have been a soldier.

It seems that you can only rely on yourself. Han Yi got up and said, "Generals, don't be impatient, please say a word from you and me." There are three main reasons why the imperial court did not dispatch troops this time, one of which is that this is not the planning of the imperial court, and the imperial court is not prepared to fight a war at present. ”

Qi He Li immediately retorted: "Then it depends on who this opponent is!" An adult man beats a three-year-old child, then what else needs to be prepared. ”

Han Yi was almost speechless when he said this, and said with a wry smile: "This opponent is one of the reasons, but not because the opponent is too strong, but because the opponent is overseas, and the strongest army in my Central Plains is almost all in the north, all of them are landlubbers, and at the same time, it is difficult to adapt to the climate over there, which is the most critical reason."

Third, my Datang is a big country, if you send a large army to fight a small island country, and, because of such a little thing, we won, people say that we bully the weak, and if we lose, it will be even more embarrassing, the risks and benefits are not very equal, and the queen has to take care of the face of the court!

However, please rest assured that this is just the beginning, and there are still opportunities to come. ”

Qi Bi He said: "That small island country may not have to fight for a few years? ”

Han Yi said: "But there must be more than this small island country over there, and ——————。 ”

At this point, he suddenly stopped talking.

Gao Kan hurriedly asked, "And what?" You mean! ”

Han Yi said: "There are words first, this is just some of my personal thoughts, if I say it, you can't spread it." ”

"Don't you believe us?"

I'm done with you! Han Yi muttered to himself, but if he was afraid, he wouldn't say it, and said, "I regard this recruitment as the primary construction of my Tang Navy." ”

"Sea-navy?"

All the generals were stunned, they only had the concept of a sailor, not a navy, which shows how interested the Central Plains Dynasty is in overseas expansion!

Han Yi nodded and said: "Yes, this is actually just a beginning, or an attempt by the imperial court, but the imperial court asked the merchants to test it first, if it succeeds and helps us to obtain a lot of wealth in the Central Plains and improve our national strength, then we will definitely continue to go out in the future, but it is impossible to go back and let the merchants recruit soldiers and horses, this is a special case, and it cannot be used as a conventional means." In the end, it is necessary to return to the right path.

By that time, we in Datang will need a strong navy, but now we don't know if it can succeed, and there is no reason to ask the imperial court to allocate funds to build a navy, so we have to try to go. In the recruitment law, the warriors recruited by the merchants were only temporary, and when they occupied the Buddha's country, they had to be disbanded, and it was impossible for the merchants to have an army. At that time, the imperial court can see according to the situation, and if the benefits are considerable, it may be possible to incorporate those warriors into the navy.

In addition, I also plan to transfer the first batch of cadets of the military academy to be responsible for recruitment, and participate in it, they followed me to Goguryeo, also by sea, they are very familiar with maritime transportation, if they do a very good job, they will be directly promoted to the first batch of admirals, which can also help the development of the military academy, and the cadets who graduate from the military academy will directly become generals, which will definitely attract more talents to the military academy. ”

Hearing this, their eyes flickered a few times, and the first batch of cadets of the military academy were not their sons and grandsons.

"Hmm... It's doable. Ashina Mi Shot nodded.

If it was before, they would definitely not be rare, what level are they, they will lose face when they fight with the barbarians on the island, they are mainly for wealth, and now the profits from the war are very considerable, and the key is that the slaves and maids are valuable, so even if they send troops this time, they will not go, just send people to fight, and they will get a piece of the pie.

Now that Han Yi plans to send their son, of course it will be better, not only to be able to involve the interests involved, but also to make his son make military achievements.

Then of course they don't have any opinions.