Duan Lang squinted at Zhang Ruming, he knew this guy too well. If Zhang Ruming's biggest feature is that he doesn't have a door, if he hides a small treasury privately, he can deliberately say it happily in his dreams at night, he is afraid that others will not know. Now that Zhang Ruming said that he could get silver taels, Duan Lang would not believe anything.

"Lao Zhang, if you think these days are boring, I allow you to toss Wu Guangguang. To tell the truth, an old man like Wu Guangguang, no one argues with him, and he may not be able to cause any trouble. Well, I don't really have time to joke with you, there's a lot of work for me to deal with. ”

"Don't, I'll just ask you, as an emperor, do what you say count." Zhang Ruming asked reluctantly.

"You don't have any jokes, of course it counts. It's still the same sentence, if you can really get the silver taels, I Duan Lang will give you a kowtow to the kid. ”

"Less, I'm not asking this, you just said that if I can solve the problem of military spending, I will be in command in the battle of Moro." Zhang Ruming looked at Duan Lang seriously.

Duan Lang spread his hands, "No problem, as long as you can solve the problem of silver two, you will be in charge, and I will be your deputy." ”

"Good!" Zhang Ruming suddenly slapped the table in front of him and shouted loudly, "Someone, draft a purpose!" ”

Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue were stunned for a moment, Duan Lang couldn't help but stare at him and said angrily, "Dead fatty, you're crazy." ”

"I'm not crazy, you don't joke, we have to make a note."

Tantai Mingyue couldn't help but wonder in her heart, she had known Zhang Ruming for so long, although she knew that Zhang Ruming liked to brag a little, but she really didn't lag behind in major matters.

"Brother Zhang, can you really get silver taels?" Yutai Mingyue asked again.

Zhang Ruming shook his head, "Not necessarily." ”

"Uh~! It's not necessarily that you're talking nonsense, I don't have time to play with you. Duan Lang couldn't help but say angrily.

Zhang Ruming shook his head, "But if you set up a note, this Heavenly Master will definitely be able to get silver taels." ”

Yutai Mingyue's heart moved, "Yes, but if you can't get the silver tael, what should I do?" ”

"Whatever you want." Zhang Ruming waved his hand with a big grin.

Tantai Mingyue looked at Duan Lang, "Husband, just set up a note for him." If he can't get the silver taels, he ~ will take back his scepter and seal the Heavenly Master's Hall for a year, so that he can pray for all the people inside. ”

Tantai Mingyue said, deliberately glancing at Zhang Ruming. She knew that with Zhang Ruming's character, if she couldn't do it, she would definitely jump up and refute it. But Zhang Ruming pouted his mouth and looked confident.

Duan Lang quietly looked at Mingyue, Mingyue nodded slightly, Duan Lang said in his heart, I want to see if this dead fat man can really let the gods drop silver.

"Good. Since you're betting against me, let's make a bet. However, this matter is related to the fortune of the country, you have to think clearly, when the time comes, you can't get the silver taels, and it will be too late to regret it. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up, the intention."

Duan Lang took a deep breath and immediately called the palace official. Duan Lang never dreamed that after he sat on the throne, the first holy decree he really led by himself was actually a gamble with Zhang Ruming. And this gamble, how Duan Lang looks at it, how do he feel a bit child's play. Fortunately, such a will is a secret will, and it is a big deal that Zhang Ruming can't do it, and he will tear it up in the future. Anyway, as far as they knew, they couldn't really take back Zhang Ruming's scepter.

A secret decree was prepared, and Duan Lang covered the jade seal of the Great Calendar Kingdom. In this way, the relationship between the two sides can be elevated to a state affair.

Duan Lang threw away the will to cover the jade seal, "Dead fatty, you can take this thing out, you can take out the silver for me now." ”

Zhang Ruming picked up the holy decree and looked at the contents on it carefully. When he saw the note of exchanging silver for the handsome position, Zhang Ruming almost laughed out loud.

Yutai Mingyue smiled faintly, "Brother Zhang, let's talk about it, where did the silver taels come from?" ”

Zhang Ruming carefully figured out the holy decree and looked at the two with a smile. Duan Lang scolded in annoyance, "You're laughing at a fart, but you said." ”

Zhang Ruming straightened his chest, coughed, and put away a cynical smile on his face.

"Duan Lang, Mingyue, you two are talking about it, are we poor in the Great Calendar?"

Duan Lang pursed his lips, "Nonsense, I, who is the emperor, am almost unable to eat if I am poor, you say that I am not poor." ”

Zhang Ruming waved his hand, "Wrong!" The Great Calendar Country is poor, but the poor are ordinary people. The Great Calendar Kingdom inherited the land and subjects of Great Xia, among which there were countless large merchants and local squires. The war displaced the people, but what Nanping and Xiyue looted was nothing more than the people's homes. Those businessmen and squires, together with the war, transferred their private property to other places early to avoid the war. Now that the war is over, they are back to their respective cities, and they want to return their land and estates, but they have not lost much. Before you returned from the Northern Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many merchant squires along the way wanted to meet with this Heavenly Master. They can meet me at a huge cost, so why can't they support military affairs at a time of national crisis? ”

Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue looked at Zhang Ruming in surprise, and Duan Lang said, "What do you mean, are you calling them taxes?" ”

Zhang Ruming pursed his lips, "Levy a fart tax, go directly and ask for it, it's as simple as that." You don't have to come forward in this matter, this heavenly master will definitely succeed. Duan Lang, we are all from poor people, you should understand that those businessmen and squires hate to give you all the ancestral tombs in order to be tainted with the aura of the saint. Great Xia has been established for 150 years, and some families have very deep heritage. Duan Lang, do you know that on my way to Yushan Pass, some families can spend 10,000 taels of money to bribe their entourage to invite me to a meal in order to get the protection of this heavenly master. If the wealth bribed by these merchants and squires is gathered, there is no need to worry about the military spending of our country at all. ”

Duan Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this, but Tantai Mingyue frowned. Mingyue is a noble princess, and she doesn't know the desire of the poor people to get the grace of God.

"Brother Zhang, if you do this, it will shake the economic foundation of the Great Li Kingdom. You must know that the taxes of the entire court, in fact, fundamentally speaking, are those merchant squires who support the country. Once these merchant squires resist the court, this will be troublesome. Yutai Mingyue said solemnly.

Zhang Ruming smiled disdainfully, "Mingyue, you were born in the palace and don't know the rules of survival of the people." Successive court ministers would say this, because they had received the benefits of the merchant squires and could only speak for them. In fact, if you really want to be ruthless and deprive them of half of their family property, these guys still enjoy it very much. It is the ordinary people who are really suffering, for them, as long as the sky does not fall and the earth does not fall, life is comfortable. ”

Duan Lang had a smile on his face, he hadn't lived in the palace since he was a child, and he knew very well that Zhang Ruming's words were indeed reasonable. Some people can make the people live for a year by eating a single meal.

"Lao Zhang, what are you going to do? You can't let me, the emperor, make an order. ”

"Hehe, you kid should understand in your heart, this matter, to put it bluntly, we have to be the same as back then, and they took the initiative to pay for it."

Yutai Mingyue hurriedly stopped, "What are you two talking about, this is not good." It's not like it was back then, husband, and don't forget that you're the emperor of the Great Calendar now. Every word and deed is related to the great fortune of the country. If you don't have faith, you will lose the trust of the people, and the country will be in danger. ”

Duan Lang smiled and took Mingyue's hand, "Don't worry, Brother Zhang is experienced in this kind of thing, and it will definitely not involve the national fortune." ”

"That~ What is Brother Zhang going to do? Do you force them to pay for money because of their status? Tantai Mingyue looked at Zhang Ruming suspiciously.

"Hehe, brother and sister Mingyue, the eldest brother is indeed inferior to you in military affairs, but in terms of experience in the rivers and lakes, you are still far behind. In fact, in this matter, as long as this Heavenly Master forges a batch of blessing orders, the problem of military spending can be completely solved. The squires of Shangjia are most afraid of the suppression of the local government, and the Heavenly Master can announce it to the world, and the blessing order can enjoy the grace of the Heavenly Master, which means that the Heavenly Master supports them. In this way, the businessmen and squires of the world are not eager to ask for blessings, aren't we just rich and rich. ”

"That~ Will it affect Chaoyang's taxes, and Brother Jianshan will not agree at that time." Yutai Mingyue said worriedly.

Zhang Ruming shook his head, "What is affected is only the worship enjoyed by the local government privately, and it has nothing to do with the court tax, how much should they take." With the blessing order of this Heavenly Master, these guys can also stand up and reduce bribery, after all, this Heavenly Master's scepter is powerful to beat the king and behead the courtiers. ”

Duan Lang nodded, "It's really good, but when the time comes, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee will be suspicious of taking bribes for your own sake." On the other hand, if the blessing order is too much, it will definitely cause a shock in the world. ”

"Don't worry, my old Zhang has never valued gold and silver, and the buying and selling of these blessing orders can allow the military department to send someone forward, and the silver will go directly to the military department. In addition, there are not many blessings, and I plan to build a hundred, two hundred thousand and two hundred thousand. ”

"Two hundred thousand?" Tantai Mingyue said in surprise, "Brother Zhang, 200,000 taels, how many people do you think there will be?" ”

Zhang Ruming pursed his lips, "Brother and sister Mingyue, you also underestimate the family background of these businessmen and squires." For them, 200,000 taels is just half a year's offer to the government. After getting the blessing order and being protected by this heavenly master, they made a lot of money. Don't forget that the duty of this Heavenly Master is to supervise the hundred officials in the world, which can be regarded as the original source. ”

Tantai Mingyue looked at Duan Lang, Duan Lang nodded slightly, "This move is indeed very wonderful, and only Brother Zhang's transcendent status can implement it." If it were a different dynasty, no one would dare to do it. 200,000 taels each, 100 pieces is 20 million taels, enough for the military expenses of my country for a year. ”

Duan Lang's mood suddenly became relaxed, he didn't expect Zhang Ruming to use this method to help him solve the problem of military spending. As for whether this guy is in command or not, Duan Lang doesn't have to think about it at all. When the time comes, if there is a real fight, this guy will hide faster than anyone else.

Tantai Mingyue also sighed a little, although she was extremely shrewd, but for these folk things, Tangtai Mingyue really didn't know. She has always thought that the suffering of the country is also the suffering of the people, including these businessmen and squires. But as soon as Zhang Ruming said this, she realized that the rich had long since fled from other places, and only the people who stayed behind would really suffer.

Zhang Ruming said he would do it, and ordered the Internal Affairs Office to create a hundred exquisite heavenly official blessing orders. And these tokens are widely distributed throughout the country, and Zhang Ruming is even more announced to the world to inform the highest price. Some of the cities did not even fall into the hands of the merchant squires, but were directly purchased by the governors. These metropolitan officials are not stupid, and they can be protected by the Heavenly Master, which is equivalent to an extra gold medal for avoiding death. If something happens, this thing will be of great use. Even Duan Lang didn't expect that in some places, the blessing order was even fried to the point of 800,000.

With military spending, Duan Lang also has confidence. As soon as the decree was issued, the prefectures began to recruit soldiers and horses. Recruitment is different from conscription, it is voluntary, and in some places where the victims gather, in order to leave some money for their families, many men in the prime of life have joined the ranks of conscription.

As soon as the late autumn season passed, Duan Lang and Mingyue left the Central Capital City and went to the training camp of the Lidu City. Duan Lang wanted to take advantage of the harsh winter and cold to train recruits hard. Use this year to let at least 50,000 horses grow up and adapt to all kinds of cruel combat environments.

In the early winter of the first year of the Great Calendar, the five kingdoms of the world were in temporary silence. But unlike in previous years, every country is doing the same thing, that is, recruiting soldiers and horses and training new troops. Moreover, in the winter of this year, Lu Mu worked hard and secretly went to Nanping Kingdom to meet the lord Song Yucheng. not only met Song Yucheng, but also guarded the mountain with the Nanping soldiers and horses, and the two reached a secret contract.

The intelligence systems of various countries are operating heavily and effectively, and Nanping and Xiyue are all paying attention to every move of the Great Calendar Kingdom. And Han Feng also went to Xiyue in person and established a shadow secret station in Dawan City, the capital of Western Vietnam.

After a calm winter, the Great Calendar Kingdom has experienced several months of recuperation and recuperation, and it is no longer as stretched as it was when it was first established. For the ministers of the DPRK and China, it is a festive New Year. Many civil and military ministers have married wives and had children, and Li Jianshan also married the niece and granddaughter of the old Hanlin Wang Shidu, and the Xiangguo lord officially opened up his mansion. For Zhang Ruming, these days are also happy events, not only are the Heavenly Master disciples all over the world, but Azhu is even pregnant.

Spring is coming, and the whole country has entered the spring sowing season. Due to the vast land and sparsely populated area, after Li Jianshan discussed with Duan Lang, he ordered all the soldiers and horses in the world to participate in sowing spring busy. Some large camps also cultivated their own farms in order to reduce the burden on the court. All of them are accumulating strength for the autumn harvest.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the season of autumn harvest. After a year of recuperation, the Great Calendar Kingdom finally ushered in a bumper autumn. During this year, the local capitals and even the generals of the soldiers and horses garrisons were also constantly adjusted. Li Jianshan cut off the pros and cons and showed an iron-fisted side. Compared with the previous Great Xia, the court was more centralized, and the authority of the capital was gradually withdrawn into the imperial system.

This year, Duan Lang has been training in the capital city. Although the Great Calendar Kingdom was an empire under the leadership of Emperor Jishan, the capitals almost forgot about him as an emperor. The courtiers and the officials of the capital were afraid of only two people, one was Li Jianshan of Xiangguo, and the other was Shangguan Xuanwu Great Heavenly Master, who held the scepter of all peoples. As for Emperor Jishan, he has become the emperor of the spiritual country.

Outside the city of Landu, Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue were dressed in military uniforms, looking at the mountains of the two realms from a distance.

Duan Lang said with emotion, "Yue'er, back then, I never fulfilled the promise of the other party Jiye couple and Fang Yan, and today I stand outside Landu City, and I have a different feeling in my heart. ”

"Lang, the one-year period is here, it's time for us to go back to the middle capital. Lu Mu secretly made a black hand to my father, and as a child, this debt cannot be repaid. Big brother has already sent news that Beiming is gathering troops. This time, the veteran Meng Du was in charge, and the soldiers and horses of the Northern Ming Dynasty obeyed the orders of the Great Calendar Kingdom. ”

"Good! Let Da Fei send a message, and order the commanders of the major camps to stand by in the middle capital! ”

Duan Lang raised his horsewhip and pointed at the Two Realms Mountain, and shook it fiercely. The dispatch of troops to the Moro Kingdom this time was just a prelude to the elimination of Western Vietnam. According to the news from Han Feng, Xiyue also raised a large number of soldiers and horses this year. Even teenagers around the age of 14 were recruited into the barracks. It seems that Lu Mu is preparing for three years later. But Duan Lang will not give him this opportunity, after taking the Moro Kingdom, Duan Lang will take the initiative to invade Xiyue itself, and he will also let Lu Mu and the monarch of Xiyue taste the taste of being ravaged by the war.